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March
Need funding for a Surrey project? $50K in community grants available in April (Surrey Now Leader)
SurreyCares Community Foundation is giving away more than $50,000 in community grants this spring, thanks to the generous donation from Coast Capital, Surrey Youth and CIBC Wood Gundy.
March 27, 2024
Tech-savvy fraudsters target B.C. with fake texts, phony government website (CTV News Vancouver)
Text scams that direct potential victims to an exact replica of a government website have been targeting people in BC. Coast Capital Savings Vice President of Cybersecurity, Stephen Pedersen, said it is important for people to help their friends, neighbors, and loved ones figure out how to recognize online scams.
March 26, 2024
Greater Westside Board of Trade honours top businesses, people from 2023 (Castanet)
Coast Capital was the title sponsor of the Greater Westside Board of Trade's 22nd annual Key Business Awards Gala. The gala honored the best and brightest businesses in West Kelowna and Westbank First Nation.
March 11, 2024
Overcoming financial shame | The Social (The Social CTV)
Coast Capital’s partner Chantel Chapman, co-founder of The Trauma of Money, referenced Coast Capital’s study during a segment on financial shame, sharing that the study found that 63% of Canadians take some measure to avoid their finances.
March 5, 2024
February
Sandra Richardson: Empowering social profit sector workers to reach their full potential (Times Colonist)
Victoria Foundation, in partnership with Coast Capital, held a film screening on March 7 of the visionary film UnCharitable, which delves into the topic of the way people perceive the values of the social profit sector and the support it needs to thrive.
February 25, 2024
January
Shame: It's how many of us feel about our finances (Kelowna Now)
Coast Capital’s recent study found that 36% of Canadians feel shame about their financial situation. Aimee Chow, director of retail and investments for Coast Capital, discusses how financial shame is holding us back.
January 23, 2024
CTV Vancouver Morning Live - January 19 (starting from 56:04) (CTV News Vancouver)
Coast Capital’s recent study found that a third of Canadians feel financial shame. However, a new social media trend called “Loud Budgeting” is now encouraging people to actively discuss budgeting, reject the flex culture, and normalize conversations related to budgeting.
January 19, 2024
Coast Capital donates $25K to Food Bank Society (Richmond Sentinel)
At the end of 2023, Coast Capital made a generous $25,000 donation to the Richmond Food Bank Society. Tara Walter, Manager of Social Purpose Ecosystem at Coast Capital, says the investments into food banks is a heartfelt response to the overwhelming demand non-profit organizations and food banks are seeing.
January 19, 2024
Keeping your debt woes a secret can harm your health. How reaching out to loved ones can help (Toronto Star)
Coast Capital's recent study shows that three-in-four Canadians think about their financial situation more than they speak about it, and it's affecting their relationship with friends and peers.
January 1, 2024