Thursday, June 27, 2019

Youth Mental Health Forum


Short notice.

If not already aware, KPU Langley is hosting a Youth MH event. I have permission to share this event with my Network.  Please share.




On July 2nd, the Faculty of Health Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing students present:

2019 Youth Mental Health Forum:
Highlighting concurrent disorders in youth and the importance of trauma-informed care

1:00pm – 6:00pm
KPU Langley Auditorium - East Building 1270

Keynote Speakers
Malcolm Jenkins, Manager
Inner City Youth Program, St. Paul’s Hospital

Lynn Godfrey, Project Lead
Child & Youth Mental Health Substance Abuse – Local Action Team Surrey & North Delta Division of Family Practice

The day will also include interactive poster presentations, door prizes and a panel discussion consisting of expert and student panelists.
Brought to you by students of the Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing program!
Register for FREE at kpu.ca/ymhf2019 - Deadline to register has been extended to Friday June 28 2019
For more information contact april.holland@kpu.ca

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

What's the Right Thing to Say When someone is Grieving?


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What's the Right Thing to Say When Someone Is Grieving?

Four simple steps for supporting the people we care about.

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Each year, I teach a class on grief and loss to masters students studying to become counselors. On the first day of class, I give them a simple assignment: Jot down a few paragraphs about your biggest fears and concerns regarding working with clients facing losses. The overwhelming answer I receive comes in the form of a question: “How will I know what to say? And, if I say the wrong thing, will I make things worse?”
Keep in mind that these are people training to become therapists. In most situations, they have no problem thinking of what to say. But when it comes to serious illness and death, they find themselves at a loss for words. And, they’re not alone. According to a recent survey of Certified Nursing Assistants and Home Health Aids, approximately one-third of respondents said they felt unprepared for what to say and do in the aftermath of a patient’s death.
If you’ve ever had friends lose someone they love—a grandparent, parent, partner, or even a child—you may have wondered the same thing. Should you say, “I’m sorry”? After all, it wasn’t your fault. What about “Everything will be all right”? The truth is, in some sense, it might not be. You could always say, “My condolences.” But somehow this sounds overly formal.
So, what should you say?
According to psychologist Charles Garfield, founder of the Shanti Project, a volunteer-powered organization that cares for the needs of seriously ill and dying people, that’s the wrong question to ask. “There is no right thing, as if it’s a programmed text, as if there’s the right thing in all times and places,” he told me during an interview on KPFA’s About Health.
Instead, he advises, we should focus more on listening. “I wish I could say something to take it all away, but I can’t,” he lamented. “What I can do is listen... Be available to the person, listen to their stories.”
But, unless we’re therapists, we haven't been specifically trained in listening. In fact, listening can feel downright scary, and it’s tempting to rush in and try to say something that will “fix” the situation. When it comes to loss, however, fixing is impossible. Instead, we can only be with the bereaved person in the reality that their loved one will never return. Garfield proposes four steps that can help us access our ability to do this:
Step 1: Stop at the threshold.
It’s easy to get caught up in our feelings—the hustle and bustle of the day, the stresses of work, our misgivings about ourselves. We have busy lives, and we’re often coming off of traffic jams, deadlines, and to-do lists. We can’t just race into a conversation with someone in pain and think we can shut all that out and be good listeners. Instead, we must flip our minds into a different “mode”—not one of doing, solving, and fixing, but instead one of deep listening. The best way to do this is to take a few minutes to pause, breathe, and quiet our minds. “Remind yourself why you’ve come,” Garfield writes in his book Life’s Last Gift. “It’s not to impose an agenda, and it’s not to make the whole situation go away. You can’t.” Instead, you’re there to show love and support, to find out what is needed.
Step 2: Get close and make contact.
The next step is to actually begin the conversation. There are many right ways to do this, and the specific words probably don’t matter as much as the general message, “I’m here for you.” So, keep it simple. Start by asking them something like, “How are you? How are things going for you today?” Then, take your cues from how they respond. Maybe they’d like to talk about something light and distracting—the upcoming ballgame, family gossip, or the eggs they had for breakfast. Alternatively, they may be ready to talk about the pain they’re going through or stories about the person they’ve lost. Either way, follow their lead.
Step 3: Keep returning to the topic when you drift.
Deep listening is a bit like meditating. In meditation, people are encouraged to focus on a single stimulus, often their breathing. When distracting thoughts arise, meditators acknowledge these thoughts with compassion and then let them go, returning to the breath. In deep listening, our minds just as easily can wonder. “Your thoughts will likely range far and wide,” writes Garfield. “I’m so scared. What do I do? ... Why is this happening? How much longer do I have to stay? He’s really off the wall. I have no idea what to say. I can’t stand another minute of this.” This kind of inner dialogue is totally normal. And, just like in meditation, when this happens—and it will many times—we can gently bring our focus back to the person we’re trying to help.
Step 4: Remember to keep breathing.
It takes courage to support someone going through pain. The natural human temptation is to run away from discomfort. But when we truly care about someone, we overcome that tendency, opening ourselves up to the person's feelings instead. It’s important not to get too caught up in another's problems, however. The fourth step is about reminding ourselves that, even though we're there to support the grieving individual, we’re also a separate person. His or her pain is not our pain. Another grief expert, psychologist Dale Larson, suggests that people can easily fall into what he calls the “helper’s pit.” When people are going through a loss, it’s normal and natural for them to fall in a pit of despair. But, as we reach down into that pit to help them, we should remind ourselves not to fall in with them. Garfield suggests using our breath as a sort of tether. “If you find that you’re lost in your own reactions,” he writes, “take a few slow breaths to help clear your mind and bring your focus back to the other person.” Even while you’re with that person, be in your own body, with your own breath. Know that you can best help others when you are grounded within yourself.
Perhaps all of this advice can be summarized best with these words from Garfield’s book: “There is one promise that... people need to hear, more than any other, from those who love and care about them: I choose to be with you in a healing partnership... I will stand with you in the midst of despair.”
Doing so is never easy, of course. But it’s also one of the most important things any of us can do for the people in our lives.

