Delta Optimist April 16 2014

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Woman killed in Hwy. 17 crash Pickup collides with scooter at 52nd St. intersection around 8 a.m. on Monday BY

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A local woman is dead after a pickup truck collided with her scooter at the intersection of Highway 17 and 52nd Street in Tsawwassen Monday morning.

Deas Island RCMP Cpl. Robert McDonald said the woman in her late 40s was making a right turn from 52nd Street onto Highway 17 when she was struck just after 8 a.m. by a southbound truck heading to the Tsawwassen ferry terminal.

McDonald said the force of the collision pushed the scooter about 50 metres into the ditch. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

Traffic was backed up on Highway 17 as officers investigated the collision.

Traffic on the highway was reduced to one lane for several hours.

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A local woman in her late 40s was pronounced dead at the scene of a collision at the intersection of Highway 17 and 52nd Street Monday morning.

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Easter Services

Celebrate the Easter holiday at these area houses of worship

All Saints Anglican Church 4755 Arthur Drive • tel. 946-8413 www.allsaintsladner.org

Tsawwassen United Church 693 53rd St., Tsawwassen 604-943-2911 www.tsawwassenunited.org

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APRIL 19TH SATURDAY EASTER VIGIL 7:30 p.m. Easter Vigil with renewal of Baptismal Vows APRIL 20TH EASTER SUNDAY 8:30 am Eucharist 10:00 a.m. Family Eucharist followed by Coffee and Fellowship

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Benediction Lutheran Church

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~ Joint Services ~ with Ladner United Church Maundy Thursday, April 17th

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Good Friday, April 18th

Maundy Thursday, April 17th, 6:00 pm Supper & Service

Easter Sunday, April 20th

Good Friday, April 18th, 11:00 am The Passion of our Lord

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10am at Tsawwassen United Church

Sunrise Service 6:00am.

Service at the 12th Avenue dyke on the beach.

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April 18th Good Friday 10:00 am Meditation on the Passion of Christ with children’s programme & craft April 19th 3-5 pm Come to the Quiet - Praying with Icons 8-9 pm Illuminated Choral Evensong April 20th Easter Day 8.00 am Ecumenical youth service at Centennial Park 8:00 am Traditional Holy Communion 10:00 am Contemporary Holy Communion with children’s programmes

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Holy Week at Sacred Heart 3900 Arthur Drive,Ladner

Holy Thursday: Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7:00pm

Good Friday: Celebration of the Lord’s Passion at 3:00pm

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Easter Sunday, April 20th, 10:00 am Celebrating the Resurrection of Our Lord

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Highway still riles residents Concerns over South Fraser Perimeter Road top MLA Vicki Huntington’s town hall meeting BY

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The South Fraser Perimeter Road proved to be a hot topic at Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington’s town hall meeting Monday night.

Held at Tsawwassen United Church, a mostly older crowd of several dozen attended the forum to hear the independent MLA talk about several local issues and some of the bills introduced this legislative session.

“We will have to fight for the quality of life we have left here,” Huntington told the audience.

Huntington called planned changes to the Agricultural Land Commission and the Agricultural Land Reserve unnecessary and clearly designed open the door to development on some of Canada’s richest farmland in northern B.C. The Liberal government’s plan to replace the George Massey Tunnel with a bridge was also discussed, with the second-term MLA calling the consultation process a farce. The port’s role in a new bridge,

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Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington heard from constituents Monday evening at a town hall meeting at Tsawwassen United Church. which would allow bigger ships to go up the Fraser River, was also discussed, with Huntington saying she is asking if Port Metro Vancouver will contribute to the massive cost of the crossing.

The topic that drew the most ire from the audience was the SFPR, the four-lane highway that opened last December.

Huntington talked about

several issues, including poor and incorrect signage, a problem not only for local motorists but even more so for tourists. She said the government is aware of the issue and is scrambling to correct it.

She also wondered where the Ministry of Transportation is getting its traffic count figures, since electronic traffic counters have not been functioning

properly.

Another issue for the $1 billion highway is that it has proved deadly for wildlife with at least a dozen deer hit and killed. Huntington said more fencing is needed because culverts built for wildlife to cross underneath were poorly designed and placed.

What’s worse is the government is considering increasing the speed limit

on the SFPR when, she said, Victoria has been told it should be reduced.

The audience also vented about highway layout, including the Highway 17A interchange with Highway 99 northbound.

The Highway 17A merge point with Highway 17 southbound, described as a “deathtrap” by Huntington, was also discussed with the MLA noting the province is looking at several changes, including lengthening the merge area and straightening the curve.

Huntington suggested people get together with her to come up with a detailed list of questions and concerns in a document that could be presented to the Ministry of Transportation, which might prompt the ministry to act even faster.

The town hall session also included an update on the fight against the proposed radio transmission towers in Point Roberts.

Saying his group will be meeting with local MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay one more time, resident Steve Graham said the Canadian government dropped the ball on the issue, leaving locals on their own.

Bunnies don’t make good Easter gifts Store owner and shelter manager agree that rabbits are not the best pets for children BY

JESSICA KERR

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It may be one of the quintessential symbols of Easter and spring, but a local pet store owner is trying to spread the message that buying your children a bunny to mark the holiday is not a good idea.

A rabbit owner herself, Michelle LeMoignan, who is one of the owners of Pets-N-Us, says the furry little critters generally do not make good pets for children.

“Rabbits as a rule don’t like to be picked up and cuddled,” she said.

While they might seem cute in the store, having a rabbit as a pet is a longterm commitment. They

can live for more than a decade, she said, and are more work and can cause more destruction around the house than a dog.

Delta Community Animal Shelter manager Sarah Jones agrees.

“Rabbits are not good pets for kids,” she said.

“They’re a complex pet.”

