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Animal cruelty charges have been laid against the dog walker implicated in the deaths of six Ladner dogs, including her own.

The B.C. SPCA announced Monday that dog walker Emma Paulsen is facing several animal cruelty charges.

Initially reported stolen from her truck while parked at a Langley park on May 13, it later came out that the canines — Buddy, a Boston terrier, Mia, a pit bull, Oscar, a Rottweilerhusky mix, Molly, a blue heelershepherd cross, Teemo, a Bouvier poodle cross, and Salty, the dog walker’s own border collie — died after allegedly being left in Paulsen’s vehicle on a hot day.

The dogs were later recovered from an Abbotsford ditch.

“Every charge that we recommended — and really, every possible animal cruelty-related charge that she could have faced – has been approved,” said B.C. SPCA chief prevention and enforcement officer Marcie Moriarty. “We

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A “Rabbitats” rep holds an enormous Flemish Giant Rabbit at the sixth annual Delta Community Animal Expo Sunday at Memorial Park. The event had exhibits, education booths and activities while raising money for the Delta Community Animal Shelter’s Tollie Fund. See more photos on Page 21 and at www.delta-optimist.com.

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“We’re happy to see the charges,” said owner Jennifer Myers, who lost her dog Buddy.

“We’re just hoping to see jail time and a lifetime ban...”

Paulsen is facing several charges under both the Criminal Code and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, including killing or injuring an animal, causing unnecessary pain or suffering of an animal, failing to provide adequate care to dogs, and mischief.

The Crown also, for the first time, invoked a new section of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, which was enacted in 2012, that makes it an offence to fail to provide adequate care to an animal.

If convicted, she could face a maximum fine of $75,000, up to five years in jail and a ban on owning or having custody of animals for a period of time determined by the judge.

Myers said she plans on following the court proceedings every step of the way.

“I will be at every single one if I can be there.”

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I got a very cool bird’s eye view of Ladner and Tsawwassen last Tuesday aboard a B-25J bomber.

The plane was at Boundary Bay Airport last week as part of a summer tour put on by the Commemorative Air Force Airbase Arizona, a non-profit group that restores and preserves combat aircraft.

The bomber, nicknamed Maid in the Shade, underwent a 28-year restoration and was completely taken apart and put back together, said flight load master Mike Mueller during a pre-flight briefing.

After listening to historical information about the aircraft (it did see combat action in the Second World War, flying out of Serraggia, Corsica) and some instructions, myself and two other passengers followed crew chief Ron Hawes up a ladder into the front portion of the plane. Another small group went with Mueller to ride further back in the bomber.

We put on seatbelts and earmuffs, listened to the impressive roar of the engines as they started up and waited a couple minutes before a smooth takeoff.

One seat up front was right behind the pilot’s chair while the other two were just a bit further back. It was a fairly cozy space but not crammed feeling.

The views of the ground and water below were incredible, especially when the bomber was making turns.

The highlight of the ride was getting to spend time in the bombardier’s position in the very front of the plane.

You had to crawl on your hands and knees to get there.

There was a big machine gun, bullets and, of course, more great scenery below.

The two other up front passengers and I took turns in the prime spot.

We were up in the air for a little over 20 minutes.

I talked to passengers Steve Totzke and David Johnston, both from Tsawwassen, after the ride. They were clearly thrilled.

“Totally phenomenal,” said Totzke. “Unbelievable.”

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Optimist reporter Dave Willis was among a group of passengers who recently got a ride in this B-25J bomber when it made a stop at the Boundary Bay Airport last week. For more photos visit www.delta-optimist.com.

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Delta will waive its fees for boats wanting to sell fish in Ladner.

Chief administrative officer George Harvie announced Tuesday morning that the Corporation will waive all berthing fees for fishermen selling their fish at the Elliott Street Wharf during the trial period for fish sales, which is running until Sept. 30.

“This initiative is intended to attract local fishers to sell their catch at our community wharf for residents to enjoy,” said Coun. Robert Campbell. “After receiving feedback from our fishing community, we quickly reviewed our trial rates and protocol and ultimately decided to waive the berthing fees in order to help boost this new program and get it up and running.”

Local fishermen were upset earlier this week when they learned the rates at the municipal wharf for the public fish sales pilot

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The Corporation of Delta has waived its berthing fees for fishermen selling their catch at the Elliott Street Wharf after initially setting fees at up to $400 a day. program ranged from $60 for up to two hours to $400 for anyone docked over eight hours.

“There’s only 10 or 15 boats in Ladner and how would they pay $400 a day? It doesn’t make sense because we haven’t fished for four years and now we’re going to make a little bit of money, but our expenses are huge,” longtime fisherman Darin Chung said Monday.

Noting there’s only limited space for sales at the local harbour compared to the extensive moorage available at Steveston with its large, well established program, Diana Cousins, a senior policy analyst for the municipality, said Delta’s pilot program followed the procedures and protocols of the Steveston Fish Market.

