Feeding the soul ❙ B3
North Delta market offers community feel
Garden grows again ❙ B6 Crops are back in bloom at Ladner school
JULY ∙ 2013
Historic win ❙ B7
Seaquam student wins national history award
❙ CONNECTING THE NORTH WITH THE SOUTH
Jog for the bog ❙ Staff reporter Delta Leader
❙ The comeback kid
Muskaan Grewal has spent more time in hospitals than she has in school. But despite the many surgeries to fix her heart defect, she can still bring a smile to those around her. See B4
The annual Jog for the Bog takes place this Sunday, July 28, celebrating International Bog Day. This year’s event features a five-km walk or 10-km run through the Delta Nature Reserve Park, next to the Burns Bog Conservation Area. The event is organized by the Burns Bog Conservation Society, a non-profit society that promotes ecological conservation of Burns Bog and other peatlands. Burns Bog is the largest raised peat bog in western North America and functions as “the Lungs of the Lower Mainland.” It is also a vital stopover for migratory birds, with more than 100 species having been spotted there. At 3,000 hectares, it is the largest undeveloped urban wilderness in North America, and is home to rare and endangered species like the southern red-backed vole, and the greater sandhill crane. Proceeds from Jog for the Bog and International Bog Day will help to maintain the boardwalk through the Delta Nature Reserve and fund the Society’s educational programs. Each year, more than 50,000 people visit the Delta Nature Reserve. The Burns Bog Conservation Society also takes over 2,500 students, ranging from kindergarten to university on educational tours of Burns Bog. To help celebrate International Bog Day, which recognizes of bogs the world over, there will be free entertainment at the event, including live music, a variety of performances, interactive exhibits, displays and vendors. Registration on event day opens at 8 a.m., with a warm-up at 8:45 a.m. The run starts at 9 a.m., with a pancake breakfast following for runners. Event parking at 10388 Nordel Court. Register online www.burnsbog.org/jog
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