Thrive seeks to be a safe playful light hearted space where people can find a sense of belonging through connectivity on a small working farm. A shared venture where health and education unite to blend horses & other animal & natural therapies. Ancient sage
wisdom, traditional & progressive knowledge, cultural revival, economic development meets agri/aboriginal & multicultural tourism. The peaceful warriors/Iron John mentorships for our young adults/next generation who are in dire need to know that someone cares,
we care. Where an intergenerational woven tapestry with integrity, mercy & solidarity form a compassionate conspiracy of the shared heart, strengthening community & our country at large for generations to come, naturally.
How do we do that?
On a 58 acre small working farm, the ideal parcel of land for health & education, with nearly all infrastructure including fencing, paddocks, gardens, housing, bran & stables, private trail system & natural pond in place.
Take a look at some beautiful photos of our land
here.
Skilled professionals on the Thrive team & a generous outpouring of support from community volunteers to complete balance of needs which will bring Thrive Therapeutic Acres to its full fruitfulness & sustainability.
Between Calgary & Vancouver, with International airports in Kamloops and Kelowna, one & a half hours away.
A peaceful, private piece of paradise, backing onto forested mountains which connect one valley to another, to fresh water fishing lakes & rivers- First People's migratory systems!
Close to other recreation such as Canoe provincial water front boat launch, beach & park. Traditional pit houses, villages, pictographs, Splats'in, Enderby cultural center and Majestic cliffs. Sacred Mount Ida. Neskonalith head waters & Adam's Lake Salmon spawning
grounds- one of the largest in the world!
First class golf nearby & at 5 Star Quaaout lodge, Little Shuswap. Pierres Point & Sandy Point camp grounds. Tipi town near Herald's park waterfalls. The Dr. Mary Thomas cultural center. Haney Heritage Museum. Outstanding Rotary Turner creek side trail systems
weave from mountains through town. Home of BC parks award winning Shuswap Trail Alliance growing equine, cycling, hiking and running trail systems. World class snowmobiling, hang gliding, equine trails to ride, hiking, snowshoeing and cross country skiing
at Larch Hills ski resort, minutes away! Simamous, the houseboat capital of Canada just 30 minutes East. Shuswap Lake General Hospital, home & public schools, Okanagan college, Peace Park with free music featuring local musicians, for free, every Wednesday,
all summer long! Most other amenities are only 8 minutes away in beautiful downtown Salmon Arm.
Endorsed by Shuswap Family Resource Center, Shuswap Hospice Society, Shuswap Holistic Health Coalition, Shuswap Community Living Association & many more organizations, easy access & ideal location is everything to the success of Thrive.
Recently First Nations Health Authority & Interior Health Authorities have partnered with Community Living British Columbia to provide Cultural Competency and funding to/for many First Nation's intergenerational healing. Grateful for CLBC endorsement, Thrive
is proudly a participant in Canada's reconciliation and this rich diverse culture we are proud to call our home & nation, true north strong & free.
Human Resources:
Nanika Albricht is a graduate of I.S.I.S, a three year full time program in 'Expressive Arts Therapy'. She has experience in working therapeutically through the arts
since 2007. Nanika has worked with trauma and abuse at Women's Shelters, and has worked in healing attachment through Equine.
Nanika has applied her skills working with youth in the community through the 'Mandella Project\' where she worked therapeutically with youth through a full range of experiential and artistic mediums for several years and 'Aspiral Youth Partners Assoc. Nanika
is director of programs for children, youth and adults, in collaboration with horse, experiential/outdoor and expressive arts therapy, at Thrive Therapeutic Acres.
Tina Spear. Growing up in rural Canada has given Tina Spear an innate affinity and ability to connect with various animals as well as the practical knowledge and care required in working with them.
Having lived in New Zealand among its Aboriginal cultures for 14 years, and being of a diverse heritage, she also brings a wealth of cross-cultural experience and wisdom. Tina presently works with various aspects of recovery, from abuse to addictions- in
workshop training, counseling and life coaching. Having worked through her own recovery, she brings a wealth of emotional and intellectual intelligence along with compassion, empathy and understanding, carrying a voice to and for the voiceless. Tina is personally
acquainted with what it takes to be not merely a survivor but a "Thriver."
