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A Lifetime of Safety Learnings From the Family Farm: Bruce’s Story
Stories of Hope
Tuesday March 5 , 2024
My husband, Bruce, began farming/ranching with his dad, Herb, in 1970. Previously he had worked for two of his uncles on ‘dude’ ranches in BC and a farm in southern Alberta near Orion.
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7 Strategies for Building Resilience in the Face of Loss
Grief and Growth
Wednesday February 28 , 2024
This past summer, Threads of Life invited Dr. Eunice Gorman, Associate Professor and Chair at King’s University College, to lead a FamiliesConnect workshop titled “Loss, Coping and Moving Forward”.
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Behind the Scenes: Honouring Our Pets-Past and Present
Grief and Growth
Tuesday February 20 , 2024
Pets are important to many people, including our staff! They have a significant impact on our lives. They can lift our spirits and make us feel better both physically and emotionally.
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A Brother Deeply Missed
Stories of Hope
Wednesday February 14 , 2024
In June of 2021, we all gathered to celebrate Father’s Day and our father’s birthday for the weekend at our parents’ home in the Haliburton Highlands. When Jamie left for his work week that Sunday, we hugged him and told him
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What to Expect: Your First Family Forum
Grief and Growth
Wednesday February 7 , 2024
Have you been thinking about attending a Threads of Life Family Forum for the first time, but can’t quite decide?
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Meet One of the Families You’ll Help Through Steps for Life
Steps for Life
Wednesday January 31 , 2024
“I am one of many people across Canada who have been impacted by a workplace tragedy,” says Rebecca. “On June 13, 2017, my sister Martina was killed in a workplace accident involving an industrial lawnmower. She was 21.”
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Relationship With ACSA Runs Deep
Steps for Life
Wednesday January 24 , 2024
If you were looking for a clear sign of the relationship between Threads of Life and the Alberta Construction Safety Association, you’d find it on the back of every Steps for Life t-shirt in that province.
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Volunteer Profile: Anton Voronin
Volunteers and Donors
Wednesday January 17 , 2024
Community engagement – what does that mean? How does one step into a volunteer role of this nature? Anton Voronin is a Community Engagement Volunteer with Threads of Life
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A Mother’s Story
Stories of Hope
Wednesday January 10 , 2024
“Larger than life”. That is how most of Colton’s friends and family have described him since he unexpectedly left this world. He lived his short life to the fullest and is remembered most for his kind and loyal heart.
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Time Heals
Grief and Growth
Tuesday December 19 , 2023
I remember hearing people talk about how “time heals.” When my son Brent was killed on November 9, 1999, my whole world came crashing down around me. The heart-wrenching, gut-wrenching pain was unbearable.
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Twenty Years of Hope, Healing… and More
Stories of Hope
Wednesday December 13 , 2023
When Tim Hickman died in 1996 and Amanda Peat in 2000, there was no support system for our families. Sharon and Shirley were connected to each other through the common need to prevent other family members from having to live
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Volunteers Provide Mission-Critical Support
Volunteers and Donors
Monday December 4 , 2023
As we close in on the end of 2023, our 20th anniversary year, and on International Volunteer Day, on December 5, we think of our volunteers, who have been the driving force of Threads of Life for all those 20 years, and who w
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