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Century Group president Sean Hodgins reflects on an eightyear struggle that has his vision for the Southlands on the verge of becoming a reality.

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President Sean Hodgins (kneeling centre) is flanked by Century Group staff members at the company’s Tsawwassen office.

Long road worth the trip

Sean Hodgins has endured a lot over the past eight years, but his vision is close to reality BY

SANDOR GYARMATI

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Century Group president Sean Hodgins has once again been selected as the Delta Optimist’s Newsmaker of the Year.

The life-long Tsawwassen resident, whose late father George Hodgins was responsible for developing much of the community, was also last year’s newsmaker, but it’s hard to argue with the younger Hodgins being selected again following Delta council’s historic decision this fall to approve his Southlands development proposal.

The application still has a major hurdle to clear in getting Metro Vancouver approval, but should it do so, it would finally end the extraordinarily long and often highly contentious debate over Tsawwassen’s most famous piece of real estate.

Although the proposal, which would see a large portion of the property handed over to Delta, has many supporters, the division in the community was evident during a five-day public hearing.

It has been a long road to even get to this point for Hodgins and his firm, having begun the odyssey back in 2005.

“I knew it was going to be a lot of work but I

didn’t know what to points when you expect going into that think you spent process, knowing it so much time on was going to take me it and you should a different direction. just sell the propIt is what it is. You erty and be done think you’re going to with it, but then I go to a certain point felt it’s worth it to and if you don’t get keep going. somewhere you throw “Often times in the towel, but a during the course year later you feel like of a week, I’d be you’re getting somewalking down to where, so you don’t the coffee shop or want to quit.

I’d see someone, “That’s the way and usually someI felt, like we were one would come always moving forup to me and say, ward and achieving ‘You know what, something with the I really support community, so we just what you’re trying kept going.” to do.’

Being a local “That would resident with a lift me up. Often locally-based comtimes it just FILE PHOTO pany certainly helped Sean Hodgins applauds after Delta council grant- came down to rally support, but that, someone in ed his application conditional approval. there were those who the community seemed to harbour in other major deals in the offering me some animosity toward Century region, including the recent encouragement.”

Group as well as himself, sale of a portion of what’s In addition to community Hodgins notes. been called the Musqueam support and personal deter“It would be interesting Marpole Village as well mination, Hodgins stresses to see if someone complete- as the official unveiling of his vision would never have ly independent of this has a Century Group’s 3 Civic made it this far without the shot of working it through.

Plaza, a landmark hotel and hard work of his Century It would be interesting to condominium development Group staff. He values the see how receptive the comin Surrey City Centre. collection of talent and the munity would have been if The Southlands reprededication of staff memit was an outsider.” sented his biggest showcase bers, saying they should Hodgins says he’s learned on how new communities share the credit. not to take negative comcan be shaped, integrating Hodgins is proposing to ments personally, noting urban farming with new develop a community that that in some instances forms of housing, but he caters to a wider range of there’s simply a misunderadmits it’s taken its toll on incomes as well as ages, a standing. him at times. key argument by supporters He has been involved “There definitely were at the public hearing, some

accusing the opposition of NIMBYism. Hodgins has been careful to steer clear of those statements, noting residents are entitled to have their say and some certainly had valid concerns.

It was also an interesting experience having speakers at the hearing talk about him or direct comments directly at him, Hodgins says, adding those who were positive, or at least polite, greatly outnumbered those who were rude.

“I just took it all in and I listened to everything everyone said. Some people had some very valid points, so I tried to take that all in.”

One of the most recognizable individuals in South Delta, but on the other hand not one who enjoys the spotlight, he says he was flattered but sometimes a little embarrassed by the positive comments regarding him personally.

“I guess it comes down to trust. You can’t trust a corporation as much as you have to trust the people behind it.”

Hodgins, who has continued his late father’s philanthropy, points out he never intended to get into the development business, but says seeing something grow from an idea to a place that people want to live is rewarding, more so than how much money could be made.

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Looking back — a year in photos January

March

Westshore Terminals announced it would spend millions to upgrade its coal dust suppression capabilities.

Vice-president and general manager Denis Horgan told Delta council $7 million would be spent on new equipment at the Roberts Bank terminal.

Coal dust sampling commissioned by Delta in the summer found it is within allowable limits in Tsawwassen, but exceeds provincial guidelines adjacent to railway tracks.

April

February

The Tsawwassen First Nation once again elected 23-yearold carver Bryce Williams as chief in a rematch with former chief Kim Baird. It was the second time TFN members had gone to the polls in seven months after results of the previous September’s election were voided. A number of development projects, including a pair of huge shopping malls, are to proceed at the First Nation.

More than 200 people attended a public meeting to hear about port expansion in South Delta. The new Citizens Against Port Expansion (CAPE) wanted to ramp up community awareness and opposition to Port Metro Vancouver’s proposed Terminal 2 at Roberts Bank. The port began pubic consultations on the proposed three-berth container terminal.

Delta council recently reiterated its position that a joint review panel should assess T2.

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Huntington said voters saw there can be a different way of being represented.

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The province unveiled a number of options to replace the George Massey Tunnel, later announcing a bridge would be constructed on the existing Highway 99 corridor. Mayor Lois Jackson this fall said she felt betrayed by her fellow mayors over their objections to the bridge. Technical studies are about to get underway for the span. Construction is slated to begin in 2017.

