Delta Optimist September 10 2014

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Trustees have little say in teachers’ dispute

Nine-year sentence Tsawwassen man’s killer learns fate in court

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Thanks to pointers from retired farmer Alex MacDonald, Lucas Mellish (right) learned to lasso at last Saturday’s Day at the Farm. Held at the Westham Island Herb Farm and hosted by the Delta Farmland & Wildlife Trust, the ninth annual event also saw Eowyn Leigh and sister Farryn dig for potatoes. More photos on Page 7 and online at www.deltaoptimist.com.

Mayor seeking one last term

Lois Jackson announces re-election bid, saying there’s still work to do after 15 years at helm of municipality BY

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There’s still a lot to get done.

That’s what Lois Jackson had to say Monday as she announced she’s seeking a sixth — and final — term as mayor in November’s PHOTO BY

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Mayor Lois Jackson announced Monday she’ll be seeking a sixth term in November. Coun. Robert Campbell (background) is also running for re-election on the DIVA slate.

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The veteran politician made the enthusiastic announcement at municipal hall to media and several staff members.

Transportation, transit and a replacement for the George Massey Tunnel are some of the big issues she said she wants to see resolved.

“There are many, many others.

As you know, I’m pretty hands-on and have an open door policy,” she told those in attendance.

First elected mayor in 1999,

Jackson also unveiled her Delta Independent Voters’ Association slate, which includes incumbent councillors Ian Paton and Robert Campbell along with newcomer Rod Binder.

The mayor said she’s proud of her administration’s fiscal policy See MAYOR page 3

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Trustees don’t have voice

School board chair Laura Dixon says input from local politicians missing in teachers’ dispute BY

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School boards have been left on the sidelines during the bitter contract dispute between government and teachers.

Delta school board chair Laura Dixon says the lack of input is making matters worse in the ongoing teachers’ strike, which is into its second week and shows no sign of ending.

Dixon notes a major contention for school trustees is the fact the government effectively cut them out of the picture last summer by replacing the board of the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association with a public administrator.

The move means school boards no longer have a direct role with the association, nor any say with its bargaining unit.

“The mandate they negotiate with is directly handed to them from the provincial government,” said Dixon.

“It is a very much changed role for trustees on the provincial bargaining scene. We’re informed, they tell us what they’re doing, we write, we respond and ask our trustee reps to take forward some concerns, but I’m not aware of a single board right now that has not raised the alarm to say, ‘This has to be settled, this is damaging education in our communities.’ I’m not seeing a response.”

In an attempt to put more pressure on government,

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Delta school board chair Laura Dixon (left) says trustees have lost their voice with the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association.

BCTF president Jim Iker on Monday said teachers would vote today to return to work if the government agreed to enter into binding arbitration. It didn’t take long for the province to reject that offer.

Asked if the Delta board supported the call for binding arbitration, Dixon said the district supports anything that will get students back in the classroom.

She added trustees were to meet yesterday for an incamera meeting to discuss

the situation and agree on a position, making it public by as early as today.

“I don’t have the sense yet from any board member that they’re unwilling to look at any process or any option that will get this resolved. Everybody seems very steadfast in their opinion that the most important thing is to get our students back in the classrooms and our teachers back on the job, “ said Dixon. “We have said we’ll support whatever it takes to get this done.”

Regarding the International Student Program, an important source of revenue for the district that had been projected to see an increase this year, Dixon noted no date has been set for canceling terms.

School board spokesperson Deneka Michaud noted the annual orientation program has been extended.

“This is a very valuable program because it enables our new international students to meet each other,

begin to create friendships, and to be introduced to the local community and Canadian culture. Moving forward, the situation will be evaluated on a day-byday basis in terms of how we proceed,” she said.

As far as how the strike will impact the school calendar, and whether there has been any discussion on how to make up lost instructional time, Michaud noted such decisions would most likely come from the Ministry of Education.

MAYOR from page 1 of no new borrowing and lowering the debt, saying she’d like to be around when the debt is paid off in full.

“When I first became mayor in 1999, Delta’s debt was $63 million. I was determined that we would not borrow monies and would ‘pay as you go,’ becoming debt-free during my time on council. We are almost there and my resolve is to leave Delta with a legacy of being a debt-free municipality with a continued sound fiscal management plan. I ask the people of Delta for their support to finish our work,” Jackson stated in a DIVA news release.

The release also quotes Campbell on such initiatives as the development of Boundary Bay Airport, which has helped raise the

tax base in order to fund capital projects without borrowing. Campbell is seeking a sixth term, having run with Jackson since 1999.

Paton joined the team in a 2010 by-election. He was mentioned as being instrumental in helping maintain and promote a positive working relationship with farmers. At Monday’s announcement, Paton said his four years on council have been both fun and challenging.

A North Delta resident, Binder is on Delta’s parks, recreation and culture commission. He would essentially replace former councillor Scott Hamilton, who was a member of DIVA but vacated his seat to become Liberal MLA for Delta North.

Binder said he has a tremendous amount of respect

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Mayor Lois Jackson is joined on the Delta Independent Voters’ Association slate by incumbent councillors Ian Paton (left) and Robert Campbell (right) as well as newcomer Rod Binder. for both council and municipal hall staff.

