Pride Is More Than a Parade: Why Inclusive Services Matter

Last weekend, IWAV was proud to participate in the Salt Spring Island Pride Parade, standing alongside our 2SLGBTQIA+ community in celebration of authenticity, belonging, and inclusion. Pride is a celebration of love, identity, and resilience. It is also a reminder that many members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community continue to experience...

Our Spring 2026 IWAV Newsletter is here

Check out our Spring 2026 External Newsletter Inside our latest newsletter, we’re sharing updates on IWAV services, next steps in the Norton Road affordable housing project, and the importance of building sustainable, monthly support for the work happening every day across the Southern Gulf Islands.At IWAV, we provide counselling, advocacy,...

Red Dress Day: Honouring, Remembering, and Taking Action

Today, May 5, is Red Dress Day, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People. Across Canada, Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQ+ community members continue to experience disproportionate levels of violence. Red Dress Day is a time to honour those who are missing...