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June

The Delta school district continued its effort to convince the province to restore funding for school buses. This fall, board of education chair Laura Dixon said that despite concerns about the new transportation funding formula by the Ministry of Education, which resulted in a 47 per cent reduction for Delta, the province won’t provide another dime. To make up for the phased $728,000 funding cut, the school board eliminated service to rural areas.

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October

South Delta residents took part in a rally outside the South Delta Public Health Unit to show their concern about pending changes by Fraser Health. As of January, the region will amalgamate staff in North Delta, turning the South Delta centre in the Ladner civic precinct into a “satellite” location. A meeting was held a few weeks later with Fraser Health officials.

November

A public hearing on the Southlands development proposal that heard from about 400 people was adjourned by Mayor Lois Jackson after five days. Just over a week later, the majority of Delta council voted gave the application conditional approval, describing the proposal by Century Group as a great deal. The municipality is now sending the application to Metro Vancouver, where board approval is also required.

Delta council approved the final phases of Marina Garden Estates in Ladner. Captain’s Cove Marina and Polygon Homes received approval to build 674 town homes and condos after undertaking several revisions over the past year. Opponents, who came almost entirely from the existing Marina Gardens neighbourhood, complained the project was too dense.

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August

Work finally wrapped up on the billion-dollar South Fraser Perimeter Road. The new highway is an almost 40-kilometre, four-lane route along the south side of the Fraser River, from Deltaport Way in southwest Delta to 176th Street in Surrey. The SFPR has been officially titled as Highway 17, while the old Highway 17 in South Delta has been renamed Highway 17A and become a local road.

Residents in Tsawwassen and Point Roberts raised alarm bells over an application to erect five radio transmission towers. BBC Broadcasting Inc. wants to construct the 45metre (150-foot) steel towers at an undeveloped lot in Point Roberts near the border. The towers would transmit radio station KRPI, AM 1550, which broadcasts from studios in Richmond.

September

MK Delta Lands submitted another development application for its property adjacent to Burns Bog. The new proposal reduces the amount of commercial space, dropping an outlet mall from the plans, while increasing the number of residential units to 1,100.

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The South Fraser Perimeter Road officially opened last Saturday.

Delta-Richmond East MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay, the minister of national revenue, joined B.C. Transportation Minister Todd Stone and other politicians at a ceremony in the Tilbury area of Delta to open the entire stretch of the four-lane, almost 40kilometre highway.

The billion-dollar route is now called Highway 17 and the old Highway 17 in South Delta becomes Highway 17A. The most eastern section opened a year ago while the South Delta stretch was opened to drivers on Dec. 15 while paving work was done on Highway 17A. “The completion of the South Fraser Perimeter Road is good news for the Metro Vancouver region,” said Findlay. “It means a better road network and more capacity to transport goods to and from fastgrowing markets throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

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Delta-Richmond East MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay and B.C. Transportation Minister Todd Stone were among the dignitaries at a ceremony last Saturday to officially open the South Fraser Perimeter Road.

“This project demonstrates that when we work together with our partners through the Asia Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative, we can develop projects that facilitate international trade and create jobs and economic growth in local communities across

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The route along the south side of the Fraser River extends from Deltaport Way in South Delta to 176th Street in Surrey, with connections to highways 1, 15, 17, 91, 99 and the Golden Ears Bridge.

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The province notes the SFPR will generate economic and business opportunities and lead to 7,000

long-term jobs in Delta and Surrey through improved industrial development opportunities along the corridor.

“Our community will benefit hugely from the opening of the South Fraser Perimeter Road,” said Delta Mayor Lois Jackson.

“The new route provides greater access to the Tilbury industrial area, taking commercial trucks off Highway 99 and River Road. This will make for safer, smoother travel for our residents throughout the community.”

Delta managed to convince the government to install several highway signs encouraging drivers to visit Ladner and Tsawwassen.

Millions in irrigation improvements for South Delta’s farmlands were undertaken as part of the compensation measures for the project.

Next on the government’s agenda is the construction of a bridge to replace the George Massey Tunnel. A number of technical studies are underway for that mega project, slated for construction in 2017.

Meanwhile, Port Metro Vancouver is planning a major expansion at Roberts Bank. A number of road and rail projects are already underway or planned to accommodate the existing facility, but additional projects will take place if Terminal 2 is approved.

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Hodgins is no ordinary developer

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MURPHY’S LAW He certainly doesn’t seek the spotlight, but, for the second year in a row, Sean Hodgins has found himself as the Optimist’s Newsmaker of the Year.

The proposal put forth for the Southlands by the understated Century Group president was so innovative and ultimately its approval by Delta council so historic that it would make almost anyone behind it an instant news figure.

However, this story goes well beyond just a development proposal.

It’s overstating it to say the debate over the future of the Southlands was a referendum on Hodgins and his vision, but there’s no denying the public hearing became a personal affair. Speakers, both pro and con, routinely referenced the developer by name and even many of those with contrary views acknowledged his personal and professional integrity as well as the legacy his company has created in this community.

I’ve long maintained that developers are at a disadvantage during the public hearing process because people are much more apt to come out to oppose something than they are to rally behind it.

How many people are going to take the time out of their life to speak in favour of a proposal just so a developer can put a few more bucks in his pocket?

The fact Century got the level of support it did, even if opponents outnumbered supporters over the course of the five-day hearing, suggests Hodgins is no ordinary developer.

