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Calling it a career after 43 years Having treated generations of Delta patients, Dr. Ken Lai is finally retiring from his family practice in Ladner BY

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It’s been a wonderful career for a long-time Ladner doctor who is retiring after more than four decades in family practice.

Dr. Ken Lai, who is hanging up his stethoscope today, says he feels fortunate to have worked in the community since the early 1970s.

“The good thing about working in this town is you know the people,” Lai, 72, told the Optimist.

“Your patients became your friends. For me, I’ve been treating four generations of residents.”

Lai, who opened his practice in August of 1972 and has worked at the same location on 47A Avenue for the past quarter-century, has seen quite a few changes over that time.

Like many general practitioners, he used to deliver babies, now a specialty that most family doctors don’t undertake.

He says it’s special to have so many adult patients he saw as children, who now bring their own children to his office. Many have moved elsewhere but still come to Ladner Village to see him.

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Dr. Ken Lai, who opened his practice in August of 1972, remembers when Delta Hospital didn’t exist and GPs dealt with many emergencies.

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Justin Trudeau makes stop in Delta BY

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Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is promising to give the Canadian middle class a fair shake.

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Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau speaks on Annacis Island yesterday.

Trudeau made that pledge yesterday during a visit to the United Brotherhood of Carpenters British Columbia Training Centre on Annacis Island.

Following a tour of the Delta facility, Trudeau made a speech critical of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s tax breaks for the wealthy, a message the Liberals

no doubt will be repeating in this fall’s general election campaign.

Trudeau outlined his “plan for fairness” that includes a $3 billion tax cut for the middle class.

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Another house on the clock 60-day temporary protection order issued as development proposal threatens Gillespie House BY

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Every effort will be made to save another Ladner heritage home from the wrecking ball, says Coun. Jeannie Kanakos.

The chair of the Delta Heritage Advisory Commission had that promise following Delta council’s decision this week to go along with a commission recommendation to impose a 60-day temporary protection order for the Gillespie House at 4964-47A Ave. The municipality received a rezoning application for a four-lot singlefamily subdivision, which includes coach houses, where the Victorian cottagestyle house is located.

The applicant hasn’t applied for a demolition permit yet, but the application indicates the heritage house would be removed.

The house is on Delta’s Heritage Inventory, but not on the Heritage Register, which provides greater protection.

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Kittson House but that didn’t happen. The temporary protection order ran out but the owner did not demolish it until we tried everything we possibly could,” she said.

“This is a little bit different and it’s early days in the discussion on this project. I’m really hoping the message from the heriPHOTO BY GORD GOBLE tage advisory Built in 1901, the Gillespie House sits on 47A Avenue in Ladner. A development proposal for the site doesn’t commission to include the heritage home, which Delta is hoping to save. the proponent gets through unsuccessful efforts to save R.H Gillespie, an employee get more information and that we really value the it, but Kanakos noted the encourage the applicant to of Marshall Smith’s store, Gillespie House, and the two situations are different. look at ways of incorporatthe house has had a varibest option would be to “Kittson did have a teming the house into the redeety of renters and owners somehow include that in the porary protection order on velopment, said Kanakos. throughout its lifetime. development.” it and the owner agreed The community most The developer will She said an earlier prowith that. We were all lookrecently saw the Kittson appear at a heritage composal had the house being ing for potential buyers or House on Ladner Trunk mission meeting next week retained. developers to take on the Road demolished after where members will try to

DR. LAI from page 1 A highly respected physician in the area, Lai hasn’t been afraid to speak his mind on issues he believes impacts the quality of medical care for residents, including voicing his displeasure a couple of years ago at Fraser Health when it came to the length of time his patients had to wait for tests results from Delta Hospital.

Lai, however, is also a big supporter of the hospital, recalling how difficult it was for the community to get one built and how the facility continues to face controversy despite strong resident support.

He was acknowledged at a recent Friends of Delta

Hospital town hall meeting, where several pointed out his support and how his upcoming retirement adds further challenges for locals that can’t find a family physician.

It was noted at that meeting that more family doctors would be encouraged to set up shop here if Delta Hospital had fully functioning services, something to which Lai says he wholeheartedly agrees.

“The young doctors, they train to work in hospitals as well. They feel they need support and if you had good service in Delta Hospital, then they would not feel lost. You need a hospital to attract a GP, there’s no

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The residents and staff at West Shore Laylum recently gathered to wish Dr. Ken Lai all the best in his retirement. Lai has been caring for many of the care home’s residents since 1972 and his oldest patient, Doris, 98, was present to wish him well. doubt about it,” he says.

Lai can remember life before the hospital was around.

“The first few years, there was no hospital sup-

port. You were it. You looked after all the emergencies. You made house calls and saw people at three o’clock in the morning because they had an

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The fifth and final person convicted in the 2007 murder of a Tsawwassen man in California has been sentenced to death.

Robert Lee Dunson was the last of five suspects to be tried in the murder of well-known Tsawwassen businessman Bill Dobbs.

Dunson was found guilty in March of first-degree murder in the slaying in Indio, California, where Dobbs and his common-law wife, Toni Dawson, had just purchased a vacation home. Because the murder occurred during a robbery, Dunson qualified for the death penalty.

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In 2012, Dunson’s four co-accused — Jackie Lynn Dunson (Robert Dunson’s sister), Fernando Antonio Benavidez, Ronald Wesley Handwerk and Rogelio

Leon Zuniga — were all convicted and sentenced to life in prison with no chance for parole.

Dobbs, 48, and Dawson were vacationing in the area when he was murdered.

He was last seen alive leaving the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino with another man, later identified as Benavidez, at around 3:45 a.m. on Nov. 26, 2007.

A passing motorist found his body on the side of an Indio road the next day.

The avid golfer was a long-time member of the Beach Grove Golf Club.

He had two grown children and a grandson. Dobbs had a family-owned janitorial company.

Police issue warning as thieves target all kinds of vehicles to steal batteries

Delta police are warning the public after a recent increase in vehicle battery thefts.

The department had sent out previous warnings about thefts of batteries from commercial vehicles, however, as residents start taking advantage of nicer weather, thieves are now also targeting boats, trailers and other recreational vehicles.

“Thieves steal the batteries for their lead and metal content as they can fetch between $10 and $30 per battery at recycling businesses,” said Sgt. Sarah Swallow.

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Police get a variety of explanations for fight 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 • May 18, 1 a.m., 5500block of 15B Street: Police responded to a report of a fight between seven people.

Several males were found in the area and provided many different versions of events. Apparently one of the participants was given $20 to purchase alcohol but did not follow through.

No indication of a physical fight or any injuries. All parties sent on their way except one male who was arrested on an outstanding warrant.

