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In recognition of International Women’s Day this special section features women who are making a difference through business ventures, retail and service professions and volunteer organizations that help make our community so great.

Women play key role in business community

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Late winter’s ever-changing weather brought ominous clouds to South Delta Monday that provided a late afternoon hail storm.

Delta gets transition house

B.C. Housing spending $1.8 million to buy and renovate eight-bedroom home SANDOR GYARMATI

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Delta North MLA Scott Hamilton was at municipal hall Friday to announce that Delta will be getting its first transition house for women and children fleeing domestic violence.

Representatives of several groups and agencies were on

inally championed the hand to hear that B.C. cause, Hamilton said Housing has allocated the house is expected $1.8 million to purchase to be ready for occuand renovate an eightpancy next month. bedroom house, which “We estimate the was bought last week. cost of operating this Thanking all those who house, above the capiworked on the project, including the Canadian Scott Hamilton tal costs, is upwards of about $500,000 a Federation of University Women South Delta, which orig- year, so it’s a significant commit-

ment from the government for a significant cause in our community,” he said.

“It hasn’t been that long a road but it was a very important one to walk,” Hamilton said in thanking the Corporation of Delta and the Delta Police Department for their support of the project.

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The Optimist’s Women in Business special section, in recognition of International Women’s Day, features women who are making a difference through business ventures, retail and service professions as well as volunteer groups.

It’s no secret that women are helping drive the country’s economy.

It’s estimated that over 1.5 million Canadians are employed by women-owned businesses.

According to the federal government, female entrepreneurs start businesses at a greater rate than their male counterparts and represent the fastest-growing segment in the small business sector.

• Check out pages 11 to 25 in today’s edition of the Optimist to read about some of the women who play an integral role in Delta’s business community.

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House prices still sliding Values in Ladner and Tsawwassen now just single digits above last year’s levels SANDOR GYARMATI

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The downward slide continues for house prices in Delta.

According to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, regional home sales in February experienced an increase from the previous month but an almost 42 per cent drop from February 2016 and were 7.7 per cent below the 10-year February sales average.

“February home sales were well below the

record-breaking activity from one year ago and in line with our long-term historical average for the month,” said Dan Morrison, Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver president.

“Limited supply and snowy weather were two factors hampering this activity.”

New listings for detached, attached and apartment properties in Metro Vancouver saw a 36.9 per cent decrease compared to February 2016 and an 11.4 per cent

decrease compared to this past January.

That’s the lowest number of new listings registered in February since 2003.

As far as the “benchmark price” of detached single-family homes, those continue to decline in the region and Delta is no exception.

The “benchmark” price of a house in Tsawwassen last month was $1,151,300, a one per cent drop from January, while in Ladner it was $947,000, a drop of just over two per cent.

Tsawwassen homes are 7.5 per cent higher than at the same time last year, while Ladner houses are up 6.8 per cent from this time last year.

Prices have been dropping steadily every month since last summer, which coincides with the introduction of the government’s foreign buyer tax for Metro Vancouver.

A proposed class-action lawsuit against the B.C government now argues that 15 per cent tax on foreign homebuyers is unconstitutional and

unfairly discriminates against people from Asia.

Meanwhile, North Delta has seen an even sharper decrease.

Although the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board says the housing market returned to more typical levels in February, with sales and new listings on par with the 10-year average, the “average price” for a North Delta house dropped to $859,905.

That’s down over 14 per cent from January. It’s also an almost two per cent drop from last year.

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Sixteen Delta firefighters battled a barn fire in the 5600-block of 64th Street in Ladner Saturday afternoon.

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A barn was gutted by fire in Ladner Saturday afternoon.

Delta firefighters responded to the blaze around 2 p.m. in the 5600block of 64th Street.

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McKintuck said the 16 members on scene had

the fire under control pretty quickly using a defensive attack, meaning the blaze was contained from the outside and no one entered the structure.

He said the department was on scene for approximately three hours.

The cause is still under investigation, but it’s not considered suspicious.

