North Whonnock had a WHITE CHRISTMAS this year, but sadly the heavy wet snow was a disaster for many of our favourite small trees and shrubs

Whonnock Brownies

The Whonnock Brownies decorated a Christmas tree at the Centre as they do each year for the Xmas party for the children from Russia & Kazakhstan.

Click on the picture for a larger view.

Whonnock Calendar 2008

Anyone interested to get the 2008 Whonnock Calendar please call Fred at 604 462 8942. The calendar, for sale at $7.00, shows images from a workbook put together by Whonnock PTA members for the year 1937-1938.

Whonnock Weavers & Spinners 2007

Photos courtesy Shirley and Jordy Blatter

Belated Halloween Greetings from the post office! Click on pictures to zoom in.

Whonnock Country Craft Fair 2007

Today, Saturday, November 17, in spite of the rain (and the competition elsewhere) many came to the traditional Craft Fair sponsored by the Whonnock Community Association. Thanks to the participants and in particular to coordinator Lori Ryan! Click on the pictures to zoom in!

Fall colours

"Our Ornamental Japanese Maple ~ simply beautiful Fall colours as per normal with this charmer. It's a huge tree 38 year old now!! October 23, 2007. "

Photo by Maureen Bisson (H-May), retired, who has lived on Thornhill for 31 years and has had a love of photography all her life.

For more of Maureen's beautiful photos visit http://www.picturetrail.com/h-maymaureen

Dragon boat on Whonnock Lake

For the first time, a dragon boat program for adults is being offered at Whonnock Lake.
The program begins Tuesday, October 9 and will run until November 8 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Ridge Canoe Kayak Club.
There will be a total of 10 sessions, offering excellent outdoor aerobic exercises, and skills are easy to learn.
The cost for the program is $50, and includes boat, paddle, personal floatation device, and instruction.
To register, or for more information, contact Kris at lepian@telus.net or call 604-476-9282.

Whonnock Lake Day 2007

Whonnock Lake Day, Sunday 23 September, was a great success. It was a cool but sunny day and the shows, entertainments, the good foods, and the raffle attracted a good crowd. Especially the children had a ball.

Click here to see a photo gallery posted on the Whonnock Web site.

If you have made any picture's you'd like to see posted, please send them to webmaster@whonnock.ca

$2000 Byrnes Bursary granted to Jenna Beaudry

The Whonnock Foundation has granted a $2,000 Byrnes Bursary to Jenna Beaudry, a third year student working towards a BA at the University College of the Fraser Valley. Her goal is to become an elementary school teacher. The Directors of Whonnock Foundation are impressed by Jenna’s academic record and her motivation. She is doing everything she can to finance her studies and the bursary will enable her to spend more time on her studies.

The Foundation continues granting amounts of up to $2,000 per four-month period to students from east Maple Ridge enrolled in a college, university, trade school or other post secondary establishment, and with a proven record of good performance. The bursary was named after Brian and Isabel Byrnes.

Living Way Foursquare Church, Ruskin

Pastor Les Warriner lets us know that starting in August the Ruskin Gospel Church at 28340 96th Ave., in Ruskin, east of 280th Street has merged with the Canadian Foursquare Church. For more information about the "Living Way Foursquare Church," click here.

Fall Issue Whonnock News

The Fall issue of Whonnock News will be distributed this week by Canada Post. Copies will be at Whonnock Lake Centre and at the post office. The newsletter is also posted on our Web site. Click here to get a copy!

Bear Spotting

The latest attraction in Whonnock is looking at bears plundering a hazelnut yard at the corner of 272nd Street and 108th Avenue in clear daylight.

Golden Dreams comes to Whonnock!

Welcome to the Akhal-Teke Stud Farm Golden Dreams. They are still in the process of moving in, but you can meet them in cyber space. The address is http://goldendreams.ca/.

Slumach

Interested in the Slumach legends? Visit Fred's new Web site www.slumach.ca.

Newsworthy

This weblog replaces the Newsworthy column. It allows comments and we hope there will be lost of those coming in.