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Residents filled the South Delta Recreation Centre again Wednesday for the third day of the Southlands public hearing. Many speakers are still to be heard.

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Southlands hearing extended

Three days not enough as at least 100 speakers still remain on list to voice opinions on Century proposal BY

SANDOR GYARMATI

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The public hearing for a controversial development proposal for the Southlands continues into a fourth day today.

Originally scheduled for three days, the hearing began Monday at the South Delta Recreation Centre and has already run for more than 17 hours. By the close of Wednesday’s evening session, about 250 speakers had been called from a list that, so far, includes just over 350 names.

That number doesn’t include those who have already spoken and want a second chance to address Delta council.

The first two days of the hear-

ing saw a slight majority speak in opposition, but it was supporters who had a narrow edge on the third day.

Each of the first three days saw large audiences during the afternoon sessions with crowds swelling to around 300 in the evening.

Many of the same arguments for and against the Century Group proposal were made on Wednesday with supporters, many wearing “Yes” stickers and some sporting green T-shirts, saying the development would have positive impacts. Opponents, many clad in red baseball caps, once again claimed the opposite.

By the end of the third day it was clear both sides were firmly entrenched with only a few

throughout the proceedings suggesting any change or compromise.

On Wednesday, one resident opposed expressed frustration that it seemed to be nothing more than a numbers game and a mockery of democracy.

There were also several references to the “silent majority” and “NIMBYs” by supporters, one saying PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE a solution to the ongoCentury Group president Sean Hodgins has listened ing controversy over the land presents itself, as speaker after speaker provided input on his but faces stubborn and proposal.

irrational opposition.

The opening day Monday gave a clear indication the issue is as divisive as ever, a fact acknowledged by both supporters and opponents.

Century Group president Sean Hodgins has been present to hear all speakers on his proposal that calls for 950 housing units while transferring 80 per cent of the 217-hectare (537-acre) Tsawwassen property to Delta, much of it for farming.

Opponents leveled arguments over the loss of prime agricultural land, traffic and flooding.

Questioning the affordability, some also noted the development See HEARING page 3

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The driver of the overheight truck that slammed into the Highway 10 overpass earlier this week, leaving afternoon traffic snarled for hours, has been fined.

Just after 2 p.m. Tuesday, the truck, which was heading south on Highway 99, hit the overpass. Police had to close Highway 99 southbound and Highway 10 in both directions for several hours while engineers were called in to assess the damage.

Thousands of afternoon commuters were affected as drivers had to divert onto other roadways to get around the closures.

Cpl. Robert McDonald, a spokesperson for RCMP E Division Traffic, said the driver, who had a permit to carry an oversized load, was on the second trip of the day when he ran into the overpass.

The first load made it under Highway 10 with no problems, but on the second trip of the day, the load, what appeared to be a large metal cylinder, ended up being too high and smashed into the overpass, causing a significant amount of damage.

McDonald said the driver was fined $115 for the over-height load, as well as $132 for not properly main-

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taining his logbook. He said the provincial commercial vehicle inspection unit was also called in to investigate

HEARING from page 1 was in the wrong location, suggesting more density be added to the town centre.

Supporters cited the need for more housing variety for young families and downsizers as well as improving poor agricultural land to put it back into production.

Throughout the proceedings, Hodgins was commended for not only his vision but also his family being an integral and generous part of the community.

Opponents made sure not to level personal criticism against Hodgins, instead

GORD GOBLE

The Highway 10 overpass over Highway 99 is still down to one-lane alternating traffic after a truck slammed into the structure Tuesday afternoon.

focusing on his rezoning application.

Several opponents noted that Century Group was a speculator that knowingly bought land zoned agricultural. Allowing the development, which is not needed, would create a bad precedent, they warned.

“I think we must give this application a resounding no and make it quite clear that there will be no further consideration. This is farmland. Once that is clear, I think the level of farming is going to improve,” said

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and issued more than $400 in fines for minor defects to the truck.

By late Tuesday night,

traffic was moving again on Highway 99.

The Highway 10 overpass has been reduced to

one lane with alternating traffic and will remain that way for some time, McDonald said.

John Thomas on Tuesday.

A few opposed said residents feel worn down and it’s as if the development is being forced upon them.

One described the plan as “the zombie of all development proposals, nothing seems to kill it, it keeps rising from the dead.”

However, supporters had enthusiastic praise for the proposal, saying it’s a great deal for Delta.

Some noted the property faces an uncertain future if the application fails, including the possibility of greenhouses or the site ending up in a First Nation’s hands.

Noting Delta is expe-

riencing an aging demographic, school board chair Laura Dixon on Tuesday said the plan was a good fit for the community.

“The continual refinements from the original proposal show me that our voices have been heard by the mayor, council and Century Group... Not many communities have been able to resolve the issues of conflict around suburban and farming land use. This Southlands proposal will set an important precedent that will likely point the way for many other communities in the future,” she said.

Delta Farmers’ Institute

president David Ryall, who was only speaking on his own behalf, expressed opposition, saying the Southlands soil can be improved to be even better than his Westham Island farm, without building housing. His view was in contrast to several prominent farmers who endorsed the project and were recently featured in a large advertisement by the Century Group.

The hearing continues today at the recreation centre. The afternoon session runs from 3 to 6 p.m. followed by the evening session from 6:45 to 9:30 p.m.

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Municipal delegation is headed for nation’s capital next week

Dredging, First Nations land and infrastructure funding all on the agenda BY

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A delegation of municipal officials is heading to Ottawa next week to meet with federal counterparts on some key issues of concern to Delta.

Mayor Lois Jackson, Coun. Ian Paton and CAO George Harvie will travel to the nation’s capital Nov. 5, returning two days later, for meetings arranged by MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay.

They’ll discuss the federal contribution towards the secondary channel dredging program, the proposed amendments to the federal Additions-to-Reserves Policy as well as economic stimulus funding for infrastructure projects. The first two items are considered “matters of some urgency” for Delta.

Although the federal government has contributed money toward the longawaited dredging program, Environment Canada, on the other hand, will charge up to $500,000 for ocean

disposal fees to have the dredged materials dumped elsewhere.

Calling it a crazy situation, Paton said Delta is hoping that Environment Canada will waive those fees so the dredging program won’t have to be scaled back.

Meanwhile, the proposed policy that could make it easier for First Nations outside Delta to purchase Delta lands and potentially remove them from municipal jurisdiction has caused some angst. Harvie said he’s surprised more people aren’t aware of what’s being proposed and the implications.

Concern has been raised what could happen in Delta if First Nations purchase Agricultural Land Reserve properties and have them removed in the name of economic development.

A report to the Metro Vancouver board last week noted that it’s “imperative that this land use concern be raised with the federal government.”

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The regional board voted to object to the policy changes if they result in the creation of so-called satellite reserves.

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The following are some of the calls of interest the Delta Police Department responded to in the South Delta area between Monday, Oct. 21 and Sunday, Oct. 27: Tsawwassen • Oct. 23, 6:21 p.m., 1100-block of 56th Street: A male customer in the coffee shop in the supermarket paid for his order with a $100 bill. A subsequent check of the bill proved it to be counterfeit. The male is described as tall, heavy set, and wearing a black jacket and baseball cap. Still photographs of the suspect from the video surveillance will be disseminated for possible identification.

• Oct. 24, 8 p.m., 1600block of Highway 17: Police stopped a vehicle for speeding. The male driver admitted to consuming alcohol before driving. The driver refused to provide a breath sample and as a result he was suspended from driving for 90 days, his vehicle was impounded and his driver’s licence seized.

• Oct. 25, 9:30 p.m., 1600-block of 57th Street: Police patrolled area following a report that three youths were setting off firecrackers and had possibly assaulted the complainant.

Three youths were located and found to be in possession of several firecrackers. Investigation found the youths not to be the suspects in the previous incident. The firecrackers were seized for destruction and

the youths were released at the scene.

• Oct. 26, 5:40 a.m., 1300-block of View Crescent: Video surveillance revealed two males prying the building front door and entering a locked storage room by forcing a locker door. Suspects were observed on the video removing Middle Eastern rugs and several other items in a covered garbage can.

Suspects to be identified from the video.

• Oct. 27, 8 a.m., 1600block of 56th Street: Report that vehicle with a smashed window and open door was left in the back parking lot of the hotel. An investigation found the owner of the vehicle who attended the scene and indicated that a black leather Kenneth Cole briefcase containing a silver Acer Aspire laptop was taken from the rear seat.

Police spoke with numerous guests who stated they heard male conversation outside about 3 a.m. but no breaking glass.

Ladner • Oct. 21, 4:15 p.m., Highway 17 and Ladner Trunk Road: Policed stopped a pickup truck travelling at a speed of 144 km/h in an 80 km/h zone.

The driver was served with a ticket for excessive speeding and his vehicle impounded for seven days.

The driver was picked up at roadside by a friend.

• Oct. 22, 9:57 a.m., 4700-block of 53rd Street: Complainant reported a male had broken into her apartment and when confronted fled the scene. The suspect forced the deadbolt, causing the front door to splinter. An extensive canvass of the building and neighbouring businesses proved negative.

The suspect is described as Caucasian, dark complexion, mid-20s, wearing a dark jacket and pants, and carrying a single-strap black bag.

• Oct. 23, 3:32 p.m., 6200-block of 64th Street: Report received the community mailbox had been broken into and the mail stolen. Individual mailboxes had been pried open and the thief had targeted personal mail, leaving flyers and junk mail scattered on the ground. Canada Post indicated the boxes would be repaired within four hours and all customers notified of the theft.

• Oct. 25, 1 a.m., 5600block of Ladner Trunk Road: Police responded to a report that mischief was in progress as a male had just broken several sections of the fence at the apartment complex. Police located the suspect in front of the apartment intoxicated and yelling obscenities at the complainant. The suspect was arrested, transported to Surrey RCMP cells to be held until sober and then released on a promise to appear in court at a future date.