Jackson, a longtime North Delta resident, was the first woman elected to Delta council in 1972 and has served continuously except for one term.

The veteran politician has faced a variety of “big

name” contenders in the past five elections, but always came out on top, largely on the strength of North Delta.

Council and school board terms will increase from three to four years, a change Jackson had advocated to the Union of

B.C. Municipalities. So far, nobody else has declared their candidacy for mayor, although the official nomination period doesn’t begin until Sept. 30 and potential candidates have until Oct. 10 to file at municipal hall.

The municipal election is set for Nov. 15.

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Sunday’s Southlands Bike-In saw riders, including Century Group president Sean Hodgins (left), pedal from the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall to the Red Barn, where there were all kinds of activities and entertainment. The second annual family bike parade was also a fundraiser for the Reach Child and Youth Development Society. See more photos at www. delta-optimist.com.

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The Surrey man convicted in the death of a Tsawwassen man last year has been sentenced to nine years in jail.

Last February, 21-yearold Taylor Johnson was found dead in a vacant Langley home that was being used as a marijuana grow-operation.

Jesse River Hill was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to manslaughter. The sentence also includes a lifetime firearms prohibition.

Johnson was found dead by police on the evening of Feb. 26, 2013 after officers were called to a residence in the 2000-block of 200th Street in Langley to check on his wellbeing.

The officers discovered Johnson’s body as well as a marijuana grow-op on the rural property.

Police believe the murder was a result of the suspect trying to steal the crop.

Johnson was working as a caretaker at the home and was not involved with the grow-op.

“It was a senseless act that tragically took the life of Taylor,” IHIT spokesperson Jennifer Pound said at the time the charges against Hill were announced.

“Taylor was a good kid,” she said. “He was naive, and he made a bad decision that ultimately cost him his life.”

Johnson was the son of Paul Johnson, lead pastor at South Delta Baptist Church.

The pastor and his family moved to Tsawwassen in 2007, joining the church in November after serving as a teaching pastor at Christ Community Church in Tucson, Arizona.

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After his son’s death, Paul Johnson said Taylor was “especially known for his gentle spirit” and was well liked by his peers at school and in the workplace. He described his as a typical young adult “working odd jobs to make ends meet.”

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Independent Voters’ While recognizAssociation) has largely ing these issues are beyond controlled the agenda. He council’s mandate, he says he feels council is not vocal wants more community dialogue on all major issues enough in the protection to make council more transof the interests of its comparent and put it “back in munities. community hands.”

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Tsawwassen resident Peter van der Velden has announced his candidacy for Delta council in November’s municipal election.

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MURPHY’S LAW You know the smell that hits you the moment you walk into Canadian Tire, that intoxicating aroma of rubber that instantly signifies you’ve entered the world of one of the country’s most iconic retailers?

Well, I got a nose full of that scent last Saturday, except I was nowhere near a Canadian Tire store. Instead, I was standing at the edge of Ladner’s new artificial turf field, which, on its first day of official play, was sporting a decidedly new field smell.

The recycled tire bits that are used as cushion were at their pungent best as soccer players got to be the first to make use of the new artificial turf field at Dugald Morrison Park. And from all accounts, it was a hit.

It was an unseasonably warm day and heat radiating from the field made it even hotter, but playing on turf that has adequate cushion, unlike some of the older fields, both in Delta and throughout the Lower Mainland that are flattened thanks to years of continuous use, was a treat. *** It’s been over a year since the fight began, but it appears the resolve of those battling to prevent radio towers from being erected in Point Roberts is only getting stronger.

With a public hearing in Whatcom County set to begin late next month, residents on both sides of the border are crafting submissions, rallying the troops and undertaking fundraising to cover the cost of expert testimony.

They have a public meeting scheduled for next Wednesday evening at Tsawwassen United Church and a benefit concert at Seabright Farm in Point Roberts on the afternoon of Sunday, Sept. 21.

You don’t have to talk to those organizing the campaign for long to realize they mean business. I’m not sure how the hearing will ultimately turn out, but there’s absolutely no doubt they will put up a good argument. *** Two months after walking into a hornet’s nest, developers will be back at it tonight, but thanks to the absence of a couple of storeys, this time it should go much smoother.

I do believe there needs to be further discussion over the types of housing required for our evolving population, but the five-storey condo building proposed for 47A Avenue was simply a non-starter.

The revised townhouse project that goes before residents for the first time tonight is a much better fit area planwise, but deviates from the intended demographic.

Rocky start to school year is a familiar feeling for parents BRAD SHERWIN

COMMUNITY COMMENT I guess we were expecting it, as much as we hoped it wouldn’t happen. As the education dispute continues, parents have been scrambling to make arrangements for their children to be looked after.

Uncertainty about your child going to school is an unsettling feeling, not knowing when school will start or where kids will spend the days until school does start.

It’s not knowing what will happen that is worse than a longer summer vacation for the kids.

While this is a new experience for most parents in Delta, there is a group of people who have had this feeling before. Many families were scrambling last September, not sure how their children were going to get to school.

When the school buses were cancelled for all but special needs

students, many parents weren’t sure how their children were going to get to and from school. Except for driving them themselves, many were left with few options.