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Police issue warning over scams, including one for tax payments IAN JACQUES

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The Delta Police Department is urging residents to be aware of several scams that have popped up recently, including ones tied to the ongoing tax preparation season.

One such scam is said to involve someone from the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) calling to demand money.

“A caller poses as rep from CRA indicating you owe money and need to pay immediately otherwise they threaten that

you will be arrested,” states a posting on the department’s Facebook page.

Police have a few tips for people to remember should they be faced with this kind of scam: • Government agency staff members do not generally work weekends.

• Government agencies don’t take iTunes or gift cards as payment for anything.

• Government agencies don’t threaten arrest over the phone.

• Government agencies don’t advise you against calling the police.

• Government agencies will send information through formal channels (Canada Post) on official letterhead with contact information provided.

Banking scams have also been making the rounds.

Any text or email indicating that your account is suspended and prompting you to provide account information to “unlock” your account is not from a legitimate banking institution.

“Often times you will find you don’t even bank with the ‘institution’ that

is notifying you by text or phone,” according to the department. “Please do not provide personal information to anyone over the phone or via text in response to a request by the caller/texter.

Another scam that has been circulating is one in which the caller indicates they are from the police and that you have outstanding fines (unpaid tickets).

“Police do not call about such matters and police are actually not the ones that collect the fines,” according to the DPD.

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Put down the cell phone and concentrate on the road. Seems like a simple message, but many motorists are still not getting it.

ICBC, the provincial government and police agencies from across the province will be joining forces in March to raise awareness of the dangers and consequences of dis-

tracted driving.

According to ICBC, despite tougher penalties and increased education, distracted driving still contributes to more than onequarter of all car crash fatalities in B.C., with an average of 78 people killed every year.

In a recent Ipsos Reid survey conducted for ICBC, almost all drivers believe distracted driving has led to an increase in

crashes; however, nearly 40 per cent admit to still using their device at least some of the time while driving.

In response, ICBC, police and volunteers have worked together to plan enforcement deployments across the province.

Delta police public affairs coordinator Sharlene Brooks said officers and volunteers were out conducting enforce-

ment on March 2 with other concentrated events planned later this month.

“Taking an integrated and focused approach, police across B.C. will be conducting concentrated enforcement on those who continue to use their phones while driving,” said Delta police Chief Neil Dubord, chair of the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police traffic safety committee.

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Delta is too big a place not to have a transition house

CONTINUED from Page 1 Delta CAO George Harvie said the mayor and council have been “passionate” about the need for a transition house dating back to when Hamilton was on Delta council. Harvie said it was particularly troubling for a municipality with a population of around 100,000 not to have such a facility.

“Delta council had stepped up and offered the house, and we knew it was going to be a bit small but we needed something.

Fortunately, by offering the house, it started the ball rolling and there’s a lot of people who helped us too… We can’t stop here, we need more than one house. We’re a large community and hopefully we can continue working on that,” he said.

Speaking on behalf of Mayor Lois Jackson, Harvie also thanked all those involved in helping make the project a reality.

“With the addition of a transition house in Delta, we have much needed options for these women and their children,” he said. “No one likes to hear that there is a growing need for a transition house

in communities, but in this case we will thank all those involved for ensuring that a transition house will be available for our Delta families.”

Harvie also read a statement on behalf of Delta police Chief Neil Dubord.

“The beneficiaries of this home will be the women and children fleeing violence in relationships. Women may not have left violent relationship because it meant uprooting their children from local schools, driving long distances to maintain employment and potentially losing their local support network. Now this is no longer the case,” he said.

Transition houses provide emotional support, crisis intervention, safety planning and temporary accommodation. Stays typically last 30 days. The facilities also provide assistance in accessing support services and housing, financial, medical and legal assistance.

Last year, more than 12,300 women and children were assisted by provincially-funded transition houses, second-stage housing and safe homes.

Group advocating for house is happy, but calls it election ploy SANDOR GYARMATI

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It’s great news for women in Delta fleeing domestic violence.

That was the reaction from those who had been working to secure a transition house for the municipality, although it appears to have been a bumpy road on the way to getting one.

