One of the heartbreaking consequences of restricting our social networks and staying home more during the pandemic is the increase in domestic violence. Victoria Women’s…
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The Victoria Foundation sponsors a television news feature series with CHEK TV called Vital People. Airing each Sunday on CHEK News @ 5, Vital People shares the stories of people and organizations working on the issues highlighted in the Victoria’s Vital Signs® community report that the foundation publishes annually.
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Times Colonist Vital People – November 29, 2020
In the latest issue of Vital People, from the Times Colonist and the Victoria Foundation, learn how the Together Against Poverty Society has ramped up efforts…
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Vital People: Tree Canada
Did you know that more than 90 million trees have been planted across this country by non-profit organization Tree Canada? Many of those trees have…
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Vital People: Alzheimer’s Novelist
It’s estimated that 70,000 British Columbians are living with Alzheimer’s disease. One Victoria-based man has written a novel about how a husband and wife cope…
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Vital People: Coats for Kids
Victoria’s Coats for Kids is a registered charity created 22 years ago to ensure every child in Greater Victoria has a warm coat to get…
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Vital People: Veteran Mural
Back in May, an artist on the Saanich Peninsula was thinking of how the isolation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic must be impacting our…
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