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DELTA COMMITTEE AND COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Participate and help make Delta a better place!

Interested in participating in your local government? A number of opportunities exist to serve on an advisory committee at Delta to collaborate and provide advice to Council on various issues affecting our community.

Mayor George V. Harvie and Council are seeking diverse committee volunteers who can bring valuable knowledge and experience to the following committees:

Agricultural Advisory Committee

Are you interested in farming initiatives and issues related to agriculture and irrigation in Delta? Are you enthusiastic about the development of the Delta Agriculture Plan and the future revision of Delta’s Official Community Plan?

Meets twice per year and/or at call of chair.

Board of Variance

Do you have the expertise to make decisions related to the siting, dimensions, or size of a building or structure? Want to make decisions that vary the requirements of Delta’s Zoning Bylaw in cases where there is hardship?

Meets twelve times per year.

Community Livability Advisory Committee

Ladner Village Renewal Advisory Committee

Are you interested in providing input on the best utilization of Delta-owned buildings in Ladner Village? Are you enthusiastic about streetscape and harbour waterfront design concepts and the branding for the Ladner Village Renewal?

Meets six times per year and/or at call of chair.

Parks, Recreation and Culture Commission

Are you enthusiastic about recreation, arts and culture programs? Want to collaborate on projects and services related to parks, sports fields, recreation infrastructure and civic buildings in Delta?

Meets ten times per year and/or at call of chair.

Mayor’s Public Safety Committee

Are you interested in providing input on land use, community planning, and proposed developments? Are you enthusiastic about environmental and social issues that impact Delta?

Meets twelve times per year and/or at call of chair.

Want to provide advice on improving public safety in Delta, Community Engagement, and Emergency Management?

Meets six times per year and/or at call of chair.

Heritage Advisory Commission

Tour de Delta Board

Want to help promote the preservation and celebration of heritage in Delta?

Are you interested in reviewing and discussing policies and development issues related to history and heritage conservation?

Meets ten times per year and/or at call of chair.

Are you passionate about hosting large community events? The Tour de Delta is Delta’s premier cycling event and this committee is responsible for the resources, activities and management of the event.

Meets twelve times per year and/or at call of chair.

Hunting Regulation Advisory Committee

Want to participate in the regulation of hunting in Delta, including providing advice on the discharge of firearms by persons engaged in farming?

Meets twice per year and/or at call of chair.

If you are interested in being appointed to one of the above advisory committees or commissions for a one-year term commencing March of 2019, please submit a brief resumé and covering letter indicating your areas of interest, why you would like to serve, and any relevant knowledge and experience you may have.

Application deadline is February 15, 2019 Please forward submissions to: The Office of the City Clerk - Delta City Hall 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, B.C. V4K 3E2 Fax: 604-946-3390/email: committeeclerk@delta.ca

For additional information, including committee and commission mandates, membership, agendas and minutes please visit www.delta.ca or contact Michelle Jansson, Deputy City Clerk, at 604-946-3223 or mjansson@delta.ca.

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Safeway to become FreshCo Sobeys announces Trenant Park store is one of 10 in B.C. to be converted SANDOR GYARMATI

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Ladner Safeway will become a FreshCo later this year.

Sobeys Inc. announced Tuesday the locations of the first 10 FreshCo locations in B.C., which includes the conversion of the Safeway store in Trenant Park Square.

Ladner Safeway is to close on July 13 for renovations, reopening in four to five months under the new brand.

“FreshCo will bring the best discount grocery experience to shoppers in B.C. Our FreshCo stores reflect our customers’ growing demand for fresh, quality food at discount prices. FreshCo stores will feature a bold brand and clear tagline: ‘Lowering food prices,’” the company stated in a news release.

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The Ladner Safeway is to close in July and re-open later this year as a FreshCo, a discount grocery chain. temporarily closed this May and converted include locations in Aldergrove, Chilliwack and Maple Ridge, while one in Abbotsford will close for conversion in September.

“We’re committed to

ensuring these conversions do not impact our pharmacy customers.

We will continue to operate temporary pharmacy locations while renovations and construction are underway,” the company

states.

The Ladner Safeway does not have a pharmacy.

Meanwhile, several Safeway stores that had been closed by Sobeys are to reopen this spring as FreshCo. They include

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locations at Strawberry Hill and Newton Town Centre in Surrey, Blundell and Broadmoor in Richmond, as well as a store in Mission.

“We are working with employees and unions to ensure the terms of their collective agreements are met as we work through this transition. As always, we will expend every effort to place employees in other stores within our store network in B.C.,” the Sobeys news release states.

Sobeys, which is owned

by Empire Company Ltd., owns, or franchises, several grocery chains, including Thrifty Foods, IGA, Price Chopper, FreshCo and Foodland.

Five years ago, Sobeys sold the Tsawwassen Safeway to the Overwaitea Food Group. The Safeway store at 64th Avenue and Scott Road in North Delta remains.

Delta utility bills rising another $30 this year to reach $1,090 IAN JACQUES

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Delta homeowners will be paying $30 more for utilities, pushing this year’s bill to $1,090.

The annual charge covers the cost of water, sewer, garbage and recycling.

According to a report from Delta’s director of finance Karl Preuss, water

costs are rising from $540 to $556, sewer is going up $1 to $346, garbage is also increasing by $1 to $124 and recycling is increasing from $52 to $64 for a total flat rate of $1,090. Last year the total bill was $1,060.

The 2019 flat rate utility notices will be mailed to residents in February with payment due on April 1.

While Preuss told Delta

council Monday it was a modest increase this year, he cautioned councillors that higher increases would be coming in the next few years.

“Metro is projecting a 9.3 per cent increase for 2020, 13 per cent for both 2021 and 2022 before going down to a lesser amount of about 8.7 per cent in 2023, so yes there

are some significant challenges that councils will face as these increases are passed on to residents,” said Preuss.

Coun. Lois Jackson expressed concern about the increased numbers that will be coming down the pike.

“People say it’s only three per cent, but every year these increases keep

coming,” she said. “It really just keeps escalating and this is only $30, but you start adding up those $30 over time and we see why livability in Vancouver is getting to be really difficult because I don’t think everyone is taking this seriously enough.

“I think Metro is going to have to look at this,” she said.

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Refund comes with fraudulent strings attached South Delta Crime Beat

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 inprogress crimes and emer-

gencies or 604-946-4411 for other assistance.

The following are some of the calls the Delta police responded to in the previous week:

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• Jan. 21, 5100-block of Ladner Trunk Road: Complainant had his unlocked mountain bike stolen from a bike rack.

Bike worth approximately $700.

• Jan. 25, 4800-block of

45th Avenue: Complainant reported his back door was hit with eggs and the suspects were possibly nearby. Police attended and located a small group.

Group departed without issue and denied egging residence. Complainant advised he had cleaned up eggs and there was no damage.

• Jan. 25, 5400-block of 44th Avenue: Complainant reported a chainsaw stolen overnight from his prop-

NOTICE OF PROPOSAL TO DISCHARGE A LAND USE CONTRACT SUBJECT: LAND USE CONTRACT DISCHARGE BYLAW NO. 7821 FOR 8958 115 STREET (File No. LU008645) PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that at the Regular Meeting to be held on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2019 at 7:00 P.M. at the Kennedy Seniors Recreation Centre, Main Hall, at 11760 88 Avenue, Delta, BC, Delta City Council will consider third reading of “Delta (Athwal – LU008645) Land Use Contract Discharge Bylaw No. 7821, 2019” which relates to the property at 8958 115 Street as shown outlined in bold and marked “Subject Property” on the map below.

The purpose of this bylaw is to authorize Council to discharge Land Use Contract S.A. No. 3142 from the subject property to reveal the underlying Single Detached Residential 1 (RS1) zone and allow construction of a new single detached dwelling with an in-ground basement and secondary suite.

Pursuant to Section 464(2) of the Local Government Act and Council’s resolution on January 14, 2019, there will not be a Public Hearing for this bylaw.

Website: www.delta.ca January 14, 2019 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Item E.06 AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the bylaw, detailed maps and other relevant information and regulations may be inspected at the office of the Community Planning and Development Department, 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, B.C., (604-946-3380) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday between 8:30 am and 4:45 pm and Thursday between 8:30 am and 8:00 pm, January 31, 2019 to February 11, 2019, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays.

Interested residents have the opportunity to provide written comments regarding the application at this time. Comments are to be received on or before 12:00 noon, February 11, 2019.

Comments should be referred to: Mayor and Council City of Delta 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, BC V4K 3E2 Fax: 604-946-3390 Email: mayor-council@delta.ca

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erty. No damage or signs of forced entry.

• Jan. 26, 5400-block of Ladner Trunk Road. Police stopped a vehicle around 10 p.m. after noticing it did not have a licence plate.

As the driver smelled of liquor, police demanded the driver blow into the approved screening device. The driver failed and was given a 90-day immediate roadside prohibition. The vehicle was impounded for 30 days.

Total fines and fees add up to a minimum of $1,430.

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• Jan. 20, 1100-block of Tsatsu Shore Drive: Complainant reported she returned home after dinner to find her suite had been broken into and rummaged through. Patio door was ajar and $150 in cash was missing.

• Jan. 21, 5400-block of 12th Avenue: Complainant reported an attempted fraud. She was contacted by a suspect who claimed to work for a computer security company that the complainant uses. The suspect offered a refund to the complainant, and claimed to have deposited $6,266 into an account.

The suspect then requested $5,999 be returned to him. The complainant became suspicious and contacted police prior to transferring the money.

Police advised complainant to change all banking passwords and to contact Equifax.

• Jan. 21, 5200-block of 2nd Avenue: Complainant reported unknown person attempted to steal vehicle.

No signs of forced entry, but visible ignition damage.

• Jan. 22, 5200-block of 2nd Avenue: Complainant discovered heavy damage to ignition of her truck parked in front of her home. No forced entry.

Complainant advised she likely left the truck unlocked.

• Jan. 23, 5200-block of Upland Drive: While conducting area patrols, a punched driver door lock was located by police. No entry was gained to the vehicle and nothing was stolen. Approximately $500 damage.

• Jan. 23, 5200-block of Upland Drive: Unknown suspect broke into truck.

Driver door lock and ignition damaged and $300 in hand tools stolen.

• Jan. 25, 2300-block of 56th Street: Complainant reported his ATV was stolen from the farm property. ATV valued at $2,500.

Property crime on decline, roadside suspensions up

Property offences have dropped by nine per cent overall in Delta, according to statistics recently released by the Delta Police Department.

Presented by Chief Neil Dubord at the January Delta police board meeting, the stats compare the

first 11 months of 2018 to the same time period in 2017.

They show residential break and enters are down three per cent, theft of vehicle down 29 per cent, theft from vehicle down 28 per cent, theft over/under $5,000 down three per

cent and mischief to property over/under $5,000 down 23 per cent.

The report shows a 13 per cent reduction in motor vehicle collisions, although there’s been a rise in 24-hour suspensions for alcohol and drugs.

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The trial of a company that’s alleged to have caused significant ecological damage to Burns Bog has been delayed yet again.

A B.C. Supreme Court trial was scheduled to commence Jan. 28 in the case of the City of Delta and Metro Vancouver against Princess Farms.

It’s alleged that as a result of soil deposit activities carried out on its 104th Street property in East Delta, the company caused damage to the adjacent ecological conservancy area in the bog.

The lawsuit was originally filed in March 2013.

The claim alleges the activities occurred with the consent of the company and by or under the supervision of Matcom Landfill Management Inc. and/or Matcom Civil Constructors Inc. All three parties have been named as defendants.

Municipal lawyer Gregg Vanstone said the trial has been adjourned, which means there is no

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A lawsuit alleging damage to Burns Bog due to dumping on an adjacent farm was supposed to be heard in court this week but has been delayed again. new date yet. The parties now estimate it’s going to require more than the 20 days, so they are trying to coordinate a new trial date, which Vanstone anticipates won’t be until 2020.

A civic report noted environmental, geotechnical, survey and aerial mapping work by experts supports the claim.

“It is Delta’s position that some or all of the disruption and damage to the Burns Bog ecosystem is irreparable and we are seeking appropriate costs to remediate the bog to the extent possible and aggravated and punitive damages based on disgorgement

of revenues obtained while carrying out the fill operation in contravention of their permits,” the report notes.

Now closed, the Princess Farms property comprises 16 hectares (39.5 acres) at the eastern edge of Burns Bog, which was purchased jointly by four levels of government in 2004.

In its lengthy statement of defence, Princess Farms says it did not participate in, nor was it involved in, the fill operation beyond granting Matcom permission to deposit fill on the property. The company also denies there was damage to the bog.

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Public Hearing - Tuesday, February 12, 2019 Delta City Council will hold a Public Hearing, in accordance with the Local Government Act, to consider the following proposed project and related application: Date: Time: Place:

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 7:00 p.m.

Main Hall Kennedy Seniors Recreation Centre 11760 88 Avenue Delta, BC V4C 3C5

“The Corporation of Delta Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3950, 1985” Amendment Bylaw No. 7818 To amend “The Corporation of Delta Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3950, 1985” by changing the Medium Density Residential (Scott Road) (MDR(SR)) designation in the North Delta Area Plan (Schedule C.1) to include a site specific exemption to allow a maximum density of 260 units per hectare on the west portion of the subject site.

“Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017” A Council meeting is scheduled to immediately Amendment Bylaw No. 7819 follow this Public Hearing in the event Council To amend “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, wishes to give further consideration to the 2017” by rezoning the subject property from project at that time.

