Group Location Date
St. Catharines Peer Support St. Catharines Public Library
54 Church St. - Rotary Room		 Every Tuesday
Niagara Falls Peer Support TBA Jan 20/Feb 17/Mar 23/Apr 20/May 18/Jn 20
Welland Peer Support St. David's Anglican Church
369 Thorold Rd.		 Jan 27/ Feb 24/Mar 30/Apr 27/May 25/Jn 22
Spousal/Caregiver Support BIAN office - 36 Page St.
On your right thru main entrance.		 Feb 9/Mar 8/Apr 12/May 10/Jn 14

Call the office for details
(905) 984-5058

Spousal/Caregiver Support Group

These spousal/caregiver meetings are facilitated by Pauline Thivierge, and are held at the BIAN office location at Stokes Community Village, 36 Page Street, St. Catharines. As you enter the long parking lot, proceed to the main entrance where the glass doors are in the centre of the building. Meetings are held on a monthly basis, on THURSDAY evenings, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (Nearest major intersection Queenston Street/Page Street or Welland Avenue/Page Street.). These support meetings are for caregivers who may be spouses, parents, or adult siblings of an individual that has sustained brain injury. December’s meeting will be a Pot Luck Supper, and the group will meet in the Community Room. (This is the large community room located straight ahead as you enter the building. The next meeting will take place on Thursday, January 6. (Room location to be announced later.) 

St. Catharines Peer Support

Our peer support group meetings are held on a weekly basis every Tuesday from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. at the St. Catharines Library located at 54 Church Street, in the Rotary room. Our last meeting for the year is Tuesday, December 14, and after this we will take a seasonal break. Regular Meetings will resume Tuesday, January 4, 2011. 

Welland/Fonthill/Port Colborne/Fenwick

Our monthly meetings are located at the St. David’s Anglican Church, located at 369 Thorold Road, in Welland, on the upper level, and are wheelchair accessible via elevator. Our meetings are from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. and here are the dates:
Friday, November 26 and Friday, December 10.
Regular monthly meetings will resume in January after the seasonal break.

Niagara Falls Peer Support

Members attending the meetings must reside in Niagara Falls. Call the office for location and time.

Moving Ahead After Brain Injury

This closed peer based support group facilitated by Sherrie Bieman-Copland features sessions scheduled twice a month, on Thursday afternoons. Dates for the sessions for 2011 will be announced later. This is targeted towards those survivors who are post-injury a few years and who want to get on with their lives. Please note that BIAN reserves the right to restrict participation. Space is limited and at this time sessions are full. Participants will be provided with the dates and times for these meetings.