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CUPE, Delta reach five-year deal Agreement retroactive to Jan. 1, 2016 includes nine per cent wage increase

Delta has reached a new five-year collective agreement with CUPE Local 454. The municipality announced the deal, which is retroactive to Jan. 1, 2016, on Monday. It provides for a wage

increase of nine per cent over the five years. CUPE 454 ratified the new agreement with 94 per cent support. The agreement has also been approved by Delta council. The two sides began negotiating last June.

According to Delta, both the municipality and the union have reached a fair, reasonable and sustainable collective agreement. The two sides previous contract was ratified in 2013, a four-year deal that included a 6.75 per cent

wage increase over the term. The union represents more than 850 civic employees. It also represents civilians at the Delta Police Department and Delta Museum and Archives employees,

although contract negotiations with those workers are held separately. Delta Museum staff have also become employees of Delta after the municipality took over control of day-to-day museum operations.

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Const. Leisa Schaefer, the officer in charge of the Tsawwassen Community Police Station, stands out front of the station’s new home in the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall. Open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Thursday, the station opened in its new location last week after 22 years at the Royal Oaks complex. The efforts of its 38 volunteers allow the station to offer a variety of public safety programs.

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Theft from vehicles continues to be an ongoing problem in South Delta. Delta police reported another busy weekend in that regard as vehicles were hit in various locations, including the 4600block of 72nd Street and the 4600-block of 62nd Street. “For the most part

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vehicles are left insecure, however if people leave their vehicles unlocked then it is strongly urged that all valuables, including passports, credit cards and other important items of value to the owner, be removed,” said public affairs coordinator Sharlene Brooks. Anyone with information on any suspicious activity in their neighbourhood is asked to call police

at 604-946-4411. Mail thefts Police are also continuing to see a rash of mail thefts in the community. Between Jan. 28 at 4 p.m. and Jan. 29 at 3:30 p.m., an unknown amount of mail was stolen in the 4800-block of 52nd Street. And during the course of the latter part of last week (Wednesday through Thursday), there were thefts from communal

mailboxes in the 100block of 55th Street and the 1100-block of Tsastu Shores. Brooks said the thefts appear to have occurred during the overnight hours. Auto theft from mall Police are reporting a theft of a car on Saturday between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. from the Tsawwassen Commons. Brooks said the vehicle was parked with

the key in the ignition. The vehicle has been added to the police database. CoPS volunteers needed Delta police are looking for energetic, motivated volunteers for the Ladner Community Police Station. If you want to make a difference in your community, stop by the Ladner CoPS office, call 604-9464411 or go to http://deltapolice.ca/services/cops/.

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Public to have say over Delta becoming a city Alternative approval process to get underway SANDOR GYARMATI

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Residents will have their say on whether they want to live in a city. Delta council gave the go-ahead Monday to begin the legislative process to change the municipality’s classification from the Corporation of Delta to the City of Delta. Delta was established in 1879 as a district municipality and given its current title as the Corporation of Delta, based on the community’s population density and geographic size at the time. Since then, other municipalities have changed their titles, calling themselves cities or townships, while Delta’s title remained unchanged. It’s now the only municipal

jurisdiction in the province calling itself a corporation. A report to council notes that a recent civic delegation to Rotterdam, Netherlands, highlighted the challenge of having “corporation” in Delta’s official name as officials there mistakenly assumed a Corporation of Delta was a private business. Now Delta wants to change that. “Beyond clarifying Delta’s local government status, a name change also supports the promotion of Delta’s identity as a vibrant city and community rather than a corporation. Cities are more recognizable for business and individuals looking to relocate and it is anticipated that a city name change for Delta will help towards elevating our

profile,” the report states. In recent years both Maple Ridge and West Kelowna reclassified from a district to a city. The municipality will advertise the proposed name change and will have forms available at recreation centres that people can sign if they’re opposed. The electoral response forms have to be submitted by March 31. Approval will be obtained if less than 10 per cent of the electorate is opposed in what’s called an alternative approval process. The cost for the process is estimated at $5,000. CAO George Harvie said municipal staff members will keep their old business cards and letterheads, replacing them with newly titled ones only as supplies run out.

Neighbour had civic permission to remove trees

In the Jan. 27 front page story, Tsawwassen resident Beth Miller, who won a court case over Delta’s tree protection bylaw, also

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Delta council has once again put off consideration of the application to build a Tim Hortons in East Ladner. Last week a public hearing was held for the proposal to build the restaurant on a vacant lot adjacent to the Otter Co-Op gas station on Ladner Trunk Road at 64th Street. Southborough Investments Ltd. submitted the proposal in late 2014 but it had to go through several refinements after initially getting the cold shoulder at the civic advisory committee level. The application aims to rezone the site to allow construction of “a modest commercial building” with a 24-hour drive-thru, but indoor seating for just eight customers. The original proposal did not include seating. Council finally gave the application preliminary approval in December in order to send it to a

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for a long time and that council can’t stop business. He wanted an assurance there would be no further delay. “We can’t keep postponing something that we want a full council here for week after week because the mayor or somebody else gets a cold. There are reasons people can’t be in attendance that are legitimate but time goes on and people are expecting their projects are dealt with in a timely manner,” he said. CAO George Harvie responded that while there can’t be any guarantees, the mayor does have the right to make such a request.

