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More beds eyed for hospital

Site director estimates 50 additional medical beds, bringing total to 108, needed to meet changing demographic BY

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Delta Hospital could see its medical beds almost double over the next few years.

That was one of the highlights of the facility’s master site plan discussed at the Fraser Health Authority’s public board of directors meeting Wednesday in Ladner.

The meeting at the Delta Town & Country Inn, which included presentations from health region president and CEO Dr. Nigel Murray and Delta Hospital site director Annette Garm, was a chance for locals to learn what’s

in store for the hospital over the next 10 to 15 years.

“As you know, although it’s a little hospital, we think it’s a mighty hospital and we’re very proud... Our common goal is to provide excellent acute care health services to this community,” said Garm.

Delta Hospital has seen demand for its services steadily increase to the point last year it accommodated over 31,000 ER visits, close to 9,000 surgical day visits, 34,000 ambulatory care service visits, over 500,000 laboratory tests and 29,000 diagnostic imaging procedures.

That demand will only grow

with the 65 and over segment of Delta’s population projected to reach 25 per cent in the next 15 years.

Three years ago, Fraser Health launched a planning initiative aimed at determining what services the Ladner hospital should provide as well as what building additions would be required. What came out of that was the master plan containing short-term goals and long-term objectives.

An expansion of the diagnostic imaging and lab department was identified as the top priority over the next five years. The Delta See HOSPITAL page 3

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As a 10-year-old growing up in Kelowna, Ryan Strachan remembers being entranced by the only football team on the very few TV channels available.

That team was the Seattle Seahawks and from that year forward, Strachan — a Tsawwassen resident and popular 17-year educator at RC Palmer Secondary in Richmond — fell head over cleats in love with the ‘Hawks.

In the following 31 years, Strachan has become

a ‘Hawks season ticket holder, started a website for fans north of the border and has a shrine at his desk dedicated to his team.

However, like most football fans, armchair or avid, Strachan had resigned himself, due to the prohibitive costs, to watching the TV when the Seahawks take on the Denver Broncos in Sunday’s Super Bowl in New Jersey.

That was the case until a few of his former RC Palmer students took to Facebook and Twitter last weekend.

“I texted a few people

HOSPITAL from page 1 Hospital Foundation has since committed $7.5 million of the estimated $12 million price tag for the project.

Noting 44 of the hospital’s 58 beds are acute care, Garm told the audience on Wednesday that increasing the number of medical beds was seen as a necessity due to the changing demographic profile, estimating around 108 medical beds would be needed.

She added that while the hospital currently doesn’t have any mental health beds, it’s hoped that if the strategic vision’s goal of a 200-bed residential care facility was built, at least 25

of those beds could be dedicated for geriatric patients with mental health issues.

She said an on-site community health centre is also part of the strategic vision, as well as increasing the availability of diagnostic services and other improvements, such as adding an echocardiogram unit.

In his presentation, Murray wasn’t as committal, saying future additions at the hospital “could” include an expansion of beds.

He also warned that growth in the region is placing pressure on the current hospital infrastructure in Fraser Health.

on the weekend to say it was my dream to go to the Super Bowl, but I couldn’t afford to go to on my teacher’s salary,” said Strachan, RC Palmer’s strength and conditioning coach, hockey program co-coordinator and social studies teacher.

“But then I got a text from a few of the students I used to teach and coach, saying they were trying to raise some money to send me to the Super Bowl. I thought they were joking.”

They weren’t.

By the end of Sunday, armed with a jar stuffed with five-, 10- and 20-dol“It is why we are aggressively building and campaigning for further capital investment. This growth means serious challenges to keep pace with the demand for services,” he said.

Wednesday’s public meeting also included the FHA board discussing several reports as well as answering questions from the public.

Only a few pertained to Delta health care or hospital issues, including concerns

by Alastair Thurley, a clinical nurse educator at the hospital, who told the board a lack of specialists there was creating stress on staff and bringing morale down.

Murray acknowledged the challenge, saying the region was looking for innovative ways of attract-

lar bills, one of the RC der the score in Sunday’s Palmer Alumni, Aman big game, Strachan said, “I Bindra, gladly handed over can’t even think about it. I the funds. just hope “I was totalwe win, I ly blown away “I was totally blown don’t care by their genby how away by their erosity; quite much.” generosity.” incredible,” The Ryan Strachan Seahawks said Strachan as he packed have only his bags for ever been the red-eye flight to New to one of the previous 47 York Wednesday night.

Super Bowls, in 2005, but “I was planning to watch lost. the game with my wife in Despite an impressive Library Square downtown, season, they will be going but I guess I’m going to the into Sunday’s game the Super Bowl now.” slight underdogs to the Too nervous to even pon- Broncos.

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The Fraser Health Authority’s board of directors met in Ladner this week. ing specialists as well as looking at greater use of technology such as telemedicine.

Other issues raised included transportation as former Delta Hospital Auxiliary president Byrel Matthewson suggested a

free shuttle bus could be a useful way to get seniors to outpatient clinics and hospitals.

The board on Wednesday acknowledged the huge contributions of the Delta Hospital Foundation and Delta Hospital Auxiliary.

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Civic politicians concerned by truck congestion nearing port Back-up can be so long it stretches all the way to Perimeter Road exit BY

JESSICA KERR

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The issue of truck congestion on the roadways leading to Deltaport is once again rearing its head.

On Monday night, Delta council voted to send a letter to Port Metro Vancouver asking the port authority to work with TSI, the company that operates the container terminal at Roberts Bank, to address the issue.

The municipality has noticed a gradual increase in container truck traffic, which, in the last few months, has resulted in an increase in congestion and truck line-ups around Deltaport. In turn, that has led to an increase in complaints from the public and, on some occasions, police involvement. A couple of weeks ago Delta police were called out to Deltaport Way because trucks were lined up in the westbound lane blocking traffic.

During peak hours, the back up stretched all the way under Highway 17A and up the South Fraser Perimeter Road exit, bringing traffic at the exit to a standstill.

“There are concerns that, since the opening of the SFPR, additional commuter traffic has started using Deltaport Way and this is exacerbating the safety concerns related to trucks queuing,” stated Sean McGill, Delta’s director of human resources and corporate planning, in a report to civic politicians.

McGill also noted that

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Deltaport Way is not only seeing more trucks these days, but also an increase in commuter traffic with last month’s opening of the South Fraser Perimeter Road. construction on the causeway overpass has led to more trucks being stopped at 41B Street, which has resulted in long lines of trucks parked along Deltaport Way. It’s the construction that is causing the recent back ups, said Catherine Randall, operations co-ordinator with TSI. She said there have been days when the work has encroached on part of the staging lane, leaving trucks on the roadway. With construction scheduled to continue until September, TSI is working with the construction company and traffic control staff to find a way to avoid the tie-ups.

“We’re trying to see if there’s a better solution,” she said.

In an emailed state-

ment, PMV said there are a few reasons behind the recent back ups, including a shortage of rail cars, the construction work and the shut down of the terminal due to high winds. On Jan. 11, the port was shut down for three hours due to high winds. The port authority continues to monitor the situation, the statement reads.

The issue of truck traffic congestion and line ups along the causeway and Deltaport Way is not new and has been ongoing, on and off, for several years now. Back in 2009, when congestion was especially problematic, the Delta Container Truck Traffic Working group was established. The group includes representatives from the Corporation of Delta, Port Metro Vancouver, Delta police, RCMP, provincial Ministry of Transportation, the Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement

Unit, TSI and ICBC. As a result of the committee’s work, several changes were made in an effort to improve the movement of trucks around the port and in 2010 TSI implemented the Deltaport Container Terminal Traffic Management Plan.

According to McGill’s report, the traffic management plan specifically prohibits Deltaport Way from being used as a staging area for trucks, except in emergency situations.

By the end of 2012, the working group decided that regular meetings were no longer necessary and agreed to reconvene as needed.

Delta is asking to have to group meet as soon as possible to address the increasing truck congestion, review the traffic management plan and TSI’s reservation system, and look at traffic management during construction.

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Church extends hand to refugees

Ladner Christian Reformed continues sponsorship efforts to give families opportunity to start over in Canada BY

JESSICA KERR

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One local church is taking its mission to help others to a whole different level.

Over the last several years, Ladner Christian Reformed Church has given refugees from other countries hope and a start on a new life here in Canada.

Church member Gerry Bouman, who co-ordinates the church’s role, said the movement started in the 1970s. At that time, the church sponsored a few families that made their way to South Delta.

However, the idea did not surface again until a few years ago.

“In 2006, some of the deacons felt that we should be helping other people,” Bouman said, adding the decision was made to look into helping those in need in other countries.

“The best way is to bring them over here,” he said.

Later that year, the church sponsored its first refugee, a young man fleeing Sudan.

