Delta Optimist August 30 2013

Sinking feeling

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Jitters are common

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Todd Allan, who teaches social studies and criminology at Delta Secondary, was in his classroom Wednesday as he prepares for his 18th year at the Ladner high school. More than 15,000 Delta students will say goodbye to summer vacation and return to class on Tuesday.

Classrooms not quiet for long

Another school year begins Tuesday in Delta with new high-tech and agriculture programs

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iPads for teachers. There’s a lot of enthusiasm for more technology use in the classroom.”

The district already has a Laptop for Learning project for grades 4 to 7, while a new iPad project will begin for kids from kindergarten to Grade 3. Some

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Delta students will be getting their hands on more high-tech gear, but will also get their hands dirty as a new school year begins next Tuesday.

In an interview this week with the Optimist, district superintendent Dianne Turner talked about some of the new programs and expanding initiatives for Delta students and teachers for the 2013/14 school year.

“We have a significant amount of our technology plan rolling out with iPads and so on, and lots of

teacher training that goes along with that,” said Turner. “In fact, during the summertime our district principal of innovation and inquiry put on a boot camp on

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a first-of-its-kind agricultural program in B.C. The district will begin farming some of its underutilized properties to grow an array of artisan quality fruits and vegetables, using some of the products in school cafeterias, while donating other produce to the local food bank. Students will be directly involved, having a hands-on role in the evolving new urban farming education program.

The district consulted with Kwantlen Polytechnic University to help shape the classroom component, but when it comes See SCHOOL page 3

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Slough users look to sink plan

Crowd at Delta council public hearing largely against proposal to situate 11 float homes on Deas Slough BY

that collisions now avoidable would occur with the many different users taking part in various activities on the water.

“If we are pushed into the middle of the slough by this development, we would be much closer together and the potential for collision and serious injury would be significantly increased,” she said.

Delta Deas Rowing Club vice-president Trudy MacDonald asked if the size of the water lots could be reduced in order to limit

the intrusion into the waterway, as well as what council will do to guarantee current activities and schedules would be maintained.

Cameron White echoed the viewpoint of several at the hearing that he was not opposed to the upland homes and understands the property owner has rights, but those rights shouldn’t extend into a popular public waterway.

“If you allow these float homes they will completely change the dynamic of the slough,” he said.

A few nearby residents from the RiverHouse condos also spoke in opposition, saying the slough should be maintained as a recreational area to encourage people to be active.

Only a few spoke in favour of the proposal at the start of the meeting, including former mayor Doug Husband, who gave his personal endorsement to landowner Kenny Kyan.

Husband noted Kyan wants to work with the recreational users.

Mike Owen and Leslie

Abramson said the proposal is a quality project that can co-exist with other uses on the water.

Noting they looked at floating home design concepts in the Netherlands as an inspiration for the proposed dwellings, developer Howard Smid also said the float homes here would not have a negative impact on recreational uses on the slough.

A report to council notes there are currently no float homes in Deas Slough and they are generally not permitted in areas outside established float home communities on the Fraser River.

Port Metro Vancouver’s initial comment on the application was that the port recognizes the slough is heavily used recreationally, including activities such as rowing, boating and paddle sports. As such, any proposed use of the water in the area would be subject to a navigational review.

The port currently does not have a water lot lease for the slough area, and its records indicate it never has. Should council decide to give the application conditional approval, the applicant could then apply to the port to establish leases prior to council considering final approval.

Council asked municipal staff on Tuesday night to find out the width of the slough during high and low tides.

continue this year.

“Apparently, the pickling cucumbers harvest was huge. We should all be looking forward to some delicious dill pickles,” Turner said.

The district isn’t planning to launch any more specialty academies, the superintendent noted, but that might change as there has been interest in establishing one for the agricultural sector.

As far as the other new initiatives in Delta, one of the most compelling is a Strive program at South Delta Secondary, which is unique to the district.

Already fully booked, it’s is a cross-curricular course where students study English, math, physical education and science by exploring the natural settings of South Delta.

Taken a couple of days a week in one solid block, unlike regular courses which are split into different set times with no integration, the cross-curricular connections, according to the district, will emphasize holistic activities.

Some of the other changes in Delta include a reworked aboriginal curriculum and more student involvement in a district

blog, while a new in-house website called Delta Learns has been established for teachers, administrators and, eventually, students.

A major seismic upgrade and renovation is underway at SDSS. Seeing a steady decline over the years, the Delta school district had 15,346 students enrolled last year. Projections have that number at 15,129 for 2013/2014, a drop that will have obvious budget implications, unless new money comes from the province.

Most of that decline is in Ladner and Tsawwassen.

Meanwhile, as a new

school year begins, there’s new trouble on the labour front, this time from unionized custodial and other support staff.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents 27,000 support staff, including CUPE Local 1091 in Delta, continues to threaten a walkout this fall unless a collective deal is reached. Support staff hasn’t had a wage increase in four years.

Turner confirmed that school boards have been told they’ll have to cover any wage increase to support staff, which would also have budget implications.

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A large number of recreational users of Deas Slough showed up at a public hearing Tuesday to voice their opposition to a proposal to build float homes on the waterway.

Delta council chambers at municipal hall were almost completely packed with residents, the overwhelming majority speaking against the rezoning plan by Kyan Management Corporation and Grove Crest Stables. The plan involves a subdivision in the 6300-block of River Road to construct 11 singlefamily homes on upland lots and 11 float homes on proposed water lots in the slough.

Located in proximity to Deas Island Regional Park, the float homes would be approximately 2,400square-feet each.

According to a report by the applicant, the proposal scored well across all three “sustainability categories” of social, integration with natural environment processes, and green construction and building technology, However, recreational users of the waterway, including the Delta Deas Rowing Club, have complained bitterly about the plan, saying allowing water lots would give new homeowners rights over a public waterway and block some

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activities from taking place.

At the hearing most expressed concerns about the safety of narrowing the area for rowing, kayaking and other activities, including regattas, that take place on the waterway.

“I’m concerned there won’t be any rowing in Delta if the plan goes forward as they are. I love the idea of float homes, I’d love to have one myself, I just don’t think this is the appropriate place,” said Allison Taylor.

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SCHOOL from page 1 to the growing, it has teamed up with SOLEFood Street Farms, co-founded by farmer, author and advocate Michael Ableman, who has made news for his unique urban farms, including one next to B.C. Place Stadium.

Even before that arrangement, a large garden project took shape at Seaquam Secondary, while other sites are also being considered, including a vacant district-owned property on Highway 10 near the 96th Street interchange.

Last year saw a garden

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Local landowner Kenny Kyan (blue shirt, sitting in aisle seat) has owned a parcel along Deas Slough for over 30 years. He’s hoping to develop the site with upland houses and float homes, but faces opposition from recreational users of the waterway.

project in which students grew vegetables on 55 raised garden beds at 15 school mini-farms. That project saw hundreds of cucumbers planted and cared for over the summer by senior secondary students as well as those from Kwantlen. Called Project Pickle, the cucumbers were harvested and stored for pickling that will soon commence.

Parent advisory councils will be able to sell the pickles to help raise money for projects. Project Pickle will

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Rural students still without bus service Efforts continue to restore provincial funding, but year will begin with kids finding their own way to school BY

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There’s no easy solution to the school bussing dilemma.

Coun. Bruce McDonald offered that not-too-encouraging assessment Monday as Delta council members discussed Delta school board budget cutbacks that have left some students without a ride to school.

At a meeting earlier this month, McDonald raised the issue when he put forward a motion to defer a recommendation on funding this year’s $93,000 school crossing guard budget to the next meeting of the council/school board liaison committee.

Held last week, the liaison meeting was to discuss both crossing guards and how the municipality could assist the school district and parents in getting some form of bus service restored.

McDonald had made it clear at the time the municipality wasn’t about to assume the cost of the bus program, as it did over a decade earlier when it

picked up the tab for adult crossing guards.

On the topic of crossing guards, council was told there are currently 22 locations in Delta attended by adult crossing guards.

Council this week approved the addition of two more locations, following recommendation by a technical review committee.

McDonald said a “significant assessment” of the individual locations would be held in the upcoming year.

On the school bussing issue, the only update McDonald PHOTO BY SANDOR GYARMATI could provide from Special needs students will still get a ride to school, but bus service has been eliminated in rural areas the liaison meeting after Victoria cut transportation funding to the Delta school district. was that further discussion is needed.

The move angered many start time, that’s good school district staff, but “It’s definitely a very parents who said their kids’ enough,” he said.

McDonald warned the thorny issue. There are safety is jeopardized.

To make up for a phased transportation authority has some discussions with Board chair Laura $728,000 funding cut, the its own criteria for service.

TransLink but there is no school board has eliminated Dixon last month met with “Their position is if they easy solution,” he said.

Education Minister Peter bus service in rural areas, have a bus that runs to, I Engineering director Fassbender, asking him although it will be mainthink, within 500 metres Steven Lan said TransLink to revisit the new funding tained for special needs from a school, within 45 has been in contact with formula, pointing out the students for now. minutes or an hour before

unique geography of Delta.

The minister said a technical review committee would examine Delta’s case.

Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington this summer said ministry staff pledged to consider changes to geographic and rural components of the funding formula, but she noted she was also cautioned those changes wouldn’t offset the budget cuts in their entirety.

Huntington, who said her office has been inundated with correspondence on the issue, noted the minister warned any additional transportation money for Delta would have to come out of the province-wide education budget.

Following the board’s decision this spring, a proposal was put forward to trustees by a group of parents. They pitched keeping the program going for a year in the hope the government could be lobbied to reverse the funding cut. In exchange, the parents would pay a fee of $200 per child for the year. The board turned down the offer, saying the voluntary fee would not cover the service.

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Williams encouraged those at the meeting to start their own community group to oppose the proposed expansion.

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In a presentation to Delta council earlier this year, Jeff Scott, president and chief executive officer of Fraser Surrey Docks, said that, if approved, the aim would be to build a “dust emission-free facility.”

If the proposal goes ahead, Scott said the company expects to deal with two million metric tonnes of coal in the first year.

He said that would mean the equivalent of just less than one additional train a day. The facility currently sees one train a day but has historically seen four trains daily.

Those opposing the proposal, however, have concerns about the amount of dust that would come off the trains as the coal makes its way north from Wyoming. They cite a list of possible health concerns stemming from prolonged

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A grassroots group fighting the proposal that would see U.S. thermal coal shipped through Fraser Surrey Docks made a stop in Ladner Wednesday night.

