Free Spirit would not have been possible without the generous help of our partners, supporters and contributors.
Funding Partners
Partners
- Ministry of Education, Province of British Columbia
- Provincial Capital Commission
- Black Press
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Free Spirit: Stories of You, Me and BC Project, including our volunteers, and the people throughout BC who submitted stories to the People's History website.
- Dominic Fetherston and Robin Greenwood
- La Société francophone de Victoria
- Telaxten (Paul R. Sam) and Family
- Turkish Canadian Friendship Society of Vancouver Island
- Victoria Edelweiss Club
- Victoria Filipino-Canadian Association
- Marie-Christine White
- Grace Wong Sneddon
- Debbie Abbott, Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council
- Dorothy Barnes
- James Bryant, Allied Tsimshian Tribes Association
- Cheryl Bryce, Songhees First Nation
- Steve Carpenter
- Vivien N. Cranmer
- Joe David
- Robert Davidson
- Beau Dick
- Pauline Douglas, Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council
- Chief Peter Knox and Mable Knox
- Chris Mills
- Tim Paul
- Susan Point
- Andrea Sanborn, U'mista Cultural Centre
- Sheila Savey, Mowachaht-Muchalaht First Nations
- Troy Sebastian, Ktunaxa Kinbasket Treaty Council
- Charon Spinks, Residential School Survivors Society
- Margaret Teneese, Ktunaxa Kinabasket Tribal Council
- Evan Adams
- Suzanne Ahearne
- Arthur Erickson Conservancy
- Alice Bacon
- Omar Baig, Sabri Restaurant
- Ann and Gord Baird
- Bawa Music
- Bay Centre
- The BC Lions
- BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
- The Blue Nile Restaurant
- Brent Comber Originals Inc.
- Andrew Bryant
- Larry Campbell
- Canada Post
- Caribbean Village Bakery and Café
- Christiana Chan
- The Colorado Avalanche
- Douglas Coupland
- Cumberland Museum and Archives
- The Dan Culver Follow Your Dream Foundation
- The David Foster Foundation
- Doman Family
- Ego Film Arts
- Eugene's Greek restaurant
- Gathie Falk
- ForestEthics
- Frank Griffiths Estate
- Fraser & Kirkbright
- Frontier Bridal Boutique
- Frontier Options
- Fujiya Foods
- Mr. & Mrs. Khushdev Singh Gill
- Pamela Goddard, Propellor Design
- GreenDreams Productions & Daniel Gautreau
- Greenpeace
- Sonia Grewal
- Nancy Green Raine
- Green Spirit and Rex Weyler
- Haddock Entertainment Inc.
- Haida Nation
- Barb Harkins
- Haultain Fish & Chips
- Bill Henderson
- The Hudson Bay Company Foundation
- Hupacasath First Nation
- Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria
- Brian and Carol Isfeld
- i.t. Productions
- Jack Webster Foundation
- The Office of Mobina Jaffer
- Jewish Community Centre
- Jim Pattison Group
- Jin Wah Sing Music Association
- John Fluevog Boots and Shoes Ltd.
- Akiko Kamitakahara
- Ann Kipling
- Joy Kogawa
- KT Boutique & Fabrics
- Dr. David Chuenyan Lai
- Landyachtz Longboards
- Len Laycock, Upholstery Arts
- The Office of the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia
- London Drugs Ltd.
- James MacGregor
- Bob Masse
- Grace McCarthy
- Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery and Vincent Trasov
- The Murray Family
- Museum at Campbell River
- Susan Musgrave
- The Noodle Box
- Mrs. Reiko Noro
- Nuytco Research Ltd.
- Cornelia Hahn Oberlander and Elisabeth Whitelaw
- The Oldfield Family
- Osoyoos Indian Band
- P.K. Page
- Rick and Ruth Percy
- PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)
- Pho Hoa Restaurant
- Agnieszka Pozniak, Day4Energy
- The Office of the Premier
- Prior Snowboards
- QLT Inc.
- Rare Books and Special Collections, UBC
- Svend Robinson
- Ross Rebagliati and Roots Canada
- Rick Hansen Foundation
- James Roberds
- Jane Rule
- Salt Spring Island Archives
- Ivan Sayers
- Shan-e-Punjab Dance School
- Patric Shaw
- Sirewall Inc.
- Spectra Energy
- Spirit of BC, a division of 2010 Legacies Now
- Sunrise Soya Foods
- Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives
- Eric Szeto
- Mrs. Shizuko Tampo
- Toshiko Tampo
- Terry Fox Foundation
- Jack Thompson
- Toni Onley Estate
- Saiy Souphorn
- T&T Supermarket Inc.
- The Turntable, Gary Anderson
- United Church Health Services
- Universal Music Canada
- University of Northern BC
- Vancouver International Bhangra Celebration
- Vancouver Sun
- Veselka (Ukrainian Hall)
- The Victorian Foundation
- Vikram Vij
- Violet Inch Records
- White Spot Ltd.
- William B. Davis Productions
- Master Wong Toa
- Yulin Zhou
- Accent Inns
- BC Ferries
- Best Western Carlton Plaza Hotel
- Budget Rent-A-Car of Victoria
- Canoe Brew Pub, Restaurant and Marina
- Chateau Victoria Hotel and Suites
- Colonial Cafe
- Delta Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort and Spa
- Discover the Past
- Don Mee Seafood Restaurant
- Embassy Inn
- Executive House Hotel
- The Fairmont Empress
- Fire & Water Fish and Chop House
- Harbour Air
- Harbour Towers
- Hidden Dragon
- Holiday Inn
- Hotel Grand Pacific
- Howard Johnson City Hotel
- Huntingdon Hotel and Suites
- James Bay Inn Hotel and Suites
- JBI Restaurant
- Lure Seafood Restaurant
- Magnolia Hotel and Suites
- Milestone's Restaurant
- The Museum Cafe
- National Geographic IMAX Theatre
- Old Spaghetti Factory
- Quality Inn Downtown Victoria
- Ric's Grill
- Royal Scot Suite Hotel
- Sanuk
- Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub
- Tourism Victoria
- Traveller's Inn Vacation Inn
- Truffles Catering
- Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour
- Willie's Bakery
