Delta Optimist August 12 2015

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Cup making return visit Tsawwassen’s Brent Seabrook is bringing Lord Stanley’s mug to town this Sunday

Seabrook is a member of the Chicago Blackhawks, which beat sgyarmati@delta-optimist.com the Tampa Bay Lightning in June for the NHL championship.

Brent Seabrook is bringing Seabrook grew up in the Stanley Cup to Tsawwassen Tsawwassen playfor the third time in six ing in the South years.

Delta Minor Hockey The public is invited Association and later to a short parade and with the Delta Ice viewing of the cup this Hawks. He was a star Sunday morning. with Lethbridge of Starting at 8 a.m., the the Western Hockey all-star defenseman will League before being be holding the cup aloft FILE PHOTO drafted in the first while on a Zamboni ride, round by Chicago in which will leave from the Brent Seabrook is 2003. making a habit of corner of 16th Avenue He has played over and 56th Street and head bringing the Stanley north to the South Delta Cup to Tsawwassen. 700 NHL regular season games and more Recreation Centre. than 100 playoff games. Seabrook At the recreation centre, fans was also a member of Canada’s will have a chance to get up close 2010 Olympic gold medal hockey to the Holy Grail of hockey until team.

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Jesse Lynes of Ladner uses her muscles to smack a machine that simulates forcible entry during last week’s Camp Ignite, which introduced females to firefighting. Lynes, who just graduated from Delta Secondary, is seriously considering becoming a firefighter. See more photos on Page 12 and at www.delta-optimist.com.

Cars and quilts will share the spotlight this Sunday at the annual Ladner Quilt Walk & Car Show.

The Ladner Business Association-sponsored event is expected to feature more than 350 classic cars and as many as 150 quilts.

The show runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. along Delta Street and 48th Avenue.

• More on the show can be found on pages 13 to 20.

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Candidates hit campaign trail Conservative incumbent highlights federal investment in Delta during her first term as MP BY

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Delta’s three federal election candidates have been keeping busy during the first full week of the campaign.

In addition to placing the usual signs on lawns, Conservative incumbent Kerry-Lynne Findlay opened a campaign office at the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall last Saturday.

She’s also opening one in North Delta this weekend in an effort to raise her profile in that community.

Findlay, a first-term MP who quickly moved up Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s ranks to become minister of national revenue, also has a new website that highlights what she’s done in the past four years, including being “a leader in red tape reduction.”

Some of the accomplishments listed on her website include being directly responsible for delivering the secondary channel dredging of Ladner Harbour

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Conservative candidate Kerry-Lynne Findlay opened a campaign office in Tsawwassen last Saturday. through the collaboration with others. Findlay’s website notes she has also delivered over $430 million in federal investments in Delta for infrastructure, major business contracts, sports and cultural activities, seniors, veterans, youth, education, public safety and the environment.

Meanwhile, Liberal candidate Carla Qualtrough was in Toronto last week to carry the torch for the 2015 Parapan American Games. Qualtrough ran in

Liberal candidate Carla Qualtrough was in Toronto last week for the 2015 Parapan American Games.

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The Parapan Am Games run until Aug. 15.

NDP candidate Jeremy Leveque and other New Democrats in Delta gathered to cheer on Tom Mulcair in the first leaders’ debate last week.

He also attended a campaign rally in Vancouver on the weekend where Mulcair promised to repeal the controversial Bill C-51.

Last week also saw some controversy in Delta as Findlay drew heat for deliv-

the Parapan Am torch relay last Thursday, ahead of the Games opening ceremony on Friday.

Qualtrough, who is legally blind, has been involved in the Paralympic movement in Canada and internationally since her days as a national team swimmer in the late 1980s.

She’s also co-chairing the General Assembly of the Americas Paralympic Committee, which brings together 28 nations from North, Central, and South

ering her regular constituent newsletter a few days after the writ was dropped.

She was accused of delivering taxpayer-funded election literature, but a campaign spokesperson explained, “The rules concerning mailings by members of Parliament are very clear. Mailings posted before the issuance of a writ of election are allowed under the rules, even if they are received by constituents after the date of the dissolution of Parliament.”

Truck, bus collide on Hwy. 99 BY

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Rush hour traffic was snarled yesterday morning after a crash between a semi-truck and a charter bus closed the Ladner Trunk Road on-ramp to Highway 99 for two hours.

At about 5:30 a.m., a commercial tractor-trailer and a highway coach bus were travelling northbound on Highway 99.

According to police, the two vehicles made contact on the highway, causing both to veer off the road and crash through a cement median before coming to rest against a fence. Both vehicles suffered extensive damage.

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A bride should never be overshadowed by her bridesmaids.

Coun. Sylvia Bishop had that to say about a controversial development application at the site of the historic Roycroft Grant Residence, formerly the home of La Belle Auberge restaurant, on 48th Avenue in Ladner Village.

The proposal, which failed to receive endorsements from the civic heritage and planning committees, was up for preliminary approval at a Delta council meeting Monday.

The application, which drew the ire of area residents who submitted an 82name petition against the plan, would see the house remain but also see the property rezoned into five infill lots.

