Delta Optimist September 22 2022

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IAN JACQUES

Delta Police officer Const. Jaspreet (Jessy) Sahota has been recog nized with the prestigious International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Top 40 under 40 Award

The award recog nizes police officers from around the globe exemplifying leadership, dedication, and service to the law enforcement profession This year ’ s winners come from the United States, Australia, India, the United Arab Emirates, and Canada

Sahota is being rec ognized for promoting community safety and well being through his work with at risk youth, focusing on cultivating resiliency and empower ing youth to avoid the perils of drugs, gangs, crimes, and violence

“It is a great honour especially considering how many great men and women I work alongside, not just in Delta, but the entire Lower Mainland,” he said “To be nomi nated for such an award is an honour, but to win it, is just something extra

special.”

As a Youth Liaison Officer, Sahota works with at risk and high risk youth in the community with the goal of stabilizing the youth by establishing positive connections with police, schools, counsel lors, and mentors. His dedication to steering youth toward a positive and resilient path is a passion a passion that he incorporates into his on duty work and off duty through volunteer coach ing, serving as a mentor for countless youth

“Every officer, every firefighter and every first responder has their strengths and weak nesses and I think my strength is being able to contribute to our youth through sport and healthy living,” he said “It was the Chief himself who said you know what your strengths are, build on them and share them with our community and that is what I have tried to do

“It feels weird to get praise because those are the best parts of my day I feel weird if I miss prac tice or I don’t go help out It is the highlight of

my day and my week. It is a privilege and I look for ward to working with our youth every time”

Sahota, a three time Canadian National Champion in wrestling and kabaddi superstar, believes that team sports are an essential catalyst to connect with, teach skills, and empower youth Earlier this year,

he spearheaded the DPD’s Youth Wrestling Program, which has been more successful than imagined.

“We are honoured to learn that Const. Sahota has been selected as one of the recipients of this esteemed recognition,” says Chief Constable Neil Dubord “Through this award, we celebrate his

service, achievements, and dedication to com munity safety. Const. Sahota has a steadfast commitment to work ing with and developing the future of our society: our youth, and we are proud to have him on our team The Delta Police Department is lucky to have so many talented employees”

PIERRE PELLETIER PHOTO

Delta Police Const Jessy Sahota is pictured with his Young Leaders of Delta Award presented in the spring by the Delta Optimist. Last week, he received an International Association of Chiefs of Police Top 40 under 40 Award.

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SANDOR GYARMATI sgyarmati@de ta optimist com

An old eyesore in Ladner has been torn down

Clearly having seen better days, the office building at 5007 47A Ave came down in late August, but it’s not clear at this point what new structure will be built on the corner lot

The city issued a demolition permit this summer for the two sto rey building, which has ample parking and is located in a comprehen sive development zone

According to the com

munity planning and development depart ment, nothing has been approved as far as a new building.

The owner has engaged a local archi tect to explore options to rebuild on the prop erty and to advance pre application discussions with the city

The property is located just outside the designated area that comprises the new Ladner Village Official Community Plan.

According to a city report earlier this year on Delta’s building permit and land devel

opment statistics, the number of inquiries handled by application centre staff substantially increased again in 2021, and have more than doubled since 2019.

In 2021, the number of land development applications increased 20 per cent

Proposals also con tinued to be of a more complex nature such as multi unit, mixed use and industrial.

As far as the latest monthly statistics, land development applica tions received in July 2022 had far exceeded July 2021.

SEEKING RE-ELECTION

NICK KANAKOS AND BRUCE REID BRING EXPERIENCE AND COMMITMENT

• “It has been an honour to serve the Delta school community for three terms as your School Trustee on the Delta Board of Education”

• Having taught high school for thirty-three years at North Delta Secondary, Nick gained valuable first-hand experience in the classroom which helps to understand the school system from the ‘inside out’.

• He has continued to champion for additional funding for the District and brings the experience of tough decisions and policies adopted during the pandemic.

• As a father of four children and with his wife, Jeannie Kanakos, they have lived and raised a family here in Delta since the 1980’s.

• Nick’s three grandchildren go to school in Delta and Nick continues contribute to a school system for now and future generations.

• Formerly a Secondary School Counsellor in Richmond, BC, Bruce has been a teacher and pastor in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario.

• His experience as a teacher and a counsellor has helped me understand the Delta educational system from many perspectives and will provide the experience necessary to help guide the school system.

• While Delta has seen funding improve in this province, there is still a way to go to see funding equal to that of other provinces.

• He is a resident of Delta and has 7 grandchildren in British Columbia, 3 of which are students in the Delta School District.

• Serving the District as a Trustee for the past 8 years has been a privilege and also an opportunity to have an impact on education in Delta. For further information please call Bruce at, 604 218-6460.

PIERRE PELLETIER PHOTO

Demolition of an old building on 47A street took place in late August. What will be built on the lot remains to be seen.

Nick Kanakos

Bruce Reid

Municipal election

IAN JACQUES

ijacques@delta optimist com

Residents will get numerous opportunities to hear from the Delta municipal election can didates in the coming weeks

This Saturday, Sept 24, the Delta Residents Association is hosting an all candidates meeting starting at 1:30 p.m. at Northside Community Church (formally North Delta Evangelical Free Church) 11300 84 Ave, North Delta Doors open at 1 p.m.

All candidates run ning for city council have been invited to come and answer questions

The Delta Chamber of

Commerce has organized a pair of business forums for candidates

The first meeting is sponsored by the Fraser Valley Real Estate board on Tuesday, Sept 27 at the North Delta Arts Centre from 7 to 9 p m Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

The following night, on Wednesday, Sept. 28, the Chamber will host a session at the Genesis Theatre at Delta Secondary from 7 to 9 p m Doors open 6:30 p m

According to the Chamber, invitations have been sent to all mayor and city council candidates.

Questions will have a business lens on a variety

of topics

Members of the pub lic are invited to submit written questions prior to the meeting to the Delta Chamber of Commerce by email to lydia elder@ deltachamber.ca Written questions will also be accepted from the floor at the meeting

The Delta Teacher’s Association is hosting a pair of all candidates meetings for school board candidates

The first meeting is Monday, Oct 3 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Genesis Theatre with the second meeting the following night, Tuesday, Oct 4 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the North Delta Secondary theatre.

Municipal election

GRAEME WOOD Glacier Media

The founders of a con servative leaning group running a slate of school trustee candidates across B C claim their goal is to lessen the impact senior governments, profession als and bureaucrats have on the education system

The group, ParentsVoice BC, was created by anti abortion activist Paul Vella and conservative political organizer Fritz Radandt. It has 29 candidates in eight districts: Delta, Vernon, Coquitlam, Nechako Lakes, Surrey, Maple Ridge, Central Okanagan and

Chilliwack.

In an interview with Glacier Media, Radandt said the group represents parents concerned their input has been swept aside by senior levels of government, which they feel have increasingly failed to prioritize core curriculum

Radandt says the slate is non centralized and has no policy platform other than candidates accepting a broad set of values They include the independence of school trustees; transpar ency; that schools should reflect the community’s values; and that parents are primarily responsible for their child’s educa

tion.

Group looks to open up conversation around SOGI

Radandt acknowledges many candidates will oppose current efforts to educate students on sex ual orientation and gen der identity (SOGI) He said the slate wants dia logue on SOGI, but that the group of candidates has different perspectives on where that conversa tion should go.

“I know some of our candidates are freedom fighters, but most of them aren’t, right? Some of our candidates are active in church; prob ably most of them aren’t. It’s a whole range, ” said

Radandt, who success fully managed the cam paigns of both White Rock Conservative MP Kerry Lynne Findlay in 2021 and former Port Moody Coquitlam MP Nelly Shin during the previous election cycle.

Radandt said all 29 candidates “had their red pill moment,” and some, such as Surrey candidate Dupinder Saran and Coquitlam candidate Daniel Westley, support SOGI policies

Glacier Media was unable to contact Saran and Westley in time for publication

The group ’ s overarch ing issue, he said, is that parents feel they have

less control over their children’s education as “major changes” were carried out “with very little consultation” with parents

On their homepage, the group calls on par ents to “take back our schools”

Beyond SOGI, Radandt said past mask man dates and COVID 19 school closures were also approved without parental input. He said ParentsVoice BC takes a more skeptical view of professional and expert input

“It’s not even a part nership anymore It’s now basically dictated, and if you don’t like it,

you know, take your kids out And of course, that’s what’s happening and record numbers,” said Radandt, pointing to a steady rise in indepen dent school enrolment

Some of the group ’ s candidates have also publicly questioned measures to prevent the spread of COVID 19 in the past, often invoking conspiratorial language

Editor’s note: For more on this story go to the Optimist website: https://www.delta optimist.com/bc news/ new bc school trustee slate has freedom fighters and pro sogi candidates found er 5842284.

SANDOR GYARMATI sgyarmati@delta optimist com

Farms in the City of Delta and elsewhere could benefit from resid uals from the treatment process that makes our drinking water safe Metro Vancouver’s Water Committee at its Sept. 7 meeting received an update report on beneficial uses of drink ing water treatment residuals, generated by the Seymour Capilano Filtration Plant consisting of sediments, naturally occurring organic matter and treatment chemicals

Since 2017, the regional district has been sending the residu als to Lafarge Canada Inc’s cement plant in Richmond, up to 9,000 tonnes annually, to be used as a replacement for red shale, one of the raw materials in cement manufacturing

Through the initiative,

Metro’s Water Services has diverted approxi mately 40,000 tonnes of residuals from the Vancouver Landfill in Delta, while also saving more than $2 6 million in disposal fees.

Meanwhile, Lafarge’s use of the residuals replaced approximately 10,000 tonnes of red shale, which would oth erwise have been sup plied from a quarry

The report notes that due to both planned and unplanned shutdowns of the Lafarge plant, Metro Vancouver sent drinking water treatment residuals to the landfill for disposal between November 2020 and March 2021, as well as multiple times in 2022

The landfill disposal resulted in additional expenditures of approxi mately $410,000 in 2020 through 2022.

To reduce or eliminate landfill disposal, Metro Vancouver needs to

expand the beneficial use options for the residuals, the report notes, add ing that, since 2015, the regional district has been exploring the potential to use the residuals as a tool for binding excess phos phorus in agricultural soils.

Excess phosphorus in soil contributes to eutro phication of nutrient sensitive water systems, but the use of residuals in phosphorus rich soils could reduce the poten tial environmental risk associated with phospho rus runoff from ongoing manure fertilization in the agricultural sector

The report notes that the most recent opera tional trial has shown that the aluminum based drinking water treatment residuals are effective in binding phosphorus in agricultural settings that are already considered a high risk site for phos phorus runoff

PUBLISHER Pierre Pelletier ppelletier@delta Ian Jacques ijacques@delta Mark Booth mbooth@delta

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They gave their lives to protect others

This week the Delta Police Foundation is paying trib ute to a pair of Delta Police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty Staff/Sgt. Ron McKay and Const. Mark Nieuwenhuis

The foundation is asking that residents and businesses show their support in an act of remembrance by lighting up the community in blue lights in your yard, on your house, porch or business.

This memorial tribute locally also coincides with BC Law Enforcement Memorial Day, which is this Sunday, Sept 25

On Sunday in Victoria at the BC Legislature, 129 law enforcement officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice serving the citizens of British Columbia, will be honoured and remembered.

