volunteers

Doug Woodroff has White Rock RCMP Community Policing volunteer for the past five years. (Contributed photo)

Our People, Our Peninsula: ‘Good laughs and camaraderie all part of the fun’

Community Policing volunteer Doug Woodroff enjoys ‘making a positive difference in someone’s day’

 

Virginia Saunders has been offering warm greetings to visitors to Historic Stewart Farm for 35 years. (Contributed)

Our People, Our Peninsula: ‘We are so grateful for her presence’

Virginia Saunders has greeted visitors to the historic Stewart Farm for 35 years

  • May 21, 2023

 

Petra Savard, left, with fellow Oneness Gogo Marjorie Schupe. (Contributed photo)

Our People, Our Peninsula: Oneness Gogo ‘already had a soft spot for Africa

Pat Savard’s interest in the Gogos was sparked by a newspaper article about their efforts

  • May 21, 2023

 

White Rock’s June Young poses with Sarah, the resident barn owl at OWL (Orphaned Wildlife) Rehabilitation Society, where Young has volunteered for the past 12 years. (Contributed photo)

Our People, Our Peninsula: ‘She’s not afraid to share her kindness with the world’

Raptors hold a special place in June Young’s heart

White Rock’s June Young poses with Sarah, the resident barn owl at OWL (Orphaned Wildlife) Rehabilitation Society, where Young has volunteered for the past 12 years. (Contributed photo)
Scott Paulhus has been a volunteer with Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCMSAR) Crescent Beach for the past 10 years. (Contributed)

Our People, Our Peninsula: Scott Paulson appreciates ‘companionship of like-minded people’

Volunteer drawn to Search and Rescue by an experience in his own life

  • May 21, 2023
Scott Paulhus has been a volunteer with Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCMSAR) Crescent Beach for the past 10 years. (Contributed)
Pat Boston began volunteering with Brella Society (formerly Come Share Society) in 2018, and is careful to note that she is one among a host of wonderful people who give their time to the agency. (Contributed photo)

Our People, Our Peninsula: ‘I have gained so much more than I have given’

Pat Boston has been a ‘tremendous asset to Brella Society’ since joining in 2018

  • May 21, 2023
Pat Boston began volunteering with Brella Society (formerly Come Share Society) in 2018, and is careful to note that she is one among a host of wonderful people who give their time to the agency. (Contributed photo)
Volunteer Louise Holden dedicates six hours a day, five days a week at Urban Safari Rescue Society in South Surrey because of her passion for animals. Here, she poses with Rambo the iguana. (Contributed photo)

Our People, Our Peninsula: Louise Holden ‘a dependable backbone of Urban Safari’

‘I love working with the animals. I just have a real love and passion for them’

  • May 21, 2023
Volunteer Louise Holden dedicates six hours a day, five days a week at Urban Safari Rescue Society in South Surrey because of her passion for animals. Here, she poses with Rambo the iguana. (Contributed photo)
Hundreds attended the White Rock Volunteer Fair at White Rock Community Centre in Miramar Village on Sunday (April 23). (Tricia Weel photo)

White Rock Volunteer Fair attracts hundreds of people Sunday

Plenty of interested volunteers came to check out how they might help their community

Hundreds attended the White Rock Volunteer Fair at White Rock Community Centre in Miramar Village on Sunday (April 23). (Tricia Weel photo)
Surrey City Hall. (File photo: Anna Burns)

Surrey looking for its next Good Citizen of the Year

The City of Surrey will also set up an appreciation reception for volunteers serving on city committees, commissions and boards

Surrey City Hall. (File photo: Anna Burns)
This year’s theme for National Volunteer Week, “Volunteering Weaves Us Together,” speaks to the importance of volunteering to the strength and vibrancy of our communities through the interconnected actions we take to support one another.

It’s National Volunteer Week! Here’s how community organizations and individuals can connect

Social enterprise and tech-for-good platform, Do Some Good, is celebrating National Volunteer…

  • Apr 18, 2023
This year’s theme for National Volunteer Week, “Volunteering Weaves Us Together,” speaks to the importance of volunteering to the strength and vibrancy of our communities through the interconnected actions we take to support one another.
Fraser Valley resident Brenda Kawasaki is the first official volunteer for the upcoming Abbotsford 2023 55-Plus BC Games. (Submitted)

Fraser Valley’s Brenda Kawasaki recognized as first volunteer for Abbotsford 2023 55-Plus BC Games

