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Well it is mid August which means hopefully you have exhaled or have a break on the horizon. This is a feature we do every so often called volunteerism in the news! So much volunteerism happens every day, it is fun to be reminded of the varied and unique opportunities that are out there. 

Volunteers on the West Coast are donning hip waders to fend off invasive species:

• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/local/volunteers-dfo-invasive-green-crab-1.6548688

Volunteerism intersects with technology to save lives in the GTA:

• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/peel-paramedic-volunteer-program-1.6522026

We were in a meeting this week and were reminded of all the volunteers and hours supporting people from Ukraine coming to Canada:

• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/volunteers-ukrainians-arrive-ottawa-numbers-services-support-1.6480458

Where ever you are at there is certainly a space for you to find belonging in volunteerism!

Yesterday our colleague, Katie Dodd, was able to join our friends at ECVO on CBC Radio to talk about volunteering in our province during this global pandemic. 

Have a listen to the INTERVIEW with Adrienne Pan on the CBC website.