So let’s all show our support for our law enforcement officers province wide and here locally by lighting up in blue It’s a simple act of remembrance and a show of respect Deserved recognition

In the past year or so, I have had the pleasure of getting to know DDP Const Jaspreet (Jessy) Sahota

Earlier this year, Sahota was one of the winners of the Optimist’s inaugural Young Leaders of Delta Award He won gold in wrestling at the recent World Police and Fire Games and now this week, he received the International Association of Chiefs of Police Top 40 under 40 award.

Sahota’s work with the young in our community is amazing. He is a vol unteer coach and mentors at risk and high risk youth helping to steer them towards a positive and resilient path

He admitted in an interview with me that none of this feels like work it’s a passion that he loves dearly

Sahota is one of just countless offi cers and first responders who give up their own personal time to make an impact in the lives of others

Congratulations Jessy. Our commu nity is lucky to have you

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Well wasn’t that the funeral of all funerals?

Unless you ’ ve been living under a rock for the past two weeks you ’ ve seen some scenes of Britain celebrating the monar chy with a spectacular funeral for Queen Elizabeth II.

Love her or hate her, she has been a component of Canadian life since most of us can remember.

I don’t know of a time when the Queen’s face was not all around me, from postage stamps to coins Yes, I am old enough to remember singing God Save the Queen in school

I do however wrestle with the question of what the monarchy means to us as Canadians Why should we care about the Queen?

In the past two weeks she’s been praised for her grace, charm, diplomacy, dignity and love of Canada She was a constant in a changing world, a steady guide and inspira tion for many, yet, never was I more aware of the division

between my generation and that of my children’s, than with the passing of the Queen

Most young people, below age 40, could care less about the Queen or the British mon archy. They are becoming bet ter educated, and thus angry about the devastating effects of colonialism on our First Nations.

They may remember Princess Diana’s tragic death, or feel outrage at the treat ment of Meghan Markle, but for many, the monarchy is another oppressive institution, or worse, a bad soap opera

For now the royal families

extreme popularity remains It is estimated 4 1 billion people tuned into the Queens’ funer al I can say I was one of them, and I loved every minute of it.

In our western death phobic culture it was very unusual to see such intense collective public grieving. For many of us it reminded us of our own losses.

Unable to grieve publicly for the deaths of loved ones during the pandemic, here we were able to grieve with a family over the loss of their mother, grandmother and great grandmother.

I will remember Queen Elizabeth II as a woman of influence in a man ’ s world, and as a positive role model for women

Her message of, “service before self” , is what I admire most about Queen Elizabeth II a quality sadly lacking in today’s society We need more of it

May our youth come to understand her as someone who, while privileged, devoted herself to public life, because it was her duty to help others 604 946 604 946

Lightupin blue ANNIVERSARY

The Delta Heritage Society is pleased to celebrate 100 years of the Delta Optimist Come visit us at the Douglas J Husband Discovery Centre And remember, we are always on the lookout for new artifacts and archival records that help us tell the story of Delta

This 1950s photograph depicts a scow filled with harvested oysters and a larger barge loading boxes filled with oysters on Oliver Slough near the bottom of 112 Street in Delta The oyster operation carried out by BC Packers ultimately ended in the 1960s due to the pollution of Boundary Bay from the seepage of farm pesticides into the ocean, making the oysters inedible

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Editor: Monday, Sept 26 is the 18th Anniversary of the official opening of the Fred Gingell Park stairs, and public access to Tsawwassen Beach

It is hard to believe that it has been around long enough to be a fix ture in Tsawwassen

The beach trail is one of the most popular and used public amenities in all of Delta, giving a great route down to one of the most beautiful western beaches in Canada

It has varied and regular users from the community including grandparents with young grandchildren, high school and elementary students, adults of all ages making it integral to their fitness and health,

even professional ath letes working on team training.

It is interesting now to think back and remem ber the opposition and bitter controversy that surrounded gaining this access, and this resource, and how it divided the community for a time Happily, that is now just a memory for some, while most users today are not even aware that it was a very big deal. Politics is always temporary, com munity prevails!

Sadly this year an important part of the his tory of the beach access, Mr Eric West passed away at the age of 95. For more than 40 years Eric was instrumental in the fight for public access to Tsawwassen Beach

truly a Tsawwassen unsung hero Please think of him when you are on the stairs and the beach

We encourage every one to get out on the trail and celebrate the 18th anniversary; build up a sweat, go for a walk on the beach, and never take for granted that you can do this freely

For those who work to enhance and help progress in the commu nity, please use the Fred Gingell Park Beach stairs as a marker and encour agement to be patient, be persistent, and never give up Bob and Donna Bracken

On behalf of Tsawwassen Beach Access Association

Ladner Village pop-up park is not for everyone

Editor: The idea of block ing designated roads for individual events is one thing To block off a well used corridor for an extended period, another.

Parking has become quite congested in Ladner and to divert vehicles around becomes

cumbersome and intru sive of other neightbour hoods

I have lived in and near the village of Ladner since 1967 and use the Bridge Street corridor regularly by bicycle, walking and for the most part, motor vehicle tow ing a fairly long trailer Bridge Street needs

Thank-you

Editor: Having attended the Saturday Day at the Farm event on Westham Island I want to express my praise at the most organized pro duction I’ve ever encoun tered

Right from the start with traffic control on both sides of the single lane bridge, the separate park ing areas for audience and participants, the wonderful entertainment, hay rides, and display tents with a

to be reverted back to its intentional use and if people want a park to attend, they can go to beautiful Memorial Park only two blocks away, or try out the newly cre ated pop up park at the old Seven Seas site on Chisholm Street one block away to the north Doug Hastings

wide variety of farm related topics and several sources of food, ice cream, etc Great to see the event back in operation after the two year hiatus due to the pandemic.

Roger Meyer

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SANDOR GYARMATI sgyarmati@delta optimist com

Council recently agreed to award a $354,844 con tract for detailed design and construction admin istration services for the Ladner Leisure Centre natatorium repairs.

Staff earlier this year discovered an issue at the facility where an outside section of swimming pool chamber roof (natato rium), specifically the sof fit, had detached from the building

A report to council notes staff initiated an immediate assessment of the damage and poten tial causes for the failure

The city hired a roofing contractor to remove the debris and temporarily secure the building enve lope

Facility operations were not impacted and the facility has remained open while staff contin ued their investigations into what additional repairs are required

As part of the 2022 capital budget, council approved funding for design work associ ated with the anticipated repairs, while the repair work is slated in 2023.

The architectural firm awarded the detailed design and construction administration contract had also been selected by the city for the schematic design services, which

cost almost $60,000

“The detailed investi gations have confirmed that the extent of required rehabilitation work involves replacement of: windows (glazing)

throughout the pool area, stucco covered exterior walls systems, structural steel roofing components, the pool area metal roof, and the pool skylight It has been identified that

portions of the required rehabilitation work, such as the pool area metal roof, may not be imme diately necessary as part of the envelope repairs; however, due to their cur rent condition and struc tural connection with the failure zones, the work must be completed as part of the overall rehabil itation work,” the report explains

It is anticipated that the work required will be extensive and will likely require an extended clo sure of the facility once a plan is developed

The report adds it is anticipated construc tion would commence in February 2023 and be completed in 12 months.

The anticipated con struction cost has not been revealed yet

The ice arena portion of the Ladner Leisure Centre was built in 1976. It was expanded to include the pool in 1992 and the fitness centre in 2004.

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SANDOR GYARMATI sgyarmati@delta optimist com

Construction of a new $1.34 million synthetic lawn bowling green is underway at Winskill Park in Tsawwassen

In 2020, council sup ported a project involv ing the relocation of the Tsawwassen Lawn Bowling Club’s facility to the east side of the park

The project stems from a tri party memo randum of under standing between the KinVillage Association, the Tsawwassen Lawn Bowling Club and the City of Delta.

The lawn bowling club’s current club house is located at the KinVillage complex but a major, multi phase rede velopment for the com plex is planned

A report to council

notes the overall project includes funding for a new fieldhouse, which incorporates the lawn bowling clubhouse and public washrooms, a 31 stall parking lot for park users and the syn thetic turf lawn bowling green

Costing $2 3 million, the fieldhouse and park ing lot construction is on schedule for completion this summer. The new lawn bowling green will be located adjacent to the new fieldhouse

Council two years ago approved the Winskill Park Master Plan, a vision for improvements that includes a phased imple mentation strategy tied to the redevelopment of KinVillage

Meanwhile, as far as the nearby Winskill Aquatic and Fitness Centre, it won’t be

replaced with a new facil ity

City officials this year, following an analysis, decided that rather than spend an estimated $65 to $95 million, depend

ing on the replacement concept, the best route is to spend an estimated $40 million for a plan that could involve renovating the main building.

Also, depending upon

a finalized programming analysis, the plan would include expanding the facility with additional new multi purpose spac es.

The proposed concept

would also involve the permanent removal of the Winskill annex build ing, as it was determined the building could not be suitably upgraded to meet current or future needs

MARK BOOTH PHOTO

Construction is underway to re-locate the Tsawwassen Lawn Bowling Club to immediately south of the new Winskill Park fieldhouse and adjacent to 56th Street.

2022

NOTICE OF ELECTION BYVOTING

Name George V HARVIE

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Peter VAN DER VELDEN

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Rod BINDER

Daniel BOISVERT

Duncan CALLANDER

Jessie DOSANJH

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Nick KANAKOS

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Joe MUEGO

Bruce REID

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SCHOOLTRUSTEE Seven (7) to be elected 3481

GENERALVOTING 8:00

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FIRST NATION

Location Holly Elementary Neilson Grove Elementary Hawthorne Elementary Delta Manor Education Centre Ladner Elementary Port Guichon Elementary Beach Grove Elementary Cliff Drive Elementary KinVillage Community Centre Boundary BayAnnex South Park Elementary Pebble Hill Elementary English Bluff Elementary Tsawwassen First Nation Youth Centre

Address 4625 62 Street 5500Admiral Boulevard 5160 CentralAvenue 4750 57 Street 5016 44Avenue 4381 46AStreet 5955 17AAvenue 5025 12Avenue 5430 10Avenue 6570 1AAvenue 735 Gilchrist Drive 246 52AStreet 402 English Bluff Road 2287Tsawwassen Drive

Qualified electors voting Voting

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NORTH DELTA

Location Gibson Elementary Devon Gardens Elementary Brooke Elementary Hellings Elementary Richardson Elementary Gray Elementary McCloskey Elementary Jarvis Elementary Heath Elementary Seaquam Secondary Sunshine Hills Elementary Pinewood Elementary

Address 11451 90Avenue 8884 Russell Drive 8718 Delwood Drive 11655 86Avenue 11339 83Avenue 10855 80Avenue 11531 80Avenue 7670 118 Street 11364 72Avenue 11584 Lyon Road 11285 Bond Boulevard 11777 Pinewood Drive

ASPECIALVOTING OPPORTUNITY will be available to qualified electors who reside at special care facilities as follows:

Tuesday, October 11, 2022 9:30 am 11:30 am Northcrest Care Centre 6771 120 Street 1:30 pm 5:00 pm

Delta View Habilitation 9341 Burns Drive

Delta View Life Enrichment 9321 Burns Drive

ELECTOR REGISTRATION

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

9:30 am 10:30 am

White Birch Manor 11905 80 Avenue

11:00 am 12:30 pm Columbus Lodge 8850118AStreet

Wednesday, October 12, 2022 2:00 pm 5:00 pm

KinVillage Assisted Living 5440 10 Avenue

Thursday, October 13, 2022 10:00 am 11:30 am

Delta Hospital/Mountain View Manor 5800 Mountain View Boulevard

Thursday, October 13, 2022 2:00 pm 4:00 pm

The Waterford 1345 56 Street

Friday, October 14, 2022 10:00 am 2:00 pm

Augustine House 3820 Arthur Drive

If you are not on the list of electors, you may register at the time of voting by completing the required application form available at the voting place To register you must meet the following qualifications:

• 18 years of age or older on General Voting Day,

• Canadian citizen,

• Resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding the day of registration, and

• Not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election, or otherwise disqualified by law

To register, Resident Electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) Photo identification is not necessary The identification must prove both residency and identity

To register, Non-Resident Property Electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from the majority of the property owners.

