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Port expansion opponents concerned water on both sides of Roberts Bank causeway will be filled

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Port Metro Vancouver’s new Land Use Plan designates the water on both sides of the Roberts Bank causeway as a study area.

Study area creates concerns

Opponents of port expansion worry areas on both sides of Roberts Bank causeway will be filled BY

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Port Metro Vancouver could end up creating a much bigger man-made island at Roberts Bank than most people realize.

That’s the concern raised by opponents of port expansion now that the port authority’s new Land Use Plan has redesignated an area adjacent to the causeway.

Finalized and made public late last year, the updated plan outlines what the port intends to do, in the long-term, with the land and water under its jurisdiction.

As far as Roberts Bank goes, the water on both sides of the causeway, from the shoreline of the Tsawwassen First Nation to the existing terminal, as well as the future Terminal 2, had been designated as “Port Marine/Port Water.”

The new designation

changes that “Special Study Area.”

When asked about the future of that area, the port authority would only state, “Special study areas mean Port Metro Vancouver will engage in additional study, consultation and planning to determine their future use, and any change to their designation would be made through a Land Use Plan amendment. Until this is completed, the current use remains unchanged.”

A port spokesperson told the Optimist there’s no timeline on when change would be considered for the Roberts Bank study area and it could take years for anything to happen, if it does at all.

That doesn’t offer much comfort to Against Port Expansion’s Roger Emsley, who fears the port might already have plans to fill in the area to create a new man-made island for industrial uses once Terminal 2 is

“Who knows what the end game plan is; maybe to fill that whole thing in and just make it a huge industrial area.”

Roger Emsley

approved.

“That change (in designation) is significant and basically what you used to have with the Fraser River Estuary Management Plan, FREMP, they had mapped that whole area and labeled it as conservation and environmentally sensitive.

Now you’ve got FREMP disbanded and the port has taken over what FREMP used to do, and here they are changing the emphasis on that area,” Emsley said.

“Who knows what the end game plan is; maybe to fill that whole thing in and just make it a huge industrial area. Even if you

take the piece along the causeway on the right hand side going out to the existing port, there’s an area all along there that is biofilm, and that’s what the western sandpipers feed on.

“Yet they’re planning on expanding the width of that causeway. It will destroy that biofilm and there is a tipping point... it’s essential to that population. We’re ramping up contacts to various international bodies and making them aware what’s going on.”

Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington is convinced a massive island will be created if the port gets its way, but she said the port wants to keep quiet for now on whatever plans are being devised.

Richmond Coun. Harold Steves, a longtime critic of Port Metro Vancouver, is also concerned about the port’s plans for a socalled study area that’s now Richmond agricultural land.

As far as what’s in store for Roberts Bank, he said the people of Delta should be concerned a massive industrial hub would be created that’s even bigger than what’s being talked about now.

That includes the Delta study area being filled in, farmland potentially converted for warehousing as well as petroleum products coming by rail or pipeline to Roberts Bank.

A recent report to Delta council noted that despite Delta’s request during consultations that the water area on both sides of the causeway be designated as conservation, the port kept it as a special study area.

When the Land Use Plan was still in draft form a year ago, a port official in an interview said nothing has been planned for the new study area at Roberts Bank, but the port had been talking with the TFN about the future of the site.

Homeowners to see utility bills rise by 2.3% to $982 BY

SANDOR GYARMATI

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Delta homeowners will pay a little more on their utility bills this year.

Civic politicians unanimously approved rate increases Monday for water, sewer, garbage and recycling services that total $22.

The average single family home will pay $982 in 2015, a 2.3 per cent hike from last year’s $960 bill.

The water portion of the bill will increase from $491 to $493, sewer will jump from $297 to $311, while garbage and recycling will increase $6 to $178.

As far as secondary

suites, an incentive that began in 2011 continues to provide a $300 reduction to the flat rate utility fees for a suite with a valid occupancy permit. It consists of a $200 flat rate water reduction and a $100 flat rate sewer reduction. The flat rate water and sewer fees will be $293 and $211,

respectively.

There’s a $100 discount on water costs for singleoccupant dwellings. The single occupancy discount does not apply to secondary suites.

