Delta Optimist July 29 2015

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Mayor Lois Jackson (above) gets into the spirit at Saturday’s Boundary Bay Airshow, which included performances by the SkyHawks parachute team.

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Tsawwassen is in for three days of fun in the sun this long weekend.

The Tsawwassen Sun Festival, now in its 43rd year, returns with a range of events beginning Saturday and running through to the holiday Monday.

“It’s going to be a fun weekend,” says Sun Festival coordinator Elaine Campbell.

Attractions include Sunny Sam’s Treasure Hunt, a classic car show ‘n’ shine, softball and volleyball tournaments, the T-Town Incredible Race for teens, rides for kids, a skateboard competition and more.

An antique fair runs Sunday and Monday at the South Delta Recreation Centre.

The Rotary Parade, a highlight of the annual celebration, takes place Monday at 11 a.m. It rolls down 56th Street from 16th

Avenue to Winskill Park, which serves as the celebration’s base of activity.

This year’s theme is Get Your Kicks on Route 56.

A planned fireworks display for Sunday night will not take place due to the open burning ban.

The official Sun Festival website can be found at www.sunfestival.ca.

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Fortis eyes alternate route Farmers advised that power lines destined for Tilbury LNG plant could go elsewhere BY

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Delta farmers are getting encouraging signals that FortisBC is willing to take another route for new power lines to feed a Tilbury LNG plant expansion.

Landowners got a letter from the utility last week noting that after receiving input from farmers, it’s taking a step back and looking at other possible route options for the 230kV line.

Several weeks ago, a number of Ladner farmers were informed by FortisBC of a plan to route new power lines through their properties to service the major expansion now underway at the Tilbury liquefied natural gas plant.

Property owners were notified by letter that FortisBC and B.C. Hydro plan to install power lines and towers on farms along 68th Street and that the proposal is to have most of the new infrastructure located on the rear portion of the farms.

According to FortisBC, a new overhead electric transmission line connecting Tilbury Island to B.C. Hydro’s Arnott substation in Ladner is required to meet the increased power requirements of the expanded FortisBC LNG facility.

Delta’s agricultural advisory committee was told approximately 25 properties could be impacted by two different routes. The committee wanted to know why the infrastructure couldn’t

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New liens from B.C. Hydro’s Arnott substation in Ladner are required to meet the increased power needs of an expanded FortisBC LNG facility in Tilbury. be built on an existing right-of-way along 72nd Street, which was created when the South Fraser Perimeter Road was constructed.

Concern was also expressed that farmland was being chosen because it’s less costly than residential land and because there is a perception there would be less opposition from the community.

Delta Farmers’ Institute president David Ryall said they’re encouraged FortisBC, which has been meeting with farmers as

well as Delta municipal staff, is willing to seriously look at alternatives.

“They have said to me personally that they will review the route and now that they understand the agricultural issue, they’ll take that into consideration.

They have a couple of rightof-ways which they can go back and review and see if it will fit for them,” he said.

Ryall said it remains to be seen how FortisBC will not only service the current $400 million Tilbury expansion but another potential expansion that has been

mentioned as well as the Wespac LNG export facility in Tilbury.

A tentative deal has reportedly been struck with Hawaiian Electric, a deal that would trigger a further expansion at the Delta plant. Approval is still required by the Hawaiian Public Utilities Commission.

A FortisBC spokesperson told the Optimist it’s still “very early days” as far as exploring any future expansion, but they will keep landowners updated about the future power needs at

Tilbury and what is being considered.

Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington said it’s encouraging FortisBC appears to be listening.

“I’m very pleased that Fortis has responded to the community and that they are considering alternative routes for their power line proposal. I will continue to meet with Fortis and the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office to bring forward any of our farmers’ and landowners’ outstanding concerns,” Huntington said.

Police discover drug lab in Tsawwassen home BY

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A home invasion investigation Monday night led to the discovery of a drug lab in a quiet Tsawwassen neighbourhood.

Police responded to a disturbance in the 5200-block of 4th Avenue just after 7 p.m. When officers arrived, they determined the occupants were the target of a

home invasion.

While investigating the break-in, police discovered what’s being described as an apparent clandestine drug lab.

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Delta Community Animal Shelter is offering an innovative program to support reading and education for local youth while bettering the lives of shelter animals.

Tales 4 Tails invites children ages six to 13 to read to an animal living at the shelter waiting for a forever home. This activity helps children improve their reading levels and confidence, while calming stressed shelter animals and socializing them with people.

“I wanted to figure out a way that children could get involved with the shelter animals, as the future of animal welfare is grounded in how our children feel about them,” says shelter manager Sarah Jones.

Last year, Jones heard about shelters in the United States that had implemented reading programs.

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Tales 4 Tails lets children read to animals at the Delta Community Animal Shelter. programs have popped up all over the U.S. Jones explored the programs being offered elsewhere and through her research created Tales 4 Tails specific for the Delta Community Animal Shelter.

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Former Mountie gets jail for perjury conviction

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Monty Robinson sentenced to two years less a day JESSICA KERR

Former Mountie Benjamin “Monty” Robinson will serve time behind bars after being convicted of perjury in the public inquiry into the 2007 Taser death at Vancouver International Airport.

Robinson was sentenced last Friday to two years less a day, one year of probation and 240 hours of community service for lying during

the inquiry into the death of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski.

Robinson was the senior officer in charge at the time of the incident.

Robinson was convicted of lying twice over his three days of testimony at the 2009 Braidwod inquiry.

Robinson was one of four RCMP officers facing perjury charges following the inquiry. Kwesi Millington was also found guilty earlier this year and

sentenced to 30 months in prison, which he is currently appealing. The other two officers were acquitted.

