Who then can so softly bind up the wound of another as [s]he who has felt the same wound [her]self? -Thomas Jefferson, cited in Ferguson (1996), Health Online, p. vii

New Brunswick

Tantramar Breast Cancer Support Group
Location: 10 Albion St., Sackville, NB
The Tantramar Breast Cancer Support Group meets on the 2nd Monday of each month from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. For more information please call Cathy Leblanc at 506-536-3821.

Breast Friends of Charlotte County
Location: Charlotte County Hospital, 3 Garden Road, St.Stephen, NB
Breast Friends of Charlotte County (Breast & Women’s Gynecological Cancer Support Group) meets on the 2nd Monday of each month from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. For more information, contact Shirley Johnston at (506) 466-2818 or Kim Ross at (506) 465-4444.

The Supporting Sisters Breast Cancer Support Group
Location: YMCA, 30 War Veterans Avenue, Moncton, NB
The Supporting Sisters Breast Cancer Support Group meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. For more information, please call Frances Coughlan at (506) 858-5676.

Breast Cancer Survivors Fredericton (NBBCN)
Location: Fredericton Medical Clinic, 5th Floor Boardroom, 1015 Regent Street
Breast Cancer Survivors Fredericton (NBBCN) meets the 2nd Thursday from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. For more information, contact Eleanor McCloskey at (506) 460-1019 or Shasta Merlini at (506) 459-0014.

Saint John Breast & Women’s Gynecological Cancers Support Group
Location: 9th Floor, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Women’s Centre, Saint John, NB
The Saint John Breast & Women’s Gynecological Cancers Support Group meets the 3rd Wednesday each month from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. For more information, contact Val Landry at (506) 657-3873.

Sussex Cancer Support Group
Location: All Seasons Restaurant, Main St., Sussex, NB
The Sussex Cancer Survivors Support Group meets the 4th Tuesday at the All Seasons Restaurant from 6:00 pm to 9:00pm. Ordering from the menu starts at 6:00pm and the program usually gets started about 7:15 p.m. Call Brenda Graham, (506) 433-5028, or Joyce Bean, (506) 433-5652, for more information and/or to reserve your seat.

Newfoundland & Labrador

The Bay St.George-Stephenville Cancer Support Group
Location: St.Anne’s Hall, West Street, Stephenville, NL
The Bay St.George-Stephenville Cancer Support Group meets the first Wednesday each month at St.Anne’s Hall on Wednesday, January 5, 2011, from 7:30pm to 8:30pm. For more information, please call Joan Fromm (709) 643-3425 or Joyce Strong (709) 643-3021.

Corner Brook Cancer Support Group
Location: Seniors Echo Club, 103 West Street, Corner Brook, NL
The Corner Brook Cancer Support Group meets the 3rd Sunday starting at 2:00 pm. For more information, please call Ann McHugh (709) 785-2176 or Agnes at (709) 634-4088.

Sharing Our Strength (SOS) Breast Cancer Support Group
Location: At a member’s home, Torbay, NL
The SOS Breast Cancer Support Group meets the 3rd Sunday at a member’s home, starting at 2 pm. For more information, please call Peggy Manning at (709) 437-1549 or Joan Aucoin at (709) 364-8716.

Marystown Cancer Support Group
Location: Creston South United Church, Marystown, NL
The Marystown Cancer Support Group meets the 3rd Monday of each month from 7:45pm to 9:15pm. For more information, please call Linda Olford (709) 894-4892 or Ray Baker (709) 279-2356.

Gathering of Friends Cancer Support Group
Location: PADA, Area Development Building, Placentia, NL
The Gathering of Friends Cancer Support Group meets the 3rd Monday of each month from 7:30pm to 9:30pm. For more information, please call Theresa Collins at (709) 227-2432.

Burgeo Cancer Support Group
Location: Calder Health Care Centre, Conference Room, Burgeo, NL
The Burgeo Cancer Support Group meets on the 4th Tuesday each month from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at the Calder Health Care Centre. For more information, please call Brenda Strickland (709) 886-2121.

Twillingate & New World Island Breast Cancer Support Group
Location: Lion’s Den, Twillingate or Community Hall, New World Island, NL
The Twillingate & New World Island Breast Cancer Support Group meets the 4th Tuesday each month from 2:00pm to 3:30pm. For more information, please call Madeline Young at (709) 884-5994.

