News & Press Releases
On this page, you will find news articles and press releases relating to the BC Epilepsy Society:
- Join BC Epilepsy Society on August 13th for an event with Sail for Epilepsy
- Press Release from July 12th, 2023
- Charity Bike Ride to Raise Funds for the BC Epilepsy Society
- Press Release from June 22nd, 2023
- BC Lights Up Purple for International PURPLE DAY® for Epilepsy Awareness
- Press Release from March 22nd, 2023
- There may be a shortage of the anti-epileptic drug Celontin from August to September 2021
- Press Release from August 3rd, 2021
- Uptake for Purple Day Exceeds Expectations in British Columbia
- Press Release from March 25th, 2021
- Imagine Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience Has Posted a Warning to People Living with Epilepsy
- Press Release from March 22nd, 2021
- Financial Assistance Available Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Information on financial supports available during the time of COVID-19
- BC Emergency Benefit for Workers and Canada Emergency Response Benefit
- Information on the BC Emergency Benefit for Workers and the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)
- BC Temporary Rental Supplement Program
- FAQs about the BC Temporary Rental Supplement (BC-TRS) program
- Letter from Kim Davidson, CEO & Executive Director of the BC Epilepsy Society
- Letter from April 3, 2020
- BC Epilepsy Society Update on the COVID-19 Pandemic
- BC Epilepsy Society Statement from March 18th, 2020
- BC Epilepsy Society Statement on the COVID-19 Pandemic
- BC Epilepsy Statement from March 16th, 2020
- BC Epilepsy Society Takes Over HeadWay Epilepsy Program
- Press Release from November 15th, 2019
- Cameron Boyce Was One of 65 Million
- Press Release from July 17th, 2019
- Miss Canada joins the BC Epilepsy Society!
- Press Release from June 19th, 2019
- Epilepsy patient refuses to leave Vancouver hospital until her health needs are met
- CBC News Article from April 3rd, 2019
- The BC Epilepsy Society advocates for Tavia Marlatt to have a care plan at discharge
- BC Epilepsy Society Statement from April 3rd, 2019
- ‘No one is listening to me’: Langley mother battles with Fraser Health over daughter’s epilepsy home care
- Global BC News Article from March 28th, 2019
- ‘I want to keep my daughter at home,’ says mother of 22-year-old with epilepsy
- CBC News Article from March 28th, 2019
- March is Purple Month!
- Press Release from March 6th, 2019