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By Kristine SalzmannA 10 year anniversary can be a good

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In August, Picard signed a long-term exclusive contract with an American marketing company that will be taking us to a whole new level, she says.

She is looking to at least dou-ble her production next year as a result of the deal, and as she no longer needs to concentrate on the U.S. market she is turn-ing her attention to Europe and Asia. Recently, she returned from a yoga show in the UK. Its her first time looking at that market since its an expensive one to pursue.

Even having a coffee there is an expense, she says with a laugh.

Her collection garnered a positive response at the show, giving her the confidence to move forward in that market.

Weve always wanted to pursue it. But its a secondary market when you have such a big one next door.

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philosophy has remained the same.

Picard studies yogic philoso-phy and creates pieces inspired by that knowledge in alignment with ancient yogic concepts.

Nothing has changed on the philosophy, the intention, my thoughts on how women should be adorned. None of that has changed, she says. Its really been my focus, my grounding core, and also my passion.

Donning a specific piece of jewelry, says Picard, can sup-port you in your day.

Youre taking that with you as a positive affirmation that in turn becomes a yogic medita-tion, she says.

I use yoga because thats my background, but if we have some sort of talisman or touch-stone piece that can remind us of our intents of the day then it becomes more powerful than just a piece of jewelry. It sup-ports who you are, how you are in your day, and I think thats

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Each time I create a col-lection its because Ive been inspired by something thats happened in months prior, or its reflective of my personal evolution or what Ive seen in my travels, she says.

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Three years ago Picard start-ed a couture line, and last year launched a bridal line that includes rings representing eternity. One has a mantra that is meant to bring blessings and success to new beginnings.

In October she launched 50 new pieces influenced by a trip she took to India at the start of this year.

I went really large scale, she says, incorporating the lotus heart as well as skulls as a rep-resentation of transformation, inspired by the goddess Kali

who she kept coming across during her trip.

The lotus heart was because I have someone wonderful in my life and that fell together well, she says. Those things happen to everyone all the time to some degree, so I dont feel its so much personal as it can touch anybody at any time.

Picard carries a sketch pad with her wherever she goes in case inspiration strikes. She will scribble ideas down, rip them out and put them on one large piece of paper to see how her designs might compliment each other.

She photocopies her sketch-es and stores them separate-lythese are valuable scraps of paper.

From there she will draw the piece to scale and then trans-fer that drawing to a piece of wax which she carefully hand carves in her studio.

Once its carved it is cast in a rubber mould from which it can be injected with gold or sil-ver by a technician.

Picard will put on every piece to see how it wears, and then it is priced, photographed and catalogued.

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I create it to when the final photograph is shot, it can take months, she says.

September to Christmas eve is the busiest time at her Lad-ner studio.

Lots of men come in the last week before Christmas, she says.

To keep up with the demand, she is opening the studio for extended Christmas hours Dec. 4, 11, and 18, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Sonja Picard Collec-tion Studio is at 4860 Chisholm Street, or visit sonjapicard.com. Appointments can also be made by calling 604-952-5242.

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Judging panel: Getting to sample the culinary delights prepared by a group of South Deltas top chefs were (L-R) Andy Carter, manager of Thrifty Foods in Tsawwassen, Chrissie Bowker, publisher of the South Delta Leader, and Dale Saip, chair of the Delta Board of Education. Photography by Rob Newell

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Winner: Butternut squash gnocchi with crab bisqueRon Intveld, White Spot Tsawwassen

Directions: Bake squash and potato at 350 degrees

(until fully cooked). Place potato and squash in fridge to cool down (must be cold). Rice the potato and squash in a food mill. Incor-porate squash, potatoes, eggs, and seasoning. Add flour to the bowl, mix lightly to form a medium soft dough. Roll dough out into half inch thickness, then cut into inch by inch squares. Cook in simmering salted water for 3-4 minutes until it floats to the top.

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utes, flame with brandy. Add butter, celery, carrots, onions, and garlic, cook till tender. Add tomato paste and sweat. Deglaze pan with white wine. Add thyme, bay leaf, and fish stock, bring to a simmer, and reduce by 1/3 (skim often). Strain through a fine strainer. Add heavy cream. Bring back to simmer and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.

In a hot skillet, add butter and the gnoc-chi and toss until golden brown. Remove and place aside. In same skillet add butter, crab meat and toss for 1 to 2 minutes (salt and

pepper to taste)In a shallow bowl add 3 oz of crab bisque.