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The former Tsawwassen family at the centre of an $8.5 million lawsuit this week launched a counter offensive.

Blanchette Press, and the family who runs the awardwinning Richmond-based offset printing firm, is subject to a bizarre lawsuit and restraining order filed in Houston, Texas, by a couple who say they used to be close friends of the Blanchettes.

In the suit, Heidi Hanna and Charles Hill allege Blanchette Press — as well as Kim and Mary Ellen Blanchette and their five sons, Adam, Matt, Joel, Aaron and Mark — duped them out of $8.5 million (U.S.) of their life savings after being convinced last year to deposit the fortune into a Las Vegas hotel’s escrow account belonging to Joel.

The Blanchettes, however, filed their own suit on Monday in B.C. Supreme Court, claiming Hanna and

Hill maliciously and wrongHanna and Hill allege ly allege they engaged in they finally tracked Joel a conspiracy with Joel to down to a hotel in London, defraud them of more than England, where he, accord$8.5 million (U.S.) ing to the lawsuit, told them The counter-suit also the entire Blanchette family seeks an had knowinjunction ingly been restraining the The counter-suit also enjoying Texan couple spending seeks an injunction from further the cash restraining the publishing on private the petition’s jets, luxury Texan couple from allegedly false further publishing the hotels and allegations. a condo petition’s allegedly Both lawin False suits are Creek. false allegations. pending and Three have yet to be weeks ago, tested in court. a judge in Harris County, The Optimist reported Texas, granted a restraining last week how, according to order against the Blanchette Hanna and Hill’s lawsuit, family, preventing them the $8.5 million was to from transferring or selling allow Joel to take part in an any assets or withdrawing invitation-only, high roller or spending more than $500 poker game at the Wynn per day.

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When asked to comThe couple says it was ment on the lawsuit, Kim assured the $8.5 million Blanchette said via email was safe and returnable at that the “allegations against any time. Over time, the the companies, me and couple grew suspicious and other family members claims in the lawsuit that are completely meritless efforts to get the money and are being vigorously back were rebuffed. defended.”

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Trunk Rd. paving won’t be complete until next spring

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A stretch of Ladner Trunk Road has become frustrating for one civic politician — and likely many other drivers.

Coun. Ian Paton recently lamented the seemingly never-ending roadwork taking place on Ladner Trunk just east of Highway 17.

“There’s been all sorts of upgrades there for at least six months and I know they haven’t been all Delta upgrades. Some of them have been Metro Vancouver water line and sewer upgrades, a lot of them have been B.C. Hydro,” Paton said. “However, a lot of comments I’ve been getting from the public is that Ladner Trunk Road between Highway 17 and 64th (Street) has been a bumpy nightmare and just when I think it’s all done, the excavators are digging more holes again.”

On top of that, Paton wonders why there’s a “horrendously slow” speed limit of 50 km/h between 64th

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Signs warn Ladner Trunk Road drivers about delays and uneven pavement. and 72nd streets, before the limit jumps to 80 km/h.

Noting paving conditions were poor to begin with where work is now taking place, engineering director Steven Lan said the contract for the final roadwork by Delta has just been approved.

Storm water catch basin works are now underway and electrical conduit work will be ongoing until December, he said.

Final repaving of the roadway won’t be done until early spring 2014 due to weather conditions.

Lan said if there are

further complaints about the temporary paving, he’ll inspect the road to see what other measures could be done to make things smoother.

As far as the speed limit, Lan said he’d have to look into that issue, but he noted Holly Elementary is in the area and there had been an earlier accident involving a flag person near 72nd Street.

Coun. Bruce McDonald noted the speed limit was reduced due to complaints from residents at Anderson Place, but many motorists ignore it.

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MURPHY’S LAW There’s so much red and green in the room you’d think Christmas had come early, but the public hearing on Century Group’s Southlands plan has been very much a black and white affair.

With opponents sporting red hats and supporters wearing green T-shirts, it’s not hard to determine, even before they open their mouths, which way a speaker is leaning. Leaning is probably not the best description because pretty much everyone who has taken to the microphone at the South Delta Recreation Centre this week has their feet firmly planted in one camp or the other.

Over the first three days of the hearing, it’s been a case of either loving it or hating it, with precious few occupying that vast expanse of middle ground when it comes to the development proposal causing all the fuss.

Both sides have considerable strength, so in normal circumstances civic politicians would look to somehow bridge that chasm. The obvious step when there’s such a divide is to see if a compromise can be struck, a proposal crafted that satisfies the vast majority of those with an interest in the issue.

That’s easier said than done in this allor-nothing world of the Southlands.

Century has already cut the number of housing units in half and increased the amount of acreage to be deeded to Delta, and although I suspect there’s always more wiggle room in the figures, I don’t think amending them in this case would make a great deal of difference.

There’s been the occasional comment about relocating the project, perhaps to the outskirts of town, but that’s been the extent of any conciliation. You either love the proposal the way it is, and where it is, or you want to see the property remain zoned agriculture — in its entirety and in perpetuity.

It didn’t take long on Monday for all the arguments to be put on the table, so as Delta council members get set to hear from the public for a fourth day today, there won’t be much new information to be gleaned.

It’s democracy, and I’m not knocking it, but as I suggested last week, it turns into a numbers game where both sides are frantic to get out the vote. The more people they can get to the microphone, regardless of what they have to say, the better their chances for the desired outcome.

A fairly even split among speakers is sure to make council’s decision a difficult one as they’re bound to alienate as many as they satisfy, but it doesn’t look like there’s any other way out of this blackand-white environment.

Proposal before us is whole lot better than alternatives MIKE SCHNEIDER

COMMUNITY COMMENT The World Series is over but the Southlands public hearing is going into extra innings so come out and have your say today. It resumes at 3 p.m. at the South Delta Recreation Centre.

About eight years ago I was contracted by Century Group to design an interactive web presence that would document the activities of the Southlands Community Planning Team. Anyone from the community was invited to participate in the group to share their thoughts.

The early days of the planning team were interesting for sure.

If anyone thinks the deck was stacked, they are wrong. There was a wide variety of opinion but as reasoned arguments were developed, a combination of basic ideas began to evolve. “No means no” was never in the dialogue.

I chronicled weekly meetings and posted pertinent information on the website. Anyone was able

to sign in and leave a comment, observation or suggestion anonymously or as a registered user.

Where was everyone then?

When I look back, it was a very exciting time. I was, and still am, impressed that so many people with so many viewpoints could produce such a thoughtful design brief.

One of the early ideas was the concept of an educational component dedicated to agriculture. This idea is still percolating within the Delta school district and partnerships are developing as we speak to capitalize on opportunities as they may present themselves.

In all the voices from the opposition that decry “you can’t pave over farmland,” there has not been a solution offered that could better the compromise that is on the table right now.

A “no” speaker the other day suggested that housing stock and a market square development would “fragment” and “degrade” habitat.

I think the same would be true if mayor and council supported a “no means no” mantra.

What would Sean Hodgins and Century do if the answer was no?

Put yourself in his shoes for a moment. Would he give up and say, “OK, you win, I am going to give the public all of this land because I am tired of the battle?” Not likely.

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He would probably take time to reflect and then consider other options that might include getting into the farming business, a midlife career change, if you will. It does happen. Likely, this type of farming would consider the highest and best use of the land. Given its current soil condition, I think we all know what that means.

More likely, Century would consider hiving off the associated properties one or two at a time.

In this scenario, new landowners would carry on with their intentions and go through zoning processes to achieve their business and investment goals so you and I can reconvene at a public hearing yet again. What fun for all! This would occur as each parcel is purchased.

Talk about fragmentation. How about frustration?

In this fragmented scenario you can also bet there will not be one soil-based farmer interested in the purchase of any one of these parcels as is.

We need to concern ourselves with our human habitat and our human environment. It is just as important.

Finding the grey amongst the black and white is difficult. I believe we are seeing the most beautiful shade of grey in this proposal and that it is finally time to say yes.

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November 1, 2013 The Delta Optimist A9 Letters to the Editor

Tunnel replacement questions need answers

Editor: Questions that need to be answered before they require the George Massey Tunnel to be removed, then the Fraser River to be dredged to accommodate the largest sea-going ships to dock at the Fraser Surrey Docks, or any other Fraser River destination, are as follows: 1. Why is there not a full cost-benefit analysis required, along with a full environmental impact assessment on the effects this would have on the Fraser River estuary and

its ability to remain a Wetland of International Significance for wildfowl and fish, as designated at the Ramsar convention?

2. What are the projected costs of removing the George Massey Tunnel and who would be paying for it?

3. What would the cost of deepening the Fraser River to the depth required for the deepest sea-going ships projected to dock on the Fraser River above the George Massey Tunnel?

4. What are the annual dredging costs presently required to accommodate

prohibit dredging ships above the during salmon George Massey migration?

Tunnel?

8. What effects 5. What did it cost will this have on to install the training the wetlands so walls that were part important to the of the Trifurcation Pacific Flyway Project to direct as Doug and the ecosystem much of the flow Massey so important to of the Fraser River the migration of down the shipping salmon? lanes to reduce the amount 9. What effects will this of dredging required? have on the flow of water 6. What will be the addiand silting of the other tional costs to maintain the deeper channel as proposed branches of the Fraser River? and who will pay it?

10. What effects will the 7. Will dredging still be deepening have on the stasubject to guidelines that

bility of the dikes protecting both Richmond and Delta and who will pay for any additional works required to reinforce them?

11. How much more will it cost to elevate the proposed bridge to accommodate the larger ships proposed? And who will pay for this?

12. Whatever the cost, why are we using taxpayer money to accommodate a private company like the Fraser Surrey Docks?

13. Why are we proposing to deepen the Fraser River when Port Metro

Vancouver proposes to build Terminal 2 at Roberts Bank?