This isn’t the former officer’s first conviction.

In 2012, Robinson was found guilty of obstruction of justice in the 2008 Tsawwassen crash that killed 21-year-old Orion Hutchinson. In that case, he received a 12-month conditional sentence. He resigned from the RCMP the same week he was sentenced.

Police take aim at impaired boating

The Delta Police Department has teamed up with the Canadian Safe Boating Council in an effort to reduce impaired boating deaths.

Drinking and boating accounts for about 40 per cent of boating-related fatalities on Canadian waterways.

To raise awareness and reduce alcohol-related deaths, Delta police are joining the Canadian Safe Boating Council to launch

year three of Operation Dry Water.

With summer boating season in high gear and the August long-weekend right around the corner, the department is reminding locals about the risks of impaired boating. Combined with sun, wind, waves and the rocking motion of the boat, the effects of alcohol on the water can be greatly increased.

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This means if you’re blood alcohol level exceeds .08, you can be charged with impaired operation of a vessel, even if you are just operating a canoe.

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A developer is looking to restore the historic Roycroft Grant Residence, formerly home of La Belle Auberge restaurant, as well as build additional units on the 48th Avenue property.

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A development proposal at the site of yet another heritage home in Ladner has failed to get endorsement from a pair of civic committees.

A subdivision application has been submitted to build new homes on a 48th Avenue property occupied by the historic Roycroft Grant Residence, formerly the home of La Belle Auberge restaurant.

The new owner, Havir Lalli, is proposing to keep the house but also rezone the property to accommodate five new residences.

Built in 1904, the Edwardian-era home would also go through several alterations and upgrades before resale as a singlefamily home.

The Delta Heritage Advisory Commission agreed with a staff report last month outlining a number of concerns, mainly with the visual impact the new three-storey houses would have on the older building.

Saying the proposed density conforms to the area plan, Lalli said he went

through a lengthy process with civic staff, even pitching a land swap or relocation of the old house. He said he had an extensive character study of the area commissioned when coming up with the design and has over two dozen letters of support from residents.

The commission voted to oppose his plan.

The application then went on to the Community Planning Advisory Committee earlier this month, where committee members supported the applicant’s decision to retain and restore the Roycroft Grant Residence.

However, they shared concerns regarding the heights of the proposed dwellings.

Several motions were debated before committee members agreed to disagree, saying they were unable to make a decision on the proposed development due to concerns raised by staff.

Deputy planning director Marcy Sangret said staff would now write a report to Delta council that will include the input from the two committees. That report is likely to come to council early next month.

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Fire danger drops so parks reopened Stage 3 watering restrictions remain in place, which means lawn sprinkling is still prohibited at all times BY

JESSICA KERR

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Delta lowered its fire danger rating to moderate Monday following the recent rainfall and a drop in temperatures.

The municipality also announced the reopening of five parks.

In early July, with no end in sight to the stretch of unseasonably hot, dry weather and the fire danger rating at extreme, Delta closed the parks — Boundary Beach, Watershed, Cougar Canyon, North 40 and Delta Nature Reserve.

The open burning ban is still in effect, even with the lower fire danger rating, and the region is still under Stage 3 watering restrictions.

Last Tuesday, Metro Vancouver announced the move to the next stage.

Under Stage 3, lawn sprinkling is prohibited and treated drinking water cannot be used for sprinkling of any kind. However, residential gardens can be watered by hand with a

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With the fire danger rating lowered to moderate after weekend rain, Delta reopened five parks, including the North 40 dog park in East Ladner, earlier this week. container or by using a hose with a spring-loaded shutoff nozzle.

Stage 3 restrictions include: • Vehicle and boat wash-

ing is prohibited, except for windows, mirrors, lights, and licence plates for safety reasons.

• Residential swimming pools, hot tubs and garden

ponds may not be refilled or topped up.

• Golf course fairways may not be watered. Only minimal watering is allowed for greens and tee areas.

• Water play parks can only be operated with useractivated switches.

• Power and pressure washing, and washing any outdoor impermeable sur-

faces, is only allowed for health and safety purposes.

Earlier this summer, Delta council moved to beef up enforcement around water restrictions with a bylaw amendment giving bylaw officers the power to issue tickets to those sprinkling outside their designated day and time.

The fine for watering outside the allotted day and time under Stage 3 restrictions is $400.

To date, the municipality has issued 52 tickets, engineering director Steven Lan told civic politicians Monday night, and staff has been working to educate the public.

“Certainly we want to encourage people to conserve water,” he said, adding that issuing a ticket is “a measure of last resort.”

With continuous warm weather in the forecast, the municipality anticipates a possible increase in the fire danger rating within a couple weeks. Staff will be monitoring the situation closely and park closures will be reevaluated at that time.

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MURPHY’S LAW It’s good to hear the South Delta Business Sustainability Strategy won’t sit on a shelf at municipal hall collecting dust. It’s less heartening to hear the consultant’s report only came in a digitized version.

Before those over at the hall get in a flap, let me say that was a poor attempt at humour, but in all seriousness, it will take a concerted effort, in the face of what could be outspoken opposition, to ensure the report doesn’t languish alongside the plan to revitalize the Ladner waterfront or the one to redevelop John Oliver Park, or the many other wellintentioned documents that have been put together over the years.

There’s no doubt Delta got some good advice for its 40 grand on how to prosper in the shadow of the two mega malls now under construction at the Tsawwassen First Nation, but moving ideas off the written page is always a challenge.

Creating strong town centres makes abundant sense but if that requires significant physical alterations there’s a very real chance such efforts would encounter roadblocks.