The forum at Kin House was an attempt to spread the word and encourage the formation of local groups to rally against the project.

Fraser Surrey Docks wants to develop part of its 63-hectare site on the south side of the Fraser River to transfer coal brought in by rail from Wyoming. It would be loaded directly onto barges and towed by tugs to Texada Island, where it would be transferred into storage to wait for oceangoing freighters headed for Asia.

Co-founder of Communities and Coal, Paula Williams, said the group formed after she and

another mom at her son’s school in South Surrey started talking about the proposal and their concerns over what it would mean for the community.

She said they decided to hold a town hall meeting to share what they knew with neighbours and others in their community. A week later the meeting was held and, Williams said, by the end of the night she had 70 people on board.

“We made a decision that we would fight this as best we could,” she told the crowd of about 50 in Ladner on Wednesday.

Since that first meeting at the end of June, Communities and Coal has worked to spread the word and rally residents in communities that will be affected by the proposal.

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The following are some of the calls the Delta police responded to in the South Delta area between Wednesday, Aug. 14 and Sunday, Aug. 25.

Tsawwassen • August 14, 9:08 a.m., 5200-block of 9th Avenue: Complainant reported her unlocked vehicle parked in front of her residence was entered sometime overnight. Items stolen include $50 and $75 gift cards. No damage to the vehicle.

• August 14, 5:43 p.m., Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal: Report received from a ferry passenger indicating she was approached by a male carrying a knife who threatened to slash her tires if it was her vehicle with its alarm sounding.

Ferry employees were contacted and an attempt was made to calm the suspect.

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The suspect was found to have a history of mental illness.

• August 15, 3 p.m., 1100-block of 56th Street: Security officer at the supermarket reported a customer had made an $8 purchase with a $100 counterfeit bill. The suspect is described as a female in her

40s with brown hair, wearing a light coloured top and carrying a dark coloured purse.

• August 20, 6 p.m., 1100-block of 56th Street: Supermarket security officer reported a customer at the coffee shop in the store had passed a counterfeit $100 bill. The suspect made a purchase for $8.15 and received $91.85 in change.

The suspect became nervous and fled the store without his purchase. The suspect is described as a male in his 40s with brown hair and wearing casual clothing and a hat.

• August 25, 8:38 p.m., 2100-block of Tsawwassen Drive: Complainant reported her boyfriend had taken her vehicle without consent.

A third party called her to say the boyfriend indicated he left the vehicle at a Surrey SkyTrain station.

The complainant attempted to locate the vehicle without success and was reporting the vehicle as stolen.

Ladner • August 18, 4:04 a.m., 4700-block of 51st Street: Police responded to a report of a male yelling in the street. The suspect was located and found to have been warned earlier in the evening during a dispute that if he was found in a public place intoxicated and causing a disturbance, he would be arrested. The suspect, who was emotional

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• August 24, 1:43 p.m., 5200-block of 48th Avenue: Police were called to the supermarket to deal with an aggressive panhandler.

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TED MURPHY

MURPHY’S LAW I’m sure there are many words to describe the port’s habitat compensation efforts to be undertaken in these parts, but the one that immediately comes to mind is presumptuous.

There are many out there, myself included, who are more than a little jaded when it comes to governmental reviews of mega projects. There’s ample evidence, even on a local scale, to suggest such reviews aren’t much more than expensive charades, window dressing to allow the powers that be to argue the proposal has undergone the necessary scrutiny before it’s approved.

There’s always a minor modification here or there to give the appearance the project has been thoroughly analyzed, but at the end of the day, what’s proposed is strikingly similar to what gets approved.

The public meetings and hearings, along with the multi-faceted reviews, give the impression the decision is not fait accompli, but history has shown there’s little hope of stopping a runaway train.

As if we needed any more proof that reviews aren’t worth the paper they’re written on comes news about Port Metro Vancouver’s Habitat Banking program.

In case you missed it, the port will be undertaking a series of habitat compensation projects around Delta in order to build up credits.

Any efforts to improve the environment, regardless of who is undertaking them, have to be seen as positive, so what the port authority is doing is undeniably beneficial, but it doesn’t take much to connect the dots on this one.

The port has even compared the pre-emptive habitat work to depositing money in your savings account, which is done, presumably, so the cash can be used at some point in the future. That analogy only works in this case if you’re going to make a withdrawal; in other words, build something that is going to destroy habitat. There’s no need to compensate for lost habitat if you’re not going to adversely affect any.

That brings us to Terminal 2, the threeberth container terminal being proposed adjacent to Deltaport, the existing threeberth container terminal at Roberts Bank.

Terminal 2 would be the logical project for which the port would use its habitat banking credits, but to compensate for its construction at this time is putting the cart well before the horse.

There have been some preliminary consultations, but a decision on whether to approve it is still well down the road.

What’s more, the proposal still has to undergo one of those rigorous governmental reviews.

Delta students’ knowledge of food chain continues to grow MIKE SCHNEIDER

COMMUNITY COMMENT It always smells a little different after a summer rain. Although there is still close to a month before summer officially ends, you know you are in the dog days of a wonderful season on the “Wet Coast.”

Backyards are not quite as spectacular as they were a few short weeks ago, but the transition to fall and the new smells and colours it brings are welcome to me.

My Project Pickle crew has been busy harvesting pickling cucumbers over the past few weeks and the pickling process has started.

Pickling and other agricultural based lessons will begin soon at several schools in Delta. This is the first complete Project Pickle year for many schools in the district and the program is ramping up nicely.

The district’s motto of “Inspired Learning” is exemplified in Project Pickle and its “Hort in the Hood” programs.

The majority of the many

cucumber vines have been pulled and are now in the compost heap, but several schools are still producing cucumbers. We will let the children do the clean up at these sites, and these same young farmers will soon be planting fall and wintering crops in the 55 raised beds throughout Delta.

This year, with 15 schools involved in several diverse cultural neighbourhoods throughout Delta, the broader notion of the ownership aspect inherent to the school neighbourhood farm was really brought to the forefront.

Many of the children who planted seed or seedlings kept close watch on the progression of their plants during the summer.

From the neighbourhood perspective, curious residents candidly commented on the initiative and gave their recommendations and opinions.

We asked the local community watch out for their farms and they did. Bike riders, dog walkers, parents, children and elderly residents in each school area seemed to all enjoy watching the growing, tending and harvesting that was taking place in the middle of their neighbourhoods.

Each farm produced something a little different and that will be the case in the fall as the schools

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actively prepare for their “Green for Greens” program that will see the kids harvest, clean, package, market and sell spinach, lettuce and beet greens to their parents and neighbours for school fundraisers.

Teaching kids about the food system and economy is an important learning outcome and the Delta school district has taken a lead role in this regard provincially.

The district’s developing relationship with Solefood Street Farms and Kwantlen Polytechnic University will bring new ideas and techniques for growing food on school-owned lands this year as the agricultural programs and curriculum develop.

The Backyard Cooperative, the Delta school district and Solefood Street farms are now working on a plan to build the first Solefood School Farm at Seaquam Secondary where intensive farming will support a burgeoning culinary arts program at the school.

Over the next couple of months, don’t be surprised if a kid from your neighbourhood bangs on your door and tries to flog you a bag of spinach or a jar of pickles.

They are proud purveyors of food they have grown themselves and they are having a lot of fun doing it. Buy with a smile on your face and enjoy!

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August 30, 2013 The Delta Optimist A9 Letters to the Editor

It’s not neighbourly to bring trash across line

Editor: This letter is for my dear neighbour from Point Roberts.

I know sometimes it’s hard to get rid of garbage, but bringing it across the border seems to be crossing the line for a good neighbour. By the way, that’s how we spell neighbor up here, eh.

On this lovely Saturday morning I saw a red minivan stopped on 56th Street by the cemetery. It’s an odd place to stop and prohib-

ited by law under the B.C. Motor Vehicle Act and Delta bylaws.

Fearing the driver had experienced a roadside emergency, I returned to the area and saw him remove three grocery bags of garbage from his minivan and stuff them into the garbage can by the bus stop. It was a nice mix of household trash and recyclable materials that nearly filled the can to capacity. The bags were clearly marked with the stars and

stripes.

I cannot confirm the driver was from Point Roberts, but I did get his licence plate number and a good description of him and his vehicle. My silverhaired friend, you’ve been spotted.

Folks, I don’t bring my trash to your house, so please don’t bring yours to mine. And, if you must, take the recyclables to the conveniently located depot on 12th Avenue.

Billy Mitchell

Mayor’s comments leave reader confused over civic position on public ownership of Paterson Editor: Re: Paterson purchase not in the cards, Aug. 7 I am a little confused. In March, Delta council unanimously endorsed a motion to “explore with the province of British Columbia and Kwantlen Polytechnic University all options that would retain the Paterson Park property in public ownership for public use.”

Now, five months later, Mayor Lois Jackson is quoted as saying, “I don’t

think we’ll be looking at purchasing [Paterson Park] anytime soon.”

Now, here is the source of my confusion: When Jackson says this, is she saying council has already explored with the provincial government and Kwantlen all options and decided there is another, better option to retain the Paterson Park property in public ownership for public use? If so, what is that option?

Or when she says coun-

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cil will not be looking at purchasing Paterson Park is her comment in blatant contradiction to a motion endorsed by council? That is to say, has she unilaterally taken purchase (as an option) off the table when it comes to Paterson Park?

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My email address is change to how things are ghoover@dccnet.com and I done at municipal hall, and would appreciate the feedas they say, if you aren’t back. Emails with attachpart of the solution, then ments or without a name you’re part of the problem. and address won’t be read.

The municipal election I look forward to your comis more than a year away ments and suggestions, and so I’m not going to say yes I want to thank those folks or no just yet, but I would appreciate a little assistance who took the time to write the letters. from Optimist readers as I Greg Hoover decide on what course to

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Editor: Over the last few weeks the Optimist has printed some letters and at least one article about the possibility of me running for mayor in the next election.

I must say that I have found the letters to be a little embarrassing but at the same time a nice compliment from writers I don’t even know, so they have caused me to pause and think about it. It has also provided ample material for my neighbours and friends to tease me about the possibility.

In my life I have never considered running for any political position at any level, although I have worked in support of various people over the years on their political ambitions.

As I think about it I have talked to people that I respect and whose opin-

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Editor: One hundred and twenty thousand tandem-axle dump trucks! End-to-end they wouldn’t reach the moon or circle the earth, but just might reach San Francisco from Tsawwassen.