Eventually, the district was able to make arrangements with parents in Boundary Bay for a paid morning service, and to get other students on special needs buses through the farmlands in East Ladner up to North Delta.

The buses were cut after the Ministry of Education re-distributed provincial transportation costs.

Delta’s allocation was cut by 47 per cent, phased in over three years.

The board absorbed the initial shortfall in the first year, but by year two trustees had to make the decision to eliminate the service for non-special needs students.

There were a couple attempts at convincing ministry staff that Delta was being unfairly treated, that Delta’s geography was unlike any other district and needed special consideration, to no avail. A provincial election and now ongoing and sometimes tense negotiations have pushed the issue aside once again.

When school does get underway this year, the parents who rely on

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school buses to get their children to and from school will be hoping the transportation patchwork that was put in place last year will be available to them. District staff did all they could to get the pieces in place to get kids to school last year, but for many it was only in the morning. While it was very helpful, I think everyone affected agrees this is not a viable, long-term solution.

There are no sidewalks along the routes these kids need to take.

There are no streetlights. Five kilometres doesn’t seem like a long way, until it’s dark, raining and cars can’t see you.

TransLink’s idea of acceptable service is arriving up to half a kilometre away within an hour of school starting or ending.

The board has to decide what programs and services stay or get cut every year. It’s usually the smaller programs that have to fight for survival, like the kids from the culinary arts program in Ladner did last spring. Cutting the buses was a difficult decision, but it’s also an issue that we can’t give up on.

Somehow, we have to get kids to school. It just doesn’t feel right until we do.

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September 10, 2014 The Delta Optimist A9 Letters to the Editor

Development controversy rekindles voter’s interest

Editor: Re: November is creating little buzz, Murphy’s Law, Sept. 3 I read Ted Murphy’s editorial with some dismay.

The lack of interest on the part of the electorate is always a factor in elections of any kind and I must admit to having been as guilty as anyone in that respect in the past.

However, the recent controversy over a proposed development in Ladner

rekindled my interest in the community that I have largely taken for granted in the years I have lived in Delta.

As a Ladner resident, I was shocked and horrified at the blatant disregard for the Ladner Area Plan by a developer who proposed a five-storey apartment block in a zone where only three storeys are allowed.

That the developer has recognized the vociferous opposition to the project by

tempering his proposal to fit within the guidelines is a tribute, not only to him, but to the residents who let their voices be heard.

With less than 10 weeks to the municipal election, it is time for residents to examine the record and potential of all the candidates and decide who will be their representatives.

It matters not who they vote for, as long as they get out there and vote.

David Roberts

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With services not being rendered, property taxpayers should consider going to court Editor: Re: School taxes withheld as services not provided, letter to the editor, Sept. 3 Kudos to Vytas Vaitkus on taking a stand for withholding his taxes for the portion paid towards education.

I find it hard to believe the provincial government wants to pay $40 per child

to parents for the inconvenience of having kids out of school. If there is any money to be doled out, it should be to property tax owners who pay for the school system in the first place, regardless of whether they have children in school or not.

It could be suggested that a class action lawsuit by property taxpayers would

eliminate any and all in savings to the government during this labour dispute. If you pay for something, you should get it.

There might be substantial merit in taking this to a higher level and making sure that money talks for everyone involved, especially those who pay for the education system.

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Editor: Re: Port anticipating phased adoption of shore power, letter to the editor, Aug. 29 Don’t hold your breath on that one. Port Metro Vancouver is good at making promises but less so in getting them done.

For example, Port Metro Vancouver committed to bury the port causeway power lines many years ago. In fact, they were even instructed to do so. The power lines are still not buried.

Peter Xotta says he is

proud of the shore power installation at Canada Place.

Surprising, since only last month the Vancouver Sun carried an article titled “Most cruise ships not tapping into shore power.”

Not only that but the pollution from vessels calling at Vancouver is an evergrowing problem.

According to data from Metro Vancouver, 10 per cent of all smog-forming pollutants causing air pollution are from ships calling at Vancouver area ports.

This average is derived by including carbon dioxide

(CO2) as one of the pollutants, but CO2 isn’t a health risk in the usual sense, and is nearly all contributed by other sources (e.g. cars and industry), not ships.

There is a huge amount of CO2 generated in the air shed, in tonnage terms compared to the other real pollutants. It, therefore, skews the average to make ships look relatively benign.

But take out CO2 from the average and the percentage contribution of ships to the real pollution situation gets much worse.

The serious and major

pollutants in the Metro Vancouver air shed include NOx, diesel particulate matter and sulphur dioxide.

Ships are today contributing 14 per cent, 38 per cent and 79 per cent, respectively, of these key pollutants, obviously much more than the 10 per cent figure widely quoted.

Ship pollution affects not only Delta but the whole Lower Mainland and it is time Port Metro Vancouver started to address legitimate concerns expressed by the community.