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o much for taking a homeowner’s word for it. Delta recently introduced changes to its secondary suites regulations in a bid to ensure everyone pays their fair share. The premise makes sense given suites can place a greater strain on civic services, but in this effort to be equitable Delta is actually being unfair to a segment of the suite population. There are all sorts of homes in Delta that have accommodations that qualify as a suite in the eyes of municipal hall, although some don’t use it for that purpose. In the past, the owners of these empty suites could sign a statutory declaration, exempting them from any costs or obligations. That option has disappeared with the new regulations, meaning these empty suites will be charged a $300 annual fee simply because they exist, and will also be subject to a second utility bill. A meter that shows the empty suite isn’t consuming additional water will help reduce that second bill, but the homeowner will still pay for extra garbage and recycling services that aren’t being used. The only way to avoid giving Delta an extra $500 or so a year is to decommission the suite, which seems like an extreme step given all you had to do in the past was sign a declaration. Suites sit empty for a variety of reasons, often because a homeowner bought a place with one but never had any intention of renting it out. A suite has the ability to increase the resale value of a home, so to get rid of it to satisfy Delta in the short term doesn’t make a lot of financial sense in the long run. That’s on top of the cost and hassle that goes along with decommissioning it. What’s more, a second stove can come in handy for those big family dinners or the accommodation can provide out of town guests with their own space. These kinds of suites aren’t a burden on civic services, nor are these the homeowners trying to fly under Delta’s radar to avoid paying, which can’t be said for many others out there. In hindsight, these folks would have been better off keeping their mouths shut years ago and never alerting municipal hall to the existence of their suites. They did the right thing back then and they’re paying for it now. That hardly seems like an equitable solution.

Don’t let the Trump effect get you down — we’re Canadian

ur prime minister is telling us to stay calm and carry on in the face of a Donald Trump presidency that is changing the values and political norms of the largest democracy in the world. It’s hard to stay calm, and certainly the thousands of protesters who showed up for the women’s march are not calm, they are angry. South Deltans are carrying on, but not without some high anxiety. I can feel it when I meet my fellow dog walkers on my daily route and we stop for a chat. The “trail mix,” as one dog owner calls us, is an eclectic group with a diversity of backgrounds and there’s always room for political talk. One women declares she’s adopting a Trump Free Zone and draws an imaginary line around her body, refusing to engage with us. She quickly strolls ahead, throwing a stick for her dog. She’s not alone. Many of my friends can’t take the relentless media coverage of a U.S. president gone rogue and have chosen to turn off the news and watch cat videos. The men on our trail mix are much more ruthless in their

Community Comment INGRID ABBOTT

scathing rhetoric about the new president. A retired UBC education professor is emphatic, “Trump is a narcissistic psychopath,” who scares him to his core. My bus driver trail mixer is extremely well informed about U.S. politics and I hang on every word. He’s dumbfounded by Trump’s executive orders, which have the enforcement of U.S. law, and predicts instability in the world’s economy and foreign relations. It’s 32.9 kilometres from Ladner to the U.S. border, 29 minutes on a good driving day. It’s not hard to see how this huge superpower can consume our psyche and leave us feeling like we are being dragged along with Trump and

his merry band of supporters. My solace is that while we may be joined with the U.S. in innumerable ways, and, yes, we are each other’s biggest trading partner, we are not American, we are Canadian. No wall necessary is in the north. I am happy and proud to be Canadian and I feel it in my core. As my prime minister says, “Canada will stand strong for its values,” and not be influenced by the decisions of other states. So let’s carry on, stay calm and remember to enjoy our dog walks and all the wonderful advantages our precious little community has to offer. I’ll watch dog videos when I need to and express my dismay at decisions made across the border, but I won’t allow Trump to affect my sleep patterns, my social interactions or my outlook on the world. I am too much of an optimist to believe that a misogynistic egomaniac can upset my apple cart. I believe in a rosy future ahead in beautiful Beach Grove and I have apple pies to bake. Ingrid Abbott is a broadcaster and writer who could never adopt a Trump Free Zone because sticking your head in the sand won’t prevent the tide of change.

