Public Education and Awareness Committee Convenes in Ottawa

Anne Halpin’s recovery after donation surgery required four weeks away from her work at Alberta Precision Laboratories. During this time, AHS continued to provide her full salary and benefits.

Legacy of Life presents: An Opportunity for Donor and Recipient Connection

Melissa is a registered organ and tissue donor.

Give Life Alberta launches public awareness campaign ‘All the Ways’ to encourage Albertans to share their organ and tissue donation decision with their families, in case they are ever asked to give consent. The discussion doesn’t have to be grim. Use this video to spark the conversation.

A rare genetic condition virtually shut down his digestive system. The Ottawa man waited 16 years for a rare five-organ transplant.

British Columbia saw a record-breaking 563 organ transplants last year from a record 160 deceased organ donors and 77 living donors.

Pilgrims Hospice Society’s Lana Crawford, left, and AHS Comprehensive Tissue Centre’s Candice Bohonis pose in front of the Roozen Family Hospice Centre. Photo by Michael James.

Dex Pelley told his wife, Bonita, that if he ever got a new heart, he wanted to marry her again. Now, a year after his transplant, the couple have tied the knot for the second time.

Staff at Edmonton’s Human Organ Procurement and Exchange Program (HOPE) and Calgary’s Southern Alberta Organ and Tissue Donation Program have been busier than ever since the province’s Bill 205 took effect in April 2023.