Here is a summary of coverage which Wellspring has received across news outlets, podcasts, research studies and speaking engagements.
May 25, 2026, Healthing.ca: Opinion: The hidden emotional toll on people living with cancer and their caregivers
April 20, 2026, Maclean’s Magazine: Cancer Care Doesn’t End with Medical Treatment – Here’s Where Canadians Can Find Support
Mar 30, 2026, Toronto Arts and Events: Well Dressed for Spring 2026: Where Fashion Meets Hope in Toronto
Mar 18, 2026, Indigenous Lands and Resources: Bridging the Gap: National Nutrition Month Highlights Need to Address Cancer and Nutrition Gaps for Urban Inuit in Ottawa
Mar 18, 2026, Indigenous Health Today: Bridging the Gap: National Nutrition Month Highlights Need to Address Cancer and Nutrition Gaps for Urban Inuit in Ottawa
Jan 27, 2026, The Local: The Cost of Cancer
Dec 30, 2025, CityNews Montreal: Montrealer finds hope in program helping cancer survivors face fear of recurrence
Dec 3, 2025, McGill: Group therapy helps cancer survivors reclaim life after treatment
Dec 1, 2025, Streets of Toronto: Facing cancer, finding community at Wellspring
Nov 7, 2025, Inside Halton: ‘Transformative’: Couple donates $1M to Oakville cancer support centre
Nov 6, 2025, Healthing: Going back to work after cancer: How support programs can guide the way
Sep 30, 2025, Oakville News: Rotary donates $10,000 to local cancer support centre
Sep 23, 2025, National Post: Wellspring Cancer Support Foundation Launches New Programming Geared to Young Adults Facing Cancer
Sep 21, 2025, Inside Halton: Golf tournament raises $330K for Oakville cancer centre
June 26, 2025, Healthing: Harnessing the power of cancer support programs to cope with the emotional scars
Mar 30, 2025, Toronto Arts and Events: Well Dressed for Spring 2025: A Night of Fashion, Hope, and Support
May 26, 2025, Oakville News: Local cancer support volunteers celebrated for decades of dedication
May 9, Hospital News: Cancer care enhances patient and caregiver well-being
Mar 6, 2025, Healthing: Listening is often enough when having difficult conversations about cancer: ‘People want to feel heard and validated’
Jan 14, 2025, Inside Halton: ‘Increase accessibility’: Grant enables Oakville cancer support centre to improve accessibility
Dec 3, 2024, Canada Reviews: “I am living with cancer – not dying from it,” Darlene Tiverson-Parks
Nov 5, 2024, Toronto Guardian: Charitable Choices: Laura Isidean of Wellspring Cancer Support Foundation
Oct 31, 2024, Healthing.ca: Opinion: The financial stress of cancer is real, but patients don’t have to face it alone
Oct 4, 2024, Inside Halton: Oakville to Colorado ride for cancer raises $462,000
Sep 19, 2024, KMMO: Canadian cyclists cross mid-Missouri to raise funds in fight against cancer
Sep 11, 2024, Inside Halton: Cyclists to depart Oakville for Colorado Saturday in support of Wellspring Cancer Support Foundation
Jul 24, 2024, Oakville News: Think Pink! Oakville golfers raise $40,000 for cancer support
Jul 18, 2024, Inside Halton: A different kind of grief support is needed when a loved one chooses medically assisted death
Jun 24, 2024, Global News: Wellspring expanding to Moncton, New Brunswick
Jun 24, 2024, Yorkville Village Magazine, Page 25-26: Fashion Meets Philanthropy
Jun 15, 2024, FitBiz Weekly: Wellspring’s exercise program transforms prostate cancer patient’s blood results
May 1, 2024, CTV News (TV): How King Charles’ cancer journey inspires others
Spring 2024 issue, Guide to Charitable Giving: Arax Copeman honours her mother’s tenacious spirit
Mar 22, 2024, Healthing and Post Media: Kate Middleton undergoing cancer treatment: What to expect from chemotherapy
Mar 6, 2024, Halton News (TV): Wellspring supports Children and Parents
Mar 5, 2024, Thorold Today: Online Wellspring site offers free access to vital cancer support services
Jan 22, 2024, Cogeco, The Issue (TV): Has your life been touched by cancer? You need Wellspring
Nov 30, 2023, Streets of Toronto: Offering a wellspring of support to people living with cancer
Nov 17, 2023, Healthing.ca: Lessons learned during the journey from oncology nurse to pancreatic cancer patient
Oct 30, 2023, Healthing.ca: Daughter honours mother’s tenacious spirit by volunteering to help others
June 8-9, 2026, Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology (CAPO): From Research to Community: Delivering Fear of Recurrence Therapy at Wellspring
June 8-9, 2026, Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology (CAPO): A Co-Designed Nutritional Supportive Care Program for Inuit Cancer Patients and Their Families
Nov 29, 2025, Breast Cancer Survivorship and Supportive Care International Conference: Paying the Price: Addressing Financial Toxicity in Cancer Survivorship
Apr 24, 2025, Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology (CAPO): Expanding community-based pancreatic cancer support through partnership
Apr 24, 2025, Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology (CAPO): A community-based approach to supporting patients with incurable/chronic cancer
Apr 2021, Canadian Association of Psyschosocial Oncology (CAPO): Virtual community-based support proves effective for those impacted by cancer
The Impact of a Positive Body Image Program (Body Image Awareness Seminars) on the Positive and Negative Body Image of Individuals Living With Cancer. Cancer Rep (Hoboken). 2025 Mar;8(3):e70161. MaGee CA, Gammage KL.
Effects of the Community-Based Wellspring Cancer Exercise Program on Functional and Psychosocial Outcomes in Cancer Survivors. Curr. Oncol. 2017, 24, 284-294. Mina, D.S.; Au, D.; Brunet, J.; Jones, J.; Tomlinson, G.; Taback, N.; Field, D.; Berlingeri, A.; Bradley, H.; Howell, D.
COVID-19 changed everything for cancer patients: Supporting cancer patients during a health crisis – the Wellspring Model. Can Oncol 2020 Oct 1;30(4):314-315. eCollection 2020 Fall. Perry Brinkert, J; Valois, M
Community-based exercise for health promotion and secondary cancer prevention in Canada: protocol for a hybrid effectiveness-implementation study. BMJ Open. 2019 Sep 13;9(9):e029975. McNeely ML, Sellar C, Williamson T, Shea-Budgell M, Joy AA, Lau HY, Easaw JC, Murtha AD, Vallance J, Courneya K, Mackey JR, Parliament M, Culos-Reed N.
Canada: an external quality review process — the Wellspring model. J Healthc Qual. 2005 May-Jun;27(3):15-21. Green E, Gorman E, Bartlett K, Brooks L, Struthers C.
Interest and participation in support group programs among patients with colorectal cancer. Cancer Nurs. 2002 Apr;25(2):150-7. Bui LL, Last L, Bradley H, Law CH, Maier BA, Smith AJ.
Sep 11, 2024, Candidly with Carolyn: The Financial Impact of Cancer with Ilene Shiller, Program Manager at Wellspring
Mar 10, 2024, The Deep C Podcast: You already know how to do this, inside a cancer parent therapy session with Laura Pasqualino