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Editor: Re: ICBC’s claims philosophy is in need of a complete overhaul, Community Comment, Jan. 27 Doug Husband’s column will leave many readers with the impression the rapid increase in the number of injury claims reported to ICBC, and the associated increase in costs, are somehow the result of ICBC’s “claims philosophy.” In fact, the primary reason for the increase in injury claims is the sharp increase in the number of crashes on our roads, which jumped by 15 per cent in just two years — from 260,000 in 2013 to 300,000 in 2015, or more than 800 crashes a day. Husband’s criticism of ICBC’s accident benefits for those injured in a crash

as “inadequate” fails to recognize that, through ICBC, British Columbians have access to some of the most comprehensive medical and rehabilitation benefits in Canada – three times higher than what’s offered in some other provinces. ICBC’s actual claims philosophy is to get our customers back on the road as soon as possible. Where an injury claim is concerned, this means getting our customers faster access to the treatments they need. For example, any injured customer can now start their therapy treatments immediately; the treating practitioner no longer needs to call us for approval beforehand. We work with injured customers to aid their recovery and close their

claims with us when they’re ready. In fact, we close 99.6 per cent of injury claims without going to trial and we have reduced the number of trials by one-third in the past number of years. We are also addressing the challenge of the increasing number of injury claims — which has skyrocketed over the last couple of years — with moves to hire more than 300 new claims staff to assist our customers. We will continue to make improvements wherever we can to both improve our service to our customers and to help mitigate the pressures we’re under from rising claims costs. Kathy Parslow Vice president, Claims ICBC

canopy. We presented eight goals, including the suggestion to change the bylaw title from “tree cutting” to “tree protection” to reflect a change in focus. Other goals were to update the management of tree protection in Delta, with inspectors to perform visual inspection of trees under review; give a voice to the community; increase public awareness of the value of trees; protect significant trees; and protect tree-dependent wildlife. The only recommendation adopted by council was to change the name, with no apparent change in direction, unless the

stiffer penalties and fines can be regarded as a significant change in “thrust and direction.” Since the new tree protection bylaw was passed, I have been horrified to witness the destruction of so many stately, healthy trees. Even the mayor has expressed concern about the disappearing trees. It is surprising parks, recreation and culture director Ken Kuntz extols the new bylaw as representing a change in direction, when in fact the change is in name only. Call it what you will, this bylaw does nothing to protect trees and, day by day, we are losing them forever. Lynn Moses

Bylaw punishes those with empty suite

Editor: Re: Suite owners not keen on new civic policies, Jan. 27 We understand Delta’s position to ensure that all those with rented suites pay their fair share, and we agree. Unfortunately, it becomes totally unfair to those, like ourselves, who have a legal suite which has never been rented out in the 18 years since it was installed. It was the area of residence within the family home for the mother of

the former owner, and for the past six years we have owned the home it has acted as a private office as an extension of our living space. We spent the money to legalize the suite on the advice of Delta to avoid “additional expenses in the future”… and now are hit with exactly that. We are two “almost seniors” who live in a modest house and use far less in services than we pay for. We are metered for water, but how does Delta justify

the double billing of the other services plus the annual fee for a suite that has never been rented? I say bring back the statutory declaration and attach a $10,000 fine for non-compliance. We are fine with that, but don’t lie to us to get us to do something, and then treat us like criminals because we did what was suggested, and because apparently others are cheating the system. Lorne Chernochan Yvonne Goode

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Letters

Bridge ‘myths’ only serve to polarize the public

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nity, the better. However, I would like to take a moment to respond to many inaccurate statements Wong made in his first column. In his article, Wong used dramatic language to describe the “clear lack of accountability” by the provincial government in its handling of the George Massey Tunnel

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Replacement Project. This statement could not be farther from the truth. In fact, over the last several years, the government has participated in three rounds of public engagement on the subject, drawing responses from over 3,000 participants. The government held more than 20 meetings with Metro Vancouver and TransLink and more than 70 meetings each with Richmond and Delta. These meetings were open to the public. Summary reports of all of these consultations are easily available on the government website. It took me about 30 seconds to find them with a quick Google search. Wong went on to discuss the lack of any sort of “environmental review” for the project. Again, this

statement is simply incorrect. The province has worked with multiple federal government agencies as a part of its extensive environmental assessment process. The findings were overwhelmingly positive. Not only will the incoming bridge have no piers in the Fraser River and require no additional dredging, but the project will actually result in a net-gain in arable land for farmers in both Richmond and Delta. Moreover, the project will significantly reduce congestion caused by thousands of cars needlessly idling on Highway 99 every morning and evening, eliminating 9,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas a year. Furthermore, new rapid bus services will encourage more commuters to take public transit.

