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“We want to service our people as best we can,” she said. jkerr@delta-optimist.com In a letter sent to mayor and council last Friday, B.C. Delta is proceeding with its Emergency Health Services plan to have firefighters offer enhanced emergency medical care outlined several concerns with Delta’s program and asked the despite concerns from the provincial body that oversees emergency municipality to delay it until the two sides can reach an agreement health services and paramedics. on a number of legal, regulatory “We are going ahead and this and medical oversight is something Delta has questions. been working on since “We think this 2008-2009,” Mayor Lois is putting patients Jackson said Monday. at risk,” said Linda “We have the legal right Lupini, the organizato go ahead.” tion’s executive viceOn Monday, Delta Fire president. and Emergency Services “Our concern all officially rolled out its along has been with program to offer a higher the risk of duplicating level of medical care Mayor Lois services and roles in either while working Jackson a way that could jeopalongside paramedics or Best care ardize patient care,” before their arrival. possible reads the letter signed Delta council approved by president Carl Roy. legislation last month to “We need to ensure allow the fire department clarity of roles, and that when or to provide enhanced medical aid where firefighters arrive first on and all Delta firefighters have scene, their enhanced medical undergone training. training is focused on areas that Before the change, firefighters genuinely benefit patients and were only able to provide some assist paramedics, such as pain basic medical response, includmanagement and time-sensitive ing CPR and spinal management. administration of drugs.” Under the new bylaw, firefighters Lupini said B.C. Emergency are trained to provide a slightly higher level of medical assistance, Health Services would like to see firefighters across the region offer which includes maintaining IVs, a higher level of medical services giving pain medication and proand is currently working with viding airway management. other Metro Vancouver municiJackson said the change is about providing the best care in See CARE page 3 an emergency situation. BY
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Delta hired a consultant last year to examine how the business community could co-exist next door to the malls as well as what Delta could do to help. Called the South Delta Business Sustainability Strategy, input was gathered from the businesses community. The consultant came out with a draft report earlier this year ago that included a series of general recommendations, including establishing “strong town centres” that have clear identities. The follow-up report by Rollo & Associates discussed at the workshop this week contained more
detailed recommendations that will also be discussed with business stakeholders next week before a report comes to council. During the workshop discussion, which covered a plethora of topics from density, tax incentives to parking in downtown Ladner, Jackson asked the consultant, “What are the people you’re trying to attract looking for?” Several councillors on hand at the meeting agreed shoppers may be attracted to historic-themed places, which means greater emphasis is needed down to the smallest detail in South Delta, from building design
to the look of wayfinding signs. Corporate planning director Sean McGill said store owners want a “captive local market” they say can be achieved through more density. The report had such recommendations as creating more walkable business districts, redevelopment of the Ladner waterfront, encouraging population growth in the town centres and, most importantly, creating a coordination and oversight role to implement the strategy. Noting Tsawwassen Commons is expected to have the greatest impact on Ladner and Tsawwassen
businesses because its primary draw area will be South Delta, the report projected the impacts to sales for a variety of types of businesses. Supermarkets, for example, could see a seven to 10 per cent decrease that could take up to five years to recover, while general merchandise outlets could see a 17 per cent reduction that could take over six years to make a comeback. Tim Schmitt, an associate with Urbanics Consultants Ltd., a Vancouver-based land economist, planning and development management consultant, which isn’t connected to the TFN malls but has provided research for other shopping centre developments, told the Optimist there will likely be lost business, especially with grocery retailers that have to compete with a new Walmart. “Can the existing district continue to thrive and define and create an identity all its own? Our view is they need to focus on the convenience of locally serving retail and create more of a brand for themselves.”
plan. She said Delta initially agreed but at the first meeting in March announced it was going ahead with its own plan. “Our ideal outcome is to have Delta come back to the table,” she said. Fire Chief Dan Copeland said the municipality elected not to participate in the working group because the data being collected was being portrayed in a negative light and the municipality felt it was making progress on its program.
He added there are more than 20 fire departments in the province practicing at an emergency medical assistant first responder level without a signed agreement. Lupini said providing medical services without provincial consent could open Delta’s bylaw up to a legal challenge. Bronwyn Barter, provincial president of Ambulance Paramedics of British Columbia CUPE Local 873, said the union also feels the department is acting illegally, which puts paramedics in an awkward position.
She said paramedics are obligated to report if someone is illegally practicing medicine on a patient. “There’s a whole continuum of care,” Barter said, adding that has been disturbed. “It’s not knowing exactly what they’re doing or how they’re doing it.” Copeland said the municipality sought out a third party legal opinion on the matter before going ahead with the bylaw amendment. He added that Delta firefighters were licensed and evaluated by the Emergency Medical Assistants licensing board, the provincial
body responsible for examining, registering and licensing paramedics. Lupini said B.C. Emergency Health Services is currently reviewing its legal options but could also start thinking twice about the types of calls to which Delta firefighters are dispatched. Barter said the matter is between Delta, the Ministry of Health and B.C. Emergency Health Services. “This is a legal matter,” she said. “For patient care and patient safety, I hope they resolve it as soon as possible.”
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Mayor Lois Jackson wants to know what the average person is looking for to entice them to shop in Ladner and Tsawwassen. The six-term mayor told a Delta council workshop Monday that a strategy being formulated to help the business districts compete with a pair of mega malls to open next spring at the Tsawwassen First Nation should not only ask what business and property owners need, but also understand the mindset of shoppers. “I want more emphasis to attract those people from White Rock or North Delta or Richmond, or wherever, to have that Ladner or Tsawwassen experience,” Jackson said. Located at Highway 17 and 52nd Street, Ivanhoé Cambridge’s Tsawwassen Mills will include 1.2 million-square-feet of retail. The adjacent Property Development Group’s Tsawwassen Commons will have 550,000-square-feet of outdoor retail.
Tsawwassen Mills is one of two malls set to open next spring at the Tsawwassen First Nation.
