By Cara Gibson, the Executive Director of Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary, a Hosted Organization with the Victoria Foundation. Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary Society…
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Building a Legacy: Celebrating 25 Years of Partnership Between Habitat Acquisition Trust and the Victoria Foundation
This is a guest blog post written by Kevin Smith, the Executive Director of the Habitat Acquisition Trust, a Hosted Organization with the Victoria Foundation….
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Rocky Point Bird Observatory Migration Monitoring: Who, what, when, where and WHY
Why do we band birds? It’s simple: conservation. Rocky Point Bird Observatory is part of an international effort to monitor landbird migration and has been…
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The Land Conservancy is Celebrating 25 Years of Conservation
By Dianna Stenberg, The Land Conservancy (TLC) Deputy Executive Director This year, The Land Conservancy (TLC) is celebrating its 25th year of protecting critical ecosystems…
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Community Recovery Program Distributes Over $2.3 Million to Local Organizations Impacted by COVID-19
A distribution of over $2.3 million from the Victoria Foundation’s Community Recovery Program will help 126 organizations on Southern Vancouver Island weather the impacts of…
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Guest Blog: Connecting kids with nature
Peninsula Streams Society recently established a legacy fund hosted and managed by the Victoria Foundation. The Peninsula Streams Society Fund will provide a source of…
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Help us Make it Happen!
We don’t think this will surprise you – local charities are doing some excellent work in our community. Each year we receive grant applications for…
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Guest Blog: Celebrating the Resilience of Wild Pacific Salmon
The Pacific Salmon Conservation Fund was established at the Victoria Foundation in 2005. This fund supports the conservation and education work of the Pacific…
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Guest Blog: BC’s Nesting Seabirds Have World Significance
The Ronald D. Jakimchuk Foundation for Wildlife and Biodiversity Research was established as a donor advised fund at the Victoria Foundation in 2017. This fund supports…
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Students on Ice wraps up 2017 expedition
Since my last Students on Ice blog post, I have crossed the Davis Strait, explored several communities on the west coast of Greenland, and returned…
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