Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation

11/15/2025

🎄𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸!💛
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗰𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗳 are once again 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 in support of Spirit of the North!

📅 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
⏰ 𝟱𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟭𝗮𝗺

Grab your 𝗠𝗰𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁, fuel your morning, and 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 close to home. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲!

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘩𝘰’𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦-𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘶, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵,
𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨'𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵!
🎁𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘔𝘤𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘥’𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦,
𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘯𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘺. 💚

11/15/2025

🎄🎅 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗼𝗽𝗮𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿!🎅🎄

Remember how much fun we had last year? This year, we’ve doubled the route and we’re bringing even more holiday cheer to our new home at CN Centre!

📍 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗲:
18th Ave ➡️ Foothills Blvd ➡️ 15th Ave ➡️ Ospika Blvd ➡️ back down 18th Ave

We’re calling all community groups, businesses, and festive folks — if you’d like to be part of the magic and enter a float, we’d love to have you join the fun!

✨ 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱?
📞 Call 250-565-2515
📧 Email fotparade@gmail.com

Grab your tinsel, gather your team, and get ready to make spirits bright — the Kopar Holiday Parade rolls out 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟵 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟮 𝗣𝗠!

11/15/2025

🎁 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗕𝗖 𝗚𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽? 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀! ✨
This year, we’ve added more space so you can browse even more unique, hand-picked treasures—perfect for holiday gifting or treating yourself.

While the Festival may be moving, some things never change… and the 𝗥𝗕𝗖 𝗚𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀. 💙

A huge thank you to the incredible volunteer team who makes this magic happen year after year. Their creativity and energy turn this space into a holiday wonderland—and we couldn’t do it without them!

📍 Don’t miss it—your next favorite gift is waiting at the RBC Gift Shop!

11/15/2025

We took a little road trip to 𝐖𝐡𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬 and picked up some truly magical pieces to help bring 𝐖𝐡𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐍 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 for this year’s 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬.

A huge thank you to 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐬 for donating these wonderful creations. Your generosity is helping us build something whimsical and full of heart for our community.

What made this visit even more special was hearing 𝐖𝐡𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬 share the story behind their work — how Whoville has always been about bringing families together, creating a safe, joyful place to play, and spreading kindness without judgment. And knowing their adventure began in Prince George many years ago, it felt incredibly meaningful to bring part of their world back to the North, giving it new life and purpose for families here.

It’s a beautiful reminder — from Kamloops to Prince George, from their Whoville to ours — that the magic we share together is what truly matters. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐞𝐮𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐬, 𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞… 𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬, 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐬, 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞. 🎄💚✨

11/15/2025

Scotiabank Seniors Day is Wednesday, November 26 from 9am to 9pm🎄

Jen loves doing these videos so much that she decided to do another to answer your questions about Seniors Day 🎄😆

11/14/2025

✨𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝘄✨
For 32 years, 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹’𝘀 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 has been lighting up the holidays and lifting hearts across Northern BC through their incredible support of the Festival of Trees and Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation.

This year’s prize is nothing short of spectacular: a custom-designed ring featuring a 𝟮.𝟬𝟲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲-𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱—a 𝗧𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗜𝗜𝗔 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱, one of the rarest and most chemically pure gems in the world.𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟮% of diamonds earn this distinction!

This isn’t just a diamond—it’s a symbol of hope and care for patients in the North. Every ticket purchased for the 2025 Diamond Draw helps bring advanced medical equipment closer to home.

✨ A huge 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 to Michael, Caren, Dallas, and Taylor and the entire 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹’𝘀 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟯𝟮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, brilliance, and heart. You’ve turned sparkle into support and made magic happen for thousands of families.

🎟️ Tickets go on sale 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟵!
Visit www.spiritofthenorth.ca for more details and your chance to win this extraordinary treasure.

11/14/2025

🌲💛 A heartfelt 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗪𝗕 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 for once again sponsoring the Charity Forest at this year’s Festival of Trees!
The Charity Forest is a 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 can take part in the Festival, decorating beautiful trees and 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀. 🎁
✨ It’s a wonderful way to share the 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 and celebrate the incredible work being done across our community.
Thanks to DWB Consulting Services, this space continues to grow each year bringing people together and 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 for so many. 💫

11/14/2025

🎅✨ A big 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗽𝗲𝘅 𝗦𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 for proudly presenting 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 at this year’s Festival of Trees! We’re so excited to welcome families for one of the most magical mornings of the season filled with laughter, pancakes, and Santa!!

This event is such a special tradition for so many in our community, and 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗮𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿. 💖
While Santa Breakfast is sold out this season, there are lots of other festive ways to enjoy the 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀. 🎄✨

Thank you again to Apex Site Services and to everyone who helps 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴! ❄️

11/13/2025

11/13/2025

🍔❤️ 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗠𝗰𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵

When it comes to community, McDonald’s isn’t just flipping burgers—they’re flipping the script on what it means to give back.

Eric Simmons, Operations Manager, and a proud Spirit of the North board member, shares:
“Spirit of the North connects the kindness and generosity of our community with the needs of our hospitals and patients—making hope and healing possible close to home. That’s why I chose to support Spirit of the North.”

And Megan Simmons, People Resources Manager, and a dedicated Festival of Trees Committee volunteer, adds:
“Healthcare affects everyone, and Spirit of the North truly helps bring vital services and equipment to the North. It’s not just a great organization with an incredible vision—it’s a family of people working together for the same good. You always feel like you’re part of a team, part of something that makes a real difference. Also, at Festival, seeing those kids’ smiles makes it all worth it.”

From the drive-thru to the CN Centre, McDonald’s is helping us serve up more than just breakfast—𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲.💛

Thank you, Eric and Megan and the entire McDonald's team for being part of our story. Your support helps bring care closer to home, and your smiles light up the Festival just as much as the twinkling trees. 🌟

Don't forget, the 𝗠𝗰𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱'𝘀 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟳 at all Prince George and Vanderhoof locations. Every dollar raised supports cancer patients right here at home, in Northern BC.

11/13/2025

💫 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲! 💫
Join us on 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟔, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟗𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝟗𝐩𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐍 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 for a day dedicated to celebrating our amazing seniors!
𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤, 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞, filled with connection, laughter, and community spirit. 💕
𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞!
✨See you at Festival of Trees!
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