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Cycling with VG4A

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Cycling with VG4A

My husband and I had only lived in Victoria a few months when, while out cycling, we came upon a group of ...

My husband and I had only lived in Victoria a few months when, while out cycling, we came upon a group of Victoria Grandmothers for Africa (VG4A) riders. Stopping to help a VG4A rider with a mechanica ...

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Murray McLauchlan: From a Kid From the City to You

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Murray McLauchlan: From a Kid From the City to You

“Would you like to do a piece on Murray McLauchlan?” the editor asked. I couldn’t say ‘sure’ fast enough. ...

“Would you like to do a piece on Murray McLauchlan?” the editor asked. I couldn’t say ‘sure’ fast enough. I was all set, then my father went and had a heart attack. The nerve of him. The interview, th ...

May 01, 2019
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We Can All Be Philanthropists

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We Can All Be Philanthropists

When I was young, I thought a philanthropist was someone who lived in a massive home and had “bags of mon ...

When I was young, I thought a philanthropist was someone who lived in a massive home and had “bags of money” that he or she doled out to have a hospital wing named after him or her. I have learned, ho ...

May 01, 2019
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Music For Life

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Music For Life

Soft-spoken and friendly, Clive Langley is the selfless sort. Not only does he spend a large portion of t ...

Soft-spoken and friendly, Clive Langley is the selfless sort. Not only does he spend a large portion of the year travelling to Leeds, England to care for his widowed mother, he worked as a crisis line ...

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Where Compassion and Empathy Intersect

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Where Compassion and Empathy Intersect

They say charity begins at home. I’m not so sure. Kent Macaulay grew up on a grain farm in southwestern S ...

They say charity begins at home. I’m not so sure. Kent Macaulay grew up on a grain farm in southwestern Saskatchewan. Wholesome. Canadian. Fibrous. Like many, he gave to charities and causes when and ...

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Victoria Resident Donates to Cancer Research

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Victoria Resident Donates to Cancer Research

Victoria’s Lorna Shaw knows first-hand how cancer can impact a family. The 91-year-old Victoria resident ...

Victoria’s Lorna Shaw knows first-hand how cancer can impact a family. The 91-year-old Victoria resident recently donated a $350,000 gift of securities to the BC Cancer Foundation in memory of her hus ...

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