Andrea and Jordan Minter, managers of Victoria’s beloved Russell Books, tell host Lucky Budd their family story of building one of Canada’s largest independent bookstores. …
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Vital Victoria Podcast #23: Growing the community through a farm-to-table food hub
The Victoria Community Food Hub is a crucial organization in a giant sustainable food ecosystem working to put farm-fresh grub in the bellies of all…
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Jess Gibbard on helping the trans community find its true voice
Victoria’s Jess Gibbard has been passionately working to help trans and non-binary people find their true voices, be it from her private home studio or…
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‘Winning hearts’ through a family-run mobile food bank
Fateh Care means “winning hearts by caring.” And that’s exactly what Harjas Singh Popli and Dr. Navneet Kaur Popli aim to do by delivering food,…
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Victoria Police’s Del Manak on fostering leaders and inspiring youth
Chief Constable Del Manak of the Victoria Police joins host Lucky Budd on the Vital Victoria Podcast to talk about his life in the public…
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Changing lives by providing hope and dignity through hygiene
Anne McIntyre says while there are services that provide food and shelter to those in need, hygiene products can often be more of an afterthought….
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Connecting generations through Filipino art, food, and passion
Laila Pires joins host Lucky Budd on the Vital Victoria Podcast to tell the story of one of Canada’s first Filipino-owned community centres, and how…
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Boosting literacy skills for a more confident and democratic Victoria
This month on the Vital Victoria Podcast, host Lucky Budd joins Janine Hannis, the Head of the Greater Victoria Alliance for Literacy (GVAL), and Christine…
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Destigmatizing addiction and mental health in the construction industry
This month on the Vital Victoria Podcast, Rory Kulmala, the CEO of the Vancouver Island Construction Association (VICA), joins host Lucky Budd to talk about…
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A voice of Victoria and why local journalism matters
Host Lucky Budd welcomes Jack Knox to the Vital Victoria Podcast. Recently retired from the Times Colonist in Victoria, B.C., Jack shares his story on…
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