In the Community

Five-year-old Ava Lock of Tsawwassen was the winner of the Under 6 category in our annual Christmas Colouring Contest. She wins a $50 gift certificate from Toys & Tech in Tsawwassen.

Santa and his elves began December by strolling through the malls and shops of Tsawwassen to hand out treats to local shoppers.

Not all participants in the Baby and You class at the South Delta Health Unit were keen to create a human Christmas tree. Several weren't in the mood to be in the photo and loudly voiced their protest, which set off a chain reaction.

Division 5, with the help of its big buddy class (Division 3), put a challenge out for all English Bluff Elementary students to donate enough food to match their age. As a result, the school community donated 32 boxes of food to Deltassist.

Cliff Drive Elementary music teacher Caroni Young took her students caroling around town as a warm up for the Tsawwassen school's Christmas concert.

The Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society (OWL) hosted an open house at its East Ladner centre earlier this month, giving visitors an up close look at some of the resident birds as well as an opportunity to have their photo taken with Santa and a

Santa not only took a dip in the pool at the Winskill Aquatic and Fitness Centre in Tsawwassen earlier this month but he also posed for underwater photos. St.

CLUBS & GROUPS ?Page Turners (formerly the Next Chapter Book Club) offers adults with differing abilities a weekly opportunity beginning Tuesday, Jan. 8, 1 - 2 p.m.

Eleven-year-old Paul Abraham of Ladner was the winner of the 10-12 category in our annual Christmas Colouring Contest. He wins a $50 gift certificate from Toys & Tech in Tsawwassen.

Brave Anna Marsden, 7, gets a closer look at Bubba the boa constrictor Wednesday at the High Hopes and Holly High Hopes preschools' annual Christmas event, which included a concert and entertainment from Cinemazoo.