CARE from page 1 palities to develop a framework that could see firefighters trained in five specific areas. Delta and B.C. Emergency Health Services, under previous leadership, had been working on an agreement for a pilot project that would have seen firefighters offer enhanced medical services. However, Lupini said, the current leadership looked at the data and decided the pilot project did not make sense and offered its alternate
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The Municipal Council of The Corporation of Delta will hold a Public Hearing, in accordance with the Local Government Act, to consider the following proposed project and related application: Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: Council Chamber Delta Municipal Hall 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent Delta, BC V4K 3E2 A Council meeting is scheduled to immediately follow this Public Hearing in the event Council wishes to give further consideration to the project at that time. Any persons who believe that their interest in property will be affected by the proposed project shall be given an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing on matters contained in the bylaw and/or proposed by the application. Should you have any concerns or comments you wish to communicate to Council in advance of the Public Hearing, you can write to: Mayor and Council The Corporation of Delta 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent Delta, BC V4K 3E2 Fax: 604-946-3390 Email: mayor-council@delta.ca Correspondence addressed to Mayor and Council will form part of the public record for this Public Hearing. To be considered, correspondence must be received by the Office of the Municipal Clerk no later than 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
The Delta Fire Department is inviting local residents to a pair of open houses this month. Set for Ladner on Saturday, June 20 and North Delta on Saturday, June 27, the events will feature emergency services displays as well as demonstrations from the hazardous materials team, technical rescue, wildland firefighting, emergency management and vehicle extrication. There will also be face painting, hot dogs and lots of family friendly events. The Ladner open house is set for Hall 1 (4645 Harvest Drive), while the North Delta event will be held at Hall 3 (11375-84th Ave.). Both events run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Delta-Richmond East MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay paid a visit to municipal hall last Friday afternoon to announce $50,000 in federal funding for the Tour de Delta. Speaking on behalf of Bal Gosal, the minister of state for sport, Findlay announced the annual cycling weekend will receive a hosting grant from Sport Canada. The event also received a similar $50,000 hosting
grant last year. “Contributions like this not only support a great community event, but also encourage athletes to pursue their dreams and inspire people to turn to sport as a key to a healthy lifestyle,” said Mayor Lois Jackson, who was on hand for the announcement. Jackson thanked Findlay, the minister of national revenue, noting Delta council recently made a commitment to continue the annual race for another five years, a time in which an effort will be made to increase its
profile and community participation. Tour de Delta chair Cal Traversy said organizers are grateful for the endorsement from Cycling BC and Cycling Canada, which played a significant factor in being awarded the Sport Canada hosting grant. He said the grant provides the opportunity to enhance the race with live streaming TV. Tour de Delta will be held July 10 to 12. It’s part of B.C. Superweek, which includes races in Burnaby, Gastown, UBC and White Rock.
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Tsawwassen’s Monica Skeete and Cynthia Langenberg will be taking on the Ride2Survive this Saturday. The one-day cancer fundraiser is no easy task as participants cycle approximately 400 kilometres, leaving Kelowna at 3:30 a.m. and arriving in North Delta around 11 p.m. This will be Skeete’s second time tackling the ride. She called it the hardest thing she’s ever done. “You have to dig real deep. Not just physically — emotionally, mentally [too]. When we ride, we put all the names of the people we’re riding for on our arms.” Skeete has seen cancer impact family members as well as her friend Bernie Dohmann. “When we get to the stage where we can’t ride, or we think we can’t ride, we just remember what people like Bernie have gone through — with the chemo, the radiation, the doubt,” said Skeete, a
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MURPHY’S LAW When you throw a few bucks down on a lottery ticket, you’re really buying a license to fantasize for a little while. In the time between purchase and draw date, the ticket allows you to dream about mansions and fancy cars, round-theworld holidays and never having to work another day in your life. Thoughts of helping out family and friends as well as the less fortunate (which would be pretty much everyone else when you’ve got that kind of dough) also dance around your head as you plot, and then re-plot, how to spend your winnings. With the odds of winning the Lotto Max jackpot set at roughly one in 28.6 million, the lottery invariably slaps you upside the head and you carry on with life as you know it, before repeating that cycle prior to the next draw. That wasn’t the case for one local woman who got a jolt of a completely different variety last week. Lisa-Marie Draganiuk, a 33-year-old dental hygienist, checked her ticket only to find out she was holding a piece of paper worth a whopping $12.5 million. All those dreams as well as the decisions on how to divvy up a fortune have now become a reality. In many ways, it’s an enviable situation to find yourself in, but if Draganiuk’s experience is similar to other lottery winners, there will most definitely be a downside. I suspect she’s already heard from relatives she never knew she had, including some people that might actually be related to her. There will be those with can’tmiss investment opportunities and others with sob stories so heartbreaking you’ll feel like a heel for not offering to help. When you’ve got 12-and-a-half-million bucks, they come out of the woodwork to find you. The money, which is supposed to bring much joy, will also result in tough decisions, trying times and, at some point, the inevitable second-guessing: “Don’t you wish our life could go back to they way it used to be?” Well, it can’t, or at least it won’t, so do your best to enjoy this newfound wealth. Be generous, but responsible; be extravagant, but prudent. It’s a lot of money, a life-altering amount to be sure, but there’s only so much to go around, so make a plan and stick to it, regardless of all those pleas. There’s no denying a jackpot comes with a certain burden, but I suspect the vast majority of people would be more than happy to swap places with you. Mind you, when the rest of us dream about being in your shoes, we’ve got the luxury of only thinking about the good times.
Will living in South Delta only be possible for the wealthy? ML BURKE
COMMUNITY COMMENT I fear for the low to middle income folks who were born or grew up here and are finding they can no longer afford to stay. Their parents and grandparents may own homes here but they may also need the equity in those homes to look after themselves later. I learned of a single woman who was desperate to find an affordable rental in South Delta and was told by someone at B.C. Housing to consider moving north, like to Prince George, where rents are cheaper. Really? How would you feel being told you need to move to a completely strange place and leave your family, friends, job and the community you know, just to find an affordable place to live? While I’m on this rant, I may as well get it off my chest: There is a faction of folks in South Delta that don’t want anything to change. They don’t want density, they don’t want apartments, they don’t want
six-storey buildings; they just want everything to stay like it is. Unfortunately, our municipal government seems to support this vocal group as every time a developer tries to get approval for an apartment or condominium project, they’re sent back to the drawing board. The family near 47A Avenue that wanted to build apartments on its land had to change the project to townhouses, like we need more of them. And even those are being questioned because of height. What we need in South Delta are studio and one-bedroom rental apartments and owned condos. One in four adults lives alone and in the 65-plus group, that drops to one in three. Co-ops, of which we only have three in Ladner, and townhouses are geared to families, not single people or seniors. Everyone knows Vancouver has become one of the most expensive places to live in the world and that is because our available land is disappearing. The only way we can manage this land shortage is to go “up” and that means taller buildings and higher density. It’s not rocket science. Affordability is also required, which means building smaller units while providing basic social amenities including walkability to shops and transit. Richmond is showing
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leadership in approving two affordable rental apartment towers (294 units) in the Kiwanis/Polygon/ Richmond/B.C. Housing partnership currently under construction on Minoru Boulevard, directly behind Richmond Centre mall. If Richmond can build 12 storeys, I wonder why we limit ourselves to four or six storeys in South Delta? I’m directing this quote to our civic government officials and all the density naysayers: “Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” — Will Rogers The B.C. Seniors Advocate, Isobel MacKenzie, released her report on Seniors Housing in B.C. last month. I will be doing a special Philosophers’ Café on this amazing report at the McKee Seniors’ Recreation Centre on Friday, July 24 from 1 to 3 p.m. Please come and bring your issues relating to seniors as MacKenzie wants her advisory council to be her conduit to our communities. If you want to read the two reports she has done so far, go to www.seniorsadvocatebc.ca. ML Burke retired from the health sector to work on community issues such as affordable housing. She sits on the Delta Seniors Planning Team and the B.C. Seniors Advocate’s Advisory Council.
