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Prince George Symphony Orchestra Society
2880 15th Avenue, Prince George, British Columbia

The Prince George Symphony Orchestra seeks to enrich the cultural life of the residents of Prince George and the northern interior of BC by providing symphonic music in a way that is financially responsible and provides its performers with just compensation, consistent with its artistic direction.

Keywords: Music · Arts and Culture

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Prince Rupert Library
101 6th Ave. West, Prince Rupert, British Columbia

The board is made up of eight citizens, appointed by Mayor and Council, and one Council representative. The Chief Librarian serves as Secretary. The Prince Rupert Public Library Board is a corporate body responsible for the operation of the library. It operates under the authority of the British Columbia Provincial Statue, Library Act.

Keywords: Libraries · Education and Literacy

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Prostitutes Empowerment Education & Resource Society
744 Fairview Rd, Victoria, British Columbia

Peers is an innovative, multi-service grassroots agency that was established by, with, and for sex workers in 1995. Through direct service delivery and community partnerships, Peers provides an array of outreach and drop in harm reduction and support services alongside education and employment training for current and former sex workers, in Victoria and on Vancouver Island.

Keywords: Health · Community Services

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Psalm 23 Transition Society
3427 Clearbrook Road, Abbotsford, British Columbia

Psalm 23 Transition Society is a registered non-profit Canadian charity - #85907 4171 RR0001.

Each year, we're privileged to reach out and work with hundreds of people who are homeless and/or struggling with addictions in communities through central and southern British Columbia.

Keywords: Family Services · Community Services

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PTC Playwrights Theatre Centre
1398 Cartwright Street, Suite 201, Vancouver, British Columbia

PTC is a dramaturgically-focused theatre company that finds, nurtures, and advances Canadian playwrights. We support new plays from creation to performance. On the page and in the studio, our playwrights are creating a new vision of Canadian theatre. By supporting in-depth development for independent voices, we foster theatre's role in building a society that values critical conversations about how we choose to live our lives. Our work is guided by the values of leadership, excellence, diversity, and creative transparency.

Keywords: Theatre · Arts and Culture

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Push International Performing Arts Festival Society
640 W. Broadway, Suite 300, Vancouver, British Columbia

The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival is one of Vancouver's signature events. Produced over three weeks each January, the PuSh Festival presents groundbreaking work in the live performing arts.

Keywords: Festival · Arts and Culture

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Queen's Park Healthcare Foundation
315 Mcbride Blvd, New Westminster, British Columbia

We aim to enhance the well being and full potential of elders in our community of care, by helping to meet their needs directly through our fundraising efforts but, also, by raising awareness of the issues of aging. This is primarily accomplished through education.

Keywords: Health Centres · Health and Medicine

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Raincoast Conservation Foundation
216-2506 Beacon Ave, Sidney, British Columbia

We use rigorous, peer-reviewed science and community engagement to further our conservation objectives. We call this approach `informed advocacy' and it is unique amongst conservation efforts. We investigate to understand coastal species and processes. We inform by bringing science to decision makers and communities. We inspire action to protect wildlife and their wilderness habitats.

Keywords: Environment

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Reach Child and Youth Development Society
3800 72nd St, Unit 3, Delta, British Columbia

Reach Child and Youth Development Society is a non-profit charitable society that has been providing services to children and their families since 1959. At Reach we believe in the potential of every child, and we know each child is unique. We work together with families to recognize each child's strengths and develop their abilities. Reach currently provides programs and services to families in Delta, Surrey and Langley B.C. Over 1000 children and their families benefit from our services on an annual basis.

Keywords: Family Support · Children and Youth

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Reachout to Africa
1050 Bowron Court, Suite 301, North Vancouver, British Columbia

Reachout To Africa is a Christian registered Canadian charity, humanitarian organization dedicated to providing financial and logistical aid to communities and vulnerable children of Southern Africa.

Keywords: International · Education and Literacy

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Reasons to Believe
386 Davis Road, Ladysmith, British Columbia

Reasons To Believe (RTB) Chapters exist to connect the ministry of RTB with communities around the world, uplifting and equipping fellow believers for productive dialogue that invites doubters and skeptics to follow Jesus Christ.

Keywords: Religion · Missions

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Red Road HIV/AIDS Network
61-1959 Marine Drive, North Vancouver, British Columbia

The Red Road HIV/AIDS Network (RRHAN) is a provincial based Aboriginal Organization. Red Road's 125 plus membership capacity is comprised of Aboriginal AIDS Service Organizations (ASO), non-Aboriginal AIDS Service Organizations who have Aboriginal programs, Aboriginal Persons living with HIV/AIDS (APHA), and Aboriginal community-based organizations who have HIV/AIDS programs, located in urban & rural British Columbia.

