Delta Optimist January 17 2014

Off to Metro

Southlands proposal now with regional district

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Roberts Bank coal terminal spending $230 million

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Work expected to begin later this month to clear more than a decade of silt build up

float homes and making some of the channels impassable at low tide.

In late 2012, the group finally After years of lobbying every hit pay dirt with the announcelevel of government, the Ladner ment of a $10-million dredging Sediment Group could soon see project in Ladner and Steveston. all that work pay off.

A collaboration between Port With one of the needed permits Metro Vancouver, the Department already issued and two others of Fisheries and Oceans, the B.C. expected next week, some of Ministry of the secondTransportation ary channels and of the Fraser Infrastructure, River could the Corporation see dredgers in of Delta and action before the City of the end of the Richmond, the month. project is also “We’ve got supposed to the green light include funds for Ladner for maintenance Harbour and FILE PHOTO dredging for up hopefully Silt build up has made some secondary to the next 10 they’re going channels of the Fraser River impossible years. to have the rest to navigate at low tide.

Environment of the paperCanada just work in place issued the dredging permit for in the next couple of weeks,” said Ladner Harbour, and the permits John Roscoe, chair of the Ladner for Deas Slough and Sea Reach Sediment Group. are expected by next week.

“That’s really good news and According to a report this week really exciting.” from Corporation of Delta staff, The federal government hanthe work is expected to start at dled the dredging of the Fraser the end of January with Cannery until 1998. In 1999, the port Channel in Richmond, Sea Reach authority took over dredging the and Deas Slough. That work is main navigational channel only, which has resulted in silt building expected to continue until the end of March. It will resume after the up in the many secondary chanfisheries closure, likely at the end nels. of August.

The Ladner Sediment Group Phase two of the work will conhas been working since 2009 to tinue in the fall and winter with get some of the secondary chanan expectation that everything nels dredged while silt continued will be completed by spring 2015. to pile up, wreaking havoc on BY

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Andrew Jones and the Delta Pacers proved to be too much for the South Delta Sun Devils in the Stebbings/Murray Cup senior boys basketball rivalry game Wednesday night. The host Pacers won 80-28. For details see Page 21.

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Southlands sent to Metro Controversial Tsawwassen development proposal now in hands of regional politicians BY

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The Southlands application took another step forward this week.

After receiving conditional approval from Delta’s civic politicians last fall, it will now be up to Metro Vancouver’s board of directors to say whether the controversial development application gets the go ahead.

Delta council approved an application package Monday night and municipal staff sent a request to amend the region’s growth strategy on Wednesday.

Century Group is proposing to build 950 housing units on 20 per cent of the 214-hectare (537-acre) Tsawwassen property in an area that reportedly has the poorest soil quality.

The remaining 80 per cent would be given to Delta, much of it for farming. The proponent would

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Metro Vancouver received a mountain of documents, including minutes from a five-day public hearing last fall, along with the Southlands development application. also pay millions to upgrade drainage and irrigation for soil-based farming.

Delta council gave the application third reading in November following a five-day public hearing that heard from hundreds of residents, both opposed to and in favour of the proposal.

The package forwarded to Metro includes com-

ment sheets from public information meetings held

by Century and the municipality as well as correspondence submitted to the mayor and council, including petitions and form letters, staff reports to council, and minutes from council meetings and the public hearing.

The Southlands is zoned

agricultural and also designated that way in the Metro Vancouver growth strategy.

Any change in regional designation would require a two-thirds weighted vote by the board of directors.

The timeline for the Metro application is not yet known but municipal staff will provide updates to council and on Delta’s

website as the application moves through the process.

Century Group president Sean Hodgins said last year one of the likely issues is whether it’s Metro’s place to rigidly enforce the growth strategy when a member municipality seeks a change.

“That will be a key issue, I think,” he said at the time.

“To what degree is the RGS (Regional Growth Strategy) a locked-in-stone issue or is this a guideline which will allow government to adjust? I do think it’s going to be a difficult test to get through.”

The Metro Vancouver board has gone both ways on amending the growth strategy in recent years.

It has approved proposals, including the Jackson Farm in Maple Ridge and Tsawwassen Springs, but last fall shot down a couple of applications by Langley Township for land in the ALR.

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Expensive updates for coal terminal Westshore to spend about $230 million over the next five years to upgrade its aging equipment and buildings BY

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North America’s busiest coal export facility at Roberts Bank is about to undergo a major upgrade.

Originally opened on a much smaller footprint in 1970, Westshore Terminals will spend about $230 million over the next five years for a large-scale equipment upgrade as well as replacement of older buildings with a centralized office and equipment complex.

Westshore has already begun replacing equipment, including spending over $14 million on new dust suppression and water recycling measures, over the past couple of years.

“We’ve been in business for 44 years and some of our equipment has become quite old, in need of major refurbishment. It’s not about expansion but staying efficient and in business,” said vice-president and general manager Denis Horgan.

The upgrades include new stacker-reclaimer machines that move coal into stockpiles as well as load it onto ships. The elec-

improvetric-powered ments will machines will make the have a longer operareach, reduction more ing the need efficient, for bulldozWestshore ers to move isn’t looking coal around, at expandand will have ing, even built-in dust though it’s suppression operating equipment. at capacity The and has had improvements to turn away also include a business. wider and quiHe said eter conveyer SCAN WITH trying to belt system, the make the replacement of the 30-year-old TO REVEAL VIDEO terminal even bigger shiploader on on a manBerth 1 with PHOTO BY SANDOR GYARMATI made island a system that Denis Horgan, Westshore Terminals’ vice-president and general manager, says the 44-year-old would be will also have coal port is in need of refurbishment. cost-prohibidust supprestive as well terminal will be able to system. sion capabilias face potential environprocess an additional three The next round of ties as well as energy effimental roadblocks. million tonnes annually, upgrades at the site will cient lighting throughout A recent civic staff report increasing its annual capacresult in extra space availthe site. to Delta council notes that ity to 36 million tonnes. able for coal storage of In late 2012, a large approximately 270,000 rail It will result in one extra about 135,000 metric bulk carrier docking at cars currently pass through train every two days, over tonnes. The new stacker Westshore collided and to Westshore Terminals its existing six trains per reclaimers and conveyer heavily damaged the Berth every year and that the day, and an additional two system, meanwhile, will 2 loader, knocking it out of community is now askships per month, on top of operate more efficiently, commission for a couple thereby improving through- an approximate 25 ships per ing questions and wants to of months, resulting in understand the impacts, if month. put capacity. millions in lost revenue. It any, the movement of coal Horgan said while the The result will mean the was replaced with a better

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Because industrial operations are subject to stringent regulations, which require monitoring of emissions, the report notes, it’s not unreasonable to hold the transportation industry to the same standards and expect the impacts from the transportation of coal on local communities and the environment are monitored and understood.

Council agreed to request funding from Westshore and Metro Vancouver for Delta to undertake an independent one-year study of dust emissions from coal cars, including continuous dust monitoring at locations along the railway corridor.

Westshore has already committed to contribute.

Horgan said Westshore, meantime, has additional dust emission measures planned this year, including four more high tower sprays along the southern edge of the site, spraying empty railcars with dust binding coatings as well as a system to apply dust suppression coatings on coal being loaded onto ships.

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Fred Moore to be inducted into Aviation Hall of Fame Tsawwassen man has spent a lifetime in the sky BY

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Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame recently announced Tsawwassen’s Fred Moore would be one of its new inductees at a gala dinner and ceremony in Calgary later this year.

Inductees are selected for their “contributions to Canada’s development through their integral roles in the nation’s aviation history.”

When asked for his reaction Moore, 85, said he was grateful. He noted a good friend had nominated him a few years ago and just kept persisting.

Moore said he has done “just about everything in aviation.”

He “spent a lifetime in fixed and rotary wing avia-

tion in both the military and civilian fields,” notes a news release from the hall of fame.

He started out his 16year career in the Royal Canadian Air Force with Central Experimental and Proving Establishment, a test flying group.

“As a young officer he was given significant levels of authority to improve acceptance standards for military aircraft ordered for the Royal Canadian Air Force and subsequently to manage the early efforts to develop simulators for increasingly complex weapons systems,” the news release states.

Outside of the air force Moore rose to high-level positions with Northwest Industries in Edmonton and then Okanagan Helicopters.

Moore also served in organizations like the Air Transport Association of Canada (vice-chairman) and Helicopter Association International (chairman).

Other inductees include WestJet airlines founder Clive J. Beddoe, Lorna De Blicquy, a flight instructor and advocate for women in aviation, and Robert P. Engle, founder of Canada’s Northwest Territorial Airlines.

