McDonald's McHappy Day in South Delta raised a record $8,000 for the Reach Child and Youth Development Society May 7. The funds will go to
the society's Building for Children capital campaign, which has now reached
about 40 per cent of its $4 million goal of building a child and youth development centre in the heart of Ladner.
On McHappy Day, $1 from the sale of every coffee, Big Mac and Happy Meal sold at the Ladner and Tsawwassen McDonald's restaurants was donated to Reach. Local events included live music performed by Christine Magee and Joe Barbeck, balloon animals, face painting and a visit from autism support dogs. Numerous volunteers from the community, including groups from Delta Cable, Century Group, Vancity, Raymond James Financial Group, and Delta police and firefighters, helped out.
The Tsawwassen M&M
Meat Shop was among more than 400 locations across Canada last Saturday to raise $1,075,000 for Crohn's and Colitis Canada at the annual M&M Meat Shops Charity BBQ Day.
It marked the 26th anniversary for the event, proceeds from which
go directly to Crohn's and Colitis Canada to invest in research, education, awareness and advocacy programs for a disease that affects more than 233,000 Canadian men, women and children.
To date, the annual event has raised more than $25.3 million.
Several local companies were recognized last month for their work in the design, construction and renovation of new and existing homes in the Lower Mainland.
Best Builders Ltd., Sarah Gallop Design Inc., Talisman Homes Ltd. and Nesseler Construction Ltd. took a combined 13 Ovations Awards from the Greater Vancouver Home Builders Association
(GVHBA).
Best Builders was honoured with the prestigious Custom Home Builder of the Year award, one of five Grand Ovations.
Best Builders and Sarah Gallop Design won a total of eight awards for individual and combined efforts. Talisman Homes won three awards for the Tsawwassen Springs development, while Nesseler Construction won Best
Renovation $100,000-$299,999.
Telus recently announced the company is investing $2.5 million in Delta this year to increase wireless capacity and high-speed Internet service in the area.
The company said the investment would expand 4G LTE coverage and connect more local homes and businesses to high-speed Internet.