Keywords: Health · First Nation and Aboriginal Peoples · AIDS

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Reel 2 Real
4326 Dunbar Street, Vancouver, British Columbia

The Reel to Real: A Celebration of Moving Images for Youth Society is a non-profit registered charity dedicated to showing the best in culturally diverse, authentic programming for youth. Reel to Real presents an annual film festival, the Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth, and media arts programming year-round.

Keywords: Festival · Arts and Culture

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Renfrew Collingwood Seniors Society
2970 East 22nd Ave, Vancouver, British Columbia

As a society, our purpose is to fulfill the needs of the clients that permit them to be useful, capable, contributing adults even with the restrictions imposed by age, physical, and mental abilities. We encourage individuals to maintain independence and to function autonomously in the community regardless of race, religion, age, and disability.

Keywords: Seniors · Independence

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Research with Respect
2250 Clark Road, Courtenay, British Columbia

Research with Respect provides Information, Support and Advocacy for Phase 1 Cancer Clinical Trial Volunteers.

Keywords: Health and Medicine · Cancer

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Residences for Independent Living Society
Branch: Steveston Residence
21 - 11119 No. 1 Road, Richmond, British Columbia

The Residences for Independent Living Society was started in 1969 by a group of concerned parents of young adults with disabilities. Their goal was to provide a home-like care environment for young adults to live away from their parents and have the support they needed to lead fulfilling and independent lives.

Keywords: Independence · Housing · Disabled

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Residences for Independent Living Society
Branch: False Creek Residence
1167 Forge Walk, Vancouver, British Columbia

The Residences for Independent Living Society was started in 1969 by a group of concerned parents of young adults with disabilities. Their goal was to provide a home-like care environment for young adults to live away from their parents and have the support they needed to lead fulfilling and independent lives.

Keywords: Independence · Housing · Disabled

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Rest.Q Animal Sanctuary Society
620 Gallagher Bay Rd, Mayne Island, British Columbia

Rest.Q Animal Sanctuary is a registered charity that provides permanent housing to over 170 formerly abused, abandoned, and neglected animals. Rest.Q serves Galiano Island, Mayne Island and the surrounding Gulf Islands in British Columbia, Canada.

Keywords: Rescue and Adoption · Animals

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Revelstoke Bear Aware
Revelstoke, British Columbia

Revelstoke Bear Aware is always looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help with a variety of tasks. Please email Sue Davies, Revelstoke Bear Aware Coordinator, at beaware@telus.net if you are interested in volunteering

Keywords: Wildlife · Animals

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Richmond Addiction Services Society
5720 Minoru Blvd, Suite 170, Richmond, British Columbia

Since 1975 Richmond Addiction Services Society (formerly RADAT) has been providing a wide range of services to residents of Richmond. We are a registered non-profit, charitable society governed by a Board of Directors elected by members of the Society.

Keywords: Health and Medicine · Addictions

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Richmond Animal Protection Society
12071 No. 5 Rd, Richmond, British Columbia

Richmond Animal Protection Society (RAPS) is a registered charity that operates two shelters in Richmond, British Columbia. Our first shelter, on No. 6 Road in Richmond, is North America's largest cat sanctuary. Our second shelter is the City of Richmond Animal Shelter, which we have operated since February 2007.

Keywords: Rescue and Adoption · Animals

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Richmond Caring Place Society
7000 Minoru Boulevard, Suite 140, Richmond, British Columbia

In 1985 the Richmond Community Services Centre Society was formed and set about the task of raising the capital funds to build Richmond Caring Place. With the support of business, government and the people of Richmond, that task was completed in 1994. At that time, Richmond Caring Place Society (RCPS) was formed.

Keywords: Family Services · Community Services

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Richmond Centre for Disability
5671 No 3 Rd, Suite 100, Richmond, British Columbia

The Richmond Centre for Disability (RCD) is not-for-profit, disability-led and community-based, providing service to entire communities on disability issues. Our Charitable Organization Number is 88832 8432 RR0001.

Keywords: Independence · Disabled

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Richmond Family Place
8660 Ash Street, Richmond, British Columbia

Richmond Family Place's mission is to "Ensure that every child in Richmond reaches their full potential".

Keywords: Immigrants and Refugees · Family Support · Family Services · Community Services · Children and Youth

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Richmond Food Bank Society
5800 Cedarbridge Way, Suite 100, Richmond, British Columbia

The Richmond Food Bank is a dynamic hub that connects people, food, and services that are essential to health and well-being - the hallmark of a caring community. The Richmond Food Bank gives healthy and nutritionally-balanced food to over 1500 people a week, providing Richmond residents with healthy food choices and connecting our clients to services that address the root causes of poverty.