Jones said the small animals are on the low end of the food chain and tend to be nervous and anxious, especially if they are not socialized properly at a young age.

Jones said rabbits have complex dietary needs and cannot simply be left in a cage.

“They’re not self-sustaining.”

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Many also end up abandoned in local parks and green spaces.

In 2012, the Corporation of Delta spent thousands capturing, sterilizing and relocating the estimated 500 rabbits that had come to call the municipal precinct home.

Jones said the shelter does not want people to simply abandon an unwanted rabbit. Owners who no longer want their furry friends should either give it away to someone who will properly care for it or surrender it to a shelter.

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Manager Sarah Jones comes face-to-face with one of the rabbits at the Delta Community Animal Shelter. ple really interested in getting a rabbit contact one of the rabbit rescue organizations in the Lower Mainland — Small Animal Rescue Society of B.C., Bandaids for Bunnies and Vancouver Rabbit Rescue.

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LeMoignan, who also volunteers with Bandaids for Bunnies, recently held a fundraiser, the first-ever Baby Bunny Shower, at the Tsawwassen Pets-N-Us. The event raised more than $600.

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Heath Traditional School was closed earlier this week after a fire early Monday morning.

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North Delta’s Heath Traditional School was closed earlier this week after a small fire broke out early Monday morning.

Students were not in class on Monday or Tuesday, but all grades except kindergarten were expected to return to school today.

Smoke and flames were first reported by nearby residents at around 2:30 a.m. Monday.

The cause of the fire at the 72nd Avenue school has not yet been determined.

Delta school district spokesperson Deneka Michaud said it was originally hoped to have most of

the students back in class on Tuesday, but the restoration contractor needed at least 36 hours to adequately clear smoke from the building.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, Michaud said, and it remains unclear if it is suspicious.

“The fire happened in the early morning around 2:30 a.m. and was contained to one area at the back of the school, with a kindergarten classroom receiving significant damage,” she said in a statement.

“We are incredibly thankful to Delta Fire (Department) who responded to the fire immediately and did an excellent job,” Michaud said.

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Efforts continue to reduce number of alcohol-related motor vehicle deaths BY

JESSICA KERR

jkerr@delta-optimist.com

Another group of B.C. police officers was inducted into a prestigious club for their commitment to taking, and keeping, impaired drivers off the road.

One Delta police officer and seven from the Deas Island RCMP were among the 313 to join Alexa’s Team last week, delivering on a promise to reduce the number of alcohol-related motor vehicle deaths in the province.

Four-year-old Alexa Middelaer was killed in May 2008 after an impaired driver struck her. She had been feeding horses by the side of a Ladner road with her aunt when a northbound car careened off the road, striking Alexa, her aunt and the horse.

Two years later, the Middelaer family challenged police officers and the province to reduce the number of deaths caused by alcohol impaired driving by 35 per cent by the end of 2013, the year Alexa would have turned 10.

Just nine months after their daughter’s death, Laurel and Michael Middelaer, in conjunction with the BCAA Traffic

Safety Foundation, started Alexa’s Team and honoured the first 26 officers. Since then, 1,321 officers from across the province have become members of the team and processed more than 50,000 impaired driving charges and penalties.

Earlier this year, the provincial government announced a 52 per cent decrease in alcohol-related motor vehicle deaths, which, according to the province, represents 190 lives saved.

“It is amazing to us that when a team of committed individuals are working collectively towards a goal that change can truly happen,” Laurel Middelaer said. “We are humbled by the results of reduced fatalities, and give credit to our front line officers, who are supported by their leaders and government to truly make our roads safer for all our communities...”

Delta police and Deas Island RCMP officers combined to take a total of 436 impaired drivers off local roads in 2013.

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Honour roll The following are officers inducted into Alexa’s Team last week: Deas Island RCMP: • Const. Kyle Winslow — 31 impaired drivers removed • Const. Paula Ikavalko — 123 impaired drivers removed • Const. Guillaume Fauchon — 61 impaired drivers removed • Cpl. Tariq Qureshi — 99 impaired drivers removed • Cpl. Mark Booth — 25 impaired drivers removed • Const. Dmytro Ivanov — 47 impaired drivers removed • Const. Michelle Larsen — 35 impaired drivers removed Delta Police Department: • Const. Jim Ingram — 15 impaired drivers removed

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Cora and Mark Lijek were at Ladner’s Cedar Park Church last Saturday to headline The Best Bad Idea: The True Story of Argo, a special presentation of ElderCollege Delta. The story of the former American diplomats’ escape from Iran was turned into a hit movie.

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Delta council approved the rezoning of municipally-owned parcels on the Ladner waterfront last week.

Hoping to entice a potential buyer with more attractive development options, civic politicians unanimously agreed with a staff recommendation to rezone the Seven Seas site, which also includes the adjacent parcel formerly occupied by the Brackman-Ker warehouse, on Chisholm Street.

The new waterfront mixed-use zone would permit a wide range of uses, including retail, office and service commercial, eating and drinking establishments, moorage and marina, recreation and cultural, as well as limited residential.

Any new structures on the site would be limited to a maximum height of twoand-a-half storeys.

Following a public hearing the week earlier where only a few people spoke on the application, all expressing concern or opposition, council held off taking a vote.

Coun. Ian Paton noted last week Ladner Harbour

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Delta’s rezoning of the Seven Seas site could pave the way for retail, restaurants or even residential. could enjoy the same rejuvenation as Steveston, where residential units were permitted above new commercial spaces.

Mayor Lois Jackson agreed, saying the redevelopment of the waterfront would be a good opportunity to try to incorporate historic designs.

Staff noted concern was raised at the public hearing that rezoning the parcels would rule out the opportunity for public review of future proposals, but any future development proposals would require a development permit, which would include notification.