The church works with the Canadian government, Bouman said, to bring individual and families of refugees to Canada in what can be a lengthy process.

The government provides the church with files on refugees who are applying to come to Canada. Bouman

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said a group of about 18 reads through the files and then makes a decision on who it wants to sponsor.

“When you read through the list of people, what they’ve been through, it’s a real tear jerker,” he said.

Once the group comes to a decision, the applicants are then interviewed by the government, which makes the ultimate decision on who is allowed to claim refugee status and enter Canada.

In 2009, the church found a family living in a refugee camp in Kenya.

Alphonse Nigena fled Rwanda in 1994 to escape ongoing violence. Initially

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In November 2011, that wait ended and the Nigena family arrived in Vancouver.

Pregnant and ill with her heart condition, Denyse had to be admitted to St. Paul’s Hospital soon after the family arrived.

Once a family or individual arrives in Canada, the church is committed to help them for at least a year.

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The government provides six months of living expenses for refugees, and the church covers another six months.

“We’re committed to them for a year,” Bouman said, adding he helps the new immigrants fill out all the paperwork needed to secure such things as medical coverage and a social insurance number.

“It’s a fairly costly thing,” he said, adding the church

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he went to Tanzania, but in 1997 he moved to the camp in Kenya. There he met and married his wife, Denyse, who also fled Rwanda.

That camp was their home for over a decade and it’s where they began their family.

Denyse, who has a heart condition, could not get the medical care she needed at the camp, so the family moved in 2010 to Nairobi where Alphonse started a business fixing appliances.

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Alphonse and Denyse Nigena and their three children, who arrived in Ladner in November 2011 thanks to help from the Ladner Christian Reformed Church, have since relocated to Houston, B.C.

relies heavily on donations from both the congregation and the larger community to help make the program a success.

“The people in the church and the community are just fantastic,” he said, adding that many step forward to donate needed items.

“It’s just amazing. The community has been really good.”

After spending some time living in Ladner, the Nigena family moved on to Houston, B.C. where it has some connections and Alphonse was able to find work at the sawmill.

They still keep in touch with Bouman and the congregation.

The church recently welcomed a refugee family fleeing Iran. The new family — a couple with one son — has lived in Turkey for the past two years, having fled Tehran because of religious persecution.

They arrived in Ladner in December to start a new life here.

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The following are some of the calls of interest the Delta police responded to in the South Delta area between Monday, Jan. 20 and Saturday, Jan. 25: Tsawwassen • Jan. 21, 3:12 a.m., Ehkolie Crescent: Complainant called police to report his neighbours had been leaving signs on his property demanding he stop feeding the birds and animals. The neighbours indicated they did not make the signs and that they have not had any contact with the complainant as previously directed by police.

• Jan. 21, 9:34 a.m., 1200-block of 53A Street: A complainant reported he had been threatened by his neighbour, which is an ongoing issue. Police contacted both parties and told them not to have any further contact with each other. Police also told them if the situation continued, there could be charges for uttering threats. All parties agreed not to have contact.

• Jan. 22, 3 p.m., 5500block of 15B Avenue: Police received a report of a break and enter in progress.

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• Jan. 23, 2:15 p.m., 700-block of 53rd Street: A school liaison officer reported a custodian had located two dead rabbits outside the school doors.

One of the rabbits was hanging by its feet on a door handle. The incident was documented and staff was advised to contact police immediately in the event of any future similar incidents.

• Jan. 25, 5:20 p.m., 1200-block of 56th Street: Someone at a bookstore reported a man seen opening the cash register with a key. Meanwhile, one of two females distracted the employee. The suspects

left the store with $200 in cash. The women had touched some merchandise, which was seized for fingerprinting. Video surveillance was provided to help identify the suspects. Neighbouring businesses were also canvassed requesting surveillance video.

Ladner • Jan. 20, 5:22 p.m., 4500-block of 63rd Street: A complainant reported that when he visits his motherin-law, for some unknown reason, a neighbour yells and swears at him. The complainant is concerned this could lead to an assault.

Both parties were spoken to by police and an agreement was reached they would avoid each other.

• Jan. 22, 1 a.m., 47th Avenue: Complainant reported he parked his vehicle by a park while he visited friends in the townhome complex across the street. When he returned to his vehicle, he found a rock had been thrown through the front passenger window, causing $300 in damage.

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MURPHY’S LAW It looks like we’re in danger of losing our title as the Never-ending Issue Capital of the World.

For better or worse, Delta has long been known as the home of issues that never really go away, ones that linger like a bad smell, wafting to the surface every so often before going into hibernation again.

Rare is it for a particular matter — whether it’s land development, road construction, port expansion or a host of others — to be dealt with quickly in these parts. From protests to hearings to petitions, the subject in question usually lurches from one controversy to the next, a conclusion seemingly always out of our collective grasp.

But now that the Southlands, the granddaddy of all never-ending issues, is mercifully moving toward a resolution, it seems like others are following suit.

When Delta council gave its blessing to the Century Group’s development application last November, it ended, for all intents and purposes, a 40-year odyssey this community has been on. There’s still work to be done before the first shovel goes into the ground, but now that the big one has been picked off, it seems like we’re on a roll.

Dredging of the secondary channels of the Fraser River had been shaping up as another one of those chestnuts that couldn’t be cracked, but lo and behold, a dredger is actually on the water this week.

The efforts to have the silt scooped from these channels dates back to 2009, and for the longest while, I wondered whether such grassroots lobbying was every going to pay dividends. It didn’t seem possible for government to ignore a problem that was only going to get worse, but this is Delta after all, a place where decisions can happen at a glacial pace.

And last Friday there was Chief Bryce Williams along with officials from Ivanhoe Cambridge and Property Development Group announcing that Walmart and others are confirmed as tenants for the two mega malls taking shape at the Tsawwassen First Nation.

It hasn’t even been three years since the project was unveiled, but I don’t think I was the only one wondering if this ambitious plan was going to come to fruition. With an opening date pushed back and some financial troubles in its past, it had the earmarks of something that would remain on the drawing board, only to be resurrected, like all good ongoing issues, every couple of years.

Yet here it is moving full steam ahead, which apparently is how things work in Delta these days.

Demolished structure holds memories for Delta farmers DOUG HUSBAND

COMMUNITY COMMENT The partial demolition of one of Ladner’s oldest structures last month caught my attention. The more than century-old granary had well served the farm community and bears some reflection.

Wood structures suffer in our West Coast conditions and it was now judged unsafe. The commercial structure was built in the 1890s for the Paterson and Benson families. Located on Chisholm Street between Delta and Georgia streets, it served as a storage and shipping depot for the farm community, well located adjacent the Fraser River.

Transportation was available by boat or trucking to all parts of the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.

Over time Brackman-Ker operated the facility and later Buckerfield’s took over the operation.

As a youngster, I spent many

a day at the depot, loading and unloading supplies to and from a truck operated by my father. I was the unpaid swamper. There was always a wait while farm and freight trucks completed their business.

Like all things, there is nothing static about the farm business, and as cattle and horses were phased out, so was the need for this facility. The depot served the farm community for well over half a century.

Hopefully the vacated space adjacent Ladner’s waterfront will be part of future plans to upgrade that underdeveloped area.

On another topic, I have been pleasantly surprised, and hopefully you as well, by the improved flow of northbound morning commuter traffic through the George Massey Tunnel. The South Fraser Perimeter Road, now a month in use, has eased conflict of two lanes of truck and car traffic on Highway 17A with two lanes off 62B Street on Crescent Island merging with highway speed traffic on Highway 99.

Traffic engineers always believed easing that conflict point would improve traffic flow through the tunnel and so far it appears their theory has validity.

I’m aware that not all Tsawwassen drivers are so positive

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on their new route. While driving a slightly longer distance, no longer will motorists suffer the traffic light delay at Highway 10 and numerous gridlock moments on Highway 17A inching onto the overpass. Hopefully the design of the new highway will also ease the flow and resulting irritation between car and truck traffic.

There has been a significant improvement on traffic times to and from the Tilbury area industrial parks. River Road is dramatically free of congestion and the farm community on Crescent Island no longer experiences the rat running of commuters on 68th and 64th streets as well as garbage trucks attempting to gain access to the tunnel.

The removal of these trucks heading to and from the landfill via Burns Drive now rightfully returns the area to its rural status, bereft of all the heavy trucks on farm roads that were ill designed for such traffic. The gridlock at peak times at the intersection of 60th Avenue and 62B Street has thereby eased substantially.

All this is taking place during our winter driving experience. For everyone’s sake, let’s hope it continues.

And a good night to you, Kenny.

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January 31, 2014 The Delta Optimist A9 Letters to the Editor

Health care demands are continuing to grow

Editor: As we move into 2014, I think it’s a good time to thank all Fraser Health staff, physicians and volunteers who work tirelessly to meet the health needs of the people that live in our region.

