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Local wins $12.5M lotto jackpot

Lisa-Marie Draganiuk says she’ll be going house hunting with husband Merle after claiming prize BY

SANDOR GYARMATI

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It’s time to go house hunting for lucky South Delta resident Lisa-Marie Draganiuk. The 33-year-old dental hygienist happily accepted a cheque worth $12.5 million at the B.C. Lottery Corporation’s Vancouver headquarters yesterday morning. Draganiuk was one of four winners in Canada to split a $50 million jackpot in last Friday’s Lotto Max draw. She bought the ticket at the Shoppers Drug Mart in Tsawwassen. Standing with her husband Merle, she described how she wasn’t much of a lottery player but had an extra $20 set aside to play. After not winning the previous week, she said her gut was telling her to play a couple more tickets last week. She spent $10, hoping to get a free play. It was announced the next day that someone from Delta had one of the winning tickets, but it wasn’t until she went shopping on Monday and did a self-ticket check that Draganiuk realized she had won big. At first, the machine seemed to indicate she had won $12,500, which she said would have been fantastic enough, but it wasn’t until she contacted the lottery cooperation that she learned just how much she had won. “I was in a state of euphoria and pure and utter disbelief, probably more of the latter, and I think I still am,” Draganiuk said. After she found out she had a $12.5 million winner, she said she had to sit down in a chair as she shook for a while. At first, all she told her husband on the phone

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Lisa-Marie Draganiuk and husband Merle accept a cheque for $12.5 million at the B.C. Lottery Corporation’s Vancouver headquarters yesterday morning. was, “We’re up a little bit.” The couple, which is expecting its second child, is going to start house hunting, but has no other

immediate plans for the money. Draganiuk said after her ticket was verified, the first thing she did was pick up her mother from

work. Handing her mom a big bouquet of flowers, she told her that after 34 years at the same job, she would never have to work

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Four Winds tops in Canada

Two-year-old operation in Tilbury named Brewery of the Year at Canadian Brewing Awards BY

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Ladner’s own Four Winds Brewing Company took top prize of Brewery of the Year last weekend at the 2015 Canadian Brewing Awards. In addition to the night’s big award, the brewery also brought home five individual beer awards — two golds, for the Operis Brett Saison and Sovereign Super Saison; two silvers, for the Nectarous Dry-Hopped Sour and Juxtapose Brett IPA; and a bronze for the IPA. “It was pretty shocking,” said brewer Brent Mills, who opened the business two years ago along with dad Greg and brothers Sean and Adam. Brent added that with five visits to the podium throughout the night, he started to think Four Winds might be in the running for Brewery of the Year. “I didn’t expect it until they said our name.” “It was a real pleasant surprise,” said Greg. “Everybody here is really proud of these guys.” Four Winds entered 12 beers, which were judged along with beers from more than 100 other Canadian breweries. The family-owned and operated brewery located in the Tilbury industrial area has quickly grown since opening in June of 2013. After just one year, Four Winds expanded the brewery and tasting room and what started out as

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Toasting their awards haul at Four Winds Brewing Company are (from left) Brent Mills, Adam Mills, Kylo Hoy and Greg Mills. a two-man operation has quickly grown to include 18 employees that distrib-

utes to hundreds of pubs, restaurants and liquor stores in the Lower Mainland and

Vancouver Island. The brewery is also expanding its offerings

with new beers, including experimenting with barrelaged brews.

Police hosting public forum on youth violence

In light of recent violence in North Delta and Surrey, Delta police will host a community forum, Youth Violence: A Community Discussion, next week. The forum, set for Thursday, June 18 at Seaquam Secondary in North Delta, will provide information, awareness and knowledge about youth violence to parents or anyone

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engaged with young people. The event will start at 6 p.m. with an information session where a number of community agencies will be available to provide information on youth addiction and mental health as well as family counselling services. The forum will start at 7 p.m. and including presentations from: • Sgt. Lindsay Houghton,

Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit — End Gang Life Campaign. Houghton will provide an update on CFSEU, Surrey RCMP and Delta police’s coordinated response to the current drug conflict in the communities. • Two former gang members that were both involved in various levels of the gang life as youth and adults. The

pair will share their unique experience and insight into what led them towards gangs, and what motivated them to leave the gang life. • Raman Gill, a crime prevention family counsellor, who will share the experiences of working with families and youth who have been impacted by the risks associated with drugs and criminal behav-

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Commission not sold on proposals

Pair of development applications involving heritage homes in Ladner Village get rough ride from civic body BY

SANDOR GYARMATI

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The Delta Heritage Advisory Commission wasn’t sold on development proposals that would impact a pair of heritage homes in Ladner. The commission heard last Wednesday from the applicant behind a proposal affecting the Gillespie House on 47A Avenue as well as a separate development bid for the Roycroft Grant Residence, formerly the home of La Belle Auberge restaurant, on 48th Avenue. The plan to demolish the Gillespie House got a quick rebuff from commission members despite the applicant’s contention that only a small front portion of the structure is the original 1903 home with the rest being mismatched additions. Saying he has had an

inquiry from a local farm property owner to relocate the dwelling, Howard Smid told the commission the small house is dwarfed by an apartment complex and it would take a lot to restore it in any event. A former member of the heritage commission and one of the first members of the Kirkland House Society, Smid said he’s been involved in many restoration projects, but they need to be purposeful and “in the right place at the right time.” The municipality received an application for a four-lot single-family development complete with coach houses where the Victorian cottage-style house is located. The application immediately prompted a temporary protection order for the house. Commission members voted in opposition to the development plan, a posi-

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would go through several alterations and upgrades before resale as a singlefamily home, but approvals for such work are required because it’s on the register. The commission agreed with a municipal staff report outlining a number of concerns, mainly with the visual impact the new three-storey houses would have on FILE PHOTO the older building. The developer has been asked to incorporate the Gillespie House into Saying the prohis rezoning plan. posed density is within the area plan, Lalli explained he Commissioners seemed tion that will be forwarded even more skeptical about to Delta council. The appliwent through a lengthy cant was asked to work with the plan to redevelop the process with civic staff on his redevelopment idea, 48th Avenue site, where municipal staff to incorporate the house into the plan. new owner Havir Lalli is even pitching a land swap proposing to keep the house or relocation of the house. The house is in Delta’s but also rezone the property He said he had an extensive heritage inventory but not into five infill lots. the heritage register, which character study of the area Built in 1904, the two offers more protection for commissioned when comstorey Edwardian-era home historic structures. ing up with the design and

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Creating the ideal

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Conditions Although Windset Farms greenhouse is computer controlled, much is still done by hand

This is the fourth 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.

he sheer size of the greenhouse is the ﬁrst thing that jumps out at you and the rows and rows of green plants really illustrate just how large the structure is. Windset Farms senior grower Ron Moes and marketing manager/ sales Shiho Uzawa recently showed the Optimist

around the operation’s Delta location and after an interview in a meeting room area we ventured inside two of the four big greenhouses on site. Three of them are on 15-acre blocks, and the other one is about 24 acres, says Moes. The temperature inside is noticeably warmer than outside during a midweek

" Senior grower Ron Moes inspects some tomatoes.