The rates, however, simply followed the current harbour berthage rates for

Ladner Harbour.

“In Steveston the fisherman have an annual licence with the Steveston Harbour Authority and then they pay an additional daily fee for the selling of their catch,” she said.

“This was really just an opportunity for Delta to say, ‘We didn’t have a practice in place where you can commercially sell fresh caught fish off our wharf, so here’s an opportunity that we can have for fisherman if they wanted to take advantage,’” she added.

Quickly put together in response to this year’s big sockeye run, the fish sales trial program at the Elliot Street Wharf will run seven days a week, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., until Sept. 30.

Campbell put forward the motion approved by council, saying fish sales off the boat had been attempted at the harbor previously but is worth another shot.

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Ladner woman to receive Silver Spotlight Award BY

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Ladner’s Carol Burgoyne will receive a Silver Spotlight Award from the Canadian Picture Pioneers later this year.

She’s being recognized for her industry and charitable work.

“I couldn’t believe it,” she said when asked for her reaction to finding out she’d be receiving the honour.

Burgoyne will be presented with the award at a ceremony in Toronto in November.

From 1968 to 2003 she worked distributing films to theatres, schools and other venues. She also served

Carol Burgoyne as the group’s Western Canada branch manager for 20 years. She continues to support the group, which is one of the country’s oldest motion picture industry benevolent organizations.

B.C. branch president John Pedersen nominated

Burgoyne for the award. He said she’s a great team player and that he couldn’t think of anyone more deserving of the honour.

“She’s always been there.

If you’ve ever needed a hand, you can always count on her to be there to help you out,” Pedersen said.

Burgoyne said she enjoys volunteering.

“I like giving back,” she said.

She has spent the last 11 years supporting the Delta Hospital Auxiliary, including serving as coordinator of the thrift store for two years. She has also spent time volunteering with Beta Sigma Phi, minor hockey, brownies and scouts.

Big win for locally owned horse

Local businessman Wayne Oliver had something to celebrate recently as his horse Wilo Kat won the Redekop BC Cup Classic at Hastings Racecourse over the B.C. Day long weekend.

Oliver, who owns and operates Oliver Irrigation, has enjoyed the great sport of thoroughbred horse racing for the past several years buying and claiming racehorses at the East Vancouver track.

Wilo Kat, with the ever-present Amadeo Perez aboard, took the race — a mile and an eighth race that he finished third in last year — in the racehorse time of 1:49.61 for trainer John Snow, Oliver and fellow owners Rob Fiorvento, Bill Randall and the Cowboys n Indians Stables.

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Tsawwassen’s Bruce Fougner cut his ride short after the death of his cycling partner.

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Tsawwassen’s Bruce Fougner stopped his cancer fundraiser bike ride to Calgary last month after the death of his cycling partner.

Francis Jean, 56, suffered a heart attack just past the Columbia Icefield on their way to Jasper, said Fougner.

“It was a tough night in Jasper,” he said.

Jean, the president of the eye care company IRIS, was a friend and a “remarkable guy,” said Fougner.

He said it was unbelievable how people, including

doctors and an armed forces medic team, stepped up to lend assistance at the scene.

Fougner and Jean, who were joined by another rider along the way, were to meet up with more cyclists in Jasper taking part in the IRIS Challenge, a cancer fundraising ride.

Fougner, a Delta Hospital Foundation board director, was cycling to Calgary to raise money for cancer care at Delta Hospital.

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TED MURPHY

MURPHY’S LAW It’s strange to try to prevent a plant from being grown on farmland, but I think our civic politicians were on to something.

Those over at municipal hall were informed recently by provincial Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick that their bylaw prohibiting medical marijuana from being grown on farmland had been quashed. It was reasoned by both the Agricultural Land Commission and the Ministry of Agriculture that the production of medical marijuana is consistent with the definition of farm use in provincial legislation.

It’s hard to argue with that logic because when you boil it down, what we’re talking about is growing a plant that can be harvested for commercial consumption. But — and this is a pretty significant but — it must be noted this isn’t any old plant. We’re not talking about blueberries or potatoes or any of the other crops that dot Delta’s landscape.

This commodity comes with its own unique set of circumstances that makes it unlike any other, which in turn makes applying the basic definition of agriculture problematic. It’s why there are strict federal regulations, particularly with regards to security, and why Delta prefers to see medical marijuana operations located in industrial areas.

Municipal leaders didn’t see it as a fit for farmland and they weren’t alone as several other jurisdictions in the province also sought to ban the growing of medical marijuana in agricultural areas.

Victoria clearly wasn’t on the same page, so now we’ve got the prospect of these operations setting up shop on agricultural land.

Obviously the crop can’t be grown out in the open like all the others, so I suspect should any such operation set up shop here it would resemble some sort of cross between a warehouse and a greenhouse, fortified, of course, by a state-ofthe-art security system.

I guess you could make the argument that such an operation wouldn’t be all that different from a greenhouse footprint-wise, but the one obvious exception is there isn’t a flourishing black market, at least that I know of, for bell peppers or grape tomatoes.