14. Is the only reason for deepening the Fraser River to accommodate coal and oil bearing ships to the Fraser Surrey Docks?

Answers to the above questions must be given with justification and proof that deepening the Fraser River is both economical and environmentally sound.

Build a new bridge, but build it to accommodate people and rapid transit, not the Fraser Surrey Docks.

Douglas George Massey

Tsawwassen could use more young families Hardly seems acceptable

Editor: As the debate on the Southlands takes centre stage, I would like to share by saying that our family has lived in Tsawwassen since 1972. I consider Tsawwassen my hometown and I am very thankful the people of Tsawwassen welcomed folks like us.

We have enjoyed living here, our children have graduated here and now our grandchildren enjoy it here and would not live anywhere else. None of us would ever consider moving away. We love the tranquil-

ity and the friendly neighbours and friends we have made over the years.

I would like to go on record saying I welcome the development of the Southlands, as I have thought about the pros and the cons and read many articles regarding the Southlands over the years.

The reason why I believe the Southlands should be developed is for the many benefits it will bring to our community.

Tsawwassen needs young families that will bring fresh ideas into the older

establishment in South Delta. The schools need students, the business community needs a boost, the sports clubs are constantly looking for new players and it will help the churches fill their pews. All in all, the benefits far outweigh the negatives.

I realize 56th Street will likely get busier but that is a small fraction when you consider what’s happening across Highway 17.

I was reminded the other day about the controversies surrounding Fred Gingell Park and the stairs heading

to the beach as well as the Winskill turf field, about how much agonizing and negative input those projects created. Today, both of those have improved Tsawwassen so much so that people come from a distance to enjoy them.

If the former Tsawwassen folks would have acted in the same way, and would have said no to the buildings in the 1960s, most of us would not have been able to live here. For this reason alone I am in favour of the Southlands proposal.

Hermann Glockl

Councillors must see through all the Century Group hype Editor: Wow, another full page coloured ad. If only those opposed to the Southlands development had a minute amount of the money that Century Group is spending to convince us 950 homes are good for Tsawwassen perhaps the real truth would come out.

I have lived in Tsawwassen for 53 years and oddly I don’t person-

ally know one person on the list in the ad of some 350 names. I wonder how many actually live in Tsawwassen and will be affected by the proposed development?

Turning this ad around, perhaps this is really an advertisement for those against the proposed rezoning. Just multiply those names listed by six (a little over 2,000 and probably more) and you can visual-

ize what the number of new residents that Tsawwassen will have to absorb. Being a vehicle dependent community, the traffic, which is bad now, will become insane.

Those in favour of this proposed rezoning say it is a win/win situation. I realize it is a win for the developer but I can’t think of one “win” that benefits those living in Tsawwassen.

Many have said how pretty the property is with the wonderful bike and pedestrian trails. Wouldn’t building houses ruin this?

I just hope and pray our councillors can visualize this as a resident of Tsawwassen does and can see through all the hype.

Robert Smith

Editor: Re: Coal dust within limits, Oct. 23 The ladies of Tsawwassen would like the testing commission to see their black window sills and grimy patios, and perhaps advise them how this fits in with acceptable coal dust guidelines.

In some cities in the United States, large signs are posted at construction sites requesting residents to report any blowing dust or dirt tracks that leave the zone.

One wonders how in Canada the people tolerate and the authorities accept a

fog of billowing coal dust following every train that wanders through our communities and across the farmlands.

This problem is so easily fixed by covering the open rail cars or spray sealing the contents, but that costs money and takes profit from the billionaire corporations that deal in coal.

The government doesn’t care. With a philosophy of growth and profit overriding all else, there are few actions taken toward the overall livability and well being of the citizens.

Al Warner

Traffic jam would have been worse Editor: Tuesday night we, and thousands of others, spent three hours in traffic trying to get home to Tsawwassen from Vancouver.

Can you imagine the impact of more cars, if the Southlands were developed?

We have seen no plans to improve/alleviate traffic to and from Vancouver.

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Their 2012-2013 Annual Report states in part: “TFN has a long-standing dispute with Canada over an incorrect interpretation

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base, but for a variety of reasons that base lacked the necessary physical infrastructure to support both Member driven [housing] and TFN driven development.”

Necessary infrastructure includes both sewage treatment and roads estimated in their 2013-2014 Appropriations Act to cost $12 million and $21 million, respectively.

TFN recently announced a sewage project costing $25 million. Design and construction is commencing immediately while TFN looks for a way to pay for it. Low cost loans might be secured with senior government help, or maybe they could start with a mortgage on lands they own in Delta?

It’s too early to tell, but we’re assured the sewage plant and malls will be open for business by the

summer of 2015.

A Property Development Group website links to a brochure offering their mall retail space for lease. It’s to be available in the second quarter of 2016. No mention is made of Walmart or other “confirmed tenants.”

Ivanhoe Cambridge makes no mention of a Tsawwassen project on its website. It seems unlikely to me that any developer would fund a landowner’s infrastructure before signing a lease. I’ve not heard of a lease being signed and it is unclear what conditions may remain and when, if ever, they will be met.

Whatever the situation really is, I hope it’s not as dire as it seems when viewed through Google. If it is, they really need some sort of senior government support, aid or concession.

Ed Ries

Tsawwassenites don’t want problems that have been plaguing Ferndale

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$11.6 million. Property tax, the mainstay of local governments, amounts to only eight per cent of revenue.

When federal payments end, or perhaps sooner, they will need other revenue sources.

As far as I can discern, they’ve secured no leases, but their Economic Development Corporation is tasked with negotiating leases for a container examination facility as well as Property Development Group and Ivanhoe Cambridge malls. Funding was recently announced for the container facility and there is a 2011 memorandum of understanding enabling due diligence with both mall developers to determine the feasibility of their projects.

TFN’s Annual Report includes a revealing statement: “The Treaty provided Tsawwassen with an asset

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Editor: I am writing to express my concern with the proposed 50,000-watt AM radio towers that KRPI (BBC) is planning to relocate from Ferndale, Wash., to Point Roberts, Wash.

The plan to erect five 45metre (150-foot) steel towers that emit 50,000 watts is extremely disconcerting to our family.

Ferndale’s residents have been suffering and

complaining for years about blanketing electronic interference. Given our population is double that of Ferndale, and since Tsawwassen’s location with respect to the proposed transmission towers is comparable to Ferndale’s location to the existing towers, similar nuisance and potential adverse health effects can be expected in Tsawwassen.

I do not understand why

Industry Canada would allow this application to go ahead in Point Roberts when the same upgrade application was rejected in Ferndale where the towers currently exist.

Please put a stop to this project as the proposed location is unsuitable given the population of Tsawwassen and the known and expected electronic interference it will cause.

Dyrl Nixon

Council members owe public hearing speakers their undivided attention Editor: I have just returned from attending the first evening of the public hearing on the Southlands. There were many fine presentations, some eloquent, some very informed and some very emotional. All in all, it’s what one would expect.

This issue has divided this community for years and it’s a shame that it con-

tinues to do so. Delta council is doing due diligence, as that is the least we would expect from our elected officials.

At the beginning of the evening, Mayor Lois Jackson asked that all cell phones be turned off, which is a reasonable request.

I did notice while watching the proceedings, and the council members, that

one member in particular spent an inordinate amount of time looking at their cell phone. It seems to me that this is an issue of extreme importance to the community, and many people have taken special efforts to be involved in this process, so the least a council member could do is give their undivided attention to it.

E. Stewart

Point radio towers could interfere with much more Editor: After attending last Wednesday’s meeting at South Delta Secondary regarding the radio towers, I’m puzzled.

Why was nothing men-

tioned about the communication interference at the airport (Boundary Bay), ferry terminal and coal port? What about marine traffic, including those with dangerous goods? Was

Delta Hospital (bustling with electronics) even mentioned? No. These Point Roberts radio towers need to be stopped now.

Sonja Whitehead

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Caring community came out to help

Editor: Tomorrow will be exactly one year since my loving dog and best friend, Jordy, dug his way under the fence at my home in Ladner to escape the fireworks and ran terrified from my life.

This horrible experience opened a new respect that I have for the friends, family, acquaintances and total strangers that took part in the search for my lost dog.

The willingness to help, the unconditional caring for the sake of a lost dog, and the consideration of my feelings that were displayed by all has me in awe of my community.

I was, and still am, over-

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Jordy went missing a year ago after being scared by fireworks. whelmed by the amazing show of support that I was afforded during the ordeal.

I cannot begin to thank everyone who participated and/or offered information

or support. I can only hope that you know who you are and will accept my deepest, heartfelt gratitude at this time.

When I realized that the

reports and sightings at the end were of a different animal, it was a difficult decision for me to stop searching for my Jordy.

I may have lost my dog but I gained an immense appreciation for the care and concern of everyone who took the time out of their busy lives to keep a watchful eye out for him.

You will never know how much I appreciated you calling me with even the faintest hope that he might be returned to my arms. We live in a beautiful place and I can attest that the people who live here outshine the beauty.

Laurie Anderson

It’s time to take action on salmon inquiry report Editor: Having grown up in Tsawwassen, I know how important sockeye salmon is to our community, province and country.

The Cohen Commission Sockeye Salmon Inquiry was conducted after the Fraser River sockeye collapse in 2009. Its final report was submitted to

the federal government one year ago and provides a plan of action to protect wild salmon. However, a year later, they haven’t taken any action to implement this plan.

One of the reasons our salmon and other marine life are suffering is because of climate change, a problem the Canadian govern-

ment has yet to tackle, despite it saying that it supports an aggressive approach to climate change that achieves real environmental and economic benefits for all Canadians.

What are we waiting for?

We have all the ingredients for success: desire, a feasible plan, but we are lacking action by our government.

