David Rushton became the 67th President of the Rotary Club of Ladner at the club's Installation Dinner on May 21, 2024. Rotary 5040 District Governor Elect Drew Antrobus swore him in as well as the board of directors for 2024-25, effective July 1, 2024.
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Rev. Simbarashe Basvi gives the Invocation | President Brian Coe receives the Past President's pin from Past President Denis Denischuk |
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President Brian Coe summarizes the club's achievements of the past year | President Brian Coe thanks some of the 2023-24 board members |
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Incoming District Governor 2024-25 Drew Antrobus speaks to the club about next year's theme, "The Magic of Rotary". | Assistant Governor for Richmond & Delta Peter Roaf applauds as DGE Drew welcomes and swears in David Rushton as President 2024-25 |
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President Elect David Rushton, with DGE Drew Antrobus, pins Simbarashe Basvi as he joins the 2024-25 board as Sergeant At Arms | President Brian Coe holds the talking stick as Irene Forcier explains the significance of the stick and its features |
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President Brian Coe presents the talking stick to incoming President David Rushton | President Elect David Rushton speaks to the club members about the year ahead |
 District Governor Elect Drew Antrobus with President Elect David Rushton swears in the 2024-25 club board of directors | |
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For outstanding service to the club over the past year, Mike Storey, receives the club's Rotarian of the Year Award | |
The Talking StickTalking sticks are a part of the Coast Salish Culture. The Rotary Club of Ladner’s first talking stick, now part of the Delta Museum's Archive's collection, was carved for the
Club by Clarence Taylor the last Reeve of Delta. Our present talking stick, a present from Dr. Jim Morin, is carved with various animals and symbols on them.
A copper represents wealth. A raven represents the trickster or the teacher depending
upon whether you have learned from life's lessons. An eagle represents Freedom and Vision. Freedom is acknowledging your own freedom, first as an individual, then, once
you become strong in this, you share your knowledge with your environment. Vision is knowing that each life decision you make will affect seven generations of your people.
The bear represents strength and wisdom and so on.
Our talking stick bears the salmon: for the once vibrant fishing village of Ladner. It
feeds man and animal. Eagles will fish for salmon to feed their young just as our local fishermen did.
Talking sticks are used usually on formal occasions, in the Coast Salish community,
but, in more recent times, a contemporary use of the talking stick is within small groups, family or organizations such as Rotary where the individual holding the talking stick
is the only one with the right to speak. When speaking, the holder of the talking stick
must honour all present including him/herself.
In our club, the talking stick is presented to the President by the Past President and symbolizes the transfer of the leadership role and the role of responsibility and
respect. Symbolically, the President will hold the talking stick and will conduct his or
her business with all Rotarians in mind.
Ladner Rotary is a club of diversity. We are a club of community leaders and a club
that appreciates the differences at the same time we respect that we cannot always
agree with each other. It is up to the President, holder of the talking stick, to lead
our Club for the good of all concerned into the future.
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