Attempts to revitalize the Chisholm Street section of the Ladner waterfront have gone nowhere because of public opposition, which has also derailed bids to breathe life into Tsawwassen’s town core. More is at stake this time around for sure, but I’m dubious whether sensibilities have changed to a sufficient degree to allow it all to happen.

I guess you can try rebranding and marketing the business districts without making wholesale physical changes, but that lipstick-like approach is unlikely to fly.

Having visited countless outlets malls all over the continent, I simply don’t buy the idea we’ll benefit from some kind of spillover. They’re called destination malls for a reason: shoppers will drive great distances to get there, but once they’re done, they head home.

How many times have you combined a trip to the Seattle Premium Outlets with a visit to the aviation centre in Everett?

That’s what I thought, even though the latter is an amazing place and the two attractions are only 20 minutes apart.

We all go to both Richmond Centre and Steveston, but not necessarily on the same day.

Our town cores must be, first and foremost, places where locals want to shop, but to really thrive they also have to be destinations in their own right. After much discussion and a chunk of tax dollars, we’ve got a plan that can get us there, but something tells me that journey could prove to be a bumpy one.

Engaging your artistic side is a great way to relieve stress ML BURKE

COMMUNITY COMMENT Quote for today’s column: “God created the giraffe, the cat, the elephant... He has no style, he just keeps trying things.” — Pablo Picasso I enjoyed participating in the inaugural Grand Prix of Art — Delta where over 100 painters of all ages and skill levels arrived to paint at 25 locations plein air (painting outside) throughout Ladner Village.

It was a resounding success despite the heat, and it attracted huge crowds that walked throughout the village admiring all the different paintings in progress.

For all you supposed non-artists out there, I’m going to let you in on a little secret. If you would like to discover a legal, ultimate stress reliever, read on. This is how to get your mind into “the zone” similar to meditation.

I failed meditation training, not

sure why, but I have discovered how to switch from my left to my right brain in a matter of seconds.

It can occur when I’m writing but it never fails to happen when I’m painting or preparing to paint.

I enjoy acrylics and watercolour, but the operative word here is “enjoy.” I don’t do it in the hope of becoming famous or to sell paintings. Just as Matthew McConaughey likes driving his Lincoln, I paint simply because I feel good when I’m doing it.

Even when a painting is not going well, it doesn’t matter because I’m either trying to recover something or painting over a mistake. If successful, that’s great. If not, then I’ve learned something from my mistake. It’s win-win and the best part is that I’ve escaped from my pesky workaholic logical left brain into my calm and totally absorbed creative right brain. It’s truly therapeutic.

Every child is a natural artist but as we grow we become selfconscious and decide that we’re not good enough because someone else does it better. I hear people say all the time, “I could never do that.”

My answer to you is, “Yes, you can!” With a little training and lots of practice, you will develop your own personal skill.

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After all, athletes don’t go from 0 to 100 right away. They train and they practice. So do artists. You are your only competition. Your goal is to get better than you are right now. Forget about everybody else because they are just trying to get better than they are now.

If someone is more skilled than you, learn from them. Art classes at our community centres are reasonably priced and often allow you to try a class, using their supplies, to see if you like it.

Taking a cue from Picasso’s quote about God just keeps trying things, I switched mediums to watercolour, which is more difficult than acrylics. It’s a challenge but so rewarding in discovering the dance between the water and paint.

I’m happily a beginner again.

You too can find the “zone” in any of the arts — music, dance, design, film, photography, writing, acting, crafts, cooking, etc. Don’t just be the looky-looer, be a zonedout do-er.

I’ll see you at the Steveston Grand Prix of Art on Sept. 19.

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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July 29, 2015 The Delta Optimist A9 Letters to the Editor

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Towns need love, care and attention or they will die

Editor: Re: Tsawwassen Mills taking shape and Plan won’t collect dust, Delta says, July 24 It’s ironic that “talks are taking place with TransLink about increasing frequency of service.” Considering the Corporation of Delta, as it is, has a hard time convincing TransLink to bring more buses through the George Massey Tunnel, and the recent plebiscite that was a disaster for TransLink, it begs the question: “Who exactly is going to pay for this increased service?”

Why are there no discussions to increase bus service to the residential and business centres in South Delta? Are we not worthy?

Further, whether the proposed shuttle system from the ferries is public or pri-

vate, it will bring absolutely nobody into Ladner or Tsawwassen town centres.

When I posed this question to Ivanhoe Cambridge at a recent Ladner Business Association meeting, I received such a non-answer it was obvious there will be no cooperation from their end with local small businesses.

In addition, they have stated they have a “full-time tourism manager” positionin-waiting. One would think Corporation of Delta would be more proactive and have someone doing the same for us.

Let’s hope the South Delta Business Sustainability Strategy incorporates some of these great ideas into their plan, because if they don’t, Mayor Lois Jackson’s bold

statement — “We can do something and we must do something.” — is just empty words with no teeth.

Towns and villages are like any living thing. They require love, care and attention or they will die off.

The town of Oroville in Washington state is a great example of what can go horribly wrong if a community is left to wither up and turn to dust. Oroville’s economy is depressed with a nearly 30 per cent poverty rate and the town centre is boarded up with little to offer its residents.

I would hate to see our two beautiful town centres disappear behind the façade of a pair of mega malls that have changed the urban landscape of South Delta forever.

Carol Miles

Couple has agonizing wait for ambulance

Editor: In the middle of the night my husband experienced a dreadful fall in the bathroom. He had just come home from Surrey Memorial Hospital after a four-day stay.

I immediately dialed 911 requesting an ambulance.

He landed on his right hip jammed between his walker and the bathtub. He was in extreme pain but was trying

to tough it out.

