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Global News in Toronto featured a segment which included two of our beloved families and the news of the opening of Emily's House. We are so thankful for all the support of those involved with Emily's House and all the congratulations we have recieved from everyone. The support has been overwhelming and we greatly appreciate it.

To celebrate the opening of Emily's House yesterday, our ED - Rauni Salminen - met up with Matt Galloway early in the morning to be speak about Emily's House and what we will offer children and families in Toronto's very first peadeatric palliative care hospice.

Emily's House, a project of Philip Aziz Centre, was recently featured in a Toronto Star article. As we all come together to anticipate the opening of Emily's House, read this article to see why we decided it was time for Toronto's first children's residential hospice. To read the article online please click here. Many thanks to the The Star and Laura Kane for featuring Emily's House and bringing awareness about in Toronto. And many thanks to the Yeskoo family for sharing their story with us all.

Please enjoy the latest PAC News link with updates on Emily's House, Events, and highlighted donor and volunteer profiles.  

This month the Philip Aziz Centre Receives $100,000 Centennial Award For Its Innovative Program “The Rotary Club of Toronto, Emily’s House Perinatal Program”. "We are thankful to the Healthy Beginnings Committee of The Rotary Club of Toronto (RCT) — for its insight, compassion, and commitment to…

Beach Mirror by Joanna Lavoie It was an exciting evening last Thursday in Riverdale as dozens of supporters gathered to celebrate the upcoming opening of Emily’s House, Toronto’s first children’s hospice. After seven years, the pediatric palliative care facility is set…

Appearing in the Toronto Star Saturday through Monday, Stella's story will be available in three parts on thestar.com. A completely different approach is also available as an eRead, titled Stella, which offers Porter's multi-month diary as she follows Stella, her parents and community. Stella is a…

One very cold, snowy winter day in February 1993, a beautiful little blonde baby girl was born in Helsinki, Finland, the first female in forty years on her father’s side of the family. You can imagine the elation and excitement surrounding her birth, rippling across…

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our Board of Directors member, Barrie Sprawson. Barrie served on the Philip Aziz Centre Board of Directors for seven years. He brought to PAC great wisdom and spiritual care, and we will…

Published on Friday April 27, 2012 Donovan Vincent Staff Reporter    Local builders are reaching into their pockets to help a $7.5 million capital campaign for a new children’s hospice in Toronto meet its goal. So…

Construction steps up for Emily’s House in Toronto — April 26, 2012 PATRICIA WILLIAMS Daily Commercial News, Staff Writer The building industry in the Greater Toronto Area is stepping up to the plate to help build Emily’s…