The 19th Annual Lighted Ship Parade will take place on Saturday Dec. 6, 2008 at 7 p.m. The ships can be seen in the Inner Harbour, and complimentary hot chocolate, coffee and candy canes will be served at Ship Point as the ships sail past.
Donations will go to The Victoria Cool Aid Society which runs various programs and an emergency shelter for the homeless.
An evening Market, at Ship Point Pier, with entertainment, carol singers, Christmas ware and local artisans, will run from 5 - 9 pm. Santa should even be there too!
These photos were taken of the Canadian Coast Guard boat, off Cox Island, near Tofino, Vancouver Island during an Autumn storm this month. In the summer months Tofino is a surfer's paradise, having a long sandy beach and great waves!
From November 21, 2008 to May 11, 2009 the Vikings Exhibit is being held at the Maritime Museum of British Columbia in Bastion Square, Victoria.
Popular images of the Vikings has been that of horned-helmeted, bloodthirsty sea rovers, bent on the destruction of Western Civilization.
The truth, however, is shown at the Maritime Museum, where early Swedes, Norwegians and Icelanders were the real story. The exhibits are shown though panels and artifacts from excavations in North America and Europe to show the look of a typical settlement.
The exhibit uses archaeological findings to show a much more complex picture of the Norsemen than that of popular belief, and who were fantastic ship builders.
Today there was an active mist and beautiful sailing day out here on the Pacific West Coast.
The British Columbia ferries sail through a section of water called Active Pass, which lies between two of the Gulf Islands - Mayne Island and Galiano Island (midway between Vancouver and Victoria).
Just thought you might like to hear about our very own Active Pass in beautiful British Columbia on our very own Active Rain Blog.
In Victoria, BC, starting November 5th and until November 11th, from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm the Royal British Columbia Museum, in downtown Victoria, is hosting a week of Remembrance. Featured are community displays and Veterans' talks. There will be a special Remembrance Carillon recital on Tuesday, Nov. 11th at 12 noon.
The significance of the Poppies that are worn during this week dates back to the worst battlefields of Flanders during World War 1, and to Canadian military physician, poet and author John McCrae's poem "In Flanders Fields".
I found a copy online:
by: John McCrae
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
According to my parents, and although I can't find a reference to it at the moment, the poppy is supposed to be worn on the left hand side of a lapel, i.e. closest to the heart.
David
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