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afternoon visit. Not stiﬂing hot but deﬁnitely warmer. A variety of tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers are grown at the facility, located on 41B Street, about halfway in between River Road West and Deltaport Way. The greenhouses are climate controlled with computers, notes Moes, adding growers still need to have a green thumb. “You have to be able to read the plant. You can actually tell by looking at the plants if they need to be warmer, if they need to be cooler,” he says. “We program the computer how we want to see it. We make adjustments on a regular basis, with watering, with everything to optimize what the plant requires, so we can optimize the yield.” BY DAVE Windset uses bees to pollinate and hives where only the worker bees can get out are used. Moes says when he started in the industry, people pollinated by hand. “[Bees] do a much better job than we do,” he says. Uzawa notes an integrated pest management program is also in place. That basically means good bugs are used to eat the bad ones.

“We try to avoid using pesticides as much as we can,” she says. In terms of equipment used in the growing process, basically everything is done manually, Moes explains. “In the greenhouse itself, it’s very, very limited in terms of machinery. Everything is hand picked.” For pruning employees start working off carts or scissor lifts when the plants become quite tall, he says. Plants need to be maintained “otherwise it just becomes a giant bush.” When it comes to packing, there are a few machines for sorting cucumbers and peppers but once sizes are sorted out, the ﬁnished product is packed by hand, he WILLIS adds. The produce from Windset’s Delta facility is shipped to destinations in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and into Manitoba as well as Washington and California. Uzawa lists Costco, Overwaitea, Safeway, IGA, Walmart and Superstore as some of the recipients. “Sometimes we pick, grade, pack and ship in the same day,” she says.

Do you know a place that reporter Dave Willis should visit? Let him know at dwillis@delta-optimist.com.

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MURPHY’S LAW It’s a great place to live. That’s assuming, of course, you can afford to live here. Delta’s lofty spot in the annual MoneySense magazine’s rankings of the best places to live in Canada is well deserved. To be ranked 13th out of 209 cities across the country would suggest this is an enviable place to live and I think most would agree that’s a pretty accurate characterization of the place we’re lucky enough to call home. When I dug a little deeper into the rankings, which take into account 10 factors, everything from access to health care to income levels, one category stood out for me: affordable housing. Only one of the top 25 cities in the rankings got a check mark for that one (a city must be in the top 25 percentile to be so recognized), yet 15 of the bottom 18 cities in the rankings received a check mark for affordable housing. Delta got a check mark for the ease in which residents can walk, bike and take transit (two out of three’s not bad), but didn’t make the grade in the low crime rate or good weather categories, which I thought would be two of our strong suits. The only three cities in the top 10 to get a check mark for weather are all in Ontario, including Ottawa, which doesn’t strike me as the nicest place to spend a Canadian winter. As with any rankings, there are bound to be some headscratchers as well as debates about placement, but the affordable housing factor is so pronounced it’s difficult not to take notice. Of the top 25 cities, the categories that got the next fewest check marks were low taxes (five) and good weather (six). It stands to reason that each place is going to have different strengths, but it seems that affordable housing is a common weakness. Essentially what the rankings are telling us is that if it’s a nice place to live, the housing won’t be cheap. There’s obviously going to be some correlation between the two, particularly in major metropolitan centres, but it’s even the case in places like Levis, Quebec and Stratford, Ontario. Only one-quarter of the cities can get a check mark in any category, so it’s hard to compete on the housing affordability scale with the likes of Truro, Nova Scotia or Matane, Quebec, both of which are near the bottom overall but got their one and only check mark in the affordable housing column. That being said, it’s clearly an issue here and elsewhere, one that will continue to persist in the absence of concerted efforts on the part of government.

Time of year to start enjoying the bounty of local harvest MIKE SCHNEIDER

COMMUNITY COMMENT If you’re like me, you’re probably wondering if it will ever rain again. I gave up on the lawns a couple of weeks ago and the more I think about it, we will likely phase out the grass altogether over the next couple of years. No need for it to play catch with the kid anymore and we haven’t hosted too many sprinkler parties for 10-plus years. We planted our garden veggies earlier than usual and they have been successful thus far. It has been a bit of a crapshoot on the school farm front though. A lot of success but some early “bolting” of some crops has given cause to restart various crops at different schools. If you have driven the neighbouring highways and backroads in Delta of late, you will have likely seen massive clouds of soil dust wafting around. It is dry out there for sure and depending on what

local farmers are growing, the heat and dry weather can be a blessing or a curse. You have probably heard the ads on radio or seen them in the papers promoting the first crops from local growers showing up on retail feature displays. The nugget Warba spuds are hugely popular now and are certainly a favourite sign of summer. Steamed and served with garlic butter, pepper and chives are a classic accompaniment to anything on the grill. I also like to steam them and then drizzle with oil and sriracha for a few minutes on the barbecue. BC Fresh and the Ministry of Agriculture have done a good job of reminding us to buy local when our crops are in season. I’ve had the good fortune to have made it out to Westham Island to pick strawberries a couple of times. The B.C. berry growers have been busy reminding us to buy this seasonal delicacy. When you go through as many smoothies as we do, the sweetness of fresh local berries is unbeatable. The Ladner Village Market opens this Sunday, the Earthwise Saturday Market is open and a new addition to the local scene, the Backroads Family Farm Market, is up and running for its second year.

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This little gem of a market features local produce and other food items at the foot of 52nd Street, a few metres from Arthur Drive. Operated by Danielle and Alicia Guichon, Backroads has made a commitment to offer our community fine product from local growers. You need to check it out. They have a simple retail strategy that shows local product with red price tags and there are way more red tags than not. For my part, I am looking for distribution channels for our summer harvest from the Delta school district farms. Mario’s restaurant in Tsawwassen will be using our food for a second year and negotiations are underway with other retailers and restaurants, including Backroads, which is considering options for supporting school-aged farmers in our community. Over the next two weeks the last couple of hundred of our cucumber seedlings will find their way into the ground. We have an experienced canning/pickling team in place and are excited to offer a branded finished product in the fall. Stay tuned. Mike Schneider is founder of Project Pickle and likes to write about growing, cooking and eating food.

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cost charges will be passed along to home buyers, driving up already unbearably high home prices. Second, if there is a slowdown in development, funding for transit will dry up, so it is not a reliable funding

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Our people and word of mouth drives much of our business. Staff can make or break the shopping experience and right now it is more important than ever that everyone on the payroll knows this. Word of mouth is powerful. Showing customers you appreciate their patronage is vital. So here’s word of mouth in action. Let’s not be afraid to name some names. Great experience should be shared. The service from the men behind the customer service counter at the Home Hardware will keep us shopping there regardless of the big malls across the highway. Several years back we learned “measure twice, cut once” the hard way. Home Hardware corrected our mistake at no charge. My husband will not give up Jodi and John at The Matador, nor will he give up Nevil at Delta Geeks. The staff at Meridian Meats is engaged and so help-

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Port now looks beyond just efficient shipping

Editor: Re: Port calls T2 only feasible option to meet growth, letter to the editor, June 5 Port Metro Vancouver erroneously states Roberts Bank Terminal 2, with three new container berths, is needed to meet anticipated growth in the container business. The port plans to dredge and build a 115-hectare island smack in the Fraser

estuary where our worldrenowned migratory birds, salmon and endangered killer whales feed and migrate. Since 2003, forecasts of anticipated growth have been highly inflated and even the lowest case forecasts have not been realized. The Canadian west coast container business matured and flatlined in 2007. From 2007 to 2014, the container business has grown annu-

ally at 2.2 per cent. Port Metro Vancouver shows growth rates that compare back to 2001 (when the container business was getting established) and then project a growth of more than four to six per cent. Even if their forecast were correct, B.C., with planned efficiencies and upgrades (including the Port of Prince Rupert), has sufficient container capacity to handle triple the current

business without a new terminal at Roberts Bank. Port Metro Vancouver needs Terminal 2 so it can collect lease money as well as wharfage and berthage fees. While the total tonnage of business (containers and bulk shipping) through Port Metro Vancouver grew at 3.26 per cent per year from 2008 to 2013, the net income of Port Metro Vancouver grew at 18.5 per

cent per year. Management salaries grew at 13.7 per cent. CEO wages grew at 17 per cent. Payments in lieu of taxes to municipal governments went down three per cent per year. Port Metro Vancouver is using profits to buy land (including in the Agricultural Land Reserve) for future lease income. The B.C. government owns ALR lands in the vicinity of

