Brain Care Centre and The Public have teamed up with local food businesses to fuel your brain! The Brain Fuel Box is perfectly curated with local foods from Edmonton and the surrounding area. Perfect for a picnic, park hang, workout refuel or anything in between! Each box is curated for 2-4 people (depending on your…
Summer for Brain Health Workshop Schedule
As part of the Summer for Brain Health campaign, we have teamed up with Choosewell Communities and many wonderful individuals and organizations to provide various workshops that work both the body and the brain. Tune in for any or all of the workshops we have lined up, all summer long! All workshops are at 1:30…
Support from Blue Chair
For the ENTIRE month of June, Infinity Healthcare is donating $1 from every Infinity Burger and Alley Kat Brewing Company is donating $1 for every 4 pack of Brainstorm Blonde Ale purchased at @BlueChairYEG to @BrainCareCentre! We are so grateful to the folks at @InfinityHealthcare8, @BlueChairYEG, and @Alley_Kat_Beer for choosing to support BCC and our clients during Brain Injury…
Love On The Brain 50/50 Raffle
UPDATE: The 50/50 raffle winner is ticket #1161. Congrats to Ronald Jewitt on the win!!!! A big thank you to all who purchased tickets in support of Brain Care Centre! Celebrate February (the month of LOVE) with Brain Care Centre’s #LoveOnTheBrain 50/50 Raffle! Purchase your tickets for a chance to WIN $10,000 if the raffle sells…
Want to make a difference during COVID-19?
A number of individuals that we serve are unable to leave their homes and have limited support from family or friends for a variety of reasons. Some are in urgent need of personal care items, food items, and specialty items to help them manage over the next couple of weeks. As such, BCC will be…
Brain Care Centre Response to COVID-19
Updated March 16, 2020 In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, effective Wednesday, March 18th, our 1-1 client and caregiver services will be restricted to over the phone, video conferencing through Google Hangouts, or email. Our operating hours remain the same during this time (8:30am-4:30pm), as providing support, resources, and services remains our priority (albeit…
Brain Care Centre Announces New Board President
Brain Care Centre is thrilled to welcome Dave Jamieson as our new board president. We are fortunate to have someone with the expertise and passion for our mission that will allow him to add tremendously to the great work being done by our board and to help us advance the goals of the organization. Dave Jamieson brings…
My Life Changed in an Instant
This November, Brain Care Centre mailed out our annual donation request letter, which aims to raise $10,000 this holiday season. Your support helps people we serve, like Dan: My life changed in an instant. I think many of us know that can happen, but we never think it will. Until it does. When I set…
Join us in supporting Dr. Garnet Cummings
We would like to congratulate Dr. Garnet Cummings, the 2019 recipient of the Patrick Hirschi Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Garnet Cummings has devoted his professional career to assisting others. He has over 22 years of experience as an emergency doctor, including his experience heading STARS in Edmonton. He was the Chief of Emergency at the…
Exercise for your Brain
Physical activity isn’t just for your waist line; it can have a significant effect on your brain. A minimum of 150 minutes per week (in bouts of 10 minutes or more) of moderate to vigorous aerobic physical activity (e.g. bike riding, jogging, swimming) can make beneficial changes to your brain: growth of new blood vessels…