It started with a revolutionary approach to developing the property but the more compelling piece of the equation was a willingness to engage the public like no developer had done before.

And by doing so over the better part of eight years it allowed many to feel like they had, in some small way, taken ownership of the project.

With Hodgins and his team at the forefront, it also made it abundantly clear that Century wasn’t some faceless entity looking to plunder our community for the almighty buck. Yes, the company is out to make money, there’s no getting around that fact, but you don’t have to talk to Hodgins long to realize this goes well beyond the monetary for him.

He wants to build a neighbourhood that’s truly a neighbourhood, not simply pad the bottom line with more urban sprawl. Get him talking about garages and you’ll hear the disdain in his voice, how he desires to create a development that’s inclusive, functional and, if he has his way, the model for subdivisions moving forward.

In my books, that’s Newsmaker of the Year material.

Property taxes are once again rising beyond rate of inflation STEVE GRAHAM

COMMUNITY COMMENT The implications to taxpayers of the Corporation of Delta’s proposed 2014 budget plan were outlined on the front page of the Dec. 18 Optimist. Briefly, Delta proposes to have a 1.9 per cent increase in the property tax and a $30 increase in the utility rate to $960. This corresponds to a 3.23 per cent hike in the utility rate, which went up by $15, or 1.64 per cent, last year.

The property tax increase last year was also 1.9 per cent. A columnist in this space congratulated Delta then for keeping taxes low: “Word has come recently that Delta taxes will go up by 1.9 per cent ...Three cheers for Delta council keeping taxes down.”

The article in last Wednesday’s Optimist noted the property tax increase was lower than in other

Greater Vancouver municipalities (while not being specific as to whether this applies to all of them, or select ones). Similarly it was noted the utility charge hike was less than those of other municipalities, without mentioning whether it is lower than all the others, or the average of them all.

All in all, the phrasing was an excellent example of public relations.

Ah, you may think an increase of 1.9 per cent is consistent with inflation, so the property tax in real dollars is not going up. You would be quite wrong to do so. The result is that from 2000 to 2008 municipal spending in B.C. rose twice as fast as inflation and population increases.

The basic reason is as follows: Property tax is based on the value of assessed property, and real estate has generally been increasing at or well above the rate of general inflation in B.C., which, by the way, was minus 0.3 per cent over the past 12 months (CPI).

Thus, if the property tax rate (technically, a ratio) were not changed, the Corporation of Delta would likely realize an increase in

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revenue from the property tax that exceeds the increase in cost of its operations due to inflation.

So the proposed increase in the property tax of 1.9 per cent represents an increase in real spending over and above inflation. The increase in revenue can be used to provide additional services, or to provide the same level of services less efficiently.

Have you seen a remarkable improvement in municipal services over the past 10 or 20 years?

If the real property tax increases by 1.9 per cent every year, the real tax burden doubles in 37 years. If the annual increase is greater, as we have seen in the past decade, it doubles faster than that. In my column of June 13, I noted that my own real property tax burden (beyond inflation) has increased by 23.8 per cent since 2003.

Federal and provincial tax rates have not increased in some time, but municipal taxes go up every year in an exponential manner. This need not be the case.

It is an election year in 2014 and you can vote for those who will put a cap on these exponential tax hikes.

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Letters to the Editor

Money spent hassling pot smokers would be put to much better use Editor: Re: Crime Beat, Dec. 20 I read in the Crime Beat that a person was reported to police for allegedly smoking cannabis on Central Avenue in Ladner.

My first thought was: Are you kidding me? My second thought was: Don’t the police have something better to do than investigate a person smoking cannabis?

I have nothing against what the police do. They are trying to keep us safe,

but getting involved in what somebody does to temporarily alter their state of mind is ridiculous.

If they aren’t causing trouble or harming anyone else, why bother investigating? People drink alcohol and smoke and chew tobacco, which studies show are the most addictive and dangerous substances known to man, yet are legal.

This drug war is a complete failure. And that’s not just my opinion as millions

Drivers hit jam before exit

Editor: The South Fraser Perimeter Road is a nice new road to drive on... until you head southbound out of the George Massey Tunnel.

In the afternoon three lanes are open (including counterflow) and there are two additional lanes taking traffic from 17A to southbound Highway 99. That means there are five lanes.

The problem is that

before you get to the new South Fraser Perimeter Road exit the lanes merge down from five to two. It is ridiculous. Each day it has been bumper to bumper.

They don’t even have a third exit lane for the SFPR. This also causes the traffic for South Surrey residents to back up.

It’s terrible planning and really disappointing.

Mike Starko

Grinch takes away second lane Editor: Re: Dangerous spot for traffic to merge, letter to the editor, Dec. 18 I agree with Tom Griffing that one of the lanes that curve northbound into Highway 99 from Highway 17A has been stolen. Was it stolen by a Ministry of Transportation Grinch?

What used to be two lanes is now one. This

change is not on the South Fraser Perimeter Road website anywhere.

Not only does South Delta traffic now get squeezed into one lane to enter Highway 99 at this point, we still get discriminated against by not being able to access the counterflow lane northbound.

A billion dollar cost and no improvement.

Keith Munro

Park advocate praises boarder Editor: I questioned Delta council recently about the Ladner skateboard park, but with limited amount of time we could not speak directly about it.

However, the first steps have been taken and I will be meeting with a member of the municipality to discuss the matter in more depth.