Roger Emsley

Premier seems to be taking pleasure prolonging strike Editor: As the B.C. teachers’ strike continues, it is now very apparent the premier has made this a personal vendetta against the BCTF. Premier Christy Clark and Education Minister Peter Fassbender care little for our children’s education. In fact, they display an anti-education vigor based

Iker’s tactical error Editor: Re: Settling monetary issues isn’t this hard unless it’s personal, Community Comment, Sept. 3 Hooray for Tom Siba. He has correctly identified the elephant in the room that many are unable to see.

Jim Iker has made a critical tactical error and now needs to extricate the BCTF and the teachers from the indefensible position.

Andrew Ponzini

on denying children of an entrenched right of providing public education.

Instead of treating the teachers’ strike with the importance that parents do, the premier seems to take great pleasure is prolonging the strike, content that her child attends a pricy private school. What about the children that don’t?

The courts have found, twice now, the government has acted illegally and the B.C. Liberals, using the might of the taxpayer, are holding children hostage to overturn the courts’ decisions.

The government can stop this education nightmare without caving in to the BCTF’s demands by using

binding arbitration, but Clark and Fassbender want more. They want to destroy the BCTF completely and, by extension, they want to destroy B.C. education for their own perverse political agenda.

They are using school children as a human shield to get their way.

Malcolm Johnston

Municipal support contributed to the biggest and best Sun Festival ever

Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank Ken Kuntz and his staff at Delta Parks and Recreation for their assistance in making this year’s Tsawwassen Sun Festival a success.

Whether it be the logistics of the parade, the preparation and set-up of

the park or the equipment provided to us, everything was done to facilitate our weekend.

Specifically I would like to thank Rick Olesen and Brian Talarczyk, the two men in the park who were always willing and able to provide us with whatever was needed, and Lynn

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September 10, 2014 The Delta Optimist A11 Letters to the Editor

Opportunities not embraced

Jack up rates for those causing the accidents

Editor: My wife and I own two vehicles plus two motorcycles and a trailer.

ICBC got an 11 per cent increase in 2012, 4.9 per cent in 2013 and it is asking for another five per cent for 2014. For our (retired) family, this gets damned expensive.

Furthermore, no business I know of can get away with these kinds of price increases.

We understand that distracted driving is a problem; my wife has been rearended three times and I have been rear-ended once — all by cellphone distracted drivers.

But we are not the problem, so why does ICBC insist on making us pay for it?

By all means jack up the rates, but do it for those drivers who are causing the problem on the roads, not those of us who drive carefully.

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Now, instead of these opportunities, we may have a development in a prime area of Ladner that will accommodate only 23 families, instead of 47, and which by its basic design will deny many individuals and families the opportunity of living in the area.

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Also, people with mobility problems often need one-level homes.

Our Official Community Plan should encourage less dependence on personal vehicles, locate homes within walking distance of amenities, provide housing for less-mobile persons and allow residents to age in place.

The variances required for the original five-storey apartment building might have provided an opportunity for negotiation among the developer, the plan-

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MLA’S REPORT It beggars belief the BCTF and the B.C. government have achieved nothing over the summer.

And it is beyond frustrating that these two parties, who couldn’t even get to a mediated discussion, are also unable to agree on going to arbitration.

So the immediate future of our children continues to be held hostage by dysfunctional parties that are utterly unable to engage in rational discussion — even with a referee.

This isn’t an easy issue, especially if you have some sympathy for both sides.

It is complicated and we have a standoff, and it helps no one when all we hear are rhetoric and spin.

(To explore details of the proposals, it is worth going to the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association website at www.BCPSEA. bc.ca. I couldn’t find a similar comparison on the BCTF site.)

As of this moment, we have an offer by the BCTF to go to binding arbitration. BCTF would let the arbitrator decide on salary, benefits, signing bonus and preparation time if the government removes items before the Court of Appeal

(class size and composition and staffing ratios) from the bargaining table and separately negotiates a new fund for learning needs.

While it seems to be a pretty significant offer, the fact is the province is not only fiscally terrified of the judicial decisions on class size and composition, it also doesn’t want to increase its $375 million Learning Fund (or let the BCTF administer the fund).

The province is also adamant that preparation time must remain part of the total compensation package.

They can’t agree to mediate. They can’t agree to arbitrate. So where are they? Better yet, where are our children?

Why are they playing Russian roulette with our children? Because each side interprets the court ruling differently and it is the language of the ruling that is being appealed. Millions, if not billions, of dollars rest on that interpretation.

Why would teachers give up the results of two judicial decisions agreeing they had been treated illegally?

Similarly, why wouldn’t the province appeal to the top and stall class size negotiations for as long as it can?

The government can boast about Triple A credit ratings and a balanced budget, but the fact is the province isn’t doing well and can’t afford all the demands of the BCTF ... even if it wanted to.

I can also tell you that our teachers feel undervalued, and not just financially.

They are well educated and by and large care deeply about children. And when you look at teachers’ pay across Canada, B.C. doesn’t fare all that well.

A way through this dispute has to be found, and I don’t think it’s going to happen without binding arbitration. If it goes against the province, so be it, the government will have some hard policy decisions to make.

But at least our children will be secure in knowing they can go to school, learn, graduate and set out on life with the foundation they have a right — a right — to expect from the adults of this province.

I fear for students and their families and how this is affecting their lives and their futures. I feel for teachers whose class composition interferes with learning and contributes to exhaustion and frustration.

