Sep 29, 2021 | Indigenous Resources
Phyllis Webstad is Northern Secwpemc (Shuswap) from the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation (Canoe Creek Indian Band). Her personal experience with the residential school system and one orange shirt has led to the founding of Orange Shirt Day. Follow the link...
Sep 29, 2021 | Community Resources, Indigenous Resources
A website dedicated to Orange Shirt Day provides information about the annual event and the meaning behind it. On the site, you can access educational info about Orange Shirt Day and how it began, as well as what events are taking place across the country this year....
Sep 28, 2021 | Food Services, Student Resources, Volunteer Opportunities
The Community Cabbage is a group that is inspired to reduce food waste and combat hunger on UVIC campus. Volunteers collect unsold, edible food from grocery stores and cook them together into healthy meals for students. Facebook:...
Sep 28, 2021 | Food Services, Volunteer Opportunities
The UVic Campus Community Garden is a volunteer agriculture project with individual and communal plots. Volunteers meet weekly to tend the garden and have access to some produce in exchange. You do not have to be a UVic student to contribute. They also offer workshops...
Sep 28, 2021 | Food Services, Student Resources
The Royal Roads University food bank is an on-campus resource for students in need who attend the university. It is stocked by donations and is accessible by request during regular university hours. These hours are 9:00am-6:00pm Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4pm...
