Zoner of the Week: Marie

Marie was nominated by her daughter Kathleen who said: My mom does so much for me and my brother, I know we don't thank her enough. She is selfless and always puts others ahead of herself. I just want her to know how appreciated she is, and that everyone is lucky to know her.

Zoner of the Week- Tanelle

Since her paralysis in 2014, Tanelle has directed become a change maker in the recreation and access world. Being limited in outdoor access because of accessibility design and/or lack of access to adaptive recreation equipment sparked the idea for her charity, RAD Recreation Adapted Society. The …

Zoner of the Week - Victoria Admirals

With their hockey season unable to continue due to COVID restrictions, the Victoria Admirals U13 C2 hockey team pivoted from playing to focusing on teamwork though fundraising.  This lead them to the Good Deeds Cup. The annual Canada-wide contest seeks out minor hockey teams to submit a 60-second…

Zoner(s) of the Week: Addy & Karina

Costco runs, providing a safe place to stay for queer and trans youth, and fundraising for period supplies for a northern Canadian school --- there's so much that Addy & Karina do it's hard to focus on just one! -------- Here's what their nomination said: Addy and their partner Karina have been …

Zoner of the Week - Brae

Here is her nomination: "Brae is a hairstylist here in Victoria and she recently started a program called the Affirming Services Program. For transgender people that are early on in their transition, if they go to Brae, they will receive 50% off their first gender affirming hair service, on top of…

Zoner of the Week: Brynn

Brynn is a 12 year old with a huge heart.  This winter she was in VGH working her way through recovery from a life threatening infection and ran a fundraiser at the same time. Brynn decided that people had been so generous and kind in supporting her that she wanted to pay it forward though a fund…

Zoner of the Week - Nick

When Nick's son Nathan was born 9 weeks early his family discovered first hand the amazing care and resource a place like Jeneece place in Victoria was. Being from the Comox Valley he quickly realized how difficult it is for North Island families to travel to Victoria in these situations and began …

Zoner(s) of the Week: Noel and Zoë

Zoë (8) and Noel (13) decided that they wanted everyone to be able to feel the joy the get when they open their stockings on Christmas morning. Over the holidays they were able to make 20 Christmas stockings for youth experiencing homelessness in Victoria. They wanted to fill the stockings with wa…

Zoner of the Week : Shannon

You know that friend who is always looking out for others, looking for ways to give back, and seems to have unlimited amounts of energy -- that's Shannon! She was the catalyst for her friend group of 10 amazing women to give back over 15 hygiene kits to WIN, Myla Bui's crane fundraiser for her sis…

Zoner of the Week: Nadia

Nadia was nominated by Lee (whose mom lives next door to Nadia's family)! This is what Lee had to say: "We lost my dad to cancer in February. Nadia and her husband Trevor were a huge help to my parents when my dad was sick. And now still helping my during covid isolation. She is also a nurse at S…