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June 17, 2015 The Delta Optimist A9 Letters to the Editor
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On the path to better cycling
Editor: For many of us, summer represents a chance to inflate the tires and tread leisurely towards one of Delta’s many amenities — by bike, that is. Whether to Boundary Bay, Brunswick Point or the cafe down the road, cycling has a unique ability to instill feelings of freedom within us. But to truly enjoy this freedom — as an individual, family, or group — we need the routes to feel as safe and direct as possible.
This is the mandate behind Delta HUB, a volunteer committee of citizens that has been working behind the scenes to improve local cycling conditions. As we wrap up the year, we want to thank the volunteers and organizations that have supported us. In a region of bedroom communities — designed more for station wagons than bikes — we know progress requires planning and people (patience too). Over the past many
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months, our dedicated group has been busy identifying safety concerns, asking informed questions and suggesting improvements — large and sometimes quite small. This summer we plan to be at the markets in Ladner, Tsawwassen and North Delta. We look forward to speaking with fellow Deltans about our projects, your local conditions and ideas for change. Patrick Thompson Chair, Delta HUB delta@bikehub.ca
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Editor: Re: Residents should have the ability to remove one tree a year, letter to the editor, June 10 I’m also sorry Delta council changed the tree removal bylaw. I’m sorry council didn’t make it far more stringent. We all love Delta for its
big trees and natural environment. Why would you want to ruin that? Because you want a better view? Because of your garden or “neighbourly relations”? I can’t believe Gail Neff Bell could even question whether the environmental trade-offs are worth it. If you don’t like the lot,
including the trees, don’t buy the house. What human values are you sacrificing by allowing all who use the trees (humans and creatures alike in all sorts of ways)? I’d dare say that’s putting human values in the proper perspective, actually. Michelle Dodds
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Editor: Re: Port submits application for Terminal 2, May 6 Is it now to be the peeps vs. Roberts Bank Terminal 2? Will the peeps (sandpipers) triumph? Or will T2 banish them forever in favour of more trucks and farmland development? Only time will tell ... years of it. But should peeps be a deciding factor? Isn’t protecting peeps like ruling that California’s smelt get the Sacramento River water desperately needed by farmers to grow food, including food for us? Trade to support Canada’s growing economy, not peep welfare, must decide T2. Failure to accommodate the needs of trade could be costly. In 2014, Canada’s minister of international trade reported: “Trade is equivalent to more than 60 per cent of our annual gross domestic product, and one in every five jobs is directly linked to exports. Let me put that another way: If the world suddenly stopped trading, 3.3 million jobs in Canada would vanish and the unemployment rate would jump to 25 per cent. That is how important trade is to us.”
China is now our largest Asian trade partner, yet I recall embargos against all trade with China. I also recall their ambassador to Canada saying that, in gratitude for Canadian support and Norman Bethune’s sacrifice, China prefers trading with Canada. Unforeseeable factors may increase or decrease trade. Shouldn’t Canada err on the side of caution; be certain T2 is ready when needed? Two studies offer guidance. The group Against Port Expansion (APE) offers its analysis of container traffic. It says the need for T2 arises, if at all, years later than suggested by consultants retained by Port Metro Vancouver. APE’s conclusions support concerns for local issues such as farmland, truck traffic and peeps. By contrast, Port Metro Vancouver’s interest seems limited to support for Canada’s future trade needs. I believe PMV’s analysis should guide prudent T2 decisions. Should T2 proceed, funding may be essential to lessen local impact. An intermodal rail yard is planned on the new offshore island. Both railroads already have intermodal yards in the
Lower Mainland. A Google search reveals at least a dozen Lower Mainland freight forwarding firms ready and eager to load and unload containers. I doubt farmland is needed to accommodate additional containers. T2 may not require added trucks. Last year’s Deltaport trucker strike identified excess trucks, perhaps twice as many as needed. Would this excess capacity accommodate T2? They would spend less time waiting in line, but more on the road. If Ashcroft (with our mayor’s good support) can somehow induce railroads to pause westbound trains long enough to exchange empty containers for ones loaded with forest products, some trucks now transporting those products would not enter the Lower Mainland. Peeps are waders and shorebirds. T2 would be built five kilometres off shore in water far too deep for peeps to wade. Except for widening of the causeway, I don’t see how peeps could be impacted. Surely a widened causeway could include very inviting new wading pools that peeps would cherish? Ed Ries
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Editor: I attended the Port Metro Vancouver AGM earlier this month where CEO Robin Silvester made a number of statements, effectively suggesting the proposed Terminal 2 development on Roberts Bank is benign and sustainable. Looking at the bigger picture, I have now submitted a broad question to Port Metro Vancouver: Has PMV considered the huge risk it is taking if it has got things wrong and there is significant damage and degradation to the entire ecosystem of this area of Roberts Bank? What happens if its various hypotheses turn out to be incorrect and there is massive destruction of biofilm, accompanied by population level declines in bird species, including the western sandpiper that relies on
the unique biofilm found in and around Brunswick Point? PMV could well be wrong. Environment Canada in 2005 warned that further development on Roberts Bank could break the chain of the Pacific Flyway. If PMV is wrong and this unravels and Roberts Bank is compromised, there will be large international implications. There will be international and public outcry and the possibility of boycotts for both B.C. and Canada. Is Port Metro Vancouver really prepared for that consequence and the huge associated risk? The country of Panama recently announced new legislation that will protect a key area of wetlands in the Bay of Panama, home to migratory shorebirds, including the western sand-
piper. Under the new law, already in effect, construction is banned in a 210,000acre stretch of the Bay of Panama. Canada should be doing the same. Port Metro Vancouver should not be building this new terminal that essentially is being proposed to handle increasingly larger volumes of U.S. containers (according to its own forecasts) that add little or nothing to the Canadian economy. What if Port Metro Vancouver is wrong? Why risk decimating the most important ecosystem on the west coast of North America? Why not follow Panama’s example and stop development in a globally significant ecosystem? I suggest there is too much at risk. Roger Emsley
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MLA growing wary of LNG plan on the shores of Fraser River Original concept sounded good, but changes have independent nervous VICKI HUNTINGTON