“The CAHF is proud to honour these four welldeserving individuals for their significant contributions to Canadian aviation, and to Canada’s development as a nation,” said Tom Appleton, chair of the Canada Aviation Hall of Fame board of directors.

The inductions will take place on May 29.

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More than two months after it was damaged, repairs to the Highway 10 overpass should be complete this weekend.

Traffic on the overpass has been reduced to a single alternating lane since Oct. 29 when a truck carrying an over height steel tank southbound on Highway 99 slammed into the structure.

According to the Ministry of Transportation, the overpass suffered damage to the outside girders in the crash, which snarled rush hour traffic for hours as commuters had to reroute around the overpass

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Pool player gets carried away at pub

The following are some of the calls of interest the Delta police responded to in the South Delta area between Monday, Jan. 6 and Sunday, Jan. 12: Tsawwassen • Jan. 6, 7:42 p.m., 700block of Gilchrist Drive: Complainant reported a bicycle stolen from the elementary school. The bike is described as an aqua blue and brown Nirve Lohaina one-speed with one hand

brake and chrome handlebars.

• Jan. 7, 3:15 p.m., 1200-block of 56th Street: The pub contacted police to report a patron in the billiard area was “playing around” with a pool cue and launched it into a TV mounted on the wall. The pub had attempted to contact the suspect but the calls were not returned. The pub is seeking compensation for the damage but does not

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• Jan. 7, 8:53 p.m., 200block of Robson Place: Complainant reported she found four car tires on her front lawn. A check of police files did not locate any reports of stolen tires.

The complainant was advised to check with her neighbours as to possible ownership of the tires and if they did not belong to any of them, to call the works yard to have the tires removed.

• Jan. 9, 8:08 a.m., 1100-block of 53A Street: Complainant reported his unlocked vehicle parked in the driveway of his residence was rummaged through sometime overnight. Approximately $10 in change was stolen. No suspects or witnesses.

• Jan. 9, 12:45 p.m., 5200-block of 9A Avenue: Sometime overnight an unknown person entered and rummaged through a vehicle parked in the driveway. The complainant believes the vehicle was left unlocked.

• Jan. 9, 5:32 p.m., 5400block of 4A Avenue: Report received that a suspect had broken the laundry room window and entered the home. Cash left accidentally on the dryer was stolen. Investigation revealed the battery had been removed from the motion sensor in the living room defeating the home alarm. The complainants provided police with information regarding a possible suspect.

Ladner • Jan. 7, 4:32 p.m., 6500block of Holly Park Drive: Report received from complainant that his BCIT U-Pass was stolen from his mother’s unlocked vehicle parked on the street in front of the residence. The was no damage to the vehicle and nothing else appeared stolen.

• Jan. 9, 4:30 p.m., 4500block of Edmonds Drive: Complainant reported her medical number had been used fraudulently to apply

for a President’s Choice credit card. The credit card company was contacted and the application was cancelled.

The complainant also contacted B.C. Medical Services to report the fraud.

• Jan. 10, 9:37 p.m., 4900-block of 57A Street: Police called to assist with an intoxicated and belligerent youth who, believing he was at his own home, had broken the front door window of a neighbour’s residence. The mother of the youth attended and took custody of her son.

Arrangements were made with the neighbour to repair the damaged door.

• Jan. 11, 5:16 p.m., Arthur Drive and 34B Street: Report received that a van travelling north was being driven in an erratic fashion, swerving in and out of traffic. Police attended and after activating emergency equipment, the vehicle eventually stopped behind an apartment com-

plex and the driver attempted to flee on foot. The suspect was apprehended and admitted to consuming alcohol before driving. As two breath samples provided by the suspect read “Warn,” he was given a three-day immediate roadside suspension, his driver’s licence seized and the vehicle towed. The suspect was picked up by his partner.

• Jan. 12, 7:14 p.m., 4400-block of Clarence Taylor Crescent: Complainant attended police headquarters to report she was being continually followed by her husband from whom she had recently separated.

Police located the suspect in the police headquarters parking lot and advised him he was to stay away from his wife as she has reasonable grounds to fear for her safety. The suspect claimed he understood the request.

Both parties were given legal information on how to obtain a lawyer to attempt to resolve the situation. No charges at this time.

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Andrew William Munro, 42, was reported missing from North Delta on Nov. 4. After some investigation, police discovered he was last seen in the northern B.C. community of Stewart on Nov. 15.

Department spokesperson A/Sgt. Sarah Swallow said investigators believe Munro was trying to get to Hyder, Alaska.

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MURPHY’S LAW In the end, I guess a little of Scott Hamilton’s time is better than none at all.

We’ve reached the juncture where the veteran civic politician, who was elected Liberal MLA for Delta North last spring, was to part ways with his longtime municipal colleagues, yet it doesn’t appear he’s going anywhere.

Hamilton took a leave of absence from his Delta council duties, rather than formally resigning, shortly after winning the seat last May in order not to trigger a costly municipal by-election. The thinking was that he’d be on leave through the remainder of 2013 and then officially resign this month when a by-election would no longer be required because of the proximity of this fall’s general election.

Although he was on unpaid leave through the latter half of last year, he still kept his hand in civic affairs, which it appears is something he will continue to do until November.

I was of the mind that he should have resigned last year and been replaced by a councillor that could devote all of his or her energies to the job. Yes, it would have been the more costly route and wouldn’t have really changed the balance of power, but no one said democracy was cheap.

Opting not to hold a by-election and running a body short most of the time certainly saved taxpayers some cash, so it’s hard to argue with the decision, although I’ll be sure to hold it over council members the next time they rationalize a salary increase due to an additional workload because there’s only seven of them (not nine or more like on other Greater Vancouver councils).

Now that we’re at the point where a by-election is moot, it makes sense for Hamilton to continue doing what he’s been doing, which is attending meetings and tending to civic business when his provincial schedule permits. It stands to reason it’s better to have a part-time councillor than none at all, although you could question whether that arrangement shortchanges the good folks of Delta North that he represents in the legislature.

Hamilton has been a capable, hardworking councillor for more than a decade, so he’s not the type to let such responsibilities slide. I think the fact he even wants to continue in this dual role says something about him given he’s not getting paid at municipal hall and his plate is full with another gig.

No one would blink if he simply cut ties with council at this point, but he wants to help out where he can. And you never know when that will come in handy.

Nothing says vacation like a visit to Prairies in November IAN ROBERTSON

COMMUNITY COMMENT Last fall while on a sabbatical from this column, my wife and I took our daughter and her two children on the Prairies section of our grandchildren’s North American odyssey. Although Canadian, they have lived in Southeast Asia for a decade, so this was their first journey east of Salmon Arm. Many friends wondered about us trying to be tourists on the Prairies in November. My response that we “were avoiding mosquitoes” didn’t result in many laughs.

We rented a van in Winnipeg and drove it to our starting point — Calgary. The logic of that is buried in horrendous drop-off charges.

Sure enough, our start was delayed one day by a snowstorm in Calgary that blocked highways to the east.

We got away and, avoiding drifting snow, reached Saskatoon and rela-

tives the first day. The -10C was a challenge.

In Saskatoon we visited one of four Economic Development Museums on the Prairies, all excellent examples of early life.

Since my wife’s ancestors had immigrated and homesteaded on the Prairies, introducing the kids to “Bennett buggies” and to the effects of drought was educational.

Then on to Moose Jaw and the tunnels where we learned about the abysmal life of immigrant Chinese after the railway was completed.

The next stop was the family farm, which was home to the family from the ‘20s until just a few years ago. The house, barn, chicken coop and equipment shed still stand and are in use by the next generation of farmers.

The linoleum on the floor in the house is yet to be ripped out and replaced so patterns of the ‘30s, ‘40s and ‘50s could be seen. The original banister is still in use, and light switches which originally serviced the 32-volt battery system from the basement still work!

Unlike here on the coast, the wooden fence has withstood winds and snow for a century.

We then visited the new genera-

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tion of farmers who acquired the land and saw today’s technology at work. The evolution from a single horse-drawn plow to today’s machinery is absolutely breathtaking.

My grandson climbed a ladder to get into the air-conditioned cab of a new track driven tractor. He was about 10 feet above me.

That evening we stayed at a nearby B&B that operates in an “Eaton’s Catalogue house” that has been lovingly preserved and restored. A home cooked dinner had the kids full of questions about pioneer experiences and the nickknacks around the house.

Our journey continued eastward, past my wife’s childhood village, on to Brandon and then to Winnipeg. No snow — it was too cold — a remembrance from my childhood on the Prairies.

