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Friday, July 20, 2012
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Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre’s Salish Sea day campers, from left, Mitchell Baird, Madeleine Elise Ray, Kasmira Crouse, Ava Blakley, Cameron LontzJmaeff and Eve Blakley enjoy a day discovering sea life on a Peninsula beach.
Better than heaven Boy makes solo trip from Ontario for Salish Sea camp Devon MacKenzie News staff
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Is that a goat with a grin? One of the resident goats at Dan’s Farm takes a minute to soak up some sun.
The first time 10-year-old Brampton, Ont. resident Mitch Baird visited the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre a few years ago, mom Kristen knew he was hooked. “He absolutely loved the centre from the first day we visited after it was recommended to us by my sister’s motherin-law,” said Kristen. For the last few years, Mitch, who has been visiting the Peninsula with his family every summer, has attended the Salish Sea day camp at the centre. This year, Mitch flew from Ontario to B.C. on his own to attend the camp. “Mitch loves being on the West Coast. Everyone who knows him can describe the difference in him when he’s out there,” explained Kristen. “This
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year he knew he was old enough to fly on his own so he asked me if he could visit Victoria to go to sea camp and stay with his aunt. Of course I said yes.” Mitch participated in the Salish Sea camp at the centre from July 9 to 13 and enjoyed it as much this year as he did previous years. “Mitch could have gone to camp in heaven and it wouldn’t have been as good as the Salish Sea camp for him,” Kristen laughed. “Even though he’s only 10, I just know in seven or eight years he’ll be applying to go to school on the West Coast, he just loves it there.” Mitch also experienced what the Salish Sea offers to fishers while he was here on his trip. “He went with his uncle who runs a fishing charter out of Sidney and he got to go deep sea fishing and crabbing,” said Kristen. “He even caught his own crab from crab traps he set out off North Saanich and then got to eat them for dinner. The West Coast has just been a great experience for him over the last few years.” reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com
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