The Georgia Strait Alliance is using its $11,000 grant from the Victoria Foundation to expand its Clean Marine B.C. program in the Capital Regional District, supporting area marinas to achieve eco-certification.
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Ordinary people doing extraordinary things
During Family Caregivers Week we salute the one million people in B.C. caring for family members – and the Family Caregiver’s Network Society that cares for them with information, support groups and one-on-one guidance.
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Victoria Foundation Receives Accreditation
May 8, 2012 – The Victoria Foundation is among the first charities in Canada to receive accreditation through Imagine Canada’s standards program. Designed to strengthen public confidence in the charitable and non-profit sector, the program is among the first of its kind at a national level.
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May 3, 2012 – Representatives of the Victoria Foundation’s Vital Youth program presented a total of $17,684 in grants to 18 local charities last night.
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One World International Scholarship: Alexandra Rodriguez
Third year Anthropology student Alexandra Rodriguez will be using her One World Scholarship to earn credit for her UVic degree at the Universidad del Desarrollo in Chile.
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SeaChange in Tod Inlet
SeaChange Marine Conservation Society is working in partnership with BC Parks, local First Nations communities and volunteers to restore a part of the Saanich Peninsula that the group's executive director describes as a cultural and ecological treasure.
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Save these trees, please!
Grant Highlight: The Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team coordinates efforts to protect and restore dwindling ecosystems and the at-risk species that make their homes in them.
Irving (Ike) Kearl Barber
The foundation was saddened by the death of philanthropist Dr. Irving (Ike) K. Barber April 13. Dr. Barber was a founding member of the Irving K. Barber BC Scholarship Society, which is administered by the foundation.
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Ptarmigan Music and Theatre Society: Giving wing to art’s power for learning, healing, connecting
For Patrick Smith, artistic director and co-founder of the Ptarmigan Music and Theatre Society, the arts are an essential link for building connection and vitality…
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One World International Scholarship: Kayte Gyles
A letter from Kayte Gyles, recipient of a 2012 One World International Scholarship.
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