There’s no denying the actual growing of the plant is an agricultural activity, but the end product is so much beyond the norm that it screams out for more, which was obviously the rationale behind Delta’s efforts to regulate the industry.

Make no mistake, there are stringent regulations in place; it’s just that preventing it from being grown on farmland isn’t one of them.

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TOM SIBA

COMMUNITY COMMENT Anyone in the media tends to get a lot of press releases from a variety of sources. I give them a quick scan and pass them along to the appropriate editor or trash them if I feel they have no interest to our readers.

One that made it to the trash recently was a screed on the negative aspects of multiculturalism.

Since then a couple more releases have crossed my desk.

Seems the writer has a phobia about Asia. He was distraught that Jason Kenney had referred to Vancouver as Asian. The writer was concerned that French and English were not being recognized as Canada’s official languages.

As someone said years ago (it might have been Bill Vander Zalm), in British Columbia, learning Mandarin is more beneficial than learning French.

Multiculturalism, along with bilingualism, is supposed to be one of the tenets of the Canadian federation. I always thought that multiculturalism was just a political ploy to garner ethnic votes. It seemed that the passage of time would result in the Canadianization of the immigrants within a generation or two. After all, people can only live in ghettos for so long.

Many years ago, I was part of a management group of six running a variety of businesses in Vancouver. Only one was originally from Vancouver. One was born in Italy, one in Norway, one in the USA, one in China and myself from the great city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. However, my Dad was from Slovakia.

Despite our cultural differences, we formed a fairly cohesive group.

We would have made a pretty lousy hockey team, but all had picked up sufficient language skills and education to be capable of professional employment. To me this was the epitome of the melting pot — and a free enterprise system.

A group of kids of humble origins from disparate parts of the world were in one generation able to achieve success and become active participants in the life of this coun-

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try. However, the country changed because of their background and cultural upbringing. The same is true of more recent waves of immigrants to this country. Their presence changes the country for better or worse. Those who miss the old days of an English protestant majority and a French catholic minority should realize that their arrival changed the country as well.

No one saw greater changes in their country than the native peoples. Canada was changed into something they didn’t recognize.

Those who complain about the prominence of non-official languages should check with First Nations on how well their languages fared with the coming of the original settlers.

Is it really a problem that some signs are in Chinese only? If you feel it is important to be able to read and understand everything, take language lessons. If in a few years we had another official language, so be it. Or we could just legislate Cree as our one and only language.

Canada tomorrow will be different than today. I have no doubt the melting pot will triumph. After all, weren’t two solitudes two too many?

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Editor: Re: Overgrown plants force cyclists onto road, letter to the editor, Aug. 6 I am writing in response to a letter published on Aug. 6 regarding a concern raised by a cyclist about Scotch broom on the ferry causeway.

On July 17, our Customer Care department in Victoria

advised me that a customer contacted them about Scotch broom impeding the bike path. As the safety of all of our passengers is our number one priority, we assessed the situation and took action to address this concern.

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Columnist invited to join team Editor: Re: Park destined for a higher and better use in the future, Community Comment, Aug. 8 Further to Doug Husband’s community comment on the future for Paterson Park and his suggestion of having a multi-use facility for arts, cultural and heritage purposes, we, the Delta Seniors Planning Team, think this is a fine idea and invite Mr. Husband to join our team. It’s curious that he, a former mayor of Delta, made no mention of our vision for Paterson Park, then maybe he doesn’t know about it.

We made two presentations to the Corporation of Delta over this past year with our vision for Paterson Park to become a mini village that would provide affordable housing for all ages and incomes. The site would include a small commercial hub, both rental and owned housing for young families and seniors, a community market garden, a memory care centre for those with dementias and a number of public pocket parks as well as retain-

ing the heritage racing oval.

Three public forums were held and response from the community has been very favourable. The high cost of land in Metro Vancouver is forcing South Delta’s young families and seniors on fixed incomes to move farther east up the valley.

Schools and stores are closing because our shrinking population can’t support them.

There are important housing issues we need to address for the general health of our community. We see the size and location of Paterson Park as being unique with affordability being attained through leasing the land from the municipality.

We are currently awaiting feedback from our June 16 presentation to the municipality and hope that Paterson Park will be a continuing topic in the upcoming November elections. We welcome the insight of Mr. Husband and invite him and others who would like to join our team.

ML Burke Chair, Housing Action Team Delta Seniors Planning Team

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Editor: For many years the crossing at View Crescent and 56th street was part of my dog-walking route to get from View Crescent Park to Highland Park.

It was a dangerous route as the pedestrian walk signal did not stay on long enough for me to get to the centre of the intersection and I walk quickly; any driver arriving to turn left onto 56th Street after the

few seconds that the walk signal was on would be annoyed as they assumed I was crossing on the wait signal. They showed their irritation and annoyance by turning very close behind me at one time brushing the back of my coat.

I eventually called the Corporation of Delta traffic engineers to notify them that they had to increase the time of the walk signal.

