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Longtime MP John Cummins was victorious in six federal elections for three different parties dating back to 1993 when he was first elected as a Reformer.

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Retiring MP cleans out office in Ottawa after almost 18 years, but isn’t ready to give up politics completely BY

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It’s goodbye but not farewell to longtime Conservative MP John Cummins.

In a telephone interview with the Optimist last week, a relaxed and content sounding Cummins, 69, was in the middle of cleaning out his office in Ottawa.

He announced his retirement from federal politics shortly before the writ was dropped for next Monday’s election, leaving the door open for someone else, for the first time in almost 18 years, to represent the riding of Delta-Richmond East.

“The pictures are off the wall, it’s coming to a close,” he said.

Cummins was first elected with the Reform Party in 1993 following an unsuccessful try five years earlier. It would be the start of a series of even bigger election victories under the Canadian Alliance and then Conservative banners. He easily outdistanced challengers, due in large part to the respect he garnered for speaking his mind.

He would become known as a maverick MP, not worried about criticizing his own government, which he did on several occasions, probably to his own political detriment.

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It was a younger looking John Cummins voters sent to Ottawa back in 1993. The popular politician won five more elections before announcing his retirement from federal politics last month.

Looking forward to no longer taking cross-country airplane trips, Cummins said what gave him the most satisfaction during his time in office was helping individual constituents on their issues.

“I always got a great deal of satisfaction out of that, but a lot of credit also has to go to my staff in my office. They were outstanding.

“The other thing, on the issues that matter to the community, I think I did my best to represent the community and since I announced, a lot of people came to me saying they really appreciated the fact that I put them first and the party second.

“When I first got elected, the one thing I wanted was that when

I was finished, I’d be able to walk down the street and people would say, ‘He did what we sent him to do,’ and have a big smile and say hi. I tried my best to represent the people on those important issues.”

Cummins isn’t going out to pasture, though, as he now has his sights set on making the B.C. Conservative Party a major force in provincial politics.

Not long after he announced he was leaving federal politics, Cummins did what had been widely speculated and announced his candidacy for the leadership of the fledgling provincial party.

Cummins, who had already been working with the Conservatives in an advisory capacity, adds major credibility to the party, but he knows there’s

much to be done before voters will lend their support at the ballot box.

“What we’ve had to do is reorganize the party because the party was not well organized when I first got involved about a yearand-a-half ago. Wayne McGrath, the president, has done a pretty good job putting an organizational structure together for the party, but the political structure was something that wasn’t there,” explained Cummins.

Saying they’re “laying low” until the federal election is completed, Cummins noted a number of meetings are taking place, including sessions with a newly-formed policy group that is actively developing the party’s policies.

“We have some really talented people there with actual government experience and they’re able to price out and cost a lot of the initiatives that we’ll be posing over time, so the policy initiatives are well in hand.”

The party also has many other tasks, including signing up new members and forming constituency associations in every riding in the province. The party has about 50 constituency associations already, noted Cummins.

As far as speculation the Conservatives might end up splitting the right wing vote, enabling the NDP to slip back in power, the veteran MP responded, “The whole notion of splitting really comes from the Liberals who are desperately trying to protect themselves. The fact of the matter is they haven’t really lived up to our expectations of providing honest and focused government. I personally don’t trust these guys.

“When I look at the way they conducted themselves in Delta, I’m not happy the way they managed the power line fiasco, I’m not happy the way they managed the South Fraser Perimeter Road.”

So far, nobody has stepped forward to challenge Cummins for the Conservative leadership. A vote is set for May 28 in Vancouver.

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Community and environmental activists who’ve gathered near the banks of the Fraser River in North Delta say they’re not leaving as they vow to halt construction of the South Fraser Perimeter Road.

The activists set up a tent camp last Friday in the 10700-block of River Road.

The contingent includes members of StopThePave. org, local Council of Canadians chapters, the Critical Criminology Working Group at Kwantlen Polytechnic University and others.

Having planted trees, the coalition held a press conference Monday to show the camp as well as the clear-cut devastation that has already taken place.

Saying they’re hoping the police don’t force them out, Cathy Wilander, a Ladner resident and president of the local chapter of the Council of Canadians, told the Optimist the environmental devastation, which also includes the loss of prime agricultural land, has drawn interest not only locally but

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Protestors set up camp in the 10700-block of River Road last Friday in an effort to block highway construction.

more are needed to ensure “safety in numbers.”

Sgt. Sharlene Brooks said Delta police have had officers monitoring that situation and have an operational plan in place.

“It’s been very peaceful,” she said Monday. “Of course, we understand and appreciate not everyone supports the South Fraser Perimeter Road expansion project and they have every right to protest.”

Gateway Program spokesperson Geoff Freer, noting the groups are exercising their democratic right, said there’s currently

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“With all these groups taking part, it shows the mass appeal and that a lot of people are concerned about this very destructive project, not just environmentalists but also ordinary citizens who don’t want to lose any more tax dollars into this,” she said.

The camp comes equipped with supplies, a kitchen and washroom facilities for a lengthy stay, said Wilander.

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Freer said the SFPR project is roughly 25 per cent complete and there are other sections that can be worked on for the time being.

The 40-kilometre, fourlane SFPR will run along the south side of the Fraser River, extending from Roberts Bank to the junction of Highway 1 and 176th Street in Surrey. The final phase of construction of the $1 billion project will be completed in 2013, a year later than the original target.

According to the Gateway Program, the project is being built to the highest environmental standards and follows a table of commitments.

A 15-member community liaison committee for the project has begun meeting. The volunteer committee assembled by Gateway brings together municipal, First Nations, industry, residential, business and other stakeholders to discuss construction-related activities and any associated effects.

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“I am absolutely amazed they’ve tied the hands of this corporation (Delta) and this community in this way.”

Vicki Huntington

“Therefore, the head lease requires amending to lengthen the term of the lease and resolve other issues associated with the long-term viability of the airport,” said the staff report.

Coun. Robert Campbell, who chairs the Boundary Bay Airport advisory committee, said he is in favour of the lease extension, adding it is part of the “natural progression” of the airport.

Not everyone, however, is in favour.

Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington was angered

when she learned of the lease extension, saying it’s another example of council making important decisions about the municipally-owned airport behind closed doors and without public input.

Huntington, who often argued with Campbell when she was a member of Delta council, told the Optimist the latest decision isn’t in the public interest.

“I am absolutely amazed they’ve tied the hands of this corporation (Delta) and this community in this way,” said the independent MLA. “That’s not saying the operator isn’t doing a decent job, it’s just that without a public process we have now basically tied up that land, public land, for the next hundred years with no process.

“I said before on council when they did this, that the law requires you to have a public consultation when you’re disposing land, and basically a hundred-year lease is disposing land. I think it’s an unfortunate decision.”

In a previous interview, Huntington suggested an independent audit be conducted on the lease and airport expansion.

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Delta has extended the lease on the Boundary Bay Airport to the end of this century.

Last week’s extension was the second for Alpha Aviation, which operates the municipally-owned airport in East Ladner.

Delta and Alpha Aviation first signed a lease in December 2004. At the time, it was set to expire in 2032. A year later, the lease was extended to 2050 and last week it was extended again to Dec. 31, 2099.

The municipality granted the first lease extension on the condition Alpha Aviation invest $11 million in the airport by 2010.

“To date, Alpha has invested more than $20 million in a new terminal building, fire suppression system for the heritage hangar, fuel farm, booster pump station, runway paving, security upgrades and utilities,” states a civic staff report.

Similar to other municipal airports, Boundary Bay operates at a deficit. Longterm subtenants for the adjacent industrial land are needed to generate rental income and help maintain

long-term operation of the airport.

However, the staff report stated some potential subtenants and their lenders were uncomfortable with the shorter lease term.

Alpha Aviation reported the airport is losing some potential subtenants to other municipal airports.

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MURPHY’S LAW This one seems like a no-brainer: The least the RCMP can do for the Hutchinson family is review the suspended with pay status of the officer involved in the fatal collision in Tsawwassen 30 months ago.

Twenty-one-year-old Orion Hutchinson was killed in October of 2008 when the motorcycle he was driving collided with a Jeep driven by off-duty RCMP Cpl. Benjamin Monty Robinson at the corner of 6th Avenue and Gilchrist Drive. Robinson has been charged with obstructing justice for his actions after the crash, namely heading home to pound back a couple of vodka shots before returning to the scene and blowing over the legal limit.

This devious behaviour prevented any type of impaired driving charge from being laid, although obstruction of justice is serious enough the RCMP immediately suspended him. Yet the force has done so with pay, which means Robinson, because of his self-serving actions on that fateful night, has essentially been on a paid vacation for the last two-and-ahalf years.