Core Commercial (C1) to Comprehensive Development Zone No. 4 (CDZ4) in order to Any persons who believe that their interest develop two six-storey apartment buildings in property will be affected by the proposed comprising a total of 188 dwelling units, project shall be given an opportunity to common indoor and outdoor amenity spaces be heard at the Public Hearing on matters and an underground parking structure. contained in the bylaws and/or proposed by the application.

Development Variance Permit LU008668 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 City 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 City Clerk no later than 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 12, 2019.

Project No. 1 Application for Official Community Plan Amendment, Rezoning, Development Variance Permit and Development Permit (LU008668) Location: 6950 Nicholson Road, as shown outlined in bold on MAP NO. 1

To vary the following provisions in “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017”: Garbage and Recycling Facilities 1. Section 6.2.20(b)(i), by reducing the minimum required space for combined garbage and recycling storage space as follows: • from 35.9 m2 to 31.2 m2 for Building A. • from 38.4 m2 to 33.0 m2 for Building B. 2. Section 6.2.20(b)(ii), by reducing the minimum required recycling storage space within the combined garbage and recycling storage space as follows: • from 19.4 m2 to 16.9 m2 for Building A. • from 20.7 m2 to 17.8 m2 for Building B. Amenity Space 3. Section 7.7.3, by reducing the minimum amount of common outdoor amenity space for an apartment from 1,128.0 m2 to 1,010.2 m2.

Parking and Loading 4. Section 8.4.2, by reducing the number of required resident parking spaces from 224 to 214 spaces, and the total number of parking spaces from 256 to 248.

5. Section 9.2.1, by waiving the requirement for Building A to provide one loading space for an apartment building containing more than 80 dwelling units.

Millions in road upgrades approvedinTsawwassen SANDOR GYARMATI

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Delta council this week approved granting early capital budget approval for a series of road projects throughout Delta, including three in Tsawwassen.

At a price tag of $3.6 million, a project for 8A Avenue, between 52nd and 56th streets, includes roadway widening, marked bike lanes on both sides, a sidewalk on one side, bus stop improvements, new ornamental street lighting, watermain and sewer upgrades as well as drainage improvements.

Also getting funding is a project to address safety concerns at the corner of 53A Street and 16th Avenue, improvements that will cost around $150,000.

Area residents said they’ve witnessed or heard several collisions at the intersection, including one where a vehicle ended up on a retaining wall in the front yard of a home.

The engineering department recently mailed out a series of proposed improvements to gather public feedback. Those measures include a raised right turn median island that would require northbound vehicles to come

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A $3.6-million upgrade of 8A Avenue in Tsawwassen will include bike lanes and a sidewalk. to a complete stop prior to proceeding through the intersection. In conjunction with the raised median island, marked pedestrian crosswalks are proposed across 16th Avenue. Street lighting would be added to provide better visibility through the intersection as well as a pedestrian-activated crosswalk with flashing beacons on 53A Street at nearby Upland Drive.

The city is also setting aside $55,000 for an enhanced crosswalk on English Bluff Road at Fred Gingell Park in Tsawwassen.

Delta installed an overhead illuminated crosswalk in 2014, but some residents said pedestrians are not easily seen due to cars parked along the road. Area residents last

year petitioned for a better crosswalk.

One resident noted that while a study that looked at traffic volumes determined there’s no need for an enhanced crosswalk, there have been “near misses” due to limited visibility.

Other improvements include a new sidewalk for 48th Avenue in Ladner ($240,000), extending Ottawa Street to provide access to adjacent Boundary Bay Airport lands ($1.4 million) and signal improvements on 56th Street ($110,000).

According to the engineering department, early budget approvals allow projects to be tendered early in the year to get better pricing and improved schedules. Each project still needs final approval.

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Development Permit LU008668 To regulate the form and character of the proposed development within the Scott Road Corridor (SRC) development permit area.

Staff Contact: Jimmy Ho – 604.946.3331 Web Location: December 17, 2018 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Item E.03 Additional Information

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Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports, and any relevant documentation may be inspected from Wednesday, January 30, 2019 to Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at:

Applicant: Jit Sangha, Realco Holdings (Scottsdale) Ltd.

City Hall: Community Planning and Development Department

Telephone: 604-590-0149

Hours: 8:30 am to 4:45 pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday (except statutory holidays) 8:30 am to 8:00 pm Thursday

Proposal: Application for Official Community Plan Amendment, Rezoning, Development Variance Permit and Development Permit in order to develop two new six-storey apartment buildings with a total of 188 units.

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Delta pulls back on demand to remove all donation bins IAN JACQUES

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The City of Delta is amending its recently enacted policy around the removal of clothing donation bins.

At a Delta council meeting Monday, councillors approved several recommendations that would exempt donation bins from being removed by the city.

In order for the donation bins to be exempt for removal they must meet one of three criteria: have received independent safety certification by an accredited organization or professional as approved

by Delta; are kept locked and inaccessible to the public; or have no opening large enough for a human to enter or become trapped.

In early January several municipalities implemented bans on donation bins following the death of a 35-year-old Toronto woman and a 34-year-old man in West Vancouver who both became trapped

inside bins.

Delta followed suit and ordered organizations to remove their bins by Jan. 29.

Several organizations wrote to Delta to express concerns with the decision and asked council to reconsider or modify its plans.

Since 2017, donation bins have been prohibited from city property and Delta rights-of-way, but there are many bins on private property throughout the community.

Patricia Penrose, founder and president of Trans-Continental Textile Recycling Ltd. and a Tsawwassen resident, appeared at Monday’s council meeting seeking a modification of the civic policy.

“I thank the city staff and council for engaging us to understand the issues and to attempt to keep clothing donation bins that guarantee public safety and continue to provide valuable contributions to the community,” she said.

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TED MURPHY

t’s like one of those old Oprah shows where everyone in the audience went away a winner: “You get a car and you get a car and…” The Greater Vancouver version now playing out is more along the lines of: “You get a SkyTrain and you get a SkyTrain and…”

Not long after new Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum insisted the rapid transit expansion in his city should be SkyTrain, not light rail, new Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart is now advocating the extension out to UBC should be – wait for it – SkyTrain, not light rail or express buses.

I get the desire to expand using the existing infrastructure in order to provide a seamless ride, but this ongoing love affair with SkyTrain is only going to make expansion of our rapid transit system more problematic. The technology is so prohibitively expensive that we’re only able to add a new line every decade, so if we continue to hook our wagon to SkyTrain, the idea of rapid transit reaching more folks in the region becomes little more than a pipe dream.

The cost of the Surrey expansion goes from $1.65 billion to an anticipated $2.9 billion when the project switches from light rail to SkyTrain, yet another example that you get far less bang for your buck. The two phases of a possible Broadway-UBC subway line would be in the $7 billion range for what amounts to about 12 kilometres of track.

These kinds of exorbitant costs mean we can only afford to build so much SkyTrain, evidenced by the limited network we have 35 years after embarking on this fateful journey, a fact not lost on many regional mayors. They’re becoming increasingly vocal as a feeling of neglect takes hold, which is only going to intensify because if it’s always going to be SkyTrain, rapid transit isn’t going too far.

There’s no way SkyTrain makes sense out here, but some form of rapid transit to get across the river and out to the ferry terminal seems logical, and I suspect similar arguments for service could be made in other corners of our spread out and single family-centric region.

Those kinds of projects, however, can only proceed if the powers that be finally acknowledge that an elevated (or underground) train isn’t the only option for Greater Vancouver.

Love it or hate it, politics is our mechanism to calm the beast

W

hen I started writing these columns my editor reminded me this is a community paper and my content should be “mostly” community-based. My problem is that I was raised by a scientist who viewed the world from the point of view of the sun and our entire solar system. In the eyes of my dad, our community was the Earth, so forgive me when I talk about the larger community, and rest assured that it includes Delta.

There are a number of elephants trending in today’s global room. There is the real possibility of life on other planets, or that heaven exists, or that U.S President Donald Trump is a Russian puppet. There’s no denying that we live in interesting times. I’m of an age where it’s hard to keep up with the ongoing chaos on Earth, and the hope there will be some respite in the afterlife.

Some folks have said I’m too political. Maybe. I perceive that every personal decision I make is political because it will affect my future. When a toddler learns they are not the centre of the universe, they (hopefully) start to engage with others’ interests along with their own.

As adults, this leads to politics outside of ourselves, aka the “body politic” or the collective “we.” We become leaders or vote for those who will represent our

Community Comment ML BURKE

values.

Politics, love it or hate it, this is the vehicle we have to calm the beast. In simplistic terms, there seems to be two kinds of people in our world: those who still think they are (or should be) the centre of the universe and those who understand they are not, and are willing to collaborate for the greater good.

I think most of us — left, right or centre — are gob-smacked at what is happening to our southern neighbour. Their beast has emerged from its cave and we are not immune to its hateful wrath.

My favourite contemporary head-of-state said: “I know that the hardening of lines, the embrace of fundamentalism and tribe, dooms us all.” — Barack Obama, excerpt from Dreams from My Father.

So here we are in Delta, North America, Planet Earth, Milky Way. When it comes to our local politics, Vicki Huntington made

history as a two-term independent MLA. She probably could have won more terms had she not resigned for health reasons. Just imagine if we had an entire legislature full of passionate people like her.

Which brings me to how disappointed I was at the failure of the proportional representation vote. This could have been a great game-changer.

We blew an opportunity to join a progressive club of nations worldwide, such as Scandinavia, which for the most part have proven to be very successful in the way they govern.

Unfortunately, the fear-mongering strategy won again so we are stuck with the current adversarial winner takes all system.

Goodbye to collaboration and compromise. Hello to more fake news, muckraking and not much getting done.

Oh well, if the beastliness persists, maybe my Finnish cousins will take me in or there’ll be a peaceful place for us on Mars. Or in time I’ll just go home to heaven, which I hear is lovely.

If there’s a moral to this ramble, it’s this: The beast is out there, so vote carefully, but please vote.

Peace, love and good government.

ML Burke retired from the health sector to work on issues such as affordable housing. She sits on the Delta Seniors Planning Team and the B.C. Seniors Advocate’s Advisory Council.

January 31, 2019 The Delta Optimist A9

Letters

2019 Council Meeting Schedule

She takes help-thy-neighbour attitude to a whole new level

In accordance with Section 127(1)(b) of the Community Charter, notice is hereby given that the 2019 Council Meeting Schedule is available for viewing at the Public Notice Board at Delta City Hall, 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, BC and on the City of Delta’s website, www.delta.ca.

Editor: I had to take the bus from Tsawwassen into Vancouver on Tuesday because my car was in for repairs.

As I stood alone in the rain, with the hood of my jacket covering my head, wiping away the rain drops while trying to decipher the plastic covered bus schedule affixed to a sign post, a voice behind me called out, “Did you figure out when the next bus is?”

“No, not really,” was my reply. She came forward to look for herself, her head also covered to protect against the downpour.

“Not coming for another 20 minutes,” she said, too late for her.

“Come on, I’ll give you a ride,” added this complete stranger. Off we went in search of her car.

Her name was Cheryl.

A daily commuter, she was heading to her job at Children’s Hospital where she is a program director of some sort. The traffic

matched the rain, heavy.

As she skillfully maneuvered her small car along the far-too-crowded highway, we chatted lightly about our families, the merits of having a dog and the benefits of living in Tsawwassen, commuting to Vancouver not being one of them.

As we approached her destination, she said, “You have a couple of choices from here — take the bus, flag down a cab, walk to Cambie Street for SkyTrain or just take my car the rest of the way, drive it back to Tsawwassen when the day is over and drop it off at my house.” She said she would catch a ride home with her usual carpool.

I thought for a moment about the rain, the cold and the walk ahead. What the heck, I’ll take her car, as crazy as that sounds.

She jotted down my cell number, said she would text me her address and then off she went to start her work day without look-

ing back, seemingly not a care in the world.

Who would do that?

Who would hand over their car keys to a perfect stranger? Cheryl would.

Off I drove.

A text message popped into my phone later that morning, her address provided as promised. “Just leave it in the driveway.”

Her car was fun to drive.

Around 6 p.m. I returned it as promised. There to also greet me was her husband and their black Lab. Both were just as nice as she.

The next time you are troubled by the apparent decay of human decency in our world or are mourning the loss of that old fashioned help-thy-neighbour attitude, or lamenting the demise of the trust and care that once existed in more plentiful supply and which represented the hallmark of what being a Canadian used to mean, I want you to think of Cheryl. I know I will.

Brian Battison

Regular Meetings and Public Hearings will commence at 7:00 pm and will be held in the Council Chamber at City Hall alternating with the Main Hall at Kennedy Seniors Recreation Centre, unless noted otherwise.

Please direct any inquiries regarding the 2019 Council Meeting Schedule to: Office of the City Clerk City of Delta 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent Delta, BC V4K 3E2 604-946-3220 clerks@delta.ca

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“at the request of a number of patrons,” which is inaccurate. Why else would there be a petition containing 80 signatures of patrons expressing their dissatisfaction over such a move? Why also would two out of the three registered classes, implemented after the posting, prove to not be successful because of a lack of enrollment?

An admission contained in a letter written by Ken Kuntz, director of parks, recreation and culture, on Jan. 4 addressed to each of the 80 patrons who signed the petition bears this out.

In fact, in early 2018 a post at Winskill made

by Kevin Nowottnick, Delta’s fitness coordinator, states that “to encourage

growth and development for participants and to balance our delivery, we are moving to offer more registered programs and specialized classes.”

This was the decision of his office.

In the same post he offers the rational that this move is being done to create a balance of services to complement other classes and programs at Delta’s neighbouring facilities.

It seems that Nowottnick wants to standardize the three fitness facilities across Delta.

It was this new policy that led a multitude of patrons to make a united effort by forwarding the aforementioned petition to Delta.