Roberts Bank. Real estate interests have options on ALR lands and a non-profit organization (that receives port contracts) also owns several ALR properties in the area. Our ports used to be about efficient shipping. Now they are about land acquisitions and business spin-offs that don’t consider the best shipping options for Canadians. Susan Jones

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We benefit from trees in multitude of ways ANNE MURRAY

BY THE BAY As I sat down to write this column, a hummingbird dive-bombing a dragonfly in our garden distracted me. Drawn outside to watch, I relaxed for a while in the shade of a tree, enjoying the dappled sunlight. A robin sang melodically nearby and a red-breasted nuthatch gave its scratchy call as it inched up the bark of a cedar tree. Distant traffic and airplane sounds were muted. I am fortunate to live in a neighbourhood that still has many large conifers and landscaped yards, where birds sing and native bees and butterflies forage among the flowers. Trees and natural landscapes have many benefits for humans far beyond resource values. Had I undergone a medical procedure, my ability to sit in such a garden could have been critical to recovery. Studies show that hospital patients recover more quickly when looking at trees through a window compared with streetscapes or blank walls. Children with hyperactivity and seniors experiencing dementia experience greater calm in natural surroundings. Neighbourhoods with trees, parks and gardens encourage walking and other recreation that benefits fitness and health. Trees are essential in making the earth inhabitable, absorbing carbon dioxide from the air and

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Trees and natural landscapes have many benefits for humans far beyond resource values. releasing oxygen for us to breathe. Their absorption of carbon dioxide is important in mitigating climate change. Trees absorb air pollutants, dust and grime, and take up rainwater from the ground, preventing run off and flooding, and stabilizing bluffs and slopes. Biodiversity is greater where there are native trees that foster specific animal, plant and fungal associations. Western red cedars have an iconic place in First Nations history and traditions, used for houses, boats, clothes and fishing nets. Massive Douglas firs could live for over 1,000 years and grow over 100 metres tall. Some local trees, like the 30-metre American elm in Ladner’s Memorial Park, have been designated as heritage trees, and more are worthy of that title. In the eagerness to maximize house sizes and

profits, many new and infill developments occupy the whole extent of a lot, leaving no room for trees or landscaping. This disregards the many studies that show suburbs with natural landscaping have higher property values. Trees make a neighbourhood a more desirable place to live. In consideration of tree protection, the Corporation of Delta has just instituted an Urban Reforestation Project aimed at compensating felled trees with new plantings. Perhaps land owners will also consider keeping mature trees, not cutting them. Anne Murray is a local naturalist and writer. Her books on Delta’s natural and ecological history, A Nature Guide to Boundary Bay and Tracing Our Past, a Heritage Guide to Boundary Bay, are available in local stores or from www.natureguidesbc.com.

Public Hearing - June 23, 2015 The Municipal Council of The Corporation of Delta will hold a Public Hearing, in accordance with the Local Government Act, to consider the following proposed project and related application: Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: Council Chamber Delta Municipal Hall 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent Delta, BC V4K 3E2 A Council meeting is scheduled to immediately follow this Public Hearing in the event Council wishes to give further consideration to the project at that time. Any persons who believe that their interest in property will be affected by the proposed project shall be given an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing on matters contained in the bylaw and/or proposed by the application. Should you have any concerns or comments you wish to communicate to Council in advance of the Public Hearing, you can write to: Mayor and Council The Corporation of Delta 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent Delta, BC V4K 3E2 Fax: 604-946-3390 Email: mayor-council@delta.ca Correspondence addressed to Mayor and Council will form part of the public record for this Public Hearing. To be considered, correspondence must be received by the Office of the Municipal Clerk no later than 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Project No. 1 Application for Rezoning and Heritage Alteration Permit (File No. LU007277) Location: 4840 48 Avenue as shown outlined in bold on MAP NO. 1

Applicant: T.E. Andres Home Building Ltd. Telephone: 604-946-8876 Proposal: Application for Rezoning and Heritage Alteration Permit in order to permit subdivision of the subject property into five bare land strata lots with the existing Niemetz Residence being relocated, restored and protected on proposed Lot 2, and new single family dwellings to be constructed on proposed Lots 1, 3, 4 and 5. “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” Amendment Bylaw No. 7431 To amend “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” by rezoning the subject property from RM1 Multiple Family (Duplex) Residential to Comprehensive Development Zone No. 452, to permit the subdivision and development of five bare land strata lots. Heritage Alteration Permit LU007277 To regulate the relocation, preservation and restoration of the Niemetz Residence to proposed Lot 2 and the construction of the new buildings on proposed Lots 1, 3, 4 and 5. Staff Contact: Stephanie Johnson – 604-946-3269 Web Location: June 1, 2015 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Item E.02 Additional Information Additional information, copies of the bylaw, supporting staff reports, and any relevant documentation may be inspected until Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Location:

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Give us this day our daily... If you have any experience with church, you can probably finish that sentence. It is part of what is commonly known as the Lord’s Prayer and it says: “Give us this day our daily bread.” Many of us have prayed that, but have we really thought about it? Would you really want God to give you the food you need on the actual day you need it? Although many people do live day-to-day with even their food, that would be a constant source of tension and worry. For most of us, if we are out of food, our first thought isn’t to ask God to give us our daily bread. After our initial panic, we start calling family or friends, or try to connect

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with a food bank, or something like that. We are obviously far more comfortable if there is enough money in the account and food in the fridge to meet our needs. But all of us live day-to-day with many things in our lives. We have serious needs beyond the food we eat that require daily provision. We could (and should!) pray: Give us this day our daily... patience with our kids, or love for our spouse, or energy for our work, or hope in our discouragement, and on and on. Jesus teaches us to ask God to meet our daily needs, as we need them — and to trust him to provide. Give us this day our daily... Mike invites dialogue at mike@ ladnerbaptist.ca.

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Doug Sabourin will be retiring as executive director of Deltassist later this year. A search is underway for his replacement.

Deltassist is undertaking search to replace retiring executive director

After nine years as the executive director of Deltassist, Doug Sabourin will be stepping down and heading into retirement this fall. “I have very much enjoyed my time working with and for the people of Delta,” says Sabourin. “Every day is different, some happy, some sad, but the best days are when we make a meaningful change in someone’s life.” Deltassist offers drug and alcohol counselling, support for victims of violence, suicide prevention, seniors counselling and other community services. The charity is also responsible for delivering United Way’s

Better at Home seniors’ initiative, and is best known for coordinating the annual Christmas Toy Depot and food hamper program. “Deltassist is a place of hope,” adds Sabourin. “We meet people at some of the lowest points in their lives and help them get back on track. It can be tough seeing so many people facing troubles, but our job is to help them find a way to overcome their problems and start to enjoy life again.” Sabourin’s career started in the late 1960s, and has included social planning for the City of Vancouver, executive director of the Canadian Diabetes Association and numerous

non-profit associations. “It has been a pleasure working with Doug over the past nine years,” says Warren Hughes, president of the Deltassist board of directors. “He has built a great team of people to deliver many, many services in a professional, caring manner.” The board has initiated a process to replace Sabourin in the coming months. More information about the executive director’s position can be found in the careers

section of its website at www.deltaassist.com. “While I’m excited about my future, I will miss the staff, the volunteers and the clients,” says Sabourin. “We deal with so many serious issues on a daily basis, but through it all we make each other smile, because a smile is the first step to improving any situation.” Deltassist has helped thousands of families and individuals cope with personal and economic challenges since 1972.