MLA’S REPORT When FortisBC first visited my office, it was to advise that it was building a larger storage tank. It would supply the new LNG-run ferries; transition the domestic trucking fleets to LNG from diesel; and use tanker trucks to supply a developing market in the Yukon (which still uses the dirtier diesel and oil). Since Fortis has been producing LNG at Tilbury for a long, long time — and would be using the existing footprint — it all sounded good to me. Not to mention that it was a good business plan for Fortis. Then Fortis visited again — to say that plans were evolving. A U.S. company called WesPac was applying to the National Energy Board to export LNG and planned to ship the fuel from the Tilbury plant. It would be shipped via LNG tanker or barge to smaller markets that couldn’t
accommodate the larger LNG tankers. The tankers would be in the 60,000 to 90,000 m3 range (not the 260,000 m3 tankers that would be moving LNG out of the north). The tankers had a low-profile and appeared smaller than many other ships already on the Fraser River. WesPac would have to build a marine jetty at the Fortis location and the jetty itself would be subject to environmental assessment. Again, it sounded to me like a good business plan: producing more LNG on the existing footprint and exporting it to small markets that were using diesel and oil. Good idea. The only catch was the huge volume of LNG WesPac was seeking approval to export. It was pretty obvious that Fortis would eventually have to expand not only storage, but also the size of its plant. That’s when I found out it had already purchased the adjacent land. How large would the new plant be? Maybe the same size, maybe bigger. Would the ships get bigger? Didn’t think so: the width of the
Fraser Perimeter Road. river would determine the I said it was the straw size of tanker. Had they that could break the camel’s asked for the new bridge to back. be higher? No, they were Because it cannot hapworking within the height pen. of the Alex Fraser. There can be no more So while I thought the taking of agricultural land. initial plans were good There business, I was can be beginning to be no more a little nervous There can be no indusabout the future. more taking of trial It also turned agricultural land. harassout there was a ment cabinet order in There can be no of our council permitmore industrial farming ting Fortis to harassment of our commuexpand from 5,000,000 stanfarming community. nity. My dard cubic feet office per day (scfd) to has received over 1,000 33,000,000 scfd and then emails objecting to the to 66,000,000 scfd. That’s a export of LNG from pretty big jump. Tilbury. Fifty or so corAnd then last week respondents live in Delta FortisBC visited again. It — many of whom I know. would need more power. Until now, I didn’t share And that meant another all their concerns: the initransmission line, a line tial business plan made so right through agricultural much sense. land. And right through the But I don’t think I trust same farms that had been that plan anymore. hit so hard by the South
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A casual conversation at a Ladner Business Association networking event turned into a new business venture for one local entrepreneur. Corrine Doolan Johnstone, who also runs Winning Promotional Products, was at an LBA event earlier this year when she struck up a conversation with the owner of Ladner Village Floral and Gifts. The woman mentioned she was thinking of selling the flower side of the business. Johnstone said she went home and the more she thought about it, the more it seemed like the perfect fit. “I’ve always wanted a storefront, and I’ve always wanted to be in Ladner Village,” she said. “I thought it was the perfect opportunity.” Johnstone took over the store on April 1 and changed the name to The Flower Shop in the Village. Inspired by European flower shops, the bright store in the heart of Ladner Village is filled with colourful blossoms of all
kinds, including locally grown orchids, as well as houseplants and planters. The store also carries some garden accessories as well as trinkets that can be added to any arrangement. “I kept the same amazing floral designers, Alicja Jarczyk and Barb Swindell,” Johnstone said. She said The Flower Shop can cater to any occasion and will custom make bouquets tailored to a customer’s needs, and delivers locally as well as worldwide through a florist network. “We take pride in how we take care of our flowers,” she said, adding the flowers, which are bought at auction three or four times a week, are meticulously cleaned and prepped before being stored at the proper temperature. The Flower Shop in the Village, which is located at 5050-48th Ave., is open 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. For more information call 604-946-8081.
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Dad’s not much help as Father’s Day nears
Thoughtful gift would be much easier to find if the man of the house would provide a suggestion or two BARBARA GUNN
LIVING MATTERS In our household, the father has a barbecue. He has a drill. He has a different tie for almost every day of the year. He doesn’t need golf balls. Or sweaters. Or slacks.
What, then, to give the man, come Sunday? “What would you like?” I’ve been asking. “A nice bottle of wine? Maybe a new shirt?” “No,” he’ll say. “All good there. Just get me something thoughtful.” I’ve been thinking plenty already. But where Father’s Day ideas are concerned, the options are pretty predictable, if you take a glance at the flyers. You know. Mugs that say
World’s Best Dad. Bottles of smelly cologne. Newfangled shavers. Beer steins and tie pins and aprons to wear while grilling. Problem is, the father in our household needs another mug like he needs a proverbial hole in the head. He already has a shaver, and he prefers his beer right out of the bottle. This is not the story on Mother’s Day. In the days leading up to Mother’s Day, this mother does not ask for
something thoughtful. This mother has lots of ideas. “Let’s see,” I’ll say. “A new purse: blue, leather, with a front pocket. A new heavy-duty casserole: red, with a tight-fitting lid. A new sweater: cardigan, black with silver buttons.” Where ideas are concerned, I have plenty. You name it, when the family asks, this mother will answer. A spa certificate. A mystery novel. A hanging basket. A pair of sandals.
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Father’s Day contest entries
The following pages feature the entries in our Father’s Day contest. Prizes are $100 gift certificate from The Primerose Restaurant and $100 gift certificate from Home Hardware Building Centre.
David Hanacek is all smiles with sons Matthew and William.
Donovan Bramley has a little helper in the form of six-year-old daughter Samantha.
Jody Leung hams it up with six-year-old daughter Janis on the playground.
Little Zac loves spending time with his dad, Cody.
Corey and Ava Schulte love hanging out together.
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Gavin Lee having fun with son Rory.
Paul Cole takes a wagon ride out to the pumpkin patch last October with daughter Mikayla and son Noah.
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A22 The Delta Optimist June 17, 2015 In the Community
Ladner Rotary Club receives multiple awards For exceptional work in enhancing public image and awareness of Rotary in its community, the Rotary Club of Ladner received the Public Image Award at the Rotary District 5040 conference in North Vancouver last month. The district includes 52 Rotary clubs from the Lower Mainland through the western half of mainland British Columbia. A similar award also went to the clubs of Terrace and North Vancouver Lions Gate. At the local level, for
producing Christmas dinner for the Weekend Family Peer Support Group, serving mentally challenged adults, the Rotary Club of Ladner also received the District 5040 Special Projects Award. At the global level, clean water and education is the focus of Adopt a Village in Laos. After hearing a presentation on the program last year, Ladner Rotarian Mike Storey and wife Kathy acted with a donation and a commitment through a visit to a village in Laos earlier this year.
