Community Education
Burnaby Hospice Society is committed to improving palliative and grief support by fostering a strong learning culture, and sharing our knowledge through community education and training programs.
Lending Library
Burnaby Hospice Society offers a lending library. Our extensive library of books, pamphlets and videos cover a wide selection of subjects associated to death, dying, illness and bereavement. Any member of the community is welcome to borrow from our library which is located at our office.
Public Education Series on End-of-Life Care
We offer 4 public Community Education Series on End-of-Life Care a year which are open free of charge to all members of the public.
Our education helps to empower people to make informed decisions about end-of-life care and services by providing information on a variety of end-of-life issues including advance care planning, living with an illness, caregiving, hospice and grief support.
Community Education
Our staff and volunteers are available to speak to community groups to increase public awareness on the philosophy of Hospice Palliative Care and Bereavement. If you would like to know more about the work of hospice, please contact our office for information
We can provide tailored education for specific audiences to address the issues that are pertinent to them.