Ladner • May 18, 7:30 a.m., 3000-block of Deltaport Way: Police stopped a vehicle that was observed driving erratically. A strong smell of marijuana was immediately noticed coming from the breath of the driver, who admitted to smoking a joint while driv-

ing to work. The driver issued a 24-hour roadside suspension and several violation tickets as a result of his driving behaviour. The vehicle was impounded and the driver was picked up by a friend.

• May 19, 3:46 p.m., Ladner Trunk Road and Highway 17A: Complainant reported a piece of wood was thrown from the overpass and hit her vehicle, causing damage to the right front fender, mirror and front door.

Police attended but neither the wood or broken pieces of mirror were located on the roadway. The complainant had observed several youth near the overpass but a patrol of the area by police proved negative.

• May 22, 2:58 a.m., 4800-block of Delta Street: A men’s single folding black wallet was found in the area. The wallet contains several banking and membership cards. The owner can claim on identification at police headquarters, 4455 Clarence Taylor Way, Ladner.

• May 22, 2 p.m.: An unknown male entered the restaurant through the open rear door. He then entered the employee area, stealing a wallet from pants hanging on the wall before fleeing the scene. All cards in

the wallet cancelled and a still photo from the video surveillance distributed for identification.

• May 23, 8:33 p.m., Highway 17 and Ladner Trunk Road: Police stopped a vehicle with inactive insurance. The driver was also unable to produce a valid driver’s licence and acknowledged that he had neither insurance nor driver’s licence. The driver was issued tickets for various infractions and his vehicle was impounded for seven days.

• May 23, 10:26 p.m., 4600-block of 51st Street: Complainant reported a large group of youth hanging around the park at the secondary school. Police attended and found several youth remaining from the May Days celebration. The youth scattered on police arrival.

• May 25, 2:20 a.m., 4700-block of 48B Street: Complainant reported a vanity and lawnmower stolen from his residence. Both items stored in open areas easily accessible to the thief. A silver vehicle with a lawnmower in the back was observed by witnesses leaving the area but no licence plate was obtained.

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Delta Hospital facilities maintenance and operations supervisor/chief engineer Ryan Vidulich shows the Optimist around the hospital’s main electrical vault.

Delta Hospital’s maintenance team ensures complex infrastructure keeps running This is the third 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.

But in these cases, the check-ups are on items like air handling units, pumps, wheelchairs, ceiling lifts and beds, he says, noting basically everything you see in the hospital goes through their hands.

The hospital is powered by four 600-volt lines that come in off the power wall to a kiosk and then into a transformer, explains Vidulich as a constant hum fills the air.

In the case of a power outage, a WILLIS transfer switch sees the outage and generators fire up to take over, however Vidulich says the hospital is on a good grid.

Andy Emes, the maintenance and operations manager at Delta and Peace Arch hospitals, says the hospital is governed by CSA standards as well as building and fire codes.

He notes a lot of annual testing is carried out, listing sprinklers, alarms and generators as a few examples.

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embers of the maintenance team at Delta Hospital took the Optimist behind the scenes for a glimpse at the infrastructure that keeps the busy Ladner facility running.

Beyond the hustle and bustle of hallways lies a complex collection of equipment, pipes, cables, panels and switches that make up the building’s electrical, water and air systems.

BY DAVE Every piece of equipment in the hospital has an asset tag, says facilities maintenance and operations chief engineer/supervisor Ryan Vidulich. Clerks enter that information into the system and every week it generates preventative maintenance measures on which pieces of equipment need to be checked, he explains.

Vidulich compares it to taking your car in for an oil change.

annual check where they are run team members understand why to 100 per cent of their capabilities, they’re there. weekly and monthly testing is also “It’s because the patients are here performed. and staff have to support the paAir handling units, which are tients,” says Emes. important for patient care, allow an operating room to have sterile air, for example. The units are located upstairs.

The hospital’s building automation system allows the maintenance team to have a look at the facility’s air handlers. Notifications are sent out if any problems arise.

“So we know right away.

If something happens ... it goes through our building automation system, we get a page, or we get an email " The dial shows how much of an amp draw or that something’s hapload on the hospital’s backup generators. pened,” says Emes.

Another part of the program is maintenance requisitions, says Emes, noting anyone can put in a requisition if they have a problem.

There really isn’t a typical day for members of the maintenance team, Vidulich adds. Their attention could be on fixing a temperature problem, or plumbing or a bed.

“We get calls on everything,” he says. " The control panel for the hospital’s medical air In the end, system displays the pressure being maintained maintenance and also shows the dew point for the air dryers.

A main hot water header for the hospital’s new Cleaver Brooks Condensing boilers.

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MURPHY’S LAW It’s about time political gatherings weren’t treated like second-class functions by the good folks over at municipal hall.

For a while now there have been two categories of events — political and nonpolitical — when it comes to using civic facilities, a designation that has created a fair bit of unrest among those that enjoy taking part in the democratic process.

For a number of years the regulations seemed rather arbitrary. I found a column I wrote back in 2007 about how a town hall meeting to discuss port and highway development, a gathering that featured representatives from all three levels of government, was allowed to be held at a civic venue, but a plebiscite organized by a fisheries group to give the public a say on the Tsawwassen First Nation treaty wasn’t welcome on municipal property.

Whether an event was deemed political in nature was most definitely open to interpretation.

A policy adopted three years ago permitted political uses, but limited them to a half-dozen venues so they wouldn’t interfere with other facility uses. I’m not sure why an all-candidates meeting or a town hall forum is so intrusive that it must be segregated, but thankfully Sylvia Bishop’s motion approved by her council colleagues earlier this month has put an end to such a practice.

As Bishop stated, these are tax-paying citizens taking part in the democratic process in their own community, so their use of municipal facilities shouldn’t be limited as long as they comply with all other conditions.

The previous policy never made a lot of sense to me given a public hearing, particularly one on something as contentious as a development proposal for the Southlands, is every bit as political as constituency association meeting, yet only one faced civic limitations on where it could be held.

I don’t doubt that municipal hall has heard complaints about political functions in the past, but I suspect many of those were based on the inconvenience they caused other facility users, and weren’t necessarily opposed to the type of gathering. Or maybe some people just didn’t like the stripe of the event in question and decided to voice their displeasure at it being able to use a municipal venue.

Whatever the case, political gatherings are a function of democracy so it stands to reason they should be permitted in public facilities that we have all paid to build and maintain. There’s no reason why they should be treated any differently.

Brushing up on history sure to make holiday more enjoyable DOUG HUSBAND

COMMUNITY COMMENT Having lived under the tutelage of a mother whose profession as a teacher\principal\librarian left little doubt sister Pat and I would be immersed in books.

