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Nanaimo, B.C., senior crochets more than 10,555 toques for charity

Jan 29, 2023 | Positive Stories

Kathleen, an 89-year-old Nanaimo resident, grew up during the Great Depression. She is now focusing her positivity and unwavering work ethic on crocheting toques. Kathleen has donated more than 10,555 toques to charity. Original article:...

79-year-old retired B.C. logger and residential school survivor becomes professional artist

Jan 29, 2023 | Positive Stories

Robert says he learned to survive at a young age when he was forced to attend a residential school at age four. After a decade there, Robert found work in the woods as a logging contractor and heavy machinery mechanic. After spending four decades in the logging...

80-year-old Esquimalt man walks his parrot to brighten the community

Jan 29, 2023 | Positive Stories

Barry, an 80-year old- Esquimalt resident, goes on daily walks with his female macaw named SargeBarry says he does it not only for Sarge, but also to make people smile. Original article:...

Local in Metchosin Finds a Message in a Bottle That Kicks Off an International Friendship

Jan 29, 2023 | Positive Stories

A local woman named Lisa found a message in a bottle while she was paddling around. The letter was left by an elderly woman named Jutta from Germany who visited Canada. Jutta left her contact information, and although the two speak entirely different languages, they...

100+ volunteers drivers battle snow and ice to give healthcare workers free rides

Jan 29, 2023 | Positive Stories

As more than a foot of snow blanketed Greater Victoria this winter season, many people across the region prepared themselves to stay home and wait out the storm. But others, like the more than 100 drivers who volunteer with a local group, readied themselves to spring...

Victoria’s youngest magazine writers are tackling big issue topics

Jan 29, 2023 | Positive Stories

Grade 8 students at Central Middle School in Victoria are tackling hard-hitting topics such as homelessness, Victoria’s Missing Middle, and LGBTQ+ issues in the latest iteration of general-interest magazine Fort Yates Info, now in its fifth year of publication. Their...
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