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Century staffers shave heads to raise money for cancer society PHOTO BY
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Eleven members of the Century Group maintenance crew had their heads shaved at Figaro Hair Design in Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall to benefit the Canadian Cancer Society in the first ever Century Cuts for Cancer event. Val Pereira (left), who spearheaded the event, Rod Van Agteren and Brent Leach are shown after undergoing the big shave. The group, which also included Blayne Beattie, John Fagan, Lou Rioux, Ken Maliqi, Pete Rasmussen, Ruth Katagi, Wendy Fagan and John Burgham, raised more than $4,700 for the Canadian Cancer Society. With the first Century Cuts for Cancer event under their belts, plans are already underway for the next one.
Freshness changing attitudes Ladner’s Windset Farms at forefront of efforts to get produce to supermarkets sooner so consumers enjoy bounty of harvest SANDOR GYARMATI
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A Ladner greenhouse is participating in an initiative that’s helping change the way shoppers think about produce sold in supermarkets. Windset Farms has seen firsthand the positive feedback of the Grown Close to Home program launched a couple of years ago by Loblaw, the grocery chain that’s attempting to bring the spirit of a farmer’s market to its stores. The summer campaign puts local growers front and centre,
providing a much wider variety of fresh B.C. grown produce, in some instances within 24 hours of harvest. The emphasis is to put the spotlight on freshness and the quality of local produce during growing season, said John Newell, chief operating officer of Windset Farms. “I definitely would say educating consumers and promoting B.C. products has led to consumers buying and looking for B.C. products versus other countries,” said Newell. Showing some of the newest
varieties of peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes his family operation has begun growing, Newell was recently interviewed at his Ladner greenhouse with Mike Venton, senior vice-president of produce with Loblaw Companies Ltd. Noting customers are seeking sweeter and tastier items, Newell See FRESHNESS page 3 PHOTO BY
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Mike Venton with Loblaw Companies Ltd. (left) and John Newell with Windset Farms show some of fresh peppers grown at the Ladner greenhouse.
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