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Careers made a difference

DPD’s two top-ranked female officers have accomplished much in three decades The Delta Police Department is paying tribute to its two top-ranked female officers who both retired from the force last month.

Often when people come to the end of their careers, they have questions: Did I make a difference? Did my time here matter? Was I successful in helping others? The answer to those questions is a resounding yes for inspectors Shawn Gain and Deb McLeod.

Gain spent the last four years as head of the professional standards section, also known as internal affairs in other organizations. Her office oversaw all matters relating to the Police Act, while McLeod was in charge of the patrol section, responsible for the majority of front-line police officers who respond to calls for help from the public.

Asked to look back on her career, Gain recalls a notable call for help on the police radio during the Stanley Cup riot in downtown Vancouver in 2011.

“We drove downtown in tandem in record time to assist Vancouver police. As our vehicle crested the Cambie Street Bridge, we could see the city on fire and encased in smoke, I

remember there was complete silence in the vehicle as we were in disbelief,” Gain said. “We drove into what looked like a war zone.”

When McLeod joined DPD as a reserve constable in 1990, she recalls the department didn’t have any computers, and police headquarters shared a building with the courthouse.

She was sworn in as a police officer in 1992, while Gain joined in 1991.

Their careers paralleled each other and together the duo researched and implemented the first youth squad for the department.

McLeod joined the major crimes section in 1999, and was part of the team that successfully investigated the homicide of a taxi driver that year. From there she was seconded to the BC Organized Crime Agency, which later became Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, and was part of a huge drug smuggling investigation that involved a cross-border operation, a corrupt banker, helicopters and more.

“It really was like something you might see in a movie,” McLeod said.

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Inspectors Shawn Gain (left) and Deb McLeod retired from the Delta Police Department last month.

She was called back to DPD to assist with an investigation into the death of a teacher in North Delta.

“We solved that one too,” she noted.

Gain stayed with the youth squad she helped form, forging relationships and initiating more than 20 projects tackling youthrelated crime.

She and McLeod both were trained as crisis negotiators with the Municipal Emergency Response Team. Gain

recalls one call where she was asked to speak with a distraught man sitting mid-span on the bridge, feet dangling over the edge, who was swallowing gasoline. She was harnessed by a high-angle rescue team to begin her walk.

“As I began my walk out onto the SkyTrain bridge, I realized I was on a train trellis and there was no walkway or railings. There was no safety net,” Gain said. “My high angle rope was not long enough to

reach the distraught male so I disconnected and continued toward the male to successfully negotiate.”

Thankfully the incident came to a good conclusion. Later that evening she went to the hospital to follow up with the man, and ended up sharing her lunch with him.

McLeod’s passion since 2000 has been working with and supporting Special Olympics athletes, and raising money for them through the Law Enforcement Torch Run. While quick to acknowledge it’s a team effort, she’s spearheaded fundraising of more than $280,000 for the charity.

McLeod had a lifelong interest in helping vulnerable populations. After being trained as a crisis negotiator, she researched mental health calls the department had been attending, and proposed and built the mental health team, which is still in place today. In 2006, she went on to form the domestic violence unit.

“Deb and Shawn have both given so much to the Delta Police Department, to our community and to the broader community through both their work and volunteer efforts,” said Chief Neil Dubord.

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The Fraser Health Authority has given the Delta Hospice Society a deadline to agree to provide medically assisted deaths.

The new board of the society has been on a collision course with the health region after it reversed a decision by the previous board and will not allow Medical Assistance

in Dying (MAiD) at the Irene Thomas Hospice in Ladner.

A spokesperson with the region told the Optimist the FHA “reached out again to the Delta Hospice Society to share our expectations that they comply to permit Medical Assistance in Dying by Feb. 3, 2020.”

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The region’s annual operating funding to the hospice, which totals more than $1 million, could be pulled, provincial Health Minister Adrian Dix recently suggested.

Currently, those at the hospice wanting the endof-life procedure have to be transported to another facility.

In July 2016, the federal government passed legislation permitting Medical

Assistance in Dying. Fraser Health approved its policy later that year that mandates hospices provide the procedure.

Following a heated annual general meeting that saw the makeup of the board change, the new board reversed a decision made a week prior by the previous board. In a letter to staff, volunteers and members, society president Angelina Ireland said the new board’s motion

was based on two independent legal opinions that MAiD is not compatible with the purposes of Delta Hospice Society as stated in its constitution.

Opponents of MAiD point to a joint statement by the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association and Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians which notes it is not part of hospice palliative care and shouldn’t be considered an extension.

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The Tour de Delta Event Organizing Committee meets on the first Wednesday morning of each month.

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General manager Dave Hamilton is retiring after more than three decades at the Optimist. Below he reminisces about the relationships he’s formed over the years and the good times he’s enjoyed.

Everyone here at the Optimist will miss Dave and the positivity he brought to work every day.

It’s bittersweet, but it’s time.

After 30+ years at the Optimist, the memories will be cherished but I will miss the day-to-day interaction with the people in the community.

There are many people who have helped make this job worth waking up for every day. The list of thank yous of those who have made it fun, and also taught me along the way, is long and varied. It began with Tom Siba who hired me as the sales manager for the start-up of the South Delta Today back in 1989 to the current president of Lower Mainland Publishing Alvin Brouwer, who handed me the reins for the last six years, and each of the publishers in between. They have been

Dave Hamilton more than just my bosses as I have become friends with many of them.

Next thank is to the staff at the Optimist. Most of us have been together for a very long time and they feel like part of a family. I know I will miss the daily banter and they too have been part of my growth in the industry and as a person in one way or another.

There are also a number of others who have been part of the growth of both the Today and Optimist who have moved on that belong on the list of family. The kind of family you don’t see often but still have a great friendship when you do run into them, a friendship built on mutual respect.

It’s been a pleasure and honour to sponsor a number of community events and fundraisers for organizations such

as the Delta Hospital Foundation, Delta Chamber of Commerce, Delta Farmers Institute, Delta Firefighters, BC Guide Dogs, Rotary clubs, LBA and BIA plus many other events too numerous to mention. I also had the opportunity to sit on various boards as we tried to make a difference in the community of Delta.

And volunteering is what I will continue to do.

A lot of my time will be taken up with Rotary — our club in Tsawwassen as well as working with clubs throughout the province. I’ll try my best to help these clubs “do good in their community and around the world.” I know I’ll have a lot of fun doing it as I work with like-minded people to help achieve their goals.

I will still be around. I’m sure I’ll run into people at Thrifty Foods, on the golf course at Beach Grove, riding my bicycle (when the weather is nice) and just being around the community. I look forward to being able to say, “Sure, I have time for a coffee, let’s sit and chat.”

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An older rental apartment building in Ladner has recently sold for $6.9 million.

The sale of the 34-unit building, assessed at $7.23 million, was completed last month. The list price for the building across from the Delta Manor Education Centre at 471157th St. was originally $7.39 million.

The Optimist reached out to the broker to see if the new owners had any redevelopment plans for the site but did not get a response.

While it remains to be seen what happens to the building, the city is currently finishing a housing needs assessment ahead of developing a housing action plan.

According to the city, there are currently 7,575 rental units in Delta. Of these, 1,272 (23 per cent) are reported as being in the purpose-built rental market and 6,303 (77 per cent) are assumed to be in the secondary market,

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Filming in Ladner Public Information Meeting The City of Delta will be holding a Public Information Meeting to address concerns that arose from filming this past year in Ladner and to answer questions from those impacted. Creative BC, formerly the BC Film Commission, will be present at the meeting to provide an update on the BC Film Industry’s filming and compensation processes.

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This rental building on 57th Street in Ladner recently sold for $6.9 million.

such as secondary suites or privately rented dwellings.

It’s been years since any purpose-built rental buildings have been constructed.

Coun. Dylan Kruger said that’s disappointing, noting Delta is rapidly falling behind Metro Vancouver regional growth strategy projections.

“Every year, more and more Delta residents are being squeezed out of housing in our community. Delta council needs to support new incentives for all types of housing, espe-

cially purpose-built rental, in order to help expedite the arrival of much needed supply in our community,” he said.

Commercial real estate firm Goodman recently published a report that states with zero new rental units being built or scheduled for construction, Delta deserves to be in the “penalty box.”

The online report found that Delta is the only community of the 15 suburbs surrounding Vancouver that didn’t either have a completed project or one in the pipeline in 2019.

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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 emergencies 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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• Dec. 15, 1:31 p.m., 6300-block of Ladner Trunk Road: Complainant reported a possible impaired driver.

Complainant reported a Nissan speeding, weaving and cutting off other vehicles. Police attended the registered owner’s residence who advised he was on his way home from church and denied driving erratically. No indication of impairment. Verbal warning given.

• Dec. 15, 10:29 p.m., 5300-block of Westminster Avenue: Complainant reported a theft from auto.

Complainant advised she received an alert from her bank that her credit card had been used fraudulently for two purchases of

$55.20. Complainant then discovered her wallet containing her credit cards, $50 USD and Nexus card had been stolen from her vehicle while parked at her residence. Complainant advised the theft had occurred overnight and it was likely that she left her vehicle unlocked. A camera was also stolen.

• Dec. 17, 4:23 a.m., 5200-block of Bentley Place: Complainant reported that someone got control of his bank account and was able to change his e-mail and password. Police spoke to the complainant who explained that the person attempted to transfer money out of his account, but it was blocked and sent back. Complainant had already contacted his bank and taken the necessary measures to prevent any more fraudulent transactions.

• Dec. 18, 3:47 p.m., 4400-block of 62nd Street: Complainant reported she had purchased approximately $70 worth of Christmas presents from Tsawwassen Mills for her family throughout the day before returning to her residence. While heading home, complainant stopped to pick up a bottle of wine and left her vehicle unlocked in the parking lot. Once home, complainant discovered all of the presents she had purchased had be stolen from the trunk of her car.

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• Dec. 15, 1:26 a.m., 1200-block of 56th Street: Staff reported they had denied a male entrance to their establishment for

being intoxicated. The male then began to cause a disturbance by kicking and spitting on the door.

Police attended and spoke with the male regarding his behaviour. Male was sent on his way in care of a friend. Restaurant manager advised and satisfied with outcome. No damages.

• Dec. 16, 12:39 p.m., 5200-block of Highway 17: Complainant called police to report a road rage incident. Complainant stated a Nissan cut him off, purposely slowed down and almost caused him to crash into the median.

Both drivers verbally confronted each other.

Nothing physical. Officers conducted patrols in the area, however could not locate vehicle due to a time delay in the call to police.

• Dec. 16, 2:58 p.m., 1100-block of 56th Street: Scotiabank manager reported an elderly female attended the bank branch and stated that she was lost. The female told the manager she had taken the bus to the bank but now was confused and was unsure how to return to her assisted living facility. Upon attendance the manager advised police she was able to contact the woman’s son. Police stayed on scene until the son arrived.

• Dec. 16, 4:35 p.m., 100block of Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway: Complainant called to report that a male appeared passed out in a vehicle. Police attended and located the vehicle in question, parked with keys in the ignition. The driver showed signs of significant

impairment, and handed police his debit card when asked for his driver’s licence. When requested, the driver blew two fails.

Vehicle driven off ferry by staff with driver’s consent and impounded. He was issued a 90-day immediate roadside prohibition.

• Dec. 17, 11:03 a.m., 1200-block of Pacific Drive: Complainant reported that he had been the victim of a SIM card swap scam when he realized he was unable to make calls on his phone and suspicious transactions were observed through online banking.

Police spoke to the complainant and confirmed that no personal funds had been lost and his bank had been notified of the fraud. Complainant was educated by police of a growing scam whereby fraudsters impersonate a victim to service providers and activate separate SIM cards with the same phone number, thereby gaining access to apps, banking and other services.

• Dec. 18, 6:51 a.m., 500-block of Tralee Place: Complainant reported that sometime overnight someone had smashed the passenger side window to her vehicle. Vehicle did not appear to have been entered.

• Dec. 18, 12:40 p.m., 5000-block of Canoe Pass Way: Police were dispatched to a late report of a theft from a business that occurred the day prior.

Staff advised two unknown females coordinated a distraction of staff in order to steal a $414 item. Nothing physical. No other items reported stolen.

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Mabel Dermody is an inspiration to all that know her.

A resident at the independent apartments at KinVillage for the past six years, she marked her 100th birthday on Dec. 22.

Her family and friends were on hand in November when KinVillage threw her a huge birthday party. Her actual birthday day was marked with a dinner at her sister Shirley’s home in South Delta.

Dermody is still active in her community, including at KinVillage where she works a weekly shift every Friday in the Unique Boutique. She has been volunteering there for more than 10 years.

“I enjoy it. I love helping out and giving back,” she said. “It’s the people too.

I love the people. I look forward to my shift every week.”

Dermody lived in Vancouver for most of her life, with a 30-year career in customer service and sales at The Bay, which would explain why she loves working at Unique Boutique.

She stays fit as a fiddle with regular walks around the community — sometimes twice a day.

