Delta Optimist May 1 2015

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The Northwest Wildlife Preservation Society display was a busy place at last weekend’s OWL open house. The annual event provided the public with a behind the scenes look at the Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society’s East Ladner facility. See more photos at www.delta-optimist.com.

Police department gets new chief

Neil Dubord, chief of the Metro Vancouver Transit Police for the past three years, to replace Jim Cessford BY

SANDOR GYARMATI

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Delta has a new police chief.

Mayor Lois Jackson announced this week that after an intensive search, Neil Dubord has been selected. He replaces Jim Cessford, who retired earlier this

year after 20 years at the helm of the department.

“We looked for a chief who is a strong leader with a proven track record in policing, a critical thinker and more importantly a person who believes in community policing and our ‘no call too small’ mandate,” said Jackson,

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who is chair of the Delta police board. “Mr. Dubord has all those qualities and a solid career behind him.

“We welcome him to our community, and we are confident he will be an excellent fit for our organization and will continue to

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make Delta one of the safest communities in the Lower Mainland.”

Dubord brings more than 28 years of police experience to the job.

Prior to his last three years as chief of the Metro Vancouver Transit

Police, he spent 25 years with the Edmonton Police Service, including serving as deputy chief of Edmonton’s Community Policing Bureau.

Jackson said a transitional plan is being finalized. She added Dubord won’t start for a couple of months.

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Delta police this week issued a public advisory about a high-risk sex offender moving to the area.

James Conway has been convicted three times for sexual offences involving children. He has been released from custody and is moving to Delta.

Department spokesperson Sgt. Sarah Swallow said police couldn’t say

specifically where in Delta Conway is relocating for several reasons, including privacy concerns.

The 40-year-old is described as Caucasian with brown hair and blue eyes. He is 6’4” and weighs 275 pounds. According to police, he prefers to use public transit as his method of transportation.

Conway has a criminal history that includes sexual interference of a person under 16, sexual assault,

supervision. He arson and breach is under house of recognizance. arrest, subject According to B.C. to electronic Corrections, he monitoring by has “maintained authorities and a versatile pattern ongoing checks of sexual offendfrom police offiing against female cers, probation children in a predaJames officers and B.C. tory and opportuConway Corrections staff. nistic manner.”

“Conway has Swallow said strict monitoring and condiConway has been released tions, however, if he is in to a residence with fullthe company of a supervitime staff and caseworkers, sor or case worker, he is and he is under 24-hour

able to travel around as long as he is not breaching those conditions,” she added.

Swallow said Conway was released with a long list of conditions, including not engaging in any activities that involve contact with anyone under the age of 18 and staying away from any place, including churches and parks, that offer activities for children under 18.

Anyone who sees Conway violating his conditions is asked to call 911.

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Roger Emsley, executive director of Against Port Expansion, addresses the crowd at last Saturday’s Peep-In. Held at Roberts Bank, the second annual event highlighted the plight of migrating sandpipers and the impact port expansion has on their populations.

It’s actually not a good news budget.

That was the assessment of trustee Val Windsor Tuesday as she and fellow Delta school board members voted in favour of next year’s operating budget.

A $2 million deficit will

be balanced with the help of additional revenues, extra government funding as well as carrying some debt forward.

Unlike the past several years, none of the actual cuts planned are to directly impact the classroom or programs.

Several trustees noted that while it might seem

like a less painful budget than past years, difficult choices had to be made by previous boards to get to where they are now.

Windsor said since she was first elected in 2011 she has taken part in $10 million worth of cuts and not all of them can be attributed to lower enrollment.

“I know previous boards before I was elected made some heart-wrenching decisions. We closed a school, then we cut down on the bussing and a lot of hard decisions had to have been made in order to kind of protect the classroom from what’s going on.

“I’m voting to support this budget, somewhat

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Saying it’s still not good news having to lose $2 million from the budget, board chair Laura Dixon said the province, unfortunately, views education as a cost rather than an investment in the future.

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Facebook posts prompt family to contact police Man believed to be missing is located by officers The purpose of the Crime Beat is to educate and inform the public about some of the property crime trends occurring in South Delta and other files of interest. If you see anything occurring that you believe to be suspicious, call 911 for in-progress crimes and emergencies or 604-9464411 for other assistance.

The following are some of the calls the Delta police responded to in the previous week: Tsawwassen • April 21, 7 a.m., 5500-block of 14B Street: Complainant reported a bicycle, child carrier, dog carrier and two helmets were stolen from inside the parkade garage door in the underground parking area of her apartment building.

Both the bicycle and child carrier were locked. Bicycle spokes found on the ground indicate damage to the bike.

Point of entry unknown as there was no damage to the parkade garage door.

• April 21, 8 a.m.: Report received from complainant that she found one of her vehicles gone from the driveway and the garage

door open. Police attended and located broken glass on the ground indicating the vehicle had been broken into. The suspects entered the home using the garage door opener found in the vehicle while the complainant and her child were asleep on the upper floor.

The suspect(s) also stole keys, cash and the complainant’s purse containing bank and ID cards and documents.

• April 23, 8 p.m., 1700block of 56th Street: Police responded to a report of a suspicious male in the parking lot behind the recreation centre. The male had a red steering lock bar and when confronted indicated he carries the lock bar as he has been attacked in the past.

Police located the male and transported him to his residence.

• April 24, 9:33 p.m., 1100-block of 56th Street: A business reported a male was in the store causing a disturbance. The suspect appeared to be intoxicated and was yelling at the staff.

Police attended and recognized the suspect who was

escorted from the store.

The suspect was advised that he is banned from the store indefinitely and if he returns he may be arrested.

Ladner • April 20, 8 p.m., 5200block of Ladner Trunk Road: Business reported the theft of an iPhone 6 from the store. Police examined the store video surveillance and identified the suspect, who is a frequent offender. A warrant for the arrest of the suspect for theft and breach of probation has been issued.

The phone was added to the police database as stolen.

• April 21, 11 p.m., 4400-block of Clarence Taylor Way: As a result of concerning messages being received on Facebook by the sister, a missing person file was established for the brother who was last seen at the bus loop in Ladner.

Information regarding the missing person was entered in the police database. He was later located by police and transported to hospital for mental health evaluation.

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Mayor’s salary rises to $117,841; councillors to get $50,117 annually BY

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Delta’s civic politicians have voted to give themselves a raise — the second one in two years.

Delta council voted in favour Monday of a staff report that recommends Mayor Lois Jackson’s annual salary increase to $117,841 from $113,832 and council salaries rise from $48,734 to $50,117.

“Everybody hates deal-

ing with this,” Jackson said before the vote. “I hate dealing with this.”

For years Delta has calculated council salaries based on a comparison with four Metro Vancouver municipalities with similar populations: Coquitlam, Richmond, Township of Langley and District of North Vancouver. The salaries of Delta’s mayor and councillors are set at the average of those four municipalities.

Last year, council voted in favour of an almost three per cent increase for the mayor and just over two per cent for councillors. Before that, council’s last pay raise was in 2012.

Jackson argued that Delta employs a smaller council that covers a large and complex community. She said Delta is geographically one of the largest, has three distinct communities, 61 kilometres of dikes, the port and two large industrial

areas.

“We have a very, very complex community.”

Civic politicians also directed staff to look at the methodology used to calculate remuneration for the mayor, council and senior staff and report back prior to any future increases.

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ties, including the school district, Metro Vancouver, TransLink, B.C. Assessment and the Municipal Finance Authority, which make up about 40 per cent of the total property taxes.

Delta’s increase is in line with the average among other Metro Vancouver municipalities, with Richmond coming in with the lowest at 1.89 per cent and Surrey on the other end at 3.9 per cent.

Tax bills are due July 1.

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The average Delta home will see an increase of about $60 on this year’s property tax bill.

Civic politicians this week gave conditional approval to a 2.99 per cent increase — .49 per cent to maintain government services and 2.5 per cent for capital infrastructure, including the new fire hall and training centre at

Boundary Bay Airport.

In a report to Delta council, finance director Karl Preuss said the increase means an extra $60 in taxes for the average residential property assessed at $570,000.

Coupled with the $22 increase to the flat utility rate, homeowners are looking at an average increase of $82 this year.

