The world-renowned garden is celebrating 80 years this year, and it wouldn’t still be here without volunteers.
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Education and Learning Articles
Historic house museum Ross Bay Villa is one of Victoria’s oldest homes
Built in 1865, Ross Bay Villa is now a historic house museum. It’s one of only about 10 residences in Victoria built before 1870 that’s still standing and it’s been restored by volunteers...
Endowment funds help keep maritime museum, classic sailboat afloat
The museum’s link to the Victoria Foundation dates back to 1969; it was one of the first organizations to receive funding.
Central Saanich dads create website to centralize youth camp information
As summer quickly approaches and parents start thinking about childcare plans, a pair of Central Saanich dads have set out on a mission to make summer planning a little easier by creating a...
1000X5 aims to bring more books into childhood homes
A Victoria organization is working to ensure every child is able to read or hear 1,000 books before the age of five. The 1000X5 Children’s Book Recycling Project believes early childhood...
Vital People: Grant helps spread knowledge of art history
After 21 years, the Vancouver Island School of Art says it isn’t going anywhere. “I just signed a 10-year lease, so we’re in it for the long haul,” executive director Wendy Welch said with a...
Vital People: Literacy groups join forces to boost their cause on the south Island
The Greater Victoria Alliance for Literacy, composed of about 40 groups, has been created with a $40,000 grant from the Victoria Foundation. The grant went to the Victoria Literacy Connection.
Vital People: Saturna library boosts its youth offerings with foundation support
Technically a reading room, the library tucked into the basement of St. Christopher Anglican Church now has a youth program coordinator.