Customizable Educational Workshops

Our Education Department works in partnership with northern communities, Indigenous organizations, and service providers to deliver culturally grounded, trauma-informed, and community-led education. All workshops are free of charge and can be tailored to meet the needs of each community.

Goals of the Education Department

Positive Living North recognizes that HIV/AIDS/HCV touch all of humanity and can affect anyone. Thus the goals of the Educational Department are to:

Identify the educational needs of individuals and groups and facilitate their learning.
Increase public awareness and learning regarding the social issues that impact the HIV/HCV epidemics.

Our Educators

Our Educators are from diverse backgrounds.
They have many years’ experience facilitating educational events and working in the health care and social service fields.
They live in the north and understand the issues people face in northern BC.
We have three Positive Living North communities that provide educational services. Choose the one nearest you!
PLN – Prince George: Covering Prince George and area, Quesnel, McBride, Valemount, Vanderhoof, Fraser Lake, Burns Lake, Fort St. James, and surrounding communities.
Located at #1 – 1563 2nd Avenue. Contact: Phone 250-562-1172 or toll free 1-888-438-2437 or by emailing [email protected]
PLN – Bulkley Valley (Smithers BC): Covering the Hazeltons, Smithers, Houston, Terrace, Kitimat, Prince Rupert, Burns Lake, and surrounding communities.
Located at 3862 F Broadway Street. Contact: Phone 250-877-0042 or toll Free 1-866-877-0042 or by emailing [email protected]
PLN – Fort St. John: Covering the Chetwynd, Fort St. John, Dawson Creek, Taylor, Tumbler Ridge, Fort Nelson and surrounding communities.
Located at 104-10142, 101 Ave Contact: Phone 250-785-4261 or toll Free 1-888-438-2437 or by emailing [email protected]

We Deliver Workshops On:

HIV/AIDS/HCV 101: Learn the basics of HIV, AIDS, and Hepatitis C, how these infections are transmitted, and how to keep yourself and your community safe.
Healthy Relationships: Explore what healthy relationships look like, including consent, communication, boundaries, and how healthy relationships can reduce HIV risk.
Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation: Learn the differences between sex and gender, explore 2SLGBTQIA+identities terminology, and celebrate diversity in our communities.
STIs (Sexually Transmitted Infections): Learn about common STI’s, prevention methods, testing, and how to protect your sexual health.
Historical Trauma and the Impacts on HIV Prevalence: Understand how colonialism, residential schools, systemic racism, and intergenerational trauma impact health outcomes and increase vulnerability to HIV and other STBBI’s.
Harm Reduction: Learn practical strategies to reduce risks of HIV, Hepatitis C, and overdose, including safer use practices, naloxone training, and reducing harm related to shared equipment.
Cultural Safety & Decolonial Practices: Explore Indigenous-led approaches to healing, cultural safety, and how decolonial practices strengthen community wellness.

HIV/AIDS/HCV 101
Learn the basics of HIV, AIDS, and Hepatitis C, how these infections are transmitted, and how to keep yourself and your community safe.

Healthy Relationships
Explore what healthy relationships look like, including consent, communication, boundaries, and how healthy relationships can reduce HIV risk.

Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation
Learn the differences between sex and gender, explore 2SLGBTQIA+identities terminology, and celebrate diversity in our communities.

STIs (Sexually Transmitted Infections)
Learn about common STI’s, prevention methods, testing, and how to protect your sexual health.

Historical Trauma and the Impacts on HIV Prevalence
Understand how colonialism, residential schools, systemic racism, and intergenerational trauma impact health outcomes and increase vulnerability to HIV and other STBBI’s.

Harm Reduction
Learn practical strategies to reduce risks of HIV, Hepatitis C, and overdose, including safer use practices, naloxone training, and reducing harm related to shared equipment.

Cultural Safety & Decolonial Practices
Explore Indigenous-led approaches to healing, cultural safety, and how decolonial practices strengthen community wellness.

Frontline Warriors

Frontline Warriors is a community-driven education and leadership initiative that centers the voices, knowledge, and lived experiences of people who are living with or affected by HIV, Hepatitis C, STBBI’s, substance use, and intergenerational trauma.

Frontline Warriors contribute to education through storytelling, peer engagement, and community-led knowledge sharing. Their experiences strengthen our workshops by grounding them in real-world realities, cultural context, and community resilience.

For more information, please contact PLN and refer to the Education Department.

Outreach HIV/AIDS Educator

Positive Living North – Fort St. John offers an Outreach HIV/AIDS Educator who provides prevention education and awareness services in the northeast region of British Columbia.

HIV/AIDS & HCV touch all of humanity and can affect anyone, yet they remain a taboo topic in our Northeastern BC community. Many people are uncomfortable talking about sex, drugs, and other high-risk activities. Those who do engage in these activities sense this stigma, and avoid dialogue for fear of discrimination. Stigma and discrimination is one of the reasons why HIV & HCV are still spreading. The goal of this work is to remove this stigma in our community so that HIV/AIDS & HCV related issues can be discussed openly and honestly without fear. Dialogue leads to awareness; awareness is prevention; and an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.