Then place 3 to 5 gnocchi in the center. Top with crab meat. Garnish with shavings of Par-mesan cheese and shavings of black truffle.

Ingredients: Gnocchi1 lb. butternut squash1 large potato14 oz. all purpose flour1 eggIngredients: Crab bisque2 lbs. crab shells25 ml. olive oil100 ml. brandy2 medium sized carrots (chopped inch)1 large onion (chopped inch)3 cloves garlic (minced)

2 stalks of celery (chopped inch)125 grams tomato paste350 ml. white wine2 pinches fresh thyme100 ml. heavy cream75 grams butterSalt and pepper to taste1 L fish stock1 bay leafBlack trufflesParmesan cheese1 lb. of crab meat


Butternut squash capelettiRoland Smith, Illuminate Restorante

Directions:Peel and cube the squash,

toss in salt and pepper, a touch of honey and olive oil.

Roast covered in the oven at 300 degrees until soft.

Meanwhile, on low heat saut the chopped vegetables until soft, add the soft squash and cook together until the mixture becomes slightly dry.

Check seasoning, add the curry powder, cheese and bread crumbs to stiffen the mixture. Let the stuffing cool.

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Arborio butternut squashRichard Downes, Delta Town & Country Inn

DirectionsBring chicken stock to simmer in a large

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Heat 2 tbsp. of butter and 2 tbsp. of olive oil in heavy large pot over medium heat, add onions and shallots. Sautee until onion-shal-lot mixture begins to soften, about 2 minutes.

Add rice; stir until rice is translucent at edges but still opaque in the middle, about 3 min-utes. Add white wine and simmer until the wine is absorbed, stirring occasionally, about 2-3 minutes.

Add 1 cup of warm stock. Simmer until broth is almost absorbed, stirring often, about 2-3 minutes. Add 2 cups more broth, 1 cup at a time, allowing each addition to be absorbed before adding the next and stirring frequently, about 6-8 minutes.

Mix in cubed butternut squash, thyme and 1 cup broth. Simmer until broth is absorbed, stirring often, about 5-7 minutes. Add 2 more cups of broth, 1 cup at a time, allowing each addition to be absorbed before adding the next and stirring frequently.

Add cup of grated parmesan cheese and the additional 4 tsps. of butter. Simmer until the butter melts and the mixture is creamy, stirring often and adding more broth by 1/3 cupfuls if the rice is dry or not quite cooked.

Test to make sure the squash is fork-tender and that the rice is cooked to your liking. Season with salt and pepper.

Portion into bowls or onto plates and top with additional cup of Parmesan cheese.

Ingredients2 tbsp. butter2 tbsp. olive oil cup shallots, finely diced cup onions, finely diced2 cup Arborio Rice cup white wine

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Directions: Peel the squash and scoop out the seeds. Cut

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Everything should smell nice and aromatic. Add the coconut milk, then the curry paste, and whisk until well incorporated.

Return to a simmer over medium heat and allow to reduce slightly, maybe 10 minutes or so, then add squash and puree in a blender.

Since the fish sauce is very salty add it bit by bit, tasting often until desired seasoning is reached. Add a squeeze of fresh lime juice if desired and add a little more curry paste if a spicier soup is preferred.

Combine oil and cilantro in blender and blend on high speed for one minute. Pour into pot and cook on medium heat, stirring con-stantly until emulsion breaks, this should hap-

pen as the mixture reaches 70 Celsius. Pour into fine mesh sieve and allow to pass through without agitating for about 10 minutes.

Serve soup in a preheated soup bowl and drizzle with cilantro oil.

Serve immediately (Pictured: MacDonald presented the soup in a gelatinous ball).

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Butternut squash soup with red curry and coconut milkTobias MacDonald, La Belle AubergeIngredients:1 kg. butternut squash (from Snow Farms)50 g. butter 3 stems fresh lemon grass2 cloves of garlic thumb sized chunk of fresh ginger1 can coconut milk

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TA courtyard ChristmasBIAs second family event at the Tsawwassen Shopping Centre

The Business Improvement Association (BIA) of Tsawwas-sen and the Tsawwassen Shop-ping Centre will host a Christ-mas event under the glass roof of the courtyard.

Tomorrow (Saturday, Dec. 4), from 3 to 5 p.m. the BIA will help the community kick start the holidays in Tsawwassen.

This is the third year we organize this community event which is held outdoors, in the courtyard close to RONA to really embrace the winter sea-son, said the BIAs executive director Ana Arciniega. The event is free and people are encouraged to bring a donation for the food bank.

