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On Sept. 5, volunteers from the CVSAR gathered at a fundraiser hosted by Thierry Vrain organized to thank the former for their role in saving his life. (Photo from Bob Wells’s Facebook page)

Rescued Island man raised more than $33,000 for Search and Rescue

Thierry Vrain and his wife grateful for the generosity of the Comox Valley community

 

Kathy Knight, left, and Emily Bumstead prepare food in the Cowichan Neighbourhood House Association kitchen. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Vital volunteers needed to maintain community programs and initiatives

Difficult decisions being made based on level of support

 

Jerry and Anne Philippson on their 50th anniversary. Both were much-loved and active community members during the heyday of Chemainus. (Photo submitted)

Dr. Jerry Philippson forever linked to a momentous time in Chemainus history

Passionate doctor, community and family man dead at the age of 93

 

Mike Rochon, left, and Lorne LaFleur are co-winners of the Albin & Georgina Falt Memorial Coaches’ Recognition Award for 2022-23. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Baseball coaches honoured for their longtime contributions

Dedication of LaFleur and Rochon significant in providing sport and life lessons

Mike Rochon, left, and Lorne LaFleur are co-winners of the Albin & Georgina Falt Memorial Coaches’ Recognition Award for 2022-23. (Photo by Don Bodger)
A fire in a hog fuel pile at the Catalyst Crofton mill kept crews on scene for 3 1/2 hours. (File photo by Don Bodger)

North Cowichan firefighters respond to wood chip pile and outdoor deck fires

Weekend calls include 3 1/2 hours at Catalyst Crofton mill

A fire in a hog fuel pile at the Catalyst Crofton mill kept crews on scene for 3 1/2 hours. (File photo by Don Bodger)
Ron Nicholson officially receives his Governor General’s Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers – for his years of service to seniors and sharing the important history of Black Canadians – during a July 20 event. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

Oak Bay volunteer honoured for tax work, raising Black voices from history

30 years of giving earns Ron Nicholson the Governor General’s Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers

Ron Nicholson officially receives his Governor General’s Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers – for his years of service to seniors and sharing the important history of Black Canadians – during a July 20 event. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
This year’s theme for National Volunteer Week, “Volunteering Weaves Us Together,” speaks to the importance of volunteering to the strength and vibrancy of our communities through the interconnected actions we take to support one another.

It’s National Volunteer Week! Here’s how community organizations and individuals can connect

Social enterprise and tech-for-good platform, Do Some Good, is celebrating National Volunteer…

  • Apr 18, 2023
This year’s theme for National Volunteer Week, “Volunteering Weaves Us Together,” speaks to the importance of volunteering to the strength and vibrancy of our communities through the interconnected actions we take to support one another.
Aerial view of Kelowna. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

Taking journalism to new heights; Black Press reporter takes to the sky with air search and rescue

Civil Air Search and Rescue Association consists entirely of volunteers

  • Feb 19, 2023
Aerial view of Kelowna. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)
The volunteers who maintain Penticton’s outdoor rink on 107 Martin Street. Front row from left to right: Frank Gair, Mark Hammerquist, Cathy Terris, Chris Terris, John Buckley, Lance Zablotney, Patrick Meyer, Chris Araki. Back row from left to right: Gord Barnes, Dave Burgoyne. Missing from picture: Ralph Consolo, Kent Fiske, Lloyd Lindsay, and crew chief Cam Gunning. (Contributed)

Meet the volunteers who make the Okanagan’s newest outdoor rink a reality 7 days a week

‘All of them just want to do something that makes our community better to live in,’ said Gord Barnes

The volunteers who maintain Penticton’s outdoor rink on 107 Martin Street. Front row from left to right: Frank Gair, Mark Hammerquist, Cathy Terris, Chris Terris, John Buckley, Lance Zablotney, Patrick Meyer, Chris Araki. Back row from left to right: Gord Barnes, Dave Burgoyne. Missing from picture: Ralph Consolo, Kent Fiske, Lloyd Lindsay, and crew chief Cam Gunning. (Contributed)
There’s always a baseball tournament in early June at Chemainus that bears Hopwo’s name. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Volunteering goes way beyond the norm for Hopwo

More than 50 years of commitment to Chemainus baseball as president

There’s always a baseball tournament in early June at Chemainus that bears Hopwo’s name. (Photo by Don Bodger)
A look back at the early days of Do Some Good when the team was first forming. Photo courtesy Do Some Good

Do Some Good Receives National Award for Social Impact

B Corp and tech-for-good platform Do Some Good is being recognized on…

  • Dec 2, 2022
A look back at the early days of Do Some Good when the team was first forming. Photo courtesy Do Some Good
Volunteers removed the equivalent of 75 bathtubs worth of invasive species from View Royal’s Nursery Hill Park on Saturday (Courtesy Greater Victoria Green Team)

