Hospice Peterborough

Hospice Peterborough Supporting people in Peterborough City and County living with life-threatening illness and grief

Hospice Peterborough endeavors to provide the best possible care to families in Peterborough City and County.

02/17/2026

Happy Lunar New Year! Sending wishes of luck and prosperity in the Year of the Horse from all of us at Hospice Peterborough. 🐎

Are you interested in supporting hospice palliative care in our community and helping Hospice Peterborough succeed in it...
02/13/2026

Are you interested in supporting hospice palliative care in our community and helping Hospice Peterborough succeed in its Strategic goals? Please consider applying for a position on the Hospice Peterborough Board of Directors, or a position on one of the Standing Committees of the Board.

Hospice Peterborough's Board of Directors invites applications from the City and County of Peterborough to serve on the Board starting in June 2026, for an initial term of three years. The Board is also looking for community members who are interested in participating in the work of various Board Committees, such as Resource Development, Quality, Governance, and Finance Committees as needed.

We are seeking individuals with the following qualifications:
- Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills.
- Organizational and leadership skills and an ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
- An interest and expertise in the health care sector, including clinical experience and/or quality management experience.

Hospice Peterborough values equity, diversity and inclusion and is committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible environment. HP`s Board is committed to ensuring that it is representative of the diverse communities that the Organization serves.

Interested individuals are asked to provide resumes and cover letters in confidence by March 20, 2026, to: admin@hospicepeterborough.org - Attention: Chair, Board Recruitment Committee. Interviews will be held in-person on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 11am -2:30 pm at Hospice Peterborough.

To learn more, please visit: https://www.hospicepeterborough.org/about-hospice-peterborough/join-our-team

☁️ Understanding Grief Dreams ☁️ In our latest podcast episode, co-hosts Julie and Red sit down with Dr. Joshua Black, a...
02/11/2026

☁️ Understanding Grief Dreams ☁️

In our latest podcast episode, co-hosts Julie and Red sit down with Dr. Joshua Black, a leading researcher on grief dreams, to explore the powerful ways our minds process loss while we sleep. Dr. Black explains what grief dreams are, why they’re so common after losing someone we love, and how these dreams can range from deeply comforting to emotionally unsettling.

We discuss the emotional meaning people often attach to dreams and why dreaming of loved ones who have passed can feel incredibly real. Dreams can support healing, create ongoing bonds with the deceased, and challenge our cultural understanding of grief itself. On a personal note, Julie, Red and Joshua all share grief dreams they have experienced as well.

Listen now: https://what-now.buzzsprout.com/

02/09/2026

We would like to warmly invite you to a gentle, supportive day called

Making Space for Grief: Learning & Creating Together.

Grief can show up in many ways, and there is no right or wrong way to carry it. This FREE day is being offered as a place to slow down, learn, create, and simply be — in the company of others who understand that grief is part of the human experience.
🗓 Tuesday, March 10, 2026
⏰ 9:30 am – 3:00 pm
📍 Westwood Public Library
312 Centre Line, Westwood

🌿 What the day will include:
🧠 Learning about how our brains and bodies respond to grief
🎨 Creating a meaningful, arts-based project
🤝 Time for gentle connection and quiet personal reflection
🥪 Lunch and snacks provided
You are welcome exactly as you are. There is no pressure to share, no expectations — just an opportunity to care for yourself in a supportive and compassionate space.
💻 Registration is required (spaces are limited).
You can register through Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/making-space-for-grief-learning-creating-together-tickets-1981204594274?aff=oddtdtcreator
If you have questions or would like to talk more about whether this day might be right for you, please feel free to reach out.
📞 Edna Latone – Hospice Norwood
705-660-3737
🤍 This day is hosted by Hospice Norwood, in partnership with Hospice Peterborough.
We would be honoured to have you join us!

02/09/2026

SU!C!DE is often treated like a word we are not supposed to say. Like if we avoid it, soften it, or tiptoe around it, the reality will somehow disappear.

In this video, Ashley talks honestly about that silence. After losing her brother, Aaron, she reached a point where she knew she needed support, but did not know where to turn or how to talk about what she was feeling. What she discovered through Survivors of Su***de Loss was something many people never say out loud. Loss is not one size fits all, and su***de loss carries a different weight, a different set of questions, and a different kind of isolation.

