Delta Optimist September 7 2016

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Mills gears up for opening

Ivanhoe Cambridge’s 200-store mall will open Oct. 5 at Tsawwassen First Nation IAN JACQUES

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The one-month countdown is on for the grand opening of Tsawwassen Mills.

General manager Mark Fenwick said finishing touches are being put in place as the 200-store, 1.2-million-square-foot mall at the Tsawwassen First Nation readies to open on Oct. 5.

“On the construction side, we are finishing up some details on the outside of the building and that includes landscaping and some details on a couple of anchor exteriors,” Fenwick said. “On the inside of the building is where the majority of the construction is taking place. We are finishing up some of the amenity features in the main mall and, of course, all of the retailers are building their stores as we speak.”

Fenwick said work inside the stores includes signage, flooring, lighting and display fixtures.

“Once the store is complete, typically that would be anywhere from three days to two and half weeks before the mall opens, they will be ready to stock up the merchandise and get that organized,” he said.

Fenwick said retailers are also in the process of training staff. A recent job fair at Tsawwassen Springs was very successful, he remarked.

“We were quite pleased with the turnout for the

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In an effort to spread the word, Tsawwassen Mills gave away merchandise from a pop-up store at the Burrard SkyTrain station last month. second job fair. We had over 700 people come out over the seven-hour period in that one day, so it was a good response. I heard many good comments from the retailers.

Several said they basically completed their hiring process. We had a couple retailers that left early because they were full on their hiring, so overall some really good results.

“We are confident all the retailers will be ready to go on Oct. 5.”

The mall’s marketing

campaign is also in full force. Late last month, approximately 400 people received free designer bags, shoes and clothes from a surprise popup shop at the Burrard SkyTrain station.

“Will be out in the community again at some different locations in the coming weeks,” Fenwick said. “It’s an exciting way to let people know what we will be about on Oct. 5.

“That initial pop-up was meant to be a bit of a teaser and for people to

figure out who we were.

People were very excited to see the pop-up store and to pick up a piece of quality merchandise from a retailer that will be at the mall for free.”

Located at the corner of Highway 17 and 52nd Street, the Ivanhoe Cambridge project will be mostly a fashion-oriented centre with a mix of outlet and other retailers, but will also have a wide range of other products and services. It will have 16 anchor tenants and an 1,100-seat

food hall.

It’s modeled after CrossIron Mills in Calgary and Vaughan Mills in Greater Toronto.

Separated by a new road called Canoe Pass Way, Tsawwassen Mills will soon have Tsawwassen Commons as a neighbour.

That 550,000-square-foot outdoor mall will feature about a 100 retailers, including Walmart and Canadian Tire, and will open in the coming months in a staged approach.

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Now you can. Thanks to a collaboration between the Tsawwassen First Nation and Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU), consumers can enjoy a diet that is much, much closer to home and features a plethora of veggies, free-range eggs and countless cuts of palatepleasing pork.

“Our Tsawwassen First Nation Farm School opened in 2015, and we’ve been growing ever since,” quipped Kent Mullinix, director of KPU’s Institute for Sustainable Food Systems.

Students in the 10-month farm school program began working an eight-hectare (20acre) piece of land on the Tsawwassen First Nation in the spring, learning the science and business of farming plus perspectives on indigenous food systems. They have been raising market crops and small livestock (chickens and pigs), with the fruits of

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Delta MP Carla Qualtrough made the funding announcement last Friday morning at the Deltaport container terminal. It will allow the Vancouver International Maritime Centre to attract international shipping companies to establish, expand or retain operations on Canada’s West Coast.

“It’s always nice to be home in Delta to celebrate opportunities in our community and province as a whole,” Qualtrough said.

“As Canada’s gateway to the Asia-Pacific region and North America’s third largest port, this region plays an important role as a major trade hub for our economy. Strengthening our maritime industry is the kind of investment that will support local families and business.”

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mately 200 direct and indirect professional jobs.

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The Delta Police Department’s traffic section will be targeting Delta schools over a 10-day period coinciding with the start of the school year and the return of 30 km/h school zone speed limits.

“Officers will be focusing on speed in school and playground zones, seatbelts, yielding to pedestrians and school buses, and other motor vehicle act offences,” according to a police department press release.

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Don’t overlook eye health

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Optometrist says 80% of a child’s learning is based on vision

A recent survey conducted on behalf of the Canadian Association of Optometrists found that B.C. parents rank child eye health as one of their lowest health priorities, with only 22 per cent choosing it as one of their top three concerns.

“It is particularly concerning because eye health is such an important part of a child’s overall health and development,” says Dr. Sara Kirby, a Tsawwassen optometrist.

The survey revealed that more than 17 per cent of B.C. parents are unaware that vision problems can cause speech difficulties, nearly 38 per cent are unaware they can lead to developmental delays and almost half of parents do not realize that a vision problem may be the cause of short attention spans in children.