Paul Dean

Accident witness gets more than she bargained for

Editor: On Jan. 15 I had a terrifying single-vehicle accident on the Highway 17/17A overpass after hitting black ice. I was very lucky to walk away and also very fortunate that witnesses came to my aid.

However, the witness vehicle was then hit by

another vehicle that also lost control on the black ice. (I wonder where the highway maintenance crew was as mine was not the first accident that morning in that same area.)

The lady in the witness vehicle was taken away in an ambulance with a back

injury.

I think of her often and hope she is OK and wanted to express my gratitude again to her, her son (unfortunately I didn’t get their names), Nicole and all of the emergency personnel who came to my/ our aid that morning.

Susan Henkel

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Editor: Re: Complaints prompt Delta to reconsider Winskill changes, Jan. 17 I have been a patron at the Winskill Aquatic and Fitness Centre for over 25 years and I currently attend five days a week. As well as using the gym and weight room, I also attend drop-in classes that are included in the daily use fee.

As your article indeed correctly states, long-time patrons are concerned over the loss of drop-in classes in favour of registered classes, the fee for which is in addition to the daily use fees, given that one uses the gym facilities as well.

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Representatives from Delta Police Department, Delta Fire Department, City of Delta, Delta School District, Tsawwassen First Nation and BC Emergency Health Services are encouraging residents to get prepared.

Are Delta residents prepared for a major emergency? Judging by the response of many on social media following last month’s windstorm that left thousands without power for days, that answer would be no.

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The Neighbourhood Emergency Preparedness Program (NEPP) is a six-session course that teaches residents how to become prepared for a minimum of 72 hours following a disaster, teaching neighbours how to plan, train and respond as organized teams during a disaster.

The workshops, which will be held every Wednesday for six weeks, will deal with such topics as personal preparedness, leadership, first aid and emergency communications.

“We want to have the community working together to make their neighbourhood more resilient, taking each other’s skillsets and aptitudes to ensure residents are ready to deal with an emergency event such as the recent windstorm,” said deputy fire chief Michel Latendresse.

“We are the biggest municipality in the Lower Mainland, spread over three communities, tied together by infrastructure that runs through vulnerable points, so we know

after the ‘big one’ we will be on our own for a long time. We have limited resources and will use those as effectively as we can, but we are asking residents to be ready for that ‘big one.’ Be prepared for a week — have enough water and supplies — work together and build a resilient community.”

Although the Delta Fire Department delivers Delta’s emergency program, it is supported by an interdepartmental team of seven emergency liaisons, which all receive direction from Delta’s executive emergency committee comprised of the mayor, city manager, fire chief, police chief and department directors. It’s a unique organizational structure and Delta is one the few Metro Vancouver municipalities that takes such a holistic approach to emergency planning.

“During the recent windstorm, all of our operations worked very well and we worked great as a team, but it was a lesson for many of our residents that they need to be better prepared,” said Latendresse.

When asked if he felt the community was well prepared, Latendresse said some members are while others aren’t.

“It’s a tough question to answer, but a few years ago there was a poll taken here in Delta that showed about 25 per cent were prepared for a long-term disaster,” he said.

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Delta council approved a staff recommendation Monday to spend more than $86,500 to purchase 120 new Glock service pistols for officers.

A report by Chief Neil Dubord notes the department began issuing Glock .40 and Glock .45 caliber service pistols in 1995 and completed the transition from the .38 revolvers in 1996.

Currently, the bulk of the department’s Glock pistols are between 14 and 18 years old. Although

Glock pistols are highly reputable for their quality, the gun manufacturer advises the average service life of a law enforcement pistol is 15 to 20 years, Dubord stated in his report.

Most of the department’s current inventory of pistols are at the point where their service life is coming to an end, said Dubord, adding that most of the pistols have night sights that only have a service life of 10 to 12 years.

In addition, the majority of the current pistols have had several replacement parts over the years in order to prolong their service life and delay full replacement.

January 31, 2019 The Delta Optimist A11

Chief says tackling drugs must be done together

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All across the province, first responders continue to deal with the opioid crisis that is killing people at a significant rate. In November of last year, nearly 50 per cent of our calls for sudden deaths were suspected drug overdoses.

Throughout 2018, Delta police officers, Delta firefighters and paramedics continued to respond to numerous overdoses, and the issue is prevalent enough in younger populations that we felt it was necessary to work with the Delta School District and send a warning home to parents.

Never in my nearly 35

years of policing have I seen anything like this. As Delta’s police chief, I am frustrated that no matter how many resources we pour into drug enforcement and regardless of the massive drug busts that we make here and across Canada, these deadly drugs are making their way into the community.

From teenagers to seniors, we are seeing overdoses in every age group and across all socio-economic categories.

Drugs have changed, so how we tackle the problem has to change. We need to create community resiliency, and enforcement is only a small part of it. No single agency can tackle the problem — we must do it together.

We are blessed to have a strong relationship with Delta Hospital and we are working with the leadership team there to look at ways to increase accessibility to treatment.

By offering services to a person in crisis, the hope is they receive the medical support they need to deal with their addiction and potential underlying

causes.

We are also equally lucky to work with the Delta School District on a harm reduction and education strategy. Accepting that there are drugs in our schools is tough, but it helps all service providers understand the risks that our students face.

Our school liaison officers and other police officers are delivering a daily message about drug consumption and the associated dangers.

The stark reality is there are people who will die from street drugs. But we are working as hard as we can both through enforcement as well as harm reduction and education strategies with multiple stakeholders.

If you recognize a drug problem in yourself or in someone you are close to, please consider seeking help. Opioids are a powerful substance and there are treatments to help you.

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BELOW: More than 25,000 acres, or about 28 per cent of Delta’s total land mass, are in the Agricultural Land Reserve.

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City would be unrecognizable, and likely devoid of farmland, if ALR hadn’t been introduced Sandor Gyarmati sgyarmati@delta-optimist.com Picture yourself driving from Downtown Vancouver to Ladner, or perhaps out to Langley or Cloverdale, seeing nothing but an endless sea of single-family subdivisions and warehousing, one community pretty well looking the same as the next.

It’s a scenario that could very well have played out in the Lower Mainland had the New Democrat provincial government in 1973 not introduced the Agricultural Land Reserve, a unique experiment that saw large tracts of farmland in B.C. frozen from any future development.

Highly controversial at the time, several decades later it’s widely viewed as a critical piece of legislation which protected the province’s ability to grow its own food, especially in the Lower Mainland, which has seen substantial population growth, but also happens to possess some of the best soil for growing crops in the country.

“It did something more than just save farmland. It contained Vancouver and encouraged a fair amount of community planning and not allowing sprawl everywhere,” says Richmond city councillor Harold Steves, one of the architects of the ALR and former NDP MLA back in the early 1970s.

Steves says prior

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to the ALR, local city councils mostly dealt with land use decisions when it came to farmland, something that would have led, thanks to politics, to a gradual erosion because the reserve has always been under constant pressure.

“Richmond, for sure, wouldn’t have any farmland and most of Delta as well. The ALR is still under threat but a lot more people now know how important it is and want to preserve it, largely because we’ve got quite a food movement now where people are saying we need locally grown food, not depending on it coming from California,” adds Steves.

More than 17,500 farms in B.C. currently operate in the ALR, employing in excess of 44,500 workers and producing more than 200 different agricultural products. The total farm capital in B.C. in 2016 was more than $37.5 billion.

Since its inception in 1973, the Agricultural Land Commission, which oversees the reserve, has considered more than 45,000 land use applications, including subdivisions and exclusions.

First elected in 1972, long-time Delta council member Lois Jackson recalls there were a lot of divisive opinions in Delta when the land freeze was introduced, but now most agree farming in the Lower Mainland would be non-existent without it, while much of the Fraser Valley would look

much different today as well.

“It was a strange time of upheaval and we knew many of the farmers would eventually sell out or divide them into smaller parcels as they aged. There were a couple of questionable inclusions at the time like areas of the (Burns) bog and there’s just no way you could farm there. Other than that, some of us tried to look into a crystal ball at what Peter Guichon it would look like in the years ahead if we didn’t take the position we did, and, from my position, Ladner and Tsawwassen would be just chock-a-block full of housing and shopping centres, like we’ve seen happen in Burnaby, Richmond and Coquitlam,” says Jackson.

Already upset when the government introduced the land freeze, local farmers took exception to what Harry Lash, director of planning for the Greater Vancouver Regional District, had to say in a presentation to the Delta Chamber of Commerce in 1973. He explained the land commission’s philosophy was that it wasn’t important farmland wasn’t actively being farmed at that time.

“The land commission

has said that even though farming may not be profitable now, they think it will become viable in the future with the growing food shortage,” Lash stated.

In a presentation to government that year, Delta Farmers’ Institute representative Mike Guichon, a member of a pioneer Delta family still farming today, described Delta as being “a victim of circumstance” and suggested “some of these lands are destined for other uses.

Some industrial, some residential, some open space and some agricultural.”

He said a buy-up program was the only meaningful solution because “anything short of this will not work. Legislating the land does not legislate the man and without eager, dedicated farmers there is no farming.”

Fast forward over four decades later and his cousin, Peter Guichon, one of Delta’s best known farmers today, explains farmers weren’t upset at losing the ability to sell their land for other purposes but mostly losing land value. However, he says there’s no doubt the farm reserve saved the region’s valuable farmland from being paved over with strip malls and single-family housing.

“Back then there was almost no talk or worry about food production and growing local didn’t even enter the rest of the public’s mind. The farmers were concerned it would devalue their land but I’m not sure that turned out to be true,”

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ABOVE: There’s a growing concern over food self-sufficiency, prompting many to let political leaders know of their desire to protect farmland.

ABOVE: The Guichon family has been farming in Delta for well over a century.

Guichon says.

“If that bill didn’t come in, there would be no more farmland in Ladner or Tsawwassen and most of the Lower Mainland, so I think if you ask most of those same farmers now, their opinion would be a total reversal of what the mindset was back then.

“It was a shock to them at the time but I can say it was a way worse shock, way worse, four years before that when the government expropriated from them 4,000 acres (for future port-related indus- Ian Paton trial development) and that was a way harder pill to swallow for the local farmers than the ALR ever was.”

Delta South MLA and former city councillor Ian Paton, an East Ladner hay farmer whose father, Ian Paton Sr., was an ALC chair and champion for the reserve, agrees places like Delta and Richmond would look very different today had the ALR not been around.

The City of Delta, unlike Richmond, has also been pro-active in keeping farming viable through such policies as not allowing large farms to be subdivided and limiting the size of farm houses, he notes.

“My dad used to always say that the biggest issue with the ALR is keeping big farms. A rich doctor or lawyer with a two- or three-acre hobby farm, it’s not really feasible or practical to farm that. That was a problem back in the ’70s with way too much subdivision of farms

have “agriculture and hobby” listed as the primary land use activity.

Not everyone is a fan of the ALR, including the Fraser Institute, which states British Columbians have grappled with land use restrictions that rank among Canada’s most severe since the reserve was established.

“The rationale for denying citizens the full use of 4.7 million hectares of property has shifted over time, from rescuing the ‘family farm’ to preserving ‘green space’ and, most recently, protecting the ‘local’ food supply. The costs of this social engineering, which include soaring housing prices resulting from a scarcity of land for development and the incalculable loss of property owners’ economic freedom, are substantial,” according to a Fraser Institute report 10 years ago.

“Champions of the ALR claim that the land use controls are necessary to ensure a ‘local’ food supply. But B.C. consumers have shown an undeniable preference for greater choice.

The vast majority of B.C. consumers buy great quantities of imports and base their purchase decisions on a range of legitimate factors, including price, variety and convenience, rather than product origin alone. Indeed, after three decades of the ALR regime, B.C. farmers produce just one-third of the food needed in the province to meet the standards of a ‘healthy’ diet (British Columbia, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, 2006).”

The report also notes that land scarcity has rendered the Vancouver housing “severely unaffordable” and that the reserve has not halted the decline in the number of B.C. farms or the loss of family farms.

Delta’s agricultural plan, which new Mayor George Harvie during last fall’s civic elec-

into little farms and the owners may not have been farmers. Maybe they had a daughter who had a horse or kids wanted to ride their motorbikes and a lot of those little farms never got farmed. There was a lot of that in Surrey and Langley and places like that but not so much in Delta,” explains Paton.

“Personally, the ALR was a good thing because in Delta we have such wonderful Class 1 and Class 2 soils and it’s very important we kept warehouses off them. Let’s look at the TFN (Tsawwassen First Nation), that’s a very poor example of a treaty signed and the biggest loss of farmland but nobody dares says anything about it. There’s hundreds of acres of farmland now covered up with sand and gravel and they’re building houses on it or warehouses. In Delta, probably the biggest use of land coming out of the ALR was for government-related things like railway lines, Highway 99 and the South Fraser Perimeter Road.”

According to the province, about 10,181 hectares (25,157 acres) of Delta’s total land area of 36,433 hectares (90,027 acres) is in the ALR. That works out to about 28 per cent.

However, not all of Delta’s ALR is being farmed because only ABOVE: Delta could look a lot different today if the ALR hadn’t been introduced around 59 per cent as farm fields would most likely have been replaced by housing and more.

tion campaign promised would undergo an update, points out some of the challenges facing farming here today, including loss of processing plants, infrastructure intrusions, market competition and wildlife, among other factors.

“Agriculture competes for farmland with various non-farm uses looking for acreage, pastoral setting, profit on speculation and spaces to carry on nonfarming activities.

ALR farmland is highly attractive for rural residential purposes and there is a market for storage of trucks, equipment Harold Steves and recreational vehicles on farmland. Such uses subvert the intention of the ALR and reduce the area available for farming,” the agricultural plan warns.

