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DIVA led way in spending

Cammidge House celebrates Heritage Week

Slate saw war chest for civic election top $155,000, although just $108,000 spent BY

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The DIVA war chest just kept growing in 2014.

Financial disclosure documents for last November’s municipal election were made available through Elections BC this week, figures that show just how mighty the support has become for the Delta Independent Voters’ Association.

In the end, there was no race for the mayor’s chair so Lois Jackson was acclaimed for a sixth term, but the council candidates on her slate, incumbents

Robert Campbell and Ian Paton and newcomer Rod Binder, had a total of $155,125 in contributions at their disposal. The slate spent $108,858, leaving a hefty surplus in the account.

Campbell and Paton were reelected, while Binder fell one spot short of a council seat.

In the 2011 municipal election, DIVA received $109,000 in contributions and recorded $93,358 in expenses; three years earlier the group got $84,270 in campaign contributions and listed $67,407 in expenses.

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Delta officer facing dismissal BY

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Boundary Bay Park Association member Jean Hacker welcomes visitors to the century-old Cammidge House, which hosted a Heritage Week event last Sunday afternoon. More photos at www.delta-optimist.com.

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B.C.’s police complaint commissioner has ordered a final review into the conduct of a Delta police officer facing dismissal from the force.

Const. Felipe Gomes is facing four allegations of deceit and one of neglect of duty.

Police complaint commissioner Stan Lowe ordered a review Monday of the allegations, which his office was first alerted to by the Delta Police Department two years ago.

The allegations stem from concerns around the integrity and timing of the officer’s notes as well as statements and informa-

tion he gave to internal professional standards investigators.

Gomes was also facing one allegation of damage to police property, but that was unsubstantiated.

After two investigations, recently retired chief Jim Cessford proposed earlier this year that the deceit allegations warranted dismissing Gomes from the force.

The officer was also suspended for 10 days without pay for the neglect of duty allegation.

Under the Police Act, in cases of possible dismissal or reduction in rank, officers are entitled to a public hearing or review on the record. A retired judge will carry out the review and the decision is final.

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It’s going to be tough for older Delta neighbourhoods to make the switch from home delivery to community mailboxes.

Coun. Bruce McDonald had that to say about Canada Post’s country-wide plan to eliminate door-todoor service in a cost-cutting scheme. Ladner will be the first Lower Mainland community to lose the traditional service later this year.

According to Canada Post, its survey of Ladner residents found most homeowners showed a strong preference for small groupings of community mailboxes closer to home, rather than larger groups farther away.

While Canada Post is assuring the new mailboxes will be carefully placed in groups of three or four units close to homes, as well as set back a safe distance from roads, McDonald wonders how that can be achieved in some older neighbourhoods, noting some people will be upset with whatever Canada Post decides.

That’s going to be especially true when it’s North Delta’s turn to make the switch, he said.

“Let’s say I have not heard anyone who has had home delivery be supportive of not having it,” McDonald said in an inter-

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Mail delivery to almost 5,000 Ladner addresses will be converted to community mailboxes this fall, although it could be difficult to find suitable locations for the boxes in established neighbourhoods. view prior to Delta council receiving a report from Canada Post on its community engagement initiative.

Canada Post recently sent out questionnaires to the 4,900 Ladner addresses that will be converted to community mailboxes this year. Of those, 1,670 were returned, either by mail or online, and the main concerns identified were security of mail followed by location and accessibility.

More than 90 per cent of respondents indicated a preference for smaller clusters of community mailboxes closer to home.

Canada Post made a number of commitments in light of the response from

ELECTION from page 1 Some of DIVA’s more notable contributors in the 2014 campaign included Millennium Pacific Greenhouses ($6,000), Kenny Kyan ($5,000), Ron Toigo’s Shato Holdings Ltd. ($4,000), Darryl Goodwin’s Willow Bay Aviation and Willow Bay Holdings ($11,000 in total), Ocean Trailer ($5,000), Alpha Aviation ($6,000), Marina Gardens Estate Ltd ($3,000), Polygon Homes (two separate donations totaling $7,000), Captains Cove Marina ($3,000), Westshore Terminals (two

donations totaling $7,000), Dayhu Investments ($5,000) and Century Group ($5,000).

The slate’s biggest expenses included more than $13,000 in newspaper ads and “professional services” costing $22,470.

Independent candidate Sylvia Bishop, who topped the council polls, received $42,320 in contributions, while her expenses were listed at $42,861.

Heather King, another independent who was returned to council after a three-year absence, received

residents, including placing the community mailboxes in small sites close to homes in areas that are a safe distance from the road and, where possible, close to existing street lighting.

It also committed to making special arrangements for people with disabilities and seniors with mobility issues and to ensuring the community mailboxes are secure, tamper proof and covered with an anti-graffiti coating.

At a meeting last week, Coun. Robert Campbell took it a step further with a motion to send a letter to Canada Post asking that security issues related to the mailboxes be addressed.

“They seem to be broken into on a fairly regular basis,” he said, adding he wants assurance that mail delivered to the community mailboxes will be safe.

Mayor Lois Jackson also requested a report from Delta police on the safety of community mailboxes in the community.

Noting the municipality has yet to be consulted on the placement of the mailboxes, McDonald said Canada Post seems to be operating in a vacuum.

The longtime North Delta resident noted he doesn’t mind the mailbox now in front of his house, but wouldn’t be too thrilled if that turned into a commu-

nity mailbox with motorists constantly stopping and junk mail littering his lawn.