Starting at a young age as members of the Ladner Library, many books and novels have adorned our respective shelves. I have always had an interest and voraciously reviewed European, American and Canadian history.

Thanks to my mother’s influence, I have recently opened several novels on Canadian history, Peter C. Newman and others, including a fascinating history of the Hudson’s Bay Company. I should say reopened, as I was gifted some of these books 25 to 30 years ago.

Now reaching an age of retirement and planning a trip in some form across Canada and into the heartland of America, I thought it would be prudent to reprise this historical material to better enjoy the benefits of travel.

This latest history bent started

after writing about Delta’s settlement history and our high profile settlers that have contributed to our rather unique lifestyle. We are a country of cultural diversity over the past 500 years and longer.

Our Canadian history ranges from the first contact by explorers and native people to the seven-year war between the British and French forces to the settlement of the Western Canadian territories and provinces.

Our first settlers included the French, English, Scots and Irish, all seeking ownership of land and a better life.

There is no greater influence in Canada’s modern history than the Hudson’s Bay Company and its 250 outposts, which helped colonize Canada’s north from the late 1600s, and the influence of the Canadian Pacific Railway in consolidating our western provinces, thus forming the confederation of Canada’s provinces.

Sir Donald Alexander Smith, also known as Lord Strathcona amongst other titles, drove the last spike connecting east and west, reducing travel time across our broad land from a seasonal best of several months to mere days by railcar in 1885.

The H.B.C. outposts were manned almost exclusively by Scots and English factors, in turn reporting to British governors in

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London, England.

In brief summary, Smith started his career as an apprentice clerk and a little known fur trading factor in Labrador to Canadian commissioner and, for 25 years, as H.B.C.’s London-based governor. Smith’s fascinating career spanned 75 years with H.B.C. He is given credit in quelling the Riel Rebellion, which assisted in the peaceful opening of the Canadian West. He was also instrumental in the formation of the Northwest Mounted Police in 1873, providing security and safety for settlers and native tribes from hostile American forays and domestic issues.

Smith entered federal politics and befriended four Canadian prime ministers. Smith spent 42 years as a director of the Bank of Montreal, 17 years as president.

He was appointed as Canada’s high commissioner to Great Britain for 18 years and became a favourite of British Royals.

He died in his 94th year on the eve of the First World War. Smith was one of Canada’s wealthiest and most influential citizens.

Searching personal history can become a fascinating avocation.

And a good night to you, Pat. A fourth generation Ladnerite, Doug Husband is a former mayor of Delta and a practicing mediator of civil litigation disputes.

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May 29, 2015 The Delta Optimist A9 Letters to the Editor

Patience needed in construction zone Editor: I drive the speed limit posted on Highway 17. I also drive the posted construction zone speeds while changes are being made to widen and add turning lanes to accommodate the new mall traffic. I seem to be one of few who do.

I travel this highway twice or more every day of the week. I am tired of being one of the very few who follow the posted speed signs.

Right now, leaving 56th

speeding through, but this is much worse. These divers are impatient and angry.

These speed limits are posted for our safety while the highway is being altered and for the safety of the many construction personnel that are working in this area.

Tailgating me is not safe, pulling around me quickly and cutting in tight in front of me is not safe, pulling out angrily and cutting off someone in the fast lane is not safe either.

Street and Highway 17, the posted speed is 60 km/h, changing to 80 km/h at the end of the construction zone just before the exit ramp to Highway 17A. Every day, I am tailgated, honked at, angrily passed and even cut off by those who want to drive above this posted limit. Not just a little above, but some are very close to double the posted speed.

We have always had a problem with people running for the ferry and

Why are you so mad I’m adhering to the speed limits? I stay in the right lane, I speed up when the new speeds are posted. Why are you angry with me?

It’s not just people rushing for the ferry, it’s people in our own community who seem to feel they are entitled and above the law. Reading this will not change how they drive, but a few pricey speeding tickets just might. Come on highway patrol!

Joanne Goss

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clear: too many people.

Why do we have so many people? Because developers keep building more and more housing units. “Build it and they will come” is something I have heard quite often, and it seems to be true.

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Townhouse plan goes before public BY

SANDOR GYARMATI

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A revised proposal to build a townhouse complex in Ladner Village is still drawing opposition from area residents.

A public hearing was held Tuesday at municipal hall for the plan to consolidate four properties at the corner of 47A Avenue and 48B Street to construct a 23-unit townhouse complex.

The three-storey townhouses are a significant departure from an earlier proposal for a 47-unit

condo development that drew the ire of close to 200 residents at a community meeting last summer.

Most of the roughly halfdozen speakers at Tuesday’s hearing voiced opposition to the application, reiterating concerns about density and height.

Jennifer Thoss noted the latest version is still too dense and ambitious, adding Delta council needs a more critical eye when considering such applications.

Another resident pointed out parking concerns as well as the precedent the

development would set.

One supporter said he was disappointed to hear the negativity, saying the applicant has been given nothing but trouble in trying to come up with a more affordable housing alternative for seniors and young people.

A later speaker, however, questioned the affordability argument.

The initial proposal by the Skov family was revised by the time a formal application was submitted to Delta. This spring, council had a number of concerns

about the redesigned proposal, including the need for it to be more in keeping with the village’s historic theme.

Noting it’s been a “long and winding road” to get to where they are, architect Peter Dandyk pointed out to council the “very substantial changes” that have been made since the redevelopment was initially proposed, including how the new design reflects the heritage feel of the community.

A decision on the application will be made at the next council meeting.

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Pentecostal fire We are all Pentecostals on this Feast Day when we celebrate the wondrous acts of God in bringing a new community to birth, later to be called “The Way” and then simply “gathering of people” or church.

There were tongues of fire, a mighty wind and people being able to understand over 15 people groups declaring God’s mighty works in their own tongues.

This speaks to me of both unity and disruption. The only way that churches can “maintain the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace” (Ephesians 4:3) is by the first four words, “make every effort to.”

Like a fruitful garden, there is effort that needs to be expressed,

along with God’s miraculous generative powers of Creation. So, too, with our community. Come Holy Spirit!

When I was camping, a gust of wind came out of nowhere and blew everything off the picnic table. Wind can be disruptive! Effort was made to gather things and put them back into order. Trash had to be chased and plucked from bushes.

May God’s Holy Spirit bring unity and healing in our community, and disrupt everything that would block that, so that we might faithfully declare God’s mighty works in our community.

See Acts, Chapter 2 for this wonderful story.

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Sylvan Learning in Tsawwassen has camps to keep kids busy, and learning, over the summer.