There is no question about it, this bridge is a win for the environment. Finally, Wong inferred, as many before him have, that twinning the existing tunnel would be a simpler, more cost-effective option. This is also false. Studies have shown that twinning the existing tunnel while maintaining the same seismic standards of a bridge would be more costly and detrimental to the environment. The river would have to be dredged, the existing tunnel would have to undergo significant seismic improvements and much more farmland would be lost. Frankly, I wonder where Wong got his facts from. In the era of post-truth politics, where fake news has become ever more pervasive, political commenta-

tors must hold themselves to a higher standard. The myths that Wong perpetuated in his article are just that: untruths that serve only to anger and polarize the people of Delta rather than have us work together towards positive solutions for our community. As anyone who sits in tunnel traffic day in and day out knows, this bridge is needed. Wong said himself that Delta is the only municipality in the Lower Mainland that fully supports this muchneeded project. While other mayors would rather see public funds diverted from Delta towards their own communities, Mayor Lois Jackson and council have been fighting for us. We should commend and support them in their efforts. Dylan Kruger

Hard to reconcile minister’s claims with the results of FOI request over bridge

Editor: Re: Due diligence done on bridge, letter to the editor, Jan. 20 Transportation Minister Todd Stone stated: “From the outset, the provincial government committed to being as open and accountable on the George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project as possible. To date, over 8,000 pages of documents have been posted detailing every piece of ‘due pro-

cess’ we have undertaken. This includes the business case for the project.” In September of 2013, the premier announced to the annual meeting of mayors and municipal councillors that an eightto 10-lane bridge over the Fraser River would replace the Massey Tunnel. As I had been following the story, I was surprised how the premier got from the last public dialogue which had identified and dis-

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cussed five or six alternatives. In April of 2014, I submitted an FOI asking for “material such as documents, data, analysis prepared for the premier to allow her to determine and to announce that the Massey Tunnel would be replaced by a bridge over the Fraser River.” After a month I was informed by Stone’s ministry that: “Although a thorough search was conducted, no

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Community

Acquiring important literacy skills can be a family affair FRANCES THOMSON

D e l t a C o m m u n i t y Li t e ra c y Committee

Think of all the things you have read in the past 24 hours — street signs, billboards, email and much more. Imagine not being able to read them. Family Literacy Day, held last Friday, is a national awareness initiative created by ABC Life Literacy Canada in 1999. It is held annually to draw attention to the importance of reading and writing skills of all family members. The term refers to the ways that parents and family use literacy at home during daily routines. Research indicates that children who grow up in homes with strong literacy habits tend to do better at school. The Delta Community Literacy Committee supports several family literacy initiatives in the community. Parent-Child Mother Goose programs are

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offered throughout Delta via a partnership between the Delta libraries and the Boys and Girls Club of South Coast BC. Run by two facilitators, 10 weekly sessions introduce the parent/caregiver and babies up to 15 months to the power of using rhymes, songs and stories. The Hellings Adult Literacy Club is a program that started in 2011. Parents and grandparents of children who attend the

StrongStart program at Hellings Elementary meet once a week to learn everyday English in an informal setting. They focus on basics such as names, phone numbers, addresses, making appointments and more. The Read Learn Play with Your Baby initiative congratulates parents of new babies in Delta with a gift of a board book in a small bag. A partnership between Fraser Valley Regional Library, Fraser Health and the Delta Friends of the Library, funders include the Delta Community Literacy Committee and the Delta Foundation. The bags are distributed at various programs in the community, including Fraser Health Baby Daze sessions and immunization clinics, Delta libraries and the Boys and Girls Club. To keep informed about literacy initiatives, see the new Delta Community Literacy Committee’s Facebook page.

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Tragedy turns into amenity Once a gravel pit, community rallied to create Tsawwassen’s Diefenbaker Park

Sandor Gyarmati sgyarmati@delta-optimist.com

Once considered a blight on Tsawwassen, Diefenbaker Park is the story of a community pushing for the creation of what’s now a much valued public amenity. Former prime minister John Diefenbaker made an appearance here 41 years ago to celebrate a new park named in his honour, a uniquely shaped, tranquil site where kids now play and families enjoy events year-round. If you’re of a certain vintage you’ll likely remember how residents took action to have it built following a tragedy that occurred nearby. It was a cold afternoon in January of 1973 when seven-year-old Gordon Edgar Powell was reported missing by his mother. A search by police, a Point Roberts deputy sheriff, as well as friends and neighbours, was immediately launched. Five hours later, a volunteer ﬁreﬁghter discovered the little boy’s body in a local gravel pit. Police said indications were the boy fell through the ice into about four feet of water and was unable to drag himself out. The Optimist reported the boy had been seen sliding on the ice with another boy at the pit owned by George Hodgins at 56th Street and 1st Avenue, but the other boy had left to go home before tragedy struck. Seven years earlier, a group of Pebble Hill residents had gone to municipal council to convey their concerns about the gravel pit as well as an adjacent one operated

