2016

Third Annual Employability Skills Fair

The Employability Skills Fair provided young people between the ages of 14 and 24 with the skills and resources they need to find employment. In 2016, the Employability Skills Fair was organized by the City of Victoria Youth Council, GT Hiring/Work BC, and the Quadra Village Community Centre.

Life Hacks

Life Hacks was a learning day that combined peer to peer learning with expert voices for friendly and practical tips to save young people time, money and stress. The event was inspired by a conversation at Youth Council regarding all the knowledge members wished they learned in school such as such as sexual health, emotional wellbeing, nutrition, food sexuality and financial literacy.

Mental Health Forum

The Mental Health Forum provided space for discussion about existing mental health services available to youth and how they could be better supported. Over 20 mental health practitioners, community members and youth attended the event to share their valuable knowledge and opinions.

2014

Youth Q&A with Victoria’s Mayoral Candidates

The City of Victoria Youth Council (CVYC) and Youth for Change and Inclusion (YCI) co-hosted a Q&A with Victoria’s Mayoral Candidates on Friday, October 24 from 1.00 to 2.00 PM. Candidates who running to be Victoria’s next mayor answered questions from the audience about their vision for youth in the community. This panel-style event was a great opportunity to learn a bit more about local politics and to have your voice heard!

Youth Poet Laureate

The CVYC initiated Victoria (and Canada’s) first ever Youth Poet Laureate project. Supported by the Victoria Poetry Project and Il Terrazzo, the 2013 Youth Poet Laureate Aysia Law had great success engaging her peers with poetry workshops, feature performances and a wildly successful Diversity Slam!

Engaging Youth on Our Terms

Engaging Youth on Our Terms is a project led by CVYC Executive Member Simon Nattrass. The goal of this project is to facilitate better communication between youth and non-profit organizations. We had a survey and also several meetings to discuss the effectiveness of different outreach tools that are directed towards youth.

Earth Walk for Peace and the Planet

CVYC supported the Earth Walk for Peace and the Planet. We set up a booth at the event with information about the CVYC and a “speaker corner” where event participants wrote up their responses to a question on a big chalkboard to spark discussion.

Justice Activism in Youth Legal Literacy

2009

The Age to Engage

This was a youth conference in every sense of the term; a youth coordinated it, youth made up the planning committee, youth attended it, and youth presented at different workshops. On April 29, 2009, the conference took place. Our day-long conference had three keynote speeches and a morning and afternoon workshop session. A total of twelve organizations were represented by 21 youth speakers! We would like to acknowledge the LifeCycles Project Society and Youthcore for their financial support, and UVic and the City of Victoria for their in-kind support.