As far as metered water, there will be a slight increase in the 2015 rate whereby the first 125 cubic

metres per quarter will increase to 89 cents per cubic metre from the 2014 rate of 88 cents. The rate for consumption above that usage will increase to $1.23 per cubic metre from $1.22.

The quarterly minimum charge remains at $25.

Utility bills are due by March 31.

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France bestows highest honour on local veteran Tsawwassen’s Lock Laurie receives Legion of Honour BY

DAVE WILLIS

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Tsawwassen Second World War veteran Lock Laurie, 89, was presented with a medal marking France’s highest decoration last Friday.

Awarded the rank of Knight of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour, Laurie received the medal from Vancouver’s French Consul General Jean-Christophe Fleury in a ceremony at Delta Hospital.

It recognizes Laurie’s efforts to help restore freedom to France.

Laurie said the consul general and the French peo-

ple in general went out of their way to recognize him.

“That’s the big word in all of this. The medal is something, but being recognized is what everybody’s looking for.”

Laurie served as a radio operator in the VIII RECCE, a reconnaissance brigade. He said he joined the army at 16 and went over to France at 18.

“The life experience, a lot of it is still with me, what I learned. I grew up in a hurry. Some would say in a hurry and not too well but I think I’m doing better with it,” he said. “For the war experience itself, if I had my life to live over again, I wouldn’t take that

part out.”

Laurie landed at Juno Beach with his group about a month after D-Day and served in the Normandy campaign.

After serving in the army during the war, Laurie went on to have a 25-year career in the Canadian Navy.

During the medal presentation, attended by Laurie’s family, Fleury explained the Legion of Honour is the highest decoration France can bestow and is equivalent to the Order of Canada.

“Thank you for what you did. Thank you for making my land a free country.

Thank you for allowing me to have a happy, living family,” he told Laurie.

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Turbitt starred in one of the two winning commercials in Doritos’ Crash the Super Bowl contest.

“I think it’s a really good career starter,” said the 11-year-old. “I was really happy when I saw it on.

Everybody in the room was cheering.”

Turbitt, along with his family, watched the big game at a cast and crew party in Maple Ridge hosted by the parents of the creators of the When Pigs Fly commercial, brothers Nelson and Graham Talbot.

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“This was the first time we had worked with Keegan and he did an amazing job,” Nelson Talbot previously told the Optimist.

The brothers won $50,000 for their commercial. It marked the first time a Canadian entry had won in the nine years the contest has been held.

There were nearly 4,900 submissions from 29 countries.

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He has had an agent for over a year and has done a few other acting jobs so far.

He’s been busy lately with auditions.

The winning entries out of the 10 finalists in the contest were revealed during the Super Bowl broadcast.

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The Corporation of Delta is implementing a more stringent bathing attire policy for all municipal aquatic centres.

The policy, endorsed a couple of weeks ago by

Delta’s parks, recreation and culture commission, is aimed at ensuring cleanliness of the pools. That’s according to parks and recreation director Ken Kuntz, who told the Optimist some people prefer to swim fully clothed.

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lives, I promote many important skills that include caring and respect for others, fairness, honesty, healthy lifestyle, awareness and respect for nature and the environment,” said Marsh.

“Long term, I hope to produce people who, in the future, embrace these positive behaviours and values,” she said.

Award program leader Leslie Abramson said all the finalists have a clear understanding that ethics is good for business. Being first in business is not just about being the fastest

sarily the issue, there are concerns that some people arrive in clothing that clearly needs washing. Kuntz said facility staff members would now have the discretion of pointing out to those who want to enter a public pool that they need to be clean first.

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Ladner, North Delta and Tsawwassen, and the Kwantlen Polytechnic University Enactus business student chapter, sponsored the event.

Tanya Marsh, of the award-winning 100 Acre Wood Family Day Care, said the ethical practice in her business translates into inclusion. Everybody is welcome, she said, from varying cultures and different abilities to special needs and low-income families.

“Because I have the opportunity to work with children at an early developmental stage in their

and most powerful, at any cost, it’s also about focus on the community, giving back and service. That, said Abramson, leads to sustainability.

