VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation announced that the tickets for the VGH Millionaire Lottery are now on sale until midnight, January 10, 2025, or until tickets sell out. The VGH Millionaire Lottery supports VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation, the leading charity investing in health care innovation in B.C. All proceeds help fund state-of-the-art equipment, groundbreaking research, and innovative treatment options offered at Vancouver General Hospital, UBC Hospital, GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and Vancouver Community Health Services.  

Herbaland, Canada's leading producer and manufacturer of nutritious gummy vitamins and snacks, has announced the launch of YumBiotic - the brand’s first-ever powder stick, packed with 2 billion CFU of probiotics, 520 mg of prebiotic fiber from inulin, fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), and xylo-oligosaccharides (XOS), and 10 strains of probiotics. These innovative, melt-in-your-mouth powder sticks are vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free, and non-GMO, and each stick contains less than 0.5 g of sugar.

VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation announced that an anonymous donor has gifted $5 million to establish the Translation Research for Psychiatry Endowment in honour of Dr. Soma Ganesan, who previously served as the Head & Medical Director of the VCH Department of Psychiatry.

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BC Children’s Hospital Foundation today announced that tickets for the 2024 Dream Lottery are on sale from now until midnight on Friday, October 11, 2024, or until tickets sell out. The Dream Lottery supports groundbreaking research initiatives at BC Children’s Hospital, where over 1,500 dedicated research professionals strive to redefine the future of pediatric health care. Funds from the lottery expedite the transformation of innovative ideas into life-saving treatments– ultimately helping more kids get back to being kids. 

Interchange Recycling, the not-for-profit organization dedicated to the collection and recycling of used oil, antifreeze, oil filters, and automotive containers in British Columbia, today announced the winners of their fifth annual Top Collector Awards. 30 B.C. public recycling centres have been honoured for their exemplary performance and dedication to the collection of used oil and antifreeze materials across the province throughout 2023. 

Active Impact Investments, Canada’s largest climate tech seed fund that invests in Canadian and U.S. early-stage climate tech companies, has announced it has made its first Fund III investments: Lumo, ThinkLabs AI, and a third Canadian investment that is currently in stealth. The firm has raised more than $70M in commitments for its third fund to date - moving towards the ultimate fund goal of $120M. With over $140M in assets under management, Active Impact Investments has mitigated over one million tonnes of CO2e through its portfolio companies and aims to see its third fund mitigate 10 million tonnes of CO2e on its own.

ThinkLabs AI, Inc. (ThinkLabs), a new startup focused on developing technology to help enhance grid planning through a combination of intelligent automation and AI, announced today its launch from GE Vernova and $5M seed investment co-led by Powerhouse Ventures and Active Impact Investments, with participation from Blackhorn Ventures, Amplify Capital, Mercuria Energy, and a national US energy company.

VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation and the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund (“Burn Fund”) have announced the launch of ticket sales for the 2024 Hometown Heroes Lottery, available until midnight on July 11, 2024, or until tickets are sold out. Every ticket purchased contributes directly to supporting funds for essential services at VGH and UBC Hospital, GF Strong Rehab Centre, and Vancouver Community Health Services, while also backing Burn Fund initiatives aiding burn and trauma survivors province-wide. These initiatives include the Home Away program, mental health support services, and the annual Burn Camp for young survivors, all making a profound impact on the lives of those in need across British Columbia.

ANIÁN, a circular fashion company based on the west coast of Canada, launched a new shirt collection in anticipation of World Water Day on March 22. A new landmark on the brands journey to circularity, shirts in The Denman Collection feature 100 percent recycled buttons made from farmed oyster basket trays that were collected by Ocean Legacy Foundation and partners in Baynes Sound from shorelines, on Canada’s West Coast. The Denman Collection is now available online and in ANIÁN stores.

BC Children’s Hospital Foundation and BC Children’s Research Institute have announced that with funding support from Mining for Miracles, the B.C. mining industry’s long-standing fundraising campaign for BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, a new disease has been discovered through its Precision Health Initiative: gain-of-function MARK4. Since its inception in 2023, Precision Health Initiative has harnessed state-of-the-art medical research technologies to provide answers for families of children with rare undiagnosed diseases.

The North Shore Winter Club (“NSWC”) today announced that the U13 –A1 female hockey team (“Winterhawks”) will be the first all-female team from Western Canada to play in the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament taking place from February 7 – 18, 2024, in Quebec City.

BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, the only hospital in the province devoted exclusively to children, announced today that the tickets for the 2024 Choices Lottery are now on sale until Friday, April 12, 2024, or until tickets sell out. The Choices Lottery supports world-leading research initiatives that lead to innovative discoveries and treatments, which in turn directly help experts at BC Children’s Hospital advance their quest to conquer childhood illnesses.

VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation today announced that the tickets for the Millionaire Lottery are now on sale until midnight, January 11, 2024, or until tickets sell out. The Millionaire Lottery supports VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation and money raised goes to funding innovative research, advancing specialized adult health care, and purchasing critical medical equipment at Vancouver General Hospital, UBC Hospital, GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, Vancouver Community Health Services and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute. 

TSBC announced the 10 B.C. organizations that will receive TSBC grants to begin, or complete community projects that utilize B.C. recycled tires, including rubber surfacing for splash pads, playgrounds and accessible swings. Completed projects will be open to all members of the public and in total, 27,920 scrap tires will be used. 

Ocean Legacy Foundation (OLF), a Canadian non-profit organization that develops and implements worldwide plastic pollution response programs with the goal to end plastic pollution, today announced that they have received $551,270 in funding from the Ghost Gear Fund, a federally funded program led by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Tire Stewardship BC (TSBC), an environmental not-for-profit group dedicated to the collection and recycling of scrap tires in British Columbia, announced that the playground accessibility upgrade at École Roosevelt Park Community School in Prince Rupert has been completed. The school received its final piece of equipment, an accessible swing, and was able to finish off the pour-in-place rubber surfacing, finalizing the playground for students.  

For the last three months, Diana and Katharine have travelled all over the province to educate the public about used tires for Tire Stewardship BC and used oil for Interchange Recycling. They made it to over 30+ community events, 10+ tire shops and 10+ auto shops.

BC Children’s Hospital Foundation today announced that they will receive net proceeds of every Blizzard Treat sold at select DQ locations across British Columbia during Miracle Treat Day, taking place Thursday, August 10, 2023. DQ Miracle Treat Day benefits Children's Miracle Network Hospitals across Canada. Participating Canadian stores raised over two million dollars for Children’s Miracle Network on Miracle Treat Day in 2022, including $278,140 for BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, which is one of 13 Children’s Miracle Network hospital foundations.

BC Children’s Hospital Foundation today announced that tickets for the 2023 Dream Lottery are on sale from now until midnight on October 12, 2023, or until tickets sell out. The Dream Lottery supports world-leading research initiatives at BC Children’s Hospital, where more than 1,500 researchers are working to push the boundaries of what’s possible in pediatric care. Lottery funds help accelerate the pace of turning discoveries into treatments that improve the lives of children and families across the province.