Donation

Alberta businessman Marshall Eliuk and his wife Judi donated $1.5 million to BC Cancer - Kelowna on Friday, Apr. 12. (BC Cancer Foundation)

Alberta businessman donates $1.5 million for new cancer therapy suite in Kelowna

“It’s an honour to give back,” states Marshall Eliuk

 

Katherine Kirk (front), owner of Yummies & Gyros Greek Cafe, started a pay-it-forward promotion to help those in need on April 8. (Olivier Laurin / Comox Valley Record)

Yes B.C., there is indeed such a thing as a free lunch

Vancouver Island restaurant owner starts pay-it-forward promotion to help feed those in need

 

The Art Holding Memorial Arena in Chase will be undergoing a facelift, thanks to a $100,000 donation by the Vancouver Canucks and LiUNA Local 1611. (Vancouver Canucks photo)

Chase gets arena facelift, after winning Vancouver Canucks contest

The Art Holding Memorial Arena will receive $100,000 for renovations

 

Stuart Lilley, founder of ReFeed Farm in Langley, is asking for the community’s help to keep the regenerative farm afloat. (Kyler Emerson/Langley Advance Times)

B.C. firm that saved 11 million pounds of food from landfill facing closure

Langley’s ReFeed Farm uses circular nutrition model, looking to transition to non-profit, needs help

Stuart Lilley, founder of ReFeed Farm in Langley, is asking for the community’s help to keep the regenerative farm afloat. (Kyler Emerson/Langley Advance Times)
Jaycee drops off donation at the Kelowna BC SPCA. Facebook.
Jaycee drops off donation at the Kelowna BC SPCA. Facebook.
Surgical instruments are used during an organ transplant surgery at a hospital in Washington on Tuesday, June 28, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Molly Riley

1,000 donations: Canada-wide kidney donation program hits milestone

B.C. couple part of the program; husband receives a transplant, while wife donates anonymously

Surgical instruments are used during an organ transplant surgery at a hospital in Washington on Tuesday, June 28, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Molly Riley
Keith, a three-month-old kitten, is seen on Nov. 4, 2020 at a Chilliwack shelter. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

Chilliwack pet food company donates 460,000 kitty meals to support cats in need across Canada

89 organizations, including 11 in B.C., will benefit from Petcurean’s largest cat food donation ever

Keith, a three-month-old kitten, is seen on Nov. 4, 2020 at a Chilliwack shelter. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)
Jonathan Neufeld (right) and the mobility scooter he donated to Wayne Pavich on March 31, 2023 after finding out Pavich’s scooter was stolen from a shed at his home. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress)

VIDEO: Chilliwack man donates mobility scooter to senior who had his stolen

Chilliwack Progress story last week prompted 2 offers to help Wayne Pavich

Jonathan Neufeld (right) and the mobility scooter he donated to Wayne Pavich on March 31, 2023 after finding out Pavich’s scooter was stolen from a shed at his home. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress)
Surgical instruments are used during an organ transplant surgery at a hospital in Washington on Tuesday, June 28, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Molly Riley

233 people – living and dead – donated organs in B.C. in 2022

527 people were still waiting for a life-saving transplant at the end of the year

Surgical instruments are used during an organ transplant surgery at a hospital in Washington on Tuesday, June 28, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Molly Riley
Give three different ways in 2023 and know you're actively participating in saving lives.

Help Make All the Difference — give 3 in 2023!

Transplants and blood donations helped Erica bounce back from a devastating diagnosis

  • Jan 9, 2023
Give three different ways in 2023 and know you're actively participating in saving lives.
A plane parked at the BC Aviation Museum. (Courtesy BC Aviation Museum)

BC Aviation Museum seeking donations for new floatplane exhibit

Donations will be used in a new exhibit dedicated to floatplanes during the 1950s

A plane parked at the BC Aviation Museum. (Courtesy BC Aviation Museum)
Children and youth under the age of 18 can access the Vancouver Art Gallery for free for five years starting July 1, 2022. (Photo: Anita Bonnarens)

Vancouver Art Gallery soon free for those 18 and under thanks to $1M donation

Free admission to begin July 1 and last until gallery moves to new building in 2027

Children and youth under the age of 18 can access the Vancouver Art Gallery for free for five years starting July 1, 2022. (Photo: Anita Bonnarens)
(News Bulletin photo)

$128 million raised for war-stricken people in Ukraine through Red Cross donations

Six million people are internally displaced, and three million have fled from Ukraine

(News Bulletin photo)
After a funding drive organized by the Canada Chinese Loving Volunteer Association and Foundation, donors travelled to Lytton to present Lorna Fandrich of the Lytton Chinese History Museum a $51,500 cheque to help rebuild. (Lorna Fandrich)

B.C. Chinese community raises over $50,000 for museum destroyed in Lytton fire

Museum owners still have to wait for town bylaw changes, archeological survey

After a funding drive organized by the Canada Chinese Loving Volunteer Association and Foundation, donors travelled to Lytton to present Lorna Fandrich of the Lytton Chinese History Museum a $51,500 cheque to help rebuild. (Lorna Fandrich)
Rebecca Gidney, executive director of Kootenai Community Centre Society, poses with Lisa and Karl Folvik, owners of Kootenay Euro Shop. (Photo by Kelsey Yates)

Gift of independence: Creston business donates vehicle to family in need

Kootenay Euro Shop has gifted a car to a mother of four

  • Mar 23, 2022
Rebecca Gidney, executive director of Kootenai Community Centre Society, poses with Lisa and Karl Folvik, owners of Kootenay Euro Shop. (Photo by Kelsey Yates)