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Following her treatment, she has to remain in Vancouver for approximately three to four months to receive specialized ­treatment. The non-profit group, made up of children and adults in the Sooke School District, raises money to support families dealing with childhood leukemia through its annual We Can Beat It fundraising concert, to be held virtually this year. The concerts have been held annually since 2000, and have ­cumulatively raised close to $250,000 for cancer research. Made up of around 100 students from Grades 6 to 12, the ensemble is led by band teacher Duey Wright from Spenc...

  VICTORIA -- Community donations have allowed Vancouver Island University to expand its endowment awards named after a university graduate who died in a plane crash in Ethiopia two years ago. VIU alum Micah Messent, 23, was onboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight on March 10, 2019 to participate in a United Nations Environmental Assembly conference. The plane crashed while en route to Nairobi, Kenya, killing all onboard. After the crash occurred, family members and friends created an endowment fund at VIU in memory of Messent, who had a Bachelor's degree in Indigenous Studies from the univ...