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A former Delta school district psychologist charged with possessing child pornography will be sentenced in February. William Brook, a Point Roberts resident, was charged earlier this year with possessing hundreds of images and videos of child porn, including scenes of children being sexually assaulted. On bail under several conditions, including not being able to cross the border or having any contact with anyone under 18, Brook changed his plea to guilty in Federal District Court in Seattle last month. His sentencing is set for Feb. 27. Brook is alleged to have downloaded the pornographic material at his Point Roberts home. In May of this year, acting on a tip, U.S. Homeland Security stopped Brook as he attempted to cross the border into Point Roberts from Tsawwassen. Officers seized the Delta school district-issued laptop he had in his possession, but no illegal images were found on that computer. According to the federal charges, Brook allegedly admitted to exchanging photos of “kids” on chat sites and told investigators he could have such photos on his home computer. In a subsequent search of his home, investigators found 334 files believed to be child pornography on his own laptop as well as a four-gigabyte thumb drive filled with additional
videos. A Homeland Security agent told the court Brook also opened an online profile he’d created in which he declared his “love” for “pre-teen/pubescent boys and young teens” no older than 14. Agents also claim Brook had downloaded child pornography the day before his arrest. Delta police launched an investigation to see if there might have been any wrongdoing by Brook on this side of the border. Sgt. Sarah Swallow said there is no evidence that he committed any crime here. At the time of his arrest, the Delta school district confirmed Brook was an employee, but would not say which schools he worked at or the ages of the students he assessed. In a separate case three years ago, former municipal planning director Kip Gaudry was sentenced in Surrey provincial court to 18 months in jail for possession of child pornography. The judge in that case said he had to consider the former Delta bureaucrat’s prior record and the level of depravity of the images. Delta police had raided both his home and office at municipal hall, seizing computers and flash drives. He was later charged and convicted with indecent assault on a youth in a separate case. Brook was charged with possessing child porn, but hasn’t been charged with producing it, nor attempting to lure or having engaged in physical sexual abuse.
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When the Kaler family brought home its autism support dog, the change was almost instantaneous. “It’s night and day,” mom Nicole Kaler says of the family’s life before and after getting Pepe. Kaler’s eldest daughter, Maya, was diagnosed with autism before she turned three. “It was that typical regression,” Kaler remembers. At about 19 months, Maya started using fewer and fewer words, she wasn’t walking properly and was sleep disordered. “And she was just not engaged,” says Kaler. Maya, who is now 13, is considered severely affected by autism. She is non-verbal and needs to have someone with her at all times. “You don’t know what she’s going to do,” says her mom. Like many people with autism, Maya, who is the eldest of three, also has a tendency to run off, which can make outings difficult and stressful, especially with two other youngsters to worry about. Kaler kept using a stroller until Maya outgrew it at age six. The family also tried hiring someone to help out during outings, but that meant finding a qualified individual and then relying on them whenever the family wanted to have a day out. It took the spontaneity out of life and encroached on the family’s privacy. “We started sort of limiting what we did,” she says. “It just felt like with just a little something we could be so much more.” In 2008, Kaler found that something the family
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Maya Kaler, 13, with her support dog Pepe, a chocolate lab. needed. She was flipping through a newspaper when she came across a story about a North Delta family receiving the first autism support dog from Ladnerbased B.C. Guide Dogs. Kaler called the organization and had the application couriered over. Nine months later, the family received Pepe, a chocolate lab. Aside from offering comfort and companionship to an autistic child, a support dog also acts as an anchor via a belt around the child’s waist. The dogs do not guide the child, as a guide dog does for someone who is blind, however the canines are trained to sit when the child tries to run or pull away. Within days of getting Pepe, Kaler was taking her three children to the park
— just the four of them. “That was just the start of being able to do things on our own,” she says. The family was able to go to the mall or the grocery store without having to worry about what might happen if Maya suddenly bolted. It was even able to take a family trip to Disneyland. “That would not have been possible before,” Kaler says. “For me, it was huge.” As Maya has got older, she has become accustomed to holding Pepe’s leash when the family is out and the pair no longer needs to use the belt attachment. While Maya has an educational assistant while at school, Pepe also started tagging along when she reached Grade 5. “I really was thinking of
high school,” Kaler says. Today, Pepe attends classes with Maya at Elgin Park Secondary, and even has her own student ID card. Kaler says Pepe not only provides that comfort and companionship to Maya while she’s at school, the dog has also acted as an ice breaker for students who might be curious about Maya but afraid to ask. “It’s been a really essential piece of what we needed to move forward with Maya in a dignified way.” Kaler says B.C. Guide Dogs has been incredibly supportive of the family since the beginning. From making sure it had all the supplies needed to take care of a dog to helping the school district create a policy around support dogs in
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Police looking for help tracking down pair of suspects backpack. The suspect is described as a Caucasian male, six feet tall, 30 to 35 years old, wearing a yellow polo shirt with orange tiger stripes, black sweat pants, black sweatshirt with front zipper (no hood), carrying a white liquor store bag. Male has dark blonde shaved hair (not balding). The department is also seeking the public’s assistance to identify the individual responsible for committing a sexual assault on July 27 at approximately 8:26 p.m. at the 7600block of Scott Road in North Delta. The picture provided was taken of the suspect as he boarded a bus that the victim was on prior to the offence occurring. This image is being released in the hopes that someone will be able to identify this male so police can speak with him. Anyone with any information on these males is asked to call the Delta Police Department at 604-946-4411.