I would like to give a big thanks to a young skate-

boarder that came out to support, not only me, but to show there is a need for a larger skate park. It may have been only one youth, but that was enough, and Lukas, I would like to thank you for coming out.

I am doing this for him and others like him. I will try my best to get the skate park built to the same size as before and will not accept anything less.

Alex Megalos

Community shows its caring side Editor: It is heartening to read P. and D. Gowing’s and M. Mayson’s letters in the Optimist rallying business support and expressing sympathy for the owners of Amanda Jewelers whose

store in the Town Centre Mall was recently robbed.

Letters like these remind me that Delta is a caring community, not just at Christmas but throughout the year.

Christine Clement

of others hold that same opinion. We are wasting billions of tax dollars trying to “fix” the problem by arresting and incarcerating drug users.

We can use this money for better uses like rehabilitation, education, creating jobs, medical care, homes for the homeless, fixing our infrastructure and a lot of other things besides wasting time and money cracking down on a couple of teenagers spending time outside

smoking a bit of B.C. bud.

Would you rather have them drinking themselves drunk? How about getting addicted to cigarettes?

Or how about spending $10 for a gram of weed where they just get giggly and hungry for a few hours with no hangover effects or addiction? If you smoke cigarettes or drink, you are in no position to tell us what we can and cannot put into our bodies.

Connor Ganuelas

Options only serve to drive up the price of farmland

Editor: Re: Farmers leasing TFN land, Dec. 18 This is certainly good news for the long-term health of Delta farmland and I congratulate the Tsawwassen First Nation for its intention to use the land for agriculture.

However, I’m a bit confused by Peter Guichon’s comments about long-term planning.

It is his Felix Farms that just recently signed options with speculators

who want to purchase Agricultural Land Reserve land, with the intention of selling it to Port Metro Vancouver and removing it from the ALR. The Guichons, in fact, have the largest amount of land that is optioned to the Emerson Group.

It is exactly those kind of actions that put pressure on the cost of agricultural land for the young farmers he expressed concern about.

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Next year’s Women’s White Spot | Delta Road Race has been upgraded to a 1.2 UCI sanctioned event by the international governing body of cycling, Union Cycliste International, B.C. Superweek announced earlier this month.

“The Corporation of Delta is very excited to have the Women’s White Spot | Delta Road Race become a UCI 1.2 sanctioned event and join the men’s race on the international cycling calendar,” said Delta Mayor Lois Jackson in a news post on the Tour de Delta website.

With international sanctioning and awarding of official UCI points, the road race is expected to draw a stronger field of

top professional cyclists from all over the world to the already well attended three-event Tour de Delta and the rest of the nine-race B.C. Superweek series held every July, according to the site.

“The Tour de Delta, along with all B.C. Superweek events, are committed to enhance the sport of cycling and provide the opportunity for local athletes to compete against some of the best athletes in North America and the world,” said race director Mark Ernsting. “With the inclusion of the women’s race into the UCI calendar, this adds significant profile to the Tour de Delta and overall series of B.C. Superweek.”

In addition to top professionals, Ernsting expects more national teams to take part in an effort to earn UCI points, which are used to determine the number of entries each country gets in events like the World Championships and Olympics.

The men’s road race received international sanctioning last year.

The Tour de Delta will kick off B.C. Superweek again next year by hosting three days of racing. The MK Delta Lands Criterium will be held Friday, July 4 in North Delta, the Brenco Criterium on Saturday, July 5 in Ladner and the White Spot | Delta Road Race on Sunday, July 6 in Tsawwassen.

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Polar Bears set for annual dip New Year’s Day ritual at Centennial Hearty souls are poised to brave the frigid waters of Boundary Bay in a New Year’s Day ritual next week.

The 34th annual Polar Bear Swim will see 300 or more people take a quick dip at Centennial Beach in Boundary Bay Regional Park while thousands more watch from the shore.

Festivities begin at 11:45 a.m. with children’s crafts, family activities and entertainment. Registration begins at noon while the swim gets underway at 1 p.m.

Swimmers will be cleared from the water as soon as the bell rings.

Prizes will be awarded to first, second and third place swimmers to the bell, the oldest swimmer and the swimmer from furthest away.

Registration forms are available at www.delta.ca, which will allow participants to complete the form in advance and bring it with them to the beach.

For those looking for an indoor workout, municipal recreation facilities will offer free swim, skate and weight room workouts on New Year’s Day. Donations of non-perishable food items to the local food bank are appreciated.

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More than 300 people are expected to take part in the 34th annual Polar Bear Swim next Wednesday.

May the Peace & the Beauty of this Festive Season accompany you throughout all of 2014?

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Local Lions clubs are once again holding Christmas tree chipping events.

Trees can be dropped off in Tsawwassen at the South Delta Recreation Centre (1720-56th St.) parking lot from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 4 and Sunday, Jan. 5.

Funds raised by the donations are spent in the community, including those in need, sports and community groups, according to coordinator Roger Lasell.

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Proceeds will go towards scholarships and the Boys and Girls Club, noted Bob Buntain with the Ladner Lions.

The tree chippings are used for park trails in Delta or can also be sent to Metro Vancouver to be composted and turned into soil.

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Hope in the pain Christmas is over for another year, but for many the pain of the holidays lingers on. Financial worries, family tensions, illness, painful memories, addiction, depression or an unexpected layoff are just a few of the things that can make Christmas hard. It may be comforting to realize the first Christmas, contrary to the peaceful nativity scenes, was filled with tension, misunderstanding and hardship.