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$112K for mental health to empower South Asian Youth

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South Asian Mental Health Alliance receives $112K to train 100 ‘youth ambassadors’

The first batch of 25 youth will begin training in Surrey next week
The provincial government has announced it is funding the creation of a youth ambassador program in an effort to empower South Asian youth and tackle the stigma surrounding mental health in that community.
The government made the announcement at Surrey’s Tamanawis Secondary on Monday (June 17).
The South Asian Mental Health Alliance (SAMHAA) will receive $112,900 to train 100 youth ambassadors by the spring of 2021.
According to a release, the training will be offered throughout the Lower Mainland and includes the mental health first-aid certification course, developed by the Mental Health Commission of Canada.
The first batch of 25 youth are set to begin training in Surrey next week.
“For far too long, many South Asian people with mental health and addiction challenges have felt isolated and suffered in silence because of a lack of culture- and language-specific supports,” said Judy Darcy, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, in a release. “This exciting program will empower young people to become mental health advocates, and they, in turn, can help more people to open up and find the supports they need to begin a pathway to healing and hope.”
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South Asian communities are one of the largest ethno-cultural groups in the province and tend to access mental health and substance use services less often than the general population, a release from the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions notes.
SAMHAA is “tackling this disparity by working with local non-profit societies, faith communities and service providers to raise awareness, build capacity and reduce stigma around mental health, with a focus on leveraging the expertise and influence of second-generation South Asian Canadians,” the release notes.
Kulpreet Singh, founder of SAMHAA, said young people are “leading the charge when it comes to removing the shame and blame around mental health and addiction challenges.”
“This training will give them the skills and support they need to help their peers and family members make mental wellness a priority,” Singh added.
Grade 11 student and youth ambassador Tanisha Kaur Gill said “talking honestly about your mental health can be really daunting.”
“But by using music, dance, poetry and other art forms to talk about mental health, we can break the ice and make it easier for our friends and family members to start having these important conversations,” Gill added.
The funding will also be used to train and mentor participating youth ambassadors in “cultural safety, overdose crisis education, health-care system navigation skills and learning how to use the arts to promote dialogue about mental health.”
SAMHAA is a “non-profit community network engaging, educating and mobilizing the BC South Asian community around issues related to mental health,” according to its website.