Keywords: Hunger

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Richmond Fruit Tree Sharing Project
5300 Admiral Way, Unit 14, Delta, British Columbia

The Sharing Farm grows food to feed Richmond families in need. The Farm is run by community members for community members, and is dedicated to providing fresh, healthy, local produce to our less fortunate neighbours. The Sharing Farm operates on a tiny budget, but thanks to the generosity of our over 1,000 yearly volunteers and the devotion of a small core of part-time staff, the Farm is able to provide thousands of pounds of fruits and vegetables every year to community meals throughout the city and the Richmond Food Bank.

Keywords: Environment

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Richmond Music Festival Society
5291 Maple Road, Richmond, British Columbia

The Richmond Music Festival is a registered, non-profit charity dedicated to music development through the areas of performance, instruction, appreciation and presentation. The Festival was founded in 1998 by a group of local music teachers and presented the first Richmond Music Festival in 1999 as a weeklong event in Piano, Voice and Strings.

Keywords: Festival · Arts and Culture

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Richmond Music School Society
11371 No. 3 Road, Richmond, British Columbia

The Richmond Music School is the largest and oldest non-profit music school in Richmond, dedicated to high standards in teaching music in both private and class settings. It enjoys a leadership position throughout Greater Vancouver for its many student performances and innovative programs.

Keywords: Music · Arts and Culture

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Richmond Women's Resource Centre Association
7000 Minoru Blvd, Unit 110, Richmond, British Columbia

The Richmond Women's Resource Centre was formed in 1976 and became a non-profit association with Charitable Tax Status in 1989.

The location of the centre has varied over the years from basements, church halls, and trailers, to three different city owned houses. In 1994, along with approximately twenty other agencies, we moved into the Caring Place.

Keywords: Women

Volunteer Profile of Richmond Women's Resource Centre Association

Richmond Youth Service Agency Society
7900 Alderbridge Way, Suite 100, Richmond, British Columbia

The mission of the Richmond Youth Service Agency is to be a leading provider of programs and services that are responsive to the diverse needs of children, youth and families in Richmond.

Keywords: Leadership · Children and Youth

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Rick Hansen Man in Motion Foundation
3820 Cessna Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, British Columbia

The Rick Hansen Foundation works to actively remove barriers and create an accessible world, with a key focus of improving the lives of those with spinal cord injuries.

Keywords: Health and Medicine

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Ridge Meadows Child Development Centre Society
22610 Dewdney Trunk, Maple Ridge, British Columbia

The Ridge Meadows Child Development Centre Society was founded in 1989 as a non-profit charitable organization by a group of parents and professionals concerned about the lack of pediatric rehabilitation and behavior support services in the Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows area.

Keywords: Family Support · Children and Youth

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Riverview Horticultural Centre Society
2880 Panorama Drive, Suite 129, Coquitlam, British Columbia

Riverview Horticultural Centre Society was founded in 1992. Its mission is to preserve and protect the Lands and Trees of the Riverview Hospital site as a community oriented, financially viable centre for horticultural, educational and therapeutic activities.

Keywords: Environment

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RJ Haney Heritage Village & Museum
751 Highway 97B NE, Salmon Arm, British Columbia

We are a heritage Village and Museum on a 20 acre property depicting the era from 1890's - 1940's. Historical building, exhibits & fundraising events.

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History · Arts and Culture

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Robson Valley Music Festival
Dunster, British Columbia

The Robson Valley Music Festival is held on the land of Touring and recording artists:"Mamaguroove" in particular, Seth and Shara's place. LA few years ago, with the help of a few friends and Seth's dad, Dave, these crazy cats decided to turn what was supposed to be a small gathering of family and friends into a full fledged festival! They (We) ran all details themselves on a non-existent budget, counting on ticket sales at the gate to pull them through!

Keywords: Music · Festival

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Rock Solid Foundation
1229 Esquimalt Road, Victoria, British Columbia

The Rock Solid Foundation (RSF) is a registered charity that was started in Esquimalt BC in 1998. RSF collaborates with the University of Victoria to develop and support the evidence based WITS Programs. WITS stands for the strategies - Walk away, Ignore, Talk it Out, and Seek Help. It is a bullying prevention program for children widely used in elementary schools.

Keywords: Education and Literacy · Children and Youth

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Rocky Point Bird Observatory Society
954 Queens Avenue, Suite A, Victoria, British Columbia

Rocky Point Bird Observatory seeks to influence and inform conservation and ecological management practises of migratory birds in western North America through monitoring, scientific research and public education.

