A partnership between the Bay Centre and United Way Greater Victoria has garnered a $10,000 grant to support a community helpline.
Awarded by the International Council of Shopping Centres, the Bay Centre is the only shopping centre in Canada to be selected for their community support.
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The confidential phone, text and online service connects people to hundreds of community, social and government services across the province, including access to mental health support.
The helpline is free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, in 160 languages.
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In a release, The Bay Centre general manager Darlene Hollstein called the opportunity to partner with the non-profit, a B次元官网网址渨in-win.B次元官网网址�
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In 2017, the Bay Centre also won a Canadian Maple Leaf Award for their Canada 150 campaign, a collection of 150 art installations honouring CanadaB次元官网网址檚 history.
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