NORTH DELTA – New Democrat MLA for Delta North, Ravi Kahlon was at McCloskey Elementary last week for the grand opening of a new accessible playground made entirely of B.C. wood. “Healthy kids lead to healthy communities,” said MLA Kahlon. …
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