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Rotary Club of Ladner was one of three clubs to receive the Rotary District 5040 Public Image award. Club president Patricia Sibley (second from left) received the award from Rotary Zone 24 regional public image coordinator, Penny Offer (left) and district governor Ken Wilson and wife Peggy (right)
For this kind of generosity, for organizing the local support group Christmas dinner and for outstanding contributions to Rotary over five years or more, Rotary District 5040 also presented the Light Up Rotary Award to Storey. “The satisfaction for all of us as Rotary International members is achieving results in service above self, in our local community or halfway
around the world,” says Rotary Club of Ladner president Patricia Sibley. “For our club to be recognized for those results in service and for one of our members such as Mike Storey, of Ideal Door company, to be recognized by the 52 clubs in our district, where so much excellent service work is also being done, is additionally special.” Rotary brings together a global network of volunteer leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges. Rotary connects 1.2 million members of more than 34,000 clubs in over 200 countries and geographical areas. There are three Rotary clubs in Delta and more than 700 across Canada. Their work improves lives at both the local and international levels, from helping families in need in their own communities to working toward a polio-free world.
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Ladner Rotarian Penny Offer (second from left) receives the prestigious Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service from Shekhar Mahta of Calcutta, India, past director of Rotary International. Rotary District 5040 governor Ken Wilson and his wife Peggy are also shown.
Rotarian honoured for meritorious service
The international Rotary Foundation, which is working with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to End Polio Now and supporting a wide range of relief and support projects around the world, has awarded Ladner resident Penny Offer with its Citation for Meritorious Service. Offer was specifically cited for her fundraising while governor of Rotary District 5040, which represents 52 clubs in the western half of the Lower Mainland. She was recognized for her Penny’s for Polio campaign and for her volunteer
service in the Philippines, China and India. She received the citation at the Rotary District 5040 conference in North Vancouver last month. As the charitable arm of Rotary International, the Rotary Foundation transforms gifts into projects that change lives both close to home and around the world by tapping into the global network of 1.2 million Rotarians. Foundation grants empower Rotarians to approach challenges such as poverty, illiteracy and malnutrition with sustainable solutions that leave a lasting impact.
June 17, 2015 The Delta Optimist A23 Coming Events Clubs & Groups !The Probus Club of South Delta, a non-profit, fellowship club for retired and semi-retired professional and business people will hold its Monthly Meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 17, in The Coast Tsawwassen Inn. Our guest speakers are two directors from the BC Ministry of Transport who will update us on the Massey tunnel Replacement Bridge Project. All members are urged to attend. Please call Dick Williams at 604-9406542 for information. Our Discussion Group will meet the following morning, Thursday, June 18, at 10 am at CoPs. !The South Delta Newcomers & Alumni meetings are held the third Thursday of each month at 7:15 pm at the Art Gallery, Kiwanis Longhouse, located at 1710-56th St., Tsawwassen. The club is for women who have moved to South Delta and Point Roberts, to introduce you to the community and help you make new friends. Join us on Thursday, June 18,2015 for a Strawberry Tea. Contact Holly at holly. hastie@uregina.ca or 604943-6447. !On June 19 at 7 PM, the Ladner Lawn Bowling Club, 5127 47th Ave., invites you to our Family and Friends evening. Bring your friends and try the sport of lawn bowling. !Delta Gymnastics is launching its new Playbox at our Longest Weekend of Play June 20 at 10 am. Delta Gymnastics invites you to join us for a full weekend of fun! Saturday, June 20 & Sunday, June 21, 10am - 2pm. We’ll have activities such as slack lining, playing on the air track, jumping on mini trampolines, and more! !Canadian Mental Health Association VancouverFraser offers a Depression/ Bi-Polar Support Group in South Delta for individuals with depression/bi-polar or experiencing symptoms. Meetings are on the second and fourth Monday of each month 7 - 8:45 p.m. Next meeting is on Monday, June 22. Please call the Delta office at 604-943-1878 to register for your first meeting. !Want to have fun while improving your public speaking and leadership skills? Visit Ambassadors Tsawwassen-Toastmasters from 7 - 9 pm on the second and fourth Tuesdays
at St. David’s Anglican Church 1115 - 51A Street. Come out to our next meeting on June 23. Guests are always welcome. http:// www.ambassadorstoastmasters.org/ !A Writers’ Group meets Thursdays, June 25, July 9, 23, August 13, 27, 10:30 - 12 noon - Tsawwassen Library, 1321A - 56 Street. Drop in and share your stories with a supportive group of fellow writers. Seniors !McKee Seniors Recreation Centre (515547th Avenue, Ladner) presents: Canada Day Celebration Friday, June 26 at 12 p.m. Wear your red and white. Members $9. Guests $11. Entertainment by Retro Two.
