Zipper the ferret was one of the attractions at the BC Rivers Days event at Derek Doubleday Arboretum, courtesy of Urban Safari Rescue.

Zipper the ferret was one of the attractions at the BC Rivers Days event at Derek Doubleday Arboretum, courtesy of Urban Safari Rescue.

Rivers Day in Langley (Updated with photo album)

Event at Derek Doubleday Arboretum offered wide range of attractions

The weather was mostly dry for BC Rivers Day at Derek Doubleday Arboretum in Langley Township Sunday.

The free family-friendly event featured live entertainment, a climbing wall, a course in panning for gold courtesy of Yukon Dan, animal displays, face painting, the Ta Daa Lady and Urban Safari Rescue Society. Children could also build bird boxes.

Langley Times

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