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The Vanier Institute of the Family is a national non-profit organization and a recognized authority on families in Canada.

The Dancing on the Edge Festival was launched 1988 as a project of the Firehall Theatre Society developed in response to a surge in dance activity in Vancouver and a need for presentation opportunities for dance artists from across Canada. Due to the success of the festival, in 1998 the Firehall was encouraged to create an independent body, the Dancing on the Edge Festival Society, with the support and encouragement from all three levels of funding bodies. Since that time, the Festival has opened doors and provided commission, residency, professional development and presentation support for the majority of British Columbia dance makers, and for many of Canada’s leading artists and companies, including Compagnie Marie Chouinard, Wen Wei Dance, Margie Gillis, Fortier Danse, Kidd Pivot, etc. In 2013, the Festival celebrated its 25th anniversary, a tremendous landmark for the Festival and for the celebration, presentation and health of contemporary dance in Canada.

Everett Koeller founded the Charitable Foundation of the Family in 1989 as an avenue to perform grass roots work in our community. His objective remains today as we strive to maximize donors’ contributions to helping those in need of our help. Over the years the Charitable Foundation of the Family has been able to focus its charitable giving to helping those that were not being helped by other community resources. The foundation is committed to maintaining flexible funding criteria to fill the gaps left by other welfare organizations that have understandably more specific program criteria. Our objective is to assist based on a real need and not on on specific criteria. Our supporters are made up of family, friends, business associates and those that believe in the work we are doing.