When the ambulance hadn’t arrived in 15 minutes, I called again. My call was treated as a new file in spite of my efforts to make the operator understand the circumstance.

After another 15 minutes and the cries of help from my 85 year-old husband, I called again. This time I was kept on line and could hear the paramedics report-

ing their location, which appeared to me to be somewhere on Highway 10.

Once they arrived they were extremely professional and handled him with care.

All in all it was 45 minutes from the time the first call for help was made.

Lesson? Don’t fall. Attend the Fraser Health falls clinic on Aug. 11 at Ladner United Church.

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Reader appeals to our collective conscience Editor: We are a society and as a society we have to have a cohesive foundation to stay together and to function.

Yes, this is where rules and policies come in. Most of us want to adhere to the basic principles and are essentially good citizens.

Now we are facing drought-like conditions that affect all life forms. There are policies and laws acti-

vated, namely water restrictions, to try to deal with the situation.

Some groups and people have gone above and beyond to sacrifice their jobs (pressure washing) to show their concern for society and our situation.

Others, well, not so much. That being said, I am not going to report my neighbour or someone who isn’t willing. We should

have enough of a personal conscience to show and demonstrate that collectively we can deal with this.

So I appeal to that conscience of society to adhere to the water restrictions and fire safety measures. Let your grass turn brown and stamp out your cigarette butts. It’s not the end of the world — no water is the end.

Elise Leyland

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Editor: On June 17 I was walking to yoga on the covered walkway out front of Save-On-Foods when I was struck by a cyclist, a university-age young lady. I was injured and we were both pretty shaken up.

Several people came to our aid. One gentleman called the ambulance while a woman comforted me and the young lady. I have long known that Tsawwassen is full of wonderful, caring people and this just reinforces that belief.

I would have sent a personal thank you to those who helped, but in the hubbub, I never took names or contact numbers. Thank you for stopping to help. Your kindness was much appreciated.

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What will it be, we ask ourselves? Do we hire someone to do some pruning, or escape for a weekend in Seattle? Do we upgrade the furnace or head for two weeks in Hawaii?

Call it the wrestling between the dreary and the dream.

“We should get the lawn power raked,” the husband said recently. “And it’s time we got the ducts done.”

“Oh!” I said. “That’s so dreary! I’d much prefer an Okanagan wine tour.”

You know how it is.

Unless you happen to be Bill Gates or Donald Trump, you can’t have it all — at least, not all at once.

The ducts, I concede, ought to be cleaned periodically. Same with the chimney and the dryer vent.

Problem is, these things cost money. Much as I’d like to save us some coin by cleaning the chimney myself, I’d never be able to stand the soot. And the dryer vent? Way too much

lint to deal with.

Still. It’s always a pain to have to dish out for such things, given they’re so, well, dreary. Nothing dreary, however, about a trip to the Okanagan, especially when you can sample an award-winning varietal at a restaurant overlooking the lake.

“We should do a reno to the laundry room,” I told the husband. “It desperately needs an upgrade.”

“Dreary!” he responded.

“Not dreary at all,” I told him. “More like a dream to me. Especially if we have additional storage — you know, maybe in wicker baskets — and a new stacking washer and dryer.”

The husband, make no mistake, does not consider wicker baskets to be something that remotely resembles a dream. And a new washer and dryer? About as dreary as a hot water heater, in his estimation.

No. The only appliance the husband would consider dream-like would be, oh, a wine fridge. With capacity for 100 bottles.

This, in fact, is part of the problem. We both aspire to land the dream. But we don’t always know what it is.

He wants a new shed. I

want a new coffee pot. He wants a new drill. I want a new slow cooker.

“How about a cabin in the woods?” he suggested not long ago. He thought he had me, and he more or less did — until he continued.

Nothing dreary, however, about a trip to the Okanagan, especially when you can sample an awardwinning varietal at a restaurant overlooking the lake.

“You know,” he said, “something really off grid, where we cook on a wood stove and carry water from a lake?”

“Sounds a tad romantic,” I said. “But the part about the water sounds super dreary to me. Come to think of it, the cooking thing sounds dreary too.”

And so it goes.

We’ll have to itemize those needs and wants, and put them in logical order.

We’ll deal with the furnace before it gets cold.

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Sun Festival events include activities at Winskill Park all weekend and a parade along 56th Street on Monday.

Festival offers fun in the sun

Annual Tsawwassen Sun Festival has events planned all weekend long Get your kicks on Route 56 this B.C. Day long weekend at the Tsawwassen Sun Festival.

The long-running annual festival has activities and events planned throughout the weekend.

“It’s going to be a fun weekend,” says Sun Festival coordinator Elaine Campbell.

“The weather should be good.”

Some of the fun will include Sunny

Sam’s Treasure Hunt, a classic car show ‘n’ shine, a skateboard competition, softball and volleyball tournaments as well as the T-Town Incredible Race for teens.

A favourite highlight of Sun Festival, the Rotary Parade, is set for Monday at 11 a.m.

The route will see the entries from various community groups and organizations travel along the west side of 56th Street from 16th Avenue to 9th Avenue.

This year’s theme is Route 56.

A fun zone for kids will be set up for Monday where a $10 wristband is good for as many rides as they’d like.

Some examples of food options at the festival include Vietnamese dishes, wraps, poutine, hotdogs, burgers and sandwiches.

The Kiwanis pancake breakfast takes place Monday from 8 to 11 a.m. at Winskill Park.

The Sun Fest website notes the service group has been providing the breakfast “for as many years as the Tsawwassen Sun Festival has been running.”

The beer garden will be back as well.

