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Local business owner Chris Scurr, who joined Ladner Rotary in September, told members of the club about his career and family life: immigration to Canada 52 years ago from England; his long career in sales and management in the business and technical computer industry; co-ownership of Royal Ocean Events, his wife Tonia's' Cruise Ship Wedding planning company; until his recent retirement, owner of Ebike Delta, electric bike company; active service with the Delta Chamber of Commerce and the Ladner Business Association; volunteer work for various community organizations. He received a Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee Community Service Medal for all his contributions to the Delta community.
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
Having retired from West Coast Reduction, Walter Neuman has joined Rotary Club of Ladner. Walter was already a strong supporter of Rotary in the past through the activities of his daughter, Gina, who was a member of Vancouver Yaletown Rotary before moving to Cranbrook, where she is an active Rotarian. He wanted to get involved in the community and believes that Rotary is a way to serve. President Brian Coe (l) with Walter after giving him his Rotary pin.
In her invocation at the Rotary Club of Ladner meeting of January 20, 2026, club member International Education Adviser Avis Glaze spoke about The Types of Power…and How We Choose to Use Them, such as Soft Power, Hard Power and Smart Power.
“As I observe current social and political trends, one of the issues that I think about frequently is how we use the power that has been entrusted to us. Experts define power as the ability to influence or direct the actions, belief or conduct or others to produce change, often categorizing it under the rubrics of: Soft Power, Hard and Smart power.”
Paul Harris Fellow 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 fifth time the longest serving member of the club, Dr. Arthur Birk, has received this award, in this case, Paul Harris +4 Fellow Award pin.
Monie Chan, who began life in Malaysia and has retired from her long career with Royal Bank, presented her classification, or career and life summary, speech to Ladner Rotary members. Monie joined Ladner Rotary last August. She is a widow with two grown sons who are pilots. She has lived in Ladner most of her adult life since moving from Malaysia with her husband and children.
Paisley McGill (left), vice-president of the Ladner Rotary sponsored Interact Club at Delta Secondary School and Saranya, receive the Rotary Club of Ladner cheque for $400 in store cards for the "20 days of giving" to those in need throughout the community – a project which the Interact Club runs every fall.
For 550 families and seniors in Delta not able to afford a special meal to celebrate Christmas the holiday season will be a little brighter after receiving donated food hampers on December 20, 2025, as part of an annual community support program which Deltassist administers. Containing a whole chicken or two, root vegetables, canned goods, macaroni and cheese, cranberries, cookies, candy canes and bread, the hampers of two boxes each, and three for larger families,, are filled with food gathered by volunteers in recent weeks from food drives at schools and community organizations throughout Delta. Paridon Horticultural Ltd. donated use of its warehouse north of the East Delta Community Hall on Highway 10 for receiving, packing and distribution of the 1,100 boxes.
Rotary Club of Ladner donated $2,000 as its annual contribution to this 36-year-old Christmas hamper tradition. Club member Jim Burnett has been active for many years in picking up food from food drives at schools and other centres. He and a team of Ladner Rotary members then joined hundreds of volunteers to pick up Christmas hampers and deliver them throughout Delta on December 20th to some among the 550 residences throughout Delta applying for support. photo courtesy of the Delta Optimist shows some of the many volunteers who pack boxes full of quality food donated or purchased with sponsorship funds
April Fluevog, Estate Coordinator & Planner
Jan 27, 2026
Simply Estate Services, April's business coordinators and plans estate transitions for families.
Rotarian and Constable Nathan Porter, DPD
Feb 03, 2026
"Classification Talk" for New Rotarian Cst. Nathan Porter, District Community Police Office
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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