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Brian Raymer
04-25-2009, 03:28 PM
Mark Dutton, I.A. will be the Tournament Director for the CYCC and Canadian Junior. Greg Churchill will be the assistant TD for the CYCC. We are expecting 200 players in Victoria for the CYCC. www.cycc2009.pbwiki.com

We are working hard to make sure the 2009 CYCC is an event worth remembering. Many extras are planned and more will be added and announced in the next few weeks. The entry fee goes up May 15th for the CYCC. Mail in your registration or sign up on line today.

The Canadian Junior and BC Open will also be held in late July.

The 1st Annual Summer Chess Fest (July 20th and 21st) will kick off the events. There will be simuls, blitz, bughouse and more. There is something for everyone. All ages and all levels of chess skill. GMs Nakamura and Blushtein will be in Victoria for the Summer Chess Fest and CYCC. www.summerchessfest.pbwiki.com The Summer Chess Fest is a free event sponsored by the city of Victoria and Victoria Junior Chess.

Book your summer vacation on an Island in the Pacific. Come see the Ocean and Mountains and play some chess as an added bonus. No passport required and we accept Canadian dollars at par.

Rooms are being held at the HGP at a discounted rate for Chess Players. There are more than 50 hotels, motels, B&Bs, and hostels within walking distance of the Hotel Grand Pacific. There are also campgrounds within driving distance for those interested in lower budget travel. And it rarely rains in the summer in Victoria.

Bob Armstrong
04-27-2009, 11:05 AM
Victoria best place to live in Canada, report says

Victoria's plentiful sunny days, reasonable cost of living and multitude of post-secondary institutions are some of the factors that make it the best place to live in Canada, according to rankings released Monday by MoneySense magazine.

Victoria took the top honours for the first time in the magazine's annual list of best places to live, which included 154 cities across Canada with a population over 10,000.

Criteria included what is important to people who live in a city, rather than to tourists, such as income potential, the likelihood of finding a job, housing costs and weather.

Bob

P.S. On ChessTalk, John Coleman gives the link to the article:

http://list.canadianbusiness.com/ran...2=1&d1=a&sc1=6