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It was also noted the rezoning of the site would bring it in line with the revised Official Community Plan for the rest of the area.

The redevelopment of the Seven Seas site has long been considered by the municipality as a key in encouraging further redevelopment of the rest of the Ladner Harbour area.

Built in the 1970s and originally used as a fuel dock, the Seven Seas building is not on Delta’s heritage register.

Delta had considered redeveloping the site with a private partner but that initiative fell through.

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MURPHY’S LAW Do governments routinely ignore us, and it’s simply a case of not noticing that one-sided arrangement until we have to turn to them for help?

That question, or at least something to that effect, was put to me a couple of weeks back while discussing the radio towers issue with an individual involved in the fight to keep them out of Point Roberts. Given all the battles waged with government over major projects in recent years, you’d think this would have been another jaded Tsawwassenite fed up with all that’s been foisted on the community.

Ironically, it was actually someone from across the line who was wondering how her government, and ours, had allowed the situation to get to this point.

How does something that doesn’t make any sense, and looks so easy to correct, turn into such an ordeal?

It was a tough one to answer, but it did provide an interesting launching point for a discussion in terms of getting government to respond to public pleas.

Local government is the closest to the people and, for the most part, I think it does a good job of listening to its constituents. That’s not to say it’s going to do everything you ask, but it generally heeds what it hears, which is why, for example, building heights are limited and the redevelopment of Tsawwassen’s commercial core and the Ladner waterfront continue to languish.

The higher up the food chain you go, however, the less it seems that public input is considered. That’s not to say it’s totally disregarded, but if senior government gets something set in its mind, good luck trying to change it. It’s been attempted a number of times around here with limited success.

When agendas developed around cabinet tables far removed from these parts are coupled with large, hard-to-move bureaucracies, it generally proves too much for locals to overcome. In these cases, what’s decided from afar is then sold to us as the best option, local sensibilities be damned.

Delta and Point Roberts are by no means unique when it comes to being dictated to, yet it seems we get more than our fair share.

The idea of senior government telling us the way it should be, rather than the other way around, has rubbed enough folks around here the wrong way that we’ve made B.C. history by electing an outspoken independent the last two times.

It’s a sign we’re not going to take it, but when it comes to the radio towers and other important issues, that doesn’t mean senior government won’t keep trying.

You’d never know it, but this coach is one heck of a cook BRAD SHERWIN

COMMUNITY COMMENT As a long-suffering Canucks fan, it’s been a tough season. But in typical Canucks fan fashion, I’m optimistic about the future.

Hearing that Trevor Linden is back with the team is part of it, but what really gets my hopes up is that, just before being announced as president, Linden was on the phone with Pat Quinn.

I had the pleasure of seeing Quinn speak one time at a local event for coaches. It was fascinating. He’s been part of the league in so many roles for so long, and the stories he told were riveting. I think he spoke for 90 minutes, but it felt like such a short time. I could have listened for hours.

The part that has really stuck with me was what he said about

teams. He said a team is like a sauce, each player being a different ingredient. Over time, the sauce gets better as it simmers and melds, but sometimes ingredients sour and need to be changed. Adding the wrong ingredient can make the whole thing taste bad, just like taking away a key ingredient can have a significant impact as well.

Thinking about teams in this way throughout the season has been eye opening for me, but it also makes a lot of sense. It explains why teams with a number of superstar players can fall short, and why teams that shouldn’t be contenders do so well. Sure, one ingredient can have a bigger impact than another, but they all have to meld together to have the best outcome.

I’ve used Quinn’s philosophy in the work setting as well.

Sometimes, people just aren’t the right ingredient for the sauce. They may be a great employee, a hard worker and a nice person, but if they change the sauce, or if there is too much of the same ingredient, the flavour isn’t right. Garlic is wonderful, but finding the right amount is the challenge.

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I know people who can take a counter full of food and spices and turn it into a culinary delight. I also know people who can take the same ingredients and turn it into something better suited as yard waste. That’s the magic a good chef, or coach, or boss brings to the situation. It’s not always the ingredients, it’s how they work together that makes magic happen. The hard part is knowing when an ingredient needs to be changed, or when it needs more time to simmer.

I had the opportunity to work with an amazing goalie coach this year and helped coach kids on our local teams, so I learned a lot about the position. That’s why I’m a big Roberto Luongo fan. Luongo is great, better than some fans give him credit for. I was sad to see him get traded, especially how it happened. He was an important ingredient in our sauce, and as soon as it was gone, our sauce soured.

Linden understands Quinn’s philosophy. He lived it on the ‘94 run to the Stanley Cup. I hope he is as good a chef as Quinn.

I’ll start boiling water for the pasta.

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April 16, 2014 The Delta Optimist A9 Letters to the Editor

Neither gov’t protecting citizens

Editor: Re: MP taking action on radio towers file, letter to the editor, April 4 While MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay listed 12 radio stations broadcasting within her constituency, it is incorrect to claim the two stations broadcasting in Blaine are within that geographic area. While it is correct to state that nine of the stations are transmitting at the same power as the proposed KRPI transmitter in Point Roberts, only one station is actually located in proximity to a residential area.

The remainder are in rural environments, lessening the exposure to residents.

The KRPI transmitter is being relocated reportedly because of ongoing complaints from the residents of Ferndale, Wash., for which the only answer appears to be relocation, demonstrating the inability of this radio station to actually address concerns.

And we are expected to accept the commitments of the station that it will address our local concerns 24/7/365? I do not believe the residents of either Tsawwassen or Point Roberts are that naïve. And complaining after the fact to our government has proven equally ineffective in the past. We don’t exist!

Neither government is protecting the interests of its citizens; in fact, the opposite appears to be true.

