Delta Optimist June 18 2020

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Courtrejects hospice plan Rally buoyed by ruling that blocks effort to make society faith based SANDOR GYARMATI

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The heated Delta Hospice Society saga has taken another twist as the B.C. Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a petition to block the society’s board from holding a special meeting. The meeting, which was scheduled for this past Monday, was to ask the membership to change the society’s constitution to become Christian-based, a highly contentious move that created an uproar and even prompted elected Delta officials to speak out. At a community rally and walk at Paterson Park last Saturday, which saw hundreds in attendance, former board member Chris Pettypiece announced the petition he filed along with Sharon Farrish and former board

chair Jim Levin was successful, blocking the meeting that would have been held via teleconference followed by a mail-in ballot. “It’s a victory for choice. It’s a victory for Delta. It’s a clear victory for democracy and the fundamental importance of the division of church and state. It’s a victory for inclusivity and for tolerance,” Pettypiece said. “These are all things we should cherish in our community and always be willing to fight for. And while this is a victory, we still have work to do,” he added. Alleging the board and president Angelina Ireland were in contravention of the Societies Act, the petition stated the board manipulated the membership list to stack the deck. SEE BOARD: Page 4

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Hundreds turned out to a rally at Paterson Park in Ladner last Saturday to show their opposition to the direction being taken by the Delta Hospice Society board.

Special grad issue features double-page spreads from Delta and South Delta secondary schools COVID-19 has thrown most things for a loop these days, including the annual graduation festivities for Grade 12 students at Delta’s high schools. The Class of 2020 has been forced to trade banquets and ceremonies for a virtual graduation experience being produced by GradsBC. Although we can’t bring you photos from the respective red carpets, our special grad issue does

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feature double-page spreads from both Delta Secondary and South Delta Secondary (pages 26 to 29) that include messages from principals and student rerpresentatives as well as photos from throughout the school year. The issue also features many of our advertisers offering special messages and well wishes to this year’s graduates. We thank our advertisers for supporting this initiative.

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