Delta police are asking for the public’s assistance with two separate investigations. The department is releasing images of the suspects in two investigations in the hopes that someone will be able to identify these males to police. The two incidents are not believed to be related. On May 6 at 6:10 a.m., a man boarded the 640 bus at the Scott Road skytrain station destined for the Ladner Exchange. En route, the male committed an indecent act on the bus. The suspect disembarked at the Ladner exchange and was last seen walking east through the Park & Ride lot. The suspect was seen again by the victim one to two weeks later at the Ladner exchange but was not on her bus. Again, the male walked east through the Park & Ride lot. The suspect was wearing the same zip up black sweatshirt carrying a black
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Delta has say on radio tower appeal
Letter from CAO George Harvie outlines community’s concerns, urges Whatcom County to reject the proposal BY
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Delta has given its two cents worth, and more, to Whatcom County on the continued effort to install radio transmission towers in Point Roberts. CAO George Harvie recently sent a lengthy letter to the county in response to an appeal by BBC Broadcasting Inc., which wants to overturn a decision by the county hearing examiner who rejected the application. In a surprise move, the examiner this fall rejected the controversial application to erect the five radio transmission towers on an undeveloped lot on McKenzie Way, about 330 metres from the Tsawwassen border. That decision was issued just days before a public hearing was to convene on the proposal, which county planning staff had recommended for approval. The examiner issued his decision on the basis it does not conform to height requirements. BBC Broadcasting Inc. did the expected by filing an appeal with the Whatcom County Council. In response, Harvie outlined a myriad of concerns by both Point Roberts and Tsawwassen residents, urging the county to reject the appeal.
Describing the close linkages between the two communities, Harvie wrote, “There is nothing in this proposal that benefits either community – no jobs, no economic investment and no potential for future economic development; yet there are some potentially very serious detrimental impacts. The community will be encumbered with a high power broadcasting facility which has the very real potential to cause blanketing interference problems. “In addition, the general public often associates broadcast towers with health effects and other negative impacts which can impact property values. The cumulative effect of all this is a high price for our communities to pay.” Harvie also noted that although the county’s planning department acknowledges Tsawwassen’s existence, it does little in the way of allaying concerns. Harvie, who would have spoken at the public hearing, went over some of the concerns regarding blanketing inference, noting Delta hired its own consultant to conduct testing of a radio broadcast tower located in Delta. The consultant confirmed that the actual level of interference from the proposed Point Roberts towers would not be known until
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Residents on both sides of the border have been working to stop the radio tower proposal for more than a year. the towers were installed and operational, he stated. Pleased with Harvie’s response, the Cross Border Coalition to Stop the Radio Towers says the examiner’s denial does not mean opponents should be complacent.
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Avian flu concerns hit close to home for OWL Educational programs at a standstill, decontamination procedures in effect after reports the virus is spreading BY
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The bird flu outbreak is impacting the Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society. Executive director Bev Day said their education programs have hit a standstill due to the recent outbreak of the virus. A quarantine is in effect at Fraser Valley poultry farms and now there are reports the virus is spreading. OWL has been told it can’t bring any of its birds of prey outside its East Ladner facility. “We still have to feed the birds but there’s no income from the education birds and stuff like that,” said Day. “Any donation we can get would be really good.” Day noted a couple of birds of prey they have taken in from the Langley area for treatment and rehabilitation had to be quarantined in a separate building as a precaution. As far as anyone entering the facility, a decontamination procedure is in effect. “We have to wait and see. This is a different strain and they are trying to prove some of the wild birds can bring it in,” Day said. The H5N2 virus was first detected at a broiler/breeder farm in Chilliwack and a turkey farm in Abbotsford in early December. A dozen commercial sites in the Fraser Valley have been infected with the avian flu virus. Nearly 250,000 birds are dead or will be have to be euthanized. The virus is related to a strain
that has spread through Asia and is now affecting North American poultry for the first time. It’s described as a Eurasian-North American hybrid that is especially deadly to birds. In the most recent development, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says a non-commercial site in Langley that raises ducks, chickens, geese and turkeys has been infected as well. The agency noted it has not yet detected the virus in wild birds in Canada. Two wild birds in Washington State did test positive last week, but it’s not clear whether those cases are connected to the B.C. outbreak. There’s no evidence of the virus at OWL’s 72nd Street facility. Health Canada also notes there is no evidence to suggest the flu can be transmitted to humans through the consumption of poultry as long as it is handled and cooked properly. Meanwhile, OWL has been kept busy once again, treating around 500 birds this year, a new record, said Day. OWL has gained national recognition for treating and releasing hundreds of injured wild birds annually, even though it doesn’t get government funding and mainly relies on community donations. OWL’s current facility is cramped and poses challenges. For the last few years the society has been raising funds, not only for its current operations but to find a new home. For more information about OWL or to make a donation, visit www.owlcanada.ca.