“Eighty per cent of a child’s learning is based on vision,” says Dr. Kirby.

“Undetected and untreated vision problems often cause reading difficulties, and can elicit some of the very same signs and symp-

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Dr. Sara Kirby says it’s concerning that parents don’t pay as much attention to their children’s eye health. toms that are commonly attributed to issues such as ADHD, dyslexia and speech problems.”

The National Coalition for Vision Health estimates that one in four school-age children has a vision problem, yet fewer than 14 per cent of children in Canada under the age of six have had a comprehensive eye exam.

Many children participate in vision screening or sight test programs at school, which some parents misconstrue as a comprehensive eye exam.

“These tests are lim-

ited and cannot be used to diagnose a vision or eye health problem,” says Dr. Kirby. “Studies have shown that vision screening tests have high error rates, with 43 per cent of children able to pass who actually have a problem.”

Eye exams performed by optometrists are not only important for charting a child’s eye health and ensuring they have the visual skills necessary for learning and development, they are also key to overall health maintenance.

“During an eye exam we are also looking at the

structural development of the eye and identifying any underlying health conditions that may be present,” says Dr. Kirby.

Retinoblastoma, the most common type of eye cancer in children, accounting for approximately three per cent of all cancers that occur in children younger than 15 years of age, may show signs as early as six to nine months old.

Optometrists also play a role in monitoring children with diabetes.

“Bottom line, regular eye exams by a doctor of optometry play an essential role in maintaining your child’s overall health and ensuring they don’t have a vision problem that is affecting their learning and development,” says Dr. Kirby.

The B.C. Association of Optometrists recommends infants have their first eye examination between six and nine months of age, another between ages two and five, and annually thereafter to ensure optimal vision and development.

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Murphy’s Law

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he skyrocketing number of overdose deaths in B.C. doesn’t appear it’s going to stop until drug dealers genuinely fear their freedom is at

stake.

We had nine people overdose in a span of 20 minutes in South Delta last week as a result of what’s believed to be fentanyl-tainted cocaine. Thanks to the quick action of first responders, no one died, but drug overdose fatalities are becoming all too common in this province, happening at a rate of about two per day over the first six months of this year. It doesn’t appear any community is immune.

The number of overdose deaths in the first half of 2016 stood at a staggering 371, up almost 75 per cent from the same period last year. Lacing illicit drugs with fentanyl is the primary cause for the surge as users are unwittingly ingesting the often deadly synthetic opiate.

Drug dealers don’t have much of a social conscience or they wouldn’t have chosen that line of work, but the danger they’re putting their customers in by selling them fentanyl-laced drugs is unconscionable. The growing number of deaths proves they just don’t care about others, but I suspect they’d start to pay attention if their own liberty was on the line.

Should dealers and manufacturers face prosecution for the fatalities their drugs cause, if they’re convicted of criminal negligence causing death or manslaughter and spend significant time behind bars, perhaps they might be a little more careful in how they conduct business.

Policing agencies have been urging users to know where their drugs are coming from but that sound piece of advice is only doing so much good as unsuspecting people continue to end up in the morgue.

I’m far from an expert, but it seems to me that if those causing the problem, which is not only endangering lives but straining public resources, are held to account, this plague disappears, or at least diminishes greatly. If even a handful of drug dealers end up in prison for their roles in overdose deaths, it would put a scare into the others.

The landscape has changed, which means the way we react has to shift as well. If you’re willing to put someone’s life at risk, you will be held responsible.

It’s simple, but it should prove effective.

Russian roulette played out in neighbourhoods every day

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t’s all over the media, so you can’t miss the fact that fentanyl-laced drugs are killing people in B.C. in big numbers. Professionals have called it a public health emergency with an estimated 800 deaths due to overdoses to take place this year alone.

We aren’t just talking about the deaths of heavy drug users on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.

These victims are family members, neighbours, co-workers, our students and friends who are using drugs for “recreational purposes,” a term I find disturbing. There is nothing recreational about drugs.

Call me naive but I was shocked to wake up to the news that on International Overdose Awareness Day, Delta police had responded to nine drug overdoses in South Delta in just 20 minutes on a rainy Wednesday night.

I shouldn’t be surprised. My first story as a news reporter with Delta TV was a tour of Little House and a chat with its dynamic president Jim Stimson.

Five minutes into the interview he assured me there was a serious drug problem in Tsawwassen and Ladner.

“Because we are an affluent community, there’s a misconception that we don’t have a drug

Community Comment INGRID ABBOTT

problem. On the contrary, that is exactly why we have such a serious problem: lots of cash to buy drugs and easy access.”

My father was an alcoholic. He was a sad Irish drunk who spent most of his time crying into a glass of whiskey. He overcame his addiction after 13 years, he counted himself lucky and I admired him for it.

