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Canadian Interstitial Cystitis Support Groups

Alberta
British Columbia
Labrador
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quèbec
Saskatchewan
Yukon

Looking for an IC support group in the Canada? We hope this group listing will help. All groups are welcome to post meeting information in our message boards! If you know of a support group that you would like listed, please send your information to: supportgrouplistings@ic-network.com. If there is no group in your area, please consider starting one.


NT Alberta

IC phone support only
Edmonton - Sharon L. Montgomery, (780) 434-0027 - e-mail: Sharon Montgomery


BC British Columbia

NEW! (02/07) VANCOUVER IC Support Group
Contact Shirley Oliver - 604-224-4722
E-mail: shirley.oliver@shaw.ca

Please contact for Shirley for meeting schedule and location.

Prince George I.C. Support Group and Info.
Darleen O'Neill 250-962-7943, e-mail: doneill@sd57.bc.ca
Brenda Daly 250-964-0948
This group meets on the fourth Wednesday of every month except for July, August and December. Meetings are held in room 105 at the Prince George Regional Hospital at 7:00 pm.

Comox - IC phone support only
Shirley Apsouris, 1-250-339-1240

Nanaimo - Sandy McNicol: 250-758-3207 - e-mail: Sandy McNicol


NF Labrador


MB Manitoba


NB New Brunswick


NF New Foundland


NT North West Territories


NS Novia Scotia
IC phone support only
Halifax - Liette Connor, RN 902-473-4186


ON Ontario
IC Support and Info. Group of Brantford
Helen Prince 519-752-2534

Please call for meeting information and IC phone support

IC phone support only
Cornwall - Francine Brisson 613-936-2016

IC Support and Info. Group of London
Carol Shaw 519-474-1680
Marilyn Cousins 519-438-1500

Marilyn's Email: spicegirl1500@rogers.com
2006 Meeting schedule:
Tuesday, February 28: 6:45 p.m. at the Fred Landon Branch of the London Public Library, 167 Wortley Road (Intersect Bruce St.), London. Come join us for a time to share experiences, listen to others, and to re-acquaint.
Tuesday, March 28: 6:45 p.m. at the Fred Landon Branch of the London Public Library, 167 Wortley Road (Intersect Bruce St.), London. Speaker to be announced.
Please call Carol or Marilyn above for additional meeting information and IC phone support.
Wednesday, May 17: 6:45 p.m. at the Landon Branch of the London Public Library. The address is 167 Wortley Road, London. The speaker is Mike Bethell of Bioniche who will present information on a new Cystistat study. For further info, contact Marilyn either by phone or email above.
Wednesday, October 17: 7:00 p.m. at the Landon Branch of the London Public Library. The address is 167 Wortley Road, London. The speaker will be announced soon. For further info, contact Marilyn either by phone or email above. Future meetings to be announced.

Updated! (01/06) IC Support and Info. Group of Ottawa
Inga Legere 613-839-6188, e-mail: ilegere2@hotmail.com
Anne Raina 613-733-5891

Support group meetings for those who have Interstitial Cystitis, and for anyone interested in learning about IC. We offer daytime and evening meetings. You are welcome to attend any meeting and do not need to be a member. Please join us to discuss your concerns, and to share helpful ideas about coping with this difficult disease. Please call for additional meeting information and IC phone support!


Our 2006 meetings dates are:
April 6 (Thursday), 1:00 p.m. at the City View United Church*
June 15 (Thursday), 7:00 p.m. at The Citizen Building**
September 5 (Tuesday), 7:00 p.m. at The Citizen Building**
November 9 (Thursday), 1:00 p.m. at the City View United Church*

*Daytime meetings will be held in the "Sunshine Room" at the City View United Church, 6 Epworth Ave. Follow Merivale Rd. south from Baseline Rd.; turn right onto Rossland (opposite Emerald Plaza - there's a gas station at that corner); proceed to Epworth which is on the left. You will see City View United Church. Go left into the parking lot and use the central door to the church. Parking is free.

**The Citizen Building is located at 1101 Baxter Road. From the Queensway, get off at the Pinecrest/Greenbank exit and head south (Greenbank). Just over the Queensway bridge turn left onto Iris. Proceed past the back of the Ikea Mall, and turn left onto Baxter. Free parking is available at the Citizen Building lot and adjacent roads. Use the main entrance door. The security guard will direct you to the meeting room.

IC Support and Info. Group of Toronto
Mary Andrisani 905-850-0589

Please call for meeting information and IC phone support


PE Prince Edward Island


QC Québec
IC phone support only
Montreal - Lise Laroque 514-524-7750 (French and English speaking)


SK Saskatchewan
IC phone support only
Saskatoon - Candy Zacharias 306-384-3094


YT Yukon

Please note that these groups are not affiliated with the IC Network. They function as independent groups. We remind everyone that support groups, group leaders or participants cannot give you personal medical advice. Their function is to provide personal support and to provide information on the many different options available for IC treatment and self care. If you attend a group and hear information on a treatment that you would like to try, please research that treatment carefully and discuss it with your personal medical care provider. Only that doctor can and should give you medical advice.


The Canada IC Resource Center
A special project by the ICN for our Canada colleagues & friends
URL: www.canadaic.com
Copyright, 2006 - All rights reserved
Created Dec 4, 2002 jho
Revised: 02/08/07 - jho