Findlay should look back at the voting record of South Delta. We had a strong MP for years who was supported, in part, because of his representing us, not representing Ottawa to us. Similarly we dealt with an MLA who represented Victoria to us rather than representing our concerns, and elected an independent.

We’ve done it before and can do it again. It is time we saw positive action by our representative.

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Editor: Recent letter writers to the Optimist have once again reinforced the whiny, negative, ungrateful attitudes of a certain meanspirited group of residents.

I have had the privilege of meeting Delta-Richmond East MP Kerry-Lynne

Findlay and was very impressed with her intelligence and work ethic.

As minister of national revenue, she has a seat at the cabinet table where all the major decisions are made.

Her predecessor fished and sat in the backbenches

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Tsawwassen and Delta residents should be very grateful to have a member of Parliament like Findlay who will work tirelessly for the best interests of all our residents.

Joan Vanstone

Pedestrians take lives into their hands crossing streets Editor: On Monday, while starting out to cross 56th Street at 12th Avenue on a “walk” sign, a Delta engineering truck turned right on a red, cutting me off.

A few weeks ago, a lady tried her negligent best to run me over in the crosswalk at Windsor Woods.

Fortunately, I dodged, danced and jumped in time to propel myself off her fender.

There are the many near misses I see in the crosswalk on 12th Avenue between Save-On and Thrifty Foods.

“Stop” no longer means stop. Amber means speed

up. Very few drivers stop before turning right on a red. “No turning on a red light” signs are ignored.

Most drivers don’t turn into their lanes. Most fail to signal turns and lane changes.

Why is traffic law enforcement in Delta so slack?

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Stuff is too precious to trim Miscellaneous file BARBARA GUNN

LIVING MATTERS In our home office, on my desk, there happens to be a file. It is labelled Miscellaneous.

It contains all manner of odds and ends. And it’s growing at a frightening rate.

Within Miscellaneous are items I want to keep, but don’t know where to put.

Anniversary cards from my sweetheart. Warranty documents for the toaster. A map of downtown Seattle. A program from a New York play. A ticket stub from a football game. A booklet explaining my cell phone contract. A credit from a book store. Programs from the sons’ university graduations.

“What should I do with these instructions for the new camera?” asked the husband, waving some papers in my face.

“Oh, put it in

Miscellaneous,” I said.

“Although the desk may well collapse beneath its weight. You know, this may be the old straw that breaks the camel’s back.”

It’s that big, Miscellaneous.

If I had better organizational skills — or 1,739 hours with nothing to do — I would come up some kind of system. I would create a sub file called Special Cards. I would create another called Warranties, and another called Maps and another called Retail Credits.

Problem is, that wouldn’t be the end of it.

There would be dozens and dozens of additional files, each containing a single item.

For instance, I would have a file called Letters From Published Authors I Wrote to Who Happened to Write Back. I would have another called Pretty Pictures of Backyard Swimming Pools, Should We Ever Decide to Get One, and another labelled Magazine Clippings of Hair Styles I May Want to Think

About at Some Point.

You get the idea, I’m sure. I would have more files than I would know what to do with, and the stuff would keep on coming.

Take the paperwork that came with the microwave.

The husband stumbled upon it when he was filing away the instructions for the camera.

“Why are we keeping this?” he asked. “We already know how to use the microwave. If we want to trim back Miscellaneous, surely this could go.”

“But if the power goes out and the clock needs to be reset, I’ll need to consult the instructions.”

It would stay, I decided — either within the humongous Miscellaneous file, or within some newly created one called Microwave: How to Reset Clock in the Aftermath of a Power Outage.

The husband favours turfing some stuff, but I happen to disagree.

Miscellaneous, yes, is out of control. But the file is here to stay.

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Vancity recently presented a cheque for $12,000 to Delta Community Living Society in support of an innovative pilot project.

The Leading Employment and Achieving Possibilities (LEAP) pilot project has been designed to support young adults with developmental disabilities who are transitioning from school to work.

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Thursday, April 24th - 7:30 pm

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All proceeds fund bursaries for South Delta Women Students for frequent updates visit us online 24 hours a day www.delta-optimist.com

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The fair runs from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. (drop-in format) at the Sungod Recreation Centre in North Delta.

For more information, visit www.delta.ca/careerfair or #deltacareerfair.

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If you have ever wondered what it’s like to weld, lay bricks or install plumbing fixtures; if you have ever thought about becoming an esthetician, hair stylist or chef; if you love getting up close to big

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Maybe you were born Polytechnic University, Vancouver Community to be a world-class chef, College and many industry like Chopped Canada winorganizations and employner Shelley Robinson from ers.

Vancouver Community The entire community is College. welcome to participate in Maybe you were born the fair. During the day you to be part of an innovacan experitive company ence the operating in “Delta is fortunate energy of your own backyard, like to be the home hundreds the employof students of a wide array of ees of Ocean and in the Trailer. evening businesses that Maybe you offer rewarding you can were born to snack at opportunities in be a pilot, a food trucks, mechanic, a have your the trades and technology children technology sector.” professional or looked after Mayor Lois Jackson by Delta a hair stylist.

Or maybe, Parks & you haven’t yet found what Recreation staff, and focus you were born to do... on spending quality time At the Delta Trades & with experts in a variety of Technical Career Fair on trades and technical fields, Thursday, April 24, you will learning from dynamic have the opportunity to hear speakers and demonstrafrom experienced profestions on the show stage.