Canada Post won’t provide recycling bins for unwanted ad mail at the new mailboxes, saying customers are expected to take it home, which is another concern for the veteran councillor.

Although conveying concerns, Delta councilors have not gone as far as counterparts in Hamilton, Ontario, who want Canada Post to suspend the introduction of community mailboxes.

Knowing they can’t stop Canada Post, Hamilton councillors vowed to regulate mailbox installation under the city’s bylaw.

$15,812 in contributions and spent almost the exact same amount.

Unsuccessful first-time independent candidate Peter Mattoo spent $21,895, a figure that included a big chunk from his own family’s pocket.

The incumbent pair of Bruce McDonald and Jeannie Kanakos, who ran on the Independents Working for You ticket with school board candidates Laura Dixon and Nick Kanakos, got good value for their $31,183 in contributions and $26,489 in expenses. All were re-elected with Jeannie Kanakos finishing second in the

council race and Dixon and Nick Kanakos fishing one-two, respectively, in the school board race.

The new Delta Connect group of Nicholas Wong, Jennifer Thoss, Lori Mayhew and Johann Ackermann didn’t get anyone elected. It listed a little over $3,300 in contributions and expenses.

Independent Ron Calliou had just had under $400 in contributions and expenses.

As far as the school board, Val Windsor, who ran on her own, spent $4,552 of her $10,500 in contributions to get re-elected.

Incumbents Dale Saip and Fabian Milat of REAL

Delta had just over $19,000 in contributions and expenses to get re-elected, but were unable to bring newcomers Scott Stoilen and Carla Qualtrough, who were also on the slate, with them.

Running on the Kids Matter slate, newcomers Bruce Reid, Rhiannon Bennett and Nic Slater had just over $9,500 in contributions, which included a big chunk from CUPE, and $10,543 in costs. Reid and Bennett were elected.

Donna Burke, who ran on her own but lost her school board seat, had $2,160 in contributions and $3,285 in expenses.

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Michael Duncan, a professional artist and longtime Tsawwassen resident, started Artists-Helping Abused Animals (AHAA) in 2009 and began selling his original pen and ink drawings of local heritage sites to raise money for the Delta Community Animal Shelter.

Duncan has since raised $30,000 to help animals in need through the shelter as well as through other local organizations such as OWL and the Delta Homeless Animal Fund.

Duncan has completed another 35 pieces depicting local scenes that are now up for sale.

The 15-by-20 inch works sell for $200 each (unframed) and all the money goes to AHAA. Duncan was inspired to start AHAA by his own pet, Ellie, an Australian cattle dog that was abused and ended up at a shelter. Dr. Kevin Harris at Trenant Park Pet Clinic united Ellie with Duncan after the artist’s wife’s death more than a decade ago.

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Ellie is now gone as well, but Duncan continues to use his art to raise money to help other abused animals.

Duncan’s work has been showcased at the Vancouver International Wildlife Art Show, the Pacific Rim Wildlife Art Show and the Nexus North America trade, the largest conference and art show in North America.

The municipality has also

recognized him for his work in preserving Delta’s heritage. In 2009 he received a Friends of Heritage Award for providing a window into Delta’s past through his illustrated sketches published in his book, Green Horizons: Then This is Delta.

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Harris Barn was the site of Reach’s 2014 gala. This year it’s at the Coast Tsawwassen Inn.

Reach for the Stars has $80,000 target this year

Reach Child and Youth Development Society, a local non-profit helping children with special needs, is gearing up for its Reach for the Stars Black and White Gala to take place during Autism Awareness Month in April.

Reach has been helping children with autism since 1959 and is at the forefront of best practices in B.C. Currently, one in 68 children is identified with an autism spectrum disorder and the incidence has sharply increased over the last few years.

Funds raised at the Reach gala will go towards building a new facility for Reach in Ladner that will be more accessible and provide service to more children with autism and other developmental disabilities.

The Black and White Gala is the third annual Reach for the Stars fund-

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Foundation chair Barbara Wallick promises a fast paced and action packed evening at the Coast Tsawwassen Inn complete with a buffet dinner, inspiring speakers, live music, raffles, silent and live auctions, and more.

“Last year’s gala was a stunning feel-good event,” Wallick says, “and we’re hoping that this year will be even better.”

Building for a Brighter Future is the focus of the Black and White Gala, highlighting the positive impact the new centre will have on the community.

Along with a community playground, large meeting space and teaching kitchen, the new centre will allow Reach to serve twice as many children and families.

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have easy access to services in order for their child to get the supports they need and have the opportunity for the best outcomes,” says Reach executive director Renie D’Aquila.

The two previous galas raised a total of $130,000; this year’s fundraising goal is $80,000.

MK Delta Lands Group, Port Metro Vancouver and Ivanhoe Cambridge have stepped forward as presenting sponsors. Century Group is the venue and dinner sponsor.

The Reach for the Stars Black and White Gala takes place Saturday, April 25 at the Coast Tsawwassen Inn. Tickets are $125, available online, by phone or in person at Reach, 3-3800-72nd St., East Ladner.

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KPU Foundation’s annual Project Bloom supports International Women’s Day by raising money toward an endowment fund for women who wish to attend Kwantlen. One hundred per cent of proceeds from the event go toward the endowment.

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Local artisan breathes new life into piece to support Project Bloom Where others see garbage, Sonia MacNair sees potential.