To my astonishment I

was then given a verbal lesson on how to cross a street safely!

I can’t imagine how it would be for anyone elderly coming from any of the apartment condominiums on View Crescent. If they managed four steps before the walk signal changed, I would be surprised. The traffic engineers are to be blamed for this elderly person being struck.

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We need an experienced youth leader. The successful candidate must have solid communication and organizational skills, the ability to teach the Bible, plan and direct youth strategy and programmes, develop and mentor student leadership, and provide pastoral support to youth. Minimum two years experience; ministry degree an asset.

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But I’ll take the sand between my toes. And a blanket on a log. And wieners cooked on an open flame. I’ll take the salt water. Any day — but especially right now, when the days are hot and the water is warm and the shells are there for collecting.

When you’re West Coastborn and bred, as I am, you’re more than familiar with the sea. It’s kind of in your blood.

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You spent hours examining driftwood and building beach forts and gathering barnacle-covered rocks.

You would have known that there was an ocean in a tide pool and you would have spent the better part of a day checking out its tiny crabs and starfish.

You would have inhaled the smell of the seashore

In August, precious August, I do the summer drill. I grab the towel, fill the cooler and make off for the beach. and known there was nothing else quite like it.

You would have become adept with a row boat and familiar with a life jacket.

You would have abandoned your other-season toys in favour of a pail and shovel, and learned to create anything — a mermaid, a sea monster, a castle with moat and turrets — from

only sand and seaweed.

You would have flipped over stones to see what treasures lay beneath them, then picked up those stones and sent them skipping across the water.

You would have waded for miles, off along the shoreline, or out toward the horizon, walking on tiptoes until the sand disappeared from beneath your feet and you rolled on your back and stared at the sky.

You would have stayed until the sun drifted out of view, and you would have built a beach fire, toasting marshmallows on slender sticks until they were brown and gooey.

These days, I still skip stones and hunt for treasure, but I’ve put the pail away. I collect driftwood, but I seldom build the forts.

In August, precious August, I do the summer drill. I grab the towel, fill the cooler and make off for the beach.

That’s where I hunt for shells and barnacle rocks.

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August in South Delta would not be the same without the Ladner Business Association’s annual Quilt Walk & Classic Car Show.

Thousands of residents and visitors will flock to the streets of Ladner Village for the yearly event this weekend. Hosted by the Ladner Business Association (LBA) and The Quilted Bear, the event is in its 11th year and typically attracts in the area of 10,000 people to see the hundreds of classic cars and colourful quilts.

This year’s event is slated for Sunday, Aug. 17.

Initially a popular quilt exhibit, the addition of the classic cars came a few years after its inception.

The free event typically attracts hundreds of classic cars from around the region — many vintage car owners have attended the show every year to proudly show

off their restored vehicles.

Each year a myriad of colourful and creative quilts are put on display in many Village business windows while the cars are displayed along 48th Avenue and Delta Street.

In addition to the cars and quilts, organizers have also lined up lots of prizes, vendors, refreshments and entertainment.

This year, organizers have lined up Ring of Fire, a tribute show to Johnny Cash and June Carter starring Tony Barton and Tracy Neff.

The nostalgic show takes a glance at the man behind the music while presenting the adorable slapstick comedy that endeared Carter to the world of country and western music.

“It’s not just somebody up there playing music,” said Brad Cooper, event

committee chair. “It’s like a Vegas routine.”

Ring of Fire will run from 12:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. Both the cars and the quilts are on display between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. this year.

Before heading out to take in all the colourful quilts and classic cars, visitors can fill up at the pancake breakfast at the Ladner Legion on Delta Street.

The breakfast will be available between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. Minors are allowed inside the Legion until 11 a.m. Breakfast costs $6 and includes pancakes, sausages and hash browns with coffee or orange juice.

From 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. the Legion will host a beer garden and barbecue with burgers, hotdogs and French fries, with entertainment courtesy of Bob Marlow.

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More than 400 cars expected this year Thousands of car enthusiasts from around the region will be flocking to Ladner Village this weekend for the annual Quilt Walk & Classic Car Show.

Set for Sunday, Aug. 17 this year, the free family-friendly event hosted by the Lander Business Association and The Quilted Bear typically attracts more than 10,000 people and hundreds of classic cars and colourful quilts to Delta Street and

48th Avenue in the heart of Ladner Village.

The unique combination gives the show a wide appeal.

This year, the show is expected to attract upwards of 400 to 450 vehicles as car enthusiasts from far and wide, and right here at home, arrive in Ladner Village to proudly show off their labour of love — from Cadillacs and Austin Minis to hot rods and muscle cars, like Camaros and Corvettes.

In addition to the many cars, organizers have also lined up a variety prizes, vendors, refreshments and entertainment.

In addition to the displays there will be many different vendor and sponsor booths set up with food and car trinkets and memorabilia.

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Along with the cars, many quilts will also be on display Sunday at the annual Quilt Walk & Classic Car Show.