“Delta is fortunate to be sionals, such as Robinson, talk to representatives from the home of a wide array local companies, such as of businesses that offer Ocean Trailer, and try your rewarding opportunities in hand at dozens of trades the trades and technology and technical careers that sector,” said Mayor Lois will help you discover your Jackson. “Last year, we calling. thought, let’s engage our The second annual fair local Tilbury and Annacis will feature over 75 interac- employers to help us show tive exhibits, presentations our students the amazing and demonstrations on the careers the trades and techshow stage, and boundless nology industries offer. opportunities for Delta stu“We created a fun, dents, their parents and the interactive career fair that entire community to learn engaged employers, schools about career options in the and students alike. It was so trades and technical areas. successful that we decided The fair is a partnership to make it an annual event,

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A16 The Delta Optimist April 16, 2014 In the Community

2014 Watermain Flushing Notice The Utility Maintenance Section has resumed its annual watermain flushing program. The flushing may result in your water supply showing sediment and discoloration. If you experience dirty water, please run the cold-water tap (at the highest point in your premises) for approximately 20 minutes or until it clears. Should the problem persist, please contact the Engineering Department at 604-946-3260 located at the Municipal Hall 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, B.C. Watermain flushing is scheduled for the following areas. In some cases these dates and locations may be altered due to unforeseen circumstances.

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Youngsters will once again be searching Memorial Park for treats on Easter Sunday.

84 Ave. to 72 Ave. between 116 St. and Nordel Way 72 Ave. to Kittson Parkway between 116 St. and Westview Dr.

0 Ave. to 18 Ave. west of 56 St. including Tsawwassen Beach

Ladner Trunk Rd. between 55B St. and Anderson Pl. South to 28 Ave.

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part in an Easter egg hunt.

Save-on-Foods has once again generously donated all the goodies, and Mandip Gill will don the bunny suit this year.

Parade participants should meet in front of the Delta Museum at the corner of Delta and Bridge streets at 12:45 p.m. The parade starts at 1 p.m.

Motorized vehicles are not permitted and young children should be accompanied by an adult.

The event will go ahead rain or shine.

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POWER LINE TREE PRUNING AND HAZARD TREE REMOVALS WHITE ROCK When: April 1, 2014 to August 31, 2014 Time: 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Trees are a significant cause of power interruptions. Contact between trees and power lines can also create a severe danger.

Over the next few months we will be pruning and removing trees in the Ocean Park / White Rock area.

Boundaries: North: Mud Bay East: 168 St and 128 St Trees are pruned using the best arboriculture (tree care) practices. Skilled workers employed by BC Hydro are trained in both electrical safety and tree care. Only correct and proper techniques are used to eliminate any safety hazards.

For more information about this work, please call Ernie Turra at 604 543 1506. For more information on our vegetation management practices, please visit bchydro.com/trees.

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The Ladner Business Association is hosting its annual Easter festivities in Ladner Village this Sunday.

Children and families are encouraged to decorate their bikes, wagons, strollers and scooters to take part in this year’s parade.

The procession, which will include the Delta Police Pipe Band and the Easter Bunny, will start in front of the Delta Museum and continue down Delta Street to Memorial Park.

Once at the park, children will be invited to take

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Did you know that Canadians generate approximately 31 million tons of garbage a year and recycle only about 30 per cent of that material?

This means each person generates approximately 2.7 kg of garbage each day. The sheer volume of waste is so vast that many existing landfill sites are approaching capacity. We have all seen that ever-growing mountain next to Highway 99.

So what should we, as responsible citizens, do?

One Vancouver couple decided to challenge themselves to do something about this staggering statistic by living waste-free for a year. Out of this decision was born a film called The Clean Bin Project.

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The Creation Care Committee at Cedar Park Church in Ladner is celebrating Earth Week this year by hosting a screening of this documentary on Friday, April 25 at 7 p.m.

The event is free of charge and open to the public. Popcorn and drinks will be available by donation at the concession with proceeds going to a local environmental cause.

For more information on this event, call the church office at 604-946-7410.

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MARKET & PLANT SALE Sat, APril 26, 2014 10am-2pm 6400 3rd Ave, Boundary Bay, Tsawwassen 7 FARM STORE 7 HIVE TOURS 7 CERTIFIED ORGANIC PRODUCE 7

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BY JESSICA KERR

Delta’s commitment to reducing its carbon footprint has garnered the municipality more than $200,000 in grant money from the province.

Delta North MLA Scott Hamilton this week announced the Corporation of Delta would receive $212,740 in recognition of its commitment to supporting a healthier, more sustainable community.

“Investing money in communities that are committed to sustainability is a sure fire way to ensure we do the best we can for our future generations,” Hamilton said.

In 2007, Delta signed the B.C. Climate Action Charter, a non-binding memorandum of understanding agreeing to create complete and compact communities, measure and reduce

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Delta Mayor Lois Jackson and CAO George Harvie pose with staff and Delta’s green fleet of hybrid vehicles, which continues to grow.

community and corporate greenhouse gas emissions, and become carbon neutral in corporate operations by 2012.

All communities that have signed the Climate Action Charter are eligible to receive 100 per cent of the carbon tax paid on natural gas and vehicle fuels as a rebate.

Delta provides an annual inventory of fuel use and

also publicly reports on actions taken to reduce emissions corporately and in the community.

For the 2012 reporting year, Delta achieved carbon neutrality through the use of carbon-offset credits from two local projects, the household organic waste collection program and the Vancouver Landfill Gas Capture Optimization

Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Project.

Delta was among 180 municipalities to receive a grant through the program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and work toward their Climate Action Charter goals.

“I am grateful for the B.C. government’s investment towards Delta’s efforts to reduce our community’s carbon footprint,” said Mayor Lois Jackson. “...This grant will help us continue our climate change mitigation efforts, which are paramount to protecting our environment for future generations.”

The grant money will be put into a climate action reserve account to be used to fund future greenhouse gas reduction projects.

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Annual Earthwise festival celebrates all things bee Come out to Earthwise Society’s annual community festival on Saturday, April 26 to celebrate our amazing pollinators with a large variety of activities, displays and tours for all ages.