That’s how many dump truck trips would rumble through Tsawwassen; 60,000 delivering fill to the Southlands and 60,000 returning empty.

So ... during what years and periods would that occur; what times of day and which days of the week? How many trucks per hour, per day? Which streets would they use? We haven’t the foggiest. Only if we approve the Southlands proposal would we learn these things.

Century Group promotes many benefits of Southlands development, provides detailed estimates of automobile traffic and offers a laudable program to enhance agriculture. But it seems the public and council will debate and decide the Southlands proposal

knowing nothing about the effect of 120,000 dump truck trips through our community.

Delta would have the right-of-approval over Century’s fill import plan, and reasonably undisruptive schedules and routes might be agreed. But if fill importation were troublesome, it seems to me there would be some room for relaxation.

The required Flood Construction Level (FCL) for the Southlands area is found in Schedule E of the Official Community Plan: “ ... no building or any part thereof shall be constructed ... with the underside of a wooden floor system or top of concrete slab for areas to be used for habitation, business, or the storage of goods damageable by floodwaters lower than two point nine (2.9) metres Geodetic Survey of Canada (GSC) datum. The minimum land surface elevation around construction shall be two point three (2.3) metres GSC.” Century proposes a 4.2

metre FCL rather than the required 2.9 metres. This seems in response to a study of provincial FCL guidelines commissioned

by Delta. It recommended a surrounding berm and far more fill ... but Delta hasn’t changed its requirement.

Developments, including those on properties adjacent to Century’s, need only meet the 2.9-metre requirement.

My guess is that if Century simply met Delta’s bylaw requirement, the number of truckloads might be reduced by between a quarter and half. But that’s still a lot of trucks.

Shouldn’t the fill import plan be known before we decide to live with it?

Only with this information can the public and council responsibly weigh the impact of fill importation upon our roads, traffic and the livability of our homes and businesses.

Uninformed decisions often attract costly disputes, regrets and recriminations.

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With kids heading back to school next week, parents are busy bustling around for school supplies, new clothes and all sorts of other goodies. There is no question the start of school brings great excitement for kids, not to mention the delight of getting back to a routine and structure for parents.

Unfortunately, however, the new school year also brings great angst and anxiety for many kids. Properly helping our kids through this often difficult transition can help ensure the start of a successful new school year.

One of the most important ways to help get kids prepared is to start them on their routine at least three days leading up to the first day of school. If possible, a full week of a regular schedule and routine is even better. Earlier bedtimes, waking up at the appropriate time, going through the regular preparation to start the day (shower, breakfast, etc.) and structured meals are a good start.

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For the majority of kids, by the end of the first week they will feel completely confident going to school.

It is crucial to ensure they attend school in those first few days even if they are expressing these complaints. Remind your child you are there to support them as are the teachers and administrators at school.

For some, however, their trepidation may be more extreme than the norm and parents may rightly be asking when to seek help.

If your child’s signs of worry and anxiety continue well into the first few weeks of the school year and your attempts to help them along feel futile, you may need to seek a meeting with their teacher and principal to help problem solve or seek help from a professional.

Anxiety is a very treatable condition but catching it early and getting help will serve both you and your child well.

While our kids will be delighted with their new duds and supplies, helping them prepare mentally for the start of school will ensure a successful transition from summer to a new school year.

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It’s also important not to dwell on why we need to change the routine, simply explain that summer is coming to an end and that we are transitioning back to our regular schedule.

In the days leading up to school, talking with your children about what to expect in the first few days of school will help decrease their angst.

Ask your children how they are feeling about going back and acknowledge any feelings of fear or anxiety they may have. Often just letting kids know that it is normal to feel this way will help them.

If your child is attending a new school, you may want to visit the school in advance to help familiarize them with their new surroundings. Help them understand there will be other kids who are new to the school, who are experiencing similar feelings and will be looking to make friends.

If the first day comes and your child has not slept the night before, will not eat breakfast, is complaining of stomach or headaches (and you know it is not illness) and/or they are emotional, trust that these are all normal signs for many kids transitioning into a new school year. Reassure them they can do it and that it is normal to feel worried.

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Elementary students and their families were introduced to the school system and Canadian life through a Delta school district summer program.

School district helps prepare immigrant students, families Summer program offers insights into life in Canada For the sixth consecutive summer, the Delta school district supported recently immigrated families by offering a fun and informative orientation program providing education about life in Canada and in Delta, and explaining what to expect in the Canadian public school system.

Settling into life in a new country brings with it a host of unique opportunities and challenges for newcomers.

The district’s Settlement Workers in Schools program aids newcomers in navigating their initial settlement in Canada by working directly with both students and families.

An important part of these efforts includes annually partnering with Progressive Intercultural Community Services to provide a month-long sum-

mer orientation day camp for recently arrived students and their families.

“We realize that in order to help our newcomer students be successful, we also need to support their parents, grandparents and other family members,” said Hemi Dhanoa, co-ordinator/ facilitator of the Summer Newcomer Orientation Program.

This year’s program saw 28 elementary-aged students take part in a variety of activities and community-based field trips. The goal of the program is to help students increase their understanding of the educational system and to learn more about the recreational and social resources in both Delta and the Lower Mainland.

Field trip destinations included the Vancouver

Aquarium, local libraries and the Delta police station. Through these various activities, students had opportunities to not only learn more about life in Canada, but also to build their communication skills and self-confidence.

The program also included opportunities for parents and caregivers to learn more about life in Canada.

In addition to participating in some activities with their children such as field trips, 27 parents and caregivers also participated in a series of settlement orientation sessions.

Topics included: the differences and similarities between schools in Canada and elsewhere; the value of accessing and contributing to community resources; and the realities of parenting in a new culture.

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Dream lives on One, two, three ... GO! Everyone knows these last days of sleepy August lead to the busy hours of September. Schools open their doors for a new season. Now, it’s time to get down to the business of learning and helping to create a whole new world.

I was reminded by the newscaster on Wednesday that church bells and sirens would be sounding throughout the United States that day in remembrance and thanksgiving for the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I have a Dream” speech. King had a dream — a dream of a world where there would be peace and justice for all!

This dream still lives today amidst the backdrop of possible chemical warfare in Syria. The dream still

lives on in the hearts of noble men and women everywhere. I believe this dream was in the heart of our creator even as we were being made, and certainly Jesus demonstrated his belief in this same dream.

On a Sabbath day, Jesus touched and healed a woman who had been bent over in pain for 18 years of her life. Jesus declared that every day and every opportunity to bring freedom or healing to someone meant that we were building God’s kingdom, and glorifying God. So in this busy time, let’s ring a bell for freedom, let’s pray for justice, and let’s work together to bring God’s kingdom of love and peace, now!

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RECEIVERSHIP AUCTION Saturday, September 7th, 2pm AN ENORMOUS SELECTION OF

LARGE WOOL AND SILK RUGS IN ALL COLOURS AND SIZES FROM IRAN

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Sunday Worship 10:30am Sermon Title: “How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news” 5300 - 44th Ave., Ladner 604-946-7410 (Corner of 44th Ave and Arthur Dr.)

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A long established wholesaler of fine Persian and Eastern imported handmade wool and silk carpets has been seized by creditors.Their assets are ordered to be sold by auction liquidations.

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A16 The Delta Optimist August 30, 2013 In the Community

South Delta women form Watoto Mission Team EDAM

Domestic Short Hair, Black, Neutered Male Young Adult, (Approximately 1 year old)

Edam was part of a feral cat colony we were working on (trap/spay or neuter/release program) He was being very friendly and we decided to find him a forever home with a loving family instead of releasing him back to the farm he came from.

Edam is very playful and would thrive going to a home with another playful, young cat. He is still working on trust with us but is doing quite well! What a goofy little man!!!

Edam falls under the PURPLE category for the Meet Your Match Program. "Purple" cats seek affection, are pretty quiet and tend to stay out of trouble.

"I'm working undercover to keep an eye on you and your household. You may not even know you're under surveillance. I can vanish into thin air if anyone or anything interferes with my investigation. If you need a cat who knows how to stay out of trouble and will always keep your secrets, I just might take your case."

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August 30, 2013 The Delta Optimist A17 In the Community

Air Cadets = Adventure

Wet and wild picnic!

Come Join Us!

Information and Registration Nights on Tuesdays, September 3 and September 10 at 7 pm at the South Delta Rec Centre As part of Canada’s largest youth program, 828 Hurricane Squadron has offered many exciting opportunities for youth ages 12 to 18 for the past 40 years in South Delta.

Some things you can experience with our squadron and much, much more....

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Youngsters with the Delta Life Skills Society got a little wet during a picnic at Ladner’s Memorial Park earlier this month. More photos at www.delta-optimist.com.

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To provide access throughout the area, a section of the South Fraser Perimeter Road will be opened between the Highway 91 Connector and River Road. Access to local businesses will be maintained at all times.

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TRAFFIC IMPACT AND LOCATION: Road and intersection construction is planned in the vicinity of the weigh scales at 8150 Nordel Way and the Highway 91 Connector, resulting in temporary closures.

To minimize the overall duration of this work, construction activities will be scheduled on a 24-hour basis.

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A18 The Delta Optimist August 30, 2013

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In the Community

Workshop will help parents better support their kids Parents, grandparents and youth are invited to join Keith Pattinson for a free 90-minute workshop at Delta libraries next month.

Learn simple, practical ideas that will promote achievement and responsible behaviours and protect young people from harmful activities. Learn how to focus on what matters to the kids in your life.

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hope, encouragement and practical ideas for those of us, young and old, who wish to become increasingly significant influences in the lives of young people.

Pattinson has played a key role in the introduction of a wide range of innovative services and approaches through Boys & Girls Clubs and a variety of community-based voluntary organizations.

ElderCollege Delta fall lineup

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Our Young People What They Need to Succeed in Life will be offered on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at the George Mackie Library and on Thursday, Sept. 19 at the Tsawwassen Library. Both sessions run from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Pattinson has worked with children, youth and their families for over 40 years. He is a master storyteller whose message offers

• No charge IPAD loaner program to surf the net while here • No charge tire storage • No charge ride to YVR airport with vehicle service • No charge shuttle or discounted rental vehicle with every visit

EXCLUSIVE TO RICHMOND CHRYSLER

ElderCollege Delta will be offering a broad range of courses in its fall program.