I realize he’s innocent until proven guilty, and I also recognize he has a family to support, but for the RCMP to not even take the time to reconsider the officer’s status is wrong, to say nothing of disrespectful to the Hutchinson family.

The Delta police investigated the crash and determined there was enough wrongdoing on Robinson’s part to recommend charges to Crown counsel. The Crown subsequently approved the obstruction of justice charge and then just last week a Surrey Provincial Court judge saw sufficient evidence in a preliminary inquiry to send the case to trial.

RCMP policy states officers are only suspended without pay “in extreme cases when it would be inappropriate to pay a member.” It seems to me this case qualifies, but should the RCMP have any doubt, a review would clear it up.

Simply ignoring the situation, and the inquiries of the victim’s family, isn’t the right way to go, procedurally or morally.

Three separate entities of the justice system have had a look at the case and all have determined there is a degree of culpability on Robinson’s part. Surely that should be enough for RCMP officials to revisit the file.

An officer is sworn to uphold the law, so when one of them is charged, particularly with something as significant as obstruction of justice, it’s a blight on the entire policing community. The RCMP’s handling of it — or perhaps non-handling is a more accurate description — is only compounding the problem.

Five days and counting until it’s time to come up for air SYLVIA BISHOP

COMMUNITY COMMENT Election day is like a beautiful piece of music played by an orchestra. Each section of the orchestra contributes a sound, and a mood. And while each section may have its turn to shine, in the end, all the sections will play together on the way to a grand finale.

I think about this as I am currently embedded in a federal election campaign as an organizer with the specific job of getting out the vote, or GOTV as it’s called.

This is a somewhat daunting task given the poor voter turnout in the past several federal elections that reached an all-time low of only 58 per cent last time. I’ve been told as many as 96,000 ballots were spoiled Canada-wide in 2009.

All things considered, those ballots represent a number that would

make it the fourth largest federal party. This is shameful.

Those annoying phone calls you are receiving from people asking you who you are supporting are the only way a candidate can determine where their votes are. In some cases, people get called from more than one campaign as the drive to secure supporters reaches a fever pitch.

It’s tough to make those calls, never mind receive them. People are generally polite but it is not uncommon to get some ripe responses.

In campaigns with a large ethnic vote, it is really important to have bilingual phoners. For many new Canadians, our political system is foreign and time must be taken to explain the process.

Dedicated volunteers generally staff campaign offices. They must be nourished. In my experience, it is fair to say the four food groups in our daily diet have been narrowed down to one, possibly two.

Baking abounds, the sweeter, the better. Is coffee a food group? The steady parade of volunteers bringing in goodies is causing belts to loosen a notch or two.

The Optimist encourages readers to write letters to the editor. Letters are accepted on any topic, although preference is given to those on local matters. The Optimist reserves the right to edit letters and the decision to publish is at the discretion of the editor or publisher. All letters must be signed, dated and include the writer’s phone number

In the campaign I am in, there is also ethnic cuisine. Dinners tend to be some of the best tasting Indian food this side of the continent.

Chai tea is a regular treat.

On Election day, all the work done by a campaign reaches its crescendo. The hard work of the past weeks is tested. Supportive voters are called to remind them to get out and vote. Volunteers may drop off door hangars with the same message. Other volunteers may drive through neighbourhoods knocking on doors of identified voters to ensure they’ve voted or are on their way.

Meanwhile, back at the campaign office, all of this information is funneled to a small group of volunteers that ensures every identified voter has gone to the polls, whether they want to or not.

Volunteer scrutinizers are dispatched to the polling stations to observe voting and to be present for the count when the polls close at 7 p.m. They’ll be somewhat ahead of the media as they phone in the results of their polls to the campaign office and victory party.

Monday, May 2 is Election day.

Get out and vote.

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April 27, 2011 The Delta Optimist A9

Get The Jump On

Editor: How much of the food we eat is grown in B.C.?

In 2004, I read two conflicting articles addressing this question.

One article, in The Province, said: “Half of all we eat in B.C. is B.C. grown ...” The second, in Country Life in B.C., said, “B.C. has gone from producing over 90 per cent of the food needed to satisfy local demand 50 years ago to supplying just 10 per cent today.”

Intrigued by the difference, I contacted the two

authors. The quotes are theirs.

The Province author said the 50 per cent figure came from Smartgrowth BC, which in turn got the figure from the Ministry of Agriculture in Victoria. He said the 50 per cent number is “derived by dividing the dollar value of food consumption in B.C. by the dollar value of food production.”

The Country Life in B.C. author said the 10 per cent figure came from the Coast Islands Region Farmers Institute, which got the

figure from the Ministry of Agriculture office in Duncan.

The author explained: “B.C. Ag is often given to high hype. Over the past few years ministry economists have advised that on Vancouver Island (as in most of B.C.), we really only grow 10 per cent of our needs. If people would stop using such hype and quote us real facts perhaps we could recognize what is really going on. This could provoke us to fix up the mess!”

In 2004, we produced 10

per cent of the food we eat in B.C. Today, that figure is bound to be less. So how much more arable land can we afford to destroy by using it to build truck highways like the South Fraser Perimeter Road, giant shopping centres like the one announced on the Tsawwassen First Nation lands and housing developments such as the one proposed for the Southlands in South Delta?

Food security? We have none.

Wake up, everybody.

Joan Green

NDP makes an ‘inspired choice’ in Adrian Dix Editor: I followed both of the provincial leadership races with interest, and I have to say the NDP made an incredibly smart choice with Adrian Dix. Experienced, honest and fiercely intelligent, Dix was the only candidate from either party to make clear policy statements, so people know where he stands. Best of all, he produced credible

plans for how he intends to pay for every promise he makes.

B.C. is hungry for positive change. Our environmental policies are a disgrace. Our health and education systems are being slowly strangled. A decade of cuts to our forest service have left this precious resource wide open to abuse, neglect and outright theft.

Our government finances are sinking in debt while we splurge on stadiums, casinos and tax cuts for the wealthiest individuals and corporations. There is not even a system of accountability to check whether those who receive these generous bonuses use them to create a single job.

All of this calls for a leader who is not afraid to lead. Dix has shown an

impressive ability to tackle complex problems. He also actually has the courage to take a stand.

In contrast, the B.C. Liberals seem to be relying on photo ops and vague slogans about “families.”

Overall, I think the NDP made an inspired choice in Dix, who will be good for the party and good for all of B.C. Patrick Truelove

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A10 The Delta Optimist April 27, 2011 Letters to the Editor

Federal election voters given choice between stable leadership & chaos The opposition whines and complains about parliamentary chicanery, which is of no consequence whatsoever to the vast majority of Canadians because it has nothing to do with their mortgages, taxes, health, economic security and personal safety.

In the event the Conservatives win another minority government, Parliament has to be con-

vened to pass a budget because the new fiscal year has begun.

There is nothing in those circumstances to prevent the opposition junta from defeating the budget and forcing a second election in one year.

The choice to be made in this election is between stable, competent leadership and chaos.

Steven Austin

Car-centric development not needed in these parts

Editor: This paper has published a variety of letters commenting on the Tsawwassen First Nation’s development plans, some for and some against.

I am sickened by the fact some of the best agricultural land in B.C. (which should be used for growing

food and possibly agri-tourism related business) will instead hold a mega industrial development, complete with possibly 200 stores, 1,864 homes, storage area for Deltaport containers and who knows what else (perhaps an incinerator)?

Gerry Copeland makes some valid points in a

recent letter, however, I ask, do two wrongs make a right?

Can we continue to live in the past, as suggested by Copeland?

Today, we are experiencing an energy crisis that could see gas reach $1.50 per litre by summer. Global warming can no longer be

ignored. Water shortages are occurring in many parts of the world.

These factors combined could soon lead to both world food shortages and increased cost of food.

This special part of British Columbia does not need a car-centric development.

Jean Wightman

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and soil contamination, now inhabits these homes.

When the homes were sold, I believe the marketing words were, “The choice is yours...”

4. On Feb. 3, the International EMF Alliance in Oslo, Norway announced yet another report on the health hazards of electromagnetic fields. This consortium of international scientists continues to urge global governments to adopt significantly lower human exposure standards for EMF. This report can be viewed at http://www.ncbi.nim.nih. gov/pubmed/21268443 and an 18-minute video of Dr. Olle Johansson can be viewed at http://video. com/18018440.

Perhaps the word “congratulations” to B.C. Hydro is inaccurate.

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truth at all to the accusation, unlike the previous Liberal government, which persecuted farmers, hunters and natives with the gun registry and was willfully blind to the fraud and theft of its Quebec operatives.

The mass media in Canada are capable of exaggerating what should be purely local matters in Ottawa to national proportion.

