Member Spotlight

  Bruce is a proud member of Western Canada Peer Training Society and currently the Peer Support Practice Lead at the Alex. This leadership position is one of the few true lived-experience leadership positions in Western Canada. Bruce provides mentorship and direct support to 14 peer supporters across six programs ranging from street outreach, to housing, to medical services. 

In the past year he has been invited to attend the Governor General’s Round Table and Symposium on mental health representing the Alex’s perspective in advancing and recognizing the value of peer support  as a bridge  in the community. Bruce is currently co-designing a Train the Trainer program in collaboration with Western Canada Peer Training Society. His extensive experience and knowledge enables him to empower new staff to utilize peer support to engage those individuals often stigmatized by more conventional systems. 

Peer Support responds to this disconnect by building trust through lived experience. Healing begins with connection, and peers foster connection grounded in empathy and mutuality. Peer support workers walk alongside individuals as they navigate complex health, economic, and social issues, offering understanding and support that clinical services cannot provide.