There are two programs that focus on STEM skills (science, technology, engineering and math) in the form of robotics and coding/game design camps.

Kids will get to use Lego in the robotics camp (grades 2 to 6) to build various robots, from animals to Ferris wheels and bridges, and then connect them to a computer and use different coding programs to animate them.

“It lets them be hands on, interacting with different robots and kind of sneakily getting them to learn something as well, even though they’re playing,” said director Brianne Kirkby.

The coding/game design camp (grades 3 to 5) will allow students to play different games and to work through different coding methods with a module coding system.

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Centre director Brianne Kirby and robotics and coding director Alix Tham work with Lego. ent backgrounds, costumes and sounds, noted Kirkby.

Sylvan is also offering a Monday to Friday summer book club (grades 4 to 6) where students study a different book each week.

“We’re looking to do a mix between popular children’s novels of today, things like Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Harry Potter, as well as

mixing in some of the classics they might encounter within their actual school system,” said Kirkby, listing examples like A Wrinkle in Time, The Hatchet and Charlotte’s Web. For more on the camps, or to sign up, contact delta@sylvan.bc.ca or call 604-943-6022.

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Factors to consider before choosing a summer camp Summer camp is often something kids look forward to, and something they will fondly recall long after they reach adulthood.

For many kids, summer camp provides a first taste of independence, as youngsters spend significant time away from home without their parents for the first time in their lives.

But as great an experience as summer camp can be for youngsters, it can be just as difficult an experience if parents don’t find the right fit for their children. The following are a few factors parents should take into consideration when seeking a summer camp: Staff — The right staff can make all the difference. Many children are understandably shy when arriving at a summer camp, as their friends from back home might not be joining them. That can make kids hesitant to participate in activities or less enthusiastic about them. A good staff will know how to make kids feel welcome, which should

Parents should ask to see a camp’s daily itinerary. help them come out of their shells and make the most of their summer camp experiences.

It’s also good to ask about the vetting process the camp employs before hiring new staff, including the extent of its background checks.

A day in the life — When vetting camps for kids, parents should ask what a typical day is like once the season hits full swing. Many parents want their youngsters to have a well-rounded experience, while others might want their kids to attend a more specialized camp, whether it’s a sports or music camp.

Regardless of the type of camp, parents should

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Camp goals — Another thing parents must consider is the goals of each camp.

In addition, parents should look for a camp that wants its attendees to foster relationships with fellow campers. Camp can be lonely for some youngsters, especially those attending for the first time, but a summer camp that strives to promote friendship can reduce, if not eliminate, any feelings of homesickness.

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Many day camps are co-ed, and counsellors typically live within the community.

Faith-based camp Faith-based camps offer many of the same activities as more traditional summer camps, but do so while simultaneously offering campers the opportunity

to celebrate and further explore their religious beliefs. Some may focus heavily on religion, incorporating faith into daily activities, while others may be more subtle with regard to integrating religious beliefs.

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Summer camp is a beloved tradition in many families. Many parents of young children fondly recall spending their summers at summer camp, where they made lifelong friends and learned the finer points of roasting marshmallows and competing in three-legged sack races.

Parents looking for the right summer camp for their kids will soon discover there are various types of summer camps, each offering youngsters something different.

The following are some of the summer camp options parents can expect to encounter as they search for the right camper for their kids: Day camp Day camps are not overnight camps, which means kids will return home each night rather than sleep over at camp. Day camps typically offer many of the activities people have come to associate with camps, including crafts, sports and even day-trips to experience

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with counsellors providing assistance when it’s needed.

Family camps may be faithbased or secular, and families typically stay overnight, sleeping in facilities on the campsites or in lodging away from home.

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may cater to campers who are blind, deaf, learning disabled, or mentally or physically disabled. Staff at special needs camps typically undergoes extensive training, which helps to calm some of the fears parents may have about leaving their special needs children at camp.

Facilities at special needs camps are often built to accommodate the specific needs of campers.

A18 The Delta Optimist May 29, 2015 Seniors Week

Activities galore during Seniors Week Centres have events taking place every day next week There are a variety of events and activities planned for Seniors Week this year in South Delta.

The week, which celebrates the integral role seniors play in the community, runs from June 1 to 7.

Both of the local seniors centres — McKee Seniors’ Recreation Centre in Ladner and KinVillage Community Centre in Tsawwassen — have busy schedules for the week.

The week starts at McKee on Monday with a breakfast and then a walk through town with a banner to announce the start of Seniors Week. That will be followed by a nutrition talk. Participants will be entered to win prizes, notes Arla Tanner, past chair and current director of instructional programs and annual events.

After in-house/membersonly events on Tuesday and Wednesday, there will be carpet bowling and mah jong open houses, as well as a social dance club, on Thursday.

Carpet bowling is really good, says Tanner.

“We get a lot of people that come here that lawn bowl and they use this for their practice during the winter,” she says.

Friday’s Strawberry Tea honouring 90-plus members is the week’s “big event” at McKee. There will be entertainment and a raffle for a custom Barbie doll.

“We have got 23 people who are over 90 years of age that participate every day here. Unreal,” says Tanner.

Saturday includes B.C. Seniors Games cribbage playoffs, jackpot bingo and a jazz concert by the Bridge City Band.

Seniors Week begins at KinVillage on Monday with a pancake breakfast followed by exercise classes, a sale at Unique Boutique and a games night.

There will be a movie shown on Tuesday while a lunch special and “Big Bingo” are set for Wednesday.

A round-robin snooker

tournament, with prizes, will be held on Thursday and a big partners bridge tournament is scheduled for Friday.

Players coming from across Delta and Richmond will take part, notes director of recreation John Lusted.

KinVillage will also be selling tickets for a grand raffle (draw is on July 11) during Seniors Week.

“This is big for us,” says Lusted, noting the centre is currently fundraising for a new bus.

Seniors Week activities will also be held at civic facilities around South Delta.

Planned events include coffee, tea and cookies at Winskill Aquatic & Fitness Centre on Tuesday, a badminton tournament on Thursday and a pickle ball tournament on Friday at the South Delta Recreation Centre, a volleyball tournament on Tuesday at the Ladner Leisure Centre and a scrapbooking session Tuesday at the Tsawwassen Arts Centre.