Last fall, a working group led by the Canadian Federation of University Women South Delta made public its concerns about the province not coming up with operating dollars for a facility, despite a house from Delta being secured and a service provider stepping forward.

The working group also secured $122,000 in funding for renovations for the home from the federal government. However, a request for $500,000 in annual operational funding from B.C. Housing had gone nowhere, which meant the project was going to lose the federal funding, which was contingent on operational

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An eight-bedroom transition house is expected to open next month. dollars.

Kathleen Jamieson, vice-president of the Canadian Federation of University Women South Delta, at the time said they had been negotiating for months with B.C. Housing before being abruptly told money wasn’t available.

Delta North MLA Scott Hamilton said last week that neither he nor the government heard of the proposal until last fall, when a member of the North Delta chapter of the Canadian Federation of University Women told him about it. He said he thought it was a great idea.

Hamilton reiterated that the working group had been only talking with B.C. Housing and it was only a matter of the agency being in the middle of its fiscal cycle.

“I brought it forward to the ministry, not B.C. Housing, and asked what was going and was told they were in the middle of a cycle and all the money was accounted for the year, but they started investigating the viability of the project and they agreed it was a good idea,” he said.

Since then, funding had been allocated and

B.C. Housing has just purchased a bigger, more suitable house in the municipality, said Hamilton. He also noted operating dollars have been committed and the service contract will go out to tender.

Jamieson told the Optimist that since the group had a meeting with Housing Minister Rich Coleman after raising its concerns, it was basically cut out of the loop.

“He (Scott Hamilton) is now claiming credit and this all seems to be an election ploy,” she said.

Noting the Liberal government had not opened a transition house in a decade, Ravi Kahlon, the NDP candidate for Delta North, said the government was forced to do so under pressure.

Hamilton countered the NDP government had opened none.

Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington, who said she was working behind the scenes but was also left out at the end, said she’s pleased that at least Delta will have a much needed facility.

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Chic look could move beyond ripped jeans Could a lack of personal hygiene be next?

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BARBARA GUNN

The ripped-jean look is so passé. It’s time for something new.

And no, I’m not thinking of denims that are free of tears and the hackedup look. Heaven knows, that would be so utterly gauche. Wearing jeans without rips would be as much a fashion faux pas as donning a ball gown that’s wrinkled.

But let’s face it: the ripped thing has been around for far too long. It’s time people of style did, well, other things to make themselves look cool.

I got a hint of one of the latest fashion trends — at least, I’m sure that’s what it was — when watching a

recent awards show on TV. There was a singer — or a comedian or an actor, I really can’t remember — who came on stage to present an award.

“She forgot to comb her hair,” the husband observed. “I think she forgot to wash it too.”

He was right. Or maybe, just maybe, he was wrong.

“Wait a minute,” I said.

“I think that’s deliberate!”

“What do you mean?” asked the husband. “The dirty hair?”

“It’s brilliant!” I said. “I mean, if people think they look ultra hip by ripping their jeans, imagine how edgy they’d be by forgoing the shampoo and the hairbrush! This woman is so ahead of the curve!”

The husband gave me an odd look, which indicated he had no idea what I was talking about. Then again, he’s often so out of touch with fashion, he probably thinks people wear ripped jeans simply because they can’t afford a needle and thread.

I knew better.

“This style thing could really take off,” I said. “No

shampoo? I mean, why bother bathing at all? Talk about a breakthrough in the chic look!”

“That sounds weird,” the husband observed.

“Think about it!” I said.

“A little dirt beneath your fingernails? How huge is that! And if ripped jeans are hip, why aren’t the style mavens also ripping the heck out of their sweaters and jackets and pyjamas?”

The husband gave this some thought.

“You know,” he said. “I have a rip in one of my sweaters.”

“There you go!” I said.

“You’re a style king — and you don’t even know it!

Don’t even think of mending that rip! In fact, make it even bigger! And spill some wine on it, for heaven’s sake!”

The husband raised his eyebrows. Since he’d just been to the gym, he informed me, it was time he ran through the shower.

