CFAX 1070

This year, over 6,000 Vancouver Island residents will be diagnosed with cancer. The most common in men is prostate cancer. We can help. However, it will take team work. It will take a coalition. Local grocers on Vancouver Island have united to form the Future Cures Coalition to raise $500,000 for PSMA-PET, an innovative diagnostic technology at BC Cancer – Victoria that will change prostate cancer outcomes in the community and beyond. This unique campaign will run September 8-November 8, 2021 and includes: Tru Value, Thrifty Foods, Country Grocer and Quality Foods. For a limited time Thrifty Foods will match all donations up to $125,000! Look for participating stores in your community.

From September 15 – 29, hike or walk in honour of your loved ones and help support of end-of-life care. Walk or hike in your neighbourhood or on your favourite trail or join us for the physically distanced version of this meaningful event starting at the Community Support Center (dependent on public health orders). Funds raised through Hike for Hospice helps provide care and comfort for patients, as well as support for their families through bereavement counselling out of our Community Support Centre. You could also win big by checking out the Hike for Hospice 50/50 raffle online!

Together we are bigger than cancer Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock 2021 is an exciting annual event where law enforcement and emergency services personnel cycle across Vancouver Island raising money for childhood cancer research and support services at the Canadian Cancer Society. While our Cops for Cancer Tours will look and feel different this year, our commitment to the childhood cancer cause has not changed. As we continue to confront the impact of COVID-19, we remain determined to improve the cancer experience by ensuring children with cancer live longer and have the best possible quality of life during the pandemic and beyond. Why? Because the impact of cancer on the life of a child and their family is devastating. Donations made to the Canadian Cancer Society through Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock are used to fund life-saving pediatric cancer research and caring support programs like Camp Goodtimes to reduce its impact. Donate today, support a rider, host an event or participate in a community event to help us pedal our way to end childhood cancer! So mark your calendars…Tour will start on September 20th, 2021 and will visit the following communities: Monday September 20th – Port Alice, Port Hardy, Port McNeill Tuesday September 21st – Port McNeill, Woss, Sayward Wednesday September 22nd – Campbell River Thursday September 23rd – Courtenay/Comox Friday September 24th – Parksville/Qualicum Port Alberni/Tofino Saturday September 25th – Port Alberni/Tofino Sunday September 26th – Nanaimo Monday September 27th – Nanaimo, Ladysmith, Chemainus Tuesday September 28th – Lake Cowichan, Duncan, Shawnigan Wednesday September 29th – Sooke, Langford Thursday September 30th – Victoria, Sidney Friday October 1st – Victoria

McHappy Day is Wednesday, September 22nd. This year, every purchase across the full McDonald’s menu supports families with sick children and local children’s charities. On McHappy Day, a portion of the proceeds from every menu item sold all day long goes to RMHC and other children’s charities across Canada to raise money for children in need. Since its inception in 1977, McHappy Day, along with the every day support of Canadians at McDonald’s, has helped RMHC support more than 425,000 families across Canada, giving them a place to stay together when they have to travel for their sick child’s treatment. The impact of Ronald McDonald House Charities across our communities is far-reaching. Today, 1 in 4 Canadians has either stayed at RMHC or know someone who has. Don’t forget – while you’re at McDonald’s, you can ask to round-up your order and the difference will be donated to RMHC in your community! Can’t get to a McDonald’s restaurant? You can still donate to RMHC by visiting: rmhc.ca to make a direct donation. Annually, Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) supports more than 26,000 families while their child is healing in a hospital nearby

Whether you’re biking to work, school, for fitness, mental health, we want YOU to register for Go By Bike Week - Greater Victoria’s largest free cycling event. Fall Go By Bike Week is a FREE weeklong event with pop-up celebration stations across the region, where every ride counts towards prizes. This all-ages and abilities event is open to everyone in the Capital Region who wants to try going by bike and those who already ride. We love hosting this event because it changes the way people get around by using their bicycles for transportation, and it is a great way to bring our community together to celebrate cycling.

We're excited to announce that tickets for the first match of round two of our Rugby World Cup 2023 Qualifying pathway in Langford, BC are on-sale now! Canada returns to home-soil on October 2nd at Starlight Stadium - Gates open at 3:30pm PT, Kick-off at 5:00pm PT. Don't miss your chance to cheer on Canada's Men's Rugby Team in their World Cup Qualifying Series match against Chile! The event will be following all Provincial Health & Safety protocols; this will include the requirement to present a vaccine passport at the gate for entry, and wearing masks everywhere within the Stadium except when seated. Game two of the aggregate series will be played October 9th in Chile.

Pacific FC is back! Purchase your tickets now for one of their games out at Westhill's Stadium! They have a busy schedule with many games to choose from!

The 18th Annual Broadmead Care Charity Golf Tournament is a unique and fun way to raise funds for WWII, Korean War and modern day veterans. Help us raise the balance of $100,000 to complete the much-needed ‘home renovations’ for the men and women who served Canada, now living at Veterans Memorial Lodge.

Join us for a glimpse into some of Victoria’s best backyard gardens during the Virtual Teeny Tiny Garden Tour in support of Victoria Hospice. Armchair and active gardeners alike can pick up tips and inspiration for their own backyards or simply soak up the beauty these special spaces have to offer. Virtual tour-goers are encouraged to purchase a beautiful 2022 Teeny Tiny Garden Tour Calendar or make a donation towards this important fundraiser for Victoria Hospice.