banner
News
Access opens to new nature habitat in New Westminster
The residents of New Westminster and beyond now have access to The Habitat at Queen’s Park as the City of New Westminster transitions the area from the former petting farm space of many years into a naturalized space supporting biodiversity as well as outdoor programming and activities throughout the year. The wetland area will include water and fauna of an indigenous nature and allow for interpretive study and discussion of First Nations links to the land in Queens Park. 
 
With $30,000 funding from the Rotary Club of New Westminster and $10,000 through a District Grant from The Rotary Foundation, the Club has worked with the City on the $40,000 project to construct timber walkways around the area to provide wheelchair access for disabled people and others with mobility issues, including the elderly, mothers with strollers and others in the community. -- photos by Gabor Gasztonyi
Read more...
From the ashes of Lytton, Fire Trailer has emerged
In the past seven years rural and remote communities have come under greatest and increasing threat from wildfires in British Columbia. There is a need for locally based, designed, and manufactured firefighting equipment to serve and protect.
 
Working with a local company the collaborative group, of Disaster Aid Canada (DAC), the Rotary Club of Steveston, through its Charitable Society, (RCSRCS) and Siska First Nation, near Lytton, has designed and built a prototype “Fire Trailer” to address this need for wildfire fighting equipment.
 
Read more...
Rotary commits funds to polio outbreak response in Gaza
The ongoing crisis in Gaza has contributed to reduced routine immunization rates. It has increased risk of vaccine-preventable diseases, including polio. The crisis also poses a significant challenge to fully implementing disease surveillance and vaccination campaigns.
 
The recent detection of variant poliovirus type-2 isolates in environmental samples and the confirmation of a 10-month-old child who has contracted polio in Gaza is a stark reminder that as long as polio exists anywhere, it is a threat everywhere.
 
The World Health Organization (WHO) considers there to be a high risk for the spread of this polio strain within Gaza and internationally, particularly given the current situation's impact on public health services. Rotary will continue to work with its partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative and other agencies as vaccination efforts unfold. It is estimated that 650,000 need to be vaccinated.
Read more...
First recipient of Dave Hamilton Service Above Self Bursary
The memory of District 5040 Governor 2020-21 Dave Hamilton, who passed away while serving as Governor in 2021, lives on with the awarding of the Dave Hamilton Service Above Self Bursary to the first recipient, Alice Pu, of Tsawwassen. 
 
The new bursary is offered annually to young people planning a post-secondary career in the Rotary Family throughout communities in Rotary District 5040, from Greater Vancouver up the coast to Prince Rupert. It was fitting that Alice, as the first recipient among a number of talented nominees, happens to live in Tsawwassen because Dave Hamilton was a member of the Rotary Club of Tsawwassen. The bursary of $1,000 supports a graduating student who takes post-secondary education at an academic institution or trade school. The Delta Community Foundation administers the endowment which generates the annual funding for the bursary.
Read more...
Food  resiliency, recreation and learning with new greenhouse
On Bowen Island the community now has a $30,000 12 ft x 40 ft poly tunnel style greenhouse for its Grafton Commons community gardens thanks to the Rotary Club of Bowen Island with support of a $4,000 District Grant from The Rotary Foundation.
 
The Grafton Commons, managed by the Bowen Island Food Resilience Society (BIFS) in the agricultural land reserve, now has the greenhouse to help the Society grow plants year round not only to promote greater local food resilience but to help with education in regenerative agriculture and gardening for adults, seniors and school age children.
Read more...
District clubs' achievements and activities in June, July, August
Achievements and activities of some of our clubs in Rotary District 5040 in June, July and August 2024. Shown here is the Slow Ride Cycle through the Pemberton area at one's own pace to visit farms and purchase local produce, crafts and more.
 
Read more...
Nominate members to serve as District Governor 

(This story is likely of interest only to those Rotarians considering being nominated for District Governor, 2027 – 2028)  

Eligibility includes having served as a Rotary Club President, and having been a Rotarian for seven years. Please refer to the Nomination Criteria and Additional Information document for additional requirements.
 

 
Read more...
Upcoming Events
International Assembly
Feb. 09, 2025 - Feb. 14, 2025
 
District Finance Committee Meeting
Zoom
Feb. 11, 2025 7:30 p.m.
 
District Board Meeting
Feb. 17, 2025
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
 
DG Visit Royal City
Boathouse Restaurant
Feb. 19, 2025 7:00 a.m.
 
District Youth Committee
Feb. 19, 2025
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
 
2025 PETS
Double Tree Seattle
Feb. 20, 2025 - Feb. 23, 2025 12:20 p.m.
 
DG Visit Squamish RC Board Meeting
Howe Sound Brewing Company i
Feb. 27, 2025
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
 
DG Visit Squamish
Feb. 27, 2025
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
 
District AG meeting
Mar. 03, 2025 7:00 p.m.
 
DG Visit- Smithers
Mar. 05, 2025 6:00 p.m.
 
View entire list
Rotary Links
Rotary International
RI President Home
Rotary Global Rewards
Joining Rotary
Rotary History
Rotary Foundation
For New Members
RSS Feed

Rotary’s response to the U.S.’s plan to withdraw from the WHO, USAID funding

 

Rotary leaders from both countries reflect on the challenges and opportunities of peacebuilding across borders

 

Former Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Tananarive Due, a pioneer in Black horror fiction, resurrects history of her forgotten uncle

 

An election monitoring mission in Nigeria presents a pathway for peacebuilding

 

After historic storms, Rotary clubs look to Florida’s hard-earned wisdom about disaster recovery efforts

 
Rotary Links
Rotary International
RI President Home
Rotary Global Rewards
Joining Rotary
Rotary History
Rotary Foundation
For New Members
Advertisement for Russell Hampton
Advertisement for ClubRunner
Advertisement for ClubRunner Mobile
© Copyright Rotary District 5040
 
Please send feedback to pr@rotary5040.org