White Rock restaurant serving up support for youth mental health

Executive Producer and narrator chef Anthony Bourdain, at the October 2017 premiere of “Wasted! The Story of Food Waste,” at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in New York. (Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP photo)

White Rock restaurant serving up support for youth mental health

June 25 fundraiser at Uli’s organized in honour of the late Anthony Bourdain
A fundraiser dinner planned for this coming Tuesday on White Rock’s waterfront aims to celebrate an “iconic humanitarian” while raising support and awareness for youth dealing with mental illness.
Tyson Blume of Uli’s Restaurant (15021 Marine Dr.) said 100 per cent of proceeds from #BourdainDay for DiscoverY will be donated to Sources DiscoverY program, which offers short-term counselling for struggling youth and young adults.
The fundraiser was planned in honour Anthony Bourdain, the well-known chef, author and TV personality who took his own life a year ago in France.
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In material promoting the fundraiser, Blume describes Bourdain as “an international treasure.”
“For me personally, I have never been so sad to lose someone I have never met and I think part of that is because you could see how genuine of a human being he was,” Blume writes.
Blume told Peace Arch News that he appreciated Bourdain’s “take on the world,” and how he provided insights on people and places that many would otherwise have never imagined.
“His show was really more about people than it was about food,” Blume said Wednesday. “He just brought you to families… real-life stuff.
“There’s not enough of those kind of people in this world. Unfortunately, I think it was also his undoing.”
Noting Bourdain was said to have taken his life as a result of years struggling with mental illness, specifically depression, Blume said he could see how some of the things Bourdain saw in his travels could take a toll.
Celebrating Bourdain while supporting a program that helps youth navigating a difficult journey was an easy decision, said Blume.
“If you can help one child or youth, that’s huge,” he said.
Tickets to the dinner – which is taking place on what would have been Bourdain’s 63rd birthday – are $125.
Blume noted that guests familiar with Bourdain will notice a theme in the evening’s eight-course menu.
“A lot of the meals… there’s some play on stuff that he liked,” he said.
“Seven of them, if you watch enough shows, you’d recognize a kind of play on what he liked.”
As example, Blume pointed to the planned dessert, which is a cheese dish. It’s “because he hated baking.”
For tickets to Tuesday’s event, call 604-538-9373.

Surrey-led StatsCan project sheds light on overdose victims


Over 500 people have died of an overdose in Surrey since 2016. (Photo: Paul Henderson)
Opioid crisis

Surrey-led StatsCan project sheds light on overdose victims

Findings from ‘unprecedented’ case-study to be used to fight national opioid crisis
A Surrey-based statistical project is hoping to curb the devastating death toll of the opioid crisis, which has claimed over 500 lives in the city over the past three years.
On June 4 and 5, more than 60 experts from various organizations met at a closed summit hosted by the city to present findings related to fatal and non-fatal opioid overdoses in Surrey. According to Wednesday’s official report, the summit was called in response to the latest release of data from Statistics Canada, which is the first of its kind to combine data from the employment, health and justice systems.
The release, which focused on data from Surrey residents who overdosed from 2014–2016, was presented as a key component to a list of recommendations that were developed in a roundtable session on the second day of the summit.
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Among the recommendations was a greater call for integration between the systems that people with substance use issues come in contact with.
For example, the roundtable called for more programs like Abbotsford’s police-led Project Angel, where its clients are connected with peer support workers who have previously struggled with substance use themselves.
Surrey Fire Chief Len Garis, one of the founders of the Opioid Overdose Intervention Project, said two things stuck out to him from the Statistics Canada release: Nearly half of the people who overdosed had no contact with the justice system, and 87 per cent of the same group were on at least one prescription in the year prior to them overdosing.
“So it means that, you know, certainly not looking backwards and trying to blame anybody, but going forward it can be very instructive,” he said. “In terms of the general public, we need to be careful about the potential for becoming addicted to pain medication and pain management.”
Opioid deaths have been on the rise across the country, but B.C. has been hit the hardest. According to the BC Coroners Service, 1,510 people in the province died of an overdose in 2018, a number that has been steadily rising over the past seven years. Since 2016—the year the provincial health officer declared a public health emergency—roughly one-third of Canada’s opioid-related deaths have occurred in B.C., despite making up only 13 per cent of Canada’s total population.
SEE ALSO: Majority who die of overdose in Surrey are male, had no recent police contact: Stats Can
Based on data from the coroners service, overdose deaths in Surrey increased by 18 per cent from 2017 to 2018—the vast majority of overdose deaths involve fentanyl.
Compared to Vancouver, which has the highest rate of overdoses in the province, Surrey is more representative of B.C. as a whole, said Statistics Canada Acting Assistant Director Anthony Matarazzo, who presented the findings alongside Director General Lynn Barr-Telford at the summit. He said the unprecedented, multi-sector model of the project helped to unmask the truth about the types of people who are struggling in the crisis.
“One of the first key takeaways is that this opioid crisis, when we look at people’s pathways to the crisis—really early on in the analytical work, we recognized that this impacts all walks of life. So if anything, it kind of myth-busted what the face of the crisis looked like,” Matarazzo said.
While the primary function was to provide Surrey with data that can be actioned to deal with their immediate crisis, he said, the latent function was to establish a data model and an approach that can be scaled for use outside the city.
Garis said that he thinks the findings will quickly turn into best practices across the country.
“We’ve been asked to go to Ontario at the end of the month to make presentations to the [Ontario Provincial Police] and the provincial coroner, who are looking for similar work to be done in their areas, just to understand and try to start to build more specific actions,” he said. “So I’m feeling positive, that we have an opportunity to make a difference with this and to start to turn things around.”

