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United Nations is the Leading Protector of Refugees

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|Date: November 18, 2021
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United Nations is the Leading Protector of Refugees

Ann Atkinson remembers sitting in a darkened movie theatre at just five years old, intently watching the ...

Ann Atkinson remembers sitting in a darkened movie theatre at just five years old, intently watching the grainy, black-and-white newsreels of refugees fleeing Poland and Czechoslovakia ...

November 18, 2021
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A Legacy of Healing and the Power of a Will: Dr. Polina Parizeau’s Story

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|Date: October 21, 2021
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A Legacy of Healing and the Power of a Will: Dr. Polina Parizeau’s Story

Dr. Polina Parizeau dedicated her life to caring for others, leaving behind a legacy of healing that will ...

Dr. Polina Parizeau dedicated her life to caring for others, leaving behind a legacy of healing that will continue because of the generous gift she made to the Victoria Hospitals Foundation (VHF) in h ...

October 21, 2021
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Life Lessons From A Surprising Place

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|Date: August 25, 2021
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Life Lessons From A Surprising Place

The blue cedar shakes change colour in the daily light at Glen Brae Manor, one of Canuck Place Children’s ...

The blue cedar shakes change colour in the daily light at Glen Brae Manor, one of Canuck Place Children’s Hospice’s two pediatric hospice locations where little patients in BC and Yukon receive expert ...

August 25, 2021
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At Boys and Girls Clubs every kid is amazing

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|Date: April 21, 2021
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At Boys and Girls Clubs every kid is amazing

At Boys and Girls Clubs of South Coast BC (BGC), we believe that every kid is amazing. And we know that b ...

At Boys and Girls Clubs of South Coast BC (BGC), we believe that every kid is amazing. And we know that by seeing and hearing them, they’ll believe it too! That is why, for 85 years, BGC has been givi ...

April 21, 2021
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NIWRA – Supporting Us Means Supporting Ill, Injured & Orphaned Wildlife

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|Date: February 08, 2021
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NIWRA – Supporting Us Means Supporting Ill, Injured & Orphaned Wildlife

Founded in 1985, the North Island Wildlife Recovery Association (NIWRA) tends to animals with all types o ...

Founded in 1985, the North Island Wildlife Recovery Association (NIWRA) tends to animals with all types of needs, including birds with broken wings, orphaned black bears, electrocuted eagles and much ...

February 08, 2021
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ROOTED IN GENEROSITY: Lynne’s Story of Giving Back

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|Date: November 25, 2020
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ROOTED IN GENEROSITY: Lynne’s Story of Giving Back

A community changed by tragedy and empowered by social conscience. Memories of 1960s Wales. A beloved aun ...

A community changed by tragedy and empowered by social conscience. Memories of 1960s Wales. A beloved aunt’s generosity. These inspire local couple, Lynne and John, to name the Victoria Hospitals Foun ...

November 25, 2020
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Offering Help to Island Kids and Youth

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|Date: July 16, 2020
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Offering Help to Island Kids and Youth

As the pace of our lives has slowed in recent months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have collectively h ...

As the pace of our lives has slowed in recent months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have collectively had time to reflect on the things that matter most. Perhaps you’ve pulled your loved ones closer ...

July 16, 2020
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For the Love of Africa

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|Date: November 01, 2019
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For the Love of Africa

There’s no shortage of Canadian charities doing important work. Most of us, however, want to ensure that ...

There’s no shortage of Canadian charities doing important work. Most of us, however, want to ensure that the time and money we’re donating are making a maximum impact and that our charity-of-choice is ...

November 01, 2019
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My Friend’s House

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|Date: November 01, 2019
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My Friend’s House

Linda Murphy, a 57-year-old real estate agent with Toronto’s Royal LePage, has spent the last seven month ...

Linda Murphy, a 57-year-old real estate agent with Toronto’s Royal LePage, has spent the last seven months hiking across the Pacific Crest Trail, which is over 4,000 km long and equivalent in length a ...

November 01, 2019
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Cycling with VG4A

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|Date: May 15, 2019
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Cycling with VG4A

My husband and I had only lived in Victoria a few months when, while out cycling, we came upon a group of ...

My husband and I had only lived in Victoria a few months when, while out cycling, we came upon a group of Victoria Grandmothers for Africa (VG4A) riders. Stopping to help a VG4A rider with a mechanica ...

May 15, 2019
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Before & After: Joan Thompson

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|Date: May 01, 2019
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Before & After: Joan Thompson

Joan Thompson has a long road ahead – 8,000km long! The retired music teacher, writer, keen traveller and ...

Joan Thompson has a long road ahead – 8,000km long! The retired music teacher, writer, keen traveller and dedicated volunteer will be hitting the road this month to cycle across Canada to raise awaren ...

May 01, 2019
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Where Compassion and Empathy Intersect

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|Date: May 01, 2019
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Where Compassion and Empathy Intersect

They say charity begins at home. I’m not so sure. Kent Macaulay grew up on a grain farm in southwestern S ...

They say charity begins at home. I’m not so sure. Kent Macaulay grew up on a grain farm in southwestern Saskatchewan. Wholesome. Canadian. Fibrous. Like many, he gave to charities and causes when and ...

May 01, 2019
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Visit Burns Bog

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|Date: January 31, 2019
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Visit Burns Bog

Nestled in the middle of the Lower Mainland in the heart of Delta is the largest raised peatland on the w ...

Nestled in the middle of the Lower Mainland in the heart of Delta is the largest raised peatland on the west coast of North America—Burns Bog. That is only a few of the accolades heaped on Burns Bog. ...

January 31, 2019
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Feeding the Children

Posted by Charlotte Sheldrake
|Date: November 01, 2018
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Feeding the Children

The irony of children going to school hungry in the heart of one of BC’s most acclaimed food and wine reg ...

The irony of children going to school hungry in the heart of one of BC’s most acclaimed food and wine regions is not lost on Fatima Da Silva, chef-operator of the vineyard-based gourmet restaurant Vin ...

November 01, 2018
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Letting Go

Posted by Angela Junker
|Date: September 01, 2018
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Letting Go

Remember what it was like being newly married and setting up your first home, excited and eager to begin ...

Remember what it was like being newly married and setting up your first home, excited and eager to begin building a lifetime of precious memories? The thought of growing old seemed so far away. But ti ...

September 01, 2018
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