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Port authority poised to submit formal T2 application BY
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Port Metro Vancouver in the coming weeks will submit its formal application for the proposed Terminal 2 project. The port authority has wrapped up it latest round of consultation that included several discussion groups and public open houses in South Delta in late September, feedback that will be gathered with technical and economic information, as well as information from aboriginal groups and regulators. The port authority will use that information to finalize an Environmental Impact Statement, which will be submitted to the federal government in early 2015. That submission to Ottawa will trigger a lengthy environmental review process, one that could ultimately result in a new threeberth terminal at Roberts Bank in a few years. The latest feedback period, according to PMV, was part of its comprehensive multi-phase public consultation process, which began three years ago. The port was seeking feedback on number of issues including light and noise impacts, air quality and on site habitat mitigation. The latest public input period focused on “preliminary environmental mitigation concepts” regarding proposed mitigation for
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Port Metro Vancouver is expected to submit its formal application for the proposed Terminal 2 project in the coming weeks. some topics that were raised by participants in previous consultation rounds. At Delta council late last year, Sean McGill, director of human resources and corporate planning, said the port was asking for comments on the environmental impacts when it’s not even clear
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Predictions abound for new year TED MURPHY
MURPHY’S LAW Now that I’ve got a pretty good handle on how 2015 will unfold given we’re already a day-and-a-half in, I offer these fearless predictions, in no particular order, for the year ahead: • Jim Cessford, who will retire in early 2015 after two decades as Delta’s police chief, soon finds himself bored in retirement so he decides to test the department’s much ballyhooed no-calltoo-small policy. The good news is that officer response is swift; the even better news is the neighbour’s dog agrees to abide by the restraining order and vows to stop fertilizing Cessford’s lawn. • By mid-June Lois Jackson makes a public appeal for the return of the mayor’s chain of office. In a carefully-worded statement that takes pains not to point any fingers, a clearly perturbed Jackson reveals it’s the fourth chain to go missing in the last six months. In an unrelated story, several councillors are simultaneously seen furiously deleting images from their iPhones. • It takes just three hours and 15 minutes after the initial community mailbox is installed in Ladner for the first letter to the editor to be penned decrying a decaying of society. Interestingly, the letter doesn’t mention theft, vandalism, inconvenience or litter, but rather rages about the creepy guy down the block using the mailbox as a pick up spot. Apparently what’s your sign has been replaced by small talk about the specials in the Little Caesars flyer. • Delta is the only area in the Lower Mainland to reject the idea of a Metro Vancouver Congestion Improvement Tax in a spring referendum. TransLink officials are outraged by the audacity of local voters and look to exact revenge on the community by cutting back on its transit services, only to find out they’ve already done that. • A petition is presented to Delta council calling for legislation that would automatically make all dust found within municipal limits the responsibility of the coal port operator. Proponents claim not only would such a bylaw do away with costly testing that proves otherwise, but it would also force Westshore Terminals to establish a Patio Enhancement Team. • After Whatcom County once again rejects the radio towers proposal, the applicant decides to look north in the hopes of finding a land-rich, cash-poor partner. Unable to choose between two excellent candidates, the broadcaster eventually asks the school district and health authority to settle it with a best-ofseven game of Rock, Paper, Scissors.
Good work done by police officers rarely reported DOUG HUSBAND
COMMUNITY COMMENT I’ll confess I’m an unabashed supporter of police generally and Delta’s police department in particular. I penned an earlier column on Delta’s policing history and its prominent rise to one of the better, if not the best, departments anywhere. I have a short history of police work as a young man out of high school, as a constable in the RCMP. While my experience in policing is decades old, I doubt current hiring and screening practices differ greatly. Every effort is made to solicit candidates who are intelligent, disciplined, mature and with an appropriate psychological profile. Police men and women sometimes fall short of public expectations in their conduct in public service and personal life. Newscasts are replete with misadventures of police officers on and off duty. Strangely their good work is seldom reported. I sometimes wonder why anyone in today’s society would choose to don a police uniform, wear a bul-
letproof vest, strap on a handgun and start a twelve hour shift in a public and sometimes hostile environment. Police members are often the final arbiters in a variety of social conflicts. Occasionally there are misjudgments, and a rush to judge a situation with dire consequences. Men and women in military and paramilitary careers are some of our finest citizens and are a cross section of societies culture and values. Police officers often find themselves making instant choices in critical situations resulting in injury to themselves or others who have necessarily placed themselves in harm’s way. The public is quick to criticize, sometimes led by overzealous news reports without providing context to the whole circumstance. In the sport world we are familiar with instant replay and slow motion technology, confirm real time human decisions usually stand the test of scrutiny. Police officers also face scrutiny via surveillance and hand held cameras, and likely soon will be wearing video equipment. Their decisions, often made under chaotic circumstances, can be reviewed by the independent investigations office and crown prosecutors. What is generally not well understood is the mind set of the individual creating the hostile scenario after succumbing to fatal injuries. In the past, perhaps police
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actions may have been given the benefit of the doubt, seldom resulting in criminal charges. Now the reverse is more likely perhaps from public protests or via the deceased’s family, civil litigators and investigative journalism. In a most unusual circumstance, Delta’s own Const. Jordan MacWilliams, a seven-year member of Delta’s police department, has been charged under the Criminal Code with second-degree murder. Const. MacWilliams was on duty and assisting New Westminster police in a fivehour critical standoff outside the Starlight Casino, where the perpetrator suffered fatal injuries. As this is written this unfortunate incident is the subject of a pending court action. Unfortunately there are many victims in this circumstance, and Const. MacWilliams and family are one of them. I applaud the local department in providing support for their colleague who is, and will be, under intense scrutiny in a very public trial. Const. MacWilliams’ action at a critical moment will be reviewed in meticulous detail and weighed against the law and standards of appropriate conduct. No police officer ever starts a day thinking they will be involved in a fatal shooting and the subject of a murder investigation. I suspect Const. MacWilliams will cherish all the support received. And a good night to you, Jim.
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January 2, 2015 The Delta Optimist A9 Letters to the Editor
Projected population increase will create more demand for imports Editor: Re: Ample container capacity without another terminal, letter to the editor, Dec. 17 The letter contains inaccuracies regarding demand for trade and the need for additional capacity. We all recognize the importance of exports to the Canadian economy, especially here in B.C. Over time, exports that were traditionally shipped in bulk or break-bulk vessels, such as grain, pulp and lumber, began to be loaded into containers that were arriving from Asia filled with consumer products and would otherwise have gone back empty. Port Metro Vancouver now sees an almost equal
number of loaded import and export containers moving through the port. Not only is this efficient and cost-effective, it has simultaneously increased our export capacity and expanded our access to overseas markets. This balance between imports and exports is highly unusual in the container port world, and is part of the reason for Port Metro Vancouver’s reputation as a robust, reliable and dynamic gateway for containerized goods movers. Canadian demand for imports is increasing, and we are expecting another one million people in our region over the next 25 years, which will create even more local demand.