The South Delta artisan owns the Turtlenina artisan studio in Beach Grove, where she turns old furniture into functional and unique objects of beauty.

One of her latest creations will be raffled off during Project Bloom.

MacNair donated the vintage chair and matching pillow, which are valued at about $800, because she believes in the power of women helping women.

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MURPHY’S LAW It can be difficult for lay people to wrap their heads around the inner workings of a complex medical system, but they have no trouble spotting an unfair situation when they see one. It doesn’t hurt to have a huge spotlight shining on Delta Hospital these days either.

From specialists and anesthesiologists to nurses and post-op beds, a surgical program has many moving parts, so what needs to happen to extend the hours at Delta Hospital goes well beyond the skill set of the vast majority of us. However, we can all figure out that if your hospital is the only one in the region without an acute surgical program that operates 24/7, then you’ve got yourself a problem.

The medical stuff might be complicated, but fairness is a concept that’s really easy to compute.

That’s the sense I got at the Friends of Delta Hospital public forum back on Valentine’s Day when more than 250 people jammed the Ladner Community Centre to hear from doctors and hospital advocates. Amid all the facts and figures, the testimonials and the troubling tales, what the crowd really took away from that meeting is that Fraser Health is essentially shortchanging this community.

There was outrage when it was shown that Delta has the fewest hospital beds per capita in the entire province. To be at the bottom of that list is definitely troubling from a medical perspective, but given we pay our taxes like everyone else, it’s also an affront to our sense of fairness and equality.

I think most people recognize the fact we live in a relatively small community when compared to other places in the Lower Mainland, so we understand the breadth of services offered at Delta Hospital won’t rival larger centres, but come on. Last in beds per capita?

The only hospital in the region without round-the-clock surgical care?

These shortcomings have provided rallying points for a community that very much cares about its hospital and wants to ensure it’s able to offer the best care possible.

It’s taken a while since doctors went public with their concerns last fall, but people are now realizing the playing field isn’t level and they’re starting to vocalize their displeasure.

I imagine the sentiment will only intensify in the months ahead as decision makers in Fraser Health and the Liberal government are targeted in an effort to affect change. It won’t be an easy task in these tight budgetary times, but fairness is a compelling argument to have on our side.

Getting another year older no excuse to stay on the bench BRAD SHERWIN

COMMUNITY COMMENT I have a milestone birthday coming up, way too rapidly it seems.

Milestone birthdays always seem to come with an evaluation of life, and a desire to recapture part of your youth that is slowly fading away.

I don’t need a fancy sports car as my diesel Jetta is sporty enough for me. I don’t need a younger wife as the one I married is perfect for me.

But there is one thing I’ve wanted to do for a long time...

I want to be a hockey goalie again. And I’m looking for any excuse not to.

I started with the equipment. It’s a lot different than when I played as a kid. Back then (or should I say, way back then) the chest protector was just slightly above wearing two sweatshirts and a jersey. A shot to the shoulder, arm or chest

was something you were reminded of for weeks as the bruise healed, unless you got proficient at avoiding the puck. Today’s equipment is made of Kevlar, the stuff used in bullet-proof vests. There goes one excuse.

Ahh, yes, the expense! Well, no luck there, either. Craigslist is full of good used equipment, and to make it even more convenient, I found Rusty Cats Garage in Tsawwassen had a great supply of goalie stuff. They had almost everything I needed. When I waffled on buying it, they even held it aside and waited for me. For two weeks. Thanks a lot.

But even if I have the equipment, I have to get on the ice, and I’m sure no team wants a complete rookie in net! That’s where the Corporation of Delta comes in with its Learn to Play Hockey program.

Seems they don’t have a goalie, so they’d love to have me join in.

Lucky me.

Being a goalie is much more complicated than it was when I was younger. There are so many changes to the position, I’m not sure I’ll know what to do. Except that I’ve been a volunteer goalie coach in the South Delta Minor

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Hockey Association with a great professional coach, Pasco Valana.

Valana’s coached goalies all the way up to the NHL. I’ve learned a ton about being a goalie. That was my last excuse.

So there I am, Friday evening at the South Delta Recreation Centre.

Somehow I figured out how to strap all this stuff on and make my way to the ice.

A few skating drills to get my feet underneath me and then it’s between the pipes. I stare down all of these adult players, many of whom have only just started to play. I’m all set, so take your best shot.

It didn’t take long to conclude I am a lousy goalie. What I know in my head does not translate well into what my body can do. Plus, I quickly realize just how out of shape I am. But after my back stops aching the next day, all I can think about is how soon I can get back on the ice.

As much as I tried to deny my mid-life crisis, I can’t use Parks and Rec, Pasco or Rusty Cats as an excuse to avoid it. Thanks a lot, guys. Really.

And keep fighting, Kyle, we’re all rooting for you!

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February 25, 2015 The Delta Optimist A9 Letters to the Editor

Delta isn’t getting adequate slice of the health care pie Editor: “A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” That is an old Greek proverb and it was a wonderful quote used by the facilitator to close the Friends of Delta Hospital town hall meeting on Feb. 14.

It could be those words came to his mind when he looked over the audience to see it consisted mostly of us “grey hairs.” True, we seniors do lean more heavily on the medical system but the fight to stabilize and enhance what we have in Delta Hospital is going to have to be a fight that is fought by all, young and

old.

With that said, the meeting was on Valentine’s Day and for young families, weekends are a very busy time. If you weren’t at the meeting for one reason or another, find out where you can sign the petition (Vicki Huntington’s office is an option).

