BD Bs Ge seervmir scene J seureeyes ee 42 PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW Bob Viggers — A soldier for youth programs By Lee forgaison Peninsula News Review ike many parents, Brentwood Bay resident Bob Viggers became most involved in his community as his children grew and their interests changed along the way. Unlike many people, Bob stayed involved even after his chil- dren were grown and gone. Through Boy Scouts and Beavers, soccer, the Navy League and sea cadets, Bob has kept his finger in many a pie. _And for the many years he has dedicated to his community, Bob is the Peninsula Community Association-Peninsuia News Re-. view Community Award winner for Overall Service to the Com- munity. “Pm shocked,” Bob said of being n notified he’ d won. “I was . surprised -— and very pleased — to be nominated, but I cer- tainly never expected to win,” he says. ©. It all started back in 1981, when one of Bob’s three sons _ joined the local Beaver troupe. Asa parent, Bob helped out at weekly meetings and on spe- cial outings. As his son grew and went on to Scouts, Bob moved © on as well. When another son joined sea cadets, Bob discovered the. cadet corps had no one to teach sailing. They had a number of” sailing dinghies, but no one with the skills to pass on to the. younger generation. An avid sailor himself, Bob stepped for- -ward and offered his assistance, soon becoming welcomed into the fold as an instructor. - He headed up the Friends of AMAR B, the name of the boat - the cadets owned. The society held many a fund-raiser and.a va- riety of activities to raise money for the AMAR B. Now, Bob has focused his sights on helping to raise money for the new cadet hall. For five years, the 60-plus cadets of the corps have been meeting in two tiny trailers on loan from the Department of Na- tional Defence. In May of this year, the corps tied into some serious fund-rais- ing to purchase the former St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Saanich and move it to airport lands in hopes of having a more . permanent base. The house now sits in the storage yard at Nickel Brothers Moving, and the corps will now kick into high-gear to raise money for the completion of the project while waiting for sie fi nal. approval from the Victoria Airport Authority. “It’s a great cause, and I enjoy being part of it,” says Bob. Along with the various youth groups Bob has volunteered ‘ with, he has also ‘taken a keen interest in what goes on around - - him in his community. Up until'a year ago, he was chair of the Central Saanich Advi- : sory Planning Commission, a position well suited to the em-. ployee of the B.C. Building Corporation. Ithough Bob says keeping busy has made the years pass gr by very quickly, it wasn’t until he was nominated for the - award that he stood back and looked at his personal con- ‘tributions. “At the time, it deca t seem like much. I was just doing something for the community. Looking back, it’s amazing to see © how fast all the little things have added up,” he says. : Though Bob doesn’t think he’s worthy of the award — say- ing there a far more people who contribute far more than he —~ the judging panel for the first annual awards thinks hei is well _ ioe ne of the award. ; A ‘big: surprise’ for Brentwood’ s Bob Viggers. yh TR I On ee ce nt tin a sa tater at ee HA EH AAS ae papenaaprinted UA aetikid tir Oe Sener AER bt hehe SR tl OE *. LEE TORGALSON PHOTO case aerate “25; SOT sos Dr. Neil Patersin aed from The University of Waterloo School of: : - Optometry in 1989. Married with two young. daughters, family life is his nu mber one : | hobby. 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