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undercontrol Tower controllers keep everything moving at ferry terminal This is the first installment of Off Limits, a series in which Optimist reporter Dave Willis goes where the public isn’t able to tread. He’ll provide a behind-the-scenes look at various operations in the community over the coming weeks.

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f the Tsawwassen ferry terminal were an orchestra, the control tower would be the conductor’s area.

Staff members operating the tower are known as tower controllers. They liaise with ticket agents, all of the incoming and outgoing vessels, ramp operators and the loaders, explains terminal manager Esther Rossiter.

“They’re conducting everything,” she says.

Tower controller Brad Page says the position includes a vast array of duties. Besides telling incoming ships where to go and advising ticket

BY DAVE agents as to where the traffic should head, they’re in direct communication with the manager and provide notification of any abnormalities or problems.

They also deal with dangerous cargo, at which point a number of people need to be involved, he says, adding the cargo

needs to be approved prior to being boarded.

There are four 46-inch TVs in the control tower that show everything from the foot passenger departure area, to the ramps, to the holding areas. “(They basically give) a visual on everything that goes on here that we’re required to deal with,” Page says.

Tower controllers also make announcements over the public address system. There are four tower controllers throughout the workday, Rossiter notes. The day begins at 4:30 a.m. and WILLIS finishes at 11 p.m.

“There’s always two at the busiest times,” she adds.

The tower is located basically in the middle of the terminal.

“We have the luxury of being able to see all the way down the causeway. If we have to call emergency vehicles, we can

already see them five minutes away,” says Rossiter. “It’s a large terminal but it’s nicely spread out so we can see everything and the tower can see.”

Rossiter says an observation deck on the tower used to be open to the public but that’s no longer the case.

" The control tower is strategically located in the middle of the terminal.

" Tower controllers keep tabs on all aspects of the terminal from their perch.

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" The observation deck

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Quake Cottage coming to Delta to shake things up Public gets chance to experience earthquake simulator The Corporation of Delta is shaking things up for Emergency Preparedness Week.

The municipality is kicking off Emergency Preparedness Week, which runs May 3 to 9, with a Quake Cottage event at Harris Barn in Ladner on Monday, May 4.

The Quake Cottage simulates an earthquake and serves to spread awareness about preparedness, the importance of securing furniture and other items around the house or office, and to motivate the community to get prepared.

The event will also feature information booths as well as a presentation, What Happens to Communities that Experience

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In response to the spat of recent shootings in North Delta and Surrey, Delta police this week installed surveillance cameras at one busy intersection in North Delta.

The department erected a mobile tower camera at the corner of 80th Avenue and Scott Road Tuesday.

The self-contained cameras are mounted on a 30-foot tower. The tower includes four high-resolution cameras and will be in operation 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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crime deterrence three shootings initiative in response already this to the ongoing gun year, including violence across on Jan. 2 when Surrey and Delta,” a Surrey man said acting Chief was killed in Lyle Beaudoin. “We the driveway of believe they will a home in the both deter criminal 11800-block of actions related to 75A Avenue.

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MURPHY’S LAW When asking nice doesn’t work, being put on the spot seems like a logical next step.

Back on Valentine’s Day, the Friends of Delta Hospital held its first town hall forum, a standing room-only gathering in Ladner that highlighted the need for increased funding to improve health care services in this area. At that forum, Delta North Liberal MLA Scott Hamilton said he would attempt to arrange a meeting with Health Minister Terry Lake so local stakeholders could share concerns as well as their plans to address them.

It’s been two-and-a-half months since that town hall and a date still hasn’t been set to meet with the minister, which prompted Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington to put Lake on the spot in the legislature last week.

She asked him to commit to a meeting, which he said he would, although a date remains elusive.

There’s no doubt the health minister has a lot on his plate, particularly when the legislature is in session, but it’s hard to buy the he’s-too-busy argument given he had time to visit in mid-March for the announcement that the Toigo family had donated a record $2.5 million toward a new lab and diagnostic imaging wing.

Lake wasn’t too busy to take part in a good news announcement with regards to Delta Hospital, but somehow he couldn’t find an extra half-hour on that visit, or at any other time over the last couple of months, to meet with doctors and other stakeholders. That suggests he can find time in his busy schedule if it’s important enough to him.

Well, this is important to us. That’s why both MLAs have asked him to meet.

So have the mayor and Friends of Delta Hospital. The Tsawwassen First Nation is also on board. This is a concerted effort by the community to address inequities in Fraser Health funding and that’s why 8,000 signatures have been collected on a petition.

Given the repeated requests I suspect Lake will have no choice but to eventually find time for a meeting, although how much good it does is another matter entirely.

He’s already stated it’s not his role to direct Fraser Health on decisions regarding surgical services, so as much as a meeting with the minister is desired, it might by more formality than fruitful.

Having said that, he is the head honcho when it comes to health issues in the province so if anyone has the ability to address the concerns that have been raised by doctors at Delta Hospital, he would be the guy.

We’ve just got to meet with him first.

Society needs to do more to connect kids with their food MIKE SCHNEIDER

COMMUNITY COMMENT If you have driven along the highways or local roads in Delta of late, you will have noticed it is time to get some food in the ground. Local farmers are busy plowing and seeding, and you can start to see varied hues of green in some fields, indicators of the bounty to come later in the year.

Spring is a magical time and we are lucky here in Delta to witness the cycle of food and food production. I think everyone knows by now that the average age of farmers is increasing and I have written about this extensively over the years.

The worldwide economy of food is massive and it is important that governments, agencies and educators do their best to engage youth so they are made aware of opportunities to become involved.

In a recent report from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFFAD), it is noted

that youth in rural areas around the world are discouraged from entering into activities associated with food and food production. Barriers to entry are steep and there is little in the way of incentive to motivate entry into farming specifically.

The first sentence in the report states, “Rural youth are the future of food security. Yet around the world, few young people see a future for themselves in agriculture or rural areas.”

The Jamie Oliver Foundation’s Food Revolution Day is coming up on May 15 and the primary goal this year is to promote and embrace education as the primary tool to engage youth and encourage them to understand the importance of nutrition and locally grown food.

This year’s Food Rev campaign highlights some alarming statistics. There are 42 million children around the world under the age of five that are overweight or obese.

Children today are the first generation predicted to live shorter lives than their parents, and diet-related illnesses such as type two diabetes are the world’s biggest killers.

Kids in Delta will again be actively involved in Food Revolution Day. Mentors and students will seed 1,200 pickling cucumber plants that will sit in a greenhouse before being planted

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on their school farms as seedlings in June.

Nutritional health, food education and food sovereignty are issues that simply cannot be ignored.

Luckily, children have open minds and if given the opportunity to dive in to something, they will.

Most of us know that if kids plant it, they will eat it. This has been very evident of late as I have been seeding with young farmers in our school district. The past few weeks the kids have been chowing on collard greens, spinach and cabbage right off the plant while we are in outside sessions.

As we can all appreciate, a nice way to engage kids is to talk about money. On Tuesday we harvested some sage from English Bluff Elementary. All 18 Grade 3 kids took some home. At your local supermarket a clamshell of this herb sells for around $3. It took a while, but the kids figured out that they had $54 worth of product.

Light bulbs!

When we went back to the plant to take a look at what the potential was for the rest of the harvest, the number was $400. Definitely food for young thought!

Mike is the founder of Project Pickle and likes to write about growing, cooking and eating food.

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Province is assessing marine spill preparedness: minister

Editor: Re: MLA says Victoria must protect Roberts Bank from oil spill risk, April 22 The Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project is currently undergoing an environmental assessment by an independent federal review panel.

I am confident the federal panel will complete a robust and effective environmental assessment with significant opportunities for public participation. In fact, B.C. will participate in the federal review to ensure provincial interests are considered. Any calls for the provincial government to

veto this proposal are premature at best.

Following the completion of the federal review, B.C. still retains the ability to conduct an additional assessment. We may also add conditions to any provincial approvals, if required.

B.C. continues to push the federal government to take action to protect our coast. The recent spill in English Bay underscores why we are demanding a world-leading marine spill preparedness and response system.

With projects like Roberts Bank Terminal 2, it

is no secret there will continue to be increased shipping activity in the area.

This is why our government commissioned Nuka Research to assess current marine spill preparedness and response capabilities for B.C.’s coastline.