Politicians recognize numbers, as they did not so many years ago when a vast amount of people banded together to oppose the decision to water down Delta Hospital’s ER. Those numbers are needed again and if all you are able to offer is a signature, do it.

Although you and yours may be healthy now, no one

is immune to the possibility of a visit to the hospital, be it an accident or illness.

If the clock strikes 3 p.m. and urgent surgical care is needed, a patient in Delta Hospital is whisked away to another hospital where they could line-up again. That’s not acceptable.

The facts and figures presented at the meeting were mind-boggling, including the fact Delta has six per cent of the population in the Fraser Health Authority yet Delta Hospital receives approximately 1.8 per cent of FHA’s surgical funding.

The pie might be only so big, but we are not getting our share.

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Already paying for surgeries — elsewhere Editor: I am writing as a long time senior manager in health care, including as a former vice president Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre and the Vancouver-Richmond health board.

I am having a lot of difficulty in understanding why the Fraser Health Authority claims it cannot afford the Delta doctors’ proposal to re-establish surgical capacity at Delta Hospital.

As I understand it, the proposal is very modest, involving establishing a preadmission clinic nurse position and staffing a four-bed post-surgical unit.

What would this cost?

The surgeons and the anesthesiologists costs are covered by the Medical Services Plan and do not come out of the Fraser Health Authority budget.

Most importantly, restoring this capacity would mean surgical cases done at Delta would not have to be done at Royal Columbian or other FHA hospitals.

In other words, the work is being done at Delta and saving those costs at the other Fraser hospitals.

So saying you can’t afford to do the surgery at Delta Hospital is a shell game — the costs are not avoided, they just show up elsewhere.

Furthermore, it is well

known that other hospitals in FHA are totally overstretched and a re-established surgical capacity at Delta would reduce pressures on these hospitals as well as providing closer to home services for Delta residents.

In summary, the Fraser Health Authority’s position that it can’t afford this proposal doesn’t really match up with the economics and simple good sense of giving Delta Hospital back its surgical capacity.

I really encourage FHA to reconsider this proposal that is really in their best interest as well as the citizens of Delta.

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Anyone familiar with the dogmatic approach that has over the years been taken by

Fraser Health to close and/ or reduce Delta Hospital to a transfer station can appreciate the current status of our community hospital is not addressing community needs or vision.

The suggestions for improvements to the surgery component of the hospital to increase surgery times and add four surgery beds would seem logical in a day of tight resources.

Any resourceful manager would want to maximize an underused capital asset and achieve the maximum gain to cost ratio.

The strategic plan of Fraser Health towards mammoth centres and minimizing community care where it is needed is majorly flawed if it cannot respond to feedback from those communities it represents.

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I would go further and say all traffic should go through. The police and coroner should not be required, or indeed allowed,

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Volumes lag behind forecast Editor: Re: Port experiences record year for cargo volumes, Feb. 18 It was interesting to read Port Metro Vancouver’s year-end shipping report on cargo volumes.

President and CEO Robin Silvester appears to have failed to mention that the port has again missed its forecast projections for year-end 2014 by a staggering 50 per cent on container shipments.

He does provide a lot of statistics that have little to

do with the container facility at Roberts Bank named Deltaport. The last time I checked, Deltaport was a container handling facility and had nothing to do with bulk materials cargo shipments.

Container statistics for 2014 indicate Port Metro Vancouver handled 2,912,929 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units). This is a compound annual growth rate of 2.63 per cent over the past six years.

Hence, the port is missing its six per cent com-

pounded growth rate forecast by more than 50 per cent over this time period.

As one can see, the port has an abysmal forecasting track record.

Port Metro Vancouver has been claiming it will record increased container volumes each and every year going forward between six and seven per cent. How is it going to do that when the last six years show its compounded growth is averaging less than three per cent?

Don Paulsen

No need for second Roberts Bank container terminal Editor: Re: Port experiences record year for cargo volumes, Feb. 18 Port Metro Vancouver claims: “Increasing demand for Canadian trade drives record year at Port Metro Vancouver.”

The port’s own recently-

published figures show there was zero growth in full container shipments in 2014. Even adding in the movement of empty containers, PMV only recorded three per cent annual growth over 2013. And nobody makes money shipping empty containers.

This is further proof that PMV does not need to add a second container terminal at Roberts Bank. It is time Port Metro Vancouver stopped trying to mislead the good people of Delta.

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Re-thinking the hat thing opens host of headgear possibilities BARBARA GUNN

LIVING MATTERS I’ve never been a hat girl.

But that’s about to change.

Call it a mid-life fashion crisis. From now on, I’ve decided, I’m going to amp up the headgear.

This thinking is new to me. Our hall closet is a repository of some 300 ball caps, toques and tams, none of which belong to me. The husband and sons wouldn’t think of going out into the world without a hat any more than they would think of going into the world without shoes or trousers.

Not so with me.

“It’s cold out today,” my

mother often said to me. “I hope you’re wearing a hat.”

“You know me,” I’d always reply. “I don’t wear a hat.”

And I didn’t.

I’ve also never worn a wristwatch or stilettos.

Never worn a tube skirt or a sarong. In fact, I wouldn’t recognize a sarong even if it came up to me at a cocktail party and introduced itself.

But hats, well, I’m about to say hello to them.

“Life’s too short to not wear hats,” I informed the husband the other day.

“What’s that?” he said.

“Life’s not worth a good hot bath?”