Salmon are key to B.C.’s economy. We want a sustainable future that protects the economy and our environment.

It is not only possible; it is probable — if we take action. It’s been a year since the Cohen report was issued — now is the time to take action.

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Cora, a 13-year-old thoroughbred, gets up close and personal with Thalia Ochoa at Second Chance Horse Rescue in Ladner.

Rescue centre is giving horses second chance BY

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Thalia Ochoa’s Second Chance Horse Rescue is off to a fast start.

Ochoa, who founded the Ladner rescue in February, said she’s already found homes for 25 horses.

“I never expected for it to get as big as it is, but it’s been going really well,” she said, noting the group also has a big following on Facebook.

Second Chance takes in horses from people who aren’t able to take care of them anymore and also travels to horse auctions around the province.

Ochoa noted seven horses, otherwise destined for slaughter, have been saved so far at auctions.

Once horses are at the rescue, they get the nec-

essary care before being adopted, said Ochoa, 22.

The adoption process includes coming out to visit with the horse, submitting an application, reference and home checks and a two-week trial period.

“It’s a bit of a process but we want to make sure that any horse that comes in goes to the best home possible for both parties.”

There are currently four horses up for adoption.

Ochoa, who lives in North Delta and is working on a diploma in equine studies, said she’s been riding horses since she was six.

“My first horse was a rescue and I know how good that made me feel, helping the horse and having the horse help me.”

She is planning a fundraiser for Second Chance

Horse Rescue on Saturday, Nov. 9 at One20 Pub & Grill. Tickets are $20, good for dinner, a drink and prize entries. Ochoa notes it’s a family friendly event with children’s entertainment.

She said if people buy tickets before the night of fundraiser, they are entered to win two box seat tickets to a Canucks game on Jan. 18.

Contact Ochoa at 778233-1903 or visit Westway Feed on Ladner Trunk Road for tickets.

There will also be a WestJet raffle for a return flight for two, she said, adding entries are one for $20, three for $50 and 10 for $100.

Check out www.secondchancehorserescue.weebly. com or find the group on Facebook for more information.

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CHURCH DIRECTORY St. David’s Anglican Church

1115 - 51A Street, Tsa • 604-943-4737

Sunday Services

8 am Holy Communion (BCP) 10 am Holy Communion (BAS) with youth & children’s programs

Wednesdays

11 am Holy Communion (BCP), followed by lunch

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SUNDAYS 10AM

Traditional or Modern Music SOUTHDELTA.ORG

WE’RE RENOVATING! Our Temporary Location: 5008 - 47A Ave., Ladner

St. Andrew's Church Service of Holy Communion 9:00 am Sunday

Women’s Bible Study

3900 Arthur Drive, Ladner 604-946-4522 Daily Mass in Chapel

Monday - Saturday at 9am

Weekend Masses

Saturday at 5pm Sunday at 9am, 11am & 5pm

St.Stephen's United Church

1710 56th Street, Tsawwassen, BC (South Delta Artists’ Guild Arts Gallery) (next to SD Rec Centre)

4979-44A Avenue, Ladner 604-946-9179 • 604-946-4224

“A place where love and friendship matters”

SUNDAY - 10AM

Welcomes You

THURSDAY 6:45PM AWANA Children’s Club

Come worship with us Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013 at 10:30 am

11:15 AM WORSHIP SERVICE

FRIDAY - 7PM Youth Night

Baptisms

Tsawwassen United Church

available every Sunday

For other Sacrements please call the parish office for an appointment with the Pastor.

Tel: 604-943-3432

SUNDAYS, 10 AM Worship & Christian Education “All are warmly welcomed to worship

throughout life and trying to navigate through them can be near impossible at times.

The fog of family problems, sickness, death, even traffic and construction, can overwhelm us, especially when they all seem to happen at once.

But something else I noticed last week was every once in awhile I could hear the piercing sound of the foghorn and to me it was a reminder who God has told us, “Lo, I am with you even unto the end of the age.”

— Matthew 28:20.

Even though life can become overwhelming, God often lets us know that He is there for us, even amidst the fog.

Pastor Mike Koot

“Cultivating Community:” Following a Small God” Philippians 2:1-11

4594 – 54A Street, Ladner, B.C. 604-946-7033

• Rev. Dan Kirkegaard • 693 53rd St., Delta, BC 604-943-2911 www.tsawwassenunited.org

WORSHIP & CHILDREN’S CHURCH SUNDAY’S at 10:00 am

“Currency of Time and Place”

email: ladnercrc@telus.net Visit our website: www.ladnercrc.com

Tom & Susan Coutts are pleased to welcome

Dr. Spencer Smid D.C.

to Tsawwassen Chiropractic

Special musician; Julia Lattimer

COMMUNITY WORSHIP

2nd Sunday 9:30am Kin Village 3rd Sunday 2:00pm The Waterford

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Ladner Christian Fellowship

Sunday Worship 10:30am

with us as we Celebrate God’s Grace.”

The fog was an incredible sight last week; I was amazed at the thickness of it and also how long it had lasted during the day.

A moment that sticks out was when I was driving back along the highway enjoying the sun and clear surroundings, when, as I looked ahead, all I could see was this thick wall of fog.

As I entered into it, the sun was no longer visible and one could not see that far ahead of them. It was an incredible sight to behold.

Driving through it, I was struck with the idea of how life does the same thing, only most of the time we do not know we are in the fog until it has already engulfed us.

Many troubles seem to follow us

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Steve Naylor

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Out of the fog

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Gloria and Carols

CALLING COMMUNITY SINGERS

Share Your Love For Business With Our Kids!

Join the St. David’s Community Choir: Sunday, Nov. 3rd, 1pm - Weekly rehearsals begin Thursday, Dec. 19th, 7pm - Dress Rehearsal Friday, Dec. 20th, 7pm - Gloria Concert and Carol-Sing!

Junior Achievement of British Columbia is looking for volunteers in the business community to help deliver JA’s free business education programs to BC youth.

Orientation and materials are provided.

All singers are welcome and all levels are represented in this inspirational, teaching environment. $20 Registration Fee. Contact 604-943-4737 or admin@stdavidsdelta.com.

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Community’s help needed to fill Xmas stockings

Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall’s Stockings For Kids program to brighten holidays for 300 local children Thanks to the cosponsorship of the Delta Optimist, the merchants of Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall, Century Group and the Tsawwassen community, 300 kids supported by Deltassist will benefit from the 17th annual Stockings For Kids program this Christmas.

The program was launched in 1996 and with overwhelming community generosity, has steadily grown from 150 to the current 300 stockings.

Stockings For Kids makes an appeal to community members to sponsor a stocking with a designated gender and age, fill it with appropriate new gifts, and return it to the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall for distribution by Deltassist Family and Community Services.

A varied assortment of groups, businesses and individuals respond to the needs of kids less fortunate each year. Sponsoring a

stocking is perhaps one of the truest gestures of giving, as it is done anonymously, with each recipient having no way of thanking the donor. Everyone simply takes the opportunity to

give something back to the community and enhance a child’s Christmas morning.

Stockings can be picked up during Adopt A Stocking Day on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 11 a.m. to 2

p.m. inside the mall, near Centre Stage Accessories.

Participants will be asked to choose what age and gender they would like to fill a stocking for and to return the filled stocking to

The Smoke & Pop Shop by Friday, Nov. 29.

Those wishing to participate but unable to attend Adopt A Stocking Day are invited to call the mall (after Nov. 9) at 604-943-

1735 to make alternative pick up arrangements.

Families wishing to register for Toy Depot assistance are asked to call Deltassist at 604-594-3455 or 604946-9526.

Shop Ladner Harbour Centre

Walkathon to support RCH

A Ladner family is aiming to raise money for Royal Columbian Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit with its second annual walkathon later this month.

Ron and Stephanie VanMarrewyk organized their first Christmas 5km Walkathon last year, raising $45,000 for the hospital.

The couple was inspired to organize the fundraiser after their triplet daughters, now three years old, were born 11 weeks early and received care at the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit.

“We felt so blessed to be surrounded by amazing nurses and doctors, and even though we suffered through some very scary times, the love, care and medical treatment we received from RCH’s staff truly is unforgettable,” Stephanie VanMarrewyk said on the RCH website.

This year’s event is set for Saturday, Nov. 16.

The walk starts at Neilson Grove Elementary at 11 a.m. There will be a pancake breakfast, hosted by the Delta Fire Department, starting at 9 a.m., and there will be crafts, face painting and other refreshments both before and after the walk.

For more information, or to download a pledge form, visit www.faceboook.com/ vanmarrewykchristmasfundraiser or www.rchcares. com.

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November 1, 2013 The Delta Optimist A19 In the Community

Children’s author pays visit to Tsawwassen Library

Youngsters help out OWL

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Kaiden Perrett, 7, presented a donation of $1,012 to Rob Hope from the Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society while holding Sarah, a barn owl, Sunday. Perrett, who lives on the Sunshine Coast, became interested in OWL after a visit to the Delta facility. He adopted an owl while there and has been receiving the centre’s newsletters. Upon reading about the need that OWL had for new space, he decided to help fundraise, holding a pair of lemonade stands this summer.

PHOTO BY

GORD GOBLE

Author Maggie de Vries read from Fraser Bear: A Cub’s Life at the Tsawwassen Library as part of anniversary celebrations in October. Her book was one of three the community was encouraged to read during Delta Reads!

Burns Bog Conservation Society celebrating 25 years at gala The Burns Bog Conservation Society marks its 25th anniversary with a fundraising dinner gala in Surrey next week.

Building for the Future features home improvement industry veteran Shell

Busey as master of ceremonies and Dr. Art Hister as the keynote speaker. Hister became a full-time media doctor in 1991 and is the author of two Canadian bestsellers.

There will be live and

silent auctions as well as raffle draws.

Net proceeds go to the capital campaign to build an educational/interpretive centre, the society’s website notes.

