Into the garden Oak Bay gardeners share harvest know-how Page A3
NEWS: Careless driving, smoking changes coming /A3 ARTS: Fringe Fest gets fishy thanks to local duo /A6 COMMUNITY: Bridging the decades for Canada /A8
OAK BAYNEWS Friday, August 28, 2015
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Walk of Excellence Lynda and Murray Farmer officially open the new Lynda & Murray Farmer Walk of Excellence in the University of Victoria’s Centre for Athletics, Recreation and Sports Excellence on Wednesday, Aug. 26. The Walk of Excellence is along the hallway from the main foyer of CARSA to the gymnasium. Travis Paterson/News Staff
Oak Bay Rotarians celebrate youth with cash award Oak Bay High’s humanitarian of the year earns local scholarship Christine van Reeuwyk Oak Bay News
Recent Oak Bay High graduate Alexandra Ages finds election time troubling. “It’s kind of difficult times,” she told Rotarians gathered for the weekly lunch meet-
ing. With an election looming, campaigns seem to be all about spending money to talk about the problems we face in this country and beyond. “It’s really saddening,” Ages said. “It’s really nice to see organizations like this one, and the ones I’m a member of, outwardly trying to make a difference.” The teen was there to receive the Oak Bay Rotary Foundation’s first $1,000 scholarship. Each year, the foundation awards a scholarship to an outstanding graduate of Oak
Bay High School who intends to pursue post-secondary study immediately following graduation. This year the organization upped the value. The winner is selected based on the candidate’s record of academic excellence and demonstration of leadership qualities and the motto ‘Service Above Self.’ “She really did embody the entire spirit of of service above self,” said David Maxwell, foundation president. Ages served as a peer counsellor at Oak Bay High; a member of the Island Sexual
Health Youth Committee; a member and led a Mental Health Forum of the Greater Victoria Youth Council; a youth facilitator for the Red Cross anti-bullying program; a volunteer for the Greater Victoria Green Team; a participant with Amnesty International; and a member of the Syrian Refugee Aid Club. She also co-chaired the Climate-Action Summit for YesBC Youth and earned Oak Bay High School’s 2015 Humanitarian Award. PLEASE SEE: Rotarians present scholarship, Page A2
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