He wasn’t paying attention. But then again, I had sprung the news while he was fiddling with his BlackBerry. And also, the statement was entirely out

of the blue.

“Do you think I’d look good in a panama?” I asked. “Or a beanie? Or a fedora?”

He continued to work his device.

“You want to go to Panama?” he asked.

“No,” I said. “I’m going to embrace hats. What do you think?”

“You don’t wear hats,” he said.

Fair enough. It was as if I told him I was planning to teach conversational Italian.

Don’t speak that any more than I’ve tended to wear a beret.

I’d been out with a girlfriend, I told him. A dear, long-time girlfriend. She was wearing the most adorable thing on her head.

A bucket? An aviator? A floppy wide-brim? I had no

idea what it was. It was a hat, that’s all I knew. And she looked utterly fantastic.

My hats will be similarly stylish. No pedestrian stuff on my head, no sir. I want ones that will make people stop and notice.

I drew a blank.

“A cowboy hat won’t do it,” I told the husband.

“Neither will a straw hat.

And baseball hats? They’re just not me.”

He looked at me and shrugged. Clearly, he had no suggestions.

This hat business, it occurred to me, was going to take a bit of research.

After all, I didn’t know the difference between a bowler and a bonnet or a sombrero and a stovepipe.

I’ll have to turn my head to this job — if I hope to put something on it.

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The parish will mark its patron saint’s Feast Day at morning services on Sunday, March 1, and by distributing daffodils in Tsawwassen Town Centre.

On March 4, the mid-week lunch group will welcome a trio of musicians from the Welsh Society’s Cambrian Singers.

Over the years a number of seniors — parishioners and non-parishioners alike — have gathered at 11 a.m. on Wednesdays for St David’s service and lunch.

It is believed to be the only weekly fellowship event of its kind in South Delta.

Happily, it has morphed into a gathering that now embraces people of all ages.

Nerys Haqq, conductor of Cambrian Singers; Jean Wilson of Cambrian Singers and St James Anglican Church Choir; and Gwen Olsen, piano

accompanist of Richmond Singers Ensemble; will have lunch-goers thinking of St. David’s in the cul-de-sac as Welsh Tyddewi before the end of their musical program.

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Those who feel free to join in will be made welcome.

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A16 The Delta Optimist February 25, 2015 Pink Shirt Day

Younger generation boasts an awareness First-term trustee Bruce Reid, a school counsellor in Richmond, says students better understand social issues BY

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The mindset and awareness of students is noticeably changing when it comes to issues like bullying, says Delta board of education trustee Bruce Reid.

Elected to the school board for the first time last November, Reid is a

counsellor in the Richmond school district. As a frontline worker who deals with students on a daily basis, he has a good grasp on prevailing attitudes.

Saying students in Delta and Richmond are, by and large, terrific young people who will become fine adults, he told the Optimist this week he’s seen a real change as far as the under-

standing of global issues as well as serious ones that can strike close to home such as bullying, something he says is not tolerated.

“We’re so rich in British Columbia because we live in such a huge multi-cultural society. People here, students I’m talking about, basically accept people from all different cultures and races. That doesn’t

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mean teachers haven’t done a lot of work to help them feel that way, but basically the majority of the people I deal with as students are very sensitive, caring people.

“Yes, they have their own issues and they’re teenagers and they’re peer conscious and all the rest of it, but they basically have an awareness.”

One example of changing attitudes, says Reid, is the issue of smoking.

When he went to school most of his fellow students smoked, but now likely less than 10 per cent do, which shows the power of positive peer pressure, teachers and media having had an impact

on how people see certain things, he explains.

As far as bullying, young people are understanding there should be zero tolerance and that it’s everyone’s business, but the change in attitude is more than just kids behaving differently because of fear of getting into trouble.

“I think there’s a whole mindset among kids where they are much more aware about it than we were, much more environmentally aware, they tend to also be aware of the social issues.

Many students are very compassionate,” he says.

“An example would be when I had students tell me they were really concerned

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about some new students coming in and they thought we should set up a club, so we could buddy-up with them, show them around and get them settled in for the first couple of weeks.

These are students who brought the idea to me, they had a concern about these students, and some were low ELL (English language learners) students who didn’t even have English they could depend on.

“So the compassion of those students who wanted to help these students with no reward for themselves, except the reward of helping someone, is something that is happening time and time again. We call it random acts of kindness but I see day-after-day.”

Noting Pink Shirt Day is a terrific event and reminder about bullying, but needs to be followed through the entire year, Reid says more still needs to be done, especially in the face of how bullying has grown more complex in the Internet and social media age.

Reid adds bullies no longer have to be a bigger, physically stronger persons who want to push other kids around, but they now it can be scrawny 90-pound weaklings who take to the Internet to hurt someone.

“As Shakespeare said, the pen is mightier than the sword, and I suppose cyberspace can be mightier than the physical space.”

Rhiannon Bennett, also a first-term trustee, notes Pink Shirt Day is a good celebration of anti-bullying initiatives, but it must be a mindset throughout the year.

February 25, 2015 The Delta Optimist A17 Pink Shirt Day

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More than 5,000 kids from more than 60 schools across the Lower Mainland, including many from Delta, took part in the third annual Acceptance flash mob at the Vancouver Giants game last Wednesday. Donning pink “Acceptance” T-shirts, the students jumped up in the middle of the second period and took part in a choreographed routine set to Pharrell’s Happy during the noon game against the Moose Jaw Warriors. The Western Hockey League franchise has put on the event for the last three years in recognition of Pink Shirt Day, which aims to spread awareness about the bullying and encourages students (and adults) to stand up against bullying.