Seniors Week schedule of events

McKee Seniors’ Recreation Centre Monday, June 1 8 a.m. – breakfast 9 a.m. – parade 10 a.m. – nutrition talk Tuesday, June 2 9 a.m. to noon – Mah Jong open house 1 to 3:30 p.m. – bridge tourney Wednesday, June 3 12:30 to 3 p.m. – crib tourney 6:30 to 10 p.m. – bridge tourney Thursday, June 4 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Mah Jong open house 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. – carpet bowling open house Friday, June 5 2 p.m. – Strawberry Tea 3 p.m. – raffle for McBarbie Saturday, June 6 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. – BC Seniors crib playoffs 12 to 3 p.m. – jackpot bingo 7 to 9 p.m. – Bridge City Band jazz concert KinVillage Community Centre Monday, June 1 9 to 10 a.m. – pancake breakfast 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. – free Qigong and bridge Tuesday, June 2

1 p.m. – ice cream, tea and coffee, $3 1:30 p.m. – free movie Wednesday, June 3 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – special lunch 1 p.m. – big bingo Friday, June 5 11:30 a.m. – luncheon and bridge tourney

Winskill Aquatic & Fitness Centre Tuesday, June 2 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – coffee, tea & cookies South Delta Recreation Centre Thursday, June 4 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – badminton tourney, prizes & refreshments Friday, June 5 12:45 to 3 p.m. – pickleball tourney, prizes & refreshments Ladner Leisure Centre Tuesday, June 2 9 to 10 a.m. – third annual seniors volleyball tourney Tsawwassen Arts Centre Tuesday, June 2 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Scrapbook Your History Source: delta.ca

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A new knitting and crocheting program is being offered and there is also the Kin Quilters, he adds.

Card games like bridge (beginners, social and partners), euchre and poker are also played at KinVillage.

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Shari’s Saturday Socials are monthly themed dances.

“It’s an awesome program,” says director of recreation John Lusted, noting countless hours are spent decorating for the theme and there is a mini buffet of goodies halfway through the night. The next edition will be held June 13.

Those looking to stay physically active have a variety of fitness classes to choose from. Offerings include Pilates, yoga, fitness and strength class, step and strength, and even line dancing.

“It’s a good exercise class but it’s a lot of fun. We have great turnouts for our line dancing classes,” says Lusted.

A gardening program has just taken off, he adds, noting members can book a raised bed and grow what they like.

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There are 28 different exercise programs at McKee with everything from classes suitable for wheelchair-bound participants all the way up to Zumba Gold.

“There’s something here for every level,” says Tanner.

She notes about 20 of those exercise programs continue through the summer.

One of the big annual special events at McKee is taking part in Family Fright Fest each Halloween.

The centre also features the Kee Café, which serves up a hot lunch special every Thursday.

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An estate plan is much more than a will. It is a plan designed to safeguard your estate, smoothly transfer assets upon your passing and care for the ones you love. It is the best way to ensure your assets will be handled as you wish and your legacy is preserved.

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An estate plan doesn’t need to be complicated. In fact, there are just five steps to developing a successful estate plan:

1 Simply starting. Jump right in and commit to creating an estate plan. Meet with your financial advisor and begin the process.

2 Following through. Complete all the components pertinent to your estate plan, and consider including each of the five key estate planning documents most people have (see sidebar).

3 Empowering. Appoint an appropriate fiduciary to oversee the estate plan, someone you trust to carry out your wishes when you are no longer able to.

4 Sharing. Communicate the plan with everyone it impacts. Let them know your intentions so there are no misunderstandings.

5 Maintaining. Update your plan regularly, especially whenever events in your life warrant changes.

Take that first step and talk to your financial advisor today about creating your estate plan and turning your life’s work into your legacy.

Time for your yearly beneficiary checkup?

A lot can happen in a year: births, deaths, weddings, divorces, graduations, new jobs, and retirements.

That’s why it’s a good Idea to review the named beneficiaries in your estate plan, retirement accounts, banking accounts, insurance policies and trust documents at least annually.

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New cookbook gets healthy Ladner’s Jini Aroon recently released Healthy-licious Eating BY

DAVE WILLIS

dwillis@delta-optimist.com

Ladner’s Jini Aroon puts a focus on healthy, delicious and easy recipes with her new cookbook — Healthy-licious Eating.

The all-vegetarian cookbook covers smoothies, salads, soups, snacks and more.

Smoothies are one way to get a high amount of fruit and vegetable servings in one go, she says.

“It’s so easy to do five servings,” she says, noting while fruit can be added for sweetness, it’s important to add greens.

All of the recipes included in her new cookbook have no white sugar and no white flour.

Recipes also offer gluten-free and dairy-free options.

There are over 100 recipes in Healthy-licious Eating, she says. She spent about a year working on the project.

Oatmeal is among the breakfast dish recipes in the book.

“Good old oatmeal. What’s wrong with that?

Just get back to the basics,” she says.

Aroon, who founded the Ladner Community Kitchen, is a longtime cooking instructor who’s taught through Delta Continuing Education for over 20 years.

The book also includes a glossary where Aroon looks at specific ingredients.

Aroon will be at Black Bond Books in Ladner’s Trenant Park Square on Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. to talk about her new cookbook. She says she’ll have food samples as well.

Her book is available at Black Bond Books and Parsley, Sage and Thyme in Ladner and Albany Books in Tsawwassen.

An e-book version is available at www.jinisgourmet.com.

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Ladner’s Jini Aroon serves up a smoothie from her new cookbook Healthy-licious Eating.

Tsa. church hosting transformational art fair BY

DAVE WILLIS

dwillis@delta-optimist.com

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Birgit Coath leads an art class at last year’s fair. Tsawwassen United Church is hosting Transformation: An Art Fair Weekend June 5 to 7.

The Tsawwassen United Church’s annual Transformation: An Art Fair Weekend is right around the corner.

The open submission gallery and speaker series, set for June 5, 6 and 7, is entering its third year.

The gallery opens on the Friday while there will be free studio time, for those who would like to learn about creating art, led by local artist Birgit Coath on the Saturday.

Tsawwassen United Church Rev. Daniel Kirkegaard says the artwork for the poster for the upcoming event was created during last year’s studio time by a member of the congregation that had never painted before.

“This is what can happen in a fourhour period. It’s a beautiful work of art,” he says.

Guest speakers on the Saturday will

include mural artist and entrepreneur Mike Moser and Rev. Yoko Kihara.

Kirkegaard says Kihara will be reading poetry from The Sunflower Hill: Together with Children of Fukushima, a book about the devastation, and hope for building, as a result of the tsunami and nuclear plant disaster.

The weekend will also include guest musicians.

“The connections that we’re always trying to make is these engaging conversations about transformation, inspiration creativity and faith, and how do we tie these together,” says Kirkegaard.

Transformation: An Art Fair Weekend takes place June 5, 6 and 7 at Tsawwassen United Church, 69353rd St. Visit www.tsawwassenunited.org, email tuc@telus.net or call 604-9432911 for more information.