My deceased husband, in the final months of his battle against pancreatic cancer, relied on daily fentanyl patches for pain and they were a godsend. I saw how potent just a gentle topical release of the opiate affected him, so I can’t imagine the intense reaction someone would have to a pill laced with fentanyl.

Thanks to those two life experiences, I understand the powerful

effects of alcohol and drugs in good times and bad, which has me on the sympathetic side of the issue. There has been a lot of harsh criticism from people who feel drug users get what they deserve, but if we look at the root cause of addiction, there is much room for empathy.

I don’t believe the young adults who took fentanyl-laced cocaine last week deserved to die, but rather they were reckless risk takers who fell victim to dangerous drug dealers putting profits over safety. My hope is they learn from it and warn others.

Let’s all practice the values of the Little House Society — accountability, courage, collaboration, honesty, dignity and respect — as we, as a community, go forward to protect our loved ones from self-harm.

When Delta police Chief Neil Dubord takes to social media to warn our community that every time they take drugs they are holding a gun to their head, we best sit up and pay attention. It’s our responsibility to be aware and report drug use. Someone’s life may depend upon it.

Ingrid Abbott is a freelance writer and broadcaster who lives in Beach Grove and is concerned about drugs in all our communities.

September 7, 2016 The Delta Optimist A9

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Enhanced driver’s license anything but convenient

Editor: I am writing to express my concern about the fact an enhanced B.C. driver’s license (the combination of a driver’s license and a Care Card) is now considered only one form of government-issued ID. I renewed my driver’s license at the end of July.

At that time, I was advised by the ICBC employee at the location in Vancouver that it would be convenient for me to give up my

Care Card, and combine the two pieces of ID into one.

I have regretted doing this ever since, because it has been anything but convenient.

In two recent instances, I have discovered that an enhanced driver’s license is not two pieces of ID, but only one.

In the first case, I found out I cannot get a criminal record check at the local police department with-

out two pieces of ID. Of course, a SIN card or passport are considered secondary pieces of ID, but I normally don’t carry them in my wallet every day.

In the second case, I applied for a job at a large company that is opening a store in Tsawwassen Mills. At the end of the first job interview, the store manager asked me for two pieces of ID, prior to asking my permission to do a background check.

I didn’t know he was going to do this, and so the only thing I had in my wallet at the time was my new enhanced B.C. driver’s license.

I passed the background check, but then later he asked me for a second piece of ID, which he needed before he could offer me employment.

Luckily, I had a passport to take with me to the second interview, otherwise I would not have been eligi-

ble for this job.

Right now, it has become standard practice for job applicants to pass either a criminal record check or a background check as a condition of employment in all types of positions that require trust (from retail stores to social services organizations).

So what is a job applicant supposed to do if

he/she has an enhanced driver’s license, but not another piece of government-issued ID? I know a lot of people who now do not have a second piece of ID, so apparently the only one who thinks it is convenient to issue enhanced driver’s licenses is the provincial government.

A. Cameron

No room for another tube across Fraser

Editor: Re: Money already spent to make tunnel safe, letter to the editor, Aug. 24 I was unaware the George Massey Tunnel’s safety was in dispute; rather, the issue appears to be whether ocean-going vessels can traverse the waterway upstream sufficiently to load and/or unload cargo.

The tunnel tends to impede the passage of such vessels due to their required safe water draught and water-under-

the-keel restrictions. That, and the congestion of squeezing several lanes into two to transit the tunnel, is what seems to have been the catalyst for building a replacement crossing.

Those who have suggested dropping another tunnel alongside the current one to solve the problem fail to either understand or recognize the draught requirement for ocean-going vessels.

Additionally, if such were the answer, just

where would the additional tunnel be positioned?

Whether upstream or downstream, access and egress is blocked by agricultural land and commercial property.

As to the suggestion that a bridge will merely “invite more vehicular traffic to go nowhere and cause more pollution,” I suggest such is a rather specious argument. The idea the suggested increase in traffic is going “nowhere” is equally suspect.

Does one suggest driv-

ers are going to jump into their vehicles and then traverse various roadways to arrive at a new bridge just to travel across it without any purpose? If those same drivers are by routine travelling existing roadways, then the “more pollution” referred to earlier will still be the same.

It is correct to assume that in time more vehicles will use either the existing tunnel or the proposed bridge, as in time the population will increase.

Bob Orrick

MLA offers reminders to drug users following overdoses

Editor: Re: Nine people overdose in 20 minutes, Sept. 2 My sincere thanks go to all of Delta’s first responders who helped nine people facing potentially fatal drug overdoses last week. Our first responders, including Delta police, Delta firefighters and

B.C. Ambulance Service, do life-saving work and deserve our gratitude.