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A18 The Delta Optimist February 25, 2015 In the Community

Boundary Bay Montessori is hosting Spring Leisure Guide anxiety workshop with psychologist now available online

With 20 per cent of children ending up with the diagnosis, anxiety is the most common mental health condition in B.C. children. Parents often feel at a loss as to how to best support their child.

Boundary Bay Montessori School is hosting a workshop tonight that teaches parents about anxiety: the symptoms, where it comes from and how to support children showing

the early signs.

“More and more of our children today seem to be faced with anxiety that begins in early childhood,” notes Boundary Bay Montessori School academic director Pam Ferguson.

“Parents, caregivers and education professionals have lots of questions about how to best support children whose anxiety is in danger of interfering

tered psychologist who has specialized in empowering children and parents for over 15 years.

Tickets are available for $15 each or two for $25 via the school’s website (www. bbmschool.ca/news) with limited tickets available at the door.

The workshop runs from 7 to 9 p.m. at Boundary Bay Montessori School, 3800-72nd St., Ladner (next to OWL).

with their participation in everyday life.

“They wonder, is my child’s anxiety serious enough to get help from a professional? What can I do to help our child manage their anxiety at home?

Adults don’t always know where or whom to turn to for information and support.”

The workshop is open to the public and features Dr. Deborah Bell, a regis-

The Delta Parks, Recreation & Culture Spring 2015 Leisure Guide is now available to view online at delta.ca.

Spring program registration for Delta residents begins tomorrow.

At that time the interactive online guide, and the Activity Search tool on the website, will link directly to Delta’s online program registration system, providing easy convenient access.

Delta’s customer service staff members are available in person or by phone to

answer questions and register individuals who don’t have access to a computer.

Call 604-952-3000.

The Summer 2015 Leisure Guide will be available for viewing online on May 5, print copies will be available at local recreation facilities on May 12 and registration for most summer programs will begin May 14.

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February 25, 2015 The Delta Optimist A19 In the Community

Breakfast raises funds for 6,000 polio vaccinations

The Rotary Club of Tsawwassen hosted its annual Meal to End Polio last week, raising $1,200 US for the End Polio Now campaign.

Through a partnership launched between the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Rotary International in 2013 as part of a bold campaign for polio eradication, this donation will be matched two-to-one by the Gates Foundation for a total of

$3,600.

With the cost to vaccinate a child in a Third World country a mere 60 cents, Rotary’s Meal to End Polio will result in approximately 6,015 children being vaccinated against the debilitating disease.

The Rotary Club of Tsawwassen’s annual breakfast last Thursday was hosted at the KinVillage Community Centre, with the venue rental provided courtesy of KinVillage and

breakfast donated by Urban Village Catering at the KinVillage Café.

The breakfast featured guest speaker Joan Toone, president of the Post Polio Awareness and Support Society of B.C. Toone spoke of the efforts to eradicate polio starting in the 1960s, the evolution of Rotary’s involvement and commitment to polio eradication starting in the early 1980s, and the importance of finishing the work.

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She has been the spiritual leader of Crossroads United Church since its creation (through a two-year intentional process of collaboration) in 2009, and before that, served one of the two founding congregations for six years.

During her tenure with the United Church in North Delta, the congregation has grown in its desire and capacity to make a difference in the community.

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With her congregation, she has welcomed other community groups into the Crossroads space in order to provide hospitality for idea-sharing and engagement. She is always looking for new ways to use the resources of Crossroads United Church in cooperation with others who long to create a more just, equitable and creative world.

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A20 The Delta Optimist February 25, 2015

Harris Barn goes to seed!

Gardeners rejoice as fourth annual Seedy Saturday expands to two days

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The Ladner Community Garden partnered with the Corporation of Delta to stage Seedy Saturday last weekend. Sharon Hagel of West Coast Seeds (right) made sure there were plenty of seeds, while Pamela Dangelmaier of Botanus (left) was one of the many guest speakers.

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February 25, 2015 The Delta Optimist A21 Coming Events Clubs & Groups !Weedy Wednesdays at Earthwise Garden & Farm.

A volunteer drop-in day from 10am - 3 pm. Pitch in on the farm or in the garden. Opportunities for all ages, abilities and interests.

New volunteers always welcome. 604-946-9828. !Wednesday, Feb. 25, the South Delta Single Parents Group wishes to invite single parents with dependant children to a free dinner at the Ladner Christian Reformed Church, 459454A St., Delta. Doors open at 5:10pm. Dinner @ 5:30pm. For further information please contact Diane at 604 946-7033. !Hospice Cottage Volunteer Recruitment Tea. Drop-in information session for anyone interested in volunteering at the Tsawwassen store.

Feb. 25, 1-3pm Centre for Supportive Care, 4631 Clarence Taylor Cres. !The Transit ReferendumWhat’s in a Yes Vote for South Delta? Transportation expert and consultant Eric Doherty will lead an discussion on the upcoming referendum and why’s he’s supporting it. All welcome.

Thursday, Feb. 26 Ladner Pioneer Library 7-9 p.m. !Learn to Row Programs for Delta Deas begins March 1. We are a community rowing club located in the Deas Island Regional Park and row on the calm waters of the Deas Slough.