She credits those walks, and good family genes, for her longevity.

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KinVillage Unique Boutique coordinator Jean Gardener (left) is shown with consummate volunteer Mabel Dermody, who turned 100 on Dec. 22.

“My dad lived until 102. He walked a lot,” she recalled. “He taught us the importance of being active, so that’s always stuck with me.”

Jennifer Kormendy, manager community centre and volunteer engagement, said Dermody is an inspiration.

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he Optimist is losing a valued member of the family with the retirement of Dave Hamilton, but thankfully for the community, Dave isn’t going anywhere.

Dave has had managerial roles at the Optimist, as well as at the Richmond News and South Delta Today, for more than 30 years and has been a big reason why the Optimist has continued to prosper during that time. As much as he’s been an important member of the Optimist team, he’s also been a key figure within the community, a civic leader who has made Delta a better place with his efforts.

Dave is a long-time member of the Rotary Club of Tsawwassen, serving a term as president as well as taking on instrumental roles in many of the service club’s community events and philanthropic endeavours. If you’ve been to a Rotary-sponsored event in Tsawwassen, whether that’s the Terry Fox Run, the Gift of Light, the bathtub race in Boundary Bay or many others, you would have seen Dave out there lending a hand, a smile on his face and a joke ready to share.

The same goes for the goings on over at the Delta Chamber of Commerce, where Dave served many years on the board, including a term as president.

There are a variety of other organizations and undertakings throughout Delta that have been the beneficiary of Dave’s volunteer efforts over the years.

However, my enduring memory of Dave, and one likely shared by many of his colleagues here at the Optimist as well as those in the wider community, is the positivity he brings to each and every day. It’s a choice to get out of bed in a good mood and Dave makes the right one every time, although that’s meant those around him have heard more corny jokes than any person should ever be forced to endure.

On a more serious note, health challenges have given Dave ample reason to be less than his chipper self these last few years, yet his demeanor hasn’t wavered. It’s a testament to Dave’s character that he remains upbeat, his sense of humour intact, and that he continues to give of himself while lifting up those around him.

Dave’s retirement will leave a huge hole here at the Optimist, but I take comfort that he’ll continue with all the good work he does in this community.

We’re going to miss you, Dave.

Diagnosis has her setting date to travel to next adventure

I

’m not sure, loyal readers, how to tell you this other than to just lay it out and let you absorb it as I have been doing over the past few weeks. The truth is Jeopardy host Alex Trebek and I have the same disease, pancreatic cancer, and it’s a bad one.

He bravely fought his with treatments and thought he had won, until it came back even stronger than the first time. We are both in Stage 4 and mine has spread to other organs. I fought cancer 15 years ago with radiation, chemotherapy and surgery which proved successful then.

This time is different.

I got the diagnosis three months after chasing false leads such as a fake heart attack and a mini stroke. I knew, after talking to my doctors, that I wasn’t going to fight it because the treatments can often be worse than the disease and only prolong the inevitable.

I’ve had a good and interesting life and I’m not afraid to die, especially since MAiD (Medical Assistance in Dying) is available and we don’t have to unnecessarily suffer to a prolonged and bitter end. I am so relieved that I can choose a date when I’m ready to travel to my next great adventure.

Death is hardest on those we leave behind. We pass, but they

Community Comment ML BURKE

continue to grieve and for their suffering my heart weeps. I also feel their pain. My wonderful family and friends have chosen to support me in my decision and are spoiling me with love and attention. When I do choose my exit-date, I know it will be a good death. I will simply fall away into that lovely long, long sleep.

There is a beautiful choral round sung in four parts called Death is a long, long sleep, Sleep is a short, short death, written by Joseph Haydn. Ronnie Gilbert (of Weavers’ fame) taught it to a small group of us in the ’70s and I have always loved the simplicity and beauty of it.

“Death is a long, long sleep.

Sleep is a short, short death which softens as it ends life’s grief, death is a long sleep.”

I cannot leave without com-

menting on Delta Hospice’s antiMAiD stance. The belief that “we shall do no harm” would most certainly be doing me and my loved ones harm by prolonging my suffering or making me move somewhere else in a very fragile end-of-life state. Cruel is the only the word that comes to mind. My hope is that Fraser Health will step up and make Delta Hospice see the error of its ways, never mind that it is not adhering to the law.

And then there is Paterson Park just sitting there waiting to be put to good use. Don’t worry, I’ll be up there somewhere poking you with my irritating affordable housing advocacy stick reminding you of humanity’s priorities.

I’ll say farewell for now and leave you with a few words by P. Overton: When we walk to the edge of all the light we have, And take that step into the darkness of the unknown, We must believe one of two things will happen.

There will be something solid for us to stand on, Or we will be taught how to fly.

ML Burke retired from the health sector to work on issues such as affordable housing. She sits on the Delta Seniors Planning Team and Delta’s Community Liveability Advisory Committee.

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Letters

It’s not the developer, it’s the scope of his mall proposal

Editor: Re: Why do the knives always come out for Century?, letter to the editor, Dec. 24 I believe the writer missed the point; people are not necessarily upset at Century in these matters, they are upset regardless of who puts forward proposals of such scope and scale.

The article states there would be one five-storey and four six-storey structures as well as 12-, 14and a 16-storey condo towers. Some 700 units in total.

Quite a contrast to the existing mall - which most certainly is in need of a complete revision - and one which would have allowed whichever developer had put forward that proposal to garner appropriate rewards. This is why developers do what they do, to make money, and while some may do so with the community in mind, the profit must still be there.

George Hodgins made money while “making this

Going up is most realistic option Editor: Re: Tall buildings not the answer in Tsawwassen’s town core, letter to the editor, Dec. 19 I have to strongly and respectfully disagree with Gord Freeborn. The fact is density pressures will continually increase as the Lower Mainland grows.

If we want to keep Tsawwassen’s neighbourhoods left as they are, we need to compromise and still give young and older folks somewhere to start out or downsize to. Going up is the most realistic and cost effective way to add the units.

Being in the construction industry, I see different developments around the Lower Mainland and can’t imagine a tall townhouse going up over my back fence as is happening in Richmond and now on 8A Avenue.

When these 8A Avenue buildings go up, think about the new view the houses on 53A Street and 54th Street will have and imagine that in your back yard.

Kevin McDonald community a great place to live.” Sean Hodgins is doing the same and I doubt many have a problem with that but when a proposal is put forward and the community justifiably objects, then that developer, any developer, must take heed.

The Town Centre proposal follows the same trajectory as the Southlands did — put forward an

overwhelming plan and when the community objects, scale it back. In the case of the Southlands, to half of the original proposal and I suggest we will see a similar conclusion for the Town Centre Mall.

No knives are out. This is merely the voices of the people ensuring that what will be built is in keeping with their community.

B. McKenna

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Editor: Re: It’s back in their court, Murphy’s Law, Dec. 19 In your commentary vis-à-vis the Delta Hospice Society and the provincial government, aka, Fraser Heath Authority, you wrote the phrase “is at odds with public sentiment,” and failed to cite your basis for so writing, and by so doing, you left open the door as to what is it about the hospice society board that is at “odds with public sentiment.”

As one who has looked deeply into MAiD since its passage into federal law and who has studied the wording in the statute, I

have come to the conclusion that as with much legislation, the statute fails to address adequately precisely what MAiD provides. Moreover, as one who held the hand of my wife upon her final breath, I have more than a passing knowledge of what MAiD executes and what palliative care means and accomplishes. In a word [or phrase] the two are not compatible with the other.

A question worth noting: How many residents of Delta have a copy of Bill C-14 and have read it throughout and can state, categorically, that they understand fully what MAiD imputes.

As with much legislation, some of the wording is nebulous and open to debate and is, therefore, a prime reason why many statutes appear before the courts in an attempt to arrive at a solid definition as to what the drafters intended.

It is entirely possible as more Canadians become aware fully of the implications of MAiD that the statute will appear before a court in Canada. An example of this is a recent B.C. provincial bill which has been described in the media as being poorly written, and will probably end up before the courts.

Bob Orrick

Parents need to use peer pressure to limit gaming

Editor: In the last month I was at a soccer game for sixyear-olds. A mother told me she has a large yard for her children to play in but she has a hard time getting them outside to play in it. Their outside activities consist of their team sports.

We talked about how video games are keeping our young ones inside for hours at a time.

When our young ones

go to school they hear how their friends are on different levels or are different characters in the video games and even the buying of items in the game put pressure on parents to give in to their children’s demands.

Some of our young ones are playing online games with strangers. We don’t know who these strangers are and yet we allow them in our homes for hours at a time talking and playing

with our children.

Can we as adults encourage each other, even using peer pressure, to limit the time our young ones are playing these online games?

We as adults can talk of ways to help our young ones to work hard at school, to enjoy the reading of a book and to find ways to use our mind in creative ways both outside and inside our homes.

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A look back at the top stories of 2019 January

The Delta School District and FortisBC submitted final arguments to the B.C. Utilities Commission over FortisBC demanding millions of dollars from the district due to a thermal energy deal that went south. Several years ago the district entered into a deal with FortisBC that saw the replacement of conventional natural gas boilers with new technology meant to save money.

The commission later ruled in favour of FortisBC, which means the district has to pay a more costly rate, which is about $1 million more annually for the next 15 years, as well as back payment of almost $4 million.

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February

The B.C. Supreme Court trial got underway for a man at the centre of a multiple fentanyl overdose case. Daniel Chun Chesshire was facing one count of trafficking in cocaine and one count of trafficking in fentanyl, however, he entered a guilty plea to the cocaine charge. The court heard that in the early hours on Sept. 1, 2016, within a 20-minute span, police received reports of overdoses from three separate locations in South Delta involving nine young adults.

Chesshire was eventually found guilty. He

was given a nine-month jail sentence and two years’ probation.

March

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Most of the speakers at a public hearing voiced objection to an application by Four Winds Brewing and Century Group to add a craft brewery and 200-seat restaurant at the Southlands. Century also wanted a distillery and winery. Delta council rejected the application in a 4-3 vote with Mayor George Harvie casting the deciding vote. Many on social media conveyed support for Four Winds and a petition was started.

Residents got a chance to see the Century Group’s master plan for the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall at an open house.

The concept included 120,000 square feet of ground-level retail, down from the current 135,000

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square feet. The proposal also featured 700 new condo units in eight lowto medium-rise buildings.

There would be one fivestorey and four six-storey structures as well as 12-, 14- and 16-storey condo towers. The centre of the project would be a new state-of-the-art library that would be given to Delta.

Century Group president Sean Hodgins later in the year said he was not sure when he’d submit a formal redevelopment application. He noted he didn’t like the way things unfolded with the failed Four Winds Brewing application at the Southlands, saying he felt disrespected

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The lengthy public hearing for the proposed Terminal 2 megaproject at Roberts Bank began in Delta. The independent federal review panel was gathering input on the Port of Vancouver’s container terminal expansion and is to make its recommendation in early 2020.

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce said “it is critical for Canada to continue expanding its export capacity.” Global Container Terminals, the current operator of Deltaport, has been lobbying for its own proposal to expand its facility to a fourth berth. The City of Delta, meanwhile, wants several issues resolved, including congestion at the George Massey Tunnel, before any approval.

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June

They raised a pride flag at city hall and the school district for the first time in support of LGBTQ2+ community, sending a message Delta is an accepting and inclusive community. It followed the vandalism of a pride flag at Ladner United Church, which drew much outrage. Later in the year, the city installed rainbow benches outside several recreation facilities.

July

New measures appeared to be helping alleviate traffic congestion in Boundary Bay as Centennial Beach proved to be too popular. The city pressed Metro Vancouver, which operates Boundary Bay Regional Park, to make changes after traffic became so bad that Delta police had to shut off access to Boundary Bay Road on several occasions. The regional district set up signage to let drivers know when the parking lot was full.

September

The city began a community housing needs survey that saw almost 1,000 residents participate. Housing has been a particularly hot button issue in Delta during the year, from a townhouse application on 8A Avenue in Tsawwassen, which was approved, to a failed high-rise proposal for 75A Avenue in North Delta, which prompted Mayor George Harvie to start a separate task force examining the Scott Road corridor.

October

Carla Qualtrough was re-elected as Delta MP for the Liberals, easily outdistancing six challengers to hold the seat she won in 2015. Qualtrough had 41.2 per cent of the vote compared to 32.9 per cent for the Conservatives’ Tanya Corbet.

NDP candidate Randy Anderson-Fennell was a distant third, followed by Craig DeCraene of the Greens, Angelina Ireland of the People’s Party and independents Amarit Bains and Tony Bennett.

August Safety upgrades at the George Massey Tunnel got underway. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure noted that $40 million worth improvements would continue through 2020. The replacement of the aging crossing was much talked about in 2019. The Metro Vancouver Mayors’ Task Force endorsed a recommendation for a new eight-lane submersed tunnel, although the province will have the final say. The government is to have a business case for a preferred option by the end of 2020.

