This week on Echo Essentials, Chris sits down with Bernadette Lindsay, Fund Development Coordinator at the Nipissing Serenity Hospice, to uncover the financial truths behind hospice care in Ontario. From eye-opening budget gaps to heartwarming community efforts, this episode is dives into what it really takes to keep the doors open and the lights on for end-of-life care facilities.

Bernadette and Chris detail the surprising dollar number that must be fundraised every year just to cover what the provincial government wont. They also debrief the Hike for Hospice fundraiser, and how the local event shattered expectations, raising over $145,000!