The Bee Friendly Plant Sale and Fair at the Earthwise Garden in Boundary Bay will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Businesses will take part in a marketplace featuring local honey, organic seeds and gardening for the birds and bees. Earthwise Society will be selling its freshly harvested organic veggies and a variety of bee-friendly plants.

Enjoy the laid back sounds of wandering minstrels and sample honeysweetened treats warm from the cob oven courtesy of Chef Derek of Chill Winston. And don’t miss the raffle draws with baskets full of amazing prizes.

The Bee Friendly Plant Sale is in support of the Feed the Bees program, a partnership between Earthwise Society and Delta Chamber of Commerce. Feed the Bees urges everyone to plant a bee-friendly garden to provide pollen and nectar for our pollinating friends all season long.

Not sure how to feed the bees? Join Earthwise horticulturists on a bee safari through the Earthwise Garden and

Farm to learn which plants bees love. If you love them too, you can buy them at the plant sale.

Learn how to improve your gardening skills by attending one of the workshops. Earthwise will host Gardening Month by Month for year-round gardeners and Compost Doctor to answer all compost questions and concerns.

Those in attendance can even construct their own bee-friendly balcony garden at the Planter Workshop.

An on-site beekeeper will host a tour of her honey bee hives for all ages throughout the day. Event-goers can see a working hive, learn what it takes to produce honey and even have a fresh sample along the way.

There will be a Kids Zone full of beeutiful games and prizes. Children can build a bee, race in the pollination station, learn some bee dance moves and even see like a bee.

Kids will get to plant their own beefriendly seeds and take part in some cool bee science too.

For more information and a complete list of the day’s event schedule, visit www.earthwisesociety.bc.ca.

The Earthwise Garden is located at 6400-3rd Ave. and is accessible by the community shuttle bus (C89).

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• Turn off your engine if parked more than one minute • Carpool to work or school • Keep your tires properly inflated to maximize fuel efficiency • Clean up garbage along shorelines • Plan a litter-less lunch at school and work to reduce garbage • Turn down your thermostat at night

FREE RESIDENTIAL PESTICIDE DROP OFF Get rid of your unused and leftover pesticides.

Saturday May 3rd 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Delta Works Yard 5404 64th Street

• Wash your clothes in cold water • Get an outdoor water savings kit from the Corporation of Delta • Plant a garden and eat locally • Use your Green Can for food waste • Collect rain in rain barrels (also available to purchase from the Corporation of Delta) to use on flowerbeds and gardens

MASON BEE BOXES A mason bee may travel up to 500 metres from its home pollinating 75 flowers per trip!

Delta has bee boxes in four of our parks.

Consider installing a mason bee box in your yard this spring!

INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVALS Join Cougar Creek Streamkeepers in removing invasive species from North Delta parks.

Find more information at vcn.bc.ca/cougarcr/ contacts.html

Visit delta.ca to learn more about green initiatives in Delta.

PW Trenchless Your No-Dig Specialists Trenchless construction–a revolutionary concept in laying underground wire and piping–is not only helping to reduce the monetary costs associated with underground construction, it is also making a huge impact on the ability to reduce costly damage to the environment.

“Trenchless procedures are more environmentally friendly because they can reduce dust, pollution, and noise, and make installations through wetlands and other environmentally-sensitive areas far less disruptive,” says David O’Sullivan, Owner, P.W. Trenchless Construction Ltd. By minimizing the amount of excavation required to bury pipe and cable, trenchless construction reduces damage to land and road surfaces, including the costs to restore them, causes less disruption of traffic and other activities on and around job sites, and allows for installations in areas where excavation is impractical or impossible.

“The various methods of construction using trenchless procedures mean that the material from the ground surface down to the pipe zone is not disturbed. This causes a major reduction in the use of energy and still we are able to install or renew the utility with the same degree of effectiveness.”

O’Sullivan says the biggest impact trenchless construction is having on the environment is

the massive reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

“Compared to cut-and-cover construction, trenchless procedures actually reduce CO2 emissions by 78 to 90 per cent,” he said.

A University of Waterloo study concluded that reduction associated with trenchless construction is achieved primarily due to limiting disruption of traffic flow and shorter duration of projects using trenchless methods.

O’Sullivan recommends cities and companies managing installations of underground wiring and piping check out the easy-to-use Carbon Calculator at www.NAST-BC.org. The calculator estimates the amount of carbon that would occur during an opencut construction project compared to one using trenchless procedures.

“It is quite amazing to see the difference.

The trenchless technology is really making a big difference—both in lowering disruption to the environment and lowering the bottom line costs of construction.”

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A20 The Delta Optimist April 16, 2014 Coming Events Clubs & Groups !Special Olympics Delta is urgently looking for volunteers for our Softball and track & field programs. Please contact Erna at brkich@dccnet.com or www.sobcdelta.org. !A fully funded Tuesday after school program held in Ladner helps children explore their creative selves with drawing, painting, sculpture and drama in order to nurture their emotional health. Intake process required. Contact CMHA Delta at 604-943-1878 or info.delta@cmha.bc.ca. !Have you ever thought about working for yourself? Learn the basics of starting a small business - join a representative from Small Business BC for this informative session - Start Smart for Small Businesses - at the Tsawwassen Library, 1321A-56th St., on Thursday, April 17, 2 - 4 p.m. !Fortis BC president and CEO John Walker is the guest speaker at a Delta Chamber of Commerce luncheon Wednesday, April 16 at the Delta Town & Country Inn from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cost is

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in the Deltas where you can find fresh local food year round.

!Come join the Delta chapter of the Council of Canadians for a special Mother Earth Day event on Indigenous Resistance to Pipelines 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 16 Ladner Pioneer Library. All welcome. For more info contact Bob 604-940-8034.