Rotary provides service to others, promotes integrity and advances world understanding, goodwill and peace through fellowship of business, professional and community leaders among its 1.2 million members worldwide in over 34,000 clubs.

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100 Acre Wood Family Day Care of North Delta received the fourth annual Delta Rotary Business Ethics Award at a banquet last Friday night in Ladner.

It was one of four organizations recognized for ethical business practices during an event at the Delta Town & Country Inn. Three other Delta companies — Augustine House of Ladner, Complete Cleaning Services Corp. of Tsawwassen and Studio 64 Personal Training Inc. of North Delta — were named as finalists for the award.

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A Ladner farm currently under a stop work order was hit by vandals over the weekend.

Jeaven Hothi, whose family owns Hothi Farms, said vandals broke into the farm sometime over the weekend. He said the family was returning from temple in Surrey on Sunday afternoon and drove by the farm, which is just behind Cedar Park Church on 44th Avenue, when it noticed the damage.

Hothi said several pieces of farm equipment were damaged and spray-painted.

The suspects also tried to start some of the machines, he said.

Fireworks were left strewn about a building that was under construction when the municipality issued a stop work order last November and some tools were stolen, he said.

The family is still totaling up the value of the damage, Hothi said.

Delta police spokesperson Sgt. Sarah Swallow said the incident is still under investigation and officers are canvassing neighbours and looking for any possible video evidence.

The family had been preparing the land to farm, including constructing five barns and storage buildings near the back of the property, when the Corporation of Delta issued a stop work order on the first 8,800square-foot building that’s nearing completion.

Santokh Hothi said at the time that Delta’s inspectors didn’t like the foundation and wanted him to tear the building down, contrary

to his engineer’s assurance that isn’t necessary.

He said the building cost around $250,000, but work on it has stopped. As well, construction can’t begin on the other buildings at the 92-hectare (230acre) site.

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MURPHY’S LAW Dogs matter.

I don’t believe he said it in quite those words, but when Judge James Jardine sentenced Emma Paulsen to six months in jail last week for her role in the deaths of six Ladner dogs last spring, he did put value on the lives of our canine companions.

The tragic story has been well documented in the media since the dogs were allegedly stolen from a park in Langley last May, but right up until Jardine delivered his sentence in Surrey provincial court last Wednesday morning, there was doubt as to whether the former dog walker would do any jail time.

Even though the Crown was seeking a year behind bars after the Ladner woman pleaded guilty to two charges, it was still a surprise to many when she was actually given jail time in addition to bans on owning pets and caring for other people’s animals.

The sentence won’t bring back Buddy, Molly, Oscar, Teemo, Salty or Mia, but it does place value on their lives. It sends a message to society that crimes against animals won’t be tolerated.

I have to admit I was one of those who was skeptical the sentence would include any kind of incarceration, particularly given Paulsen, as the judge pointed out, didn’t intend to harm or kill the dogs that were in her care that day. It’s not that her reckless behaviour, and the efforts she took to cover it up in the week that followed, didn’t deserve such punishment, but it’s rare to see jail time in those kinds of cases.

By meting out such a sentence, however, the judge not only punished Paulsen but he put all others on notice. It can’t give those five Ladner families their cherished pets back, but if it gives pause to those who might think about leaving an animal in a vehicle on a warm day, then it has accomplished something.

This was obviously an extreme case, and one complicated by Paulsen’s actions in the days that followed, but it does go back to the message that animal advocates must get tired of repeating: dogs and hot vehicles don’t mix.

Hopefully the publicity this case has generated, combined with the outcome of the court proceedings, makes that warning sink in for those who would still tempt fate. If nothing else, maybe the sentence will spare a dog’s life simply because its owner is looking to save his or her own skin.

Some will say they’re just dogs, but if they’re anything like my Shyenne, they’re far more than that. They’re members of the family — and they deserve justice too.

Making issues public has a way of bringing out the truth BRAD SHERWIN

COMMUNITY COMMENT “Second victory over radio towers.” Now that’s a great headline.

I’m sure everyone with the Cross Border Coalition to Stop the Towers breathed a huge sigh of relief when Whatcom County council upheld the decision to deny the building permit last week.

