The Greater Victoria Police Foundation (GVPF) community has even more to celebrate this Fall, following the success of the second annual Building Bridges breakfast held November 13 at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel. The event featured Oak Bay Police Chief Julie Chanin as keynote speaker. Together, donors, sponsors and guests helped the Foundation exceed its […]

Planning is well underway for Police Camp 2026, which will once again be hosted at St. Margaret’s School in March. This camp has quickly become one of the Foundation’s signature programs, offering a week-long, immersive leadership experience that combines physical training, teamwork and hands-on learning with police officers and RCMP from across Greater Victoria. Final […]

The Greater Victoria Police Foundation is entering a new chapter of leadership! In September, the GVPF welcomed its first dedicated Executive Director, Samantha Krzywonos (above). Samantha is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) who brings more than two decades of experience in volunteer leadership, philanthropy and community-focused fundraising. Her background in academic and healthcare philanthropy, […]

The third year of the re-imagined Greater Victoria Police Camp came to a positive and emotional close on March 22 as the 50 participants, selected from over 160 applicants, demonstrated discipline and teamwork during a special graduation ceremony attended by their families. By all accounts it was an incredible journey for these youth in Grades […]

As Police Camp 2025 wrapped up, the Greater Victoria Police Foundation received a moving email from one of the participant’s parents which summarized the amazing impact the program can have on local youth. “Hello, My daughter, Fiona, was fortunate to be selected for Police Camp this year. She was hesitant to apply and still hesitant […]

The GVPF’s newest program, Junior Police Camp, will take place July 7-11, 2025 at St. Margaret’s School. Where Police Camp is an over-night experience for those in Grades 10 to 12, Junior Police Camp is a day program for youth aged 10 to 12. In addition to team building exercises, the 30 youth who will […]

Since the 2023 re-launch of Police Camp, demand for this Greater Victoria Police Foundation program has grown significantly each year. For Police Camp 2025, taking place at St. Margaret’s School in Saanich March 15-22, we received 165 applications for 50 spots. The quality of the applications was truly remarkable, and the effort demonstrated by each […]

The GVPF’s newest program, Junior Police Camp, is a five-day Summer camp program for children aged 10, 11 or 12. The first Junior Police Camp will have 30 participants, led by GVPF Police Camp Director Kim Basi, a retired Saanich Police officer. Kim will be supported by six Police Camp alumni mentors and six volunteer […]

The Greater Victoria Police Foundation’s inaugural awareness-raising event, held at the Inn at Laurel Point in Victoria in November 2024, was an amazing success! More than 120 people attended, learning about the GVPF’s programs to build connections between youth and volunteer police officers from the four municipal police agencies of Oak Bay, Central Saanich, Victoria […]

Christie Robbins is one of the inaugural Camosun College GVPF Award recipients and her story is one of resilience and inspiration. She is enrolled in the Criminal Justice Department at Camosun’s School of Arts and Science and her goal is to become a victim services worker or probation officer. Now 33 years old, and a […]