Living

The Cliff Drive Elementary PAC has been busy raising money for an addition to the Tsawwassen school’s playground. The addition would be more fitness based and focus on obstacle courses that would benefit students and the community alike.

Declan Skinner really gets into his role as Fire Chief for a Day.

Ken McIntosh drew a crowd while melting glass at 2,000 degrees F at the Delta Rockhounds’ Fossils, Rock, Gems and Jewelry Show last Saturday at the South Delta Recreation Centre.

Last Saturday saw the Ladner Leisure Centre host a Spooktacular Swim and the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall hold its annual Halloween at the Mall event. Last Friday, Hawthorne Elementary turned the gym into a haunted house.

Artist Donna Zhang and her students will have their work on display at Gallery 1710 in Tsawwassen this weekend. Zhang will have one of her many Tibetan portraits at the exhibit, which has a “meet the artists” reception on Sunday.

These days Halloween characters look more like a Hollywood zombie set, but the central theme is one any long-ago pagan would recognize: on this night the dead walk again (at least symbolically) and spirits roam freely.

Cruising aboard HAL’s Eurodam familiarizes us with captivating Baltic ports. Of them all, St Petersburg stands out. There, ship’s excursions prove perfect for first time visitors like us.

Out in the Pacific Ocean is the biggest garbage dump in the world. It is called the Pacific Trash Vortex or the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. A staggering quantity of trash gets trapped in the spiraling currents of the North Pacific.

Adopt a Stocking Day at the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall will be held on Saturday, Nov. 7. An incorrect date appeared in Wednesday’s edition.