For more information please call 604-946-3074 or e-mail us at info@deltadeas.com. !Rotary Club of Ladner, Tuesday, March 3, noon at the Delta Town & Country Inn. Guest speaker Veronica Carroll: Classification Healthcare Philanthropy. !Delta Nature invites you to a presentation by Dudley Booth, entitled, “A Journey to the Stars.”

Time: Tuesday, March 3, @ 7:30 p.m. at Benediction Lutheran Church, 56th St. & 6th Ave., Tsawwassen.

No charge for event Everyone welcome. Info: Call Tom at 604-940-9296. !Ask An Investment Advisor - Minimizing Taxes; Maximizing Wealth, Tuesday, March 3, 2:30 - 4 pm at the Tsawwassen Library. Please RSVP jennifer.bishop@rbc.com or 604-535-3837. The session also takes place Wednesday, March 4, 2:30 - 4 pm at Ladner Pioneer Library. !Delta Museum & Archives Society latest exhibit ‘Curating the Museum’ is now showing until March 13. Feb. 25 & 27, 1:15-3pm features a Hats activity. For more weekly specials visit www. deltamuseum.ca or call 604946-9322. !New members welcome for the Senior Men’s Early Bird Golf Club who play Tsawwassen Springs Monday and Friday mornings from March

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to October. Call Rob at 604-943-2807 or email: roberttdean@gmail.com.

Special Events

!Are you interested in joining a group of ladies who have fun golfing together on Tuesday mornings? The Kings Links Tuesday Ladies Golf Club is accepting new members for the upcoming season, which begins in early April. For information contact Nancy at nancydeanartist@gmail.com or 604-943-2807. !New and returning members are welcome to the Tsawwassen Mens’ Golf Club for an exciting season beginning Tuesday, March 31 continuing until Sept. 25. We usually play three Tuesdays a month at Tsawwassen Springs and one Tuesday a month at Beach Grove Golf Course.

Tee times start at 12:30 pm.

For info contact Bruce at: bomac21@tmgc.ca and/or visit www.tmgc.ca Seniors !McKee Seniors Recreation Centre presents: Eclectic Café, Saturday, Feb. 28, 7 - 9 pm. $3 members; $5 guests. Coffee and tea.. Feature artist: Howard Solverson & guest. !Tina Turner - A tribute to the queen of rock and roll by Luisa Marshall, Saturday, Feb. 28 at 8 pm.

Doors open at 6:30 pm.

KinVillage Community Centre 5430-10th Ave., Tsawwassen. 604-9430225. Tickets: $25. Pasta bar opens 7 pm $10 a plate.

!Friday, Feb. 27. In lieu of the Kirk Holifield Memorial Hockey Tournament there will be a gathering at The Landing at 7:30 pm. Join friends and hockey mates for stories, raffles and a 50/50 draw. !Delta Leadership Prayer Breakfast will be held Saturday, Feb. 28 at 8am at Delta Town & Country Inn. Speaker: Dr. Bob Kuhn.

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Arts !Delta Idol Live Finals, Friday, Feb. 27, 7 pm. Join the audience and share in the excitement as a panel of judges choose this year’s Delta Idol! Tickets are $10, purchase at the door or by calling 604-943-9437. !The Delta Photo Club meets Wednesdays 7 9:30 pm at the KinVillage Recreation Centre, Tsawwassen. The DPC exhibition “Exposed” runs until March 30 at the Firehall Centre of the Arts, 11489-84th Ave, Delta.

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

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DELTASSIST FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES Deltassist Family & Community Services Tsawwassen Save-On-Foods Shopping Volunteers The Deltassist-Save-On-Foods Phone Shop Program is looking for volunteers to shop for seniors. The program takes place on Wednesday mornings at the Tsawwassen Save-On-Foods Store. You will have lots of fun with an amazing group of volunteers. For more information contact Lyn at 604-946-9526 or email lynw@deltaassist.com Deltassist Family & Community Services Volunteer Visitors Deltassist is looking for volunteers who can provide companionship, friendship, outings and share common interests by visiting with Delta seniors.

Commitment is 2 hours per week at a mutually beneficial time. For more information contact Lyn at 604-946-9526 or e-mail lynw@deltaassist.com FINDS Children’s Thrift Store Fun and friendly volunteers are needed for a children’s thrift store in downtown Ladner.

Reach Child and Youth Development Society is a non-profit organization that helps children with special needs. We are looking for more people to work in our thrift store FINDS. The store is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 2pm.

Interested volunteers please contact volunteer@reachchild.org or 604-946-6622.

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Delta Sports A22 The Delta Optimist February 25, 2015

Sports Editor: Mark Booth

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South Delta blueliner thriving in Europe After successful junior and NCAA career Michael Boivin is the top offensive d-man for Hungary’s Fehervar AV19 BY

REYNOLD STEWART

Special to the Optimist

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Tsawwassen’s Michael Boivin is averaging nearly a point per game playing for Hungary’s Feherar AV19 of the Austrian pro league. dubbed the ‘Frozen Four.

“Life outside the rink was amazing and I knew right away I made the right choice going the college route over the WHL,” said Boivin. “It was absolutely the best four years of my life, hands down.”

With vast improvement at both ends of the ice and a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics under his belt, it was time to make that jump to the pros.

The goal was to get a two-way contract that could allow Boivin to log minutes in the NHL based on his performance.

He received an invite to the Minnesota Wild’s training camp and, by all accounts, was outstanding. Yet the Wild were only willing to sign him to a minor league deal.