by the municipality. They complained that when they purchased their homes a short distance from the pits, which had recorded several deaths and accidents over the years, it was with the understanding the sites would be converted into passive parks. Only a month prior to the little boy’s death, the Tsawwassen Business Association wanted to convert the old municipal pit, located opposite to the Century Manufacturing Ltd. pit, into a garden complex. That proposal included a possible conservatory, footpaths, ponds and bridges. The group met with local Conservative MP John Reynolds, who was interested in the idea and promised to look into potential federal funding for the project. For decades the Delta pit supplied much of the gravel for the development of Tsawwassen, but by the early 1970s locals wanted all the pits gone, even though the southwest corner of the municipal pit was still being used as a source of gravel for Delta. Following the death of the little boy, then-mayor Dugald Morrison said Hodgins would be sent a

notice to make whatever changes were necessary to comply with municipal bylaws. The mayor’s statement followed a meeting with a group of Pebble Hill residents who said they had been warning about the dangers. At the time, Ald. Bernard Moore said he was of the opinion that Delta had to clean up its own backyard, meaning the gravel pit next to the Century pit, before any bylaws were enforced. It didn’t take long for the

Top: In February of 1973, the municipality erected a fence around the entire perimeter of the gravel pit at 56th Street and 1st Avenue. Plans were being devised to turn the site into a park. Top left: Naming the park after a former prime minister was a controversial move. Left: Former prime minister John Diefenbaker came to Tsawwassen in 1976 for a ceremony at the park named in his honour. Bottom: Locals watch movies under the stars every summer at Diefenbaker Park.

municipality to clash with Hodgins over the safety of his site as he threatened a lawsuit over a newly erected fence around his pit. He also noted he personally observed 75 children playing in the municipal pit that was supposedly also fenced.

Meanwhile, a new TBA committee formed to coordinate the various groups interested in doing something about the gravel pits. At a meeting attended by over 100 people at the South Delta Recreation Centre a

month after the tragedy, committee chair Gary Morris said they would be in a better position to get things done by getting the smaller groups together to form one larger voice. He believed there was money available

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Top: The hill at Diefenbaker Park is the place to be in South Delta after a snowfall. Middle: The Rotary Club of Tsawwassen partnered with the Corporation of Delta to create Rotary WaterWorks in 2011.

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Bottom: Tsawwassen Rotary members Vickie Sangster, Benno Bucher and Scott Harper stand where a musical playground will be built at Diefenbaker Park.

from various federal and provincial sources to develop a possible Butchart-type garden, outdoor theatre, park, lawn bowling green and other public facilities.

By that summer, the 24 members of the South Delta Gravel Pit Advisory Committee had come up with a number of ideas, including turning the Delta-owned site into a park with a 450-seat cultural arts centre.

The committee noted in its report to Delta council that members had concerns about the over-emphasis on sports-oriented facilities in the municipality. The committee recommended development of the municipal pit into park and gardens at an accelerated pace, which could be accomplished through re-allocation of municipal funds and immediate application for any federal and provincial grants. Around that same time, Century also came up with a proposal for the municipal pit, which involved an arts centre, botanical gardens, townhouse development and other features.

However, the adjacent Century pit wouldn’t end up being part of the ambitious plans. Instead, it was eventually developed into single-family housing by the 1980s. In Gwen Szychter’s book Chewassen, Tsawwassen or Chiltinm: The Land Facing the Sea, the municipality had already decided to hand over the Delta pit to the parks and recreation department several months before the drowning at the other pit, aiming to eventually develop it into a park. The former municipal pit was ofﬁcially named Diefenbaker Park in June of 1976 with the former

prime minister on hand for the big ceremony. During that reception then-mayor Tom Goode said the gravel pit “has been a blight on the municipality for many years” and that many Tsawwassenites campaigned long and hard to turn it into “one of the most attractive passive parks in the Lower Mainland.” However, it wouldn’t be until September of 1980 that the project was finally completed. The first work on the park was the creation of a half-acre lake in 1975 with other features gradually added. In her book, Szychter noted an ambitious plan initially had the park completed by 1978, but delays pushed that back by a couple of years. Noting the naming of the park after a non-Deltan was “an obvious political decision” resented by some residents even today, Szychter wrote that a compromise had been reached by the time construction began between those wanting a quiet, passive park and those pitching more grand ideas. Today, Diefenbaker Park is well known for its long, sloping hills that children use for sledding in the rare event of snowfall. The park also has extensive landscaping, paths that are popular with dog walkers and joggers, a man-made waterfall and pond, picnic area and playgrounds. Home to many events, including Canada Day festivities and outdoor movie nights, the park can also be booked for wedding ceremonies and picnics. The park has been the beneficiary of work by the Rotary Club of Tsawwassen, which has undertaken a number of projects. Opened six years ago thanks to the fundraising efforts of the service club, Rotary WaterWorks, a water spray park for kids, draws on the history of the site as a former gravel mining operation. The B.C. Recreation and Parks Association presented Delta with an Open Spaces Award in 2012 for Rotary WaterWorks, recognizing