TSAWWASSEN FIRST NATION LANDS

Resident and Non Resident Property Electors ofTsawwassen First Nation Lands are eligible to vote in the 2022 General Local Elections for the Office of School Trustee for the Delta Board of Education (School District #37) Tsawwassen First Nation Lands are not within the boundaries of the City of Delta; therefore, Tsawwassen First Nation Lands Resident and Non Resident Property Electors are not eligible to vote for the Offices of Mayor and Councillor

MAILBALLOT VOTINGAND REQUESTINGAMAILBALLOT PACKAGE

Mail ballot voting is now City’swebsite delta ca/elections/mailballot,inpersonatDeltaCityHall,orbycallingtheDeltaElectionsOfficeat604-952 3481

MailballotpackageswillbeavailableforpickupormailedtoeligiblevotersstartingonOctober1,2022

Toensureadequatedeliverytime,thelastdayamailballot packagewillbemailedoutisOctober13,2022 ThedeadlineformailballotstobereceivedbytheChiefElectionOfficerisbefore8:00pmonSaturday,October15,2022 GeneralVotingDay.ItistheresponsibilityoftheelectortoensuretheChiefElectionOfficerreceivesthemailballotbefore8:00pmonSaturday,October15,2022

Elections Office / Office of the City Clerk

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GirlGuides’mintcookiecampaignunderway

If you are looking for a chocolatey mint cookie fix, then local Girl Guides have just what you are looking for

Earlier this month at a local distribution centre, more than 55,000 boxes (over 4,500 cases of 12) of chocolatey mint cookies were picked up by Girl Guide volunteers, includ

ing by those who volun teer with groups of girls in Delta

Every box will help girls fundraise for their exciting Girl Guide activities in 2022/23, like camps, sleepovers, community service, art projects, science experiments, and more Hundreds of thousands

of boxes will be sold across B.C. in the coming weeks

Cookie lovers can reach out to a Girl Guide they know to support their fundraising goals, or watch for cookie kiosks as girls set up outside of local businesses and at other public locations

Girl Guide programs

are very active in Delta, with more than 20 local groups available for fami lies to choose from in Ladner, Tsawwassen, and North Delta, for girls ages five to 18 Registration is open now at www. girlguides ca and most groups began meeting this month for their first weekly activities.

girlguides.ca to become a mentor to local girls this year and make a differ ence, while gaining great skills and meeting other Delta neighbours who are engaged in their com munity as Guiding role models. Notice is hereby given that by Public Auction at 10:00 a m Monday, September 26, 2022 in the Council Chamber at Delta City Hall, 4500 Clarence Taylor Cresent, Delta, BC V4K 3E2, the interest thereon are previously paid.

New volunteers are also urgently needed to support these groups (including several Delta programs that are full with wait lists and seek ing additional adult help) Interested women can apply online at www.

Meals on Wheels serving South Delta for

The 2022/23 South Delta Meals on Wheels Society (MoW) board of direc tors continues to serve the communi ties of Ladner and Tsawwassen

Following continued safety pro tocols, volunteer drivers deliver hot, nutritious meals (for a reasonable cost) to members of the community who depend on this service

It has been another busy year as meal deliveries continue to increase year over year.

Do you care for a family member and are concerned about their meal plans while you ’ re on vacation? MoW could assist and provide meal continu ity to your loved one

Contact coordinator Linda Easdown at 604 946 9526 or email easdowns@ hotmail.com for info regarding cost and schedules

MoW is approaching 50 years of ser vice to the community and will reach this milestone in 2023

As a non profit organization, MoW relies on the generosity of the commu nity to continue this valued program. Please consider making a financial donation.

Cheques may be sent to: SD Meals on Wheels Society 202 5000 Bridge Street Delta BC V4K 2T9 A tax receipt will be issued.

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South Delta Meals on Wheels board of directors for 2022/23 pictured back row left to right; Maurice Newby, Bill Wood (president), Howard Ellsworth, Richard Steward (vice president), Russell Ford; front row pictured left to right; Phil Easdown, Yvonne Chard, and Linda Easdown.

Amazon delivers surprise gifts to Ladner Elementary

Ladner Elementary was one of four schools across the country who received LEGO sets to increase access to STEM learning opportunities.

Amazon Canada employees teamed up with FIRST Robotics, an organiza tion focused on engaging youth in mentor based programs to build STEM skills, and the LEGO Group, to deliver $20,000 worth of surprise STEM toys to elementary schools from coast to coast

“At Amazon, we aim to inspire, edu cate and prepare youth for careers rooted in innovation, and understand the continuously growing value of skills across science, technology, engineer ing and mathematics,” says Mikhail Clarkson, General Manager, Amazon Logistics. “We believe in continued support from childhood to career and are committed to providing STEM edu cation opportunities to the communi ties we serve ”

Skills in science, technology, engi neering and mathematics (STEM) are becoming increasingly important to career innovation and growth Yet, 76 percent of Canadians recognize the socio economic barriers to students pursuing an education or future in STEM Amazon Canada is passionate about supporting the next generation of STEM learners, recognizing four out of five Canadians expect inflation and the effects of the pandemic to have a negative impact on their financial situ

ation this school year This donation will support Canadian families and ensure students have equal access to STEM learning opportunities in high priority communities

STEM education, now also known as STEAM, is a multi discipline approach to teaching that aims to encourage dis cussions and problem solving among students, developing both practical skills and an appreciation for col laboration Amazon has a long history of increasing access to STEM educa tion for children and young adults

In 2021, the company launched its Future Engineer program, which aims to inspire children to explore careers in STEM by making STEM educa tion more accessible to students from underserved communities.

Facilitated in partnership with FIRST Robotics, the toys were delivered to local schools near Amazon’s delivery stations in Delta, Edmonton, Hamilton and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

The deliveries were made on Sept. 13.

“Today felt amazing seeing the Amazon Canada truck pull up to the school, opening the doors to surprise us with all the boxes of LEGO for the students here at Ladner Elementary,” said principal Lily Potter “This dona tion will be very beneficial to the stu dents to help further their STEM edu cation. We feel very lucky.”

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Ladner Elementary was one of four schools from across the country to receive LEGO sets from Amazon Canada

Community

Delta

If you want to mimic Prince’s fabulous personal style, that’s one thing; but following in his footsteps by dying without a will is not something I recommend Not a pop star? Consider this real life scenario that may hit a bit closer to home

A married couple has two young children They have some debt but do not have much in the way of savings There is a modest life insurance policy through the wife’s employer, but with the absence of personal wealth and with money tight, they are not yet considering creating a will

Personal wealth does not determine the need for an estate plan As this scenario shows, a proper estate plan would cover the guardianship of their minor children Without explicit directions from the parents, the guardianship could end up in court With family members who don’t get along, the only ones who win are the lawyers

An Angus Reid Institute poll finds that 51% of Canadians do not have a will, while only 35% have one that is up to date So, should you have an estate plan? The answer, in my experience, is almost certainly “Yes” At a minimum, an estate plan should include a will, appointment of a power of attorney, and a final directive Not only should you have a plan, but you should also revisit it regularly, as it’s likely you’ll change your mind as circumstances change over time Also, tell your family members where it is kept

What is a will?

A will is a legally recognized document that spells out your wishes regarding how you want your property and assets distributed after you die

What is a Power of attorney (POA)?

POAs are legal documents that allow someone you designate to make decisions on your behalf should you become incapacitated and unable to act rationally on your own

What is a Final Directive?

A final directive ensures you get the kind of care you wish for, eliminates any potential family conflicts, and improves your end of live experience

Contact Jeffrey Greenfeld at 604 940 8617 or Jeff@greenfeldfinancial.com

This information has been prepared by Jeff Greenfeld who is an Investment Advisor for iA Private Wealth Opinions expressed in this article are those of the Investment Advisor only and do not necessarily reflect those of iA Private Wealth iA Private Wealth is a member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada

After two parade less years and practices held over Zoom, the Delta Police Pipe Band is back, hosting its first concert since 2019

Celtic Gala 2022 will also feature performances from the award winning Christie Highland Dancers, the globetrotting Magee Chamber Choir, and the Irish American music group Blackthorn Upon arrival guests will be greeted by the beauti ful sounds of harp soloist Leanne Page

The concert will be held on Friday, Oct 28 at 7:30 p m at South Delta Baptist Church

Tickets cost $40 each VIP tickets, which include reserved parking, prime seating, a Delta Police Pipe Band keepsake and a chance to win time on the Delta Police Department training simulator are $100. Admission is free for youth 12 and under

Tickets can be pur chased in person from Grapes4U or online on the DPPB’s website

The COVID 19 pan demic largely suspended the band’s activities,

including the annual Robbie Burns supper, which serves as a vital fundraiser for the group While not able to play in person, the band was far from idle during pandem ic lockdowns, celebrating its 50th anniversary and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with virtual con certs

As restrictions loos ened over the summer the band was able to take part in some sorely missed community events including the May Days Parade, Canada Day celebrations, the North Delta Family Day

Parade, the Tsawwassen Sun Festival and the Boundary Bay Airshow.

With this concert the public has the opportuni ty to more intimately see and hear the band as well as some other standout performances

“It’s a new day, it’s coming out of COVID and getting together with the community,” said bagpiper Ian MacDonald who also serves as one of the concert’s organizers

The concert also aims to help the band pay for uniforms, instruments, and enable the band to represent the City

of Delta on the world stage The band hopes to perform at the Belfast International Tattoo in 2023. More than pay ing the bills though, the concert serves the band’s core purpose

“The band exists to perform for the com munity, that’s our whole reason for being here,” added Pipe Major Steve Ramsden. “We have not been able to do that for the past three years because of the pandemic, so this is our first oppor tunity to get out and do what we ’ re designed to do.”

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The Delta Police Pipe band will be back on stage for the first time since 2019 with a concert at South Delta Baptist Church next month.

Around Town

McKee Open House

McKee Seniors Centre is hosting their open house all this week

There are facility tours throughout the week, all drop in pro grams are free all week long Hours are 9 a m to 4 p m

Discovery Centre Open House

Come celebrate the newly opened Douglas J Husband Discovery Centre

The City of Delta is hosting a free commu nity open house this Saturday (Sept. 24) from 11 a m to 3 p m

Listen to free pre sentations by local experts including artists featured in our North Delta Gallery, the Delta Naturalists Society, and the authors of the popu lar book, Lord don’t want me, Devil won’t take me Pansy May Stuttard

Participate in a guided tour around the Discovery Centre and interact with our community partners at their booths The event will feature a variety food trucks, drinks, live music and heritage games.