In this case, we were lucky the outcomes were not worse. Still, far too many people have died this year from fentanylrelated overdoses across B.C. If you or someone

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Opinion

Heavy trucks and their drivers deserve a ‘brake’ LOUISE YAKO

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You can’t work in the trucking industry for long without realizing the interconnectedness of the trucking world — goods with communities, roads with ports, airports, and railways, regulations across international and provincial borders and

municipal boundaries, you name it. Another connection may not be immediately apparent: National Trucking Week and “jake” brakes.

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Jake brakes, a nickname for engine brakes, are used on heavy trucks to slow the vehicle down using engine compression. Engine brakes are also extremely efficient but may not be so unobtrusive, especially when not properly muffled.

The connection between the two isn’t about noise — festivals and fireworks and loud bangs from brakes — it’s about safety.

Engine brakes work by switching the engine from producing power to absorbing power through air compression and release via the truck’s exhaust system. The sudden release of pressure is the source of the loud, characteristic “rat-a-tat” sound when the brake is in use.

Commercial vehicles also have wheel service brakes, but engine brakes are purpose-built to control the speed of a heavy vehicle on downhill grades, whereas service brakes are more useful for sudden emergency stops. Using engine brakes

experience with an Indiana truck on a 35-mile downhill section of the original US 66 Highway in California, shot wheel brakes, and a near-collision with a freight PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE train in 1931. He wasn’t even dealTruckers provide the essentials ing with the sleek, communities rely on. aerodynamic prokeeps the service brakes in file of modernreserve and in good shape day trucks. for when they are needed.

The problem with To ensure safe operation engine brakes for the pubon highways with long, lic can be the annoyance steep grades, truck drivers factor. Noisier versions are required to check their are the reason why many brakes before proceeding communities have noise downhill and will also shift bylaws prohibiting the use gears to slow down their (or “unnecessary use”) of progress. Modern engine engine brakes within resibrakes are an important dential areas. City driving safety feature on commerrarely requires the use of cial trucks, which can easbrakes designed for steep ily weigh from 40,700 kg downhill grades. and up when loaded, and Not all engine brakes some engine brakes are are that noisy, however, even capable of absorbing especially on newer trucks more power than the truck (or trucks with new or engine can produce. higher end mufflers) and Few of us would benefit on trucks that are properly if truck drivers couldn’t maintained. For example, use them. In fact, the the level of noise for a inventor of the original heavy truck with a better Jacobs’ Engine Brake quality muffler is 80 to 83 (the source of the generic decibels from 15 metres nickname), developed the away, similar to a teltechnology after firsthand ephone dial tone.

A really loud exhaust system is potentially cause for an inspection, since the muffler could be defective or has been tampered with. The noise level for a truck without a muffler rises to 96 to 101 decibels, similar to a chainsaw. At this level, it makes sense to focus on individual trucks with problems rather than prohibiting the use of brakes.

Which brings me back to National Trucking Week. Canada celebrates the trucking industry this year from Sept. 4 to 10. Take a moment this week to think about all the trucks and their drivers travelling highways in B.C. and beyond, leaving on time, arriving on time, transporting groceries and all manner of goods safely.

The vast majority of truck drivers do this safely and responsibly, including using their engine brakes for what they were designed to do.

Louise Yako is president and CEO of the B.C. Trucking Association, a member-based, non-profit, non-partisan advocacy organization representing over 1,200 truck and motor coach fleets and over 250 suppliers to the industry.

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Listmakinghits overdrive with start of school

BARBARA GUNN

At this time of year, back in the day, I barely had time to sleep.

I was baking cookies. I was packing lunches. I was buying pencils.

I was making lists.

Mostly, I was making lists.

At the best of times, after all, I am an inveterate writer of lists. I write lists of things to buy and things to do and things to take on vacation.

I write lists to remind myself to write lists.

Most of the year, the writing of lists is manageable. But at this time of year, back in the day — when summer had barely ended — the listing went into overdrive.

I became a listing person possessed.

Buy kids pencils, I would write. Buy socks.

Buy glue sticks.

Get binders, I would scrawl. Get hoodies. Get juice boxes. Get enormous laminated family planner that can live on the fridge alongside the schedules for swimming lessons and hockey practice and school assignments.

“Can I get some new runners?” one of the kids would ask.

“Write it on the list,” I would say.

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The kid would look at the kitchen counter and scratch his head.

“Which one?” he would ask.

It was a reasonable question.

Back in the day, I tended to have more than one list on the go. There’d be one for the supermarket and one for the department store. There’d be a list of notices I’d need to return to the school and a list of appointments that needed to be made. There’d be a list of quick-and-easy onepot dinners I’d make in the weeks ahead and a list of the after-school snacks I would need to offer to the sons when they flew in the door, ravenous, at 3:15.

Scratching items off the lists brought incomparable joy, of course. But no sooner had one item been struck when two more would be added. Always at this time of year.

“The barbecue’s out of propane,” the husband would have said.

“Write that down,” I would have replied. “Wait a minute — we don’t have a barbecue-themed list.

Better start one. Let’s call it, um, ‘Outdoor summer essentials.’”