November

Green for Life Environmental (GFL) shared conceptual plans for its contentious Enviro-Smart composting facility in East Ladner. The Environmental Appeal Board hearing of GFL’s air quality permit for the enclosed facility began this year with the company saying it’s too strict, while East Ladner residents, tired of the terrible odours, say it doesn’t go far enough. Issuance of the air quality permit requires GFL to enclose its facility by March 1, 2020. GFL says it is committed to spending $37 million to construct a new facility, which would be the first one in B.C. that is not publicly funded.

December

It’s been a year of turmoil for the Delta Hospice Society which faces losing its operating funding from Fraser Health if Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) is not provided at the Irene Thomas Hospice in Ladner.

After a failed attempt to hold an annual general meeting in the fall, the society held another a month later that saw several new board members elected, changing the balance of power.

The new board reversed a decision by the previous board to allow MAiD, setting it on a collision course with Fraser Health. Health Minister Adrian Dix warned Delta Hospice it could be facing “consequences.”

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2020

From a decision on a new crossing to occupancy at the Southlands, the year ahead has much in store for Delta

It promises to be a busy 2020 in Delta.

The Optimist takes a look at 20 significant issues or events that are scheduled to play out in the coming 12 months. They are in no particular order.

1. George Massey Tunnel The George Massey Tunnel replacement saga is expected to hit a milestone in late 2020 when the province releases a business case for its preferred option.

The Metro Vancouver board recently endorsed a recommendation to build an eight-lane immersed tunnel across the south arm of the Fraser River, although it remains to be seen if the province will ultimately go that route. As far as a timeline once a crossing option has been chosen, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has stated environmental assessments are typically multi-year processes and that once all approvals are in place, construction would take approximately five years, meaning a new crossing won’t be ready for about a decade.

2. Southlands The first residents of the Southlands could be moving into the development

by September. Century Group president Sean Hodgins said a Discovery Centre to showcase the project is scheduled to open by then and the first townhomes and cottages should also be on sale, ready

for occupancy. “It will be like pre-sales but basically you’ll be seeing finished product ready to move into. Not all of it, but a lot of it. We really wanted to showcase the quality of the housing that we’re building and we knew we couldn’t do that just showing a plan,” he said. The project will eventually include 950 housing units and approximately 80,000 square feet of commercial space.

3. Cascades Casino Delta After its approval by Delta council in the summer of 2018, Cascades Casino Delta was expected to open in late 2020, although it’s not clear if that completion schedule is still achievable after waiting several months for the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to sign off. Construction of the casino/hotel complex at the former Delta Town & Country Inn site just south of the George Massey Tunnel began earlier this year, but Gateway has yet to announce an opening date. The facility will boast a casino with 500 slot machines, a 116-room hotel and several eateries.

4. Terminal 2 An independent review panel, which held a month-long public hearing in Delta last summer, is expected to issue its recommendation on Terminal 2 in the next few months. The federal government

then has up to eight months to make a decision on the proposed three-berth container port at Roberts Bank. The Port of Vancouver is hoping the massive project can be operational before the decade is out. The port has also quietly been looking at the possibility of building another cruise ship terminal along the Fraser River in either Delta or Richmond.

More information on that front should be coming in the first quarter of 2020.

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Century Group was expected to submit an application to redevelop the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall in 2020, but that project is now in limbo.

5. Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall Century Group president Sean Hodgins unveiled a proposed master plan to redevelop the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall

last spring, so it was believed a formal application to the city would be forthcoming in 2020. That’s no longer a sure thing as Hodgins recently said he’s not sure when he’ll submit an application for the mixed-use urban village that features eight residential buildings, including 12-, 14- and 16-storey condo towers, as well as street level retail and a new Tsawwassen Library. Hodgins recently told the Optimist he’s not sure if he can work with the current administration following comments made by Mayor George Harvie when defeating another Century Group application.

6. Delta Cultural Centre The final contracts have been issued for the remaining work on the Delta Cultural Centre, a 6,500-square-foot facility to be located in the former courthouse building in the civic precinct in Ladner. The centre, which replaces the Delta Museum that had been housed in the century-old former municipal hall building in Ladner Village, will go beyond the usual static displays of artifacts to be more interactive. One of the terms for the city providing the Delta Museum Society, now called the Delta Heritage Society, with a new home was that the city would take over day-to-day operations. A soft opening will occur in the spring with a grand opening planned for summer.

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A battle over whether to provide Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) at the Irene Thomas Hospice in Ladner will continue in 2020.

7. Delta Hospice Society It was a tumultuous 2019 for the society with bitter infighting over whether the Irene Thomas Hospice in Ladner should provide Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD). Following a recent heated AGM, the balance of power of the society’s board changed with the majority of directors now opposed to MAiD. After the AGM, they wasted no time in repealing a policy approved by the previous board just a week prior to allow MAiD, which has set up a showdown with Fraser Health. The region’s policy mandates MAiD be provided at hospices, but it remains to be seen if Fraser Health will pull its funding if the board doesn’t comply.

8. Delta Hospital expansion A major new addition for Delta Hospital is scheduled to open by late February. The Peter C. and Elizabeth Toigo Diagnostic Services Building will double the size of the hospital’s current diagnostic services area and will provide space for approximately 32,000 additional patient visits per year. Originally estimated at $12.5 million, the finished project will cost more than $15 million, half of which was raised by the Delta Hospital and Community Health Foundation. That total included a sizable donation from the Delta Hospital Auxiliary as well as $2.5-million from the Toigo family. Many contributions also came from community groups, businesses and individuals.

9. Cannabis Several Delta greenhouses have already made the switch from growing vegetables to cannabis and more farm operations could follow suit. The city’s planning department has received at least 15 notices of intent related to other proposed cannabis production facilities and has fielded over 50 general enquiries regarding cannabis-related uses. Metro Vancouver is expected to have regulations to deal with odour complaints ready early in 2020. Allowing cannabis retail stores is another matter as they are currently prohibited until the mayor’s public safety committee and Delta council examine the issue.

10. Housing Action Plan After undertaking a housing needs assessment in 2019, the City of Delta is expected to take that information and develop a Housing Action Plan this year.

The plan is intended to address housing needs in all areas, from emergency shelter to attainable home ownership.

The housing needs assessment included a survey that received 950 responses as well as community workshops and stakeholder interviews. The Housing Action Plan is supposed to develop strategies to respond to the gaps identified in Delta’s housing stock.

11. Ride-hailing Ride-hailing will finally be available

sometime in 2020, so last month the city issued a news release stating it “has put a simple, clear, and transparent process in place to ensure ride-hailing companies will be able to operate as soon as they are ready and the province has allowed them to do so.” Ride-hailing companies wanting to operate in Delta will be required to pay civic fees that are believed to be the lowest in the region, although they will disappear once an inter-municipal licensing system is established. So far, one ridehailing company has applied to operate in the city.

12. Tokyo Olympics A number of Delta athletes are poised to be in Team Canada colours come July at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Swimmer Markus Thormeyer made his Olympic debut in Rio back in 2016 and is a rising star with the national team. An injury kept field hockey’s Mark Pearson out of Canada’s thrilling Olympic qualifier win over Ireland in October, but the key veteran should be healthy and ready for his third Olympics. Sailor Alex Heinzemann and Ontario teammate Justin Barnes qualified for Tokyo with a surprising bronze medal at the Pan Am Games, but now must beat out another Canadian crew at events in Australia and Spain. Water polo standouts Gurpreet Sohi and Hayley McKelvey helped Canada qualify with a silver at the Pan Am Games, while rower Maxwell Lattimer can get to his second straight Olympics via a qualifier in the spring.

but moved to Richmond in October and will continue in Richmond.

15. Parks and Recreation The City of Delta will be adding parks and recreation amenities during a busy 2020. Four pickleball courts are under construction at Dennison Park in Tsawwassen, while there are eight pickleball and two tennis courts under construction at Chalmers Park in North Delta. Both projects will be complete by spring. In the 2020 budget, there are plans to fund four new pickleball courts at Cromie Park in Ladner as well as the full replacement of the tennis courts at Ladner’s Hawthorne Park. The design of the new track and field facility at North Delta Secondary is 90 per cent complete with tender set to go out in early 2020 and substantial completion by the fall of 2020.

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BC Ferries is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year.

Residential construction will continue on Tsawwassen First Nation land.

16. BC Ferries 60th anniversary BC Ferries is celebrating its 60th anniversary on June 15. The company began as a single route connecting Swartz Bay in Victoria to Tsawwassen on the mainland with two ships and 191 employees.

It now services 25 routes throughout the province with 35 ships, 47 terminals and over 5,000 employees. As one of the first terminals, Tsawwassen has seen many expansions and modifications over the years to accommodate increased volume, additional routes and larger ships. The Tsawwassen Quay Market was added in 2005. BC Ferries plans to celebrate its 60th anniversary with customers and employees, although details are still to be worked out.

13. Tsawwassen First Nation With most of its commercial and industrial developments complete, the bulk of construction at the Tsawwassen First Nation this year will be on the residential side through Aquilini, Onni and Mosaic.

All this development has opened up a revenue stream to allow TFN to focus more on the member side of expenditures in 2020 and onwards, including a youth centre, rental housing for members and an elders centre. Plans are also in the works to mark the 10-year anniversary of the effective date of the TFN’s historic urban treaty.

Four Winds Brewing, which recently doubled the size of its Tilbury tasting room, has more expansion plans for 2020.

14. GFL Enviro-Smart Will there finally be a resolve to residents’ ongoing odour complaints about the controversial composting facility in East Ladner? That remains in question.

GFL Enviro-Smart is constructing an enclosed facility that must be in place by March 1, per stipulations in an air quality permit issued by Metro Vancouver.

Meanwhile, that permit continues to be debated through an Environmental Appeal Board hearing. After 30 days of intense testimony by appellants and witnesses, the hearing came to a pause Nov. 15, but will resume for another two weeks on March 9, 2020. At that time, Metro Vancouver will continue to call staff witnesses before final submissions from all sides. The hearing started in Tsawwassen

17. Four Winds Brewing On the heels of the recent expansion of its tasting room, which doubles capacity, Four Winds Brewing Company is brewing up more plans in 2020. Sales and marketing manager Adam Mills recently told the Optimist the award-winning craft brewer will be able to share some news about possible expansion plans, hopefully in February. “All I can say is stay tuned in 2020,” said Mills. Four Winds’ proposed craft brewery and restaurant at the Southlands was narrowly defeated by Delta council earlier this year. The brewery will continue its philanthropic efforts in 2020 with its third annual Cheers for Children in February in support of Reach as well as its Winded fun run in the summer in support of Deltassist.

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Ground is expected to be broken this fall on a massive redevelopment of the KinVillage complex in Tsawwassen.

18. KinVillage Ground breaking on a massive redevelopment of KinVillage in Tsawwassen could take place this fall. The redevelopment, which would be phased in over 10 to 15 years, includes 544 seniors’ rental housing units, 119 units in congregate care and 135 community care beds in a new residential care facility. The first of six buildings is to be constructed on a parking lot to allow current tenants to transition into new units before any existing buildings are demolished. The project would also see a new community centre and a relocation of the lawn bowling clubhouse. If all goes well, the first occupants could move in two years after ground is broken.

19. Ancient Light Masonic Lodge Founded in 1920 by a group of Ladner businessmen and farmers, the Ancient Light Masonic Lodge will be celebrating its centennial in 2020. Ladner pioneer Thomas Ladner was one of the founding Brothers of Ancient Light 88 in 1920.

Several Ladner and Westham Island streets are named after early members of Ancient Light Lodge, whose membership over time included former mayors, Delta police and RCMP officers, community leaders and the original publishers of the Delta Optimist. The Freemasons continue to meet regularly in the same Delta Street building they have called home for a century. They plan to hold a public event later this year to celebrate the milestone anniversary.

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Centennial Beach will be a destination of choice again this summer.

20. Centennial Beach The growing popularity of Centennial Beach caused traffic concerns for residents of Boundary Bay on sunny weekends last summer as an overflowing parking lot spilled out onto neighbourhood streets. Last summer’s situation has prompted the City of Delta to implement measures to prevent a repeat in 2020.

Delta council has approved several steps recommended by staff, including investigating seasonal parking permit regulations within Boundary Bay and erecting signs informing drivers of “No vehicular access to Boundary Bay beyond this point” at the entrance to Boundary Bay Regional Park and at the intersection of 3rd Avenue and Boundary Bay Road.

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Community Coming Events CLUBS AND GROUPS French language preschool Lutins du Bois is accepting applications for January 2020. Program offers short and long classes (2.5 and four hours).

Non-French speaking children welcome. Preschool is located in Ecole du Bois-Joli in Tsawwassen. Call 604948-1222 or e-mail: lutins_du_ bois@csf.bc.ca.

Delta Nature presents Jocelyn Demers and his film The Future of Birds on Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Benediction Lutheran Church in Tsawwassen.