Victoria green thumbs gathered to plant over 250 native plant at Nursery Hill Park

46 Green Team volunteers and TD employees banded together on Saturday (Oct. 29) to plant trees

Volunteers removed the equivalent of 75 bathtubs worth of invasive species from View Royal’s Nursery Hill Park on Saturday (Courtesy Greater Victoria Green Team)
Police vehicle outside the Chemainus Health Care Auxiliary Thrift Shop. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Updated – Woman fine after fall in dumbwaiter lift at Chemainus Thrift Shop

WorkSafeBC looking into the incident to make recommendations

Police vehicle outside the Chemainus Health Care Auxiliary Thrift Shop. (Photo by Don Bodger)
Volunteer writer Benjamin David Dyck and Evangelia Alvarez have met every Thursday since March to create a written record of her life as part of Hand in Hand Intergenerational Storytelling, a Volunteer Nanaimo program that enables seniors to tell their life stories. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

Volunteer Nanaimo program spans generations to preserve personal histories

Hand-in-Hand Intergenerational Storytelling matches volunteer writers with seniors

Volunteer writer Benjamin David Dyck and Evangelia Alvarez have met every Thursday since March to create a written record of her life as part of Hand in Hand Intergenerational Storytelling, a Volunteer Nanaimo program that enables seniors to tell their life stories. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)
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COLUMN: Volunteer opportunities aplenty across Greater Victoria

Spend some time helping others in your community

  • Aug 13, 2022
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Dragon boaters paddle for the finish line during a previous race event. The upcoming Vancouver Island International Dragon Boat Festival, on Aug. 6 and 7, is in need of volunteers to help stage this inaugural event. (Courtesy Fairway Gorge Paddling Club)

Volunteers needed for upcoming Island dragon boat festival in Victoria

Inaugural meet Aug. 6 and 7 part of the Vancouver Island Dragon Boat Race Series

Dragon boaters paddle for the finish line during a previous race event. The upcoming Vancouver Island International Dragon Boat Festival, on Aug. 6 and 7, is in need of volunteers to help stage this inaugural event. (Courtesy Fairway Gorge Paddling Club)
One-and-a-half-year-old Bowie Wardle and Leif Wardle climb into the driver’s seat of a Nanaimo Fire Rescue truck Sunday, June 19, at Touch A Truck at the Woodgrove Centre parking lot. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

Kids have fun with ‘test-drives’ at Touch A Truck in Nanaimo

Volunteer Nanaimo fundraiser held Sunday, June 19, at Woodgrove Centre

One-and-a-half-year-old Bowie Wardle and Leif Wardle climb into the driver’s seat of a Nanaimo Fire Rescue truck Sunday, June 19, at Touch A Truck at the Woodgrove Centre parking lot. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)
Greater Victoria 55-Plus BC Games 2022 organizing committee chair Michael O’Connor smiles up at Berwick Royal Oak residents looking down on the June 7 proceedings from their balconies. (Don Descoteau/News Staff)

PHOTOS: Days counting down for 55-Plus BC Games in Greater Victoria

Cauldron lighting at Saanich seniors residence June 7 marks 99 days to the Games

Greater Victoria 55-Plus BC Games 2022 organizing committee chair Michael O’Connor smiles up at Berwick Royal Oak residents looking down on the June 7 proceedings from their balconies. (Don Descoteau/News Staff)
Friends of Uplands Park Society volunteers are pictured pulling invasive carpet burweed at Cattle Point, an area with unique biodiversity that vice-president and botanist Wylie Thomas says is being negatively affected by increased foot traffic. (Courtesy of Wylie Thomas)

Volunteers advocate for sustainable infrastructure at Oak Bay’s Cattle Point

Boardwalk design for protecting biodiversity will be presented to council

Friends of Uplands Park Society volunteers are pictured pulling invasive carpet burweed at Cattle Point, an area with unique biodiversity that vice-president and botanist Wylie Thomas says is being negatively affected by increased foot traffic. (Courtesy of Wylie Thomas)
Our Place Society offered vulnerable women donated cosmetics, costume jewelry, nail polish, hair accessories and cosmetic bags and the handiwork of volunteer hairdressers and estheticians for its 13th annual Beauty Day on May 20. (Evert Lindquist/News Staff)

Beauty Day at Our Place allows women to shine

Event returns after COVID-hiatus to make female ‘oasis of beauty,’ says program manager

Our Place Society offered vulnerable women donated cosmetics, costume jewelry, nail polish, hair accessories and cosmetic bags and the handiwork of volunteer hairdressers and estheticians for its 13th annual Beauty Day on May 20. (Evert Lindquist/News Staff)