Owner Havir Lalli, who was at the meeting to see the council debate, has made a few revisions, including slightly reducing the height of the proposed houses, but that wasn’t good enough for some

members of council who were worried the heritage house would still be overshadowed.

Councillors debated a motion to kill the application and not even send it to a public hearing, eventually agreeing with Mayor Lois Jackson’s suggestion they defer it to a council workshop where they can discuss options.

Bishop said she is willing to work with the applicant, but noted the heritage house in Ladner is an extremely important one for the community. She said the house has to be the star and shine over whatever development is built at the site, especially since it’s in the Ladner Heritage Conservation Area.

“It’s not like some of the other heritage homes that are smaller, have less detail or character and charm.

This is a significant heritage home. As a bride, the light should shine on that house. The houses proposed around it are like the bridesmaids, and I’m finding that the bridesmaids are overshadowing the bride,” Bishop said.

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Cyclist off to France for 1,200-kilometre ride Ron Stewart has 90 hours to complete epic journey BY

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A Tsawwassen man is flying all the way to Europe to take part in an epic longdistance cycling event that tests riders’ endurance and determination.

Ron Stewart is on his way to France today to get ready to take part in ParisBrest-Paris. It’s not a race, he stresses, but a non-competitive, time-limited ride through western France.

The ride covers 1,230 kilometres and must be completed in 90 hours or less.

Paris-Brest-Paris is a randonneur cycling event.

Randonneur is a form of long-distance cycling where riders attempt a course that is a least 200 kilometres, passing through pre-determined checkpoints along the way.

Stewart said he’s hoping to finish the ride in 88 hours, but will be ecstatic if he does it in 90.

He took up cycling in 2012 after a friend encouraged him to start exercis-

ing. A random Google search on hub generators led him to the B.C. Randonneurs’ Club and he started riding longer distances.

His first official event was a 200-kilometre ride three years ago.

“It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done,” Stewart said.

Since then, the 52-year-old has PHOTO BY JESSICA KERR conquered other Ron Stewart is taking part in Paris-Brestdistances. To date, Paris, a non-competitive, time-limited ride his longest ride is through western France.

600 kilometres, mately 6,000 participants which he has comwill take off in waves of pleted in 39 and 40 hours.

300. Stewart, who describes He said he was drawn himself as unathletic and to the sport because of its overweight, said his ride inclusiveness. will begin at 5:45 p.m. on “The club welcomes people of radically different Sunday and he will need to complete the course by skills,” he said. “It’s up to 11:45 a.m. on Thursday. the rider to decide what’s Riders are not allowed to success and what’s failure... have any support throughIt really is a sport anyone out the ride outside of the can pick up.”

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Long considered to be the premiere business event of the year, the Hats Off to Excellence Awards are a high-profile, prestigious accomplishment for Delta businesses and individuals. The gala will be held on Nov. 20 at the new Tsawwassen Springs clubhouse.

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Added to another donation of $25,000 in 2012, as well as $2,000 from First West employees in 2014, this makes a $52,000 total contribution to Reach.

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Owner Lisa Baker Loewen says the studio serves ages 0 to 65-plus.

Creative Expressions has a range of summer camps taking place this month and the aim is to give people the experience of what the studio is going to be about, she says.

Offerings include a beginners’ ukulele camp (which starts Aug. 17), dance camps, an acting workshop and Kindermusik demo classes.

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TED MURPHY

MURPHY’S LAW It was about time this cyclical relationship reared its head again.

Like most communities, Delta tends to have a love-hate relationship with the movie and TV industry. We love the economic benefits film crews provide, the employment opportunities they create and the revenue they bring to town, as well as the window they offer us into an exciting parallel world. If they arrive with some Hollywood star power, well, that’s even better.

However, there’s something to be said for too much of a good thing. It’s a little like playing host to a well-mannered house guest: no matter how considerate they are, they can’t help but have an impact on your day-to-day routine. You’re excited to see them arrive, but after a while there’s a part of you that’s looking forward to watching them pull out of the driveway.

After a number of film crew visits to these parts, particularly Ladner Village, earlier this year, it’s not surprising the relationship has become a little strained, to the point where municipal hall is looking to revise its regulations, including establishing a filming coordinator.

The new position would act as a liaison between businesses and production companies, which should go a long way to quelling the off-the-record grumbling that could be heard back in the spring.

For the most part, production companies go above and beyond the call to be good visitors. The crew for the TV series Impastor, which filmed here with some regularity a few months back, did its best to ingratiate itself with locals, going as far as buying more than $20,000 in gift certificates. You should have seen the scene on Delta Street as shoppers, ones that had theoretically been inconvenienced by the filming, waited in a lengthy line to get their share of the largesse.

Even with such a generous gesture, the shoot wasn’t without its issues as merchants voiced concerns over the difficulty some of their customers had finding parking (not that it’s ever easy to locate a spot in the village) or simply accessing their premises.

With a low Canadian dollar that’s not expected to rebound anytime soon, you can bet we’ll be seeing more and more film crews in Hollywood North, so it’s imperative the relationship is stable.