We left our daughter and grandchildren to visit and then go onto to Eastern Canada and back through the U.S. They made it before the weather chaos that has gripped large portions of our countries in recent weeks.

I wonder what they will report in their diaries that are part of their travel school assignment.

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Editor: Delta council voted unanimously Jan. 6 to provide taxpayer funding for the Fraser Basin Council to prepare a Flood Management Business Plan. There is full support from other Metro municipalities for this project, which is supposed to take two years.

In its letter to the Corporation of Delta requesting support, the Fraser Basin Council indicated that among the many factors to be considered

will be the expected sea level rise by 2100, and stated the cost of protection could reach $9.5 billion.

Coun. Sylvia Bishop asked engineering director Stephen Lan if Delta’s flood management criteria included provision for the 2100 sea level rise, or just for the rise by 2050. Lan found it difficult to give a clear answer to this question, merely stating they were working towards a policy.

There is urgent need for all levels of government to

adopt a clear and unambiguous policy with regard to construction and protection from what is universally acknowledged by the U.N to be a sea level rise of one metre by 2100.

It is ironic that on the council agenda for Jan. 13 was a report containing the details of the request by Delta to allow construction of a development for 950 homes on the floodplain.

The level of fill proposed will not protect these homes from the expected sea level

rise by 2100.

In 2011 the province employed engineering consultants to prepare guidelines that would require this level of protection.

Adoption of these guidelines has been delayed for reasons that are not known.

Meanwhile, unwise and potentially unsafe development can proceed on the floodplain in Delta.

Future residents and their insurers will do well to take heed of this situation.

Peter Duffey

Climate changing despite short-term events Editor: Re: Re-examining sea level rise could reduce dump truck trips through Tsawwassen, letter to the editor, Jan. 10 Ed Ries used several myths about global warming to argue that it might not be necessary to adopt a more conservative flood protection level for the Southlands development.

One cannot use a shortterm snapshot of local weather to identify longterm climate change.

Thus, the fact it has recently been exceptionally cold in parts of North America says nothing about whether Earth is cooling or warming. That determination needs an examination of climate trends over several decades, and the change on average shows

the whole globe is definitely warming.

The extent and volume of sea ice changes naturally, but there is also a clear trend in the decrease of both ice volume and extent in the Arctic over the last 20 years, coupled with a marked rise in air temperature over the same period.

The trapped icebreakers in Antarctica were stranded by exceptionally thick ice

There are only a couple of days left to see exciting exhibit at Gallery 1710 Editor: May I urge your readers to give themselves an hour or two of mental excitement by viewing, and comprehending, the outstanding art presented by students of South Delta Secondary and the South Delta Artists Guild in the current show.

A Cappella encourages the students to give written voice to their inner thoughts and concerns. Each poem or essay has been interpreted by a student-artist, with some guild members participating, and the entire show is exciting and thought-provoking.

Here you will see what matters now for young people, and how brightly some of their stars will shine in

the future. The courage and enthusiasm displayed is a wonderful tribute to the South Delta teachers who taught these students how to write and make art to express themselves so well.

Make time to see A Cappella at Gallery 1710 adjacent to the South Delta Recreation Centre. Take time to read the poems, look at the art, and think about what you have

I drove to work at Vancouver Airport at 5:30 and experienced not one but three lanes full of overflow waters around Highway 99 and Westminster Highway.

On the journey back home at 4:30., I had to wait in line 15 minutes to go south around same area.

Mainroad trucks were parked around with noth-

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Editor: Re: Search is on for moniker, letter to the editor, Dec. 24 The Wiggle Road seems an apt description for the South Fraser Perimeter Road.

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Must be better way to get water off highways Editor: This is just a little note to Mainroad Contracting, the people who keep our local highways in tip-top shape through all kinds of weather.

Living in the Lower Mainland in the winter can bring an abundance of rain and we witnessed this last Friday.

that broke off a very large iceberg, which itself was detached from a floating ice shelf a few years ago. That dramatic story also says nothing about global warming or cooling.

Other arguments should be used to determine the best flood protection measures for Delta in the face of inevitable humaninduced sea-level rise.

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Any comments or feedback to the people of Delta from Mainroad would be appreciated.

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A10 The Delta Optimist January 17, 2014

Sisters spend holiday in bat caves Meredith girls volunteer with unique Cuban conservation project through Animal Experience International

Sisters Rowan, Darsey and Cailean Meredith spent an atypical holiday in Varadero, Cuba last month.

Rather than sunning themselves at one of the many all-inclusive resorts, the Merediths spent a week in and around the many caves assisting Canadian biologist Melissa Donelly and her Cuban colleagues in an ongoing bat conservation study.

It was youngest sister Cailean who initiated the girls’ interest in the project.

As a Grade 12 student at South Delta Secondary who will be studying biodiversity at Drexel University in September, she was looking for a way to gain hands-on experience in animal conservation as a part of her high school curriculum.

She was fortunate to gain

the support of local teacher Monica Burnett and UBC professor Alice Cassidy in putting together an independent directed study as one of her Grade 12 classes.

Both course sponsors encouraged Cailean to develop a plan that included a strong experiential learning component, so she researched a variety of volunteer conservation projects. The Cuban bat project — Programa para la Conservacion de los Murcielagos — has just started recruiting volunteers through the Canadian organization Animal Experience International (AEI).

AEI works with community-based groups to match volunteers to projects that help animals. Of the many projects AEI supports, the Cuban one most interested

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Cailean, Darsey and Rowan Meredith processing a Brachyphylla nana during the Cuban bat project last month.

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“They are amazingly useful. The bats we worked with were all fruit eaters, and are very important in pollinating bananas and other food crops. And they’re cute!”

There are 28 species of bats in Cuba. The team found five of these species, all located within and around the small ecological preserve of Varahicacos where three of the caves are regularly visited by ecotourists.

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As a reward for their hard work in the caves, the Merediths experienced two additional excursions that tourists to Cuba rarely enjoy: a tour through a portion of the enormous Cuevas de Bellamar cave complex and the connected community garden project, and a day trip led by a Cuban ornithologist to observe a wide array of birds, including the world’s smallest bird.

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In interviewing each of the sisters before placement, AEI co-ordinator Heather Reid remarked how exciting it was to have three siblings who all loved the idea of helping bats.

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A12 The Delta Optimist January 17, 2014

Giant Book Sale now in 9th year Donations welcome at KinVillage in advance of annual three-day event BY

DAVE WILLIS

dwillis@delta-optimist.com

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Volunteers were busy sorting through books Wednesday in preparation for the KinVillage Community Centre’s Giant Book Sale.

REGISTRATION OF KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS

KinVillage’s annual Giant Book Sale is coming up at the end of the month.

Volunteers are busy sorting in preparation for the sale, which is now in its ninth year.

Donations of gently used books, CDs, DVDs, board games and jigsaw puzzles can be dropped off at Tsawwassen’s KinVillage Community Centre, 543010th Ave., from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday to Friday, until Jan. 24.

Book sale co-ordinator

Judith Dinwoodie noted encyclopedias, computer books, reference books, textbooks or magazines should not be donated to the sale.

Thousands of books are expected to be available at the three-day event.

It runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31 and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1 at the KinVillage Community Centre.

Proceeds from this year’s sale will go towards refurbishing the floors at the community centre.

Registration of Kindergarten students who are eligible for entry in September 2014 will take place on the following dates and times shown.

PLEASE REGISTER AT YOUR CATCHMENT AREA SCHOOL (For verification of your catchment school, please contact the School Board Office at 604-952-5340 or visit our website at http://web.deltasd.bc.ca) B.C.’s Ministry of Education has been phasing in full-day Kindergarten and is now fully implemented.

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9240 - 112 St. 8718 Delwood Dr. 11315 - 75 Ave. 11664 Lyon Rd. 8884 Russell Dr. 11451 - 90 Ave. 10855 - 80 Ave. 11364 - 72 Ave. 11655 - 86 Ave. 7670 - 118 St. 11531 - 80 Ave. 11777 Pinewood Dr. 11339 - 83 Ave. 11285 Bond Blvd.

Wednesday, Tuesday, Monday, Monday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Tuesday,

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LADNER AREA Hawthorne Holly Ladner (Fr. Imm./English) Neilson Grove Port Guichon

5160 Central Ave. 4625 - 62 St. 5016 - 44 Ave. 5500 Admiral Blvd.

4381 - 46A St.

Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Wednesday, Tuesday,

February 28 February 25 February 26 February 19 February 18

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon

TSAWWASSEN AREA Beach Grove Cliff Drive English Bluff Pebble Hill (Traditional) South Park (Fr. Imm./English)

5955 - 17A Ave. 5025 - 12 Ave. 402 English Bluff Rd. 246 - 52A St. 735 Gilchrist Dr.

Thursday, Wednesday, Wednesday, Monday, Wednesday,

February 20 February 26 February 19 February 17 February 19

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Name: Laurie Occupation: Delta Parks, Recreation & Culture employee – soon to be retired!

What was the activity? The 34th Annual Polar Bear Swim Where and when did this take place? Centennial Beach at Boundary Bay Regional Park on January 1st.

A child may be registered to attend Kindergarten in September 2014 if his or her fifth birthday occurs on or before December 31, 2014.

How often do you participate? I come to the Polar Bear swim every year.

At the time of registration, the following original documents must be provided: 1. Proof of birth date for the student (birth certificate or passport) (registration will not be accepted until proof of birth date is received) 2. Proof of citizenship for both the parent and the student (Canadian birth certificate, citizenship card, passport, landed immigrant document, permanent resident card) 3. Immunization record, Care Card, medical and emergency contact information 4. Proof of Residency showing address (Property Taxes - current receipt, purchase/rental agreement or rental receipt)

How long have you been involved? I’ve worked for Parks, Recreation & Culture for 38 years, and attended this event at least 30 times!

Why did you get involved in this activity? One of the best parts of my job is when I get to watch the members of the community enjoy themselves at a special event.

What do you like best about this activity? It’s a wonderful family activity, a great way to get people outside on a cold winter day, and I love seeing the expression on the swimmers faces when they run into the water!

Parents should be aware that students may be required to attend a school outside of their usual attendance area if class enrolments exceed 22.

Application forms for French Immersion are completed separately and are available at all elementary schools. Completed application forms for entry into Early French Immersion should be delivered only to the French Immersion school in your attendance area on or before 4:00 pm, Friday, February 7, 2014. Successful applicants will be notified by the school the week following the application deadline, and will be advised of the registration procedures. For more information on French Immersion Parent Information Meeting nights, please visit our website at http://web.deltasd.bc.ca/programs/frimm, or contact Christine Carriou at ccarriou@deltasd.bc.ca or 604-952-5066.

How does it benefit your life? It inspires me when I see the swimmers come back year after year to participate in this event.

What other things do you do to keep active? I am very involved with the annual Tour de Delta cycle event, and enjoy activities with my family.

Applications are now being accepted for the Traditional Elementary Schools and are to be completed separately. Forms are available at Heath, Jarvis and Pebble Hill Traditional Elementary Schools or on the district website at http://web.deltasd.bc.ca/.

Completed application forms should be delivered only to those schools on or before 4:00 pm, Friday, February 7, 2014.

Did you know that families that play together stay together? The Polar Bear Swim is just one of the many allages events held each year in Delta. This year the oldest swimmer was Lui Porc (73) and the swimmer from farthest away was from Australia. It was a wonderful family outing and a great way to kick off 2014.

NON-CATCHMENT AND NON-DISTRICT APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT DISTRICT SCHOOLS COMMENCING FEBRUARY 3, 2014 AND WILL RECEIVE PRIORITY IN THE RESPECTIVE CATEGORY IF RECEIVED PRIOR TO MARCH 7, 2014.

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Applications for Montessori are being accepted at Devon Gardens Elementary on February 19, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. For your convenience, you may attend any Delta elementary school to register for Montessori at Devon Gardens Elementary.

Please contact Mr. David Hope, Principal, at dhope@deltasd.bc.ca for program information.

If you would like to stay informed about the many other great all-ages activities and events offered throughout the year in Delta, consult the seasonal Leisure Guide, visit www.delta.ca or call (604) 952-3000. Happy New Year!

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St.David’s

Anglican Church 1115 - 51AStreet, Tsa • 604-943-4737

Jim Short

Sunday Services

8 am Traditional Communion 10 am Contemporary Communion with youth & children’s programs

Ladner United Church

Lighten your load The excitement at Ladner United of a new church building and phase of ministry is at times accompanied by a sense of weariness and burnout for some of us in the long haul of this journey.

I surprised myself this week. It was hard at first to say it. As excited as I am and proud of what we have done together, I am feeling “spiritually and mentally out of breath.”

Yet after I said it a few times, I felt relived and lighter.

We live in a world where projecting an “I have it all together” image is highly valued. That image can easily become a prison where we hide our real selves, our fears, failures, disappointments and hurts.

“How are you?” we are asked.

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“I’m fine,” we reply without missing a beat.

I suppose it is because we are afraid — if I really show you who I am, you may not love me and that “me” is all I have.

How difficult it can be to say those words, “I am not really OK. I need some help.”

May we reflect as Christians the promise of Jesus: “Come unto me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your souls.

For my yoke is ready and my burden is light.”

Jim Short can be reached at minister@ladnerunited.org.

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

Women’s Bible Study 9:00am Thursday

A Warm and Joyful welcome to...

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

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

Filipino Mass (Tagalog)

Last Sunday of every month at 7pm (except July & August)

Confessions

Saturday at 10am in the Chapel

(South Delta Artists’ Guild Arts Gallery) (next to SD Rec Centre)

available every Sunday

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

Benediction Lutheran Church

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“A place where love and friendship matters”

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PLEASE NOTE: The time and date will be recorded on all applications and registrations at time of receipt.

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Current Non-District students who wish to attend a different school in Delta for the next school year, must submit a new Non-District Application and will receive priority in this category if their application is received starting February 3rd and before: March 7, 2014.

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Pets-N-Us fundraiser benefits S.A.I.N.T.S.

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On behalf of the generous citizens of South Delta, Michelle LeMoignan of Pets-N-Us presented a cheque for $2,510 to Sheila Kullar of S.A.I.N.T.S. Animal Rescue. The donation represented the proceeds from the “Pets’ Pictures With Santa” fundraiser held annually at the Tsawwassen location. The store is grateful to Bob “The Real Santa” Cristofoli for his patience and care during the photographing of over 160 animals as well as its amazing volunteers. Pets-N-Us donates 100 per cent of all donations collected to numerous animal shelters and charities.

Judges needed for new youth poetry contest Delta Land Use Contract Discharge Bylaw No. 7163

(File No. LU007003)

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that at the Council Meeting to be held on Monday, January 27, 2014 at 7:00 P.M. at the Municipal Hall, 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, B.C., the Municipal Council of The Corporation of Delta will consider third reading of “Delta (LU007003) Land Use Contract Discharge Bylaw No. 7163, 2013”, which relates to the properties listed below.

The purpose of this bylaw is to authorize Council to discharge the land use contracts from the subject properties in the list below to reveal the underlying RS1 Single Family Residential Zone.

Address 6033 45 Avenue 5595 46 Avenue 7755 Boynton Place 11141 Canyon Crescent 8050 Mackie Court 8070 Mackie Court 11258 Prospect Drive 11116 Southridge Court 6018 Sunwood Drive 6863 Upper Canyon Place

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Pursuant to Section 890(4) of the Local Government Act and Council’s resolution on December 16, 2013, there will not be a Public Hearing for this bylaw.

For the first time, Delta author Laura Michelle Thomas is hosting a freeto-enter international poetry competition for aspiring young writers.

This past August, Thomas added the poetry contest to her current offerings, which include the International Junior Authors Short Story Contest that opens for its seventh season in February.

The poetry contest closes at midnight on Jan. 31, and Thomas is seeking a handful of qualified judges to help her choose the winners. So far, according to Thomas, more than 700 poems have been submitted from over 30 countries from young writers in four age categories, ranging from nine to 21 years old.

“I’m blown away by the

response,” said Thomas.

“The most surprising thing is that on the entry form more than 80 per cent of the entrants state that they heard about the contest by doing a Google search, from a teacher, or friend.”

Thomas originally believed it would be the 1,800-plus writers in her 2013 short story contest who would make up the majority of contestants in her poetry contest.

“With so many young writers finding out about us through the poetry contest for the first time, we could see thousands of entries for this year’s short story contest,” she said. “At 1,000 words per short story, it’s a bit daunting when you think about how much reading and judging that will entail.”

Thomas said judging the poems for the poetry contest should be much less arduous for the volunteers she is currently seeking.

She has limited the length of the poems to 50 lines, and has created a detailed judging key, which makes it easier to assign scores.

To keep the amount of work reasonable for her volunteers, she will do a preliminary round of judging before distributing the strongest poems in each category to her team.