Today, I continue to have a list that includes essentials for outdoor living. But gone are the lists named “School supplies,” “Fall outerwear” and “Miscellaneous items that need to be purchased, returned and/ or exchanged with other mothers whose children happen to wear the samesized clothes as ours.”

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Joanne Husband said she is fortunate her children and grandchildren were typically developing and wants to help children and families who struggle with developmental delays. Kevin Husband, who is a member of the Delta Agricultural Society, said he is happy to contribute to projects that better the community.

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Business

Initiative examining salinity issues with irrigation water SANDOR GYARMATI

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An initiative spearheaded by the Delta Farmers’ Institute is well underway to better understand the Fraser River salt wedge and its impacts on Delta’s irrigation water supply.

Three years ago the Delta Adaptation Strategy, a pilot project headed by the B.C. Agriculture Council’s Agriculture and Food Climate Action Initiative, which brought together farmers, government and industry partners, was completed, resulting in a number of planned action items.

The current project under the initiative is a Fraser River Salinity Modelling and Monitoring Study led by the DFI, which will examine salinity issues in the lower Fraser River. Farm irrigation water intakes from the river are affected by the migration of the salt wedge, denser ocean salt water that pushes up the estuary, when the river flows are reduced.

That denser salt water generally tends to remain at the bottom of the river and during periods of high flows is close to the river mouth. However, when river flows are lower in the fall and winter the salt wedge moves upstream.

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The Delta report notes it’s expected that the consultant’s report, including

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The budget for that three-year monitoring program is $160,000, of which the DFI has

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A letter to Delta by DFI vice-president Clarence De Boer notes the work can’t be underestimated because climate change models suggest warmer and longer summers.

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September 7, 2016 The Delta Optimist A15

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Day at the Farm

Suburbanites spend time on the farm

Annual event at Westham Island Herb Farm offers glimpse into agricultural community Round up the whole family to explore the best of local farming.

The annual Day at the Farm community event is set to take place this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Westham Island Herb Farm. Hosted

by Delta Farmland & Wildlife Trust in partnership with Delta farmer Sharon Ellis and family, this popular event provides visitors a unique opportunity to interact with many aspects of thefarming community, while spending time at a real working farm.

The theme of this year’s event is Celebrating B.C.’s Bounty.

More than 20 agriculture and conservationrelated organizations will be on site to engage people about how Delta food is grown and harvested, and how our farming community supports wildlife conservation.

This year’s event will also help celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Ellis Farms.

Day at the Farm is jampacked with fun activities for the whole family.

In addition to the ever popular farmer-led hay wagon tours and BC Dairy Association milking shows, visitors can look forward

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Visitors to the Westham Island Herb Farm get their hands dirty picking potatoes. to a sheep shearing demo, rope-making demo, a mini-live auction, wildlife conservation displays and a Ducks Unlimited Canada mini-theatre in the Ellis barn. BC Fresh is once

again hosting a Potato Dig, which provides people with an incredible opportunity to harvest their own fresh potatoes straight from the field.

The B.C. Agriculture in

the Classroom Foundation will be on site with their team of student chefs to prepare gourmet fare for visitors. Save-on-Foods,

Dairyland (Saputo), Tecarte Farms and Lundstrum Farms are generously providing local yogurt, milk potatoes and

blueberries for students to create delicious food samples throughout the day.

“We are thrilled that this event continues to grow year after year,” said Christine Terpsma, program manager of the Delta Farmland & Wildlife Trust.

“Local farmers are integral to its success — they volunteer their time to give fun and educational hayrides, share their knowledge, and donate local product for families to try.

Visitors always leave with a better idea of how their food is produced, the faces behind the farms, and how farmers contribute to wildlife conservation.”

In addition to all the festivities taking place, live music and local food trucks will also be present to round out the day.

A live Ring of Fire Cash and Carter Tribute show, starring Tony Barton and Tracy Neff will take place at 1:30 p.m.

Admission is free or by donation. Be sure to bring non-perishable items for the food bank. Bring a batch of scones using local produce to enter the homemade scone contest to be judged by a professional chef at noon.

Thanks to Delta Farmland & Wildlife Trust and Westham Island Herb Farm for hosting the 11th annual

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Community

McKee showcasing fall offerings Ladner seniors centre hosting annual open house Saturday DAVE WILLIS

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The McKee Seniors Recreation Centre is inviting the community to visit during its open house this Saturday.

“Basically it’s a showcase for all of the upcoming fall activities, clubs and drop-ins, fitness programs and instructional programs,” said coordinator Gail McEwan.

There will be demonstrations, facility tours and prize draws. The centre’s café will be open as well for those interested in a coffee or bite to eat.

New fall fitness offerings include StayFit, Simply

Stretch, Older, Fitter, Better and YSculpt.

“We’ll have close to 40 fitness classes now with these new ones starting,” said McEwan.

