Island Parent Fall 2023

NEEDTOKNOW
Explore
Spooky
Victoria
Explore the spooky side of Victoria
on a special Halloween edition
Ghostly Walking Tour! These hourlong
walking tours, suitable for adults
and kids, are the perfect way to get
you in the Halloween Spirit. The special
Halloween tours start in Market
Square and tell you all the spooktacular
tales of Victoria’s past—and
current—hauntings as you weave
through our fine city. Even if you’ve
done a ghostly tour before, the route
changes every year, and you never
know what spooky new things you’ll
learn! For more information and to
book your tickets visit discoverthepast.com/ghostly-walks.
Top 10
Threats
to Kids in
Canada
The annual Raising Canada report
tracks the top 10 threats to childhood
and highlights emerging
threats like technology misuse and
cross-cutting themes like access
to healthcare and social services.
Among the key findings: half of
Canadian youth experienced depression
during the pandemic, and
incidences of child violence, poverty
and racism have increased significantly
over the previous year. Given
the ongoing rise of inflation, it’s also
not surprising that food insecurity
among young people increased by
29 percent. To read the full report,
visit childrenfirstcanada.org.
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