Vancouver Island Technology Park

On behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea,Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, the
Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of State for Sport and Member of Parliament
for Saanich-Gulf Islands, today announced over $2.8 million in funding, over
the next two years, to undertake needed repairs, maintenance work and
infrastructure upgrades at the Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney.

It has a black nose, four wheels and yellow feathers. Oh yes, and it used to go by the name “Batmobile.”

Camosun College’s “canary-themed” soapbox derby car was just one of 13 stylish competitors (Carmanah Technologies also had a canary bird theme racer) at this year’s Canary Derby benefiting the B.C. Cancer Foundation. The race is organized by the Canary Foundation of Canada and challenges Victoria and Vancouver’s high-tech communities to design and build the fastest soapbox racer. (Carmanah Technologies also had a canary bird theme racer).

This year’s race, held Sunday afternoon at Vancouver Island Technology Park in Saanich, raised $129,000, organizers said.