This comprehensive study lays the foundation for building an entire system to respond to marine spills and we are using it in our discussions with the federal government on next steps as we work together going forward.

Mary Polak Minister of Environment

Don’t force the public to check off box Editor: Here we go again with another messed up program from incompetent government officials.

It’s rather common knowledge that the current organ donor situation needs fixing and right now.

How come organ donations in Canada are dismally low while in countries like Spain and Austria, for

example, the participation rate exceeds 80 per cent?

In those countries, drivers, when renewing their licenses, check off a box if they wish not to donate their organs upon death.

Pretty easy and it works.

Human beings are wired not to fill in forms and check off boxes; it’s a hassle. In Canada, the current

program is designed to fail as it does not address common human behaviour.

It’s time to scrap the online registration program and reintroduce the driver’s licence organ program. It will work, however with the incompetent officials currently in power, don’t hold your breath.

Barrie McDonald

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A10 The Delta Optimist May 1, 2015 Opinion

Mayors’ plan is the best choice for Delta Former three-term mayor Beth Johnson says when you add buses to the streets, it actually reduces traffic BY

BETH JOHNSON

Optimist contributor

When you build it, they really do come.

When you test the old “if you build it ...” theory on highway infrastructure, the people of Delta know it how it turns out. Every time we build a new road, widen a bridge or add an interchange — all in the worthy effort to manage congestion — a bunch of new cars and trucks turn up to fill the space.

So, these investments come as a mixed blessing: they help, sometimes a lot and for quite a while; but they also alienate land, and they draw an increasing flow of traffic into our streets and neighbourhoods.

The exception, when it comes to transportation, is public transit. When you add buses to the streets, they actually reduce traffic.

They give people an option — and every person who chooses a bus over their car frees up room for everyone else. We all get more space

on the road without carving any deeper into Delta’s farms or Burns Bog. That’s principally what’s on offer with the Mayors Plan for Transportation and Transit. There is certainly money for roads: the plan provides an additional $36 million a year for maintenance and improvements on major roads, including 56th Street in South Delta, River Road in Tilbury and Nordel Way, 72nd Avenue, 64th Avenue and Scott Road in North Delta.

But most of the investments will extend and improve service on buses — and on the services to which those buses connect.

For example, rush hour bus service from South Delta and Ladner to the Canada Line would increase to every eight minutes — and Canada Line capacity will increase 33 per cent.

The plan also includes: • More buses to the B.C. Ferries terminal in Tsawwassen; • 80 per cent more NightBus service and

and double the number within walking distance of service arriving at least every 15 minutes (during peak). It would put 49 per cent of Delta jobs within walking distance of PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE Former mayor Beth Johnson was involved in the frequent, allday transit formation of TransLink in the late 1990s.

(11 per cent extended hours on many today) and other routes; 80 per cent within walking • 35 per cent more distance of transit service HandyDART service; and arriving at least every 15 • An upgrade and expanminutes during peak hours sion on the South Delta (61 per cent today).

Exchange/Park & Ride.

That’s what the plan There’s also $22 million does for Delta alone. But a year for municipalities to few people stay in Delta use building walking and all the time; 80 per cent of cycling projects. us regularly commute to In total, the plan would another municipality for increase the number of work or school. So we have Delta residents within walk- a chance to make affordable ing distance of frequent, all- and strategic changes that day transit by 300 per cent will increase choice and

relieve congestion everywhere we go. That’s if we vote yes.

If the plebiscite fails, it’s back to the drawing board.

It’s not as though nothing will happen. Lots will happen. The province has indicated its determination to keep spending on certain major highway projects, like the bridge replacing the George Massey Tunnel.

And, in the next 25 years, another million people will move to the region and, lacking choice, they’ll all buy cars and join the queue.

In the plebiscite conversation so far, there has been a fair amount of anger and frustration. Many people now say they want to send a message. But people should think about how that message might be received.

The provincial government, which ordered this vote, could only assume that people didn’t like the Mayors’ Plan: after all, that’s what we’re voting on.

It might conclude we don’t care about transit. Worse, it might assume we just don’t

want to be involved — and in the future, it will just build bridges and highways without asking our mayors or us.

So, on your way home on the next busy day, think about how much better your commute might be if you (or the person in front of you) was tucked away on a nice warm bus, clearing the road for goods movement — and maybe for you. Then hunt down your ballot, fill it out and mail it by May 29.

We know they’re coming.

Doesn’t it make sense to build what we want — and need?

Beth Johnson was mayor of Delta from 1990 to 1999.

As vice chair of Metro Vancouver and chair of Metro’s transportation and strategic planning committee in the late 1990s, she was intimately involved in the planning and negotiations with the provincial government to form TransLink. Johnson now uses public transit for most of her visits to Vancouver.

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Delta-Richmond East MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay announces federal funding at the Boys and Girls Club.

Findlay applauds Skills Link grads BY

SANDOR GYARMATI

sgyarmati@delta-optimist.com

Delta-Richmond East MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay was at the Boys and Girls Club of South Coast B.C. office in Ladner last Thursday to congratulate young graduates of the Skills Link program, which benefited from a $367,000 grant from the federal government.

The funding went toward a project that helped 36 youth in Delta gain the skills and experience they need to find jobs.

The participants benefited from group workshops to learn or improve useful jobs skills such as problem solving and teamwork.

They gained work experience with local employers

in areas such as childcare, landscaping and marketing. Some participants also obtained specialized training such as health and safety certification.

Speaking on behalf of Pierre Poilievre, minister of employment and social development, Findlay said it’s part of the federal government’s strategy to equip all Canadians with the skills and training they need to connect with available jobs.

She told several of the Skills Link program graduates in attendance their options are limitless if they invest in themselves.

Since 2006, the Youth Employment Strategy, which includes the Skills Link program, has helped over 611,000 youth.

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Local musicians supporting Reach at McHappy Day Local musicians will be showing their support for children with special needs by performing at McDonald’s locations in South Delta next Wednesday as part of McHappy Day. Proceeds from McHappy Day in Ladner and Tsawwassen will again be donated to Reach Child and Youth Development Society.

Reach has been helping children with special needs for over 50 years and today

serves close to 1,000 children with developmental disabilities.

Musical performances will take place between 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.

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Marshall Forsythe, front man for Midnight Overture, which has played at Reach galas in 2013 and 2014, performs in the evening, while Natasha D’Agostino, a grad of the SDSS choral and drama departments, completes the entertainment roster.

McHappy Day will also feature visits from the Delta Fire Department, May Queen, B.C. Guide Dogs and Delta Gymnastics. For a full entertainment schedule, visit http://reachdevelopment.org/#news.

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Soul rest I regularly recite the “Comfortable Words” of Jesus, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30) Sometimes the burdens we bear are too much for us. Jesus invites us to come to him and in so doing, find rest. Those who do also find there are some burdens we cannot carry and there are some burdens we should not carry.

In exchange for our burdens, Jesus offers us his burden of love for all of Creation. And Jesus’ burden is light.

He is yoked for works of love, but

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The same principle needs to be at work in the church and community as well. Paul’s letter to the Galatians (6:2 and 5) exhorts to “carry each other’s burdens” when there is just too much weight or trouble for one who is close to us. And to ensure that others are not loading us up with things that they need to be dealing with themselves, the exhortation comes, “each one should carry their own load.”

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604-946-4451

email: dwillis@delta-optimist.com

....in South Delta

Coming home

SDSS grad Jacob Wolstencroft brings Marry Me A Little to Tsawwassen BY

JESSICA KERR

PHOTO BY MICHEL POISSON

jkerr@delta-optimist.com

A Vancouver theatre company headed by a South Delta Secondary grad has partnered with the Tsawwassen Arts Centre to bring a rarely staged production to South Delta.

Jacob Wolstencroft, creative director and founder of Square One Entertainment, grew up in Tsawwassen and is returning to his hometown this month with his production of Marry Me A Little.

Described as an intimate musical featuring just two actors, Marry Me A Little is the story of two single strangers — Julia Ullrich as Her and Jacob Woike as Him — who are left alone in their empty studio apartments on a Saturday night in Brooklyn, New York. They share a night of sweet fantasies and deep yearning, while never knowing they’re just a floor away from each other.

Charming and bittersweet, Marry Me A Little, which features songs by Stephen Sondheim, imagines a world where romance triumphs over loneliness and heartache.