The gala is set for Friday,

Make Your Home Safe for Independent Living Are you a low-income senior or a person with a disability who wants to live safely and independently in the comfort of your home?

Do you have difficulty performing day-to-day activities?

Does your home need to be adapted to meet your changing needs? If so, you may be eligible for financial assistance under the Home Adaptations for Independence (HAFI) program.

Find out today if you are eligible and if you meet all of the requirements as a low-income homeowner or as a landlord applying on behalf of an eligible tenant.

To apply or learn more, visit www.bchousing.org/HAFI You can also contact BC Housing: Phone: 604-646-7055 Toll-free: 1-800-407-7757 (ext. 7055)

Nov. 8 at Eaglequest Coyote Creek, 7778-152nd St. The event starts at 6 p.m. while dinner and keynote address run from 7 to 9:30 p.m.

Visit www.burnsbog.org/ gala for tickets ($95) and a list of auction items.

HAFI adapts homes for B.C. seniors and people with disabilities Brenda has always been an active woman. However, recent health issues including osteoarthritis in her left knee and losing kidney function have slowed her down. Her mobility is limited and she is now on dialysis three days a week. To adjust to her changed circumstances, Brenda sought help with her daily living activities.

Part of that help came from the Home Adaptations for Independence (HAFI) program offered through BC Housing. Launched in January 2012, the HAFI program provides financial assistance to help eligible low-income seniors and people with disabilities adapt their homes so they can continue to live independently.

Brenda applied for a new walk-in bathtub because she couldn’t safely get out of the tub on her own.

Walk-in tubs include additional safety measures such as anti-slip floors, grab bars, and a very low step in.

Home adaptations may also include handrails in halls or stairs, ramps for

H O U S I N G M AT T E R S

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Thatcher Turriff-Pike, 10, had the privilege of having Sarah (the barn owl) perch on his arm for donating $65 to OWL, which was in lieu of gifts for his birthday.

easier access, easy-to-reach work and storage areas in the kitchen, lever handles on doors or faucets, walk-in showers, and bathtub grab bars and seats.

Brenda is a strong advocate for the program and has even shared HAFI brochures with nurses in the renal unit where she undergoes dialysis.

If you or someone you know is having difficulty performing day-to-day activities safely and independently – the HAFI program may be able to help.

For more information about the eligibility requirements or to obtain an application guide and form, visit www.bchousing.org/HAFI.

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leisure&lifestyles

features co-ordinator: Dave Willis

604-946-4451

email: dwillis@delta-optimist.com

....in South Delta PHOTO COURTESY DARREN LEE

Elvis impersonator Darren Lee visits Tsawwassen next week to perform at the KinVillage Community Centre.

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Elvis tribute Youth orchestra rolls into town SUBMITTED PHOTO

Van Django, a gypsy jazz group featuring the tradition of jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli and guitarist Django Reinhardt, will perform in Ladner Nov. 16.

presents annual Cabaret

The Richmond Delta Youth Orchestra teams up with Van Django for its annual Classical Cabaret show.

“It should be a fun event,” says music director and conductor Stephen Robb.

The performance, the local orchestra’s main fundraiser of the year, is scheduled for later this month at the Harris Barn in Ladner.

Robb, who says guests on the second level will be able to overlook the orchestra, is hoping the audience will feel closer to the musicians

compared to a venue like a hotel banquet room.

Van Django is an acoustic string ensemble made up of talented and eclectic musicians: violinist Cameron Wilson, guitarist Budge Schachte, guitarist/ cellist Finn Manniche and bassist Brent Gubbels.

Robb is writing some new orchestrations with Wilson and Schachte for the upcoming cabaret.

The show will also feature the orchestra’s symphony group, intermediate group, intermezzi orchestra as well as some chamber

ensembles.

Classical Cabaret is set for Saturday, Nov. 16 at the Harris Barn, 4140 Arthur Dr., Ladner. The evening starts with cocktails at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are $70 for adults and $35 for children (13 and under). Tickets purchased before Nov. 2 are $60 for adults and $30 for children. All tickets include dinner (catered by the Coast Tsawwassen Inn).

Tickets are available online at www.rdyo.ca/classical-cabaret-with-van-django or call 604-365-3584.

BY

DAVE WILLIS

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Darren Lee is bringing his Elvis Presley tribute act to Tsawwassen next week.

Lee is doing a stretch of performances in B.C. before moving to Hawaii with his family for his own continuing show, Burn’n Love, at the Maui Theatre.

“These shows coming up in November are my final shows in Canada probably for a little while,” says Lee, noting he’ll be covering music from throughout Elvis’ career at the upcoming Tsawwassen date.

Originally from Edmonton, Lee moved to B.C. in 1994. He won a world Elvis competition in Memphis in 1997, which led to an 11-year run in Las Vegas.

Lee opens his Maui show, based on everything Elvis did in Hawaii, in late December.

“He was affected a lot by Hawaii and he did a lot of things to help out Hawaii. So it’s going to be really cool.”

Elvis “was the best,” Lee says.

Elvis wasn’t the originator of rock ‘n’ roll “but he was the guy who made rock ‘n’

roll what it is today,” Lee says. “Everybody that stands on a stage owes a lot of money to him, if they’re in the rock ‘n’ roll field.

He influenced everything. We’re talking about him today.”

He says he’s looking forward to this last stretch of performances in B.C. and that he hopes people enjoy the shows as much as he enjoys putting them on.

“I worked my butt off to get to Maui but I’m always going to be a Canadian and will never forget all the people that supported me throughout the years.”

Lee performs Saturday, Nov. 9 at KinVillage Community Centre, 5430-10th Ave. Doors open at 7 p.m. while the show starts at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $25. Charge by phone at 604943-0225.

KinVillage is also offering specials at Urban Village café.

A “Skinny Elvis” is southwest herb chicken breast, mashed potatoes with gravy, coleslaw and a biscuit for $10 and the “Fat Elvis” is barbecue pulled pork, mashed potatoes, with gravy, coleslaw and a biscuit for $10.

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Five exercises you should NOT be doing p.j. wren

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realize today’s headline might perhaps be a little bossy, especially with that capitalized “NOT” near the end of it.

I actually contemplated using a little smiley face at the end, to cheer it up a bit, but I’m sorry, I’m not really the smiley face kinda girl.

What I am, however, is a trainer who has spent the last two decades in the trenches.

I hold the necessary certifications and schooling that one needs to train, teach and instruct, and I want to make sure that I train, teach and instruct the best exercises to you — beginning with what exercises NOT to do.

Stretching I cringe when I see people at the gym stretch their

Or, even some Sun quads before they push start Salutations. on the treadmill.

Do anything that moves Stretching before you the body slowly, while workout is one of the worst working it up to its target things you can do to prepare your body for exercise. heart rate and intensity after eight to 10 minutes. Save Stretching does nothing the stretching for the end of to prepare the central nerthe workout. vous system for movement.

It is a static exercise Behind the head Lat and will not warm up the Pulldowns, Pull-ups, or muscles, tendons and the Push/Presses synovial fluid around the Pulldowns joints, and and pull-ups so will not protect the “I cringe when I see are great to train the body against people at the gym large musinjury. stretch their quads cles down In fact, the back, as stretchbefore they push well as the ing before start on the treadmill. smaller ones sport has Stretching before you responsible been found to decrease workout is one of the for pulling the shoulder an athlete’s performance worst things you can blades back do to prepare your and down. because I love these it impairs body for exercise.” exercises. strength and However, speed. what I don’t love (and What do you do instead? neither will your neck or A dynamic warm-up, or shoulders) is pulling the bar a light jog and then some down behind the head. body weight squats and Most people are not flexpush-ups.

ible enough in the shoulders to get away with this movement.

Over time all you will do is increase your risk for shoulder impingement syndrome, a painful condition in which the muscles or tendons of your rotator cuff become entrapped in your shoulder joint.

Instead, pull the bar down in front of the chest and do all push/presses in front as well.

Seated Leg Extension Machine A lot of people believe this popular machine in the gym is a safer alternative for the knees than squatting or lunging. However, it is not.

Physiologists at the Mayo Clinic determined that leg extensions place significantly more stress on your knees than squats.

This is because the resistance is placed near your ankles, which leads to high amounts of torque being applied to your knee joint every time you lower the

weight.

If you truly want to protect the knees, perfect your form with body weight squats and lunges.

Pec Deck or Chest Fly Machine I hate this machine.

It over stretches your anterior shoulder, and since the body does not like to placed in dangerous positions, the shoulder joint has no option but to tighten itself up. Continuous tightening will then lead to shoulder impingement syndrome and you visiting your physio.

Please stick with good ol’ push-ups, cable, tubing or TRX presses and chest presses using dumbbells or barbells instead.

Sit-ups and Crunches While one of the functions of the abdominals is to flex our spine (which is what a sit-up does), that flexing activity is not functional at all.

The abdominals are actually used as stabiliz-

ers to the spine, as well as throughout the day to help us twist, bend, assist on breathing and so forth.

Taking that into consideration, you can see why situps and crunches will not help you out in daily living, and they provide even less help in sport.

In fact, there is loads of anecdotal evidence indicating that sit-ups and crunches can cause and aggravate lower back problems.

More preferable ab training exercises are ones that lengthen the body and then use the abdominals to hold that position, such as planks, push-ups or a boat pose.

We also need to perform exercises that ask the abdominals to assist in stabilizing the spine such as squats, deadlifts, lunges, pull-ups and power cleans.

PJ Wren is a writer in the Delta area and the fitness half of the Go Fit Gal team. Check out her show on Delta TV and reach her at www.gofitgals.com.

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The secret weapon — and our new one — is their vegan Argan oil (from $12 for 10ml). While most versions available on the market are machine-pressed at high temperatures that often boil away nutrients, this one is cold-pressed by hand in Essaouira, Morocco, retaining all the good ingredients. There is an element of social good in its production, too, with the company employing and empowering local women through ethical co-op programs.