May 29, 2015 The Delta Optimist A23

leisure&lifestyles travel

Paddlewheeling up the Fraser River coupled with B.C.’s past, linked with province’s future

BY

MARGARET DEEFHOLTS Optimist contributor

It is one of those perfect days — brilliant sunshine, powder blue skies and a soft breeze that carries the scent of summer on its breath.

Along with a group of friends, I board The Native, a pretty paddlewheeler moored on the Fraser River alongside the New Westminster boardwalk.

As we settle down on the boat and a horn signals our departure, the paddles begin to churn. Hostesses bustle around taking orders for the bar and a buzz of animated conversation floats across the deck as we cast off on our two-and-a-half hour cruise upstream.

At first glance, the Fraser River is muscular — an industrial waterway shouldering log booms, tugs and barges to the lumber mills lining its route through the Fraser Valley. But the Fraser is much more than that.

It weaves through the

lives of the 2.4 million people who live and work along its 1,375 kilometres from the rugged mountains deep in the heart of B.C. to the delta where it empties into the Gulf of Georgia. It nourishes a unique ecology of plant, fish and bird life, and has been a partner in the province’s history and development over the past two centuries.

As the scenery unfolds, so does the history of the Fraser River. The gold rush days (when there were more paddlewheelers along the Fraser than on the Mississippi) are gone, but the Fraser remains at the heart of B.C.’s economy, the lumber industry in particular. Logs braided into raftlike booms lie against the shoreline and cheeky little boom-boats dance around them, nudging errant sticks into place.

We move smoothly under Surrey’s Skybridge, the first of several bridges that span the river. Just beyond this

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“The Native” paddlewheeler, berthed at New Westminster quay.

is the venerable Pattullo Bridge, which opened in 1937. Its orange Meccanoconstruction-like archway is a familiar sight to commuters who drive its lanes every day as they stream into New Westminster from Surrey.

Breaking into open water, the river is a pastiche of impressions. An osprey

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sits on a piling, its feathers ruffled by the breeze.

A speedboat buzzes past us like an angry hornet. A goods train worms its way along the distant Surrey shoreline.

Hugging the bank, a log salvage barge, its crane outstretched like some ungainly pterodactyl’s beak, retrieves an errant dead-

head. Wild grass, alder and cottonwood trees doze gently on small islands in midchannel and up ahead, the coastal mountains smudge the sky in blue and grey silhouettes.

We help ourselves to a buffet of cold cuts and salads as the gates to what was once the B.C. Penitentiary come into view on our left.

No longer a grim fortress, this has been transformed into a romantic restaurant, complete with fairy-tale like columns and ramparts.

Coquitlam’s Mary Hill lies further inland, its deforested slopes and jumble of tightly packed buildings, a scar against the hillside.

Past TimberWest’s log sort area, the new Port Mann Bridge looms against the sky. We glide under its mammoth concrete arches, and just beyond its stanchions, the old bridge is a crumbling mess of concrete and steel rods.

But the Fraser River endures, an inscrutable witness to the passage of time and change — coupled to B.C.’s past, and forever linked to its future.

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Spring Celebration includes concert

Benediction Lutheran Church’s annual Spring Celebration returns this Sunday.

The event features a bake sale, special items sale, silent auction, refreshments and musical concert.

One of the talented performers this year is

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the concert begins at 3 p.m.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for youth and children get in for free. Proceeds go to support the local food bank.

Benediction Lutheran Church is located at the corner of 6th Avenue and 56th Street in Tsawwassen.

Michaela Durovic. She has sung in various award-winning choirs, including the Coastal Sound Youth Choir, and is currently studying voice with renowned tenor Stephano Algieri in the Schulich School of Music at McGill University.

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May 29, 2015 The Delta Optimist A25

leisure&lifestyles gardening

Planting strategies anne marrison

Green Room As May turns into June, we have the opportunity to start plants that might hesitate in lukewarm temperatures but are so quick to surge ahead on hot days that we don’t doubt crops will result.

Zucchinis are like this.

In the open garden, seed emerges fastest on hills of soil. The bush zucchinis grow nicely there as well as in large containers where slug protection is easier with copper mesh or tape than in the open garden.

Also in pots, it’s easier to move zucchinis into a warm sunny spot. If you keep picking, production goes on until frost.

It’s time now to plant snap beans like the popular Blue Lake or Gold Rush, or both green and yellow types for colourful salads. The purple-pod ones like Royal

Burgundy are pretty when growing but the pods turn green when cooked.

If you haven’t started potatoes yet, now is the time if you still hope to get a crop before blight hits. If it does, it’s best to remove the infested top growth immediately. Then, if you need to leave the potatoes in the ground a little longer, you can. Minus the infected tops, many tubers won’t be blighty.

The other pesky potato problem is green tubers.

These should not be eaten because green skin indicates presence of a toxin.

This can be prevented if you mulch potato plants with five to seven centimetres of soil when the plants are half-grown. It’s tempting to substitute grass mulch but this dries and shrinks, leaving gaps that expose the shallow tubers.

It’s too late to start pepper seed, but transplants are a perfect choice for containers that can be placed in the sunshine.

Hot peppers, especially the Jalapeno type, are resilient

to adversity and enormously productive. But all pepper plants are pretty as well as useful, especially when fruits slowly ripen and go through various colours.

Tomato transplants are another superb choice for containers against a sunny south or west wall — and especially under a roof overhang where tomato blight can be kept at bay. In a pot, tomatoes need rich soil and lots of water.

In buying transplants, it’s important to check whether they’re intermediate or determinate kinds.

Determinate ones have one stem and produce tomatoes tidily on the flower cluster at the top.

Intermediates produce suckers between the main stem and the leaf nodes.

It’s important to remove all suckers except the first two or three. These are the only ones with a reasonable chance of producing ripe tomatoes.

Anne Marrison is happy to answer garden questions.

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Delta Sports Sports Editor: Mark Booth

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Defending champs get back to work

Local Tides

Sun Devils holding spring camp next week in preparation for 2015 high school football season BY

MARK BOOTH

Pacific Standard Time.

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Ray Moon is confident his team won’t be a one hit wonder.

The South Delta Sun Devils made a huge splash in their first season back at the elite level of B.C. High School Football, winning their first-ever provincial AAA championship. Work on the 2015 campaign officially begins next week with a 10-day spring camp that will conclude with scrimmages in Abbotsford.

The Sun Devils will move forward without several key graduating players including Lucas Kirk, Jack McDonald, Blake Gau, Bryce Connors and Thomas Franklin who have all since signed with CIS university programs.

Their absence will be enough for perennial AAA heavyweights such as Mt. Doug and Terry Fox to assume “team to beat” status for 2015 which suits the Sun Devils just fine.

