On Death and Dying
We may fear death and dying - that is our journey to work through in life and come to a place of peace. Read more...
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The Nimpo Lake Cabin: Preserving the Vision of Naturalist Winnie Bennie (1927-2007)
Be the Change You Want to See in the World. Read more...
Victoria Hospice’s Touchstones: Helping children through bereavement
Death affects more than just one person. Read more...
'Bearing' the joy for charity
Some of the cubs were so physically emaciated and beyond help, while others had been habituated to eating out of garbage cans and dependent on humans. Read more...
Changing Lives
Rainbow Kitchen's Walter Adams doesn't just volunteer - he makes magic happen. Read more...
May is Adoption Awareness Month
Who couldn’t use a little more unconditional love in their lives? Read more...
Respite Care Frees Up Families
Family caregivers enjoy a break even if they can't afford to pay for it. Read more...
Staying Connected
Volunteering at Saanich Peninsula Hospital keeps Shelagh Bell active and feeling young. Read more...
A Living Legacy
Gary and Ruth Statham a semi-retired couple spends time and money supporting this wildlife rehabilitation facility. Read more...
Restoring Smiles
Loving parents climb to the top of the world as loving contributors to Make-A-Wish Foundation. Read more...
Give Wisely This Year
Better Business Bureau advises donors check out the charity before giving money Read more...
Len Barlow – a true “Gentle Man”
He was a man of little or no pomp and ceremony, but, instead, a man who got the job done. Read more...
Gift of Life!
It is unbelievable the courage and struggle that these people go through on a daily basis as they wait for someone else to save their life. Read more...
The Sweetness of Giving
Patricia and Ernie Maynell were two special people that dedicated their time, and their baking skills, to those in need. Read more...
Discover the “411” on Diabetes from the experts at Saint Elizabeth!
November was Diabetes Awareness Month and each year Nov 14th is recognized worldwide as “World Diabetes Day”. This event occurs each year to mark the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, the co-discoverer of Insulin. This year is the 90th anniversary of the life changing “made in Canada” discovery of Insulin, which has changed the lives of many Canadians and people worldwide who are living with diabetes. Read more...
Giving Outside Your Species
Did you know that only four per cent of us here in British Columbia have planned bequests in the event of our death? And that a mere two per cent of all charitable donations in Canada are directed to environmental and animal protection organizations? These are sobering statistics for the charitable sector and downright depressing ones for animal charities. Read more...
Search and Rescue
The caller reported seeing a flare, somewhere between the Canadian Gulf Islands and the American San Juan Islands. The Victoria Coast Guard immediately dispatched Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (CCGA), Saanich Marine Rescue, Station 36 to respond to a possible Code-3, life in peril. Read more...
Miller Family Matriarch
Theo Miller is everything you would expect an almost ninety year old matriarch of nine children, 29 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren to be – practical, wise and full of twinkles. Theo’s wisdom is simple and no nonsense, “always build family and community because that is who will walk beside you,” she offers. Read more...
What Does Your Estate Plan Have to do with the Environment?
Did You Know? Less Than Two Cents of Every Dollar Donated in Canada Today Goes to the Environment Read more...
Hayley casts a spell at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter!
Hayley qualified for a wish through the Make-A-Wish Foundation because of a life-threatening skin disease she has called Stevens Johnson Syndrome. This potentially fatal condition often begins with non-specific symptoms like a cough and feverishness and eventually leads to a rash, forming severe blisters on the mucus membranes. Read more...
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