Bonnie Kilroe in concert

Award winning Vancouver performer Bonnie Kilroe is bring ing her celebrity imper sonation musical com edy show “DIVAS: Vegas meets Vaudeville” back to Tsawwassen

She will perform Saturday (Sept 24) at KinVillage Community Centre, 5430 10th Ave.

Doors open at 7:30 and the show starts at 8 p m

Tickets are on sale now Get yours by call ing 604 943 0225 or visit the Community Centre open Monday to Friday from 9 a m to 2:45 p m

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Event to report?

Contact Ian at ijacques@delta-optimist com or 604 998 3616

SDSSgradturnedSFUstudentis liftingweightsandliftingspirits

Meet Colton Boreen, 2022 Terry Fox Gold Medal Winner

ALYSSA QUAN Contributing Writer

“If there has been a running theme throughout my life, it has been defying expectations,” says Colton Boreen, a fourth year SFU student studying neurosci ence.

An avid gym goer, amateur bodybuilder and certified train er, Delta’s Boreen is also a child hood cancer survivor and the 2022 recipient of the Terry Fox Gold Medal Award

At four years old, Boreen was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare and lethal bone cancer With a grapefruit sized tumor on his left hip bone, his rate of surviving more than five years was said to be 15 per cent. He was not expected to walk after chemotherapy and surgery to remove a large part of his pelvis

Against the odds, Boreen will walk across the stage this fall when he graduates from SFU with a bachelor of arts During his studies, he pursued a psy chology major with a minor in kinesiology a path that was highly influenced by personal experience.

“Studying psychology and kinesiology has addressed my interest in getting a full spec trum view of the body both the mind and the physiology,” says Boreen “It helps me understand myself better.”

His studies have also helped him understand not only him self, but his loved ones

“My sister has a very rare neurological disorder called STXBP1,” says Boreen, “So that was also a big push I’ve always been interested in studying the brain.”

However, Boreen’s path to SFU and a degree wasn’t easy. As a child with mobility chal lenges, he found himself often excluded from activities with his peers and bullied for his weight. Boreen also developed scoliosis that required a major spinal sur gery At this time in his life, he

began to suffer from anxiety and depression that further affected his physical health and grades

“It can be quite lonely when you have a cancer diagnosis, especially at a young age, ” says Boreen “After treatment, as I tried to reintegrate with my peers in school, it was a pretty difficult time. When one thinks of the suffering caused by having a disability, it’s not necessarily the big surgeries that hurt the most”

Boreen recalls hitting a low of frustration that became a major turning point in his life. After a lifetime of being told his physical disabilities meant he would not be capable, Boreen no longer wanted to be defined by others expectations “It was reclaiming agency I can take my body into my own hands and turn it into what I want it to be”

At this point, Boreen began his life changing fitness journey, to improve both his physical and mental health

When he found little support or information about weight lifting with a disability, Boreen used self guided research and

trial to develop a personal ized and adapted regimen He documented his journey on Instagram, built a following and became certified as a trainer by the British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association. With his platform, others have reached out to Boreen for advice on developing their own workouts with limited mobility, physical disabilities and other circum stances similar to his own Living with chronic pain, Boreen has ups and downs, which he works through with patience and diligent rehabili tation. While persistent in his workout routine when possible, he has also spent long lengths of time on bed rest Boreen hopes his success and the Terry Fox Gold Medal bring pride to his parents, who have provided both him and his sister care and support through tough circum stances.

Reflecting on Terry Fox and his Marathon of Hope, Boreen wonders about Terry’s thoughts during his run “I wonder what he was dealing with mentally at the time Receiving a diagnosis

at 18 years old, having these limitations put on himself, and he says, ‘I’m going to overcome those,’” says Boreen

“There’s no other person in the public sphere that can really empower cancer survivors and people with physical disabilities like Terry Fox did,” says Boreen “He’s such a beacon of hope and will and is really one of our Canadian heroes. For somebody who loses an arm or a leg to cancer, to have a role model who says ‘I’m going to overcome ’ is a really powerful, simple message that resonates with many of us ” As he moves onto his career post convocation, Boreen will also continue to empower oth ers with varied physical abilities through personal training “A lot of us have been told ‘this is what you ’ re not going to be able to do’ , here are the constraints put on you with these cards you ’ re dealt. To me, empower ment means it doesn’t neces sarily have to be that way, ” says Boreen

“It’s very liberating to succeed in a place that you are typically not supposed to”

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Colton Boreen, 2022 Terry Fox Gold Medal winner, and his dog Luna.

Community

Like many people in the world, I was think ing about the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and reflecting on her reign this week

I know a person who had received a medal from the queen, so I was looking at it a few days ago, and I noticed a familiar inscription: Dei Gratia Regina; trans lated as “By God’s grace, Queen.”

This Latin phrase can be found on most of our coins. The idea behind it is that the queen recog nizes that it is by God’s grace that she is who she is Of course, this phrase was not uniquely used by Queen Elizabeth II, but her dedication to the Christian faith makes these words carry more meaning than just another phrase on some coinage

The Apostle Paul spoke similar words: “But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his

Minister’s

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grace toward me was not in vain On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me ” (1 Cor 15:10)

Paul acknowledged that God was everything to him and that he would not be who he is without God’s grace in his life The queen agreed with Paul’s words and would have attributed her reign to the grace of God entirely.

Although our society has become more secularized in recent decades, most Canadians still carry in our pockets (or fanny packs) coins that bear this inscription the confession of faith from the highest office in our nation that proclaims the queen herself is only queen because of God’s grace; the idea that it is God’s grace that gave her office legitimacy and meaning In essence, God reigns through the queen

If the highest ranking person in our country felt that she is who she is by God’s grace alone, perhaps it would be wise for us to consider why she attributed her suc cess even the results of her own hard work to God’s grace What was God’s grace in her life that she would credit it rather than her own lineage or accomplish ments?

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Municipal election

MeetyourDeltacouncilcandidates

George V. Harvie (Mayor) Achieving for Delta

After serving nearly 20 years as Delta’s City Manager, George Harvie was elected to his first term as Mayor of the City of Delta in October 2018, on a promise to deliver leadership on Delta’s most pressing priorities

George is running for re election to continue working towards his goal of Delta being recog nized as the best place to live, work and raise a family in Canada.

As the Mayor of Delta, George has maintained his reputation as a leader who gets things done; cutting through bureau cratic red tape and deliv ering results to achieve safe, livable and vibrant communities George has been delivering high value investments for the community, working hard to keep young fami lies and seniors in Delta and support our com

munity’s most vulner able residents, all while keeping taxes among the lowest in the Lower Mainland.

A strong advocate for the Delta community, George has been suc cessful in bringing the right people together to deliver benefits for Delta, including securing mil lions of dollars in provin cial and federal funding for projects Delta was in the right hands when the pandemic hit George successfully steered the City through tumultuous financial times. Thanks to responsible fiscal management under his leadership, Delta was able to respond to the COVID 19 crisis quickly to support residents and local businesses with out incurring any debt There is more to do, especially with regards to protection for the envi

ronment, and fostering an inclusive community to ensure future genera tions can grow up free from discrimination.

Delta has been home for George and his wife Gillian for over four decades and is where they raised their son Tim and daughter Taryn. In his spare time, George enjoys spending time with his granddaughters and rescue dog Bella, staying active and being by the water with family and friends.

Peter van der Velden (Mayor) Independent

Peter has lived in Tsawwassen for 12 years and been very active politically.

He spent one term on council when he lived in the Kootenays

Asked why he is run ning his response was, I don’t think the position for mayor should be unopposed With all the issues at the forefront of our communities there is a lot of concern, and some of these issues need to be discussed. It is logical that this be a part of an election debate

Mr van der Velden spent his life in the construction industry with roles in design, development, inspec tion and management.

While working for the BC Building Corporation he was responsible for the remediation of con taminated government

properties for the East Kootenay region. He is retired and has spent a lot of time on issues like the Fraser River cross ing, transit, growth in the community, and lately the expansion proposals for Tilbury Island

He is concerned about the proposed increase in production and handling of LNG at the Fortis facil ity on Tilbury Island

The proposals in place also cover loading large LNG vessels for export. The facility is directly across the Fraser River from 85,000 liters of jet fuel and presents a grave danger to both Delta and Richmond The envi ronmental concerns are also a major issue that he feels is being down played by both industry and the provincial gov ernment

Mr. van der Velden is also concerned with the

consistent property tax increases and is offering to freeze property taxes for two years and to put a quarter of the mayor ’ s income back into the community People have been hurting thru the pandemic and now from the supply chain problems By doing this he hopes to restore some faith in our civic govern ment and place some help where people need help

Joginder Randhawa (Mayor) Independent

Mayoralty candidate Joginder Randhawa has been a resident of North Delta for 30 years.

He is a marine engi neer who has worked in the mercantile marine field all over the world

He has a post gradu ate diploma in business management and indus trial administration

In Canada, he worked in the Canadian Coast Guard on board the Sir Wilfred Laurier ice breaker in the arctic and also has worked for a long time on BC Ferries on various vessels including routes in the Granville Channel from Port Hardy to Prince Rupert, as well as the Queen Charlotte Island

He also supervised on the installation of a scientific vessel at dry docks in England for one year.

He is married with three children. His wife is a teacher while his elder son worked as auxiliary fleet manager with Canada’s National Defence for the Naval Base in Nanoose Bay in Esquimalt He is now vice president of the port authority

His daughter is a medical program direc tor at UBC and his younger son is a lawyer working with the BC Housing Corporation.

Joginder is running for mayor of Delta to bring more accountabil ity to city hall.

He wants to see more affordable housing options, create jobs in Delta by strengthen ing the Chamber of Commerce and trade centre, provide more tools for small business success, create more

Dr. Maha Balakumar (Council) Independent

Doctor Maha Balakumar recently retired from a 40 year career in medicine, the last 22 of which were practicing in Delta He is a past Medical Director at the Mountain View Manor long term care facility, past board director with the Delta Division of Family Practice, GP lead in the formation of the ‘Health Hub’ at Augustine House nursing home and a past member with the com mittee on assisted living at FHA.

Having served the people of Delta directly as a physician, Maha has always held a keen interest in local poli tics and the well being of the residents of the community he has worked and lived in for many years Caring for patients through the COVID 19 pandemic

at Delta Hospital, Dr Balakumar developed a deeper understand ing of the importance of being there for families through difficult times

Originally from Sri Lanka, Maha wants to continue to serve the people of his adopted home as an indepen dent, thoughtful, and common sense voice on the city council

In his leisure hours, Maha enjoys golf, pickle ball, and Latin dancing.

He is running because he believes we need to have independent voices heard in coun cil One team only of Mayor Harvie getting into council is not good for good governance or democracy of council.

I want to be that inde pendent voice in council and the reason I’m run ning.

George Harvie

transportation connec tivity with the use of sky train, create less red tape at city hall and do more for seniors and the envi ronment

Joginder Randhawa

Peter van der Velden

Maha Balakumar

Municipal election

Rod Binder (Council) Achieving for Delta

For over 30 years, Rod Binder has been living in Delta and giving back to the community where he and his wife raised their two, now adult, children.

