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Tuesday, August 3, 2010


Article

Port Perry Star

Trillium grants doled out

Tuesday, July 27, 2010


Article

Durhamregion.com

Durham groups receive Trillium grants

www.newsdurhamregion.com/article/159084

 

Thursday, April 1, 2010


Article

The Pulse, InterChurch Health Ministries Canada

Photographer Len Holmes' images used by Room 217

Monday, February 1, 2010


Review by Andrew Donaldson

Presbyterian Record

Room 217: Music meant to comfort

www.presbyterianrecord.ca/2010/02/01/review-room-217/

 

Thursday, December 31, 2009


Article by Chris Hall

Metroland Media Group

Scugog idea makes final Aviva cut

Thursday, December 3, 2009


Article by Chris Hall

News Durham Region

Durham Hopefuls Move Ahead in Aviva Idea Competition

newsdurhamregion.com/news/article/141551

 

Thursday, December 3, 2009


Article by Chris Hall

Port Perry Star

Scugog hopeful takes next step in idea competition

Thursday, January 1, 2009


Paper by Bev Foster

Alzheimer's Care Today Journal

Best Practices: The Capacity of Music in Dementia Care

Monday, December 15, 2008


Article by Bev Foster

Reflections: Manrex Educational Series

Unlocking life's souvenirs: Music's impact in late-stage dementia

www.manrex.com

 

Wednesday, October 1, 2008


Review

Help's Here! Resources for Seniors & Caregivers

Shelf Life: Room 217 Therapeutic Music Resources


Monday, September 1, 2008


Article by Bev Foster

Link & Visitor

The Grand Design



Tuesday, July 1, 2008


Article by Victoria Ford

Link & Visitor

In His Presence

Saturday, May 31, 2008


Article by Bev Foster

Fitting the Pieces Together

Music for End of Life's Journey

(Publication of Palliative Pain & Symptom Mangement Consultation Service, Durham Region)

Sunday, April 13, 2008


Interview with Lorna Dueck

Listen Up TV

Who Decides?

Global 11am
repeat CTS 10am - April 17th

www.listenuptv.com

 

Friday, April 4, 2008


Review by Dr. Roger Woodruff (Australia)

Director, International Assoc. for Hospice & Palliative Care

CDs Reviewed: Warm Breezes & Classic Comfort

www.hospicecare.com/news/08/04/reviews.html

 

Tuesday, April 1, 2008


Review

Dialogue + ... the magazine for Canada's retirement residence professionals

Warm Breezes & Classic Comfort

www.dialogueplus.ca/digital_magazine/livepublications.html?getpage=1

 

Friday, March 7, 2008


Article

Metroland Media Group

Caregiver Conference

http://newsdurhamregion.com/article/94914

 

Friday, February 29, 2008


Article

Metroland Media Group

Caregivers invited to learn balance at conference

http://newsdurhamregion.com/article/94615

 

Friday, February 1, 2008


Article

Women Alive

Room 217 - An Amazing Ministry

Wednesday, October 10, 2007


Mention

Hospice Kawartha Lakes Newsletter

Saturday, September 1, 2007


Article by Bev Foster

ATRAbute, Issue 91

Reprint - Music for life's journey: The Role of Music in Long Term Care

Saturday, September 1, 2007


Music Review

North Perth Community Hospice Newsletter

Celtic Whisperings
Hugs & Kisses

Wednesday, August 1, 2007


Article

Rise Up - A Voice of the Church of the Ascension

How Music Can Help

Sunday, July 29, 2007


Article by Bev Foster

Long Term Care Magazine

Music for Life's Journey: The Role of Music in Long Term Care

Sunday, July 1, 2007


Article by Ken Ramstead

Faith & Friends - Inspiration for Living

The Voice of Room 217

Sunday, July 1, 2007


Announcement

AVISO, Issue Fifty-three

Welcomes Room 217 CDs to the New CHPCA On-Line Marketplace!

www.market-marche.chpca.net

 

Saturday, May 5, 2007


Article

CAMT/AMC Bulletin Volume 33/1

Room 217 - Music for life's journey

Tuesday, May 1, 2007


Interview

CTV Atlantic - Halifax, NS

Live at 5

Friday, April 6, 2007


Article by Thulasi Srikanthan, Life Writer

Toronto Star, Health Section

The Notes That Say Get Better Soon

www.thestar.com/article/200097

 

Sunday, April 1, 2007


Article by Lorraine Williams

ChristianWeek Ontario Edition

Musician lulls trauma to sleep

Saturday, March 3, 2007


TV Documentary

Faith Journal, CTS

Repeat: March 5th 1:00 pm

Thursday, March 1, 2007


Music Review by Dr. Roger Woodruff (Australia)

Director, International Association of Palliative Care

CD Reviewed: Hugs & Kisses

www.hospicecare.com/news/04-07/reviews.html

 

Friday, February 23, 2007


Interview with Michael Heitmann

CKJS 810 AM

Live Radio

CKJS 810 AM
Winnipeg, Manitoba
204.411.1221

www.ckjs.com

 

Thursday, February 22, 2007


News Brief

Canadian Christianity

Hugs For Hurting Children

www.canadianchristianity.com/cgi-bin/na.cgi?nationalupdates/070222briefs#2

 