Activities include Christmas carols performed by the South-pointe Academy Middle School Choir and the Delta Community Choir, as well as a special presen-

tation by Victorian carolers. Santa Claus will be on hand

to take pictures and give chil-dren a goody bag with a $5 Tsawwassen Shopping Dollar coupon that can be used at more than 50 local businesses.

Bank of Montreal staff will host a craft area where kids can decorate Christmas tree orna-ments that will be added to the Tsawwassen Christmas tree.

And special guest Rudy from Operation Red Nose will pay a visit to let revelers know about the organizations holiday safe driving campaign.

Guests are also invited to decorate gingerbread cookies courtesy of Hal & June Meats and Deli, enjoy coffee and cider courtesy of Petras Arts Kafe, and hot chocolate and candy canes thanks to the 56 Street Bakery.

We hope to offer a break from the busy shopping season and a moment to pause and enjoy the reason we celebrate at this time of the year. Come, have a bit of fun and enjoy your

community and friends, said Arciniega.

For information about other BIA events in the community call 604-943-0502 or visit www.shoptsawwassen.com.

The sounds of carolers are just one of the things to enjoy at the Tsawwassen BIAs second annual courtyard Christmas. Contributed photo

The community is brightly lit with holiday cheer at night thanks to BIA board members and nine students from Southpointe Academy in Tsawwassen who recently volunteered a Sunday to string lights up the 80 trees along 56 Street and 12 Avenue. Among those on hand were Linda Mallard, owner of the Tswwassen Wellness Centre, and Amneet Niijar from Southpointe. Jim Kinnear photo

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TPresent helpFree gift wrapping for Tsawwassen shoppers aids non-profits

Tsawwassen shoppers are invited to take a load off their busy schedules by having their gifts wrapped for free this Christmas.

The Business Improvement Association of Tsawwassen (BIA) is once again offering this service to the community, with the help of local non-profit organizations.

This program allows our com-mercial businesses to focus on their sales without taking valu-able staff time wrapping packages. Thanks to Century Group, which allows us free use of space at the Town Centre Mall, we are able to provide this service at a central location, said Ana Arciniega, the BIAs executive director.

The BIA has turned this ser-vice into a fundraising oppor-tunity for local groups.

We offer eleven days of

wrapping service and it will be done this year by volunteers from four community groups, said Arciniega.

This years group are the Canadian Mental Health Delta branch, Soutpointe Academy Grads, Beta Sigma Phi soror-ity and Reach Child and Youth Development Society. The BIA pays a fee per volunteer per hour worked towards their group. In addition, cash donations that are received will be divided equally.

It is a win-win situation as the BIA will be able to offer the service and the groups will have a chance to raise needed funds plus raise awareness about the work they do, said Arciniega.

The BIA wants to encourage shoppers to use this service.

In the past, some customers thought that the wrapping ser-

vice was only for Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall customers. That is not the casethis ser-vice is open to anyone shop-ping at any commercial busi-ness in Tsawwassen.

Shoppers only need to bring their purchases and their receipt to the mall location and their packages will be beauti-fully wrapped.

The wrapping service will be offered on Dec. 11 and 12, and 16th to 23rd from 1 to 5 p.m. and on Dec. 24 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Any donations of unwrapped toys and non-perishable food items will be directed to Deltassist.

For more information, check the BIA website at www.shopt-sawwassen.com.

Beta Sigma Phi is among the groups to benefit from a free BIA gift wrapping service for Tswwassen shoppers. Rob Newell file photo

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DYSL (Delta Youth Support Line) executive director Debbie Lindsey says the WearHouse has been buzzing with custom-ers since they began bringing out their Christmas items in mid-October.

We keep pretty new stuff out, says Lindsey. They can find fabulous deals on all Christmas decorations for the house, tree, or outside.

Donations are always accept-ed, either in the store between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. (until 8 p.m. on Thursdays) or in the bin out-side after hours.

It was with the help of dona-tions and a whole lot of volun-teer hours that the WearHouse underwent a makeover last spring.

The repainted and reorga-nized store helps highlight many of their items, and Lind-sey says she constantly hears comments from customers about how good the place looks.

It helps that customers are often greeted by smiling faces toothe WearHouse has about 20 volunteers, and Lindsey says shes proud of their enthusiasm and friendliness.

People say all the time they feel welcomed as well as get great deals, she says.