At the same time, Asian desire for Canadian exports is increasing as our governments actively promote trade relationships and agreements. Container volumes through Port Metro Vancouver have grown on average seven per cent each year since 2000, and independent, third-party forecasts have repeatedly indicated container traffic through the west coast of Canada will grow steadily, albeit at a slightly slower pace than in the past. Current container terminal utilization is at, or near, the practical limit of 85 per cent. Even with recent, current and proposed improvements at container terminals within Port Metro Vancouver,
and planned expansion at Prince Rupert’s Fairview Terminal, forecasts indicate that Canada’s west coast will still need the container capacity provided by the proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project by the early- to mid-2020s. Port Metro Vancouver is mandated to facilitate Canada’s trade objectives, not just in 2014 but into the future as well. That is why we are planning now to ensure the port can provide greater capacity when it is required, and the Lower Mainland can continue to receive the benefits this trade provides. Cliff Stewart Vice President, Infrastructure Port Metro Vancouver
Congestion tax false advertising
Editor: One has to shake one’s head with the Metro Vancouver congestion tax referendum, as clearly the Metro mayors haven’t a clue what they are talking about. The name, Metro Vancouver congestion tax, is false advertising, as the only way to reduce road congestion and associated gridlock is by reducing road space for cars and this is not being done.
Subways don’t reduce congestion and are only built to accommodate high ridership on routes that demand long trains and large stations. Traffic flows along Broadway in Vancouver are nowhere close to justifying a multi-billion-dollar subway and if built, will drag TransLink into a financial morass as it has done in other cities. The ill-planned LRT for Surrey, which is being
planned as a poor man’s SkyTrain, will do little to alleviate congestion. Don’t Metro mayors realize that after investing over $9 billion in “rapid transit” mode share by auto has remained at 57 per cent for over 20 years? The one mode with a proven record of alleviating congestion is modern LRT because it uses road space for its routes, thus modern LRT reduces road space for cars while at the same time
it offers a convenient and attractive transit alternative. It’s why LRT is built around the world and SkyTrain is not. So instead of the oxymoronic Metro Vancouver congestion tax, a more accurate name would be: “Let’s do the same thing over again and hope for different results tax.” Oh, excuse me, that’s the definition for insanity. Malcolm Johnston Rail for the Valley
Meals on Wheels offers thanks for donations made throughout 2014 Editor: As a new year begins, on behalf of the board of Delta Meals on Wheels, I wish to extend our grateful thanks to those members of our community who offered financial support to our society in 2014. Donations were gratefully received from the following: • Tsawwassen Legion • Ladner Legion • Delta Fire Fighters Charitable Society • TOOBs
• Delta Agricultural Society • Lions Club • CUPE 454 • Annaliese Giesbrecht • Joanne Van Snellenberg • Safeway (Ladner) As a non-profit organization, we rely very heavily on the local community for financial assistance. While many Meals on Wheels organizations are struggling financially or even closing because of increasing costs, we have been able to maintain services and costs due
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in large part to the generosity of our communities. In this season of sharing and giving, we are thankful for the assistance we’ve received. Delta Meals on Wheels is a nonprofit registered charity and as such, can issue receipts for donations that are tax deductible. Donations can be made anytime by sending them to: Delta Meals on Wheels, 4891, Delta St., Delta, B.C., V4K 2T9. Maurice Newby President Delta Meals on Wheels
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Sean Bideshi (left) from the Ambassadors in Tsawwassen won the Toastmasters District 21 Table Topics contest recently at the Radisson Hotel in Richmond. Rick Holmes from the Deltones in Ladner came in second place in the District 21 Humorous Speech contest. Both had previously won contests at the area level.
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TIME TO RECYCLE YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE
The Tsawwassen Boundary Bay Lions Annual Christmas Tree Chipping Held at South Delta Recreation Centre. Saturday & Sunday Jan 10 & 11 9 am - 5 pm. By Donation. Chipping sponsored by Royal Wood Tree Care.
Bottle Drive will be held by SDSS Dry Grad on January 10th
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M
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All Saints Anglican Church
Keeping traditions Traditions can be wonderful. They can make you feel as if you are a part of a larger community, and whatever your tradition, there’s no need for explanation because everyone just seems to know what part they are to play. The Christmas tree was the tradition in my east-coast home. My mom would always say, “remember, not too big” as we went out the door to the woodlot to cut a beautiful balsam fir. We would giggle, and return with an eight-foot tree, but it was always a bit straggly, so Dad would spend an afternoon drilling holes in the trunk and slipping in extra branches. Dad and my brother put the tree up complete with lights and then I would decorate with my sister and the final
adornment was the tinsel that Mom put on ... one strand at a time! Following Christmas, it was our tradition to dismantle everything by New Year’s Day. So, the boxes came out and the lights came down, the “bouche noel” was stored and the crèche was carefully wrapped and gently placed in its box. But the spirit of Christmas continued throughout the year! Christ was born in us at Christmas and that light of Christ was not meant to be tucked back in the attic with the decorations. The love of God as it shines through Jesus was meant to take root in our hearts. And it still does when we make room in our everyday lives for light to shine. Now there’s a tradition that can hold onto us!
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S UNDAY 8 am Traditional Morning Prayer 10 am Contemporary Morning Prayer, with children’s and youth programmes W EDNESDAY 11 am Mid-week Communion, followed by lunch Study and fellowship groups meet throughout the week. Please visit our website or call the church office for details. New members always welcome. www.stdavidsdelta.com www.facebook.com/anglicanchurch For summer youth activities, please visit our website.
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Megan Anderson (left) and MaryAnn Burrows launched the Artists in the Village Society in November with an aim of fostering a sense of community amongst local artists.