During the past year, Fraser Health’s 12 hospitals saw 615,000 emergency visits, 15,000 births and one million patient days.

We also saw increases in our residential care, home health, mental health and substance use, and other community services. Indeed a busy year for us.

The delivery of health care can be challenging and complex. They do a fantas-

tic job.

The demand for health care continues to increase, which isn’t surprising given we provide service to one of the fastest growing regions in Canada, with a population of 1.7 million, a third of all British Columbians.

This past year we opened a new emergency ward at Surrey Memorial Hospital, the second largest in Canada, and one that serves our entire region with a dedicated pediatric emergency, and specialized care for mental health and substance use provided in a separate zone.

We look forward to opening the rest of the critical care tower this June. It will

feature a new and expanded intensive care unit, a specialized stroke unit and additional beds to meet the need for hospital care by our growing population in Fraser Health.

We are proud of this $512-million project, which represents the largest single capital investment in B.C. health care.

In addition to continuing investments in all our hospitals, the health care system needs to evolve from one focused on hospital services to one that places more emphasis on services in the community and the home.

With the right supports, we believe that home can

U.S. coal is not worth the risks

Editor: Does anyone realize the catastrophic risks and costs of using the health of the people, their land and waterways to enable the mining interests in Montana and Wyoming to export their Powder River Basin coal through our communities?

The coal interests in Montana and Wyoming alone have 113 billion short tons of thermal coal they want to get to market. As there is no market for it in the U.S., and their own people don’t want it transported through their communities or ports because of concerns for their health, waterways and environment, they have found a willing partner in Canada that would allow it to be transported to China, India and Korea.

This is a very volatile type of coal, so much so

they do not mine any more than they can handle within a two-week timeframe as it must be compacted and kept in a wet form as it is so combustible.

As it travels, it dries out and has been known to escape. In some cases, the accumulation of coal dust along long stretches of grassland has actually caused fires.

When it arrives, it has to be handled and treated with kid gloves, kept compact and wet or it could ignite in the right circumstances.

Why are we still talking about allowing this to happen?

The present volume of coal trains hauling coal through Delta in 2012 was 33 million metric tonnes.

The U.S. mines alone want to export 110 million short tons per year. Where do you think it is going to be transported to when they

don’t have any other outlet to export their coal?

The Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad is presently proposing to twin its tracks through Delta so it can store loaded coal trains on sidetracks and increase the number of trains going to the Fraser Surrey Docks and Westshore.

Before coming to Delta they would be travelling through White Rock, across Boundary Bay, through farmland and adjacent to North Delta’s residential area, next to fish-bearing Cougar Canyon Creek and the Burns Bog Ecological Conservancy Area, and then to the Fraser River estuary.

What a disaster waiting to happen.

Why must we allow this to happen to our people, our land, our water and air to satisfy mining interests in the U.S.?

Douglas George Massey

The safety of our patients be the best place to recover and staff is of utmost from illness or injury, to importance. Building upon manage chronic condiongoing stratetions and to live gies to promote a out final days. culture of safety in That’s why over our care facilities, the past year we we are collaborathave increased ing with the Emily our home supCarr University of port care hours, Art + Design to awarded condesign new and tracts for new innovative resourcresidential care es that will help facilities in keep our patients several of our David Mitchell safe from common communities hazards in hospiand introduced tals, including infections, a new philosophy called Seamless Care. A seamless, falls and medication errors.

Late last year, the minsatisfying and quality health ister of health asked me and wellness journey for to co-chair a strategic and all the residents of Fraser operational review of Fraser Health is one we strive for.

Health. I welcome this opportunity to work with health leaders across B.C. to identify potential strategies that will make for an even better (and sustainable) health care system, not only in Fraser Health, but across B.C. I am proud that Fraser Health is committed to providing quality care, while having one of the lowest administrative costs of any health region in Canada. We will continue to be prudent with the public funding we receive.

Thank you for entrusting your care in us.

David Mitchell Board Chair Fraser Health

Exporters singing praises of falling dollar

Editor: Re: Gov’t interference spells trouble, letter to the editor, Jan. 29 Au contraire, Mr. Vander Zalm, au contraire.

With the chorus of Happy Days Are Here Again resonating throughout the land, Canadian primary producers and manufacturers alike are again joyfully joined in a collective sigh of relief over the economic blessings emanating from a falling Canadian dollar.

Economists are nostalgically harking back to those “prosperous” times during

the period 1980 to 2004 when magically a low dollar made Canada far more export-competitive.

With the devaluation of Canada’s national currency again proudly masquerading as the “Yellow Brick Road” of fool’s gold, it leads to the happy illusion of internationally competitive levels of productivity in our very own magical land of Oz. Addicted, as we are, to an economic culture of subsidization of all manner, and unwilling or unable to come to terms with the ever-present imperatives of

a global marketplace, real and sustained productivity improvements can now take a more comfortable backseat again by just simply relying on an exportfriendly exchange rate to take care of international competitiveness.

Thank you, Bank of Canada!

Indeed, instead of struggling to blame a “high” dollar for declining export sales and shrinking bottom lines, Canada’s exporters can now start to rejoice in a “low” dollar as a road to prosperity.

E.W. Bopp

Tunnel-bound drivers sitting on Hwy. 17A in morning Editor: To all the other drivers, or should I say idlers, that use Highway 17A in the morning, I’ve got an email you can use to let the creators of the South Fraser

Perimeter Road know just how happy you are sitting in traffic.

On Tuesday morning it took me 32 minutes to travel three kilometres from the pedestrian overpass at

Highway 17A and Ladner Trunk Road to the mouth of the George Massey Tunnel.

Really? This is supposed to be acceptable? Email them at info@sfprhighway17.ca.

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A10 The Delta Optimist January 31, 2014

STOP THE BORDER BLASTER Last week we challenged Sher-E-Punjab Radio Broadcasting Inc. of Richmond BC and its lessor American shell company—BBC Broadcasting Inc., owner of KRPI 1550 AM—for broadcasting into Canada using an American FCC licence instead of using one from the Canadian Radio-television & Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), a gaping loophole that lets these cross-border companies slip through both countries’ blanketing interference regulations. However, a question remains: QUESTION: Since both the U.S. and Canada have blanketing interference regulations, why aren’t Canada’s or the U.S. FCC’s regulations being applied to the harmful electromagnetic radiation causing blanketing interference that will cover Tsawwassenites and their electronics if BBC Broadcasting Inc.’s radio towers go up in Point Roberts only 330 meters from the border?

ANSWER: Because the Canada-U.S. International AM Radio treaty protects each country’s radio stations from adjacent channel interference with a station’s signal from the other country, but it doesn’t provide protection of citizens’ electronics, an absurd problem that we’re told is being addressed in Ottawa and Washington, DC—but it won’t be resolved anytime soon.

BBC BROADCASTING INC.’S EMPTY PROMISE TO WHATCOM COUNTY Based on the experience in Ferndale WA., at 50,000 watts at daytime and 10,000 watts at nighttime, our impact at 50,000 watts day and night will be worse in Tsawwassen as long as the towers exist. Families and businesses within the harmful blanketing interference contours of 1 volt-per-meter (see map) will experience severe equipment malfunctions due to interference with the following: computers, phones, answering machines, dictation equipment, digital scales, fax machines, modems, baby monitors, burglar alarms, cable TV, electric dog fences, security gates, electric musical instruments, electronic science kits, garage door openers, hearing aids, PA systems, keyless car entries, radios, sound systems, televisions, Walkie Talkies, electric wheelchairs, et cetera. Disclosure of radio interference is becoming common in home sales. Your property values will drop.

BBC Broadcasting Inc. has acknowledged that harmful blanketing interference will occur and has promised Whatcom County Planning and Development Services —from whom it needs a permit—that it will fix any interference problems; however, it is an empty promise, empty because we, in Tsawwassen, cannot enforce it in court or in practice: Whatcom County, WA and the FCC have no authority over Sher-E-Punjab Radio Broadcasting Inc. in Richmond BC. And the CRTC would have no authority over the 50,000 watt transmitter planned for Point Roberts, WA. CRTC Secretary General John Traversy, Industry Canada Minister James Moore and our member of parliament Kerry-Lynne Findlay have no reason to trust this empty promise: CRTC Secretary General <John.Traversy@crtc.gc.ca>, Honourable James Moore <minister.industry@ic.gc.ca>, <Kerry-Lynne.Findlay@parl.gc.ca>

SHER-E-PUNJAB RADIO BROADCASTING INC.’s APPLICATION FOR A CANADIAN LICENCE Recently, Sher-E-Punjab Radio Broadcasting Inc. applied to the CRTC for Canadian licences for radio channels so that it can use radio towers in the BC Lower Mainland; however, if this “Canadian” radio station wins a domestic licence, there’s nothing stopping its American shell, BBC Broadcasting Inc., from dealing with another unlicensed Canadian broadcaster and continuing with its plan to put up its 50,000 watt transmitter near us. A CRTC licence will not put an end to the threat of a border blaster in Point Roberts.

