Delta, B.C., woman celebrates 100th birthday with surprise drive-by parade

A Delta, B.C., woman celebrated her 100th birthday Monday with a drive-by celebration hosted by her friends and family.

Charlotte England spent the afternoon surrounded by a large hand-painted banner, balloons and cupcakes, as a parade of vehicles filled with her friends and family drove past her seniors residence on Arthur Drive.

“It feels wonderful,” said England. “I’ve been treated like a queen.”

England, who was born in Saskatchewan, built guns for the Canadian armoury during the Second World War

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