Production companies are an economic boon but they can also be intrusive, so a delicate balance has to be struck.

Hopefully that middle ground can be maintained moving forward and the relationship can flourish for many years to come.

Cost of an election can’t be considered money wasted BRAD SHERWIN

COMMUNITY COMMENT When I was a kid, I got bugged a lot because of my initials.

I wish I were as smart as my son. His first name also starts with a B. I asked him if he was ever teased because of it, and his response was, “No, I just tell people I can smell it a mile away.”

That’s been my feeling for the last couple of weeks, since the federal election was called. It had been a bit of the Wild West with all the special interest group advertising. For the price of airtime, they can get in the media and say whatever they want. So now we have a longer election period.

What really gets my “initials meter” running is the complaining about the cost of a longer election.

We wanted fixed election dates, we got them, and this is the result.

Mark my words, the next prime minister will drop the writ early

too, because the same thing will happen in 2019.

But, oh, the cost! We’ll be wasting money on an extended election!

Yes, it will cost more. People need to be hired for a longer period as election officials, returning offices need to be rented for twice as long as usual. And while contributions to all parties will rise since they are rebated a portion of their expenses, government advertising stops, so that offsets part of the rebate. In reality, the government ad budget goes from helping the incumbent to helping all parties. Share the expense, share the blame.

Where does most of the money for an election go? People are hired

by Elections Canada. Political parties buy media from newspapers, radio and TV stations that employ local people. Printers making signs might have to staff up to get them done on time. But regardless of the length of the campaign, the vast majority of the money is spent on one day — election day — for polling clerks. It’s short term, but the money stays in Canada, going back into our economy.

There are lots of different people who work as polling clerks. Some are seniors, some are students, some that are looking for work but

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could use a bit of money to help make ends meet. These are the people the politicians say they are out to help. Yet at the same time, many politicians complain about the cost of an election. At least this way we are getting a service back for the tax money being used. That doesn’t sound like waste to me.

I worked as a polling clerk in the last federal election and the last two provincial elections. I get to see my neighbours and maybe meet some new people as well. It’s a long day, but incredibly interesting, and I make a few bucks at the same time. It’s not a lot of money, but to see our democracy in action is very gratifying.

With fixed dates, our elections will never be as they were. If added cost is the problem, eliminate the rebate to all parties for election expenses. And be honest about money being “wasted.”

It’s called the price of democracy. And it’s a price well worth paying. The alternative stinks even more.

Brad Sherwin, MBA has over 25 years experience in marketing, public relations and business strategy. He is currently the director of marketing for a national non-profit organization.

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La Belle proposal too dense Editor: Re: Civic committees not sold on plans for heritage site, July 29 I am one of the 82 Ladner residents who signed a petition in strong opposition to the developer’s proposal to squeeze in four more three-storey houses on the Roycroft Grant Residence/La Belle Auberge property at 4856

48th Ave. His proposal is too dense, too high and would overpower and diminish the importance of the stately heritage house.

In addition, three of the proposed houses would only have narrow back lane access, and many trees would be cut down.

Two respected and knowledgeable council

committees and Delta’s planning department have all expressed similar dissatisfaction related to density, massing and the loss of heritage character to the area overall.

I would hope the developer not waste council, staff and residents’ time by refusing to make the suggested reasonable changes.

D. Reynolds

Who do dog owners think will pick up those bags?

Editor: Re: Walker appalled by amount of dog waste that can be found at Brunswick Point, letter to the editor, July 31 The letter from Carl Broughton encouraged me to add my 10 cents’ worth.

I frequently walk the trail around Cove Links golf

course and I am amazed at the number of neatly tied white plastic bags, presumably containing doggy doo, left beside the pathway.

Delta encourages dog owners to pick up after their pets and even provides stations stocked with free bags. If we consider animals dumb, how dumb

must the humans be that pick up after their pets but then leave the excrement, carefully bagged, behind?

The end result is that the contents don’t biodegrade and the plastic bag just adds to the billions of tons of plastic poison that end up killing the world’s sea life.

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I got a call from SaveOn-Foods the day the paper came out to tell me someone had turned in my keys.

Thank you very much for your help and a most gracious thank you to the finder of my keys for turning them in.

I shall do my utmost to pay it forward as soon as possible.

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Save-On raises over $500 for Children’s Hospital at Sun Fest Editor: Save-On-Foods had the opportunity to participate in the Tsawwassen Sun Festival parade last Monday.

This year apart from handing out goodies along the route, one of our team members came up with an idea to raise money for B.C. Children’s Hospital.

We loaded up a buggy of our B.C.’s Ride for Kids plush moose and sold them

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More paramedics are the answer

Editor: Re: Injured cyclist waits for ambulance to arrive, letter to the editor, July 31 I’m concerned that Delta Fire & Emergency Services is creating a false sense of security for its residents after taking an additional 80 hours of basic first aid training. This course does not improve the firefighter’s skill level for dealing with time-critical emergencies in Delta. The fact of the matter is that firefighters are not paramedics.

Michael Owen recently wrote to this paper praising the abilities of the Delta firefighters and their basic first aid techniques.

