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Friday, September 14, 2012
No roots, no fruit Archival exhibit stems from personal research Tim Collins News staff
Ben Clinton-Baker is passionate about history. He is currently completing a masters thesis in history at the University of Victoria and in 2002 he travelled to the United Kingdom in search of his own family history, a quest that led him as far “These back as the 1800s and records of the then beyond to his fampast are priceless. ily’s roots in the Norman settlements of Great … They truly Britain. represent our “I didn’t quite find any royalty in my family heritage.” tree, but it was close,” - Ben Clinton-Baker says Clinton-Baker with a smile. “I wanted to know where I came from, how my family came to the British colony on Vancouver Island from the UK. It was a search for my own roots.” Roots are very important to Clinton-Baker, in fact that’s the name of his upcoming exhibit at the Oak Bay Municipal Hall. The ‘Roots’ exhibit is comprised of a series of archival photos, explanatory text panels and representative artifacts of a bygone agricultural period in Oak Bay. While many of the photos are from the Oak Bay Archives, some have come from private collections. “It’s amazing what people have out there. These records of the past are priceless. … They truly represent our heritage.” Clinton-Baker has worked tirelessly to help preserve that heritage in other ways as well. He is a member of both the Oak Bay Heritage Commission and the Heritage Foundation. PLEASE SEE: Future is built on the past, Page A5
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Royal Victoria Yacht Club member Max Gallant with his coach Steve McBride. Gallant was part of a six-member team that won a gold medal in the Full Rig Laser competition at the Youth National Sailing Championships.
Sailing with success Royal Victoria Yacht Club member helps bring home gold Tim Collins News staff
Max Gallant can see the wind, or at least that’s how it seems to his competitors. Gallant, 16, recently won the gold medal in the Full Rig Laser Competition at the Craig and Ross 2012 CYA Youth National (Sailing) Championships. The Championships were held in Gimli, Manitoba between Aug. 28 and Sept. 1
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