Welcome the Abbotsford ACCESS Agency Awareness and Connections Breakfasts events page. Here you can find more information and register for our future events.
Events
Social Connection World Cafe:
This session uses a World Café format to support connection and conversation across organizations. Short mental health framing is shared with the whole group, followed by table introductions and guided discussion. The focus is on strengthening relationships and shared understanding, recognizing that mental health is supported not only by individuals, but by strong connections and collaboration across the community.
Date: Friday May 15, 2026
Time: 9 – 11 am, Doors open at 8:30 am
Location: Legacy Sports Centre Banquet Room
3270 Trethewey Street – enter off Trethewey street, Gate 1 of Abby Exhibition Park8:30 am - Doors open, breakfast and informal networking
9 am - Welcome and Opening Lisa Danton, Learning Officer, City of Abbotsford
9:05 am - Discussion: Mental Health & Community:
- What helps people feel able to contribute and belong?
- Where do relationships between organizations make that easier or harder?
09:40 am - Discussion: Mental Health & Relationships Continuum
- When collaboration is working well, what does that look like?
- What are early signs of strain in relationships or collective capacity?
10:15 am - Discussion: Mental Health & Collective Capacity
- What does your organization bring to the network?
- What kinds of connection would support your work right now?
10:50 am - Announcements and Conclusion
Date: May 27, 2026
Time: 9 – 11 am, Doors open at 8:30 am
Location: Ag-Rec Gallery – 32470 Haida Drive
Gate 2 at the Abbotsford Exhibition Park, off Haida Drive8:30 am - Doors open, breakfast and informal networking
9 am - Welcome and Opening, Emcee: Danielle Andrews, PCN Community Lead, Abbotsford Division of Family Practice
9:05 am - Agency Updates
9:10 am - Networking Exercise9:20 am - Primary Care Networks (PCN) in Abbotsford, and how this event supports them, Danielle Andrews, PCN Community Lead, Abbotsford Division of Family Practice
Case Scenario Activity Station Topics:
- Caring for Caregivers – Gurcharan Dhillon, Program Supervisor, South Asian Day Program For Older Adults, Archway Community Services
- Dementia - Simran Kaur, Minds in Motion Coordinator Fraser Region, Alzheimer Society BC
- Advanced Care Planning – Jessica Marcelino, Nurse Clinician – Advance Care Planning, Fraser East Regional Advance Care Planning Team, Fraser Health
- Long Term Care - Garry Janzen, Life Enrichment Coordinator (Long Term Care), and Leonard Klassen, Life Enrichment Manager (Independent Living & Assisted Living), Menno Place
- Navigating Chronic Conditions – Jacqueline Ming, Primary Care Networks (PCN) Clinical Pharmacist, Fraser Health
11 am - Wrap-up and time to connect with facilitators