Recently, money raised for DYSL was distributed to youth at each Delta secondary

school. Groups in the seven high schools received $1,000 for Youth Initiated Programs, projects based on original ideas by students for commu-nity events and fundraisers. In the past students have focused on bullying, helping less for-

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Jackie, a DYSL WearHouse manager, sets up some of the holiday items for sale at the thrift store. Money raised goes to DYSL programs for youth. Rob Newell photo

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The Business Improvement Association of Tsawwassen wanted to hear what people love about shopping in Tsawwassen during its I Got It In Tsawwassen contest. Five winners were chosen from more than 500 submissions, and each received $100 shopping dollars redeemable at more than 50 local stores. Read on to learn why Angie, Karen, Paul, Bob and Chris decided to spend their time and money at local shops and services.

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I got it in Tsawwassen ... service

Paul Biedermann had a do-it-yourself project on his hands, but it seemed most stores didnt want him to do it himself.

He needed a water-based floor finish to tint areas of his cork floors that had changed colour due to sun exposure.

The regular places one would ordinarily go to for paint would not supply me with raw tint that I could mix myself to get the exact colours and transparency I needed, he says.

Shannan OBrien, owner of Sublime Art Supplies and Gallery in the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall, took the time to help Bie-

dermann find a suitable product and showed him how to use it, taking out brushes and mixing the colours so he could see what the finish would look like.

She seemed to be sincerely interested in solving my prob-lem and answered all my questions with a polite and friendly attitude, says Bieder-mann. I was impressed and overjoyed to be able to complete my project.

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After spending 13 days in the emergen-cy wards of various hospitals in the Lower

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Paul Biedermann (left) and Sublime Art Supplies and Gallery owner Shannan OBrien. Rob Newell photo

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Bell tried reconnective healing with ther-apist Beverley Hawkins, and therapeutic touch with certified practitioner Cheryl Larden, just a few of the many services offered at the centre.

Both of them put me in a dream world, says Bell.

Its been two years since his original scare, and Bell hasnt been back to the emergency ward since and has dropped his medications.

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I got it in Tsawwassen ... pampering

After hiking the West Coast Trail, a 75 km long backpacking trip along the southwest edge of Vancouver Island,

Angie Manville and her husband needed some well-earned rest and relaxation.

On the way home from the island to New Westminster, they stopped in Tsawwassen for some pampering at Spa Time.

Says Manville, My husband and I had the best service at Spa Time! . . . The ladies at Spa Time gave us both a wonder-ful leg massage and pedicure which we thoroughly enjoyed.

Left: Bob Bell with therapist Beverley Hawkins (centre) and therapeutic touch practitioner Cheryl Larden. Right: Spa Time owner Louise Dannhauer helped Angie Manville and her husband (opposite page) relax after completing the West Coast Trail. Rob Newell photos

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The friendly and extreme-ly knowledgeable pharma-

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One of the reasons she was drawn to the Tsawwassen Pharmasave was the infor-mation sessions they host at the Tsawwassen library. Phar-masaves Henry and Sandra Tsang say they often hold seminars there, at no cost, on topics from how to quit smok-ing to diabetes.

Residents can visit the store, at 1244 56 Street, to find out about upcoming sessions, although they usually take a break from hosting them dur-ing the holiday season.

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Everyone should know theres a good old fashioned honest mechanic in town, says Tsawwassen resident Chris Moore.

Hes talking about Brians Auto (1621 56 St.), the shop he recommended in the BIAs Got It In Tsawwassen contest.

I drive two old cars, so Im always here

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perate man in a hurry, with a car that had a rattle that sounded terminal, he explains.

Brian listened, diagnosed, then dis-appeared underneath with tools only to emerge a few seconds after the rattle had stopped. I was amazed, not only was my car cured, but Brian refused to charge me

for something he fixed so easily.Moore adds its nice to know owner

Brian McMillan, who celebrates the shops 10 year anniversary next year, can be trusted to tell him when a service can be postponed, and to sell him only whats needed.

McMillan credits his staff as well. We have a very good staff of guys, who

for the most part live in the community.

Left: Karen Golden (left) with Henry and Sandra Tsang of Tsawwassen Pharmasave. Right: Chris Moore with Brians Auto owner Brian McMillan. Rob Newell photos

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IIt took a while for James Price, owner of Ladner Vil-lage Hardware, to get his head around shopping for Christmas in the spring time. But after all, it wasnt like hed need to wrap the gifts.

Store them, yes. Unwrap them, yes.