He and his agent weren’t thrilled with the offer, so they got in touch with Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian league and had a deal within the week.

“Just like signing and leaving two weeks later out of nowhere to go to college, I signed with Red Bull and had flights booked to head to camp five days after I talked to them,” explained Boivin.

The Canadian expatriate tallied 21 points in 54 games and the team made it all the way to overtime of game seven in the championship game.

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“I was super-happy with my decision right away, he said.

“The organization was awesome – it treated us great and living in Salzburg was a cool experience. It was a good team with a great coach who really took a liking to me and helped coach me one-on-one a lot.”

With a summer spent at home in Tsawwassen in the books, Boivin was headed to Salzburg with expectations of another successful season with the Red Bull organization.

Soon after he landed, he realized he didn’t feature in the new coach’s plans. After a couple of weeks in limbo, Boivin’s agent got him traded to Fehervar AV19.

Entering into the season’s final international break, Boivin leads all defencemen in goals, with 12, having played 11 fewer games.

Hockey aside, not lost on Boivin is the unique opportunity he’s getting to experience living in some of Europe’s most beautiful cities.

“The great part of playing in Europe is you get to see so much of a different part of the world,” he added. “The season has a lot fewer games (compared to the North American leagues) and two small breaks planned into the season. It gives opportunities for traveling and exploring new countries and places.”

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It’s Friday night at the Ocskay Gabor Ice Hall, 45 minutes outside of Budapest. The home team has opened the scoring against second place Linz and the 3600 standing on their seats have just erupted in song and drum.

Central Hungary seems a long way from the familiarity of South Delta Recreation Centre, but watching Tsawwassen’s Michael Boivin break up plays and lead the rush, you’d think this was home.

Boivin was held off the scoresheet in the team’s 3-1 loss, which has been a rarity this season for Fehervar AV19’s leading defenceman, who finds himself hovering right around a point per game.

Nearly 10,000 kilometres from where he learned to play, Boivin is having no trouble in his second-year in the 12-team Austrian pro league (EBEL).

Eluding fore-checkers with his quickness and skill, the 24-year-old has the freedom to lead rushes. It’s a system that encourages risks, and Boivin’s pinches frequently create chances at both ends of the ice. His 28 points in 31 games this season confirms that.

It’s easy to watch the confident and intelligent Boivin skating today and assume it’s always been that effortless for him. The truth is that it hasn’t been easy, and his modesty off the ice hints at the path he’s come from.

“I was a bit of a late bloomer all the way along. Each level is a two-year grouping so I seemed to always get cut the first year when I was the younger age and then I’d make the team my second year”.

At 16, Boivin faced a decision that all elite hockey players in this country are forced to grapple with – whether to play major junior hockey and put education on the back-burner to pursue a more direct route to pro hockey, or go junior “A” and hope for a potential scholarship to an NCAA school.

Assessing his own development and the fork that lay ahead, Boivin came to a decision.

“I knew I wasn’t going to be ready to turn pro at 21. I would have only had three years playing in the WHL which wouldn’t have been enough to get me ready, so I knew college was the way for me. It would give me longer to develop and be ready for pro and also get a degree,” he explained.

Boivin enjoyed a couple of impressive seasons with the B.C. Hockey League’s Nanaimo Clippers before an unexpected offer came from perennial NCAA Division One powerhouse Colorado College.

“I had never spoken to them before and as far as I know they had never seen me play in person, but they just had John Moore (current New York Rangers defenceman) decommit for the upcoming season,” said Boivin.

“I was completely shocked when they called me, and after just one phone call I had an offer from them. It was a dream come true.”

After a tough freshman campaign, Boivin spent the next three years making huge strides in his game to become one of the top offensive d-man in the nation.

In his senior season, the team won back-to-back playoff games against Division One hockey powerhouses North Dakota and Minnesota before losing to Wisconsin, falling just one game shy of a berth in the national tournament,

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Jets soar to tourney win With thoughts and best wishes for Hockey Day in Delta back at home, the South Delta Jets represented their hockey community well in Kirkland WA, by capturing the Sno-Kings President’s Day Bantam C Tournament.

The Jets rolled to five consecutive wins to bring the championship trophy back home.

An early Saturday morning game against the Burnaby Bulldogs was a little too close for comfort but the Jets came out on top, 4-3.

In the afternoon, the boys turned up the offence and won by a convincing 5-2 score against the host Seattle Sno-Kings.

The Jets continued to build momentum and played extremely well together on Sunday, knocking off the Vancouver Thunderbirds 7-2 to win their pool and advance to the semi-finals on President’s Day Monday.

Facing the Arbutus Club, the Jets got off

to a quick 2-0 lead and rolled to a 6-2 win.

Every player had outstanding contributions with the scoring continuing to be spread out over the entire roster, while defense and goaltending were strong and stingy.

Ironically, it was an all-Delta final as the Jets squared off with the North Delta Demons.

Another tight game ensued, although the disciplined, tough battling and speedy skating of the Jets players were too much to defend in a 3-1 victory.

Players participating were Alexander Luteijn, Andrew Hansen Zerr, Aydan Benning, Cole Labounty, Damien Hearl, Denver Fatt, Easton Elmer, Ethan Troniak, Jarvis Dashkewytch, John Morrow, Jordan Hawksworth, Maverick Silveira, Morgan Wolsey, Owen Papuc and Will Bancroft.

The team is coached by Cameron Bancroft, Rick Morrow and Peter Dashkewythch. The manager is Michelle Luteijn.

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