the facility for its design, accessibility and community involvement. “The Rotary WaterWorks at Diefenbaker Park is a great example of the power of community involvement in the creation of a functional and unique park feature that will be enjoyed for many years to come,” said association CEO Suzanne Allard Strutt. The club has also paid for the addition of electrical outlets at the base of some trees that allow the park to be lit up at Christmas. The club recently held its annual A Gift of Light to formally turn on the lights at the park, made all the more spectacular thanks to an additional 16 trees in 2016 having electrical outlets. The club’s Starlight Spectacular summer movie nights and Easter egg hunts there are also popular community events. Recently, Delta council approved providing $30,000 toward a community-initiated cost-sharing project by Rotary to build a musicbased play space at the park. The club has committed to contributing another $30,000 for the Harmony Musical Garden that will feature durable percussion instruments. Rotarian Vickie Sangster said this year - round musical feature will be for all ages, wheelchair accessible and will let people create beautiful chimed music. Noting they’re aiming to open the new feature by Easter, Tsawwassen Rotary president Benno Bucher said the unique looking Diefenbaker Park is an important part of the community. “We tend to do a lot of stuff here because it’s a beautiful park and they let us,” laughed Bucher. “It’s ideal for doing community events. If there’s a bit of snow on the ground, everybody is here.” Rotary member Scott Harper agreed, saying, “It’s also a ﬂagship park for Delta. We have people from Ladner who will come here and use the facilities. It’s also got a very high visibility with its location.”

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Community Coming Events CLUBS AND GROUPS

Name(s): Douglas Age(s): younger than 75 Occupation: Building Maintenance What activity do you participate in? Weight training Where do the classes take place? Sungod Recreation Centre How often do you participate? 4 times/week How long have you been involved in this activity? 3 years What made you start getting active and into fitness? To lose weight and get healthy. What do you like best about the activity? The workout, pushing myself, and gaining strength and muscle. How does it benefit your life? I have more energy and stamina, and I’m less lethargic. It’s been good rehab for my knee surgery. What are some other activities you do to keep active? Muscle Max or Weight Training for Mature Adults classes. Douglas began his fitness journey three years ago. He is a building maintenance worker and wanted to get stronger and more fit in order to do his job the best he can. He started working out at the fitness centres at Sungod Recreation Centre and North Delta Recreation Centre three years ago and hasn’t looked back. Before starting a workout and weight training routine, Douglas was lethargic and had no energy after work. Now after work, he looks forward to his evening workouts, participating in a game of hockey, or going for a walk with his wife. Do you feel like you need more energy or want to get stronger, too? Head to a Delta fitness centre and let us help you get started with a fitness routine. Pick up a leisure guide at a Delta recreation centre near you, call 604-952-3000, or visit Delta.ca to explore all of the activities we offer.

The Franklin Expedition and its Legacy Join Vancouver Maritime Museum’s Talya Mallek (M.Ed.) for a free presentation on the Franklin Expedition, the modern-day discoveries of the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, and what it means to find this lost piece of Canadian history. View and handle reproductions of artifacts rescued from Sir John Franklin’s HMS Erebus. Port of Vancouver Delta Community Office, Trenant Park Square, Ladner. Wednesday, Feb. 1, 7 p.m. RSVP by Jan. 31 at portvancouver.com/delta or call 604-665-9635. A pop-up exhibit runs from Feb. 1 to 4. A new Alpha Series begins Feb. 1 with a Launch Party where all are invited to join us for dinner, an interesting talk and honest conversation. Got questions about life, faith & God? We hope you’ll join us Wednesday nights, 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. For more info, call 604946-2618 or go to http:// sacredheartparish.ca/admin/ events/alpha-film-series/ or AlphaCanada.org. The Delta HUB Cycling Committee is meeting on Thursday, Feb. 2, 7 p.m. at the Ladner United Church (Meeting Room, 4960-48th Ave.). Attend our monthly gatherings 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. Overeaters Anonymous 12-step recovery group meets on Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. at Ladner United Church. E-mail ladneroa@ gmail.com or call Patti 604940-1956; text 604-323-3783. Hospice Cottage, 152156th St, Tsawwassen, has a variety of upcoming themed sales: movies, gaming systems and games (details at Facebook.com/hospicecottage) on Saturday, Feb. 4; jewelry on Saturday, Feb. 11.; toys and kids books on Saturday, Feb. 18; collectible sale on Friday, March 3 and Saturday, March 4. Delta Nature presents A Winter Visit to Oman: Birds and Nature with Peter Ward Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at Lutheran Benediction Church, 56th St. & 6th Ave., Tsawwassen. Ward will illustrate his talk with photos from a trip in December. Admission is free; all ages welcome. For more information contact: Tom Bearss at 604-940-9296 or tom. bearss@dccnet.com. Teen Volunteer Fair at the Ladner Pioneer Library Wednesday, Feb. 8, 3 to 5:30 p.m. Are you a teen looking to volunteer or complete your required 30 hours? Come to the library to meet local organizations needing volunteers, gather information and do some networking.