Demers has directed, written and edited six documentaries about sustainability. All ages are welcome at the free event. Contact Tom Bearss at tom.bearss@dccnet.com.

AmbassadorsTsawwassen Mills Toastmasters, an awardwinning Toastmasters Club specializing in public speaking and leadership training, invites the public for an evening of fun and learning on Tuesday, Jan. 7 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Tsawwassen Mills Training Room. The club guarantees it to be an evening of laughter and learning. The meeting is an open house and the theme is “Ahoy! Party like a Pirate.”

Brit Club lunch on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 12:30 p.m. at the Tsawwassen Legion. You don’t have to be British to attend, you just have to like Britain. Lunch will consist of soup, sandwiches, light dessert and coffee at a reasonable cost. Outings to be

discussed. RSVP to Gwen Halston at 604-940-1269, Roy Bilson at 604-308-3699 or email rbilson12@gmail. com.

Start planning for spring with the South Delta Garden Club. On Tuesday, Jan. 21, a favourite speaker Gwen Odermatt, owner of Petals and Butterflies Nursery, will return to speak to the club about new introductions to create a bird and bee friendly landscape. The club meets at Ladner Christian Reformed Church, 4594-54A St. Doors open at 7 p.m. for the 7:30 p.m. meeting.

New members are always welcome. Annual fee is $30.

Guest fee for this meeting is $5.

Restorative Yoga for people living with cancer. Join a free yoga group where body, breath and mind come together in fully supported reclining yoga positions.

Yoga experience is not necessary. Sessions held at Centre for Supportive Care in Ladner on Thursdays, Jan. 30 to April 16, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. For more information or to pre-register, call 604-9480660.

Are you an adult living with cancer or serious illness and would like to relax body and mind? Then join the Centre for Supportive Care’s free Relaxation Circle where you will learn and practice relaxation techniques and experience soothing touch by volunteers, guided imagery and live music by a music therapist. Open to family members and friends too. No need to register, just show up on Tuesdays from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. For more information, call 604-9480660.

The Knitting Sisters meet

the first and third Saturday of the month at McKee Seniors Recreation Centre in Ladner from 10 a.m. to noon.

New members welcome.

For information call Brenda at 604-868-6015 or email: brenda.ruby@icloud.com.

The Tsawwassen Order of Old Bastards (TOOBs) has been quietly helping many South Delta groups and individuals since 1984. The club’s fundraising is done through food services at community events such as the Ladner Bandfest and the Tsawwassen Sun Festival. If you are interested in joining a group of energetic volunteers or just interested getting more information about TOOBs, call Norm Sayfy at 604-551-5842.

Royal Canadian Marine Search & Rescue Station 8 Delta is looking for men and women to join the allvolunteer group dedicated to saving lives on the waters around Delta. Those interested in learning the latest in search and rescue, first aid, navigation and seamanship can visit www.rcmsardelta. com or email info@ rcmsardelta.com.

50+/SENIORS New programs at McKee Seniors Recreation Centre for 2020 include: Back to Basics-Computer, Genealogy 101, Managing your photos – computer, Meditation with Ivan, Pilates, Waltz (modern) and Rhumba (Latin).

Free fitness classes to start 2020 will be offered for members at McKee Seniors Recreation Centre in Ladner: Pilates on Mondays, Jan. 6 and 13, Zumba Gold on Wednesdays, Jan. 8 and 15, Muscle Max on Tuesday, Jan. 7 and Thursday, Jan 9. Call

604-946-1411 to register.

Computer Help Desk for six Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to noon, Jan. 7 to Feb. 11, at KinVillage Community Centre in Tsawwassen. Are you stuck with a computer problem or would you like to learn a new tip to make navigating your computer, iPad or phone a bit easier? Make your 15-minute appointment by calling 604-9430225. Our motto: Solutions by donation.

Shari’s Saturday Social Dance is on Jan. 11 at KinVillage Community Centre in Tsawwassen. Doors open at 7 p.m., dancing from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. The theme is Canadian country casual. Dress style optional.

Dance to a wide variety of CD music, including waltzes, jives, cha cha, mambo, soft rock and roll, and more.

Tickets available at the door; cash or cheque only. $12 for members, $14 for guests.

Mid-evening tea, coffee and assorted goodies. To reserve a table, call Shari at 604-9438755.

ARTS Loades of Music daytime concert band rehearses Thursdays from 1 to 3 p.m. at Saviour Lutheran Church, 4737-57th St., Ladner.

Registration fee is $50 per year. This year the band would like to add players to its brass section that play either trumpet or trombone.

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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Community Chamber’s Hats Off gala raises $8,500 for Deltassist SUBMITTED PHOTO

The Delta Chamber of Commerce presents a cheque for $8,515 to Deltassist. The donation was made possible through partial proceeds from the live and silent auctions at the 68th annual Hats Off to Excellence Awards gala. Pictured are (from left) Deltassist director Brad Sherwin, Delta Chamber of Commerce executive director Garry Shearer, Deltassist executive director Julie Chadwick, Deltassist treasurer Len Stroh and chamber volunteer Linda Edwards.

Dinner raises $8,000 for lifeboat

The Canadian Lifeboat Institution’s annual dinner and fundraiser got off to a flying start with John Heseltine from the Tsawwassen branch of the Royal Canadian Legion presenting a cheque for $1,000 towards the operation of the Delta Lifeboat.

When presenting the donation to the Canadian Lifeboat Institution vice president Brian Cook, Heseltine paid tribute to the dedication and support given by members of the Delta Lifeboat to the local maritime community.

The annual dinner was held at the Beach Grove Golf Club on Dec. 14 and was attended SUBMITTED PHOTO by 70 life- Canadian Lifeboat Institution vice presiboat crew dent Brian Cook (left) and Delta Lifeboat members commander John Horton (right) accept a and sup- $1,000 cheque from John Heseltine of the porters.

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Community

Be present in 2020

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I have to be productive. My favourite days are when I can make those ticks on my to-do list, tasks are completed, the results are produced. And I have goals for 2020. After all, we are created to be productive… Productivity, I love you. I think of myself as a high capacity, productive person.

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in the moment. We find it easier to focus on the future we’re trying to create than to slow down and be present to the beautiful or disruptive realities of this present moment.

Productivity and presence both carry an impact.

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Event to report?

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

Lions clubs are hosting tree chipping events in all three Delta communities this weekend.

The service is provided by donation, with all proceeds going back to causes within the community. The events will be taking place on Saturday and Sunday at Memorial Park in Ladner from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., South Delta Recreation Centre in Tsawwassen from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sungod Recreation Centre in North Delta from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Birds on film

Delta Nature presents Jocelyn Demers and his film The Future of Birds on Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Benediction Lutheran Church in Tsawwassen.

Demers has directed, written and edited six documentaries about sustainability. All ages are welcome at the free event. Contact Tom Bearss at tom.bearss@ dccnet.com for more details.

Film festival

The City of Delta is encouraging local filmmakers to get create and showcase their talents and love of their community with a new film festival. Entries are being sought from Delta artists ages 15 to 25 that will be shown at the North Delta Centre for the Arts in February as part of Heritage Week 2020. But there is a catch — all films can only be three minutes long. Submissions are due Monday, Jan. 20 by 5 p.m. Visit Delta.ca to apply.

Fest of Lights

There’s still time to visit Tsawwassen Springs for its inaugural Festival of Lights. A forest of beautifully decorated trees has been set up that can be viewed from 4 p.m. daily until Jan. 6. Funds raised through the sponsorship of the trees support the Delta Hospital and Community Health Foundation.

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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Celebrating a decade, the Delta Film Academy now offers instruction at the Delta Manor Education Centre in three disciplines: acting, film production and visual effects.

Decade of nurturing talent Delta Film Academy is making careers in burgeoning industry a reality IAN JACQUES

i j a c q u e s @ d e l t a - o p t i m i s t .co m

For 10 years the Delta Film Academy has helped produce and foster movie and TV industry talent.

The academy, based inside Ladner’s Delta Manor Education Centre, is celebrating a decade of success — 10 years of giving students the tools to tell their stories in a visual and digitized world.

Started by Paige Hansen, the vice principal of academies and choice learning, she has now surrounded herself with a dedicated, passionate and talented team of instructors that has helped bring the academy to prominence within the industry.

“We started with a film acting academy and then what happened, organically of course with that creative space, was that we realized that kids were picking up video cameras to make films,” said Hansen. “From there within year three we started the film production academy and moved into our current space and as the academy numbers continued to grow, the visual effects academy just seemed like a natural to go with that. We are in our second year with that.”

Academy instructors include Jennifer McKee

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Delta Film Academy instructors include (from left) Cameron Bancroft, Jennifer McKee, Shelly Bogahra, Sandra Almond, Jason Mills, Paige Hansen, James Hebb, Garret Campbell and grad student Zak Goldberg. (film acting), Cameron Bancroft (film acting), Jason Mills (film production), Shelly Bogahra (visual effects), Sandra Almond (film production and visual effects), James Hebb (visual effects) and Garret Campbell (film production).

“The beauty of the uniqueness of this program is that our students work together even though they are in individual programs,” said Hansen.

“The kids that want to be in films are working with the kids who want to make films, so there is this beautiful marriage and synergy of creative storytelling that is happening.

“There is a high degree of engagement in our student population. They are

doing something really hands-on and creative that they will be able to take away with them for the rest of their lives in any industry that they go into.”

Currently there are 75 students in the academy — a huge jump from the handful of students that started 10 years ago.

“I think the growth is really because of the three streams and that they get to work together,” added McKee. “They love making movies together. It feels real. It’s fun. They get to tell stories that are interesting to them, stories that matter. It’s their way to get their voice out there in the world that is different than a normal classroom.”

A wealth of industry knowledge from all of the

instructors is also a catalyst for the success of the programs.

“Everyone has resumes that are very similar. A lot of us feel like we benefited a lot from this early industry that Vancouver took on and now it has exploded,” said Bancroft. “It’s really cool to share some of that passion but also still be connected with the industry, so I feel like a lot of that is authentic. All of us can say that I never dreamed I could be an actor in Canada. So much of what we do is we expose kids to the reality that this is an industry and why not you and follow your passions.”

Collaboration from the instructors is also key.

Many of them have either

gone to school together, have worked together in the industry or even grown up together in the community.

“Jim and I worked together in the ’90s,” said Almond. “I think the collaboration from the two of us is great because we can give them a wellrounded look at the whole visual effects industry.

And that collaboration is felt throughout the whole academy.”

Hebb said at the end of their academy experience, students will know whether they want to pursue further post-secondary schooling and ultimately get into the industry as a career.

“If they still have a love for it at the end of this, they will find work,” he said.

If parents of Grade 7 students or any grade are interested in learning more about the academy, they can visit: http://www. deltaacademies.ca/.

Hansen said students are always welcome to check the program out before they make any commitment. Email Hansen at deltaacademies@delta.bc.ca or call 604-952-5374.

Academy programs are open for male and females students from grades 8 to 12.

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Lifestyles

Reach offering new music therapy group for kids

Music therapy is using music as a tool to work on non-musical goals. For children with autism, it can improve interaction, verbal and non-verbal skills, and improve motivational development.

For individuals with disabilities, music can be the only way to connect and communicate in a way where they feel equal in the interaction.

Music is processed in a different area of the brain than speech and language and it sends a clearer signal that is more easily recognized. This is very powerful for individuals with processing problems.

Music therapy harnesses this power and integrates other skill building with music. For example, a drumming activity also teaches self-regulation and sensory integration and vocalizing to musical sounds improves speech.

Reach Child and Youth Development Society is offering a new music therapy group to children with extra needs ages eight

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Reach Child and Youth Development Society’s new music therapy groups are geared to children with extra needs.

to 12 starting Jan. 9.

The Upstagers — Reach Glee Club is a partnership with Note by Note Music Therapy and will use music to encourage teamwork, patience and self-confidence. The group

will be offered in South Delta and North Delta for 10 weeks. Fee is $350.

Contact Reach speech language pathologist Katie Scozzafava for more information at: katies@reachchild.org.

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Lifestyles

Bentall looking forward to his first concert in Ladner IAN JACQUES

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Barney Bentall brings his legendary sound to South Delta for the first time next weekend.

Bentall will perform at Genesis Theatre in Ladner on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 7:30 p.m.

Canadians met Bentall as leader of the Legendary Hearts when MuchMusic embraced an indie video of the heartland anthem, Something to Live For. More recently, as a solo artist, Bentall plays a mix of roots, blues-rock, and folk music that draws listeners to an evocative Canadian landscape dotted with robust adventurers.

“Never been out to South Delta. One of the guys playing with me, Simon Kendall, played there [Genesis] with Jim Byrnes and said it was a great show, so that was all I needed to hear,” said Bentall.

“You try and connect no matter how many people

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Barney Bentall performs at Ladner’s Genesis Theatre on Saturday, Jan. 11.

are there, but smaller venues are great to play in.

This is what you do for a living right, so any venue is great to play in. The size of this theatre is really ideal for me.”