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Blind Wink will be one of the bands performing at the Rock School Final Concert.

Students are ready to rock out

Now that Halloween is over, it’s time for the Rock School Final Concert.

This past summer, nine South Delta bands spent an intense but fun week at Rock School with guitar teacher and coach Guitar Marty. Some youths partici-

pated in band membership for the first time and other singers and musicians were able to refine their skills.

All bands prepared three songs they will showcase to the community in a concert set for Sunday, Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. at the Ladner

Community Centre.

Bands like Free Candy, Blind Wink and Inside Joke will play material from Joan Jett, Taylor Swift, Daft Punk, Pink Floyd and others.

Tickets are $10 at the door.

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Put your boots on in Tucson Sonoran Desert has one of most diverse environments on Earth BY

KAROLINE CULLEN

Optimist contributor

“Do you have a comb?”

Patrick asks as he shows me the cactus cluster stabbing his finger. “It’s the best way to pull the spines out. Better yet, don’t get too close to a jumping cholla!”

I take that under advisement as Patrick, Sandy and I head along a dusty trail in the Sonoran Desert in southern Arizona. This is one of the most diverse environments on the planet, filled with prickly plants totally adapted to surviving on little water in harsh heat.

Savouring this desert’s diversity is best done with a walk amongst the soaring saguaros. In Tucson, our boots-on list includes a walk in a botanical garden, a desert museum and a national park, and a canyon hike.

Cacti range in size from ground level bunches of hedgehogs to mid-size fat barrel cacti and fuzzy cholla that look like teddy bears to thin, branching ocotillos and towering saguaros.

Each has their own characteristic spine — a thick, curved fishhook or a cluster

of spiky ones. All deserve a wide berth, although the spines do not stop birds from perching on top or nesting inside.

A 10-year-old saguaro is about an inch tall and it takes almost 80 years until it sprouts an arm. They can live up to 250 years. Inside, there are accordion-like folds that allow the cactus to swell as it stores water and a full grown saguaro can weigh up to two tons.

A saunter along the paths in the Tucson Botanical Garden introduces us to many of these desert denizens. Dating to the 1920s, the garden originally surrounded the home of Bernice and Rutger Porter.

While formal gardens are educational, a wild landscape filled with saguaros awaits us just outside of town.

A loud buzz by my ear makes me jump but by the time I turn my head to see the source, it is already zooming away. Like little jet fighters, tiny birds zip between branches, hover at flowers and flit from sight in an instant. A few sit on improbably small, wispy nests.

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A lofty lookout in Sabino Canyon.

We are in the hummingbird aviary, a favourite at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. Set in a saguarostudded plain, it is an openair zoo, natural history museum and botanical garden all rolled into one.

After the aviary, we see lounging bobcats in the cat canyon and pacing mountain lions in the desert grassland area. The prairie dogs are comical, popping in and out of their burrows at unpredictable moments.

A docent introduces us to

a desert tarantula and I am somewhat relieved when she explains this one is too nervous for us to hold.

On the opposite end of the size scale from tiny hummingbirds are the raptors in the free flight display. A barn owl glares balefully at the crowd as it swoops languidly above our heads. The speed of a peregrine falcon’s flight elicits ooohs and ahhhs.

Not far from the Desert Museum is the western half of Saguaro National Park.

One of my favourite walks is to the top of Signal Hill.

Winding through saguaros and past boulders that surely shelter rattlesnakes, we crest the hill. The petroglyphs decorating the rocks are a reminder from the past. These were created by the hunter/gatherer Hohokam people, perhaps 1,000 years ago.

When the parking attendant says, “You can stay if you can find an open space,” we have our first inkling of the popularity

of Tucson’s favourite hiking destination. Sabino Canyon is just 15 minutes from downtown so its prime trails are readily accessible.

We ride the tram to the end of the canyon, enjoying the driver’s commentary as we weave past cottonwood trees and cross Sabino Creek on stone bridges.

At the road’s end, we spot our route snaking high along the canyon wall. The rocky switchbacks to the Phone Line trailhead are a bit of a workout. From one lofty viewpoint, the hikers on the valley floor look like miniatures.

Towards the mouth of the canyon, we gaze past saguaros hugging the steep rocks to the city and the purple smudge of mountains in the distance. A few hours later, we descend to the visitor centre, luckily without any more cactus spines attached.

Just remember, when you put your boots on in Tucson, don’t forget your comb.

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At 17 and just six months since obtaining her driver’s license, Noemie Thomas is already an expert on navigating her way through Vancouver rush hour traffic.

“I know the ins and outs,” chuckled Thomas. “I also go different routes home so it doesn’t get so boring all the time.”

Her weekday commute from Steveston to the city comes with being one of the top up-and-coming swimmers in the country.

The former Winskill Dolphins Swim Club standout left McMath secondary after her Grade 10 year to enroll at Magee. The school’s sports program for high level athletes not only gives her a flexible schedule, it puts her much closer to the National Training Centre — Vancouver at UBC where she spends at least five days a week in the water working with coach Tom Johnson.

Her dedication has already produced spectacular results.

Thomas not only made the Canadian team for last summer’s World Championships in Barcelona, the butterfly specialist qualified for the 100 metre final with the fifth fastest time and went on to place seventh overall.

Next April, she is a solid bet to secure her national team status again at trials and swim for Canada at the Pan Pacific Championships in Australia and the Commonwealth Games in Scotland.

Thomas’ potential also made her one of the top university recruits in the world.

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Former Winskill Dolphin standout Noemie Thomas finished seventh in the 100 metre butterfly at last summer’s World Championships in Barcelona. She recently committed to University of California Berkeley after being pursued by several high profile NCAA programs. scholarships. She spent the entire month of September on recruiting trips, passing on such high-profile schools as Michigan and Stanford to commit to the University of California Berkeley in the fall of 2014.

Attending UBC was also very much an option that would have kept her under the wing of the national team program. However, led by coach Teri McKeever, the Bears are an NCAA powerhouse that have attracted world class international swimmers, including 2012 Olympic Summer Games star Missy Franklin who won four gold medals at London and is only in her freshman year. Cal’s roster also features athletes from Spain, New Zealand and China.

“The team atmosphere is different than what I am use to with female coaches where I have had male coaches all my life.

That really intrigued me,” explained Thomas. “I’m also going to be pushed in training with the high level of athletes they have.”

Thomas says she made a check list and wrote down the pros and cons of each school before making her final decision. It was similar to what she went through five years earlier when she had to make up her mind between swimming and competitive ballet. The choice to end her dance career after eight years was not only a wise one, it would help her succeed in the pool too.

It was her flexibility and

leg strength from ballet training that was recognized by her former coach Tom Rushton when she was Winskill.

She was encouraged to focus on the butterfly and the 5-foot-4 dynamo has since thrived in swimming’s most difficult stroke.

“When I was younger I did summer swimming but never the butterfly,” recalled Thomas. “All the jumping in ballet really strengthened my legs and I have good flexibility which is a big thing swimming.”

Other than being away from her family, life in California might be a little less hectic for Thomas than it is now.

Three times a week she is out of the house for training at 4:30 a.m. She

attends classes until 11:30 before another couple hours of dryland workouts. She then returns to the pool for a two-hour afternoon session before finally heading home and is typically in bed before 9:30 p.m.. The other two weekdays, she heads to school at 7:30 a.m. and trains after classes.

Next spring promises to be hectic as Thomas prepares for national team trials — never mind high school graduation.

“It’s definitely been a busy last couple of years,” said Thomas. “But I also think the experiences I have been through have made me grow as a person too.

There’s a lot of different people I have met through swimming and have got close to as well.”

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RunInn group hits the streets of San Francisco

Forty runners from the RunInn Tsawwassen took to the streets of San Francisco two weekends ago for the Nike Women’s Half Marathon.

The event is one of the largest women’s runs in the world with 30,000 participants.

The Nike sponsored race is a very challenging 21km trek through the suburbs of San Francisco and finishing in Golden Gate Park. The Rungroup group trained every Saturday morning for 18 weeks with the RunInn to prepare them for the hilly San Francisco road race.

Many of the runners did very well within their age groups.

Courtney McEwan was 62nd overall and 14th of 5200 entries in her age category of women 25-to-29. Nancy Friesen finished first in her 60-64 age group , while Don Young was third overall all in the men’s 55-60 age category.

“Many of our runners almost missed the race,” said Kevin Ridley of the RunInn. “They got fogged in at the airport and decided to drive down to San Francisco to make sure they did not miss the event.

That is a true testament of the will to compete.”

The RunInn’s next Marathon and Half Marathon clinic will start January.

Jr A Islanders pull trigger on big trade with Langley BY

MARK BOOTH

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Greg Rennie has wasted little time in putting his stamp on the Delta Junior “A” Islanders.

The recently-appointed assistant general manager and head coach has pulled off a major trade with the Langley Thunder, sending prospect Connor McKay along with the Islanders first (fourth overall) and third (20th overall) round picks in the 2014 midget draft for two-way standout Reece Callies.

The 6-foot-6 Langley native is an outstanding transition player who finished second in scoring with the Thunder’s intermediate “A” team last season, posting 18 goals and 46 points in 16 games. He is currently on a field lacrosse scholarship at High Point University in North Carolina and won’t join the Islanders until his school year is finished in early June.

It took three weeks for the deal to be finalized after Rennie had learned Callies

was available.

“I’ve never had to work so hard to get a trade done and give (Langley GM) Brock Rose credit because we gave up a lot but this was a player that we had to get,” said Rennie. “He’s going to be here for three years and can do so much for us. It’s really important that I don’t upset the chemistry that we already have here and Reece is a great fit. He runs the ball up the floor so well and fits right in with our defensive scheme.”

