Power To Be

06/19/2026

🎓🎉 We are so proud to share that the fourth cohort of Power To Be's Landscaping and Restoration Program recently celebrated their graduation!

Over the course of 12 weeks, participants gained valuable skills and knowledge to support their future paths - whether pursing careers in landscaping and restoration, or continuing to nurture their passion for nature in other meaningful ways.

Some highlights:

🌱 Getting the new greenhouse up and running! From installing the irrigation to practicing seeding and propagation, this project was a huge undertaking!
🌧️ Completing a garden redesign and installation project for some of the rain gardens around the Power To Be office buildings--another major project with a big impact for our organization.

💚 Thank you to all our amazing partners and supporters for allowing us to continue to run this program, including:

The Gardens at HCP; The Butchart Gardens; Satinflower Nurseries: Native Plants, Seeds & Consulting ; Hatchet & Seed - Edible Landscapes ; Habitat Acquisition Trust Patio Gardens ; Garden Alchemist ; Victoria Compost Education Centre ; FED Urban Ag ; Sea Bluff Farm ; Northern Gardener; Abkhazi Garden; Heart Lake Farm; J.B Williams The Native Plant Guy; and WorkBC

06/04/2026

🏔️🩵This one’s for all you Power To Play: Summitters! Thank you, thank you, thank you! We have been completely overwhelmed and inspired by the dedication, perseverance, community-building, and FUN that happened throughout the weekend.

Here’s a little recap highlighting some Power To Play: Summit moments shared by our Summitters - from Scotland to the Pyrenees!

06/03/2026

❤️Today marks Red Shirt Day, in celebration of National AccessAbility Week. It’s a day about coming together in support and solidarity, celebrating the achievements and leadership of people living with disabilities, and pledging our commitment to do what we can to create a more accessible and inclusive society.

So on this day, we’d like to share a story:

We use this picture a lot. You may have seen it before - in the paper, at a bus stop, in a magazine, on our website, or maybe even on a billboard.

This is not a stock photo. That’s our dock on Prospect Lake. And that’s Carolyn, walking, and Jas, in the wheelchair. Jasmine Parr has been involved with Power To Be for more than 11 years - initially as a participant, then as a Board Assistant, and now as our Community Engagement Specialist. A fierce advocate for accessibility, inclusion, and community building, Jas has helped shape spaces far beyond our Prospect Lake site. Like the Ogden Point Breakwater, for instance - because of advocates like Jas, spaces like this are accessible to so many more people today than they used to be.

At Power To Be, this is what we work toward every day: creating spaces where everyone can experience the connection, joy, and beauty of nature.

This Red Shirt Day, we celebrate leaders like Jas, and we recommit ourselves to building a world where access isn’t just an afterthought, and where everyone - regardless of ability or circumstance - truly belongs.

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06/02/2026

🫶 Thank you to everyone who showed up and gave it their all at Power To Play: Race 2026! From crawling through obstacle courses to building trails, solving riddles to epic slip n’ slide descents, this weekend was packed with unforgettable moments and an incredible sense of community.

This video is just a small snapshot of the energy and joy we witnessed - thank you to EVERYONE who took part, near and far, and made this event so special💚💙

Stay tuned for a Power To Play: Summit recap video coming soon! 🎥✨

06/01/2026

💙🏆🎉💚Welcome to the 2026 Power To Play: Summit & Race Awards (and fundraising update)!

A huge and heartfelt congratulations to every racer, team, and supporter who climbed, coordinated, fundraised, paddled, and cheered for Power To Be! All of your work raised crucial funds for our inclusive outdoor programs, and we are so very grateful, proud, and inspired. So far, we’ve raised $209,000 (and our total is still climbing!)

We are excited to announce a few winners who really wowed us with creativity and hard work!

Thank you so much for the dedication, enthusiasm, and FUN you brought to Power To Play: Summit & Race. It was an incredible weekend, and we are so glad that you were a part of it!

Please join us in celebrating our 2026 award winners!

05/31/2026

LET'S GOOO! Power To Play is underway here at Prospect Lake! Good luck to all of our racers (you're looking fabulous by the way!) Go Teams! 💚🏃‍♀️🛶⚡💚

05/29/2026

🏔️☀️💙 IT'S HERE! Power To Play: Summit & Race Weekend starts NOW! Please join us in supporting all our racers this year, both our Power To Summit racers who begin their climb TODAY, and our Power To Play racers who will be joining us for the big adventure race on Sunday!

With your help, our programs can support our community members living with physical, financial, cognitive, or social barriers. We're here to make sure that EVERYONE can get outside and explore their limitless abilities: because Everyone Belongs in Nature!

More info and ways to donate can be found at powertoplay.ca!

Thank you for joining us on this adventure, and good luck to all our racers this weekend - we're rooting for you!! 💚🩵💚

05/27/2026

Power To Play: Summit & Race is THIS weekend and we are buzzing with excitement!!
Check out some of the epic, creative, and downright legendary costumes from years past—seriously, the bar is high and we love it.
There’s still time to jump in, donate, rally a team or come out and cheer on the racers (loudly please). Every bit of support brings the energy and makes the magic happen!
Thank you for showing up in all the ways—you’re the reason this is so special! Let’s gooooo!!!! 🎉.

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05/22/2026

05/21/2026

We are feeling incredibly honoured and thankful today!
So much gratitude to the 100+ Women Who Care Victoria community. The generosity in that room was incredible and the funds raised will make a real and lasting difference for our participants.
At Power To Be, that support means more people getting outside, building confidence, finding connection and feeling they belong. It opens doors that might not have felt possible before.
We were beautifully represented by one of our volunteers and I felt so proud seeing our community shared with such heart. And to be alongside Luther Court Society and the 1000 X 5 Children’s Book Recycling Project… what amazing work across our region!
Thank you for what you are making possible!