Mayor Maja Tait called donors’ generosity a “virtual hug for the community.”
“Sooke is a resilient community, with so much heart,” she said. “
As we look ahead to a new year, what a way to show heart with residents supporting each other through this campaign and contributions to the Sooke Food Bank.”
•To learn more about the Sooke Food Bank, go to foodbanksooke.org.
Find how how you can take action to help British Columbians living with dementia during Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, throughout January.
Hosted by the Alzheimer Society of B.C., the annual campaign invites Victoria residents to hear stories of people affected by the disease throughout the month.
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BlackRock last week disclosed an additional capital raise for its fifth Asia real estate fund, positioning the asset management giant to gain from a recovery in the regional economy once the COVID-19 crisis fades into the background.
In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on 8 December, BlackRock said it had raised an additional $52.9 million for its Asia Property Fund V, a value-add vehicle set up last year to invest in commercial real estate assets in Australia, Japan, Singapore, China and Hong Kong.
“We expect persistent inflows to Asian assets as many global investors remain underinvested and China’s weight in global indexes grows,” BlackRock said in its 2021 global outlook released earlier this month.