Editor: Re: Only two left to sell on ROW, April 23 Congratulations to B.C. Hydro for selling the homes along the rightof-way. A few comments though: 1. By its own admission, B.C. Hydro, a Crown corporation, has lost an estimated $21 million in the process, money that would have paid to have the lines buried and shielded and have the original homeowners not go through five years of turmoil, court and upset in their lives.

2. Another group of homeowners, called the Forgotten 58, was also adamant about being included in the buy-out, as it too did not want to live by these massively upgraded power lines.

3. A new generation of homeowners, who are not as familiar with the serious health risks associated with EMF and water

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Editor: Re: Candidates finally square off, April 20 Liberal candidate Alan Beesley is obediently reciting his party’s shibboleth that Prime Minister Stephen Harper is a dictator. I would demand Beesley and every other opposition candidate explain how the Harper government has oppressed them personally.

They know there is no

Congrats to B.C. Hydro

April 27, 2011 The Delta Optimist A11

Lawn looks a little old school Where lawn cutting is concerned, I’ve been pretty much a grid person. Side to side. Up and down. It’s been the way to get ‘er done.

There was never any questioning the approach.

Faced with the big rectangles — one on the front of the house, the other to the back — it seemed like the obvious way to go.

Now, however, I’ve been considering thinking outside the grid — or shall I say, the grass.

“I’ve been thinking about doing the diagonal,” I informed the husband the other day.

“The diagonal?” the husband responded. “That’s

“we should do something else entirely. As in the circular. Or perhaps we do something really outrageous. As in the willynilly.”

“The willy-nilly?” asked the husband.

“Yes,” I said. “That would be where you just cut in any direction you choose.

It’s kind of like abstract art.”

The non-point person nodded.

“Well,” he said. “I think I’m going to, um, go to the bank.”

He wandered off, leaving me to gaze out the window at the job at hand.

The lawn, I decided, will have a whole new appearance this year. But I won’t be going diagonal and I won’t do willy-nilly.

I’ve landed on another look. I simply call it hayfield.

PJ’s weight loss challenge inspires participants BY

JESSICA KERR

jkerr@delta-optimist.com

A local personal trainer has the answer for anyone who feels like they indulged in a little too much Easter chocolate.

P.J. Wren, who runs Fitness with P.J. in Tsawwassen, is starting her fourth Weight Loss Challenge this weekend.

The challenge pits contest entrants against each other to see who can lose the highest percentage of weight. The top three “losers” will win a portion of the entry fees.

In the three challenges so far, participants have lost a combined 900 pounds and Wren has given away more than $4,000 in prize money.

“With the challenge I am trying to get Delta moving and fit and prizes, like money, motivate people,”

Wren said.

“Gaining weight is easy.

Losing it is tough. Turn it into a game, and it is a lot more fun,” said Steve Dotto, who has taken part in every challenge.

The fourth installment starts with a weigh in on May 1 and over the following six weeks entrants will try to lose weight following a fitness and diet plan of their choosing, although Wren discourages losing more than five pounds a week.

“I have been in contact with my top three of each challenge and they have all managed to keep it off.

I am very proud of these groups,” Wren said.

“P.J.’s Weight Loss Challenge was the catalyst to get me started,” said participant Brad Smith.

“Although I began with a simple personal goal

(to fit into my tuxedo on an upcoming cruise) I soon realized I could and wanted to do much better... The challenge was just the beginning; I used this opportunity to change how I lived and how I ate. After the first six weeks I was in a solid workout pattern and drastically changed my eating habits and continued to lose an additional 15 pounds for a total of 42 pounds to date.”

The first weigh in for this Weight Loss Challenge is in the gym of the Tsawwassen Alliance Church.

Participants will be weighed between 4:30 and 5 p.m.

Participation costs $50.

The winners are determined by measuring weight loss as a percentage of each participant’s overall weight, instead of total pounds lost, in order to ensure a level playing field, Wren said,

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This, the husband who is not the grass-cutting point person.

“So what’s the big deal with the diagonal?” he asked. “Is it better for the grass?”

I glared at the non-point person.

“Of course not,” I said.

“It just looks more, well, stylish.”

Stylish, too, is what I’d call the checkerboard.

You’ve seen it. It’s the one that looks not unlike a latticed pie crust.

“That’s pretty crazy,” said the non-grass-cutting point person. “We’re talking a pie crust look for the lawn?”

“You cut one row in one direction, and the other in the other,” I explained. “It’s all the rage.”

The husband nodded. The husband, who was clearly wanting next to nothing to do with the grass.

“Maybe,” I continued,

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pretty crazy.”

In my household, I’d like to note, I have long been what’s called “the point person” where the grass cutting is concerned.

The point person — just to clarify — is the person who decides when the grass is looking decidedly like a hayfield, and then opts to give it a trim.

In other words: I cut the grass.

I do not know how I came to assume this assignment. I only know that I did.

“I’ve been noticing,” I further informed the husband, “that more and more people are doing the diagonal. I’ve been thinking that we’re looking pretty old-school with the backand-forth approach. In fact, we’re probably a laughing stock in the neighbourhood.”

The husband nodded.

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Free Residential Pesticide Drop Off

In the Community

Barton supports hospice with tribute to Blue Eyes

Saturday May 7, 2011 - 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Engineering Operations Works Yard Parking Lot 5404 64 Street, Ladner Do you have unused and leftover household pesticides that need to be disposed? To assist with disposal, The Corporation of Delta will be hosting a FREE residential pesticide drop-off day on Saturday May 7th!

Only the following products will be accepted: • Liquids, solids and aerosols • Domestic pesticides only • Maximum container size: 10 L • Must be labelled with a poison symbol AND a “Pest Control Product” registration number (e.g. PCP Reg. #2464) Product Care will pick-up all pesticides collected at the Works Yard on the drop-off day. For more information on accepted items, please visit www.productcare.org/BC-Products-Accepted The following Product Care locations service Delta residents: Ladner Bottle Depot 4930 Elliott Street, Delta Hours: Mon-Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 10am-4pm Paint Depot: accepts waste paint at no charge

Tony Barton accomplished what he set out to do last month with his sold out show at Ladner’s Genesis Theatre. Not only did Blue Eyes Too preserve a classic style of entertainment, it raised money for a good cause.

Barton provided the audience with two hours of entertainment mixed with great commentary about the life and times of Frank Sinatra while collaborating with Ladner-based jazz trumpet player and musical director Chris Davis.

“Frank Sinatra always said that he hoped someday someone would learn to do his art so that it didn’t die where it was at,” said Barton.

The show took the crowd back in time to the start of Sinatra’s career and guided it towards the latter part of his performing life.

“I felt honoured watching Tony’s performance,” said Dalyce Wickett, communications co-ordinator with the Delta Hospice Society, the recipient of Barton’s philanthropy. “Not

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Tony Barton’s Blue Eyes Too benefit concert at Genesis Theatre raised $1,200 for the Delta Hospice Society. only is he one of the more experienced musicians that has taken the local stage, he captured Frank Sinatra so accurately that I went away from the show feeling like I knew so much more about the man than when I went in.”

Barton and Davis were joined by a number of Vancouver’s A-list musicians, including Steve Caldestad on tenor saxophone, Rod Murray on trombone, Miles Black at the piano, Andre LeChance

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Tsawwassen’s own Tracy Neff made an appearance in the latter part of the show, accompanying Barton on two songs to waves of applause from the audience.

This show raised $1,200.

One hundred per cent of all donations support the hospice society’s programs and services in the Harold & Veronica Savage Centre for Supportive Care, so they are available at no cost to the community.

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April 27, 2011 The Delta Optimist A13 In the Community

Reach workshop to help parents of picky eaters

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Reach’s upcoming workshop aims to provide parents with ideas to create a positive eating experience at home.

Workshop presenters Christine Gleave and Andrea Wong are occupational therapists with Reach, helping children in the development of skills that are needed in their daily activities.

In addition to eating, this includes other self-care activities such as dressing and toileting, fine motor activities such as holding a pencil, cutting with scissors and drawing, and leisure activities such as swimming, soccer and hockey.

This workshop will focus on eating and feeding.

Helping Your Picky Eater is appropriate for parents of

children two to 10. It takes place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at 3-3800-72nd St., East Ladner. The cost is $20. To register call 604-946-6622 ext. 343 or e-mail caroly@ reachdevelopment.org.

Reach Child and Youth Development Society is a non-profit organization that has been helping children and families since 1959.

Reach offers a variety of programs designed to meet the needs of children from birth to 19.

Reach is raising $4 million to build a communitybased child development centre in the heart of Ladner.

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Eating is among the many issues that parents worry about with their children.

