In the Community

Doug Miller and a crew from Gary Turner Display were out Wednesday afternoon getting the tree at Delta Street and 48th Avenue ready for the Ladner Business Association's annual tree lighting, which starts tonight at 7 p.m.

Walkathon raises over $40,000 for Royal Columbian

At the start of the evening there were 43 loaves of bread, six jars of peanut butter and nine jars of jam.

For the 11th year, the Delta Gymnastics Society will be presenting its annual Holiday Jingle. Set for Wednesday, Dec.

Petra's Arts Kafe joined forces with Food on the Corner for a successful clothing drive last Sunday in Tsawwassen. The charity received hundreds and hundreds of items that will be distributed in the Downtown Eastside.

For Tsawwassen resident Karen Megrian, knitting scarves is just something she can do to help raise money for Delta Hospital. She said she stared knitting them for friends and family first.

Students at Delta Christian School were busy recently preparing the soil to plant spring bulbs. With help from parents, the school built a 40-foot long garden and 500 daffodil bulbs were donated by Van Noort Nurseries in Langley.

The Point Roberts Artisans Guild is celebrating the rural community's Icelandic pioneer heritage this year with an Icelandic theme at its 10th annual Point Roberts Icelandic Christmas Craft Faire. The event takes place Saturday, Dec.

Virginia Leaves will be up against three other hopefuls in the final round of AMP Records' Band Fight competition tonight in Vancouver. "I think we're all feeling pretty good about it.