Concern has also been raised more recently that escalating land prices due to speculation will prevent younger generations from entering farming. The provincial government recently appointed a special advisory committee to look at ways at strengthening and revitalizing the ALR, and make recommendations for new legislation.

In the committee’s interim report last year, one of the recommendations to curb speculators looking for exclusions from the reserve, and for subdivisions or non-farm uses, is to create a “defensible and rationalized ALR boundary with a long-term land use planning lens.” That would be achieved through a new joint local government-ALC land use planning process.

The report also notes that directing exclusions through such a process will help eliminate speculative purchasing and holding of ALR land as well as help maintain a contiguous reserve to avoid infiltration of non-agricultural uses, thus stopping “death by a thousand cuts.”

The committee also submitted a “What We Heard” report on the feedback it received during its consultations, which notes, “Overall, findings from stakeholder consultations and public engagement supported a much stronger approach to protecting and preserving the ALR for agricultural purposes. There were concerns expressed that ongoing use and removal of ALR lands for development and non-agricultural purposes, including housing, have challenged the resilience of both the ALR and ALC.”

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Business

Long-time customers are now the new owners at Vacuum Works

Everything they sell or service really does suck.

Paul and Karen Jones recently bought Vacuum Works from previous owners Steve and Tammy Laughlin.

Vacuum Works is a family-owned and operated business in Ladner Centre that has been serving South Delta and beyond since 2000.

Paul and Karen Jones were one of the Laughlins’ first customers. They have lived and worked in South Delta for more than 30 years.

Paul’s other business specializes in smart home, home theatre and home automation.

“We were approached

by Steve. For me I was travelling all over the place and when he approached

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Paul and Karen Jones (left) recently bought Vacuum Works from previous owners Steve and Tammy Laughlin. me, we started looking at the numbers and the business. One day I was driving home from Vancouver and sitting in traffic and I said to myself, ‘I’m so over this.’”

The couple plans to keep the same family feel

that has been a hallmark of the store for the past two decades.

“I get to spend more time with Karen in this business, which is great, she helps keep me grounded,” Paul said. “I also get to spend more

time and be closer with my kids. Everything we do is around Ladner. A lot of people we know are here.

It’s nice to have that small community feel, nice to have returning customers.

You build relationships with people.”

Vacuum Works offers sales and service, meaning you can buy a vacuum cleaner, have one repaired or just pick up bags, filters or belts.

“Steve and Tammy are staying on part-time to help with the business and help with the transition,” said Paul.

In the next few months, Vacuum Works will relocate a few doors down to allow for an expansion of services. Along with that will come a new website and a new name.

Springs recognized as sanctuary by Audubon IAN JACQUES

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The golf course at Tsawwassen Springs has recently been recognized for environmental excellence.

The course has achieved designation as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses.

Golf course superintendent Gord Olson led the effort to obtain sanctuary designation on the property and is being recognized for environmental stewardship by Audubon

International.

Tsawwassen Springs is one of 13 golf courses in B.C. and 911 in the world to hold the title of Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary.

“It has been enlightening working with Audubon International over the past few years and being able to learn from them as well as other certified golf courses around the world,” said Olson.

“We are cognizant of the impact a golf course can have on the surrounding environment and are making every effort to ensure our impact is a positive one.”

To reach certification, a course must demonstrate it is maintaining a high degree of environmental quality in a number of areas, including environmental planning, wildlife and habitat management, outreach and education, chemical use reduction and safety, water conservation and water quality management.

Tsawwassen Springs’s accomplishments include: • Establishing pollinator habitat through the Monarchs in the Rough program • Installing and monitoring nest boxes to provide enhanced habitat for

a variety of bird species • Reducing potable water consumption on the course by 40 million gallons per year.

• Their fleet of electric vehicles is all lithium powered as well to reduce their carbon footprint.

“Tsawwassen Springs has shown a strong commitment to its environmental program,” said Christine Kane, CEO at Audubon International.

“They are to be commended for their efforts to provide a sanctuary for wildlife on the golf course property.”

Tsawwassen Springs opened in August of 2012.

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Contact Ian at ijacques@delta-optimist.com or 604-946-4451

The Sidekick Players Club wraps up its three-week run of The Fighting Days this weekend at the Tsawwassen Arts Centre. The play, which follows activist Francis Marion Beynon and the Votes-forWomen movement in Winnipeg a century ago, is on stage until Feb. 2 with performances at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Tickets can be reserved by calling 604288-2415.

Book bargains at KinVillage Giant Sale

There will be bargains galore when KinVillage Community Centre in Tsawwassen hosts its annual Giant Book Sale this week.

Thousands of titles will be available over the three-day sale, which runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 1 and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2.

Southpointe play opens tonight

Southpointe Academy opens a three-night run of Horton Foote’s Laura Dennis tonight in the Tsawwassen school’s theatre. The play is about a high school student trying to find her place in the world after losing both parents. Curtain is at 7 p.m. tonight, tomorrow and Saturday. Tickets are $10.

Jazz quartet at arts centre

The Ben Lockwood Quartet will be in concert at the Tsawwassen Arts Centre on Friday, Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. The quartet, which features some of Vancouver’s finest jazz musicians, will perform classics as well as originals. Tickets are $20.

For more details on these and other events, go to delta-optimist.com or visit our Facebook page at www.facebook. com/TheDeltaOptimist

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Tsawwassen’s Camryn Macdonald has the title role in Align Entertainment’s production of Annie at the Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby.

Teen gets to be Annie again Camryn Macdonald reprising role in upcoming Align Entertainment production IAN JACQUES

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Camryn Macdonald is excited to reprise one of her favourite roles.

The 13-year-old Tsawwassen actress will make her debut with Align Entertainment in its upcoming production of Annie at the Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby.

“I loved the role of Annie since I was little,” she said. “We had the movie and I watched it a lot. I loved her spunkiness and how she was so tough.

She is almost my age, so I

kind of connect to her in that way. She is almost like a role model for me and I relate to her a lot.”

Macdonald says she is thrilled to be joining Align Entertainment this season.

Her previous roles include Delta Youth Theatre productions of Elf, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Willy Wonka and Annie.

She participates in musical theatre training and has been dancing since the age of five with Deas Island Dance, studying ballet, modern, jazz, tap and hip hop. She also

Camryn Macdonald works with vocal coaches Tracy Neff and Simon Isherwood.

“I played Annie last year at DYT. This is a bigger production, so it’s very

exciting,” she said. “In DYT it was an amazing role to play. I connected to the role then and I connect with it a lot more now too because I have a bit more depth with the character, so I kind of already have an idea of what she is like and how I portray her. I’m a little nervous, but I’m very excited for opening night.”

The Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical is set against the backdrop of the Great Depression, making the spirited title character’s hopefulness a sharp contrast to the dire

times.

The production also features a live 12-piece orchestra and a talented ensemble of a dozen young actors performing as orphans, who were selected from auditions that had more than 100 children.

The production runs Feb. 1 to 16.

Tickets are $29 to $42 and are available at alignentertainment.ca/tickets or vtixonline.com.

The Michael J. Fox Theatre is at 7373 Macpherson Ave. in Burnaby.

Ladner square dance to benefit international charity IAN JACQUES

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Barbara and David Cheng are hoping the community will enjoy a little square dancing this Saturday night for a great cause.

The Ladner couple is hosting a benefit square dance at 7 p.m. at Delta Christian School in support of International China Concern (ICC), an organization that has done much to change the culture around disabilities and child abandonment in China.

ICC is an international organization that

has its headquarters in Vancouver.

“We have volunteered at orphanages in Heng Yang twice (2007, 2014) and continue to support International China Concern to this date by other volunteering and by other means,” said Barbara. “We highly respect how they have changed the lives of children born with disabilities in China over the past 25 years.”

Barbara said they have square danced only twice before, but had a lot of fun doing so.

“This is not so much about square dancing,

but having a fun way of generating some funds for ICC,” she said. “We attended a square dance before as a fundraiser for Pony Pals and had a wonderful time even though we had no experience at all. It was a wonderful, intergenerational time of lots of smiles, fun and music, so we SUBMITTED PHOTO thought we would Ladner couple Barbara and David love to do it again.”

Cheng are hosting a benefit She said Delta square dance on Saturday night Christian School at the Delta Christian School in has kindly offered support of International China. its gym free of

charge.

An excellent caller will lead the proceedings, making it a fun community event.

“He is a great musician and instructor and soon has even those without any previous square dancing experience having a grand time and following his calls,” she said.

“We hope to make this an intergenerational and fun community event that will also have impact on those less fortunate than us.”

Tickets are $20 available through Eventbrite at https://icc-squaredance. eventbrite.ca.

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Improvisers take on late night dining in web series IAN JACQUES

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The show has all the hallmarks of a good soap — power, drama, even shoulder pads.

Michelle’s, a Canadian soap opera about the high stakes world of late night dining, based in Hope, B.C., is co-created by Angela Galanopoulos and writer/director Andrew Barber from Tsawwassen.

The web-based series premieres today with six episodes.

The show centres on ambitious restaurant

owner and head diva Michelle Gidard played by Galanopoulos. Business is booming, but you don’t become the queen of late night dining without making a few enemies. When a mysterious man from her past, Hank Deveraux, pays her a visit, it becomes clear he will stop at nothing in order to destroy Michelle’s empire.

Galanopoulos and Barber are both improvisers at Vancouver TheatreSports and have brought together a talented cast of dramatic and comedic actors and

actresses, including Tsawwassen’s Cameron Bancroft (Beverly Hills 90210, 24), who plays Deveraux, and Canadian comedy legend Colin Mochrie, who delights in his role as Jerry, the accountant.

“This actually started a couple of years ago. One day we came up with the idea of this woman who owns this intense restaurant in a small town and we thought we would make a commercial about it, so the show originated from this commercial sketch,” said

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING

Proposed Townhouse Development at 4600, 4606, 4614 & 4624 51 St

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING 51 Street Townhouses

Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 Time 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm Location: Ladner Elementary School 5016 44 Avenue, Delta, BC

You are invited to a Public Information Meeting hosted by the City of Delta to learn and ask questions about a proposed 18-unit, three-storey townhouse development at 4600, 4606, 4614 and 4624 51 Street. The proposal involves the following: • Amendment to the Official Community Plan by changing the land use designation in the Ladner Future Land Use Plan in Schedule B.3 from Residential Ground-Oriented (RG) to Medium Density Ground-Oriented Residential (MGR) to allow a residential density of 69.4 uph (28 upa) on the subject properties; • Rezoning from Duplex/Single Detached Residential 3 (RD3) and Single Detached Residential 7 (RS7) to a new proposed Townhouse Residential 76 (RT76) Zone in “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017”; • Development Variance Permit to vary minimum setbacks in the proposed Townhouse Residential 76 (RT76) Zone under “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017” for setbacks for principal building roof eaves and gutters, bay windows, roof dormers, rear stairs and a main entry roof structure; and • Development Permit to address form and character of the proposed development which is located in the Ladner Village (LV1) Development Permit Area.

Galanopoulos.

“We did that first and created a world where this woman’s restaurant was meant to be modern day, but really dated with things like Chicken à la King and Salisbury steak on the menu and had a lot of fun with this fake commercial with this fake restaurant. We had some producer friends who loved this and thought it could SUBMITTED PHOTO be made into a Angela Galanopoulos plays the title longer show.” role in the new web series.

She said inspired to create this given their comedic soap and put in a backgrounds they were

grant, receiving the funds to create and shoot a pilot episode.

“With writing, preproduction, shooting and post-production this has been almost a yearlong process to get to this point,” said Barber.

“Everyone has had a really fun time. This is a comedy that asks to be committed as actors and I’ve asked a lot of them. The acting is not a parody, so we sought out a lot of good actors even to play the comedic roles. The drama has to be committed to as well because it certainly resonates throughout the show.”

Galanopoulos said she is thrilled with the final product.

The show will be released on Brain Bird Productions’ YouTube?channel.

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Works by Benjamin Charette (left) and Gabriel Rioux Jomphe (right) are on display in Thankfully, Nothing Lasts Forever at Gallery 1710 in Tsawwassen.

Montreal imports bringing their work to Gallery 1710

Three young artists from Montreal have combined to stage Thankfully, Nothing Lasts Forever at Gallery 1710 in Tsawwassen.

Going from the height of the trees to the pigmentation found in the soil, the trio shows deep emotions and vibrant pieces in the exhibition that’s on view until Saturday, Feb. 2.

A designer from Montreal, Roxanne Durocher is an art and nature lover. She worked a lot with wood before discovering the world of fabrics.

In order to converge the two mediums, Durocher

mastered the Shibori dye technic inspired from the Japanese.

Benjamin Charette is a Vancouver-based artistactivist whose work captures the delicate balance of nature’s cycle of extinction and evolution.

Using an aerial mixed-media technique inspired by arboriculture, Charette’s work is a dynamic and raw portrayal of the urban forest’s struggle for relevance within the ecosystem of society’s revered urban jungle.

Gabriel Rioux Jomphe is a young painter from Quebec who considers painting creative medita-

tion. His background in literature highly influences his work, as he often incorporates words and scribbled sentences from old notebooks in his paintings.

His primary goal is not to eye please but to express deep thoughts and feelings which are not always beautiful to see.

Combining oil paint, acrylic, markers and material, his style comes in as rough and intuitive.

Gallery 1710 is open daily from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s located at 171056th St. (adjacent to the South Delta Recreation Centre).

Hosted by Anthony Gismondi & Peter Burrow

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH AT 6:00PM Our first exciting Wine Dinner of the year hosted by Canada’s foremost wine writer Anthony Gismondi and our Wine Up Wednesday educator Peter Burrow.