Ladner Village will get an extra splash of colour as quilts of all shapes, sizes and styles go on display.

More than 100 quilts will be put on display over five blocks in Ladner Village.

The quilts will start going up on Thursday and all will be hung and ready for viewing by 5 p.m.

Saturday for any one who wants a sneak peek.

Most will be displayed in store windows while the larger quilts will be hung up at Open Space Yoga on Delta Street.

The quilts will remain on full display throughout the 11th annual Quilt Walk and Car Show on Sunday, which runs from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Visitors will be able to vote on their favourite quilts in seven different categories, including entries in this year’s block challenge.

Ballots can be dropped off at The Quilted Bear.

Again this year, members of the Boundary Bay Quilters Guild will be in front of The Quilted Bear with quilt displays and demonstrations.

As well, there will be a by donation quilt raffle, with proceeds benefiting the Canadian Cancer Society. The quilt up for grabs is made up of last year’s block challenge entries.

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Delta Museum curator Darryl MacKenzie and curatorial assistant Stacey Gilkinson last year showed off the Mary Raby Cruikshank quilt that has just been added to the museum’s collection. The quilt is among many the museum will have on display this weekend to coincide with the annual Quilt Walk & Classic Car Show.

Delta Museum displaying antique quilts Once again this year the Delta Museum is getting into the spirit this weekend with a special display.

In honour of the annual Quilt Walk & Classic Car Show, the museum is pulling out a number of antique quilts from its archives for its Historical Quilt Walk display.

The museum has an assortment of handmade quilts dating back to the mid-1800s in its collection.

Traditionally, women made quilts as gifts to mark special occasions, such as weddings or the birth of a baby.

Many of the patterns incorporate smaller pieces of fabric from worn out clothing and served to become historical documents for the quilt maker and his or her loved ones.

Last year, the museum debuted a new addition to the collection – a “crazy” quilt that dates back to the late 19th century.

The quilt was made by Mary Raby Cruikshank and, based on the fabric used,

it’s believed that it dates back to the late 1800s.

The quilt features a background of mostly dark swatches of fabric with bright and colourful pieces added in and joined together with decorative embroidery stitches.

One of the better-known quilts at the museum is also done in the crazy quilting style.

Delta pioneer Isabella McKee Curtis created it in the 1880s. She used lush scraps of velvet, silk and cotton. She also used inventive embroidery stitches used to join the patches together. Curtis’s grandson, Ted Curtis, donated the quilt to the museum.

The antique quilts will be on display throughout the museum’s recreated period rooms.

The museum, which is on the corner of Delta and Bridge streets, will be open from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Sunday.

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Golf tourney raises over $2,000 for hospital

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The annual Chesapeake Landing Charity Golf Tournament raised $2,040 for Delta Hospital last month. Since 2007, Chesapeake Landing has donated the proceeds of its tournament to Delta Hospital, adding to a total of over $10,000 with this year’s proceeds. The money raised will go towards Hospital’s Greatest Needs Fund — a fund dedicated to fulfilling the hospital’s highest priority needs.

This year’s tournament had blue skies, 40 participants enjoying a great day of golf, and a total of 53 people at the delicious barbecue roast beef dinner at the Chesapeake Landing Clubhouse. Dave Rudberg, Heather Melidones and Rob Bougie, the co-chairs of this year’s tournament, were all very happy with the event’s outcome. They said they are proud to support Delta Hospital and are grateful for the generosity of Chesapeake residents and sponsors who made it all possible.

Rudberg, Melidones and Bougie wanted to recognize and express their gratitude to the following tournament supporters: Black Bond Books, Budget Foods, Expedia CruiseShipCenters, Star Grooming Tsawwassen, Ichiban Fine Cleaning,

“What an amazing group, from the organizers to the participants and supporters, year after year putting on a great golf tournament...”

Sharla De Groote

Ladner Village Hardware, RBC Royal Bank, Ladner Village Floral & Gifts, Lawlor Goldsmith Shoppe, Riverhouse Restaurant, Safeway, Tsawwassen Collision, Tsawwassen Springs Golf, Save On Foods, Meridian Food Market, Coast Capital Savings, Vinca’s Kitchen,

CIBC, Double R Rentals, Localz Urban Cafe, Muddy River Landing, Sandman Inn Airport, Sharkey’s Seafood Bar and Grille, Stir Coffee House, Aquilini Group (Golden Eagle Golf Club), and Cove Links Golf Course.

“What an amazing group, from the organizers to the participants and supporters, year after year putting on a great golf tournament, and ensuring the best of care is available at our hospital,” said Sharla De Groote, Delta Hospital Foundation’s special events manager. “This is their seventh year and we here at Delta Hospital Foundation are just so grateful.”

The Chesapeake Landing Golf Tournament is one of many independent fundraising initiatives that have raised thousands of dollars to enhance patient care at Delta Hospital. If you are interested in hosting your own fundraiser, contact De Groote at 604-940-9695 or sharla.degroote@dhfoundation.ca.