“You are definitely going to miss guys like that. They are outstanding players and outstanding people,” said Moon, a community volunteer coach who is entering his 10th season in charge.

“Altogether, we are losing 14 players. We’re fortunate enough that we will be able to fill a lot of those holes, to the point where there are really only one or two areas of concern.”

Backing up Moon’s statement was Football B.C.’s recent U18 and U16 provincial team camps in Richmond. The Sun Devils were well-represented at the invitation only weekend and a number players are considered good bets to make the final U18 roster. Among them is lineman Ryan von Ende who earned a $1,000

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It was Sun Devil on Sun Devil at the recent Football B.C. U18 provincial camp as Grant McDonald tries to fight through a pair of blocks, including SDSS teammate Ryan von Ende. Both players had outstanding camps with von Ende earning a $1,000 bursary. bursary from the B.C. Lions as one of the camp’s top players.

Other participants included quarterback Kyle Chace, running back Stefanos Goulas, receivers Michael Mann and Cooper Jones, lineman Matt Ward and linebackers Grant McDonald and Charlie Moore.

McDonald, who was a two-way starter last season, is only entering Grade 11 next season.

“He had an outstanding camp,” said Moon who also serves as an assistant coach with the U16 B.C. team.

“There were CIS coaches

and scouts coming up to me saying they were ready to sign him now. They couldn’t believe he has another two years.”

“We have been throwing the ball since the second week of February. We are pretty excited with what we have seen so far and are looking forward to seeing them in pads (next week).

We think there are about four or five Bantam age players who are going to be able to step up and contribute.”

The spring session will feature nine practices and a jamboree in Abbotsford with scrimmages against

Lord Tweedsmuir and Rick Hansen.

End zone…

One of the Sun Devils’ top off-season priorities is returning to the SDSS oval.

With the school closed for much of September during last year’s teacher labour dispute, games were played across the street at Dennison Park — home to the South Delta Rams.

The community football program have welcomed their return, however, the hope is to be back at SDSS. To do that, it’s going to take some upgrading at the team’s expense with no funding available from the

school district.

“We have had someone look at the field and the estimate is between $3,000 to $5,000 to make it playable again,” said Moon.

“There are some potholes and other things that need to be fixed and it’s going to take some fundraising to get the work done.

“We are fortunate to have a great relationship with the Rams but, ideally, we would like to be back that the oval.”

South Delta will be hosting some high-profile opponents next fall including Mt. Doug, Vancouver College and Notre Dame.

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May 29, 2015 The Delta Optimist A27

Thormeyer opts to stay close to home for next stage of his swimming career One of Canada’s top young swimmers has decided to stay in the country to pursue higher education and continue his swimming career.

After weighing offers from both sides of the border, Tsawwassen’s Markus Thormeyer will join Swim Canada’s High Performance Centre – Vancouver in September and

begin training under head coach Tom Johnson.

“I am really pleased that Markus has decided to join the HPC - Vancouver this coming September. He is an exciting young swimmer who will add to the training group here at the centre,” said Johnson.

Thormeyer was the youngest male selected to compete at the Pan Am Games in Toronto this summer. He earned his spot on the Canadian team with a strong showing at the recent National Team Trials.

The backstroke specialist, who trains with the Winskill Dolphins, was a three-time medallist at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in 2014.

“I’m looking forward to next year because of the centre’s excellent staff, resources, and history of success with amazing swimmers.” said the Grade 12 South Delta Secondary student.

Thormeyer will be joining his fellow Team Canada swimmers Stefan Milosevic, Coleman Allen, Luke Reilly, Yuri Kisil, Tera Van Beilen, Emily Overholt and Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson at the centre. Former Dolphin Noemie Thomas is also training with the group this summer.

HPC – Vancouver trains out of the UBC Aquatic Centre and has a long history of success at the international level.

“Markus’ decision to continue his swimming career in Canada is a great move,” said Swimming Canada High Performance Director John Atkinson. “He is a great talent who has been prepared very well by coach Ben Keast at Winskill Dolphins Swim Club.”

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Islanders fall to Adanacs again For the second straight game, the Delta Islanders had no answer for the Coquitlam Adanacs in the third period.

The defending B.C. Junior “A” Lacrosse League champion outscored the visiting Islanders 7-1 in the final 20 minutes in route to a 13-6 win on Wednesday night. The result came on the heels of Coquitlam’s 12-7 victory in Ladner four days earlier.

Evan Messenger’s power play goal in the opening minute of the second period actually gave the visitors a 4-1 lead, setting the stage for the Adanacs to come storming back for their seventh straight win (8-0-1). The loss dropped Delta’s record to 7-0-2.

The Islanders host Langley Saturday (7:30 p.m.) in Ladner and travel to Nanaimo on Sunday.

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$1,225,000 Quality spacious custom built home with a view of Mount Baker Bak and Boundary Bay. Bay Room for a growing wing family, in-laws or relatives. 4500 sq ft of living space with 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms and 3 fireplaces. You’ll love entertaining in the formal dining room and sunken living room but there is enough room for everyone to hang out in the kitchen/family room as well. Large deck on the main level and a second balcony off the master bedroom which is on the top floor. Ideal set up if you have teenagers, the lower level has 3 bedrooms, a games room, and plenty of storage as well as sliding glass doors to your backyard retreat.

258 – 1440 GARDEN PLACE OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4 PM $279,000 If you need a furnished condo with a flexible closing date this might work for you. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a cozy gas fireplace. If you like being outdoors you can sit and chat with your new neighbours in the beautiful garden area surrounded by flowers. This unit comes with a storage locker on the same level and one parking spot. There is plenty of visitor parking, a workshop in the basement, and a recreation room for larger gatherings and special occasions. This is a great location, walking distance to stores, transit and recreation facilities as well as the beach.

65-5839 Panorama Dr.

BRAND NEW HOME! Beautiful 3bdrm, 2.5bth, 2,400sqft home feat. open concept design, high end kitchen, detached garage, 2-5-10 warranty & much more! Price includes GST!

WHY RENT WHEN YOU CAN OWN! Great 2bdrm, 2bth, 1,200sqft townhome with large rec room! Walking distance to all amenities! Own this home for as little as $970/mth!

$1,688,800

$1,199,900

DEVELOPER/BUILDER ALERT! Large 152ft x 140ft, 21,442 sqft lot in highly desired Pebble Hill area with possible subdivision potential!

SPACE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! Great 6bdrm, 5bath, 3,942sqft home on parklike 11,065sqft lot. BONUS Legal suite that can help pay down $285,000 of mortgage!