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We admired his beauty and his personality.Those who had the privilege of riding him in recent years will never forget him. Sadly missed and lovingly remembered by all, especially Gordy, Betty, and stable mate Sunschein ......

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The community of beach grove mourns the loss of our best known horse, ”Bob”, who passed away suddenly of an apparent heart attack. He was doing what he loved best, going out for a ride, and he did not suffer. We’ve enjoyed watching him over the years visiting around the streets, pulling an elegant carriage, or a special chariot with torque riding in the back. We loved seeing Gordy riding him on the dyke and beach, often with no saddle or bridle, in perfect harmony. Bob was a character, he enjoyed an occasional coffee at the mcdonald’s drive-thru. He pushed his nose into your pocket as he enjoyed a dog cookie as a treat.

TAKE NOTICE that The Corporation of Delta intends to dispose of its fee simple interest in the following lands to 0401587 B.C. Ltd. pursuant to a purchase and sale agreement.

Civic address: Legal Description: Parcel Identifier No.: Legal Description:

8348 River Way, Delta, British Columbia V4G 1C4 029-529-310 Lot 3 District Lots 130 Group 2 New Westminster District Plan EPP41430

This approximately 0.41 acre industrial site is zoned as I-2 (Industrial) and is located as shown outlined in bold on the Plan that accompanies this Notice.

will be published in our Pets on Parade special feature To enter bring in or mail your photos to: #207 - 4840 Delta Street, Ladner, BC V4K 2T6 or email your pet’s name, your name and daytime telephone number, and the category(ies) with the corresponding photo with Pet Show in the subject line to: contests@delta-optimist.com Readers will vote for winners in the following categories:

• Best Overall • Most Unique • Most PlayEul Dog & Cat Food prizes will be provided by Jamieson's Pet Food Distributors. You are allowed to enter one or all categories but a separate picture must be entered for each.

The consideration to be received by The Corporation of Delta is $585,000.00.

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THIS NOTICE IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PUBLIC NOTIFICATION ONLY. IT IS NOT AN OFFER TO GRANT A SIMILAR INTEREST TO ANY OTHER PARTY. Copies of the relevant documents and plans may be inspected at the Municipal Hall at 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, B.C. Any inquiries should be made to Samien Safaei, Lands Solicitor, 604-946-3234, Monday through Friday (except statutory holidays) between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Corporation of Delta 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent Delta BC V4K 3E2 (604) 946-4141 www.delta.ca

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Maya Lucertini (front) and the rest of the staff at Tim Hortons in Tsawwassen serve coffee last Wednesday as part of Tim Hortons Camp Day. One hundred per cent of coffee sales were donated to the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation to send 18,000 kids from low-income homes across North America on a life-changing camp experience.

Now open in Tsawwassen, kids learn and play at Sunny Town

The place where we feel safest — at home — is where most smoking-materials structure fires, deaths, and injuries occur. Smoking materials are the leading cause of fire deaths. Smoking material fires are preventable.

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KKK If you smoke, use only ﬁre-safe cigarettes. KKK If you smoke, smoke outside. Most deaths result from ﬁres that started in living rooms, family rooms and dens or in bedrooms. KKK Keep cigarettes, lighters, matches, and other smoking materials up high out of the reach of children, in a locked cabinet.

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KKK Use a deep, sturdy ashtray. Place it away from anything that can burn. KKK Do not discard cigarettes cigarettes in in vegetation vegetationsuch suchas as mulch, potted plants plants or or landscaping, landscaping, peat peatmoss, moss, grasses, leaves leaves or or other otherthings thingsthat thatcould could dried grasses, ignite easily. easily. ignite KKK Before you throw away butts and ashes, make sure they are out, and dousing in water or sand is the best way to do that.

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Social skills are the focus at Sunny Town Learn & Play Childcare Centre in Tsawwassen. “That’s very important to us. The children really love it here. They have fun playing,” said owner Ray Win Hatcher.

The childcare facility, which opened last month, offers infant and toddler care, a group daycare/preschool program and school age care. School age care is offered for South Park students but she said she’s looking to expand to offer pick-ups and drop-offs for other schools. Teachers, who are trained early childhood educators, also play with the kids. “That’s part of my philosophy,” she said.

PHOTO BY

GORD GOBLE

Ray Win Hatcher has opened Sunny Town Learn & Play Childcare Centre in Tsawwassen. There is also an enclosed play yard for preschool kids and the infant/toddler group. Families need to call to register for drop-in care. Sunny Town Learn &

Play Childcare Centre is located inside the Tsawwassen United Church, 693-53rd St. Call 604-943-7869. The centre’s hours are 6:45 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Service is everything in the industry, he said. “You want to be able to take away that feeling of them being upset with their car, and just take care of everything.” Richardson is on the

executive of the Ladner Business Association and a member of the Ladner Village Quilt Walk and Classic Car Show committee for nearly a decade. Ladner Auto Body has been in business for 38 years. The family owned and operated business was started by Richardson’s father, Stan. Ladner Auto Body is at 3561 River Road West. Visit http://csninc.ca/ladner or call 604-946-0388.

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Budget Blinds expands to Tilbury location In the past five years Budget Blinds of Delta has gone from a two-person business in the form of owners David and Tara Anderson to a team of six and growing. It recently added the South Surrey territory and started a second business, Delta Closets. With all that growth it was time to move from the little corner Budget Blinds was using at Southside Flooring in Tsawwassen to a bigger location in Tilbury, complete with warehouse space, offices and a showroom. The new location, 125-

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Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington cuts the ribbon at the Budget Blinds of Delta grand opening with owners David and Tara Anderson on either side. 7391 Vantage Way, opened late last month. Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington, a Budget Blinds customer,

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features co-ordinator: Dave Willis

604-946-4451

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....in South Delta

Ladner market returns 2015 season opens Sunday with full slate of vendors

The market will also have things like handmade soaps made with beer and spirits and coffee, planters, The first Ladner Village garden furniture, and wood, Market of the 2015 season glass and beauty products. takes place Sunday. “It’s a well-rounded mar“It is completely filled, ket,” she says. which is lovely,” Tracey There will be live music McKnight, one of the orgato keep shoppers enternizers behind the popular tained as well. The 2015 annual attraction, says of schedule starts off with the vendor roster. Cannery Row, purveyors of Each market of the seafine blues and roots music. son, which includes seven This year marks the 19th dates over the course of season for the the summer, local attracfeatures 160 tion, labeled vendors along as Western with local merCanada’s largest chants. June 14 & 28 open-air mar“We’re excited,” she says. July 12 & 26 ket. “It’s really There will be August 9 & 23 unbelievable. a mix of new and returning September 13 We’re proud to be a summer vendors. event that’s wel“This comed each year by both Sunday there will be lots our local community and of hugs and smiles from the residents throughout our steadfast returning the Lower Mainland,” says artisans and lots of people McKnight. on-hand to guide the new She notes three new marartisans through the setup at their location,” McKnight ket managers, Jan Salvador, Jill McKnight and Stephen explains. Smith, who have been Those who get hungry involved in the market in while doing some shopping many different capacities shouldn’t need to go far for over the years, have joined a snack. McKnight says the herself and her husband Bill market will be introducing McKnight this year. a few new food trucks at The Ladner Village each date to complement Market spans three blocks its food vendors as well as on 48th Avenue, from local restaurants. Elliott Street to Delta Examples of food at Street, and runs from 10 the market include schnita.m. to 4 p.m. zel, skewered meatballs, The market takes place smoothies with berries and on the second and fourth greens, sweet and savoury Sundays of June, July and crepes, salmon burgers, August, as well as a Sunday perogies, hotdogs bratwurst in September. and more. She notes there For more on the event, will be cold-pressed oils visit ladnervillagemarket. and butters, goat cheeses com. and gluten-free products. BY

