Tuesday December 2, 2025 is Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday is a global movement that is based on the concept of radical generosity, defined by the transformational powers of empathy and solidarity, not a series of transactions or discrete interactions. Radical generosity creates a world in which the collective recognition of humanity fundamentally respects what each […]
Viva Chorale! Food Bank Fundraiser
December 1, 2025 by
Christmas in Cornwall FRI DEC 19 | 7:00pm | Come celebrate the holiday season and support our local foodbank with Viva Chorale’s annual holiday concert fundraiser. This year the choir will sing carols interspersed with a lovely story from the UK: The Mousehole Cat. The tale follows the adventures of Mowzer the cat and her […]
Hunger Count 2025: Food Banks as a Lifeline
December 1, 2025 by
Food Banks Canada released their annual Hunger Count report for 2025 on October 27th, highlighting the fallout from the ever-escalating pace of food cost increases. The Hunger Count is an annual event counting attendance at participating food banks across the country for the month of March. “Every year, food banks across the country are setting […]
From Pig Pens to Policy – Over 5 Decades of Recycling on Salt Spring
August 19, 2025 by
Kaleb Graham, Manager of Island Return It, and his grandfather Peter Grant, rounding 3 generations of a family connected to Recycling Tucked into a forested corner of Salt Spring Island, the Recycling Depot, operated by Island Community Services (ICS), quietly powers regional environmental action—sorting, storing and shipping thousands of kilos of diverted waste each year. […]
Youth Resiliency at the Core Youth Centre Gets a Boost
July 1, 2025 by
Salt Spring Island youth are getting more supports for mental health and substance abuse prevention with an expanded program area at Island Community Services. A recent awarding of an Island Health Youth Resiliency Grant will allow the agency to bolster the harm reduction component of the Youth Centre at The Core into a key program […]
