Category: Archive

As you may know, the Canadian Positive People Network (CPPN) has been working collaboratively with the Public Health Agency of Canada to establish a Contribution Agreement for project funding under the HIV and Hepatitis C Community Action Fund.  It is anticipated that an Agreement will be in place in the coming weeks.  Work is underway to establish… Read more »

The next PRICK! event will be in Penticton on Thursday Aug 31s.  PRICK! is a private and confidential on-the-spot STI and HIV testing event for all ‘guys who like guys.’ Penticton Opt Clinic 740 Carmi Ave, 1st Floor @ Government St Penticton (Just up from Penticton Regional Hospital) BOOK AN APPOINTMENT 1-800-739-7367 or…drop in and get PRICKED! Brought to… Read more »

From the Community Based Research Centre for Gay Men’s Health The Board of Directors of Community-Based Research Centre for Gay Men’s Health (CBRC) is excited to announce the appointment of our new Managing Director, Jody Jollimore. Jody will be replacing Rick Marchand who will move to Senior Program Advisor to the Board. Jody joined CBRC… Read more »

Please help YouthCO spread the word about their upcoming event at the Pumpjack on August 9! Along with Dr. Hull from the BC Centre for Excellence, the Mpowerment team will be hosting a night of conversation and learning about PrEP. Dr. Hull will be doing a ~25 minute presentation, and there will be at least… Read more »

If you work in or around the Okanagan area, take note of these two upcoming dates: July 13 and July 27. The Men’s Health Initiative, a project of Living Positive Resource Centre, will be offering STI and HIV testing in Kelowna and Penticton. PRICK! is a private and confidential on-the-spot STI and HIV testing event for all… Read more »

  Despite hopes they would be ready for the move to the new and improved Helmcken Street site, Positive Living BC is remaining at 803 East Hastings Street in East Vancouver for now. The move awaits the go ahead from the City of Vancouver. Positive Living BC will remain on Hastings Street until July 31… Read more »

  Positive Women’s Network has requested this information be shared to reach PWN members. If women connected to your organization may be PWN members, please share this news.    PWN is closing but we wish for your voices to be heard within the community. We want to know what kinds of services or programs you’d like… Read more »

Can you help YouthCO spread the word about Camp Moomba to youth and families in British Columbia? Youth from 6 – 17 who are living with HIV or who have a close family member living with HIV are welcome to join YouthCO for this free, confidential, week long summer camp on BC’s Sunshine Coast. Campers… Read more »

It was with heavy hearts that we learned of the accidental death of Dr. Mark Wainberg, a passionate leader in HIV research and education. Wainberg was the Senior Investigator at the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, based at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal.  He was also one of the founding members of the… Read more »

Like many HIV and hepatitis C service agencies across the country, Positive Women’s Network (PWN) has been affected by a changing landscape of service delivery models and funding. In December 2016, the PWN Board of Directors announced that it would be pausing services to reflect on the possibility of a way forward given these shifts…. Read more »

DTES women’s-only services provide safety and support to clients with complex needs “Women living in the Downtown Eastside often face barriers in accessing traditional health care services, but have great need for both primary care services as well as access to substance use and mental health programs,” says Smadar Levinson, Team Leader – Women’s ICMT,… Read more »