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Cops for Cancer riders begin their journey in Delta PHOTOS BY
CHUNG CHOW
Cyclists in the annual Cops Cancer Tour de Valley kicked off their nineday, 800-kilometre ride Thursday in Delta. They made several stops in South Delta, including one at Ladner’s Port Guichon Elementary where this year’s junior rider, 12year-old Lucas Sampson (left), signed his trading card for classmates. The riders will finish their journey Oct. 1 in White Rock.
Hats off to chamber’s finalists
Business organization announces short list for six awards to be handed out at annual gala in November BY
DAVE WILLIS
dwillis@delta-optimist.com
The Delta Chamber of Commerce has announced the finalists for its annual Hats Off to Excellence Awards. Bev Day from the Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society, farmer Peter Guichon and Al and Phyllis Wawryk are up for Citizen of the Year. Business of the Year candidates include the Delta Optimist, Great Pacific Bioproducts and M and J Woodcrafts. The three finalists for the Special Events and Tourism Award are David Bradbeer and Margaret Paterson for Day at the Farm, Megan Anderson for Art in the Village and Chrissie Bowker and Kathie Madden for Project Bloom.
Delta’s 2010 Citizen of the Year finalists include Bev Day (left), Peter Guichon (middle) and Al and Phyllis Wawryk (right). Delta Gymnastics Society’s Heather Henderson, La Belle Auberge’s Michael Sabourin and Delta Fire & Emergency Services’ Del Westfall are finalists for the Employee Extraordinaire Award.
Brian Buckley from Nurse Next Door, Sarah Gallop from Sarah Gallop Design Inc. and Candice Miller from Pony Pals Stables are up for the Rising Star Award. Volunteer Service Award final-
ists include Murray Bond, Reid Nielsen and Ashley Rempel. The Hats Off to Excellence Awards Gala is set for Nov. 19 at the Coast Tsawwassen Inn. Tickets cost $130 before
Sept. 30 and $145 afterwards. Sponsorship opportunities for the awards and at the banquet are also available. Visit www.deltachamber.ca to register.