!On Wednesday, April 23 the Ladner Single Parents Support Group wishes to invite single parents with dependant children to a free dinner at the Ladner Christian Reformed Church, 4594-54A St. Delta. Doors open at 5:10 p.m. Dinner at 5:30 p.m. For more information contact Diane at 604-946-7033.

!Free UVic Chronic Pain Self-Management workshop starts Wednesday, May 7 at the KinVillage Community Centre in Tsawwassen from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Participants will learn strategies to manage pain, deal with difficult emotions, exercise safely, and work with health care professionals. To register call UVic at 604-940-1273 or go to www.selfmanagementbc.ca.

!Delta Ringette Association’s annual general meeting to be held on Wednesday, April 23 from 7-9 p.m. at the North Delta Recreation Centre (upstairs room) at 11405-84th Ave.

!Delta Youth Support Link Society (DYSL) AGM - Monday, May 12, at 7 p.m. at the South Delta Recreation Centre, upstairs.

Visit www.dyslsociety.com for more information.

!Taoist Tai Chi is a set of gentle movements for people of all ages and in all conditions. Discover the health benefits for body and mind! New beginner classes start in May, both in new locations.

Tsawwassen: Monday, May 5 at St. David’s Anglican Church, 1115-51A St. Ladner: Wednesday, May 7 at Ladner United Church, 4960-48 Ave. All classes run from 10 a.m. to noon and include a tea break.

For more information call 604-681-6609 or visit www.

!Learn the benefits of meditation with enjoyable, practical classes with western Buddhist nun Gen Kelsang Delek.

Tuesdays, 7 - 8:30 p.m. at the Tsawwassen Longhouse Gallery, 1710-56th St. No pre-registration necessary.

Drop in $10 per class, or $40 for five classes. Find out more at web site: kmcvancouver.org.

!The South Delta Newcomers and Alumni meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at 7:15 p.m. at the Art Gallery, Kiwanis Longhouse, located at 1710- 56th St., Tsawwassen. The club is for women who have moved to Tsawwassen, Ladner or Point Roberts to introduce you to the community and help you make new friends.

Join us on Thursday, April 17. Contact Holly at holly. hastie@uregina.ca. !Celebrate the Wealth of the Deltas - Harvest Bounty on Thursday, April 17, 6 - 7:30 p.m. at the Ladner Pioneer Library, 4683-51st St. Leslie Madelung, from Ladner’s incredible little kitchen shop Cobblestone Cottage, joins us to spill the beans on the secret places

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on Monday, June 16. Bus trip and hot lunch at the Wildwood Pacific Bistro. $70 for members, $75 for non-members. Open 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday at KinVillage Community Centre and at McKee. Fund Raisers !Fix the Hall, Have a Ball is set for Saturday, April 19, 8 p.m. - 1 a.m., featuring Bocephus King at the Ladner Fishermen’s Hall, 4481 Savoy St. Cash bar.

Late night beef dip. $20. All proceeds to ongoing hall renovations. Tickets available at Angela’s Boutique 604-946-5211. !Shred-a-thon: A Friends’ Fundraising Event is set for Saturday, May 3, 10 a.m. 12 p.m. This second annual fundraiser sponsored by the Delta Friends of the Library offers FVRL customers and community members shredding of their documents outside the Tsawwassen Library, 1321A-56th Street, entrance. Not only is this a great opportunity to safely get rid of your confidential information, your donation will directly benefit your local library.

!KinVillage Travel presents a Whistler day trip

Arts !The Canadian Federation of University Women - South Delta proudly presents Pandora’s Vox, a women’s vocal ensemble with director Gillian Hunt, with special guests: awardwinning SDSS choir with director Danielle Hamilton, on Thursday, April 24, 7:30 p.m. at SDSS - Equinox Theatre. Tickets are $20.

Youth/Child: $10. Tickets are available at Black Bond Books in Ladner and Centre Stage Accessories (Town Centre Mall) in Tsawwassen. All proceeds to bursaries for South Delta women students. !A Whimsical Nature ArtStretch exhibit will run at the Delta school board office and is open to the public on weekdays from April 29 to May 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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

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Annual Beach Grove Amateur set to benefit local food bank

The Beach Grove Golf Club is now accepting entries for the Envision Financial Men’s Beach Grove Amateur Championship to benefit the South Delta Food Bank.

The tournament takes place Aug. 23 and 24.

“We feel very honoured to be the beneficiaries of the Envision Financial Men’s Beach Grove Amateur Championship this year and want to thank Envision Financial and Beach Grove Golf Club for choosing to support the work of the South Delta Food Bank,” said co-ordinator Joe Van Essen.

“We can ensure that 100 per cent of these gifts are directed towards the most urgent area of need for those individuals and families in our community touched by hunger and poverty.”

The food bank serves 80

to 90 families with children every week in addition to seniors and local aboriginal people. Completely volunteer run, the food bank relies on the generosity of the community to support its mission.

“At Envision Financial, we’re committed to making a meaningful difference in our local communities and supporting this tournament allows us to do just that,” said Tsawwassen branch manager Courtney Roth.

Since 2006, the Envision Financial Men’s Beach Grove Amateur Championship has raised nearly $86,500 for charitable initiatives in the community.

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Tournament chair Jim Sarkissian said the golf club is excited to be associated with two first rate organizations: Envision Financial and the South Delta Food Bank.

The tournament provides an opportunity for amateur golfers to play at one of the foremost private golf courses in the Lower Mainland.

For more information about taking part in the tournament, contact Brent Derrheim at 604-943-9381.

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Sports Editor: Mark Booth

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Sun Devils rugby program on the move

With over 30 players on senior boys team South Delta competing at Fraser Valley tier one AAA level this season A healthy South Delta secondary rugby program is tangling with the big boys this season.