Nothing will have changed.

THE CANADIAN ISSUE

What BBC Broadcasting Inc. and Sher-E-Punjab Radio Broadcasting Inc. are attempting to do in Tsawwassen and Point Roberts is a blatant contempt of our laws, our community, and common decency. Two of us in Tsawwassen have founded STOP THE BORDER BLASTER in order to challenge CRTC for not going after Canadian radio stations that use American instead of Canadian licences.

Why is the CRTC not enforcing the Canadian Broadcasting Act?

A challenge in court is our only option.

Jim Ronback, P.Eng. (System Safety Engineer, retired) Tsawwassen, BC Greg J. Edwards, Tsawwassen, BC 604-499-8317, stoptheborderblaster@gmail.com Please help with our expenses and donate to VanCity account 25577, Tsawwassen branch 58, next to Shoppers Drug Mart.

January 31, 2014 The Delta Optimist A11 Opinion

Has public lost the will to fight another battle?

BY

NANCY BEATON

Optimist contributor

Are we Tsawwassenites so used to losing that we are afraid to take on one more fight?

Forget the B.C. Hydro lines, port expansion, the South Fraser Perimeter Road and so on — this is one fight we cannot afford to lose.

If BBC Broadcasting, Inc. is allowed to build five 45-metre towers in Point Roberts, a few hundred metres from our community, we will suffer property value losses that may take years to make up.

Our electronic devices will suffer electromagnetic interference, which the station anticipates but has no current way (or legal obligation) to resolve.

Our health and the health of our children, pets and wildlife may suffer over time — it is a concern, even though there is no current research that proves it.

BBC Broadcasting is actually controlled by Sher-E-Punjab, Inc., a company based in Richmond. It wants to move its towers to Point Roberts to reach even more people at 1550AM, meaning greater revenues.

The company deliberately left information about our community off its application to the FCC for permission to move to Point Roberts in order to evade population density rules.

Because the company is broadcasting out of the U.S., it evades all sorts of Canadian government regulations. Do you really think it cares about what its border-blasting will do to Tsawwassen?

The Cross-border Coalition to Stop the Radio Towers has managed, through the good efforts of a number of volunteers, to raise enough money to have a top attorney file an action with the FCC (you can see the informal complaint at http://NoTowers.webs.com).

Next the fight will move to Whatcom County, which has been asked by BBC Broadcasting for approval to actually construct the towers. The attorney hired is a land use specialist and is working up a very strong case for our entire peninsula, but funds are still needed for his fees and some experts.

Now is the time to help stop these towers before they are built, because once

they are here, the damage is done.

Most of the funds raised so far have come out of Point Roberts. However, Tsawwassen is going to suffer the greater damage — the area across which 50,000 watts will be broadcast day in and day out is right over most of our community.

Businesses will have trouble checking credit cards, schools will have interference with their intercoms, mothers will hear the station on their baby monitors, hearing aids can

become bothersome, the Internet will be interrupted — any unshielded lines may be corrupted.

Don’t let this happen.

Join the fight now by donating to PTRA/Fight the Towers, P.O. Box 158, Point Roberts, WA, USA, 98281, or by credit card at http://NoTowers.webs.com.

Don’t let BBC Broadcasting ruin our quality of life. Join the battle — it’s one we can win.

Nancy Beaton is a Tsawwassen member of the Cross Border Coalition Against the Towers.

FILE PHOTO

Residents on both side of the border are against a plan to erect five 45-metre radio towers on a vacant lot in Point Roberts.

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Services • New Homes Registry – find out if any home registered with the HPO: • can be legally offered for sale • has a policy of home warranty insurance • is built by a Licensed Residential Builder or an owner builder • Registry of Licensed Residential Builders

Resources • Residential Construction Performance Guide – know when to file a home warranty insurance claim • Buying a Home in British Columbia Guide • Guide to Home Warranty Insurance in British Columbia • Maintenance Matters bulletins and videos • Subscribe to consumer protection publications

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New Homes Registry Keeps Homebuyers Informed This helpful, easy-to-use, online resource is available from the Homeowner Protection Office (HPO) website at www.hpo.bc.ca. Savvy homebuyers are using it to make more informed purchasing decisions.

The New Homes Registry provides free access to find out if a home has a policy of home warranty insurance and is built by a Licensed Residential Builder, or whether it’s built without home warranty insurance.

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A12 The Delta Optimist January 31, 2014

CHURCH DIRECTORY St.David’s Sunday Services

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

SUNDAYS 10AM

Traditional or Modern Music

Thursday

3.30 pm Youth drop-in

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

Women’s Bible Study 9:00am Thursday

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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

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available every Sunday

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

Phone 604-946-6254 www.ladnerunited.org The Rev. Jim Short

9 am Worship Service and Sunday school 11 am Worship Service We Welcome You to Join Us!

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Children’s Church SUNDAY’S at 10:00 am Sermon: “God’s Choice”

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It’s only a couple of days before “Wiarton Willie,” Ontario’s famous springtime rodent, peeks his head out of his winter home.

The legend tells us that if he sees his shadow, he becomes frightened and scurries back for another six weeks of winter weather. If the coast is clear, then spring is surely on its way.

I can already tell you for certain that spring is well on her way. The buds are plumping up from their winter rest and the brave bulbs that lay quietly beneath the surface of the soil now peek their heads above ground. It’s a season when we celebrate the new life that is all around us.

However, not everyone sees the emergence of new life. There are

friends and neighbours who cannot see life’s potentials all around. This, I fear, is becoming more abundant as the pace of life gets more demanding.

I know it’s crazy to suggest it, but even Jesus took a rest every now and then. Have you ever noticed that as you read of Jesus’ life, following every “miracle” Jesus went off to pray!

Jesus said, “I have come so that {you} they may have life in abundance.”

I think it’s time to peek out our own noses from the grind, take a look around and see the refreshing new life that God promises.

And if you see your shadow, don’t worry, the sun will eventually set in the western sky.

REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR THE 2014/2015 SCHOOL YEAR Delta School District is pleased to accept applications from families and students residing within and outside of the Delta School District. We offer a wide range of learning programs for all students.

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Delta students already registered in Delta will continue for the new school year.

Delta students who wish to submit a Non-Catchment Application at a new school, must submit a new Non-Catchment Application and will receive priority in this category if their application is received starting February 3rd and before: March 7, 2014.

Current Non-District students who wish to continue at the same school for the next school year, are NOT required to submit a new Non-District Application.

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.

New Applicants Kindergarten Students living in school’s catchment area should apply at the catchment area school on the designated registration date or thereafter.

Kindergarten to Grade 12 Students living in school’s catchment area will receive priority in this category if application is received before: June 6, 2014.

Non-Catchment area students will receive priority in this category if application is received before: March 7, 2014.

Non-District students will receive priority in this category if application is received before: March 7, 2014.

Definitions Catchment Area Students:

Students living in the catchment area of their designated school.

Non-Catchment Students:

Students living in Delta who wish to attend a different catchment area school in Delta.

Non-District Students:

Students not living in Delta who wish to attend school in Delta.

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

Non-Catchment and Non-District Applications will be accepted at District schools commencing February 3, 2014.

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January 31, 2014 The Delta Optimist A13

Church’s youth stepping it up Ladner Baptist group keeping busy BY

DAVE WILLIS

dwillis@delta-optimist.com

The youth group at Ladner Baptist Church has been busy recently, leading events, fundraising and working on service projects.

“The youth stepped up,” said Melissa Dotto, volunteer youth director at the church.

The group of teenagers held a Christmas banquet for over 100 community youth, went downtown to hand out sandwiches and is getting ready for a service trip to Guatemala at the end of August, she noted.

Examples of other efforts include putting on a music worship service for all youth who attend church in Ladner, doing landscaping and maintenance work to help prepare a local summer camp, and cooking and serving food for other youth at the skate park.

“It’s been a busy year,” she said.

The group has plans for a summer missions project leading up to its trip to Guatemala, said volunteer youth pastor Jeff Scott.

That will include things like yard care, house maintenance and food projects in Ladner for a week, part-

nering with a youth group in Vancouver for another week and then a week in the United States working on a service project.

Dotto said the group’s capacity and passion to serve has been impressive.

“At LBC Youth we strive to see what their passions are and to connect them with outlets for that,” she said.

The group has also seen a growth in membership, going from about 30 members to over 100 in the last year and a half or so.

Jake Nolan, 17, has been with the group for about a year and is part of planning team for Fuse, the music worship service.