But what would Delta’s firefighters have done for this cyclist if he had hit his head and had bleeding in his brain? Or if he had fractured ribs causing injury

to his lungs or heart and he developed severe breathing problems? Or if he had other internal injuries or bleeding that required immediate surgery?

What if this cyclist had had a heart attack, or a stroke or other medical crisis that caused this accident in the first place?

Ideally, proper assessment that rules out any threats to life, a treatment plan to reverse or slow the progression of the illness or injury, and timely transport by ambulance paramedics could very well be the difference between a permanent disability or death... or a full recovery.

The half-hour that was wasted waiting for the ambulance paramedics to arrive for this cyclist could have had a very different outcome. This goes for any

type of patient that requires a trauma team, or a cardiac catheterization lab, or designated stroke team in receiving hospitals.

The types of 911 calls that ambulance paramedics have responded to over the past 10 years hasn’t changed but for some reason, we are in the process of “commercializing” 911 calls and are routinely sending six to eight responders on these calls when it’s completely unnecessary.

Over 95 per cent of these calls could have been easily dealt with by one ambulance paramedic crew.

So why are we needlessly wasting municipal taxpayers’ dollars on something that is the provincial government’s responsibility? This is about patient safety and being financially responsible to taxpayers.

This is something that is seriously being overlooked by the mayor of Delta and its fire chief.

The answer to this whole dilemma is plain and simple. If there were more ambulance paramedics available in communities, firefighters wouldn’t have to respond to medical calls other than those that have been shown to have a positive outcome for the patient (evidence based or peer reviewed in third party studies).

Examples of time critical calls are cardiac or respiratory arrest, airway obstruction in which little or no air gets to the lungs or bleeding that cannot be controlled by simple dressings.

Fortunately, only three per cent of all medical calls are time critical.

Linda Schmidt

Water supply sufficient except during drought

Editor: Re: Unelected entities aren’t serving taxpayers well, letter to the editor, Aug. 5 Over the past decade, Metro Vancouver has invested nearly $2 billion into improving drinking water quality, distribution and supply. Thanks to a combination of environmental stewardship, advanced technology and long-range planning, our water system is among the best in the world in terms of water quality, resiliency and daily delivery.

Every day, Metro Vancouver supplies over a billion litres of water to the residents and businesses of

the region. During summer months, consumption can almost double, largely due to outdoor demands such as lawn sprinkling.

One hour of lawn sprinkling uses as much water as 25 toilet flushes, five loads of laundry and five dishwasher loads combined.

This year has been one of the hottest and driest on record — does it really make sense to dump hundreds of litres of highlytreated drinking water on a lawn during a drought?

The good news is that this past decade, per capita water consumption has been falling even as the population has continued to grow, partly due to the

seasonal water use restrictions, which ensure water is reserved for essential uses in homes and business and for firefighting.

Our comprehensive long-range drinking water management plan takes into account population growth, climate change, ecological health and the ongoing prosperity of the region. Over the long term, we’re investing more than $1.5 billion in projects to accommodate population growth, and our future supply strategy involves securing additional capacity from Coquitlam Lake as well as expanding storage capacity in the Seymour Watershed.

We will continue to

review our plans and policies in coming years as the impacts of climate change become more apparent.

The situation this year is a result of unprecedented weather conditions, not a deficiency in long-term planning. In all but exceptional circumstances, such as this summer, we have sufficient water supply for both essential and nonessential uses.

I encourage all Metro Vancouver residents and businesses to respect water restrictions and to conserve water year round.

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Camp ignites interest in firefighting

Delta is one of six Lower Mainland fire departments to offer Camp Ignite to introduce females to the career The Delta Fire Department was one of several across the region to host a camp last week aimed at igniting a passion for firefighting in young women.

Camp Ignite introduced young women to the possibility of a career in firefighting, the trades and other non-traditional roles.

The camp, which began in 2011 in Vancouver, is now hosted by six Lower

Mainland departments.

It was the first year Delta took part in the four-day camp, which taught campers a variety of skills and gave them a glimpse into the life of a firefighter.

Campers were at Hall 7 in Tilbury last Friday to take on a hazmat scenario.

They also took on the firefighters combat challenge course.

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It’s August in South Delta and that means it’s time for the Ladner Business Association’s Ladner Quilt Walk & Car Show.

Thousands of residents and visitors alike will flock to the streets on Ladner Village for the annual event.

Hosted by the Ladner Business Association (LBA) and The Quilted Bear, the event is in its 12th year and typically attracts about 10,000 people to take in the hundreds of classic cars and colourful quilts.

This year’s event takes place on Sunday, Aug. 16

from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Initially a popular quilt exhibit, the addition of the classic car show came a few years later.

The free event typically attracts hundreds of vintage vehicles from around the region.

Many classic car owners attend the show every year to proudly show off the fruits of their labour.

Each year, a myriad of vibrant and creative quilts are put on display in many village business windows while the cars are displayed along 48th Avenue and Delta Street.

In addition to the cars and quilts, organizers have also lined up lots of prizes, vendors, refreshment and entertainment.