Keeping arts alive and well New Ladner society aims to support local talent
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here’s a new non-profit society focused on keeping the visual arts alive in Ladner. Artists in the Village Society, co-founded by MaryAnn Burrows and Megan Anderson, was launched in November. “The excitement has been amazing. There’s a lot of talent here in Ladner. And beyond,” says Burrows, an artist who works out of her studio at Sandiacre, a 72-
acre farm in Ladner. She notes the society, which aims at fostering a sense of community amongst local artists, has more than 30 members already. There are two types of membership, she explains, one as an artist and the other as a supportive business. The society welcomes all visual artists. “Any form of visual art,” she says. “We’re not just a painting group.” There are all sorts of artists, she adds. “We just encourage
everyone to come out and get involved.” They also hope to encourage creativity among artists and help artists connect with one another. They’re aiming to hold an event in the summer in Ladner. “The idea is the event we have planned would be interactive. So a lot of different artists out there, people can walk through, see them creating, see their process and understand arts better as well,” says Anderson, who runs The Crow’s Nest Art Studio in Ladner.
The society has monthly workshop meetings planned. The first, scheduled for Feb. 23, will feature life and business coach Kristine Irving, who’ll talk about how to “get out there and own it” for artists, Anderson explains. The society is raising money through selling framed and signed prints featuring a piece donated by artist Gary Nay. It depicts some of the heritage buildings around Ladner. The prints, for $80, are available at Muddy River Landing or through
Anderson. Businesses already supporting the new society include: Gretel Designs/Jewelry Watches, Ladner Massage Therapy, Muddy River Landing, NetClimber Web Design, Our Little Flower Company (olfc), Paint Rite by Rich, The Crows Nest Art Studio and Urban Rack Clothing Company Inc. For more on the new society visit artistsinthevillage. com or www.facebook.com/ ArtistsintheVillage. Membership costs $50 annually.
Beginner tai chi classes start next week BY
DAVE WILLIS
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There are beginning Taoist Tai Chi classes in Tsawwassen and Ladner starting next week. Tai chi is a gentle form of movement, explains Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi volunteer instructor Ruth Stubens. “It’s a set of gentle movements that we do together that promotes health and helps to improve balance and
stamina,” she says. It’s designed specifically to improve health and balance, she says, adding anybody can do it no matter their age or physical condition. “Often people come because they’re recovering from an illness or injury or surgery and they’re looking for a gentle form of exercise.” Flexibility, balance, posture, circulation and mindfulness are among the benefits, she notes.
The upcoming classes are weekly. They run for four months. The cost depends on a participant’s age. Classes start in Tsawwassen on Monday, Jan. 5 at St. David’s Anglican Church, 1115-51A St., and in Ladner on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at Ladner United Church, 4960-48th Ave. All classes run from 10 a.m. to noon and include a tea break. For more information call 604-681-6609 or visit www.taoist.org.
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New beginning Taoist Tai Chi classes start next week in South Delta.
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Taking a trip back in time
Zihuatanejo provides perfect gateway to Mexico’s past BY
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ruise ship tenders shuttle us across sparkling cobalt waters to Zihuatanejo’s docks. And joining fellow history buffs aboard a waiting tour bus, we head out into the Mexican countryside. Within 30 minutes, we’re standing inside Xihuacan (she-whacahn) Museum, keen to investigate this archeological site open since in 2013. “Rainstorms would regularly expose relics,” says Ramon, our guide. “So villagers around here have long known about these ruins.” Shepherding us through wondrous exhibits in glass cases, he continues, “These ceramic figurines, the jewelry, copper axes, carved seashells and bell necklaces all reflect the works of five cultures.” Archaeologists have determined that Aztec, Toltec, Olmec, Zapotec and Tarascan tribes settled here between 450 BC and 1100 AD. Ramon identifies the most significant of the over 800 artifacts, including slats for flattening infant skulls into noble profiles. A polychrome vase even suggests that Mayans travelled from their far away lands to meet and trade at this 3,000-yearold site. A detailed relief map depicts temples, ceremonial altars, ball courts, pyramids and villages once stretching across 2,000 hectares. So far, just a small part has yet been excavated. Meaning ‘place of the people who control eternity,’ Xihuacan was a special religious destination where distant tribes gathered for sacred ceremonies. Unlike other early ceremonial centers in Mexico, this one was used to worship many gods. “A prominent circular stone found here,” Ramon says, “was used for human sacrifices. Offerings were made twice per season to ensure the gods granted rain, fertility and bountiful crops.” Before leaving the museum, an illustrated Mayan calendar helps everyone figure out their animal spirit. Applying birth dates to the 26 possibilities, many of us happily
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Newly excavated in the countryside outside Zihuatanejo, Xihuacan pyramid has just been open to the public since 2013.