He said he believes one of the main reasons why it’s grown is how much the leaders love youth.

“I’ve loved it ever since I came.”

Brittney McKenzie-Cook and Tatum McGarvie, both 15, have spearheaded fundraising efforts to fund four kids through World Vision.

“I think that Jeff and Melissa have inspired us a lot and they’ve literally changed lives,” McGarvie said.

For more on the group, visit www.lbcyouth.ca.

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DAVE WILLIS

REGISTRATION OF KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS 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.

NORTH DELTA AREA

SCHOOL

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TIME

Annieville Brooke Chalmers Cougar Canyon Devon Gardens (Fr. Imm./Montessori) Gibson Gray Heath (Traditional) Hellings Jarvis (Traditional) McCloskey Pinewood Richardson (Fr. Imm./English) Sunshine Hills (Fr. Imm./English)

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,

February 19 February 18 February 24 February 17 February 19 February 18 February 25 February 17 February 19 February 18 February 20 February 18 February 19 February 25

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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.

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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,

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9:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

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

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

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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.

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.

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.

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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features co-ordinator: Dave Willis

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....in South Delta

Seedy Saturday returns BY

DAVE WILLIS

dwillis@delta-optimist.com

The third local edition of Seedy Saturday takes place in Ladner next month.

The event, presented by the Ladner Community Garden, will feature a seed swap, guest speakers and vendors. It aims to celebrate the horticultural history of this farming community.

“Last year was a good year and this year’s going to be even better,” says Kristin Crouch, president of the Ladner Community Garden Society.

Attendees are encouraged to bring open pollinated seeds, varieties pollinated through natural means such as birds, insects and wind, to swap.

“The whole idea is to bring people in to share seeds, swap seeds, maybe bring something that they haven’t used,” says Crouch.

Guests will also be able to purchase seeds. Seed

sellers on site will include West Coast Seeds (specializing in certified organic, heirloom and heritage varieties), The Planting Seeds Project (featuring open pollinated and heirloom seeds) and Tatiana’s Tomato Base (featuring non-GMO, open pollinated and historical vegetable seeds).

Guest speakers include Brian Minter from Minter Country Gardens, Julia Common from Hives for Humanity and Ian Tait from the Feed the Bees campaign.

“We’re pretty excited about the speakers,” says Crouch.

“Julia is a really inspirational speaker. I heard her at the B.C. Council of Garden Clubs last year,” she says. “She talks about how her bees have made an impact on people in the Downtown Eastside.”

She says Minter is bringing some plants to sell.

“He’s really on top of

Seedy Saturday speakers Brian Minter - 10:15 a.m.

Minter, from Minter Country Gardens, an innovative destination garden centre and greenhouse growing operation, is a well-known horticulturalist, entrepreneur and businessman. He was the vision behind the famous Minter Gardens, which closed last October.

His talk will be on food gardens.

Julia Common - 12 p.m.

Common, from Hives for Humanity, is a master beekeeper. Hives for Humanity, a nonprofit organization that enhances community through apiculture, is a society she founded in

everything that’s happening that’s new and trending in gardening.”

Tait will be speaking about how to attract bees to your garden and what plants to have in your garden.

There will also be a mobile sharpener on site for gardeners to bring their tools to be sharpened.

A vegan food cart is coming so people will be able to get lunch at the event, she notes.

The first Seed Saturday took place in Vancouver in the late 1980s at VanDusen Garden. The events have spread across the country, each one reflecting the history and biodiversity of its area.

Seedy Saturday takes place Saturday, Feb. 15 at Ladner Baptist Church, 5624 Ladner Trunk Rd., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Admission is by donation.

For more on the event, visit www.ladnercommunitygarden.blogspot.com.

response to the reception her bees received when she brought them into the Downtown Eastside. Now with over 70 hives and 40 sites, Common, chief beekeeper for the society, has a story to share.

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Top: Kristin Crouch (left), Don Bruchet and Lynn Dick are involved with the Ladner Community Garden’s upcoming Seedy Saturday event.

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Right: Feed the Bees co-chair Ian Tait is one of three speakers scheduled for the event.

Ian Tait - 1:30 p.m.

Tait will present a talk on How to Attract Bees to Your Garden. Tait is a North Delta resident and co-chair of Feed the Bees Campaign.

Feed the Bees encourages individuals, businesses, organizations and governments to support a healthy and sustainable bee population and plant the right kinds of plants so there’s pollen and nectar from March to October.

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Cruising - behind the scenes Crown Princess boasts the inner workings of a fine Swiss watch BY

LAUREN KRAMER

Optimist contributor

Anyone who has cruised in recent years will tell you the same thing: a cruise ship is a floating luxury resort of behemoth proportions, with every onboard amenity you could possibly desire.

But it’s not until you take a behind-the-scenes tour of a cruise ship that you can begin to understand and truly respect the operations that make this gigantic hotel-at-sea work seamlessly.

My Ultimate Ship Tour of the Crown Princess left me with precisely this sense of awe. The vessel, which sails from Galveston to the Western Caribbean January through April, has the inner workings of a fine Swiss watch, each department ticking away in such perfect unison with the rest that for the 3,000 passengers on

board, the operations side is utterly invisible.

Until you step backstage, that is.

We peek into the engine room, where controllers are at the helm of a sophisticated computer system that delivers exact data on everything from fuel to water consumption. Here we learn that at full speed our vessel is consuming 200 tons of fuel daily, which means our week-long cruise will use an estimated $700,000 worth of fuel.

The 2,400 cubes of water loaded onto the ship at the start of each week-long cruise will cover the 230 litres per day each passenger is expected to consume, water that once used, will be treated and pumped back into the ocean.

The same deep blue seas will provide the water required to cool the ship’s engines.

If your daily chores

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The Crown Princess, which sails to the Western Caribbean from Galveston January through April, offers an Ultimate Ship Tour.

involve laundering clothes, you’ll find the ship’s laundry a place of wonder and amazement.

I am mesmerized by folding and ironing machines that look much like printing presses. The machines run 24/7, so the 86 stateroom stewards have a ready supply of linens

around the clock.

On deck four, close to the bowels of the Crown Princess, Dr. Dylan Belton reveals the ship’s medical centre, which houses separate clinics for passengers and staff.

“This is the one place no one truly wants to have to see,” quips the British

doctor, who has worked on board for the past six years.

The seven-bed centre sees a variety of ailments, mostly coughs, colds, forgotten medication, respiratory illness and heart attacks. But it also serves crew, vaccinating the 1,200 crew members for influenza and assisting them with weight loss, smoking prevention and diet modification.

“This is a working ship, so we have to be able to deal with trauma. We even have a morgue, since the days of burial at sea are long gone. I’ll show you that on your way out,” he jokes.

In the food storage facilities, fruit and vegetables are unpacked, peeled, chopped and readied for the galley in the preparation station.

Heavenly aromas emanate from the bakery as some of the 24,000 buns baked daily emerge from the oven.

“We go through an average of 225 tons of food each day, and we always carry enough for at least a day or two extra, just in case,” says Giorgio Pisano, maitre d’hotel.

A picture of elegance in his handsome suit and Italian-accented English, Pisano started bussing tables for the Island Princess in 1976 while still a teenager, and never looked back. Today he presides over the Crown Princess’ nine dining facilities, somehow managing to be everywhere at once while still appearing utterly unflustered.

“It’s organized chaos,” he jokes.

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ElderCollege Delta has expanded its selection of courses and activities for its spring semester.

Open to all members of the community 50 years and over, courses being offered this spring include a series on local agriculture, art (print making), art appreciation, computer and technology, geology, history, life writing, literature, opera, philosophy, science and Spanish.

Volunteer presenters facilitate all classes.

In addition to classes, a number of field trips, always popular with ElderCollege students, are scheduled.

Students can choose from a guided tour of the Vancouver Art Gallery, a visit to Reach, a guided trip by public transport to Lonsdale Quay, a local theatre outing and a guided tour of the Houweling greenhouse.

The spring semester will also feature a couple of

feature presentations open to the public of all ages, including The Best Bad Idea: The True Story of ARGO. Mark and Cora Lijek were among the six American embassy workers who escaped capture in Tehran with considerable help from the Canadian embassy. The embassy housed them for 72 days and provided Canadian passports to get them out of Iran.

Their fascinating story will redress the film’s interpretation that credited a CIA agent for their escape.

The Lijeks are keen to share their story and their admiration for the courageous Canadians involved.

The second free feature presentation will be of particular interest to Delta residents.

Peter Ladner, author, journalist and former Vancouver councillor, will speak about the Urban Food Revolution: Changing

the Way Cities Feed Themselves. Ladner will explain why it matters and how we can work together to bring our food production home.

Registration by phone (604-940-9746) is required for both community presentations.

