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Sandra Richardson: Extending the joyful season of hope year-round
There are holiday hampers to be filled and warming shelters to be opened. And in the spirit of the holidays, our remarkable community always answers the call.
Vital People: Dance group helps young talent with boost from Victoria Foundation
Helping up-and-coming dancers develop their talent has been a long-time goal for the Suddenly Dance Theatre Society — and the Victoria Foundation has been a key to reaching it.
Vital People: Arts group welcomes all abilities
Tiffany Tjosvold has arthritis and other chronic conditions, and started Embrace Performing Arts in 2013 in part because there wasn’t a place where her challenges could be accommodated.
Sandra Richardson: Inspiring youth to imagine a future for their communities
Victoria’s Vital Signs encourages us to connect with young people to learn how we can help future generations thrive.
Vital People: Mother’s stroke inspires speech pathologist’s career
Her mother’s stroke at 48 changed everything for Susan Edwards, who is now president of the Victoria Stroke Recovery Association.
Vital People: Swimmer’s ‘extreme’ exercise helps people with MS
When Susan Simmons wanted to raise money for people with MS, she hopped into Juan de Fuca Strait and swam from Port Angeles to Ogden Point. Not long after that, the MS Wellness Centre...
Greater Victoria scores B grade for overall quality of life in the capital region
Now available online, Victoria’s 2024 Vital Signs report provides a snapshot of the region’s health in 12 key issue areas.
Sandra Richardson: On strengthening Victoria’s newcomer business community
As a community, we must celebrate successful businesses and help newcomers garner the resources to create more of them.
Vital People: Dinners offer Indigenous homeless a chance to recharge
Every Tuesday at the Oasis Society for Spiritual Health on Vancouver Street, people have a chance to socialize, charge their phones, play foosball — even get a shoulder massage.
Vital People: Network supports Indigenous women, women of colour
Being a Black or Indigenous woman means being at the receiving end of a whole host of societal assumptions and biases, says the founder of the Support Network for Indigenous Women & Women of...