McKee membership is for those 50 and up. There is currently a $10 membership fee for the rest of this year, she said.

Membership numbers have climbed to about 1,400, up from 1,200 last year.

The open house runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10. McKee Seniors Recreation Centre is located at 5155-47th Ave., Ladner.

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Reminder of Open House and Invitation to Comment The British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (Ministry) is proposing to replace the George Massey Tunnel with a new bridge, improve Highway 99 from Bridgeport Road in Richmond to Highway 91 in Delta, and replace interchanges at Westminster Highway, Steveston Highway and Highway 17A (proposed Project). The proposed Project is subject to review under British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Act. The Ministry has submitted its application (Application) to obtain an Environmental Assessment Certificate, which is required before any work can be undertaken on the proposed Project.

There are 60 days for the submission of comments by the public in relation to the Application. The comment period began on August 3, 2016, and will end on October 3, 2016.

To provide information about the Application, and to receive comments from the public, the Environmental Assessment Office of British Columbia (EAO) invites the public to attend the following Open Houses: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Sandman Signature Hotel Vancouver Airport 10251 St. Edwards Drive, Richmond, B.C. Wednesday, September 14, 2016 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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The intention of seeking public comments is to ensure that all potential effects – environmental, economic, social, heritage and health – that might result from the proposed Project are identified for consideration as part of the assessment process.

EAO also accepts public comments through the following ways: • By Online Form at: www.eao.gov.bc.ca/pcp/index.html • By Mail: Michael Shepard Project Assessment Manager Environmental Assessment Office PO Box 9426 Stn Prov Govt Victoria, B.C. V8W 9V1 • By Fax: Fax: 250 387-0230 An electronic copy of the Application and information regarding the environmental assessment process are available at www.eao.gov.bc.ca Copies of the Application will also be available for viewing at: • All Municipal Libraries in the City of Richmond • All Municipal Libraries in the Corporation of Delta • Ministry’s Project Office, 2030-11662 Steveston Highway (Ironwood Plaza), Richmond For more information about the proposed Project, visit: www.masseytunnel.ca

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Community

Tomato Fest at Earthwise

PHOTOS BY GORD GOBLE

The Earthwise Society held its annual Tomato Festival Saturday in Boundary Bay. While chefs Froilan Alejo and Eli Chu of the Beach Grove Golf Club prepare samples, Theo Buchan feeds a pizza to his dad Thomas and Johnny Never plays the blues.

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Community Coming Events CLUBS AND GROUPS Delta Skating Club is proud to host an Open House and Skate Sale on Wednesday, Sept. 7 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Ladner Leisure Centre. Come skate for free.

Club coaches will be available for registration questions and assessments. Drop off your gently used quality figure skates, hockey skates and figure skating dresses etc. in the skating lobby beginning at 4 p.m. Online registration can be done through www.deltaskatingclub.com.

Canadian Mental Health Association VancouverFraser offers a Mental Health Resiliency Support Group in South Delta for individuals living with a mental health concern or experiencing symptoms. Meetings are on the second and fourth Thursday of each month from 7 - 9 p.m. Next meeting is on Thursday, Sept. 8.

Please call the Delta office at 604-943-1878 or email info. delta@cmha.bc.ca to register for your first meeting.

The Delta HUB Cycling Committee is meeting on Thursday, Sept. 8, 7 p.m. 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.

The Delta Hospice Cottage Charity Shoppe’s (1521-56th St., Tsawwassen) upcoming events include: Art books and coffee table books – Sept. 10, Halloween – Sept.

19, jackets, coats, snow wear and Christmas cards – Sept.

23, jewelry sale – Sept. 24 and Christmas out at the Cottage! – Oct. 17.

St David’s Anglican and Benediction Lutheran invite you to come to a fun, family, potluck barbecue after church on Sept. 11 from noon to 2:30 p.m. Hotdogs, corn on the cob, apple bobbing, crafts and more. Everyone welcome. St. David’s Anglican Church, 1115-51A St., Delta.

Arthritis Series – Understanding Arthritis, Monday, Sept. 12, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Ladner Pioneer

Library. To register, call The Arthritis Society, 604-7145550.

Ladner Lawn Bowling Club is privileged to host the Canadian Blind Bowls Association National Championship, with the winner representing Canada in Cape Town, South Africa.

The public is invited to attend this event to encourage our local participant, Matt Yole. Dates: Sept. 13 to 17. Place: Ladner Lawn Bowling Club, 5128-47th Ave. Time: 10 a.m.

Cancer: Thriving & Surviving is a free six-week workshop for people who have completed treatment and are living with or have been affected by cancer.

Caregivers are welcome.

Program runs Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon at McKee Seniors Recreation Centre starting Sept. 15. To register call UVic at 604940-1273 or go to www.selfmanagementbc.ca.