They come in by the pal-let full, says Price who along with his staff spend a good part of November digging out from boxes the Christmas stock he purchased at retail trade shows in B.C. and Manitoba in March and April.

Often, in the months in between, Price says he has for-gotten about some of the items that have been labeled Christ-mas and packed away in an off-site warehouse.

Its like an early Christmas for me and my staff, he says of the box opening sessions as seasonal product is put on the stores shelves.

And whats among the goodies this year?

Price says its always hard to decide what to stock and buyers like him have to guard against the urge to buy out the entire show they attend.

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important, and one he has fol-lowed with this years inven-tory is the demand for good old incandescent Christmas lights.

People have come in and asked for the old style lights because they dont like the new LED ones, Price says. They prefer the ones from their childhood, the ones that have brighter colours and dont mind paying a little extra to have them lit up. Its only once a year.

Since the switch to the energy saving LEDs started a few years ago, the incandescent lights are getting increasingly scarce. That prompted Price to source a two to three-year supply of the old fashioned lights.

I guess when that supply runs out, then theyre gone, he says. But well have them if people want them until then.

Another item that caught Prices attention at a retail show this past spring was a selection of pewter tree ornaments in the shape of tools he says would be perfect for the handyman.

And they dont just have to go on the tree, he adds.

People are now putting them on their wrapped gifts.

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Shelly Roy and James Price from Ladner Village Hardware decorate a John Deere themed Christmas tree, one of the unique set of decorations the store carries during the holidays. Philip Raphael photo

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Picture perfect giftMuseum offers a look back in time with framed photos

A bit of Deltas photographic history could be under the Christmas tree for a lucky few this year.

The Delta Museum and Archives has delved into its collection of 20,000 images and come up with 56 that have been framed and put on display at a special exhibition called A Delta Self Portrait: Photographs of Delta by Deltans.

The project started several months ago with curator Jor-dana Kerry who sorted through the collection and selected a few, said the museums Cindy Sale.

Then it was up to the rest of the staff to take a look and choose some of their favou-rites, she said.

The end result has been hanging on the museums walls since Oct. 23 and will be up for viewing until Dec. 17.

Those wanting a piece of local photographic history can come in and take a look, choose their favourite and have it wrapped and ready in time

for gift giving time.The images range from four

by seven inch reproductions of vintage record covers to a whopping 30 by 24 inch land-scape of South Delta looking northwards.

Thats called One potato, two potato, because it looks out from Tsawwassen over the potato fields from 1946, Sale said.

Prices range from $15 to $100. Those pictures purchased will be taken down from the exhibi-tion once it ends, wrapped and ready for pick up.

Well hold it and hide it for you, said Sale who encour-ages the public to come into the museum and get a look at whats available.

These pictures tell the story of Deltas history in wonderful ways, she said.

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Season of LoveA musical evening of seasonal

favourites has been combined with an opportunity for the public to help those in Vancouvers Downtown Eastside. Featuring singer/song-writer/pianists Christine Magee, Shane Raman and guest Natasha

DAgostino. When: Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m. Where: Ladner Christian Fellowship Church (5545 Ladner Trunk Rd.). Admission is your ticket ($15/adults, $10/seniors, and $5/children) plus a donation of non-perishable food to Freshwave Min-istries. Purchase tickets at the door or by calling 604-946-4430.

Delta Sings NoelDelta Sings, conducted by John

Trepp, brings forth the festive spirit with joyful holiday music. When and Where: Dec. 5, 2 p.m. at the Tsawwassen United Church (693 53 St.). Tickets $10, available at the Delta Community Music Schools, South Coast Casuals, Tsawwas-sen Cleaners, Tsawwassen United Church and at the door. More details at 604-946-9124.

Courtyard ChristmasOn Dec. 4 enjoy an afternoon

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Dear SantaLocal theatre group The Sidekick

Players presents family entertain-ment to Deltans this Christmas with the comedy Dear Santa by Canadian playwright Norm Foster, directed by Todd-Elliot Gates and Lisa Gach. When: Dec. 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, and 10 at 7 p.m., and Dec. 4, 5 and 11 at 2 p.m. Where: Tsawwas-sen Arts Centre. Tickets, available by calling 604-288-2415, are $18/adults, $15/students and seniors, and $8/children ages 11 and under. A special family package is $48 for two adults and two children.