All ElderCollege Delta spring semester details can be accessed at http://kinsmen.vcn.bc.ca/elder_college. Information is also available by phone at 604943-0262 or at eldercollegedelta@kinvillage.org.

Printed programs will be available in Delta’s seniors centres and libraries starting Jan 28.

Registration for existing members takes place Feb. 10 (7:15 to 8 p.m.) at KinVillage Community Centre. General registration follows on Feb. 15 (10 to 11:30 a.m.) at the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall and on Feb. 18 (11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.) at Save-onFoods in Ladner.

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(Left to right) Ladner’s Nathan Clare, Shawn Williams and Sam Clare have advanced to the final selection camp for Team England that will be participating in the FIL World Field Lacrosse Championships.

Trio step closer to playing for England Shawn Williams, Nathan Clare & Sam Clare hope to be in English colours for 2014 World Field Lacrosse Championships MARK BOOTH

A trio of Ladner lacrosse standouts have taken their talents overseas in a bid to play in this summer’s FIL World Field Lacrosse Championships.

Shawn Williams, Nathan Claire and Sam Clare recently returned home from Team England tryouts and have advanced to the final selection phase in May. The Clare brothers have duo citizenship while Williams is taking advantage of his mom’s ancestry to try and earn one of three non-passport spots.

The camp featured 37 players, including 17 internationals as England has opened the door to players outside of the country as it attempts to improve on its fifth place finish at the 2010 Worlds.

The three local players were among 10 internationals invited back.

“With our calibre, I have no

doubt in my mind we will be able to crack the final roster,” said Williams. “We just haven’t seen their entire squad yet (with all of their domestic players). That’s what the next two tryouts are for.”

Williams played big stick (defender) for Canada at the U19 World Field Lacrosse Championships 10 years ago. The 29-year-old new father figures this is his last opportunity to play at the international elite level with the championships held every four years.

Nathan, 24, enjoyed an outstanding career at Simon Fraser University. He is also a big stick but shoots opposite to Williams so they are not competing for the same position.

“We split the field quite nicely,” said Williams. “I think the coach sees a couple of Canadian boys who work well together.”

Sam, 20, is in his junior year at SFU and is also enjoying an

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impressive university career. The Clan’s season starts next weekend and it could get busy for the talented midfielder should his school team make a deep postseason run this spring.

All three paid their own way to England and will have to do so again for the next round.

Williams and Nathan Clare each worked with personal trainers before the camp and they are sure glad they did.

“It was probably one of the best run camps I have ever been to,” said Nathan. “Just the way they organized everything. In terms of the drills, everything was high tempo at a high pace. It was one of the hardest tryouts I have ever done.”

Sam was the second youngest player at the camp and was surprised at just how good some of the domestic English players were.

“Some of them looked like they could be from big time

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Division One NCAA programs,” he said. “I really thought we would mostly just see guys from Western Europe or Australia. I just didn’t expect to see five or six high calibre players there. I took a step back at first and just said ‘go for it’ by giving everything I got.”

“It was basically just non-stop for three-and-a-half hours each day,” added Williams. “I don’t see how we could have been competitive with the other players there if we didn’t train ahead of time.”

The World Championships are slated for July 10-19 in Denver, Colorado. United States is the defending champion, while Canadian finished second.

Other contenders include Japan, Australia and Germany.

Team England’s tentative schedule includes being in Denver July 2 for a week long training camp prior to the championships. It means a hectic stretch for the Clare brothers who

also will be playing box lacrosse this coming season.

Nathan is one of the top offensive players with the Ladner Pioneers which will be attempting to earn a spot in the President’s Cup national senior “B” championships next August in Port Coquitlam. Sam recently signed with the Delta Junior “A” Islanders which should be contending for their first-ever B.C. Junior “A” Lacrosse League title.

Williams says he has some unfinished business to take care of after Canada lost to the U.S. in the final when he played at the World U19s.

“I just want that gold medal,” he said. “It’s been too long. This is going to keep me in shape and I just want to play some lacrosse.”

The trio could see a familiar face at the championships. Ohio State University graduate Logan Schuss is in the running for a spot on Team Canada.

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Islanders deal 1st overall pick at midget draft BY

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Delta Islanders made a big splash in Sunday’s B.C. Junior “A” Lacrosse League midget draft to address their present and future needs.

As expected, the Islanders sent the number one overall pick to the Port Coquitlam Saints in a huge package that included players and draft picks going both ways.

The Islanders receive immediate help on the back end from third-year defensive standout David McSkimming. They also acquired Jayden Campbell, who was the fourth overall pick in the 2013 draft and played intermediate last season for Islanders new head coach and assistant GM Greg

Rennie. Also coming Delta’s way is PoCo’s first round pick in the 2015 midget draft.

The Saints’ package also included Islanders’ second, third and fourth round picks in the 2016 draft.

Although the league draft was introduced several years ago to prevent non-affiliated players from routinely signing with the top teams, hometown proximity still plays a significant part in how it unfolds.

When the Islanders acquired the number one overall pick from Burnaby, they were well aware the top rated player — Port Moody’s Connor Frost — wanted to play in the Tri-Cities area.

“It came down between Coquitlam and PoCo and they just offered us more of what we wanted in the end,” said Rennie. “David

is thrilled to be playing for us and plans to be at (our training camp session) on Saturday night.

“He’s exactly what we need for the kind of ball we want to play. He is not only a good defender but has excellent speed and the ability to push the ball up the floor. He also brings us leadership.”

The addition of Campbell gives Rennie three of the top four scorers from his Richmond intermediate team that finished second at the 2013 provincials. Another Roadrunner coming Delta’s way is John Carey who was picked-up in a separate trade with the Saints for the rights to Cody Read.

Throw in two other key additions — Langley standouts Reece Callies and Chase

Fraser — and the Islanders have stocked up on a lot of young talent.

All the deals resulted in the club having only three picks in Sunday’s draft, highlighted by the third round selection of Semiahmoo goalie Jesse Young. Sixth round choice Cody Tracy (Surrey) and seventh round Jesper Nahanee (North Vancouver) were the others.

Rennie is quietly maneuvering his way for the 2015 draft by acquiring three first round picks to give Delta four of the eight selections.

“That’s a draft that I’m really excited about,” he said. “Not only a lot of outstanding talent but players from areas like Semiahmoo that are close to here and we want to be in a position to take.”

Perfect run earns Sharks gold medal at Wenatchee tourney

South Delta Sharks continued their success south of the border, capturing the Apple Cup Midget Hockey Tournament in Wenatchee WA, Jan. 17-20.

Fresh off claiming their division at South Delta Minor Hockey’s own Party In Da House Tournament, the Sharks won five straight games to capture gold, highlighted by a victory over Vernon in the championship game.

Team members who attended the tour-

nament included: Ole Hatlelid, Adam Husdon, Ryan Pugh, Jamil Walji, Nick Worsnop, Arnon Hassakan, Austin Herauf, Connor Bower, Brad Lebus, Dylan Skujins, Josh Dubois, Wyatt Bates and Takumi Ohtsuka. Unable to make the trip were Kieran Tan, Kyle Moorehead, Curtis Robinson and Thomas Buckley.

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Tsawwassen Amateur Baseball provides an opportunity to get your children outside in a fun team environment. Players from 4 years old and up can learn this great game! It’s a great way to get your family involved in the community.

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INTHECLASSROOM YOUR GUIDE TO INDEPENDENT EDUCATION

Smart move in the classroom Interactive technology at work Delta Christian School now has a Smart Board in every classroom.

The interactive white boards have all kinds of uses, said Kelly Blackmore, who teaches a Grade 5/6 class at the Ladner independent school.

From taking attendance, helping teach a math lesson or having a conversation on Skype with pen pals from another school, the technology is teacher friendly and kid friendly, she notes.

“It just makes everything so much easier to incorporate into the classroom,” Blackmore says.

Students can interact with the Smart Board by touch. The boards are connected to a teacher’s laptop or school computer.

“Anything that I do on my laptop I can project.

Also, [students] can interact

with it.”

The school got its first Smart Board a few years ago, added a few more gradually and now is at the point where every class has one.

Both students and teachers are using the Smart Boards.

“It’s more driven for students to use it. As they get older they can actually take way more ownership over setting things up,” Blackmore says.

A Smart Board can also help students be proud of their presentations, she says, adding one of her students used iMovie to create a slideshow about conservation projects in his neighbourhood.

“It lets them think about different ways they can present their learning, too, to their classmates.”

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All classrooms at Delta Christian School in Ladner now feature Smart Boards, technology that allows students to interact with their teacher as well as their classmates.

Delta Christian School is now offering FREE KINDERGARTEN* Delta Christian School is located in Ladner, B.C. & offers a Christ-centered education, built upon academic excellence for South Delta & neighboring communities. Partnering with parents & community, Delta Christian School provides guidance for each child to realize their own Christ-like qualities & equip children for life.