Ashley challenges the idea that the word itself is the problem. Because if we cannot say it, how do we raise awareness. How do we educate. How do we make space for people who are struggling or grieving. Su***de is not a bad word. Silence is what does the real harm.

Her message is clear. As people get older, especially as mental health becomes part of school and community conversations, we need to talk about su***de plainly, respectfully, and honestly. Because it is not rare. It is not distant. And it is not something only other people face.

Our sincere thanks to Survivors of Su***de Loss Hospice Peterborough for supporting this project, and to Ashley for her courage, generosity, and willingness to help move this conversation forward.

Thank you to and to Alice Czitrom for guiding these conversations with care.

Thank you as well to our presenting and community sponsors who make this work possible:










Because youth do not need fixing. They need connection.

***dePrevention

Please share widely! 📢 Practical Caregiver Training: A 6-week workshopWhen: Thursdays from 2-4 pmFebruary 19 - March 26W...
02/09/2026

Please share widely! 📢

Practical Caregiver Training: A 6-week workshop

When: Thursdays from 2-4 pm
February 19 - March 26
Where: Hospice Peterborough

Developed by Champlain Hospice Palliative Care Program, this free in-person training is for unpaid caregivers of someone with a life-limiting illness.

To register, please email intake@hospicepeterborough.org or call 705-742-4042 ext. 251 to confirm your spot.

A massive thank you to our friends at East Peterborough Lions Club of A-3 for dropping off a generous donation to Hospic...
02/05/2026

A massive thank you to our friends at East Peterborough Lions Club of A-3 for dropping off a generous donation to Hospice Peterborough today! Thank you for everything you do for our community. 🫶

02/03/2026

Happy Peterborough! Celebrate this February through a series of community-led events and programs honouring the history, achievements and contributions of Black Canadians organized by Community Race Relations Committee of Peterborough Peterborough Public Library and Peterborough Museum & Archives and more. The Proclamation Showcase takes place this Wednesday, February 4 at Showplace from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Read more ➡️ https://www.peterborough.ca/news/posts/celebrate-black-history-month-in-the-city-of-peterborough/

01/29/2026

In case you missed it, the recording of the newest session of our Indigenous Voices: Supporting Healthy Ways of Living Through Grief and Loss webinar series is now available!

https://buff.ly/oeFNLRA

This webinar series is made possible with investment from Canadian Partnership Against Cancer.

01/29/2026

Over the past couple of months, you may have read a letter from Christine Mackey, a former client and current volunteer who shared her experience receiving support from Hospice Peterborough as she navigated the loss of her 20-year-old son, Patrick, and as she said goodbye to her father while he was receiving care in our residence.

In response to that letter, Hospice Peterborough received a record-breaking number of donations. We are so incredibly grateful! ❤️

These donations mean that Hospice Peterborough can continue providing essential support to people facing life-threatening illness and grief. You help keep the residence a beautiful and comfortable place for families to say goodbye to those they love, you make a variety of free programs and services possible, and you truly spread compassion.

In this short video, Christine expresses her gratitude for the donations that have been made in response to her letter. She shares: “Thank you for supporting this deeply important work. Thank you for caring for people you may never meet. Thank you for ensuring that people like me can receive crucial support during life’s most difficult moments. This truly means everything.”

Thank you again! You make our care possible. 😌

In this returning episode of The Written Word, our podcast co-hosts revisit a familiar and much-loved format—this time i...
01/28/2026

In this returning episode of The Written Word, our podcast co-hosts revisit a familiar and much-loved format—this time in conversation with Dr. Natalie Whiting. Having explored the power of the written word together before, they now welcome Natalie, a palliative physician, to share some of her own writing and reflections from the edges of lived experience.

Together, they explore how poetry and lyrics can speak where ordinary language falters. When life becomes too complex or tender to explain, the written word can gesture toward the ineffable—offering resonance rather than resolution. This episode invites listeners to pause, listen, and consider how words can hold what cannot be neatly spoken.

Listen now: https://what-now.buzzsprout.com/

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325 London Street
Peterborough, ON
K9H2Z5

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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