2023 Conference

The Mamingwey Burn Society is delighted to be hosting their next conference! This educational event is open to anyone affected by a burn injury, including all burn survivors, their families and friends, and all burn unit health care providers and firefighters to attend. The conference will take place on Friday, October 20th starting in the early afternoon, and all day on Saturday October 21st at the Canad Inns Polo Park Hotel in Winnipeg.

Our theme this year is ‘Small Steps, Big Impact, and our keynote speaker is Lea Elder, a burn survivor as well as a burn nurse. Lea was burned in a house fire when she was a child, and after attending a burn camp, her life was transformed. Not only does she now work with burn survivors, she is also on the Board of Directors at the Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation in California. The conference will also include sessions given by health care professionals on ‘Microaggression’, ’The Effects of Trauma’, and ‘Grief after Loss’; there will be sharing circles, a panel presentation featuring local survivors, as well as a dinner with entertainment to complete the conference. Please consider joining us. To register, email us at registration@mamingwey.ca and for more information, email barb@mamingwey.ca

2023 Mamingwey Conference Brochure Side 1

2023 Mamingwey Conference Brochure Side 1


2023 Mamingwey Conference Poster

2023 Mamingwey Conference Poster


2023 Mamingwey Conference Brochure Side 2

2023 Mamingwey Conference Brochure Side 2


2022 Thomas Hart Memorial Scholarship Recipients

We congratulated 5 successful recipients of the Thomas W Hart Memorial Scholarship at our conference on September 10, 2022. Successful candidate Darian Lourenco was presented his award by members of the Hart family.

Not pictured are recipients Devon Hart, Natasha Partick, Shay-Lee Jackson, and Abigail Furutani.

Pictured above right to left – John Hart, Karen Hart, Hazel Booth, Timothy Gosnell, Loretta Gosnell, Darian Lourenco, and Tom Booth.

Mamingwey Chat!

Mamingwey Chat is an online support group and a great opportunity to connect with other burn survivors. All burn survivors, family members, friends, burn unit staff and firefighters are welcome. These meetings generally take place on the second Tuesday of each month. Please contact barb@mamingwey.ca for more information or to get the Zoom link.

Our New Logo!

Our deepest appreciation to Canadian artist Kal Barteski for modifying our logo! Kal created the original Mamingwey Burn Survivor Society logo back in 2003. As we are now the Mamingwey Burn Society Inc., Kal has graciously made the changes for us. Thanks so much Kal! If you would like to learn more about Kal or view her artwork or learn about her Polar Bear Fund, please visit her website!