Clubs and Groups
Free UVic Chronic Pain Self-Management workshop starts Thursday, Feb. 5 at McKee Rec Centre from 9:30 am to 12 pm. Learn strategies to manage pain, deal with difficult emotions, exercise comfortably, and work with health care providers. To register call UVic at 604-940-1273 or go to www.selfmanagementbc.ca.
The South Delta HUB Cycling Committee is meeting on Thursday, Feb. 5, 7-8:30 pm at the Ladner Pioneer Library (Meeting Room). Attend our monthly meetings and support local action to make cycling safer for all ages & abilities. Open to the public; no experience is required. Email: [email protected].
Ladner Baptist Church (5624 Ladner Trunk Road) is hosting Family Fun Craft Day for families who have individuals or children of all ages with varied physical, medical, mental or behavioral needs or abilities on Feb. 7 from 1-4 pm. Celebrate Family Day and Valentine’s Day by participating in over 10 crafts tables, a gym activity, and a community art project. The event is wheelchair accessible and admission is free. Call to register: 604-946-0141.
French language preschool Lutins du Bois is having an open house on Wednesday, Feb. 11 from 6-7:30 pm. Non-French speaking families are welcome. Ecole Bois Joli, 785-49th St., Tsawwassen; 604-948-1222; [email protected].
Service Canada Youth Program, Thursday, Feb. 12, 4 - 5 pm - Ladner Pioneer Library and Friday, February 20, 2 - 3 pm - Tsawwassen Library. Discover the many federal programs available for youth, ages 15 - 30. You will hear about the Federal Student Work Experience program, Canada Student Loans and Grants, Apprenticeship Incentive and Completion Grants, and the new Canada Apprenticeship Loan.
ElderCollege Delta is running its Spring Semester in March, April and early May. For further information phone: 604-943-0262. General registration will take place at two sites for your convenience: on Saturday, Feb. 14 at the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall from 10 to 11:30 am and on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at Save on Foods in Ladner from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm.
Low Vision Support Group will next meet on Monday, Feb. 16 at 1:30-2:30 at the Ladner Pioneer Library. Guest speaker: Leslie Madelung, nutritionist.
Seniors
Shari’s Saturday Social Valentine Dance will be held on Saturday, Feb. 14. Tickets will be available at the door. Cash or cheque only please. $10 for members, $12 for non-members includes mid-evening coffee, tea, and assorted goodies. KinVillage Community Centre, 5430-10th Ave., Tsawwassen. If you wish to reserve a table, please call Shari at 604-943-8755 by Feb. 12.
Fundraisers
Delta Skating Club’s Synchronized Skating teams are holding a raffle prize fundraiser at the Rose & Crown Pub in Tsawwassen, Saturday, Feb. 7 from 5 pm on, for in support of it’s two synchro teams. Visit the club Facebook page for more information on prizes available to be won: www.deltaskatingclub.com.
A free Jazzercise event to raise money for Variety - the Children’s Charity. It will be held on Monday, Feb. 9, 9 - 11 am, at KinVillage 5430-10th Ave, Tsawwassen. Everyone is welcome and any donations will be graciously accepted. Come for part or all of the class and stay for treats and coffee after. Questions? Pam 778-840-JAZZ (5299) or [email protected].
Special events
Feb. 12 Toy Sale. Visit the store starting Feb. 12 for new and gently used toys at Hospice Cottage Charity Shoppe, 1521-56th St., Tsawwassen.
Well-known naturalist and author Anne Murray, will present The Lower Fraser River - Delta’s Ecological History, a slide show and stories of the natural history of the lower Fraser River landscape and its abundant wildlife on Wednesday, Feb. 18 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm at the DMAS’s Annex (4918 Delta Street). Pre-register for by calling at 604-946-9322 or emailing [email protected]. Admission is $10 per person.
Delta Museum & Archives Society presents “Preserve Your Family History,” a workshop held at the Delta Archives on Feb. 20 from 1-3pm. Participants will learn how to correctly store photos, papers & more! Pre-register by calling 604-946-9322. $10 admission. (Archival Kit available for $20).
Arts
There will be a Delta Community Music School student recital series performance Friday, Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at Ladner United Church, 4960-48th Ave. Tickets are $10. For more information contact 604-946-1280 or [email protected].
The Coming Events column is published every Wednesday as a community service. If you have a non-profit event, mail, drop off, fax, or e-mail ([email protected]) the details to the Optimist by 3 p.m. Monday. Submissions are subject to space limitations (no phone calls, please).