Parents of toddlers often worry about their child eating enough. As a child gets older, parents often worry about their child only eating one type of food, or not eating a balanced diet. Parents also question whether their child is just going through a phase or whether there are other issues influencing their eating habits.

As eating can affect a child’s development, these are valid concerns.

On Tuesday, May 3, Reach Child and Youth Development Society is offering help to parents with a workshop called Helping Your Picky Eater.

This workshop will share information that will help parents determine whether their child is a picky eater or actually has a deeper problem. Parents will also learn the reasons why some children don’t eat, what can influence a child’s diet and different methods to introduce new foods.

Parents will leave the workshop with a good idea on how to facilitate a positive eating experience at home and how to expand their child’s diet.

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April 27, 2011 The Delta Optimist A15

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April 27, 2011 The Delta Optimist A17 In the Community

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Congratulations

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Mr . & Mrs. Doug Purvey are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Andrea Purvey to Daniel Mills, son of Mr. & Mrs. Michael Mills.

"

Andrea & Dan are planning to be married in September 2012.We wish the two of them manyyears of love, laughter & happiness in their future together.

Love Mum, Dad & Taylor

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Delta Secondary teacher Wayne McKinnon is overseeing work on a cabin that will end up on East Thurlow Island.

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Student carpenters are at it again BY

JESSICA KERR

jkerr@delta-optimist.com

Anyone who has driven

by Delta Secondary over the past few months has probably noticed the growing wooden structure in the construction compound.

Behind the chain link fence is the result of months of work by Wayne McKinnon’s Grade 12 carpentry class.

Every year, the class takes on one project, usually some kind of cabin. This year, however, students are continuing the work done by a previous class. Back in 2003, McKinnon said, his class built a cabin for a landowner on East Thurlow Island, near Campbell River, to replace a lodge that burned down.

This year’s project will join that one later this

spring.

The students started in October and have almost completed all they can do at the school.

Once they’re ready, the structure will be disassembled and moved to East Thurlow Island where McKinnon and a group of about 15 students will reassemble and finish the frame. The group will have about a week to complete

the job.

Other trades will be brought in to do the plumbing, electrical and all the finishing touches.

The two-storey cabin will be about 1,500 square feet.

McKinnon said he is already looking for next year’s project. Usually the students tackle an out of town vacation-type property. For more information, call 946-4194.

Hospice Palliative Care Nurse The Delta Hospice Society is hiring for the position of regular part-time LPN at the Irene Thomas Hospice.

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April 27, 2011 The Delta Optimist A19 Coming Events Clubs & Groups !The Ladner Single Parents Support Group wishes to invite single parents with dependent children to a free dinner April 27 at the Ladner Christian Reformed Church, 4594 54A St. Doors open at 5:10 p.m. Dinner at 5:30 pm. For further information please contact Tanya at 778-3890654. !The B.C. Therapeutic Touch Network annual conference Where do we go from here will be held April 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Coast Tsawwassen Inn. Diane May RN, TTRPT, QTTT will be the guest speaker. Her lecture on therapeutic touch will educate and inspire. All are welcome. For more information: Frances 604948-1652 or Selena 604952-4175. !Birding By Bike Sunday, May 1, 2-5 p.m. at Boundary Bay Regional Park. See birds, explore wildlife habitat and get some exercise! Learn birding basics and cycle the Dyke Trail in Canada’s toprated Important Bird Area.

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Bring your bike, helmet, snacks, binoculars and

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Ages 15 yrs+ FREE Call 604-432-6359 to register.

Advance registration is required. !Parent Workshop: Helping Your Picky Eater. Learn the reasons why some children don’t eat, what can influence a child’s diet, different methods to introduce new foods, how to facilitate a positive eating experience and to expand a child’s diet.

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Tuesday, May 3, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at 3-3800-72nd St., Ladner. Cost is $20. To register call 604-946-6622 Ext. 343 or email caroly@ reachdevelopment.org. !Wear your pajamas to the library! Come dressed for bed for a half-hour drop-in program of books, songs, felt stories and puppets for children 2 - 5 years old.

Parents and caregivers are encouraged to participate.

Wednesday, May 4, 7-7:30 p.m. at the Ladner Pioneer Library. !Delta Potters will hold a spring sale on Friday, May 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and May 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the South Delta Recreation Centre.

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Saturday, May 7 from 9a.m. to noon. Come out and see what treasures you can find! For more information visit www.ladnerunited.org.

!Author Alexandra Amor will read from her book Cult, A Love Story in Tsawwassen on Saturday, May 7, from 2 to 4 p.m.

RSVP to Shea for details and to reserve your seat at solas@telus.net. !The Delta Naturalists are pleased to have David Bradbeer, program coordinator of the Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust speak at our May meeting. David will be speaking on the ecological value of farmland along with a vision for the lower Fraser River Delta. We invite everyone interested to come on May 9 at 7:30p.m. at Cammidge House situated near Centennial Beach in Tsawwassen. No Cost. For information, contact Joanne

at 604-946-2240.

Seniors !The Kin Jam Band will be playing music for dancing or just listening at KinVillage Community Centre, 5430-10th Ave., Tsawwassen, Thursday, April 28, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Coffee and cookies will be available. 604-943-0225. !There will be an April birthday lunch at the McKee Seniors Recreation Centre, 5155-47th Ave., Delta, on Friday, April 29 at 12:30 p.m. Members: $6, guests: $7. Entertainment: Kenny Buston, cowboy singer. Tickets at Customer Service Desk. Call 604946-1411. !There will be Mother’s Day brunch at McKee Seniors Recreation Centre on Sunday, May 8, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Members $18; guests $20; children 6-12 $12; under 5 free.

Tickets at the customer service desk. Reserve early. !ElderCollege singers will be performing a Swing Into Summer Concert at KinVillage Community Centre (5430 10th Ave., Tsawwassen) from 2-3 p.m. on Saturday, May 14.

Tickets are $5 and include a sweet treat, coffee or tea.

They will be singing tunes from musicals and TV themes and it promises to be a lot of fun.

Special Events !Pebble Hill Traditional School in Tsawwassen presents its annual Spring Fair April 30 from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Come out and welcome spring. Enjoy family fun and games for all ages, plus a chance to win some exciting prizes. Call 604943-0228 for more information.

A Women’s Small Business !Mini Trade Show May 7 at the Coast Tsawwassen in from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

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Fund Raisers !OWL’s annual open house is set for Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 3800-72nd St., Delta. Tour the facility, visit the garage sale and buy a raffle ticket. !Come one and all to Ladner Elementary’s Spring Carnival on Friday, May 6, 5-8 p.m., at 5016 44 Ave. Our best FUNraiser ever

with games, cake walk, used book sale, henna, plant sale, fire truck, police dogs and a toy drive to raise money for the tsunami victims in Japan. !All are invited to Lift Every Voice, an ecumenical music service at South Delta Baptist Church at 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 1.

Proceeds to Community Fund of Faith. !Gwen’s Growing and Giving - A Sharing and Caring Fundraiser, will be holding its annual Plant Sale on May 7 at 5016-58A St., Ladner from 9 a.m. until noon. Plants for sale are donated by community members to raise funds for our Delta Hospice and OWL. Can you help with plant donations? Plant drop off April 30 thru May 6.

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The Coming Events column is published every Wednesday as a community service. If you have a nonprofit event, mail, drop off, fax, or e-mail (events@ delta-optimist.com) the details to the Optimist by 3 p.m. Monday. Submissions are subject to space limitations (no phone calls, please).

A20 The Delta Optimist April 27, 2011 Feedback

With just five days left until the federal election, the campaign is now in the homestretch. Before voters go to the polls Monday, they’ll have to make a choice, one that is often based on a number of factors,

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Canada comes calling for Tsawwassen’s Roggeveen

Falcon alumni in Europe for national junior team tour BY

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Since he can’t compete at the 2013 Junior World Cup, Nicolas Roggeveen figures he can at least help get his country there.

By the time the event gets underway in India, the 20-year-old field hockey standout from Tsawwassen will be too old to participate in the under 21 tournament.

Still, Canada needs to secure a berth and that’s where Roggeveen fits in.

Serious preparation began for World Cup qualifying last week when the Canadian team departed for a 10-game European tour that includes matches against Scotland, England, Germany and Poland. A centralized training camp is planned for this summer as well as a homeand-home series with the United States. The national program is working towards the Americas Tournament, likely in 2012, which will see the winner earn a spot in India.

“Guys my age are sticking around to help (Canada) qualify,” explained Roggeveen. “Argentina is the biggest competition for our zone and we are building up towards that tournament.”

