3 days Vital People: Helmet Head Canada toy drives spread joy on Vancouver Island Scott Ferron loves to ride his Harley Davidson motorcycles and his fuzzy, bright red Muppet head helmet gets lots of attention. "Everyone really notices where you are," says the founder of Helmet Head Canada. "They[...]
1 week Vital People: Helping newcomers find belonging and community English as a second language classes are among the many services the Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria offers newcomers. "Last month, we helped 800 newcomers that came into the Greater Victoria area — they're refugees,[...]
2 weeks Vital People: Turtlepod Project in Campbell River could help the homeless feel safe Shawn Decaire is excited to show us one of the turtlepod prototypes for people experiencing homelessness in Campbell River. The mobile sleep pod has a novel design. It's compact but expandable, insulated, and safe. "It's not[...]
3 weeks Vital People: Lifetime Networks fundraising gala returns after COVID hiatus There are lots of silent auction prizes to unwrap at Lifetime Networks this week, as the Victoria non-profit gets ready for an important fundraising gala. "It's been a three-year-hiatus from it and we're really excited[...]
1 month Vital People: Cool Aid Society fundraisers help to make a difference Sandy Merriman House is an emergency shelter for women run by the Victoria Cool Aid Society that houses about 25 women at any given time. "We unfortunately can't shelter everybody who needs it, but we[...]
1 month Vital People: The Mustard Seed Food Bank needs more volunteers At Victoria's Mustard Seed Food Bank, the demand for help is increasing every day as more and more people struggle to make ends meet. "Prices of gas are higher, everything is expensive now, groceries are[...]
1 month Vital People: Greater Victoria now has more than 650 little free libraries There are now more than 650 little free libraries in Greater Victoria and as Tess van Straaten shows us in this week's Vital People, they have everything from books and board games to yarn and seeds.
2 months Vital People: Victoria's Courtnall brothers hoping to end mental health stigma World Mental Health Day was this week and the Courtnall brothers hope this year's focus of mental health for all will become a reality. Tess van Straaten reports.
2 hours Poulin first female hockey player to win Canada's athlete of the year honour Canada captain Marie-Philip Poulin has won the 2023 Northern Star Award, making her the first female hockey player to claim the honour given annually to Canada's athlete of the year. The 31-year-old Beauceville, Que. forward[...]
3 hours 'Keeping their memories alive': Victoria remembers Ecole Polytechnique students killed in 1989 Marking a grim anniversary, a large crowd gathered outside the University of Victoria engineering building on Tuesday to honour the victims of the Ecole Polytechnique massacre. It was one of many vigils held across Canada[...]
4 hours Zelenskyy and 'spirit of Ukraine' named Time person of year Time Magazine on Wednesday named Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy its person of the year, awarding him the accolade “for proving that courage can be as contagious as fear.” Editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal said the choice of[...]
4 hours BC Ferries cancels 16 sailings between Campbell River and Quadra Island due to weather, mechanical issue More than a dozen ferry sailings between Campbell River and Quadra Island are cancelled Wednesday due to strong winds and a mechanical issue on board, according to BC Ferries. The ferry cancellations, totalling 16, come[...]
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