{"id":1564,"date":"2011-11-30T21:23:34","date_gmt":"2011-11-30T21:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/sea-of-lights-in-victoria\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T11:25:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T11:25:39","slug":"sea-of-lights-in-victoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2011\/11\/30\/sea-of-lights-in-victoria\/","title":{"rendered":"Sea of Lights in Victoria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Royal Victoria Yacht Club\u2019s annual SEA OF LIGHTS parade will set sail again on Friday December 2nd at 7:00 pm in partnership with the local Oak Bay municipality.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of this event is to contribute to civic pride and enjoyment of the holiday season, while generating donations to the Salvation Army Christmas Fund, and the Oak Bay Kiwanis charity.<\/p>\n<p>The parade is led by HMCS Oriole, and engages some thirty-plus brightly-decorated boats!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The event offers great family fun + fun way to start the holiday season.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/Interim-Poster-Sea-of-Lights-2011-low-res-2-scaled.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-15274\" src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/Interim-Poster-Sea-of-Lights-2011-low-res-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"737\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Royal Victoria Yacht Club\u2019s annual SEA OF LIGHTS parade will set sail again on Friday December 2nd at 7:00 pm in partnership with the local Oak Bay municipality. 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