Grade 2 student Weston Taiji has won Saanich’s holiday-card contest, which means his drawing will be part of media posts made during the holidays by the district and he’ll have a chance to be Mayor for the Morning.The annual contest was open to Saanich students from kindergarten to Grade 5.
The 25th annual Christmas food drive by the Township of Esquimalt and its CUPE employees will continue through Friday. A list of possible food items to donate, including suggestions for the holidays, is at esquimalt.ca/community-events/news/twenty-fifth-annual-township-cupe-employees-christmas-food-drive-2024.The Victoria Foundation has given out Spark Funds grants for a second year to groups tackling community issues ranging from affordable housing to youth employment and food security.Coast Capital provided $20,000 for the grants and the rest came from the foundation.
Among the grant recipients is Beacon Community Services, which will use the funds to conduct an inter-generational housing study at its 13 residential properties that’s focused on identifying housing solutions for younger residents, particularly those in their 20s and 30s, “while examining the barriers, funding models, density requirements and best practices needed for implementation in Victoria,” said Beacon Community Services chief executive Tricia Gueulette.