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Interviewing people from across Greater Victoria who are working to create a vibrant, caring community for all, Budd opens each episode by getting to know his guests and how they came to do what they do, before taking a deeper dive by drawing in relevant statistics from the Vital Signs report.
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History on display
More of those local stories are explored in a new exhibition from the Maritime Museum of BC, a Victoria Foundation grantee and a hosted organization.
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Queer at Sea is on exhibit through Nov. 5.
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Survey respondents also have the opportunity to enter a draw for a variety of prizes, including a night at the Magnolia Hotel, gift cards to the Bay Centre and Country Grocer, HarbourCats tickets and more! .
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