Courses offered this term include: Bridge, Crafts, Computers and iPad, Digital Photography, Health and Wellness, History, Lifestyle Topics, Mah-jong, Literature, Opera, Spanish, Sudoku and Kakura, and Travel.

Special features include a community presentation on Understanding More About Oil Tanker Traffic and field trips to CTV, Wellbrook Winery for a cooking class

and Victoria.

ElderCollege is open to everyone 50 years and over.

Learn in a relaxed, risk-free and social environment.

Registration takes place at the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall on Saturday, Sept. 14 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and at Save-on-Foods in Ladner on Tuesday, Sept.

17 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For more information, call 604-943-0262, e-mail eldercollegedelta@kinvillage.org or visit www.kinvillage.org.

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August 30, 2013 The Delta Optimist A19

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A20 The Delta Optimist August 30, 2013

Focus on

Seniors

Save On Scooters

Sam worried vacations meant leaving Mom alone…

Keith Dimelow started his Save On Scooters business on July 1, 2001 and has never looked back. The convenient location on the main intersection in White Rock (16th Avenue and 152nd Street), offers great parking.

He has an excellent selection of NEW and USED scooters, walkers, wheelchairs, lift chairs and a full line of medical equipment. He stocks the best products on the market “only the ones I would buy for myself as needed,” says Keith.

Mom’s now living at Chartwell and neither one wants the vacation to end Chartwell’s Guest Stay program is designed to offer short-term accommodation and temporary support.

This includes a respectful and relaxed environment, tasty and nutritious dining options and access to on-site services. You’ll have the peace of mind of knowing your loved one is not alone, and they’ll have the comfort and convenience of being in a safe and secure Chartwell retirement residence.

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15231 - 16th Avenue (at 152nd Street) South Surrey 604-541-7550 HOURS: Monday - Friday 9:00-5:00 pm, Saturday 10:00-4:00 pm

website: www.saveonscooters.ca

07298596

Visit us and see how we can satisfy your mobility needs.

• NEW AND USED • SALES AND RENTALS • SERVICE DEPARTMENT Financing Available — Consignments & Trade-Ins Welcome. We accept Extended Medical Plans — DVA, WCB, Blue Cross

position yourself on the platform and adjust the vibrationmachine for the workout you desire: Increase muscle mass and bone density by stimulating cellular movement; raise resting metabolism; transform fat to muscle, increase blood circulation; lower blood pressure, reduce and diminishes cellulite reduce inflammation, increase oxygenation in all cells promoting healthy tissue regeneration; boost energy levels, strengthen joints, reduces swelling, relieves chronic pain.

Drop by for a personal demonstration.

August 30, 2013 The Delta Optimist A21

Focus on

Seniors

Keith states, “imagine all of the places you could go to and the many things you could do on one of our Shoprider Scooters.”

Church, doctor’s appointments, barber or hair salon, meetings, restaurants, pool, library, shopping or wherever you need to go. Visit Save On Scooters for quality, value and availability.

They would like to help you with your mobility needs.

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A22 The Delta Optimist August 30, 2013 In the Community

Prophet makes sure kids rock PHOTOS BY

GORD GOBLE

Tony Prophet (above right) didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just perform for youngsters, he had them entertaining each other during a visit to local libraries earlier this month. The seasoned musician, who was at both the Ladner and Tsawwassen branches, always gets the crowd involved in the fun.

SCAN WITH TO REVEAL PHOTOS

LEARN TO CURL! Rotary Family Day All ages welcome* Rotary Family Day Saturday, September 7th 10am - noon All ages welcome* Saturday,Seniors September 7th 10am - noon Wednesday, Sept.

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Adults

THROW ROCKS...

Wednesday, September 4th Tuesday, September 10th Thursday, September 12th 7pm - 9pm

at our house

Tunnel Town Curling Club will provide the basic skills and knowledge necessary to start throwing rocks and having fun curling this winter!

For more information or to register, please call or email today. * Children under 9 years of age must wear a helmet

Registration/Open House Wednesday, September 11th 7pm - 9pm or online at www.tunneltowncurlingclub.com

Lounge/Ice Rentals

- Fundraising - Corporate Team Building - Private Parties

TUNNEL TOWN CURLING CLUB

1720 - 56 Street

For more information

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South Delta Rec Centre

August 30, 2013 The Delta Optimist A23

Remember gains of previous generations Labour movement responsible for many benefits workers take for granted today, including the eight-hour day BY

MARK HANCOCK

Optimist contributor

Let’s face it, for most people in our society, the real meaning of Labour Day has faded over the years. It’s now less about acknowledging the role workers have played in building our society, and more about the last long weekend of summer.

As union members and leaders, we have an obligation to the generations that came before us — and to future generations — to work harder to teach people the real meaning of Labour Day. It’s about remembering the sacrifices made by the generations that preceded us, and the gains they were

able to make that benefit every worker today, whether unionized or not.

They are things so many of us take for granted, like the eight-hour day, the 40-hour week or even weekends. Pensions, medicare and other important benefits all came about at least in part because of the labour movement.

Labour Day is also about recognizing our sisters and brothers around the world who are taking on many of the issues our predecessors faced here, but with even fewer protections or legal rights. In countries like Mexico, for example, labour activists not only face potential criminal charges for advocating for

workers’ rights but they actually face death.

While we have much work to do here in B.C. and Canada, we must also recognize how much progress we have made and share the lessons we’ve learned with working people around the world.

But Labour Day can’t

ENJOY LABOUR DAY

from the Union representing Longshore and Warehouse Workers at Deltaport, Westshore Terminals, Fraser Wharves, Fraser Surrey Docks and Annacis Auto Terminals.

International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 502 11828 Tannery Road, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada V3V 3W7 Telephone: 604-580-8882 • Fax: 604-580-4440 http: ilwulocal502bc.ca Email: local502@ilwulocal502.bc.ca

just be about the past, nor can we allow ourselves to be lulled into complacency about our standard of living compared to other countries. While the labour movement and working people have achieved great things here, there are far too many people who have to work not just one or two

jobs, but sometimes three or four just to make ends meet.

There are too many families who can’t afford childcare, yet need quality care for their children so they can take that hard-to-find full-time job. Increasingly B.C.’s economy is coming to depend on temporary foreign workers who are paid less, receive fewer benefits and have fewer rights than Canadians.

And still, despite some incremental progress, women are still paid less than men for the same work in far too many cases.

And now we see the Harper Conservatives and Christy Clark’s B.C. Liberals attacking unions

and workers’ rights in very much the same fashion as right-wing Republican governments in many American states. CUPE BC’s 85,000 members, and the 625,000 members of CUPE National, are joining with the Canadian Labour Congress to push back against this regressive agenda, not just to protect what generations before us fought and in some cases died for, but to continue to fight for fair wages, good benefits and a solid pension for our members, and all Canadian workers.

Mark Hancock is president of CUPE BC, representing 85,000 workers in communities across the province.

Qualified Skilled Trades People Ensure Quality Construction

HIRE UNION Quality is everything in a construction job, whether the project is a school, hospital, water treatment plant or home. The job has to be done right the first time otherwise the safety of the building occupants is compromised and the real cost of the building is increased.

Building trade codes and practices were developed to ensure safety and the longevity of our homes, businesses, institutions and the industrial services. It is a natural assumption that these projects are constructed to industry standards by only qualified trades people, however there are no assurances that this is being done. City and municipal inspectors used to verify trade qualifications as part of their regular duties but policy changes made Business Manager Joe Shayler Assistant Business Manager Alex MacDonald

several years ago put a stop to this practice.

You can be sure that when you hire a contractor that employs members of the Plumbers & Pipefitters union you are getting skilled and experienced craftsment that they are qualified, ticketed journeypersons and indentured apprentices.

The 300,000 men and women who are members of the United Association the Union of Plumbers & Pipefitters understand why quality is vitally important on any construction project. That is why our pledge to you is to do the job right the first time.

To find out more about us and our training centres please visit our website: www.uapicbc.ca Business Agents Mark Glazier Albert Phillips Bryan Stocking

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Labour Day is a special holiday that was established due to the determination of unionized workers who fought for the abolition of the law that decreed that “Trade Unions were criminal conspiracies in restraint of trade”, even though Labour Day was conceived by virtue of relentless activities and demonstrations of the Trade Unions. This is a holiday to be celebrated by all who labour.

We wish all laboura aHappy Happy and Day!Day! We wish all labour andSafe SafeLabour Labour

PSAC fighting to ensure healthy public service Labour Day is the one last reprieve before Public Service Alliance of Canada members and working people everywhere plunge back into the work-a-day world. There are parades and picnics and good words from many people about all the hard work that goes into building a business, a community and indeed a country.

Dignity and Justice A Voice in the Work Place These are the principles on which organized labour was founded.

No single union has ever achieved these goals with more success and consistency than the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

Best wishes this Labour Day from the membership and officers of

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#1 Grosvenor Square, Delta, BC V3M 5S1 Stan Hennessy, President Richard Van Grol, Secretary-Treasurer

For Organizing Assistance Tel: 604-527-2722 Fax: 604-540-6073 Email: jkelava@teamsters31.ca

But without wanting to diminish the value of a paid holiday — something even the Harper government would never question — this Labour Day has a more ominous tone to it.

PSAC members will be going back to work and seeing empty desks, workstations, larger assignments and longer lines. And they won’t be seeing some of their colleagues. Members will once again have to pick up the phone or type emails saying to their former clients and co-citizens, “Sorry, we don’t do that anymore.”

The last 12 months have seen unions — particularly public sector ones — at the centre of an unnatural blame storm around what ails the economy. And in the wake of this has been anti-union legislation so punitive that even Conservative-appointed senators feel it goes too far. Layered on top of this have been tens of thousands of workforce adjustment notices and service cuts.

Even as they struggle to keep the details of service

cuts secret, the government insists that Canadians welcome these cutbacks. And even as they seek to preserve wealth and privilege for themselves and their friends, they insist that fairness dictates everyone share in the misery of the worst paid, most vulnerable workers.

We have another definition of fairness around here. It says that medicare and pensions should be available to all as a right of citizenship. It says that we have an obligation to raise living standards, wages and improve job security.

It might be a while before we see the direction of the current government change, but future generations are counting on the work we do now to ensure that good jobs, public services and a healthy environment are there for them to pass on to their children.

The Public Service Alliance of Canada represents 180,000 women and men who work for the federal public service in Canada.

IUOE 115 commits to training programs to build B.C.’s future

The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 115 is a firm believer in the importance of trades training in order to meet the demands of B.C.’s growing economy and its ongoing investment into infrastructure and residential development projects.