Visit www.sunfestival.ca to check out the official website, follow Sunny Sam on Twitter @followSunnySam or have a look at the festival’s page on Facebook at www. facebook.com/TheTsawwassenSunFestival.

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Classic car show returns for 2nd year Inaugural event attracted more than 160 vehicles last year After last year’s debut the Classic Car & Bike Show is back for more at the Tsawwassen Sun Festival.

Some of the vehicles will be beautifully restored, others bone-stock, but not necessarily all of them will be antiques or classics, says show chair Don MacAllister.

“They might be one-offs, or very special low number vehicles that were produced for various reasons by the manufacturers,” he says.

Last year’s show had about 165 vehicles and as

of last week, almost that many had pre-registered, he noted.

While the weather can play a part, an additional 50 to 75 are expected on the morning of the show.

In addition to cars and trucks, Monday’s event at Winskill Park will see pre1980 motorcycles as well.

MacAllister notes there were a lot of requests to include classic motorbikes in the show.

“We thought well, we’ll give it a try,” he says.

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After a successful debut at last year, the Classic Car & Bike Show is returning to this year’s Tsawwassen Sun Festival. The event includes a Sunday afternoon cruise-by ahead of the full show, which starts at 10 a.m. Monday at Winskill Park. registered for the show is a 1918 red Indian, he says, adding the motorcycle is unrestored but virtually brand new.

New for this year will be a Sunday afternoon cruise-

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It will start at 4:30 p.m. at the South Delta Recreation Centre, head down 56th Street to the Diefenbaker Park parking lot and back up to the rec-

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Elvis and Marilyn Monroe tribute artists will perform at the car show on Monday.

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WINSKILL PARK - 56TH STREET AT 9TH AVENUE AND SOUTH DELTA RECREATION CENTRE - 1720 56th STREET Monday, August 3, 2015 8 am - 11 am 9 am - 4 pm 9 am - 5 pm 9 am - 5:30 pm Elvis and Marilyn 10 am - 5 pm

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Kiwanis Club Pancake Breakfast Antique Fair at South Delta Rec Center Car Show Softball Tournament Day 3 They are on site from appxox. 10AM til approx. 4PM. They will be doing a 15 to 20 minute show each hour.

Food stands: Nielle Vietnamese Cuisine, M & M Meat Shops, Big Red’s Poutine, Cup of Corn, Gordo’s Concession, L’Aromas Coffee, Taste Grindz Catering, Lemon Heaven, Suburban Spoons, TNT Wraps, Panago Pizza Marketplace – Clothes, Hats, Jewelry, Books, Fitness and a whole lot more!

ROTARY CLUB of TSAWWASSEN PARADE 16th Avenue to Winskill along 56th Street

11 am - 6 pm Noon - 6:30 pm 11 am - 5 pm Noon - 4 pm 11 am - 5 pm Noon – 4:00 1 pm, 2 pm, 3:30 pm 1:00 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm 1:40 2:00 pm 2:30 pm

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Congratulations to… … the Sun Fest committee for their dedication, the Rotary Club of Tsawwassen for annually organizing a great parade, the businesses and organizations with booths at the park and the countless volunteers it takes to put on a successful event like this.

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Antiques in spotlight as fair returns to rec centre Over 60 dealers are expected for two-day show

A Sun Festival tradition continues this year with the antique fair.

Over 60 dealers are expected to attend the twoday fair, which runs Sunday and Monday at the South Delta Recreation Centre.

“We have a lot of new dealers this year,” says coordinator Malcolm Johnston.

Merchandise is expected to include jewelry, toys, art, china and vintage lighting.

“We have a lot of everything coming,” he says.

Johnston’s father started the antique fair 37 years ago, he says, adding it is the longest-running antique show in the province.

Johnston has been running it for nearly three decades.

The antique fair takes place Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Monday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the South Delta Recreation Centre.

Admission is $5.

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Dolls will be among the many items available at this weekend’s Sun Festival antique fair. The longest-running antique show in the province takes place Sunday and Monday at the South Delta Recreation Centre.

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July 29, 2015 The Delta Optimist A23 Tsawwassen Sun Festival

Starlight Spectacular OUTDOOR MOVIE & CARNIVAL

Saturday, August 15th at Diefenbaker Park

(ARRIVE_AT_4PM_FOR) Face Painting, Bouncy Castle & Slide, Carnival Games, Popcorn & Snow Cones, Live Music, a Showcase of Community Service & Athletic Groups, and more!

(MOVIE_AT_DUSK) “Guardians of the Galaxy”

Tsawwassen Sun Festival mascot Sunny Sam is hosting a treasure hunt again this year. Using clues posted on social media, participants will be able to search around town for envelopes that can be redeemed for cash prizes.

Sunny Sam is hosting another treasure hunt

Follow Sun Fest mascot on social media for clues

The Tsawwassen Sun Festival mascot Sunny Sam is hosting another treasure hunt this year.

Clues will be randomly posted over Sam’s social media sites (Twitter and Facebook) over the course of the Sun Festival, which takes place throughout the B.C. Day long weekend.

Follow the mascot on Twitter at @followSunnySam or check out Sam’s Facebook page by searching for Tsawwassen’s Sunny Sam at www.facebook.com.

Treasure hunters will be looking for an envelope in the “hidden” spot and can redeem their prize through a festival official.

All envelopes will be hidden in public areas and will have a Sunny Sam sticker on the outside.

The envelopes will be placed randomly around Tsawwassen and clues will be both in written and picture form.

For complete rules visit, www.sunfestival.ca.

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(Note; “Guardians of the Galaxy” is rated PG13 - Parental Guidance is Recommended)

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Parade route starts at the corner of 56th Street and 16th Avenue and runs up the street to Winskill Park.