Public registration for ElderCollege Delta’s fall program is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 17 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall and then Tuesday, Sept. 20 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ladner

Save-On-Foods. ElderCollege Delta is open to all 50 years and over. Learn in a relaxed, risk-free social environment.

For further information or to register after Sept. 17 contact 604-943-0262 or eldercollegedelta@kinvillage.org.

Complete fall program available at www.kinvillage.org.

Alpha returns to Sacred Heart Parish this fall.

Repackaged for today’s audience, the new Alpha Film Series is emotive, engaging and epic in scale and scope, walking you through the basics of the Christian faith in a way that everyone can relate to. If you or someone you know is interested, come to the Alpha Launch Party, Wednesday, Sept. 21 and see what it’s all about.

We begin with dinner @ 6:15 p.m., followed by a short presentation and conversation, ending at 8:30 p.m. Hope to see you there! Contact Erin Seddon at 604-946-2618 or eseddon@shsdelta.org.

SENIORS Shari’s Saturday Social Sept. 10. Dress style optional but glitz and glamour always welcome. Dance to a wide variety of CD music. $12 for members $14 for nonmembers, Tickets available

at the door. Cash or cheque only. KinVillage Community Centre 5430-10th Ave., Tsawwassen. Doors open at 7 p.m.

McKee Seniors Recreation Centre has an open house set for Saturday, Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Check out the facility and experience the programs. There will be fitness demonstrations, displays, café service and more. For more information, contact the customer service desk at 604-946-1411.

Welcome Back Luncheon at KinVillage Community Centre at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 23 with singer Kenny Buxton, 54310-10th Ave., Tsawwassen, $14 for members, $16 for non-members, cash, cheque, Visa, MasterCard.

SPECIAL EVENTS Car boot sales every second and fourth Saturday, weather permitting. Sales run 8:30 a.m. to noon at Boundary Bay Regional Park in the Centennial Beach parking area. Next sale: Sept.

10. For more information, call Tom at 604-940-9296 or

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The Delta Hospital gift shop has a clearance sale (on select items only) Thursday, Sept. 8 and Friday, Sept. 9 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Courtyard Café in the hospital. All proceeds go towards patient care and comfort and medical equipment. Call 604-9461121 for more information.

ARTS The Delta Choral Society is looking for new members and hosts fall registration for its children’s choir (5:30 p.m.), community choir (6:30 p.m.) and Tapestry (8:20 p.m.) on Monday, Sept. 12 at Benediction Lutheran Church, 5575-6th Ave., Tsawwassen. Visit www.deltachoral.ca for more info.

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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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Varsity AAA Western Conference GP W L Pts Belmont 0 0 0 0 Carson Graham 0 0 0 0 Mt. Douglas 0 0 0 0 New West 0 0 0 0 Notre Dame 0 0 0 0 South Delta 0 0 0 0 Van College 0 0 0 0

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South Delta Sun Devils are hoping a little family chemistry will go a long way again on the high school football field.

Two years ago, Jack McDonald and his younger brother Grant were key parts of a Sun Devils team that delivered the Tsawwassen school its first-ever B.C. championship at the ‘AAA’ level. Today, Grant enters his senior season as one of the top players in the province, with schools on both sides of the border interested in landing the standout running back/linebacker.

He is hoping to lead South Delta back into provincial contention after a frustrating Grade 11 year that saw the team fall short of expectations. McDonald, now listed at 6-foot-3, 225-pounds, will also get an opportunity to lineup next to another sibling. Ben is poised to get the majority of snaps at quarterback, despite being in just Grade 9.

“It does feel like yesterday, we were in this exact same spot when I was playing with Jack,” smiled McDonald. “There definitely is a little brotherly instinct there. I want to do well for him and him for me too.

“It’s our first time we have ever played together but I can’t tell you how many hours we have thrown the ball around together.

(Laughing) he is used to being beat up by his two older brothers so he should just be fine (playing senior ball).”

Ben McDonald’s time under centre this season is part of a significant youth movement for a Sun Devils team that opens its schedule on Friday in Arlington, WA against the Lakewood Cougars.

A 34-man roster features just 10 seniors but expectations remain high thanks to an outstanding group of Grade 11s that did nothing but win with the South Delta Rams community program.

Running back Stefanos Goulas, along with offensive lineman David Edwards (a three-year

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Sun Devils 2016 Schedule Pre-Season Friday, Sept. 9 South Delta at Lakewood (Arlington, WA) 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 17 WJ Mouat @ South Delta 1:30 p.m.

Regular Season Saturday, Sept. 24 Belmont at South Delta, 1:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 30 South Delta at Carson Graham 3:45 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 8 Notre Dame at South Delta 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 22 South Delta at Vancouver College, 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 29 South Delta at Mt. Doug 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 5 New West at South Delta 12:30 p.m.