IUOE Local 115, representing over 11,000 workers from a broad range of construction and industrial trades, has gone beyond simply acknowledging the challenges of the province’s growth plans to providing long term training programs and facilities to ensure labour demands are met.

“You can have as many projects on the table and investment as you like; if you don’t have trained people ready to dig, hoist, pour or operate the dozens of machines required to build, you’ll never leave the drawing board,” says IUOE Local 115 business manager Brian Cochrane.

That is why Local 115 runs a dedicated professional trades training division, which recently hosted

its 18th annual Open House and Heavy Equipment Rodeo at its fully equipped 40-acre facility in Maple Ridge.

Local 115’s Training Association features over 25 pieces of fully operational heavy equipment, along with mobile computer simulation classrooms situated on an open site that replicates real-life working conditions. Every year also sees numerous and varied pieces of equipment sponsored by union contractors on display.

The crowd of over 1,000 visitors enjoyed a day of operating the machines, great food and fun contests, and learning more about the role of the union, and the need for the development of future trades skills within the province.

Cochrane says the importance of the open house cannot be overlooked.

The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 115 was established in 1931 and represents over 11,000 skilled workers across B.C. and the Yukon.

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Strong unions are key to a healthy middle class BY

JIM SINCLAIR

Optimist contributor

Labour Day is a day to reflect on the important role of working people in Canada’s economy and our society, and on the gains we’ve made in the past 100 years. This Labour Day we also remember that it was working people banding together that brought us these gains.

It is all too easy today to take for granted the role of unions in improving our working lives. After all, the most significant successes of the labour movement have benefited all Canadian workers for decades.

Whether it’s the 40-hour work week, workplace safety requirements or the weekend, they’ve all been a part of our workplaces for as long as most of us have had jobs. Long enough that most Canadians don’t know that working people, through their unions, had to fight hard for each of these advances.

The work of today’s

unions is no less important.

Today’s unions are focused on making work safer, on ensuring that an honest 40-hour work week pays the bills at the end of each month and leaves behind a little extra for savings, and on protecting the rights of individual workers when they are treated unfairly.

As the world becomes smaller with globalization, Canada’s unions have become more relevant than ever. Company profits are rising. But instead of sharing the profits as wages with their employees, too many companies are coming to the table demanding wage concessions, cuts to benefits and longer work weeks.

Too many employers are trying to increase their profits by cutting corners on safety. And too many employers are contracting out Canadian work to overseas contractors.

Working people through their unions are the one group standing up for the middle class and for good

The IUOE 115 plays a key role in placing trained workers on site, meeting the needs of Canada’s growing industrial economy, and securing those who build it.

Jim Sinclair B.C. Fed president jobs. Our governments certainly aren’t.

So on this Labour Day, let’s remember that working people had to stand together to make the progress we’ve made. Let’s also remember that working people must stick together to continue to preserve our gains, and build the kind of Canada in which an honest day’s work is rewarded with respect, fair pay and fair treatment.

Jim Sinclair is president of the B.C. Federation of Labour, the umbrella organization that represents 54 unions and 450,000 private and public sector employees in the province.

The Delta Firefighters’ Charitable Society, established in 1994, continues to support charitable organizations within Delta and British Columbia. Supporting local programs and groups within our community is our priority. We are also committed to supporting provincial organizations such as Muscular Dystrophy and the BC Professional Firefighters’ Burn Fund. Our Charitable Society is 100% organized and run by Delta Firefighters who volunteer their time to assist with community events and fundraising. Here are some of the local organizations the Delta Firefighters’ Charitable Society has provided funding for over the past year: BC Guide Dogs Hannah’s Heroes Foundation Delta Boys and Girls Club Deltassist REACH - Child and Youth Development Society Delta Hospital Foundation Delta Meals on Wheels Delta graduates - one student from each Delta high school who is pursuing postsecondary education is selected to receive a bursary The Delta Firefighters’ Charitable Society raises money through BBQ fundraisers, private donations, clothing donation bins located at various fire halls and our annual Boot Drive. The 2013 Boot Drive will be happening through out Tsawwassen, Ladner and North Delta on Friday, September 20th and Saturday, September 21st. Thank you to Delta citizens who have continued to support this fundraising initiative year after year. In 2012 our Boot Drive raised almost $28,000.

We are hoping for another successful one this September! To learn more, please visit: www.deltafirefighters.com/charitable-society/

Thank you Delta for your support

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The IUOE 115 represents over 11,000 skilled workers throughout British Columbia and the Yukon.

We are part of North America’s largest, strongest, and most established trade unions.

The IUOE 115 Training Association operates a 40 acre training facility with recognised credentials in over 20 trades, keeping our members competitive and employed.

IUOE 115 membership means a professionally managed pension, health and life insurance beneKts, access to our credit union, and the security of being represented by one of the most active and inJuential unions in Canada.

The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 115 4333 Ledger Avenue, Burnaby, BC, Canada, V5G 3T3 1.888.486.3115 www.iuoe115.com

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Standing up for fairness

CITIZENS OF DELTA

Union efforts help to raise the bar for all workers BY

KEN GEORGETTI

Optimist contributor

On Labour Day, we celebrate the many contributions of working people who helped to build British Columbia and its economy.

By standing together, we in the labour movement have won safer workplaces, decent wages, workplace pensions, drug and dental insurance plans.

Many benefits won by unions are now enjoyed by many other workers, including overtime pay, vacation pay, parental leaves and protection from discrimination and harassment.

Our researchers at the Canadian Labour Congress have found that, on average, unionized workers in and around Vancouver earn $4.37 an hour more than do non-union workers. That extra money in the pockets of the city’s 309,400 unionized employees translates into an added $48 million every week paid into the local economy.

At the provincial level, unionized workers in British

Labour Day is not just a long weekend.

Here are just some of the benefits we have as a result of workers’ struggles in the past:

✔ Weekends ✔ Safer Workplaces ✔ Pay Equity ✔ 40-Hour Work Weeks ✔ Coffee Breaks ✔ Pensions ✔ Lunch Periods ✔ Overtime ✔ Benefit Coverage ✔ Vacation Pay

Columbia earn $5.12 an hour more on average than do non-union workers. That adds an extra $100 million per week to the provincial economy.

It represents a gain for local communities and small businesses, as well as for the individual workers, because unionized workers spend most or all of their paycheques close to home.

We bolster the tax base of local communities and the donor base of charities.

We have also pushed those who hold elected office in our local boards, city councils and legislatures to provide a broad range of family-supporting public programs and services.

Belonging to a union is especially important for female and younger workers. We have found that, for Canada as a whole, women who belong to unions earn an average of $6.65 an hour more than women in non-unionized workplaces.

Young workers aged 15 to 29 earn an additional $5.53 an hour.

Ken Georgetti CLC president These workers — whether unionized or not — share what has been won by the labour movement at the bargaining table.

This Labour Day, we hold our heads high as we salute the contributions of members of our movement.

We take satisfaction in knowing we have helped to build a stronger and more secure economy for everyone in Vancouver and all of British Columbia.

When unions stand up for fairness, they raise the bar for everyone.

Ken Georgetti is president of the 3.3 millionmember Canadian Labour Congress.

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LABOUR DAY and EVERYDAY

Unions are as important Promoting quality healthcare today as a century ago through SAFE STAFFING BY

DARRYL WALKER

Optimist contributor

Labour Day is a chance to get together with friends and family and enjoy the last long weekend of summer. But there is a lot more to it than just that. It is also a time to honour and celebrate the achievements and contributions of the people who make our province work.

At the same time we need to remember the gains working people have made over the last century.

Whether it’s a 40-hour work week, decent wages, safer workplaces, paid vacations, public health care or workplace pensions, these important gains (and many others) came about because working people stood together to make them happen.

We also know that working people need to work together today to keep these hard fought gains from being stripped away one by one.

There are those who will

say unions were needed a century ago but today we don’t need them. Many of the people spreading this message are on corporate payrolls or paid for by the business sector. The truth is entirely different. We need strong unions today just as much as we did 100 years ago. The labour movement that built the North American middle class is now the last line of defence to protect it.

We need a strong labour movement to reverse the rising income inequality and the shortage of good jobs that support families.

We need a strong labour movement to cast a spotlight on the exploitation of temporary foreign workers brought into our country and the exploitation of workers overseas.

We need a strong labour movement to ensure the anti-worker agenda that has grown in the so-called “right to work” states doesn’t spread north.

We need a strong labour movement to ensure that

Darryl Walker BCGEU president democratically elected governments work for the good of all, not just the interests of business.

These things won’t happen by themselves. They will only happen if working people stand together to make them happen. So let’s also commit to stand together, like working people a century ago, and win some victories we can call our own.

Darryl Walker is president of the B.C. Government and Service Employees Union, which has 65,000 members in 550 bargaining units.

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“There are a lot of occupational health and safety issues in health care. So it’s good to know that I’m in a union that stands up for workers’ rights and protections. Because safe workplaces make health care better for patients and workers.”

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Prince George: $3.4 million/week

Nanaimo + Duncan: $6 million/week

Vancouver: $48 million/week

Victoria: $11.2 million/week Chilliwack: $48 million/week

Kamloops: $5.6 million/week

Unions uniting to open the door for workers

CAW and CEP are coming together to form Unifor BY

Kelowna: $3.8 million/week

$100 million – every week!

BRITISH COLUMBIA’S UNION ADVANTAGE There were 592,200 union members working in B.C. in 2012.

That’s 31% of all employees. Their weekly payroll of over $575 million accounted for 36% of the total for the entire province.

On average, unionized workers earned $5.12/hour more than non-union employees. All together, that union advantage translated into $100 million more every week paid into local economies to support local businesses and community services. When unions stand up for fairness, we all win.

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KEN LEWENZA & DAVE COLES

Workers in Canada are set for a big boost.

Two of Canada’s largest unions unite this Labour Day weekend to create Unifor, the biggest private sector union in Canadian history.

More than 300,000 members of the Canadian Auto Workers union (CAW) and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union (CEP), employed in more than 20 major economic sectors, will form the new union. In the Lower Mainland alone, there will be about 17,000 Unifor members and many more across the province, employed in transportation, the media, manufacturing, hospitality, foresty and more.

A founding principle of our new union is that what we wish for ourselves we wish for everyone. And it’s not just a catchy slogan either. We’re putting it into practice from the onset.