Bentall said he has a great collaboration of musicians that will back him for the show.

“I feel very fortunate that I get to play with the calibre of players that I do. They always make me sound better,” he said.

Bentall said the Ladner concert will be a mix of older songs as well as

some new material.

“I have always followed a methodology of playing new things as well as old hits and singles… just mix it up,” he said. “It’s very important for me as an artist to create new music and to play that, but at the end of the day it’s about entertainment and people want to hear those older songs that have meant a lot to them.”

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Health & Fitness

Three simple ways to eat healthier every day Despite fad diets painting them as the enemy, carbohydrates are definitely part of a healthy diet

Diets can be difficult to navigate. Since no two people are the same, a healthy diet that satisfies one person won’t necessarily satisfy another.

Vegetarians might be perfectly happy without chicken or steak, while some people might shudder at the notion of never indulging in the occasional filet mignon.

While the most effective diets tend to be those that emphasize nutrition while still allowing individuals to indulge in some of their favourite dishes in moderation, the following are three ways that everyone, regardless of their personal preference, can eat healthy every day.

1. Eat lots of wholegrain carbohydrates.

Fad diets tend to paint carbs as the enemy, but various studies have shown just how integral carbohydrates, particularly whole-grain varieties, are to a healthy diet. One such study published in 2018 in the medical journal The Lancet Public Health

Eating healthy does not require people to abandon their favourite foods. A few simple adjustments can be all it takes to improve the nutritional value of your diet. found that diets that got between 50 and 55 per cent of their calories from plant-based carbohydrates like whole grains were associated with a lower risk of mortality than lowcarb diets that favoured animal-derived protein sources.

When buying carbs at

the grocery store, shoppers can opt for whole-grain varieties, including wholegrain pastas, brown rice and cereals. That won’t require sacrificing flavour and makes for a simple way to eat healthier every day.

2. Make a concerted effort to eat more fruits

and vegetables.

The United Kingdombased National Health Service, which is the largest single-payer healthcare system in the world, recommends eating at least five portions of fruits and vegetables every day. That may sound like a lot, but it’s pretty easy to incorpo-

rate all those healthy fruits and veggies into a diet.

For example, add a serving of antioxidant-rich blueberries to your cereal bowl each morning. At dinner time, allow vegetables to take up the most real estate on your plate.

3. Kick added sugars to the curb.

Avoiding added sugars is another way anyone, regardless of their food preferences, can eat healthier every day.

Healthy foods such as fruit contain natural sugars, and these don’t pose a threat to overall health.

However, added sugars, which the Harvard Medical School notes are found in many foods and can include honey, molasses and corn syrup, can increase a person’s risk for various conditions and diseases, including obesity, heart disease and diabetes.

Fruit contains fiber that slows the absorption of natural sugars, but the body digests added sugars much more quickly, leading to an uptick in blood sugar levels that can ultimately contribute to diabetes.

Added sugars can be found in a host of foods and beverages, including some that aren’t generally considered unhealthy, like bread, certain breakfast cereals and pasta sauces.

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Heed advice because running isn’t as simple as lacing ’em up

Running is a way of life for many individuals.

When others witness just how fit and content some runners seem to be, they may want to follow suit.

Getting started with running is not as simple as lacing up one’s sneakers and hitting the road. To be safe, prospective runners can consider these tips.

• Start with the gear.

Wear comfortable clothing and shoes so you can run without discomfort.

Choose a running shoe that has support but also at least half an inch of space between the big toe and the end of the shoe to allow for proper foot movement.

• Start gradually. You may need to walk before you can run, just as babies crawl before they walk.

Forget about establishing distance or timed trials.

Rather, it’s more important to just get outside (or indoors) and run.

Certified trainer Matthew Meyer says a good beginning running target is 20 minutes, three

Running is a healthy, beneficial pastime. Getting started requires the right gear and some patience. days a week. Gradually increase the number of days and minutes spent running as you develop endurance.

• Try running slower.

Beginners need to start out slowly to avoid injury.

However, running more slowly is effective for seasoned runners as well.

Slow can help a person enjoy running as a sport.

• Take more steps.

Develop good form to

reduce stress on the body.

When studying elite runners, most take around 180 steps per minute, which is roughly 30 more steps than amateurs. Short, quick steps mean the feet spend less time in contact with the ground, leading to smaller impacts with each contact. Running in a way that ensures you land on your midfoot with light steps is another technique to consider.

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According to the Dietary Reference Intakes, the average sedentary man should have 56 grams of protein per day, while an average sedentary woman should consume 46 grams per day. The amount of protein needed will increase if a person is more active, advises Healthline.

Protein helps a person feel fuller, longer, and it is crucial for all cells in the body. Protein is used to build and maintain bones, muscles, skin and much more. The Academy of

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Debunking weight loss myths leads to realistic strategies

Losing weight is a popular New Year’s resolution every year. Roughly 50 per cent of people age 20 and older acknowledge they tried to lose weight over the past 12 months, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Successful weight loss requires hard work and patience. Still, many myths abound, and people may think there are quick fixes to shedding a few extra pounds. Debunking some of those myths can help people adopt more realistic weight loss strategies.

Myth #1: Avoid carbs to lose weight. A healthy diet is comprised of a mix of foods that include carbohydrates. Carbohydrates, such as those found in vegetables, fruits and whole grains, are a foundation of healthy eating.

Carbs also provide muchneeded fiber.

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If losing weight is your New Year’s resolution, get the facts before adopting a weight loss regimen. centrations in certain parts of the body, indicates the healthy eating source Eat This, Not That. But each body is unique, and where people lose fat varies.

Gender is one factor that can affect people’s figures.

Exercise can tone muscles in key areas to help make a person appear thinner in those regions, but it will not necessarily make fat go away in one place over another.

Myth #3: Eating fat makes you fat. Fat is very calorie-dense and common in junk foods, which is why it can get a bad rap.

However, as long as calorie intake is within a healthy range — even if some calories are from fat — weight gain will not occur from fat alone, says Healthline. The body needs healthy fats to function properly.

Myth #4: Crash diets will make weight fall off.

Dramatically cutting calories can lead to nutritional deficiencies and have an adverse effect on weight loss. The body may slow its rate of metabolism to conserve calories, as a crash diet may fool your body into thinking you are starving. It’s better to stick to a gradual decrease in calories while still consuming the daily recommended amounts based on age and other factors.

Myth #5: Tons of exercise will make the pounds disappear. Research has repeatedly indicated that exercise can help boost weight loss. However, the real way to shed pounds is primarily linked to diet.

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Sports Shorts SCOREBOARD PACIFIC JUNIOR HOCKEY Tom Shaw Conference W L T OTL Pts North Van 29 1 0 1 59 Grandview 21 10 2 2 46 Richmond 20 8 1 4 45 White Rock 18 14 0 1 37 Delta 14 13 3 2 33 Port Moody 8 23 1 0 17 Harold Brittain Langley 19 11 R. Meadows 18 11 Mission 17 15 Aldergrove 14 15 Abbotsford 12 20 Surrey 1 29

1 1 0 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 3

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UPCOMING HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Wednesday, Jan. 8: Stebbings/ Murray Cup- South Delta Sun Devils at Delta Pacers, 7:30 p.m.

LOCAL TIDES Height in feet FRIDAY, JAN. 3 3:54 am 11:16 am 6:51 pm SATURDAY, JAN. 4 1:04 am 4:50 am 11:46 pm 7:29 pm SUNDAY, JAN. 5 2:35 am 6:04 am 12:17 pm 8:04 pm MONDAY, JAN. 6 3:38 am 7:30 am 12:50 pm 8:40 pm TUESDAY, JAN. 7 4:27 am 8:45 am 1:26 pm 9:17 pm WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8 5:10 am 9:43 am 2:05 pm 9:55 pm THURSDAY, JAN. 9 5:50 am 10:32 am 2:48 pm 10:35 pm

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Taking his career to new heights

Ladner’s Sam Clare earns roster spot with NLL Warriors after changing positions MARK BOOTH

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It was three years ago when Sam Clare decided a change of positions might serve him well to extend his lacrosse career. It has done much more than that.

The 26-year-old has established himself as an elite defender, becoming the second player from Ladner to crack the roster of the National Lacrosse League’s Vancouver Warriors where he is joined by veteran sniper Logan Schuss.

Clare did plenty of scoring playing on a wide variety of teams in the box and field versions of the game. It was preparing for another senior “B” season with the Ladner Pioneers when he decided to take his talents to the back end of the floor and perhaps avoid the injury list for a change.

“It seemed like each season for three years of junior and three years of senior I was breaking a bone every summer. A hand, thumb, ankle, something that not only keeps you out four-to-six weeks, but effects your job and daily life too,” recalled Clare.

“That’s when I started thinking about making that transition to defence. I always knew I was athletic enough and I could body guys. I had the skill set to grab the ball, take it up in transition and create opportunities.”

Clare thrived in his new role, so much so that Pioneers head coach Ross Frehlick thought he was the league MVP in helping Ladner win the West Coast title and advance to nationals.

Ironically, it was another serious injury that paved the way for Clare to take his new position to further heights. It was roughly two years ago when he broke his ankle playing for a men’s team in the Fraser Valley Soccer League.

He worked with Sungod Physio’s Christina Miller three

PHOTO BY MARK BOOTH

Ladner’s Sam Clare is in his rookie season with the National Lacrosse League’s Vancouver Warriors.

times a week for about four months to get his ankle close to full strength. Clare then decided to go beyond his recovery by working with Douglas College strength and conditioning coach Jake Elder.

“When I came out of that I was in the best shape of my life. It was different mindset and different body type which created a completely different game for me,” said Clare. “I was able to get to loose balls a lot quicker. Get up the floor a lot quicker. Bang bodies harder.”

Clare helped the Pioneers return to nationals then set out to achieve new goals.

He attended the NLL Combine in the fall of 2018 and scored the highest among the prospects in fitness testing. He played last winter back east in the American

Lacrosse League (ALL) and also did plenty of film work too while soaking in advice on what it would take to play at the pro level.

“It was doing everything to play in a higher calibre league.

Going out to the box and practising. Writing everything down and watching more video. All about being a student of the game,” Clare continued. Guys like (former Junior Islander coach) Greg Rennie sitting me down and going over different offensive sets and how to defend them. It was a long process.”

Clare’s play in the ALL got the attention of Western Lacrosse Association teams. He earned a roster spot with the Burnaby Lakers and appeared in 17 of 18 regular season games. It was last

August when Warriors GM Dan Richardson reached out and offered a contract.

Still he arrived at training camp as an undrafted free agent with nothing guaranteed.

“You feel like you are kind of a long shot. It was coming in every weekend, working hard and just chipping away at it,” added Clare.

It doesn’t end. Just because you have made it it doesn’t get any easier. There is more film work and more practice. It’s has been fun and a great experience.”

There is another disruption in his lacrosse career on the horizon but it will be a good thing when he heads to a two-week boot camp in Texas next summer on his way towards a career as a firefighter.

Junior Islanders standout scores four goals in NLL debut

It was quite the pro lacrosse debut for Haiden Dickson on Friday night.

The Delta Junior “A” Islanders standout scored four times on as many shots in the Calgary Roughnecks 16-11 road win over the San Diego Seals on Friday night. The righthander opened the scoring at the 4:37 mark and completed his hat trick in the third quar-

ter. He added his fourth in the late stages.

Dickson also chipped in with an assist on Saturday in Calgary’s 8-7 home floor loss to Philadelphia.

The 19-year-old North Delta native was a surprise eighth overall pick by the Roughnecks in September’s NLL Draft. He still has two more years of junior eligibility remaining.

His stock soared after a strong playoff run with the Coquitlam Adanacs. He was traded to the B.C. Junior “A” Lacrosse League powerhouse back in July. His playing rights revert back to Delta in 2020.

Dickson was among the top scorers in the BCJALL last season with 73 points in 20 games, including 50 goals.

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Delta Gymnastics coach travels to Japan for Toyota International

Chris Sheremeta worked as a judge at major competition Delta Gymnastics’ Chris Sheremeta has recently returned from an incredible gymnastics and cultural experience in Japan.

He was invited to judge at the 2019 Toyota International Gymnastics Competition — a large event which took place Dec. 14 & 15 with the world’s top gymnasts in attendance. This year was especially attractive as Tokyo will be hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics Game in only seven months.

“I have travelled to Japan before and this trip has increased my knowledge of Japanese culture as well as given me the opportunity to view how gymnasts train in other countries,” explained Sheremeta, who is the coordinator of the men’s program at Delta Gymnastics. “Our team included coach Richard Ikeda and gymnast Zack Clay, both from Twisters Gymnastics in Abbotsford. Each country sent an athlete, coach and judge to the competition so I was very honoured to be selected to represent Canada as a judge.”

This was his first visit to Toyota Nagoya.

“Gymnastics culture in Japan is massive, much larger than in Canada. My exposure to top level gymnastics was tremendous and I was able to make the most of all the activities planned for us at the event,”continued Sheremeta. “These types of events provide me with professional development opportunities I would otherwise not have access to.”