Rod is running for council to continue his record of service to the community

He has served as a director on corporate and numerous non profit boards during the last 15 years By appointment of Mayor and Council, Rod served on the North Delta Area Planning Committee, currently serves as vice president of Deltassist, treasurer of the Delta Police Foundation, and as a Delta Parks, Rec and Culture Commissioner.

Professionally, Rod is a senior business devel opment executive with more than 30 years of experience managing

marketing and brand building programs for Fortune 500 companies all over North America Rod has engaged with many of Delta’s residents and leaders. He has had an intimate exposure to Delta’s recreational, development and social fabric through his exten sive experience with Delta organizations This uniquely positions him to guide Delta’s pri orities Rod is running on a commitment to bring a thoughtful and intentional approach to addressing chal lenges with develop ment, social service delivery and continued improvement of Delta’s Parks and Recreation infrastructure. As a long time resident of Delta, he truly cares about the unique, and in so many ways, diverse communi ty. He is eager to listen,

guide and to be part of the future He wants a community that is safe and vibrant which keeps young families and seniors in Delta.

In his spare time, Rod enjoys cycling, travel ling, and taking on “his wife’s” home improve ment projects.

Daniel Boisvert (Council) Achieving for Delta

A successful Notary Public with a practice in his hometown, Daniel is a lifelong Delta resident with a passion for his community and dedica tion to moving Delta forward

Daniel lives with his family in South Delta and has two children who, like he did, attend public school in Delta Daniel has a proven track record in manag ing large budgets and complex boards.

In 2018, he was elected as a trustee to the Delta Board of Education on a com mitment to bringing good governance to the school board. For the past two years, Daniel has served as vice chair of the school board, ensuring every dollar available is invested back into our students, athletes, and the class

Duncan Callander (Council) Independent

Immigrated to Canada from Scotland in 1951 at the age of five Joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1963 After leaving the navy, I worked on a Merchant Ship

Married my wife Terry in 1968 and lived in South Vancouver before moving to Ladner in 1970. In 1972, we moved to North Delta where we have lived for the past 50 years. It is a wonder ful community that I am proud to be part of A safe and friendly community in which we brought up our two children

Before joining Teamsters Local 213, I worked for Seaspan, Dairyland and Canada Post I then bought a semi trailer and reefer and began long hauling, produce.

Worked for B C Safety

Council as a driving instructor for all classes with the exception of Class 6 motorcycle division

Joined Teamsters Local 213 and became a licensed driving instruc tor for the Teamsters Joint Driving School

In 1984, I joined the Teamsters Local 155, Film Division as driver. I also held the positions of Transport Coordinator, Transport Captain and Co Captain It was also my privilege to be Union Shop Steward on sev eral productions. While holding this position, I served on Disciplinary Panels and on The Health and Safety Committee.

Recently, I became an Advocate with Worksafe on behalf of an injured worker

I would like to see our community continue to

be a safe place to live

To keep taxes down

To see our council meetings split equally between North and South Delta and that the agenda for these meet ings also be equally split

More emphases on senior awareness This includes telephone and computer fraud, senior bus service and more advertising of services available and their avail abilities in our local paper

room Daniel also serves as the president of the Board of the BC Notaries Association, director of the Heron Hospice Society of Delta, and previously served three terms as a director of the Society of Notaries Public.

Through his work as a notary in our com munity, Daniel speaks to residents every day about matters related to their properties, fami lies and lives in Delta. His deeply personal understanding of local issues, paired with his sharp business acumen and board experience, uniquely position Daniel as a leader and advocate for Delta Daniel sees his bid for council as a natu ral next step in his ser vice to the community When not in his office Daniel can be found spending time with fam

Jessie Dosanjh (Council) Achieving for Delta

Jessie Dosanjh is a high performance ath letic coach who has ded icated the last 30 years of his life to providing youth with the skills they need to succeed in sports, education and as citizens of their com munity

A resident of Delta for nearly 40 years with his wife Harinder, Jessie raised his three children in Delta and has deep ties to the community.

Jessie is a co founder and head coach of the Universal Athletics Club, which began in 2000 with two athletes and has grown into a renowned program with more than 200 ath letes. He has developed athletes competing at provincial, national and international lev els and has coached Team BC Athletics for national, junior and

senior championships He has coached athletes who have competed on the world stage, but the most rewarding part of coaching for Jessie is not winning titles, but in the positive impact made on the lives of youth in Delta In 2018, Jessie was elected to the Delta School Board on a com mitment to advocate for programs and facilities that set students up for success and keep them away from negative influences such as drugs and gangs

Jessie’s dedication to the community has been recognized several times over, including receiving the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Award, being recognized by Black Press Media for his excellence in com munity leadership and being named ‘Executive of the Year’ by BC

Jessie is running for council to continue his long record of service to the community as an advocate for a safe, healthy and active Delta

Rod Binder

Duncan Callander

ily, golfing, curling or cycling

Daniel Boisvert

Athletics multiple times and ‘Coach of the Year’ in 2018

Jessie Dosanjh

Municipal election

Alicia Guichon (Council) Achieving for Delta

A fifth generation farmer and entrepre neur, Alicia Guichon comes from a long line of Ladner farmers The lineage continues, as she welcomed her first child in 2020 with husband Jeff

Born and raised in Ladner, Alicia continues to call Ladner home with her young fam ily and rescue dogs, Gracie and Lilly Alicia is passionate about the preservation of agricul tural land and keeping farming viable as a local industry in Delta.

A strong advocate for the agricultural com munity, Alicia serves as the chair of the City of Delta’s Agricultural Advisory Committee and on the board of the Delta Farmer’s Institute Since 2018, Alicia has served on Delta council.

Alicia is deeply

embedded in the Delta community She opened Backroads Family Farm Market with her sister in 2014, where they sell seasonal local produce and pride themselves on connecting the com munity with where their food comes from Delta’s heritage is important to Alicia and her family, in fact, the Port Guichon neigh bourhood and school were named after her family You’re likely to run into Alicia at the Ladner Village Market selling produce, at com munity events or while she’s out volunteering in the community.

Being a farmer and small business owner allows Alicia to connect with the community on an everyday basis and she sees her role as a councillor as a natural extension of this Alicia

is running for re election to continue to be a voice for everyday people on council and help make decisions for a thriving Delta community

Julien Jacques (Council) Independent

Julien feels called to deliver much needed leadership for Delta in building a municipal framework that pri oritizes helping local businesses grow, allows everyone to share their ideas without fear of retribution, and helps their citizens in build ing financial stability for themselves and their family

You’ll find Julien at Barnside, Centennial Beach, fishing at Deas Island and cycling around Delta He’s 35 years old, a landlord, and is looking to bring a different perspective to council. He’ll be donat ing a year ’ s worth of his salary to local residents who do not own prop erty

Jennifer Johal (Council) Achieving for Delta

Jennifer Johal is a mother of two, an edu cator and a Delta busi nesswoman

She is running on a commitment to being a bridge between commu nity members and their local government and an advocate for their views on council A for mer elementary school teacher, Jennifer made the leap into business management when she took over administration of the family business, Raja Trailer in Tilbury. She brings a deep understanding of the needs of the local busi ness community

Carving out a place for herself as a woman in a male dominated industry has been a journey that she is proud to have modeled for her daughter Jennifer is pas sionate about diversity and wants to be a part of

ensuring that our deci sion makers in Delta are representative of the community that they serve

Jennifer believes in Mayor George Harvie’s vision for a safe, livable and inclusive Delta and is eager to bring her humility, grit and passion for her com munity to the Achieving for Delta team She is committed to achieving thriving and revitalized communities in Delta where generations are kept together

In her free time, when she’s not at her kids’ sports games and activities, Jennifer enjoys spending time with fam ily and friends, playing a round of golf or enjoying an evening at one of her favourite local restau rants

Moneca Kolvyn (Council) Independent

I am passionate about life, choices, democracy, animals, green spaces and justice!

I struggle with favorit ism, lack of responsibil ity and passing the buck

I am proud to run a small business in Delta for 33 years and have resided here for 18

My name is Moneca Kolvyn and I am run ning for council

My hope as a council lor is to make City Hall more accessible to all residents.

I plan to have a desig nated, direct line and/or an available cell phone number

It is wonderful to pub lish a slate of virtuous ideas however, reality dictates that decisions are up to the voters. And, so they should be Are we tired of the rhetoric on voting day and little substance for

four years?

Talk to a person not a computer!

My pledge to voters is:

I will fight for a com munity plan as legislated by Provincial law

I will focus on an environmentally rel evant and protected Delta, which includes promotion of a Burns Bog Education Centre.

I will advocate for creative housing and not just high rises

I will advocate for our North Delta truckers to have parking reinstated on Annacis Island, which could save expensive lot parking, decrease truck traffic during rush hour and decrease crime on the Island.

I will advocate against the Delta Port expan sion

I will focus on our Pacific Migratory Flyway and hope that voters

would like to see some changes to preserve this.

I would like to see more honesty from City Hall 2021 property tax increases were stated at 2.99 per cent. Simple math reveals our prop erty taxes were, in some cases, increased by 20 per cent Why?

I believe City Hall needs non partisan councilors to bring voters a choice, and therefore a voice I will be that voice

A vote for me is truly a vote for your voice!

Alicia Guichon

Jennifer Johal

Julien Jacques

Moneca Kolvyn

Municipal election

Dylan Kruger (Council) Achieving for Delta

In 2018, Dylan Kruger became the youngest elected city councillor in the history of Delta. Dylan is passionate about improving livabili ty in Delta to keep young families and seniors in our community, protect ing the environment, and supporting our local businesses

In his first term on council, Dylan was proud to put forward a motion to allow restau rants to install expanded patios, first on a tem porary basis, and now permanently He also pushed to install new pilot projects, including the successful pop up park program, and the responsible liquor con sumption program in select Delta parks

As a new father, Dylan is running on a reener gized commitment to advocate for families at

the council table and make thoughtful deci sions to shape Delta for his daughter and gen erations to come He is eager to continue work ing to revitalize Delta’s town centres and create lively hubs of commer cial and community activity where young people have access to diverse housing options, amenities and social opportunities

Continuing to deliver off leash dog parks and infrastructure for dogs and their owners is another important piece of Dylan’s vision for a livable and vibrant Delta.

Dylan believes that local government should be accessible and accountable to every one. He is a supporter of initiatives to make government more trans parent and efficient

Respect for tax dollars is important, which is why Dylan has voted to keep taxes low and Delta debt free. Born and raised in Delta, you will often find Dylan walking around Watershed Park with his wife Katie and dog Kobe or frequenting one of Delta’s outstand ing local craft breweries

Brian Read (Council) Independent

Growing up in Delta, I’ve been exposed to the expedient growth of the community throughout the late 1900’s and early 2000’s, while holding dear the nostalgia of our small town locality

As Delta continues to grow at a modest rate it’s not only important to hold value to where we came from but plan on where we ’ re going Delta is on the cusp of expan sion that will define how it is portrayed to the neighboring communi ties in the years to come

Being a Delta resi dent for the entirety of my life and involved in the community from a young age with local sports, to starting my business here and supporting our local residents, gives me an inside view as to what our community holds near and dear and

most importantly has allowed me to develop the relationships with my neighbours and hear firsthand what is impor tant to them.