DCS is currently ranked third in Delta by FSA testing and maintains a high and consistent level of academic excellence from year to year. DCS integrates faith in learning in every subject and provides comprehensive French, Music, and PE programs for all grade levels. Computer literacy including using Smart Board technology in every classroom supports individualized instruction designed to meet student giftedness and needs. DCS offers a family oriented Christ-centred

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Technology is taking learning to the clouds

Sacred Heart School is embracing new technology.

The Ladner independent school is home to a computer lab with new iMacs, 60 iPads for students, iPads for each teacher, projectors, document cameras and interactive whiteboards in every classroom.

Teachers have powerful computers so they’re able to multitask and do many things without hesitation in front of the classroom, says Andrew Rapier, who works as an IT teacher and network support at the school.

There’s also a thin client infrastructure for computers in classrooms, with six to eight computers in every classroom for kids to work on.

He noted Google apps are used extensively at the school and that students are encouraged to store their work as well as produce documents online in the cloud.

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Teacher Kristina Locsin uses an interactive whiteboard in front of her Grade 5 class. and more work in a collaborative setting. Not just in Google docs, with other websites as well, but that’s certainly been facilitated because of the technology,” he says.

Computer literacy is threaded throughout the curriculum now, Rapier says.

“It’s a part of socials, science ... every subject.”

Principal Wendall MacCormack says although technology helps kids learn, the school still has to stick

to the basics like reading, writing and math. He adds the parents’ role in education can’t be trumped.

“If you asked me who makes the most difference in education today, parents are the number one educators of the kids and they should never give up that right.”

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INTHECLASSROOM

Varied reasons to choose an independent school Today, more than ever, independent schools offer a variety of alternatives.

Independent schools are open to anyone seeking an alternative to traditional public schooling and give children a solid educational foundation on which they can build their future.

Parents of independent school students believe that independent education offers these advantages: • Independent schools offer parents much more involvement in their children’s education. Parents are encouraged to participate within the school community and extend learning at home. Parents can pick a teaching philosophy they believe in.

• Most independent schools are able to offer smaller class sizes and teachers have more time with each student.

Discipline and homework are a top priority and an aspect that directly affects your child and his or her environment.

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• Independent schools provide children with a strong religious and ethical grounding through

Christian, Jewish, Muslim or other schools.

These are only a few of the advantages of independent schools as identified by parents. Your child is a developing adult finding their individual place in society so choose an education that can aptly meet their individual needs.

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HeartFest for Kids: There’s lots to do for the kids! There will be activities in the gym and classrooms for the older children, plus Ready Set Learn and supervised activities for the younger children in the Kindergarten rooms.

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The admissions process for private schools begins long before your child reaches school age.

If you are among the most diligent of parents, you may even begin the private school application process before you are pregnant. While that may sound a bit extreme to some, parents who begin the process too late may end up left out in the cold.

In any case, here is an overview of how to apply for private school — and get into the school that is best for your child: There are a lot of considerations that go into this but a handful of factors are critical. The first and foremost is always to focus on fit.

While a factor like highest number of graduates to universities can have importance, it is best to know, understand and give top priority to the needs of your child. Focus on your child’s personality, his or her learning strengths and weaknesses, and your family’s

pay attention to word of mouth (as a precursor to your own full investigation) and begin by researching independent schools online.

Contact a short list of schools you are interested in, attend school open houses and then begin applying.

Narrow your choices to a shortlist — approximately five schools. Do not pin all your hope on one or two schools. As There are many factors to take into consideration when choosing an inde- you submit applications, bear in mind pendent school. that earlier is always better: some schools goals and values. Of course, there’s no denying that bud- have enrollment set early in the spring. get will be a high priority Schools are also focused for many people. on fit, so think of this as Once you have decided kind of like applying for a on the importance of other job. Schools are also lookfactors such as location, ing for honesty and they gender (boys, girls or coed) want to be sure your child and class or school size, wants to attend their school. you are ready to investigate Information provided by schools. www.ourkids.net.

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INTHECLASSROOM

Simple steps to help your child with homework BY

KIMBERLEY LANGEN Optimist contributor

Here are some simple do’s and don’ts to help your child with homework: Do’s • Keep a consistent time and place. The key to getting through homework is having a disciplined approach. Keep the same times each week and the same place each day. In addition, have your child do their homework at the kitchen table, or somewhere central to the family. This allows you to watch and help when needed.

• Start with them, then let them continue on their own.

Sit down beside them and do a little bit of the work with them to begin with, or just help them to sort out what they have to complete.

After they start working then move away, but stay close enough so they are in your earshot, and let them continue on their own. This is especially important if they are feeling anxious,

overwhelmed or frustrated.

• Make learning part of living. For example, post new words on the fridge, or on the front door so they see them as they leave the house or go into the fridge.

• Talk about their homework. Make it an “everyday” conversation piece.

This will also get them to talk about it and be able to delve deeper into the ideas.

Kids will also learn that homework can be interesting and of high value.

Don’ts • Don’t just tell your children you believe in them and they can do it, then leave them alone. Show them you are interested in what they’re doing, and ensure you know whether they are indeed understanding the material and getting it completed. You must first believe in your children and then be ready to take action yourself.

• Don’t get frustrated with them if they are not understanding the problem. You may be frustrated

inside, however, you can’t show it. Kids will interpret this as “he/she thinks I’m stupid.”

• Don’t just ask your child if their homework is done and accept their “yes” answer. Ask to see their work. This shows you are sincerely interested in what they are doing and in how well they are doing. If you don’t check then your child will figure out very quickly you won’t be checking.

Many kids perceive this as a “good thing” because they can get away without doing their work. Don’t be fooled into thinking that not checking homework is a way to make kids accountable for their own work.

Kimberley Langen is the CEO and co-founder of Spirit of Math Schools and the author of the Releasing the Genius series of workbooks for students and schools. For more information about Spirit of Math, and to find a campus near to you, go to www.spiritofmath.com.

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#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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EXCELLENT 2-LEVEL

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

• 2,097 sq.ft.

• 4 bedroom home • Large 9,505 sq.ft. corner lot (with circular driveway) • Updated with new windows, doors, new paint, tile flooring • Original hardwood flooring, upgraded bathroom • Walking distance to all amenities, large private lot • Home is easily suitable!

#7, 9 4728 54A St.

973 53a St.

$559,900 including GST

$599,900

SPACIOUS RANCHER WITH A LOFT

• Over 1,800 sq.ft.

• 2 bdrms & 3 bthrms • Hot tub has its own room • 6,448 sq.ft. loft • New roof • New windows • Bright and sunny solarium

BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME • Beautiful rare property on Prestigious Arthur Dr. • 895 sq.ft. house with 2 bdrms • 2,000 sq.ft. shop at rear of property • VERY LARGE LOT (14,811 sq.ft.)

• Loads of parking • Very private yard 3715 Arthur Dr., Ladner

6446 Meadow Pl.

$619,900

$599,900 NICE QUIET STREET

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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

WATER VIEWS FROM BALCONY

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4713 46A Street, Ladner

5116 Galway Drive, Tsawwassen

$659,900

$629,900 QUIET CUL-DE-SAC

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5117 Erin Way, Tsaw.

$659,900

$669,900

• 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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ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL 4 BEDROOM HOME

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

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

• Updated! Excellent layout!

4583 54th Street, Ladner

6754 London Drive, Ladner

$679,900

$685,000

UPDATED SPLIT LEVEL

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RENOVATED 2-LEVEL W/SUITE • 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

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

• Port Guichon location

• 4 bedrooms • 3 bathrooms • 2,584 sq.ft.

• newer kitchen, floors & paint • backyard looking out to a field

6040 44th Avenue, Ladner

$689,900

CHESAPEAKE LANDING

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• Charming unit with master on the main • Exquisite landscaping in rear yard • Open concept floorplan • Tons of storage throughout • Close to golf course and marina #11-5900 Ferry Road, Ladner

$733,900

Nobody sells more real estate than Fraser in South Delta* *Based on number of sales in 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013!

604.728.2845

personal real estate corporation

BRAND NEW EXECUTIVE TOWN HOMES!

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January 31, 2014 The Delta Optimist A29

*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.

Re/Max Progroup Realty 100 - 5000 Bridge Street

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fraser elliott

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* South Delta’s #1 Real Estate Agent.

EXCELLENT FAMILY HOME

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• Beautiful 2,277 sq.ft.

• 5 Bedrooms • 3 Bathrooms • In Ladner’s premier Marina Garden Estates • Lovingly maintained • Formal dining/living rms • Brand new laminate flooring • Fresh new paint

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5348 Commodore Dr., Ladner

$789,900 LADNER’S PRIME WATERFRONT PROPERTY!

