Splashy plans

It could be much more than a water park, says Vickie Sangster with the Tsawwassen Rotary Club. The club's proposed "splashy" project for Diefenbaker Park could be a natural habitat with an interactive stream, a wheelchair accessible splash pad, and a heritage-inspired play structure all in one. If Delta council approves the... more

Royal couple pays tribute to troops

VICTORIA – Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, attended a remembrance service at Christ Church Cathedral Sunday, to hear a sermon on the sacrifice of military families and pray for soldiers serving in Afghanistan. Hundreds of people waited in the... more

• Olympic-sized exercise
• TransLink review would force province, mayors to work together  
• More cuts to beds, staff in Fraser Health

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Fitness champ—Northey overcomes injury for Canadian win

One arm pushups, split drops, death defying jumps—it’s all in a day’s work for Margo Northey. The 43-year-old competed against more than 80 athletes at the Fame National Championships last month in North Vancouver. Winning the Fitness Pro division, the... more

• Covering ground—SDSS cross country juniors win title
• Flame rekindled
• Flame rekindled

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Ready to re-open—Merchants find new digs after mall fire

Call it bad timing. Call it bad luck. Gordon Tse was in the first day and half after opening his brand new Domino’s Pizza location at the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall near the end of April when he noticed it was... more

• Biz Bit—Health authority named among top employers
• Building strengths
• Biz Bit—New occupants for renovated Ladner building

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Scary sights

South Delta Secondary students Joshua Summers (pictured) helped set the scene of a make believe Insane Asylum at McKee House for this year’s community Halloween event. The Ladner heritage building was given a spooky makeover by the school’s stagecraft and... more  

• Ladner filmmaker directs scary movie  

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Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens get Giant welcome

High School Musical co-stars Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens got a "Giant" welcome at a recent Vancouver Giants home game. The pair were presented with team jerseys bearing their names from club officials. Efron was in Vancouver last month to... more

• Artisans’ market—Sublime brings Saturday Christmas fair to mall
• A story behind the cenotaph
• Cooking with the community

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Boys and Girls Club offers social experience

When the Boys and Girls Club at Winskill hosts its Thursday dinner program, it’s like sitting down to a family meal. Youth ages 13 to 18 shop, cook and clean, and everyone sits down at the table to eat together and... more

• Satisfying stew
• Bussing by foot
• Be Fabulous—Leader reader gets transformed  

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