French language preschool, Lutins du Bois, is having an open house on Friday, Feb. 10, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Non-French speaking families are welcome. 785-49th St., Tsawwassen. Contact 604-948-1222 or lutins_du_ bois@csf.bc.ca. The South Delta Newcomers & Alumnae meetings are held the third Thursday of each month at 7:15 p.m. at the Art Gallery, Kiwanis Longhouse, located at 1710-56th St., Tsawwassen. The club is for women who have moved to South Delta and Point Roberts, to introduce you to the community and help you make new friends. We have speakers on topics of interest to our members. Join us on Feb. 16 to hear Sharleen Dickson, a travel agent. She will be speaking on The Joy of Travelling Solo. Hope to see you there! Contact Linda at lj.rigby@telus.net, phone number: 604-943-3863, for more information. The B.C. Alzheimers Society is holding a workshop, open to the general public, as an opportunity to enhance knowledge of how to best support people living with dementia in the community. The workshop provides an introduction to the Alzheimer Society of BC, the Dementia-Friendly Communities initiative, common myths and signs of dementia, and practical communication tips. Tuesday, Feb. 21, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at KinVillage Community Centre, 5430-10th Ave. Preregistration is required. To register, call 604-449-5000 or e-mail: info.southfraser@ alzheimerbc.org.

Board Game Battle Royale, Thursday, Feb. 23, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Tsawwassen Library Do you have a competitive streak? Want to meet some people in your community? It is time to get your game on! This is a do-or-die fast-paced game battle where participants sign up in pairs to compete in a speed dating-like style of game play. Look for some of the classic games like Taboo, Bananagrams, or Trivia Pursuit to make an appearance. Don’t have a partner? We can arrange a game-playing duo that will compete with other pairs to be the final team left standing!

SENIORS Shari’s Saturday Social, Saturday, Feb. 11, KinVillage Community Centre, 543010th Ave., Tsawwassen. The theme is hearts and flowers. Dress optional but glitz and glamour always welcome. Dance to a wide variety of CD music. Tickets available at the door. Doors open 7 p.m., dance 7:30 to 11 p.m. Cash or cheque only please. $12 for members, $14 for non-members includes midevening tea or coffee and assorted goodies. To reserve a table please call Shari at 604-943-0225. 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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Pacific Standard Time. Height in feet THURSDAY, FEB. 2 3:24 am 10:12 am 4:59 pm 10:45 pm FRIDAY, FEB. 3 4:12 am 10:49 am 5:56 am SATURDAY, FEB. 4 12:21 am 5:09 am 11:30 am 6:54 pm SUNDAY, FEB.5 2:02 am 6:23 am 12:16 pm 7:53 pm MONDAY, FEB. 6 3:29 am 7:56 am 1:10 pm 8:51 pm

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The newly-formed Delta Fastpitch Association brings together the South Delta Fastpitch, North Delta Softball and Delta Heat organizations for the upcoming season.

Girls fastpitch unites in Delta

Merger brings all three associations together for upcoming 2017 season

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Girls fastpitch is now united as one across the municipality. The Delta Fastpitch Association brings together three separate organizations — North Delta Softball, South Delta Fastpitch and Delta Heat — for the coming 2017 season. The merger was actually approved back in November at each of the association’s AGMs. The inaugural Delta Fastpitch meeting followed soon after and a newly-formed executive began working diligently to simply make a stronger and more appealing program for players of all ages and levels. It was only back in 2011, Ladner and Tsawwassen came together to form South Delta Fastpitch. Since then, enrolment in the sport has declined at both ends of the municipality. Softball B.C.’s “open boundary” policy hasn’t helped a whole lot either. What started is an opportunity for “A” level rep players to

go wherever they choose to help keep them in the game has now trickled all the way down to the House level as well. It means associations must present the best possible experience for their players or fear losing them elsewhere. The newly-formed association will feature an estimated 600 players this coming season. “It’s an opportunity to streamline our recruiting and retention of players and provide a more collective solution,” explained Delta Fastpitch Association president Chris Roper, who has been involved in North Delta Softball for over two decades and began merger discussions with South Delta’s Sandra Geboers about three years ago. “We never wanted to get to the point where the numbers start to diminish and there isn’t an opportunity to play here. “It allows us to pool our resources. Not only coaches but older players as well. We are running clinics right now with many involved.”