by. Breakfast provided by Tsawwassen Boundary Bay Lions Club mobile kitchen. Pancake & Sausage $6 Add an egg for $1. Children 12 and under $3. For information: Geof at 604-943-1303 or ghacker@dccnet.com. !Car boot sale, hosted by Boundary Bay Park Association, is set for June 27, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Centennial Beach parking lot. $10 per vendor - free admittance to buyers. Refreshments available. For more information call Beth at 604-940-9824 or Tom at 604-940-9296. If inclement weather check website
www.boundarybayparkassocation.wordpress.com. Additional dates include July 11 and 25, Aug. 8 and 22, Sept. 12. Tsawwassen Saturday Farmers Market, Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., until Oct. 31. Southlands Market Square, 6400 Ave., Delta. tsawwassensaturdaymarket. flavors.me. Arts !The “Wander Inn Cafe” coffeehouse opens Saturday, June 20, 7 - 10 P.M. for refreshments and an evening out with a differ-
ence! The entertainment begins with singer/pianist Shelley Stirling, followed by a “fun” time of karaoke. Venue: 5545 Ladner Trunk Road (Ladner Christian Fellowship); entrance by a $5 suggested donation. Note that the coffeehouse will be closed in July/ August; resumes Sept. 19. All welcome and bring your singing voices! !Sidekick Players is pleased to present their last show of the season, Here on the Flight Path by Norm Foster and directed by Peg Keenleyside. Running until June 27 (Thurs, Fri & Sat
evenings only) at 8 p.m. with a matinee on Sunday, June 21 at 2 p.m. Box is now open. Call 604-2882415 to reserve your seat now. Seating is limited. 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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!CARP Richmond/Delta Chapter has a Seniors Health and Resources Expo at South Arm United Church Complex at 11051 No. 3 Rd. on Saturday, June 27. Gates open at 10 a.m. and close at 4 p.m. www. carp.ca/Richmond. Fund Raisers !Charity barbecue to raise funds for MS at Tsawwassen M&M Meat Shops in Satruday, June 20 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. All proceeds go to the MS chapter on Vancouver Island. Special Events !Join the Delta History Hunters on Thursday, June 18 for an informative history hunt where we will walk, talk and explore our way through Delta’s local history. This week we’ll take a walk along Gunderson slough and look at the heritage net lofts while learning about the history of Delta’s Norwegian community. Please meet at 9:30 a.m. at the end of Gunderson Road, at the chain barrier. RSVP by calling 604-946-9322 or emailing info@deltamuseum.ca. There is a small fee of $5 per trip for nonmembers. Delta Museum & Archives Society’s members are eligible to attend programs free of charge. Memberships will be available on site. !Celebrate Father’s Day with Pancake Breakfast in the Park Sunday, June 21, 9 a.m. to noon at Centennial Beach area take Cammidge House turn off from Boundary Bay Road. Musical entertainment by Kindred Spirit. Lots of parking. Tents utilized if inclement weather. Children’s playground close
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A24 The Delta Optimist June 17, 2015 In the Community
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Build your imagination with the Summer Reading Club
Build It! is the theme of this year’s Summer Reading Club at all Fraser Valley Regional Library branches. There are clubs for readers of all ages. They are free to join and members can win fabulous prizes. Preschoolers and school age kids can build great reading habits by enjoying their favourite books and finding new ones when they join the Read-to-Me Club or the Kids Summer
Reading Club. Participants get a reading record, a special bookmark, weekly stickers and chances to win fun prizes. Kids who complete their reading records get a medal. Teens in grades 7 to 12 can build their reading repertoire when they join the Teen Summer Reading Club. For every seven days of reading, teens get an entry in the draws for many cool prizes, including iPad
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Jacob Bergen flips burgers during St. David’s Big Lunch earlier this month. The third annual event is a way in which the church congregation gets to know its neighbours.
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The University Women’s Club of South Delta held its Once Loved Art Sale late last month at the Tsawwassen Arts Centre. The club uses sale proceeds to fund bursaries for female students.
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Cadets are put under the spotlight Members of the Tsawwassen-based 828 Hurricane Squadron display their skills in annual ceremonial review
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June 17, 2015 The Delta Optimist A27 In the Community
Seedy Saturday’s success is good for local schools
The Ladner Community Garden Society had such a successful Seedy Saturday that it decided to give back to the community. Last week the society donated $100 to four school gardens in Ladner. Donations were made to Hawthorne Elementary, Ladner Elementary, Holly Elementary and Port Guichon Elementary to help offset supplies for the garden programs that each school runs. The Ladner Community Garden Society also forwarded $500 to the B.C. Council of Garden Clubs scholarship fund that helps students studying horticulture. Seedy Saturday, held every February, was
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Kristin Crouch (left) from Ladner Community Garden, Grade 1 teacher Kathy Van Allen, garden volunteer Jan Storer, garden volunteer Donna Boydston and vice principal Jim Hope are pictured at Ladner Elementary, one of four schools in Ladner to receive a $100 donation from the local garden society.
expanded to a two-day event this year. The society would like to thank its Seedy Saturday sponsors: Windset Farms, the Corporation of Delta, West Coast Seeds and Vancity for making the donations possible.
The society also noted that Grade 3 students from Southpointe Academy come to the community garden to learn how to grow food and that in May, students held a plant sale that raised over $600 for the South Delta Food Bank.
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A28 The Delta Optimist June 17, 2015 In the Community
Sidekick Players honouring dads at Sunday matinee
The Sidekick Players Club would like to honour all dads this Sunday. Its last production of the season, Here On The Flight Path by Norm Foster, has been entertaining audiences since it opened last week. To celebrate Father’s Day, Sidekick is offering kids of all ages an opportunity to bring their dad to the play this Sunday at no charge. You must accompany him and you must call to reserve. Flight Path is a hilarious look at a screwed-up nerd’s relationships with three
attractive women. For John Cummings, living on the edge of Toronto’s Pearson Airport, the coming and going of jet planes is simply a metaphor for the way life flies by. When you don’t grab tomorrow by the tail, you’re left on the edge of the runway, on the outskirts of life. Cummings is a lonesome, likable man who is strung out by a failed marriage and uncertain of his macho attraction. That his aborted attempts at romance with a string of comely female neighbours turns out to alter
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Simon Roberts stars alongside Erica Bearss, Cathie Collis and Elizabeth Griffiths in Sidekick’s production of Here On The Flight Path.
his oh-so masculine perceptions of love, provides the serious undertow in Foster’s comedy. Foster is a male playwright who can write about women without any masculine prejudice. Here is a man (John) who can cut past our preoccupations with fast food and onenight stands. And here is a playwright who can create a troubled world in which loneliness and
regret knock loudly at the door when you don’t take your chance at love. Simon Roberts plays John Cummings and is joined on the Tsawwassen Arts Centre stage by Erica Bearss, Cathie Collis and Elizabeth Griffiths. Call 604-288-2415 to reserve your seats. Sunday’s matinee starts at 2 p.m. sharp. Here On The Flight Path runs until June 27. In addition to Sunday’s matinee, performances are at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
ADVICE FROM THE PROS QUESTION: We’ve retired and moved further away from my mom who lives alone. At first she was receptive to some outside help, now reluctant. How can we make this work?
ANSWER:
Lots is going on in her immediate world at the moment. While she’s certainly happy for you in your move, she’s relied on you being nearby. Naturally, she will miss you! At the same time, she is trying to wrap her head around the idea of ‘a stranger’ coming into her private space to assist with things she used to easily do herself. She’s possibly also grieving what she perceives as some loss of independence. All that can add up to insecurity and reluctance… for anyone.
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outh side Flooring owner James Latheron has 24 year experience working as an installer, quality control inspector and a consultant.
The father of two, who grew up a in Tsawwassen, has surrounded himself with tradesmen who have more than 40 years of experience in the industry. He and his friendly and knowledgeable staff have worked together for years. They always work to find ways to save clients money with no waste measurements and find the best, most environmentally friendly solutions for an flooring project. James, is industry trained and certified in hard surfaces inspection, and has enjoyed working with his client’s as his business has continued to grow. His new showroom boasts a terrific selection of products and has an overwhelming response from his clientele.