HIGH ON THE BLUFF • Large 2,100 sq.ft. rancher • 11 years old • Designer kitchen with black granite counters • 9 ft. ceilings • Skylights • Lrge master bdrm • Hardwood floors, sunroom • Beautiful landscaped west backyard

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$873,900

$849,900

FANTASTIC CUSTOM-BUILT HOME

• 5 bedroom basement entry home • House is 2,520 sq.ft.

• 12,206 sq.ft. lot • Huge deck • Mortgage help downstairs • Great investment property!

5342 11A Avenue, Tsaw.

• 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

$888,000

$898,000

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SUBDIVIDABLE LOT!

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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

4553 Savoy St., Ladner

$925,000

$979,000

STUNNING BRAND NEW EXECUTIVE HOME • 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

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

9 yrs of Prestige RE/MAX Western Canada Awards

AMAZING EXECUTIVE HOME

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4557 Savoy St., Ladner

dipl. in Marketing Commercial and Residential Real Estate British Columbia Ins. of Tech.

• 2,524 sq.ft. Totally updated!

• UNOBSTRUCTED VIEWS! • New Roof, hardwood, kitchen & bathrooms • 5,791 sq.ft. lot backing farmland!

• 4 bdrms, 3 bathrms Executive home!

6377 Crescent Court, Ladner

827 English Bluff, Tsawwassen

GREAT LOCATION CLOSE TO TOWN

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• 2,354 sq.ft. 5,371 sq.ft. lot • 4 bdrms, 3 bathrms • Central location • Walk to historic downtown Ladner Village!

• 8 years old, double garage 5060 Westminster Avenue, Ladner

$769,000

(2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)

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

EXCELLENT EXECUTIVE HOME! LADNER

• 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 674 52nd Street, Tsaw.

$979,900

$999,900

Re/Max Progroup Realty 100 - 5000 Bridge Street jusbytfrasserold 5416 Maple Crescent, Ladner

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#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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SENSATIONAL FAMILY HOME!

• Custom-Built Builder’s own home!

• 3,168 sq.ft. master bedroom on main • 5 bedroom home PLUS LARGE FLEX ROOM • Located in Cul-de-sac on one of Ladner’s finest streets • Triple Garage with RV Parking!

• Large west-facing yard

• Sensational 3,049 sq.ft. 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.

5229 Paton Dr., Ladner

1685 Beach Grove Rd., Tsawwassen

$1,088,000

$1,138,000

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

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

• This home has everything you can imagine in luxury living

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

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5880 Cove Reach Rd., Ladner

932 Keil Street, White Rock

$1,188,800

$1,399,900

STUNNING HOME

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• Total renovation over $350 thousand • 4 bedrooms plus a den, 4 bathrooms plus a steam shower and sauna • Master on the Main • Outdoor hot tub as well as pool with new liner and new heat pump • 3,480 sq.ft. of living space • Kitchen has had over $60K spent • 2 Jenn Air ovens and 2 refrigerators • Cupboards are all custom made • Engineered hardwood • 3 car garage plus a work shop/pool shed plus 2 covered patio areas

5135 Cliff Pl., Tsawwassen

$1,488,000

$1,788,000

• 4,500 sq.ft.

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

#16-5300 Admiral Way, Ladner

jusbytfrasserold 1179 Bayview Dr., Tsawwassen

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

$2,168,800

$2,488,000

EXCELLENT DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

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• This home is a "10" • Gorgeous custom built home • Renovated kitchen this year • New Carpet • Fabulous floor plan over 4,250 sq.ft.

• New Deck with large covered area

228 English Bluff Rd., Tsawwassen

ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE CUSTOM-BUILT HOME

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OUTSTANDING VIEWS OF GOLF COURSE

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

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*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)

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jusbytfrasserold 1295 Morris Cr, Tsaw.

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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!

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STUNNING CUSTOM EXECUTIVE HOME

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January 31, 2014 The Delta Optimist A31

Re/Max Progroup Realty 100 - 5000 Bridge Street

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

The Fraser Elliott team sold more real estate than 99.99% of ALL REALTORS® in the Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board in 2013!* CALL US TODAY, WE WANT TO WORK FOR YOU!!

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Garrett

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Fraser

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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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4474 46B Street

Sutton Group - Seafair Realty 1625 56th St. Delta, BC V4L 2B2

Outstanding location, this two le level home is steps away from schools, parks and downtown Ladner. Updates include kitchen (Bayside) with open concept to dining area, laminate flooring through most of living area, new windows, roof (metal 2009).

Three beds on main floor and large family room with den area on lower floor. Large garage with room for a workshop. Tastefully landscaped private garden with water feature and gazebo. Neat as a pin and ready for you to move in! RV and/or Boat parking too!

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NEW LISTING: Beautiful 2,440 sqft, 4 bdrm rancher on west exposed private lot w/pool. Quiet cul de sac on dead-end street.

872 Tsawwassen Beach | $1,150,000 OPEN SUN 2-4: Beautifully renovated 4 bedroom home on 8550sqft flat beachfront lot with decks facing east & west.

214-1120 Tsatsu Shores | $359,000 OPEN SUN 2-4: Waterfront, offering the most unique style of condo living w/full views of the Pacific Ocean & Gulf Islands.

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OPEN SAT 2-4: 4 bdrm family home w/lots of space down for teens. Upper floor has views of Boundary Bay & mountains.

4589 64th Street | $899,000 OPEN SUN 2-4: Stunningly & professionally renovated

country home. 5 bdrms & games room on a west lot.

302-1300 Hunter Road | $449,000

OPEN SAT 2-4: Stunning 2 bedroom and den south/east facing apartment overlooking Beach Grove Golf Course.

Get moving with Trish and Teri!

Trisha Murphy | 604.312.7621 Trisha@TrishaMurphy.ca Sutton Group - Seafair Realty: 1625 56th Street, Tsawwassen

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1108 Skana Drive | $1,550,000

NEW LISTING: Custom built by Georgie Award winning builder.

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OPEN SAT 2-4: THE LEXINGTON! In the Heart of Tsawwassen this 1343 sqft apartment overlooks private gardens.

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Moor your boat in front of your home & go kayaking from your front deck! Enjoy the spectacular sunsets from your private, covered deck - what could be better? Come and check it out!!!

Sutton Group - Seafair Realty - 1625 56th Street, Tsawwassen, BC

$674,900 Chesapeake Landing. Spacious 2175 sq ft 3 bdrm executive home in sought after area. This home has a traditional and efficient floor plan with living, dining and family rooms and kitchen with adjoining eating area down; 3 exceptionally large bedrooms up. Master bdrm features a large soaker tub, separate shower, private head and large walk in closet. Additional features include: 2 gas fireplaces, 3 baths, extensive use of crown mouldings, great storage facility and best of all, southwest facing back yard overlooking the serenity of the canal and green space. It is situated just steps from the quaint village of Ladner, golf course, marina & nature trails. Clubhouse has exercise room, outdoor swimming pool and other social activities.

Your biggest investment deserves professional expertise.

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Stunning 3,000 square foot home located on Ladner’s prestigious Arthur drive with absolutely gorgeous backyard on historic Chilukthin Slough. Almost every room has a view of sunrises, farmland & Mt. Baker. Beautifully finished with architectural details. Living room with floor to ceiling fireplace & 14 foot ceilings, formal dining area, kitchen with maple cabinets & granite counters. Family room, den, games room, 4 1/2 baths, 5 bedrooms, master with walk-in closet, sundeck & loft area. Tuscan inspired, climate controlled wine cellar. Amazing back yard with covered patio, deck, greenhouse, loads of wildlife, views and greenery.

$949,000

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4590 65A STREET, LADNER

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Terrific 1550 sq.ft. rancher on a 64 x 132’ lot in East Ladner. This home is truly suited to meet the needs of any young family or empty nester. Beautifully updated kitchen & sitting area. Formal Living & dining room with gas fireplace.

Total of 3 bdrms, 5 year young roof, new furnace, appliance and baths. Loads of RV parking.

$599,900

This is a fabulous 2 level townhouse style, 2 bedroom & loft located in Ladner Village. Gorgeous renovated kitchen. Dining area and living room with built in’s, wood fireplace and new carpets. Absolutely the most sought after waterfront development in the area boasting not only it’s marina but loads of green space. No pets allowed and no elevator.

$418,000

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Rare, super spacious 2 level home with over 1450 square feet on the main floor. Wonderful updates including new engineered H/W flooring, kitchen cabinets, paint and more. Wrap-around deck and spacious South exposed backyard. Located in desirable central Tsawwassen location, close to schools, park and bus route. Easily suitable 960 sf ground floor.

$634,900

Spotless and lovingly maintained one owner home in the heart of Victory South. Delightful Jenish plan, vaulted ceilings in living room & dining area, great family room off kitchen, private games room/ office or workshop.

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