The excitement and preparation for the Olympic Games is palpable.

“I have now seen the amazing talent that will be showcased at this summer Olympic Games and the strategies and approaches of many of the world’s top coaches. I have also networked with my peers and continued to sharpen my skills as a judge,” said Sheremeta. “I have been to Japan as both an athlete and a judge and I was thrilled to once again experience the delicious food, remarkable culture and the wonderful hospitality of the host families.”

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Delta Gymnastics’ Chris Sheremeta holding the 2020 Olympic torch in Japan.

Ice Hawks return to work at PJHL Winter Classic in Richmond MARK BOOTH

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The Delta Ice Hawks will usher in the new year at this weekend’s fifth annual Pacific Junior Hockey League Winter Classic at Minoru Arenas in Richmond.

The three-day event features each of the 12 teams playing twice. The Hawks will take on Grandview on Saturday (4 p.m.) and Langley on Sunday morning (10 a.m.) as they begin a hectic stretch to start 2020. Delta is also back at home on Tuesday to face Surrey, then return to Minoru Jan. 9 to take on the Sockeyes for the final time this season.

The Winter Classic was launched in 2016 to showcase the league to scouts at the higher levels of junior hockey, as well as university and college programs, in a convenient format. Thanks to their

PHOTO BY MARK BOOTH

Captain Mark Epshtein and the Delta Ice Hawks are back in action at this weekend’s PJHL Winter Classic in Richmond, playing a pair of games.

close relationship with the City of Richmond, the Winter Classic will be held at Minoru for another five years through to 2025.

Action starts at 10 a.m. each day and concludes with the last game at 7 p.m. Daily admission is $12 for adults, $8 for stu-

dents/seniors and $5 for kids ages six to 12. That admission is good for all four games.

The Showcase will conclude with the host Sockeyes taking on the league-leading North Vancouver Wolf Pack. The defending PJHL champi-

ons are sizzling towards the holiday break with a 25-1-0-1 record. That lone regulation loss was to Richmond back on Sept.

26.

Here is the 2020 PJHL Winter Classic Schedule: Friday, Jan. 3 10 a.m. North Vancouver vs. Grandview 1 p.m. White Rock vs.

Surrey 4 p.m. Langley vs.

Aldergrove 7 p.m. Richmond vs.

Abbotsford Saturday, Jan. 4 10 a.m. Surrey vs. Port Moody 1 p.m. Mission vs. White Rock 4 p.m. Grandview vs.

Delta 7 p.m. Ridge Meadows vs. Abbotsford Sunday, Jan. 5 10 a.m. Delta vs.

Langley 1 p.m. Port Moody vs.

Mission 4 p.m. Aldergrove vs.

Seabrook has season-ending surgery Terry prior to a game in Winnipeg on The wear and tear of a long NHL Dec. 19. career has taken its toll on Brent Seabrook has been a mainstay on Seabrook. the Hawks’ blueline since The 34-year-old 2005 — helping Chicago defenceman from win Stanley Cups in 2010, Tsawwassen had successful season-ending surgery 2013 and 2015. Over that on his right shoulder Dec. time he has played in 1,114 28. He is also scheduled to regular season games have surgery on his right and 123 more in the posthip this month and his left season. hip in February.

He is under contract The announcement through the 2023-24 seacame after full medical son at an average annual evaluation was conducted Brent Seabrook value of $6,875,000 (US) on Seabrook by Chicago after signing an eight-year Blackhawks team physician Michael extension back in 2015.

Seabrook came through the South Delta Minor Hockey Association before being selected in the first round of the 2000 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft by the Lethbridge Hurricanes.

He spent his 15-year-old season in the Pacific Junior Hockey League with the Delta Ice Hawks, helping his hometown team win the playoff championship and led all scorers in the post-season.

It was then off to Lethbridge for a productive WHL career that led to him being selected 14th overall

by Chicago in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

Ridge Meadows 7 p.m. North Vancouver vs. Richmond Icing…

Also coming this month is the new look All-Star and Prospects games.

The PJHL has reached a partnership with the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League that will see the two play against each other. The Prospects Game goes Sunday, Jan. 12 in Nanaimo, while the AllStar Game will be hosted by the Delta Ice Hawks, Sunday, Jan. 26 (2 p.m.) at the Ladner Leisure Centre.

“It’s something that came together rather quickly and by September we made it happen,” said PJHL chair and Sockeyes co-owner Doug Paterson.

“Both games have been somewhat of a struggle for us and this certainly make them much more exciting.

You’re not going to see two players picked from each of the teams anymore either. If a team like North Vancouver has five or six worthy candidates then they all will be playing. It will be the best of the best from our league.”

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• Beautiful $ie#s a(d mi(s to all ame(ities

• Su((y, ma(icu&ed ya&d #ith i($iti(" patio

209-5011 SPrIngS BOULEvArD, TSAwwASSEn

5393 BrIgAnTInE rOAD, LADnEr

$959,900

UPDATED HOLLY FAMILY HOME • 1911 sq ft home o( 5029 sq ft lot • 4 bed&ooms, 3 bath&ooms • Beautifully updated th&ou"hout • Quiet, lo# t&affic st&eet, o(ly steps to Holly Eleme(ta&y

$969,900

PrIME wATErFrOnT LOCATIOn • 6210 sq ft lot that does(’t &equi&e a #ate& lease • 33’ co(c&ete doc! &eady fo& float home o& boat • rv pa&!i(" #ith hoo!-ups & 2 custom sheds • Buy the cu&&e(t float home fo& $100,000

6161 DAWN DRIVE, LADNER

$999,800

LOvELY CLIFF DrIvE FAMILY HOME • 1773 sq ft home o( 8482 sq ft lot • 4 bed&ooms, 2 bath&ooms • Si("le ca&po&t plus ope( pa&!i(" • Close to schools, pa&!s, a(d mo&e

4495 w rIvEr rOAD, LADnEr

$1,050,000

STUnnIng OCEAn & vALLEY vIEwS • 2335 sq ft home o( 21,772 sq ft lot • B&i"ht li$i(" a&ea #ith to(s of (atu&al li"ht • ne# &oof a(d hot #ate& ta(!

• Easy access to shops & hi"h#ays

5153 CLIFF DrIvE, TSAwwASSEn

$1,198,800

BEAUTIFUL FAMILY BEACH HOME

14143 TrITES rOAD

$1,249,900

LOvELY CUL-DE-SAC HOME

• 2511 sq ft home o( 5756 sq ft lot

• 2653 sq ft home o( 7759 sq ft lot

• 4 bed&ooms, 3 bath&ooms

• 5 bed&ooms, 3 bath&ooms

• Exte(si$ely updated th&ou"hout i(cl (e#e& &oof

• La&"e, b&i"ht !itche( ope(s to family &oom

• D&eam e(te&tai(e&’s bac!ya&d #ith salt#ate& pool

• Sho&t #al! to shoppi(" a(d ame(ities

250 67 STrEET, TSAwwASSEn

12292 63A AvEnUE

$1,279,900 #1 TEAM IN BRITISH COLUMBIA 2017*

$1,299,900

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

*Based on total REBGV sales 2017. **Based on total residential commissions in 2017 for all RE/MAX associates in Canada.

January 2, 2020 The Delta Optimist A29 RE/MAX® Progroup Realty 5360 12th Ave, Delta, BC V4M 2B3

STUNNING CUSTOM HOME

FarM & MOUntain VieWS • 1570 sq f! hom' o# 9319 sq f! lo!

• 2516 sq f! hom' o# 4684 sq f! lo!

• 3 b'("ooms, 1 b)!h"oom

• 4 b'("ooms, 4 b)!h"ooms

• e)sy )cc'ss !o )ll )m'#%!%'s

• B')u!%ful op'# &"')! "oom ('s%&#

• g"')! %#v's!m'#! fo" fu!u"' ('v'lopm'#!

• P"%v)!' b)cky)"( w%!h v%'ws o#!o !h' 7!h &"''#

553 56 Street, tSaWWaSSen

5844 COVE REACH ROAD, LADNER

$1,415,000

$1,399,000

arCHiteCtUraLLY-deSigned HOMe W G NE T IN S I L

MetiCULOUSLY KePt HOMe WitH UPdateS

• 1829 sq f! hom' o# 3056 sq f! lo!

• 2903 sq f! hom' o# 10,294 sq f! lo!

• 4 b'("ooms, 3 b)!h"ooms

• 4 b'("ooms, 3 b)!h"ooms

• Ou!s!)#(%#& bu%l( qu)l%!y w%!h h%&h '#( fi#%sh%#&s

• Ou!(oo" '#!'"!)%#'"’s ("')m w%!h pool )#( ho! !ub

• S!'ps !o S!'v's!o# V%ll)&' )#( loc)l )m'#%!%'s

• M#s !o schools, p)"ks, !")%ls, )#( mo"'

11155 SIXTH AVENUE

6536 HiLLSide CreSCent

$1,428,800

$1,488,800 HUGE FAMILY HOME

WeStCOaSt inSPired “terraCeS” HOMe • 3185 sq f! hom' o# 8156 sq f! lo!

• 3632 sq f! hom' o# 13,412 sq f! lo!

• 4 b'("ooms, 3 b)!h"ooms

• 5 b'("ooms, 2 b)!h"ooms

• B')u!%fully "'#ov)!'( !h"ou&hou! w%!h co#!'mpo")"y ('s%&#

• W)lk%#& (%s!)#c' !o 'l'm'#!)"y school

• g"''#sp)c' b'h%#( fo" !h' ul!%m)!' %# p"%v)cy

• Po!'#!%)l fo" fu!u"' "'('v'lopm'#!

36 ParKgrOVe CreSCent, tSaWWaSSen

6229 Ladner trUnK rOad, Ladner

$1,500,000

$1,498,800

FantaStiC inVeStMent OPPOrtUnitY

SPeCtaCULar neWer HOMe • 2854 sq f! hom' o# 7570 co"#'" lo!

• 6000 sq f! (upl'x o# 11,216 sq f! lo!

• 4 b'("ooms, 4 b)!h"ooms

• g"')! %#v's!m'#! #ow )#( fo" fu!u"' ('v'lopm'#!

• 3 b'("ooms, 2 b)!h"ooms o# ')ch s%('

• exc'p!%o#)lly ('s%&#'( )#( w'll bu%l! hom'

• Clos' !o !ow# c'#!"' )#( )ll )m'#%!%'s

• S!'ps !o schools, L)(#'" V%ll)&', )#( )m'#%!%'s 4499 47 Street, Ladner

575-577 56 Street, tSaWWaSSen

$1,682,800

$1,598,800

Large HOLLY PrOPertY • 1344 sq f! hom' o# 13,067 sq f! lo!

• 3 b'("ooms, 2 b)!h"ooms • Clos' !o Holly el'm'#!)"y & ')sy Hwy )cc'ss • Poss%bl' l)#( )ss'mbly of 8 p"op'"!%'s !o!)ll%#& 138,145 sq f!

4752 60B Street, Ladner

$1,799,900 #8 RE/MAX® TEAM IN CANADA 2017**

FOrt St JOHn inVeStMent PrOPertY W G NE TIN S I L

• “S!)!%o# 44” m)s!'"pl)##'( commu#%!y • 3 )(j)c'#! lo!s !o!)ll%#& 3.5 )c"'s • Zo#'( fo" h%&h ('#s%!y, up !o 170 u#%!s • S'"v%c's )! lo! l%#'s, cu"bs & p)v'm'#!s %# pl)c' LOtS 136-137 81a Street

$1,995,000

#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.

A30 The Delta Optimist January 2, 2020 RE/MAX® Progroup Realty 5360 12th Ave, Delta, BC V4M 2B3

BoUNDARy BAy CUSToM HoME • 3281 sq ft h#me #n 10,891 sq ft l#t

• 5232 sq ft 4-plex #n 27,798 sq ft l#t

• 3 bedr##ms, 4 bathr##ms

• 2 3 bed suites #n main, 2 2 bed suites bel#w

• Spaci#us, #pen c#ncept living space • outd##r living area with p##l, h#t tub, heaters, and m#re 43 67 STREET, TSAWWASSEN

$1,998,800

BRAND NEW ULTRA MoDERN HoME

• P#tentiall$ sub-dividable, great h#lding pr#pert$ 12240 100A AVENUE

$1,999,900

BEAUTIFUL CUSToM BUILT HoME • 5282 sq ft h#me #n 14,122 sq ft l#t

• 4 bedr##ms, 4 bathr##ms

• 4 bedr##ms, 5 bathr##ms

• High-end finishings thr#ugh#ut & #pen c#ncept design

• High end finishings thr#ugh#ut

1190 JACkSoN WAy, TSAWWASSEN

$2,298,800

ENTERTAINER’S DREAM HoME

• overl##!ing Beach Gr#ve GC fairwa$s

1183 JACkSoN WAy, TSAWWASSEN

$2,898,800

NEW LUXURy MoDERN DREAM HoME

• 11,714 sq ft h#me #n 46,810 sq ft l#t

• 5810 sq ft h#me #n 12,345 sq ft l#t

• 6 bedr##ms, 8 bathr##ms

• 5 bedr##ms, 7 bathr##ms

• one #f a !ind private estate • Mins t# Crescent Beach Marina

• open c#ncept living area with g#urmet !itchen & w#! !itchen

13828 CRESCENT RoAD

5393 1A AVENUE, TSAWWASSEN

$3,500,000

JUST UNDER AN ACRE IN WEST LADNER W G NE TIN S I L

• 3 $ear #ld r##f, 5 carp#rts and extra par!ing in bac!

