Vital People

If you’d like to leave money to charities in your Will, but don’t think you can donate enough to make a difference, think again. The…

The benefits of pet therapy are well known. And the Pacific Animal Therapy Society is all about spreading the love. They’ve been making a difference…

The Victoria Foundation released our annual Vital Signs report on October 5. Overall, Victoria is doing fairly well with a B grade. But some areas…

Victoria’s world-famous Abkhazi Garden wouldn’t be able to operate without dozens of volunteers. But there are two volunteers who have been a familiar sight in…

A group of dedicated volunteers has been hard at work in Oak Bay, transforming the McNeill Bay Bluff. They’ve been removing invasive species for weeks…

The latest issue of Vital People, from the Times Colonist and the Victoria Foundation, highlights how Marion Cumming is leaving her multi-million-dollar Oak Bay home…

A Victoria teacher cycled 33,085 km to the Arctic Ocean with his dog Cinder to raise money for Broken Promises Rescue. And what started as…

Steven Baileys dedicates his days to building community and connection as the Community Development Coordinator for Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria. As this year’s recipient…

COVID has hit a lot of charities hard, which continues to hamper fundraising efforts. But the dedicated volunteers at Golf for Kids are hoping they…

In the latest issue of Vital People, from the Times Colonist and the Victoria Foundation, learn how the Foundation is engaging a new generation of…