As well, this year’s show will feature the first-ever Miss Ladner Quilt Walk & Car Show Pin Up Pageant, sponsored by the LBA and Billie’s Barbershop.

The pageant will run throughout the day until 3 p.m.

On the main stage, the Tom Cats Band will return to keep the crowds entertained from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.

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Along with the hundreds of classic cars, many colourful quilts will be on display this Sunday at the annual Ladner Quilt Walk & Car Show.

Ladner Village will get an extra splash of colour as quilts of all shapes, sizes and styles go on display in store windows. Between 100 and 150 quilts will be on display over five blocks.

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Most of the quilts will be displayed in storefront windows, while the larger works will be hung at Open Space Yoga on Delta Street.

The quilts will remain on display throughout the 12th annual show, which runs from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Visitors will be able to vote on their favourite quilts in seven categories, includ-

ing entries in this year’s block challenge. Ballots can be dropped off at The Quilted Bear.

Organizer Carol Tario Bobrick, who owns the The Quilted Bear, is excited to welcome author, and quilter, Krista Hennebury, who will be selling and autographing copies of her book, Make It, Take It: 16 Cute and Clever Projects to Sew with Friends. She will also set up a display that

includes every project in the book.

“That was really exciting for us,” said Tario Bobrick, adding she wouldn’t be able to organize the event without her staff.

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Organizers are expecting more than 350 vintage vehicles to be on display at Sunday’s show.

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Ladner Village will become a mecca for car buffs from around the region this Sunday with the annual Ladner Quilt Walk & Car Show.

The free, family-friendly event hosted by the Ladner Business Association and The Quilted Bear typically attracts more than 10,000

people and hundreds of vintage vehicles and vibrant quilts. This unique combination gives the show a wide appeal.

This year, organizers are expecting more than 350 entries as car enthusiasts from far and wide, and right here at home, arrive in Ladner Village to proudly

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The Delta Museum is getting into the spirit this weekend with a special display.

In honour of the annual Ladner Quilt Walk & Car Show, the museum is pulling out a number of antique quilts from its archives as well as some clothing.

The museum has an assortment of handmade quilts in its collection dating back to the mid-1800s.

Traditionally women made quilts as gifts to mark special occasions, such as the birth of a baby or a wedding.

Many of the patterns incorporate smaller pieces of fabric from worn out clothing and served to document a bit of family history for the quilt maker and her loved ones.

While the quilts are all antiques, the museum did introduce a new addition to the collection in recent years — a “crazy” quilt that dates back to the late 19th century.

The quilt was made by Mary Raby Cruikshank and, based on the fabric used,

This “crazy” quilt dates back to the late 19th century. it’s believed that it dates back to the late 1800s. The quilt features a background of mostly dark swatches of fabric with bright and colourful pieces added in and joined together with decorative embroidery stitching.

One of the better-known quilts in the museum’s collection is also done in the crazy quilting style.

When Delta pioneer Isabella McKee Curtis created it in the 1880s she used scraps of lush velvet, silk and cotton. She also

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Curtis’s grandson, Ted Curtis, donated the quilt to the museum several years ago.

The antique quilts and clothing will be on display throughout the museum’s recreated period rooms.

The museum, which is on the corner of Delta and Bridge streets, will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

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Sponsored by the Ladner Business Association and Billie’s Barbershop, and hosted by Dixie Delight and Bobby Pinz Beauty Parlour, the pageant will pit pin up girls against each other for the title of Miss Ladner.

Prizes will also be awarded for best hair and best outfit.

Organizer Adina Shore, who owns Billie’s Barbershop and Bobby Pinz Beauty Parlour, said she came up with the idea after hiring some pin up models for last year’s show to help promote the barbershop.

She said the models garnered a great reaction from people attending the show.

“A lot of the big car shows have a pin up pageant,” she said.

The contestants must all dress up as an authentic 1930s to 1950s pin up girl, she said.

Starting at 10 a.m. and running until 3 p.m., contestants will mill about the

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Some lawns in the neighbourhood remain remarkably green despite a ban on sprinkling BARBARA GUNN

LIVING MATTERS I’m proud to say our lawn is dead.

OK, so it’s not really deceased. Come September — or October or November or whenever the rain gods decide to do their dancing — the lawn will be fully alive again.

But for now, it’s as close to dead as it could possibly be. Call it dormant. Call it fading. Call it down and out.

It’s the colour of wheat.

Or sand. Or caramel.

You get the picture. It’s brown. And we couldn’t be happier.

Like law-abiding citizens everywhere, we’ve

parked the sprinklers in the shed and watched the lawn change colour.

“Yep,” said the proud husband the other day, surveying the property, arms crossed. “No question we’re doing our bit. Anyone can see that.”

There are, of course, a handful of properties around town — let’s just say, lusher ones that do not look like wheat — that have stopped me in my tracks and had me scratching my head.

I can’t, for a minute, believe that anyone who’s been remotely aware of this summer’s water crisis would be secretly giving their grass a drink. No, there’s no one who would be that despicable. Too impossible to ponder.

I can only imagine, then, that these odd properties — and yes, they’re few and

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far between — are topped with some kind of magic grass. No idea what it might be, but it must cost a fortune because it’s completely drought-resistant.