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Unfortunately, the zero down/free down payment programs have been discontinued by Government financing changes. A minimum down payment needed to buy a home is 5% of the purchase price. Down payments can be in the form of savings, RRSP withdrawals (for eligible buyers) as well as gift from family. Some lenders will allow potential buyers to use a portion of their downpayment funds from a line of credit or consumer loan however certain restrictions apply in these situations. For details on eligible downpayment sources, contact a mortgage professional. Meridian Southwest Mortgage Group Ltd. Email: lisa@southwestmortgage.ca
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Are we better off Renovating or Re-Locating? That’s the Big Money question!
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For obvious reasons your realtor will make a good case to simply re-locate (ah, but not so simple!) Conversely, a good Renovator can take that existing house and make it your Dream Home! In my opinion there are 3 main factors to consider: 1. Do we enjoy living in our present location, as it is a lot of work and expense to re-locate. 2. Can we work with this existing house and bring our ideas to life here. 3. How long do we foresee ourselves in this location. All very important considerations indeed! First is going to be personal for each family and I just take into consideration the upheaval involved to re-locate. Second is where consultation with a professional Renovator can help you in the re-configuration or addition to your existing layout. Third and most important with regards to your investment in any renovation is your commitment to location. If you have a short 1-3 year plan in mind then cosmetics and immediate repairs only or you risk losing most of your investment. If you foresee a 5-10 year stay then I feel you are safe in the 50K to 150K investment into your property upgrades as you are now renovating to increase the value in your home plus adding livability and quality to your lifestyle! Beyond that time frame it’s only about wants vs. needs and the total affordability of your Dream Project! MRP Renovations is here to solve all your renovating Want’s and Need’s! For a free consultation call Mike Phillips Owner MRP Renovations.
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June 17, 2015 The Delta Optimist A29 In the Community
Breakfast in the park to celebrate Father’s Day
Families will once again gather at Centennial Beach this Sunday morning to celebrate Father’s Day. Now a South Delta tradition, the annual pancake breakfast hosted by the Boundary Bay Park Association and Tsawwassen Boundary Bay Lions Club will take place between 9 a.m. and noon. The breakfast prepared and served from the Lions Club mobile kitchen is $6 for pancakes and sausage
(add an egg for $1). The cost for children under 12 is just $3. Many fun activities are planned, the children’s playground is close by and the band Kindred Spirit will entertain. Should Mother Nature not deliver some of Tsawwassen’s famous sunshine, tents have been rented to accommodate all. The event is ideal for making dads feel appreciated, especially when they do so much for their families
without making too much fuss. Father’s Day is also a time to honour grandfathers, relatives or anyone who has been a role model. “Anyone can be a father, but it takes a special person to be a dad,” says Geof Hacker of the Boundary Bay Park Association, which has been involved with the event for years. For more information, visit www.Boundarybayp arkassociation.wordpress. com.
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The Boundary Bay Park Association and Tsawwassen Boundary Bay Lions Club will once again host a Father’s Day breakfast this Sunday.
ADVICE FROM THE PROS Jim Richardson, owner Western Coin and Stamp
QUESTION: I noticed that you were going through a renovation. Has it been completed? ANSWER: Yes. Our renovation was to modernize and upgrade the front and entrance of the store. I think it looks much better and definitely is more functional for us. To celebrate the finishing of the renovation, I have been busy putting most of our Royal Canadian Mint on sale. This includes all the previous three decades of issued products ,as well as most of the 2015 RCM products. Where else can you go and actually now buy below the government price? QUESTION: I noticed when I was in your store that you purchasing diamonds off of a lady. I remember asking you about selling a diamond ring before and you replied that you do not buy diamonds. Has that changed now? ANSWER: We have just started this month buying diamonds by appointment only. I still do not know diamonds personally, but I am now have a retired jeweler who is working along side me on purchasing diamonds. He has over 40 years of experience in that line of business and knows diamonds extremely well. This will make it easier for me to buy scrap gold jewelry and be able to pay also for the diamonds. The diamonds do have to be 1/4 of a carat or more to have any wholesale value for us to buy. We will also be purchasing higher end watches such as Rolex or Patek Philippe as this is another of his specialties. Again this is by appointment only on certain Mondays,Wednesdays and Fridays.
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As our Promise Statement indicates, “At Expedia CruiseShipCenters, we are navigators of spectacular vacation experiences. As a part of the number one brand in travel, this is our promise to you.” Along with being a part of the number one brand, we build our team with consultants who are passionate travellers and cruise enthusiasts who can and will share their expertise to create the very best vacation experience for you. This holds true for Anneliese Giesbrecht, featured here with Wade Menard, Business Development Manager for Princess Cruises. Anneliese was recently awarded “Top 250 Travel Consultants” for sales in all of North America with Princess Cruises. What an amazing achievement! Anneliese has built a career with Expedia CruiseShipCenters, joining Carole Petersen and Gina Holvick in their Richmond office 20 years ago. When Carole and Gina opened their second location here in Ladner nearly 4 years ago, Anneliese being a local gal, it only seemed natural for Anneliese to set-up her desk right here in her own backyard. I think Anneliese will agree, she would much rather be talking to you about cruises then sitting in traffic. Anneliese has created quite the following of clients over the years which is evident with the amount of repeat business she does. As our Promise Statement goes on to explain Anneliese is “Always There” providing “Advice you can trust”. Anneliese is truly a navigator of spectacular vacations. Congratulations Anneliese! We are all so very proud of you!
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Q: What can I do about neighbours who smoke? A: More and more people are demanding a smoke-free living environment, which makes
it difficult for smokers to find a place where they can smoke comfortably. Often people choose to smoke at home in order to avoid offending other people. But because strata units are by nature close together, this can be hard on neighbours who are sensitive to second-hand smoke.
Cam Mitchner Lawyer
The law in B.C. prohibits smoking in common areas of multi-unit residential buildings, including stratas,and prohibits smoking within 3m of an open window,public entranceway or air intake. Strata councils and management are required to enforce this prohibition. Changes to the Tobacco Control Act will make this ban applicable to e-cigarettes and “vaping” as well. Municipal bylaws further regulate smoking in Delta, with a ban on smoking in common areas of multi-residential units punishable by a fine of up to $500 per contravention. However, smoking within units is within the control of the strata itself. Many stratas have passed bylaws which prohibit smoking, including inside of owner’s units. There is no requirement for these bylaws to“grandfather” current owners who smoke – they can be a complete ban.So if you can’t come to a satisfactory arrangement with your neighbour,your next step is to talk to your strata council members and persuade them to enact a bylaw to regulate smoking within strata units.