The theatre bug bit Wolstencroft early in life. He made his community theatre debut at 11 as the Tin Man in Sidekick Players Club’s production of Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz. He was actively involved with the drama department at South Delta Secondary where he performed in many shows, including Our Town, Annie, Charlie Brown and Peter Pan. Wolstencroft, who graduated from SDSS in 2011, also directed a variety of plays locally and helped run Knockout Theatre, a Tsawwassen-based youth theatre company.

After graduating from SDSS, Wolstencroft attended Capilano University’s

Jacob Woike and Julia Ullrich star in Marry Me A Little. The show, directed

by SDSS grad Jacob Wolstencroft, is on stage at the Tsawwassen Arts Centre starting May 7.

musical theatre program and founded Square One Entertainment last October with the goal of finding new ways of financing theatre in Vancouver.

He approached Jacqueline Hamlin, venue manager at the Tsawwassen Arts Centre, about the potential of bringing a musical to its stage and a partnership was born.

For Hamlin, the partnership provided an opportunity to bring another avenue of theatre to Tsawwassen.

“It is inspiring to be presenting a musical produced by talented and ambitious young adults with the goal of inviting youth and young adults into the theatre world.

This experience is also a great opportunity to build on the theatre culture we have in Tsawwassen and it is important for the continued growth of our venue,” she said.

As part of the production, Wolstencroft has also partnered with the Corporation of Delta to offer a one-day theatre workshop

for youth May 15. Led by Wolstencroft, the workshop will see participants create a mini-musical that will be presented that same evening, just prior to the scheduled performance of Marry Me A Little.

Marry Me A Little runs May 7 to 9 and May 15 at 7:30 p.m. with matinee performances on May 9 and 16 at 1 p.m.

Tickets cost $20 and can be purchased online at www.deltareg.ca or by calling 604-943-9437.

Doc walk returns BY

DAVE WILLIS

dwillis@delta-optimist.com

FILE PHOTO

Walk With Your Doc returns to South Delta next weekend.

The third edition of the local Walk With Your Doc is set for next Saturday.

It’s billed as a short, fun, community walk around Boundary Bay Regional Park.

Even though last year’s walk had rainy and windy conditions, the event was still a lot of fun, said Dr. Martin Ray, who will be taking part in the upcoming walk as well.

“Whatever the weather, we’re ready to go,” he said.

Ray said about 60 people took part last year and he hopes that number will double this time around.

“Each year, during the week of May 10, the World Health Organization’s international Move for Health Day, doctors across B.C. host walking events for their patients and often for their community too,” the Walk With Your Doc website notes.

The local walk is sponsored by the Delta Division of Family Practice, Ray noted.

The group has an initiative, GP for Me, with the goal of providing high quality primary care for Delta residents, he said.

Walk With Your Doc takes place Saturday, May 9 with check-in scheduled for 10:45 a.m. at the Centennial Beach Café. The event is pet-friendly.

Register at walkwithyourdoc.ca.

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leisure&lifestyles travel

Exploring Ontario’s heartland BY

JAMIE ROSS

Optimist contributor

I remember as a young boy when my father, during the weeks leading up to one particular Christmas, had ensconced himself in our basement for hours on end.

I was warned the depths of our home were temporarily out-ofbounds, so I sat upstairs and listened to the strange sounds from below with an overpowering sense of curiosity and wonder.

On Christmas morning I was invited down. He had built a wonderful model railway that would eventually take up the majority of my bedroom.

I suppose that’s why I was so excited to visit the St. Jacobs & Aberfoyle Model Railway, a delightful museum that recreates the great rail era.

I entered with a sense of anticipation similar to that December morning long ago — but nothing could have prepared me for this magnificent display. Here, in an elaborate layout that covers 279 square metres, stood an overwhelming scene of amazing detail, replicating Southern Ontario in the late 1950s.

Both of Canada’s major rail-

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The St. Jacob’s Farmers’ Market is Canada’s largest year-round farmers’ market.

ways, the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific, are here.

Models of late steam locomotives and first-generation diesels, authentically detailed for specific prototypes, provide the power.

There are more than 250 freight

cars and it takes six operators in a control tower above the viewing floor to run everything. The trains travel through scenic countryside, passing over bridges and through tunnels, fields, towns and the Niagara Escarpment.

As the model railway invokes a hint of nostalgia, so does a visit to the charming village of St. Jacobs, 15 kilometres north of Waterloo. It is like stepping back in time, seeming as though nothing much has changed since

the town’s Old Order Mennonite settlers arrived here in the early 1800s in Connestoga wagons from Pennsylvania.

The jingle of horse tack and the clip-clop of hooves on pavement can still be heard. The Mennonite farmers pride themselves in maintaining their traditions and culture.

While most visitors are drawn to St. Jacobs for its famous market, antiques, quilts and furniture shops, many are also intrigued by its history as it’s one of the original Mennonite settlements in Ontario. The “Mennonite Story” at the visitor centre provides fascinating insights into the history, beliefs and lifestyles of the Mennonite people.

A short drive south of the village brings you to Canada’s largest year-round farmers’ market, a festival of sights, sounds and tastes. Local Mennonite and Amish farmers sell their wares: fruit, vegetables, fresh baked bread, cookies, homemade jams, cheeses, meats, clothing and even livestock. At its peak in the summer, the market has over 600 vendors.

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Caring for our Community Steve and Susan Blake have had personal experience with the care at Delta Hospital, and they know firsthand the importance of having quality healthcare available close to home.

They see our hospital as the lifeline of the community - a place that will be there for all of us when we most need it.

As conscientious community philanthropists they wanted to be sure that their donation would directly benefit the Delta community for years to come.

This is why they made a gift to the Results: Healthy & Growing Campaign to expand and enhance Delta Hospital’s Medical Imaging and Laboratory Departments.

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Songwriter Café on tomorrow night

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Dana-Marie Battaglia.

Dana-Marie Battaglia is the featured performer at tomorrow night’s Songwriter’s Café at St. David’s Church in Tsawwassen.

With her sweet, energetic presence, captivating voice and genuinely moving expression, Battaglia will rip your heart out and gently sew it back in. She’s entertained crowds of thousands and was handpicked to perform on site at the 2010 Games in Whistler for Olympic athletes.

Her debut album was produced by John MacArthur Ellis, who has also worked with Barney Bentall, Jeremy Fishwaser and The Be Good Tanyas.

Admission to the Songwriter’s Café costs $10, but songwriters for the open stage get in free (show up between 7 and 7:30 p.m. with two or three original songs prepared).

Performances begin at 7:30 p.m.

The church is at 1115-51A St.

Delta hosting art grand prix Phoenix Art Workshop and the Travellingbrush.com have announced their Grand Prix of Art is expanding to Delta.

The Corporation of Delta and the Artist in the Village Society have joined as host partners in the 2015 Grand Prix of Art Circuit B.C. The Delta event will take place July 19, followed by one in Qualicum Beach on July 25.

The circuit winds up Sept. 19 with an

event in Steveston, which is now in its sixth year. Participating artists are assigned a painting location by lottery, where they will have three hours to complete their work before submitting them for display and adjudication. Artists are then treated to lunch, entertainment and an awards ceremony where cash prizes are given out.

Registration for artists and volunteers is now open at www.grandprixofart.com.

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Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Availability of Additional Participant Funding OTTAWA, April 27, 2015 - The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) is making additional funding available through its Participant Funding Program to assist the participation of the public and Aboriginal groups in the subsequent phases of the environmental assessment of the proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project in British Columbia.

The Agency recently announced the inclusion of marine shipping that is associated with the project in the environmental assessment. As a result, additional funding is being made available for eligible individuals and groups to assist them in reviewing and commenting on the additional information on the potential environmental effects of marine shipping. The funding will also assist with participating in the public hearing.

The Agency also invites the public and Aboriginal groups to apply for funding for the last phase of the environmental assessment. Following the submission of the panel report, and prior to the Minister’s decision on the project, the Agency will hold a public consultation on the potential conditions related to the project. Should the project be approved to proceed, these conditions would ultimately become legally binding on the proponent.

Applications received by May 27, 2015 will be considered.

Recipients and the amount of funding allocated will be announced at a later date.