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Grandma and Grandpa holding Cassidy
This little girl, Cassidy has brightened our senior lives already. She is only 2 weeks old and plenty of love around her. One person who is watching above is my daughter Deborah in whose honor this blog is about. She would have been Cassidy's aunt. Cassidy has inherited Deborah's perfect dimples and blue eyes. One of my girls has confessed to praying that she would have little dimples just like Deborah did. The angels have kissed her cheeks. She is perfect and we are so happy to her her in our lives.

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5 Steps for Teaching Your Child to Unplug

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Surveys show that teens spend an average of around four hours a day on connected devices, plus another two or three hours watching TV. Photo by Annie Spratt/Unsplash.
Diana Graber’s eldest daughter was in eighth grade in 2010 when her school had its first cyberbullying incident. It was nothing major—just some kids being mean to each other on Facebook. But to Graber, who had recently finished a master’s degree in media psychology and social change, it was a missed opportunity for a teachable moment. So she started visiting her younger daughter’s sixth-grade class to talk about digital citizenship. Two things became clear to her. First, middle schoolers are woefully unprepared for the addictive nature of smartphones and the complex ethics of social media. Second, with guidance, kids can grow into healthy users of devices and have a positive influence on virtual communities.
Intervention is desperately needed. Surveys show that teens, whose developing brains make them more susceptible to addiction, spend an average of around four hours a day on connected devices—not including schoolwork—plus another two or three hours watching TV. In one Korean study, tech-addicted teen participants had higher rates of anxiety, depression, impulse-control problems, and sleep disorders. But snatching the phones from our teens’ hands isn’t the answer. Graber points to research suggesting that kids with no access to digital media suffer from some of the same negative impacts on their mental well-being as hyperactive device users—“because they lack that connection with their peers,” she says. Thus, she advocates for a modest digital diet, but only after a child has the requisite education. “Kids really need adults to on-ramp them into this world,” she says.
Since her experience with her daughter’s class, Graber has developed a three-year curriculum called Cyber Civics that has been implemented by schools in 41 states. It explores issues like cyberbullying, digital privacy, and sexting. Teachers guide students through social-media scenarios and have them analyze the 50-page terms-of-service agreements for popular apps. For parents, her website Cyberwise provides courses and educational resources. We asked her for the CliffsNotes on a few key topics.

Step 1: Start Slow

It’s much easier to teach your tween about smartphone use if they reach middle school with a healthy digital diet. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no screen time for kids before 18 months, just an hour a day until age five, and consistent limits for kids over six. Need to be in touch with your nine-year-old about carpooling? Give them an old-school flip phone.

Step 2: School Yourself

If you’re going to be a reliable digital guide, you need to know the terrain. This means trying out ubiquitous mobile games like Minecraft and joining platforms like Snapchat, Instagram, and Musical.ly—then spending the time to understand their capabilities and allure. This will also set you up to friend or follow your child.

Step 3: Set Ground Rules

When you’re ready to give a kid their first device, establish how many hours a day they can use it (with a maximum of two hours), when they can use it (after homework and chores), and which apps are off-limits (any that facilitate chats with strangers). Tell them you’ll have the passwords to the phone and any e-mail or social accounts. Establishing these guardrails up front helps prevent heated arguments later.