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Family tradition continues as Sun Devils open football season on Friday night MARK BOOTH

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Third-year South Delta Sun Devils standout Grant McDonald will get to play with his younger brother Ben (left) this season who will see plenty of time at quarterback in his Grade 9 year. starter) and Justin Smith, join McDonald as the key returning Grade 12s. The multi-talented Michael Calvert, Billy Matwichyna, Douglas Jameson and Ethan Prasad are four standouts from the impressive Grade 11 class that already saw significant playing time a year ago.

Calvert finished the season as the team’s No. 1 quarterback, top kick returner and a starter in the defensive secondary. This time he will share the QB duties with McDonald, allowing the Sun Devils to take advantage of his athleticism elsewhere. Much will depend on how they will attack their opponent. Head coach Ray Moon says his staff also has an eye on the bigger picture.

“We don’t really see Michael as

a quarterback at the next level,” he said. “It’s our job to help prepare him for that and showcase what he can do. Ben has shown he is good at getting the ball where we want it. We have seven or eight guys who are capable of catching the ball.

“Like Michael, it’s not going to be easy to predict where Grant is going to be. He will probably see most of his time at running back but we can also line him up at tight end or in the slot. It will be at linebacker on defence but you might see him in other places as well.”

A year ago, the Sun Devils began the season ranked No. 1 in the province and No. 2 in the nation.

A lopsided pre-season loss to

a visiting school from Alberta brought them back down to earth in a big way and they never seemed to recover, losing three of five conference games. It set the stage for a lopsided defeat to No. 1 Terry Fox in the quarter-finals.

The provincial spotlight has shifted elsewhere. New West, Notre Dame, Vancouver College and defending B.C. champion Mt. Doug are considered the conference favourites. Grant McDonald has no problem with that.

“We knew we had a target on our back last season where in 2014 we kind of snuck up on our competition,” he added. “There has been a 100 percent difference in training camp this year. We have been going very hard and I’m proud of everybody.”

Lyszcyk and Parson help B.C. win silver South Delta’s Abby Parson and Marika Lyszcyk helped Team B.C. win silver at last month’s Baseball Canada U21 Women’s Invitational Championships in Halifax.

Parson who is entering her Grade 12 year at Delta Secondary School, saw playing time in the B.C. outfield.

Lyszcyk, who begins her Grade 10 year at South Delta Secondary,

was actually eligible to play for the U16 B.C. team but opted to age up for the second straight year and more than held her own.

She was named the Top Catcher of the championships.

B.C. actually got off to a rough start, falling 19-8 to Nova Scotia in its opening game. A 12-2 drubbing to Quebec followed and B.C. looked poised to make an early exit. However, the girls rebound-

ed back into contention with a 15-5 win over Newfoundland, then came through with a big 3-1 victory over Ontario to reach the championship game.

The rematch against Quebec proved to be a much tighter affair than the earlier meeting as B.C. actually took a 5-2 lead into the bottom of the sixth, before surrendering five unanswered runs in a 7-5 loss.

Team B.C. members Abby Parson (left) and Maria Lyszcyk.

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Islanders contingent help Canada West finish fourth at World Junior tournament

Delta Islanders contingent helped Canada West finish fourth at the recent World Junior Lacrosse Championships in Six Nations, ON. The Canada West team featured Delta Intermediate “A” Islanders head coach Kyle Goundrey behind the bench, along with four of his players: goalie Brody Harris, Taylor Goundrey, Brayden Kirk and Dawson Trimble. The U19 team also included Riley Taylor who was a rookie this past season with the Delta Junior “A” Islanders.

Canada West opened the championships with an 8-2 win over Iroquois East then rolled to victories against Iroquois Grand River (5-2), Czech Republic (8-1) and USA (6-1) to advance to the semi-finals. The

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Delta representation on the Canada West team at the World Junior Lacrosse Championships included: Kyle Goundrey (coach), Riley Taylor, Brody Harris, Brayden Kirk, Dawson Trimble and Taylor Goundrey. impressive run ended with an 11-2 loss to Iroquois West and a 10-5 set-

back to Iroquois Grand River in the bronze medal game.

Sambrook helps Stealth strike gold at USBOX nationals Delta Lacrosse player Tristan Sambrook got a chance to know how it feels playing in a Vancouver Stealth jersey.

Sambrook was a member of the National Lacrosse League club’s Junior Stealth Pee Wee “A” team that participated in this summer’s USBOX Lacrosse National Championships in San Jose, California.

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Minnesota, California, Denver, and Seattle, the Junior Stealth won gold.

The boys went 4-0 in round-robin play — producing 31 goals and surrendering just 10. The impressive run was completed with a victory over Denver Elite in the final.

The team was coached by Stealth defenders Ian Hawksbee and captain Curtis Hodgson who is also the Director of Stealth Lacrosse Academy.

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August 17, 1933 - August 30, 2016 Bob is predeceased by his grandson, Cole Gregory Plain and survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Colleen, and their six children, 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

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