Jessica Landau is a lifelong equine enthusiast. She has her BA in psychology and a certificate in Career Development. She believes in the healing power of animals, nature and the breath to guide, transform and awaken one's strength and inner
potential.
Jessica's program focuses on Children and teens living with Autism as well as support for their family and caregivers. In cooperation with horses and other animals, using simple ground-work and centering exercises, Jessica gently assists those
struggling with self-worth, boundaries and communication. For clients who are searching for employment and life's purpose, she offers different perspectives and approaches to discovering stumbling blocks to to a fulfilling career creating a roadmap for success.
Renee Lacheur has combined a life-long passion for horses with a life-long commitment to individual and community wellness.
While still a teenager, Renee received her certification to teach riding and spent her summers in various youth camps, presenting horsemanship programs to youths with diverse back grounds and challenges. Renee began her professional career in the Security
Section of Correctional Services Canada. She facilitated restorative seminars, and life-skills work-shop.
Renee has received training in areas of substance abuse, sensitivity training, and coping with abusive beliefs. She has identified a need for youth remedial and healing programs and is excited about using Equine Assisted learning as a tool.
Renee brings not only her years of experience in horsemanship and dedication to the well-being of young people to THRIVE but also her skills and wisdom, inspiring and promoting emotional health through interaction and communication with horses.
Sky Stevens. From her childhood in trees & streams, to her youth in lakes & forests, wild places have shaped who Sky Stevens is. She has a degree in Outdoor recreation. Sky began bringing Nature into classrooms as an Outdoor Educator for
the Stanley Park Ecology Society in Vancouver. She went on to facilitate challenge courses across BC & Oregon, being the first female challenge course facilitator in the Vancouver area & her passion for experiential education grew. In her spare time, she led
students backpacking, canoeing, rappelling & more! She has been a first responder & trained in Wilderness First Aid. Sky is also a Certified Herbalist connecting students to plants & survival in the woods. Sky has delivered environmental education programs
at the grassroots, organizational & governmental level, has worked in partnership with Wild BC, BC Parks, Pacific Adventure Learning, BC Extreme, the Ministry of Natural Resources & the Ministry of Education, with countless opportunities connecting young people
to the outdoors in a meaningful way, supporting educators & developing strong sense of self & motivation to become stewards of our magnificent natural world.
Dean Trumbley is a proud father of five children and celebrates his aboriginal heritage (Metis). He was born and raised in the Vernon and surrounding area. Mr. Trumbley is a registered professional biologist and has conducted many studies
throughout British Columbia. He was a Scout Canada leader and trainer for over 5-years and loves working with youth of any age. Dean is also a Co-Host on an International outdoor adventure TV show. Dean`s true passion is the outdoors, learning to survive and
thrive in all types of ecosystems. He started training at a young age on outdoor survival under the guidance of his grandfather and father. He went onto complete Quest at 17-years of age. Dean has taken this knowledge as a gift and truly believes that it is
his duty to now share it with others. He looks forward to conducting similar camps as he has done through his company,
Thunder Boys Productions Inc. to help people Thrive.
Ed Campbell is a semi retired businessman who has lived here in the Shuswap area since 1978. He has always enjoyed the outdoors and his many hobbies
reflect that. He is an avid wood worker and specifically has taught himself how to build and restore wood and canvas canoes. In addition he also builds paddles, seats and other components for these canoes. His woodwork in not solely concerned with canoes however
as he also builds many other wood products.
Many years ago Ed was involved with a youth camp in the Prince George area where he taught a group of wayward youth how to build with logs. He found this very rewarding and looks forward to the opportunity to do similar things through “THRIVE”.
Ed is an experienced instructor having taught many courses in log house construction at the “B. Allan Mackie School of Log building”, the “Kamloops Native Band”, “Caribou College” in Kamloops and a number of Japanese students from Japan. Being a founding
father of “The International Log Builders Association” he maintains a strong connection to this industry through his son Brian who continues the family log building business.Ed would like the opportunity to pass on the skills of wood working and team building
to future generations while he is still able. The young people today will benefit from learning these skills of a bygone era from a man who is eager to pass them on.
There are many more that make up our board of directors, program facilitators that will bring in other workshops and events.
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