The Junior World Cup is played every four years which is unfortunate for the South Delta secondary student. For the previous tournament in 2009, Roggeveen was just 18 and would have had to play beyond his years to take a roster spot from an older player.

“I’m just born at an awkward stage where you are caught in between (World Cup) cycles,” he explained.

“I did have a chance four years ago but, really, I was too young (to be considered for the team). Guys my age just haven’t had this kind of opportunity so it’s kind of nice.”

The junior national team currently has a Vancouverbased training program that features about 40 players, including two other Delta Falcon field hockey products — Andrew Kanerva and Jacob Kitigawa. Roggeveen was one of 19 players named to the European Tour roster, while Kanerva earned a reserve spot.

It is his second time in Europe in less than six months, having travelled to Spain with the UBC varsity men’s team over the Christmas break for a number of exhibition games and to participate in the Torneo Reyes Tournament in Barcelona.

The UBC program features some Junior National Team members, as well as nine players from the Senior National Team which also trains on a regular basis at the Point Grey campus. It’s given Roggeveen a taste of what it might be like should he decide to pursue a spot at the senior level in the years to come.

“It’s been a great place to learn and working with a former national team coach (Shiaz Virjee),” he said. “I get to see how much work (the senior team members) they put into it and it’s incredible.

“Even with the UBC and the junior team, I moved into residency for my second term. You have school then you are basically training for two hours. It was too difficult going back and forth (from Tsawwassen).”

Despite his hectic schedule, Roggeveen has found the time to give back to the game, serving as an assistant coach for a Falcons U14 boys team.

He grew up in the same program and was inspired by one of his youth coaches — Kirk Adam — to realize his potential. At one point, it meant shuffling his career between the Falcons and Vancouver Hawks to continue to play at a high level.

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Tsawwassen’s Nicolas Roggeveen is hoping to help Canada qualify for the 2013 Junior World Cup. The 20-year-old left for Europe last week for a national junior team tour.

“I started playing baseball, didn’t like it, and field hockey was really the only other spring option,” he added. “It’s just more of a team sport than baseball. I have played soccer and ice

hockey and it’s just one of those sports that meshes all the skills you learn.

“It’s really not a difficult sport to get into. There are some intricacies that are a little strange but once you

start playing, it’s fun.”

Roggeveen was a dominant midfielder at the club level but has since shifted to left defender when he started playing for provincial and now national teams.

Royals advance to Provincial ‘B’ Cup quarter-finals The result sets up a quarter-final date with Bacardi FC this weekend.

Resurrecting their successful 5-3-2 formation employed in previous games, the Royals “ropea-doped” their Vancouver Island opponent and got outstanding performances from Mike Easingwood and goalkeeper Val Wiebe to advance.

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The defensive formation caused plenty of close calls and tense moments for the visitors, but either Easingwood was able to break up the play at sweeper or Wiebe pulled off one of his many excellent saves.

The Royals scored in the dying minutes of the game when Easingwood made a rare surging run from his side of centre

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The final moments of the game were hectic with the hosts giving an all out effort to equalize. When the final whistle sounded, many of the Royals collapsed in fatigue.

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After securing promotion to the Vancouver Metro Soccer League’s First Division for the 2011-12 season, the Tsawwassen Royals are hoping to add to their breakthrough campaign with a lengthy run in Provincial “B” Cup play.

The local side is off to a promising start after a 1-0 road win over Victoria West on April 17.

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The beginning of the soccer season for the U17 Silver girls team looked bleak with only eight players returning after nine moved up to play gold. Six new players joined rounding the roster out at 14. Before long, the numbers had swelled to 18 as four international students signed up, most with little or no experience, yet all were athletes.

The one and only loss this season was in the first game against a team that the Wanderers would later beat quite handedly in two other matches.

Coastal Classic Cup group play had the Wanderers pitted against the South Burnaby Vipers — a team that had knocked them out in the quarter-finals the previous year.

A win in penalty kicks moved Tsawwassen into the elimination round as group leader, only to face the very same team again in the quarter-finals. This time, the Wanderers dispatched South Burnaby with a 2-1 win but at a cost as Heather Findlay was injured in the last 10 minutes and would be lost for the balance of the season.

The cup semi-final was played on the last day of spring break and it proved challenging with only 11 players available. The girls persevered with a 1-0 victory as leading scorer Ruth Shulte-Sutrum notched the winner with 20 minutes to play.

Next up was the North Shore Icicles in the cup final.

For this game, 12 players were available, meaning some would have to play out of their normal positions.

Using their strength in numbers, the Icicles tried to run the Wanderers into the ground. The ebb and flow was constant as both teams pressed.

In the eighth minute of play, off a corner

by Jenn Clime, Shulte-Sutrum slotted the ball in the net for a 1-0 lead.

Goalkeeper Samantha McComb preserved the win with a fantastic save in the dying minutes.

Exhausted but elated, the Wanderers capped off an incredible season (13-1-3) with 46 goals for and just 13 against, as league and Coastal Cup champions.

“I like to think I enstill in the girls a love for the game. One where if you work hard, play hard and have fun with your friends, you will create memories and friendships that will last a lifetime,” said coach Kim Findlay. “Of course winning helps.”

For cup play, the Wanderers also featured solid defending by Ayla van Agteren, Jamie Coan, Jeanine Gardner and Keara Kingston. Strong midfield play led by Kayla Graham, Meghan Ayers, Madi McCardell and Lucy Norton. Meaghan Snow was also a threat up front. Rounding out the team but unavailable were: Heather Findlay, Zoe Wessler, Gillian Thiel, Rowan Meredith, Jule Fisher, and Cosima Dohr.

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Cup win for Titans in curtain call The U18 Ladner Titans retired from youth soccer in fine style with their third victory in five visits to the Coastal Classic Cup finals.

The championship game, played on April 17 in Coquitlam, against hometown rivals Ladner Athletics, was greatly anticipated.

The Athletics held firm against the dominant Titans, only showing cracks in overtime.

Taylor Grant’s corner kick to centre midfielder Amy Bears was passed back to Soraya Premji whose high arching shot found its way underneath the crossbar and into the back of the net.

The second goal came shortly thereafter on a perfectly executed pass though a wall of defenders from Lauren Cockill to Titans’ leading scorer, Michelle Haughian, who made no mistake finishing off the Athletics in a 2-0 victory.

This year’s playoff run included great goalkeeping from Brittany Hanson and Mary Botkin. Key goals also came from Madison Britz, Alyssa Klimek, Katrina Poon, Alena Silva, as well as Hanson and Botkin.

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Sept.7, 1950 - Apr. 27, 2010 If Tears could build a stairway And memories a lane We’d walk right up to Heaven And bring you home again.

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KINSEY, Iris Rose

It is with great sadness that we announce that Iris Rose Kinsey (nee Neale), 82, passed away peacefully on April 16, 2011 in Burnaby General Hospital. Iris was born December 21, 1928, in Coventry, England to Rose and William Neale. Married to Maurice Arthur Kinsey (Mak) in 1952, they immigrated to Canada in 1956 where they travelled extensively during Mak’s career with the RCAF. Iris enjoyed traveling all over North America with her family and in retirement enjoyed the warm, southern motor home life in the winter months. She was an avid curler and golfer. She loved the ocean and enjoyed her many walks around Boundary Bay, often with a beloved dog in tow. Her interests included family, gardening, cooking, sewing and reading.

She devoted much of her time and energy to family and was a caregiver to her mother until she passed away at age 94. Iris is survived by her husband Mak, daughter Jacquelyne (Bradley), son Steven (Alison) and grandchildren Christopher and Sarah.

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PLETCHER (Solverson), FRANCES (Betty) Passed away unexpectedly on April 14, 2011 in Vancouver, BC at the age of 82. Predeceased by her husband Tony, Betty will be sadly missed by her son Fred (Bev), cherished grandchildren Darien, Ciara and Devon, sister Isabelle, brothers Jim (Edna) and Howard, brothers-in-law Raymond (Judy) and Jim (Elly), cousin Owen (Linda) and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, former colleagues and fellow volunteers.

Betty was born in Medicine Hat, AB and started teaching at 17.

She earned her Master’s degree from UBC in the 1960’s, and after many years of teaching, spent the latter part of her career as a department head at Langara College. Betty lived cheerfully, enthusiastically and generously, had a strong Christian faith, traveled and volunteered widely and was a very active member of Delta Kappa Gamma, University Women’s Club and Anglican Church Women. She loved sewing, theatre and music of all kinds.

She cared passionately about helping poor children in developing countries, homeless girls, battered women and especially the conservation of wild animals and habitat.

A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, April 30 at 10:30 a.m. at All Saints Anglican Church, 4755 Arthur Dr, Ladner, Reverend Elizabeth Northcott officiating.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to The Betty and Tony Pletcher Memorial Scholarship at Langara College or to the World Wildlife Fund.