It has been a long, frustrating and expensive fight, but it seems that truth and sanity have finally prevailed. But what a ridiculous journey.

You could argue that BBC Broadcasting was just a business looking to serve its customers better. It followed the rules and made the applications. Sure, not including Tsawwassen on the map to the FCC isn’t really fair, but if the FCC isn’t concerned about anything outside its their borders and don’t ask for that detail, what the heck?

But just because the rules were

followed doesn’t make it the right thing to do.

So, after all the coalition’s efforts, it gets thrown out on a technicality — the towers are too high.

I’m sure after the Corporation of Delta, our MLA and our MP got involved there was more than a little concern in Bellingham that something needed to be done. But couldn’t someone see from the outset that the towers were three times higher than they were allowed?

I’m sure glad they didn’t buy the “it’s in the public good” line that BBC was pushing. You don’t need a 50,000-watt radio station in Point Roberts. You can shout from one side to the other if you really try.

It wasn’t until the coalition folks started talking about the facts that this became an issue. Should it really have taken a group of citizens to have to spearhead something like this, at their own cost?

Bad decisions abound because organizations and governments don’t ask enough questions. BBC’s application was taken at face value, but a slight scratching of the surface showed a deeply flawed application.

Take the case of the Ministry of Health employees that were fired

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over data breaches, but found to be innocent later on. There seemed to be a “scapegoat” mentality within the ministry by not hiring an outside investigator as required.

Seven people were let go, and had to hire lawyers to get to the truth.

Tragically, a student involved committed suicide. He had gone back to school later in life, and his firing meant that he couldn’t complete his doctorate. He was 46.

Just like with the towers, no one looked deeper to see what was going on, and hid behind a blanket of secrecy.

I guess the good news is once the facts come to light, things can be made right, as much as that is possible.

But I have to question the process that lets some people think they are covered as long as things stay silent. Just ask Bill Clinton.

I think a good measure for dealing with decisions like this is simple: What would I say if it someone found out? What would I say if a reporter put a microphone in front of me and started asking questions?

Can I stand behind my decision, based on that scrutiny?

I guess the good news is there won’t be a Point Roberts radio station looking for an interview.

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Financial literacy embedded Enhance Romance throughout the curriculum with your Special Someone Letters to the Editor

Editor: Re: Money skills should be part of school curriculum, letter to the editor, Jan. 23 Financial literacy is a strong, and mandatory, component of the school curriculum at both the elementary and secondary levels in the Delta school district.

It is embedded throughout the elementary and secondary math curriculum and is a core unit of the Planning 10 course.

Delta teachers have found engaging ways to teach kids about the curriculum-required units around budgeting and financial literacy in their classes.

For example, in Ms. Gillis’ Grade 7 class at Cliff Drive Elementary, students are paid a “salary” and receive bonuses for completed work while keeping a budget as they have to “pay bills” at the end of each week. These “bills” are to model paying a mortgage or rent, paying for heat and light, as well as equipment

rental.

The children form family groups and the groups support and help each other with the budgeting process.

At the end of the month, Ms. Gillis’ class holds an auction to spend their earnings.

At Delta Secondary, the Grade 10 classes will begin the budget and finance unit (a requirement for all students) around mid-February.

The unit topics include: 1. Lifestyle Reality Check is where students will pick or receive a “career” and a “monthly income” based on that career. They will create a monthly budget where they will decide what portion of their pay goes to what cost. Also covered within this unit is the difference between a “need” and a “want,” and which gets priority in the budgeting process.

2. Responsibilities of having a credit card, line of credit, loan, mortgage, etc., which includes students learning about interest rates,

making monthly payments, minimum payments, etc..

3. A number of financial planning guest speakers coming in to talk to the students.

4. Students participating in a “grocery store field trip” where they go to one of the local grocery stores, are given a weekly budget for groceries, and will have to “shop,” meal plan and keep within their budget.

5. Stock market and investing, time permitting, involves discussions about how the stock market works, risk and return on investment.

There are also senior elective courses in Grade 12 for students who wish to learn about economics and accounting.

