VISOA (Vancouver Island Strata Owners Association)We are a non-profit organization of Strata Owners serving Strata Owners.On this website you will find:What's New:Late breaking news for strata owners.Real Estate Council Suspends Licence of Diversified Properties Ltd.Vancouver, British Columbia, September 12, 2014 – The Real Estate Council of British Columbia (the 'Council') advises that the real estate licence of Diversified Properties Ltd.
Métis Nation of Greater Victoria is recognized by The Métis Nation of British Columbia as the local for the Capital Regional District. This local covers the Gulf Islands, West Shore Communities and Port Renfrew to the Saanich Penninsula.
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It is unfortunate that the origins of Odd Fellowship have been lost in time. The question of when and where our Order first originated, and how the name was first chosen can never be answered with absolute certainty. It has been speculated that the order originated during the reign of Nero in the year 55 AD, but there is no documented evidence. The first recorded meeting of an Odd Fellow Lodge was in the year 1745, at the Oakley Arms in England. In those days it was common for working men to meet at local taverns for evenings of social recreation. But as time passed, a particular group of men found a common purpose in aiding each other. They began to establish funds through regular collections to assist members out of work or in distress. It is believed that this is when and how the name Odd Fellows was attained. In those days, it was customary for the aristocracy to form philanthropic societies, but it was unthinkable for the common labourer to do so, and to meet in a tavern was very odd indeed. Another theory comes from the custom of skilled labourers banding together for mutual assistance. Feeling left out, a group of odd labourers formed their own union. Regardless of how or when our Order actually originated, it was most likely considered odd then, as it is now, for men to dedicate themselves to the relief of distress, to educating the orphan, and to compassionately caring for under-privileged and less fortunate members of our society. It is still regarded as odd that men would freely give of their time, in aid of the less fortunate. No matter how we began, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows proudly accepts our name, which has survived more than two centuries and is honoured and respected in Canadian communities and around the world.
I would like to express my sincerest gratitude for the assistance and support that was afforded me and my son in our greatest time of need.' Pacifica Housing tenant Pacifica Housing is a non-profit charitable organization that provides affordable housing for low income families, persons with a disability and adults who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.Pacifica Housing also provides housing outreach support and referral services through the Downtown Outreach Services office.