Narinder joins Phoenix Society as its Director of Human Resources and brings over a 15 years of human resources experience. Before joining Phoenix Society, Narinder honed his skills in various industries, including technology, financial services, digital marketing, and professional sports. This diverse background has equipped him with a deep understanding of the unique challenges and…
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The Phoenix Society’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the selection of Justine Patterson as its new Chief Executive Officer. Justine brings international and provincial experience across government, not-for-profit, private and public sectors. With clinical and leadership experience in mental health and substance use, Justine is passionate and committed to providing and improving access…
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The Phoenix Society Board of Directors is thrilled to announce that David MacIntyre has been hired as Phoenix’s new interim CEO. David is an exceptionally qualified leader with more than 27 years of experience in the fields of mental health, housing, substance use, and the criminal justice system. He joins us after more than 13…
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On behalf of the Phoenix Society board, I am announcing that our CEO Keir Macdonald will be leaving his position next month. Keir has been an exceptional leader over the past four years, during which time the organization has undergone exciting change and has only grown stronger. While we are saddened that he will be…
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An extreme weather shelter opened its doors in North Delta on December 15. New Hope Church has partnered with Phoenix Society, the City of Delta and BC Housing to support Extreme Weather Response (EWR) programming in the North Delta area this winter. The EWR program supports community-based services that provide temporary emergency shelter spaces during…
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Phoenix Society invites you to join us on Nov. 29 for a free 'Heart of the Family' Virtual Education Session. This event will provide meaningful insight into how to support a loved one struggling with substance use and will feature amazing speakers. Come join us and hear from people with lived and educational experience, including…
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It's been an incredible first year of Phoenix Society's Free Meal Program, which launched in late January amid the pandemic to provide hot, nutritious food to those in need. When Phoenix Society launched this program in late January, we did so to help fill a need. Many of the free meal services in our community…
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Story by Aaron Hinks, Surrey Now-Leader On the same day the BC Coroners Service announced another 333 people have died of drug overdose in B.C., the provincial government announced 10 new specialized addiction-treatment beds in Surrey. A report from the Coroners Service shows that 333 lives were lost to suspected illicit drug toxicity in August…
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Phoenix Society is proud to have received the Not-for-Profit Resilience award in the 23rd Annual Surrey Business Excellence Awards from the Surrey Board of Trade. "I am so proud to lead this amazing organization," said Keir Macdonald, Phoenix Society CEO. "It is an incredible honour it is to receive this award, particularly alongside such amazing…
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