discover our deer, rabbit and bird spirits. Others groan at the revelation that their’s are snakes, spiders and lizards. A dusty, rutted road behind the museum leads us to the newly excavated ball court amid scrub forest. “At 54-meters long, this one is said to be Mexico’s second largest, after Chichen Itza’s famous court,” Ramon reports. Fans would watch the revered ball game from surrounding slopes. Using only hips and shoulders, elite players bumped a heavy rubber ball through a stone ring high up on the wall. A royal palace lying near the ball court will soon be excavated. As with all this site’s structures, it was covered with tons of
sand long ago when a huge tsunami rolled in from the Pacific. Further down the road rises a huge, ninestepped square-based structure, each side measuring the length of a football field. Unique among Mexican pyramids, this one was built with adobe blocks. Reconstructed and coated with bright orange-ochre clay, it is amazing! Steep wooden stairs take us 37-meters up to the pyramid’s flattop. Here, we discover worthy souls were prepared for sacrifice in a pool filled pure water and fragrant flowers. Some think the winning-or maybe the losing-ball players may have taken their last baths there! Back aboard the bus, we roll past mango
and palm plantations. Stopping at a work yard piled high with drying coconuts reveals a small brickworks operation. There, we meet a single worker kneading and forming clay into tiles. He proudly tells us he produces up to 400 terra cotta tiles and bricks daily, firing them in his small mound kiln fueled with coconut husks. A roadside restaurant farther on provides another welcome stop. After enjoying icy drinks, our bus carries us to a viewpoint overlooking Ixtapa, just six kilometers from Zihuatanejo. This glitzy twin sister boasts a string of luxury hotels arranged along a stretch of golden sand. Returning to old Zihua, we bask in the warm breezes along Paseo del Pescador. Low-rise, fan-only hotels, boutiques, bars and galleries line the narrow cobblestone downtown streets. Pretty waterfront sculptures depict villagers at work; sculpted alligators lounge benignly in a small garden. Countless beached fishing pangas remind us of the Shawshank Redemption, where Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman dreamed of living Zihua’s ‘simple life.’ Even today, fishermen sell their red snapper catches to residents and restaurateurs from under shade trees just off the promenade. And out in Zihuatanejo’s enormous bay, sleek sailboats and mega-yachts anchor where marauding pirates like Francis Drake once sheltered while plundering treasureladen Spanish galleons up and down the Pacific Coast. As others linger on patios drenched in late afternoon sunshine, we bargain with artisans for silver trinkets and hand-painted ceramics before catching the last tender back to our Veendam home. Still a charming, laid back town, Zihuatanejo also proves the perfect gateway for our day trip into Mexico’s past. Travel Writers’ Tales is an independent travel article syndicate that offers professionally written travel articles to newspaper editors and publishers. To check out more, visit www.travelwriterstales.com.
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Songwriter Café kicks off 2015 with Ivan Boudreau The next Songwriter Café is set for tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. featuring Ivan Boudreau. With influences ranging from the Acadian heritage of Nova Scotia, the greater Boston area, Toronto’s thriving 1970s and ‘80s scene, and the West Coast’s bursting country circuit, singer-songwriter Boudreau has blended a life and variety of music, into honest songs about many of the
simple emotions and gut wrenching feelings we all experience. Those wanting to perform on the open stage bring two or three original songs to play. Performers get in free and should show up between 7 and 7:30 p.m. to sign up. Admission is $10 for everyone else. The café takes place at St. David’s Anglican Church, 1115-51A St., Tsawwassen.
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Sidekick auditioning for The Drawer Boy The Sidekick Players are auditioning for their third Canadian production of the season. The Drawer Boy by Michael Healey and directed by Carroll Lefebvre is a story about Morgan and Angus, long time friends who served in World War II together. One was injured which affected his life forever. The other lived with the guilt. Miles is a young actor who, along with some friends, is writing a play about farmers and he is visiting to learn more about farm life, but instead, his visit opens many wounds. Production dates at The Tsawwassen Arts Centre are
Carroll Lefebvre Directing Sidekick Players’ production of The Drawer Boy April 9 to April 25. Auditions will be held at
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the Tsawwassen Arts Centre on Saturday, Jan. 3 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. only in the Sidekick rehearsal hall, 1172 56th St. There are three males required, two in their 50s and one in his 20s. The director will cast out of age range if the actor physically fits the role. Audition will be a cold read from the script. The Drawer Boy scripts are available at the Vancouver Library if you wish to read before you audition. No appointments will be made and it will be a first come, first serve basis. If interested, please send a headshot and/or resume to sidekickplayers@outlook.com.
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Delta Sports A16 The Delta Optimist January 2, 2015
Sports Editor: Mark Booth
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Ice Hawks look to build off spirited win
With still nearly two months of regular season games to go junior hockey team is basically entrenched in league standings BY
MARK BOOTH
mbooth@delta-optimist.com
Knowing pretty much who your playoff opponent is going to be with nearly two months worth of regular season games remaining. That’s where the Delta Ice Hawks find themselves as they return from the holiday break tonight in Abbotsford. A spirited 4-3 overtime win over the Aldergrove Kodiaks on Dec. 23 opened up a 14-point cushion for the final playoff spot in the Pacific Junior Hockey League’s Tom Shaw Conference. The Hawks (13-15-0-1) sit just four points back of the third place Grandview Steelers (14-13-0-3) with a game in hand, but both teams are staring at similar first round playoff assignments with Richmond and North Vancouver battling it out for first place. The Sockeyes (25-6-0-2) and Wolf Pack (24-4-0-2) have been far and away the class of the PJHL regular season to date yet the Hawks have played both teams tough. They are 2-2 against Richmond and 1-3 versus the Wolf Pack, with North Vancouver needing empty net goals to seal two of those wins. “I think we actually match-up pretty well with both them. “It’s other teams in the league we seem to have trouble with,” laughed head coach Derek Chichak pointing to a combined sub .500 record against three of the league’s worst teams. “I really don’t have a preference of who way play once we get to the (playoffs).” With that in mind, Chichak and his coaching staff will use the final 15 regular season games to keep developing their young talent and make sure they are fresh for what will be a condensed playoff schedule.