Preserving our ‘small town’ feel, while allowing growth and development of our community, and ensur ing the parameters are in place as we grow to support mental health issues, substance abuse issues and senior’s well being These important foundations need to be laid while not forgetting where we come from

On Oct. 15, I hope I can count on your vote to bring Delta into the future, together

Stephan Sun (Council) Independent

My name is Stephan Sun I immigrated to Canada when I was 11 and I went to elemen tary school, high school and university here in Canada

I am proud to say that I am a first genera tion immigrant and my mother wanted my sister and I to have a better life, so she brought us here to achieve that I decided to run in the election this year for councillor because back where I am from, Taiwan, corruption amongst government officials and elected offi cials is very prevalent.

When I learned about the incident involving the Delta Police Chief’s wife a few years ago and the subsequent funds used through the department’s budget for public relations after the fact, I was shocked

that something like this could happen in my beloved city.

I am terribly disap pointed that in my view, the chief has such power with little to no oversight from the Delta Police Board This is so fiscally irresponsible.

In my experience, it’s hard to find such leni ency being placed on civilians and people who aren’t in positions of power such as you and I I hope to make every body more accountable for their actions, espe cially those in power and if I were elected, I would hope every single one of you hold me accountable

I believe Delta coun cil should have more control and say over the police budget and to reduce their reckless spending. Alternatively we can re direct the

money on creating more market rental housing.

These are the reasons why I decided to run for office

I know I can make a difference.

Pamela Swanigan (Council) Independent

I was born in California and came to Canada when I was five. I’ve lived in almost every part of the country, but I’ve always come home to the West Coast

I’ve been a profes sional writer since I was 19, when I got my first piece in the Vancouver Sun I’ve also taught English at Kwantlen and other universities In lean times, I’ve worked at stores like Save On and Purdys, but mostly I’ve written Right now my main job is writing articles for a website offering advice to care givers whose parent or spouse wants to age at home

I don’t own much of anything, and nobody owns me. Some people have told me I can’t win a seat on council if I don’t have the develop ers and realtors in my

pocket I don’t believe that If the people of Delta don’t vote for me, it will be for their own good reasons, not because I haven’t truck led

I’m running because I see the current council acting as if Delta were just another place Delta isn’t just another place Delta is one of the most ecologically important places in the world. Every single person who lives here has the awe inspiring privilege of stewarding it

Developers and this council tell us that if we want viable businesses and roofs over our heads, we have to pave Delta over. This is not so.

If we take profiteering out of the picture, many things are possible Affordable rental and co op units with solar energy and living roofs

There are hundreds of exciting, workable, win win solutions

I’m running because I want us Deltans to be the good guys I know we can be. Let’s make it so

Dylan Kruger

Brian Read

Stephan Sun

Villages with green parking lots and green infrastructure A thriving ecotourism economy, and farms flourishing through agritourism and crop diversification.

Pamela Swanigan

Municipal election

Meetyourschooltrusteecandidates

Nuno Antunes (school trustee)

“I love my children; I love Delta and I love participating in my com munity”

“I believe the school board trustees should be parents of school age children”

Therefore, I feel obli gated to provide a par ent’s voice and empha size on a safe, non stressful and empower ing environments for all our children

Nuno Antunes is an independent can didate endorsed by ParentsVoice BC which believes that parents are the true political party when it comes to their children’s education

Antunes immigrated to Canada in 1978, grew up in Vancouver and settled in Delta 12 years ago to raise his two chil dren with his wife

Nuno has a profes sional background in

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the private sector and has experience work ing in consumer retail, construction, hospitality and private corporate

As a parent Nuno advo cates for fitness, com munity involvement and open discussion.

With his real world experience in collabora tion, providing solutions and an aptitude for listening and problem solving Nuno aspires to contribute to the advancement of all our children.

Nuno plans to work with his fellow trustees to ensure our children benefit from health and fitness, developing debating skills, building reasoning skills and pro vide parents with trans parency on curriculum, policies, and education material

Nuno has volunteered for many of the local

schools’ events/projects and has been coaching soccer and baseball over the last five years

“As parents, we are all educators and want to work together with our schools, teachers, com munity for our kid’s best experience “I want all our children to be brave, learn, make decisions, problem solve and lead.”

Erica Beard (school trustee) Achieving for Delta

A lifelong Delta resident, Erica Beard is a passionate advocate for healthy and active com munities where families can thrive

She is a registered nurse with experience in a wide variety of healthcare fields includ ing clinical practice and education In 2018, she was elected to the Delta School Board with the Achieving for Delta team on a commitment to being a voice for young families.

Erica has spent the last four years listen ing to the community, strengthening relation ships, taking feedback to heart and passionately representing the best interests of Delta.

She is running for re election to continue to build on the board’s achievements over the last four years and

continue to advance key priorities, including improving accessibility, inclusivity and health and wellness of the school environment

In her free time, Erica enjoys staying active, hiking and hosting game nights with friends and family. You’re likely to run into Erica, her hus band Jordan and their two young daughters at a community event accompanied by their dog Dexter

Nimmi Daula (school trustee) Achieving for Delta

Nimmi Daula is a local radio personality, community advocate and mother.

With a master’s degree in agriculture and horticulture and Plant Doctor designa tion, Nimmi’s profes sional trajectory took a 180 degree turn when she was scouted by a local radio station and discovered her passion for media. Nimmi hosts a daily 11 a m infotain ment radio show on Sher E Punjab Radio where she speaks with guests, subject matter experts and listeners about their everyday life in our community. On her show, Nimmi promotes a sense of community among her senior listeners who express feeling isolated and plans are underway to bring her listeners’ together in person

for multigenerational activities Her desire to strengthen social bonds and help people in the community is also dem onstrated by her long standing involvement with a local Rotary Club, where she is president elect for 2023/24.

Nimmi brings a deep understanding of the community’s interests to her bid for school trust ee and a commitment to continuing to give back to Delta.

Nimmi and her hus band, Kamaljit, continue to raise their two sons in Delta. As a family, they enjoy watching basket ball, going on road trips and hikes, and trying new local restaurants from different cultures

Andrea DeWolff (school trustee) Independent

My name is Andrea DeWolff and I am run ning for a Delta school trustee position as an independent candidate

I grew up in Delta and have a strong con nection to this com munity, now raising my three children in South Delta, together with my husband Two of my children currently attend public elemen tary school and one is in preschool

I am a qualified education assistant, which has given me the opportunity to connect with students, teachers and parents and hear their concerns. I have real time knowledge of the issues affecting our Delta schools

I work in Community Inclusion in Delta for Sources and I hold a position on the board of directors for South Delta

Minor Hockey I am an avid volunteer with local sports programs, coaching, managing and coordinating events

Our family has hosted many Vancouver Giants players and I truly value the wide range of con nections with parents, students and school staff I have made over the years

I view the role as school trustee as a long term commitment to our community. I am running for Delta school trustee to be a positive voice for change, and as an independent can didate, I will work hard to ensure our children are represented in a fair and equitable way and their parents get a say in how their tax dollars are spent. As a trustee, I am committed to creating conditions of excellence so all of our students can

flourish

My family is deeply rooted in Delta and I have a vested interest in ensuring all of our chil dren receive the educa tion they deserve I am logical, compassionate and understanding; incredibly driven and passionate about help ing our future genera tion thrive Thoughtful planning with adequate funding in our pub lic schools is the best investment for Delta’s future

Nuno Antunes

Nimmi Daula

Erica Beard

Andrea DeWolff

Dr. Ammen Dhillon (school trustee) Achieving for Delta

Dr Ammen Dhillon is a registered clinical counsellor and mother with a passion for foster ing school environments where students can thrive

Before becoming a clinical counsellor, Ammen was a research scientist in the bio tech industry for 20 years, investigating new treatments for a range of chronic and infectious diseases and holds a PhD from the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at UBC.

During grad school, Ammen was part of the team of scientists who worked with Dr. Pieter Cullis to pioneer the development of the drug delivery technology that enabled the use of mRNA vaccines against COVID 19

Informed by a pro

found understanding of psychological develop ment, Ammen is pas sionate about putting the correct conditions in place to foster a school environment that produces creative and resilient people capable of developing innova tive technologies that will solve the challenges we face as a society. Ammen is keen to bring her academic and clini cal experience to the school board and help shape a school system that enables every stu dent to reach their full potential

A long time Delta resi dent, Ammen and her husband have two chil dren who attend Delta schools and she serves as director and Grant Committee Chair on the board of the Delta Community Foundation

When she is not work

ing or studying, Ammen enjoys spending time with family and friends, cooking, reading, doing yoga or spending time in the pottery studio working with clay She is a member of the North Delta Potters Guild, and her work is featured at the Douglas J. Husband Discovery Centre in Ladner.

Carmen Halpenny (school trustee)

Carmen Halpenny has lived in South Delta for the better part of 50 years

She is a parent of two, and a local business owner. Carmen was employed for several years by the City of Delta teaching the course ‘Healthy Cooking For Kids.’ She is an active member of Delta with a history of community involvement

Out of her deep com mitment to children and the community, Carmen has spent considerable time in volunteer roles such as campaigning for Basic For Babies; rais ing money and collect ing donations to feed, clothe, & care for babies in need She served one year on the Parent Advisory Committee at SDSS, as well as giving time to Food On The Corner, Sacred Heart

School, and Earthwise Garden She has spent over a decade volunteer ing to feed and clothe the growing population of homeless residents of the DTES. Carmen has been trained to administer Naloxone and has been active in learning about the fen tanyl crisis, and how it is effecting Delta youth Having been an Early Childhood Educator for more than 25 years, Carmen has been lis tening to Delta parent’s voices when they share their concern regarding recent initiatives being pushed into our current education institutions. Her number one goal is to advocate for trans parency and openness within the Delta School District. She advocates for students and parents to be fully informed at every level of education

Carmen and her family fish our B C waters, grow food in our nutrient rich soil, cook healthy, delicious meals, and embrace a lifestyle aligned with the love of our beautiful Native land

If elected into a school board trustee position, Carmen promises to serve the people who elected her, not special interest groups, govern ment or unions

Masako Gooch (school trustee) Achieving for Delta

A facilitator of com munity dialogue, Masako Gooch is a fierce community advocate for diversity, equality and closing the gap on disparities in health and education.

She is eager to bring this passion and her skillset as a consensus builder to the Delta School Board. Masako is driven to bring fresh ideas to the table and build on the school board’s progress towards enriching the school environment for all chil dren in Delta, including her young children who will soon enter the sys tem

A true animal lover, Masako spent much of her career as a registered veterinary technician before redirecting her passion as an educator in healthcare and decid ing to go back to school

to become a nurse Masako is a busy mom to three young children, but she still makes time to stay active by running and training for triathlons, gardening and horseback riding.

