Registration - Organization

The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society / Luke Brimmage, Executive Director

Registration Information

Organization name: The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society
Senior Officer Name: Luke Brimmage, Executive Director
Senior Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2020-07-06
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 11581-3689

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 12

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 1

Version 6 of 10 (2025-01-02 to 2025-07-30)

Registration versions:

Version 6 of 10 (2025-01-02 to 2025-07-30)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will any of the lobbyists listed within this registration arrange a meeting between a public office holder and any other individual for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed below:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Ministry of Children and Family Development and BC Representative for Children and Youth: Communications will focus on the health, wellness and betterment of children and youth in care; advocacy for appropriate and just services for children, parents and families in contact with the ministry; pre and perinatal support and parenting education and support services; and, as well, issues of relevance to foster parents including but not limited to compensation, regulations, and standards.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Children and Families, Health, Housing, Mental Health and Addictions, Non-Profit Organization, Poverty
Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions, and Ministry of Health: Communications will focus on standards, infrastructure and availability of recovery and addictions services within the Interior Health region. Communications may also include compensation for community sector organizations in the provision of recovery and addictions services.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Children and Families, Health, Housing, Mental Health and Addictions, Non-Profit Organization
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing: Communications will focus on housing for the homeless, as well as infrastructure support for social services provision.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Housing, Infrastructure, Poverty
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction: Communications will include local strategies to combat homelessness and the negative impacts of poverty as proposed by the Kelowna Poverty Working Group.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Children and Families, Housing, Infrastructure, Non-Profit Organization, Poverty

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Children and Family Development
Community Living British Columbia
Health
Interior Health Authority
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Social Development and Poverty Reduction

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

John Yarschenko, Executive Director

Organization Contact Information

The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society

Address:
#8-2604 Enterprise Way
Kelowna, BC V1X 7Y5
Canada

Fax number: 250-763-4910

Description of Activities

Since inception, we have focused on families: we work preventatively with new parents and their infants; we counsel families who are struggling with their role; and we reach out to the youth of our community who are the most marginalized, street-entrenched and disenfranchised. Our other arm of services includes our Recovery and Addictions programs. As the largest provider of substance use resources for the local health authority, we provide Supported Recovery Housing, Adult Facility Based Treatment, Community Naloxone Training, Street Outreach, and Youth and Adult Withdrawal Management (‘detox’) services.

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Promised	Value Promised	Date Given	Value Given
No Records

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of the organization that has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity.

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

No government funding was requested or received within the preceding 12 months.

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests

The activities of The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.

Lobbyists Details

Lobbyists Employed by this Organization

Lobbyist

Contributions

Jenny Backeburg
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: No

Michele Hopkins
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: No

Kelly Paley
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: No

John Yarschenko
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: No

The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society

Name change history

Name change history
Name	From	To
The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society	2020-07-06	current

The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society

Senior Officer History
Senior Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Luke Brimmage	2025-10-20	Current
John Yarschenko	2022-11-02	2025-10-20
Celine Thompson	2020-07-06	2022-11-02

Luke Brimmage, Executive Director (Organization)

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Designated Filers are required to submit a Lobbying Activity Report for each lobbying activity with a senior public officer holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the designated filer) will appear on all in-house Lobbying Activity Reports, whether or not he/she participated in the activity.

Note: Lobbying Activity Reports are due on the 15^th day of each month for lobbying activities that took place in the previous month.

Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.

Results 1-12 of 12

The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Keith Godin, Executive Financial Officer & Assistant Deputy Minister | Children and Family Development
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-09-25
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: John Yarschenko, Luke Brimmage, Michele Hopkins
Posted date: 2025-10-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3689-46025 View Lobbying Activity Report
The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Sheila Malcolmson, Minister of Mental Health & Addictions | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-08-23
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Celine Thompson, John Yarschenko
Posted date: 2021-09-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3689-12341 View Lobbying Activity Report
The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Renee Merrifield, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-05-04
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Celine Thompson, John Yarschenko
Posted date: 2021-06-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3689-8850 View Lobbying Activity Report
The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Renee Merrifield, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-04-29
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Celine Thompson, John Yarschenko
Posted date: 2021-05-11
Lobbying Activity number: 3689-8848 View Lobbying Activity Report
The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Norm Letnick, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-04-29
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Celine Thompson, John Yarschenko
Posted date: 2021-05-10
Lobbying Activity number: 3689-8806 View Lobbying Activity Report
The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Norm Letnick, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-04-23
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Celine Thompson, John Yarschenko
Posted date: 2021-05-10
Lobbying Activity number: 3689-8804 View Lobbying Activity Report
The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Renee Merrifield, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Ben Stewart, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Norm Letnick, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-01-13
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Celine Thompson, John Yarschenko
Posted date: 2021-02-04
Lobbying Activity number: 3689-5627 View Lobbying Activity Report
The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Ben Stewart, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2020-12-23
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Celine Thompson
Posted date: 2021-01-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3689-5214 View Lobbying Activity Report
The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Sheila Malcomson, MInister | Mental Health and Addictions
Lobbying Activity date: 2020-12-07
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Celine Thompson
Posted date: 2021-01-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3689-5212 View Lobbying Activity Report
The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Renee Merrifield, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Norm Letnick, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Ben Stewart, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2020-12-04
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Celine Thompson
Posted date: 2021-01-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3689-5208 View Lobbying Activity Report
The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Norm Letnick, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2020-08-28
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Celine Thompson
Posted date: 2020-09-16
Lobbying Activity number: 3689-2759 View Lobbying Activity Report
The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Adrian Dix, Minister of Health | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Norm Letnick, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Judy Darcy, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Susan Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer | Interior Health Authority
- Tami Lund, Executive Director of Service | Children and Family Development
Lobbying Activity date: 2020-07-06
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Celine Thompson
Posted date: 2020-09-16
Lobbying Activity number: 3689-2726 View Lobbying Activity Report

Luke Brimmage, Executive Director (Organization)

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Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.

Results 1-12 of 12

The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Keith Godin, Executive Financial Officer & Assistant Deputy Minister | Children and Family Development
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-09-25
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: John Yarschenko, Luke Brimmage, Michele Hopkins
Posted date: 2025-10-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3689-46025 View Lobbying Activity Report

Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society / Luke Brimmage, Executive Director

Registration Information

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Version 6 of 10 (2025-01-02 to 2025-07-30)

Version 6 of 10 (2025-01-02 to 2025-07-30)

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Organization Contact Information

Description of Activities

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests