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If young people were responsible, their parents should be made to pay for it. That’s what an irate Coun. Ian Paton had to say at Delta council’s weekly meeting Monday as he described an act of vandalism at Ladner’s Holly Park that caused major damage to the artificial turf field. Delta police say officers responded to a request from the fire department at around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday to attend the park in the 4600-block of 62nd Street to PHOTO BY MARK BOOTH investigate a fire that appeared to be A couch was dragged to the middle of the artificial turf field at Holly Park and set on intentionally set. It appeared one fire last weekend. or more persons Councillor (Scott) Hamilton dragged a couch to the middle brought this up several years of the field and set it on fire, causing extensive damage to the ago and I think it needs to be brought up again. If we find out artificial turf. who did this, if these are young Police are still investigating people that are under the age of but it looks like the couch might authority, their parents should have been taken from the curb of a nearby home as the munici- be held responsible for their acts,” said Paton. pality’s annual Spring Clean-Up took place this week in Ladner. SPORTS GROUPS: see Page 3
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Trying to tame Wild West MLA Huntington introduces bill to ban corporate and union political donations SANDOR GYARMATI
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Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington introduced a bill in the legislature Monday to ban corporate and union donations from provincial and municipal politics. Her proposed legislation would also limit campaign contributions to $1,500 a year and prohibit donations from individuals living outside the province. “British Columbia is the Wild West of political finance rules,” said the second-term independent MLA. “Parties and politicians can take donations from any organization, or individual, from anywhere in the world. There’s nothing stopping party leaders from flying to Kuala Lumpur or Toronto or Calgary to solicit donations for the party’s war chest. The current rules encourage parties and candidates to pursue bigger and bigger donations, and if they don’t, they get left in the dust. The legislature needs to change the rules.” Huntington said corporate and union donations are currently banned federally and in the provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec and Nova Scotia. The Ontario government will be moving in the same direction this spring. “Taking big money out
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Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington, shown here on election night in 2013, is looking to ban corporate and union donations from provincial and municipal politics in a bid to give citizens more say. of politics puts democracy back in the hands of the people. The government needs to get on with it,” Huntington said. “A healthy democracy requires listening to the voices of all citizens, not just those who can afford $20,000 dinner parties. Until the government bans these donations, the pub-
lic will remain skeptical that politicians are acting in the best interests of the people.” Huntington also said she’s proposing a number of democratic reforms to be announced throughout the week. She attempted to introduce a similar motion a couple of years ago
but saw that proposed amendment defeated. At the time, she said lack of restrictions for B.C. election donations was contributing to voter cynicism. Responding to Huntington’s amendment back then, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Coralee Oakes noted she
might consider setting spending or donation caps in the future, but disagreed with banning corporate and union donations, saying those “organizations have a legitimate role.” The 2013 provincial election in Delta South saw Huntington spend $70,400 of the $74,300 she received in contributions. She was the biggest contributor to her own campaign, donating $8,500. Her Liberal challenger, Bruce McDonald, received $107,897 and his campaign spent that entire amount. On the municipal front, the 2014 election saw Mayor Lois Jackson and her Delta Independent Voters’ Association receive a total of $155,125 in contributions, far and away more than another other candidate or slate. Jackson was acclaimed while two of DIVA’s three Delta council candidates were elected. Two years ago, the provincial government introduced new electoral rules, including candidates having to disclose sponsorship information on all election ads and thirdparty advertising sponsors having to register and disclose their expenditures. Campaign expense limits were not included, despite a recommendation made by a local government elections task force in 2010.
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CONTINUED from Page 1 “This is going to cost us probably in the hundreds of thousands of dollars possibly just to repair this huge, burned out piece of the artificial turf at Holly Park, which, by the way, cancelled many, many youth soccer games, lacrosse, etcetera over the weekend and may cancel
these sporting events for many weeks to come.” Paton noted the artificial turf playing surface alone cost around $1 million when it was installed more than a decade ago. Council endorsed a motion by Paton to have staff look into the cost of having an infrared video camera system set up
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at the park, but Mayor Lois Jackson said council shouldn’t discuss the occurrence any further since it’s an active criminal investigation. Delta police Chief Neil Dubord asked residents via Twitter to “catch the culprits who ruined a sports field at Holly Park Field.”
Police are asking anyone who may have information to call 604 946-4411 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800 222 TIPS (8477) and quote Delta police file number 16-6229. A recent report to Delta council noted that in 2015 there were 254 reported acts of vandalism at parks and municipal facili-
ties requiring attention by Delta staff, the same number as 2014. However, the total cost last year was just over $55,700, approximately $21,000 more than the previous year, thanks to one particularly costly act of vandalism. Last weekend’s fire will undoubtedly be a big line item for the next report.
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The case of the human remains found on a Tsawwassen First Nation property is now being investigated as a homicide. In February, Delta police began investigating the disappearance of 32-year-old Robinder Virk of Surrey. He was reported missing in Surrey in January and Delta took over the file on Feb. 24 after it came to light that Virk was known to hang out in Delta. The investigation subsequently led police to an unoccupied home in the 2000-block of Tsawwassen Drive where the man’s remains were found on March 3. Virk was last seen in Surrey Jan. 3 and was reported missing Jan. 11.
“Delta police investigators do not believe this incident was a random act and any potential risk to the public is deemed to be low,” A/Sgt. Sarah Swallow said when the remains were found. “After an extensive search of the property, which included the additional resources of the Lower Mainland Tactical Troop, only one set of human remains were found, contrary to earlier rumours,” she added several weeks later. “The residence has been released back to the owner.” No further details are being released at this time. Anyone with any information about what led to Virk’s death is asked to call Delta police at 604-9464411, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www. solvecrime.ca.
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Police throwing DART at hotspots Department’s new Direct Action and Response Team proactively targets emerging crime trends
A new law enforcement team has hit the streets in Delta. Delta police introduced its Direct Action and Response Team (DART) last week, which includes four officers that will focus on proactively targeting increases in crime.
While overall crime numbers are down, we know that non-violent property crime continues to be a concern for our community members. SGT. MO PARRY
“Traditionally, patrol officers respond to all calls for service and traffic priorities as their main focus, with trends and hotspots as a secondary function of their work when time
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Metro wants federal review of bridge Regional politicians call for Ottawa to step in, but Delta officials say they’re just playing politics
when it comes to the opposition, while Delta CAO George Harvie had a more blunt assessment, noting “it’s not supported by the mayors north of the Fraser River because they want the money for themselves.” The province says the next round of consultations will be held this spring on the environmental assessment. Construction of the 3.3-kilometre bridge is to begin next year and wrap up in 2022. The project includes 24 kilometres of improvements on Highway 99, a lane for transit/HOV, three replacement interchanges and five overpasses. The new bridge will also be able to accommodate rapid transit in the future. In a recent presentation to Delta’s agricultural advisory committee, project director Geoff Freer said the goal is to eventually replace buses on the bridge with rapid transit. Once the project is completed, the tunnel will be decommissioned and demolished.
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ne project can only do so much. For an undertaking that’s going to make crossing the south arm of the Fraser River a heck of a lot easier, there’s been much complaining about the $3.5-billion bridge scheduled to replace the George Massey Tunnel come 2022. That’s not to suggest there aren’t legitimate concerns, because there are many, including the role the shipping industry is playing in all of this and the process through which Victoria came to make its decision. However, there’s a complaint, the one about the new bridge only doing so much to improve the plight of commuters, that I have a harder time buying. The concern is that even with a new bridge, the drive into the city won’t be free-flowing because the Oak Street Bridge, or Knight Street Bridge, will continue to act as a chokepoint. That’s true, but I’m wondering what single infrastructure project has solved multiple woes. Even a mega project can only address a specific issue — in this case the daily congestion at the tunnel — a fact evidenced by recent initiatives in the region. Judging from the traffic reports on the morning news, the Port Mann Bridge makes crossing the Fraser much easier, but once all that valley traffic is joined by drivers north of the river, Highway 1 gets pretty bogged down. Similarly, the Canada Line is a Godsend for those on the corridor, but its benefits are lessened, to downright invisible, the further you stray from it. Should those not have been built because they didn’t address all the shortcomings of that portion of our transportation network? Should we wait until Vancouver allows freeways within city limits — which will be approximately never — before we do anything about the tunnel, particularly when at least half of those using it are bound for Richmond, not the big city? I’m under no illusions that a new bridge will make everything OK, but it will address a bottleneck that has plagued drivers here for decades. Ideally, I’d like to see a plan — one heavy on rapid transit and light on highways — that’s so comprehensive its price tag would make your head spin, but that big picture thinking has long remained elusive. In the meantime, it’s a case of fixing one problem at a time.
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post-Easter quote: “Please don’t feed the dust bunnies.” Author unknown I love that our municipality allows one day per year when we can throw out our bulky old things such as furniture, broken appliances, etc. It is also great fun to see people driving around in their trucks picking up the free stuff before the municipality gets to it. It’s the biggest scavenger hunt in the Lower Mainland with plenty of good stuff to be found. Some may be dealers that will resell their bounty, others may just be looking for useful free stuff, while some others will add to their hoarding addictions. It is recycling at its best, except for the hoarding, with no money exchanging hands. This week a friend offered to help me clean out my sunroom that I use for arts and crafts most of the year. It is closed during the winter as the room gets quite cold. Not only was this a challenging exercise in decluttering, but it showed me how easy it is to become overwhelmed with the process of cleaning out the stuff we no longer use. Unbeknownst to me, I had become an art supplies hoarder and could open a store. Thank
Community Comment ML BURKE
goodness my friend was there to keep me focused on what should stay, go to recycling (thrift shops) or garbage. I could not have done it alone. If you are getting a bit long in the tooth, as I am, I implore you to start seriously decluttering your life of things you don’t need or use. For instance, I have my parents’ collectables, some of which have value but nobody wants, like the 30-piece settings of Royal Doulton bone china. The pattern is old-fashioned and it is not dishwasher friendly because of the gold-lined edges. Thrift shops might take it, but they are also overwhelmed with out-offashion antiquities. The problem with decluttering as we age is that so many memories are connected to our
stuff. The older we get, the more importance these memories take on and the harder it is for us to part with those knick-knacks, books or tools. They say once you are 80-plus it can be so overwhelming that it is traumatizing to the point where you become frozen. Even if you know you need more help and should probably move into assisted living, you stay (do nothing) because of the trauma of having to dispose of or leave behind 90 per cent of your stuff. The moral to this dilemma? Start decluttering now and be brutal. Give it away, sell it, throw it away — whatever it takes to simplify your life so it will be easier later if you have to move, or at least it will be cleared out and more manageable if you stay in your home. There was considerable interest from my last column about seniors pooling their resources toward cooperative living in a larger house. If you would like to explore this emerging idea, contact ElderCollege Delta to request a facilitated discussion group. ML Burke retired from the health sector to work on 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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Sign proves branding is working
Editor: Re: New entrance sign gets failing grade in survey, letter to the editor, March 25 When we implemented new branding for the Tsawwassen Business Improvement Association, nearly two years ago, we did so with a strategic intention to create a broader identity and awareness of the community of Tsawwassen and to focus primarily on local residents — to remind them of the amazing assets and resources we possess in this, our family friendly beach community.
One key visual of that has been that of the golden yellow sand dollar; symbolic of the sun (rising or setting) and the blue of the waters at our amazing beaches. So when the Corporation of Delta chose to use, as inspiration, some aspects of our brand design in the development of its highway and backlit signs, we were — of course — happy and thankful for that to happen. The fact that John Charbonneau saw a sign with Delta’s logo clearly displayed on it, and yet thought of the Tsawwassen
Business Improvement Association, has me encouraged that our marketing strategy has clearly been effective. We’re grateful that Delta has invested in adding another entrance sign by first installing this new sign, and that it will then be relocating the previous one as a second entrance sign at 52nd Street entrance. We see this as an asset to the community and understand they are working under the provincial signage regulations of the Ministry of Transportation as they do so.
As for his confusion about who paid for these signs, I am curious about whom he says he contacted for information; but that I would be more than happy to speak with him about how the TBIA operates. We are easy to find; just visit www. sunnytsawwassen.ca or connect with us on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Google+) in-person, or by phone. I am happy to answer any questions. Lydia Elder Executive Director Tsawwassen Business Improvement Association
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Editor: Re: Another takeover, Murphy’s Law, March 25 Ted Murphy notes that in other takeovers “Delta has improved each and every situation.” The challenge with the Delta Museum may be more difficult; remaking it to be about Delta. To learn the history of our community I visited the Delta Museum. In every room I found not Delta’s history, but endless displays of timeworn things that could have been from anywhere. Furniture, tools, farm equipment, kitchens, utensils; the stuff I grew up with thousands of miles from here. I found no instructive account of the history
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Letter writer Ed Ries was not impressed by the Delta Museum exhibits. of Delta. There was no ordered chronicle of the people, the events and outcomes — what exactly happened here over the
past one-and-a-half centuries that rendered Delta the unique and desirable community we now enjoy. Perhaps it could
start with Thomas and William Ladner, or the Tsawwassen before them, and lead us generation by generation, event by event from pre-history or discovery to today. Hopefully Delta can provide a museum that imparts the unique and exceptional past of our community, how it came to be the way it is and why we should be proud to call our own. But if it’s to be the stuff from the old failed museum enshrined in a new home and looked after by volunteers now happily on Delta’s payroll, please abandon the idea. Delta’s taxpayers should not pay for something that provides them no benefit. Ed Ries
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Editor: Re: You’re probably not going to agree with what I have to say, Community Comment, March 30 Brad Sherwin’s desire to eliminate the adverb “probably” is probably equalled by mine to restore the adjective “gay” to its true denotation. Replete in Victorian literature, gay has been reduced to a convenient euphemism for homosexuals, so demeaning its true denotative meaning. Thus my good friend Ray is a very gay person, but certainly not homosexual, and I object to my being denied that usage because gay has been corrupted by certain male members of our society. Let us restore gay to its true denotative meaning. Bernard C. Barton
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Police call takers might not live locally so clarifying questions are required Editor: Re: Astounding question from police, letter to the editor, March 30 As a former public safety employee, I can see how Greg J. Edwards may have been confused by the question that a female Delta police employee asked him (“What ferry terminal?”), especially since Delta police dispatch services moved to E-Comm, as of March 1. Perhaps a better explanation of how police dispatch services generally operate in Metro Vancouver, particularly at E-Comm, is required. If you call a nonemergency number of a local police department that has a contract with E-Comm (like Delta now does), then you will be talking to a call taker in the non-emergency depart-
ment. This employee will also take your detailed information, and because a non-emergency does not require an immediate police response, he/she will most likely give you a file number at the end of the call (e.g.: if a crime has been committed, but the suspect is no longer at the scene). At no time during this process, will you ever be able to talk directly to a dispatcher or a police officer, who do not take direct calls from the public. Further, if any of the call takers do not understand exactly what you are saying, then he/she is trained to ask clarifying questions. This is most likely what happened in Edwards’ case. E-Comm has dozens of employees that provide
services to 16 local police departments. Some of these employees have been in the public safety sector for decades, and are now dispatchers, but started their careers as call takers in the same police department in which they also live(d). In fact, a lot of E-Comm employees live in municipalities throughout Metro Vancouver (and the Fraser Valley) and commute to Vancouver every day. So, you cannot expect that a call taker who answers a call for a specific municipal police department (like Delta), also lives in that same municipality, because he/ she may or may not. (That is why the call taker who spoke with Edwards may not have known exactly where 52nd Street and Highway 17 are located.)
That’s OK, though. Now many E-Comm employees have been cross-trained within their own positions (as call takers or dispatchers) to be able to work in municipal police departments outside of where they actually live. They are able to do this because they all share a common Computer-Aided Dispatch system, which includes maps of local streets, etc. So, be aware that when you call 9-1-1 or a nonemergency police phone number, and a call taker asks you some questions, he/she is doing this to better understand the detailed information that you are providing him/ her in order to provide the best emergency service he/she can. I hope this helps. A. Cameron
10-lane river crossing could actually be too small
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Editor: Those folks who want to have the new bridge changed to an additional tunnel are completely out to lunch and here’s why... The existing tunnel has a maximum of 10 years of serviceable life left before needing to be replaced. To add another tunnel, even if deeper to accommodate larger ships, is idiocy of the first water, especially given the existing tunnel
will have to be replaced. How much of the cost will be covered by Port Metro Vancouver, seeing as how it is one of the major beneficiaries? To those people who think the proposed bridge is too big, what are you thinking? Do you not see the need for a larger structure, given the growth that is assuredly going to come south of the Fraser? Are you willingly blind? I
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from the past; (B) send a spur line (similar to the airport line) out along Highway 17A to the ferry terminal and this will pick up passengers in Ladner and Tsawwassen; and (C) punch the rail line all the way through to White Rock and loop it back through Surrey to the existing terminus of the line. Finally, let’s reinstate the concept of street cars/ light surface rail and use the tracks and road beds already there all the way out to Chilliwack. Why are municipal councils so much against light surface rail/street cars when they make so much sense? They’re efficient, environmentally friendly and help to regulate traffic, not impede it as do those damned buses. For God’s sake, will someone pay attention? John Green
Developers riding roughshod over community plan
Editor: Re: Land assembly plan raises some questions, letter to the editor, April 1 With all due respect to Claire Hurley’s recent letter, the core issue — witness the six-storey monstrosity on 56th Street — is that developers are riding roughshod over the community plan with the connivance of Delta council. Tom Morrison
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Red is the new black in Ottawa Editor: Re: Liberal budget deficit cartoon, March 30 A new star has burst on Ottawa’s political stage, a star that has emerged from the Liberal NeverNever-Land of deficit spending, leading us to a magic place of public entitlement where all our “sunny” dreams come true and remain happily imaginable by the political pixie dust of economic stimulus, sprinkled about by Justin Trudeau, the newly arrived Peter Pan of Canadian politics. Now that the electoral smokescreen has cleared,
a gullible electorate, living in its own dream world, has once again come to realize that, without fail, we elect those politicians who score the most political points (no matter how outlandish) not on the basis of personal or policy merit ... but by outpromising and out-pandering themselves on what the voting public would like to hear. A veritable “jack-in-thebox” of electoral feel-good scoring points, masquerading as policy commitments, opened the door for a “second coming”, and we can now truly say: “We
deserve Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he so richly deserves us.” Welcome to his “sunny” post-election budget venture into deficit politics, remaining true to the Liberal legacy of the elder Trudeau who from a comfortable budget surplus chalked up deficit after deficit to the point the International Monetary Fund took a serious look at Canada as a potential bankrupt. Red is the new black. The budget will balance itself and we all sing Owe Canada. E.W. Bopp
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Let shipping businesses pay for new bridge Editor: I agree with everyone’s comments lately that the main reason for the new bridge, plus taking out the old tunnel, is so they can get larger ships up our branch of the river. Let big businesses that will make all that money from those big ships pay for the whole bridge. Toll all the ships going under
the new bridge. What a stupid idea to put in a big bridge with lots of lanes then have to squeeze into two lanes on Highway 99 going south to White Rock or to the new two-lane Highway 17. Or going north, three lanes and then two lanes to the Oak Street Bridge or Knight Street Bridge and then everyone hits the city
streets. If this was about traffic congestion only, dropping another tube in would have been done at much less cost as Bill Vander Zalm and other premiers proposed years ago. Pure insanity for the greed of a few and endangering our very precious environment. Ann Camire
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Decade of change since Nature Guide published
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By the Bay ANNE MURRAY
It is 10 years since A Nature Guide to Boundary Bay was published and much has happened locally and globally since I described the wealth of animal and plant life in the Fraser delta. For some species, the effects of habitat loss and changing climate are becoming more evident, while others have benefited from focused conservation efforts. In 2006, humpback whales were just beginning to be seen in the Strait of Georgia after an absence of 100 years. The population rebound continues, and last summer these magnificent whales were recorded regularly around the southern Gulf Islands. In contrast, the once common purple ochre star succumbed to a virus and virtually disappeared from rocky shores along the North American
west coast. Iconic Fraser salmon continue their unpredictable boom and bust cycles. Coho populations continue to be low, chinook showed some slight improvement and the summer of 2010 unexpectedly saw the largest sockeye salmon run in a century. Chinook-eating southern resident orcas continue on the endangered species list as their numbers are perilously low, but hopes were raised as eight calves were born in 2015, the most since 1977, although not all survived. Warmer winters keep insects alive, helping Anna’s hummingbirds thrive. In 2006, I described them overwintering “in a few sheltered areas, such as White Rock ravines” yet nowadays these feisty little birds are widely distributed. Mild weather has also ensured good snow goose, brant and waterfowl survival. However, disturbance on estuary marshes and loss of farmland sometimes force snow geese onto unsuitable habitat, such as school playing fields. Migratory shorebirds that depend on undisturbed beaches are struggling with chang-
ing intertidal conditions and increasing human demands for the same spaces. Western sandpiper need biofilm to fuel their long journeys, yet only certain areas of Roberts Bank at the mouth of the Fraser River can still supply this. Burns Bog Ecological Conservancy Area was designated in 2004 and since then Metro Vancouver parks staff have focused on maintaining the hydrological regime, keeping the bog wet. The bog hosts many beautiful wild flowers, native pollinators, nesting sandhill cranes, and healthy populations of deer, coyotes and beaver. Yet there are apparently no longer any black bears. In 2006, it was considered that about five bears lived in Burns Bog and sometimes wandered into North Delta. Today, four lanes of highway ring the bog on all sides and the roaming days of these large carnivores are likely gone forever. Anne Murray’s books on Delta’s natural and ecological history, A Nature Guide to Boundary Bay and Tracing Our Past, a Heritage Guide to Boundary Bay, are available in local stores or from www.natureguidesbc.com.
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Much better things to do in April than clean
Living Matters
BARBARA GUNN
It’s April, and that can mean only one thing. I need to get the duster out. At least, that’s what all the lifestyle magazines are telling me: It’s time to tackle spring cleaning. No idea, really, why there’s no such thing as summer cleaning or winter cleaning. But right about now, we’re all supposed to get off our duffs and reach for the pail, the broom and the mop. Fun city. I don’t know about you, but cleaning is not on the top of my list of Favourite Things to Do. Eating Spaghetti is right up there, as is Watching The Bachelor and Reading Mysteries. But cleaning doesn’t make the cut — and certainly not the springtime kind. After all, done right, I think you’re supposed to do a lot more than vacu-
as enthusiastic about um. You’re also supposed spring cleaning as I was. to wash the curtains, wipe The family clearly feels down the walls and throw away three-quarters of the there are better things to do in April than to reach 26 casserole dishes that for the sponge, the soap or are living inside your cupthe rubber gloves. board. “I’d do the shower “We should be spring thing,” said the husband, cleaning right now,” I “but I need to check my informed the family the socks right now. You other day. The husband know, just to make sure was trying to go down for they all have mates.” a nap in the living room, Fair enough. I get that. and the son was on his I began to wonder about device. the people who write Neither responded. those “Who magawants OK,” I said, “who zine to clean the grout wants to bag up all the pieces listing in the detritus in the flower the 10 shower?” beds? Or re-stain the cleanI asked. There deck? Or give the lawn ing prowere no chairs a really good jects I takers. need to “Or wash? tackle wipe NOW, down the and decided I really didn’t Venetian blinds? Or clean like them. From now on, the dust balls from under heck, I think I’ll just ignore the beds?” them. These were among the “OK,” I said. “Forget the must-do tasks I’d been grout. And the dust balls. reading about. And they were only the indoor ones. Who wants to go out for “OK,” I said, “who wants lunch?” The son put down his to bag up all the detritus device, and the husband in the flower beds? Or restain the deck? Or give the got up from the couch. The sorting of socks lawn chairs a really good would just have to wait. wash?” Burgers and fries were Silence. The family, it calling. was apparent, was about
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Tsawwassen First Nation is among several local governments joining a program aimed at streamlining licensing for small businesses. The TFN and 10 other new local governments have signed on to the BizPaL licence program, the Ministry of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction announced this week. BizPaL is a partnership between federal, provincial, territorial, municipal and First Nations governments that cuts through the paperwork burden and red tape that small business owners encounter, helping them focus on business growth and job creation, a ministry release stated. The program offers a free online one-stop site for small business owners to find information about required business licences and permits. It
TFN Chief Bryce Williams was launched in 2004 and directs entrepreneurs to the information they need to start and operate a business in their community. Tsawwassen First Nation recently joined the program along with Wells, Slocan, Salmo, Silverton, Clinton, Chase, Pouce Coupe, New Denver, Capital Regional District and Oak Bay. “Tsawwassen First Nation is pleased to join the BizPaL program,” Chief Bryce Williams said last Tuesday morning. “We are a self-governing First
Nation engaged in significant commercial, industrial and residential development. In collaboration with Canada and British Columbia, BizPaL will allow us to further support businesses on our lands by providing ready access to information from all three levels of government. “It is one more step on our path toward economic sustainability for our people.” “BizPaL will make a real and positive difference in how business is done in these communities,” said Bardish Chagger, federal minister of small business and tourism. “This great service cuts red tape for entrepreneurs, letting them spend less time researching rules and permits and more time on their business. BizPaL means it will be easier for companies in these communities to get started and running.”
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B.C. Ferries converting pair of Spirit vessels to LNG Business Briefs B.C. Ferries has announced it’s converting its two Spirit-class vessels to liquid natural gas. “Last fiscal year, we spent approximately $118 million on diesel fuel of which the two Spirit-class vessels consumed approximately 16 per cent,” said Mark Wilson, vice-president of engineering. “The conversion of the two largest ships in the fleet along with the three new dualfuel Salish-class vessels currently under construction will go a long way to help with fare affordability for our customers as LNG costs significantly less than marine diesel.” LNG is also seen as a more environmentallyfriendly fuel choice, Wilson added. “By utilizing LNG to fuel the Spirit-class vessels, we expect to reduce CO2 emission by 12,000 tonnes annually, which is the equivalent of taking approximately 2,500 vehicles off the road per year,” he said. B.C. Ferries awarded the contract for the work to Remontowa Ship Repair Yard S.A. of Gdansk, Poland. The total cost of the contract is $140 million. However up to $10 million will be offset by an agreement with FortisBC. *** For the third year in a row, Port Metro Vancouver has been ranked among Corporate Knights’ Future 40 Responsible Corporate Leaders in Canada. “It’s fantastic to see our approach to sustainability being recognized once again,” said Robin Silvester, PMV president and chief executive officer. “As a port authority, we always strive to facilitate Canada’s trade in a manner that is sustainable, protects the environment and allows our neighbouring communities to thrive.” The annual ranking takes into account 12 key performance indicators covering management of resources, employees and finances. It started in 2014 to evaluate the sustainability performance of organizations, offering information to empower markets to foster a better world. *** April is Earth Month and London Drugs is celebrating an almost 100 per cent waste diversion rate
at its Delta stores. With a focus on sustainability and recycling since the 1980s, in 2008 the company launched its What’s the Green Deal?
program and began tracking all its waste disposal. Last year the Ladner and North Delta stores set a diversion rate of 96 per cent, higher than the 93
per cent chain-wide rate. “Since we began our What’s the Green Deal? program in 2008 we have worked continuously with our vendors and sustain-
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resulting in 11,533,262 pounds of waste diverted from the landfill,” said Clint Mahlma, executive vice-president and chief operating officer.
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The tabulaRASA artists’ collective presents its first show of artistic photography at the Tsawwassen Library this month. The exhibition, titled beginnings, features over 40 prints of various kinds of images from the group’s nine members. “Everything we’re doing is leaning more towards the artistic vein rather than straight photography,” says member John Ostaf. The group started about a year and a half ago, notes Francois Cleroux. “Everybody’s really quite talented and it’s neat seeing what people are doing with their work and their imagery,” he says. Cleroux explains the idea behind starting the group was born out of classes he had been taking where prior to a formal session, participants would gather around a table and do a “show and
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Karoline Cullen and Francois Cleroux are busy hanging work, including Cullen’s killer whale photo, for the tabulaRASA exhibition on display this month at the Tsawwassen Library. An artists’ reception is being held tomorrow evening. tell” with their images. Most of the members of tabulaRASA are current or former Delta Photo Club members, he notes. The group is made up of Cleroux, Ostaf, Sharon Wright, Karoline Cullen, 2015 Master Photographers International Fine Art
Photographer of the Year Kerri-Jo Stewart, Larry Leslie, Matt King, Richard Knotts and Francis Dorsemaine. Their exhibit runs for the month of April at the Tsawwassen Library. There is an artists’ reception tomorrow from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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can be built around it. • Find an inspiration piece. Great landscapes are inspired by many things, whether it’s a memorable piece of art or a layout in a lawn and gardening magazine. Use photos of other gardens or neighbours’ yards as inspiration and build off of them. As long as the theme is cohesive, it will look pleasing to the eye. • Consider the space and how you want to use it. Understanding the space will help you better allocate your budget. If your yard is more of a retreat, look for ways to create privacy and a vacation feel. If you have kids and entertaining friends is a main priority, focus on recreational aspects, such as a pool, playset and some durable plants. • Think about reclaimed or re-purposed materials. Brand new items can quickly eat up a budget. However, re-purposing salvaged or inexpensive items can stretch that budget while adding some unique flair to a landscape. Discarded bricks or stones can be worked into a patio space or used to create raised garden beds. Purchase inexpensive flower pots and then paint them to make them look like stone or another
When starting a landscaping project, build off photos of other gardens or neighbours’ yards. As long as it looks cohesive, it will be pleasing to the eye. desired material. • Buy native plants. Native plants, shrubs, trees and flowers will fare better than non-native, exotic plants. That means you’ll have to spend less time and money nurturing them into health, and less money having to replace plants that cannot withstand your climate. • Consider perennial plants. Perennials may cost more at the outset, but the savings will be realized in the years to come.
• Hire a professional. It may seem counter intuitive to spend money on a landscaping professional when you’ve established a strict budget, but that’s one way to save money. Landscape artists or garden designers have the experience to guide you in the right direction and help you avoid potentially costly mistakes. • Use gravel in spots where plants don’t thrive. Gravel is an inexpensive landscaping material that can fill in voids where
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Tips to make spring project a little greener There are more environmentally-friendly options for pretty much any job around the house
The arrival of warmer weather means different things to different people. Some anticipate opportunities for outdoor fun, while others may be considering redecorating or remodeling their homes. For the latter group, home improvement season provides a great opportunity to make homes more eco-friendly. When planning home improvements, it’s best to choose a project and then look for ways to make it more environmentally friendly. Such an approach may not only benefit the environment, but also a homeowner’s bottom line. Interior decorating Longer days and warmer temperatures often translate into wanting to freshen up the interior of a home. Heavy draperies and comforters are put away, and lighter fabrics are taken out of storage. Whenever possible, reuse or re-purpose items you already have rather than purchasing new items. Longer drapes can be cut and hemmed to be used as window treatments in other rooms. Making a patchwork blanket out of old T-shirts is a crafty project that makes use of items that would otherwise be destined for
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Weeds, such as dandelions, can quickly take over lawns and gardens. ture and prevent the arid conditions crabgrass likes so much. Water deeply Weeds are accustomed to growing in adverse conditions, including especially hot temperatures. When such conditions arise, weeds establish deep roots while the roots of the grass can easily die off. Instead, when watering, wet the soil to a depth of 10 to 15 centimetres. This helps grass to establish strong root systems that will help lawns overpower pesky weeds. Time weed killers Whether you manually remove weeds or apply weed killers, timing is key. Combat weeds in the early spring before they have a time to fully form and start
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It’s spring and time to look at the foyer. Let’s organize and spruce up the first room you enter through the front door. For small foyers you have the option of reorganizing or structurally expanding it. First of all install wood strips (vertically) approximately six-inches wide from the floor to the ceiling and paint them white but if you install a new closet as described ahead, leave that wood wall until the end. Keeping the original size you can remove the closet coat pole and install shelves for storing guest room linens, large bedding items as well as bulk buying items, conveniently unloaded through the front door from the car. Next, install a nice new tile floor and mouldings around the ceiling and
floor (remember never do just one moulding on a wall, it is unprofessional.) Now for the original foyer you could nail a decorative but sturdy board with hooks for guest’s coats, thick with blunt ends for safety and protection of clothing. Hang your own coats in another closet. If you take on the challenge of a new closest construction in your foyer, it will add value to your home. You can use the original closet for storage. Cover the external wall structure with the same finish as the home’s outside walls. Remember to leave the six-inch strips of wood for this wall around the new closet until it is finished. Don’t forget the new tile floor. Foyers are attractive spaces when they have a bench and/or chair(s). A huge mirror and colourful prints on the walls are a great idea.
A welcoming mat at the front door is practical. The theme of the foyer is reflective of the occupant or occupants’ character and lifestyle. Tradition foyers may have serene paintings of nature, an antique mirror frame, old fashioned bench or chair. A modern expression could be a straight edged mirror frame, frameless huge prints of huge flowers or abstracts. An eclectic (old and new) look would be perhaps a huge antique mirror, a modern plain bench and modern art with antique frames. Also slipper chairs (low height) are a great mix. Other styles to mix with these looks are distressed shabby chic mirrors on old cupboard doors. Such is the first impression room of your home representing your character and tradition. Carol Pinkerton is a retired interior designer.
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Deltones Toastmasters celebrating 25 years
Um...ah...well... That’s how many of us begin speaking before a group. Frayed nerves, jumbled thoughts and a fear that we will look foolish are normal. That’s where Deltones Toastmasters can help. Chartered on March 1, 1991, Deltones Toastmasters is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. It’s hosting an open house tomorrow evening and encourages everyone to visit to see what the club is all about. Over the years South Delta has been home to a number of Toastmasters clubs, each playing a small part in assisting the careers of politicians, writers, broadcasters, business executives, teachers and many others from all walks of life Deltones meet the first and third Thursday evening of each month at the Fraser Health Unit next to municipal hall in Ladner. Meetings are informal, lively and provide a great source of inspiration for those wanting to develop speaking skills.
Ryan Sweeney (left), Richard Kunz and Rick Holmes invite the public to tomorrow evening’s open house. Whether you need to prepare presentations for business, speak at meetings, learn leadership skills or sell your ideas, Deltones Toastmasters is a great start.
At each meeting members take on various roles: grammarian, chairman, toastmaster, timer and inspirator to name a few. There are prepared speeches and
each evening also includes impromptu speeches called Table Topics. It’s all about stepping out of your comfort zone in a safe, welcoming environment where learning
and growth flow naturally. Deltones Toastmasters Open House is tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Fraser Health Unit on Clarence Taylor Crescent in the civic precinct. If you
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Community Presenter: Dennis Ducklow, a director of the Canadian Association of Photographic Arts (CAPA).
Coming Events CLUBS AND GROUPS Ladner Lawn Bowling Club (5127 47 Ave.) invites all to an open house Saturday, April 9 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Experience bowling on an all season outdoor carpet. Delta Community Farm at Southlands at 3rd & Boundary Bay Road, behind Gunn House. Drop by and grow your own fruit and vegetables; work now, feast later. Wednesdays 2 to 4 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Come by or phone 604948-0629. Delta Photo Club. Workshop April 6, 7:15 PM at KinVillage Recreation Centre.
Free UVic Diabetes SelfManagement evening workshop starts Thursday, April 7 at the Delta Manor Education Centre from 6 to 8:30 pm. Participants will learn strategies to manage diabetes, eat better, problem-solve, and work with their health care team. Caregivers are welcome. To register call UVic at 604940-1273 or go to www.selfmanagementbc.ca. Deltones Toastmasters Open House, Thursday, April 7, 7 - 9pm, 4470 Clarence Taylor Cres - next to Municipal Hall. Come see how Toastmasters can change your life! The Delta HUB Cycling
Committee is meeting on Thursday, Apr. 7, 7-8:30 pm at the Ladner Pioneer Library (Meeting Room). Attend our monthly meetings and support local action to improve cycling safety and connectivity for all ages & abilities. Open to the public; no experience is required. Info: https://bikehub.ca/delta. Come hear acclaimed scientist and former Health Canada food safety regulator Dr. Shiv Chopra speak on the dangers to our food if the Trans Pacific Partnership {T.P.P.} is passed. Dr. Chopra was instrumental in keeping our dairy supply free of Bovine Growth Hormone. Now this and other foods are threatened by the T.P.P. agreement. Tuesday Apr. 12 7:30 p.m. Ladner Community Centre-Multi-purpose room. Sponsored by the Delta chapter of the Council of Canadians. All welcome.
Restorative Yoga for People Living with Cancer, Thursdays April 14, 28, May 12, 26, June 9, 23, 1:30-3:30 pm at Harold & Veronica Savage Centre for Supportive Care - 4631 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Ladner. Restorative yoga supports the body in poses lying down or seated, in stillness with breath awareness. This encourages release of muscle tension, increases flexibility and balances the body/mind connection. No previous experience is necessary. Please pre-register by phoning Maureen Dufresne at 604-948-0660 for more information. Kids’ Day Off with The MakerMobile, Friday, April 15, 11 am – 1 pm at the Tsawwassen Library. Hey kids, have you ever wanted to turn a banana into a piano? Join our friends from The MakerMobile and learn all about simple circuits and
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Name: Luke Age: 22 Occupation: Accountant What is the activity? Working out in the weight room Where and when does this take place? Evenings at the Ladner Leisure Centre How often do you participate? Five days a week. How long have you been involved? I’ve been involved for 2 years. Why did you get involved in this activity? I wanted to get fit. What do you like best about this activity? It keeps me active and motivated. How does it benefit your life? Working out encourages me to maintain a healthier lifestyle. What other things do you do to keep active? Basketball Did you know that cross-training is beneficial to maintaining a healthy lifestyle? By choosing a variety of activities you are challenging your body in different ways, and athletic and fitness levels will improve. Also, by changing up your regular routine you may be able to prevent injuries. Crosstraining helps alleviate the strain that is put on the body through repeated movement. If you enjoy working out in the weight room, why not complement it with a cyclefit class or an aquafit workout? Delta Parks, Recreation & Culture offers a wide variety of fitness classes and workout options, with something for all ages and all fitness levels. For more information visit Delta.ca, stop by your local recreation centre to speak with our knowledgeable staff, or call 604-952-3000.
KinVillage Association: Elder College Assistant Elder College is looking for four people to help with community publicity for approximately 4 hours per week. For more detailed information contact John Lusted at 604-943-7625 ext. 1 or email jlusted@kinvillge.org Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland: Study Buddy Tutor Big Sisters are women (19 or older) who spend 2-4 hours a week for a minimum of one year with their Little Sister (age 7-17) in a one-to-one mentoring friendship. Get together once a week to participate in fun activities you both enjoy such as crafts, sports, going to the beach, watching movies, and simply hanging out and spending time together! For more information contact Marley at 604-873-4525 ext. 300 or email info@bigsisters.bc.ca Scouts Canada Adventure Leader and Youth Mentor Scouts offers boys and girls from kindergarten to young adult a place to challenge themselves, encourage personal growth, community involvement and healthy lifestyle. Gain valuable skills and volunteer hours while making a difference in the lives of youth in your community. For more information contact Viki Fanous at 604-220-8381 or email vfanous@scouts.ca For more volunteer opportunities in Delta go to www.govolunteer.ca
electricity, play with LED lights and build your own fruity musical masterpiece! Drop in anytime and play as little or as much as you want! Tsawwassen Lawn Bowling Club, northwest corner of Winskill Park, has an open house Saturday, April 16 from noon to 2 p.m. Club members will greet you and introduce the game of lawn bowling, a game for all ages. Tsawwassen News Club, second and fourth Tuesday of the month, 10:30 – 11:30 am, April 19, 26, May 10, 24, at the Tsawwassen Library. Come join other newshounds to discuss current events in the news! You can bring an article to share, or discuss what turns up in today’s paper. Grateful Executor, Tuesday, April 19, 2 – 3:30 pm – Ladner Pioneer Library, 4683-51st St., Delta. Having a will does not mean your estate is prepared. This workshop covers important topics for you, your family and your executor, such as probate, powers of attorney, cremation or burial preplanning and living wills. Ladner United Church is having its 12th annual garage sale on Saturday, April 30. Located in the village at 4960-48th Ave, Ladner (604-946-6254). Doors Open from 8 am to 12 noon. Come and check out the wide variety of tools and toys, books and boots, clothes and kitchenware and many other gently used items. Members of our Youth Group will set up a small snack table and have muffins and coffee available by donation.
SENIORS Shari’s Saturday Social Saturday, April 9. KinVillage Community Centre 5430 10th Ave., Tsawwassen. The theme is The Roaring 20s Flapper Frolic. Doors open at 7 pm Dancing 7:30 to 11. Great CD music from slow, dreamy and romantic to the faster beat of the mambo, jive, and soft rock and roll. $12 for members $14 for nonmembers includes mid evening goodies. Tickets available at the door. Cash only please. To reserve a table call Shari at 604-943-8755. KinVillage Travel has a trip planned to the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts and Granville Island with a drive around Stanley Park, Monday, April 11. Members:
$60, Non-members: $65. Call 604-943-0225. Senior social club. We are happy to invite and welcome single men and women aged 55 plus to join our social club situated in South Delta. Come and participate in our many varied monthly fun activities, dinners, bowling, movies, local events, trips and many more. We are a lively group and would love to have the opportunity to answer any of your questions. Please call 604-9481143. Kee Philosphers’ is back Friday, April 8 1:30-3 p.m. in the McKee Senior Centre Lounge where we’ll discuss the concerning questions, War Throughout the Ages -- Have we learned anything? with Guillermo Bustos. Kee Philosophers’ is for anyone who enjoys learning or sharing their own insights and perspectives on interesting topics.
FUND RAISERS IOOF garage sale. April 17, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 5425 Ladner Trunk Road. Table rental $10 each. Tools, household items, knickknacks etc. Hotdogs, pop, coffee and tea. A special magic show at 2 p.m. by donation. Funds raised to support the works of the order which include our community hall, scholarship and good Samaritan funds. Call Leroy at 778-835-5721 to reserve. Reach Child and Youth Development Foundation presents: Reach for the Stars Red Gala: Passion for Potential – Saturday, April 23, Coast Tsawwassen Inn, 166556th St., Delta. Reception starts at 5. Funds go towards helping to build a new centre in the heart of Ladner for children and youth with special needs. Tickets $125. www.reachforthestarsevent. org. 604-946-6622 ext.0.