• 3484 sq ft h#me #n 6834 sq ft l#t

• Situated #n Beach Gr#ve G#lf C#urse

W G NE TIN S I L

FANTASTIC INVESTMENT oPPoRTUNITy

• 2700 sq ft h#me #n a 41,771 sq ft l#t • 5 bedr##ms, 2 bathr##ms • Great h#lding pr#pert$ with 2 level h#me • Redevel#pment #pp#rtunit$ with 2 r#ad fr#ntages 5642 GRoVE AVENUE, LADNER

$4,488,000

23 ACRE EQUESTRIAN CENTRE

• Un#bstructed Diefenba!er Par! views

$3,588,000

PANoRAMIC oCEAN VIEWS • 5161 sq ft h#me #n massive 27,650 sq ft l#t • Ver$ livable, architecturall$ designed h#me • Sub-dividable int# 2 l#ts #r build a dream Estate • 2 r#ad fr#ntages (Graham Dr & English Bluff Rd) • Each l#t available f#r $2,998,800 210 GRAHAM DRIVE, TSAWWASSEN

$5,888,000 PRIME FARMLAND

• 23 acres with 3 livable h#mes

• 135.73 acres #f fertile land

• Adjacent t# Delta P#rt Wa$

• Pr#pert$ has 3 separate h#mes

• Cl#se t# new industrial par! & mall

• Rare #pp#rtunit$ t# bu$ fr#m l#ng time #wners

• East access t# Hw$ 17, 17A, 99, and ferries

2990 57B STREET, LADNER

$9,868,800 #1 TEAM IN BRITISH COLUMBIA 2017*

• Eas$ highwa$ access & #nl$ 30 mins t# Vanc#uver

3820 64 STREET, LADNER

$11,888,000

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

*Based on total REBGV sales 2017. **Based on total residential commissions in 2017 for all RE/MAX associates in Canada.

January 2, 2020 The Delta Optimist A31

Austen

Amy

Unlicensed Assistant

Julie

REALTOR®

Rachel

REALTOR®

Garrett

REALTOR®

Fraser

REALTOR®

Philip

REALTOR®

Michelle REALTOR®

Bob

REALTOR®

From our families to yours, wishing you the very best of the season!

Thank you for your continued business and referrals this year!

www.fraserelliott.com RE/MAX Progroup Realty

REALTOR®

A32 The Delta Optimist January 2, 2020

COMMERCIAL DIVISION LISTINGS ACREAGE WITH LAKE VIEWS!

INCREDIBLE BUILDING LOT!

•Stunning Acreage with Lake Views •10.3 private acres •Artesian well with Hydro at Lot Line LOT 7 BIG BAR ROAD

$139,000

PRIME TILBURY LOCATION!

•13,000 sq ft lot •Panoramic Views

1426 HIGHLANDS BOULEVARD

14 7449 HUME AVENUE

$749,900

PRIME NORTH RICHMOND LOCATION

110 2981 SIMPSON ROAD

EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY

111 1083 E KENT AVENUE NORTH

OUTSTANDING NORTH SURREY OPPORTUNITY

140 233 W 1ST

$858,800

•883 Sq.Ft. Space •Currently Dr. Office •Well Maintained

510 943 W BROADWAY

•Large 1,734 Sq.Ft. •Front Retail Plush Large Flex Room, Kitchen, Eating area + Bathroom •1 Private Parking 2560 E HASTINGS STREET

$1,698,800

UNBEATABLE BUILDING LOT!

$CALL

PRIME STREET LEVEL RETAIL/OFFICE SPACE

•3,500+ Sq.Ft. Total •RARE 29' CEILINGS •200 amp, 3 phase power, T8 Lighting •7 Dedicated Parking 155 11960 HAMMERSMITH WAY

$1,888,000

•7,707 Sq.Ft Corner lot property • 2,758 Sq.Ft office building • 10 car parking 1464 56 STREET

KITSILANO MIXED-USE BUILDING!

•Unobstructed Ocean and Gulf Island Views •171'x196' Lot with potential to buy 2 sideby-side $2,998,800

RARE LAKEFRONT OPPORTUNITY

INVESTOR ALERT!

$4,998,800

•Mixed-use Building •Corner of Commercial Drive and E. 14th Ave. • Income producing 1675 E 14TH AVENUE

23 ACRE PARCEL!!

•6.25 Acre Trailer Park in West Kelowna.

• 38 Existing homes •Income/Development Property $6,800,000

$2,288,800

•Fully Leased, •Redevelopment Potential •2.5% CAP RATE 2057 W 4TH AVENUE

#2 RANKED TEAM IN WESTERN CANADA**

$6,800,000

PRIME FARMLAND !!!

•23 Acre Parcel •Adjacent to BC Railway & DeltaPort Highway and Near TFN Industrial.

2990 57B STREET

$1,588,800

STUNNING POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT/INVESTMENT

•Coal Harbour Street Level Retail/Office •1,021Sq.Ft. Office •Access to fitness amenity room and pool 1318 ALBERNI STREET

$ 1,098,800

PRIME IRONWOOD LOCATION!

•2,700+ Sq.Ft. Total •Front Loading Roll Up Door •Office on Mezzanine 123 11860 HAMMERSMITH WAY

$974,900

STREET LEVEL RETAIL

$999,900

•10,825 sq.ft lot •Outstanding Location •2 storey, 3 separate spaces, warehouse + 3-6 bedrooms up

#1 RANKED TEAM IN BRITISH COLUMBIA*

PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SPACE

IRONWOOD WAREHOUSE STRATA UNIT

$1,099,900

$299,000

• Over 1,200 Sq.Ft. Office Space • Steps from Lonsdale Quay

•12,361 Sq.Ft. Lot allows for Large Commercial Building with Rezonging to Commerical Hwy Use.

1375 GREEN BAY ROAD

LOT 4 BIG BAR ROAD

EXCELLENT GROUND FLOOR UNIT

$999,000

210 GRAHAM DRIVE

•Stunning Acreage with Lake Views •11.4 private acres •Artesian well with Hydro at Lot Line

•2,199 sq.ft total space • At grade roll-up door in front •Unbeatable location

•2,448 sq.ft warehouse •Ground Level Retail Storefront •Rear Warehouse with 21 Ft. + ceilings

12297 INDUSTRIAL ROAD

$279,900

HIGHLY DESIRABLE STRATA WAREHOUSE

•3,300+sq.ft total space • 2,544 sq.ft of ground level warehouse •800 Sq.Ft. Funished office up w/ Bathroom

12835 111 AVENUE

ACREAGE WITH LAKE VIEWS!

$9,868,800

•135.73 Acres •3 Separate Dwellings •Easy Highway Access

3820 64 STREET

#8 RANKED TEAM IN CANADA**

$11,888,000

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

COMMERCIAL DIVISION

*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 2, 2020 The Delta Optimist A33

COMMERCIAL DIVISION LISTINGS PT. ROBERTS BEACHFRONT PROPERTY

DUNBAR OPPORTUNITY

•8,463 Sq.Ft. Building •Unbeatable Location •Incredible Opportunity •Portion is leased out 1334 GULF ROAD

$ CALL

BURNABY REDEVELOPMENT PROPERTY

•3,840 Sq.Ft. Lot (40'x96') with Freestanding office/retail building, •Fully leased to Dentist 3335 DUNBAR ST

$ CALL

VANCOUVER REDEVELOPMENT

1015 W 13TH AVENUE

STUNNING MULTI-FAMILY BUILDING!

4844 53 STREET

82 TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT SITE!!

6780 GLOVER ROAD

VANCOUVER MIDRISE SITE

9711 137 STREET

$ CALL

APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY •9.49 Acres •53 Single-Family Lot Subdivision •15 Townhouses or 2 Condo Buildings 910-925 HARBOURVIEW, NANAIMO

18190 92 AVENUE

•Stunning Building • OCP designates 4.9 FAR allowing 153,000 Sq.Ft. Buildable Area

$ CALL

6435 ROYAL OAK AVENUE

$ CALL

•11.3 Acres of Farmland •A1 Zoning

14689 48 AVE

$ CALL

CAMBIE AND 49TH!

•8.712 Sq.Ft. Lot •Existing 41 Unit Building •Maximum height allowed is 450ft, and current density is 6.00 FSR. 1201 W GEORGIA ST

$ CALL

PRIME FARMLAND!

PRIME DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER BUILDING

$ CALL

$ CALL

HIGH DENSITY REDEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL!

• 15 Acre Parcel •Potential for 122 Townhouse Units, and 110 Apartments Units

•2,840 Sq.ft. Lot •Directly beside 12 Storey Tower •Potential 3.8 FSR under the OCP 2665 KINGSWAY

• Potential11 Storey Commercial Office Building

15 ACRE REDEVELOPMENT SITE!!

$ CALL

$ CALL

SURREY DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY

•6.2 AcresA •C-3A Zoning •Industrial/Commercial

•4.66 Acres •82 Unit development •3rd Reading approval soon 3134 200 STREET

$ CALL

LANGLEY INDUSTRIAL LAND!

$ CALL

738-742 FORT STREET

• 41,906 Sq.Ft. • Centrally Located

•Vancouver "Fairview" •17 Units

1465 W 14TH AVENUE

$ CALL

LARGE LADNER DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY

$ CALL

•10,011 Total Sq.Ft. • 5% CAP Potential

•11 Suite Building •Completely Updated •CAP RATE 2.5%

•Potential 27 unit rental housing building •Preliminary plans in place 1623 E GEORGIA STREET

$ CALL

SOUTH GRANVILLE MULTI-FAMILY BUILDING

•Potential to combine with 2 other neighbouring homes to develop a Mid Rise Building 5515 JERSEY AVENUE

ICONIC DOWNTOWN VICTORIA BUILDING

$ CALL

•1.638 Acres • Cambie Corridor redevelopment property •Strata Windup 444 WEST 49TH AVENUE

$ CALL

LOOKING TO BUY OR SELL COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE? CALL US: 604.728.2845 #1 RANKED TEAM IN BRITISH COLUMBIA*

#2 RANKED TEAM IN WESTERN CANADA**

#8 RANKED TEAM IN CANADA**

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

COMMERCIAL DIVISION

*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.

A34 The Delta Optimist January 2, 2020

2 Bed, 2 Bath Penthouse Suite Park Regent Estates penthouse suite. 1,310sf, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom condo with views of Memorial Park and fabulous access to a large rooftop deck.

No neighbors on either side! Walk to Shops, library, recreation and more.

311, 4989 47th Avenue, Ladner $599,000

OVER 400 HOMES SOLD IN LAST 5 YEARS

2 4 NEW HOMES Under construction and still time to choose your own finishing touches. 2,450 square feet.

Living room, eating area, kitchen and office on main, 4 bedrooms up and family room on 3 levels.

5066 45th Avenue & 5068 45th Avenue, Ladner $1,348,000

JUST LISTED - SOUTHPOINTE Desirable 55+ gated community Bright home featuring newer windows. Living room with R/I gas fireplace; vaulted ceilings. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath and detached single car garage.

Enjoy all the birds as you overlook water way with lots of natural wildlife. Close to Marina, Golf Course, Trails & Ladner Village. Great rancher for someone looking to downsize.

5223 Regatta Way, Ladner $589,900

BEAUTIFUL 2 LEVEL TOWNHOUSE IN ADLINGTON COURT Spacious 1,500 square foot home featuring living/dining room with gas fireplace, kitchen with induction stove and eating area. Upstairs boasts a large master bedroom with loads of closets and 3 piece ensuite, 2 more bedrooms and a laundry room.

New floors, new boiler and more. Great location!

3 4749 54A Street, Ladner $709,000

January 2, 2020 The Delta Optimist A35

Desirable 5 acre farm in desirable East Ladner location. 1800 square foot rancher approximately 12 years old and a 2 level home approximately 1,600 square feet. Huge income potential from this property. Could build a new home approximately 3,522 square feet plus a garage.

6255 34B Avenue, Ladner $2,379,000

BETTER THAN NEW - NO GST! Welcome to this bright & spacious 1,550 square foot corner unit in Pelican Cove at Tsawwassen Shores. Loads of natural sunlight, beautiful open concept featuring gourmet kitchen. 3 bedrooms and den. This resort style community features amazing amenities.