Games run from Aug. 22 to 26 at various location in and around Abbotsford

Fraser Valley resident Brenda Kawasaki is the first official volunteer for the upcoming Abbotsford 2023 55-Plus BC Games. (Submitted)
The Langley-based Vancouver Bandits pro basketball team wants to expand its team by bringing on more volunteers. (Vancouver Bandits/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Volunteers invited to be part of Bandits’ summer season

Locals are encouraged to join the Langley-based pro basketball team as a helper

The Langley-based Vancouver Bandits pro basketball team wants to expand its team by bringing on more volunteers. (Vancouver Bandits/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Rona Tepper and Kristen Gribble are among six women who are active RCMSAR5 Crescent Beach crew members, out of a total 28. Tenures of the women range from eight months to 7.5 years. (Contributed photo)

PHOTOS: Female contingent on South Surrey marine-rescue team ‘a bit of anomaly’

More than one-fifth of the RCMSAR5 Crescent Beach team are women

Rona Tepper and Kristen Gribble are among six women who are active RCMSAR5 Crescent Beach crew members, out of a total 28. Tenures of the women range from eight months to 7.5 years. (Contributed photo)
Aerial view of Kelowna. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

Taking journalism to new heights; Black Press reporter takes to the sky with air search and rescue

Civil Air Search and Rescue Association consists entirely of volunteers

  • Feb 19, 2023
Aerial view of Kelowna. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)
The volunteers who maintain Penticton’s outdoor rink on 107 Martin Street. Front row from left to right: Frank Gair, Mark Hammerquist, Cathy Terris, Chris Terris, John Buckley, Lance Zablotney, Patrick Meyer, Chris Araki. Back row from left to right: Gord Barnes, Dave Burgoyne. Missing from picture: Ralph Consolo, Kent Fiske, Lloyd Lindsay, and crew chief Cam Gunning. (Contributed)

Meet the volunteers who make the Okanagan’s newest outdoor rink a reality 7 days a week

‘All of them just want to do something that makes our community better to live in,’ said Gord Barnes

The volunteers who maintain Penticton’s outdoor rink on 107 Martin Street. Front row from left to right: Frank Gair, Mark Hammerquist, Cathy Terris, Chris Terris, John Buckley, Lance Zablotney, Patrick Meyer, Chris Araki. Back row from left to right: Gord Barnes, Dave Burgoyne. Missing from picture: Ralph Consolo, Kent Fiske, Lloyd Lindsay, and crew chief Cam Gunning. (Contributed)
A look back at the early days of Do Some Good when the team was first forming. Photo courtesy Do Some Good

Do Some Good Receives National Award for Social Impact

B Corp and tech-for-good platform Do Some Good is being recognized on…

  • Dec 2, 2022
A look back at the early days of Do Some Good when the team was first forming. Photo courtesy Do Some Good
DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society award winners and others, including CEO Neelam Sahota, COO Garrison Duke, MLA Bruce Ralston and directors, at the Surrey-based organization’s Annual General Meeting on Sept. 29. (Submitted photo)

‘Awards of Impact’ for 5 people who help Surrey’s DIVERSEcity help newcomers to Canada

Also, a free DIVERSEcity Entrepreneur & Small Business Fair is at Surrey City Hall on Oct. 19

DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society award winners and others, including CEO Neelam Sahota, COO Garrison Duke, MLA Bruce Ralston and directors, at the Surrey-based organization’s Annual General Meeting on Sept. 29. (Submitted photo)
Surrey emergency volunteers in action. (Photo: City of Surrey)

Surrey needs emergency volunteers

Those interested in applying can view www.surrey.ca/volunteer for information

Surrey emergency volunteers in action. (Photo: City of Surrey)
Ramona Kaptyn has been selected to receive 2022 Outstanding Canadians on the Peninsula Awards for her volunteer contributions to “making the City of White Rock a successful, vibrant and thriving community.” (Contributed photo)

3 Semiahmoo Peninsula residents to be honoured in Canada Day awards ceremony

Kaptan, Sabine and Tatlay recognized for ‘tireless’ volunteerism

Ramona Kaptyn has been selected to receive 2022 Outstanding Canadians on the Peninsula Awards for her volunteer contributions to “making the City of White Rock a successful, vibrant and thriving community.” (Contributed photo)
A dozen planes ferried supplies across the Canada-U.S. border from Langley Airport on Saturday, June 18, during “Operation Thunder” an exercise in disaster preparedness. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Operation Thunder rehearses for disaster relief

Volunteer B.C. AERO airlift created in response to last year’s flood disaster

A dozen planes ferried supplies across the Canada-U.S. border from Langley Airport on Saturday, June 18, during “Operation Thunder” an exercise in disaster preparedness. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)