Judging will take place in March. Qualified individuals who would like to join the Junior Authors Poetry Contest judging team may apply by contacting Thomas prior to March 1. For more about the poetry contest, visit www.laurathomascommunications.com.

UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

Web Page Location: December 16, 2013 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Item E.05 AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the bylaw, detailed maps and other relevant information and regulations may be inspected at the office of the Community Planning and Development Department, 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, B.C., (604-946-3380) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:45 p.m., and Thursday between 8:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays.

Interested residents have the opportunity to provide written comments regarding the application at this time. Comments are to be received before 12:00 noon, January 27, 2014.

Comments should be referred to: Mayor and Council The Corporation of Delta 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, BC V4K 3E2 Fax: 604-946-3390 Email: mayor-council@delta.ca

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leisure&lifestyles

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Weaving stories out of string

Family entertainer Anne Glover uses string manipulation as part of her storytelling BY

DAVE WILLIS

dwillis@delta-optimist.com

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Entertainer Anne Glover uses string manipulation to illustrate her storytelling.

Entertainer Anne Glover is bringing her storytelling show to Ladner next weekend.

Using string is a big part of her family show.

“They’re woven into the stories or sometimes they are the centerpiece of what I’m doing,” says Glover.

Audience members can expect to have fun, be laughing and “to be inspired by how much one can do with a really simple loop of string.”

Glover explains that what she works with is a game of string manipulation known as Cat’s Cradle in this neck of the woods. But, she says, she’s also learned to make shapes from all different parts of the world.

She says stories can be illustrated with a dog that moves across one hand from another, or a turtle, fish, snake or all kinds of things.

She also uses French in her show with some sign language woven in as well.

Glover “has appeared at countless schools, festivals, and conferences across the continent, and has performed her original stories on CBC radio, in both English and French,” her website states.

Glover, who has been performing for over 20 years, also recently started teaching part time as a substitute in Victoria.

She is scheduled to perform Saturday, Jan. 25 at 3 p.m. at Genesis Theatre, 5005-45th Ave., Ladner.

Tickets are $3 per person and are available at all French immersion schools (Ladner Elementary, Cliff Drive Elementary and South Park Elementary in South Delta).

Tickets are also available by calling 604-952-5058 or by emailing costerreicher@deltasd.bc.ca.

Glover is also performing at Richardson Elementary, 11339-83rd Ave. in North Delta, on Sunday, Jan. 19 at 3 p.m.

The Delta school district and Canadian Parents for French are sponsoring the shows.

Portal offering acting workshops BY

DAVE WILLIS

dwillis@delta-optimist.com

A weekly acting workshop starts next week at The Portal in Ladner.

There will be classes on Thursdays for kids, youth and adults, says Claire Pollock.

“It’s just a good way for people to take time for themselves and have fun [on] a Thursday,” she says. “Acting is a really great way to teach you about yourself and to play and have fun.”

Pollock directed The Portal’s first-ever theatrical performance last October. This will be her second time putting on a workshop there.

Participants will learn how to warm up their voices and bodies for acting, different acting techniques and will play some games and have fun, she says.

They’ll get scripts to perform dialogues and monologues at the last class for a chance to show what they’ve learned.

The classes would be good for beginners

or people who have done some acting and want to get back into it, she notes.

The classes will run every Thursday from Jan. 23 to Feb. 27 at The Portal, 4755-51st St., Ladner. Times are 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. for children, 5:30 to 7 p.m. for youth and 7 to 9 p.m. for adults.

Costs are $90 for adults (or $75 for The Portal members) and $75 for children/ youth (or $60 for members).

To register email clairemariepollock@ gmail.com.

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Claire Pollock is leading an acting workshop at The Portal beginning next week.

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Local church hosting tiny dancers Youngsters from Place of Rescue in Cambodia will perform at Tsawwassen Alliance The Tsawwassen Alliance Church will host a performance by 10 little dancers from the Place of Rescue AIDS Centre and Orphanage in Cambodia later this month.

The youngsters, ages eight to 10, will perform CELEBRATE on Thursday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m.

Place of Rescue was founded as a Cambodian NGO in 2003 by retired Canadian missionary Marie Ens. At that time, it consisted of 15 houses for families dealing with AIDS. Ten years later, Place of Rescue now has three campuses and is home to 426 children, 23 destitute grannies and 27 AIDS families.

It also has three university dorms housing 40 of the now-young adults.

Of the children coming to Canada, two are from the AIDS Centre where they live with their HIV positive mothers, one is an abandoned child and seven are orphans. Some have been at

Place of Rescue since they were babies; all have come from tragic circumstances.

At Place of Rescue they have a kind and loving “house mom” and new siblings (nine other children living together in a house).

Their lives have changed dramatically and they now have every opportunity for a good future.

“Your heart is never really the same after an encounter with Marie and kids from Place of Rescue,” says Rhoda Brooks, staff member at Tsawwassen Alliance Church.

“We are very excited about having the children come to share their dances and stories with us. Place of Rescue is an amazing place and we look forward to celebrating with them.”

The performance is open to everyone. There is no admission fee, although donations are gratefully accepted.

The church is at 495112th Ave.

PHOTO BY RHODA BROOKS

A group of young dancers from the Place of Rescue AIDS Centre and Orphanage in Cambodia will perform in CELEBRATE at Tsawwassen Alliance Church next Thursday.

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Badlands offer surreal views Arizona is home to the largest meteor crater on Earth

BY

MARGARET DEEFHOLTS Optimist contributor

I am in northern Arizona’s badlands — a surreal landscape in a world that existed before man learned to measure time by the seasons and the constellations wheeling above him.

As I stand on the rim of a gigantic circular hollow gouged into the barren earth, a desert wind ruffles my hair and whispers secrets of an event that happened 50,000 years ago to create what lies far, far below my viewing platform: the largest meteor crater on Earth. It is nearly a mile across, 550 feet deep and large enough at its base to encompass 20 football fields while two million spectators would fit comfortably along its sloping walls.

The crater was formed by what came to be known as the Canyon Diabolo meteorite. The power and speed of the meteor’s impact slammed into the earth at 40,000 miles an hour (which would be like travelling from New York to Los Angeles in four minutes) and caused an explosion equivalent to a force greater than 20 million tons of TNT. The shock would have registered on every

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seismograph across the globe.

The wind dies away and I lean over the rails to peer at the crater, its surface pocked like a moonscape, and I’m not surprised to learn this site was used by NASA as a training ground for Apollo’s astronauts (including Neil Armstrong) back in the 1960s. A special section at the on-site museum has been dedicated to these heroes who dared, as John Gillespie Magee puts it, to “slip the surly bonds of earth” and soar into space.

Hollywood’s imagination too has been fired by the Arizona crater: the 1979 movie Meteor starring Sean Connery and Natalie Wood was filmed here and Star Man with Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen told the story of an alien who was picked up from the floor of the crater by a spaceship.

The sheer unpredictability of a cosmic event of this magnitude raises the point as to whether this could happen again, and if so, are there any early warning systems in place? I find the answers to this and several other questions at the adjoining Meteor Crater Learning Centre.

While we aren’t immune to the possibility of another

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The Canyon Diablo meteorite formed the world’s largest meteor crater in Arizona’s northern badlands. It is nearly a mile across and 550 feet deep.

massive meteorite suddenly smashing into our planet, it is reassuring to know that scientists feel this is unlikely to happen for another

50,000 years.

That isn’t much in terms of the earth’s evolutionary history, but 225 million years is a mind-boggling

concept, and standing at a lookout point in the Painted Desert Park, I am left breathless at the panorama of scarlet, indigo, orange

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and white rocky outcrops that stretch, fold upon fold, to the far horizon.

Erosion has sculpted portions of the granite into twisted shapes: here a raised fist clenched against the sky, there a staircase of gray blocks piled one over the other in defiance of gravity or, in the distance, the silhouette of some fabled castle perched on top of a mesa.

The Chinle Formation area in the adjoining Petrified Forest National Park has its own treasures also dating from the same period. I crouch down to peer closely at a petrified five-inch cross-section of wood compressed into marble-smooth whorls of royal purple and fire engine red.

Not far away lies another chunk that looks like a miniature modernist painting with splashes of bright yellow, veined by a network of thin blue capillaries.

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leisure&lifestyles gardening

Get out into the garden for a little exercise anne marrison

Green Room Most of us plan to exercise more in the New Year and luckily, for gardeners, great opportunities for stretching, flexibility and balancing are waiting right outside.

Just walking around the garden in cold snaps can turn exercising into a learning experience revealing warmer microclimates, places where frost lingers longest and where snowdrifts pile up. This is a huge help in figuring out where

dubiously hardy plants are best placed and where frostheaved plants need re-settling when the soil is soft again.

