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Past President (2006) of the Rotary Club of Ladner, more recently of the Rotary Club of Abbotsford, William (Bill) Bramwell passed away on January 28, 2026. Ladner Rotary, where Bill spent many active years in service to the community, is remembered fondly and extends its condolences to his family: daughter, Charlene (James) Martyn; son, Michael; grandsons, Gabriel, Caleb, Luke, Jacob, and Ronan; sister, Dawn (Richard) Campbell; sister-in-law, Audrey Halbe; and nieces, cousins, extended family, and many friends. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Marilyn, and, more recently, by his cousin, Arty Lange.
ROTARY'S VISION:
TOGETHER WE SEE A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE UNITE AND TAKE ACTION TO CREATE LASTING CHANGE
TOGETHER WE SEE A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE UNITE AND TAKE ACTION TO CREATE LASTING CHANGE
ACROSS THE GLOBE IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND IN OURSELVES.
Here at home, in Ladner, Delta, our province of British Columbia, and worldwide, Rotary provides service to others, promotes integrity, and advances world understanding, goodwill, and peace through our fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.
Our global network of 1.4 million neighbours, friends, and leaders volunteer their skills and resources not only to solve common issues and address community needs, but solve some of the world’s most complex and pressing problems. That takes real commitment and vision. Rotary members believe that we share a responsibility to take action to improve our communities.
Join us, so that we can make an even bigger impact – together. No challenge is too big for us. Become part of creating lasting change in our community and throughout the world in Promoting Peace, Saving Mothers & Children, Fighting Disease, Supporting Education, Supporting the Environment, Providing Clean Water and Growing Local Economies. In all these priority causes we are peacebuilders. We are People of Action.
We serve our community on the shared, traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the sc̓əwaθən (Tsawwassen), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), and other Coast Salish Peoples with our appreciation.
People of Action in Service Above Self
For 65+ years we have provided relief and built facilities for our community
Around the world our members help save and improve lives
Self development through service and fellowship
Rotary members have endless opportunities to learn about management, leadership and life
Leadership opportunities come in all forms at club, regional, national and international levels
Members work together in service, where they belong in a diverse, inclusive community of high integrity and respect
Ladner Rotarian Dr. Avis Glaze, national and international consultant to leaders in public education, says in her Invocation at the start of the club's May 12th meeting, "As I observe world occurrences and read books with titles such as: Levitsky and Ziblatt’s: How Democracies Die, Carter’s: The Death of Democracy, Applebaum’s: Autocracy Inc., Runciman’s: How Democracy Ends, and Canadian Andrew Coyne’s: The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, I must admit that I am feeling a bit disquieted.
"I immediately wondered, what does Rotary say about democracy?
Paul Harris Fellow Award honourees are individuals who meet high professional and personal standards set forth by Paul Harris, the founder of Rotary International. Honourees may have contributed more than US $1000 to The Rotary Foundation or may be recognized with this award by their club for extraordinary service above self. This is the second time Brian Smith (right) has received this award on this occasion from Rotary Past District 5040 Governor Chris Offer who presented the pin on May 5, 2026.
Nurse Next Door, Delta co-owner Vikram Chib, and two of his colleagues, have joined Rotary Club of Ladner as corporate members, the second after Fortis BC. Ladner Rotary inducted Vikram as a new member on behalf of this team.
Vikram started life in India where he started his career with Johnson and Johnson India. Eventually he and his wife moved to the Sunshine Coast. After a period in banking, he and his partner founded the Nurse Next franchise in Ladner. Vik and his wife have two young daughters.
Rotary Club of Ladner has made many contributions in service to our community and communities around the world. Five members of Ladner Rotary present highlights of some contributions members of the club have made in service above self in giving back over 65 years through fellowship and friendship in our Rotary family here and throughout BC, Canada and the world.