Kearney Funeral Services • 604-736-2668

HUNT, Alec (b. May 6, 1944 in Slough, England) died in Ladner, BC on April 18, 2011 after a prolonged illness. Alec is survived by his daughters and their spouses: Jay (Lee), Katy (Kyle) and Fiona (Bryan) and his grandchildren: Nicola, Liam, Owen and Anna. Alec, known to his English friends by his schoolboy nickname, Hank, was raised by his mother in West Kirby, England. He met and married Sue Riglin in 1968 and they emigrated to Canada with their 3 daughters in 1975.

Alec’s career in BC involved designing cranes and logging equipment. His bad heart forced him to retire early and unfortunately deprived him of active participation in his lifelong love - sailing. Having raced in England from his teens, Alec picked up the sport again in Canada when he joined the Surrey Sailing Club.

Alec returned to sailboat racing with gusto and his sailing buddies became his closest friends once he moved to White Rock. Alec had many other interests: in his youth he raced bicycles and was the drummer in a Merseyside band; in Canada he enjoyed nature skiing, camping, fishing and bird watching. We miss him already but we’ll tell stories of him for the rest of our lives. A small memorial will be held at the Surrey Sailing Club, Apr. 29 from 5-7 pm. Please make any donations in his memory to the Heart & Stroke Foundation or O.W.L. Canada.

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DR.BINNIE James Percy Kennedy March 7, 1930 -April 17, 2011 Dad (Ken) passed away suddenly at home on Sunday.

He was blessed with good health throughout his 81 years.

Survived by his wife Eileen, sister Eleanor (Alan), his children Kenneth, Sheila (Arthur), and Elaine (Brian), and his grandchildren Kieran, Darcy, Sydney and Emmett. He is predeceased by his sister Margaret. Dad was born in Scotland and graduated in Medicine from Glasgow University. After completing Psychiatry in Minneapolis, he practiced in Vermont, Cape Breton, and Greater Vancouver (1979-1996). Throughout his life he was an avid family man, sailor, gardener and bookworm. We will all dearly miss his companionship, green thumb, ‘silly’ humor and guidance. All invited to r e m e mb e r K e n ’ s l i f e a t Cammidge House, Boundary Bay Regional Park, in Tsawwassen, BC on Friday, April 29th from 1 to 4 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations will be collected by the family for the ongoing preservation of Lily Point Marine Park in Point Roberts.

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Swick Mining Services is a market leader in the development of innovative rig designs and drilling practices that deliver improved productivity, value, safety and versatility. With contracts in Alaska, Nevada, Nunavut and the Yukon, we are seeking experienced individuals for the following positions: • Underground Diamond Driller Supervisors • Underground Diamond Drillers Swick offers a competitive salary, bonus, benefits package and the opportunity for career growth for the right individuals. Please express interest in the above mentioned positions by forwarding your resume to: Karen Whall Human Resource/ Occupational Health & Safety Coordinator karen.whall@swickmining.ca Fax: 1-705-522-1878 www.swickmining.ca

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BUILDING SALE... Canadian Manufacturer Direct. 25x40 $6320. 30x40 $7370. 35x50 $9980. 40x80 $18,900. 47x100 $31,600. Ends optional. Many others. Pioneer Steel Manufacturers since 1980, 1-800-668-5422.

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BEACHGROVE, TSAW with pool, lrg 2 Br Rancher, 2 f/p, ensuite, family room, dbl garage, fenced yard, short term ok, May 1st. $1800. refs 604-250-1522 HOUSE FOR RENT Tsawwassen/Boundary Bay area.

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Kelly Court

1 and 2 bedroom suites available in small bldg located near shops, school, bus stop and rec centre. Rent includes 2 appl, carpets, drapes, heat and hot water.

Bldg consists of new windows and sliding doors. To view please call 604-782-4326

Kerry Court

1 bedroom suites available in a quiet well maintained bldg, Rent includes 2 appl., drapes, heat and hot water. Located close to school, shopping centre and bus route. To make an appt. to view please call 604-943-1487

Greensview

2 bdrm suite available in quiet and well maintained bldg.

Rent includes drapes, carpets, 3 appliances and laundry facilities.

Located on bus route and minutes from parks and beach area. For more info or to view, please call 604-943-0002.

Century Village and Tsawwassen Manor

Beautiful complex consisting of 6 bldgs. & water fountains.

1 & 2 bedroom suites, include drapes, wall to wall carpets, balconies, elevators, and wheel chair access. Tsaw.

Manor includes heat.

Close to beach, parks, recreation centre & school.

To make an appt to view please call 604-948-9111

LADNER Lora Court

1 bedroom suite available in small quiet building. Rent includes 2 appl, carpets, drape, heat, cable and parking. Near bus loop, recreation centre and shopping.

To view or for more info please call 604-946-4633

Evergreen Lane

1 bedroom suite available in one of our 4 well maintained bldgs. Located near shops, school and bus routes. Rent includes 2 appl, carpets and drapes. To view this suite please call 604-946-2694

Harbourside

Abbotsford- 3262 Clearbrook Rd. HOUSE with 5 bedrooms, 3 baths.

Mortgage helper. Walk to all Schools and other amenities. Only $1,598/m.

Low Down. Flexible Terms.

(604) 626-9647 or (604) 657-9422 www.wesellhomesbc.com

Affordable 1 bedroom suites in the heart of Ladner Village.

Rent includes 2 appl, carpets, drapes and hot water. Shops and bus stop nearby. To view or for more info please call 604-946-9268

STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN ● No Qualification - Low Down ● ABBOTSFORD - 2087 Lonsdale Cr, HOUSE, 3bd w/ 2bd suite, quiet neigh., hot tub & pool.......$2,188/M CHILLIWACK - 9557 Williams, 3 bdrm, 1 bath, cozy HOUSE on 49x171’ lot, excellent investment property in heart of town..... $888/M Call Kristen today (604)786-4663 www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

Sorry No Pets or BBQs References Required www.centuryrentals.ca

6505 Could you use $30k or even $300k?

6508

DELTA WEST

www.bcforeclosures.com 6 BR home from $19,000 down $1,940/mo. 604-538-8888, Alain @ Sutton WC Realty W. Rock

★ ALERT: WE BUY HOUSES ★ Foreclosure Help! Debt Relief!

No Equity! Don’t Delay!

Call us First! 604-657-9422

One call does it all...

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Real Estate

604-669-2248. www.one4yacht.com

DATING SERVICE. Long-Term/ Short-Term Relationships, CALL NOW. 1-877-297-9883.

Exchange voice messages, voice mailboxes. 1-888-534-6984. Live adult casual conversations-1on1, 1-866-311-9640, Meet on chatlines. Local Single Ladies.

1-877-804-5381. (18+).

5070

6020-01

Houses - Sale

6020-01

Personals

Houses - Sale

Apartments & Condos

2 BR, $1250, Modern and Spacious, Utilities included, Shared laundry, No smoking, no pets, References please. Call 778-995-1880 TOP FLOOR 1 bd apt w/balcony, ht, hw, cable, prkg, elevator, coin laundry, locker, close to all transit, shops & schools, NS, NP, lease, $940/m Rmd 604-241-3772

6565

Office/Retail Rent

LADNER CORE Comm 400-4000 sqft. Short/long term. lancemcc@eastlink.ca 604-240-9340

6565

Tsawwassen

● Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall has prime retail spaces available in various sizes. ● Windsor Woods – unit #5 – 1,057 sq. ft. ● Century Square Three Commercial/Office Spaces available

291 sq ft, 640 sq ft, 1658 sq ft.

●Ladner Harbourside Plaza.

655 sq ft retail/office space 4871 Delta Street For more information call Tina or Sandra at Century Group 604-943-2203 www.centurygroup.ca

6595

Shared Accommodation

6595-25

Lad./Tsaw./ S. Delta

9145

MATURE Female to share 2 bdrm condo with same, Tsaw. priv bath, n/s, n/p, short term ok, $480 avail May 1, 604-943-5630 PARTIALLY FURN, sep bldg in shared house acreage, E. Ladner priv. quiet, $575, 604-940-4595

ROOM AVAIL in comfortable Tsawwassen home. Suits mature, prof person or student. $600/mo (includes delicious meals). Call 604-943-6130 or 603-7210

6600

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash paid for full sized vehicles. 604-518-3673

*DELTA SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL $160 Min. FOR COMPLETE

FULL SIZE VEHICLES Serving the Delta area for 20 yrs.