To apply for funding, email the Participant Funding Program at PFP.PAFP@ceaa-acee.gc.ca or contact the staff of the program at 1-866-582-1884.

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Port Metro Vancouver proposes the construction and operation of a new three-berth marine container terminal located at Roberts Bank in Delta, approximately 35 km south of Vancouver. The proposed project, to be located next to the existing Deltaport and Westshore Terminals, would provide an additional 2.4 million twenty-foot equivalent units of container capacity per year at Roberts Bank.

The final Terms of Reference and the updated Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines, along with more information on the project, are available on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry at ceaa.gc.ca, reference number 80054.

A20 The Delta Optimist May 1, 2015

leisure&lifestyles health&fitness

How to age well

The right diet and exercise regime can help maintain youthfulness and energy p.j. wren

Well on Your Way The moment we leave the womb we start aging, and if we play our cards right (and if luck is on our side), we will continue that aging process for a long time thereafter.

However, as we get older, what we really want to do is age well.

We want to age so we can enjoy our older years.

We want to age so we can continue to be active and vibrant, and I don’t know

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about you, but I want to age Instead, the right kinds of so when I tell people my fat will give you energy, age, they look at me in disreduce cravings, improve belief and proclaim, “Wow, focus and concentration, I thought you were 10 or 15 and turn up your metaboyears younger.” lism.

As a woman in her Coppin recommends addmid-life, that’s equivalent ing cold-pressed coconut to a slot or olive oil, machine wild salmon, “We want to age hitting a eggs, butter so we can enjoy our from grass-fed jackpot.

So, how older years. We want cows, organic do we coconut milk, to age so we can age well? mixed raw Spencer continue to be active nuts and avoCoppin of cados to your and vibrant...”

The Body daily diet.

Lab in He also Richmond has a few ideas believes everyone should be for us. using a high-potency multiThe Body Lab is a vitamin. While eating well unique clinic that specialis the first line of defence izes in anti-aging. Along to aging well, you need to with his father, Dr. James also take out an insurance Coppin, they have created a plan to fill the nutritional cult-like following helping gaps in your diet — and a people get an edge in life good multivitamin will do and regain the energy and just that. youth of their body.

What about how to age In other words, these well for your 40s, 50s and men know how to age and beyond? age well.

In addition to the tips According to Spencer above, Coppin also recomCoppin, you can start aging mends finding an expert in well as early as your 20s anti-aging and bio-identical and 30s. hormone replacement so First, he recommends you can begin to monitor a high-grade omega-3 your hormonal changes and supplement. Second, get a correct as needed. hormone snapshot by getHe stresses this is a very ting a blood test to measure important step towards preall of your sex and adrenal venting disease, enhancing hormones, so that when our performance in sport you are 50, you can dial and life, and restoring some yourself right back to your of our youthfulness. younger years.

Next, eliminate refined Next, eat lots of fat. sugar and carbohydrates Contrary to popular belief, from your diet. The writfat does not make you fat. ing is on the wall. Research

paper after research paper clearly links carbs to coronary heart disease, cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s.

He also recommends (I am happy to report) for people to stop the chronic cardio when exercising.

Spending hours on a treadmill, or on an elliptical trainer, only increases our stress hormone cortisol.

Cortisol, in turn, negatively affects our youth hormones (DHEA, testosterone, human growth hormone, etc.). Instead, opt for short bursts of high-intensity exercise.

You should also add strength training to your weekly workouts.

Sarcopenia, the loss of muscle mass, is another sign of age and disease and to combat this you have to lift heavy things, and lift them on a regular basis.

And, finally, add melatonin to your diet. Melatonin is a hormone our body produces that helps control our sleep and wake cycles. Unfortunately, as we age, our production of it decreases. Coppin recommends adding a low-dose tablet, sublingual (under the tongue, for better absorption), every night after the age of 35 (talk to a professional to get the right dosage for you).

PJ Wren is a personal trainer and writer in the Delta area who specializes in exercise programs for the over-40, want-to-stay-young crowd. Visit her at www. fitnesswithpj.com.

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Ladner Tennis Club hosting annual open house The Ladner Tennis Club is hosting its annual open house this Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.

The club, which started

in 1976, has become a tennis family in the community from its base at Hawthorne Park. Members have access to four courts throughout

the week and have exclusive use of the courts during the club’s priority times.

Members also have exclusive use of the three courts

under lights.

Amenities with the tennis club, besides the four courts and privacy/wind screening, include a clubhouse and sun

Reach Child and Youth Development Society and Charitable Foundation would like to extend our sincere gratitude to all the businesses, individuals and volunteers who helped us raise $100,000 towards our new child development centre in Ladner.

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If you need help improving your tennis skills, the club has a certified tennis instructor for private lessons.

The tennis club hosts several events, drop in times for doubles and singles, tennis ladders, tournaments and Saturday barbecues.

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Those who might be interested in joining the club are invited to attend the open house. Snacks will be provided. Those attending are advised to bring their rackets.

For more information, call 604-928-4582 or email ladnertennisclub@gmail. com.

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SFU grad giving back to the game Ladner’s Amanda Renkema started coaching just weeks after playing her final university game BY

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Amanda Renkema wasted little time giving back to a sport that gave so much to her.

Just three weeks after winding down her collegiate volleyball career at Simon Fraser University, the Ladner native was overseeing tryouts for the Air Attack’s U15 Black team.

It happened to be the very same club that opened the door for her opportunity years earlier when longtime Air Attack technical director Adrian Goodmurphy saw an unpolished “tall and athletic player with a good attitude.”

“I’ve worked with a lot of Volleyball B.C. programs but coaching a team is a different road,” said Renkema.

“There’s a lot of game strategy and who works well with each other as opposed to just working on skill base. It’s definitely a different aspect of coaching and I have been learning on the go.”

It was Goodmurphy that convinced Renkema to come back to her former club as a volunteer mentor. Having an established university player in her early 20s working with 14-and-15-year-olds couldn’t be a more ideal situation.

She is a coach and a role model.

“I think the girls can definitely relate to me and (cocoach) Sarah (Hockley),” she said. “We are not their parents’ age and they feel comfortable to ask us questions. The girls are still at their development stage as players. It’s when they hit 16 and beyond where the focus really shifts to competition.

“There were volunteer and guest coaches who did this for me for three years.

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After an impressive career at Simon Fraser University where she served three years as co-captain, Amanda Renkema is coaching with the Air Attack volleyball club that helped her become an elite player.

There is appreciation for what they did and it’s good to be giving back.”

Renkema’s road to becoming an elite player got off to a rocky start when she was cut from the Delta Christian school team in Grade 6. She made it the following a year and then headed to Richmond Christian where she began to realize her potential as a dominant middle blocker.

“When I went to the Grade 8 tryouts I didn’t even know what a position was.

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for the U16 Baden Cup where she earned a spot on the provincial team.

With the encouragement of an older brother and attending a smaller private school, Renkema was always keen to participate in many sports as possible.

However, her now flourishing volleyball career had put her at a crossroad.

“My Grade 10 year was so busy because I was playing South Delta Invaders (fastpitch) as well,” she recalled. “I realized I had to make a choice and go with (only) volleyball.”

It was during tryouts for the provincial U18 team when Renkema caught the eye of then SFU head coach Lisa Sulatycki. The Clan were converting from a CIS to a NCAA program and the chance to play exclusively American schools and travel

south was alluring.

Renkema would be part of SFU’s inaugural NCAA recruiting class in 2010.

After a redshirt freshman season, she earned a spot in the starting line-up and would go on to appear in 110 matches over the next four years. Three of those seasons she served as cocaptain.

Wins were tough to come by for the Clan during Renkema’s first two seasons on the court. It eventually led to Sulatycki’s departure and the arrival of University of Montana assistant Gina Schmidt who starred at Oregon State University as a player.

The program turned the corner under Schmidt, leading to SFU’s first winning season in Renekma’s senior year.

“It was just a change of

culture,” said Renkema.

“Lisa was a great coach but the program just needed a new path and a new culture.

We had a lot of talented recruits but just didn’t have the results.”

The end of Renkema’s university career coincided with her graduating with a degree in Communications and Media Studies. She is putting it to use at the Port Moody-based Selects Performance and also works part-time at the Richmond Olympic Oval. It has meant a hectic schedule at times, with her coaching duties too, but Renkema makes it work.