Born in Vancouver and having started his working career at a downtown pen shop at age 16, Walter Neuman retired form his 42-year stretch with West Coast Reduction, in the plant and as truck driver, before joining the Rotary Club of Ladner in January. West Coast recycles many tonnes of protein by-product material every hour, picked up from food processing companies, turning it into finished products with a wide variety of uses, and keeping out of landfills, sewers and drains. Walter gave his "Classification" speech or a "getting to know you" presentation to Ladner Rotary members on April 14th.
Environmental health is directly tied to human well‑being, peace, and sustainable development. Protecting the environment is the global theme for Rotary in April. Photo shows Rotary Club of Ladner's donation of trees and shrubs to the Westham Island Park as action on the environment to mark the club's 65th Anniversary in 2022.
Rotary chose Protecting our Environment as one of our seven Areas of Focus because healthy ecosystems support healthy communities. Thriving natural systems — forests, oceans, rivers, wetlands — are essential for human health, food security, and economic stability.
When ecosystems collapse, communities suffer. Just as Rotary's seven Areas of Focus form an interconnected system which drive and depend on each other, Rotary links environmental protection to peacebuilding. When water, land, or food resources become scarce, conflict increases. Protecting the environment helps reduce these pressures and supports long‑term peace.
Save the Date - May Days Parade
May 24, 2026
Annual May Days Parade - Sunday May 24, 2026 at Noon in Ladner
Rotarian Lara Victoria, Executive Director, DCF
May 26, 2026
Update from our "Not-for-Profit" Member - Delta Community Foundation.
Save the Date - LBA Business Expo
May 30, 2026
LBA Business Expo - Saturday May 30, 2026 - Harris Barn
Renie D'Aquila, Executive Director of Ladner-based REACH Child and Youth Development Society, spoke to Ladner Rotary about the need for support in expanding their partial day pre-school program to a full day daycare program to meet the growing need to serve 75% of parents who are dual income. REACH provides support for neurodiverse children, from birth to age 25, and their families in Delta, Surrey, White Rock, and Langley. Its aim is to build inclusive, accessible, supportive societies where all individuals flourish by actively engaging the children and families in their own services towards lifelong self-determination. Read More
Since 2024 Ladner Village Revitalization has been the focus of a staff task force. The aim has been to activate Ladner Village and advance redevelopment of the Ladner Waterfront, particularly through these six priority projects to be implemented over the next five years: Chisholm Street Wharf / Spot on the Water Park; Chisholm Street; Mixed Use Tourist Accommodation; Elliott Street Wharf; Pedestrian Events and Celebrations; Ladner Village Branding and Wayfinding. Paula Kolisnek, City of Delta, presented to Ladner Rotary members the 2026 Ladner Village Revitalization Action Plan on April 21, 2026. Read More
Since 1972 Deltassist has been promoting the well-being of the people of Delta. It is an accredited, non-profit which cares for the community by providing a wide range of community-based social service programs for children, youth, families, adults, and seniors. Deltassist responds to needs in the community by offering free of charge professional and volunteer services for the social, psychological, and physical well-being of individuals, families, and the community regardless of age, ability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, or belief. Deltassist Executive Director Julie A. Chadwick spoke to Ladner Rotary on March 31st and said that Deltassist is "Caring for our Community" and that "Need Knows No Season". Read More
BC's Seniors Advocate Dan Levitt has championed the rights of seniors for 30 years at the local, provincial, national and international levels. In the past Dan has held leadership positions in senior-living and long-term care homes in the Lower Mainland for over 10 years where he helped shape a dementia-friendly future for seniors and their loved ones. He has also served as adjunct professor of gerontology at Simon Fraser University and sessional instructor at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. He has also been a surveyor with Accreditation Canada, reviewing quality improvement and person-centred care at long-term care homes and community-based service providers across Canada. Read More