ARTS Sunday, April 10, 7 p.m. Lift Every Voice, an ecumenical choir concert to benefit Community Fund of Faith at Ladner Christian Reformed Church. By donation. The Coming Events column is published every Wednesday as a community service. If you have a non-profit 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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Sports Shorts SCOREBOARD HOCKEY PACIFIC JUNIOR HOCKEY Quarter-Finals #4 Delta Ice Hawks defeat #1 North Van Wolf Pack 4-2 Game #1 Delta 5 North Van 0 Game #2 Delta 9 North Van 3 Game #3 Delta 2 North Van 1 Game #4 North Van 4 Delta 0 Game #5 North Van 7 Delta 6 Game #6 Delta 3 North Van 0 Semi-Finals #2 Grandview Steelers defeat #4 Delta Ice Hawks 4-2 Game #1 Grandview 3 Delta 2 Game #2 Delta 2 Grandview 1 Game #3 Grandview 5 Delta 2 Game #4 Delta 5 Grandview 3 Game #5 Grandview 5 Delta 2 Game #6 Grandview 4 Delta 1 Finals Mission City Outlaws defeat Grandview Steelers 4-1 Game #1 Mission 7 Grandview 4 Game #2 Mission 6 Grandview 5 Game #3 Mission 7 Grandview 4 Game #4 Grandview 3 Mission 2 Game #5 Mission 7 Grandview 2
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Big payoff for Ladner blueliner Outstanding final season in WHL earns Macoy Erkamps NHL contract Macoy Erkamps fifth and final season in the Western Hockey League just keeps on getting better. The 21-year-old Ladner native has signed a threeyear entry level contract with the Ottawa Senators after a huge regular season campaign with the Brandon Wheat Kings. The team captain finished second in league scoring among defenceman with 71 points in 72 regular season games, including 13 goals. Only blueline partner and Philadelphia Flyers 2015 first round pick Ivan Provorov was better with 73. Erkamps was also tied for fourth in the league with +47 plus/minus rating. His previous best season in the WHL was 35 points during his sophomore campaign with the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Senators general manager Bryan Murray says Erkamps was highly recommended by the NHL club’s chief amateur scout Bob Lowes and assistant GM Pierre Dorion. Lowes spent nine years as a head coach in Brandon. “We are happy to have Macoy join the Senators organization,” said Murray.” He is a player we’ve had an eye on over the course of his junior career and we’ve watched him develop into one of the WHL’s top defencemen this season. He’s a talented, competitive guy whose game took a big jump this season. “Bob was the guy who really pushed us to draft (Wheat King alumni) Mark Stone back in the day. He has Brandon connections obviously and he knows
that team environment. He likes (Macoy) and Pierre convinced me to sign him. He’s not a huge guy but he’s a real good player in junior hockey and has a chance to be an NHL player. I take Bob’s word for that every day.” Erkamps, listed at 6-foot and 198-pounds, was originally selected 27th overall by Lethbridge in the 2010 WHL Bantam Draft. He cracked the Hurricanes’ roster when he was 16 and spent three seasons in the Alberta city. The 2013-14 campaign was as tough as it gets with Lethbridge finishing with a league worst 12-55-2-3 record. He was looking for a fresh start elsewhere and was part of a multi-player deal with the Wheat Kings. Erkamps put up 31 points in 68 games last season with a +29 rating and would flourish even more under head coach Kelly McCrimmon. “If you look at my career, I think there’s been a lot of ups-and-downs,” said Erkamps during a radio interview with CKLQ’s Bruce Luebke. “However, since I got to Brandon, I fell in love with the city and the team and I think that helped me to take the steps in the right direction. This year, playing with a guy like Ivan has given me a lot of confidence and I think my game has been taken to another level.” Earlier, Erkamps was named the team’s Top Graduating and Most Community Minded Player. Last September, he was invited to the St. Louis Blues rookie camp as an unsigned free agent. “This is a great accom-
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Ladner’s Macoy Erkamps has signed a three-year NHL entry level contract with the Ottawa Senators thanks to a huge season with the Brandon Wheat Kings. plishment for Macoy,” added McCrimmon. “He is a tremendous person and has had a great season. This is very well-deserved.” The Wheat Kings topped the Eastern Conference with a 46-24-1-1 record and currently hold a 3-2 lead on Edmonton in their opening playoff series. Erkamps came through South Delta Minor Hockey Association’s rep pro-
gram before spending one season in the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League with the Greater Vancouver Canadians. That year, he was also assistant captain on the B.C. U16 team that captured gold at the Canada Winter Games for the first time in 32 years. Two of his Canadians’ teammates were also on the roster — Nic Petan (Winnipeg
Jets) and Tristen Jarry (Pittsburgh Penguins). All three would also play for Team Pacific the following year at the U17 World Challenge. Erkamps has also typically continued his baseball career when he came each summer. In 2014, he helped the South Delta Spartans win the B.C. Junior Men’s tier two provincial championship.
Delta rowers named to Canada’s World Cup team American Games and later qualiDelta’s Brendan Hodge and fied for the 2016 Summer Olympic Maxwell Lattimer are among 28 Games in Rio earning the athletes named by Rowing final eligible spot at the Canada that will be comWorld Championships in peting in the first World France. Rowing Cup event in Italy, Canada finished fifth April 15-17. in the consolation final, Hodge and Lattimer will recording the11th fastest be part of Canada’s lightweight men’s four crew Brendan time overall to dramatically earn the final Rio berth in that also includes Ontario’s Hodge the 22 country event. Nicolas Pratt and Eric The Canadian team of six Woelfl. This is the same team that crews is also slated to compete at won gold at last summer’s Pan
commitment to excellence. The the final two World Cup stops in World Cups will be a perfect Switzerland and Poland in May opportunity for them to and June respectively. demonstrate the hard work “Canadian rowers are they have put in during the heading into an intense winter, and to work on the period of competithings that will lead to suction with the Olympic cess in Rio in a few months and Paralympic Games time.” quickly approaching,” Maxwell Canada’s official Olympic said Peter Cookson, High Lattimer team in rowing will be Performance Director, announced by Rowing Canada Rowing Canada Aviron. “These and the Canadian Olympic athletes have proven time and Committee on June 28 in Toronto. again their determination and
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Richmond Ravens repeated as provincial Midget A champions in Kamloops last week with six South Delta players on the roster.
South Delta players help Ravens repeat as provincial champions
A strong contingent of South Delta players helped the Richmond Ravens capture the provincial Midget “A” girls hockey championship for the fourth time in five years. The Ravens completed an impressive run in Kamloops last week with a 4-0 victory over the hosts in the gold medal game. The local talent with the B.C. champs include goaltender Shannon Wilson; defencemen Natalie Lester, Alex CafikIrwin and Leigh Bourque; and forwards Meagan Wilson and Justine Geobers. It was the second provincial championship for five of the girls, while Geobers was the lone rookie on the Ravens’ roster. She did manage to score what proved to be the winning goal against Kamloops.
Richmond’s road to the title included a dramatic 4-3 overtime semi-final win against Lower Mainland rival Surrey. The teams were expected to meet in the championship game but the Ravens ran into a hot goalie in a 2-0 round-robin loss to Terrace, resulting in a second place finish in pool play. Captain Yvonne Mikulcik netted the semi-final winner with 1:12 left in the first extra period. “It turned out the championship game ended up being the semi-final. We had a pretty good idea after the Terrace game that was going to happen but we always knew we where going to cross paths with (Surrey) at some point of the tournament,” said Ravens coach AJ Sander.