DAVE WILLIS

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2015 Dates

2015 Music Schedule June 14 - all day- Cannery Row June 28 - AM - Marlin Ramazzini Latin Band June 28 - PM - Cassandra Bangel July 12 - all day - Hell’s Gate Blues Band July 26 - all day - Time Machine August 9 - AM - Rachael Chatoor

August 9 - AM - Nadine States and Wendy Biscuit August 23 - AM - Hang Ten Hangmen August 23 - PM - Rumba Calzada September 13 - AM - Wes Mackey September 13 - PM - Dubious Brothers Source: ladnervillagemarket. com

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Vendors and shoppers alike will be flocking to Ladner this Sunday for the first installment of the ever-popular Ladner Village Market.

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Vintage vehicles take centre stage BY

PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE

Antique trucks and tractors will be in the spotlight tomorrow at the second annual Kirkland House Vintage Truck & Antique Tractor Show.

DAVE WILLIS

dwillis@delta-optimist.com

Old-time trucks and tractors will be on display in Ladner tomorrow at the second annual Kirkland House Vintage Truck & Antique Tractor Show. Event coordinator James Price expects to see up to 100 this time around, including some that weren’t quite ready for last year’s inaugural event. Price says people have stopped him on the street to talk about the event, adding it has sparked some interest in the community. There will be a wooden toy derby where kids can build and detail a wooden tractor or truck. The event will also include an old-time motor display, a cakewalk, live bluegrass and country music, a display from the B.C. Farm Museum and more. Visitors will also be able to tour the heritage house, barn and grounds. The show takes place Saturday, June 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Kirkland House, 4140 Arthur Dr., Ladner. For more information call 604946-4833.

South Coast Casuals is searching for an Enthusiastic Sales Associate to engage and assist customers in our store in Ladner Village. If you are fantastic with customers, confident and love clothes, this is the opportunity for you! The ideal candidate will have a Passion for Fashion and be able to demonstrate on-the-job initiative, professional responsibility and an AMAZING attitude. This permanent position will be 3 - 4 days per week and include one weekend shift per week. Key Competencies: • An aptitude for fashion styling and a polished personal style • Ability to recognize and execute selling opportunities • Courteous and energetic customer service skills • Ability to work as part of a team and independently, demonstrating initiative • Ability to stand for long periods of time up to 8 hours, engage in repetitive motions and carry items (mannequins, clothing, totes, torsos, etc) for a short distance • Ability to lift at least 30lbs and the comfort to climb a 6ft ladder • Must be able to work a flexible work schedule including days, evenings, weekends and holidays • Minimum of two years (2) customer service experience • Excellent spoken and written English • Love for social media and demonstrated ability at posting and responding to these mediums would be an asset. Resumes may be submitted in person at South Coast Casuals, 5028 48th Avenue, Delta, BC or sales@southcoastcasuals.com. Please include a cover letter address to Jill McKnight, sharing why you are the ideal candidate for this position.

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South Delta rapper heads east Greg Beamish to perform at NXNE festival in Toronto next weekend BY

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Hip-hop artist Greg Beamish will get his first taste of performing at a big festival next weekend at NXNE in Toronto. “I’m really looking forward to that,” says Beamish, 30, who grew up in Tsawwassen and is now living in Vancouver. NXNE (North by Northeast) runs June 17 to 21 and features performances from many artists at a number of venues around the city. He’s no stranger to performing in front of sizable audiences, having opened for some big names in the genre like T-Pain, Ghostface Killah and Redman. Beamish has also taken his act on the road, recently playing shows in Japan and Germany. He says the crowds were good in Tokyo and that it’s more about the vibe and

feeling there compared to Germany where people really like to dissect your lyrics. “Toronto, I hear they’re kind of a tough crowd, so I’ll have to see how it goes,” he says with a chuckle. The South Delta Secondary grad’s latest release, Dude on Fire, came out in January. The album, produced by Moka Only, has a lo-fi feel to it and a more ambient or relaxing sound than an intense one, he explains. The album process is usually drawn out and Beamish says that can be frustrating but that wasn’t the case with Dude on Fire. He says it was completed in about two days.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 20—FIRE HALL 1 4645 HARVEST DRIVE—LADNER 10:00 AM TIL 3:00 PM

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TV project lands development deal Ladner stand-up comedian and actor Darcy Michael’s latest TV project has got a development deal. “It’s pretty surreal,” says Michael. The sitcom, titled Darcy, is about married couple, Darcy and Jeremy, and how they deal with marriage, money and family. The show is very much drawing from his life and his standup, says Michael. Michael is working with a writing partner on the show and says they’ve got one script down and a bunch to go. After July, Michael’s tour schedule slows down enough that they’ll be able set up a production office and really start cranking out the work, he says. Production company Project 10 inked the development deal with Bell Media. Michael was recently seen on the CTV sitcom Spun Out.

Author in Ladner for signing

Author Stephen Foey will be at Black Bond Books in Ladner Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to sign copies of his new book, Ooh-la-la Land: Escapades on the French Riviera. The book is described as a deftly funny travel narrative, in which an Anglophone couple escapes to the French Riviera, encountering beauty, romance, ooh-lala moments, and more hijinks and hilarity than they had ever bargained for.

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Lansdowne qualifies for Huntress finals BY

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Long-time Ladner resident Shannon Lansdowne has made it to the finals of the 2016 Extreme Huntress Competition. Lansdowne, who grew up in Ladner but moved to Nanoose Bay on Vancouver Island in 2013, will be joining five other finalists at the famed 777 Ranch in Texas next month where they will compete in a

series of challenges to test their physical fitness, shooting, tracking and hunting skills. The competition is all caught on film and then broadcast online at www. extremehuntress.com over 13 weeks. Each week viewers vote for who they think should win the title. The online voting results will be combined with head-to-head skills competition and judges’ scores.

The episodes will begin airing this fall and online voting will begin Oct. 1. “The Extreme Huntress Competition continues to set the bar for serious outdoorswomen, while at the same time providing positive role models for women who are new to hunting, shooting and other traditional outdoor sports,” according to the competition website. To enter the contest, each woman had to submit an

essay describing why she is an extreme huntress. A panel of six judges considered all the submissions and chose the top-20 to move on to the semi-finals. Lansdowne made the cut and then made it to the finals based on a combination of judges’ scores and online voting. Lansdowne is one of two B.C. women who made it to the final. The other four finalists all hail from the United States.

