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Oak Bay Rotarians plant patriotism across the region

Canada flags go up ahead of summer long weekends
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Rotarians Alyx Valdal, of the flag committee and Janna Gisler, director of youth services committee, plant patriotism in a lawn on Allenby as part of the Oak Bay Rotary subscription Canada flag program. (Christine van Reeuwyk/Oak Bay News)

Red and white adorns many an Oak Bay lawn this long weekend thanks to the Rotary Club of Oak Bay’s Canada flag program.

For a $50 annual subscription Rotarians temporarily erect a five-by-three-foot flag on a subscriber’s lawn prior to each of the the three holidays of summer, finishing with the Labour Day weekend.

The program started in 2013 and finished last season last September with 341 subscribers.

“To date we have 446 subscribers,” said Joan Peggs. “Our goal for 2017 is 500 subscribers.”

Email flag@oakbayrotary.com to register for the program.

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Christine van Reeuwyk

About the Author: Christine van Reeuwyk

I'm dedicated to serving the community of Oak Bay as a senior journalist with the Greater Victoria news team.
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