Alberni karate club excels at Island championships

Members of the Pacific Rim Shoto-Ryu Karate club brought home medals from the Vancouver Island championships in Duncan in May.

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Jun. 23, 2011 9:00 a.m.
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Pacific Rim Shoto-Ryu Karate club medalists from the 2011 Vancouver Island Karate Championships last month are: (back row

Members of the Pacific Rim Shoto-Ryu Karate club brought home medals from the Vancouver Island championships in Duncan in May.

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