It was two rookies that made the difference in the win over Aldergrove. Goaltender Jacob Latrace came on in a relief role and stopped all 24 shots as the Hawks battled back from a 3-1 deficit. Meanwhile, it was Jake Fletcher who ended the drama with a shorthanded effort as he wired a slapshot to the top corner on a partial breakaway. Latrace, 17, has seen his workload reduced recently after an up-and-down start to the season. It’s evident Delta will need the Seafair product on top of his game if they intend on making any noise in the playoffs. The same goes for Fletcher, who didn’t turn 17 until late November, and has the speed and skill to be a factor most nights. The Surrey product has been affiliated with Trail of the B.C. Hockey League and has a goal and assist in four call-up games. “You have to remember we had Jacob pencilled in to back-up a 20-year-old but that all changed (when Scott Lapp was accepted into UBC Okanagan),” said Chichak. “This is a very important year for him in school and he was also putting a lot of pressure on himself as our No. 1 guy. That’s why we signed Jordie (Salas) who is a little older. “We also thought we would be getting some guys back from (WHL and BCHL) teams and that didn’t happen either. It has meant Fletcher and (17-year-old leading scorer) (Andreas) Siagaris have become two of our key offensive guys.” Chichak is also counting on his veterans and he challenged them to make a difference after the Hawks limped through December with a 1-4 record. Brent Chreptyk answered the call by scoring twice against the Kodiaks, including the
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Delta Ice Hawks Quinten Wideski leaps out of the way of an incoming point shot during last week’s 4-3 overtime win over the Aldergrove Kodiaks at the Ladner Leisure Centre. The Hawks are back in action tonight in Abbotsford. equalizer midway through the the third period. The 20-year-old now has a team-leading 17 goals, one better than his entire output last season. The Hawks also travel to Port Moody on Saturday night before
returning home Tuesday to host Langley at 7:35 p.m. Icing…. Chichak had high-praise for U18 Delta Wild hockey academy blueliner Jordan Dawson who played his first junior “B” game
as an AP against Aldergrove. The 16-year-old Edmonton Oil Kings prospect from Ladner was used in all situations and earned an assist. Dawson made his WHL debut Nov. 29 in the Oil Kings 3-2 loss at Medicine Hat.
Meredith and Jensen named to Canadian team for upcoming U.S. series U21 team. The exhibition matches are slated for Feb. 9-17 and will take place at the Spook Nook indoor sports complex in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Meredith is already attending school at Drexel University in Philadelphia.
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Earlier, the South Delta secondary school graduates were among 37 players named to the national junior development program. Athletes were identified by the Women’s National Program through various areas of competition over the past 12 months.
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Jensen (goalkeeper) and Meredith (forward) came through the Delta Falcons youth program and concluded their high school careers by having leading roles in South Delta finishing second at the 2013 provincial AAA championships.
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Field hockey standouts Cailean Meredith and Krista Jensen won’t have to wait long to be wearing Canadian colours for the first time after being named to the national development team’s 22-player roster for an upcoming four game series against the U.S.
January 2, 2015 The Delta Optimist A17
Tsawwassen Shotokan Karate Club trains twice a week at South Park elementary school and always welcomes new members.
Karate club members achieve belt upgrades Members of the Tsawwassen Shotokan Karate Club have been busy achieving some significant accomplishments. Earlier this year, Marco Lovera and Danny Kent both successfully graded for their Shodan level Black Belts. Last month, Tsawwassen Shotokan Karateka were at the JKA BC Kata Seminar in Chilliwack, hosted by the Valley Shidokan Karate Club. Tsawwassen Senseis Graham Mallett and Ashraf Omeria passed their Level ‘D’ examination and are now official Japan Karate Association instructors, judges and qualification examiners. Allysha Redmond, Kassidy Purchas-Duch and Colin Bykowski all successfully graded for their brown belts. Also grading were Dina Bulfone and Rian Dodds (green), Angelo Bulfone and Dezmon Bild (orange) and Zarena Salehian (yellow). Training sessions for the Tsawwassen Shotokan Karate Club are held at South Park elementary gymnasium on Mondays and Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. during the school year. Summer classes are held on Thursdays 6:30 to 8: 00 p.m. at the Bayside Club. Anyone age eight to 80 is always welcome to attend. Additional information can be found online at www.jkatsa. com The Tsawwassen Shotokan Karate Club was established in 1981 and was initially located in the old Tsawwassen junior secondary gym for 23 years. Instructors are Black Belt certified by the Japan Karate Association and the club is affiliated with the Japan Karate Association of B.C. Tsawwassen Shotokan Karate is a non-profit operation; all instructors donate their time. The club has a long history of teaching traditional Japanese karate in a friendly atmosphere for fitness, self-defense and fun.
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Midget A1 Storm cool off California
Your guide to HOLIDAY GIFTING, HOSTING & TOASTING!
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South Delta Midget A1 Storm defeated California Wave 5-2 Monday in route to earning a playoff spot in tier two play at the 34th annual Richmond International Bantam Midget Tournament.
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January 2, 2015 The Delta Optimist A19
2014: TOP 10% OF GREATER VANCOUVER REALTORS®
We have enjoyed a fantastic 2014 with the opportunity to sell over 88 homes. It has been a pleasure to have worked with wonderful buyers and sellers. With much appreciation we thank everyone for their confidence and loyalty. We wish our past and future clients the very best for 2015.
10860 Bromley Place | RICHMOND | $1,338,000
169 66th Street | BOUNDARY BAY | $689,000
5184 Bentley Drive | NEW LISTING | $1,069,000
Fully remodelled 4 bedroom BROADMOOR home on a 6,500 sqft. lot in a quiet cul de sac. Beautiful new kitchen and 3 bathrooms. Just move in!
Charming Boundary Bay rancher w/english country garden. 5,000 sqft. west facing lot w/2 flanking streets. Bonus single car garage w/attached studio.
Beautiful 5 bdrm family home situated on an 8,213 sq.ft. private lot overlooking a park in Victory South. Gourmet’s kitchen w/stainless appliances.
5303 Spetifore Cres | 7 YRS YOUNG | $1,049,000
44 Woodland Drive | THE TERRACE | $962,000
206-1140 55th Street | 1,345 SQ.FT. | $319,000
Beautiful 3,100 sq.ft. 7yr old craftsman style home in the heart of Tsawwassen. Open concept plan is ideal for entertaining & opens to private back yard.