Step 4: Delay Social Media

Users must be at least 13 years old to legally use most social platforms—with good reason. “Social media requires ethical thinking,” Graber says. “ ‘Do I upload a photo that will hurt someone’s feelings?’ A child’s brain isn’t ready to make that kind of decision before their teen years.” Once your kid begins engaging with social media, monitor their activity and talk with them if they post something that makes you uncomfortable. The dialogue will reveal how mature a cybercitizen your child has become.

Step 5: Model Good Behavior

Don’t bring your phone to the dinner table. Keep it in your pocket during conversations. Silence it when you’re in the woods. Show your children that you can control when and how you engage with your device.
This post originally appeared on Outside and was published September 1, 2018. This article is republished here with permission.

Mental healt support bill dies in Senate

Bill that would have improved mental support for jurors dies in Senate

A prominent juror advocate says he’s frustrated and angry after a private member’s bill aimed at improving mental-health support for traumatized jury members died in the Senate.
Mark Farrant of Toronto was a driving force behind the proposed legislation, which would have amended Section 649 of the Criminal Code.
Conservative deputy justice critic Michael Cooper brought the bill forward saying people who sit through gruesome trials and suffer stress, anxiety and even post-traumatic stress disorder should be able to seek help from mental-health professionals.
The current legislation surrounding jury secrecy prohibits jurors from talking about jury deliberations forever, preventing them from seeking help.
Despite unanimous support from the House of Commons, Farrant says the bill died in the Senate.
“It died at the very bottom of the order paper. It was the last one on the list,” he says.
“I’ve got mixed emotions. I think they’re all negative. I’m frustrated. I’m angry that it just didn’t get a chance and wasn’t even brought up.”
Farrant, who became an advocate for jurors after he developed post-traumatic stress disorder following a 2014 murder trial in Ontario, says he experienced challenges getting health care.
“Because of the illegality associated with that secrecy rule, I had psychologists that were unwilling to take me on because they were fearful of legal ramifications. They didn’t know what to do, so they turned me away.”
The proposed legislation was simple, he says.


“The bill stated that a juror could have a conversation, including aspects of deliberation, with a licensed medical practitioner within the confines of that arena.”
People who are suffering with their mental health are typically encouraged to speak about their feelings and to seek professional help, Farrant says. But that’s not what the Criminal Code does for those who serve on juries.
“The last thing we want to do is tell people that they’re bound to secrecy over negative mental health. That’s what jurors are facing right now,” he says.
“There are so many jurors who come out of cases that just feel unhinged and they feel stressed.”
Farrant is disappointed the bill, along with one proposed by former interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose to give mandatory sexual assault training to federally-appointed judges, was ignored after receiving overwhelming support from members of Parliament, he says.
He has no doubt the juror bill will return someday to the House of Commons, he adds.
And he’s going to be there to “make sure it happens.”
— By Bill Graveland in Calgary

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Saturday, June 22, 2019

2 More arrests in Kiran Dhesi murder, IHIT says

2 more arrests in Kiran Dhesi murder, IHIT says

Police say they have made two more arrests in the 2017 murder of a Surrey college student.

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Published Friday, June 21, 2019 5:17PM PDT
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Homicide detectives say two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of college student Bhavkiran Dhesi.
Dhesi, who also went by the name Kiran, was 19 when her body was found in a burning SUV in Surrey almost two years ago.
The arrests come less than a month after three members of the same family were charged in connection with the murder.
Late last month, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team announced that 23-year-old Inderdeep Deo had been charged with assisting her younger brother, Harjot Singh Deo, in his alleged bid to escape justice.
Inderdeep Deo is Harjot’s older sister. Harjot faces a second degree murder charge, accused of killing Dhesi in August of 2017.
The siblings’ mother is also charged with assisting her son "for the purpose of enabling Harjot Singh Deo to escape," according to court documents.
None of the charges have been proven in court.
According to police, Dhesi was never involved in any kind of gang activity.
IHIT has not spoken to the suspected motive for Dhesi's killing either.
Investigators have not provided any more details on the most recent arrests, but said they would have an update on Monday.
With files from CTV News Vancouver's Jon Woodward

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Meaningful conversations

Yesterday, I and my husband went to a suicide/homicide support group Barbecue. It was held at the funeral home where our daughter Deborah is burried. We met some lovely ladies who have been attending these events and groups for well over 15 years since the support groups have started. We had a lovely meal with salad and desserts that we contributed. There was no speaker, just some very meaningful music by a lady who has sang with the Vancouver Symphony. She sounded a lot like Janice Joplin. After everything concluded we drove her to the skytrain station. Her experience of loosing a son has molded her music to greater beauty and significance. Today, I am feeling tired, but overjoyed that perhaps my little grand-daughter will come to visit once again. Life carries on and gives us new glimmers of hope despite our loss.
As I continue to comment on a facebook page for suicide awareness support groups, I am reminded of how far I have come in the last 4 years, and how raw the pain is for many who are just going through this. God Bless you all and ask each other how their mental health is.. Have meaningful conversations today- please.