With these efforts, we hope students will come away with stronger financial management skills they will carry forward into adulthood.

Dianne Turner Superintendent of Schools Delta School District

Delta Hospital is not a hospital until it gets its surgical beds restored

Editor: Re: Case of cruel to be kind, Murphy’s Law, Jan. 30 Ted Murphy’s column is historical, factual and complimentary, not just to myself but to all those who fought so hard to build a hospital that had the 25 surgical beds, only to lose them to a provincial centralization policy that fails to serve the people of Delta and the Tsawwassen First Nation.

We are the only hospital in B.C. that does not have surgical beds, not even

the four that the doctors requested to start with.

We don’t really have a hospital unless we have those beds. This point was made by Dr. Kanee back in 1968 when he said: “Unless we have surgical beds and an intensive care unit we don’t have a hospital, only an oversized medical clinic.”

We are going to have all the most modern diagnostic equipment and facilities, but we still can’t call ourselves a “hospital” until we have the 25 surgical beds-

plus back.

According to a recent report by the Fraser Health Authority, for a hospital located where the Delta Hospital is today, it should have at least 150 beds.

We only have 58 beds and they are only primary and secondary in nature, with no surgical beds.

This should not be acceptable to anyone living or working in Delta or the Tsawwassen First Nation and there should be a judicial inquiry to find out why.

Douglas George Massey

Coach proud of sportsmanship displayed by both teams in girls’ basketball game Editor: Last Thursday afternoon, the Grade 8 girls’ teams from two arch rivals, South Delta Secondary and Delta Secondary, played a classic basketball game. The game went into overtime and was won by a single point.

While it’s easy to caught up in the emotions of a win or a loss, both teams were exceptionally gracious and, in my opinion, genuinely respectful of each other.

As the coach of the losing team, I didn’t hear anyone complain about the referees, any players on the other team and they didn’t make any excuses.

Rather, with very high energy, they talked about great plays both teams made and how exciting it was to be part of such a special game.

I want to congratulate each of these young women from both teams. They

clearly understand what it means to compete, but they also get this is a game, one that is supposed to be fun!

On Super Bowl weekend, I was very happily reminded what I love about amateur sports. Thank you, ladies, for being such an inspiration. You’ve represented yourselves amazingly well and have made your coaches and parents exceptionally proud.

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LIVING MATTERS Some people collect keychains. Some people collect marbles. Or dolls.

Or action figures. Or bobbleheads. Or shells.

I don’t collect anything.

Well, not intentionally, anyway.

It’s not as though I’ve ever identified something as a potential collectible — the shot glass, say — and told myself that I would make it my mission to amass the world’s greatest number of jiggers. I mean, what would you do with them anyway?

Line them up on your windowsills, your book shelves, your mantels and your coffee tables?

I think not.

But that’s not the case when it comes to, oh, magazines.

Let’s just say I have a handful.

Let’s just say that when I go through the supermarket checkout, I can seldom

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The result, I must admit, is that I have something of a collection. They’re on the bedside table. They’re in baskets in the bathroom.

They’re in stacks on the kitchen counter.

“Listen,” my husband will say periodically, “do you really need all these magazines? I mean, why can’t you toss them after they’ve been read?”

“Can’t do that,” I’ll tell him. “Some have recipes I’d like to save. Or decorating tips I’d like to try. Or articles that were super inspiring.”

In truth, this isn’t as easy as it sounds. Even if I wanted to make that mac and cheese I once found in Canadian Living, it would take me 15 days to find it, at which point I’d probably be hankering after meat loaf.

In any case, magazines are a practical thing to collect. It makes much more sense to collect magazines than it does to collect rocks, or marbles or fridge magnets. After all, collect enough fridge magnets and

you’d eventually also have to collect fridges — and who has the space for that?

And toy cars? Nothing useful about that, as far as I can see. You can look at them, and you can touch them, but they have nothing to share in the way of Five-Day Weight-Loss Solutions or Easiest-Ever Easter Meals. You know, like magazines do.

I get the husband’s point, however. At the rate I’m going, the whole of the kitchen island may one day be stacked with magazines, and that won’t work in our favour, given that we occasionally need the space to do things. Like cook, for instance.