Call today and move in before Christmas.

361, 1784 Osprey Drive, Tsawwassen $699,000

24 H O M E S

OC TOBER, NOVEMBER, DEC EMBER

Adult oriented Chesapeake Landing This is a great floor plan with vaulted ceilings in the formal living & dining room, kitchen with eating area and family room and master bedroom on the main floor offers a large ensuite bathroom with separate bath & shower and walk in closet. A generous sized 2 bedroom upstairs with ensuite bathroom and large 3rd guest bedroom plus flex room. Great complex with club house, fireside lounge, outdoor pool & hot tub, exercise room and more.

55, 5900 Ferry Road, Ladner $985,000

NOW IS THE BEST TIME TO SELL YOUR HOME Call us for a Free Market Evaluation

A36 The Delta Optimist January 2, 2020

DELTA GREEN Car"-fr"" Living In Ladn"r

24 Exclusive Adult Oriented (55+) 1 & 2 bedroom plus den Condo’s. Located just a block from the main streets of Ladner Village, Delta Green is the perfect mix of convenience and peaceful living. Close to shops, recreation centres and restaurants, with nearby health & wellness facilities, you are well-situated in a central, walkable location.

PReSeNTATIoN CeNTeR oPeN SUNDAY 12:00 - 4:00 Pm 4777 DeLTA STReeT, LADNeR (INSIDe BUR047 ARCHITeCTURe) oR CALL FoR A PRIVATe APPoINTmeNT

PRe-SeLLING NoW! PRICe’S FRom $539,000 - $699,000 plus GST

25% SOLD PROUDLY MARKETED BY:

BOB CHANCEY

Personal Real Estate Corporation 604-946-8899

Exceptional Quality & Timeless Architecture • • • • • • • • •

9 f##t c"ilings C#ncr"t" b"tw""n fl##rs D"sign"r kitch"ns with quartz c#unt"rs War$ c#l#ur"d w##d fl##r thr#ugh#ut Spa-lik" bathr##$s with walk in sh#w"rs Radiant gas in fl##r h"ating R##ft#p pati# with c#v"r"d BBQ ar"a S#cial a$"nity r##$ with kitch"n Fitn"ss a$"nity

LINDA CHANCEY

Personal Real Estate Corporation 604-880-5552

RICHARD LOWE

Personal Real Estate Corporation 604-240-5693

www.deltagreen.ca info@deltagreen.ca

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REMEMBRANCES OBITUARIES MOULD, Marge (Margie) April 11, 1942 - December 24, 2019 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Marge Mould (nee Pod), an amazing woman, mother, wife, sister, aunt, and friend. She passed away peacefully on Christmas Eve. Marge fought an inspiring battle of terminal lung cancer that lasted over fifteen months.

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With deep sadness we announce Betty’s sudden passing on November 21, 2019.

Marge was an amazing mother to two sons; Darin and Jason (Shannon), as well as a grandmother to her beloved Noah, and two granddogs. In raising her two high-spirited sons, Marge believed in tough love which paid off well as they are both very successful today.

Betty was the daughter of Elsie (Macleod) and Angus Mackenzie. She and her brother Douglas (d. 2018) grew up in Lennoxville, Quebec. Betty graduated in 1951 from the Montreal General Hospital School of Nursing and cherished friendships with classmates from those days throughout her life.

Travel and adventure were her passions! She was known as the “Time-Share Queen” as she was so successful at making trades to fabulous resorts around the world. Her joy of travel took them to 77 countries, with many great memories and hilarious tales of adventure. Marge’s laugh was infectious and she shared it freely! She was the most social person you could ever meet, and she talked to everyone. During their romantic times before marriage, she said to Peter that she would marry him if he would take her to Europe.

In May 1964, after one year of marriage and selling everything, they embarked on a two and a half year trip around the world; they sailed on the brand new P and O cruise ship “Canberra” from Vancouver via the Panama Canal to London England. In a last-minute decision, they bought a “Morris Minor Panel Van” that became their home and transportation for their newly envisioned world trip.

Betty was the loving wife of Bill Forsyth (d. 2001) whom she met in Montreal while in training. She and Bill were married and called several cities across Canada home over the course of Bill’s career, including Tsawwassen where they retired.

Betty will be greatly missed by her children, Sheila (Wayne d.2004), Ian, and Jane (Grant). She always took great interest in their lives and those of her 5 granddaughters Brittany (Graham), Megan (Brian), Tamara (Sean), Madelyn (Ash), and Michaela (Matt).

Her great grandchildren Rylan, Liam, Katelyn, and Penny were a source of great delight for her. Betty will also be missed by sister in law Betty (Randy), cousins and numerous nieces and nephews.

Further to Betty’s wishes there will be no service, but a private family gathering at a later date. If you so wish, donations in Betty’s memory to the George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary or Delta Hospital Foundation would be appreciated.

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It took a whole year to drive from London to India. Along the way, they visited Scandinavia, Europe, North Africa, Asia, and the middle east. Some of the highlights included being invited to a wedding on the Sahara desert; being robbed in Milan; being invited for lunch on the beach in Aqaba on the Red Sea by King Hussein of Jordan; being accosted by an angry tribe (that wanted Marge); seeing prisoners hanging in the city square in Baghdad; and finally in May arriving in India. They travelled to Bombay and Calcutta to speak with two ship captains to provide passage to Australia. They got on board after an incredible month in India. Marge was an amazing traveller and full of adventure, and for the entire year was so positive every day.

Arriving in Sydney, Australia (absolutely broke), they both got jobs the next day. After a wonderful ten months of touring Australia, working and saving, then selling the van, they had enough resources to go backpacking throughout Asia, Philippines and working in Japan for six weeks and then via Hawaii back to San Francisco.

Thanks to cruise ship travel being so cheap made the whole trip possible. They suddenly realized they needed to travel across the U.S.A and Canada to finish their world trip. They contracted a brand new 1966 Cadillac from tourists that had driven from New York to San Francisco and wanted to fly home. They drove in style across the U.S.A visiting various tourist sites and delivered the Cadillac to the owner in New York. They then travelled up to Montreal and caught a ride back to Vancouver with a high school buddy of Peter’s and his family. It was wonderful to travel back through Canada to end an amazing journey of two and a half years.

That was just the start of Marge’s future adventures and travels.

In addition to being a mainly stay at home mom looking after two sons and a busy husband, Marge kept extremely busy. She worked for a steel and wire company, Weldwood Corporation, and the Federal Government. She also had her own tupperware business throughout the lower mainland for a period of time.

She had a bed and breakfast during Expo 1986. She was a Red Cross zone leader for the Red Shield Campaign for 30 years. She also belonged to the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority for 46 years which did meals on wheels and other charity work. She helped design and build two family homes. She was a volunteer for the Vancouver International Jazz Festival for 16 years. And of course, spent many hours making time-share trades for fabulous resorts around the world for multi-trips every year.

In October 2018, Marge received her lung cancer diagnosis. With family and friends around her, Marge valiantly fought hard and became known as a real trooper. Her zest for life was a true inspiration to everyone she encountered.

The family would like to thank the incredible oncology dept. at the B.C. Cancer Agency at Surrey Memorial Hospital and Dr. Chris Lee and Dr. Leong. Her GP Dr. Jason Kason also deserves many thanks; as well as those who provided excellent care to Marge at Delta hospital. And finally, a huge thank you to all her many friends and family who supported Marge with visits, phone calls, love, and encouragement.

A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, January 11th at 2:00 pm at the Ladner United Church: (4960-48th Ave.). In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Delta Hospital Foundation would be appreciated.

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JOHNSTON, Mike (John) Born in Grand Island Nebraska, Mike died suddenly on December 19, with Ellen at his side.

Mike is predeceased by his parents, Jane and Leonard Johnston, of Puyallup, Washington.

Mike emigrated from the USA in 1986 where he met and married Ellen a few years later.

He is survived by his wife Ellen of 28 years, his daughters in the states, Barbara (Rob Sprague), Jenny (Omar Jacobo), Kristy Johnston; step daughters Katrina (Cyrus) Huston, Kerris Huston and grandchildren Brandon, Andrew, Isaiah, Maddie, and Noah; sister in law Gabriela (Peter) Stojak.

No service or flowers as per his request. Donations to the Delta Hospital Foundation, Delta Hospital auxiliary or a charity of your choice, in his memory would be greatly appreciated.

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A38 The Delta Optimist January 2, 2020 REMEMBRANCES

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LEGAL/PUBLIC NOTICES KLASSEN, Joan I. February 23, 1942 − December 15, 2019 Joan Isobel Klassen (77), daughter of the late Mary and Dr. Donald Marlatt, peacefully passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2019, after a long struggle with Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases. Joan was born on February 23, 1942, in Fort William (now Thunder Bay), Ontario.

Joan’s family moved to Chilliwack, BC, when she was a child. She attended Chilliwack High School, where she made many lifelong friendships and first met her husband, Dick Klassen. As a young woman, she attended nursing school at Vancouver General Hospital, soon after which she married her love, on December 28, 1963. The couple moved from Vancouver to Tsawwassen in 1969, where they lived from then on. She gave birth to two children, whom she cherished: Allan (1968) and Nancy (1970). Joan was a working mother and enjoyed a lifelong career as a registered nurse, mostly at Delta Hospital Emergency and ECU. Joan is survived by her loving husband, Dick; her children, Nancy and Allan (Marcie); and her grandsons, Joey, Jack, Mitchell, and Dixon. She is also survived by her siblings, Don, Jim, and Helen, and many nieces and nephews.

Joan had a love for reading, spending time with family, laughing, and always wearing a smile on her face. Joan’s favourite places included Maui with her many friends, Penticton with her family, and routine walks on Beach Grove dike with her dogs. She was a loving and caring person, a devoted wife, mother, and friend, always thinking of others first. Joan touched many lives and is dearly missed.

MASSEY, June Lee June, my loving wife of 66 years, mother, and grandmother, passed away on Christmas day.

She was predeceased by her son Kevin, her m o t h e r R o s e a n d f a t h e r H a r o l d P e l t i e r, h e r brothers Douglas, Hank, Leonard and sister Ruth.

Survived by her husband Douglas daughters, Cheryl, Deborah, Kelly and Candace, grandchildren Anthony, Derek, Megan, Tina, Adam, Daniel, Hannah, Dustin, Destiny , sister Joy, daughter-in-law Taunya and son-in-law Karl, who all loved her dearly.

She has given us wind beneath our wings and strength in our hearts.

We love you dearly, and you will be with us forever.

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COMMUNITY SOWDEN, Pauline (nee Miller) November 9, 1945 - December 19, 2019 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Pauline Sowden (nee Miller), beloved Mom, Sister, Auntie, Nana and friend on December 19, 2019. Pauline was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on November 9, 1945 and moved to Canada as a child. She attended Laura Secord Elementary and Vancouver Technical Secondary School. After graduating, Pauline got a job at MSA. From there, she went to work at The Bay in Richmond. She was thrilled to land what would be her final job at Richmond Physiotherapy (originally Hughes and Cross Physiotherapy), where she stayed for many years and which allowed her to get to know at least half the population of Richmond, many of whom would still remember her for her kindness and warmth to this day. In 1966, she married Norman Sowden and had her two boys, David and Andrew.

Pauline will be remembered for her strength and tremendous sense of humour, both of which she kept to the very end. Her family would like to thank the staffs of VGH and Delta Hospital and all other medical personnel, who attended to her with such compassion and warmth. Pauline is predeceased by her parents, Margaret and George (Dusty), as well as her husband, Norman. She is survived by her two sons, David (Lori) and Andrew (Janice), her brother Iain (along with his wife Ainslie and their daughters Cheryl and Christine), other wonderful nieces and nephews, cousins, neighbours and friends. She is also survived by her six grandchildren, whom she loved and adored: Alexandra, Griffin, Kristin, David, Evangeline, and Julia. She will be missed by so many people. By Pauline’s request, a Celebration of Life will be held at a date and location still to be determined. The flowers the family has already received are beautiful and much appreciated. Given Pauline’s love of animals, please consider a donation to one of the charities she supported that help to care for animals, including the SPCA and WWF.

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Chad Jackett and Tania Jackett, in trust give announcement and legal notice, of the live birth of son, Asher, born November 15th, 2019 at 17:39 pm, at Lions Gate Hospital, with registered Midwife, Kearston Bergeron, whom delivered our perfect addition to our family and property. We are happy to announce to the public our newly born baby Asher Robert William Jackett, to share in our private lives and to promise to be the best parents to our son, so help us God.

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GM Gurs Chatha and his team from Goosetown went in with HIGH hopes into the 2019 Da Bois Fantasy Football League. After some tough losses and line−up errors, his team finished off the year dead last and as the owner of the 2019 Sacko Title.

Some may say the team was doomed from the start and some may say it all came down to not playing Washington in week 14, nonetheless, it is a sad day in the city of Goosetown. Reports out of Goosetown state that the team may be looking for new management for next season. More to come.

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