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Monday, June 17, 2019

Suicide Support Group

Marlyn Ferguson MFerguson@arbormemorial.com

10:43 AM (2 hours ago)



Hello everyone I am happy to pass this info on to you from Delta Hospice. 
They will be hosting a Suicide Support Group for anyone who has attended a Suicide Support Group in the past.
Please see info below if you are interested.

Suicide Bereavement Alumni Group:
This group is for those that have previously attended a suicide bereavement support group and would like to connect with others on an ongoing or occasional basis.  It is a peer support group and will be facilitated by either a clinical counsellor or a trained volunteer.  It is held the 2nd Tuesday of each month, 6:30 – 8:30.  This is a drop-in group, so there is no commitment to attend the monthly meetings.  However, registration prior to attending is required. 
To register, please contact me by phone or email: (604)948-0660 ext. 312; teresa@deltahospice.org.
Please note that I will be away June 20 – July 5 so I will not be immediately reachable.   However, I will be checking my email occasionally for messages during that time so the best way to reach me until then is email. 


Teresa Palylyk, MACP, RCC
Bereavement Counsellor
Delta Hospice Society
604 948 0660   Local 312
www.deltahospice.org

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Cassidy is so cute her name means clever, and curly.. and Irish name
I can't tell you how exciting it is to be grandparents. I didn't see her today, and I miss her already. This is her 3rd day photo.. Her journey into this life has been very quick, and remarkable. I have been doing some cooking and trying to be helpful without interfering in the lives of her parents. Tomorrow, I hope to see her again and kiss her sweet cheeks. I'm amazed as to the potential in a little person, the way we all started. God Bless my readers, and consider our cups full with the abundance of God's love towards us.

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Building community through local food – from the fields to Surrey’s Civic Plaza

