Girl Guides of Canada - Southern Vancouver Island Area

11/05/2026

Milnes Landing has new crests! You can order them starting now. And we will get them to you as soon as they are available.

Thanks Gillian Hurwood for all your work on this!

11/01/2026

Help us find our next Area Treasurer!

Know someone who might be interested? Reach out to this page or Jen, our Area Commissioner for more information.

10/09/2026

10/07/2026

Help Design SVI Area's New Crest!

It’s time to update our Area Crest, and we want your input! Until Oct 31, 2026, submit your design ideas to [email protected].

Your design must include:
-the words Southern Vancouver Island Area
-only ONE trefoil in blue, black or white

Other things to note:
-You can submit a photo or scan of a hand drawn idea, or a digital creation as long as it is not created by AI.
-Include an outline of what shape you think the crest should be
-Include your name, unit name and district name with your submission
-Submissions will be shortlisted and then voted on at the Guider Gathering on Sunday, November 8th

Final crest design may be a combination of more than one submission, and might not be exactly as you submitted. By submitting a design idea, you are giving permission for some or all of your design to be used in the final product.

08/14/2026

Formation Fun Day 2026!

Looking for volunteers to help at the Girl Guide Booth at CFB Esquimalt Formation Fun Day on Saturday Sept 12th!

Leave a comment if you're able to help out and we'll connect you with the organizer!

Send a message to learn more

07/08/2026

URGENT call for volunteers at the SVI GGC table at the Victoria PRIDE Festival.

https://girlguides.doubleknot.com/openrosters/ViewActivitySpaceAvailable.aspx?OrgKey=4761&CategoryID=31967&fbclid=IwVERDUAS6o-tleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR5yTi7WqsdjFkWce0kj76_Xl8eBHtCvx9kIagNCBnZzeNdNrXDvcmkHCRo06g_aem_Gu5S5Zg8tAiDnzWZy6TpXA

06/14/2026

Peninsula Shores Girl Guides celebrated 🌈 Sidney today with a colourful booth, crafts and a community art project 🧩 letting folks know that

04/13/2026

Rally registration closes TONIGHT, Sunday, April 12! Register your group ASAP before 11:55pm Pacific for Rally Around BC celebrations in Kamloops, Mackenzie, Vancouver, or Victoria, happening this May: www.girlguides.ca/bcrally

Participants will enjoy fun, friendship, trading crafts/crests/pins, singing songs, & more. Thousands of Girl Guides are signed up to experience these events & we hope you can join us for a can't-miss day of memory-making. As always, there's an exclusive Rally crest to take home, too!

04/10/2026

Island Rally
85% full
3 days left to register

Rally registration reminder! Tickets are selling quickly for Rally Around BC, with Guiding celebrations to choose from in Kamloops, Mackenzie, Vancouver, or Victoria, the weekend of May 23 & 24, 2026. 3,000+ members have claimed theirs already.

Sales end April 12 or sooner if full - several locations are nearing their capacity. Take action to register your Girl Guide group (unit registration only, completed by Adult Guiders for their youth & adults) at www.girlguides.ca/bcrally

Island: Almost 80% full
Interior: 70% full
Lower Mainland: 60% full
North: No maximum but growing fast!

Want to volunteer on the day-of? We want your help! Find details on our Rally event pages to support your local event with participant check-in, activity stations, first aid, or other important tasks.

03/05/2026

Ready to Rally? Registration opens tomorrow for Rally Around BC 2026! We had over 4,200 participants last year & can't wait to welcome thousands of Girl Guides to our popular annual celebration. If a day full of friends, crafts, crests, pins, songs, games, & memory-making sounds fun to you & your youth, don't miss out.

Island: Saturday, May 23 in Victoria
North: Saturday, May 23 in Mackenzie
Lower Mainland: Sunday, May 24 in Vancouver
Interior: Sunday, May 24 in Kamloops

Descriptions, registration fees, & more details are now available for all locations - visit www.girlguides.ca/bcrally to plan for your group to attend.