“As a player, you know what does and doesn’t work for them,” she added. “It’s a good group of girls to coach and they are at the age where you still can mould them.”

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U17 Blues secure another trip to provincial tourney BY

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Tsawwassen ’98 Blues are heading back to the Provincial “B” Cup Championships for the fourth consecutive year and this time they are going through the front door.

The U17 girls rep soccer team secured their trip to Penticton in early July with a 1-0 win over Vancouver Fury last Sunday in Coastal Cup semi-final action.

The victory was somewhat of a breakthrough for the Blues who had yet to get past the final four stage in previous years but still managed to earn a provincial berth each time by winning a backdoor playoff game.

Now, they have the opportunity to capture a pair of cups, starting with Saturday’s Coastal championship against the Langley FC Wolves at Aldergrove Athletic Park.

Tsawwassen produced three consecutive wins in the single game elimination cup

playdowns — including back-to-back 1-0 victories in Vancouver over the Fusion and Fury. The only goal surrendered so far was in a 2-1 opening round triumph over the Surrey FC Rangers “The girls always come to play with a lot of heart and give 110 percent effort. They have had to deal with some tough opponents and some injuries too,” said coach Lisa Bremner. “Our defensive play and goalkeeping have been very good.”

Bremner wasn’t pleased with her girls’ first half performance in the semi-final and challenged them to be better in the final 45 minutes. They answered the call and produced the game’s only goal off the foot of Lauren Joyce.

The Blues began their Provincial Cup run in Kelowna four years ago before the championships shifted to North Vancouver and Chilliwack. They split a pair of bronze medal games with Vernon — winning in 2013.

Young guns lead Junior Islanders to win The Delta Islanders provided a glimpse of their future while at the same time winning their B.C. Junior “A” Lacrosse League season opener.

With eight regulars still attending universities on both sides of the border, the Islanders called-up three players from their Intermediate “A” team to help in a 12-6 home floor victory over the Burnaby Lakers.

Second-year intermediates Riley Phillips and Riley Taylor, along first-year Taylor Goundrey, helped overcome what would

have been a short bench. Phillips had a pair of goals and one assist.

The biggest impact from an underage player came from Tre LeClaire. The No. 1 overall pick in 2015 Midget Draft showed he is more than ready to make the full-time jump to junior by recording seven points, including three goals.

LeClaire’s older brother Griffen and Evan Messenger had five points each.

The Islanders return to action Saturday when they travel to Nanaimo to face the Timbermen.

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BLAKE CHANCEY 604-788-0480 Lifetime resident of South Delta

A36 The Delta Optimist May 1, 2015

RE/MAX Progroup Realty 604.946.8000 follow: realestatedelta.com

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Personal Real Estate Corporation richard@realestatedelta.com

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5065 Wilson Drive | $789,000

5639 Dove Place | $1,038,000

NEW LISTING!

NEW LISTING!

2,558 sq.ft. - 3 bdrms - 3 bath - den - family room rancher w/ walk out - 9,000 sq.ft. lot

SOLD

2,914 sq.ft. - 4 bdrms - 4 bath - den games rooms up - 6,609 sq.ft. lot

NEW LISTING!

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#204-4747 54A Street | $269,900

2,555 sqft - 4 bdrms - den - 2.5 bath - family room master on main - Marina Gardens - 6,021 sqft lot

802 sq.ft. - 1 bdrm - 1 bath - top floor pet friendly building - Adlington Court - 2 condos

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5275 Chamberlayne Ave | $968,900

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#204-4733 River Road W.

Listed by RE/MAX Progroup

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Cedar Springs Drive Listed by Royal Lepafe Regency

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A305 - 4811 53rd Street

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1141 Fairway Views Wynd Listed by Sutton Group

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Marina Garden Estates

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4649 54A Street | $1,500,000

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D111 - 4845 53rd St. | $349,900

#106-4747 54A Street

2,937 sq.ft. - 4 / 5 bdrms - 3 bath - den games room up - many updates - 7,104 sq.ft. lot

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5063 Linden Drive | $589,000

2,115 sq.ft. - half duplex - 3 bdrms. 1 bath up 1 bdrm, 1 bath mortgage helper down - 4,505 sq.ft. lot

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5615 Admiral Blvd. | $839,900

SOLD

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BUILDING LOTS

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May 1, 2015 The Delta Optimist A37

Top 10% In Sales of All Greater Vancouver Realtors* *According to Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver Statistics

RESULTS.....

GUARANTEED!!!

Based on 2013 closed MLS transactions. Source: CREA, RE/MAX”

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RANCHER STYLE TOWNHOME!

• Rancher style TOWNHOME w/ double car garage

• Located near walking, biking trails and nearby River House pub!

• Over 1,647 sq.ft. of open living space

#16-6105 River RD.

$343,900

THE PILLARS

• ‘The Pillars’ • 1,020 Sq.ft. Lovely 2 level, end unit townhome • 2 Bedroom, 2 baths plus attic!

• Private entrance • Large (10 x 10) west exposed patio - your own private entrance!

• Main fees $280.66 incl. heat and hot water

WANTED! Ladner 2/3 Bedroom Townhome CASH BUYER!!

#102-1702 56th St.

$539,999

NORTH DELTA

• Open plan post and beam RANCHER in quiet cul-de-sac • Updated kitchen • 1,270 Sq.ft home with recent paint • 3 bedrooms and 2 baths • 6,180 Sq.ft. Western exposed yard

$445,000

THE SANDOLLAR • Ground floor unit with private entrance!

• Spacious, 1,318 Sq.ft. 2 bedroom, 2 bath unit has fresh neutral colours throughout!

• Bright white kitchen with sunny eating area • French doors leading to HUGE patio with privacy hedging • Workshop too!

7467 118A St.

#101-1250 55th St.

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3/4 Bedroom

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OVER ASKING!!

home in West Lander!!!

295 54A St.

#28-1700 56th St.

SOLD

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#40-2588 152nd St.

#201-1250 55th St.

in 12 DAYS!!

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944 Bayview Dr.

14705 Oxenham

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5174 2nd Ave.

4764 Wesley Dr.

#3-3459 River Road West

in 5 DAYS!!

5360 12th Avenue, Delta BC, V4M 2B3

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personal real estate corporation

fraser elliott

A38 The Delta Optimist May 1, 2015

51 STUNNING CONDOMINIUM RESIDENCES

RIVER VIEWS!

• Well appointed 1 bedroom unit in The Anvil

• Built by award winning local developer, Pioneer Group.

• 1 & 2 bedroom options • Luxurious finishings, modern décor & large covered balconies • High-tech security incl gated underground parking, 24/7 video surveillance & key fob entry • Perfectly located in the heart of Fleetwood

• 740 sq. ft., granite counters, stainless appliances • Close to all local amenities • Rented for $1,150 per month #711 200 Keary St.

#206 8733 160th Starting at

$249,900

$180,000 plus GST

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• Desirable Adlington Court Building

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• Quartz counters, Stainless appliances, laminate floors • Large balcony • Still under warranty • Built by Pioneer Group in 2012

• Vaulted ceilings and high windows bring in loads of natural light

enstalldiandng 1p parking locker included offer•• Ready for immediate occupancy • Close to all town amenities

#313 8695 160th St.

#203-4747 54A St., Ladner

$259,900

$259,900

TOP FLOOR GEM!

UPDATED 2 BEDROOM GROUND LEVEL UNIT! W NE

• 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms w/private patio • Over 1,000 sf of nicely updated space • Walk to many amenities from this central location • Separate entrance and quiet part of complex • Locker conveniently located just outside of your door

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• 995 sq. ft. 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom unit at Escada • West exposure with loads of natural light • Luxurious finishes throughout • Built in 2008, 2 parking spaces included

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#411 15388 101st Ave.

#101-1441 Garden Pl., Tsawwassen

$279,900

$279,900 BRAND NEW CONDO!

LIKE NEW UNIT AT MONTEROSSO!

• 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom unit w/ 881 sq. ft.

• Own for less than rent!

• Luxurious but affordable 2 bedroom unit • Close to local amenities • Still under warranty • Move in now • Built in 2012 by Pioneer Group

#313 8733 160th St.

#204 8695 160th St.