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Pilots, and parachutists, put on spectacular show as a large crowd flocks to Boundary Bay Airport Saturday

The Boundary Bay Airshow provided spectators with more than four hours of free aerial entertainment last Saturday. Sponsored by the Corporation of Delta and Alpha Aviation, the annual event included aperformance by the SkyHawks, Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only military parachute demonstration team. More photos from the show can be seen at www. delta-optimist.com.

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Burns Bog Conservation Society moves annual Jog for the Bog to Westview Park due to nature reserve closure

Photos by Gord Goble Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Jog for the Bog was relocated to Westivew Park due to the closure of the Delta Nature Reserve. The event also featured exhibitors, live music and a pancake breakfast.

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A28 The Delta Optimist July 29, 2015 In the Community

Triplets’ team runs in support of Royal Columbian Hospital A Ladner family and its friends will purchase a lifesaving piece of equipment for premature babies and other fragile newborns at Royal Columbian Hospital five years after its triplet girls received care at the hospital.

The Van Marrewyk family collected $55,000 in donations to help the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation buy a jet ventilator.

The money was raised in last month’s Scotiabank Charity Challenge in appre-

ciation of the hospital’s neonatal staff after Ron and Stephanie Van Marrewyk’s daughters, Andy, Paige and Shauna, were born prematurely at 29 weeks in 2010.

The girls spent two months in the neonatal intensive care unit.

“The neonatal intensive care unit is responsible for the health of so many of the beautiful people that are in each of our lives,” says Stephanie Van Marrewyk.

“We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who has helped raise the money

needed for this important equipment.”

The jet ventilator will provide a gentle and effective mode of ventilation to help the most fragile premature babies breathe, since their lungs are not developed enough for them to breathe on their own.

“Each year, Royal Columbian Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit is responsible for the lives of hundreds of newborns from throughout the province,” says Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation presi-

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Over 30 Van Marrewyk family members and friends took part in the Scotiabank Charity Challenge. dent and CEO Jeff Norris.

“The neonatal staff are highly skilled, and fundraising efforts like the one led by the Van Marrewyk family put specialized tools in

the hands of those caregivers.”

More than 30 family members and friends took part in the Scotiabank Charity Challenge on June

28. Fundraising efforts by the family in previous years have helped to buy incubators and infusion pumps for the neonatal intensive care unit.

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The Delta Hearts Team raised over $12,000 at last month’s Scotiabank Half-Marathon & 5K Charity Challenge

Eighteen walkers and runners took to the streets of Vancouver for the Scotiabank Half-Marathon & 5K Charity Challenge in support of Delta Hospital.

The Delta Hearts Team, made up of staff from across the hospital and members of the community, raised $12,605 towards the expansion of the Peter C. & Elizabeth Toigo Diagnostic Services Building, a $12.5-

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“Supporting the expansion is a priority for many of us, and will make a world of difference for Delta.”

“We are so lucky to have such fantastic support from our community,” added Ingrid Barnes, a Delta Hospital Foundation board member who ran the half-marathon and was this year’s top fundraiser.

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Coming Events Clubs & Groups !Delta Community Garden Farm - Are you interested in growing your own food?

You are invited to farm with friends. Wednesday 4-6 & Saturday 9:30 to noon. For more information contact carolvignale@gmail.com. !The Delta Museum & Archives Society is pleased to present their latest temporary gallery exhibit - Connecting Art & History.

The works of art displayed tell stories that add to Delta’s mosaic of community, culture and identity.

Once a week we invite our young visitors to create art works centered on a changing theme. On July 29 it’ll be on My Delta Dream! To learn more about our exhibits, public programming and services visit www. deltamuseum.ca. The Delta Museum is open Tuesday through Friday 9:30am to 4:30pm. !Ladner Pioneer Library is getting an interior facelift and will be closed from Saturday, Aug. 1 until Wednesday, Aug. 5. The Aug. 3 Sitting and Stitching and the Aug. 4 LEGO Club will be cancelled. Both programs will return the following week - Sitting and Stitching on Monday, Aug. 10, at 6:30 pm and the LEGO Club on Tuesday, Aug. 11 at 3:30. !The whole family is invited to the Ladner Pioneer Library on Friday, Aug. 7 at 1 pm to be entertained by our next Summer Reading Club performer, Ventriloquist Kellie Haines, a multitalented entertainer with a background in theatre, clowning, singing and dance. Haines will be at the Tsawwassen Library Friday, Aug. 7 at 3:30 pm. !NOWYOGA.CA presents: free introduction to the Self-Healing Dalian Method, an innovative approach to radiant health and wellbeing Saturday, Aug. 8, 10:30-12 pm, Tsawwassen. Address upon registration - 778-240-4704, nowyoga.ca@gmail.com.

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!Free Falls Prevention Clinic, sponsored by Fraser Health, at Ladner United Church, 4960-48th Ave., on Tuesday, Aug. 11. Pre-registration is required. Please call 604-587-7866 for an appointment. !A Writers’ Group meets Thursdays, Aug. 13, 27, 10:30 - 12 noon - Tsawwassen Library, 1321A - 56 Street. Drop in and share your stories with a supportive group of fellow writers. !Ladner Christian Fellowship is preparing to welcome the children of South Delta to Hometown Nazareth - Where Jesus was a Kid. Vacation Bible School is running Aug. 17-21 from 9am - noon.