First Mary, a young engaged woman, has to explain to her shocked fiancé that she is pregnant — and that God is the father!

Joseph, with the help of an angel, believed Mary and they went ahead with the wedding. But as they were getting ready for the Baby, word came that Rome had decided to conduct a census and everyone had

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to go to their hometown to register.

This meant a gruelling trip, roughly comparable to walking from Ladner to Whistler, while nine months pregnant.

Then when they finally made it up that last hill and walked into Bethlehem, there was no place to stay — except a stable. And there the Saviour was born, in a barn, in a strange town, a long way from home.

God could have made the birth of his Son problem free but chose to let him come into life with all the chaos and hardship that we face.

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Paying tribute to Elvis Randy Friskie brings tour to Ladner’s Genesis Theatre

“It’s fantastic to perform with my daughter,” says Friskie, noting they started doing shows together when andy “Elvis” Friskie he needed a replacement on kicks off his That’s The Way It Is tour at short notice and Cassandra was only eight or nine.

Genesis Theatre in Ladner She’ll also perform on next Friday. her own in tribute to other The show will feature musical artists, includmusic and scenes from Elvis Presley’s movie career ing a country medley that — from favourites like Blue includes Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, LeAnn Rimes, Reba Hawaii to Viva Las Vegas.

McEntire, Taylor Swift and “Nobody’s put together Shania Twain. what we think we’ve put “What we try to do is together with this one,” says put together the best Elvis Friskie, a longtime Elvis tribute artist who performed tribute show we can, but give them a at Expo little bit of ‘86 as well everything,” as in Las Friskie says.

Vegas and Friskie, Reno with when he Legends was 12, in Concert actually saw and Elvis perAmerican form live at Superstars. the Niagara Those Falls in the Convention audience Centre. “get our “That best” at was amazhis shows, ing,” he says says, adding Friskie, you could who began feel a sense performof magneing Elvis SUBMITTED PHOTO tism and songs in a Cassandra Friskie as warmth at band when Marilyn Monroe. the show. he was 17.

“You “We knew that the man lived to leave everything on that stage. Our team works hard entertain. From when he walked out there, and the to bring a professional hour and half that he gave, show, but a raw show, too, you just knew that’s where with some spontaneity.”

He says he goes out there he was in his element. and tries to “feel the music” That’s what he lived for.”

Elvis’ first acting role rather than trying, per se, to came in the 1956’s Love Me copy Elvis exactly.

Friskie will perform with Tender. He appeared in over 30 films during his career, his Las Vegas Show band. including Jailhouse Rock, “Our band, I won’t be cocky and say they’re better G.I. Blues and King Creole.

The show is scheduled than Elvis’ band was, but for Friday, Jan. 3 at 7:30 I’ll tell ya, they take pride p.m. at Genesis Theatre, in what they do and they 5005-45th Ave., Ladner. work real hard. They’re a Tickets are $39.50. great group of guys.”

Check OnTourTickets.com, He’ll also perform some call 1-855-411-7500 or visit duets with his daughter Sure Copy, 4857 Elliott St., Cassandra, who’ll sing Ladner for tickets. Visit ranas Ann-Margret, Shelley dyelvisfriskie.com for more Fabares and Marilyn tour dates.

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Randy “Elvis” Friskie, along with the Las Vegas Show Band and his daughter Cassandra Friskie, will perform at Genesis Theatre in Ladner next Friday. The show kicks off his That’s The Way It Is tour.

A16 The Delta Optimist December 27, 2013

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Royal treatment in the Maasai Mara BY

ANDREW RENTON

Optimist contributor

M

y sister is a traveller and lives in England. I am a travel writer based in Vancouver. We are to cross paths in Nairobi, Kenya.

She is attractive, charming and firmly parsimonious.

Ideal attributes for organizing our adventure.

I arrive in the bar of The Aero Club of East Africa, a fine colonial throwback from 1927. The place has a musty smell, perhaps a lingering reminder of port and cigars from another era? Model Tiger Moths hang from the ceiling. Moustachioed pilots and their motley flying machines decorate the walls.

She is already settled into a comfortable chair with a tall vodka and tonic.

Nairobi’s notoriously unpredictable traffic jams have prompted a decision to stay near Wilson airport, the hub for small planes serving the Maasai Mara.

Somehow it all fits. A

colonial start to a decidedly colonial experience. The little airport is packed with tripods and lenses the size of rocket-launchers — and their khaki-clad owners.

The Maasai Mara Reserve is 1,500 square kilometres and contains one of the biggest lion densities in the world.

The atmosphere in our little plane is electric. We pass over Maasai herders keeping a tight rein on their cattle. Cameras click.

Animals scatter, scared of our moving shadow.

There are thought to be 800 elephants in the reserve but despite increased patrols, poaching is still a major problem.

Tiny airstrips — each with a windsock — pepper the land below. We put down a couple of times to drop passengers off, before reaching our destination.

The pricier the camp, the grander the welcome. At our second landing, a bar has been set up behind the waiting jeep. Champagne corks pop. Snacks are laid out on silver salvers.

My sister gives me a “don’t expect anything like this where we are going...” look! At the next stop, we are the only people to disembark. Josephat, who will be our guide and driver for the next few days, is waiting in full Maasai regalia with a welcoming grin from ear to ear.