5 courses paired with 6 world renowned wines. Not to be missed! $100 (includes taxes & gratuity)

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Community

KidSport Delta benefits from inaugural Drug-Free Dash

KidSport Delta has benefited from an inaugural running event that took place recently in Tsawwassen.

The Society for a Drug Free BC presented KidSport Delta founder Carlene Lewall with a $1,000 cheque raised in the Drug-Free Dash, which took place in September at Centennial Beach.

Silver sponsors Kerr Construction, Graph’em Solutions and The RunInn agreed this was just a start and want to see more done on education while supporting positive youth programs such as KidSport Delta.

Delta resident Wendy Field gathered a group of volunteers to form the Society for a Drug Free BC five years ago. The group is composed of concerned mothers and citizens partnering with the international Foundation for a Drug-Free World.

Her group held the first, but what will become an annual, run to raise awareness and offer education

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Serena Schumacher (left), Lauren Tristan and Wendy Field with the Society for a Drug Free BC, which hosted the inaugural Drug Free Dash, present a $1,000 cheque to Carlene Lewall from KidSport Delta. to the community on an ongoing basis on the effects of drugs.

“We are all about educating youth and encouraging them to take positive steps in their lives such as sports,” said Field. “We need to raise awareness of the dangers of drugs, educate our youth so they can make an informed decision, and ultimately save lives.”

Proceeds from the race went to KidSport Delta and the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Coast BC.

These programs provide the means for organized sports and after school activities to help promote an active, healthy lifestyle.

Proceeds will also support drug education materials for youth groups, law enforcement and educators.

Anyone who would like more information on how they can take part in the society or obtain information about the drug education materials can email: drugfreeworldvan@yahoo. ca.

Delta Nature to screen documentary

Delta Nature is putting the Fraser River in the spotlight in its next free presentation.

The Watershed Guardians of the Fraser River, a documentary produced by Jocelyn Demers, will be screened on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at Benediction Lutheran Church in Tsawwassen.

The film presents an in-depth view of the rich, interactive ecosystems of the Fraser River watershed and the people who cham-

pion their protection.

Eye-catching photography and accompanying commentaries draw attention to the global significance of the watershed which supports the most productive salmon river in the world and is Canada’s major stopover for millions of migrating birds on the Pacific Flyway.

The film was made with the participation of the Vancouver Aquarium, the David Suzuki Foundation and UBC. Demers has been

involved in arts, media and eco-literacy for most of his career. In 2007, he established Monde Films, and has produced and directed five documentaries about sustainability.

His work is in 200 university and college libraries and is also available on the National Film Board Green Channel.

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Socks no longer prepared to take fashion backseat

Living Matters

BARBARA GUNN

Socks, let’s just say, have evolved.

Back in the day, I recall there being only two types.

There were ankle socks.

And there were knee socks.

The colours were limited too. As a young woman, I recall my sock drawer being crammed with pairs that were navy, black, brown and white. Pink and purple were nowhere to be seen. Red had yet to be invented.

The most novel socks on offer were argyle, and even those were mostly the domain of men. I never once owned argyle socks.

The sock was a simple thing. It was a practical invention, designed to keep your feet from sticking to your shoes and to keep your tootsies toasty.

It was as much a fashion item as a clothespin.

No longer.

This past Christmas, the family opened the usual things. Books. Sweaters.

Games. Scarves.

But we all opened something that had rarely been under the tree before: a pair of socks.

The daughter-in-law’s socks were what could be categorized as inspirational. I can’t recall the words, but they bore some pithy little saying. “Never give up.” “Live for today.”

Something to that effect.

One son’s socks had pictures of Mr. Rogers. The other’s had some rude saying, which included a word I will not repeat here.

Today, in a world where we have food-themed socks and animal-themed socks and even Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtle socks, the argyles seem so old

school.

I have no idea how this came to pass, but I can only imagine that apparel manufacturers, desperate to produce something a tad out of the ordinary, determined the common sock was decidedly blah, and opted to amp things up a bit.

“I know!” one of them might have suggested.

“Let’s put profanity on socks! That would be epic!”

OK. Not quite sure what might happen if the son’s in a business meeting, sits down, and his socks become visible, but whatever.

I can’t begin to imagine what the apparel folks are dreaming up next. Threepiece suits emblazoned with pictures of French fries or Mr. Dressup?

Bathing suits that direct a decidedly rude message at onlookers?

White ankle socks? How pedestrian can you get?

The sock is making a statement these days — and it isn’t always polite.

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT LOCATION: Delta (Ladner) BC EMPLOYER: BC & Alberta Guide Dogs BC & Alberta Guide Dogs is a registered charity based in Ladner, BC and has an immediate opening for an Executive Assistant.

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Don’t throw in the towel

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Do you ever feel trapped in the decisions you made for your life? We ask ourselves, “Did I miss it?” If you’re a Christian, you would say, “Did I miss God?” Before you resign your job and move to Kelowna to become a snowboard instructor, let’s pump the brakes. Things might be tough, but you don’t have to recreate your life, you have to redefine it.

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Remember the Truth There have been times I wanted to quit because it was hard. We run away and take on a spirit of fear. When this happens, “Recall the Truth.” Refuse fear and doubt.

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tion, “Does my behaviour reflect the vision God gave me?” If it doesn’t, don’t change the vision. Instead, change the plan you have in place so it reflects the vision.

The key is to never stop tweaking your plans until they create the behaviour in you that honours the vision.

You don’t have to do this alone. God said He is sending us a helper.

John 14:16-17: “I will ask the Father, and he will give you another helper who will be with you forever. That helper is the Spirit of Truth.”

You have come too far to throw in the towel. As you take those necessary steps in redefining your life, you do so with all of Heaven at your back and God’s purpose at your front.

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Three ways to help combat loss of flexibility due to age

People begin to feel less flexible as they get older because muscles lose both strength and elasticity as the body ages.

A lack of flexibility can make seniors more vulnerable to certain types of injuries, including muscle strains and tears. While people might not be able to maintain the flexibility they enjoyed in their 20s, there are ways for them to combat age-related loss of flexibility.

• Stretch frequently.

Stretching is a great way to combat age-related loss of flexibility. Stretch major muscle groups, such as hamstrings and shoulder muscles, several times per week. When practicing static stretching, the goal is to gradually elongate the muscle being stretched before holding the elongated position, and ultimately allowing the muscle to return to resting position.

As flexibility improves, elongated stretches can be

Swimming works the entire body, which helps all muscle groups stay loose and flexible. held for 30 seconds. Avoid stretching muscles that are sore or injured, and discontinue a stretch if you feel pain or discomfort.

• Include yoga in your exercise regimen.

Practitioners of yoga typically love how this unique discipline that exercises the body while relaxing the mind improves their flexibility. Many yoga poses are designed to improve the strength and flexibility of muscles, and some physicians may even recommend yoga to aging patients.

Yoga DVDs or streaming sessions can be great, but beginners may want to visit yoga studios or sign up for classes at their gyms so instructors can personally ensure they are doing each pose correctly. As their flexibility improves, men and women can try more difficult poses and classes if they so desire.

• Get in the pool.

Swimming is another activity that can help aging men and women improve their flexibility. Strengthtraining exercises are an important component of a well-balanced exercise regimen, but such workouts tend to focus on one or two muscle groups at a time. That means other muscle groups may be inactive and tighten up.

Swimming works the entire body, which helps all muscle groups stay loose and flexible. One or two swimming sessions per week can contribute to great gains in overall flexibility.

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• Research the ships, and not just the cruise lines. Cruise lines each offer their own amenities and are known for certain features. One cruise line may be a better match for young singles, while others may cater to families.

In addition, certain ships may have their own special features such as water slides, athletic events, casinos, and more. Choose a ship that meets your needs.

• Arrive the night before.

There’s no need to rush to the port to board the ship.

It can be easy to get overwhelmed by all of the offerings on a cruise ship, so prioritize what’s important to you.

Extend the vacation a little further by arriving a night or two before and checking into a nearby hotel.

Some hotels may offer free parking or shuttle service to the ship.

• Choose a close port.

Select a port within driving distance to avoid airline costs and the extra hassles of coordinating luggage and travel to the port.

• Book dining ahead of time. Cruise ships often have a main dining room and then specialty restaurants. If you want a particular meal, make reservations before leaving port.

Certain restaurants may offer discounts or perks, such as a free bottle of

wine or premiere seating.

• Understand what’s included. Cruise ships have many foods and drinks that are included in the packaged price.

Certain branded items, such as specialty coffees or ice creams, may be available at an additional charge, as are premium drinks. But chances are you can find a free, similar version elsewhere on the ship.

• Explore special discounts. When shopping for a cruise, see if there are discounts available for seniors, teachers, people in the military or those who belong to certain clubs. Cruises often love

to incentivize, so it pays to ask about discount pricing.

• Make a list of activities. It can be easy to get overwhelmed by all of the offerings on a cruise ship, so much so that there’s some stress over trying to fit it all in. Recognize that you can’t see or hear it all, and prioritize what’s important to you. Make sure you have plenty of time to relax.

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You can overcome everyday aches and pains repetitive motion might need to take more days off between rounds of golf or other competitive and/or repetitive activities.

If tendinitis flares up, take some time away, icing any sore areas, wrapping them in bandages, and elevating them while resting. Athletes rarely want to sit on the sidelines, but a few days off can go a long way toward alleviating the

pain associated with tendinitis.

3. Recognize your body may develop some limitations.

Age should not prevent you from being physically active, and numerous studies have touted the benefits of continuing to exercise into your golden years. However, as the body ages, muscle fibers become less dense, result-

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RICE, which stands for rest, ice, compression and elevation, can help people overcome the aches and pains that result as the body ages.

Pain is a significant concern for many people. Estimates from the International Association for the Study of Pain suggest that one in five adults across the globe suffer from pain.

Pain can affect anyone, even people who have not been in an accident or suffered an injury while playing a sport or performing another physical activity. Such pain may be unavoidable, but that does not mean it and other types of everyday aches and pains cannot be overcome.

1. Begin a well-rounded exercise regimen.

Regular exercise that includes both strength training and cardiovascular exercise increases blood flow and helps build a strong core. A strong core supports the spine and reduces the pressure on it, making it less likely people who sit for long stretches at a time will end their days with lower back pain. Routine exercise also helps other areas of the body by keeping muscles loose and flexible.

Before beginning a new exercise regimen, people,

especially those with existing aches and pains, should consult their physicians about which exercises they should do and which to avoid.

2. Employ RICE. RICE, which stands for rest, ice, compression and elevation, can help men and women overcome the aches and pains that result as the body ages and tendons begin to lose some of their elasticity. RICE might be most helpful for people who have been diagnosed with tendinitis. Athletes over 40 who engage in activities that require

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Community Coming Events CLUBS AND GROUPS The Canadian Federation of University Women South Delta meets the fourth Tuesday of the month at Benediction Lutheran Church in Tsawwassen, at 7:15 p.m. With monthly guest speakers and interest groups, the club is dedicated to the promotion of education and improvement of the status of women. New members are always welcome.

Call Cheryl 604-943-4634 or Paula 778-434-2227.

Delta Falcons spring junior field hockey registration is open until Jan. 31. The U10 (mixed boys and girls) and U11-18 (girls only) season runs from April to June. Sign up with a friend for fun, fitness and one of the most affordable spring sports offered in Delta. Info and contacts at www.falcons.ca.

Dive into the science of wellness and meditation at Wellness From Within, a free book launch and

workshop with Dr. Suman Kollipara, author of Ancient Sage for Silicon Age, on Saturday, Feb. 2 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Ladner Pioneer Library. Explore how ancient self-compassion meditation (Sookshma) can help you fast track healing from stress and illness. The workshop is repeated on Saturday, Feb. 23 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Tsawwassen Library. Registration is required.

Delta Nature presents The Watershed Guardians of the Fraser River, a documentary produced by Jocelyn Demers. The film presents an in-depth view of the rich, interactive ecosystems of the Fraser River watershed and the people who champion their protection. Free event is on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at Benediction Lutheran Church in Tsawwassen. Contact: tom. bearss@dccnet.com.

Kids Grieve Too is a support group for children seven to 12. The groups apply expressive arts and play to reduce anxiety and anger, promote healthy expression of difficult emotions, increase understanding of grief and loss, and provide support through

connection with others. The group meets at the Centre for Supportive Care, 4631 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Ladner, 4 to 6 p.m., on Wednesdays from Feb. 6 to March 6. For more information or to pre-register, call 604-948-0660. Program is complimentary.

Visit a land of magic, monsters and mortals at Dungeons & Dragons in the Library on Thursday, Feb. 7 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Tsawwassen Library. New and experienced players are welcome. Pizza will be provided. For teens 13+. Space is limited so registration is required. Program runs on the first Thursday of every month.

Delta Hospice Society is offering a volunteer training program from Feb. 7 to March 16. Classes will be held Thursdays from 6:30 to 9 p.m. and three Saturdays (Feb. 9, March 2 and March 16) from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

If you are interested in working with people at end of life or in bereavement, call 604-948-0660 to book an interview.

Do you have a child in kindergarten to Grade 3 that could benefit from

participating in a program that pairs children with high school student volunteers for 45 minutes of reading practice each week? Reading Buddies, beginning Thursday, Feb. 7 from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m. at the Ladner Pioneer Library, is a great way to improve reading skills in a safe, fun and friendly environment.

Reading Buddies continues until March 14. Registration is required. Call 604-9466215.

French language preschool Lutins du Bois is having an open house on Monday, Feb. 11 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Program offers French, yoga, music and arts. Non-French speaking children are welcome.

Preschool is at 785-49th St., Tsawwassen (located at Ecole du Bois Joli). Call 604948-1222 or e-mail lutins_du_ bois@csf.bc.ca.

