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Fire Chief Dan Copeland (left) and police Chief Neil Dubord grab hold of the trophy for Battle of the Badges, which was held in conjunction with Pink Shirt Day this year.
Pink power evident at Sungod Students urged to choose kindness as police and fire face off on ice in Battle of the Badges IAN JACQUES
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Wearing pink shirts and waving pink towels, more than 1,500 Delta elementary students showed that bullying is not cool on Pink Shirt Day at the Battle of the Badges hockey game Wednesday morning. The game pitted Delta police officers against Delta firefighters
at North Delta’s Sungod Arena, won 4-3 by the firefighters. The Grade 6/7 students, which represented 13 schools from across the Delta district, were encouraged to cheer on the teams and to make posters spreading their anti-bullying messages. Fire Chief Dan Copeland said it was an unbelievable turnout for such a great cause.
“We wanted to see the kids be kind, spread the feelings of inclusiveness and diversity,” Copeland said. “The guys are all out here having a good time and it’s all in the spirit of camaraderie and for the kids to see that it sends a really good message.” Police Chief Neil Dubord said when the whole community pulls together, special things can
happen. “I don’t think you see this in many other communities. Delta is a special place,” Dubord said. “I think the message is clear — bullying is not accepted anymore. We don’t like bullies, the police don’t like bullies, so it’s about kindness, respect and doing unto others as we do unto ourselves.” FIRST: see Page 6
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Firefighters prevailed 4-3 in the second edition of the Battle of the Badges.
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