Nuts, I know, but this grass grows tall and thick and emerald green — and doesn’t need a drop of water! Not a drop, I tell you!

As I say, it must be worth a heck of a lot of money.

But even so, I can’t believe more folks aren’t shelling out big bucks for MagiSod or MiracleGreen or whatever the heck it’s called. After all, long-term prognostica-

whom the perfect lawn is tors seem to believe that not an option in these long, dry summers are the way hot days of summer. of the future in these parts.

And so, In other perfection words, Nuts, I know, but this not being an more seagrass grows tall and option, the son-long husband and bans on thick and emerald I will conwatering. green — and doesn’t tinue to look As for us, well, need a drop of water! proudly upon hayfields we have Not a drop, I tell you! the that are our no burning front and back desire to lawns, and take comfort in install GoGoGrass in the the fact that we’re abiding next while. Heavens, we’d by the rules. never be able to afford it.

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Fun and friendly volunteers are needed for a children’s thrift store in downtown Ladner. Reach Child and Youth Development Society is a non-profit organization that helps children with special needs. We are looking for more people to work in our thrift store FINDS. The store is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 2pm. Interested volunteers please contact Robyn at: volunteer@reachchild.org or 604-946-6622 ext 328

KinVillage Community Centre

Unique Boutique – Relief Sales or Sorting Volunteer KinVillage Recreation Centre is looking for people to volunteer in the Unique Boutique store to help with sales and/or sorting on a relief basis. Do you have a passion for fashion? Sales, display and cash register experience would be an asset. Training is provided.

For more detailed information contact John Lusted at 604-943-7625 ext. 1 or email jlusted@kinvillge.org

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Volunteer Drivers Help seniors maintain their independence by driving them to and from medical appointments. This is an on-going flexible position. Must enjoy working with seniors and have a clean driver’s abstract. There is reimbursement for mileage. For more information contact Lyn at 604-946-9526 or email lynw@deltaassist.com For more volunteer opportunities visit Deltassist’s website at www.deltaassist.com and click on Volunteer.

Delta firefighters give young burn victims a week they won’t forget Over 70 youngsters take part in annual Burn Camp in Brackendale

After a big kick off in Ladner, four Delta firefighters took on the role of camp counsellor last month at the 22nd annual Burn Camp.

The camp, which is free for young burn survivors, gives kids a chance to participate in activities such as swimming, hiking, kayaking, a skit night, and arts and crafts.

The campers also receive one-on-one support from counsellors and other burn survivors.

This year’s camp, which took place over six days in Brackendale, just north of Squamish, was hosted by Delta Fire Fighters IAFF Local 1763.

Delta firefighter Kristy Storey has been involved with Burn Camp for 11 years and is currently assistant camp director.

She said there were 71 campers this year, including two from Delta, all between the ages of six and 18.

The camp counsellors — who are professional firefighters, adult burn survivors, and doctors and nurses from the

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With firefighters acting as counsellors, youngsters enjoyed all kinds of activities at Burn Camp. burn units at Vancouver General Hospital and B.C. Children’s Hospital — all donate their time.

“It’s fantastic,” Storey said of the week-long camp.

Any child in B.C. or the Yukon that suffers a burn injury is invited to come to camp once they are well enough. And, Storey said, every child’s story is different.

“The kids are burned in

all different ways,” she said.

She said there were 11 new campers this year and eight of them were under 10.

“It’s very grounding,” she said of taking part in the annual camp. “Your whole perspective changes.”

Storey said the counsellors really promote that camp is a safe environment for campers, who might feel very different from their

peers at home.

“We have kids who come to camp who have never worn a bathing suit,” she said.

The main message to the campers is to have fun and be yourself.

The camp is fully funded through the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund.

All expenses are covered, including transportation, food and activities.

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!August at the Hospice Cottage - Lots going on throughout the month of August - shop for sewing machines the week of Aug. 12, musical instruments the week of Aug. 17, fall clothing and back to school the week of Aug. 17 and visit the shoppe the week of August 25th for your pet supplies! Hospice Cottage - 1521 - 56th St., Tsawwassen. !Tales for Tails: a Reading Enhancement Program at the Delta Community Animal Shelter. Read to an animal at the Delta Community Animal shelter.

For children ages 6 to 13 who might be struggling with their reading and would like to practice with a non-judgmental listener.

Bring your own book or choose from a small selection at the shelter. To book a 20-minute weekly session with one of the animals, contact the Delta animal Shelter, 7505 Hopcott Road, Delta, at 604-940-7111.

Prizes to be awarded in early September. !The Delta Museum & Archives Society is pleased to present their latest temporary gallery exhibit - Connecting Art & History.

The works of art displayed here 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 Aug. 12, let’s talk and create crafts about The Natural Delta! and on Aug. 19, the theme is I Am Proud of Delta!

Name: Carter (left) with his friend Jayden Age: 11 Occupation: Student What is the activity?

Swimming Where and when does this take place?

At Sungod Recreation Centre, and Winskill Aquatic & Fitness Centre.