Keywords: Animals

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Roedde House Museum
1415 Barclay Street, Vancouver, British Columbia

Roedde House Museum, in Vancouver's West End, is a late-Victorian home in the Queen Anne revival style. Built in 1893 for the family of Gustav Roedde, the city's first bookbinder, it has been faithfully restored to reflect the day-to-day life of a middle class, immigrant family at the turn of the last century.

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History · Arts and Culture

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Roedde House Preservation Society
1415 Barclay Street, Vancouver, British Columbia

Roedde House Museum, in Vancouver's West End, is a late-Victorian home in the Queen Anne revival style. Built in 1893 for the family of Gustav Roedde, the city's first bookbinder, it has been faithfully restored to reflect the day-to-day life of a middle class, immigrant family at the turn of the last century.

Keywords: History · Arts and Culture

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Royal City Humane Society
667 Columbia St, New Westminster, British Columbia

Royal City Humane Societywas founded to deal with the pet overpopulation problem in New Westminster. We operate a small shelter in New Westminster where we provide care for injured, stray and abandoned cats. We work in conjunction with the New West Animal Shelter and young, healthy and adoptable animals are referred to the New West Shelter for adoption. Senior cats and those with special needs either remain at the society's shelter or are placed in foster care.

Keywords: Rescue and Adoption · Animals

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Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation
330 East Columbia Street, New Westminster, British Columbia

Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) is a provincial and regional referral hospital providing the highest level of trauma, cardiac, neurosciences, high-risk maternity and neonatal intensive care to the most seriously ill and injured patients in British Columbia. RCH is also a teaching hospital and a UBC Clinical Academic Campus.

Keywords: Health Centres · Health and Medicine

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Ruby Lake Lagoon Nature Reserve Society
15386 Sunshine Coast Hwy, Madeira Park, British Columbia

The Ruby Lake Lagoon Nature Reserve is a 10 hectare reserve featuring a freshwater lagoon and forested acreage on the Sunshine Coast, northwest of Vancouver.

Keywords: Wildlife · Environment

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S.A.L.T.S. Sail and Life Training Society
203 Harbour Road, Unit 2, Victoria, British Columbia

The Sail and Life Training Society (SALTSr) was founded in 1974 and is a registered charity in Canada and the USA (FORGN tax exempt status in the USA). The Society operates two tall ships, the Pacific Grace and Pacific Swift, and offers sail training to young people ages 13-25 (as well as Day Sails for all ages).

Keywords: Children and Youth · Camps

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Saanich Volunteer Services Society
1445 Ocean View Road, Victoria, British Columbia

The Society promotes independent living and enhances quality of life for Saanich residents by providing coordinated volunteer services and connection to community resources.

Keywords: Volunteer Centres · Family Services · Community Services

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Safe Haven Shelters Society
4652-46A Street, Ladner, British Columbia

Wedesign and manufacture mobile shelters for the homeless as well as portable shelters for emergency disaster relief organizations.

Keywords: Poverty · Homeless and Housing

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Salmo Community Resource Society
Salmo, British Columbia

Salmo Community Resource Society (SCRS) develops, delivers, and maintains a broad range of services that help individuals and families in the Salmo area deal effectively with personal, social, and poverty-related issues.

Keywords: Family Services · Community Services

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Salmon Arm Folk Music Society
490 5th Avenue SW, Salmon Arm, British Columbia

The Salmon Arm Folk Music Society is a non-profit charitable organization that presents the Annual Roots and Blues Festival the third weekend of every August. Additionally the SAFMS presents other Outreach activities in the community and area.

Keywords: Music · Arts and Culture

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Salmon Arm Partners in Community Leadership Association
451 Shuswap St.S W, Salmon Arm, British Columbia

The purpose of the society is to operate a youth centre which offers structured programs that are directed towards resolving problems that are faced by youth and to provide, administer and maintain a multi-use community facility for the benefit and use of the community.

Keywords: Leadership · Children and Youth

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Salmon River Enhancement Society
24263 - 52nd Avenue, Langley, British Columbia

The Salmon River Enhancement Society is a citizens group that formed in 1995 to work with government agencies, increase public involvement and lobby government agencies when appropriate. The society functions as a "watchdog" over the watershed. The goal of the society is to increase public awareness and support research of the Salmon River and its watershed.

Keywords: Environment

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Salt Spring and Southern Gulf Islands Community Services Society
268 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Salt Spring Island Community Services began as a grassroots organization by a dedicated group of community volunteers concerned about the support to their fellow island residents. It became a Society in 1975 with a small collection of services established itself in the original Lady Minto Hospital.

Keywords: Family Services · Community Services

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