Unifor will have a new way to involve workers who don’t usually benefit from the protection and strength of a union. With new and unique “community chapters,” Unifor will adapt its traditional union organizing efforts to the challenges and realities of modern workplaces.

The increase of precarious work, where more and more people must accept part-time, temporary, contract and seasonal employment, tells us that there really is no other way to reach out to new economy’s workers.

Through community chapters, groups of workers from diverse workplaces and sources of employment will be able to join the union and tackle any issue that is important to them, be it workplace safety or economic justice.

This way, we can extend the benefits of membership in a labour union to more people, many who would not have come in contact with a union before, while creating a new tool of collective action to build our communities, our union and our power as working people.

Even as we work to extend the traditional definition of union membership, Unifor will devote unprecedented resources to supporting workers fighting for formal union protection.

We’ll be allocating 10 per cent of the dues Unifor will collect to organizing efforts — or $10 million a year, an increase for both founding unions.

It’s the most ambitious and well-resourced organizing strategy in the history of the Canadian labour movement. It will most certainly make a difference in the support workers are provided when they want to join a union.

The truth is that organizing new members into bargaining units takes more than financial resources. It’s about adapting to a world where corporations span the globe and have entire departments designed to thwart efforts by their workers to join a union.

To counter employer interference in organizing, Unifor will build an internal

structure based on strategic campaigns and orienting the work of the union to the goals of working people.

By building coalitions with community groups, mobilizing existing members and taking on major campaigns on corporate targets, Unifor will build power.

In recent years, private sector union density in Canada has declined precipitously. It’s half of its peak in the late 1970s, with less than 14 per cent of those employed by private corporations benefiting from a collective agreement.

The creation of Unifor sends a clear message that unions are ready to reverse this trend and do what is necessary to take on employers and governments that would prefer to see us disappear.

Strong unions have been at the core of movements that have won public health care, pensions, unemployment insurance, childcare, workers compensation, pay equity, health and safety legislation, shorter work weeks, and just about every progressive social service.

As legislation and cherished social programs that benefit ordinary Canadians come under attack by ideologies of greed and corporations that demand ever more profit, a revitalized labour movement is exactly what is needed.

Ken Lewenza is the national president of the Canadian Auto Workers union (CAW) and Dave Coles is the national president of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP).

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Labour Day roots traced to Toronto

According to many history books, Labour Day began in the United States when the Knights of Labor organized a parade on Sept.

5, 1882 in New York City.

As is often the case, the history books got one thing right and another wrong.

The Knights did hold a parade in 1882, but the history of Labour Day began 10 years earlier, and in a place much closer to home.

On April 15, 1872, when Canada was just five years old, the Toronto Trades

Assembly organized a “workingman’s demonstration” to call for the freedom of 24 imprisoned leaders of the Toronto Typographical Union.

Buoyed by the success of the demonstration, members of seven Ottawa trade unions organized a mile-long parade on Sept.

3, 1872, once again to protest laws that made union membership illegal. But this wasn’t your average parade; marchers stopped at the home of then-prime min-

ister John A. Macdonald, literally picked up the PM and took him to Ottawa city hall by torchlight.

The prime minister was well aware of workers’ discontent with the law, and on the steps of the city hall, he promised that his party would “sweep away all such barbarous laws from the statue books.”

Macdonald made good on his promise, and for the next decade, unions continued to hold annual parades and demonstrations.

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trio of events slated for different venues in Delta is aimed at promoting and celebrating art and diversity.

The Delta Welcoming Communities Program is inviting all residents to an exhibition that combines art, inspiring stories and diversity all under one roof.

The event is designed to explore the diversity in Delta, celebrate culture, belonging to the land, the immigration experience and the idea of welcoming newcomers to the community — all through art.

The Delta Welcoming Communities Program is managed by Progressive Intercultural Community Services in partnership with Deltassist and other locally based agencies.

The goal of the program is to help Delta’s newcomers get to know their new home and feel like they are part of their community, and to provide feedback for employers and service providers to better understand what newcomers face when they arrive.

Coordinator Mariam Arif says the program, which started in March and is funded by both the provincial and federal governments, strives to promote inclusiveness, community and diversity as well as create a welcoming environment for immigrants and newcomers to support their successful integration in their new communities.

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Mariam Arif, Delta Welcoming Communities Program coordinator, said the three upcoming events are about promoting diversity and welcoming newcomers to the community.

response from the community,” she says, adding both newcomers and established residents have embraced the initiative.

“We believe that immigrants not only benefit from, but also

give a very important contribution to the communities they settle in.

As a result, newcomers’ settlement process should be a two-way integration — it is not solely the responsibilities of immigrants to

adapt to a new country. Receiving communities too have a role in facilitate the transition to life in Canada,” she says.

“As part of our program, we are promoting a dialogue with

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Since its inception earlier this year, the program, which is offered in many other municipalities in the province, has held events aimed at bringing new and long-term residents together to socialize and learn more about the community.

The first Delta Welcoming Communities Art Exhibition is set for this Saturday at the North Delta Fire Hall Centre for the Arts, 11489-84th Ave., from 6 to 8 p.m. The free event includes live entertainment and refreshments.

Two more art exhibits are scheduled for Ladner and Tsawwassen next month.

One will be at the Ladner Pioneer Library from Sept. 17 to 22 with an opening reception on Sept. 19 from 6 to 8 p.m.

It will then move to the Tsawwassen Library from Sept.

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There will be a reception for the Tsawwassen exhibit on Oct. 3 from 6 to 8 p.m.

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Discovering the real Bahamas on Long Island BY

DONNA YUEN

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What comes to mind when you think of the Bahamas? Luxurious resorts? Stunning white beaches? Tropical drinks dressed with cute little umbrellas? Me too.

Not sure about you, but I’m long overdue for this kind of pampering. And in embracing the philosophy that self-care rejuvenates the soul, I’m in search of the perfect place that will replenish mine!

“Welcome to the Real Bahamas!” A number of locals greet me this way, but I’m really not sure what they mean. I’ve just come from the country’s capital, Nassau, and the adjacent Paradise Island. And if these two hot spots aren’t truly Bahamian, then what is?

Long Island, located in Bahamas Southern Out Islands, is as peaceful and secluded an oasis as you’ll ever find. And here, overlooking one of the world’s top 10 beaches, is Cape

Santa Maria Beach Resort — my sanctuary for the next all too few days.

Immediately after checking in (and before unpacking) I make a beeline for this sandy playground, a stretch of silky champagne powder that’s trimmed by aquamarine surf. I wade, ankle deep, into the tepid waters. The warm breeze is like a caress and the sunshine soothes me blissfully to the core.

Rumour has it this sixkilometre long shoreline is still undiscovered. So, is this the meaning of the Real Bahamas, I wonder? Still unsure, I ask around.

“If you don’t know by the time you leave, I’ll fill you in,” says a resort worker, in response to my question.

She flashes me an impish, all-knowing grin before resuming her duties.

Though I’m still in the dark, over the next week in this Caribbean utopia, I’m pretty sure I discover the true meaning of paradise.

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all the comforts of home: a hair dryer that I forgot to pack, a fridge for chilling my favourite bevies and a coffee maker that rounds off my breakfast to perfection.

From my private veranda I’m privy to photo-perfect sunsets and the sweet scent of bougainvilleas. And each

night, while swathed like a babe in my sleeping quarters, I’m lulled to sleep by the sound of lapping waves.

Daytime activity options are equally stress-free.

Although I could explore the island on bike, hike through lush terrain and even get culturally grounded when checking out the

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monument that pays tribute to Christopher Columbus, the beach keeps calling my name. Some visitors choose to skim the Atlantic’s surface on kayaks, catamarans and boogie boards and others are lured to the many treasures that thrive far beneath, diving into Dean’s Blue Hole, the deepest sinkhole on earth that plunges 200 metres to the ocean floor. As for me, I’m quite content to swim languidly after rays (not the stinging kind), beach comb for samples of stunning sea glass and saunter the endless stretches of sand — topped off, on most afternoons by sipping a fruity Bahama Mama. Sound like Eden?

I’m pretty convinced it is!

I conclude my week of luxury with a special sevencourse dinner, a traditional Bahamian selection served at the resort clubhouse: coconut shrimp doused in an orange marmalade marinade, smooth and sinfully rich lobster bisque, pan-fried grouper, all complemented by coconut curry and a grilled lobster

dressed with salsa — truly a Bahamian feast!

With a newly-acquired “Buddha belly,” I retire to my private balcony for one last gaze at the stars. They light up the heavens, casting a magical spell over this place I’ve now deemed to be an enchanted retreat.

The Bahamas is everything I dreamt it would be, but Long Island is even more so. It’s a destination that boasts over 100 kilometres of scenic shoreline, a place where island people greet newcomers like long lost relatives.

It’s a commercial free, slower-paced haven for people who are in search of a perfect refuge. Recreation, renewal and relaxation — add “real” to the mix and you have it: the Real Bahamas! Now no longer a secret to me.

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How to successfully lose weight Start now (not on Monday), ditch the crazy diet and stick to a plan this special drink, we can look just like her. She’s only human, right? If Jen can look like that, why can’t the rest of us?

Other than the obvious reasons — she comes from a completely different gene pool than the rest of us, she (and I’m making an educated guess here) works her ass off and she constantly watches what she puts in her mouth. Trust me, any celeb who claims they got their goddess-like physique from the odd hike or yoga class is lying.

Toned bodies come at a cost.

Having been a personal trainer for 20 years now, as well as the co-creator to two amazing online Go Fit Gals plans, I know that clients and members that see results are the ones who start out strong and stay strong throughout the entire program.

The successful “losers” are the people who have made up their minds that

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eople in America must love diets. In 2010, they forked over an estimated $61 billion (marketdata. com) on weight loss programs and products.

Yet if you ask anyone whether they have been on a diet, or are on one now, you get a begrudging response filled with spittle and venom.

That’s quite the paradox, don’t you think? Spending all that money on something we hate doing. But the allure of looking like Jennifer Aniston (or insert the name of any celeb of your choosing here) is too great.