And while I have sympathy for a government struggling with insufficient resources, I do not have patience for bull-headed union busting.

Both parties need to get on with it. Negotiations are broken. Mediate in good faith or agree to binding arbitration. Then take this shattered process apart and fix it.

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The new kitchen will remedy what we don’t particularly like about the current kitchen. It’s too dark.

Too dated. Too lacking in style.

The new kitchen will change all that. It will be polished and pretty and magazine-cover worthy, a space that will wow all the guests.

“So,” I said to the husband the other day, “where should we begin?”

The husband took a long look around the kitchen.

Then he scratched his head.

“Well,” he said, “we don’t like the cabinets, right? And we hate the light fixture.

And the counters. And the sink.”

“Agreed,” I said. “So where do we start?”

We have, I must point out, been at this stage before. Call it the pre-kitchen makeover stage. The kitchen-restructuring initial discussion stage.

Whatever. As I say, we’ve been here before

— and never once moved husband. forward.

“Never mind,” I said. “I “I don’t know where we was just thinking out loud.” start,” said the husband. “I There have been spells, mean, what do we want our every now and then, when new kitchen to look like?” the husband and I have tried I also gave the space a to focus ourselves. We have good, long look. clipped pictures from maga“I have no idea,” I said. zines and strolled the aisles “Just better, I of big-box guess.” stores, all There have been This, in in search of short, is the our inner spells, every now trouble with style. and then, when us. We know Problem what we hate, the husband and I is, we are but not what all over the have tried to focus we like. We decoratourselves. We have are, in a word, ing map. clipped pictures vision-chalWe will, lenged. from magazines and in fact, “Do you come to the strolled the aisles of conclusion think we’re big-box stores, all in that we are fans of contemporary?” drawn to search of our inner I asked the a rustic, style. husband. country, “Classic? contempoShabby chic?” rary, casual, Parisian, eclec“How would I know?” tic, arts and crafts look. the husband replied. “And And, oh, with some shabby what the heck is shabby chic thrown in. chic anyway?”

Now I’m no interior I wasn’t entirely sure. But designer, but it seems to then, I wasn’t entirely sure me that one should aim for how we’d dress the kitchen the slightest bit of a theme if we decided to go cozy or when re-doing the kitchen with casual or with vintage, — or any room in the although I suspected the lat- house.

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The Delta Hospital Foundation’s 16th annual Moonlight Gala next weekend will support ongoing efforts to expand diagnostic services at the hospital.

The foundation’s biggest fundraiser of the year, the event will be held Saturday, Sept. 20 at Greystone Stables in Ladner.

The black-tie gala features fine dining, silent and live auctions, and live entertainment — all in support of Delta Hospital.

The hospital has seen demand for its services steadily increase to where over 500,000 laboratory tests and 40,000 diagnostic imaging procedures were performed last year. That demand is projected to increase.

Three years ago, Fraser Health launched a planning initiative to determine what services the hospital should provide.

An expansion of the diagnostic imaging and

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Ian Paton will once again serve as auctioneer at next Saturday’s Moonlight Gala. approaching the $6 million mark in fundraising.

She says their goal this year is to reach $300,000 from the gala. They’ve sold over 260 tickets and have room for 312 at the event.

The Moonlight Gala has become the foundation’s signature event, last year raising over $240,000 when it was held at the Harris Barn in Ladner.

Tickets for this year’s event are $250 each. For more information, contact Sharla De Groote at sharla. degroote@dhfoundation.ca or 604-940-9695.

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The foundation has committed to raising $7.5 million of the estimated $12 million price tag for the project. The foundation got a huge boost with the Delta Hospital Auxiliary committing $2.5 million toward furnishing and equipping the new building.

Noting Ministry of Health approval could come by early fall, hospital foundation executive director Veronica Carroll said in a recent interview they’re

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Thank you to the following for their support: Augustine House, Cedar Park Church, Century Group, Delta Cable Communications, The Delta Optimist, Delta Parks and Rec., KinVillage Community Centre and Facilities, Ladner United Church, Rotary Clubs of Ladner & Tsawwassen, Save on Foods, Thrifty Foods Smile Program, Tsawassen Lawn Bowling Club.

A18 The Delta Optimist September 10, 2014 Coming Events Clubs & Groups !Sitting and Stitching takes place Mondays, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., at the Ladner Pioneer Library. Do you want to learn how to knit or crochet? Are you an avid knitter, crocheter, quilter or weaver who wants to meet others and get inspiration or help? The program resumes on Sept. 8. !Delta Nature’s Casual Birding Group invites you to a ‘Birds on the Bay’ event on Wednesday, Sept.

10 from 9 a.m.-noon. Join Tom Bearss and his informal birdwatchers for a two-and-a-half hour amble around Boundary Bay. The outing will end with beverage and snack at historic Cammidge House. Meet at Cammidge House in Boundary Bay Regional Park, Delta. Info: 604940-9296 or tom.bearss@ dccnet.com. No charge for events; voluntary donation for snacks !The 2014/2015 season for the Delta Photo Club commences Wednesday, Sept. 10 at the Kin Village Recreation Centre, Tsawwassen. Set-up and socialize 7:15 p.m., meeting 7:30 - 9:30. Photographers of all abilities welcome. publicity@deltaphotoclub. com or www.deltaphotoclub.com. !Volunteers needed.

