Ostomy Canada Society

Watch STUCK: an ostomy-inspired short film based on the real experience of Ostomy Canada Ambassador Raimo Strangis. Watch the full 10-minute film: youtube.com/watch?v=2VMtPA… #OstomyAwareness #ShortFilm #Ostomy

This #GivingTuesday, your gift is matched 1:1 by Hollister. Help Canadians living with an ostomy—like Parker and Ryan—find confidence, community, and support. Double your impact today. 🔗ostomycanada.ca/donations #OstomyCanada

Canadians came together for #StepUpForOstomy 2025! 💙 See the highlights, top fundraisers & national impact: 👉 ostomycanada.ca/blog/2025/step… #SUFO2025 #OstomyAwareness #OstomyCanada

Learn the science behind Ostoform’s FlowAssist™ and how it helps prevent leaks and irritation. 🗓️ EN: Nov 4 ----- Découvrez la science derrière FlowAssist™ d’Ostoform et comment elle aide à réduire les fuites et l’irritation. 🗓️ FR : 5 nov 🔗 ostomycanada.ca/events/webinars

🎬 This Saturday! Don’t miss STUCK, a powerful short film sponsored by #OstomyCanada, premiering at the Hamilton & Barrie Film Festivals Oct 25! Inspired by "With Little Means" by Ambassador Raimo Strangis — who’ll be at the Hamilton screening! 🎟️ ostomycanada.ca/events

🎬 STUCK, proudly sponsored by Ostomy Canada, debuts Oct 25 at the Hamilton & Barrie Film Festivals! A story of music, ostomy surgery & second chances — inspired by With Little Means by Raimo Strangis. 🎟️ Tickets $12: ostomycanada.ca/events/upcomin… #OstomyCanada

Today is World Ostomy Day 💙 As Canada Steps Up For Ostomy, we honour the courage of people living with an ostomy. Make a difference: Donate or give In Memory to support a stronger community. 🔗 stepupforostomy.ca #WorldOstomyDay

👟✨ Step Up For Ostomy 2025 is happening Oct 4–5 across Canada! Walk, connect & fundraise in support of Canadians living with an ostomy. 💙 Find your local event & join us: stepupforostomy.ca #StepUpForOstomy #OstomyAwareness #WeWalkTogether

📢 Ostomy Canada Webinar TONIGHT! 🗓 Thur, Sept 25 | 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT Topic: Preventing leakage & protecting peristomal skin, featuring Convatec’s Christie Kristo (NSWOC) & Laura Williamson ⚠️ Not recorded – attend live! Register: ostomycanada.ca/events/webinar… #Convatec

Step Up For Ostomy 2025 gear is here! 🎉 Hollister-sponsored tees + banners are shipping nationwide—our first coordinated effort in years. Thanks to our national office for organizing this, and director Janet Paquet for handling shipping (pictured with Eileen Forbes & husband).

Testimony Tuesday📢 “I'm stepping up for ostomy to lend my 36 years of experience living with my ostomy. I want to be the advocate I needed all those years ago and to pave a path that was very rocky for me!" - Lisa Gausman, Ostomy Canada volunteer. 🔗justgiving.com/page/lisa-gaus….

🌟 The September 2025 edition of Ostomy Canada Connects E-News is here! Inspiring stories, wellness tips, events & more for the ostomy community. 👉 Read now: ostomycanada.ca/blog/2025/osto…

North Vancouver’s Alex MacInnis has done something incredible—he completed the Squamish 50/50, two ultramarathons in two days (130 km total), all while living with a permanent ileostomy. Read Alex’s full recap and watch his CBC News feature: l ostomycanada.ca/blog/2025/alex…

Vancouver – Step Up For Ostomy! 🌟 📅 Oct 4 ⏰ Meet 10:30 AM | Walk 11 AM 📍 Lafarge Lake, Coquitlam 🚶 Awareness Walk 🎟️ 50/50 Raffle ☕ Refreshments & social time 🪑 Bring a chair 💙 Support Canadians with an ostomy. 👉 Register: stepupforostomy.ca/event/step-up-…

Chatham – Step Up For Ostomy! 🌟 📅 Oct 4, 1–3 PM 🚶 Awareness Walk 🏷️ Ostomy vendors 🎉 Auction 🍔 Food trucks 👕 FREE T-shirts! 💙 Support Canadians living with an ostomy. 👉 Register: l8r.it/4ILn

Halifax – Step Up For Ostomy! 🌟 📅 Oct 4, 2 PM 📍 Woodlawn United Church, Dartmouth 🚶 Awareness Walk 💪 Guest speaker (fitness focus) ☕ Refreshments 👕 T-shirts 💙 Support Canadians living with an ostomy. 👉 Register: l8r.it/QxB3 #StepUpForOstomy #OstomyHalifax

⛳ Swing for a cause! Join us on Oct 4, 2025, at Angel's View Golf Course, Oakville, for Halton-Peel Ostomy Support Group's 4th Annual Golf Tournament — supporting the Ostomy Canada Youth Camp. Register now: ostomycanada.ca/blog/events/ha… #GolfForACause #OstomyCanada #YouthCamp

Testimony Tuesday: Meet Tiffany “I’m stepping up for ostomy as I almost died in 1992 at age 11. I needed a blood transfusion due to ulcerative colitis, but my parents were in a cult that didn't allow it. The ileostomy saved my life!” Read her story at l8r.it/xVty

Ottawa – Get ready to Step Up For Ostomy! 🌟 📅 Sept 20, 10:30 AM 📍 Hog’s Back Park 🥗 Potluck picnic, fundraiser & community time 👕 T-shirts $20 💙 Support Canadians living with an ostomy. 👉 Register: l8r.it/03qt #StepUpForOstomy #OttawaEvents #OttawaOstomy