This, then, will likely become Retirement Mission 410.

Someday down the road, after I’ve logged off at work once and for all and have a bit of time on my hands, I’ll attend to the magazines.

I’ll go through them, one by one, clip the stuff I want to save, and give the rest to recycling.

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Rotary donation moves SDSS project forward

South Delta Secondary is just months away from opening its beautiful outdoor amphitheatre space, and it got one step closer last week through a sizable donation from the Rotary Club of Tsawwassen.

“Our Rotary club is proud to support this incredible project,” says Shane Todhunter of the $88,500 donation to help move the Heart of Tsawwassen initiative forward.

“This is going to be a great, functional outdoor space for both students and the community that we hope will become the focal point of the school’s exterior for generations to come,” says Todhunter, one of Rotary’s champions behind the fundraising efforts.

The funds raised are for a much-needed improvement at the south-west community entrance to SDSS, covering costs of concrete,

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Rotary Club of Tsawwassen members presented Frank Geyer of the school district with a cheque for $88,500 towards the amphitheatre at South Delta Secondary. a new canopy and the landscape design.

Once completed, the functional outdoor area will feature comfortable timber benches, a stone-laden patio, a state-of-the art canopy, updated foliage and a tiered seating half-circle that creates an amphitheater environment.

On hand to receive the donation from Todhunter and fellow Rotarians Jeff Peters, Wayne Connorton and Laura Dixon was Frank Geyer, director of facilities and planning for the Delta school district.

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Walk to benefit the food bank

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Cupid’s Walk for Health set to take place in Tsawwassen on Valentine’s Day

It’s time to lace up your shoes for the good of your health and the wellbeing of others living in South Delta.

Carol Benson-Hitch, owner of CFS-Carol’s Fitness Solutions, has organized a Valentine’s Day walk in support of the South Delta Food Bank.

Benson-Hitch, a certified urban poling rehabilitation and wellness instructor, as well as personal trainer, offers group, private and semi-private classes using Nordic walking poles.

“The benefits of using poles when walking are many,” says Benson-Hitch. “They include recruiting at least 90 per cent more muscles than just walking alone, improving your cardiovascular system, reducing stress and strain on knees and hips, and helping individuals with balance issues.”

Benson-Hitch shared the idea of offering a walking clinic to benefit the Ladner-based food bank with participants during a session last fall. Initially, she wanted to organize it for the Christmas season but the walkers in her group suggested Valentine’s Day.

Benson-Hitch thought it was a great idea.

“The food bank needs donations all year long, not just at Christmas.

Valentine’s Day is a perfect time for the community to show its love to the food bank.”

Cupid’s Walk for Health will take place on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 10 a.m. Walkers are asked to arrive between 9:30 and 9:50 a.m.

“We want to collect non-perishable food items and/or monetary donations well ahead of the walk,” says Benson-Hitch.

The hour-long session consists of a warm-up, walking on flat roads, possibly the dike, and a low-grade hill ending with stretches.

“You don’t have to use walking poles but they’re welcome, along with leashed dogs and all two-legged creatures,” says BensonHitch.

Walkers are encouraged to wear a bit of red to celebrate the day.

She will meet all walkers outside Petra’s Arts Kafe on 12th Avenue in Tsawwassen. The walk happens rain or shine and registration is not required.

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Clubs & Groups !Free UVic Chronic Pain Self-Management workshop starts Thursday, Feb. 5 at McKee Rec Centre from 9:30 am to 12 pm. Learn strategies to manage pain, deal with difficult emotions, exercise comfortably, and work with health care providers. To register call UVic at 604-940-1273 or go to www.selfmanagementbc.ca. !The South Delta HUB Cycling Committee is meeting on Thursday, Feb. 5, 7-8:30 pm at the Ladner Pioneer Library (Meeting Room). Attend our monthly meetings and support local action to make cycling safer for all ages & abilities. Open to the public; no experience is required.

Email: southdelta@bikehub. ca. !Ladner Baptist Church (5624 Ladner Trunk Road) is hosting Family Fun Craft Day for families who have individuals or children of all ages with varied physical, medical, mental or behavioral needs or abilities on Feb. 7 from 1-4 pm.