We convince ourselves that if we just tried this workout tool, this diet, or

I’m not suggesting every they are going to finally person out there that has lose the weight, and won’t started a plan has done that. accept anything less until There are many successful they do. “losers” out there. However, Where the problem lies with obesity and overweight in that a lot of us start out with a bang and then, when rates now hovering at 50 per cent of our population, I our guard is down, we start would have to say there are compromising the program a lot more of and playing us starting around with “Trust me, any celeb plans than the rules. who claims they got maintaining Because them. More that’s what their goddess-like of us are we have physique from the proclaiming, a habit of odd hike or yoga “To hell with doing, isn’t the plan, it? Justifying class is lying. Toned I’ll start the reasons bodies come at a Monday,” why we instead of should cut cost.” embracing that parchange today ticular rule and sticking to it. out (What do you mean no If you find yourself sayalcohol?), or inability to eat ing, “I’ll start Monday,” that particular food (What I suggest you start today do you mean no potato instead and use these tips to chips?), and we slowly help you succeed: creep them back into our • Don’t starve yourdiet. Until, lo and behold, self. Yes, you could start we are off the bandwagon out a bit hungry, but you completely and no longer shouldn’t be so ravenous committed.

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• Start slow. Allow some time for your body to adjust to your new habits — because that’s what these are, new habits. This is not a means to an end to lose weight. You are not going to apply all these healthy habits and then go back to how you ate before you lost the weight. That will only make you a chronic dieter, losing the same 10 pounds over and over.

• Eat nutrient dense foods. Throw away the 100calorie snack packs and eat food that is as close to nature as possible. These types of foods are filled with nutrients the body needs and wants — it just may not know it yet.

• Pump iron. Lifting weights is the key to a successful weight loss program. By increasing your lean muscle mass, you increase your ability to burn calories throughout the day,

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#6-4909 57A St., Ladner • $359,000

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4974 Dogwood Dr., Tsaw. $749,000

4899 57th St., Ladner $829,000

4856 48th Ave, Ladner $799,900

5247 Regatta Way, Ladner $399,000

23080 Billy Brown Langley $519,900

SOLD E N IN JU 308-4803 48th Ave., Ladner $479,900

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Congratula/ons & thank you to all the wonderful people who have bought & sold their homes with us this summer.

SOLD E N IN JU 5852 Cove Link Rd., Ladner $889,900

IN D L O S ST U G U A 4943 63A Street, Ladner $879,000

IN D L O S ST U G U A

235 66A St., Tsaw. $699,000

4690 Holly Park Wynd, Ladner $585,000

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6327 45th Ave., Ladner $689,900

SOLD 220-4770 52A St., Ladner $259,900

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#9-5053 47th Ave.,, Ladner $469,000

IN SOLD ST AUGU 4648 Kensington Pl., Ladner $570,000

IN D L O S ST U G U A 4951 River Reach Dr., Ladner $329,000

IN SOLD ST AUGU 202, 4747 54A St.., Ladner $256,500

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#105, 4955 River Rd., Ladner $457,000

204-4770 52A St., Ladner $314,500

6178 Crescent Pl. Ladner $729,000

4905 56th St., Ladner $571,900

SOLD E N IN JU 104-1118 55th St., Tsaw. $335,000

SOLD NE IN JU 5511 48B Ave., Ladner $599,000

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Ducati drivers have found new home Richmond dealership fills void in market for Audi-owned Italian motorcycles

BY

BENJAMIN YONG

Optimist contributor

With no local Ducati presence for almost three years, Ducati Richmond manager Jamie Nicholls

said it was high time the Audi-owned Italian motorcycle brand returned to Lulu Island.

Aug. 24 marked the official grand opening of the 2,000 square-foot store,

located at 2145-21000 Westminster Hwy., that combines retail space, a showroom and a full service area manned by a certified Ducati master technician.

“We had a soft opening

February 15, we’ve been open and operating for six months. What’s different now is we’re done the renovation process — we had a team from Ducati come in and literally measure every

Ducati Richmond opened last weekend on Westminster Highway. square inch of the building. They took that info and sent it to Italy where their design team put together Ducati identity fixtures for us. They were built in Italy and shipped over here,” said Nicholls.

Everything from the artadorned walls to the red shelving to the themed coffee bar hint at the company’s Italian racing pedigree.

Although Nicholls said all dealers receive some form of official branding, like the other three businesses located in Vancouver, Kelowna and on Vancouver Island that carry other manufacturer’s products in addition to Ducati, a good portion of the redecorating done is exclusive and is one of the perks of being

a Ducati-only dealership.

After the now-defunct Richmond Motorsports shut down, he said there was a public outcry to bring another Ducati specialist back.

“Ducati North America started getting inundated with phone calls and emails from people in the area who used to have bikes purchased and serviced in the Richmond area,” said Nicholls, who is a motorcycle mechanic by trade.

He originally became involved with the company after receiving a call from one of the shareholders whom he knew from his days at the racetrack.

Visit www.ducati-richmond.com for more information.

Study reveals what car buyers are thinking Vehicle history reports play an important role in the used car buying process, as do experiences such as taking a test drive and even just sitting in the vehicle, a study by CarProof Vehicle History Reports suggests.

Last year, CarProof, Canada’s most trusted vehicle history report provider, commissioned BlueGuru Consulting to study the consumer experience throughout the used car buying process.

This research project revealed a number of interesting insights into what consumers think and how they feel when they are looking to buy a used car.

First and foremost, the study reveals that consumers value the information found within a CarProof vehicle history report and it influences where they shop.

Sixty per cent of respondents say they place more trust in a used car dealer or seller if they offer vehicle history reports and the same number of people show a preference to sellers that provide a vehicle history report.

Vehicle history reports also help car shoppers complete their purchase with peace of mind — 51 per cent of those surveyed say vehicle history reports help restore their confidence in the used car buying process.

According to the research study, the best part about shopping for a used car is getting behind the wheel.

Eighty-one per cent say taking the car for a test drive is exciting and something they anticipate. Similarly, just sitting in the car and getting a feel for the vehicle came in second at 71 per cent.

August 30, 2013 The Delta Optimist A39

Ed Walker 604-724-6702

NEW PRICE

$719,000

JUST REDUCED! $448,000

5399 BRIGANTINE RD, Ladner $1,388,888

Unit 304B 1248 Hunter Road

Golf course view 2 bed/2 bath plus den suite centrally located on Hunter Road which is within walking distance to Tsawwassen town centre. Perfect for snowbirds, or for those wishing to downsize, this is a clean, bright and spacious 1,361 sq.ft. of open living space overlooking the 17th Fairway of the Beach Grove Golf Club, with breathtaking view of Boundary Bay, White Rock and Mount Baker. Included are 2 secure covered parking stalls and a storage locker. Monthly maintenance fee of $342.16 also includes hot water, radiant in floor heat and gas. Priced below assessed value.

5243 LYNN PLACE, Ladner

City Realty Motivated seller offers extra incentives to buy—brandnew additions include quality carpeting on the main floor and a lush backyard lawn. Located in Ladner’s coveted Marina Garden Estates, this beautiful 2,238 sq.ft. 4 bedroom 3 bathroom family home with two-car garage offers lots of natural light. It is perfectly situated at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac and within walking distance to Neilson Grove Elementary & Cove Links Golf Course. This inviting space has a great layout that includes hardwood floors and energyefficient windows.

Radiant heating throughout main floor.

Property includes a renovated shed turned playhouse that your kids will love. A 14-foot wall of cedars offers optimum privacy.

Book your viewing now.

Fantastic new designer home in Lynn Place, Located on 1/3 of a cul- de–sac, with large triple garage, show stopper front entrance! Features of this 5 bedroom executive home are endless, a must see to believe, including high efficient radiant heating, wall to wall marble bathrooms, 30mm granite countertops, engineered maple hardwood floors, etc! The floor plan is spacious with an option of additional 600 sq ft of storage!

This is a dream kitchen…. see the kitchen and you will buy the house. This home is walking distance to schools & town center! The home is ready for you to move in today.

Call anytime to view.

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~ PARTNERS IN REAL ESTATE ~ RUSS NUGENT

Direct Line 946-2766 • email: rnugent@ladnerhomes.com

JOANNE EVANS

Direct Lines 946-8000 • 943 8080 • joanneevans@remax.net

RE/MAX PROGROUP REALTY 604-946-8000

NEW PRICE

NEW PRICE

$379,000 #C 4845 Linden Drive, Ladner

New Listing $529,000 4736 45A Avenue, Ladner

$619,000 4934 Central Avenue, Ladner

A lot of work has been done on this nice family home to get it ready for the market! New carpets, fresh paint, new windows, new roof and the home sits on a nicely treed south exposed lot with a private back yard. The home presents itself well, and it waiting for its new family to live there.

Nice 2200 square foot 2 level main floor living 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom, family home close to town center, Lions Park, and Hawthorne School. 2 car garage, separate RV Parking with sani dump, and so much more.

Some nice updating has been done in this 3 level, 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom Townhome. The Kitchen has been remodeled and opened up into the Dining/Eating area making a great room. Some new painting, carpets, new windows and general updating makes this a move in condition family home. The home comes with a west exposed yard, 2 parking spots and lots of storage! This is a great starter home, with a great price, efficient to own and in a quiet neighborhood!

WATERFRONT LOT $659,000 4469 River Road West, Ladner

NEW LISTING COMING! Brodie Road, Ladner

Own your own 66 foot wide Water Front lot on the Fraser River near Ladner. The upland is currently parking lot & has 2 storage sheds. Please investigate a building opportunity with Port Metro Vancouver & Municipal authorities. The 66 X 65 Water Lot is zoned to moor 2 Float homes & Boat moorage with Municipal Water & Sewer available. The 2 Floathomes currently there are paying moorage on a month to month basis. You can Walk & Bike the Dyke, take in wonderful views, & Kayak on the River at your door! These Water Front lots are rarely available!

2 story 3 bedroom, basement entry home, currently getting some new work done and ready for market August 31st!

1 SOLD 1 Building Lot Left Paton Drive, Ladner 2 46.50 X 100 foot south exposed build lots for sale! Building plans for one lot are already approved & ready to go!

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5015 Fenton Drive | $999,000

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SPACIOUS

ACROSS MEMORIAL PARK

#406-4768 53rd St. | $295,000

932 sqft - 2 bdrms - 2 bath - top floor Sunningdale phase IV - Ladner - v1017347

NEW PRICE!