Executive style home tastefully renovated w/professional updates. Amazing square footage includes main floor living & bedrooms up.
Lovely 2bdrm/2bth apartment steps to shopping & transportation. Spacious plan w/kitchen overlooking dining/living room. Ample storage & secure parking.
Ladner ~ Just Sold!
Tsawwassen ~ Just Sold!
21 Centennial Parkway | BOUNDARY BAY | $929,000
308-4768 53rd St | RENTALS ALLOWED | $277,000
402-4758 53rd Street | PENTHOUSE | $279,900
Beautifully renovated property in a cul-de-sac on a w/exposed private lot steps from Centennial Beach, the warmest beach in the lower mainland.
Lovely 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom condo with southeast exposure overlooking a courtyard. It’s only steps to town, and, yes, it can be rented...
West facing penthouse in Sunningdale iiI. Beautifully appointed 2 bedroom 2 full bath apartment w/9 ft. ceilings, crown moulding and laminate floors.
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#119 5518 14th Ave., Tsawwassen
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• 2 bedroom condo • Brand new kitchen w/tasteful colours, Quartz counters • Newer stainless appliances, garburator, granite sink & faucets • Real hardwood (Oak) throughout, new gas fireplaces, new blinds, • New washer & dryer, new HW tank in 2010, and more • South-west exposure and large wrap-around deck #109 4733 River Rd., Ladner
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ONLY ONE UNIT LEFT! ALMOST SOLD OUT!
RARE 3 BEDROOM TOWNHOME IN SUNDIAL! • Gorgeous decor you will love at first sight • Tasteful kitchen reno and updates throughout • Corner unit with exceptional privacy by fraser this week • Walk everywhere from this central location
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#3 4780 55B St., Ladner
$519,900
$508,000 RIVERFRONT PENTHOUSE
5 BEDROOMS W/A POOL!
• A fine collection of luxury condos along the banks of the Deas Slough • Quiet 2 bed, 2 bath end unit updated with a new open concept kitchen • Bonus loft level perfect for a media room/home office/gym/study. • Ample storage, 2 parking spaces, pet friendly strata (2 dogs allowed)
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4655 Cannery Cr., Ladner
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FANTASTIC WAREHOUSE OPPORTUNITY W NE
WALKING DISTANCE TO ALL AMENITIES!
• 4,283 sq.ft. space with roll up door • 3 bonus storage areas/office spaces • Large showroom and lobby areas • Great option for many types of businesses
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#103 7225 Brown St., Ladner
B403 4821 53 Street., Ladner
$599,000
$319,900 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY IN THE HEART OF LADNER
CAPE COD FAMILY HOME IN PORT GUICHON! • 1,884 Sq.Ft. • 4 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms • Quiet cul-de-sac • Large 7,578 sqft lot • Laminate flooring by fraser this week • Brand new paint • Updated kitchen and bathrooms
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4445 63A ST. Holly, Ladner
5117 ERIN WY. Pebble Hill, Tsaw.
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DEFINITELY WORTH A LOOK!
• Wonderful family home • Sunny covered deck • West exposed garden • Walk to elementary & high schools. • Easily suitable • Double garage
4564 Arthur Drive, Ladner
255 W Murphy Drive, Tsawwassen
$639,900
$689,900
JUST MINUTES TO DOWNTOWN
SUPERB TWO-LEVEL HOME IN EAGLES NEST!
• Stunning townhome built in 2006 • 2 bdrm & 2 bthrm 1025 sq.ft. • High end finishing’s including granite counters stainless appliances • Mountain views • Park across the street • Private patio
• Clean as a whistle, meticulously maintained • Many updates and a functional addition • Large 8,127 sf private rectangular lot w/ manicured landscaping. • Gorgeous hardwood floors, large bedrooms and a huge family room downstairs • Bonus garage space and good size workshop/hobby room • Ability to suite if desired.
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5655 10 Ave., Tsawwassen
$699,900
$709,900 STYLISH BRAND NEW HOME!
UNIQUE SPLIT-LEVEL HOME W/ MORTGAGE HELPER! • 3,208 sq.ft, 5 bedroom, 3 bathroom • Home situated on large 7,416 sq.ft lot • Extensive addition and renovation incl/ open concept kitchen • 2-level self contained suite • Updated furnace & HW tank
• Contemporary finishes throughout • 3 large bedrooms, 2 with ensuites • Sunny, fenced yard • Walking distance to everything • 2-5-10 Home Warranty, GST Included
4690 53rd St., Ladner
5436 15b Ave., Tsawwassen
$799,900
$759,900 LARGE FAMILY HOME IN VICTORY SOUTH
GORGEOUS NEW HOMES IN PORT GUICHON!
• Large family home in Victory South • Almost 3,100 sq.ft. • Large bdrms and games room (400 sq.ft.) • New roof & interior paint • Backs on to the park • Large sunny deck • One of Ladner’s best neighbourhoods
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• Over 2,500 sq. ft. 5 Bedroom • Vaulted ceilings, prestige layout • Viking Appliance packages, extensive crown mouldings • Master bedroom on main floor • 4 BDRMS UPSTAIRS!
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$958,800 RANCHER THAT SHOWS JUST LIKE NEW!
FANTASTIC UPDATED FAMILY HOME! • 3,800 sq.ft. 4 bedrooms • 3 bathrooms • 77’ of frontage and a rectangular 8,855 sq.ft. sunny west-facing backyard • High-end stainless appliances, hardwood floors
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5249 LAUREL DR. Hawthorne, Ladner
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4557 SAVOY ST. 4632 55B ST., 4638 51ST ST. 4644 51ST ST. Port Guichon, Ladner Delta Manor, Ladner Ladner Elementary, Ladner Ladner Elementary, Ladner
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