Alisa Horth (school trustee) ParentsVoiceBC

I grew up in Sidney on Vancouver Island and I am married with one son

My father was a fish erman on the West coast and my mother worked at a local hospital I am the youngest of four children and completed a Bachelor of Arts at UVIC and a Bachelor of Architecture from UBC. Prior to university, I travelled and studied extensively in Europe and finally settled in Vancouver, where I met my husband and started my family Rather than pursuing a career in architecture, I started a successful millinery business and have sold products across Canada, the US and Europe and have been frequently featured in numerous fashion magazines

Six years ago, we moved to Ladner In this

time, I have witnessed enormous changes to our schools and more recently, a very aggres sive push to keep par ents in the dark about every aspect of the education system I have attempted to engage with principals, trustees and school coordina tors to discuss some of the problems that I have been seeing and there has been little coop eration in securing the answers that I have been seeking Upon talking to friends, neighbours and the larger commu nity I have learned that my concerns are not unique. Knowing this I have decided that it’s time to look to making a change and the best way possible is to become a school trustee.

I believe in the health and wellbeing of all chil dren and feel that par

ents should have greater input in the direction of their education. A school trustee should be transparent and neutral and put the needs of the children ahead of spe cial interest groups and government agendas I hope that you will consider me on Oct 15 along with the other candidates on the ParentsVoice BC slate

Ammen Dhillon Municipal election

Carmen Halpenny

Masako Gooch

Alisa Horth

Municipal election

Nick Kanakos (school trustee) Independents Working for You

I am seeking re elec tion for a fourth term as a Delta School Board trustee

I offer experience, commitment and a track record of leadership. My pledge is to do the hard work it takes for our school district to con tinue to be the envy of the province.

I am a retired teacher and taught for 33 years at North Delta Secondary My teaching experience combined with 11 years on school board has given me an advantage as a school trustee I understand the system from the “inside out”

I have developed a deep understanding of the policies and regula tions of the Delta School Board I am aware of staffing procedures, funding concerns and parental issues. As your trustee, I have

served as the board’s representative on the: Delta Youth Activity Council, Emergency Preparedness Committee, Indigenous Enhancement Committee, British Columbia Public Schools Employer’s Association, and Board Audit Committee. I am proud that we have one of the highest gradu ation and academic achievement rates in the province

During the pandemic, the Delta School Board faced a challenging situation and COVID 19 continues to be a reality, which requires experi enced leadership I am committed to continue the hard work and dedi cation needed to keep our schools open and to provide our students with the best in class instruction

My wife Jeannie, an elected City of Delta councillor, and I have lived and worked in Delta for over 40 years My lifelong commitment has been the educa tion of the students of Delta I have worked with the parents, teach ers, and staff to ensure the highest quality learning experience in our schools My door is open, and I will work with you to continue the success of our School District for all

Maury Kask (school trustee) Achieving for Delta

Maury Kask is a sea soned executive leader and board director with more than 35 years of experience spanning global multinational companies to local high tech start ups, across a wide range of diverse business environments

Maury is a graduate of Simon Fraser University and holds a Chartered Director Designation, which certifies his skills as a high performing director capable of ful filling the fiduciary and strategic responsibilities placed on boards

Throughout his career, Maury has remained steadfast in his commitment to mak ing a positive impact in his community He has served on a variety of both for profit and not for profit boards over the years, includ ing nearly four years as

a director on the Delta Hospital Foundation Board He currently holds positions on the Governor’s Council for the Vancouver Foundation and as a director (and Chair of Governance) for the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)

Maury understands the vital role of boards in guiding strategy, priori tizing scarce resources and finding equitable outcomes for the stake holders that the board serves

He is keen to apply his skills to a board that will have maximal positive impact for his community, and he sees the school trustee role and one of the best ways to have this effect

Maury’s personal pas sions include golf, stay ing active and adventure travel, with Southern

Joe Muego (school trustee) Achieving for Delta

While an architect by profession, Joe Muego is also a long time, dedi cated volunteer in Delta, with a strong sense of civic duty

Joe is passionate about fostering an edu cational environment that prepares students with real options to meaningfully contribute to their communities

When Joe and his wife Gina’s oldest of two sons entered Kindergarten, Joe made a commitment to be involved in their schools

For the last 14 years, Joe has served in execu tive positions in elemen tary and secondary schools, most often as PAC chair or vice chair.

His service car ried over to the Delta District PAC where he sat as vice chair and ultimately chair repre senting parents of all 31

public schools in Delta to the School Board, Superintendent and to other education stake holders

Joe’s civic volun teerism in Delta, com pliments his school experience and ties together a rich under standing of local gover nance His civic appoint ments include Area Plan Committees, Zoning Advisory Groups, and as an architect on the Advisory Design Panel providing advice to Delta council on larger scale development proj ects Joe is running for School Board to con tinue his proven record of service to Delta as an advocate for healthy schools and healthy communities, and to champion the impor tance of parent engage ment.

Bruce Reid (school trustee) Independents Working for You

A former pastor and administrator, Bruce Reid was also a sec ondary school coun sellor and teacher in Richmond, Fort Nelson, Alberta and Ontario He was also on the execu tive of the Richmond Teacher’s Association for several years.

His experience as a teacher and a counsellor has helped him under stand the educational system from many per spectives and he has used this experience to guide the school district over the past eight years “I am particularly proud of the fact that we were able to keep our schools open for most of the COVID 19 pandemic.”

This time around, he will be running with fellow school board incumbent Nick Kanakos, who is also seeking re

election under the “Independents Working 4 U Kids Matter” ban ner. “Serving the district as a trustee for the past eight years has been a privilege and also an opportunity to have a positive impact on edu cation in Delta,” Reid said. “I chose to run as a trustee to help improve educational funding and the quality of education in the district While we have seen funding improve in this province, and our district stands out as a leader in many areas, we still have a way to go to see our funding equal to that of other provinces.”

Kanakos said Reid brings a wealth of knowledge to our school board meetings

“He has a deep under standing of the educa tion system, which is invaluable when making

decisions regarding the futures of our children,” said Kanakos. “Together we have over 60 years of teaching experience in the classroom and we would be honored to con tinue to serve the students and parents of Delta”

Reid has been a resident of Delta for the past 13 years. He has seven grandchil dren, three of which are students in the Delta School District He also has a son teaching in Campbell River

Nick Kanakos

Africa holding a special space in his and his wife Kelly’s heart.

Maury Kask

Joe Muego

Bruce Reid

Municipal election

Whitney Saip Dyck (school trustee) Independent

Whitney Saip Dyck is a proud lifelong resident of Delta, and together with her husband, is raising her family in the same community she calls “the best place to grow up. ”

An active member of the Tsawwassen Business Improvement Association board, Chair of the South Delta Community Impact Committee, member of the CKNW Kid’s Fund Golf Committee, a patient family spokes person for BC Children’s Hospital, and a man ager of her son ’ s Delta Islanders Lacrosse team, Whitney is an avid vol unteer and working mom.

As a Recruitment Specialist, Whitney enjoys the variety of working with private and non profit clients and candidates across

diverse industry sectors. When she is not cheering on her sons in karate, lacrosse, hockey, baseball, swim club or piano, Whitney enjoys time spent at commu nity and sporting events. She has had the privi lege of singing anthems for the Vancouver Giants, BC Lions, Canucks, Whitecaps, Canadians, and the Seattle Seahawks over the past 20 years

Passionate about fis cal accountability and access to adequate learning support for kids within the public school system, Whitney’s goal is to bring a fresh voice to the Delta School Board and offer first hand, on the ground insights as to what children and educators in our Delta schools need to ensure they have every oppor tunity to thrive

As an advocate for public education for the last 50 years, serving in many different capacities in the education com munity, Val Windsor’s passion for Delta’s public school system remains unwavering

She is running for re election to a fourth term as a school trustee to carry on with her long record of service to the community and to bring her extensive experience and unique perspective in continuing to advance the key initiatives of the Board’s Vision 2030

A self proclaimed ‘life long learner’ , Val is a retired teacher, past president of the Delta Teachers’ Association, former BC Teachers Federation executive member and an 11 year school trustee

She has dedicated her life to making schools and

the greater community in Delta a better place for all, including advocacy for seniors as co chair of the Delta Seniors Planning Team. Val serves on the Indigenous Education and Inclusive Education committees in the Delta School District and is past chair of the Metro Vancouver English Language Learners (ELL) Consortium, a group that advocates for services for immigrant and refugee students.

She is proud of the achievements of her past terms, which included delivery of a purpose built building, Delta Community College, the work the school district is doing toward Truth and Reconciliation and improving graduation rates among Indigenous students

There is always more work to be done and Val

would be honoured to continue to bring her passion, energy and time to serving Delta as a school trustee

Val has been endorsed by the New Westminster and District Labour Council

In her spare time, Val enjoys volunteering at her church, engaging in community organiz ing and spending time with her family, which includes her husband George, their children and grandchildren

Daniel Tonn (school trustee) ParentsVoiceBC

I am a long time Ladner resident and homeowner I have travelled extensively throughout Europe and Japan and gained valuable life les sons. Education is the most important thing that we need to impart to the next generation and it is for this reason that I currently sponsor and support two Guatemalan children’s education

Currently I also care for my aging mother who has taught me to believe charity in community is an important part of character building for all its citizens

In my professional life, I have worked as a heavy duty mechanic at the City of Vancouver, Coast Mountain Bus Company and cur rently at DeltaPort I am proud to be an alumni of Hawthorne Elementary

as well as having gradu ated from DSS

It has become appar ent that there has been a major focus change in our education system since I was a student It is deeply concerning that parents and the community at large are no longer being made aware of what’s happen ing in the schools

Parents are supposed to be partners with the schools in supporting their education The community at large also has a vested inter est in ensuring that our children are getting a well rounded education to become productive citizens

Government and school trustees need to be making sure that all stakeholders have influence and input into the school programing Community building

is what defines Ladner and I feel that schools are lacking in this spirit. There has been a lack of transparency with school boards and we now need to fix that and bring back a goal for making sure our students are excel ling academically.

If elected my position as school trustee would be to be transparent and ensure parents and other community members have a role in helping put Delta’s schools and students on the map

Whitney Saip Dyck

Daniel Tonn

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45-yearcoachingruncomestoanend

Gord Collings has spent much of his life coaching high school athletes & softball players

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It began with mentoring student athletes in the 1970s as a 26 year old teacher at Delta Secondary School (DSS) and it fittingly ends with a ball field at UBC being named after him Gord Collings’ remarkable involvement in youth and amateur sports has come to an end.

The 72 year old Tsawwassen resident made it official earlier this summer when he announced his resignation as head coach of the UBC Thunderbirds women ’ s softball team, concluding a near decade long run The program has since announced Jennifer McKellar as his replacement

It was just over a year ago, the Thunderbirds relocated from Softball City in South Surrey to play on the Point Grey campus at a renovated Nobel Field that was renamed Gord Collings Field to honour the man that has poured years of his life into the team and the sport The project was made possible with support from the university, the Collings Stevens Family Foundation and a fundraising campaign spearheaded by volunteers from the softball community.

He will be back at the park next spring, except this time in the bleachers.

“I will be there,” Collings assured “I mean the players that are there are still mine I recruited them and they’re still special to me, especially my seniors are very dear to me I would like to see them play as much as I can ”

His departure from the game meant for the first time since he was in kinder garten, he had no September commit ments

Even when he retired as an admin istrator from the Delta School District, he immediately agreed to become the first ever head coach at Douglas College where he got the chance to continue to work with some players that came through the Delta Heat rep program with him

His initial plan was to spend more time with his family, especially his two

eldest daughters whom now live back east However, a health setback means he won’t be flying anytime soon

“I’m awaiting an operation on my back I have a herniated disc that is pressing on my sciatic nerve so I get pain down my leg and through my hip daily,” said Collings. “For the whole summer I have been laid up I don’t get out very much.