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August 13, 2014 The Delta Optimist A25 Coming Events Clubs & Groups !Canadian Mental Health Association Delta offers a Family Support Group for individuals supporting someone with a mental illness. The next meeting takes place on Aug. 13 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Delta Hospital, 5800 Mountain Blvd., Ladner (education room). Call CMHA Delta for info at 604-943-1878. !A Stuffie Sleepover is set for Wednesday, Aug. 13, 7 - 7:45 p.m. at the Ladner Pioneer Library. Do you wonder what your stuffed animals do when you’re not around? What would they do if they were left at the library overnight?

Unsupervised! Come to our stuffed animal storytime then tuck your stuffie in for a night at the library. Follow our updates on Facebook to see what shenanigans they get up to! !Tsawwassen Parkinson’s support group meets Monday, Aug. 18. We are a group whose members either have Parkinson’s or are caregivers to someone with PDS. We meet once a month at KinVillage from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to talk, exchange ideas and socialize. For more information call Peter or Eileen at 604-943-8350. !Uzume Taiko is at the Ladner Pioneer Library Wednesday, Aug. 20, 1 - 1:45 p.m. Experience the heart-stopping pulse of Japanese taiko drums combined with beautiful flute melodies and storytelling.

Join members of awardwinning, world famous Uzume Taiko as they take you on an intimate journey through the world of taiko.

There will also be a performance from 10:30 - 11:15 a.m. at the Tsawwassen Library. !There will be a Teen Pizza & Games night at the Ladner Pioneer Library Thursday, Aug. 21, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Do you love

to play board games? Are you between 12 and 19 years old? Then come to the library for a fun night of gaming and free pizza.

Games and snacks provided

by Imperial Hobbies. !Real Men Don’t Cry - Or Do They? Interactive discussion for men who have lost partners. Wednesdays, Sept. 10, 17, 24, Oct. 1 at the Centre for Supportive Care. Call 604-948-0660 for more information or to register. !CMHA Delta invites you to our 21st Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, Sept.

23 at 7 p.m. at Ladner Pioneer Library, 468351st St. Darren Gallagher from Investors Group will explain the RDSP and refreshments will be served.

RSVP by Sept.15 604-9431878 or info.delta@cmha. bc.ca. !Fun and friendly volunteers are needed for a children’s thrift store in downtown Ladner. Reach Child and Youth Development Society is a non-profit organization that helps children with special needs.

We need volunteers to work in our store, especially for Saturdays. The store is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 2pm. Interested volunteers please contact volunteer@reachdevelopment.org or 604-946-6622.

Seniors !Blueberry Festival at McKee Seniors Recreation Centre until Aug. 15.

Look for special menu items featuring The Almighty Blueberry.

Special Presentation of the “Saxman” Peter Preston, Thursday, Aug. 14, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. So come listen to all the “Blue” songs. !KinVillage Travel has a trip to Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts, Granville Island and Stanley Park Monday, Oct. 6. Members: $55. Non-members: $58.

KinVillage Travel is open 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Tuesday to Thursday at KinVillage Community Centre and at McKee. Call 604-943-0225.

Special Events !Starry Night takes place Saturday, Aug. 16, 7:30 - 10 p.m. at Deas Island Park.

Experience the magic & mystery of the park transitioning from day into night.

Dress for the weather & bring flashlights: allow between one & two hours to complete the quest.

Presented by Delta Parks Recreation & Culture & Metro Vancouver. !40th reunion for Delta Senior Secondary ‘74 and South Delta Senior Secondary ‘74 will be held Saturday, Aug. 16 in the Sundance Inn Banquet Hall at the Sundance Inn [6574 Ladner Trunk Rd., Delta, BC]. Come celebrate!

Tickets: $35 [no tickets available at the door].

Doors open at 6 p.m., appetizer buffet. Please RSVP. DSS74 grads contact Mary Jo (Glen) Ohl mjo_ohl@ shaw.ca; SDSS74 grads contact Deb (Reimer) Tremain debra.tremain@ gmail.com. !Car boot sale. Where: Centennial Beach Park.

When: Each second and fourth Saturday. Next sale: Aug. 23. Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Vendors should set up at 8 a.m. Bring tarpaulin to display goods.

Cost $10 per allocated space. Refreshments available. Buyers enjoy barter on the beach. Weather permitting. Info: Tom 604-9409296 or www.boundarybayparkassociation.wordpress. com. !The Point Roberts Fire Department holds an open house Saturday, Aug. 23 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 2030 Benson Rd., Point Roberts. Meet and support the professionals who provide emergency and

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!DSS class of 1969 has a 45-year reunion, all are welcome, Saturday, Sept. 13 at the Riverhouse Pub, 582560th Ave., Delta. Appetizer buffet, cash bar, $15 at the door. RSVP Louise (Toigo) Greene, info@riverhousegroup.com, 604-946-7545.