With over 11 years of experience in the community since Peter Leblanc and small group of farmers decided to launch the first ever Surrey Urban Farmers Market, this year’s market season launches in a new, bigger and better venue than ever – Surrey’s Civic Plaza.
The original market was created based off of a desire to make fresh produce accessible to the urban community, and since then it has continued to grow and thrive with the mission of reconnecting the city and it’s people with “local, sustainable, food sources and small businesses.” “The market brings people from diverse backgrounds together into a common area.
Surrey is such a large area and food is always a common ground between individuals” explains Anna Hall, Market Manager and Board of Director member.
This market not only gives an opportunity to the community to try and buy some of BC’s freshest produce and products (and meet face-to-face with the producers), but also creates an environment for community-building with it’s performers, community workshops, and kids activities planned each market season.
Surrey Urban Farmers Market is a member of the BC Farmers Markets, and a partner with the Food Nutrition Coupon Program. Made up of a five-person Board of Directors and one staff member (Sukhman Heir – Market Coordinator), this small and mighty group of individuals puts a lot of work and long hours to make this market a reality year after year.
“It’s a fine balancing act to juggle the market and all its needs while keeping in mind that we are all volunteers” Hall reveals. The planning begins as early as December – six-months prior to the season launch, and shortly after their AGM.
“It’s a collaboration (leading up to our first market day) of directors putting in their time to make the farmers market community an enjoyable experience for the vendors and community.”
“We believe that smiles and food are common languages” shares Hall. “This new venue is much needed for us.
While we loved our time outside the North Surrey Recreation Centre, it was time for us to move into the gorgeous Civic Plaza. We had issues three or four years back being at the Plaza due to construction.
It ended up becoming quite a problem back then, but now that the plaza is complete, we are excited to be there. We are officially in the heart of downtown Surrey.”
With the new location brings an increase in size to the market – translating to a larger depth and breadth of vendors!
Among the obvious increase in size to the market, Hall lists some of the many perks of being in the new location this year being increased accessibility with easy transit options, free 2-hour underground parking, and a broader range of volunteers from different cultures and age groups soon to participate.
“We have many amazing vendors this season. Earth-friendly vendors are becoming a bigger part of the market and reaching out to us!” An example Hall lists is Eat the Dishes – an immersive experience where you eat a delicious meal in a literally edible dish with edible cutlery.
Yes, you are really eating the dishes – this is no joke! You end your dining experience by having the option to wash and reuse your cloth napkin that comes with the meal too. Now that’s what we call sustainability!
New vegan vendors such as PlantBase Food and Natural Products and organic coffee and tea company Stephens Coffee Service will be new additions to the market roster this year. Other long-time Surrey Urban Farmers Market vendors such as Birk Farms from Abbotsford with their famous non-spray berries will be present, along with the Osoyoos Fruit Market King (bringing the southern Okanagan’s best pitted fruits such as fresh cherries and peaches). 
“We will have fresh, local veggies as well [such] as “Oh My Green” which sells delicious and nutritious sprouts and many other quality artisan items” Hall explains.
In addition to food-based items, home good vendors or craftspeople such as The Twisted Lemon will be bringing their natural soaps and lotions once again for another season, showcasing their products which aim to use ingredients that could have been found and/or made in the late 1800’s/early 1900’s.
Longest standing vendor at the market, Moonlight Wolf, will be selling handmade Aboriginal jewellery and dream catchers along with well-known silver jeweller, Wisla.
Besides the top-notch list of vendors, the Surrey Urban Farmers Market has an amazing lineup of performers and entertainment for the market season.
In celebration of Aboriginals Day, the market will be kicking off their performance schedule on June 15th with a performance from the Stars Of the North group performing in full regalia at 1:00PM with a journey-dance,
followed by two interactive drumming/dance numbers encouraging market guests to participate.
Stars Of the North is a contemporary, family, drum-group on a learning journey in search of their native Aborignal cultural roots.
Showcasing their own written music and hand-made regalia and instruments, they aim to retell stories passed down to them by their elders to share with their respective communities. Beyond the obvious buzz of the event itself, this year’s market is sharing four of it’s dates with other community events held in Central City, the Surrey Filipino Heritage Festival, Surrey Health Expo, African Heritage Festival, and a MOSIAC Seniors Event.
“We are excited about the opportunity and we are hoping this year will be a great one for the community” says Hall. Don’t forget, an event like this cannot be sustainable without its people, so if you are looking for a volunteer position for the summer – the market has the opportunity just for you!
With a variety of volunteer positions open with flexible time commitments ranging between 8:00AM and 3:00PM on Saturdays (and Fridays to put out signs around town), there is no excuse not to get involved.
It is too important to mention that the Surrey Urban Farmers Market is a registered non-profit organization which runs solely off of vendor fees and grants from Vancity and the City of Surrey. 
They are actively seeking sponsors to help the market succeed and continue to reach new limits. “Our market is more than just a farmer’s market, we host a beautiful place that allows people to start businesses. Lots of individuals started their companies, hobbies, or passions first in the farmers markets” explains Hall..
“We would like to thank everyone who makes our market possible, from our amazing volunteers, the City of Surrey staff, North Surrey Rec Centre staff, and so many more.
Thank you! We look forward to seeing you at the market” says Hall on behalf of the other Board of Directors and herself.
Mayor McCallam will be visiting the market and will host a cake-cutting ceremony at 12:30PM this Saturday to celebrate our local community of farmers and artisans, and the move to the new location – so don’t miss out!
And also important to mention, the market runs rain or shine!
“The rain during summer is a welcoming sign for farmers and adds fuel to all the fruits and vegetables that our community loves so much.”
Running from June 15th to October 5th from 10:00AM-2:00PM, come support the Surrey Urban Farmers Market as it debuts at it’s new location and promotes building community through local food.
To learn more about the upcoming Surrey Urban Farmers Market season or how you can get involved, check them out on their website or social media platforms:
Robyn Freiheit

Robyn Freiheit

Robyn is a status-quo disruptor, an old-soul, and has a serious passion towards continuous learning driven by a curiosity for the unknown. A creative and equally analytical thinker with experience in leadership, project management and marketing strategy. When she’s not working you can find her in the kitchen, searching for new music, or meandering local thrift stores, antique stores, or flea markets for a unique find.