We climb into the Toyota Land Cruiser and head off.

It is hard to get a handle on the number of camps in “The Mara.” Trip Advisor comes up with 93. Piers Winkworth, the charming young owner of “Offbeat Mara,” claims the real count is around 200 and growing like mushrooms on a soggy log. We will be the only guests during our four-day stay, with a staff of 24 to focus on our needs. Nice going, sis.

We settle into one of six deluxe wooden-platformed tents (even at full capacity the place only holds 12). An en-suite bathroom is just behind the zippered canvas wall. Flush toilets for goodness sake.

Want a shower after a

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On the lookout in Nairobi.

long game drive? No problem. Josephat will radio ahead. The system will go into overdrive.

A chap will magically appear with buckets of hot water, haul them up the pole and wait until they have drained through the showerhead inside. How brilliant is that?

Our first jaunt is a huge success: leopard, cheetah,

a large herd of elephants hacking at the few remaining trees around. We are stunned, (as a man, I am actually humbled but won’t admit it) by the stamina of a male lion that returns every 10 minutes to service his exhausted mate.

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The sun is beginning to set. Josephat pulls up under an acacia tree and hauls out a circular leather bag. The silver capped bottles contain our sundowners.

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to make all in the name of flatter abs and thinner thighs.

So, it baffles my grey matter when I see people in the gym making fatal mistakes in their training program that will cost them results, ones I now know they’re willing to lose $1,000 over, or worse, a year or 10 years of their life.

Too many reps I don’t know about you, but I hate these plank a day challenges on Twitter, or the 300 push-ups a day, or the 500 sit-up challenge.

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And injury, in return, While you may, personwill stop that daily fitness program they are so keen to ally, have seen results in the past with long bouts of carkeep doing. dio (especially beginners), Nobody, and I repeat you will see them faster and nobody, can do 300 pushpush through your plateaus ups with good form. by lifting weights.

Nobody will also see Wrong order of exercises improvements to their core There by doing a should be five-minute “If you really want a plan with plank, and hopefully to see results in the your workout program. you all know Don’t start what I think gym, and in turn your program about sit-ups on your body and with the first (if you don’t intrinsically with machine then here’s more energy and you see in the Coles Notes veradded years to your the gym and then just folsions: they life, you must put low the line suck.). quality food in your of equipment To see from there. results you mouth.”

Work large need to muscles stress the first (such as your quads, muscles with an external force, using a load just a lit- hamstrings, glutes, pecs and tle past what your body can lats) and then your smaller muscles (hip stabilizers, handle. That means heavier triceps, biceps, core and loads need to be performed shoulders). (not body weight), and Your diet sucks for a rep count that is just You cannot out train a enough the body says, “OK, bad diet. Period.

I’m done.”

You can try, but trust me You drive to the gym to when I tell you that you will walk on the treadmill never run as fast as a bag of Here’s another grey matDoritos can, or lift as hard ter baffler. While, yes, I as a Panago pizza can. do understand that some If you really want to people need to drive to see results in the gym, and their local gym because of in turn on your body and distance, or they are hitting intrinsically with more it in between errands, or on energy and added years their way to or from work. to your life, you must put Subtract these people quality food in your mouth. from the equation and you Want to workout with still have a wait list for the me? Join my Jan small treadmill.

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Ice Hawks welcome back top gun 2012-13 league scoring champion Mak Barden will make his Delta debut tomorrow against Flames BY

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Some much needed offensive help arrived under the Christmas tree for the Delta Ice Hawks.

After dropping their fourth consecutive game to the Aldergrove Kodiaks and slipping to third place in the Tom Shaw Conference standings, the Hawks have welcomed back 2012-13 PIJHL scoring champion Mak Barden. The 20-year-old from Surrey asked for his release from the BCHL’s Port Alberni Bulldogs and will spend the remainder of his final season of junior eligibility in Delta’s colours.

Barden’s return comes on the heels of leading scorer Marc Letourneau telling them club recently he was heading to Ontario to attend school. Delta does not have a player on point a game pace or better in its line-up.

“This is absolutely huge for us, said Ice Hawks general manager Peter

Zerbinos. “We’re expecting Mak to step in and pick up right where he left off. This is where he wants to be and we’re excited to have him back.”

Barden was fifth in Bulldogs scoring with 20 points in 33 games, including eight goals. Last year with Delta, he managed 72 points in 46 games.

He will make his debut Saturday night (7:45 p.m.) when the Hawks host the Ridge Meadows Flames at the Ladner Leisure Centre.

The locals are coming off a week break after falling 5-2 to league-leading Aldergrove.

Delta surrendered three goals in the opening period and played catch-up the rest of the night which is trouble for an offensivelychallenged team.

“We need to do the simple things and that’s skate, put pucks to the net and stay out of the penalty box.

We haven’t been able to do that yet against them,” said assistant coach Shane Kuss who watched his team slip to 2-4 in December. “Our

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Delta Ice Hawks goalie Scott Lapp managed to deny this Aldergrove Kodiaks scoring chance but it wasn’t enough in a 5-2 win for the visitors last Saturday at the Ladner Leisure Centre. execution hasn’t been very good lately. It’s probably good to get a break here to re-focus and regroup.

Jack McDonald the B.C. coaching staffing, overseeing the defensive line.

Hopefully a fresh start is what we need right now.

“We need the energy and intensity to win games and

it hasn’t been there of late.”