$289,900

$294,900

• Move in this fall • 2-5-10 warranty

* South Delta’s #1 Real Estate Agent.

(2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)

Top 1% of ALL REALTORS® IN GREATER VANCOUVER in 2009, 2010, 2011 2012, 2013 & 2014

TOP FLOOR PENTHOUSE IN PILLARS COMPLEX

• Affordable and nicely appointed

• Best location in the entire complex

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• Laminate flooring, great floor plan

• Private yardspace w/ fence #98 8775 161 St.

#13-1702 56th St., Tsawwassen

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Re/Max Progroup Realty 5360 12th Ave. 604-728-2845

• 1,302 sq. ft. family sized plan

• South facing quiet corner unit

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

9 yrs of Prestige RE/MAX Western Canada Awards

3 BEDROOM TOWNHOME

• Two bdrms & two full bathrms

$305,900

$294,900

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# 111 1441 GARDEN PL. Cliff Drive, Tsaw.

# D203 4845 53RD ST. Hawthorne, Ladner

# 410 1369 56TH ST. Cliff Drive, Tsaw.

# 303 6363 121ST ST. Panorama Ridge, Surrey

# 213 4889 53RD ST. Hawthorne, Ladner

# 320 4885 53RD ST. Hawthorne, Ladner

# 207 1300 HUNTER RD. Beach Grove, Tsaw.

# 311 1315 56TH ST. Cliff Drive, Tsaw.

# 8 4965 47 AV. Ladner Elementary, Ladner

4837 55B ST. Hawthorne, Ladner

4852 TURNBUCKLE WD. Ladner Elementary, Ladner

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# 159 5421 10TH AV. Tsaw. Central, Tsaw.

# 28 4787 57TH ST. Delta Manor, Ladner

# 15 6350 48A AV. Holly, Ladner

4845 CENTRAL AV. Hawthorne, Ladner

# 51 12311 MCNEELY DR. East Cambie, Richmond

# 104 1350 VIEW CR. Beach Grove, Tsaw.

# 8 4748 53RD ST. Delta Manor, Ladner

# 212 6263 RIVER RD. East Delta, Ladner

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#1 Agent in Ladner / Tsawwassen* 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014! *Based on number of sales in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014! *This representation is based in whole or in part on Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board Statistics

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2 BEDROOM CONDO AT HIGH STREET

• 2 bedroom, 2 baths, nearly 1,000 sq. ft.

• Updated throughout incl new kitchen, floors, ensuite, crown mouldings & more!

• Former show suite, bright corner unit with loads of windows • Walking distance to many amenities • Original owners, beautifully kept and maintained

• Award winning development

• Luxurious finishes throughout • Northshore Mtn views • Walk to many local amenities • Rented for $1500 /month #303 2950 King George Blvd.

#101 4768 53rd St., Ladner

$309,900

$309,900 BRAND NEW BY PIONEER GROUP!

PRIVATE PENTHOUSE!

• Stunning 2 bedroom condo w/2 bathrooms

• 2 bdrm 2 bath • 1160 sq. ft.

• 1,059 sq. ft. w/ functional plan

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• High-end finishes • Move in this fall • 2-5-10 warranty #303 8733 160th St.

#311 4768 53 St., Ladner

$321,900

$379,900 BEAUTIFULLY UPDATED “VICTORIA PARK” 2 BEDROOM PENTHOUSE!

2 BEDROOM CONDO AT THE DUCHESS

• Concrete building close to everything

• 823 sq. ft., 2 beds, 2 baths

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• Top floor, 952 sqft, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, private in-suite laundry • End unit, high vaulted ceilings, nice bright SW exposure • Walking distance to many amenities • 1 parking stall close to elevator and storage locker included • Just move in and enjoy!

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#605 8189 Granville Ave.

#403-8080 Jones Rd.

$380,000

$389,900 WATERFRONT! WATERFRONT!

DETACHED HOME ON LARGE LOT FOR INCREDIBLE PRICE! • Legal non-conforming home, check Delta City Hall for full details • 8,277 sf lot and updated 835 sq. ft.

1 bedroom and den home • Newer deck and roof • Close to transportation • Currently tenanted for $1100 per month

• Renovated 2 bdrm+den condo/townhome • Overlooking the Fraser River • INCLUDES 42 FOOT boatslip rents for $250/MONTH • Largest boatslip in complex!

• 1,278 Sq. Ft. • Open-plan kitchen

9680 Ladner Trunk Rd., Ladner

#203 4815 48th, Ladner

$449,900

$389,900 2 BEDROOM GROUND LEVEL UNIT W/ 60’ BOAT SLIP! NE

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• Wonderfully updated inc stunning new kitchen • Private walk out patio • 2 bedroom and 2 baths, over 1,300 sf • Extra large master bedroom and storage locker • 60’ boat slip included with unit • 19+ building in convenient location

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• 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 919 sq. ft.

• Central location right in the heart of the city • Walk everywhere with everything right at your doorstep • Close to transit • Built in 2007, balance of warranty

#105 4753 River Rd., Ladner

#507 6068 No 3rd Rd.

$499,900

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5260 SCHOONER GT Neilsen Grove, Ladner

6354 183RD ST. Cloverdale BC, Cloverdale

# 70 15151 34 AV. Morgan Cr., S. Surrey

# 302 1140 55TH ST. Tsaw. Central, Tsaw.

1466 160TH ST. King George Cor., S. Surrey

5736 48B AV. Hawthorne, Ladner

4158 ARTHUR DR Ladner Rural, Ladner

# 313 6263 RIVER RD. East Delta, Ladner

5986 128A ST. Panorama Ridge, Surrey

973 53A ST. Tsaw. Central, Tsaw.

# 301 1280 55TH ST. Cliff Drive, Tsaw.

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5212 LYNN PL Ladner Elementary, Ladner

1678 57TH ST. Beach Grove, Tsaw.

1089 WILMINGTON DR. Tsaw. Central, Tsaw.

4752 60B ST. Holly, Ladner

4445 63A ST. Holly, Ladner

5117 ERIN WY. Pebble Hill, Tsaw.

5247 10A AV. Tsaw. Central, Tsaw.

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King George Cor., S. Surrey

Nobody sells more real estate in Ladner/Tsawwassen than Fraser and his team!*

604.728.2845

*FRASER AND HIS TEAM RANKED #2 IN THE GREATER VANCOUVER REAL ESTATE BOARD IN 2014. *as of December 31st, 2014 (Approx 10,000 agents total in Real Estate Board in 2014)

Call Fraser today for UNBEATABLE Real Estate Marketing Expertise.

Ask about my Vancouver Sun marketing campaign.

$500,000

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GROUND LEVEL 2 BEDROOM CONDO W/UPDATES!

fraser elliott

May 1, 2015 The Delta Optimist A39

Re/Max Progroup Realty 5360 12th Ave. 604-728-2845

HUGE TOWNHOME!

• Close to shopping, restaurants & much more!

• Wonderful location

#70 15151 34th Ave.

#514 555 Abbott St.

$519,900

$525,000 HUGE LOT! BIG POTENTIAL! • 19,241 sq. ft. lot • Potentially subdividable • Excellent investment or building opportunity • Call for more details 18308 60th Ave.

208 5099 Springs Blvd., Tsaw

$729,900

$629,900

NEWER FAMILY HOUSE W/COACH HOME ACROSS FROM MEMORIAL PARK!

DESIRABLE WOODWARD LANDING!

• Gorgeous 3 bedroom + den executive townhome in Marina Gardens • Quality built by Polygon, located beside Cove Link Golf Course • Duplex style home w large master bedroom on the main floor & walk-in closet • Kitchen incl granite counters & stainless steel appliances • Custom blinds and built-in cabinetry + upgraded garage for handyperson/car buff

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• 4 bedrooms in main house plus a 1 bedroom legal suite in coach house • Hardwood floors, Granite and Quartz counters, high-end appliances, and much more!

• Walk to many amenities including shopping, restaurants, schools and park • Rental suite rented to reliable tenant for $950/month • Still under warranty

4580 51st St., Ladner

#2 5300 Admiral Way, Ladner

$919,900

$759,900 FANTASTIC EXECUTIVE HOME

GREAT INVESTMENT/DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

• 3 Bdrm 3 Bath • 2657 sq. ft.

