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(22:59) Laura Palmer, host of the Island Crime podcast, discusses her eighth season entitled "My Best Friend, Bree," which investigates the 2021 murder of Bree Gamble in Victoria's Beacon Hill Park. Palmer, who recently received the Shelley Fralic Award from the Jack Webster Foundation, shares her process for selecting Vancouver Island cases, and how her podcast has generated new leads in cold cases, including developments in the Lisa Marie Young disappearance.

(06:01) Charlene Smith, the inaugural executive director of the Parksville Qualicum Community Foundation, discusses how the organization has grown to manage nearly $9 million in endowment funds over its 25-year history. Smith highlights the Neighbourhood Small Grants program, which empowers Vancouver Island residents to strengthen community connections with funding as modest as $50. The foundation has distributed over $2.5 million since 1999, supporting grassroots projects from block parties to emergency preparedness programs.

Episode Highlights & Quotes

"It's never too late to do the next right thing. You broadcast to many people here on the island and local people in these communities where we all live have information about these cases." - Laura Palmer, Island Crime Podcast Host

"With as little as $50 or $500, when neighbours have encouragement and opportunity, they can do really big things." - Charlene Smith, Parksville Qualicum Community Foundation

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