“Since 2017, this despicable eyesore has been stalled on a main artery in our beautiful community,” the petition begins.

Funding for several placemaking projects have come from the City of Victoria’s My Great Neighbourhood Grant program, which is currently accepting applications

The Victoria pawd, currently 100-strong, is looking to expand

The Esquimalt Neighbourhood House Society trains volunteers to counsel 250 people with mental health and addictions needs each year

Quadra Village Community Centre prepares youth in one of Victoria’s most financially hard-hit neighbourhoods with employment and leadership skills they need to succeed in adulthood

The Oakland Community Association has provided more than 3,000 food hampers to families in Victoria since the start of the pandemic

In less than two weeks, the Capital Daily Holiday Donation Drive surpassed its original goal of $110,000, raising more than $150,000 for local families in need, as part of our collaboration with the United Way to benefit Neighbourhood Houses in Greater Victoria

Some of the book exchanges have pivoted to hand sanitizer and puzzles, but books are still circulating