The magic of ChristmasWellbrook Winery is once again

hosting its Magic of Christmas on the farm. Music and lights on the winerys heritage barn are part of the magic, which also includes free wine and juice tasting. When: Dec. 3, 4, 10 and 11 from 6 to 9 p.m. Where: 4626 88 St. Admis-sion free, with donations of non-perishable food items for the Delta Food Bank encouraged. Wellbrook will also host a Choir Night Dec. 8, 7 to 9 p.m., showcasing The Devin Gardens Childrens Choir and Delta Sings Choir, with dona-tions accepted for Delta arts. Call 604-946-1868 for details.

Santa visits Cammidge House

The Cammidge House commit-tee invites children of all ages to meet Santa, tell him their wishes and receive a goody bag. Refresh-ments available by donation, door prizes galore. When: Dec. 5, 1 to 3

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p.m. Where: Cammidge House at Boundary Bay Regional Park. Call 604-943-1303 for details.

Winter concertThe Delta Youth Orchestra pres-

ents its annual Christmas Concert. The junior, capriccio, intermezzi strings, wind ensemble and sym-phony orchestra will perform a selection of orchestral classics plus a few sounds of the season, fea-turing concerto competition win-ner Jonathan Lago. When: Dec. 5, 3 p.m. Where: Genesis Theatre in Ladner. Tickets are $10/adults, $7/students 14 and older with student card, and children 13 and under free. Available from Delta Youth Orchestra members (www.dyo.bc.ca) or at the door.

Tradition in LadnerHead to Ladner Village for the

annual tree lighting, Santa parade and arrival of the Carol Ships, hosted by the Ladner Business Association. When and Where: Dec. 10. At 7 p.m. the commu-nity Christmas tree is lit, followed

by the Santa parade at 7:30 p.m. Children can take part in the parade by gathering in front of 5090 48th Ave. by 7 p.m. At 7:45 p.m., fishing vessels decorated in Christmas lights float towards the Ladner wharf at the end of Elliott Street. On Dec. 11, meet Santa Claus at the LBAs Breakfast with Santa. Take your photo with Santa by a professional photographer for $5, with proceeds donated to the Hannahs Heroes Founda-tion. That evening residents have a second chance to view the Carol Ships at 7:30 p.m. For more infor-mation visit ladnerbusiness.com.

Madelines ChristmasThe childrens classic Madelines

Christmas comes to life at Gen-esis Theatre in Ladner. Directed by Susan Pendleton, the Surrey Youth Theatre Company brings to the stage Ludwig Bemelmans sto-ries of Madeline and her friends. When: Dec. 11, 7 p.m. Where: 5005 45 Ave. Tickets $16/adults, and $12 for children five and under and seniors. Call 604-541-4134.

Music & dessert eveningEnjoy Christmas music and des-

sert at an event in support of the Delta Hospice Society. Cedar Park Church invites the community to listen to special guests pianist Carol Peters and recording artist Gayle Salmond. When: Dec. 11, 7 p.m. Where: Cedar Park Church in Ladner. Tickets are $15, with 100 per cent of the proceeds donated to the hospice society, and can be purchased by calling the church at 604-946-7410. For more informa-tion visit cedarparkchurch.com.

Celebrate with musicJoin the Delta Music Makers

and the Delta Concert Band at a free concert. When: Dec. 14, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Where: Genesis Theatre in Ladner. Call 604-952-3000 or visit www.deltarec.ca for more information. Donations to the food bank will be gratefully accepted.

Christmas at South Deltas recreation centres

Theres plenty to do at your local recreation centre this holi-

day season thanks to Delta Parks, Recreation and Culture.

Ladner Leisure Centre: Skate with Santa, Dec. 18, 3 to 5 p.m. (regular admission); Christmas Drop & Shop (drop your children off at the pool where staff will entertain them while you shop), Dec. 20, 1 to 3:30 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.

South Delta Recreation Centre: Breakfast with Santa, Dec. 11, 9 to 11 a.m. ($7, purchase in advance); Skate with Santa, Dec. 19, 2 to 3:30 p.m. (regular admission).

Winskill Aquatic and Fitness Centre: Underwater pictures with Santa, 3 for $10 or 1 for $5, Dec. 4, 9 a.m. to noon, and Dec. 5, 9 to 11:30 a.m.; Santas Workshop, where children make decora-tions, Dec. 11, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., $7 (register in advance, for ages 5-7 with parent, and ages 7-13); Christmas Camp, where children take part in crafts and games with a play leader, Dec. 21 to 23, 12 to 3 p.m., regular admission (for ages 5-7 with parent, and ages 7-13). Visit deltarec.ca or call 604-952-3000.

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