Tuesday, August 1, 2006


Article by Colleen Tully

Canadian Living Magazine, August 2006 Issue, Page 72

A Room Full of Healing Music

Saturday, July 1, 2006


Article

Beyond Ordinary Living Magazine

Room 217 - Bringing Comfort of Music to the Dying

Friday, May 12, 2006


Article

The Anglican Planet, TAPbriefs

Leading Women Awarded

Wednesday, May 10, 2006


Article by Leyla Emory

Metro

Music Soothes the Soul

Friday, May 5, 2006


Article by Natalie Miller

OLTCA - Ontario Long-Term Care Association

Musician Develops CDs to Support People
Through End of Life Journey

www.oltca.com/axiom/DailyNews/2006/May/May5.htm

 

Monday, May 1, 2006


Article by Patricia Paddy

Women Alive, Spring 2006

The Art of Women's Friendships

Monday, May 1, 2006


Mention

Women Alive, Spring 2006

Show and Tell Department

Monday, April 24, 2006


Hospice e-News

Florida Hospices and Palliative Care

What the Media Said About End-of-Life Care This Week

partnersconference.org/archives/e-news/eNews042406.htm

 

Friday, April 21, 2006


Article by Bev Foster

ATRAbute, Alberta Therapeutic Association, Issue #85

Music For Life's Journey

Monday, April 17, 2006


CD Review by Jaime J. Weinman

Maclean's

"They're Buying a Stairway to Heaven"
Music for the Dying - Entertainment With a Mission is a Burgeoning New Industry

Thursday, April 13, 2006


Interview with Larry Fedoruk

Talk 610

Live Radio

Talk 610
St. Catharines, ON

Saturday, April 1, 2006


Article

Bereavement, A Magazine of Hope and Healing

Room 217

Monday, March 13, 2006


Article by Bev Foster

Stride Magazine Volume 8, Issue 1

Room 217 - Sensitively Escorting People
Through the Next Phase

Thursday, March 9, 2006


Press Release

EFC - Evangelical Fellowship of Canada

Leading Christian Women Awarded for Their Contributions

Wednesday, March 1, 2006


Article

Hospital News - March 2006, Volume 19, Issue 3

Music as a Complementary Treatment
in End of Life Care

Friday, February 3, 2006


Article by Jill Shaw

Registered Nurse Journal (of Ontario)

Music for the Body & Soul

Thursday, January 12, 2006


Performance and Interview with Rhonda Glenn

100 Huntley Street, CTS

Live Television

Thursday, January 12, 2006


TV Documentary with Heidi Westfield

Vision TV - 360 Vision

Music and the Dying


Tuesday, January 10, 2006


News Story by Patricia Paddy

Faith Today

Canadian Artists Create Music To Die To

Wednesday, January 4, 2006


News Story by Esther Barnes

The Link and Visitor

Ground-Breaking CDs Comfort the Dying

Sunday, January 1, 2006


CD Review by Wilfred Langmaid

The Anglican Journal

Music to Soothe the Souls of the Suffering

http://www.anglicanjournal.com/culture/music/news/article/music-to-soothe-the-souls-of-the-suffering/

 

Friday, December 9, 2005


TV Documentary by Amie Di Carlo

Salt and Light Television

The Healing Power of Music

Friday, December 9, 2005


News Story by Karen Stiller

The Anglican Planet.net

Musician Bev Foster: Music to Help the
Dying and the Living

Tuesday, December 6, 2005


News Story by Karen Stiller

The Anglican

CDs Help Terminally Ill, Caregivers

Tuesday, November 15, 2005


Newsflash

CanadianChristianity.com

Room 217

Sunday, November 6, 2005


News Story by Gillian Girodat

The Catholic Register

Music Ministry Aids Those Facing Life
Challenging Illness

The Catholic Register
1155 Yonge St. Suite 401
Toronto, Ontario
M4T 1W2
416.934.3410

Thursday, October 27, 2005


Interview with Gene Kelley

eJNM.net

Live Radio

eJNM.net
Montreal, Quebec
514.324.2190

Tuesday, October 25, 2005


Interview with Brad Loveday

94.3 Faith FM

Live Radio

94.3 Faith FM
Kitchener, Ontario
1-877-741-9430

Monday, October 17, 2005


News Story

The Canadian Mennonite

CD Series Offers Hope for the Dying

Tuesday, October 11, 2005


Interview with Shawn MacKenzie

Life 107.5 CJFY FM

Live Radio

Life 107.5 CJFY FM
Blackville, New Brunswick

Thursday, October 6, 2005


Interview

Joy 1250

Live Radio

Joy 1250
Toronto, Ontario

Sunday, September 25, 2005


Music Review by Dr. Roger Woodruff (Australia)

Director, International Assoc. for Hospice & Palliative Care

CDs Reviewed: Spirit Wings, Gentle Waters, Celtic Whisperings

www.hospicecare.com/newsletter2005/nov05/reviews.html

 

Sunday, January 11, 2004


Article

Metroland Media Group

Linen comes out for women's club speaker

http://newsdurhamregion.com/article/18480