Celebrate Family Day and Valentine’s Day by participating in over 10 crafts tables, a gym activity, and a community art project. The event is wheelchair accessible and admission is free.

Call to register: 604-9460141. !French language preschool Lutins du Bois is having an open house on Wednesday, Feb. 11 from 6-7:30 pm. Non-French speaking families are welcome. Ecole Bois Joli, 78549th St., Tsawwassen; 604948-1222; lutins_du_bois@ csf.bc.ca.

!Service Canada Youth Program, Thursday, Feb. 12, 4 - 5 pm - Ladner Pioneer Library and Friday, February 20, 2 - 3 pm - Tsawwassen Library.

Discover the many federal programs available for youth, ages 15 - 30.

You will hear about the Federal Student Work Experience program, Canada Student Loans and Grants, Apprenticeship Incentive and Completion Grants, and the new Canada Apprenticeship Loan. !ElderCollege Delta is running its Spring Semester in March, April and early May. For further information phone: 604-943-0262.

General registration will take place at two sites for your convenience: on Saturday, Feb. 14 at the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall from 10 to 11:30 am and on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at Save on Foods in Ladner from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. !Low Vision Support Group will next meet on Monday, Feb. 16 at 1:302:30 at the Ladner Pioneer Library. Guest speaker: Leslie Madelung, nutritionist.

Seniors !Shari’s Saturday Social Valentine Dance will be held on Saturday, Feb. 14.

Tickets will be available at the door. Cash or cheque only please. $10 for members, $12 for non-members includes mid-evening coffee, tea, and assorted goodies. KinVillage Community Centre, 5430-10th Ave., Tsawwassen. If you wish to reserve a table, please call Shari at 604-943-8755 by Feb. 12.

Fund Raisers !Delta Skating Club’s Synchronized Skating teams are holding a raffle prize fundraiser at the Rose & Crown Pub in Tsawwassen, Saturday, Feb. 7 from 5 pm on, for in support of it’s two synchro teams. Visit the club Facebook page for more information on prizes available to be won: www. deltaskatingclub.com. !A free Jazzercise event to raise money for Variety - the Children’s Charity. It will be held on Monday, Feb. 9, 9 - 11 am, at KinVillage 5430-10th Ave, Tsawwassen. Everyone is welcome and any donations will be graciously accepted.

Come for part or all of the class and stay for treats and coffee after. Questions?

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Special Events !Feb. 12 Toy Sale. Visit the store starting Feb. 12 for new and gently used toys at Hospice Cottage Charity Shoppe, 1521-56th St., Tsawwassen.

History,” a workshop held at the Delta Archives on Feb. 20 from 1-3pm.

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Canadians work late to earn points

Greater Vancouver Canadians saved their best for last when it came to their series against the Okanagan Rockets.

Twice, the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League team entered the final period behind on the scoreboard, yet escaped the weekend with three out of four points to solidify their sixth place position.

Trailing in the opener last Saturday at the Richmond Olympic Oval, the hosts got goals from Gary Dhaliwal and Jordan Sandhu to salvage a point against the fourth place Rockets (19-9-4).

Sandhu’s equalizer with 7:42 remaining was a shorthanded effort. The Seafair Minor Hockey product and Kelowna Rockets prospect will soon be playing for Team B.C. at the upcoming

Canada Winter Games in Prince George.

In the series finale, Okanagan opened up a 3-1 lead after 40 minutes, only to allow the Canadians to storm back with five unanswered goals in the final frame. Again, special teams played a huge part in the comeback as the hosts struck for two more shorthanded goals and another pair on the power play.

Gary Dhaliwal led the way with a pair of goals and one assist. Tyson Lin, Owen Seidel and Wilkinson had the other tallies. Sam Atkins and Wilkinson chipped in with two assists each.

The Canadians (17-143) look to continue their momentum on the Island this weekend with a pair of games against the North Island Silvertips (6-21-5).

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Greater Vancouver Canadians did plenty of late game celebrating in their weekend series with the Okanagan Rockets, rallying in the third period to take three of a possible four points. The B.C. Major Midget Hockey League team continues regular season play this weekend on Vancouver Island.

