Author: The Haven

By Sande Waters. Sande and Shirley Serviss are The Haven’s 2012 artists in residence. I’ve spent many hours preparing a powerpoint presentation of my artistic journey over the…

By Ellery Littleton. Ellery will be offering his memoir-writing program From Memory to Memoir at The Haven October 26–28, 2012 & November 1–3, 2013.  “To write a memoir is…

There are many great reviews on amazon.com of Jock McKeen and Ben Wong’s The Illuminated Heart: Perspectives on East-West Psychology and Thought. Here is one example, by Michele…

By Gwen Ewan. This article was first published in 2008. Gwen passed away on August 15 2012 and is greatly missed. I am sometimes asked “Why does The…

By Ernie McNally The other day I was telling my friend Sylvia Edlund how excited I am to be sitting in with Eric Bibb, to help out with…

The following words were read out at the final performance of this year’s KITS season, following the announcement of the Mackenzie Dickson/Annika Raithby Youth Leadership Scholarship endowed by…

By Bennet Wong & Jock McKeen The excellent video about Come Alive on the Haven website states that “Since 1983 Come Alive has helped thousands of people communicate…

On Friday July 27 the backstage room in Phoenix (formerly P3) was officially named The Bing Room in honour of Andrew Bing. Here the Haven Foundation Board and…

Acknowledging 25 Years of KITS at The Haven From Haven Foundation Board, July 2012 Denise Goldbeck is a remarkable human being. She has shown incredible courage in stepping…

By Bennet Wong & Jock McKeen, co-founders of The Haven Denise Goldbeck is the creator and leader of Kids in the Spotlight, now in its 25th year at…

By Paul Walton. First published in The Nanaimo Daily News, May 19, 2012 The Illuminated Heart: Perspectives on East-West Psychology and Thought by Jock McKeen & Ben Wong,…

To celebrate the graduation of the 2012 students in the Haven International Diploma in Leadership and Counselling, here are some photos of the occasion and a short article…