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Spring cleaning began early on a section of Arthur Drive starting at Ladner Trunk Road after nine Rotarians who picked up bags of litter along the road on March 14th. – photos by Mike Storey and Chris Offer
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
BC & Alberta Guide Dogs (BCAGD), a charity founded in 1996, changes the lives of individuals who are blind or have low vision, children with autism, and Veterans and First Responders with Operational Stress Injuries and PTSD. It takes two years and upwards of $35,000 to produce one certified dog, provided free of charge to the recipient.
The Rotary Club of Ladner has supported the purchase of $15,000 in laboratory equipment for BCAGD’s new $7.1 million Breeding and Training Centre devoted to breeding of dogs, to produce puppies most suited to eventual training as guide and service dogs. Veterinarians working in this highly controlled, safe and sterile environment in the new building can use the equipment to monitor the health of each valuable puppy in its early weeks before leaving for raising with volunteers followed by training.
The cost of nutritious food keeps going up, putting it further beyond the reach of some families in Delta.
All of the net proceeds from the Ladner Rotary “Shred for Food” event on Saturday, April 4th, will go to the South Delta Food Bank plus the Rotary club’s “food pantry” for Delta Secondary School students, from families in need, on weekends during the school year.
The April 4th Shred A Thon, sponsored by Ladner-based companies, Ideal Door Ltd., Millenium Pacific Greenhouse and Fortis BC, will be open from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Eastlink (Delta Cable), at 5381 Ladner Trunk Road in Ladner. A donation of $15 per banker’s box of paper dropped off for secure shredding on the spot in Ladner site will help with food security for those who need a hand up.
Long-time Rotarian and Polio Warrior, Dr. Lee Harman, a retired Ophthalmologist from the Rotary Club of Arlington, Washington, visited Rotary Club of Ladner on February 24, 2026 to present his "Miss Vicky Challenge" to raise funds for The Rotary Foundation's global campaign to End Polio. With him was Miss Vicky, herself: a refurbished 1931 Model A Ford. Lee and partner Winston Conyers, a real estate agent from the Rotary Club of White Rock, BC continue with their annual polio fundraising campaign, which has taken them to many clubs and communities including rallies with Miss Vicky from Peking-Paris in 2019 and Alaska-Mexico in 2023. Excerpts from Lee's presentation.
In celebration of the Year of the Fire Horse and the Lunar (Chinese) New Year 2026, Ladner Rotarians, family and friends gathered at the Ocean Palace Restaurant in Tsawwassen on February 27, 2026 for a tasty, multi-course dinner and good cheer.
In the 17 years of Adopt A Village Laos, which Rotary Club of Ladner supports, along with many other clubs across Canada and elsewhere, the installation of a 2.5 km water delivery system to the village of Sopvanh has proven the biggest challenge to date. The road to the village simply wasn't navigable, although there was a construction crew working on it. Much of the work was done by boat along the Ou River.
Micah 6:8 in the Bible advises: act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with your God. It is a verse which emphasizes the importance of justice, mercy, and humility in one's relationship with God and others, said Reverend Graham Witcher in beginning his invocation at the start of the Ladner Rotary members' meeting on February 3, 2026.
He went on to say that the police are the public and the public are the police.
"The police being only members of the public are paid to give full attention to duties which are incumbent on every citizen in the interests of community welfare and existence.” -- Sir Robert Peel, 1829, the “father of policing” who founded Scotland Yard
Rotarian Carol Levasseur - "Classification Talk"
Mar 17, 2026
Come and learn more about our New Rotary Member Carol Levasseur
Dan Levitt, BC Seniors Advocate
Mar 24, 2026
Seniors Advocate for the aging journey of British Columbians
Julie A. Chadwick, Executive Director - Deltassist
Mar 31, 2026
Deltassist, "Caring for our Community", Deltassist - "Need Knows No Season"
Rotary Club of Ladner- Assembly
Apr 07, 2026
Update our Club Bylaws/Vote required and other important Club updates.
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
A former Ambassador of Canada to the Philippines, during 32 years in the Canadian Foreign Service, John Treleaven is Chair of the Grumpy Taxpayer$ of Greater Victoria Grumpy Taxpayer$ is a non-profit advocacy group serving as a non-partisan, citizen advocacy group dedicated to ensuring better value for tax dollars, reducing waste, and holding municipal governments accountable for their decisions. Mr. Treleaven spoke to Ladner Rotary members on October 14, 2025. Read More
For over 30 years, Canadian Snowbird Association (CSA) has advocated on behalf of its members and the travelling public on a range of issues such as the preservation of health coverage, reimbursement for out-of-country medical emergencies, access to prescription medications, and much more. CSA Director, Western Canada Bud Conroy spoke to the Rotary Club of Ladner on October 7, 2025 about the 100,000-member, national not-for-profit advocacy organization. It is dedicated to actively defending and improving the rights and privileges of Canadian travellers. It was founded in 1992 when over 1,000 Canadian snowbirds came together in Lakeland, Florida to protest provincial cuts to out-of-country medical coverage guaranteed under the Canada Health Act. Read More
Some of the other speakers visiting Ladner Rotary
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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