Local heroes applauded at 2010 VLA event
All nominees of the 2010 Victoria’s Leadership Awards (VLA) were lauded last month as local community heroes. The annual VLA program is like an Academy Awards for local community dedication and commitment, and the inspirational talents of Victoria’s most tireless champions were celebrated at the sixth annual fundraising reception on Jan. 28.
Spectacular space embodies relationship with Indigenous communities
The University of Victoria celebrated the official opening of First Peoples House on Jan. 25.
Free the books
Mark Roman (UVic Systems), Joel Friesen (UVic Communications) and Marnie Swanson (UVic Libraries) hand off four of 26 challenged books to be released during Freedom to Read Week (Feb. 21–27).
Science Venture: Not your typical science class
In the remote First Nations community of Yuquot on Nootka Island, the children know the name: Science Venture.
Last summer, the youth explored the island’s shoreline and learned about the area’s rich marine life and its traditional uses.
It was part of a week-long outreach camp that saw members of UVic’s Science Venture program travel by land, boat and air to bring the excitement of science to local youth. Yuquot is one of eight remote communities on Vancouver Island that hosted an outreach camp last summer.
UVic 2009 United Way blasts past $300,000
The UVic 2009 United Way campaign ended well in the red—in a very good way. The UVic community raised $303,410 for the United Way of Greater Victoria, easily filling the billboard campus thermometers by exceeding the campaign goal of $275,000, and placing UVic in the number two position for top donors in the city.
UVic United Way campaign in final stretch
Finding great deals is a holiday theme this month, and the UVic Commerce Students’ Society (CSS) knows how to recognize a clever business opportunity for raising money for charity.
Street smarts
A sleeping bag in a car, an unpadded perch on a cold piece of cement, a nylon shell at a local park—this is no place like home. Yet this is the reality for an estimated 1,500 men and women who live on the capital region’s streets.
UVic 2009 United Way in final stretch
The UVic 2009 United Way campaign thermometers are heating up toward boiling point with events taking place across campus.
That’s a lot of change
Those spare coins jangling around in your pocket or purse can quickly add up to a whole lot of positive change for someone in need in the Greater Victoria region. That’s the idea behind this year’s United Way coin drive fundraiser now in full swing across campus.
Helping communities map their common ground
On June 21, the sound of laughter and music echoed from the Highlands District. The community had gathered at Caleb Pike Heritage Park to celebrate the launch of their Highland Community Green Map, a fold-out, full-colour map of the region created through the collective efforts and contributions of the Highland community.
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