How often do you participate? 1-3 times per week.

How long have you been involved?

I have been swimming my whole life.

Why did you get involved in this activity?

To get better at it.

What do you like best about this activity?

I like to bring my friends here.

How does it benefit your life?

I get to be with my friends and become a better swimmer.

What other things do you do to keep active?

Taekwondo, hockey, soccer, bike riding, roller blading, baseball, snow tubing and water tubing.

Did you know that making regular physical activity a habit at an early age can provide children with lifelong benefits?

Physical activity can reduce the risk of chronic disease and health problems, and develop cardiovascular fitness, strength, flexibility and bone density. Activities like swimming can also provide opportunities to learn new skills while having fun.

Registration for fall swimming lessons is currently underway, and the pools in Delta offer public swim sessions throughout the day. For drop-in schedules and program information visit www.delta.ca, stop by your local recreation facility to pick up a copy of the Fall 2015 / Winter 2016 Leisure Guide, or call 604-952-3000.

!There’s a lot happening at the Delta Museum and Archives Society this summer for kids 7 to 12!

Join us on Wednesday and

Thursday afternoons from 1 to 3pm for our Heritage Happenings programs. Our Aug. 12 & 13 program is How Does That Work where kids get to take apart old appliances and technology to discover how what’s inside. The cost is $10 per child for an individual program. Pre-register to guarantee a spot today. For more information contact us at 604-946-9322, info@deltamuseum.ca, or visit www. deltamuseum.ca. !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. !Tsawwassen Parkinson’s support group next meeting Monday, Aug. 17. We are a group whose members either have Parkinson’s or are caregivers to someone with PD. We meet once a month at KinVillage from 11 am to 12:30 p.m. to talk, exchange ideas and socialize. For more information call Peter or Eileen at 604943-8350. !There will be Pizza and Games Teen Nights on

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Thursday, Aug. 20, 5:30 - 8:30 pm at the Ladner Pioneer Library. !Music with Marnie, Thursday, Aug. 20, 11 11:45 am - Ladner Pioneer Library, 4683-51st St. and Thursday, Aug. 20, 2 - 2:45 pm - Tsawwassen Library, 1321A - 56th St. Described as one of the “best performers of her generation” by the Vancouver International Children’s Festival, Marnie Grey performs funky, educational and interactive tunes that will have kids dancing and singing along during every song. Music with Marnie is music that makes you move! !How to get rich...for teens! Saturday, Aug. 22, 2 - 3 pm - Tsawwassen Library, 1321A - 56th St. & Ladner Pioneer Library, 4683-51st St. Still in high school or starting at university? The friendly staff from RBC will answer all your questions about budgeting, paying for school, credit cards, and saving so you can retire ASAP! !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/ !There is a blood donor clinic Wednesday, Aug. 26 from 1 to 8 p.m. at the Ladner Community Centre, 4734-51st St. Another clinic will be held Saturday, Sept.

26 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at South Delta Secondary School. www.blood.ca.

Fund Raisers !Free Zumba Block Party,

Friday, Aug. 14, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Tsawwassen.

Registration required at zumbablockparty@gmail. com for location. Raising funds for Team Rack Attack participating in CIBC Run for a Cure.

Special Events !Point Roberts Fire Department, 2030 Benson Rd., Open House, Aug. 15 from 11-3pm. Come and enjoy emergency vehicles, helicopters and fun for all ages. !Ha Ha Cup Joke Telling Contest. Saturday, Aug. 15 at 7 p.m. at Point Roberts Community Center. Adults only. No children in attendance. No bad words or ethnic slurs. !The 2015 Delta Community Animal Expo takes place Sunday, Aug. 23 at Ladner’s Memorial Park from 10 a.m - 4 p.m. Visit www.deltacommunityanimalshelter.com for more information. !Tsawwassen Saturday Farmers Market, Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., until Oct. 31. Southlands Market Square, 6400 Ave., Delta. tsawwassensaturdaymarket. flavors.me.

Arts !Delta’s Concerts in the Park series continues with an upcoming performance

by The Karmichaels, Tuesday, Aug. 18 at Memorial Park.

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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August 12, 2015 The Delta Optimist A25 Feedback

The federal election campaign is officially underway. Stephen Harper debate. The 11-week campaign, which culminates with the Oct. 19 dropped the writ earlier this month and those seeking the job of prime election, runs through the rest of summer, which means it could be difficult for candidates to keep voters’ attention. The Optimist asked: minister have already taken part in a nationally-televised leaders’

Are you following the campaign yet?

Glenn Kirkwood Absolutely. I think this is one of the most important elections in Canadian history of recent and we need to make some changes.

Mike Leigh No. Too soon.

You can have your say on this issue by taking part in our web poll at www. delta-optimist.com

Ed Dubbert I’m keeping my eye on it.

Hoping Harper gets his [butt] kicked out.

Kathleen McElwain Yes, I am.

Leslie Bartsch Yes, I am following the campaign.

Last week we asked you:

Are you in support of redevelopment?

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• 25 per cent said: No, leave the town cores alone.