AmbassadorsTsawwassen Mills Toastmasters Club meets every second, third and fourth Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. The next meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 12 has a “Cupid’s Arrows” theme. Club meets at the Tsawwassen Mills Training Room (enter at Entrance 4, turn left past

Old Navy, and it’s between Yogibo Bean Bags & Yogen Fruz). Ambassadors always welcome guests. For more information contact Dawn at dmcfitz@me.com.

Are you providing care or support for a family member or friend who is in poor health, is frail elderly, or has a chronic disease causing dependency? The South Delta Caregivers’ Network is offering an education series and support group starting Wednesday, Feb 13 from 1 to 3 p.m. once a week for six weeks. Cost is $40. Topics include caregiver stress, communication techniques, role and lifestyle changes, accessing community resources, and legal and financial issues. To register phone Laurie at 604-9433921, Sylvia at 604-943-7596 or the Centre for Supportive Care at 604-948-0660.

The Ladner Pioneer Library invites seniors in the Chinese community to Government Benefits for Seniors in Mandarin on Wednesday, Feb. 13 from 1 to 3 p.m. Find out about the qualifications, application procedures and other information on pensions, Medicare, social benefits and housing subsidy for seniors. Registration

is required. Call 604-2313344 ext. 2175 or email tina. wang@success.bc.ca.

Registration for ElderCollege Delta will be commencing on Feb. 15, online at 9 a.m. at ElderCollege Delta/ KinVillage or in person from 9 a.m. to noon at KinVillage Community Centre. In person registration continues at KinVillage Community Centre from Tuesday, Feb. 19 to Friday, Feb. 22 and at the Ladner Pioneer Library on Tuesday, Feb. 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Courses are offered in technology, lifestyle, science, history, language and literature. Please watch the Optimist on Feb, 7 for details of all the classes.

All Saints Anglican Church in Ladner hosts a free community meal every month.

The next meal is on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m.

Cancer: Thriving & Surviving is a free UVic self-management workshop for people who have been affected by cancer. It’s offered at Ladner United Church on Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., starting Feb 19. Register with UVic at 604-940-1273 or www.selfmanagementbc.ca.

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Community CLUBS AND GROUPS Delta Community Living Society is co-hosting a workshop with Plan Institute for families supporting people with developmental disabilities on Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning. The workshop will be held 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21. For more information, visit www.dcls. ca/workshopscourses or email sstainton@dcls.ca.

SD Newcomers next monthly meeting is Thursday, Feb. 21 at 7:15 p.m. at Gallery 1710 (1710-56th St., Tsawwassen). It will be a cabaret-style musical interlude. Carol Sawyer and Joel De Stefano, two noted Vancouver-based artists will entertain the group.

Delta Hospice Society offers a Drop-In Relaxation Circle, led by a music therapist, for those living with cancer or serious illness, as well as their family members and friends, every Tuesday from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Centre for Supportive Care in Ladner. Program is complimentary.

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will be held at KinVillage Community Centre in Tsawwassen from 11 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays, Feb. 5, 12, 19 and 26. Sign up for all four lessons for $28 or drop-in for $8 per session. No musical training required. You will be playing songs after your first class. Bring your own ukulele, tuner, strap and case. Information on buying a ukulele will be available at the first class There will be a couples bridge tournament on Thursday, Feb. 7 at KinVillage Community Centre in Tsawwassen.

Tickets sold in pairs only at $10 per person. Cash prizes.

Call 604-943-0225.

McKee Seniors Recreation Centre needs new members for its carpet bowling club that meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon. Cost is only 50 cents.

Shari’s Saturday Social will be held on Saturday, Feb. 9 at KinVillage Community Centre in Tsawwassen. Doors open at 7 p.m., dancing to a wide variety of CD music from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.

The theme is Hearts and Flowers. Dress style optional but glitz and glamour always welcome. Tickets available at the door: $12 for members, $14 for non-members. Ticket includes mid-evening tea, coffee and assorted goodies.

To reserve a table call Shari at 604-943-8755.

McKee Seniors Recreation Centre in Ladner is hosting an Emergency Preparedness for Seniors workshop presented by Delta Fire & Emergency Services. The free workshop is being held on Thursday, Jan. 31 at 10 a.m. Registration is required as space is limited. Register at the centre or call 604946-1411.

A free falls prevention presentation will be held on Thursday, Feb. 14 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at KinVillage Community Centre in Tsawwassen.

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workshop presented by ICBC on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 9:30 a.m. Registration is required as space is limited. Register at the centre or call 604946-1411.

Piano player Kelvin Ketchum will entertain at a high tea on Friday, Feb. 22 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at KinVillage Community Centre in Tsawwassen. $15 for members, $17 for nonmembers.

McKee Seniors Recreation Centre hosts the Eclectic Café featuring Howard Solverson and guest on Saturday, Feb. 23 from 7 to 9 p.m. Members are $5, guests are $7. Tickets on sale at the centre.

McKee Seniors Recreation Centre in Ladner is hosting a free CPR Orientation workshop on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 9:30 a.m. Registration is required as space is limited. Register at the centre or call 604-946-1411.

SPECIAL EVENTS A Giant Book Sale, complete with CDs, DVDs and board games, will be held at KinVillage Community Centre in Tsawwassen on Thursday, Jan. 31 (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.), Friday, Feb. 1 (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and Saturday, Feb. 2 (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.).

Meet local author Diane Chubb, who recently released her first children’s book Hello World!, at Black

Bond Books in Ladner on Sunday, Feb. 10 from 1 to 3 p.m. Inspired by her daughter Taylor May, Hello World! tells the tale of one little girl as she sets off to explore the seven continents in seven days.

Special Olympics Delta presents a fundraising dance on Saturday, Feb. 16. An evening with Incognito starts at 7 p.m. at the KinVillage Community Centre (543010th Ave.). Tickets are $30 in advance: incognitoconcert. eventbrite.com or tickets@ sobcdelta.org or you can purchase with cash at the door. There will be a cash bar, silent auction and a 50/50 draw as well.

ARTS If you love music and have a brass, woodwind or percussion instrument, then join Loades of Music Concert Band. Share the joy of making music with other adult musicians. Annual fee is $50 with regular attendance and home practice encouraged.

Cultivate a love of playing band music every Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m. at Saviour Lutheran Church, 4737-57th St., Ladner. Contact loadesofmusic@gmail.com.

The Coming Events column is published every Thursday as a community service. If you have a non-profit event, e-mail (events@delta-optimist.com), mail or drop off the details to the Optimist by 3 p.m. Monday. Submissions are subject to space limitations. No phone calls, please.

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PHOTO BY MARK BOOTH

Delta Basketball Academy instructors Eric Butler and Navi Sekhon will be leading the new school district program at the world class Richmond Olympic Oval starting next September.

Chasing hoop dreams 101 New school district academy designed to benefit programs throughout the city MARK BOOTH

m b o o t h @ d e l t a - o p t i m i s t .c o m

Making an impact on the basketball programs at all seven city secondary schools thanks to 200 hours of additional training time at a world class facility.

That’s the basic objective of the Delta School District’s latest sports academy.

The Delta Basketball Academy is taking flight for the 2019-20 school year and will be based out of the Richmond Olympic Oval.

Students attending linear schools will be bussed to the facility every other morning, while schools on a semester schedule will be going on a daily basis for half the year. The cost is estimated at $325 monthly based on 40 students.

The program will be overseen

by Eric Butler and Navi Sekhon.

Butler is a former UBC standout who played professionally in Europe for about a decade and

has been program director for Split Second Basketball since 2005. Sekhon is one of the greatest players ever to come out of Delta Secondary who went on to thrive at the collegiate level and has been active in recent years coaching youth.

There have been attempts in the past to bring a basketball academy to Delta but the potential of creating “super” teams at the host school didn’t sit well with the district nor B.C. School Sports’ player eligibility rules.

“They realized we were two guys just trying to make Delta a prevalent basketball community,” explained Sekhon. “We just want to coach and make the kids better.

“There are rules and regulations (within B.C. School Sports). You just can’t go to a school and start playing there. We covered all that stuff and, at the end of the day, made our presentation in front of principals and athletic directors and convinced them.”

While Sekhon made sure the academy was the right fit for the school district, it was Butler who took on securing the Oval. His relationship with Chief Operating Officer John Mills, dating back to his days at UBC, came in handy.

It means the academy will also benefit from the Oval programs for elite athletes including strength and conditioning, nutrition and sports psychology. The massive multi-sport facility also features eight FIBA regulation size courts.

“A neutral site was one of the keys that was able to differentiate our proposal. (The Oval) was always looking for a basketball high performance option during day time hours. We presented times that didn’t conflict with any of the existing programs they have there,” said Butler.

“We have been really lucky getting to work with (Oval Manager of High Performance and Fitness) Andrew Clark. He is putting together a really compelling pack-

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On the court, Butler and Sekhon will lean on their coaching experience and suggest the additional court time will greatly enhance player development.

“Most kids are playing between 60 and 100 games a year in school and club basketball. But they are just not getting enough time with the ball in their hands,” added Butler. “Just for the little details like getting your shot off quicker and making decisions on the court.”

“We never had anything like this,” smiled Sekhon. “You are getting school credits to play basketball. We want to see this grow and have college and universities come out to see these kids at the end of year. Hopefully this academy is going to produce basketball players who are going to go somewhere and play for a long time.”

For more information and to register for the Delta Basketball Academy visit deltaacademies.ca

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SDMHA program keeping teens in hockey MARK BOOTH

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It’s South Delta Minor Hockey’s own version of “Saturday Night Live” and it’s keeping kids in the sport who otherwise wouldn’t be.

When a group of SDMHA Bantam coaches realized a significant number of players didn’t plan on continuing on to the Midget age level this season, they wanted to come up with an alternative.

Part-time jobs, school work and other sports can provide plenty of conflicts for 15-to17-year-olds. But would about an option that required just a one night commitment per week in the same venue each time?

The SDMHA’s SNL program was born.

“We were looking at the numbers coming up and how many would be dropping off. We tried to come up with something that would allow this age group to continue on playing hockey,” explained Rick Albus, one of seven former coaches involved in the new program. “We have based it on a typical senior men’s league with all games and no practices. The kids end up playing as many games as a regular house team does.”

A game slot was secured at 9 p.m. on Saturdays at Tilbury Ice. Sometimes the start time is moved up if SDMHA’s make-up ice time is available that week.

There are a total of 20 weekly games with the player cost being around $250 for the season.

Given the program wasn’t launched until after SDMHA’s 2018-19 registration dates, the initial response has been excellent with boys and girls signing up, mostly 15-year-olds.

Groups of five are created and are moved around to form teams of 10 to create a variety of opponents throughout the season. The games are officiated and penalty shots are awarded instead of twominute minors.

“We keep it light hearted. We have found the game itself is a lot more offensive,” continued Albus.

“Kids get to practice their skills more.

“There’s an extreme wide variety of skill levels here. Everything from beginners to kids who were playing rep who decided it was too much. Guys are getting a chance to play with each other for the first time since they were younger.”

Albus praised the efforts of SDMHA president Ken Elmer and administrator Tracey Derrheim who have endorsed the

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South Delta Minor Hockey Association have launched a Saturday night program at Tilbury Ice for Midget age players that don’t to have the time to commit to a team involved in league play. program and made sure it has run smoothly. A list of available house players has been created if the numbers are a little short for a particular week.

Albus would like to see more goaltenders coming out to play, however, they are confident more kids will come onboard next sea-

son.

The Tilbury Sports Grill has even extended its hours so parents and friends can watch the action from upstairs.

“We want people to know this now exists as another option for hockey to keep playing kids in the game as long as they can,”

addd Albus. “The nice thing (as parents) is knowing this age group is here on Saturday nights playing hockey.”

There are six more sessions left in the current season. Any former SDMHA midget age players wanting to come out can reach Rick Albus at albus@dccnet.com.

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The Delta Pacers Alumni Basketball Tournament celebrated its 30th edition last weekend complete with a gala at the Ladner Community Centre.

Pacers honour 1993 standout

Sekhon went on to enjoy an outThe 30th anniversary of the Pacer standing collegiate career, earning Alumni Basketball Tournament included All-Canadian status with the Langara honouring one of the Ladner high Falcons. He also led the Canada school’s all-time great players.

West in scoring during his one Navi Sekhon’s #7 jersey was season with the Calgary Dinos. officially retired by the program Today, the Burnaby during a surprise presentation Firefighter is an active member at Saturday night’s gala at the of the Delta Pacers Basketball Ladner Community Centre.

Association and Anesto Charles The 1993 graduate led the Foundation.

Pacers senior boys team to its Sekhon becomes the secfirst provincial tournament in 24 ond Delta Pacer to have his years, setting numerous school jersey retired, joining former records in the process that still Navi Sekhon national team member and 1988 stand today. Among them was Olympian Alan Kristmanson a 64-point outing in a win over who starred on the 1979 team.

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Why participate in the hearing study?

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It is estimated that 46% of people aged 45 to 87 have some degree of hearing loss1, but most do not seek treatment right away.

In fact, the average person with hearing loss will wait ten years before seeking help2.

This is because at the beginning stages of hearing loss people often find they can “get by” without help, however as the problem worsens this becomes increasingly harder to do. For some people this loss of clarity is only a problem at noisy restaurants or in the car, but for others it makes listening a struggle throughout the entire day.

By studying people who have difficulty hearing in noise or with television, we hope to identify key factors impacting these difficulties and further understand their influence on the treatment process.

