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A Day in the Life

WEST SHORE Images from July 15, 2015

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6:32 a.m.

Traffic is already flowing southward for the workday along the Trans-Canada Highway in View Royal, as commuters and others do their best to beat the morning rush.

A slice of life on the beautiful West Shore Don Descoteau/News Gazette staff

The West Shore’s five municipalities and numerous smaller communities are thriving in their own way and each has unique personalities and characteristics.

While that’s a big part of what makes the West Shore special to those of us who reside and work here, we at the News Gazette like to think it’s the people who make our area what it is: a welcoming, vibrant place to live, do business, enjoy recreation or simply relax and take in the scenery.

For this year’s edition of Day in the Life West Shore, our photographers,

On the cover

4:48 p.m.

Pippa Ettels offers up a big grin as she plays in the water spray area at Centennial Park in Langford.

Photo by Ian Simpson

Ian Simpson

Ian Simpson and myself, went out into the communities to capture people at work and play and everything in between.

It’s a slice of life that we hope you’ll enjoy. You may find your family, friends or neighbours – even yourself – in the following photo pages.

It’s our way of celebrating the people and places of Langford, Colwood, Metchosin, View Royal and Highlands, and the people who may live elsewhere but spend time amongst us.

– Don Descoteau, editor Don Descoteau

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6:51 a.m.

Fountain Diner server Sandar Rutz writes out the daily specials on a sandwich board before opening up at the Langford restaurant on Goldstream Avenue.

Don Descoteau/News Gazette staff

6:47 a.m.

Western Foods baker Trevor Throp loads some dough into the oven, then shows off a pan of freshly-baked bread, among the bakery products on offer at the Langford grocery store.

Don Descoteau/News Gazette staff

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7:50 a.m.

Royal Canadian Navy sailors and naval reserve members participating in a six-week advanced SCUBA program at the Fleet Diving Unit in Colwood begin the fitness aspect of their day with a sprint around the buildings, ahead of their daily swim.

Don Descoteau/ News Gazette staff

7:57 a.m.

The group don their flippers in preparation for diving into the harbour waters.

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8:01 a.m.

Having dropped into the harbour from the dock, the course participants carve their way through ocean waters during their daily swim.

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8:15 a.m.

Motorcyling enthusiasts (from left) John Gallo, Hank Francis, Bryan Baughman, Derrek Hutchings, Yance Sheehan and Jeff Eagle gather for a pre-ride coffee outside House of Beans Coffee on Goldstream Avenue in Langford.

The group was travelling to honour the memory of fellow rider Eric McCallum, who was killed in a bike crash the previous week.

Don Descoteau/News Gazette staff

8:52 a.m.

Jane Waters, park planner with the City of Langford, looks over a map of a proposed recreation area for the city in her downtown Goldstream Avenue office.

Photo by Ian Simpson

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9:14 a.m.

Alison Shiarazza and Barb Wallace prepare ingredients for another day at the 3 Gringos Mexican restaurant in the Goldstream Station complex on Goldstream Avenue.

Photo by Ian Simpson

9:39 a.m.

Quality Foods assistant deli manager Inga Davis checks over stock levels in her display cases.

9:57 a.m.

Kristina and Hailey-Ann Grant prepare to head in for a grocery shop at Quality Foods in Langford.

Photo by Ian Simpson

Photo by Ian Simpson

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10:24 a.m.

Todd Kendall prepares beef for processing at Glenwood Meats.

Photo by Ian Simpson

10:33 a.m.

11:18 a.m.

Emily Justice and Kristy McGeough are two of the cheerful faces ready to serve customers at Glenwood Meats.

GBC Golf Academy director of instruction Jeff Palmer works with some young golfers at Olympic View Golf Course in Colwood.

Photo by Ian Simpson

Photo by Ian Simpson

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12:02 p.m.

Mandi Whitman, front desk staffer at the DND Pacific Activity Center off Ocean Boulevard in Colwood, works at the wrapping station where military family members can bundle and package items for sending to loved ones stationed overseas.

Photo by Ian Simpson

12:05 p.m.

Staffers Colleen Cahoon and Scott Branch pause in the middle of an important meeting at the Pacific Activity Center in Colwood.

12:44 p.m.

Colby Perkins, general sales manager at Galaxy Motors in Colwood, helps a customer who has called in.

Photo by Ian Simpson

Photo by Ian Simpson

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Hijinks of the Back in the days ar y Royal Road s Milit ht have Co llege, yo u mig d perche d seen a cadet’s be middle on a rock in the o on of Esquimalt Lag

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“Money doesn’t matter, just build what I want.”