Brent Chreptyk and Tanner Gattinger had the goals in a losing cause.

Terry Fox’s Tom Kudaba will serve as head coach for the fourth consecutive year. The staff also includes quarterbacks coach Jay Prepchuk (Handsworth), defensive coordinator and linebacker coach Dino Geremia (Football BC), special teams coach Mark Townsend (Mt Doug), receivers coach Jerome Erdman (McGill Redman) and defensive backs coach Alexis Sanschagrin (Belmont).

Thirty-five of the 36 players named Team BC played at the high school level during the 2013 season, including four from the Senior AAA Varsity champions Mt. Douglas Rams and six from the runner-up

Terry Fox Ravens. Drayson Price (Cowichan Bulldogs) is the lone member of the team who played primarily in the BC Community Football Association. McDonald is one of 19 provincial all-stars on the squad.

The roster includes AA Player of the Year Evan Horton (Mission), the AA Offensive MVP Ty Marshall (Windsor) and the AA Defensive MVP Brandon Ho (Rick Hansen).

It also features four players who are returning from the 2012 U18 Team BC — DL Kyle Sagmoen (Terry Fox), OL Michael Beck (Terry Fox), OL Brock Mould (Ballenas) and REC Eldridge Sellers V (Terry Fox).

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2013 a productive year for Tsawwassen track athlete

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Harrison Almrud’s best leap of 1.50 metres achieved the B.C. Standard for his age in the high jump — an achievement that was recently recognized by B.C. Athletics.

Harrison Almrud’s athletic career is on the run.

The 12-year-old from Tsawwassen has been recognized

by B.C. Athletics as one of the best for his age group.

In the high jump pit, Almrud’s top leap of 1.50 metres achieved the B.C. Standard and currently ranks him in the top three of the province.

On the track, he place second in the 1200 metre race, with his clocking of 3:59.07 ranking in the top 10 of alltime. The Southpointe Academy student also thrives in cross-country and earlier this month won his age group at the Canadian Championships held in Vancouver. The result came on the heels of Almrud participating in a series of races that saw him place second overall and included a win at Whistler where he also thrives on the slopes as an avid snowboarder.

He participated in his first Vancouver Sun Run at the age of eight and completed the 10km course in 47:59.

Almrud trains with the South Surrey-based Ocean Athletics track and field club.

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• 3 level split home • Lot : 8051 sqft • 3 bdrms & 3 bthrms • Excellent layout • Large master bedroom, walk-in closet and ensuite • Bonus games room or 4th bedroom

1295 Morris Cr, Tsaw.

5116 Galway Drive, Tsawwassen

$599,900

$629,900

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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! ser DETACHED DOUBLE SHOP fr•aHUGE AT REAR OF HOME

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WATER VIEWS FROM BALCONY

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4713 46A Street, Ladner

5065 59A Street, Ladner

$659,900

$649,900 QUIET CUL-DE-SAC

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• Mid-century modern split level • 2,485 sqft house • 3 bedrooms, 3 baths • Desired street in Pebble Hill

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL 4 BEDROOM HOME

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6754 London Drive, Ladner

$659,900

$685,000

• 4 bedrooms • 3 bathrooms • 2,584 sqft • newer kitchen, floors & paint • backyard looking out to a field

STUNNING EXECUTIVE CONDO

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6040 44th Avenue, Ladner

EXCELLENT FAMILY HOME • Beautiful 2,277 sq.ft.

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

SOUGHT-AFTER EXECUTIVE HOME!

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• 2,829 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

$699,999

$719,900

• 4 bdrm, 3 bathroom, 2,808 sq.ft 2-level • Suite potential.

• New furnace, new windows, post-and-beam style. aser by •fr Massive covered deck for your outdoor living room! 8,988 sq.ft lot

just sold

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!

5110 Wilson Drive, Tsawwassen

5286 Augusta Place, Tsawwassen

$719,900

$729,900

CHESAPEAKE LANDING • 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

$733,900 GREAT INVESTMENT PROPERTY/BUILDING LOT! • Lot 9905 sq.ft • Wonderful backyard • Prime location • Close to Steveston Village, facing South • Lot 66x15

Building Lot

$699,900

5348 Commodore Dr., Ladner

BEAUTIFUL 2,800+ SF HOME

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• Resort-like living complex • UNOBSTRUCTED VIEWS OF new golf course & North Shore mountains • 1534 SF 2 bdrm & den unit • Top of the line kitchen • 9’ ceilings # 206 5099 Springs Blvd., Tsaw.

$689,900

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

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

• Updated! Excellent layout!

5117 Erin Way, Tsaw.

UPDATED SPLIT LEVEL

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

• Port Guichon location

4651 Steveston Hwy, Richmond

$749,000

BEAUTIFUL 3 OR 4 BEDROOM EXECUTIVE HOME

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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 5140 Westminster Ave., Ladner

$739,900 FANTASTIC VIEWS

• Completely updated 2,550 sf home • Morningside Bare land strata • 3 Bedroom & family room • Incredible kitchen with high quality appliances

just sold by fraser

217 Morningside Dr., Tsaw.

$759,000

Happy Holidays

HOT! HOT! HOT!

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A26 The Delta Optimist December 27, 2013

Happy Holidays

IMMACULATELY KEPT HOME

Re/Max Progroup Realty 100 - 5000 Bridge Street 604-728-2845

• Backs onto US border • Private, sunny entertainers backyard • Updates throughout • 3 level split design • 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms

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EXCELLENT EXECUTIVE HOME! LADNER

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5470 Wallace Ave., Tsaw.