Consider joining the team of volunteers at the Hospice Cottage Charity Shoppe.

The Cottage will be hosting an information session on Sept. 10 from 1-3 p.m. at the store located at 152156th St., Tsawwassen.

!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. !Putting the Garden to Bed for the Winter - Thursday, Sept. 11, 7 - 8:30 p.m. at the Ladner Pioneer Library.

What are the best things you can do for your garden/ lawn before and during our winter? Learn labour-saving (and money-saving) ways to tuck in your garden this fall to ensure an easy and rested wake-up in the spring. !All are Welcome to attend Deltassist’s 42nd Annual General Meeting.

This evening will include the awarding of the Karen Johnson Volunteer Award, an overview of Deltassist’s achievements and challenges over the past year and a brief business meeting. Wednesday Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. at Deltassist’ s North Delta Office at 9097 120 Street Please RSVP to 604594-3455 by September 19th. !ElderCollege Delta is open to those in the community 50 years and over.

Learn in a relaxed, risk-free and social environment.

Sessions are held in various venues in both Ladner and Tsawwassen. Public registration takes place at the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall on Saturday, Sept. 13 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and at Save-on-Foods in Ladner on Tuesday, Sept. 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. For further information or to

register after Sept. 16, contact 604-943-0262 or eldercollegedelta@kinvillage. org. The complete fall program is available at Delta public libraries and senior centres or on-line (Google ElderCollege Delta). !Low Vision Support Group meets at the Ladner Pioneer Library on Monday, Sept. 15 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Guest speaker is Registered Traditional Medicine Practitioner Cheryl Wang. !Babytime, Monday, Sept.

15 (until Nov. 24), 10:30 - 11 a.m. at the Tsawwassen Library. Make reading fun!

Start early with babytime.

Enjoy bouncing, singing, rhyming and stories with your baby. Babytime encourages bonding and promotes early speech and language development.

Ages 0 - 24 months. !The South Delta Evergreen Garden Club’s monthly meetings featuring talks by garden experts begin again on Tuesday, September 16 at 7:30 p.m. at Kin House in Ladner next to the Ladner Library at 5050-47th Ave. Talks are open to the public. For more information on this talk visit the Club website: www.southdeltagardenclub. ca !The Probus Club of South Delta, a non-profit, fellowship club for retired and semi-retired professional and business people will hold its general meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at the Coast Tsawwassen Inn. Our guest speaker is Derek Fraser,

retired Canadian diplomat and former ambassador to the Ukraine. All members are urged to attend. Please call Dick Williams at 604940-6542 for information.

Our Discussion Group will meet the following morning, Thursday, Sept. 18 at 10 a.m. at CoPs. !The South Delta Newcomers & Alumni meetings are held 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 South Delta and Point Roberts, to introduce you to the community and help you make new friends. Join us on Thursday, Sept. 18.

Contact Holly at holly.hastie@uregina.ca !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.

Seniors !Come join this fall’s first Philosophers’ Café discussion this Friday, September 12, 1:30-3 p.m. at the McKee Seniors Centre, 5155 47th Ave., Ladner, where we’ll be exploring ways of Redefining Success: What Makes Us Feel Good. No pre-registration necessary. Call 604-946-1411 for further information.

!FREE UVic Diabetes Self-Management workshop starts Wednesday, Sept. 17 at McKee Seniors Recreation Centre 6 to 8:30 p.m. for six weeks.

Participants will learn strategies to manage diabetes, eat better, problem-solve and work with their health care team. Caregivers are also welcome. To register call UVic at 604-940-1273 or go to www.selfmanagementbc.ca !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 !Famous Tsawwassen United Church Pies are now available to purchase.

A large variety of pies is available on Wednesday mornings, (9 a.m.-11 a.m.) to be purchased at $10 for a 9” fruit pie. Call the office (604 943 2911) for any information. !Car boot sale. Where: Centennial Beach Park.

When: Each second and fourth Saturday. Next sale: Sept. 13. 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.boundarybay-

parkassociation.wordpress. com. !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. !Local Volkssport club is hosting a non-competitive 5K/10K walk in Ladner on Sunday, Sept. 14. Free for new participants. For more info, contact Verni at 604682-8390.

Arts !Tsawwassen Art Centre’s 1st Annual Artisan Fair Dec. 13, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

To be involved, please drop off a sample of your product to Tsawwassen Arts Centre between Sept. 9 and 20. Tuesday-Friday 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. & 1-3 p.m.; Saturdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

All samples will be kept securely, and will be available for pick up as of Sept.

22. Please call 604-9439437 for more information.

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). c o m m u n i t y

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McKee’s Philosophers’ Café resumes this week

Ladner’s popular Philosophers’ Café is back for another four thoughtprovoking sessions this fall.

The McKee Seniors’ Recreation Centre introduced the program in 2012 based on the SFU Philosophers’ Café model of people coming together to discuss topics of mutual interest.

This round of sessions will begin this Friday and take place on the second Friday of each month from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the McKee lounge.