The Sun Devils have left behind the comforts of tier two to compete at the tier one 3A level where they are battling six other schools. The higher league not only means tougher opponents but plenty of traveling too with four of the teams coming from the Tri-Cities area and another from Abbotsford. South Delta opened the season with a 46-0 home field loss to Coquitlam’s Gleneagle Talons but should make steady improvement in the weeks ahead.

“We have a lot of new boys to the program and rugby is a very technical game,” explained coach Malcolm Johnston. “A lot of teams have dropped (down) because this is a tough level to compete at. Our philosophy as coaches is it’s not about wins or losses but to play good rugby. If we do that, the results will take care of themselves.”

The Devils’ roster features 31 players with the core having played at the junior level with Bayside or Delta Brit Lions Rugby Clubs.

The program has attracted some students who do not participate in any other sports and even players from the school’s successful football program. However, Johnston points out it’s a tough transition for gridiron standouts.

“It’s such a different game,” he said.

“Typically, football players find it difficult

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South Delta Sun Devils opened the senior boys rugby season with a home field loss to Gleneagle in Fraser Valley tier one AAA league play. to pass the ball. They are simply not used to it. The keys to being a successful rugby team is passing, rucking and tackling.

“We’re probably going to have to win every (remaining) game to make the playoffs but we’ll see how the boys come

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together and go from there.”

Sun Devils next home game is April 24 against Port Moody at 4 p.m.

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Nicole and Megan McNamara will be representing Canada at the Youth Olympic Games in China this summer after securing a spot at a qualifying tournament in Puerto Rico last weekend.

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Nicole and Megan McNamara will be representing Canada at this summer’s 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China.

The 16-year-old twins from Tsawwassen earned one of two berths up for grabs at last weekend’s NORCECA Volleyball Confederation final qualifying tournament in Carolina, Puerto Rico.

The McNamaras crushed Grenada’s Jomelar Billy and Carsie Paul 21-1, 21-12 and continued with a 21-11, 21-8 victory over Suriname’s Sigourney Kame and Gabrielle Boutersem to secure the Youth Olympic berth. The Games take place Aug. 16-28.

The accomplishment comes on the heels of the Grade 11 South Delta secondary students earning the opportunity to

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also represent Canada at the FIVB U19 World Championships in Porto, Portugal July 29-to-Aug. 3. The girls swept a qualifying tournament in Toronto, capped by a 21-19 and 21-15 win over Ontario’s Alexandra Poletto and Tia Miric.

“We prepared a lot in the weeks coming up to the tournament and it feels amazing that all of our hard work paid off,” said Megan. “We are super excited to represent Canada at our first World Championships this summer!”

The girls have already made a verbal commitment to continue their beach volleyball careers at UCLA in the fall of 2015.

The McNamaras have also led the South Delta Sun Devils to three consecutive provincial indoor volleyball championships, including the past two at the senior 4A level. The Sun Devils will be heavily favoured to three-peat next season.

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Boon named to Canadian team for Pacific Championships Winskill Dolphins’ Dalton Boon will be competing in his first-ever Pacific Paraswimming Championships after being named to the Canadian team last week.

The 19-year-old from Ladner is part of a 33member team that features 18 returnees from the group that won 16 medals at the 2013 IPC World Championships in Montreal.

Set for Aug. 6-10 at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center in Pasadena, Calif. The Para Pan Pacs represents the premier international meet for Canada’s best Para-swimmers in 2014.

Boon’s nomination was solidified with an outstanding performance at the recent Can-Am ParaSwimming Championships

to stay with the rest of the world as we head into a very important second year of the quadrennial on the road to Rio,” said Para-swimming National Coach Craig

the 2020 Paralympics and are on track to qualify for the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.

“This group of swimmers are making huge strides

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The Canadian team also features North Delta’s Danielle Kisser who swims out of the Sungod Swim Club.

Winskill Dolphins Swim Club member Dalton Boon’s provincial record swim in Miami last month helped earned him a spot on the Canadian team for this summer’s Para-swimming Pacific Championships in California. in Miami. He won double gold — capturing the men’s S14 50 metre and 200 metre freestyle events. His 200 clocking of 2:05.86 established a new Senior S14 Canadian record.

Can-Ams served as the selection meet for Para Pan Pacs, as well as for Commonwealth Games.

Those athletes are part of the “2020 Track” group believed to have podium potential for

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A trio of South Delta players helped the Richmond Blues win an unprecedented fifth consecutive provincial title at last month’s B.C. Hockey Juvenile Championships.

Mike Avery, Adam Ens and goalie Jamie Guichon were all returning players as the Blues not only continued their dynasty but triumphed on home ice at Minoru Arenas.

Richmond’s victory was hardly a surprise but it took plenty of work and a little help to get there. The regular season champions came out flat in a 4-2 opening game loss to North Delta. They climbed back into contention with solid wins over Coquitlam (4-1) and Langley (6-0). Surrey then handed them a heartbreaking 5-4 loss, notching the winner with just 23 seconds remaining. However, the spoiler proved to be Juan De Fuca as the Island squad produced ties against Coquitlam and Surrey, opening the door for the Blues to clinch second and earn a rematch with unbeaten North Delta.

The Blues took control with a strong second period en route to a convincing 6-1 win. Avery scored a pair of goals.

Earlier this season, Ens was among the individual players to be honoured at the 32nd annual Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association Scholarship Tournament — receiving a bursary award.

The Blues are coached by Maurice Hamlin and his son Richard.

Maurice, a Tsawwassen resident, is a Delta Sports Hall of Fame inductee and a past winner of the B.C. Hockey and PCAHA Coach of the Year Awards for his

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