Canada Strong Volunteers

A Royal Thank You to Our Volunteers!

The success of our Canada Strong celebration on Thursday, July 3, 2025, was made possible by an amazing team of volunteers whose creativity, energy, and good humour brought the entire event to life. From the laughter-filled 'Royal Procession' to the beautifully decorated hall, the delicious barbecue, and the moving rendition of O Canada - every detail reflected the care and commitment of our Duplicate Lite Bridge community.

We are deeply grateful to the following individuals:

Meal Preparation & Serving Team
Isabel Chernoff Chef Extraordinaire
Dean Altschuler, Robin Adams, Lonia Matus

Food donation: Marion Dyck, Karen Inglis, Trudy Merritt, Janis Parker, Liz Stoneman, Karen Jensen, Sherrie Shorman

Decorating Team
Jane Youngberg (Coordinator)
Don Guichon, Sue Glanville, Linda Bowie, Liese Goosen, Holly Wan,
Rick Friesen, Elizabeth Thompson, Marg Gordon, Linda Palm,
Roger Annis, Ian Barnes, Dariusz Matus

O Canada Singers
Yvonne Everson and her daughter Kate

Photographers
Sherrie Shorman, Karen Inglis, Ian Barnes

Floral Arrangements
Sherrie Shorman and Michael Desaulniers

The 'Royal Procession' Cast
Marg Gordon and Jane Youngberg: Organizers
Roger Annis: Royal Guard, Rick Friesen: Prince William,
Effie Cheung: Princess Katherine, Terry Brine: Queen Camilla

General Preparation and Support
John D: Game Director, Ed L'Heureux, Bob Dillon

Special appreciation goes to our wonderful co-chairpersons, Ed Youngberg and Don Guichon, whose leadership, vision, and hard work helped shape this event into something truly unforgettable.

This event was a shining example of what happens when passionate people come together to celebrate not just bridge, but community, country, and friendship. Thank you all for making it such a memorable day. We truly couldn't have done it without you!

Want to Play Bridge?  Want to Learn How to Play?

We can help you find a game and/or lessons. Duplicate Lite is a friendly bridge club that welcomes new players and has lessons for people who want to learn how to play.

For more information email SurreyBridgeLessons@gmail.com or call 604-541-4028.

Bridge Games in White Rock & South Surrey

Support our local clubs!!!  It is nice to have bridge clubs in our local area.  If you want these clubs to survive in the post-COVID era, please support them by playing in their games.  The following is a list of all the games, face to face and online on BBO, run by the bridge clubs in White Rock and South Surrey.  The face to face games are serving coffee, tea and snacks.  The cost for the face to face games is $10 and for the BBO games is BB$5.00.

Monday evening 7-9 on BBO:  To find the game on BBO, select Virtual Clubs, then select ACBL - North America, then look for "South Surrey" in the name of the game or "VACB216234" as the host for the game..  There are usually 6-8 tables at this game.  Players can play with a Robot if they do not have a partner. 

Tuesday morning 11 am - 2:30 pm at Elgin Hall:  This game has added a beginner section (0-49 masterpoints) with about 5 tables playing 12-15 boards in about 2 hours..  If you are a beginning bridge player, give this game a try.  The open section has grown to about 10 tables per game.  The Tuesday club (Peace Arch DBC) has its own web site at www.bridgewebs.com/PeaceArchDBC.

Wednesday morning 10:15 am - 1:30 pm at Elgin Hall: This Duplicate Lite game has 2 sections, an Open section where anyone can play and a 299er section limited to players with 299 ACBL masterpoints or less. Each section attracts about 6-8 tables each week.  At this time, we also have a small section where players new to bridge can play among themselves with "coaching" by the director and/or a volunteer.

Thursday morning 10:15 am - 1:30 pm at Elgin Hall: This Duplicate Lite game has one section with 11-14 tables at this time. We would like to have a 299er section on Thursdays, but so far we have not had quite enough attendance to make this possible.  If the Thursday attendance increases to 12+ tables on a consistent basis, we will try a 299er section on Thursdays once again.  Shout out to the 299er players: if you want a 299er section on Thursdays, help us increase the attendance to 12+ tables so that a separate section becomes possible.  Thanks.

Our Story on Global TV

Our story aired on Global TV on October 26 morning and noon news. If you missed it, here is a link to the video.