Vital People

Want to sit outside at dusk and enjoy a Vancouver Island sunset, all while helping our bat population too? Then you might want to contact the Habitat Acquisition Trust and volunteer as a bat counter.

Staff at an inner-city shelter say art is an important part of the healing process for many who struggle with life on the street. Now the program is getting a financial boost from other artists of all ages and skill levels.

The latest Vital People looks at a program helping men to dress their best for success.

They say age is just a number and life is what we make it. For proof you need only meet any of the thousands of fascinating, inspiring seniors all over Vancouver Island. 

A diverse group of actors is preparing to take to the stage at Victoria’s Metro Theatre in a collaborative performance that allows young people to…

What do Maja Tait, the mayor of Sooke, and Dan Gunn, the executive director of Victoria’s $3 billion technology industry, have in common? They’re both…

Science has proven that working in the garden is therapy for the body and the mind.  That’s why one of the many projects supported by…

Teens across Vancouver Island are getting excited about graduation from one grade to the next, or that final leap from high school to life as…

The latest Vital People, from The Victoria Foundation and CHEK News, takes a look at a new tracking device intended to reduce the risks of dementia-related wandering.