A306-4811 53rd Street | $398,900 1,861 sqft - 3 bdrms - 2 bath - 2 parking spaces - Ladner - MLS# v951619

#7-4965 47th Ave. | $419,900

4752 55B Street | $710,000

#15-4788 57th Street | $449,900

2,084 sqft - 3 bdrms - 3.5 bath - townhome Ladner Estatesr - MLS #v1020136

SOLD 5336 Westminster Ave | $959,000

2,191 sqft - 3 bdrms - 2.5 bath - 11,668 sqft lot - dble garage - overheight carport - workshop - v1016835

1,560 sqft - 3 bdrms - 2 bath - 4,844 sqft lot Ladner - MLS# v1008483

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D218 4845 53 Street | $316,900

#202-4745 54A Street, Ladner | $352,000

1,029 sqft - 2 bdrms - 2 bath Ladner Pointe - MLS #v1020128

1,101 sqft - 2 bdrms - 2 bath - den Adlington Court - Ladner

3600 VIRTUAL TOUR SOLD

5678 Clipper Rd. | $689,000

1,647 sqft - 3 bdrms - 2.5 bath - townhouse Ladner - MLS #v1015446

NEW LISTING

1,033 sqft - 2 bdrms - 1 bath - 10,303 sqft lot detached garage - MLS #v1020133

NEW PRICE

QUIET STREET

SOLD 5385 Wellburn Drive, Ladner Listed by Remax Progroup

SOLD by richard lowe & associates

SOLD

SOLD 4551 Aurora Court | $739,900

3,112 sqft - 4 bdrms - game room - den - 3 bath quiet street - 6,144 sqft lot - Ladner - MLS #v1018774

6204 48A Ave, Ladner Listed by Remax Progroup

SOLD by richard lowe & associates

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Vancouver Giants training camp is in full swing at the Ladner Leisure Centre as the Western Hockey League club prepares for the upcoming season. The Giants will play two pre-season games in Ladner including Saturday night when the Kelowna Rockets are in town at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the door.

Canadians roster taking shape Major midget club has 13 signed including returning blueliner Phoenix Worth & 15-year-old Ryan Jones BY

MARK BOOTH

mbooth@delta-optimist.com

The ever-changing landscape of minor hockey in B.C. has given major midget coaches even more to ponder when determining their opening day roster.

The B.C. Major Midget Hockey League remains the premier destination for the province’s top 15year-olds (1998 born) who are still a year away from being eligible to play at the junior level. Up until last season, players who couldn’t land a spot on the regional rep teams typically returned to play Midget AAA for their home association.

Some chose to play exclusively for their school academy team which has become an even more viable option with B.C. programs now part of the Canadian Sports School Hockey League (CSSHL).

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South Delta, Burnaby Winter Club and Yale (Abbotsford) will ice teams in the Elite 15 Division that will also feature five other academy programs and play a 30-to-36 game regular season schedule.

When the Greater Vancouver Canadians held their first round of open tryouts earlier this month at the Richmond Olympic Oval, a number of prospects were already pencilled in to play for their academy team. With school starting next week and the major midget roster deadline set for Sept. 15 it meant decisions on some 15-year-olds had to be made sooner rather than later.

First-year Canadians head coach Phil Alalouf has named 13 players to his 2013-14 team and the final roster spots will be determined when training camp resumes this week.

“With the kids who are in the

academy programs, you are having to make those decisions quicker,” said Alalouf. “If there is a guy who we have ranked sixth for two spots, we are not going to put him through the stress of not knowing where he is going to be playing (this season).

“We’re getting closer to knowing what our final roster is going to look like.”

When all is said and done, Alalouf says the Canadians could be carrying as many as eight 15year-olds which is a typical number.

Among them is South Delta Minor blueliner Mitch Jones, who wasn’t selected in last spring’s Western Hockey League draft but has since been listed by the Vancouver Giants. His stock increased among the Giants rookie class by earning an invite to the club’s main camp. Jones also impressed at the Canadians tryout camp.

The list of 1998s also includes North Delta forward Dante Hannoun, selected 11th overall in the WHL draft by the Victoria Royals.

Sixteen-year-old South Delta product Colin Gannery has also earned a spot. He played for the South Delta Academy team last season.

Alalouf will have some experience to lean on including 1996born blueliners Phoenix Worth and Scott Munro who will be counted on for their leadership as well. They are joined by veteran fowards Josh Murphy and Sean Gillespie. More could be back depending on their status at the junior level.

“Right now we have three guys in contention for one dman spot.

Six guys for two forward positions and three or four goalies trying to earn the other job,” added Alalouf.

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Riding club conquers Mt. Baker

Thirteen members of the South Delta Riding Club took a break from the local flatlands for their epic Mount Baker bike ride earlier this month. The journey started in Sumas, WA (nine metres elevation) and concluded at Artist Point (1,551 metres) in the shadow of snow-covered Mt. Baker, covering a total of 154 kilometres. The group of riders included: Curtis Hall, Sheldon Orr, Richard Van Straaton, Dave Jackson, Brad Smith, Greg Funk, Don Shaw, Mark Pinckard, Mike Sarko, Neil Pope , Dave Hodgson, Bill MacMillan and Konstantine Sarafis.

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Dolphins standout swimming for Canada at Junior Worlds in Dubai

Rising Winskill Dolphins Swim Club star stroke. His time of 56.64 broke a 15-yearMarkus Thormeyer is in Dubai this week old provincial record in the 15-17 boys representing Canada at the 2013 FINA category.

Junior World Championships.

Last summer, the Grade 11 South Delta At just 16, Thormeyer is the youngsecondary student was selected to represent est member of the 28 athlete Canada on the Youth Team at Canadian team. He earned the the North American Challenge opportunity to represent his Cup, a tri-meet between Canada, country by being the top U18 Mexico, and California, in male in the 100 backstroke at Edmonton; where he won both the Canadian Summer Nationals the 100 and 200m backstroke in Point-Claire, QB, posting a events. time of 57.45 seconds which He is joined on the team by ranked him fourth overall. He Winskill alumni Luke Reilly also qualified to race the 200m who now swims with the UBC backstroke as the second fastest Dolphins. Reilly was scheduled Markus Thormeyer to compete in the 200 and 400 Canadian junior, touching the wall in 2:04.4. individual medley.

His results so far in Dubai includes placThormeyer carries on a Winskill tradition ing 21st overall in the 100 back. He also of placing an athlete on the Canadian team helped the Canadian 4x100 mixed relay for the World Junior meet. Noemie Thomas team qualify for the finals. did the same in 2010. She recnetly competThormeyer recently represented B.C. at ed at the World Championships in Barcelona the Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke where she reached the final of the 100 metre where he earned bronze in the 100 backbutterfly.

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4570 51st St.

1122 53A St.

4504 W River Rd.

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5285 44th Ave. 5413 River Rd.

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4936 63A Street, Ladner

$880,000

$899,000

FANTASTIC CUSTOM-BUILT HOME

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• 5 bedroom + Office home • Large open plan kitchen • Whirlpool appliances • Engineered hardwood • Largest lot in new subdivision • Including net GST

STUNNING CUSTOM 4300 SQ.FT. HOME

• 5 year young • 2,918 sq.ft, 4 or 5 bedroom in West Ladner • 10,215 sq.ft lot with double garage and double garage/shop in back • 2 master suites • Walk to schools

• Bel-Air style exec. home • Stahaken Subdivision • 4,300 sq.ft of top-notch construction • 4 bedrooms and an office • 4 bathrooms • 22 foot vaulted entrance

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4560 51st St., Lader

1212 Pacific Drive, Tsaw.

$899,900

$938,800

STUNNING EXECUTIVE HOME! MASTER ON MAIN

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STUNNING EXECUTIVE HOME

• 5 year young • 2,580 sq.ft • 4 bedrooms, • Crown moulding • Beautiful outdoor jacuzzi hot tub with covered patio!

• 3,170 sq.ft custom built executive home • Top-of-the-line finishings • 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms • Triple car garage • 10,200 sq.ft private yard

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674 52nd Street, Tsaw.

1617 Duncan Dr., Tsaw.

$1,059,900

$988,000

WATERFRONT EXECUTIVE HOME!

DREAM ESTATE HOME! 6,600 SF

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• Extensive renovations

• Luxury executive estate • 6,160 sq.ft home, 1 yr old • 20,000 sq.ft lot • High 25 foot ceilings • Prof. landscaped yard • Move in ready

• Gourmet kitchen e egr e e 360 dour onlin t l a vir tu

• 4 bdrms 3 bthrms • 3,000 sqft house • 6,0000 sqft lot

5382 Crescent Dr., Ladner

1516 Beach Grove Road, Tsaw.

$1,695,000

$2,098,000

LADNER’S FINEST COUNTRY ESTATE

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$2,880,000

*FRASER AND HIS TEAM RANKED #4 IN THE GREATER VANCOUVER REAL ESTATE BOARD IN 2012. *as of December 2012

• 7.59 Acre Estate • Prime West Ladner location • Unobstructed views of of North Shore Mountains!

• Tennis courts, office accomodation, putting green 4905 36th Ave., Ladner

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BEAUTIFUL BRAND NEW HOME

POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY

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August 30, 2013 The Delta Optimist A47

(Approx 10,000 agents total in Real Estate Board in 2012)

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6260 Brodie Place, Ladner

5516 Cove Inlet Road, Ladner

$919,900

$948,800

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#203-4808 Linden Dr.

6327 45th Ave.,

5720 Ferguson Ct.

4550 Edmonds Dr.

#328-1441 Garden Pl.

#204-1369 56th St.

#C208 4831 53rd St.

5314 Belair Cr.

1648 Enderby Ave.

4695 Holly Park Pl.

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4987 59A St.

5641 Sherwood Bv

5805 Fair Wd

4905 Cliff Dr.

4522 62nd St.

5318 Laurel Dr.

206 52nd St.

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#24-5661 #7-5671 Ladner Trunk Rd. Ladner Trunk Rd.

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1522 Beach Grove Rd.

Ask about my Vancouver Sun marketing campaign.

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5404 Chamberlayne Ave.

5629 Clipper Ladner

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#203-4738 53rd St.

941 50th St.

$599,900 5097 Calvert Dr.

FRASER HAS BEEN BUSY! 1 Sale Every 2.97 days so far in 2013!!!*

Fraser and his Team are CURRENTLY RANKED #5 in THE GREATER VANCOUVER REAL ESTATE BOARD (over 10,000 agents total) *Based on number of sales in 2013! Stats as of July 28th 2013. *Based on Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver Statistics!

Call Fraser today for UNBEATABLE Real Estate Marketing Expertise.

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A48 The Delta Optimist August 30, 2013

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(last right before the ferry terminal)

Open 12–5pm daily, except Friday

This is not an offering for sale. An offering for sale can only be made after filing a disclosure statement. Photos and renderings are representational only. E&OE.

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