The Victoria Foundation is asking Capital Region residents to weigh in with their opinions on 12 critical issue areas. It’s part of the annual Vital Signs® community check-up conducted by the foundation.
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A Vision for a Smart & Caring Canada
The Victoria Foundation’s creation of a Smart & Caring Community Fund was inspired by the Governor General of Canada. But what is Smart & Caring all about? His Excellency, the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, explains in this excerpt of his speech delivered at the official launch of the fund in Victoria July 19 before a crowd of more than 400 people.
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Caring Canadians Recognized
His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston presented Caring Canadian Awards to 10 B.C. residents during his visit to Victoria July 19.
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Victoria Foundation Launches $200,000 Matching Fund
Victoria, B.C., July 19, 2012 – His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, was in Victoria today to participate in the…
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The ABC’s of Physical Literacy
At the Victoria Foundation, we realize that ABCs aren’t found only in books. That’s why we chose an innovative physical literacy program for the first proactive grant from our new Smart & Caring Community Fund.
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One World International Scholarship: Helen Jiang
Helen Jiang, one of our One World International Scholarship recipients, sent us this email to let us know about her studies abroad; Please allow me…
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Small Grants Have Big Impact for Adoptions Projects
Adoptive families will go to camp, form support networks and have access to more learning opportunities thanks to a series of small grants from The Lex Reynolds Adoption and Permanency Trust Fund.
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Supporting young women to do their best
"I promise to do my best." With those words every young woman in the Guiding movement embarks on a lifelong character-building exercise, which includes a respect and appreciation for the natural environment.
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Fund to honour intrepid spirit
Friends and family of the late Megan Newton have set up a fund at the Victoria Foundation to create a theatre award in her honour. Megan had been the operations manager for Intrepid Theatre at the time of her death from cancer earlier this month.
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Province Provides $3 Million in New Funding for Aboriginal Student Awards
June 25, 2012 – A new aboriginal post-secondary action plan announced by the Province of British Columbia includes $3 million in additional funding for the…
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