Lansdowne was introduced to hunting at a young age. Her father was an outfitter and owned 10,000 square miles of hunting territory on the province’s central coast where he would guide clients on hunts. She also worked for a time as a hunting guide. FILE PHOTO

Shannon Lansdowne has made the finals of Extreme Huntress.

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Probus meeting to get update on tunnel replacement project The South Delta Probus Club is taking on a local hot topic at its monthly meeting next week. The meeting, which is scheduled for Wednesday,

June 17 at 10 a.m. at the Coast Tsawwassen Inn, will hear the latest news in the multi-billion dollar replacement for the George Massey Tunnel.

Pam Ryan, planning director, and Neil Valsangkar, technical services director, with the George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project will

change over the coming months as studies are completed and construction is slated to begin in 2017. Probus is a worldwide association of active retir-

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ees. South Delta Probus offers its members the opportunity to learn from speakers on key issues. The association is non-political and non-fundraising.

Horsing Around in Delta Riders Encouraged To Wear Safety Helmets

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It doesn’t matter if you are a beginner or an experienced rider. Falls happen all the time – even to professionals. And the consequences can be life altering.

“Safety has nothing to do with level of skill,” says Olympic dressage rider Courtney King-Dye, who suffered a severe brain injury while training a show horse in a familiar ring at home. When the horse suddenly slipped and fell, King-Dye went down too, landing underneath the horse and fracturing her skull. She wasn’t wearing a helmet.

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The Canadian Equestrian Federation has now changed the rules for dressage riders, who used to wear top hats at high levels of competition. Now, all levels of riders are required to wear a proper helmet. During her long recovery, King-Dye founded Riders 4 Helmets, an organization that promotes helmet safety. Each year, on International Helmet Awareness Day, riders are encouraged to take a good look at the helmet they are using to make sure it is CSA approved and still in top condition.

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Competitive riders most often choose a helmet made by the high-end manufacturers: Charles Owen, Samshield and GPA. These helmets can cost as much as $800, depending on the materials used and the testing that has gone into creating their design. While there is no official rating system for riding helmets, all brands sold in Canada must meet basic safety standards. When shopping for a new helmet, be sure to have a qualified sales person help out with the fit. The helmet should feel snug without causing pressure points. It should sit about an inch above the eyebrows, with the visor parallel to the ground (not tilted up). Riders with long hair should try on helmets with their hair worn the same way as when they are riding. A pony tail tucked up under a helmet will increase the size needed.

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Former Pacer star Navi Sekhon watches the senior boys scrimmage during an open gym session on Monday night at Delta Secondary School. The free weekly program is open to all current and future DSS students and is overseen by the Delta Pacer Basketball Association.

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He is Burnaby Firefighter living in Steveston with two young children. Navi Sekhon still finds the time to spend a couple of hours each Monday in the town where he grew up. “We are all passionate about Pacer Basketball and that’s why we are here,” explained the star of the 1993 Delta Secondary School senior boys team. “We thought maybe it was time to step in bit because basketball had taken a little bit of a side seat here to nobody’s fault.” Joined by the efforts of others who still bleed green, including Delta Sports Hall of Fame inductee Dean Bauck, the Delta Pacer Basketball Association(DPBA) has struck an agreement with administration to oversee the Ladner school’s hoop program. For the past couple of months, the DPBA has hosted an open gym on Monday nights. The sessions are for boys and girls — ranging from Grades 7-12. At one end of the floor are potential members of the senior

boys team, while the other end features future Pacers getting comfortable shooting hoops in the school’s cavernous gym. That’s the point the DPBA wants to make clear. This isn’t about pouring their energy towards one age group that happens to be coming through the school right now. It’s doing its part to help the sport flourish and ensure all six Pacer teams — Grade 8, junior and senior — have healthy numbers and players with a foundation base of skills that will enjoy the game and the high school environment. Just like these Pacer grads did. “We are not trying to create an elite system here where the goal here is to have a star team,” explained Bauck. “We will have good teams just by doing this. But when these kids are 25 or 30, they will be better people too. They will enjoy basketball, enjoy the good experience they had and remember how it helped propel them to other parts in their life. “We were fortunate to have that when we went to high school so why not them?

Sekhon has stayed close to the Lower Mainland basketball scene over the years with many of his friends involved with high school teams that he has provided assistance to. “The reason these programs are successful now is they are a yearround thing and that’s where we want to take this to,” he said. “It’s making it a grassroots program focused on fundamentals, skills and just letting them play. It’s going back to what the late (and my former coach) Dunc Anderson did by having a place for kids to play all the time.” Sekhon acknowledges there is plenty of work to be done, especially getting more girls playing basketball at DSS. “We have to start at the bottom and it’s to find a way to get girls interested in basketball. We have to come up with a plan. It will take some time but we will get there.” The DPBA has lined up coaches for four of the six DSS teams for next season, including accomplished outside volunteer coach David Craig taking on the senior boys team. Longtime DSS teacher Kerrie

Trotman will once again oversee the Grade 8 girls, while Pacer alumni Rachel Bock is returning to coach junior girls. Another DSS grad — Kenny Ryan — is in charge of the Grade 8 boys. Sekhon says the open gym will continue until end of the school year. and start up again in September. Players will be encouraged to attend the Split Second Basketball Camp at the end of July which will take place at DSS. The camp is headed by former UBC standout and European pro Eric Butler and he has put together an impressive list of guest coaches that includes one of Canada’s alltime great scorers Joey Vickery. Sekhon will also be involved. The DPBA encourages more current and future DSS students to come to their weekly sessions. The Split Second Camp is open to anyone in South Delta and beyond. It’s scheduled for July 27-July 30 and features three age groups — Grades 2-4, Grades 5-8 and Grades 9-12. For more information visit www. pacerbasketballbasketball.com

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Nine athletes from Delta Gymnastics will have an experience of a lifetime, leaving this weekend on a training trip to China. “The trip is organized by Coach Gao, who has a variety of connections in China,” explained Mike Hood, Delta Gymnastics Men’s Competitive Program Coordinator. “Six of our boys will stay for two weeks and three will stay for a month. The purpose of this trip is for the boys to experience how the best athletes in the world train and what kind of effort and focus it takes for an athlete to reach international level success.” The boys, who will travel with their coaches but not their parents, are between the ages of 10 and 19 years of age and currently train between 16 and 24 hours per week. They include: Que Bidewell, Hunter Woodhead, Nicholas Pham, Ryan Woodhead, Cole Schallig, Caleb Richmond, Alex Farquharson, Conor Edgson and Russell Woodward. ChickenntRaraiised o in O

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ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL HOME!

• OCP designated as Medium Density Residential • 14,262 sq. ft. lot with livable house • 74’ x 193.5’ rectangular lot with two road frontages • Inquire at City Hall for future usages

G TIN LIS

(2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) ®

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

• 5 bdrm 3 bath custom built home • Finished in 2014 • 1 bdrm suite • Beautiful finishings throughout

GORGEOUS UPDATES THROUGHOUT!

* South Delta’s #1 Real Estate Agent.

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

LIKE NEW W/ RIVER VIEWS!

