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Sharing through art
Group of Westshore Rebels junior football players crack B.C. Lions evaluation camp. Sports, Page A16
Pacifica Housing tenants learn to heal through the arts.
Friday, May 4, 2012
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Rick Hansen honours Oak Bay High ‘difference maker’ End of the Man In Motion anniversary relay will represent a new beginning Erin McCracken News staff
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Oak Bay puts boot to SMUS Oak Bay Barbarian Kimia Hamidi, right, dives for the try line as he outruns St. Michaels University School Blue Jaguars Alex Britz on St. Michaels field as the teams battle for the Gareth Rees Boot trophy. Oak Bay Barbarians won the match 38-17.
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Liam McDonough was just one of about 1,000 Oak Bay High and Monterey middle school students who gathered Wednesday to hear Rick Hansen’s inspirational story of making a difference by finding strength through adversity. But then the Grade 12 student was stunned when he was called from the crowd to receive a Difference Maker medal from Hansen, a moment that earned the 18-yearold a standing ovation. “I was dumbfounded,” McDonough said of the surprise. The teen is a model in giving back: he is on student council, is an honours student, has built houses in developing countries, helped spearhead school fundraising efforts last year for Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock and coaches, among other achievements. This summer, after graduation, he plans to build houses in the Dominican Republic. He will begin his commerce studies at the University of Victoria this fall, with a goal of working for a non-governmental organization. Though his schedule is currently “jam-packed,” McDonough said he enjoys giving back. “It’s definitely beneficial for the people that I help.” Hansen’s morning stop in Oak Bay and his visits to Victoria and CFB Esquimalt on Tuesday coincide with the 25th anniversary of his Man In Motion World Tour. A medal relay, which began in Newfoundland and Labrador last August, is passing through 600 communities across Canada. The tour ends in Vancouver on May 22. Hansen didn’t come to Greater Victoria on his original tour, but he has been visiting provincial capitals and military bases to present Difference Maker medals to individuals who have helped make the world more accessible and inclusive. PLEASE SEE: Hansen talks to students, Page A10
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