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Helping you transform the health of your community and the lives of the people you care about

If you have an idea for a program, support group, community action or service, we can help bring it to life.
In concert with you, or your team, we help develop programming for a new or better service, keeping your idea and community’s needs at the forefront.
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LAUREL PHILLIPS MSW, RSW

Laurel Phillips has a Masters degree in Narrative Therapy and Community Work from the University of Melbourne, Australia. She has developed programs and services for the Canadian Mental Health Association, non-profit and for-profit organizations and has innovated therapeutic approaches to pain and trauma. Her work on pain has been published in the International Journal of Narrative Therapy. She volunteers as a community counsellor and social worker.

Laurel also has a history as a graphic artist and businesswoman.

Laurel also works as a Community Social Worker and has run a drop-in at the Salvation Army Food Bank in Gibsons. Currently, she accepts clients on an individual basis.

As a Community Worker, Laurel stands alongside individuals and groups to help them achieve their goals.

HUGH MACAULAY

In January 2022, my friend and business partner, Hugh Macaulay, passed away after a 6-month battle with lung cancer. Hugh was instrumental in helping Laurel discover her potential.

Hugh Macaulay is a journalist, technical writer, and project manager. He worked for the Government of Canada and as a project designer for private and public-sector firms. These include Raytheon Systems, Nordion Canada (formerly Atomic Energy Canada), and the National Research Council. He was president of the Arrowhead Clubhouse Society, co-founder of Ocean Vegetables community garden in Sechelt, and founder of the kitchen program at the St. Hilda’s Church homeless shelter.