• Built in 1998 • 7 bdrm 6 Bath, 3,000+ sqft home on 6,700 sqft lot • Quiet location in Nordel close to schools and parks • 2 bdrm side suite • Double garage

• Finished in late 2014 w/ 2-5-10 National Home Warranty • Stunning open design and elegant modern finishes throughout • 6 bdrm 5 bath incl/ 1 bedroom legal suite • Over 4,300 sqft • Garage space for 3 cars

5454 Ladner Trunk Rd., Ladner

938 Underhill Drive, Tsawwassen

$1,300,000

$1,738,800

STUNNING HOME WITH PANORAMIC OCEAN VIEWS! W

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

BUILT WITH TOTAL STYLE & QUALITY FINISHINGS • 6200 sq. ft. home less than 5 years old • Park-like 20,000 sq. ft. (half acre) lot • High 25 ft ceilings, • Euroline windows & doors • Kentwood wide-plank hardwood floors • Large professionally landscaped front & rear yards

• Built in 2013 by experienced local builder • Ultra private street with no traffic • Over 3,500 sq. ft., 4 bedrooms, Double garage, Luxurious professional kitchen

9 yrs of Prestige RE/MAX Western Canada Awards

• Legal suite for mortgage helper

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

15615 Moffatt Lane

5382 Crescent Dr., Ladner

$1,899,800

$1,928,800

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

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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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1512 BISHOP RD. South Surrey White Rock

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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

by fra

#1 Agent in South Delta*

2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & YTD 2015! *Based on number of sales in whole or in part on Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board Statistics

www.fraserelliott.com

W NE

ONE OF LADNER’S FINEST!

• Over 5,000 sqft home on huge 15,748 sqft lot • 6 bedrooms + den and gamesroom • Luxurious finishings throughout • Gorgeous landscaping & outdoor entertaining space • Legal 1 bedroom side suite • Must be seen to be appreciated! • Built in 2012

• Spectacular 37,287 sqft lot with Farmland Views • 4,401 sq.ft. rancher style home w/bonus loft • Extensively updated with many high-end renovations • 4 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms • Beautifully landscaped ultra-private yard w/ Koi pond and full size tennis court

G TIN

LIS

W NE

5139 Cooper Pl, Ladner

3540 Arthur Dr., Ladner

$1,988,800

$1,998,800 EXTRAORDINARY BRAND NEW HOME

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• 4,500 sq. ft. • 6 bedrooms, 6 baths • Triple garage • Separate 2 bedroom guest or nanny suite • Large 12,314 sqft lot with east exposed backyard • Custom built w/attention to feng shui principles • Luxurious finishings throughout plus AC & HRV

W NE

• Over 6,800 sqft of first class luxury • Expansive 36,155 sqft private lot • Quality built by Homestar Building & Design • 7 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms w/fully finished basement & legal suite • Close to schools, shopping & convenient HWY access • GST included in price. 2-5-10 warranty

G TIN LIS

22157 86A Ave.

558 English Bluff Rd., Tsawwassen

$2,299,900

$2,100,000 STUNNING PANORAMIC VIEWS!

BUILDER/DEVELOPER ALERT

• Tremendous view home in Tsawwassen’s

ING IST WL NE

“The Village” • Over 4,500 sqft of expansive living space

• Potentially Subdividable

G TIN LIS

W NE

• 31,912 sq. ft. • Two Rd Frontages

• Many updates throughout incl new chef’s kitchen

• Prime location

• Open concept rancher style home with full basement • Large concrete pool in sunny backyard • Corner lot w/ Gorgeous landscaping

1138 Shaman Cr, Tsawwassen

5140 8A Ave., Tsawwassen

$2,360,888

$2,488,800

WATERFRONT, SPECTACULAR VIEWS

RIVERFRONT 20 ACRE PARCEL!

• List price includes fully finished home • Yacht/boat/float plane moorage at private dock • State of the art gourmet chef’s kitchen • Build to suit options available • Call for full information package

W NE

• 20 acres of prime Riverfront farmland • ALR designated • Invest in South Delta & watch your money grow!

G TIN

LIS

6454 River Rd., Ladner

4273 River Road W., Ladner

$2,880,000

$2,500,000 CUSTOM BUILT RIVERFRONT HOME W/PRIVATE DOCK! • List price includes fully finished home • Yacht/boat/float plane moorage at private dock • State of the art gourmet chef’s kitchen • Build to suit options available • Call for full information package

W NE

FARMLAND!

G TIN LIS

(Approx 10,000 agents total in Real Estate Board in 2014)

• ALR

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• Good Investment

LOT 1 HWY 99 BB, Ladner

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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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5336 CHAMBERLAYNE AV. Neilsen Grove, Ladner

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

by fra

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

• 28.59 Acres

4259 River Rd. W., Ladner

personal real estate corporation

INCREDIBLE LUXURY RESIDENCE! G TIN LIS

fraser elliott

June 12, 2015 The Delta Optimist A33

Ask about my Vancouver Sun marketing campaign. Re/Max Progroup Realty 5360 12th Ave. 604-728-2845

A34 The Delta Optimist June 12, 2015

2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & YTD 2015*

* Based on REBGV MLS Sales 2010-2015 as of May 31, 2015 This representation based on Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board.

June 12, 2015 The Delta Optimist A35

Jennifer Dupuis*, Garrett Chu*, Fraser Elliott*, Amber Haklander*, Julie Crouch*, Rachel MacInnes*

#1 in South Delta! Based on total REBGV MLS Sales 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, & YTD 2015. Stats as of June 2, 2015. *Jennifer Dupuis - Buyers Specialist, REALTOR®, Garrett Chu - Vice President - Sales, REALTOR®, Fraser Elliott - President, REALTOR®, Amber Haklander - Vice President - Sales, REALTOR®, Julie Crouch - Unlicensed Assistant, Marketing & Administration, Rachel MacInnes - Marketing & Sales, REALTOR®

A36 The Delta Optimist June 12, 2015

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

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

RESULTS..... GUARANTEED!!!

AILEEN NOGUER R.N (Ret)

JOANNE EVANS

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RE/MAX PROGROUP REALTY 604-946-8000 or 943-8080 $488,000

NEW LISTING SOUTHPOINTE

$999,999

WEST EXPOSED YARD WITH A POOL!

• Desirable 2 bedroom + den (3rd bedroom?) home in quiet cul de sac with WEST exposed private yard! • Cozy kitchen with sliding doors to covered patio, deck area leads to fenced yard - just enough for a delightful garden! • Large living/dining area. • Garage (19’4 x 13’4) has extra storage!! • Maintenance fee $91/mo

• Custom built 2250 Sq.ft. home (PLUS 1442 Sq.ft. for a total 3692 Sq.ft.!!) in Pebble Hill! • 4 Bedrooms and 3 full bathrooms • Unfinished 1442 Sq.ft. BASEMENT with windows!!! • Oversize garage (520 Sq.ft.) with lots of storage Entertainment WEST exposed 8708 Sq.ft. yard with sparkling pool new liner! and Jacuzzi!

5485 Pennant Bay

527 Erin Place

WANTED! 3/4 Bedroom home in

$445,000

SOLD

OFFER PENDING

• 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!

West Ladner!!! 11 Centennial Parkway

SOLD

#16-6105 River RD.

#40-2588 152nd St.

www.deltahomes.ca

SOLD

#3-3459 River Road West

5360 12th Avenue, Delta BC, V4M 2B3

#101-1250 55th St.

SOLD

5639 Dove Pl.

14705 Oxenham

www.ladnerrealestate.ca

June 12, 2015 The Delta Optimist A37

2014: TOP 10% OF GREATER VANCOUVER REALTORS®

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17-66A Street | 7,100 SQFT LOT | $825,000

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

Gorgeous & modern 4 bdrm family home in the heart of Beach Grove. From the moment you drive up to this property you’ll experience the wow factor.

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

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.

SUOP N EN 24

1730 Farrell Avenue | NEW LISTING | $1,238,000

34-5900 Ferry Road | CHESAPEAKE | $718,000

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

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

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

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.