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A30 The Delta Optimist June 17, 2015
Market draws a crowd
Annual Ladner Village Market kicks off another season under sunny skies
Clockwise from top left: Philip Josephs of My Licence Plate Art strikes a heavy metal pose while playing a licence-plate adorned guitar. Paul Bezooyen with Give a Little Giggle, one of the handmade puppets he makes with his wife. Kayla and Maka Chung singing along with Roland Callendar. Cannery Row had Marlene and Milan Jurisevic dancing in the streets. Crowds were out in force Sunday for the first Ladner Village Market of the year. See more photos online at www.delta-optimist.com.
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Rams sizzle to silvers in Okanagan heat South Delta U16 & U12 teams cap flag football season with runner-up finishes at provincial championships in Kelowna The South Delta Rams took seven teams to the 2015 B.C. Community Football Association flag football provincial championships in Kelowna and returned home with silver medals at the U12 and U16 levels. The Rams Green Team reeled off eight consecutive wins in convincing fashion to advance to the U16 championship final, but were on the wrong end of a tightly played 14-7 battle. Coaches Dan Matwichyna and Brent Calvert were very proud of the effort their players put forward, not only for performing in the blistering heat, but for soldiering on despite losing two key teammates — WR/DB Jacob Kirk and rusher Gavin Du — to injury in the week leading up to the tournament. Green Team players included Douglas Jameson, Andrew Kraft, Eduardo Gonzalez, Rylan Tjahyana, Nick Klassen, Michael Calvert, and well-deserved tournament MVP recipient Billy Matwichyna. “Billy showcased his talents as a receiver
and a defensive back —he was around the ball on virtually every play,” said coach Calvert. The Rams U16 White Team played out on the consolation side of the tournament, and featured developing players Kai Kennedy, Braden Wilfur, Caleb Van Til, Jake Carroll, Johnny Sutherland, Mattias Simek, Nico Oulette and Katie Matwichyna. They were coached by Tom Kennedy. Players unable to make the trip to Kelowna but who had key roles in helping the Rams in the regular season include Morgan Brumby, Max Canlton and Denver Fatt. Meanwhile, the U12 Green Rams overcame a record field of 38 teams to reach the runner-up position on the podium. South Delta went 4-0 in round-robin play Saturday morning with victories against West Vancouver, Kelowna, White Rock and Richmond. The win streak continued in the afternoon with two more triumphs over the North Surrey Cobras and Kelowna Black to South Delta Rams U12 Green team celebrate its silver medal finish at the B.C. Community Football Association flag football provincial championships in Kelowna.
South Delta Rams had two teams competing in the U16 division at the flag football provincials.
advance to Sunday morning’s quarter-final. The Green Rams emerged victorious in a 7-6 defensive battle against North Surrey Destroyers to push through to the semifinal. There, they pulled off an amazing comeback win against the No. 2 ranked Coquitlam Beswick. Down by 13 points, the team scored two touchdowns and took a chance on a two-point conversion to win 14–13 and advance to the gold medal game. In the final, the boys put in a tremendous effort, but came up short against the No. 1 ranked North Delta Longhorns. The team includes: Anthony Poelzer,
Jimmy Douglas, Peyton Hornbrook, Jovan Uppal, Kyle Losse, Declan Dunn, Jack Morgenthaler, Aden Lebedoff, Ray Stephens. The boys are coached by Jason Hornbrook and Steve Dunn The provincials wraps up a successful spring flag season for the Rams, which saw a record participation of three teams at the U12 level. The Gold and White squads also went to Kelowna with the latter finishing an impressive eighth overall. The club now turn its attention to the fall tackle season, with online registration and equipment pick up for all levels taking place next week. For more information visit www.sdramsfootball.com
Dolphins’ Singh & Zou shine for Team BC in Arizona waters the top teams in USA Swimming and fielded an impressive squad of Olympic alumni at their meet, including Olympic champion Matt Grevers and fellow Olympic medalist Nick Thoman. Undaunted by the challenge of racing American Olympians twice his age, Singh held his own and produced some powerhouse performances. He placed eighth overall in 50m, 100m, and 200m freestyle events. He then stepped up to finish fourth in
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100m backstroke and fifth in 100m butterfly. In total, five top eight finishes for Singh with all three of his 100m events being personal best times. Zou posted some solid mid-season results, including second place in 400m free B Final, fourth in 200m free B Final and sixth in 100m fly B final. Singh and Zou further assisted to Team BC’s success with silver and bronze medals in 4x100m and 4x200m freestyle relays. Singh also contributed the butterfly leg
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to Team BC’s 4x100 medley relay win. “Tai showed tremendous growth in how he approached his races,” said Team BC’s Program Director Mike Flegel. “Both in heats and finals, he attacked races he knew he had no business winning and provided something to himself. He should take a lot of pride in his accomplishments over the weekend.” Up next, Singh and Zou will represent Winskill at the B.C. ‘AAA’ Provincial Championships in Victoria this July 2-5.
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Winskill Dolphin Swim Club members Tai Long Singh and Paul Zou were part of a Team BC contingent that travelled to Arizona last weekend for the Southwest Classic Invitational. The Tuscon competition served as a lead-up for the upcoming Western Canada Games in Ft. McMurray. Singh, 15, and Zou, 16, earned their Team BC spots based on their performances at Canadian Trials last April. Tuscon Ford Dealers Aquatics is one of
A32 The Delta Optimist June 17, 2015 Boundary Bay Bluebacks launched their summer swim season competitive schedule with a fine showing at the Richmond Kigoos Icebreaker Meet.
Bluebacks open new season The Boundary Bay Bluebacks took part in their first meet of the summer swim season as the Richmond Kigoos hosted their annual Icebreaket Meet at the Steveston Outdoor Pool. There were 50 swimmers representing the Bluebacks, racing against teams from the Fraser South Region. All swimmers swam great in their season debuts. There were over 150 best times recorded by many different club members. Leading the way were Jeanelle Thomas and Ethan Gray finishing first in all their
events. The following swimmers also earned first place finishes: The following swimmers placed first in their event: Nike Robertson (50m butterfly), Jacob Bonikowsky (50m freestyle), Jenna Redman (50m butterfly), Anneka Hunchak (100m backstroke), Grady Lenton (50m butterfly & 100m freestyle), Zara Fitzpatrick (50m freestyle) and Jacky Kam (100m backstroke). In addition, all of the Bluebacks relay teams placed in the top five.
Delta Gymnastics invites everyone to free Longest Day of Play weekend To celebrate Participaction Canada’s Longest Day of Play across the country, Delta Gymnastics is inviting everyone to the grounds of its facility in Ladner this weekend for a free event. The grass area outside the club’s will be filled with activities and stations for chil-
dren to participate. Some include slack lining, air track and mini trampoline. The event takes place both days from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Delta Gymnastics will also be unveiling its new Playbox project on Saturday at 10 a.m. to kickoff the festivities.
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