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!The Songwriter Cafe at St. David’s Anglican Church will take a break in August and return with Christine McGee as the feature performer Sept. 6. !Fall registration for the Delta Choral Society takes place Monday, Sept. 8 at 6:55 p.m. at Benediction Lutheran Church, 55756th Ave., Tsawwassen. The society is welcoming new members to it’s award-winning pair of choirs, the Delta Community Choir and Tapestry. For more information, please visit www.deltachoral.ca.

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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DELTASSIST FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES Reach Child and Youth Development Society Children’s Thrift Store Volunteer Fun and friendly volunteers are needed for our Children’s Thrift Store in downtown Ladner. Volunteers are needed to work in the store, especially on Saturdays. The store is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm. For more information contact volunteer@reachdevelopment.org or call 604-946-6622.

Deltassist Family & Community Services Volunteer Visitors Deltassist is looking for volunteers who can provide companionship, friendship, outings and share common interests by visiting with Delta seniors. Commitment is 2 hours per week at a mutually beneficial time.

For more information contact Lyn at 604-946-9526 or e-mail lynw@deltassist.com Deltassist Family & Community Services Volunteer Drivers Help seniors maintain their independence by driving them to and from medical appointments. This is an on-going flexible position. Must enjoy working with seniors and have a clean driver’s abstract. There is reimbursement for mileage. For more information contact Lyn at 604-946-9526 or email lynw@deltassist.com For more volunteer opportunities visit Deltassist’s website at www.deltassist.com and click on Volunteering then Volweb.

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The Ladner Legion recently donated $500 to support an athlete going to the B.C. Special Olympics. This picture is of S/Sgt. Deborah McLeod (right) of the Delta police presenting a picture of the athlete, Kellie Robertson to Legion manager Jacky Hillairet. Robertson won two bronze medals, one in the 800-metre race and the other in the 1,500-metre race.

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The Ladner Legion’s Olwen Demidoff (middle) recently presented a donation to Glen Hodge (treasurer of BC/ Yukon Command) and Angus Stanfield (president of BC/ Yukon Command). The donation includes $2,200 to the BCIT Veteran’s Program and $2,200 for the PTSD Service Dog Program.

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Solid summer for Beach Grove juniors Another successful junior camp & impressive results in big tourneys It’s been a successful summer for up-and-coming talent at the Beach Grove Golf Club.

The Tsawwassen course’s annual Junior-Junior Camp was another huge success with 80 youngster participating in the four day long event. The program was launch to introduced children, ages four to 11, to the game of golf.

The camp included putting, chipping, iron and wood play. At the conclusion of the week, each junior was presented with a golf club. The program is well supported by club membership and volunteers.

“Once again this year we saw many smiling faces”, says Beach Grove Head Golf Professional Brent Derrheim. “By giving the opportunity to provide kids with clubs, it helps keep them interested in the game.

The excitement in the air is very gratifying when they receive their clubs and their favorite treat at the end of the week…ice cream sundaes.”

Derrheim suggests to call early to register for the 2015 program.

“We want to ensure we are able to cater to all juniors so it is best to register early.” he added.

For more information on

the program, call Derrheim and his professional golf shop staff at 604-943-9381.

It is not only the younger golfers that are thriving at Beach Grove, it’s also the kids who have game.

In late June, Charles Thompson represented Team West at the Junior Canada Cup in Nova Scotia and spent time with Mike Weir. Upon returning home, he proceeded to win the B.C. Junior Championship Supplemental Qualifying with a round of 72.

At the B.C. Juniors, hosted by Meadow Gardens in Pitt Meadows, three Beach Grove members made the cut — Ole Hatelid - (71,74,72,77), Thompson (74,74,81,76), Sam Thornley (69,84,82,76). Hatelid’s total left him tied for 20th.

A week later at the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour’s Odlum Brown Championship at Northview, Thompson finished tied for seventh and Jacob Hayes was 12th.

Thompson then headed to Toronto for the PING Canadian Match Play Championship where only the top 16 make it to match play. He finished 10th on a course rated at 74 and slope of 143. His great showing ranked him 10th

(Left) Beach Grove Golf Club’s annual Junior Junior Camp was once again a big hit with 80 youngsters getting introduced to the game. (Right) a successful summer in tournament play for Charles Thompson included helping Canada win the recent Junior Euro Cup in Scotland where he got a chance to walk across the famed Swilcan Bride on The Old Course at St. Andrews. nationally on the Canadian Junior Golf Association’s Order of Merit for 15-to19-year-olds. Thompson stayed on in Toronto to train at renowned Glenn Abbey as member of Team Canada before travelling to Scotland for the Junior Euro Cup. He helped Canada win the competition for the third time in four years, edging

teams from Scotland and the United States.

At the B.C. Summer Games in Nanaimo, Aiden Schooley helped Zone 4 (Delta, Richmond, Burnaby, New West) earn the bronze medal in the team competition.

Last week, Beach Grove coach Toni Taylor took Daniel Porter and Hayes

to St. Catherines for CJGA’s Mizuno National Championships. Hayes finished tied for 25th (77-7477-77).