But when weeks of frost replace rain, plants and containers under roof overhangs can die from drought. Unfortunately, watering them means extra work when hoses have been drained and outside taps turned off to ensure house pipes don’t freeze.

People in rural areas where power outages mean their wells don’t function may find it safest to fill all their watering cans with water and keep them in the house as a backup supply for precious plants.

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of many trees, late-summer/fall flowering shrubs and roses is best done just before growth resumes and should cease once the buds swell. For busy people, this can be a recipe for postponing pruning until it’s too late.

Generally pruning can be done through January and into mid-February.

Within these few weeks, the best time to prune is when you have time. Gardeners expecting to be away at the optimum pruning times sometimes prune in December.

But shrubs and vines that flower in spring and early summer shouldn’t be pruned at this time because it removes stems that are preparing to flower. Pruning right after flowering is their best time.

By late January, cutting back small flowerbed shrubs when the ground has softened can be a no-fuss opportunity for propagating extra plants. Just take the best of your prunings, thrust them into the soil near the mother plant and forget them for a few months. This has worked for me with lav-

ender, caryopteris, santolina, currents and artemesias.

People in gardens where wild growth constantly infiltrates will find these winter months ideal timing for fighting Himalayan blackberries. It’s vital to dig up the rootball because these vines grow 50 feet in one summer and every tip that touches the ground spawns a thick mass of white roots for a new plant.

Where time permits, one of the quickest ways of improving the look of the garden is to redo garden bed edges. Trenched edges tend to slump and fill in periodically. Recutting them into sharp crispness draws the eye to the shape of the bed rather than any unremoved weeds.

Later, dark winter evenings are a good time to sit down with seed catalogues or scan online, dream a little of next year’s garden and order before popular seeds are gone.

Anne Marrison is happy to answer garden questions.

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Evergreen Garden Club, is Do you look bringing back a beginners at your yard gardening class. and wish there were inaugural session, on a garden somewhere out there? Or Thursday, Jan. 30, participants will learn how have you moved into an existing garden and don’t to design a master site plan that avoids problem know where to begin? areas and is specific to The garden club’s each gardener’s yard. sessions are headed by The Feb. 6 class covvice-president Angelika ers plants that suit both Hedley, a self-described design and budget, while “idiot gardener who at the Feb. 13 session didn’t know what to do participants will learn and made every mistake.” She wants to share how to put it all together without breaking the the knowledge she has back or the budget. accumulated over the The classes, which run years with beginner gardeners in the community. from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., are offered free through The three-week series the Ladner branch of the is designed to make Fraser Valley Regional those first steps into Library. gardening easier. In the

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If their upcoming challenges could only be as easy as it was for the Delta Pacers on Wednesday night.

The senior boys basketball team cruised to its third consecutive Stebbings/Murray Cup with an 80-28 victory over the South Delta Sun Devils in the annual rivalry game played in front of a packed gym in Ladner.

The outcome was predictable between two programs with entirely different outlooks on the season.

While the Pacers are hoping to take a serious run at just their third provincial tournament berth in 21 years, the Sun Devils are trying to re-establish themselves at a school where football is king and not many student-athletes are interested in playing more than one sport.

South Delta did manage the game’s opening basket but it was the visitors’ only lead of the night as the Pacers promptly took control with their up-tempo transition game and dominance in the paint, led by 6-foot-7 provincial team player Ryan Cowley. They opened up a 24-8 lead after one quarter and never looked back.

“All you can ask is to go out and play as hard as you can and give your best effort. We did that tonight,” said Pacers head coach Tim Whitehead.

Delta was coming off an encouraging third place finish at the 47th

annual Chancellor Tournament at St. Thomas More where its only loss was by a 75-73 margin to eventual champion Handworth.

The task will be even greater next week when the Pacers host the 12-team Bill Kushnir Memorial Tournament. They must beat NorKam on Wednesday (8:15 p.m.) to earn a chance to play No. 4 Churchill on Thursday (8:15 p.m.) which received an opening round bye along with three other schools — No. 2 Tamanawis, No. 7 Claremont and Kitsilano.

So much for a soft touch draw for the home team.

“We welcome the challenge,” continued Whitehead. “We want to play the best teams. We are not shying down from the challenge and you’re only going to get better playing teams that are better than you. It has worked so far.”

The Pacers have seen a steady diet of provincially ranked opponents along with five American opponents, as they prepare for what promises to be an extremely competitive post-season.

Currently, seven of the top 10 ranked 4A teams in the province are from the Fraser Valley, while another three are honourable mention.

Just how many berths the Valley zone will receive for the 16-team provincial tournament will be determined at an upcoming meeting but it’s safe to say the Pacers will likely need a couple of upset wins to take their season to the Langley Events Centre come March.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 20 1:09 8:17 2:42 7:35 PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE

Delta Pacers Eric Lister drives to the basket against South Delta Sun Devils Spencer Mallard during Wednesday night’s game in Ladner. The Pacers won 80-28.

“We have played a lot of tough teams so far but we are learning and getting better,” added Whitehead. It’s a process and you

have to stick with what you are good at and what you know. We’re looking to build on our success and keep progressing forward.”

Sun Devil grad No. 15 in latest CFL draft rankings Dylan Ainsworth is poised to become the first South Delta Sun Devils alumni to selected in the Canadian Football League (CFL) collegiate draft in recent memory.

The standout defensive end with the Western Mustangs is rated as the 15th overall best prospect in the latest CFL Scouting Bureau’s winter player rankings, released earlier this week.

Ainsworth joins the prospects list

for the first time this season after prospects, joining offensive lineman earning CIS Second Team honours Matthias Goosen and linebacker for the 2013 campaign.

Casey Chin, both from He recorded 16 tackles, Simon Fraser. four sacks and seven more The 2014 CFL tackles for a loss as part Combine will be held in of a dominant Mustangs Toronto from March 21defensive line that saw 23. The draft will take three of its four starters place later in the spring. earn OAU all-star status.

The CFL’s Scouting He is one of three B.C. Bureau is comprised of players among the top 15 Dylan Ainsworth CFL scouts, player per-

sonnel directors and general managers from the league’s nine teams.

Ainsworth was a major force in the 11th annual CIS East West Bowl prospects game last spring, recording four tackles, including a pair of sacks, to help the West win 18-17 The 6-foot-3 225-pounder was a member of the Sun Devils first-ever provincial championship team back in 2008.

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Delta offers a variety of choice programs that challenge students and enhance learning. Language programs, academically-focused programs, specialized academies, & career programs, provide students the BC curriculum while giving them an opportunity to extend understanding and personalize learning.

Kindergarten Registration: A child may be registered to attend Kindergarten in September 2014 if his w w w w

or her fifth birthday occurs on or before December 31, 2014.

All kindergarten programs are now full day Registration begins Monday, February 17, 2014 - To register please contact your local school For school catchment areas please visit the district website - web.deltasd.bc.ca or call 604-952-5340 French Immersion Kindergarten Application deadline is Friday, February 7, 2014 at 4:00 pm

Elementary Choice Programs MONTESSORI w A program based on

Montessori principles w Supports continuous progress as children work on personal goals and academic challenges w There are no fees or hidden expenses associated with participation in the Delta School District’s Montessori Program DEVON GARDENS 8884 Russell Drive, Delta, BC Contact - David Hope 604-581-6185

TRADITIONAL w Students wear uniforms w Provincial curriculum aligned with

The Delta School District’s structures and vision w Formal code of conduct w Applications now being accepted (Kindergarten deadline Feb. 7 , 2014) HEATH TRADITIONAL SCHOOL 11364 72nd Avenue, Delta, BC Contact - Janet Lauman 604-596-1508 JARVIS TRADITIONAL SCHOOL 7670 118th Street, Delta, BC Contact - Ragini Kapil 604-594-3484 PEBBLE HILL TRADITIONAL SCHOOL 246 52A Street, Delta, BC Contact - Tom McGrory 604-943-0228

FRENCH IMMERSION BILINGUALISM carries economic, cognitive, and cultural benefits!