Danica Gallaher, Community Relations Manager, Fortis BC, a member of Ladner Rotary, updated Ladner Rotary on the Fortis BC LNG Expansion plans and progress at the Tilbury Industrial Park location. Tilbury LNG Storage Expansion project, which could start construction by Spring 2027 will ensure FortisBC can continue to provide reliable and resilient energy services to customers, including during potential system disruptions due to extreme weather. It will replace the original Tilbury facility with a new modern facility that maintains essential gas supply and operational capability. Read More
The task of settling an estate, sometimes heavy, can be made easier according to April Fluevog, of Simply Estate Clearing Inc. For some estate executors for somebody who has passed away, often family or good friends, the clearing up of residence and financial affairs can prove to be an emotional challenge or simply overwhelming. Executors often have full-time jobs, family obligations or live out of town. They and family members may be grieving too much, or in disputes with each other, to handle the physical clearing of a residence and personal belongings while lawyers and accountants may be handling wills and financial matters. April and her team work with executor clients in need to distribute, recycle, sell or trash belongings of loved ones they have lost. Read More
With a quarter of Canadians reporting a disability less than half of those are employed while many of the other half trying to find a job. Allison Grimwood, of Kyndred Society which supports those people with disabilities, who want to work, along with Neha Atwal, WorkBC Centre employment specialist for Delta, explain how their organizations help those with some form of disability find and land jobs. Read More
Executive Director of the Delta Chamber of Commerce since May, Richard Wischnewski, presented an update on the Chamber, its growth and issues it is pursuing at local and provincial levels. Having served most recently as Executive Director of Delta Gymnastics and having been active with the Ladner Business Association over a number of years, including a term as president, Richard brings his a long career in the hotel/hospitality field and community involvement and organizational leadership, to supporting local businesses and fostering community engagement. He spoke to the Rotary Club of Ladner on November 25, 2025. Read More
Sarah Strother General Manager and Group Publisher for Lodestar Media, the new media division for Glacier Media, succeeded Matt Blair as publisher of the Delta Optimist. She is Group Publisher not only for the Delta Optimist and several other community newspapers, including the Richmond News, North Shore News, Pique Newsmagazine in Whistler and The Squamish Chief in Squamish. Strother brings with her more than 25 years of experience in news media operations across Canada and the U.S., in both sales and senior management roles for metro and community publications. Sarah also served two terms as president of the BC & Yukon Community NewsMedia Association (BCYCNA) and continues to contribute as a board director. She also sits on the board of the National Newspaper Awards and has held director roles with both the Whistler and Squamish Chambers of Commerce. Read More
Whether you speaking to a board of directors, customers, co-workers, giving a toast at a wedding or preparing for a job interview, experienced professionals and beginning speakers alike benefit from the practical, face-to-face learning program at the Deltones Toastmasters Club in Ladner. It's about to becoming a better communicator, a better speaker and a confident, competent leader. Deltones members Richard Nash and Lorna Boyle spoke to Rotary Club of Ladner members on October 21st. Read More
Some of the other speakers visiting Ladner Rotary
Grumpy Taxpayer$ of Greater Victoria, John Treleaven, Read More
Canadian Snowbird Association. Bud Conroy Read More
Wills & Estate Planning, Oliver B. Hamilton, Lawyer Read More
Eastlink cable television, Travis Goodman, Manager, Consumer Sales Read More
Ebike Delta, Chris Scurr, owner Read More
Our economy, BC & Canada, Rosanne Horner, VP Business Development Bank, Read More
Vancouver Giants Hockey Club and the WHA, Dale Saip, Giants VP Read More
City of Delta updates, Mayor George Harvie Read More
Kyndred Community Living Society, Anita Sihota/Marta Davis Read More
New Chief Constable Harj Sidhu, Delta Police Department Read More
Women's & Newborn Health, Cally Wesson and Cheryl Gibson BC Women's Health Foundation Read More
Barnside Harvest Festival, John Donnelly, Producer Read More
Rotary Club of Atlantis, South Africa, Rotarians Chris & Penny Offer Read More
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