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A Saanich senior who's a world-champion powerlifter and who broke down barriers as a blind athlete is now advocating for others in the fight against discrimination. Watch more of Graeme McCreath's inspiring story on this week's Vital People, on CHEK News!

For more than four decades, Victoria Hospice has been offering passionate end-of-life care in our community. And it wouldn't be possible without fundraisers like the annual Hike for Hospice taking place next weekend. Learn more on this week's Vital People, on CHEK News.

You opinion is vital! Tell us what you think about living in Greater Victoria by taking Victoria's 2024 Vital Signs citizen survey. You could win $100 to Country Grocer! SURVEY LINK: victoriafoundation.bc.ca/vital-signs-survey/ Every year, thousands of survey responses are compiled into Victoria's annual Vital Signs report. It measures the vitality of Greater Victoria and the southern gulf isla...

Dozens of local artists have transformed all kinds of doors into works of art to help make home ownership a reality for working families. Learn more about Habitat For Humanity Victoria's door fundraiser on this week's Vital People, on CHEK News.

April is Earth Month and lots of activities are taking place right here on the island. Making a positive impact on the environment is something the Greater Victoria Green Team does all year. Learn more about their recent work on this week's Vital People, on CHEK News.

The BC Aviation Museum has been in the spotlight with the news that the iconic Hawaii Mars waterbomber will be landing there in the Fall. But it's just one of the historic aircraft the museum has, and they've all been restored by volunteers. Take a look in this week's Vital People, on CHEK News.

With rising inflation, more people than ever before are turning to food banks for help. It's estimated that about 70,000 people in Greater Victoria alone are food insecure. To help meet the need, the Mustard Seed Street Church is cooking up a delicious fundraiser. Watch this week's Vital People, on CHEK News, for the details.

Here are the winners of the 2024 Random Acts of Kindness Week Black Press Media colouring contest, and the charities they've selected to donate to! Drumroll, please ... 🥁 🥁 🥁 🎉 - Marc, age 5, Raincoast Conservation Foundation 🎉 - Cassidy, age 8, Wild ARC BCSPCA 🎉 - Hannah, age 9, BC SPCA and BC Cancer Society 🎉 - Joshua, age 9, Victoria Humane Society 🎉 - April, age 5, Raincoast Dog Rescue Soci...

When you think of food drives, arm wrestling is not usually something that comes to mind. But a Vancouver Island's Mike Kadar, who just happens to be a former three-time world champion, decided to do a Pull for Hunger to help make a difference. Watch more in this week's Vital People, on CHEK News!

For the last couple of years, the group Vancouver Island Supports Ukraine has been doing what they can to help people in war-torn Ukraine. They now need your help to set up a breast milk bank for all the premature babies now being born there. Learn more on this week's Vital People, on CHEK News.

Scotch Broom. It's kind of pretty, but invasive and persistent on Vancouver Island. This week, volunteers from the Juan de Fuca Community Trails Society took to battle the broom. Watch this week's Vital People on CHEK News to learn more.

Hundreds of Vancouver Island families stay at Ronald McDonald House each year while their children are getting treatment at BC Childrens' Hospital. But it's almost always at capacity. A fundraiser is now underway to help with expansion. Watch more on this week's Vital People, on CHEK News.

For more than 20 years, volunteers at St. Andrew's church in Sidney have been serving up soup once a week. The Neighbours' Lunch builds connection and community for seniors and people all ages, and this week they set a major milestone: 100,000 bowls served! See more in this week's Vital People, on CHEK News.

📚The 1000x5 Children's Book Recycling Project is helping drive a massive book recycling ecosystem in Greater Victoria - fueled by the loving hands of volunteers who collect children's books, restore them, and redistribute them to kids and families in need. 🌟 1000x5 is a superhero for early childhood literacy! To date, the non-profit has given out over 316,000 free books to families and children...

RAD Society partners with Victoria Tool Library to make sports accessible for everyone

Welcome Rodrigo Cruz to the Victoria Foundation

Vital People: Random Acts of Kindness Day becomes a whole week!

Vital People: Cycling Without Age connects people with their community

Vital People: Oasis Society helps Indigenous people living on the streets

Vital People: Soap For Hope Canada provides dignity through hygiene

Vital People: 45 years on, Victoria Single Parents Resource Centre helps parents in need

Vital People: Victoria creative reuse center fundraises for a new home

Vital People: Sole Sisters brighten the holidays for women fleeing violence

Vital People: Island family starts non-profit chapter to fund pediatric brain cancer research

Vital People: Victoria man donates life-saving organ to total stranger

Vital People: Cool Aid makes final push to buy 10,000 pairs of socks for the unhoused

Vital People: Stelly's Secondary class travels to Costa Rica to make a difference

Vital People: The Existence Project humanizes the unhoused through film

Vital People: 7-year-old with liver disease restocks hospital toy cupboard