Tsawwassen ~ Just Sold!

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

1453 Farrell Avenue | NEW LISTING | $789,000

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

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.

Custom Built and designed one owner home ! 1,861 sqft. 3 bedroom rancher with a garage and carport situated on a westerly 6,254 sqft. private lot.

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.

Tsawwassen ~ Just Sold!

Ladner ~ Just Sold!

Tsawwassen ~ Just Sold!

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

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

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

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

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

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

2014

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A38 The Delta Optimist June 12, 2015

THE CHANCEYS 778.434.8899

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JUST LISTED

MARINA GARDEN ESTATES BEAUTY! 5847 Fair Wynd, Ladner

This custom designed home features soaring 10â&#x20AC;&#x2122; ceilings on main. Romantic dining area, office or sitting area; open concept family room and kitchen with custom cabinets and granite counters; french doors leading to a amazing recently renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d west exposed back yard with stamped concrete, outdoor gas firepit, privacy shrubs and landscaping - perfect for entertaining. Stunning master bedroom suite; plus 3 more bedrooms up. Golf course community with nature & river walking trails, boat launch, parks and top rated school.

$988,000

June 12, 2015 The Delta Optimist A39

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PEBBLE HILL RANCHER

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5590 Wallace Ave., Tsawwasen

Fantastic 3 bedroom, 2 bath rancher on a large private lot in desirable Pebble Hill. Newer flooring throughout, new paint, newer roof, new furnace, new hot water tank and so much more. Beautiful living room with gorgeous cast iron gas fireplace, dining room with garden window; loads of windows in the kitchen, eating area and family room to capture all the green space in the south back yard. Master bedroom with walk in closet and 4 piece ensuite. Start Packing!

$880,000

6370 Holly Park Drive, Ladner

Beautifully updated 2,424 sq.ft 4 bdrm and games room home! Updates include kitchen with corian counters, lighting, flooring, windows & french doors, bathrooms with heated floors and more. Newer roof with 40 year warranty! 6,460 square foot lot with large peaceful south exposed rear yard with covered patio. Desirable location close to schools, parks, recreation center and bike trails. Easy access to Vancouver. This home is a 10!

$868,000

A40 The Delta Optimist June 12, 2015

THE CHANCEYS 778.434.8899

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JUST LISTED

LOCATION! LOCATION! 5263 Walnut Place, Ladner

Absolutely delightful 1400 sq ft. 3 bedroom, 2 full bath rancher. Located on a beautiful 7,820 square foot lot. Lovely semi open floor plan with living room, dining area, and kitchen. Lovely partially covered deck in backyard is great for entertaining. Fabulous cul-de-sac location in Hawthorne area. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss out on this one!

$738,000

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C108 4831 53rd St., Ladner

Garden Suite. Rare and seldom available this roomy 1 bedroom condo is a must to see! No Elevators, No Stairs, No Hallways. Just drive right up to your covered secure parking just steps from your door. Kitchen with eating area; 4 piece bath; insuite laundry and convenient insuite storage. Dining and living room with gas fireplace overlook your amazing, huge,fenced, private, partially covered patio. Your garden gate opens on to a charming secured common green space. This building has been totally rainscreened, recently renovated and very well managed. Pet friendly! Feel safe secure and confident when you buy this home.

$289,000

June 12, 2015 The Delta Optimist A41

OUTSTANDING IN THEIR FIELD

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101 4758 53rd Street, Ladner Bright 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo located in Sunningdale. This is a must to see. Loads of updates over last 4 years include beautiful laminate floors, light fixtures, and kitchen with glass tile backsplash. All new appliances and more. Terrific location close to shops, parks, recreation.

$319,900

A42 The Delta Optimist June 12, 2015

RE/MAX Progroup Realty 604.946.8000 follow: realestatedelta.com

Richard Lowe Realtor | RIBC Personal Real Estate Corporation richard@realestatedelta.com

Jennifer McGregor Realtor Personal Real Estate Corporation 604.908.1593 | jennifer@realestatedelta.com

Amy Lambert Realtor 604.323.3147 | amy@realestatedelta.com

Top 1% of all Realtors in Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver OPEN SUNDAY 2-4

A107-4811 53rd Street | $363,900

5063 Linden Drive | $589,000

NEW LISTING

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1,112 sq.ft. - 2 bdrms - 2 bath - ladner pointe private fenced yard w/ street access

2,102 sq.ft. - 5 bdrms - 3 bath - updates detached garage - three level split - 6,631 sq.ft. lot GREAT LOCATION

SOLD #209-4758 53 Street | $368,800

lowe d r a h c i r ciates

SOLD

+ asso

NEW LISTING!

5391 44 Ave

Listed by RE/MAX Progroup

2,084 sq.ft. - 4 bdrms - 2 bath - many updates legal suite down - 6,000 sq.ft. lot QUIET LOCATION

SOLD

NEW PRICE! lowe richardciates + asso

#11-4748 54A Street

Listed by RE/MAX Progroup

SOLD

lowe richard t e s ia + assoc

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

2,608 sq.ft. - 4 bdrms - 3 bath games room up - immaculate - 7,020 sq.ft. lot

+ asso

5408 Maple Cres.| $708,000

5275 Chamberlayne Ave | $968,900

5279 Paton Drive | $849,900

lowe richardciates

+ asso

NEW LISTING!

SOLD

lowe d r a h c i r ciates

1,327 sq.ft. - 3 bdrms - 1 bath den - family room - updates - Harbourside

NEW LISTING!

SOLD

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

4982 River Reach | $379,000

1,039 sq.ft. - 2 bdrms - 2 bath mountain view - Sunningdale Phase 3

NEW LISTING!

NEW PRICE!

NEW LISTING!

4581 53rd Street | $718,000

debbie@realestatedelta.com

Donating a portion of our commission on each home sold to Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital

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

NEW LISTING!

Debbie Dray Office Administrator

NEW LISTING! lowe richardciates + asso

5065 Wilson Drive

Listed by RE/MAX Progroup

SOLD

lowe richarodciates + ass

5639 Dove Place | $1,038,000 2,914 sq.ft. - 4 bdrms - 4 bath - den games rooms up - 6,609 sq.ft. lot

Marina Garden Estates lowe richardciates + asso

#204-4747 54A Street

Listed by RE/MAX Progroup

SOLD

lowe richardciates + asso

1141 Fairway Views Wynd Listed by Sutton Group

SOLD

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5892 Cove Reach Road Listed by RE/MAX Progroup

All our homes are miracle homes!

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SOLD

lowe richardciates + asso

#15 - 4949 47A Street Listed by Frontline Real Estate Services

SOLD

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A48 The Delta Optimist June 12, 2015

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6 speed Auto, A/C, 10 Airbags, OnStar, Preferred Equipment Group $

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New 2015 Chevrolet Trax Sale Price

Friday: 9:00am - 7:00pm Saturday 9:00am - 6:00pm

20% OFF

JUNE 12-13

58,535

#5SI5034

New 2015 Chevrolet Silverado Crew Cab

5.3L V8, Remote Start, Power Sunroof, Heated And Cooled Seats, Fog Lamps, Rear-View Camera, Cruise, Heated Steering Wheel MSRP Sale Price

Savings

11,437

49,571

61,740

Savings

12,169

Taxes and $549 documentation fee excluded. 20% off MSRP is on select 2015 models and excludes freight. See dealer for details. Offer ends June 28, 2015.

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