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* Pichora-Fuller, M. K. (2016). How social psychological factors may modulate auditory and cognitive functioning during listening. Ear and Hearing, 37, 92S-100S. † Study participants must be over 50 years of age and have never worn hearing aids. No fees and no purchase necessary. Registered under the College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of BC. VAC, WCB accepted. 1. Cruickshanks, K. L., Wiley, T. L., Tweed, T. S., Klein, B. E. K., Klein, R, Mares-Perlman, J. A., & Nondahl, D. M. (1998). Prevalence of Hearing Loss in Older Adults in Beaver Dam,Wisconsin:The Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study.

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5495 CandleWyCk Wynd, TSaWWaSSen

$888,000 #1 TEAM IN BRITISH COLUMBIA 2017* 2016*

Solar CoTTage By THe Sea W G NE TIN S LI

• 1023 sq ft hamj ad 4963 sq ft fat • 2 bjl_aams, 1 bmth_aam • Safm_ `awj_, hat wmtj_ ad ljmmdl • u`lmtjl th_a^iha^t, stj`s ta thj bjmch

173 66a STreeT, TSaWWaSSen

$949,000

#1 2 RE/MAX® TEAM IN WESTERN CANADA 2016** 2017**

® *Based on sales total REBGV sales 2017. **Based oncommercial total residential commissions in 2017 all RE/MAX associatesininCanada Canada. *Based on total REBGV MLS 2016. **For total residential and transactions combined of all for RE/MAX sales associates for 2016.

January 31, 2019 The Delta Optimist A33

UPDateD FaMIlY RancheR • 1498 sq fa homi od 6599 sq fa foa • 3 bidrooms, 2 bkahrooms • ni`ir giajhid, bkahrooms, flooridg, kdd mori • Fidjid bkjgykrd pfus 2 fkrgi suddijgs

• 1995 sq fa homi od 5191 sq fa foa • 3 bidrooms, 2 bkahrooms (mksair od mkid) • Updkaid giajhid, bkahrooms, flooridg • wkfg ao shops, risakurkdas, kdd Viffkgi

4918 55B StReet, laDneR

4932 MaRIneR Place, laDneR

$949,900

IMMacUlate FaMIlY hOMe

$955,000 BOUNDARY BAY LOT

• 2516 sq fa homi od 4754 sq fa foa • 4 bidrooms, 3 bkahrooms • tksaifuf updkais ahroughoua, privkai ykrd `iah hoa aub • wkfg ao lkddir Viffkgi, shops, kdd mori

• 5092 sq fa foa kjross from ahi bikjh • curridafy hks 800 sq fa 2 bdrm homi • Siaukaid kmodg mkdy fuxury homis • Opaiods for di` homi/ykrd dirijaiod `iah 2 frodakgis

5016 MaRIneR Place, laDneR

207 centennIal PaRkwaY, tSawwaSSen

$959,900

IN THE HEART OF THE VILLAGE

$959,900 RARELY AVAILABLE!

• 1877 sq fa homi buifa id 2017 • 4 bidrooms, 4 bkahrooms • Opid jodjipa giajhid & fividg krik • Saips ao lkddir Viffkgi shops & risakurkdas

• 1920 sq fa homi od 3211 sq fa foa • 4 bidrooms, 3 bkahrooms • Updkaid giajhid, bkahrooms, kdd flooridg • Giorgii a`krd `iddidg jusaom bouaiqui homis

4851 ellIS lane, laDneR

5679 47a aVenUe, laDneR

$970,000

BEAUTIFUL NEWER HOME

$998,800

BOUnDaRY BaY RancheR

• 1720 sq fa homi od 3813 sq fa foa • 3 bidrooms, 3 bkahrooms • Mksair od mkid, doubfi sidid firipfkji • Piigkboo ojikd vii`s

• 1200 sq fa homi od 4998 sq fa foa • 3 bidrooms, 1 bkahroom • Bkjgidg odao proaijaid griidbifa • Odfy k fi` bfojgs ao ahi bikjh

1891 SWAN ROAD, TSAWWASSEN

159 65B STREET, TSAWWASSEN

$998,900

BEAUTIFULLY UPDATED FAMILY HOME

$999,900

SOUGht aFteR Beach GROVe

• 2063 sq fa homi od 4894 sq fa foa • 4 bidrooms, 2 bkahrooms • Updkaid giajhids, flooridg, kdd bidrooms • Opid jodjipa od boah fivifs

• 2018 sq fa homi od 6249 sq fa foa • 4 bidrooms, 3 bkahrooms • wiff gipa spfia fivif `iah updkaid giajhid • Mids ao ahi bikjh kdd kff kmidiaiis

5680 GROVE AVENUE, LADNER

1567 FaRRell aVenUe, tSawwaSSen

$999,980

UPDateD eXecUtIVe hOMe On laRGe lOt

$1,038,800

DeSIRaBle whItwORth cReScent

• 2657 sq fa homi od 12,648 sq fa foa • 3 bidrooms (did joufd bi 4ah), 3 bkahrooms • ni`ir roof, `iddo`s, kdd akdgfiss hoa `kair akdg • Ouadoor spkji for idairakididg pfus diakjhid `orgshop

• 2762 sq fa homi od 8967 sq fa foa • 5 bidrooms, 3 bkahrooms • Fudjaiodkf fkyoua `iah ridovkaid giajhid • Quiia krik yia jfosi ao shops, sjhoofs, kdd mori

4716 Stahaken Place, tSawwaSSen

5153 n whItwORth cReScent, laDneR

$1,098,800 #8 RE/MAX® TEAM IN CANADA 2017**

centRallY lOcateD FaMIlY hOMe

$1,128,800

#23 RE/MAX® TEAM WORLDWIDE 2017***

*** Based on total residential and commercial commissions combined in 2017 for all RE/MAX associates worldwide (over 100,000 agents). As recognized by the RE/MAX INTERNATIONAL achievement award given to Fraser and/or Fraser and his team for 2017.

A34 The Delta Optimist January 31, 2019

BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED HOME

PrivaTE Cul-dE-saC lOCaTiOn

RE/MAX® Progroup Realty 5360 12th Ave, Delta, BC V4M 2B3

• 2,190 aq ft home oe i 8,008 aq ft fot • 3 Behbooma, 2 Bithbooma • Opee itbg`m ibei ^gth fota of eit`bif fgght • Cfoae to achoofa, ahoppgeg, ieh mobe

• 2334 aq ft home oe 5340 aq ft fot • Compfetefy beeo_iteh geaghe ieh o`t • Eetebtigeeb’a hbeim o`thoob fg_geg ibei • Cfoae to ahopa, beati`bieta, ieh mobe

514 Erin PlaCE, TsawwassEn

4949 LINDEN DRIVE, LADNER

$1,139,900

$1,138,000

PEBBlE Hill FaMilY HOME • 1976 aq ft home oe 7275 aq ft fot • 4 behbooma, 3 bithbooma • ne^eb ^geho^a, f`beice, hot ^iteb tiek, & ippfgiecea • Eetebtigeeb’a bickyibh ^gth co_ebeh heck & hot t`b

rOOM FOr THE wHOlE FaMilY W G NE TIN S I L

4835 59a sTrEET, ladnEr

5490 4a avEnuE, TsawwassEn

$1,188,800

$1,158,800

FAMILY FRIENDLY NEIGHBOURHOOD W G NE TIN S I L

• 3143 aq ft home oe 6693 aq ft fot • 7 behbooma, 3 bithbooma • 3 behbooma `p ieh 4 ho^e ^gth a`gte poteetgif • Q`get, fimgfy fbgeehfy Beff Pibk ibei

rOOFTOP dECK wiTH viEws

• 2839 aq ft home oe 6522 aq ft fot • 5 behbooma, 3 bithbooma • Bbgght ieh f`ectgoeif floob pfie • Mgea to pibk, achoofa, ieh otheb imeegtgea

• 2796 aq ft home oe 7793 aq ft fot • 4 behbooma, 3 bithbooma • Bei`tgf`f miateb ^gth eea`gte & ^ifk-ge cfoaet • Fietiatgc o`thoob ibeia fob eetebtigegeg

6218 CrEsCEnT PlaCE, ladnEr

474 TralEE CrEsCEnT, TsawwassEn

$1,188,800

$1,198,800

BEauTiFullY rEnOvaTEd EXECuTivE HOME

dEsiraBlE FirCrEsT MEadOws

• 3087 aq ft home oe 8546 aq ft fot • 3 behbooma, 3 bithbooma • Opee floob pfie ^gth hggh-eeh go`bmet kgtchee • O_ebfookgeg the goff co`bae ^gth at`eegeg mo`etige _ge^a

• 2778 aq ft home oe 4650 aq ft fot • 6 behbooma, 3 bithbooma • receetfy `phiteh mige bith, floobgeg, ieh piget • C`f-he-aic home ^gth pbg_ite, feeceh, w expoaeh yibh

1265 PaCiFiC drivE, TsawwassEn

5349 50 avEnuE, ladnEr

$1,198,800

$1,198,800

PEBBlE Hill FaMilY HOME

PrEsTiGiOus PEBBlE Hill

W G NE TIN S I L

• 6049 aq ft home oe 6055 aq ft fot • 4 behbooma, 4 bithbooma • uphiteh thbo`gho`t • Bbgght, cobeeb fot

5463 wallaCE avEnuE, TsawwassEn

$1,218,800

CEnTEnnial TidEs HOME N PR EW IC E

W G NE TIN S I L

• 2450 aq ft home oe 9744 aq ft fot • 5 behbooma, 3 bithbooma • uphiteh thbo`gho`t, 2 beh ge-fi^ a`gte • acboaa fbom Pebbfe Hgff Tbihgtgoeif schoof

251 52a sTrEET, TsawwassEn

$1,258,800

BOUNDARY BAY HOME ON HUGE LOT

• 1975 aq ft home oe 4973 aq ft fot • 4 behbooma, 3 bithbooma • immic`fitefy migetigeeh home • stepa to the beich

• 2008 aq ft home oe 10,388 aq ft fot • Poteetgiffy a`b-hg_ghibfe fot • stepa to the beich & cfoae to iff imeegtgea

527 sEasHEll drivE, TsawwassEn

6704 1a avEnuE, TsawwassEn

$1,279,000 #1 TEAM IN BRITISH COLUMBIA 2017* 2016*

$1,295,000

#1 2 RE/MAX® TEAM IN WESTERN CANADA 2016** 2017**

® *Based on sales total REBGV sales 2017. **Based oncommercial total residential commissions in 2017 all RE/MAX associatesininCanada Canada. *Based on total REBGV MLS 2016. **For total residential and transactions combined of all for RE/MAX sales associates for 2016.

January 31, 2019 The Delta Optimist A35

LoveLY cLIFF drIve FaMILY hoMe

renovaTed wesT Ladner hoMe

• 1773 cq ft jemk eh 8482 cq ft let • 4 bkldeemc, 2 bntjdeemc • sihglk mndpedt pluc epkh pndkihg • cleck te cmjeelc, pndkc, nhl medk

• 2429 cq ft jemk eh 7606 cq ft let • 5 bkldeemc, 3 bntjdeemc • Uplntkl kitmjkh, bntjdeemc, fleedihg, nhl medk • wdnp ndeuhl lkmk nhl cuhhy, akct kxpeckl bnmk yndl

5153 cLIFF drIve, Tsawwassen

5063 59 sTreeT, Ladner

$1,298,800

$1,298,800

sTUnnInG renovaTed hoMe

ForesT BY The BaY rancher

• 2768 cq ft jemk eh 9020 cq ft let • 5 bkldeemc, 3 bntjdeemc • opkh mehmkpt libihg aitj geudmkt kitmjkh • ehtkdtnihkd’c ldknm eutleed ndkn aitj ih-gdeuhl peel

• 2676 cq ft jemk eh 8668 cq ft let • 3 bkldeemc, 3 bntjdeemc • Mnccibk uhfihicjkl bnckmkht • hugk medhkd let

20 GeorGIa wYnd, Tsawwassen

5691 GoLdenrod crescenT, Tsawwassen

$1,299,900

$1,348,800

RANCHER WITH VIEWS IN THE VILLAGE

waTerFronT eXecUTIve hoMe W G NE TIN S I L

• 3003 cq ft jemk eh 5804 cq ft let • 5 bkldeemc, 3 bntjdeemc • rkmkhtly uplntkl kitmjkh aitj nmmkcc te pdibntk ctehk pntie • extdn lndgk mnctkd aitj ldknm khcuitk

W G NE TIN S I L

5329 wIndjaMMer road, Ladner

1116 shaMan crescenT, Tsawwassen

$1,368,800

$1,688,800

newer FaMILY hoMe In Beach Grove • 2451 cq ft jemk eh 6250 cq ft let • 4 bkldeemc, 3 bntjdeemc • Mnctkd eh mnih aitj khcuitk nhl 3 bkldeemc up • higj-khl fihicjihgc tjdeugjeut tjk jemk

over 5000 sQ FT oF LUXUrY wITh vIews W G NE TIN S I L

$1,788,800

$1,688,800

HUGE LOT IN THE VILLAGE

847 PACIFIC DRIVE, TSAWWASSEN

$1,998,800

Beach Grove wITh waTer vIews

rareLY avaILaBLe LocaTIon W G NE TIN S I L

• 2743 cq ft jemk eh 2.5 nmdkc • 4 bkldeemc, 2 bntjdeemc • nkakd mktnl deef, jndli-plnhk, aihleac, gndngk leed & medk • Gntkl nmmkcc te dknd ef pdepkdty aitj 4 ctnll bndh 4843 36 avenUe, Ladner

$2,180,000

sTUnnInG vIew hoMe In The Terrace

• 3830 cq ft jemk eh 6008 cq ft let • 6 bkldeemc, 4 bntjdeemc • cemplktkly dkhebntkl aitj jigj-khl fihicjihgc • opkh kitmjkh lkcigh nhl n gukct cuitk eh mnih

• 3874 cq ft jemk eh 9957 cq ft let • 4 bkldeemc, 4 bntjdeemc • cemplktkly dkhebntkl tjdeugjeut • Bknutiful omknh & Meuhtnih bikac

1210 Beach Grove road, Tsawwassen

125 aLPenwood Lane, Tsawwassen

$2,888,000 #8 RE/MAX® TEAM IN CANADA 2017**

• 5480 cq ft jemk eh 7099 cq ft let • 4 bkldeemc, 4 bntjdeemc • higj khl nppeihtmkhtc tjdeugjeut • stuhhihg Beuhlndy Bny bikac

344 rosehILL wYnd, Tsawwassen

1491 FARRELL AVENUE, TSAWWASSEN

• 2618 cq ft jemk eh 20,632 cq ft let • 4 bkldeemc, 3 bntjdeemc • Mil-mkhtudy lkcigh aitj uplntkc tjdeugjeut • Pdibntk, pndk-likk ckttihg pkdfkmt fed khtkdtnihihg

• 4143 cq ft jemk eh 9492 cq ft let • 5 bkldeemc, 5 bntjdeemc • encily cuitnblk, anlk-eut bnckmkht • Quikt hkigjbeudjeel ykt mleck te cmjeelc

$2,888,000

#23 RE/MAX® TEAM WORLDWIDE 2017***

*** Based on total residential and commercial commissions combined in 2017 for all RE/MAX associates worldwide (over 100,000 agents). As recognized by the RE/MAX INTERNATIONAL achievement award given to Fraser and/or Fraser and his team for 2017.