“But it was just time to be starting to focus on my family more. Both my daughters (back east) have health issues and I was going to be spending time with them and ironically the tables have somewhat turned I just can’t be in an airplane seat for five hours right now. ”

Known for his work in softball,

Collings also spent many years coach ing high school sports, including an extended stint at DSS

The UBC graduate began his teaching career at the same time as Jim Lawrence and both would make a significant impact as PE teachers at the Ladner school.

“That was my very first teaching job in 1976 and at that time it was a very special school,” he recalled “It was a real farming and fishing town then and there was really nothing east of Highway (17A) in those days”

Collings stepped away for a year to obtain his Master’s of Education degree at UBC in 1985 then continued on at Seaquam Secondary before moving

onto administration roles in the district That included twice coming through South Delta Secondary, initially as a vice principal than as a principal, the latter in time to watch daughters Jessie and Lindsay graduate.

He concluded his career as principal at Seaquam. His youngest daughter Paige graduated from SDSS in 2008 Ironically, she is now teaching at DSS.

In total, Collings had been coaching for 45 years.

“Family is number one and I’ll get to spend more time with my wife and daughters and grandkids, having the opportunity to help them out and watching the kids grow and all that will be huge,” he added

RICHARD LAM/UBC ATHLETICS PHOTO

He got his start coaching softball with two of his daughters in the South Delta Invaders and Gord Collings didn’t stop until decades later with the UBC women’s program at the age of 72

Rivalrygamesup nextforSunDevils

South Delta heads to New West Friday then takes on Seaquam for the Delta Bowl

MARK BOOTH mbooth@delta optimist com

A pair of rivalry games are on tap for the South Delta Sun Devils senior varsity football team

On Friday night, South Delta heads to Mercer Stadium for its annual tilt against the New West Hyacks for the Bill Kushnir Bronze Boot, named after the longtime Delta resident, teacher and administra tor who was responsible for launching the football programs at both schools

The game no longer has playoff impli cations after conference re alignment moved the Hyacks out of the Western AAA Division and into the Central New West captured the Bronze Boot in 2021 with a 14 12 win on a rain soaked SDSS Oval Kickoff on Friday is slated for 7:30 p.m.

The Sun Devils then head to John Oliver Park on Saturday, Oct. 1 to face the Seaquam Seahawks in the Delta Bowl This trophy was introduced a year ago by the City of Delta as the Devils rallied in the second half for a 34 21 vic tory.

This year ’ s battle will also count towards the regular season standings

even though the Seahawks have also joined the Hyacks in the Central AAA Division The off season changes includ ed one non conference game for every team having playoff implications.

South Delta currently sits 2 1 in non conference play after a 28 21 road win over South Kamloops The Titans are part of the Interior AA Conference The Sun Devils dropped a 39 16 deci sion to the No 3 AAA ranked Terry Fox Ravens two weeks ago after opening the 2022 campaign with a 38 8 win over Handsworth.

Quarterback Kenny Scott led the way against South Kamloops with 296 yards passing and three touchdowns.

“We just couldn’t tackle against Terry Fox and got that corrected against South Kam,” said Sun Devils head coach Ray Moon “Kenny had a nice game and we ’ ve got a bit of a running game this year with a couple of quick backs”

Getting a bulk of the carries are Grade 11s Cameron Trolland and Ryan Roberts, along with senior Tysen O’Neil.

Moon is unsure what to expect against a New West team that lost 16 0 to Earl Marriott in its opener, then hung tough with Lord Tweedsmuir in a 26 20 defeat,

before rolling past Sullivan Heights 39 0 last weekend.

“They lose to a questionable team then hang tough with Tweedsmuir. They will be a dangerous team and we know they are going to be playing hard,” he

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The Seahawks take their 1 2 non conference schedule into their Saturday home game against Kelowna’s Mt. Boucherie They dropped a 21 16 decision to Belmont last weekend

Dolphins’ swimmer wins national lifeguard competition

For Delta teen Caitlyn Fowler, being a competitive pool swimmer with an enjoy ment of open water swimming proved to be the perfect com bination for achieving success at the Canadian Surf Lifesaving Championships.

Held in Lac Simon, Quebec in late August, the champion ships celebrate the diverse physical skillset needed by life savers in a beach setting.

Over the three day compe tition, participants compete individually in seven events including swimming; surf ski ing; prone boarding; running; and the challenging ocean man/woman race which com bines all of these disciplines in a test of athlete endurance.

“I really had no idea what to expect from the competi tion, especially as this was the first time 14 year olds were

allowed to participate” reflects Fowler, who competes with Vancouver’s Pacific Swim Academy’s (“PSA”) Lifesaving Club and also swims with Tsawwassen’s Winskill Dolphins Swim Club “I must say I was pleasantly surprised by how it all worked out for me. ”

By taking second place in all three running events (dis tance, sprint and close quarter combat), as well as earning first place finishes in the four water events, Fowler claimed the first ever all around ath lete award in the 14 year old category

Fowler’s teammates Abigail and Anna Marie Skinder took first and second place honours respectively in the all around athlete award for the 15 18 year old category Together they earned 10 med

als all gold or silver. Given that it was PSA’s first time at the National event, coaches for both PSA and Gatineau Lifesaving Club agreed to combine forces as a means of providing PSA swimmers with support and camaraderie. The youngsters responded in kind with impressive results, catapulting their adopted team into winning the national team banner.

Pacific Swim Academy coach Phil Skinder, who devel oped the lifesaving sport club during the first summer of COVID as a means of keep ing swimmers engaged, was thrilled with how the trip to Quebec unfolded for his small team. “As the first junior ath letes from B C to ever com pete at this level, the effort put forward by these young ladies surpassed my expectations,”

shares Skinder. “But just as important was the experience of meeting with and bonding with kids from another culture but in the same sport We felt like family!”

With positions on the national lifesaving sport team roster on the horizon for the teens, the future offers further opportunities to represent the province, and country, while sharing a love of lifesaving sport and water safety with competitors from around the world

“All those hours training in the pool and in the open water are paying off for me in a way I never imagined a year ago, ” explains Fowler “I’m very excited to see where my future with lifesaving sport will take me over the coming years!” submitted by Pacific Swim Academy

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After throwing for nearly 300 yards and three touchdowns in a win over South Kamloops last weekend, South Delta quarterback Kenny Scott looks to continue the momentum on Friday against New West in the annual Bill Kushnir Bronze Boot rivalry game.

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Caitlyn Skinner won her age group in Quebec last month.

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HASTINGS, Howard G. March 24, 1933 September 13, 2022

Howard Hastings was born in Chilliwack on March 24, 1933, where he was raised on a farm with his mom, dad, sister Irene and brothers Don and Earl. His family moved to Richmond, where he met the love of his life, Marie Parker, when they were both just 16. They were married in 1953 and moved to Boston Bar, where they had sons, Mike and Bill. They moved back to Richmond, where Rick and Rob were born. Howard was hired into his dream job with the Richmond Fire Department in 1961. It was a good life amongst the hectic as Howard coached lacrosse and led many outdoor adventures by bike, canoe, skis and camping. In retirement, Howard and Marie created many memories with their 5th wheel travel adventures throughout North America that often included laughing their way through the unexpected.

Summers were spent with family and friends in Point Roberts, where he was known to spontaneously perform as Hunk Hastings, the country music legend. They moved to Ladner in 2000, and enjoyed their life there with friends, kids, partners, eight grandkids and eight great grandkids. In lieu of flowers, the family is encouraging in memory donations to Alzheimer’s Canada or Delta Hospital.

Please join us at the Howard’s Hootenanny to celebrate his life on October 2nd from 3:00 5:30 pm at The Red Barn in Southland Tsawwassen 6333, Market Avenue, Delta.

MARRA, Pasquale

Pasquale Marra age 90, father, grand father and great grandfather passed peacefuly on Tuesday September 13th, 2022, at his home in KinVlage Tsawwassen BC

Pat was born in 1932 n Napes Itay After the passing of hs father at an early age, he took on the responsblty of provdng for his mother and two brothers He contnued to work as a youth and eventualy became a hard helmet dver and a merchant marner He traveed extensvely on shps and worked from Africa to North Amerca After many years of working around the world he returned home and married Rosa n 1962

In search of a better lfe for his famly, Pasquae packed up Rosa and ther two children and moved to Vancouver in 1966 It was here that he embarked on his second career n the construction industry which provided for hs growing family and he finally settled in Ladner with four chldren Pat often spoke about the large projects he was part of n the buiding of the provnce and the cty In 1981 Pat purchased a commercial fishing boat and was able to return to his passion for the ocean Durng this time Pat forged strong frendshps wth his fishing buddes and he ooked forward to the arriva of each season as they met every mornng for coffee and rambunctous discussion

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MAUDEE, Henry A. September 25, 1940 July 26, 2022

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Husband, Dad and Grandpa, Henry Alexander Maudee He is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Maureen; daughter Deborah; son in law Troy; grandchildren Emme and Alex; son Stephen; and grandchildren Sebastian and Ethan Henry is also survived by his sister, Margaret, and extended family in Victoria, Toronto, Montreal, Virginia, Australia, and Dubai. Henry was born in Calgary, Alberta, growing up in the farming community of Lyalta before moving to Vancouver when he was 9 years old. He spent his career as a CMA in the forest industry. Henry lived in Tsawwassen for 54 years, and enjoyed being involved in community sports, including hockey, golf and curling. He will be remembered for his kind and friendly nature and how much he enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren A special thanks to the Delta Hospital and Mountain View Manor staff for their kind and compassionate care

RUELLE, Mark D. November 1, 1945 September 8, 2022

Mark passed away peacefully in Vancouver on September 8, 2022. He is survived by his wife Grace; brother John (Jo); sister Ruth (Gerhard); sons Stephen (Sophia), Joseph, and Danie (Trang); daughter Annamarie (Tsuyoshi); grandchildren Nae, Ben, Niina, and Kevin; and many more relatives and friends. Mark was predeceased by his parents, brother Anthony (Pat) and first wife, Heather.

Mark was born in Rossland, BC, to Archille and Marie Louise Ruelle He grew up in Surrey and attended the Seminary of Christ the King in Mission. Mark later studied forestry at BCIT and enjoyed a long career in workplace safety in Terrace and Delta. He was active in the Catholic Church loved visiting his children and grandchildren, and enjoyed spending summers on the Sunshine Coast.

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MaryBarbaraPatriciaHart(neeShea) 03, 2022 Librarian,Advertising Manager, Lake LouiseToast Lady, Business Manager, Dancer,Weaver, Knitter, Potter, Rafael Nadal Fan, Cancer Survivor x2, Cat Herder, Spiritual Seeker, and beloved wife of Brian for 53 years the early morning of September 03 life travels in her birthplace of Calcutta, early school in NainiTal, in the foothills of the Himalayas, school in Grays in Essex, England, working in London, emigrating to Canada, working in Montreal, Lake Louise, andVancouver, then to Melbourne, back toVancouver, and finally, in 1972, to Ladner where she and Brian have lived ever since through her life, Mary diligently maintained contacts with family, and mother, Sheila Blanche Shea, father, JohnArthurAllen siblings, brother John and sister Jean, in law Margaret Edna (Peggy) Hart