McKee volunteers Jim Flint, ML Burke and Robbin Whitbread coordinate the program and act as facilitators.

The sessions include presenters knowledgeable

about the subjects who start the conversation with a short introduction before opening the discussion to the floor.

You don’t have to be a philosopher or an intellectual to participate. All you have to do is enjoy listening, learning and sharing your thoughts, but SUBMITTED PHOTO only if you want. Volunteers ML Burke (left), Jim Flint and Robbin Whitbread coordinate the monthly program at the McKee Session topSeniors’ Recreation Centre in Ladner. ics come from participant sugmake sure all viewpoints want participants to leave and no pre-registration is gestions as well as current have an opportunity to be feeling more empowered necessary. New participants issues affecting South expressed and that the after- and knowledgeable about (50+) will be encouraged Delta. noon doesn’t turn into a that topic. to become a member of The facilitators try to McKee Seniors’ Recreation gripe session. Instead, they The sessions are free

Centre ($20 per year), which allows them to register for many activities, classes, special events and travel opportunities.

Those who come a bit early can have a good lunch for a small price at the McKee Café.

The topics for the fall session are: • Sept. 12 — Redefining Success: What Makes You Feel Good?

• Oct. 10 — Security versus Privacy: Balancing the Two • Nov. 14 — Our Mental Health: How to Fend Off Dementia • Dec 12 — Building Community: How Important are the Arts?

The centre is at 515547th Ave.

Public Hearing - September 16, 2014

Preventing gang activity in BC ▾ MYTH: Once kids join a gang there’s no hope for them: Reality: With quick family, school, and police intervention, a youth can leave the gang without any serious consequences. The key is a coordinated and collaborative intervention as soon as some of the warning signs appear. Better yet, everyone needs to work together to prevent youth and young adults from joining gangs.

The Municipal Council of The Corporation of Delta will hold a Public Hearing, in accordance with the Local Government Act, to consider the following proposed project and related application.

Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 Time: 7:00 p.m.

Place: Main Hall, Kennedy Seniors’ Recreation Centre 11760 88 Avenue, Delta, BC V4C 3C5 A Council meeting is scheduled to immediately follow this Public Hearing in the event Council wishes to give further consideration to the project at that time.

Any persons who believe that their interest in property will be affected by the proposed project shall be given an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing on matters contained in the bylaw and/or proposed by the application.

A speakers list will be available for the public to sign at the entrance to the Public Hearing venue 30 minutes prior to the start of the Public Hearing. Speakers will be asked to come forward in the order of the speakers list and will be allowed up to five minutes to address Council regarding the bylaw under consideration.

Should you have any concerns or comments you wish to communicate to Council in advance of the Public Hearing, you can write to: Mayor and Council The Corporation of Delta 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, BC V4K 3E2 Fax: 604-946-3390 • Email: mayor-council@delta.ca Correspondence addressed to Mayor and Council will form part of the public record for this Public Hearing. To be considered, correspondence must be received by the Office of the Municipal Clerk no later than 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 16, 2014.

Project No. 1: Application for Rezoning (File No. LU006998) Location: 10993 64A Avenue as shown outlined in bold on MAP NO. 1 Applicant: Watson and Barnard Land Surveyors Telephone: 604-943-9433 Proposal: Application for Rezoning in order to permit subdivision and development of two single family residential lots.

“Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” Amendment Bylaw No. 7328

Read more by downloading your copy of the CFSEU-BC Community Report at www.cfseu.bc.ca and on your Black Press website at: bc-anti-gang.com

COMBINED FORCES SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT UNIT - BRITISH COLUMBIA

To amend “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” by rezoning the subject property from RS1 Single Family Residential to MAP NO. 1 RS6 Single Family (460 m2) Residential to allow a two-lot FILE NO. LU006998 subdivision and construction of a new single family dwelling with an in-ground basement on each lot. Secondary suites are not proposed on the lots.

Staff Contact: Jocelyne Piercey 604-946-3201 Web Location: July 28, 2014 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Item E.04 Additional Information Additional information, copies of the bylaw, supporting staff reports, and any relevant documentation may be inspected until Tuesday, September 16, 2014.

Municipal Hall: Community Planning and Development Department Hours: 8:30 am to 4:45 pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday (except statutory holidays) 8:30 am to 8:00 pm Thursday Website: www.delta.ca Email: com-pln-dev@delta.ca Phone: 604-946-3380 Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public or interested persons concerning the project after the Public Hearing has concluded.

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September 10, 2014 The Delta Optimist A21 In the Community

Probus welcomes former ambassador

The South Delta Probus Club will take on international events at its first meeting of the new season.

Back after its summer break, the Probus Club gives retired men and women the chance to exercise their grey cells while bringing a little fun to retirement through trips and social gatherings.

The club’s grey cells will be getting a work out next week when it welcomes Derek Fraser,

a former Canadian ambassador to Hungary, Greece and the Ukraine. He was also posted in Vietnam, Germany, the Soviet Union and Ottawa. Fraser has extensive experience in East-West relations and the communist and post-communist world.

In his various positions, Fraser supported democratization in Ukraine, lectured on various topics and organized, or contributed to, academic and foreign policy

conferences.

