In the Community

Let’s take a step way back in time to 1903 and check out an article in the Sept. 12. edition of the Delta Times , an news brief how it was tough to find an affordable home to rent.

Volunteers are the backbone of the Delta Meals on Wheels Society, which has been delivering hot meals to South Delta residents for almost 50 years.

If you have access to a computer, there are many different volunteer projects and roles available to support organizations and causes in local communities or across the globe.

Volunteers from Station 8 – Delta of the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue are dedicated to keeping the waters around Delta safe every day of the year.

From work parties removing invasive plants to conducting bird surveys, volunteers carry out a wide range of tasks at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary on Westham Island.

Editor’s note: Lindsay William-Ross is managing editor of the Optimist’s sister publication Vancouver is AWESOME. She lives in Ladner and her son goes to Port Guichon Just before 1 p.m.

National Volunteer Week, which runs from April 19 to 25, is a time to celebrate and thank Canada’s 12.7 million volunteers. This year's theme is: “It's time to applaud this country's volunteers.

Thursday night’s 7 p.m.

Sacred Heart is doing its part to show support for the communities front-line health care workers. Since the COVID-19 pandemic started and the 7 p.m.

BC & Alberta Guide Dogs is taking its trivia night virtual to raise much-needed funds while maintaining physical distancing. The Ladner-based non-profit is hosting a Virtual Trivia Night on Saturday, April 25 at 6 p.m.