The existing teams will be grandfathered and continue their runs right through the Midget level under their current names. Most will play out of their same venues as well. However, moving forward, the Delta collaboration has been rebranded the Inferno which was voted on as best reflecting past history of the three associations. New team colours will include orange, baby blue and white. Delta will be fielding a pair of Inferno 2006-born rep teams this coming season. “Both will be playing at the ‘B’ level,” continued Roper. “I know that might raise a few eyebrows elsewhere but we want to approach this cautiously and make sure we do it the right way.” He added a lot of the executive’s energy is focused on the grassroots level — making it attractive to incoming players and retaining them. What the newly formed association has going for it is the sport’s rich history here and outstanding venues. North Delta

Community Park, Brandrith Park (Tsawwassen) and Hawthorne Park (Ladner) are on par with many of the top facilities in the Lower Mainland. They are expected to be on full display when Delta hosts the 2017 Bantam National Championships this summer. Olympians Carrie Flemmer, Candace Murray, Jackie Lance and Jennifer Yee all grew up playing the game here. In recent years, talent that has come through the Heat rep “A” program is reflective on local university and collegiate rosters. South Delta, North and Delta Heat have all held their own separate season-opening celebration in the past. Roper says there are plans in the works to having a Softball Day in Delta to help launch the new era. It would feature rep games throughout the municipality and potentially university teams involved as well. For more information on the new association visit deltafastpitch.com.

A16 The Delta Optimist February 1, 2017

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Deltassist Family & Community Services Handyman Volunteer

Deltassist is currently seeking an experienced volunteer handyman for approximately 4 to 8 hours per month for the maintenance and repairs related to the buildings, grounds and equipment at Deltassist’s North Delta and Ladner office locations. Criminal Record Check Required. For more information contact Carly Geistlinger at 604-594-3455 x121 or email officemanager@deltaassist.com

Deltassist Family & Community Services Save-on-Foods Shopping Volunteers

The Deltassist-Save-On-Foods Phone Shop Program is looking for volunteers to shop for seniors. The program takes place on Wednesday mornings at the Tsawwassen Save-On-Foods Store. You will have lots of fun with an amazing group of volunteers. Criminal Record Check Required. For more information contact Lyn at 604-946-9526 or email lynw@deltaassist.com

Special Olympics BC Treasurer

Looking for an experienced accountant or bookkeeper to assist with the management of funds for the Local Executive. As a voting member of the Local Executive, you would be required to attend monthly meetings. Outside the meetings you would be expected to compile monthly financial statements for the Local and issue Cheques on an ad hoc basis. The minimum commitment will be for one year with no limit to the number of terms in the position. This position averages 10 hours per month with flexible hours. Skills in accounting and bookkeeping a must. Criminal Records Check Required. For more information contact Jodi Cobden at 604-813-7702 or email jodi@dueckgm.com

Big night for Schuss against former team

Pacer alumni tourney

Another big night for Logan Schuss wasn’t enough for the Vancouver Stealth to halt what now is a four-game losing skid. The 26-year-old standout left-hander from Ladner had seven points, including a hat trick, in the Stealth’s 14-12 loss to the unbeaten Georgia Swarm in National Lacrosse League action on Saturday night at the Langley Events Centre in front of 3,456 fans. Vancouver took an 11-10 lead into the fourth quarter when the visitors notched a pair of early goals. Schuss then set-up Rhys Duch to tie the game at 12-12, but Georgia notched the game winner just over two minutes later and added an Logan Schuss empty-netter. It was the Swarm who selected Schuss first overall in the 2013 NLL Entry draft when the franchise was located in Minnesota. He was traded to Vancouver in the late stages of the 2015 season. Schuss opened the scoring Saturday and completed his hat trick with a pair of goals in the third quarter. He now sits fourth in league scoring with 29 points in six games, including 15 goals. One night earlier, he had four points, including a pair of goals, in a 16-12 loss to the defending champion Saskatchewan Rush in front of over 14,000 fans in Saskatoon. The Stealth (2-4) had opened the season with back-to-back road wins over Calgary (1211) and Colorado (15-9). They next see action Sunday, Feb. 12 when Colorado visits the LEC at 7 p.m.

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Navi Sekhon heads to the hoop during action from last weekend’s 28th annual Delta Pacer Alumni Basketball Tournament. Sekhon led the Pacers to a B.C. berth back in 1993.

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