The deal means the Islanders will have two of Langley’s top intermediate “A” scorers from last season. In July, they acquired the rights to Chase Fraser in a transaction that sent Dan McDermott the other way.

Fraser had 40 points in nine games with Langley.

“The two of them are good friends and will be car pooling together,” added Rennie.

“Chase is going to be a big part of our right side. They are both really excited to be here.”

Ladner goaltender earns player of the week award Ladner’s Harry Fredeman has been named the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League’s Player of the Week.

Trinity Western University goaltender led his team to a pair of home wins over the University of Victoria on Friday and Saturday, boosting TWU’s regular season record to four wins and one loss.

On Friday, the 21-year old netminder was the difference in a game where his team was badly outshot by a 38-21 margin. Then, on

Saturday afternoon, the South Delta Minor Hockey Association product shut down the Vikes’ offence entirely to the tune of a 42save shutout. His tremendous play peaked during a 24-save middle frame that allowed his teammates to score an insurance marker rather than see UVic tie the game.

Fredeman is unbeaten in four starts this season and currently leads all BCIHL starters with a 1.15 goals-against average and .966 save-percentage.

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U15 Kaos powered by pink

Tsawwassen U15 Kaos girls soccer team did their part to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month around the world by wearing pink socks for their games in October.

Affiliate players have leading roles in Hawks win over Flames The list of players contributing to the Delta Ice Hawks impressive start to the season continues to grow.

With four affiliate players in their line-up Tuesday night due to injuries and suspensions, the Hawks squeezed out a 2-1 win over the visiting Ridge Meadows Flames to improve to 10-2-1-1 in the Pacific International Junior Hockey League.

The call-ups did more than hold their own as Seafair Midget AAA goalie Jacob Letrace was outstanding between the pipes, turning aside 37 shots to earn the game’s first star.

It was Delta Wild U18 member Jonathan Evans who broke a 1-1 deadlock at the 5:58

mark of the third period. Connor Fortems had the other Delta goal as the hosts were also outstanding on the penalty kill, holding the Flames off the scoresheet on eight power players.

Rounding out the affiliates were another Wild member — Colin Grannary — and Seafair blueliner Cameron Cuthbert. All Grannary has done in four games with the Hawks is produce five points, including four goals.

Delta was scheduled to visit Mission last night and is back in action at the Ladner Leisure Centre on Tuesday against the Abbotsford Pilots at 7:30 p.m. in battle of the league’s top two teams.

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5456 48B Ave., Ladner

4752 55B Street | $710,000

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$249,900

$234,900 GROUND LEVEL CONDO • Bright private, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom • 1,011 sqft • Updated kitchen, bathroom & ensuite • Private entrance

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• Top floor penthouse!

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• 2 bdrm & 2 bthrm • Insuite laundry

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$265,500 ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL 923 SQFT 2 BDRM CONDO

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#105-4758 53rd St., Ladner

$265,900

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• Updated Unit! 3 bedroom, 1,350 sq.ft • Beautiful private patio!

• Nothing but move in!

• Sought-after location, walking distance to everything!

• Updated kitchen, new bathroom, flooring, etc!

• Don’t miss this one!

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STEPS TO TOWN

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• Beautifully renovated 1,123 sq ft • 2 bdrm, 2 bath corner unit with view!

• Updated with new laminate flooring, blinds, hot water tank, paint • Totally rainscreened building, new windows, new roof, new balconies, paint etc!

B402-4821 53rd Street, Ladner

$299,900

$319,900

• Large 1,300+ sq.ft.

• 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom • Large master bedroom • Insuite laundry • Wheelchair access

BEAUTIFUL CONDO OVERLOOKING GOLF COURSE!

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• Spacious 1,324 sq.ft. 2 bedrooms • Walk to Town Centre in minutes!

• VIEW! VIEW! VIEW! • Quiet, concrete building • 2 spacious bedrooms • Extra large storage

#206-1140 55th St., Tsaw.

#201 1400 View Cr, Tsaw.

$379,900

$399,900

STUNNINGLY UPDATED TOWNHOME

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4906 47A Avenue, Ladner

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#241 5421 10th Ave, Tsaw.

PEACE AND TRANQUILITY! RENOVATED

• 2 bedroom unit • 885 sqft • Large balcony!

• Steps to Ladner’s Historic Village Market

#108-4926 48th Ave., Ladner

$255,900

EXCELLENT PENTHOUSE CONDO

• Perfect 1 bedroom condo • 740 sq.ft • West-facing Exposure!

• Nothing to do but move in!

• Walk all of Ladner’s amenities in minutes! #206-4745 54A St., Ladner

#206-1351 Martin St., White Rock

(2010, 2011, 2012, & to-date 2013)

Top 1% of ALL REALTORS® IN GREATER VANCOUVER in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

PERFECT 1 BEDROOM CONDO

• Fully renovated Townhome • Beautiful new $20,000+ Kitchen reno • New bathrooms • Built-in entertainment center • Walk to absolutely all amenities!

• Perfect townhome, ready to move in!

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• 1,734 sq.ft 3 bedroom unit • Spacious 3-level townhome • Double Garage • Private Yard • Updated appliances, lighting & much more

#159-5421 10th Ave., Tsaw.

#8-4965 47th Ave., Ladner

$407,700

$414,990

#1 Agent in Ladner / Tsawwassen* 2010, 2011, 2012, & to-date 2013! *Based on number of sales in 2010, 2011, 2012, & to-date 2013! *This representation is based in whole or in part on Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board Statistics

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• 1,503 sq ft spacious 3 bedroom 2 level townhome • End unit, new paint, radiant heat on main floor, laminate flooring • 2 parking spots • Walk to absolutely everything from your unit

SUPERB LOCATION!

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#17-4748 54A Street, Ladner

5416 Maple Crescent, Ladner

$419,900

RENOVATED BACK SPLIT

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• 8,495 sqft lot • 1 bedroom suite • New drain tile & yard drainage • 1,818 sqft house • New windows & paint • Brand new roof!

$539,900

STUNNING OCEAN VIEW EXECUTIVE LIVING

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#704-1473 Johnston Rd., White Rock

$569,900

$599,900

• Excellent well-maintained rancher • Large 8,051 sq.ft. corner lot • Desirable Beach Grove • Updated kitch & bath • huge lot • Don’t miss this one!

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• 2,713 sq.ft. living space • 4 bedrooms • 3 bathrooms • Lot size 5,797 sq.ft.

• Port Guichon location 4713 46A Street, Ladner

$659,900

$659,900

• Unobstructed farmland views • 2,800 sq.ft.

• 4 bedroom + den • Quiet cul-de-sac location!

• Updated! Excellent layout!

EXCELLENT INVESTMENT! PEBBLE HILL!

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• MAJOR renovations • NEW kitchen, bathrooms, flooring, windows & roof • Rented currently for $2,700 per month • PEBBLE HILL LOCATION! • 2 bedroom self-contained suite on ground level

6754 London Drive, Ladner

5205 2nd Avenue, Tsaw.

$685,000

$698,000

RESORT LIVING ON GOLF COURSE

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$649,900

5117 Erin Way, Tsaw.

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL 4 BEDROOM HOME

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• TOTALLY RENOVATED 2,725 sq.ft 2-Level home • 3 bdrms+office up and 2 bdrm FULLY SELF CONTAINED suite down • Completely renovated!

• HUGE DETACHED DOUBLE SHOP AT REAR OF HOME 5065 59A Street, Ladner

$599,900

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• Luxurious high rise complex • Magnificent views from this beautiful corner unit • Gourmet appliances • Built by Bosa Properties

6051 48A Ave., Ladner

WALK TO THE BEACH IN MINUTES

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• Classic two-level home • PRIVATE south facing backyard • 3 bedrooms up • Updated windows, garage door, exterior stairs and new cement driveway • Priced at nearly lot value

• Stunning executive condo • Unobstructed views!

• Absolute top quality finishings • 1,534 sq.ft. 2 bdrm & den • Stainless steel appliances

EXCELLENT FAMILY HOME IN VICTORY SOUTH!

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• 2,186 sq.ft 3 bdrm home • CUL-DE-SAC LOCATION • Walk to parks • Excellent layout, great condition • Walk to Historic Ladner Village!

• New hardwood flooring and kitchen updates

#206-5099 Springs Blvd., Tsaw.

5209 Bentley Cres., Ladner

$699,900

$699,900

Nobody sells more real estate than Fraser in South Delta*

*based on number of sales in 2010, 2011, 2012, & to-date 2013!

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November 1, 2013 The Delta Optimist A31

*FRASER AND HIS TEAM RANKED #5 IN THE GREATER VANCOUVER REAL ESTATE BOARD IN 2012. *as of August 31st, 2013 (Approx 10,000 agents total in Real Estate Board in 2012)

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A32 The Delta Optimist November 1, 2013

* South Delta’s #1 Real Estate Agent.

(2010, 2011, 2012, & to-date 2013)

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5348 Commodore Dr., Ladner

$699,999 CUSTOM-BUILT W/ MASTER ON MAIN!

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• 2,600 sq.ft 4 bdrm home with master bedroom on main • Custom built, no expense spared • Lots of upgrades • Cul-de-sac location, QUIET!

$719,900 CHESAPEAKE LANDING

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5286 Augusta Place, Tsawwassen

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• 2,100 sqft, 3 or 4 bedrooms • Open plan, high-quality finishings • Custom landscaping • Double garage • Private yard • Walk to all of Ladner Village amenities in minutes

$733,900 EXCELLENT EXECUTIVE HOME! LADNER

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Top 5% of all REALTORS® in Greater Vancouver in 2006,2007,2008

9 yrs of Prestige RE/MAX Western Canada Awards

• 2,354 sqft, 5371 sqft lot • 4 bdrms, 3 bathrms • Central location • Walk to historic downtown Ladner Village!