Call 604- 649-1627, 946-0943

THE SCRAPPER SCRAP CAR & TRUCK REMOVAL

CASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

604-790-3900 OUR SERVIC 2H

9160

E

Sports & Imports

Suites/Partial Houses

1 BR, large bsmt suite, $750 incls utils, suits 1, no pets, avail Now. Ladner. call 604-946-0825 LADNER, 2 bdrm ste, priv entr, own w/d, NS NP, $950 incl cable, utils, net. May 1, 604-946-8267

1993 MAZDA MX6, manual V6, 2.5L, leather, tinted windows, $2000. Fun & fast 778-229-4979 2003 NISSAN Pathfinder Chikoot black, 98K, new parts, loaded, $10,900. 604-375-1077 after 4pm

9173

Vans

2003 PONTIAC Montana extended van, great running condition. Navy blue (similar to picture), gray interior. 166,000 KMs, all in Lower Mainland. New brakes, DVD system, comes with snow tires. $5,000 obo. Call 604-908-9080 or 604-802-2884.

9522

RV’s/Trailers

2004 JAYCO 10ft Tent Trailer, fully loaded, sleeps 8, good cond.

Asking $6500 obo. 604-524-4778

8020

Blinds & Draperies

Collectibles & Classics

9125

Domestic

1995 NISSAN Maxima fully loaded, a/cond, sunroof, leather int, a/cared to 2012. Needs muffler. $1200obo. 604-809-5534 2000 CIRRUS LX, 4 cyl, all power, very clean, 2 yrs Aircare, $3300. Pat 604-889-6612 2006 LINCOLN Zephyr 32,600 kms, excellent cond, lady driven $15,000 obo 604-929-1184

Scrap Car Removal

Placing, finishing, Specializing in stamped concrete, overlays, acid staining, counter tops, faux rock, (Waterfall and ponds)

Dave: 604-940-1125 Cell:604-220-3145

8075

Drywall

GJ CONSTRUCTION Complete drywall, textured ceilings, Steel stud & T-bar etc.

Free Est. Graham 604-644-6339 DON’S AFFORDABLE DRYWALL PHONE/FAX 778-218-3403 *Drywall * Taping * Texture * Stucco*Painting * Steel stud framing Quality Home 604-725-8925

Commercial Residential SANDY

604

946-8460 or 202-8319

8080

Electrical

E VANSON LECTRIC

Professional Electrical Services Panel Upgrades Surge Protection Renos – Hot Tubs Safety Checks Lic. #26765 • South Delta based

604-657-7957

www.evansonelectric.com YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 service call. Insured. Lic # 89402. Fast same day service guaranteed. We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

8087

Excavating

one mini, drainage, landscaping, stump / rock / cement / oil tank removal.

Water / sewer line, 24 hours Call 341-4446 or 254-6865

Fencing/Gates

S&S LANDSCAPING & FENCING

8055

Cleaning

EUROPEAN DETAILED Service cleaning. www.pumacleaning.ca Sophia 604-805-3376

1991 ASTON Martin, 1-owner, all orig., only 27,000 km, immac. $45,000. 604-987-3876. D24627

Advanced Concrete Enhancements Limited

8090

Auto Miscellaneous

$0 DOWN & we make your 1st payment at auto credit fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599. www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309.

9110

Concrete

# 1 BACKHOE, EXCAVATOR & BOBCAT

LADNER 3BR upper,h/wd flr, lrg storage 2 bath, 4 appl. pets neg.

Immed $1300+util 604-765-3642

9105

8060

Farrant Drywall

Storage

STORAGE UNIT 2nd flr, secure Ladner bldg.. 11’ wide 16’ deep 10’ high (170 sq ft). Personal storage only. No business use. $75/m min 1 yr lse 604-734-5908

6602

Scrap Car Removal

#1 FREE Scrap Vehicle Removal Ask about $500 Credit!!! $$ PAID for Some 604.683.2200

LADNER OLD fashion farm house, 1 br. furn. share bath, $450 no drugs, 604-943-7022

9145 Reduce Reuse Recycle The classifieds can help!

604.795.4417 604.630.3300

Office/Retail Rent

TSAWWASSENS BEST House cleaning, honest, reliable, thorough, Call Amanda 778-995-4386 Exc Ref’s.

8058

Computer Services

Delta PC Service & Consulting

makes your computer work again!

Best rates on the market.

Guaranteed Virus Removal.

Call 778-882-4128 deltageeks.net Computer service bus/home. Community store & on site service. 604-943-8318

Factory Direct Cedar Fence Panel for Sale & Installation 8291 No.5 Rd Richmond Call 604-275-3158

8105

Flooring/ Refinishing

Century Hardwood Floors ★Hardwood flr refinishing ★Repairs ★ Staining ★ Free Estimate. Contact 604-376-7224

8130

Handyperson

HANDYMAN SERVICES Electrical, Gutters, Fencing, Plumbing, Carpentry, Flooring Renovations, Sheds, Contracting & more Affordable, friendly, fast, reliable, local, guaranteed Senior Discounts Call Phil 604-307-6840

SERVICE EXCELLENCE Need Help ?

Painting, repairs, tile, reno’s, Reliable & Exc. References.

Call Ed 604.946.2191 604.219.4789

Tim’s Home Repairs

Cash for junk cars! $100 to $1000 Ask about our $500 Credit!

Visit our website @ www.surreyscrap.com Free tow, no wheels, no papers no problem! Hassle free friendly service. 2 hr service in most areas.

604 628 9044

Shedding light on community issues

Carpentry, Mouldings, Crown mouldings, Finishing, Laminate & H/W flrs, Sheds, Fences, Sidings, Kitchen, Bath rooms, Plumbing, Gov’t Cert Capenter, Drywall Repairs, WCB Insured.

604-940-4282, 778-882-7756

April 27, 2011 The Delta Optimist

Call ThE Experts PAINTING SERVICES - 15+ years experience - Locally owned and operated - Courteous, friendly service - Professional results - Free estimates - April NO HST special!

Call or email Karl at

604.349.6262

info@ridgelinepainting.ca

PROPERTY SERVICES

Your Home isYour Greatest Investment

Residential & Commercial Window Cleaning • Power Washing Roof Cleaning • Gutter Cleaning & Installation www.sharperwindowcleaning.com Steve M. Harper Toll-Free: 1(877)906-9220 Mobile: (604)644-8046

To place your ad in “Call the Experts,” call 604-630-3300

Painting/ Wallpaper

8195

AAA PRECISION PAINTING

• Exterior/Interior Projects • Written Warranty • Years of Experience • Fully Insured • WCB Covered Professional Crew of Ticketed Painters

QUALITY WORK. DONE RIGHT.

778.881.6096

CASCADIA PAINTING

Interior & Exterior WCB & Liability Insured www.CascadiaPainting.ca

604-943-4024

BEST IN CLASS

• Fully Insured • Dependable Services • Uniformed Workers • Quality Work • Satisfaction Guaranteed

Painting

Low rates, 100% guar. Free est.

PROPERTY SERVICES • Window Cleaning • Gutter Cleaning • Roof Cleaning • Power Washing

Bermuda John Honest & Dependable No Job too Small

604.948.3199 778.688.1950

• • • • • • •

Quality Work You Can Trust!

604-630-3300

Interior & Exterior ★ UNBEATABLE PRICES ★ Free Est. / Written Guarantee

Insured/WCB

778-997-9582

PAINT RITE BY RICH For all your Painting needs!

Richard Ryan

8130

Handyperson

8160

NEED A HAND?

SUPER SOIL INC. TOTAL LANDSCAPE SUPPLY SERVICES Since 1979

• REPAIRS • RENOVATIONS • WOODWORKING • PAINTING Call Pierre

604-649-0502 (cell)

Lawn Maint. window & gutter cleaning, pressure washing, rubbish removal etc. 604-948-0267

SPRING SALE

10,000 Annually 10.000Deliveries Deliveries Annually

BC’s BIGGEST B.C.’S BIGGESTAN ANDBEST BESTSUPPLIER SUPPLIEROFOFQUALITY QUALITY NATURAL COMPOSTSOILS SOILS NATURALORGANIC ORGANIC && COMPOST

Garden Soil Mix Lawn & Turf Blends Super Natural Topsoil Composted Black Bark Mulch 100% #1 100FirFirBark BarkMulch Mulch Miracle Mix Soil Top Dressing Blends Sand & Gravel, Rock Hydroseeding Contractor Small Orders Too Volume Discounts www.supersoilinc.ca www.supersoil.ca

Renovations Remodelling. Repairs. Skilled. Respectful. No job too small. Godfrey 604-240-4700

8155

Landscaping

Above The Rest. Hedging, pruning, lawn care, owned locally, Call Clayton 604-314-8273 Greenworx Redevelopment Inc. Hardscaping & Landscaping.

