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Volunteer Vancouver/Vancouver Island Seminar Presenter

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Position title: Volunteer Vancouver/Vancouver Island Seminar PresenterOrganization: Gal Senior Care FoundationLocation: Vancouver and/or Vancouver IslandTime contribution: 15 hours per monthAbout GSCThe Gal Senior Care Foundation is a registered Canadian charity that provides practical financial-fraud education to seniors and those who care about them. Through seminars, webinars, community outreach, and educational resources, GSC helps seniors recognize scams, protect themselves, and respond to fraud without shame or judgment.Role overviewGSC is seeking confident and compassionate volunteers to deliver interactive financial-fraud prevention presentations to seniors in Toronto and the surrounding area. Presenters receive training and initially deliver sessions alongside experienced GSC volunteers.Responsibilities• Complete GSC presenter training • Learn GSC’s fraud-prevention presentation materials • Deliver approximately one-hour interactive seminars • Explain common scams using clear, accessible language • Respond respectfully to questions and personal experiences • Coordinate availability with the Toronto program team • Arrive prepared and represent GSC professionally • Provide feedback following presentations Qualifications• Located in Toronto or able to travel within the GTA • Comfortable speaking in front of groups • Clear, patient, and respectful communication style • Reliable availability for scheduled sessions • Experience presenting, teaching, working with seniors, healthcare, finance, cybersecurity, or community service is an asset • Additional languages are an asset What volunteers gain• Public-speaking and teaching experience • Training in financial-fraud prevention • Direct experience working with senior communities • An opportunity to make a visible, local impactHow to applyComplete the GSC volunteer application at: https://gsc-foundation.org/get-involved/volunteer/Questions may be directed to Donel Shvekher, Volunteer Manager, at: dshvekher@gsc-foundation.org
Monthly Medium-term (6 months to 1 year)
Gal Senior Care

Gal Senior Care

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Treasurer for small educational charity

Work from home, by computer with our small, all-volunteer, registered Canadian charity and support the education of bright, financially poor youth in Kenya, E. Africa. (High school is not free in Kenya.) KEEF's present volunteer Treasurer lives on Vancouver Island but travels often to Vancouver and would be available for orientation/consultation.Our Board meets, via Zoom, once a month for approximately one hour. Our Annual General Meting is also via Zoom.Time commitment is about 3 hours a week, with more time needed around the AGM ((early Fall) and year-end (June 30).Skills needed: Computer aware person with good spoken and written EnglishFamiliarity with, or willingness to learn, Keela customer relations system (for electronically receipting donations)Limited manual recording on spread sheetsTasks include:Make bank depositsArrange bank transfers to our office in Kenya about 4 times a yearManually enter transfers from monthly donors on Keela systemManually record a limited number of donations by cheque or bank draftIn co-operation with volunteer retired CPA. provide input to annual report to CRA and to KEEF's AGMManually record new students and scholarship sponsor(s) on spreadsheet
Remote / Virtual Weekly Long-term (more than 1 year)

KEEF Kenya Education Endowment Fund

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Volunteer Opportunity: Social Media & Event Promotion Assistant

Help Bring Pott & Nott to the Vancouver Persian Community!Are you familiar with social media and enjoy helping arts and cultural events reach a wider audience? We’re looking for a Volunteer Social Media & Event Promotion Assistant to help promote our upcoming staged reading, Pott & Nott, in Vancouver.About the EventPott & Nott is a comedy staged reading adapted from John Maddison Morton’s classic play Box and Cox, re-imagined for a new audience.Your ResponsibilitiesShare event announcements on relevant social media pages and community groups.Submit the event to free online event calendars and local event-listing websites.Help spread the word through arts, theatre, and Persian-speaking communities.Suggest creative ways to reach potential audience members.Who We’re Looking ForSomeone comfortable using social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram & event listings.A self-motivated, organized person with good communication skills.An interest in theatre, arts, or community events is an asset.Persian language skills are welcome but not required.Event DetailsEvent: Pott & Nott — Staged Reading for Persian SpeakersEvent Date: Saturday, November 28Location: Vancouver, BCPosition: VolunteerTime Commitment: Flexible, with tasks completed remotely at a mutually agreed schedule.This is a great opportunity to support an independent theatre project, gain event-promotion experience, and contribute to Vancouver’s arts community.Interested? Please contact Salahidaretodream@gmail.com to express your interest or ask questions.We appreciate your support in helping independent theatre reach its audience!
Remote / Virtual One-time event Short-term (less than 6 months)