A36 The Delta Optimist January 31, 2019 RE/MAX® Progroup Realty 5360 12th Ave, Delta, BC V4M 2B3

OUR TESTIMONIALS SPEAK THEMSELVES! IN THIS MARKET YOU NEED THEFOR MARKET LEADERS!

Amy MCFee Unlicensed Assistant

Julie Crouch REALTOR®

Rachel MacInnes REALTOR®

Garrett Chu REALTOR®

Fraser Elliott REALTOR®

Philip Seel REALTOR®

Michelle Wright REALTOR®

Bob Cooke REALTOR®

Austen Langill REALTOR®

#1 TEAM FOR SALES IN GREATER VANCOUVER IN 2018!

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Call Fraser and his team today for proven results, top-notch marketing, unbeatable systems and worldwide award-winning service!

• UNBEATABLE FULLCOLOUR LOCAL PRINT ADVERTISING • EXCLUSIVE LISTING MAGAZINE • VANCOUVER SUN ADVERTISING • MING PAO CHINESE NEWSPAPER

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• PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIRTUAL TOUR OF YOUR PROPERTY • PROFESSIONAL STAGING ADVICE • EXPERIENCED REALTOR® AT ALL SHOWINGS

CALL FOR A FREE HOME EVALUATION

604.728.2845

#1 RANKED TEAM IN BRITISH COLUMBIA 2017**

#2 RANKED TEAM IN WESTERN CANADA 2017**

#8 RANKED TEAM IN CANADA 2017**

#23 RANKED TEAM WORLDWIDE 2017*** RE/MAX® Progroup Realty 5360 12th Ave, Delta BC V4M 2B3

*Based on total REBGV MLS sales for 2018 all teams under 20 Agents. **For total residential and commercial commissions combined in 2017 for all RE/MAX® associates in Canada. ***For total residential and commercial commissions combined in 2017 out of over 100,000 RE/MAX® sales associates worldwide. As recognized by the RE/MAX® INTERNATIONAL achievement award to Fraser and his team for 2017.

January 31, 2019 The Delta Optimist A37

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NOW IS THE TIME TO LIST YOUR HOME!

FIND OUT WHAT YOUR HOME IS REALLY WORTH IN 2019!

604.728.2845

#1 TEAM IN BRITISH COLUMBIA 2017*

#2 RE/MAX® TEAM IN WESTERN CANADA 2017*

#8 RE/MAX® TEAM IN CANADA 2017*

#23 RE/MAX® TEAM WORLDWIDE 2017** RE/MAX® Progroup Realty 5360 12th Ave, Delta BC V4M 2B3

*For total residential and commercial commissions combined in 2017 for all RE/MAX® associates in Canada. **For total residential and commercial commissions combined in 2017 out of over 100,000 RE/MAX® sales associates worldwide. As recognized by the RE/MAX® INTERNATIONAL achievement award to Fraser and his team for 2017.

A38 The Delta Optimist January 31, 2019

January 31, 2019 The Delta Optimist A39

THE SPRING MARKET IS TRADITIONALLY THE BEST TIME TO SELL! Call us Now 604-946-8899 88* Homes Sold in 2018 Thousands* of homes sold during our careers Serving clients and living in South Delta since 1981 Over 90% of our sales have been in Ladner & Tsawwassen

This track record results from superior marketing and sales skills, sharp negotiating abilities and applying years of earned experience to ensure full satisfaction for each and every client.

Free market evaluation!

* Based on Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver and Exclusive contracts for Bob Chancey, Linda Chancey, or Blake Chancey since 1981

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A40 The Delta Optimist January 31, 2019

BOB Chancey

Personal Real Estate Corporation

604-946-8899

1,700 square foot West Coast contemporary detached home.

Great updates include new kitchen and ensuite. Large master bedroom. South exposed back yard. You will love it!

OPEN SATURDAY 2:30 - 3:30 4800 47A Avenue, Ladner NEW PRICE $756,000

88 H O M E S S O L D I N 2 0 1 8 LINDA Chancey

Personal Real Estate Corporation

604-880-5552

ABSOLUTELY STUNNING 2,146 Sqft executive townhome.

3 bedrooms (Master bedroom on the main floor) 3 baths and den. Desirable Chesapeake Landing. Double Garage.

108-5900 Ferry Rd., Ladner NEW PRICE $1,088,000

BLAKE Chancey

Personal Real Estate Corporation

604-788-0480

RE/MAX City Realty

Delightful 2 bedroom rancher. 2 baths. 1,150 square feet. Spacious deck and nice yard.

Vaulted ceilings in living room with gas fireplace. Newer roof, flooring, paint. Desirable Adult oriented (55+) gated community close to Cove Link golf course and nature trails.

5229 Schooner Gate, Ladner $649,000

January 31, 2019 The Delta Optimist A41

BOB Chancey

Personal Real Estate Corporation

604-946-8899

5 HOMES SOLD ALREADY IN 2019 LINDA Chancey

Personal Real Estate Corporation

Bright & Spacious 1,425 square foot condo. 2 bedroom & den.

Beautiful hardwood floors. Spacious master bedroom with 5 piece ensuite. Beautiful vista overlooking Beach Grove Golf Course.

A202-1258 Hunter Road, Tsawwassen JUST LISTED $699,000

604-880-5552

BLAKE Chancey

Personal Real Estate Corporation

604-788-0480

Desirable Ladner Pointe. Top Floor 1,202 sq. ft. Bright and spacious living room dining area, newer kitchen.

Engineered laminate, 2 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms A305-4811 53rd St., Ladner NEW PRICE $469,900

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Without a doubt the BEST TOWNHOME to come on the market in Ladner!!! Stunning renos! Incredibly spacious with 2,148 sq.ft. 4 bedrooms and den, 3 baths. Double garage.

OPEN SATURDAY 2:30 - 3:30 16-4788 57th St., Ladner $797,089

RE/MAX City Realty

A42 The Delta Optimist January 31, 2019

Jennifer McIver 778-788-5078

Leanne Lionello 604-209-5294

j e n n i f e r @ j e n n i f e r m c i v e r. c o m | w w w. j e n n i f e r a n d l e a n n e . c o m | l e a n n e @ l e a n n e l i o n e l l o . c o m

2-4 Y A UND S N OPE

2-4 Y A UND S N OPE

New Listing: 1138 Fairway Views Wynd New Listing: 1061 53A Avenue

New Price: 1523 Farrell Avenue

$929,000. The BEST of LIFESTYLE & LOCATION in this stun-

$1,757,000. Impressive newly built almost 3,000 sqft. modern

ning & spacious townhome in beautiful Fairway Views Wynd. The entertainment size 275 sq ft deck has a fabulous view overlooking Beach Grove Golf Course while maintaining privacy in a quiet, natural setting. This airy, bright townhome offers 2 large bdrms (one w/west facing deck) plus a 3rd bdrm or loft studio, spa-like bathrooms, skylights, vaulted ceilings, a new 2nd floor laundry & family room. A clubhouse w/indoor pool, hot tub, sauna & sundeck round out the resort like amenities. PRICED TO SELL!!

family home centrally located and within walking distance to all amenities. Fantastic floorplan featuring soaring ceilings in living room and flex room (suitable as an office, recreation, for the in-laws, boarder or student.) Beautifully appointed kitchen with Kitchenaid appliances including induction cooktop, plus gas stove in separate spice kitchen. 4 spacious bedrooms up; master with a luxurious ensuite, plus 2 additional bathrooms. Quality builder with 2-5-10 warranty. Must see! Call today!

$1,950,000. Newly constructed custom designed Pinnacle Homes built 3 bedroom, den, plus media featuring a MASTER ON THE MAIN. Exterior showcases a dynamic use of visually textured elements including cedar. metal, glass and concrete.

The 2608 sqft interior features a STUNNING open concept livingspace with wide plank hardwood flooring, loads of windows/ glass doors, soaring high ceilings anchored by a feature metal fireplace surround while overlooking a huge concrete deck in a private west yard. PRICE REDUCED BY OVER $200,000!!!

R E / M A X P R O G R O U P R E A LT Y | 5 3 6 0 1 2 AV E N U E , D E LTA , B C . V 4 M 2 B 3 | O F F I C E : 6 0 4 . 9 4 3 . 8 0 8 0 | E A C H O F F I C E I N D E P E N D E N T LY O W N E D A N D O P E R AT E D

TAMMY MATSON 778.938.5599

www.tammymatson.com NEW LISTING!!!

tmatson@eastlink.ca

BEST BG LOCATION!!!

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- Listed by Remax Progroup

1245 Pacific Dr Tsawwassen

4520 62 St., Ladner • 1,238,000

HOLLY - beautifully updated 5 bedroom & games room executive home in very desirable Holly location - close to schools, parks, recreation centre, transit & hwy access.

SUNNY SOUTH LOT!!!

5106 1A Ave, Tsaw • $1,220,000

PEBBLE HILL - updated 4 bed home on QUIET no thru street, gorgeous & private 7653 sq ft SOUTH lot with pool & hot tub! Steps to PH Elementary & transit.

1365 Duncan Drive, Tsaw • $1,125,000

BEACH GROVE - updated rancher on 6631 sq ft WEST lot & QUIET& very desirable street - walk to beach, coffee shops, golf, stores & transit!

QUIET PH LOCATION!!!

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300 2033 W 7 Ave Vancouver

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A305 1258 Hunter Rd Tsawwassen

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301 1172 55 St Tsawwassen

VIEWS - MOUNTAINS & BAY!!!

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5423 Wallace Ave, Tsaw • $1,222,000

231 Morningside Dr., Tsaw • $1,049,000

PEBBLE HILL - meticulously maintained 4 (large) bedroom home on MORNINGSIDE - Updated 2859 sq ft home with main floor master, QUIET street & low maintenance 6598 sq ft lot! Steps to Diefenbaker loads of living space & VIEWS of North Shore Mountains & Boundary Park, school & transit.

Bay! Decks, patio & private yard offer great outdoor space!

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It is with great sadness and many years of deteriorating health, our mother passed away peacefully at the Delta Hospital.

Born into the Neal farming family from Stoughton, Saskatchewan, she exemplified the true and honest meaning of a farmer’s daughter. Always there to lend a helpful hand without conditions. She loved her family, and especially her two boys Rob Blackwell (Neal), wife Arlene, and Marcel Knittel, wife Diane. She also loved her five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She is survived by her sister Marie Donison as well as all her nieces, nephews and extended family.

She is now reunited with her siblings, Marion, Roy, Burville, Roger, Ken, Lillian, Gordon and her two half-sisters Vera and Unice.

Born to Archibald and Mabel in Winnipeg, Manitoba, George was gifted with the travel bug by his parents who were Salvation Army Missionaries.

He was raised and spent his formidable years in Juneau, Alaska.

George was a proud member of the Royal Canadian Air Force where he spent 27 years, before retiring as base commander. He and Audrey were stationed across Canada, and even lived in France where he helped start the UN, after the war. George was also pleased to have personally served Queen Elizabeth during her visit to Canada in 1959.

Even in retirement, George still traveled, now with Arla and has touched all the continents of the world.

He will be remembered for his even keel and positive attitude, and for his love of corn on the cob.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Betty enjoyed her 87 years of life with her family and friends.

It is with great sadness to announce the passing of George Charles Tanner of Ladner, BC. He is predeceased by first wife Audrey (Kjer). Survived by wife Arla and step-son Wayne Kostynick (Laurie).

George was fond of Estevan, Saskatchewan, where his heart was, and leaves many friends to mourn his passing.

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HARACH, Betty Lou (née Neal) March 18, 1931 - January 21, 2019

TANNER, George Charles July 19, 1925 - January 25, 2019

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Betty worked for many years at the Vancouver General Hospital while raising her two boys, after retirement she spent time traveling the province, as well as trips to the family farm. Her passion was bowling, cards and friends at the senior center.

Services to be held at a later date in both Ladner and Estevan, where he will be interned.

Donations to McKee Seniors Center in Ladner, may be made in his name.

Condolences may be offered at www.deltafuneral.ca Delta Funeral Home (604) 946-6040

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