Wednesday, May 11, 2011

The YMCA-YWCA of Victoria's Story


This piece of wood is an original cedar shake from the roof of the Glinz Brothers' hunting and fishing lodge -- the first structure built in the 1920s on the property that now belongs to YMCA-YWCA of Victoria.  The shakes were hand split from timber felled on the land.  Camp Thunderbird, a residential camp and outdoor education centre, was opened by the Y in 1935.  Today, the Glinz lodge houses the camp office and staff.

This cedar shake reminds us that the Y is a steward of the natural environment through its camping programs.

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