Children will hear stories from Mary, play games, sing songs, and visit the synagogue school and shops in the marketplace, where they will do activities that Jesus may have done as a child. For more information call 604 946 4430 or register online at ladnerlife. com. !There will be Pizza and Games Teen Nights on Thursday, Aug. 20, 5:30 - 8:30 pm at the Ladner Pioneer Library. !The heat is on and our summer meeting schedule is in effect! Come out and have fun while improving your public speaking and leadership skills! Visit Ambassadors TsawwassenToastmasters from 7 - 9 PM on Tuesday, Aug. 25 at St. David’s Anglican Church 1115 - 51A St. Guests are always welcome. http:// www.ambassadorstoastmasters.org/ !Affordable Summer 1:1 tutoring in literacy or math for struggling learners ages 6 to 14 through the Learning Disabilities Association. Ongoing during July and August at the Delta Manor Education Centre, 4750-57th St. Trained tutors help students to develop their math and literacy skills while encouraging them to be competent and able learners. Times

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Seniors !Shari’s Saturday Social, Aug. 8 - Doors open at 7 Dancing 7:30-11:00. Dress style optional but the theme is ‘splendor of the south seas’ so colorful shirts, mumus, etc. are welcome!

Dance to a wide variety of great CD music. KinVillage Community Centre 5430 10th Ave., Tsawwassen.

Tickets available at the door. $10 for members $12 for non-members cash or cheque only - Mid-evening tea, coffee, and assorted goodies included. To reserve a table, please call Shari at 604-943-8755. !McKee Seniors Recreation Centre will be closed for maintenance Saturday, Aug. 1 to Sunday, Aug. 9, re-opening for regular programs on Monday, Aug. 10. !KinVillage Travel trip to Harrison Hot Springs, including lunch at the resort, Monday, Aug. 10.

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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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Name: Seamus Age: 6 Occupation: Student What is the activity?

Underwater fun!

Where and when does this take place?

Ladner Outdoor Pool How often do you participate? As often as I can!

How long have you been involved?

I have been swimming since I was little.

Why did you get involved in this activity?

I always have so much fun at the Ladner Outdoor Pool.

What do you like best about this activity?

It is fun to play with my friends at the pool, and it keeps me cool on a hot summer day.

How does it benefit your life?

I get to be with my friends and family.

What other things do you do to keep active?

Gymnastics, karate and beach combing.

Did you know that children and youth ages 2-18 can swim all summer long for only $20? The $20 Child/Youth Summer Drop-in Pass offers unlimited drop-in access to Delta recreation facilities, and is valid until September 7, 2015. You can participate in an Open Gym session, then head over to the pool for a refreshing dip! At the Ladner Outdoor Pool you can enjoy theme swims like Wacky Wednesdays from 1:30-3:30pm, and our Midsummer Madness event that runs from August 3-7, with events every day from 1:30-3:30pm.

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Delta Sports Sports Editor: Mark Booth

Phone: 604-946-4451

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Email: mbooth@delta-optimist.com

Pioneers advance to WCSLA finals BY

MARK BOOTH

mbooth@delta-optimist.com

The Ladner Pioneers are hoping to re-discover some of their early season magic as they head back to the West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association championships.

After cruising through three months of regular season play, winning 15 of 16 games, the Pioneers own just a 3-3-1 record over their last seven games. That includes a huge struggle to get past the third place Royal City Captials in the league semi-finals, that finally concluded with Ladner’s 11-10 win last Thursday.

Now they are up against a Nanaimo team that has rolled off 10 straight wins.

The Timbermen swept Langley in their series and also produced a 15-8 victory over Ladner on July 12 that clinched first place.

Game one of the best-

of-five series is scheduled for Wednesday night in Nanaimo. The teams will then take a break over the B.C. Day Long Weekend before game two takes place Aug. 6 (7 p.m.) at Sungod Arena in North Delta.

“We just need to get our mojo back,” said Pioneers head coach Bob Taylor.

“One of the big things is staying out of the penalty box.

“I think these are two very similar teams that can get into trouble if they aren’t playing with enough discipline. But they are going very well right now and got better at the (roster) deadline. I would say they have the edge on us in experience.”

The Pioneers’ inability to win in New West extended their series with the Capitals to the limit.

Ladner not only dropped an 8-5 game four decision, standout goalie Matt

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Corey Williamson and the Ladner Pioneers needed all five games to finish off Royal City Capitals in the WCSLA semi-finals.

Morehouse was suspended after receiving a game misconduct in the final minute of play.

That put Nathan Wilson between the pipes for the series decider.

The local product spent much of the season with the North Shore Indians before Ladner brought him back

home at the July 1 deadline.

He proved to be valuable insurance.

Ladner seemed to be in full control when Corey Williamson gave his team a 10-7 lead with 8:10 remaining.

The Capitals answered with a pair of goals from Mark Negrin 48 seconds

apart. Leif Mydske then tied the game with 4:45 left.

A holding penalty to Dave White allowed Ladner to close out regulation time on the power play, setting the stage for Ryan Keith to deposit a nice set-up from Williamson with just 35 seconds remaining.

“That was one pesky

team that just wouldn’t quit,” added Taylor. “Full marks to them. When you have the top two scorers in the league (Mydske and Negrin) and guys working that hard around them, it can be a real hand full to deal with.

“We’re just glad to be moving on.”

’99 Invaders end dominant season as BC champs South Delta rep girls rep B fastpitch team is class of provincial tourney in Cloverdale, ending campaign with 23 straight wins

Provincial U16B champion South Delta ’99 Invaders finished with a 50-3-1 record this season. robin play with wins over Vancouver, Langley, Fleetwood and Sooke to earn the top seed for the eight-team playoff round.

That set up an all-Invader match-up with

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That result set-up the first of two games

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The Okanagan champs jumped out to an early 2-1 lead before South Delta took control with a four-run third inning, in route to a 5-3 victory.

