home
youth programming
membership
contact us

Our site is under reconstruction, and exciting changes are in the works! Stay tuned for more updates!

Welcome

The South Island Pride Centre is a community resource providing support, health and social services, and public education for the well-being of people of all genders, gender identities, and sexualities, and their allies in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia.

Additionally, the Centre is committed to building pride, civic engagement and Community participation within a safe and supportive environment while fostering self-determination and acceptance of diversity within the larger community. It provides a home for the birth, nurture, and celebration of our organizations and cultures.

The Centre welcomes and values all people regardless of race, religion, sex, national or ethnic origin, marital status, family status, colour, age, different abilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, or economic status.

Whole Hearted Acceptance Today

…is a youth inclusion group offered to LGBTQ youth and their friends (ages 14 - 18).

We meet every:
Tuesday from 7:00 - 9:00pm

  • Burnside Gorge Community Centre (471 Cecelia Rd)
    Contact us at: whatyouth@gmail.com
    Each week we have discussions on various issues that focus on personal development:
    -Self-empowerment
    -Creative art projects
    -Skill development (e.g., public speaking)
    -Games with Intention
    Monthly we offer:
    -Movie nights
    -Baking/cooking
    The group is flexible and open to projects that youth are interested in.
    Come on down and see WHAT we can offer you!

We also have a What! Speak OUT Theatre group on Wednesday nights for the 10 to 30ish demographic. For more information contact info@southislandpridecentre.ca

Thursday from 6:00 - 8:00pm

  • Fairfield Community Place (1330 Fairfield Road at Moss St.)
    Contact us at: sipccyouth@gmail.com
    You can take Bus # 7, UVic / Gonzales / Downtown

SIPCC also offers a variety of workshops for youth, adults, schools, parents, and organizations in the community!

Please contact us at info@southislandpridecentre.ca to discuss how we can create workshops that will meet your specific requirements.

Follow us on:

Individual Memberships

Individual memberships for the South Island Pride Community Centre Society are available by downloading the PDF of the form, filling it in, attaching a cheque or money order in the amount of $10.00 made out to South Island Pride Community Centre Society, and then sending it along to The SIPCentre Suite 306, 620 View Street Victoria BC V8W 1J6, or, you can stop by the office in person.
Please note that a current membership is required for borrowing books from the Reading Room Library (individual memberships only).

Your membership money will help us build the Community Centre. Once we have an actual location, your membership money will work towards building a LGBTQ library at the SIPCCentre that all will be able to access. Your membership money will also help support other programs as they are developed. And some of the events the Centre puts on will be available at a reduced cost to members. A great return on a $10. investment!

Organizational Memberships

Once we have a location with meeting rooms, we will also be offering group/ organizational memberships. Member groups will be community groups that purchase an organizational membership for which they will get monthly meeting space and a mailing address, with possibly some admin support down the line. Of course an organizational membership will cost more than an individual membership, but again, it will be good value for the money.

In the meantime, for a group membership fee of $15, we will post your group's information on our website. That is good advertising value.

Download and print a copy of the Membership Form here.

Contact us

SIPCentre Office
Suite 306, 620 View Street
Victoria BC V8W 1J6
info@southislandpridecentre.ca
Ph: 778-440-7472
Office Hours:
Monday & Tuesday: 9am - 1pm
Most afternoons from 1pm - 4pm

Linda Swanton
Executive Director
SIPCentre
sipcentreed@gmail.com

Amber Struck
Administrative Assistant
SIPCentre
sipcc@gmail.com

Tryce BLion
Board Secretary
South Island Pride Community Centre Society
sipcentresecretary@gmail.com

Laurissa Chapple
Media & Communications Directorcom
laurissac@shaw.ca

Kelzey Struck
WHAT! Youth Programming Coordinator
sipccyouth@gmail.com