• 8 years old, double garage

5140 Westminster Ave., Ladner

5060 Westminster Avenue, Ladner

$739,900

$789,900

WOODWARD LANDING

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• Charming unit with master on the main • Exquisite landscaping in rear yard • Open concept floorplan • Tons of storage throughout • Close to golf course and marina

#11-5900 Ferry Road, Ladner

$729,900 BEAUTIFUL 3 OR 4 BEDROOM EXECUTIVE HOME

• 2,779 sq.ft 4 BDRM+GAMES room • Beautifully maintained and updated!

• Main floor living down, bedrooms up!

• Endless list of renovations • Walk to all of Historic Ladner Village

4698 53rd Street, Ladner

• Over $40,000 in upgrades • Backing onto a natural waterway and a golf course • Beautiful walking paths • Master on the main • Hardwood floors • Prestigious Marina Gardens

MODERN, WESTCOAST CONTEMPORARY HOME

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LADNER’S PRIME WATERFRONT PROPERTY! * South Delta’s #1sqft, Totally updated!

• 2,524 • UNOBSTRUCTED VIEWS! Real Estate Agent.

$819,900 POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY

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$873,900

Top 5% of all REALTORS® in Greater Vancouver GREAT LOCATION CLOSE TO TOWN in 2006,2007,2008

• 5 bedroom basement entry home • House is 2520 sq.ft 9 yrs of Prestige RE/MAX 12,206 sq.ft lot Western Canada •Awards • Huge deck.

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• Desirable Pebble Hill • Renovated by an acclaimed European builder • OPEN CONCEPT home • Post & beam architecture, metal roof & large south facing backyard • Endless upgrades • Mid century modern 4912 6th Ave., Tsaw.

$799,900

Top 1% of ALL REALTORS IN GREATER VANCOUVER in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Re/Max Progroup Realty 100 - 5000 Bridge Street

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• Beautiful 2,277 sq.ft.

• 5 Bedrooms • 3 Bathrooms • In Ladner’s premier Marina Garden Estates • Lovingly maintained • Formal dining/living rms

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#16-5300 Admiral Way, Ladner

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EXCELLENT FAMILY HOME

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• 12,700 sq.ft Lot • Prime development ppty!

• Official Community Plan designation is MDR • 10+ for location • 1 minute walk to nature trails on the river!

4829 48th Avenue, Ladner

$880,000 BEAUTIFUL BRAND NEW HOME • 5 bedroom + Office home • Large open plan kitchen • Whirlpool appliances • Engineered hardwood • Largest lot in new subdivision • Including net GST

ing offer pend

4936 63A Street, Ladner

$899,000

#1 Agent in Ladner / Tsawwassen* 2010, 2011, 2012, & to-date 2013! *Based on number of sales in 2010, 2011, 2012, & to-date 2013! *This representation is based in whole or in part on Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board Statistics

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• UNOBSTRUCTED city and Boundary Bay views • Mid-century modern designed home • 10,732 sq.ft rectangular lot • Incredible renovation opportunity • Large unfinished basement

FANTASTIC CUSTOM-BUILT HOME

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351 54A Street, Tsawwassen

4560 51st Street, Ladner

$899,900 PREMIER NEIGHBOURHOOD

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• 2,637 sqft house • 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms • Gourmet kitchen • Hardwood flooring & granite countertops • Stainless steel appliance package

$899,900 SUBDIVIDABLE LOT! • Over 14,000 sq.ft lot!

• Backs onto Bentley Drive!

• Currently a Post-and-Beam BACK SPLIT in EXCELLENT CONDITION • Move house forward and SUBDIVIDE REAR LOT?

ing offer pend

5217 Central Avenue, Ladner

5810 Cove Link Road, Ladner

$925,000

$916,800 GORGEOUS CUSTOM 4300 SQ.FT. HOME

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• 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

STUNNING EXECUTIVE HOME! MASTER ON MAIN

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$988,000

$938,800

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• 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

DREAM ESTATE HOME! 6,600 SQ.FT

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5382 Crescent Drive, Ladner

$1,059,900

$1,695,000 ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE CUSTOM-BUILT HOME

• AS-NEW 3 YRS AGO! • Executive WATERFRONT HOME! • Gourmet Kitchen, open plan!

• 4 BDRMS+BONUS ROOM! • Architecturally designed GEM!

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• 4,500 sqft • 6 bedrooms, 6 baths • triple garage • Separate 2 bedroom guest or nanny suite

1516 Beach Grove Road, Tsaw.

558 English Bluff Road, Tsaw.

$1,980,000

$2,296,000

BEAUTIFUL 2 STOREY CUSTOM HOME

LADNER’S FINEST COUNTRY ESTATE

• 5472 sqft home • 4 bdrms and 5 bthrms • Situated on 20 acres • Double staircase.

• Black galaxy granite tiling.

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• 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

674 52nd Street, Tsaw.

WATERFRONT! EXECUTIVE HOME!

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

1617 Duncan Drive, Tsaw.

1212 Pacific Drive, Tsaw.

AMAZING EXECUTIVE HOME

• 5 years 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

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

• Tennis courts, office accomodation, putting green

6520 68th Avenue, Ladner

4905 36th Avenue, Ladner

$2,488,000

$2,688,800

1 SALE EVERY 2.54 DAYS SO FAR IN 2013!!!* Fraser and his Team are CURRENTLY RANKED #4 in THE GREATER VANCOUVER REAL ESTATE BOARD *Based on number of sales in 2013! Stats as of October 15th, 2013. *Based on Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver Statistics!

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STUNNING UNOBSTRUCTED VIEWS!

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November 1, 2013 The Delta Optimist A33

*FRASER AND HIS TEAM RANKED #5 IN THE GREATER VANCOUVER REAL ESTATE BOARD IN 2012. *as of August 31st, 2013 (Approx 10,000 agents total in Real Estate Board in 2012)

Call Fraser today for UNBEATABLE Real Estate Marketing Expertise.

Ask about my Vancouver Sun marketing campaign.

Re/Max Progroup Realty 100 - 5000 Bridge Street

A34 The Delta Optimist November 1, 2013

SUPERB RANCHER ON ENGLISH BLUFF"

FOR SALE #245 - 5421 10th Ave., Delta

Only 10 years old, located on a large lot with a west back yard, this home shows really well with a designer kitchen, 3 large bedrooms and a great solarium (not included in the 2100 sq. ft.)!

Spacious 1 Bdr condo in Sundial Village, Tsawwassen with covered large balcony (13' x 6') Building #3, second floor (top floor). Sundial village consists of 52 townhouses and 32 apartment homes. Concrete U/G parking.

A must see, call today!

Listed at $198,000

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4728 54A Street, Ladner "New Prices" $534/574,000 GST $ 2% Included in Prices, & Cash Back Incentives Call for Details

An Executive 9 Townhome complex, 1 SOLD, 2 car Garages, 3 & 4 Bedroom homes with 3 & 4 bathrooms!

REDUCED $509,000 4736 45A Avenue, Ladner Nice 3 Bedroom 1780 sq ft Family Home, New carpets, Some New Windows & Paint, South Exposed 6000 sq ft Lot, 1 Car Garage, Great Neighborhood!

Paton Drive Building Lot 46.5 X 100 South Exposed, New Plans Available Call for more Details

NEW PRICE

D L O S "New Listing" $439,000 4560 River Road West, Ladner 2 Bed 960 sq foot Rancher, 50 X 120 lot with Lane access.

Lots of potential here!

$290,000

$290,000 307 1363 56th Street, Tsawwassen Windsor Woods, 2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom, Open Concept Kitchen, Balcony & South Exposed Views over Courtyard, 1 Parking Stall

$379,000 #C 4845 Linden Drive, Ladner 3 Bedroom, 3 Bathroom, family Room, Updated Kitchen, New Windows, Nice Private Yard & Carport

$419,000 204 1704 56th Street, Tsawwassen Heron Cove, 1200 sq ft 2 bedroom 2 Bathroom & Family Room, Gourmet Kitchen, 2 Sided Gas Fireplace, Top Floor, 2 Parking Stalls!

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de-sac and backs onto Kensington Park. South East exposed back yard with beautiful new sundeck overlooking the park and greenspace. Living room, dining room, family room, kitchen and a huge master bedroom.

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Terrific TOP FLOOR 1,200 square foot corner suite, in quiet location. Gourmet kitchen with sleek granite countertops, gas stove, custom wood cabinetry & eating bar. Sleek slate tile and warm laminate flooring. Double sided gas fireplace compliments both this spacious family room/eating area and the living room. Lovely covered patio overlooks beautiful, secluded treed area. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, laundry & storage closet. Guest suite and amenities room, 2 underground parking stalls, and more. Less than 10 minute WALK TO BEACH! Don’t miss out — this is a great place to call home!

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#205-1704 56th St., Tsaw. $434,900

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Perfect family home in sought-after cul-de-sac within easy walking distance to both Ladner Elementary and Delta High School. This stunning home features main floor living with 4 bedrooms and a games room up. Lots of great updates: carpets, hardwood floors in the kitchen and family room, tile floors in entrance area, granite counters, light fixtures, crown molding, French doors, hot water tank, the list goes on! Great place to entertain inside or out with a large patio space in the beautiful and private backyard. Don’t miss this great opportunity!!

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MUST SEE! Truly fabulous corner Penthouse/Townhouse is located in the heart of Ladner. Over 1800 Call Bob, Linda or Blake 604-946-8899 square feet. Livingat room with vaulted ceiling, formal dining room, kitchen eating area and two bedrooms and 2 baths on main level. Upstairs loft boasts 16' ceilings and loads of windows which makes it a For floor plans, photoʼs and 360 great tours goan office, to: www.TheChanceyTeam.com space for studio or games/media room. Lots of in-suite storage. Steps to shops, café’s, restaurants. Totally rain-screened building with 6 years warranty

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