5249 1st Ave

$1,168,888

5476 Grove Ave

4618 48B St

$359,900

302-6599 Southoaks Cres

www.mandipgill.com

$499,900

202-1420 Johnston Rd

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5743 16TH AVENUE Stunning 3 bedroom beach home with newer wood windows and hardwood floors throughout most of home. Large 7700 square foot lot across from Beach Grove golf course.

Jane Meadows 604-943-8080

5290 1ST AVENUE

SOLD 5458 5B AVENUE

SOLD #201 1140 55TH STREET

é OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4 5445 48A AVENUE

Stunning 2 bedroom plus den, western exposed condo in Tsw. Green in the Village. Updated kitchen, bathrooms and cork flooring throughout.

Approximately 1500 sq. feet.

3 bedroom, 2 bathroom rancher in Hawthorne district, close to all amenities, schools, shops.

Recreation facilities.

Jane Meadows 604-946-8000

Jane Meadows 604-943-8080

• BUYING OR SELLING REAL ESTATE, CALL JANE 604-946-8000 • ESTATES SALES ie: Probate, P.O.A’s • RELOCATION SPECIALIST • 24 YEARS IN REAL ESTATE

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5587 7th Avenue | NEW LISTING | $759,000

17-66A Street | NEW LISTING | $825,000

310-1375 View Crescent | NEW LISTING | $389,000

Beautiful open plan split level offering 4 bedrooms on main plus 3 bathrooms. 7,685 sqft lot just steps to French immersion and high schools.

BOUNDARY BAY! Beautiful sunny WEST facing 50 x 142 lot with a charming 2 bedroom bungalow surrounded by mature gardens and trees.

Penthouse opportunity at the popular FAIRVIEW 56. Live in an open concept plan in a new building close to town centre, Starbucks & bus stop.

108-1300 Hunter Road | NEW LISTING | $369,000

34-5900 Ferry Road | NEW LISTING | $718,000

202-4768 53rd Street | NEW LISTING | $288,900

Gardener’s alert w/this rancher style living in the popular Hunter Green.

This is the perfect downsize from a house as it offers a spacious plan.

Finally available the beautiful Mallard plan offering oversized master bedroom with higher ceilings and larger master bath and walk-in closet.

INVESTORS WELCOME. Beautiful 2 bedroom 2 full bath condo with north exposure and just steps to town centre and Ladner Summer Market.

305-1300 Hunter Road | NEW LISTING | $389,900

476 Tsawwassen Beach | OCEANFRONT | $1,950,000

140-5421 10th Avenue | 3 BEDROOMS | $439,000

Lovely corner suite with N/W exposure offering 2 bedrooms & 2 baths, 9’ceilings, wrap-around balcony & secure underground parking & locker.

LOOK NO FURTHER! Beautiful 12,000 sqft. OCEANFRONT property (72’ FRONTAGE) overlooking the Gulf Islands and accessed by a private road.

Very rare! 3 bedroom duplex townhome in the ever popular Sundial complex.

This home is perfect for a young family offering its own private patio area.

Ladner ~ Just Sold Multiple Offers!

Tsawwassen ~ Just Sold!

Tsawwassen ~ Just Sold!

5645 51st Avenue | NEW LISTING | $699,000

5694 Greenland Drive | NEW LISTING | $798,800

4937 2nd Avenue | NEW LISTING | $1,299,000

Hawthorne Rancher! 1,700 sqft. 3 bedroom rancher on a quiet crescent w/underground services in West Ladner near Hawthorne School & Park.

Lovely West Coast Contemporary Home! Situated in The Terrace on a 7,653 sqft. west facing lot, it offers main floor living and 4 bedrooms up.

Executive style family home offering 5 bedrooms (each /ensuites). Main floor living fully renovated in 2011, incl. open concept high end kitchen.

Trish Murphy | 604.312.7621 Trisha@TrishaMurphy.ca

604.897.2010 | Teri Steele sold@TeriSteele.com

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

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Starting from $379,900

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

$249,900

$180,000 plus GST

TOP FLOOR GEM!

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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.

#313 8695 160th St.

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LARGE UNIT AT HIGHLAND TERRACE!

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#204 8695 160th St.

202 5550 14b Ave, Tsawwassen

$294,900

$349,900

TOP FLOOR 3 BDRM PENTHOUSE

BEAUTIFULLY UPDATED “VICTORIA PARK” 2 BEDROOM PENTHOUSE!

• corner unit with lots of windows giving you N,W&E exposure • views from the deck off the living room • Located on the quiet side of the complex • New roof installed 2008 • new decks 2009, • new paint & carpet in hallways & stairways • plus new boiler

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#403-8080 Jones Rd.

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#405 1315 56th St,, Tsawwassen

#2 4890 48th Ave., Ladner

$419,900

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• Well appointed 1 bedroom unit in The Anvil

#206 8733 160th

* South Delta’s #1 Real Estate Agent.

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RIVER VIEWS!

• Built by award winning local developer, Pioneer Group.

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#507 6068 No 3rd Rd.

#70 15151 34th Ave.

$485,000

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208 5099 Springs Blvd., Tsaw

$749,900

$629,900 DESIRABLE WOODWARD LANDING!

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#2 5300 Admiral Way, Ladner

6015 46A Ave, Ladner

$799,900

$759,900 5 BEDROOM HOME W/ LARGE LOT!

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4862 59A St., Ladner

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5032 Walker Ave., Tsawwassen

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• Over 3,300 sq. ft. on 3 levels • 5 bedrooms with suite potential • 5,181 sq. ft. lot w/ Mountain and River Views!

• 2-5-10 new home warranty. No GST 8840 Stegavik Crt, Delta,

$959,900

WESTCOAST INSPIRED GEM!

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• 2,291 sq. ft. home, 3 bdrms & bthrms

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1369 Compston Cres, Tsawwassen

5683 9 Ave., Tsawwassen

$969,900

$969,900 STUNNING RESIDENCE WITH BREATH TAKING VIEWS!

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619 Sandollar Pl, Tsawwassen

1103 Shaman Cr, Tsawwassen

$1,298,800

$1,238,800

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

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4716 Stahaken Place, Tsaw

$929,900

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5454 Ladner Trunk Rd., Ladner

$1,899,800

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558 English Bluff Rd., Tsawwassen

$2,299,900

$2,100,000 STUNNING PANORAMIC VIEWS! W NE

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5140 8A Ave., Tsawwassen

$2,360,800

$2,488,800

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6454 River Rd., Ladner

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1067 WILMINGTON DR. Tsawwassen Central, Tsaw.

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#209-4758 53 Street | $368,800 1,039 sq.ft. - 2 bdrms - 2 bath mountain view - Sunningdale Phase 3

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