Bantam Academy team piling up wins Wild have captured four tournaments so far and clinched first place in the Canadian School Sport Hockey League Calgary Sabres (6-3), Anaheim Jr Ducks (3-0) and Sherwood Park (5-2). In the quarter-finals, Delta faced the Colorado Thunderbirds, coached by former NHL stars Joe Sakic and Adam Foote, and won 4-1.

Next up was the No. 1 ranked North Shore Winter Club. After falling behind 3-1, the Wild stormed back and dominated the

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the game but, with some outstanding goaltending from Houlind, Delta held on for the 2-1 win.

Smith was named the tournament’s top defenseman and overall MVP. Houlind (Langley) earned the top goalie award and Brendan Budy (Langley) was selected as an all-star forward. Matt Mosher (White Rock) was named the championship game’s MVP, while blueliner Luke Zazula (Langley) earned the Hustle and Heart Award.

It was the Wild’s fourth tournament win of the season. Earlier triumphs came at the Chilliwack AAA Invitational, the Rocky Mountain Classic in Calgary and the Kamloops International Bantam Ice Hockey Tournament.

Coached by Vancouver Giants assistant and former NHLer Yogi Svejkovosky, the Wild’ roster features seven players from Langley and four from White Rock.

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The Delta Hockey Academy’s Bantam Varsity team has also secured first place with a 13-2-1 record after doubling the Pursuit of Excellence 4-2 on Sunday.

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Delta Hockey Academy’s Bantam Prep team continued its outstanding season on the weekend in the Okanagan by clinching first place in the Canadian School Sport Hockey League.

With two games still remaining, the Wild (11-3-2) locked up the number one seed and home ice advantage throughout the playoffs with a 4-0 win Sunday over the Pursuit of Excellence Academy at Prospera Place in Kelowna. Alberta native Ty Smith notched a hat trick, while Matthew Mosher also scored.

Maguire Houlind made 37 saves for the shutout.

The regular season honours came on the heels of Delta continuing its impressive run in tournament play, highlighted by capturing last month’s prestigious 37th annual John Reid Memorial Tournament in Red Deer.

The event is considered the top tournament in Canada and the Western United States for Bantam AAA teams. Only 16 were accepted with over 60 applying for tournament entry.

The Wild went undefeated in the round robin portion of the JRMT, beating the

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Delta United finishes third at Mayor’s Gold Cup in Hawaii Delta United Over 50s men’s soccer team escaped the dreary winter weather to participate in the 11th annual Mayor’s Gold Cup in Hawaii.

Hosted by the Aloha United Soccer Club, the tournament took place at the impressive Waipio Soccer Complex near Pearl Harbour which boasts 22 soccer fields. The event attracted 10 teams including clubs from Japan, Brisbane, Australia and Southern California.

United was not only up against strong competition and a considerable climate adjustment, the team typically doesn’t play together back home and there was only one opportunity to train in Waikiki prior to its first game.

Still, the lads came together quickly and managed an impressive 5-3 win over Brisbane in their tournament opener. Next was a nail biter against Sacramento as Delta stormed back from a 2-0 deficit to pull out a 3-2 victory.

United then faced a tough doubleheader schedule on Saturday in the hot sun. It started with a strong 2-1 win over Maui United with the deciding goal coming on a penalty kick. The locals also played well in the afternoon against San Jose, coming up just short in a 1-0 loss.

The California team went on to win gold while United settled for third place.

“We felt we had the team to win the tournament this year but playing conditions such as heat and resulting injuries hurt us,” said manager Jim Norris.

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Tsawwassen resident Mark Roza and Ladner business owner John McCafferty of Thistle Motors have played in the tournament for four years running.

“Playing in hot temperatures is a big change from rainy Sunday mornings but who can complain about that in January,” said Roza, who usually plays for Richmond United. “It’s about playing new teams and adjusting to new teammates in a short time frame. I love the challenge.”

Determined to bring the Mayor’s Gold Cup home to Canada, Delta United will return to Honolulu in 2016 to play again.

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