Kelowna was relegated to the consolation bracket but earned another crack at the Invaders by eliminating bronze medalist Langley.

The locals erased another early deficit with a big second inning that produced four runs on six hits. As it had throughout the tournament, the Invaders’ strong defence shut down their opponents and they never relinquished the lead.

Head coach Dave Rally and assistants Brent Bourque, Jim Cartlidge, Carol Watton and Mike Twynstra are extremely proud of what’s been an amazing season.

The team includes: Mackenzie Boates, Mary Berger, Chantelle Twynstra, Lauren Lucas, Leigh Bourque, Violet Rally, Kira Watton, Arnelle Basi, Sarah Allan, Sarah Cartlidge and Amanda Tabe.

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South Delta ’99 Invaders capped a dominating season in style, becoming the first team from the rep “B” girls fastpitch program to win a B.C. championship since 2011.

The Invaders were the class of the U16 provincial playdowns, rolling to a perfect record that was capped by 9-6 win over Kelowna in the championship game.

After somewhat of a slow start in April, the girls gained momentum in May and never looked back — capturing the Kelowna Spring Sizzle Tournament, regular season honours, the Lower Mainland Cup and the Showcase Select Division at the Canadian Open.

The team finished with a 50-3-1 record that included a remarkable 23-game win streak to conclude the season.

The provincials featured the top 16 teams in the province, including the 2000 Invaders who will be a force to be reckoned with in 2016, competing at the same age level.

The ’99 Invaders cruised through round-

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Upset win earns Provincial Cup for U14 Coastal Selects

The Delta Coastal Selects U14 girls soccer team concluded its season in grand style, capturing the Provincial “A” Cup with a 1-0 upset win over the Port Coquitlam Castillans in the championship game.

The tournament took place two weekends ago at South Surrey Athletic Park and featured Metro level rep teams from across the province battling for bragging rights in five different age divisions — ranging from U13 to U18.

The Castillans entered the event as Metro League regular season and Coastal Cup champions. They rolled into the final with three straight wins in round-robin play, including a 3-1 triumph over Coastal.

The locals earned another shot with wins over Upper Island (3-2) and the Kamloops Blaze (4-0), setting the stage for their grand finish.

“We took on some tough competition, but the girls rose to the occasion and were successful in taking top honours. They have worked very hard this season to get to this point. It was really nice for them

Delta Coastal Selects celebrate their U14 Provincial Cup title that culminated with a 1-0 win over Port Coquitlam in the championship game. to be able to see the results of their hard work and dedication to their sport,” said Coastal head coach Gord McGahey.

The team generated a lot of success

overall during the regular season, finishing with a 14-4-4 record.

“It has been really fun coaching this hardworking group of girls,” added assis-

tant coach Jonathan Bryant. “We are really proud of how well they played as a team “They took on some tough competition and really worked hard under pressure. We look forward to moving forward into the 2015/2016 season with this talented group of girls.”

The team includes: Mackenzie McGahey, Izabella Bryant, Taryn Webster, Qiyang Hong, Natasha Knudsen, Madyson Gustafson, Shayla Richardson, Mikaela Balla, Olivia Wickett, Rachel Kilbrai, Lexy MacLean, Alanna Sydenham, Sophie Poulton, Breanne Gallagher and Jennifer Tinnes.

Corner kicks…

At the Provincial “B” Cup Championships in Penticton, the U17 Tsawwassen Blues fell just one game short of completing the prestigious “double” after a 3-1 loss to the Central City Breakers Elite in the gold medal game.

The Blues won the Coastal Cup back in May for the first time and produced three straight wins in the Okanagan heat to reach the Provincial Cup final.

Delta contingent help U15 Selects cap memorable season A local contingent of players helped the Delta Coastal Selects rep boys soccer team cap a terrific season in style by capturing the U15 Provincial “A” Cup. The title game was part of the B.C. Soccer’s Provincial “A” Cup Championships, held at the South Surrey Athletic Park, July 9-12. The event featured boys and girls teams from around the province competing for B.C. bragging rights in five age groups — ranging from U13 to U18.

The Delta Coastal Selects program fields boys and girls teams at the Metro level, with the majority of players from the Delta Youth Soccer Association — Tsawwassen, Ladner, North Delta and Coastal FC.

The U15 Selects featured five players from the three Delta clubs — Greg Moore, Gavin Swan, Markus Niebhur, Matthew Porteous and Rowan Childs. The team headed to provincials with plenty of momentum, having won the Metro League regular season title and capturing the Coastal “A” Cup back in May. The boys earned a spot in the championship game with wins over the Upper Island Riptide (3-1) and Kamloops Blaze (2-1), while playing league rival Surrey Guildford United to a 1-1 draw.

The battle for gold was a rematch with Upper Island and Coastal prevailed 1-0.

U15 Delta Coastal Selects celebrate their Provincial “A” Cup win.

BUILDING A HEALTHY FUTURE Allan and Barbara Baydala have lived in Ladner for 25 years. In this time, they have watched their children and the community around them grow, and have felt secure in the knowledge that Delta Hospital was close to home, ready to support and care for their family if needed.

As Chair of the Delta Hospital Foundation, Allan knows that Delta Hospital is one of the region’s finest community hospitals.

Allan sees the the exceptional care and compassion of our hospital staff, the hundreds of hours of volunteer time, and the generosity of the community that cares so deeply for our hospital.

That’s why Allan and Barbara have chosen to help lay the foundations for a healthy future. As members of The Delta Builders Club, they are helping to raise the final funds needed to expand and enhance Delta Hospital’s Medical Imaging and Laboratory departments.

www.dhfoundation.ca | 604 940 9695

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