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We can afford to raise the GIS and lift all seniors out of poverty

17 Feb 2012

Denise Savoie, Victoria Member of Parliament

Letters and phone calls to my office are a good indicator of what is on the minds of my constituents. When the Prime Minister chose a trip to Switzerland to speculate about increasing the age of eligibility for Old Age Security in Canada, he triggered a flood of phone calls and letters – and created widespread worry and uncertai...

Thank you

01 Feb 2012

Thank you to Ian Sudbeck-Reid for donating lego to childcare programs at Burnside Gorge. The kids in our programs have a lot of fun playing with it.

Thank you to Art's Bakery for donating day-olds to our youth centre. Your yummy treats are very popular with our hungry youth!

As a non-profit organization, we rely on the support of our community. Thank you to everyone who has ex...

Happy birthday Tom!

01 Feb 2012

This January we were honored to wish a happy birthday to a special member of our community.

Tom Arkell is a founding Board member of the Burnside Gorge Community Association and a long-time resident of the neighbourhood. We are so thrilled that Tom celebrated his 84th birthday at our Senior's Lunch & Learn program. Tom has celebrated about 65 of his birthdays right here in the ne...

In your community - February 2012

31 Jan 2012

Success by Six Early Years Awards Survey
Voting closes March 16

The 2012 Early Years Awards Survey gathers community's feedback on what you think are the most child friendly services, businesses, workplaces, parks and more.

From January 9th until March 16th the public are invited to cast their vote. Al...