5060 Westminster Avenue, Ladner

$775,000

$789,900

WOODWARD LANDING • 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

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MODERN, WESTCOAST CONTEMPORARY HOME

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#16-5300 Admiral Way, Ladner

GREAT LIVING SPACE FOR EVERYONE • Post and beam family home • 9322 sq.ft. lot with pool, patios and balcony • home is almost 4000 sq.ft.

• 4 bedrooms, 4 baths • Brand new windows and doors

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$819,900 LADNER’S PRIME WATERFRONT PROPERTY!

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508 55A Street, Tsaw.

• 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!

$873,900 GREAT LOCATION CLOSE TO TOWN

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• 5 bedroom basement entry home • House is 2520 sq.ft • 12,206 sq.ft lot • Huge deck • Mortgage help downstairs • Great investment property!

4829 48th Avenue, Ladner

5342 11A Avenue, Tsaw.

$880,000

$888,000

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

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STUNNING UNOBSTRUCTED VIEWS!

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351 54A Street, Tsawwassen

$899,900

$899,000 FANTASTIC CUSTOM-BUILT 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 4560 51st Street, Ladner

$899,900

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

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4936 63A Street, Ladner

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• 2,524 sqft, Totally updated!

• UNOBSTRUCTED VIEWS! • New Roof, hardwood, kitchen & bathrooms • 5791 sqft lot backing farmland!

• 4 bdrms, 3 bathrms Executive home!

6377 Crescent Court, Ladner

$819,000 POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY

• 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

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

• 8 years old, double garage

PREMIER NEIGHBOURHOOD

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• 2,637 sqft house • 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms • Gourmet kitchen • Hardwood flooring & granite countertops • Stainless steel appliance package 5810 Cove Link Road, Ladner

$916,800

#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

www.fraserelliott.com

December 27, 2013 The Delta Optimist A27

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

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5217 Central Avenue, Ladner

1212 Pacific Drive, Tsaw.

$925,000

$938,800 AMAZING EXECUTIVE HOME • 3,170 sq.ft custom built executive home • Top-of-the-line finishings • 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms • Triple car garage • 10,200 sq.ft private yard

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• Magnificent custom home • Top quality finishings • Golf course views!

• This home has everything you can imagine in luxury living

5880 Cove Reach Rd., Ladner

$1,059,900

$1,188,800

• Custom built West Coast • Open concept Kitchen, dining and family room with ocean views, • Floor to ceiling windows and wrap-around decks.

• 4 Bed, 4 Bath • 3,210 sqft

BEST CUSTOM HOME!

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• PANORAMIC OCEAN VIEWS • 4 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms • 3 outdoor decks incl/cov’d balcony, rooftop & wraparound decks • Huge theatre & games room • TRIPLE garage

88 English Bluff Rd., Tsawwassen

932 Keil Street, White Rock

$1,349,900

$1,425,000

FINE COUNTRY ESTATE 5.42 ACRES! • TOTALLY RENOVATED EXECUTIVE RANCHER • 2nd RANCHER HOME ON PROPERTY • GREENHOUSE SETUP for BUSINESS USE if Desired • Set-up for equestrian centre

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ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE CUSTOM-BUILT HOME

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

2650 Westham Island Road, Ladner

558 English Bluff Road, Tsaw.

$2,198,800

$2,298,000

BEAUTIFUL 2 STOREY CUSTOM HOME • 5472 sqft home • 4 bdrms and 5 bthrms • Situated on 20 acres • Double staircase.

• Black galaxy granite tiling.

6520 68th Avenue, Ladner

$2,488,000 LADNER’S FINEST COUNTRY ESTATE • 7.59 Acre Estate • Prime West Ladner location • Unobstructed views of of North Shore Mountains!

• Tennis courts, office accomodation, fraser putting green

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ONE OF LADNER’S FINEST W/GOLF COURSE VIEW!

674 52nd Street, Tsaw.

STUNNING OCEAN VIEWS

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• 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?

EXCELLENT DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY • 5 acre development site out of ALR! • In south surreys next up and coming pocket of industrial & residential real estate

18973. 16th Avenue, Surrey

$2,500,000 EXCELLENT DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY • Prime 7.9 acre development property.

Not in ALR. • Currently has a workshop and beautiful character home rented at $3000 a month. * Perfect investment property in fast developing area.

4905 36th Avenue, Ladner

18862 20th Avenue, Surrey

$2,688,800

$4,500,000

1 SALE EVERY 2.64 DAYS SO FAR IN 2013!!!* Fraser and his Team are CURRENTLY RANKED #3 in THE GREATER VANCOUVER REAL ESTATE BOARD *Based on number of sales in 2013! Stats as of December 11th, 2013. *Based on Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver Statistics!

Happy Holidays

GORGEOUS CUSTOM 4300 SQ.FT. HOME

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A28 The Delta Optimist December 27, 2013

Thank you for your business ss and referrals this year!

From our families to yours, wishing you a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year!

Rachel

REALTOR®

Garrett

REALTOR®

Fraser

REALTOR®

Amber

REALTOR®

www.fraserelliott.com 604.728.2845

Shannon

REALTOR®

A32 The Delta Optimist December 27, 2013

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