Hedges, Pavers, Ponds & Walls, Returfing, Demos, Drainage, Jackhammering. 604 782-4322

8160

Lawn & Garden

Painting Interior Renovations Landscaping & Gardening Hedging & Pruning Custom Decking & Fencing Flagstone & Paver Patios

604-948-5296

Lawn & Garden

FREE DELIVERY

888-8881

To view or pick up 5333 176 St., Surrey

WE'RE THE GOOD GUYS IN THE GREEN TRUCKS

8160

Lawn & Garden

S.B. GARDENING & LANDSCAPING

“Spring Clean-Up” Reel Type Lawnmowing Aerating • Power Raking Weeding • Moss Control Fertilizer • Trimming • Pruning Professional Maintenance

Cell: 604-710-1348 604-946-1348

J&S Yard Services Father & son owned & operated.

Best Rates Guaranteed

Call 778-999-4164

For anything Yard Related!

Spring Services

WE ARE A YEAR-ROUND BUSINESS

FREE ESTIMATES

604-946-7308

Same Day Service, Fully Insured

“Give us a Call!”

• Lawn Maintenance • Fertilizing • Yard Clean-ups • Aeration • Pruning/Hedges • Power Raking • Rubbish Removal • Odd jobs •Yearly Maintenance Programs •

310-JIMS (5467) BOOK A JOB AT

www.jimsmowing.ca PAUL WEATHERBY Property Maintenance • • • • • • •

Lawn Care & Maintenance Pruning and Hedging Full Yard Cleanups Gutter Cleaning Pressure Washing Rubbish Removal Fencing & Repairs

604 •240 •2194 604 •943 •2401

• Lawn Mowing • Aeration • Power Raking • Hedging • 15% Seniors Discount • Free Estimates • Flexible Hours

Visa / MC / Debit Accepted

604-347-7888 Too much to do, not enough time? ... I can help!

• Lawn maintenance • Window cleaning Designs • Prunning • • Gutter •cleaning • Lawns • Fences • Decks • • Pressure washing • Stone/Masonary • • Pruning and Hedging • Rubbish Call Hans JOHNremoval 604-943-4546 (WCB Insured) Tel: 604-948-0267 • 604-842-1468

8160

Lawn & Garden

604-946-4889 604-649-4930

Member: Better Business Bureau

Akasha Turf Grass Mngt complete lawn restoration, aeration & fert. Res/Comm. $79. 526-6305

★ ★ ★ ★

Mowing & Maintenance Pruning & Hedge Trimming Yard Cleanup & Hauling Power Washing & Odd jobs.

Friendly Personal Service

604-943-5445 360-945-1957

PENNEY LANDSCAPING Lawn maintenance - hedge trimming - clean up - Locally owned & operated. Dan 604-417-2011

Home Services

SERVICE EXCELLENCE -Need Help? Paint, tile, renos, Call Ed 604.946.2191 or 604.219.4789

Moving & Storage

ADVANCE MOVING LTD MOVING & DELIVERY EXPERTS!!

Licensed, Bonded & Insured Single item to full house moves We Guarantee the Cost of Every Move Flat Rates always available A+ (604) 861-8885 BBB www.advancemovingltd.com Rating

$35/HOUR PER PERSON • 24/7 Abe Moving & Delivery and Rubbish Removal. 604-999-6020

8195

Painting/ Wallpaper

MILANO Painting 604-551-6510 Int/Ext. Good Prices. Free Est. Written Guar. Prof & Insured.

8185

Phone: 604.946.9395 Cell: 604.812.7255

AQUA

Specializing in Driveways, Patios, Sundecks, etc.

Free Est., Local and Reliable

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

AL’S CERAMIC TILE

Kitchen & Bathroom Remodelling Bathroom & Shower Repairs 20 years experience Free estimates

604-948-9573 Cell: 604-836-8943

ALL IN ONE CALL

•Renovations and handyman •Established, reliable & local •Kitchens, baths, fences, decks, painting, tiling, etc.

Call Peter McLaughlin cell 604-619-4859

Kitchens, Baths, Home Repairs, Decks....

info@greentimberhomereno.ca

Interior & Exterior Wcb & Liability Insured

RDM ENTERPRISES

TAKE AWAY THE PRESSURE Painting, interior/exterior Contact Ian 604-946-9395..604-812-7255

8205

Paving/Seal Coating

ALLEN Asphalt, concrete, brick, drains, foundations, walls, membranes 604-618-2304/ 820-2187

8220

Plumbing

Main Plumbing and Drainage

Owned by Duff Fredricksen For all your Plumbing and Drainage needs.

Honest and reliable.

Competitive rates.

604.948.1811 PRECISION 1 Plumbing & Heating, Lic. & Ins. hw tanks, service, renos. No hst Rick 604-809-6822

ROOFING OUR SPECIALTY

778.886.8541 Licensed, Insured, WCB

TMO Contracting A Eastwest Roofing & Siding Re-roofing, Gutter, Free Est, BBB Member, 10% disc, Seniors Disc, 604-812-9721, 604-783-6437

A Save on Roofing - specialize in ★reroof ★ repair★ Fully Ins. Free est. 10% discount 778-892-1266

Seniors Discount

K&S PRO PAINTING

604.943.2232 604.802.4142

Roofing

Don’t wait. Call Ian Ferguson

Building on your ideas.

Call Kevin Jamieson

8250

Houses, Siding, Driveways, Patios, Painting, Interior/Exterior

604.374.2360

Quality Work Great Rates

8185

Pressure Washing

Best In Class Painting - Low rates, refs avail, 100% guaranteed Mark 778-323-1045

LAWNSCAPES

8180

Steve Watts 604-943-4134 778-228-5639

604-218-1500

CANSTAR PAINTING Look to these businesses for all your home improvement, decorating and gardening needs.

• Exterior house cleaning • Pressure Washing • Gutters

CTL PAINTING

Amar • 604-782-6710

Lawn Cutting Weeding Power Washing Trash Removal Dump Runs Deliveries Pick-Ups

BOUNDARY BAY WINDOW WASHING

Mark 778-323-1045

All types of Painting & Wallcoverings Special Rates for Exterior ❏ 10 yrs exp. BBB Member ❏ Insured & Bonded

HANDYMAN SERVICES

Power Washing

PRESSURE WASHING

Interior & Exterior

Darius Erwin 604-306-8214 • dariuserwin@gmx.com

8225

A27

For All Your Household Repairs and Renovations.

Interior and Exterior Finishing, Kitchens, Bathrooms and Plumbing Refs Avail. Free Estimates

Rob 604-946-4796

8250

Roofing

SPRING SPECIAL Save the HST & Book before April 30th

AFFORDABLE QUALITY ROOFING LTD. 25 Years in Business 25 Year Workmanship Warranty 604-984-9004 A+ 604-984-6560

Roofing Experts 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank Trimax Roofing Ltd. Re & new roof, repairs, WCB, Ins. Will beat any written price! 604-856-4999

8255

Rubbish Removal

'You Call It, We Haul It!' ROD’S HAUL-IT-AWAY

Rubbish Removal and Recycling

778-668-4285 Locally Owned... ● So you pay less ●

LARRY’S CLEAN-UP

Over 25 years serving South Delta

• Rubbish Removal • Reno Clean-Up • Yard Trimmings • Gutter Cleaning

604-649-9600

$35/HOUR PER PERSON • 24/7 Abe Moving & Delivery and Rubbish Removal. 604-999-6020 DISPOSAL BINS: Starting at $99 + dump fees. Call 604-306-8599 www.disposalking.com

8300

Stucco/Siding/ Exterior

Quality Home Improvement ★ Stucco ★ All Kinds. No Job Too Big or Small.

604-725-8925

8309

Tiling

AL’S CERAMIC TILE. Supply & install, samples avail. Free est.

604-948-9573, cell 604-836-8943 LADNER BASED tile setter, all tiles, patterns, 20 yrs with WCBm res/comm Dan. 604-916-4821

8315

Tree Services

Tree Removal - Stump Grinding Branch Chipping * Free Est. * WCB Local resident, 34 yrs. 604-943-0043

8335

Window Cleaning

Excelsior South Bldg Mntce. windows, gutters, pressure washing etc. Free est. 778-558-6842

#1 Roofing Company in BC All types of Roofing Over 35 Years in Business Call now for Free Estimates

604-588-0833

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Moving & Storage

WWW.PATTARGROUP.COM

Need Space? We Have It!

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2 locations: LADNER

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604-946-0020 360-945-MINI (6464)

Gated Access Reasonable Rates!

Tried & True Since 1902

Call for a free estimate:

1.877.602.7346

Visit us online to receive a special discount:

www.crownroofgutters.ca

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