An excellent opportunity for your child to: w Become fluent in French w Develop tolerance and appreciation of cultural diversity w Earn a double Dogwood graduation diploma w Have future options with an additional language: travel, study, and career Two French Immersion Programs offered:

w EARLY French Immersion (Kindergarten to Gr. 12)

- Application deadline: Friday Feb 7, 2014 w LATE (Gr. 6 - 12) - Application deadline: Friday Feb 14, 2014

EARLY French Immersion Programs offered at: the following elementary schools w DEVON GARDENS w SUNSHINE HILLS w LADNER w SOUTH PARK w RICHARDSON LATE French Immersion Programs offered at: w CLIFF DRIVE w CHALMERS For more information please visit - web.deltasd.bc.ca/content/ programs/french-immersion Contact: Christine Carriou - ccarriou@deltasd.bc.ca- 604-952-5066

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LADNER ELEMENTARY 5016 44th Avenue, Ladner Tel: 604.946.4158

HEATH ELEMENTARY 11364 72nd Avenue, North Delta Tel: 604.596.1508

MCCLOSKEY ELEMENTARY 11531 80th Avenue, North Delta Tel: 604.596.9554

HELLINGS ELEMENTARY 11655 86th Avenue, North Delta Tel: 604.596.1701 JARVIS ELEMENTARY 7670 118th Street, North Delta Tel: 604.594.3484

GIBSON ELEMENTARY (afternoon program) 1:00pm - 4:00pm 11451 90th Avenue, North Delta Tel: 604.594.7588

w A combination of home and

school learning w Homequest staff work together with parents to support their child’s learning PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY 11777 Pinewood Drive Delta, BC Ph: 604-597-8353 or email -homequest@deltasd.bc.ca

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Contact - Teresa Phillips 604-952-5374 Information & applications available at: web.deltasd.bc.ca content/programs/academies

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM (IB) w Rigorous, two-year academic diploma program (Grade 11 & 12)

w Based on inquiry and research w Recognized by over 2500 universities world-wide

w Application deadline: Jan. 31, 2014

SEAQUAM 11584 Lyon Road, Delta, BC www.seaquamib.com Contact - Dhana Matthews 604-591-6166, ext 6208

FRENCH IMMERSION Students in Early and Late French Immersion Programs in elementary schools continue at the following French Immersion secondary schools:

w SOUTH DELTA (Tsawwassen) w BURNSVIEW (North Delta)

DELTA ACCESS w Free online learning w Grades 10 - 12 Contact - Liz Campbell 604-599-6398

For more information, please visit: web.deltasd.bc.ca/content/programs/ french-immersion Contact: Christine Carriou ccarriou@deltasd.bc.ca

CAREER PROGRAMS Career development is one of the three goals of the education system in BC ACE IT (Industry Training for the Skilled Trades) w Jump start a career pathway up to two years early w Industry Training Authority (ITA) curriculum w Level 1 technical training by trades certified instructors w Includes registration as an apprentice w Sites are either In-District, Post Secondary, or Industry w Application Deadline March 14, 2014 Automotive Service, Carpenter, Professional Cook, Plumbing, Automotive Refinishing Prep, Electrician, Machinist (TBA), Baking & Pastry Arts, Welder, Horticulture, Motorcycle & Power Equipment, Millwright, Metal Fabricator, Commercial Painter SSA (Secondary School Apprenticeship) w Students of age 15 or older can begin an apprenticeship w Must be hired (paid) and working under a Journey Person w Employer must agree to sponsor them with the ITA w Four Grade 11/12 courses and a $1000 scholarship are possible CTC - CADD (Career Technical Centre) w Dual Credit allows students to take CADD (Computer Drafting & Design) courses at Kwantlen part-time in the evenings while attending secondary school Work Experience 12 (Career Preparation) w In-school employability skills and onsite work experience w The community becomes the classroom w Choose from eight focus areas to match your interests Tech Stretch

w Trades awareness sessions to experience what a trade has to offer w Electrical or Plumbing for Grade 9/10 girls and boys Information & applications available at: web.deltasd.bc.ca/content/programs/careerprograms Contact your school career staff or btivy@deltasd.bc.ca

CONTINUING EDUCATION

w Programs offer cultural, recreational, academic, and vocational opportunities

w Wide range of courses year-round throughout the community w Programs include: literacy foundations/adult basic education,

home-school partnership, a variety of high school completion courses, workplace and computer training, first aid, youth activities, and personal development.

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Perfect run earns U12 Celtic tourney triumph in Seattle Ladner U12 Celtic rep boys soccer team made the most of its trip south of the border last weekend, capturing its division at the Northwest Winter Soccer Classic in Seattle.

The event is the largest tournament in the Greater Seattle area and attracted teams from Washington, Oregon, Idaho and B.C. The Ladner boys rolled to five straight wins en route to the title.

Each game saw them trailing at some point, yet managing to battle back each time — finishing with 16 goals for and eight against.

Coaches Jack Torok and Doug Wilkinson

commented: “The boys fought tirelessly in each and every game and came away with the victory. It speaks volumes of their mental toughness, to not even consider a loss.”

This the Celtic’s second tournament triumph in as many years. The team now turns its attention to trying to win its group in District 5 League Cup playdowns.

The roster features: Evan Paterson, Braedy Euerby, Samuel Wilkinson, Kian Mackie, Aman Hundal, Dawson Baker, Jack Chadd, Quinn Torok, Ben Kraemer, Zac Sherwin, Ravail Nijjar, Otto Willborn, Josh Bermel, Jonah Jackson and Carter Torok.

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A34 The Delta Optimist January 17, 2014

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BRAND NEW EXECUTIVE TOWN HOMES! • 8 brand new townhomes starting at $489,900 • 3 bedroom & 3 + den plans available • Luxurious finishing • Quiet street • Two fully detached units available

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41-4955 57th St., Ladner

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#206-1140 55th St., Tsaw.

#241 5421 10th Ave, Tsaw.

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

• Bright private, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom • 1,011 sqft • Updated kitchen, bathroom & ensuite • Private entrance

#206-4745 54A St., Ladner

EXCELLENT PENTHOUSE CONDO

(2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)

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jusbytfrasseor ld 305 1175 Ferguson Road, Tsawwassen

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• 8 brand new townhomes starting at $489,900 • 3 bedroom & 3 + den plans available • Luxurious finishing • Quiet street • Two fully detached units available

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#7, 9 4728 54A St.

1295 Morris Cr, Tsaw.

$559,900 including GST

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• 3 level split home • Lot : 8051 sq.ft.

• 3 bdrms & 3 bthrms • Excellent layout • Large master bedroom, walk-in closet and ensuite • Bonus games room or 4th bedroom

4713 46A Street, Ladner

$629,900

$659,900 RENOVATED 2-LEVEL W/SUITE

5117 Erin Way, Tsaw.

• Beautifully renovated 2,371 sq.ft. 2 level • 1 Bedroom suite downstairs • New windows, gutters, deck railings • Updated bathrooms, new furnace, water tank • Rare double garage w/ bonus workshop/hobby room, • Hot tub, private west facing yard rear yard • Additional RV parking 4597 56A Street, Ladner

$659,900

$669,900

• Mid-century modern split level • 2,485 sq.ft. house • 3 bedrooms, 3 baths • Desired street in Pebble Hill • Excellent family home

BEAUTIFUL SPLIT-LEVEL W/POOL

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• SIDE-SPLIT WITH A beautifully designed addition • 2,464 sq.ft., 4 bedroom and a den home • Renovated with new kitchen, soft-close cupboards, granite, stainless steel appliances • New high-quality laminate flooring, paint, updated bathrooms, lighting, wainscotting • In-ground pool with new $6,000 liner • Great split-level design with extra space and a massive Master Bedroom suite

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• Updated! Excellent layout!

4583 54th Street, Ladner

6754 London Drive, Ladner

$679,900

$685,000

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

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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

6040 44th Avenue, Ladner

4698 53rd Street, Ladner

$689,900

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1179 Bayview Dr., Tsawwassen

4510 46th St., Ladner

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fraser elliott

January 17, 2014 The Delta Optimist A35

*FRASER AND HIS TEAM RANKED #3 IN THE GREATER VANCOUVER REAL ESTATE BOARD IN 2013. *as of December 31st, 2013 (Approx 10,000 agents total in Real Estate Board in 2013)

Call Fraser today for UNBEATABLE Real Estate Marketing Expertise.

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Re/Max Progroup Realty 100 - 5000 Bridge Street

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fraser elliott

A36 The Delta Optimist January 17, 2014

* South Delta’s #1 Real Estate Agent.

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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

• 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

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• Lot 9905 sq.ft • Wonderful backyard • Prime location • Close to Steveston Village, facing by fraser e e w kSouth • Lot 66x15

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

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GREAT LOCATION CLOSE TO TOWN

• 2,524 sqft, Totally updated!

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

• 4 bdrms, 3 bathrms Executive home!

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5342 11A Avenue, Tsaw.