DaretoDream Art Group

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Vancouver Canucks vs. New York Rangers

Vancouver Canucks
Watch the Vancouver Canucks take on the New York Rangers at Rogers Arena. Tickets are sold through the club; doors normally open an hour before puck drop.
Rogers Arena
Nov 13, 2026
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West Coast Women's Show

West Coast Women's Show
$13 + GST Advance General Weekend Pass. Fees included. All three days. FREE beauty services, FREE food samples, FREE entertainment and more, included with admission.Make a day of it with your favourite people at the West Coast Women's Show, November 20, 21 and 22, 2026 at TRADEX in Abbotsford. Come for one day or return for all three with the same Weekend Pass.Kids 12 and under get FREE admission.Here's what you can enjoy with admission:FREE beauty services at the New Image College Beauty Bar: mini makeup makeovers, nail art, hair styling and head, shoulder, back, hand and arm massage.FREE food samples: taste your way around over 40 food exhibitors and discover some new favourites.FREE daily fashion shows: take your seat for fresh looks and runway inspiration.Dozens of FREE seminars: explore useful ideas and advice across life, learning and wellbeing.FREE Friday entertainment: a DJ, live music and Comedy Night as part of Friday Girls Night Out.FREE Santa photos: take photos with Santa on your own phone all weekend.FREE Kids Inflatable Area: add some bouncing to your family's show visit.FREE Sunday mascot appearances: bring the family for Sunday Family Day.FREE Saturday cosmetic gift bags: available to the first 500 attendees on Saturday.FREE Sunday Pretty Things gifts: available to the first 500 attendees on Sunday.Get your Christmas shopping done early. Explore 300 pop-up boutiques across fashion, beauty, home, food and gifts, plus the Christmas Marketplace. Look for Red Tag Specials from participating exhibitors, with show offers, discounts and giveaways.Visit the Mokosh VIP Lounge for your chance to win a $4,000 gift-card prize, a $1,500 skincare basket and hourly service draws. Mokosh prizes are awarded by draw.One $13 + GST Advance General Weekend Pass is valid for November 20, 21 and 22. Fees included.TRADEX, 1190 Cornell Street, Abbotsford, BC.Friday November 20: 1pm-9pm. Saturday November 21: 10am-6pm. Sunday November 22: 10am-5pm. Local Abbotsford time.Tickets: https://www.tixr.com/groups/tradexbc/events/west-coast-women-s-show-211703
TRADEX
Nov 20, 2026
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Sports and Fitness

Vancouver Canucks vs. Minnesota Wild

Vancouver Canucks
Watch the Vancouver Canucks take on the Minnesota Wild at Rogers Arena. Tickets are sold through the club; doors normally open an hour before puck drop.
Rogers Arena
Nov 21, 2026
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A Christmas care package for a Canadian WWII soldier was left behind. 80 years later, his family is getting it

What started out as an attic renovation of an English mansion has led to a revelation for the family of a Canadian soldier in the Second World War. Bruce Hutton is anticipating the return of a care package first sent to his father, Lance-Cpl. Ross Hutton, back in 1943.
CBC News
Nov 11, 2026
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Prime Minister Carney highlights largest culture investment in Canadian history

Budget 2026 is the next step in your government's plan to make Canadians maîtres chez nous – building our sovereignty and giving us the freedom to live our lives as we choose. Sovereignty starts with creativity – the ability to express ourselves, tell our stories, and connect with each other. To these ends, Budget 2026 makes unprecedented investments in Canadian culture. Today in Montréal, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, highlighted the largest investment in culture in Canadian history – $4 billion. This will strengthen our institutions, expand the reach of Canadian culture, bring communities together, and empower artists.
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Nov 10, 2026
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Canadian Blood Services marks Ottawa man's 500th donation

An Ottawa man is celebrating a major — and very rare — milestone, making his 500th donation to Canadian Blood Services. You can find Bob McDougall sitting in a chair at the Canadian Blood Services donation centre on Carling Avenue every two weeks, donating plasma and platelets.
CTV News
Nov 05, 2026

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