Posted On: Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026
PAN will be hosting our online Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday, October 19th from 12:00 to 3:30 PM. Register here. Leading Through Experience: Stories of Resilience, Growth, and Empowerment Please join us for the first part (12:00 to 1:50 PM) which will be an engaging panel discussion featuring women with lived experience whose… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, January 28th, 2026
Making it Work was born out of conversations within the community when looking at the challenges people living with HIV, hepatitis C and other associated—and complex—social and health issues face every day. These discussions led to a realization that we need to better understand whether people facing these challenges experience better outcomes when they access services… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, October 23rd, 2025
PAN’s Annual General Meeting took place on October 16, 2025 and Dr. Sofia Bartlett was our keynote speaker: “Let’s Get It On! Working Together to Equitably Eliminate STBBIs in British Columbia by 2030″ Over the past five years, British Columbia has seen major shifts in how sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs) – including… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, April 17th, 2018
Youth and Young Adults Invitation Vancouver Foundation wants to learn from you! Join us for a community conversation with other self-identified immigrant/refugee and Indigenous youth and young adults (29 and under) If you are interested in addressing the issues faced by your communities and/or interested in working for the non-profit and charitable sector please come join us… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, March 28th, 2018
UPDATED (Please note there was an error in the May 29 newsletter when we mentioned 2 locations) To Our Partners, Members, Stakeholders and the Community We Serve. A new Executive Director, followed by the nomination of a brand-new Board of Directors provides us with an extraordinary opportunity to reflect on the past, to celebrate our… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, March 9th, 2018
Sister Power! is a special gathering for women living with HIV and their allies (including ASOs, clinics, and advocates who provide essential resources and supports to women). We hope you’ll join us for lunch and conversation about supporting the well-being of women living with HIV and envisioning our future in BC. Sister Power! is on Friday March 30th, 1-4pm at the… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, February 23rd, 2018
The Vancouver Friends for Life Society (VFFL) has updated their website. Please visit www.vancouverfriendsforlife.ca to view the new look. VFFL runs various wellness services for people with life challenging illnesses. They are located at the Diamond Centre for Living, a beautifully converted heritage home 1459 Barclay Street in Vancouver’s West End, . The home is available for… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, February 15th, 2018
Positive Living BC’s AccolAIDS Awards Gala is approaching! Positive Living BC invites you to nominate your hero in the BC HIV/AIDS movement for an AccolAIDS Award. Deadline to nominate is 5pm on Friday March 9th. Think of an individual, group or organization you know who has demonstrated extraordinary dedication, determination and compassion in responding to… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, October 20th, 2017
From Canadian Positive People Network (CPPN) Dear CPPN members, allies, and community-based partners/stakeholders, As valued partners of the Canadian response to HIV and HIV co-infections, we would like to provide you with some important updates in follow-up to our communiqué, dated May 19, 2017. Specifically, we reported then that: Our collaboration with the Public Health Agency… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, October 20th, 2017
Thursday, October 26 at 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM PDT PRICK! is a private and confidential on-the-spot STI testing event for all ‘guys who like guys.’ Our definition of ‘guy’ includes: bi, cis, curious, gay, male, non-binary, queer, questioning, straight, trans, two-spirit, and all other guys who like guys. Tests included are for chlamydia, gonorrhea, hepatitis (A,B &C), HIV… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, October 6th, 2017
Congratulations to all at Positive Living BC! The move is complete and the doors are open at the new space. They are excited to show everyone in the community around. Please join others in the community on Thursday, October 19 from 4 PM – 6 PM to tour the new facilities and learn about our programming. … Read more »
Posted On: Friday, September 29th, 2017
From the September 29 First Nations Health Authority Media Release: First Nations in British Columbia will join the province’s drug insurance program, PharmaCare, on October 1, 2017. The change will see drug benefits services for First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) clients move from Health Canada’s longstanding federal system to a new made-in-BC PharmaCare plan… Read more »
