When he immigrated to Canada from Germany at the age of 18, John Volken says, he had less than $100 in his pocket. He started at the bottom, working as a labourer on farms and construction sites and ...

In southern Gilbert, where Val Vista Drive meets Hunt Highway and gives way to open desert, there sits a working ranch that can house nearly 150 horses for riders and owners from around the East ...

A prominent addiction recovery facility in Surrey has decided not to appeal a shutdown order following numerous allegations of misconduct. The Ministry of Health, via the Assisted Living Registry, ...

The operators of a well-known residential drug treatment facility based in Surrey and Langley are speaking out in their own defence, after being partially shut down by the government. The John Volken ...

Philosopher and writer Deepak Chopra says everyone is addicted to something. In a question-and-answer session before the grand opening of the John Volken Academy in Surrey today, the bestselling ...

Drug addicts enrolled for recovery services at the John Volken Academy in Surrey, B.C. spend a substantial part of their two years labouring excessive hours, according to substantiated ...

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A Gilbert ranch that teaches students farming and life skills while they stay sober is home to 24 men, but it will soon open its gates to 60 more students, including women. The Welcome Home Ranch ...

From a furniture empire to a charitable foundation helping addicts in recovery and children in poverty, John Volken is the definition of a philanthropist. In 1960, a young Volken immigrated to Canada ...