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OBITUARIES TOPP, Fiona Jean (nee Livingstone) April 25, 1960 to March 30, 2016
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September 16, 1940 - April 5, 2006 In loving memory of a wonderful man who left us too soon. I can’t believe it is 10 years already. We love you and miss you Karin, Sarah, Katharine & William Jackson, Charlie, AnneFrances, Wesley and the three you never got to meet: Mason, Bauer and Remy
STIMSON, Jean Evelyn May 11, 1919 - March 20, 2016 Jean was born in Semans, Saskatchewan on May 11th, 1919 and passed away in Tsawwassen, BC on March 20th, 2016 in her 97th year. During her life, Jean resided in many different locations. Some of the places she lived were Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Alberta, and Vancouver Island. Eventually, due to health reasons, Jean settled into Kin Village in Tsawwassen. One of seven children of Malcom and Jean Nicolson, Jean grew up on the family farm. Jean’s passion included riding horses, especially bareback, herding cattle, and laying on her horse’s back under a shady tree, with a good book. When she was 19, while attending college in Regina, Jean met the Love of Her Life: Calvin Leroy Stimson. And so their story began...Jean and Calvin had five children: Darryl, Dennis, Doug, Jim, and Cheri. Though life was not always easy, Jean was a consistent, caring, loving, stable presence for her family. Through her steadfast faith and unwavering Love of God, she became the matriarch who held the ever- growing family together. Jean was a gentle, sweet soul who always maintained her sense of humour. In 1976, Jean was predeceased by her husband Calvin and then in 1996 by her beloved daughter Cheri. Jean leaves a family spanning five generations who were all touched and truly blessed to have known her grace and kindness. One of Jean’s favourite Scriptures, which she often quoted was Proverbs 3: 5-6 5: Trust In The Lord with all your heart and lean not into your own understanding. And 6: In all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your path. There will be a Celebration of Life and Service for Jean on Saturday, April 9th at 2.00 pm at the Tsawwassen United Church, 693 53rd Street, Tsawwassen BC. For Jean’s final Resting Place, Interment will follow at a later date, in Victoria BC. In lieu of flowers, the Stimson family would appreciate donations to the South Delta Little House Society. www.littlehousesociety.ca
Harley Rea left us peacefully and surrounded by love on March 25th. He leaves wife Jan Salvador, children Micheal (Patricia) Yarosloski, David and Sandra Rea with warm and wonderful memories. Predeceased by son Scott, parents Ted and Helen Rea and brother Cleve (Lorraine). Harley was raised in Marwayne, Alberta where, by all accounts he and brother Cleve, had a charmed childhood. Harley was a proud member of the RCMP, joining in January 1956 and retiring as a S/Sgt in 1983. During his career he specialized in Telecommunications and, among his many accomplishments; he was instrumental in implementing CPIC in Western Canada. After retiring from the RCMP he worked in the Telecommunications field for the Federal Government (GTA), St. Paul’s Hospital and UBC. Upon retiring, yet again, he was presented with “Toni” a boxer puppy who became his constant companion and was the impetus behind the formation of Delta Doggy Doo which Harley and his friend Ray Hill ran for a number of years. Entering firmly into retirement he became an awesome winemaker, amateur gourmet chef and puttered away hours in his workshop. Harley hosted Thursday “wine & snivel” night for close to 25 years where friends could drop in for a glass of wine and solve the world’s problems. He will be missed by his grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, the Rea and Salvador nieces and nephews. Uncle Harley was their favourite, and all the extended families. Harley’s biggest joy in life was his family and friends. You are invited to a Celebration of Life on what would have been his 80th Birthday, at 1:30 pm on Thursday May 5th at Delta Town and Country Inn, 6005 Hwy 17A (at Hwy 99), Delta, BC. Please wear a bit of green so his beautiful Irish eyes will be smiling. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Delta Hospital Foundation or a charity of your choice would be appreciated. Full memorial, condolences and memories at www.deltafuneral.ca Jan thanks all Harley’s many friends and family for all their love and support, but in particular Gord and Deb Black for their strength and love. Delta Funeral Home (604) 946.6040
Beloved wife of Martin (married 1990), and loving mother of Robert (1993), James (1995), and Richard (1997). Daughter of Robert Livingstone (deceased 1998) and Bertha Livingstone (nee Tait, deceased 1991). Daughterin-law to Robert Topp and Maureen Zeidman Topp (and the late Elizabeth Topp, deceased 1982, who Fiona has now finally met in heaven). Sister of Frances Williams (Elvin deceased 1995), Donald Livingstone (Bernice). Sister-in-law to Rowena Erb (nee Topp) and Curt Erb, Step-sister-in-law to Andrew Zeidman (Claritza) and Anne Pietropaolo (Vince), Aunt to Shannon Black (Kendall), Jen Wride, Robert Livingstone (Samantha), Andrew Livingstone, Jonathan Williams, Justina Erb (deceased 2012), Bronwyn Erb, John Alex Zeidman, Hannah Zeidman, Emma Pietropaolo, Alex Pietropaolo. Great Aunt to Paige Black, Rhyse Black, Jackson Black, Kylie Livingstone, Jayden Livingstone, and Mia Livingstone. Niece of Mary Tait, Muriel Taenzer (nee Tait, deceased 2010, George, deceased 1991). Cousin of Pat Baugh (Earl, second cousin to Viktor), and Steve Taenzer. Second cousin to Mary Jean Grant (Barry) and their daughters Becky Grant and Laura Grant. Numerous relatives in Scotland. Fiona was born in Moncton, NB, graduated from Moncton High School in 1978, earned a scholarship to Queen’s University in Kingston, ON and graduated in 1982 with a BSc in Physiotherapy. After working at Moncton Hospital for 2 years, she returned to Kingston, ON for one year before moving to Vancouver in 1985 to study at Regent College, where she earned a Diploma in Christian Studies. In 1986 she began work as a Staff Physiotherapist at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, BC, working in many different areas over the years, specializing in Respiratory Physiotherapy, finishing her work there with the COPD program, until she had to go on long term disability in March 2014. Fiona was a proud mother of her three sons, and enjoyed seeing them grow into young men in Tsawwassen, cheering them and others on in all their various school and sports activities, a well-known and loved sports mum on the soccer and baseball fields. She will be cheering them on through life from heaven, as they continue in their chosen fields of work and university. Fiona’s battle with breast cancer began in 2000 when her sons were 3, 5, and 7 - with a recurrence and new occurrence in 2008. In March 2014, paralysis of the left vocal cord, triggered a full CT Scan which showed cancer metastasis (Stage 4) with a large growth in her chest above her heart, multiple sites in the bones and liver. She fought valiantly and bravely to be here for her family, with a miraculous recovery from September 2014 through April 2015, where she was able to ski that season while wearing a portable oxygen tank! Many thanks to all the staff who provided care for Fiona at the BC Cancer Agency, in particular Dr. Caroline Lohrisch, and Dr. Rosa Coschizza, and Dr. Brad Quon at St. Paul’s Hospital. In May 2015 Fiona began a slow decline while going through many different treatment options, until there were no viable options left. Over the Easter weekend, there was a rapid decline in Fiona’s health until her death shortly after 5 a.m. on March 30th. Fiona was not afraid to die, because she knew that she would be with Jesus in Heaven - but she sure did not like the process of dying, which was so very hard for her and for all of the family. The last verse of Keith Getty and Stuart Townend’s hymn “In Christ Alone”, sums up Fiona’s faith so well: No guilt in life, no fear in death, this is the power of Christ in me; from life’s first cry to final breath, Jesus commands my destiny. No power of hell, no scheme of man can ever pluck me from His hand; till He returns or calls me home, Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand. Fiona had a beautiful voice which she shared freely, enjoying musical theatre in high school and university, singing in coffee houses, on Steve James’ album “Lead me to the Light”, and in church choirs. Heaven’s choir just got a beautiful new voice this past week. A Memorial Service will be held Friday April 8, 7 pm at Shaughnessy Heights United Church, 1550 West 33rd Avenue, Vancouver, BC. The service will be conducted by the staff of St. John’s Vancouver with Canon David Short (Rector) and Rev. Dan Gifford (Associate Minister) officiating. The choir of St. John’s Vancouver (which Fiona was part of for many years) will be singing, with Terry Fullerton, Director of Music and Organist. A reception with light refreshments will follow in the Church Hall. A live stream webcast of the service is planned, and a link will be posted on Martin Topp’s Facebook page when it is available. If you do not have access to Facebook, and would like to view the service live (also archived for later viewing), please e-mail martin@topp.ca for the link.
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MAY, Godfrey Norman (Buck) It is with great sadness that the family of Godfrey Norman (Buck) May announce his passing on March 31, 2016 at Augustine House in Ladner BC, at the age of 101. Buck was born at “The Homeplace” - his family farm on No 6 and River Road, on December 3, 1914, in the early days of Richmond history - when Richmond was known simply as Lulu Island. Buck was predeceased by his loving wife Gertrude (Warnken) and his son Fred, his brothers Harry, Don, Arthur, Ed and Pete, and his sisters Norah and Marjorie. Buck is survived by his sons, Bill (Diane), Rick (Brenda), Doug (Kim), his daughter, Susan (Bob), his daughter-in-law Bunny, his many grandchildren, great grandchildren, and yes, great-great-grandchildren, and his sweetheart Pat Swenson.
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Buck and his brothers continued to work their parent’s farm (Randall and Frena May) and together expanded to include a large dairy herd, a feedlot, and shared ownership in a cranberry bog and later, Mayfair Lakes Golf Course. When he wasn’t farming or golfing, Buck loved fishing and travelling. Buck never went a day without bursting into song. He loved musicals and knew all the words to all the songs from My Fair Lady and The Sound of Music two of his favourites.
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