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Good People, Great Neighbours

Hijinks of the Back in the days ar y Royal Road s Milit ht have Co llege, yo u mig d perche d seen a cadet’s be middle on a rock in the o on of Esquimalt Lag

Huy ch q’u = Thank yo u

The Coast Sa lish people were the firs t to d isco ver the opportunitie s in this amazing loc ation

The

Duns

muir fami the e ly s tate fe de t o the ral g o ver 1940 nme nt in to be use d m ilit by th ar y.

HMCS e Road R oyal s wa s co m in De miss cemb ione er 19 d train 4 0 reser to ve o ser vi ffice ce in rs fo Worl r d Wa r II so ld

s Co lo urful Muster 0 lo ve d There are o ver 3 e Ind ian and protecte d Blu in flocks peafowl gathere d ro ug ho ut – or ‘musters’– th the campus

Then

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g Ho llywo o d’s Darlin otion Over 33 major m filme d pictures have been ds on the Royal Roa s University campu

on The RRU Recreati tes Centre build ing da back to the Second

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Esteemed Alumni The world’s favourite Canadian astronaut, Chris Hadfield, spent two years at Royal Roads Military College

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“Money doesn’t matter, just build what I want.”

Hatley Park is home to one of the last remaining Edwardian gardens in Canada

1:09 p.m.

Sheila Mainwaring, Ron Jensen and Glen Tucker do the first sort at the regional laundry building next to Victoria General Hospital.

Photo by Ian Simpson

3:10 p.m.

Angela Winteler, a bartender at the View Royal Casino, pours a drink with a winning smile.

1:11 p.m.

Lorelei Gadoury, front, and Peter Dewell operate the second sorting station at Greater Victoria hospitals regional laundry centre.

Photo by Ian Simpson

Photo by Ian Simpson

host families wanted: 12 • A Day in the Life West Shore - July 2015

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4:19 p.m.

Marin, Mattea and Xavier Piasentin have a blast playing in the surf at the Esquimalt Lagoon in Colwood under the warmth of the late afternoon sun.

Photo by Ian Simpson

3:47 p.m.

4:04 p.m.

An Austrian exchange student flies through the air at WildPlay on the grounds of West Shore Parks and Recreation.

Vanessa Clark, a service agent at WildPlay Juan de Fuca awaits her next customer in Colwood.

Photo by Ian Simpson

Photo by Ian Simpson

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4:56 p.m.

Megan Roberts gets a blast of water as she runs through the jets at the Centennial Water Park in Langford.

Photo by Ian Simpson

4:47 p.m.

5:46 p.m.

Pippa Ettels, left, Megan Roberts and Maddie Mullett have fun running through the water park together in Langford’s Centennial Park.

Chris Wick and his dog, Alli, take a stroll along the boardwalk on the Ed Nixon Trail near Langford Lake.

Photo by Ian Simpson

Photo by Ian Simpson

4 Mile Liquor Store in Colwood 14 • A Day in the Life West Shore - July 2015

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6:24 p.m.

Mark and Kathy Oliver, Stephanie Parsons and Rob Van Huet enjoy a cool refreshment at Bucky’s Tavern on Sooke Road in Langford.

Photo by Ian Simpson

6:14 p.m.

Alan Brown takes a pizza hot out of the oven (left), cuts it and packages it up for a customer at Pizzability on Sooke Road in Langford.

Photo by Ian Simpson

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7:15 p.m.

Members of the Westshore Rebels junior football team do deep knee bends en masse to start a weeknight practice at Westhills Stadium in Langford, in preparation for their season opener.

Don Descoteau/ News Gazette staff

6:50 p.m.

Dave Hutchinson, member of the Metchosin Golf Club, winds up for a drive during Wednesday men’s night play at the nine-hole course.

Photo by Ian Simpson

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8:06 p.m.

Scott Ewing and daughter Grace, 8, get in a little soccer time outside their Glen Lake neighbourhood home as the sun dips low.

Don Descoteau/News Gazette staff

7:50 p.m.

7:50 p.m.

Day in the Life photographer Ian Simpson pauses briefly at Portage Park in View Royal, taking advantage of the golden hour to shoot a selfphotograph.

Mom Christine McGrath and daughter Wilhelmina, 3, have a race on the slide at Glen Lake Beach Park, as friend Nicole Cameron watches from above.

Don Descoteau/News Gazette staff

Photo by Ian Simpson

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Another day, nearly done 9:51 p.m.

Capital Regional District fire dispatcher Leanna Moss monitors various screens, as well as her radio, out of her chair at the No. 1 fire hall in Langford.

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Don Descoteau/News Gazette staff

10:37 p.m.

The Goldstream Avenue roundabout fountain in Langford throws up coloured streams of water as traffic approaches from Veteran’s Memorial Parkway.

Don Descoteau/ News Gazette staff

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