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We’re coming to the Fraser Valley!

Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre

Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre

Fraser Valley residents, we need you!  After great success in our Victoria Assessment Centre, we are moving on to our next location in Abbotsford.

From Wednesday, February 15th to mid-March, the BC Generations Project will be recruiting participants through its Fraser Valley Assessment Centre at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre at 32900 Marshall Road in Abbotsford.

If you wish to join the project by visiting our assessment centre, you must call us to book an appointment.  During your visit, you’ll have the opportunity to have a series of physical measurements taken, including bone density, blood pressure, grip strength, and body fat percentage.

If you’re unable to come for an appointment, you can also participate by signing up to receive a mail-in questionnaire and agreeing to donate a blood and urine sample.

It’s easy to get started. Simply call the BC Generations Project at 1-877-675-8221 to book your appointment or to receive your at-home participant package.  You can also sign up by filling out our online registration form.

2011 a banner year for recruitment

Looking back on 2011, the BC Generations Project has a lot to celebrate! We recruited 10,000 new participants, primarily through temporary assessment centres in Kelowna, Prince George, Coquitlam and Victoria. A huge THANK YOU to the BC Cancer Foundation for its generous support of our community outreach initiative!

Most recently, our recruitment drive in the Victoria region attracted 2,296 new participants who visited our assessment centre or completed at-home questionnaires. We have lots more planned for the New Year… so stay tuned!

Happy New Year!

BC Generations Project group photo 1BC Generations Project holiday group photo 2Here are two photos of the dedicated team who make the BC Generations Project a success – the folks who answer the phones, organize our assessment centres, and manage the data and samples we receive. From all of us to all of you… Happy New Year!

Holiday call centre closures

Are you gearing down for a winter break? So are we! Our call centre will be closed from Dec 19 to January 2nd, but you can still sign up online throughout the holiday season at Join BC Generations Project.

Island residents can still participate with at-home option

Thanks to a fantastic response from Victoria-area residents, our assessment centre in Esquimalt has filled all its intake appointments. However, you can still join the BC Generations Project the easy way! Simply contact us for an at-home package: 1-877-675-8221.

We plan to have another assessment centre on Vancouver Island in the future, hopefully next year. At that time, at-home participants will be able to attend.

Funded by

  • Canadian Parntership Against Cancer
  • BC Cancer Foundation

Sponsoring institution

  • BC Cancer Agency

With support from our friends and collaborators

  • Canadian Cancer Society
  • Canary Foundation
  • LifeLabs
  • Solutions Staffing
  • United Church Crest

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    United Church

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