Del Phillips Receives the City of Victoria’s Highest Recognition
Photo by the City of Victoria, featuring 2025 honorary citizen recipients Al Hasham, Carol Brown, Del Phillips, Karmen McNamara, Logan Ford, Marceline Moody, Olivia Hahn, Robert Milne and Ted Alexis. Del Phillips, a director on the board of The Cridge Centre for the Family, has been honoured with the City of Victoria’s prestigious Honorary Citizen […]
Welcoming Jennifer Smith as Our New Director of Philanthropy & Communications
The Cridge Centre for the Family is thrilled to welcome Jennifer Smith as our new Director of Philanthropy & Communications. Jennifer brings a rich background in relationship-building, community engagement, and strategic communication from her years in alumni relations at Royal Roads University. With a passion for supporting meaningful causes and strengthening community connections, Jennifer is already bringing […]
Times Colonist: Cridge Centre aims to offer more than ‘one-time support’
Article in Times Colonist (November 30, 2025) by Andrew A. Duffy with photo by Adrian Lam. Cridge programs help everyone from women fleeing intimate partner abuse to young parents in a difficult spot and people with brain injuries or complex health needs. With age comes experience, and the Cridge Centre for the Family has certainly […]
A Visit From The Honourable Wendy Cocchia, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
The Cridge Centre for the Family is operated under the distinguished patronage of Her Honour, The Honourable Wendy Cocchia, C.M., O.B.C., LL.D. (Hon), Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. In mid-October, members of our Board of Directors and management team were honoured to welcome the Honourable Wendy Cocchia, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, and her husband, […]
Remembering Mike Walker
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Mike Walker after his long and courageous battle with cancer. Mike and his wife Amanda Eyolfson have been connected to The Cridge Centre for the Family for many years, both through their company Roll.Focus. and through family members who are part of our team. Together, […]
Recognizing Local Support
We are thrilled to extend our deepest gratitude to over 30 exceptional local Royal LePage realtors who have been recognized as Top Donors to the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation! The Royal LePage Shelter Foundation is Canada’s largest public foundation dedicated solely to supporting women’s shelters and violence prevention programs. These remarkable realtors go above and […]
Intimate partner violence is dangerous — and becoming more common
A commentary in Times Colonist (May 7, 2025) by Tori Dach, assistant manager at the Cridge Centre for the Family who deals with intimate partner violence and is a brain-injury co-ordinator. Photo by Hilla Kerner of a vigil held in Vancouver in 2022 to pay respects to 10 B.C. women killed as a result of […]
Introducing Executive Chef Duane Schneider
Chef Duane’s passion for cooking was sparked in childhood when he asked his mother for lasagna and she suggested he try making it himself. The result was a success, and from that moment, he was captivated by the culinary world. Born and raised on Vancouver Island, he pursued his passion professionally, attending culinary school before earning […]
