Dogs sniff for ferry line-up bombs

Bomb-sniffing dogs have been deployed to tighten security at BC Ferries' main terminals in Metro Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo. BC Ferries spokesperson Deborah Marshall said random screening of vehicles and baggage has been underway for the past six months at the Tsawwassen and Horseshoe Bay terminals, as well as Swartz Bay,... more

For the special chef

One morning several years ago, Joyce Dassonville woke up late, having spent much of the night tending to her sleepless autistic daughter, Dominique. As the mother walked wearily into her kitchen, she noticed a stove burner on high – red hot... more

• Surrey First increases hold on council
• Jackson wins in Delta
• An hour before polls close, numbers light

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MINOR FOOTBALL

Midget Division N. Delta Longhorns 26 Coquitlam Falcons 0 Highlights: Riley Delaney ran for a pair of major scores, while quarterback Bret Pearson ran for one and threw to Sean O’Neil for another. Pearson threw passes to Jerry Sidhu and O’Neil to set up... more

• SPORTS BRIEFS
• Classic cashspiel a success
• Powerplay nets five in Devils victory

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Come to a ceilidh

Tickets are now available for the White Rock Tam O' Shanters' St. Andrew's Pub Night and Ceilidh, Friday, Nov. 28, 8 p.m. at Sullivan Hall (6306 152 St.). Joe McDonald of the band Mad Celts will be featured in an evening... more

• She can dance
• PorkBelly Futures on stage
• Dinner and a show – for a good cause

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FOCUS on education: a Leader special

From public elementary and secondary schools, to universities, and private facilities – all reflect the city’s fast pace of growth. The rapid and ongoing population growth in Surrey has meant there’s rarely a dull moment in the local education system. (Click... more

• Supporting kids who learn differently
• Sally Ann needs Christmas volunteers
• Know an outstanding woman?

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COFFEE WITH: Spirituality and sports

It began with volunteer work in his native Calgary, but two decades later, Dave Wells is still involved in the Olympic movement. The North Delta pastor served as a sports chaplain at the recent Summer Games in Beijing, China, and is... more

• LOCAL FLAVOUR: One funky desert
• COLUMN: Down, but not out
• SEVEN DAYS

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COLUMN: Respect earned – and learned

It’s funny, the reasons you remember people. Sometimes it’s because they were can’t-catch-your-breath funny, or, perhaps, you couldn’t stand them from Day 1. Maybe, through their actions or words, they somehow affected change in your life, good or bad. Or maybe they... more

• COLUMN: Make the move, carefully
• COLUMN: Lessons from our modern political scene
• EDITORIAL: Not just politics

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Rarely mentioned heroines

Re: “Finding Love in War,” The Leader, Nov. 9. Thank you for mentioning the First World War brides in your article. An estimated 35,000 war brides came to Canada during and after the First World War. Most were from the British... more

• Unique ‘spunky gals’
• North Delta made history on Nov. 11
• Photo finish to war

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