Fogo Island Cancer Support Group
Location: Fogo Island Hospital
The Fogo Island Cancer Support Group meets the 4th Thursday from 7:30pm to 8:30pm. For more information, please email Shirley Penney at penney_shirley@hotmail.com

Nova Scotia

Shelburne County Cancer Support Group
Meets every 2nd Tuesday of the month
Location: Sobeys Community Centre, Shelburne
Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Facilitator: Don Dolan
Phone:  (902) 875-4144 (Ext. 286)

Yarmouth Breast Cancer Support Group
Meets the 3rd Monday of the month
Location:  Superstore Community Room, Starrs Road, Yarmouth
Time:  7:00pm to 9:00pm
Facilitator:  Edie d’Entremont
Phone:  (902) 742-4176

Best Buds Breast Cancer Support Group
Meets the 3rd Thursday of the month (except July & August)
Location: Wolfville Library C@P room, Front Street, Wolfville
Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Facilitator: Sheila Richardson
Phone: (902) 542-0909/(902) 670-5560

Kingston/Greenwood Living with Cancer Support Group
Meets the 3rd Monday of the month (except July & August)
Location: St. Mark’s Chapel Annex, Greenwood
Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Facilitator: Lloyd Graham & Lynda Pierce
Phone: (902) 765-6133/(902) 765-3055

Hope Chest Breast Cancer Support Group
Meets the 3rd Thursday of the month (except July & August)
Location: East End Medical Centre, 1019 Prince Street, Truro
Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Facilitators: Norma Hoddinott & Jeanne Matheson
Phone: (902) 895-8952 & (902) 662-2325

Women Alike Breast Cancer Support Group
Meets the last Monday of the month
Location: Aberdeen Hospital, 835 East River Road, New Glasgow
Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Facilitator: Joanne Cumminger
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Antigonish Women Alike Breast Cancer Support Group
Meets the 1st Tuesday of the month (except July & August)
Location: CACL (Community Centre), Kirk Street, Antigonish
Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Facilitator: Charlene Porter
Phone: (902) 867-4436

Evanston Cancer Support Group
Meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month.
Location: Strait Richmond Hospital
Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Facilitator: Heather Brander
Phone: (902) 867-4707

Northside Breast Cancer Support Group
Meets the 2nd Thursday of the month (except July & August)
Location: St. Giles Presbyterian Hall, 49 Campbell Street Extension
Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Facilitators: Emily Smith & Donna Healey
Phone: (902) 794-7150 & (902) 736-8953

Pink Panthers!
Breast Cancer Action Nova Scotia’s new support group
Meets the 3rd Monday at 6:30pm at the BCANS Resource Centre.
Mill Cove Plaza, 967 Bedford Highway, Suite, 205, Bedford (above Lawtons Drugs
- enter through the Medical Clinic entrance).
Our focus is on fun and empowerment.
Facilitators:  Kim Bookholt & Bernice Perry
RSVP:  (902) 465-2685

Breast Quest Breast Cancer Support Group
Meets the 1st Monday of the month (except July & August)
Location: At a member’s house – location varies.
Time: 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Facilitator: Delores Smiley
Phone: (902) 792-2683

Dartmouth Living with Cancer Support Group
Meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month (except July & August)
Location: Dartmouth General Hospital, Pleasant Street, Dartmouth
Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Phone: (902) 460-4540

Halifax Living with Cancer Support Group
Meets the 1st Wednesday of the month (except July & August)
Location: The Lodge that Gives, 5826 South Street, Halifax
Time: 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Facilitator: Mary Beth Clark
Phone: (902) 423-3942

Canadian Cancer Society – Nova Scotia Division
5826 South Street, #1 Halifax, NS B3H 1S6
(902) 423-6183 (ph)
(902) 429-6563 (fax)

Prince Edward Island

PEI Breast Cancer Support Group
Location: Sherwood Church of the Nazarene, 40 Woodlawn Drive, Charlottetown, PE
The PEI Breast Cancer Support Group meets the first Monday of each month from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. For more information, please contact Glenda Gallant at (902) 894-5454 or Judy Donovan Whitty at (902)569-3496.

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