• 50 year roof new in 2011 • Oak hardwood floors • Custom detached workshop • 12,648 sq. ft. lot

• 3rd Reading Approval for 8 Townhouses.

4716 Stahaken Place, Tsaw

4967 Trenant St., Ladner

• In the heart of Ladner • MF-COMMERCIAL. • GST not included in list price.

$988,000

$959,900 STUNNING RESIDENCE WITH BREATH TAKING VIEWS! W NE

• Over $400,000 in renovations that must be seen • Panoramic views of Boundary Bay, Mt. Baker, North Shore Mtn’s • Everything done to the highest standard • 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, double garage, loads of storage • Gorgeous, private outdoor entertaining decks w/views 227 Morningside Dr, Tsawwassen

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Re/Max Progroup Realty 5360 12th Ave. 604-728-2845

• 833 sq. ft., 1 bedroom unit

• Built in 2006

• 2 bdrm 2 bath • 1127 sq. ft.

• Hardwood Floors • Granite Countertops • High end appliances • Air conditioning and geothermal heating

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

• 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms

GOLF COURSE AND NORTH SHORE MOUNTAIN VIEWS!

(2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)

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

• Concrete mid-rise building

• Close to first class shopping and restaurants

* South Delta’s #1 Real Estate Agent.

Top 1% of ALL REALTORS IN GREATER VANCOUVER in 2009, 2010, 2011 2012, 2013 & 2014

INTERNATIONAL VILLAGE!

• Nearly 2,000 sq. ft. w/ double garage

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fraser elliott

A40 The Delta Optimist May 1, 2015

EXTENSIVE MODERN RENOVATION • 3,112 sq. ft. family home w large 8,855 sq. ft. lot • Extensively renovated with luxury finishings • High-end kitchen feat/Sub Zero and Wolf Appliances • Situated in Tsawwassen’s desirable “The Village” Neighbourhood • Beautiful kidney shaped pool

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$1,198,800

$1,238,800

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228 ENGLISH BLUFF RD. Pebble Hill, Tsaw.

737 GLENWOOD DR. English Bluff, Tsaw.

852 TSAW. BEACH RD. English Bluff, Tsaw.

981 PACIFIC DR. English Bluff, Tsaw.

1175 SKANA DR. English Bluff, Tsaw.

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4712 STAHAKEN PL. English Bluff, Tsaw.

4888 53RD ST. Hawthorne, Ladner

4935 63A ST. Holly, Ladner

4941 CENTRAL AV. Hawthorne, Ladner

5109 59A ST. Hawthorne, Ladner

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5135 CLIFF PL Cliff Drive, Tsaw.

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2236 124A ST. Crescent Bch, S. Surrey

4557 SAVOY ST. Port Guichon, Ladner

4632 55B ST., Delta Manor, Ladner

4638 51ST ST. Ladner Elementary, Ladner

4644 51ST ST. Ladner Elementary, Ladner

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5249 LAUREL DR. Hawthorne, Ladner

5279 WINDJAMMER RD. Neilsen Grove, Ladner

5375 WELLBURN DR. Hawthorne, Ladner

5620 ADMIRAL BV Neilsen Grove, Ladner

5871 FAIR WD Neilsen Grove, Ladner

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2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014!

*Based on number of sales in whole or in part on Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board Statistics

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• Wonderfully updated cul-de-sac home in Forest By The Bay • Top of the line appliances in gourmet chef’s kitchen incl/ Wolf, SubZero & Miele!

• Gorgeous hardwood floors, brilliant stonework, newer windows & roof • Spectacular views from many rooms in the house!

• 2,905 Sq.Ft. luxury home w/ ultra private yard space

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5454 Ladner Trunk Rd., Ladner

619 Sandollar Pl, Tsawwassen

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• Truly gorgeous design with high-end finishings and modern technology throughout

• Built in 2013 by experienced local builder • Ultra private street with no traffic • Over 3,300 sq. ft., 4 bedrooms, Double garage, Luxurious professional kitchen • Legal suite for mortgage helper

15615 Moffatt Lane

5382 Crescent Dr., Ladner

$1,899,800

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• Two Rd Frontages • Prime location

5140 8A Ave., Tsawwassen

558 English Bluff Rd., Tsawwassen

$2,488,800

$2,100,000 WATERFRONT, SPECTACULAR VIEWS

RIVERFRONT 20 ACRE PARCEL!

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6454 River Rd., Ladner

$2,500,000

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# 39 5900 FERRY RD. Neilsen Grove, Ladner

1067 WILMINGTON DR. Tsawwassen Central, Tsaw.

1425 WINDSOR CR. Cliff Drive, Tsaw.

4531 60B ST. Holly, Ladner

4569 62ND ST. Holly, Ladner

5133 8A AV. Tsawwassen Central, Tsaw.

5135 45TH AV. Ladner Elementary, Ladner

5170 12TH AV. Tsawwassen Central, Tsaw.

5205 2ND AV. Pebble Hill, Tsaw.

5241 WESTMINSTER AV. Neilsen Grove, Ladner

5260 6TH AV. Pebble Hill, Tsaw.

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5348 COMMODORE DR. Neilsen Grove, Ladner

5698 9A AV. Tsawwassen East, Tsaw.

5853 VARDON PL. Beach Grove, Tsaw.

5983 16TH AV. Beach Grove, Tsaw.

6358 SUNRISE LN. Holly, Ladner

6377 CRESCENT CT. Holly, Ladner

6677 LONDON CT. Holly, Ladner

6703 1A AV. Boundary Beach, Tsaw.

6754 LONDON DR. Holly, Ladner

10970 NORUM CR. Nordel, N. Delta

6243 HOLLY PARK CT. Holly, Ladner

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Nobody sells more real estate in Ladner/Tsawwassen than Fraser and his team!*

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*FRASER AND HIS TEAM RANKED #2 IN THE GREATER VANCOUVER REAL ESTATE BOARD IN 2014. *as of December 31st, 2014

• 28.59 Acres

4259 River Rd. W., Ladner

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DEVELOPMENT SITE!

THE ULTIMATE IN PRIVACY WITH A STUNNING VIEW!

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Re/Max Progroup Realty 5360 12th Ave. 604-728-2845

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#1 IN SOUTH DELTA!

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2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014.

DID YOU KNOW THE MARKET IN LADNER AND TSAWWASSEN IS RED HOT? There is a very good chance your home is worth considerably more than you think it is!

WE ARE SURPRISING SELLERS EVERY DAY WITH GOOD NEWS ON THE VALUE OF THEIR HOME!

Prices have been increasing very quickly most sellers we talk quickly andand many home owners wetotalk no idea what price theytheir can home now tohave are unaware of how much attain for their home in South Delta.

Delta! value has increased Nobody sells more real estate than Fraser in Ladner / Tsawwassen*

* Based on number of sales in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014!

REBGV MLS Stats as of March 2015.

This representation baed on Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board.

604.728.2845

www.fraserelliott.com

Fraser Elliott Personal Real Estate Corporation / RE/MAX Progroup Realty 5360 12th Avenue, Delta, BC. V4M 2B3

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Call us today for a free evaluation to find out what your home is worth!!

604.728.2845

WE WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO YOU! TOP 100 RE/MAX REALTORS® WORLDWIDE**

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*Based on Sales in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. *Based on Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board Stats.

REBGV MLS Stats as of December 31, 2014 ** Based on Completed transactions in the 2011 and also 2012 years For residential and commercial commissions combined. ** Out of nearly 88,000 REMAX sales associates worldwide.

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

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POWER LINE TREE PRUNING AND HAZARD TREE REMOVALS TSAWWASSEN When: April 17 to September 30, 2015 Time: 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Trees are a signiďŹ cant cause of power interruptions. Contact between trees and power lines can also create a severe danger.

Over the next few months we will be pruning and removing trees in the Tsawwassen area.

Boundaries: North: East: South: West:

Highway 17 Boundary Bay Canada/USA Border PaciďŹ c Ocean

For more information about this work, please call Ernie Turra at 604 543 1506.

For more information on our vegetation management practices, please visit bchydro.com/trees.

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Trees are pruned using the best arboriculture (tree care) practices. Skilled workers employed by BC Hydro are trained in both electrical safety and tree care. Only correct and proper techniques are used to eliminate any safety hazards.

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