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Teenagers to play for Team B.C. South Delta’s Abby Parson and Marika Lyszcyk taking part in U16 National Female Baseball Championships MARK BOOTH

Abby Parson and Marika Lyszcyk are headed to Quebec this week to play for Team B.C. at the U16 National Female Baseball Championships.

The South Delta teens secured their spots at a three-day tryout camp held two weeks ago in Burnaby.

The provincial team opportunity is part of Baseball B.C.’s growing female program that provides a player path right up to the national team level.

Canada just won silver at the Pan American Games where women’s baseball made its debut.

Parson and Lyszcyk have been playing on boys’ baseball teams since the Tadpole level.

For Parson, that’s nine years, including this past season with the Ladner Bantam AA Red Sox. She has also been a fixture with the Team B.C. program, having traveled to Quebec in 2014 with the U16 squad.

“It’s a lot of fun and competitive,” said the 15year-old, who is heading into her Grade 11 year at Delta Secondary. “I did a couple of years with the Invaders (rep fastpitch program) but I just enjoy playing this more.”

Parson expects to see playing time at first base, outfield and on the pitching mound.

Lyszcyk was eligible to play for a second straight year on the U14 B.C. team but opted to age up after spending this past season at the Bantam AA level with the South Delta Tigers.

“The pitching was definitely way faster,” smiled Lyszcyk. “It took a bit of time to start hitting, then it

even longer stint but has opted to put her focus on baseball now.

“I just found it a bigger challenge to play with boys, to the point where I wanted to do it full-time.”

Parson and Lyszcyk are not first local talent to be in Team B.C. colours for girls’ baseball.

Back in 2010, Lexie Brenneis and Paige Harbord helped the host province win the Bantam Nationals.

Both girls eventually switched their focus full-time to softball and earned scholarships to U.S. schools.

Brenneis had an outstanding 2015 season at the University of Montana where she was named Big Sky Conference Freshman of SUBMITTED PHOTO the Year.

South Delta teenagers Abby Parson and Marika Lyszcyk will play for Team B.C. at the U16 National Female However, Baseball Championships. the increasing opportunities in all was good. I wanted more will be my first time travel- to-be Grade 9 student at girls’ baseball mean players of a challenge (playing for ing back east for ball.”

South Delta Secondary the U16 B.C. team) and this Like Parson, the soonplayed girls’ fastpitch for an don’t have to switch sports

Tides at Tsawwassen Pacific Standard Time. Height in feet

once they reach a certain age.

After they are done at nationals, Parson and Lyszcyk will train throughout the fall and winter with Baseball B.C. programs, then head to Cuba early next year for a women’s national team identification camp and exhibition games against the Cuban national team.

“It’s amazing the difference three years can make and what doors are opening for these girls,” said Parson’s mom, Katie Norcross, a former national team level softball player.

“The sport and opportunities just keep getting better. It comes down to how bad the girls want it and they have to be able to compete.

“Baseball and softball are completely different sports. Softball is really quick. Baseball is not as fast moving of a game but the competitiveness level is a lot higher at an early age.

That’s why I put her in it.”

Parson has a friend who plays on the national team while Lyszcyk happened to be in Toronto when tryouts were being held for the Pan Am Games.

“I got to meet the coach and was invited to come out (to practice),” she said.

“I got to train with them at beginning of practice and warmed up the outfield. He invited me to come to Cuba.

It was pretty cool.”

Both families are grateful for the community support they have received to help cover the expenses of playing for Team B.C. and traveling east. The girls held a fundraiser last Friday outside Save-On-Foods in Ladner.

The nationals run from Thursday to Monday in Saguenay, Quebec.

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The Ladner Pioneers saw their season come to a close Saturday after dropping a 7-4 decision to Nanaimo Timbermen in the West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association finals.

It was the third straight defeat for Ladner in the best-of-five series.

Pioneers head coach Bob Taylor said the Timbermen are a good team and had a little bit more experience than his group.

“Age and experience makes a big difference,” he said.

Facing elimination Saturday on Vancouver Island, the Pioneers ended the first period with a 2-1 advantage.

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wanted to make the trip to the Presidents Cup and he capitalized on the little errors we made.”

Diplock finished Game 3 with four goals and two helpers. He accumulated 14 points over the series.

Looking back at the season as a whole, Taylor said he felt his team peaked too early. The Pioneers cruised through three months of regular season competition, taking 15 of 16 games.

The team managed a 36-1 record over its last 10 games.

• Pioneers teammates Nathan and Sam Clare have been selected to play for Team England in the upcoming World Indoor Lacrosse Championships next month in the Syracuse area.

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“They came out knowing we had nothing to lose, absolutely nothing to lose.

In the second period, there was a bit of a mental lapse where they were able to overtake us,” Taylor said.

The second ended with Nanaimo up 5-3. The teams traded goals in the third before the Timbermen added an empty netter to seal the series sweep.

Taylor described the game as a goaltender’s battle.

“Both goalies were fantastic.”

Ladner’s Matt Morehouse finished with 40 saves while Nick Patterson made 35 stops for Nanaimo.

Taylor said Nanaimo’s Jon Diplock dominated the series.

“He was in the zone. He

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