In 2012, on behalf of the Canadian Ukraine Foundation and the Ukrainian World Congress, he led a four-month observation mission for the Ukrainian parliamentary elections.

Fraser will share his insights and knowledge of the country and its people at the South Delta Probus Club’s meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. at the Coast

Tsawwassen Inn. The meeting is free and open to both members and visitors.

Probus is a worldwide association of active retirees. South Delta Probus offers its members the opportunity to learn from speakers on key issues. The association is non-political and non-fundraising, and allows members to enjoy fellowship and activities that stimulate the mind and body.

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Delta Sports A22 The Delta Optimist September 10, 2014

Sports Editor: Mark Booth

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Email: mbooth@delta-optimist.com

Devils cruise to Delta Challenge Cup win South Delta opens high school football season with shutout win over municipal rival & wonder what is on the horizon BY

MARK BOOTH

mbooth@delta-optimist.com

South Delta Sun Devils are unsure what lies ahead for the rest of the season but they have at least retained the McDonalds Delta Challenge Cup for a second straight year.

The Sun Devils rolled to a 31-0 road victory over the Seaquam Seahawks Saturday in the annual rivalry game between the Delta schools.

They are scheduled to travel to the Okanagan on Friday to face Rutland but there are concerns whether the Vernon school will have enough players with only 14 listed on its official roster.

Head coach Ray Moon was still waiting for official word Monday from his opponent.

The overnight trip is costing the Sun Devils roughly $5,000.

South Delta is slated to open conference play Sept. 20 at home to Handsworth but that game could be postponed if the teachers labour dispute continues on. The B.C. High School Football Association initially stated regular season games would be put on hold.

Seven games were cancelled last week including Handsworth’s annual rivalry game with Carson Graham.

Should the Devils play the Royals, it would like take place at Dennison Park.

In the meantime, the Sun Devils can at least bask in an impressive season-opening per-

formance. The visitors drove for majors on their opening two possessions and never looked back.

Senior Thomas Franklin scored on a six yard run and quarterback Lucas Kirk then hooked up with Michael Mann on a pair of 35-yard touchdown passes.

The two-point convert was successful on all three scores and South Delta had a commanding 24-0 lead.

It didn’t take long for the coaching staff to go to its bench and it was the play of the backups that provided plenty of encouragement.

“There were a couple of nice surprises,” said Moon. “We already had a pretty good idea what our first string was capable of but we had some kids who stepped in and really made the most of the opportunity they were given.”

Among the players to get the coach’s attention were Grade 10s Grant McDonald and David Edwards who are also spending their Sunday afternoons playing for the South Delta Bantam Rams community team.

It was McDonald’s older brother Jack who set up the Devils’ final touchdown when he passed out of punt formation to Bryce Connors for a 49-yard surprise strike.

Kirk finished with 187 yards passing, going 11-for-13. Mann was responsible for 124 of those yards on six catches.

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South Delta Sun Devils Thomas Franklin heads up field during his team’s 31-0 season opening win over the Seaquam Seahawks on Saturday in the annual McDonalds Delta Challenge Cup game.

Field hockey standout signs with Belgium pro team The number of Canadian players heading overseas represents significant progress in the development of the Men’s National Program, as homegrown athletes are now among the world’s elite, competing at the highest level of the

Tides at Tsawwassen Pacific Standard Time. Height in feet

Mark Pearson

sport.

“The benefit of being able to off-shore players to top quality leagues around the world is huge,” says Men’s National Program Head Coach and Director Anthony Farry. “They are provided with top quality games on a

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week-in, week-out basis which is something that we can’t replicate here.”

The Men’s National Program is currently in a de-centralized phase of training, which allows for these athletes to compete abroad without interrupting their training with the National Program.

“We can see the direct correlation with the number of guys

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playing professionally overseas to our program’s consistent and positive results in international tournaments this year which is very pleasing,” adds Farry.

“We know the benefit of having guys gain valuable experience in different, and sometimes challenging environments, it’s not always easy and that is often good thing for the athlete.”

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Tsawwassen’s Mark Pearson is among 13 members of the Canada’s national men’s field hockey team to hook-up with a European professional club for the 2014-15 season.

Pearson, 27, has signed with Belgium’s Royal Racing Club de Bruxelles where he will be joined

by Canadian teammate Scott Tupper.

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Ladner Strikers goalkeeper Desmond Whitaker gets sprayed with pellets as he turns away a Surrey United scoring chance in District 5 U16 Division Two boys soccer on Saturday in the firstever played on the new turf field at Dugald Morrison Park. Ladner won 1-0.

Exhibition volleyball league being launched Fraser Valley high school senior girls and boys volleyball team will have the option of participating in an exhibition league during the current B.C. teachers labour dispute.

The Fraser Valley Volleyball Commission opted to proceed with the league over the weekend after initially pushing back registration and start-up dates. Teams participating must sign-up by Friday. Matches are

scheduled to start the week of Sept. 21.

No games will take place at public school gymnasiums.

The league will immediately be dissolved once there is a settlement and schools re-open. The FVVC will then decide how to proceed with the season which typically concludes with the provincial championships at the end of November.

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