$873,900

$888,000

• 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

PREMIER NEIGHBOURHOOD

5810 Cove Link Road, Ladner

$916,800

SUBDIVIDABLE LOT!

STUNNING BRAND NEW EXECUTIVE HOME

• 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?

• Over 2,500 sq.ft, 5 Bedroom and den • Vaulted ceilings, prestige layout • Viking Appliance packages, extensive crown mouldings, • Master bedroom on main floor • 4 BDRMS UPSTAIRS! 4 bathrooms

5217 Central Avenue, Ladner

4557 Savoy St., Ladner

$925,000

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$979,900

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

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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!

6377 Crescent Court, Ladner

FANTASTIC CUSTOM-BUILT HOME

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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

$789,900

LADNER’S PRIME WATERFRONT PROPERTY!

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$749,000

5060 Westminster Avenue, Ladner

$769,000

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4651 Steveston Hwy, Richmond

EXCELLENT EXECUTIVE HOME! LADNER

5348 Commodore Dr., Ladner

(2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)

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

GREAT INVESTMENT PROPERTY/BUILDING LOT!

CHESAPEAKE LANDING

#17-4748 54A Street, Ladner

jusbytfrasseor ld 217 Morningside Dr., Tsawassen

jusbytfrasseor ld 5065 59A Street, Ladner

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

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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

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

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674 52nd Street, Tsaw.

5880 Cove Reach Rd., Ladner

$999,900

$1,188,800

SENSATIONAL FAMILY HOME!

STUNNING OCEAN VIEWS

• Sensational 3,049 sqft family home in Beach Grove • High-end appliances and fixtures, stone counters, crown mouldings, hardwood flooring • Excellent layout with 4 bedrooms upstairs including two with OCEAN and Mt. Baker VIEWS • Extra large games room, home office area, fabulous outdoor entertainment patio • Balance of new home warranty.

this

$1,138,000

$1,349,900 FINE COUNTRY ESTATE 5.42 ACRES!

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

• 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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932 Keil Street, White Rock

2650 Westham Island Road, Ladner

$1,399,900

$2,198,800

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

BEAUTIFUL 2 STOREY CUSTOM HOME

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

• Black galaxy granite tiling.

558 English Bluff Road, Tsaw.

6520 68th Avenue, Ladner

$2,298,000

$2,488,000

EXCELLENT DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

EXCELLENT DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

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

• 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.

18973 16th Avenue, Surrey

18862 20th Avenue, Surrey

$2,500,000

$4,500,000

#16-5300 Admiral Way, Ladner

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508 55A Street, Tsawwassen

4936 63A Street, Ladner

jusbytfrasseor ld 5470 Wallace Ave., Tsawwassen

jusbytfrasseor ld 4905 36th Ave., Ladner

1 SALE EVERY 2.78 DAYS IN 2013!!!*

Fraser and his Team were the #3 RANKING TEAM in THE GREATER VANCOUVER REAL ESTATE BOARD for 2013! *Based on number of sales in 2013! Stats as of December 31st, 2013. *Based on Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver Statistics!

*FRASER AND HIS TEAM RANKED #3 IN THE GREATER VANCOUVER REAL ESTATE BOARD IN 2013. *as of December 31st, 2013 (Approx 10,000 agents total in Real Estate Board in 2013)

Call Fraser today for UNBEATABLE Real Estate Marketing Expertise.

Ask about my Vancouver Sun marketing campaign.

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351 54A Street, Tsawwassen

• Custom built West Coast • Open concept Kitchen, dining and family room with ocean views, • Floor to ceiling windows and er ek by fras decks. wewrap-around • 4 Bed, 4 Bath • 210 sq.ft.

88 English Bluff Rd., Tsawwassen

just sold

1685 Beach Grove Rd., Tsawwassen

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

• This home has everything you can imagine in luxury living

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AMAZING EXECUTIVE HOME

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January 17, 2014 The Delta Optimist A37

Re/Max Progroup Realty 100 - 5000 Bridge Street

A38 The Delta Optimist January 17, 2014

#3 RANKING TEAM in the ENTIRE Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board for 2013* (12,000 members total)

2013 WAS OUR TEAM'S BEST YEAR EVER! Thank you for helping us rank #3 in the Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board!*

We are very excited about 2014 and look forward to working with you!

Rachel

REALTOR®

Garrett

REALTOR®

Fraser

REALTOR®

Amber

REALTOR®

Shannon

REALTOR®

Nobody sells more real estate than Fraser in Ladner / Tsawwassen*

604.728.2845

Fraser Elliott Personal Real Estate Corporation / RE/MAX Progroup

*Based on number of sales in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013!

Realty 100-5000 Bridge

* Based on # of sales in 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013! * This representation based on Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board statistics * Stats as of Jan 15 2014.

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January 17, 2014 The Delta Optimist A39

#1 IN SOUTH DELTA!

*

2010, 2011, 2012, 2013.

THINKING OF SELLING YOUR HOME? Call us today for a no-pressure evaluation and for proven marketing systems!

Ask us about our extensive, value-added Vancouver/Richmond marketing campaign.

SOME FEATURES OF OUR UNBEATABLE MARKETING ARE: • MING PAO GOLD STANDARD FULL PAGE MANDARIN ADVERTISING • VANCOUVER SUN BI-WEEKLY WESTCOAST HOMES ADVERTISING (470,000 READERS) • TARGETED VANCOUVER & RICHMOND FACEBOOK MARKETING EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOUR HOME • GOOGLE ADWORDS CAMPAIGNS DRIVING HUGE TRAFFIC TO OUR WEBSITE

• MASSIVE CLIENT DATABASE AND BUYER LIST • LARGE 3,500 REALTOR VANCOUVER-WIDE EMAIL DISTRIBUTION LIST • EXPERIENCED LICENSED MEMBER OF TEAM AT ALL SHOWINGS • PROFESSIONAL VIRTUAL TOUR PHOTOGRAPHY and PRESENTATION of property!

IF YOU WANT UNBEATABLE, UP-TO-DATE MARKETING FOR YOUR HOME THAT HITS ALL EFFECTIVE MARKETING MEDIUMS, CALL US TODAY! OUR MARKETING HELPED US HAVE A SALE EVERY 2.78 DAYS IN 2013!*

TOP 100 RE/MAX REALTORS WORLDWIDE**

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*Based on Sales in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. *Based on Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board Stats. ** Based on Completed transactions in the 2011 and also 2012 years For residential and commercial commissions combined. ** Out of nearly 88,000 REMAX sales associates worldwide.

As recognized by the REMAX INTERNATIONAL achievement award given to Fraser for 2011 & 2012!

January 17, 2014 The Delta Optimist A43

THERE’S A REASON CIVIC IS THE BEST SELLING CAR IN CANADA. ACTUALLY, THERE’S A LOT OF REASONS:

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bchonda.com *Limited time lease offer based on a new 2014 Civic DX model FB2E2EEX. #2.99% lease APR for 60 months O.A.C. Bi-weekly payment, including freight and PDI, is $87.64. Down payment of $0.00, first bi-weekly payment, environmental fees and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $11,393.20. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometer. ΩLimited time lease offer based on a new 2014 Accord LX model CR2E3EE. ¥3.99% lease APR for 60 months O.A.C. Bi-weekly payment, including freight and PDI, is $146.11. Downpayment of $0.00, first bi-weekly payment, environmental fees and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $18,994.30. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometer. £Limited time lease offer based on a new 2014 Fit DX model GE8G2EEX.€2.49% lease APR for 60 months O.A.C. Bi-weekly payment, including freight and PDI, is $82.64. Downpayment of $0.00, first bi-weekly payment, environmental fees and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $10,743.20. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometer. **MSRP is $17,185 / $25,685/ $16,130 including freight and PDI of $1,495 / $1,695 / $1,495 based on a new a 2014 Civic DX model FB2E2EEX / 2014 Accord LX model CR2E3EE / 2014 Fit DX model GE8G2EEX. PPSA, license, insurance, taxes, and other dealer charges are extra and may be required at the time of purchase. ¥/£/€/Ω/#/* Prices and/or payments shown do not include a PPSA lien registration fee of $30.31 and lien registering agent's fee of $5.25, which are both due at time of delivery. #/*/Ω/€/¥/£/** Offers valid from January 3rd through January 31st, 2014 at participating Honda retailers. Dealer may sell for less. Dealer trade may be necessary on certain vehicles. Offers valid only for British Columbia residents at BC Honda Dealers locations. Offers subject to change or cancellation without notice. Terms and conditions apply. Visit www.bchonda.com or see your Honda retailer for full details.

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