On the junior girls side, Amanda Minni’s impressive season includes a 17th place finish at the B.C. Junior Girls Championship.

She also recently won the club’s women’s title with

rounds of 76-80-73. Her summer schedule isn’t quite finished. She will be playing in the 16 and under Junior Girls Championship at the Royalwood Golf Club, Aug. 26-28.

Back in July, Minni (8277) and Austin Hughes (6774) successfully defended their respective Beach Grove Junior titles.

Lacrosse standouts lead Team B.C. to silver medals gold medal battle played at Queen’s Park Arena.

His biggest outing was six points (two goals and four assists) in a 9-1 round-robin romp of Saskatchewan. He also notched two goals in a pair of victories over Alberta, including a 6-5 triumph in the semi-finals.

Meanwhile, Team B.C. also came up just short in the Pee Wee Division, falling 8-2 to Ontario in the final. The B.C.

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line-up featured Ben McDonald and Rhys Porteous.

McDonald led his team in scoring with 10 goals and added a pair of assists in six games. He had both B.C. goals in the gold medal game and recorded a hat trick in a 5-2 semi-final victory against Alberta.

He opened the tournament with another three goal performance in a 16-0 win over New Brunswick and added a pair in a 10-1 result against Saskatchewan.

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McDonald’s goal output tied Ontario’s Coltran Tyson for tops in the tournament.

Porteous also enjoyed a productive tournament, notching five points, including a goal in the win over Saskatchewan.

In Midget divison play, B.C. capped a a dominating run from start to finish with a 14-2 win over Alberta in the gold medal game. The hosts rolled to seven straight wins and outscored their opponents by a whopping 105-7 margin.

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A trio of local products had significant roles in B.C. teams reaching the podium at last week’s National Box Lacrosse Championship, co-hosted by New Westminster and Coquitlam.

Jake Cantlon finished third in tournament scoring in helping B.C. place second in the Bantam Division. He finished the championships with 11 goals and nine assists in seven games, notching a pair in B.C.’s 5-4 loss to Ontario in last Saturday’s

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Mosquito All-Stars 4th at provincials

Ladner Red Sox wrapped up a successful all-star summer baseball season with a fourth place finish at the Mosquito “A” Provincial Championships in Sidney.

The Red Sox headed across Georgia Straight with high hopes after an impressive unbeaten run (6-0-2) in Lower Mainland League qualifying play.

Ladner earned a semi-final berth by winning three of four games, before losing a hard-fought one run battle to a strong Victoria team that also went undefeated in the regular season. The locals closed out the tournament and a terrific campaign with a loss to Abbotsford in the third place game.

Coaches Todd Allan, Tim Bakker and Corey Edge are extremely proud of their team’s efforts, attitude and demonstration of sportsmanship.

The team includes: Ryder Stojkovich, Brady Wastila, Hayden Cuthbertson, Michael Norcott, Kennedy Ainge, Layne Edge, Logan Lechner, Arjun Chahal, Cameron Ferguson, Tyler Allan, Max Kidds-Brodie and Jackson Bakker.

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Ladner Mosquito “A” All-Stars went undefeated in provincial qualifying play with a 6-0-2 record.

Mann & Moore help BC repeat

Michael Mann & Charlie Moore

A pair of Tsawwassen rugby standouts have helped Team B.C. capture gold at the U16 Canadian Championships in Calgary on the weekend.

Michael Mann and Charlie Moore were members of a B.C. team that dominated the championships from start to finish to win its fourth consecutive national title. B.C. rolled to five consecutive victories, including a 26-0 win over Alberta in Sunday’s championship game.

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Mann and Moore are both entering Grade 11 at South Delta secondary where they are prominent players with the school program.

They will now be turning their attention to the coming high school football season with the Sun Devils. Mann’s busy summer schedule also included playing for the B.C. Sevens program.

In U14 action in Calgary, Tsawwassen’s Jarvis Dashkewytch and Michael Calvert, helped B.C. Gold roll to wins over Newfoundland (26-12) and a pair against Alberta North (50-0) and 51-0).

Ladner’s Dalton Boon has returned home with two medals and a pair of new national records from the Para Pan Pacific Championships in Pasadena, California.

The 19-year-old member of the Winskill Otters Swim Club won silver in the S14 category 200 metre freestyle with a clocking of 2:03.45, breaking his own Canadian record set hours earlier in qualifying heats (2:03.95). Boon then added a bronze in the S14 100 freestyle which also earned him a new national record (57.34).

Meanwhile, North Delta’s Danielle Kisser, who is a member of the Sungod Swim Club, captured bronze in the S6 100 breaststroke to close out the championships on Sunday.

The 32-member Canadian team finished with nine gold, 25 silver and 28 bronze medals.

The competition was the biggest event of the year for Canada’s Para-swimming squad. It was up against its biggest rivals in the sport including the U.S. Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Brazil.

A32 The Delta Optimist August 13, 2014

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