With that, he made his way to the bathroom. He’s a dear, my husband, and I love him to bits, but I can’t say he’s up with the times.

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As part of the application, FICOM (the B.C. Regulator) and the Credit Union Deposit Insurance Corporation, have now received formal notice, seeking their consent for the change.

As FICOM considers this application, the regulator recognizes that the wider public and other financial institutions may wish to provide comment on this change of regulatory jurisdiction.

FICOM is extending an invitation to the public for feedback to inform the decision on consent. Comments must be received no later than March 30th, 2017.

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Keep special needs students in mind

Reach spokesperson urges trustees to remember students of all abilities when hiring teachers SANDOR GYARMATI

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The Delta board of education might have received some good news lately but it shouldn’t lose sight of what matters.

That’s the message Reach Child and Youth Development Society’s Donna Burke conveyed to trustees at a budget input meeting last Tuesday as the board is about to get extra teaching help thanks to a recent Supreme Court ruling.

A Supreme Court of

Canada decision last fall could see the Delta School District get as many as 30 new teachers in the coming months. The provincial government announced $50 million in new funding to hire 1,100 teachers across B.C. The funding announcement was described as a first step in responding to the ruling that sided with the B.C. Teachers’ Federation in a battle over contract language related to the size and composition of classes.

School board chair

nerable students Laura Dixon told with different the Optimist at abilities foremost in the time they mind and support were anticipatthem in a variety of ing about $1.35 ways. When makmillion coming these decisions, ing to Delta. we ask that you Meetings would are very sensitive take place Donna Burke to the upheaval with the Delta that will result if children Teachers’ Association as well as schools and district with special needs need to be moved to another staff to determine what is school. Relocating some needed. of our children with supBurke, a former Delta port needs would be very school trustee, urged the traumatic.” board to keep special The school district has needs students in mind. been cutting teacher assis“Please, keep our vul-

on it on April 18.

Reach currently serves approximately 1,000 children with special needs annually.

Its 20,000-square-foot facility adjacent to the Ladner Pioneer Library is expected to be completed later this year. The new centre will offer therapy and counselling rooms, prevocational training, specialized lending libraries and an inclusive preschool with an accessible playground. The society is closing in on its $5.6 million fundraising goal.

tants annually to balance the books, a longstanding complaint by parents with special needs kids. Last year’s budget included a reduction of six full-time special education assistants.

Burke was the only member of the public to speak at the budget input meeting.

Dixon said the district would find out its operating budget allocation by March 15. A draft budget will then be written and the public will have an opportunity to comment

District wants to ensure teachers’ contract is fully funded SANDOR GYARMATI

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The Delta School District hopes funding will accompany a deal announced this week involving B.C. teachers.

The B.C. Teachers’ Federation on Monday said it reached a tentative deal with the province that fully restores all of the substantive collective agreement language

that was unconstitutionally stripped in 2002. The agreement came four months after a Supreme Court victory by teachers.

“The tentative agreement, if ratified, will allow the next school year to start with thousands more teachers, smaller class sizes, better class composition, and specialistteacher ratios,” said BCTF president Glen Hansman.

“If ratified, this agree-

ment will mean the beginning of a new chapter in public education in B.C., one in which teachers will once again have the time to give students the individual care and attention they need and deserve. School libraries and counselling offices will be re-opened, shop and lab classes will have safety standards restored and all classrooms will be properly supported.”

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Hansman noted the BCTF executive committee has endorsed the tentative agreement and is recommending ratification to members.

Delta board of education chair Laura Dixon said local officials are glad negotiations have reached a successful conclusion, however, there are some specifics around funding and implementation that are yet to come.

Trustees have been pressing to ensure that all provisions are fully funded and look forward to receiving specific commitments from the Ministry of Education, she said.

“Implementation in the Delta School District will not only take into account the newly restored class size and composition language, but also all of the new registration requests for various programs

and requests for specific schools. In anticipation of this, we have already been modeling how this may impact how we enroll students at our schools,” said Dixon.

The tentative agreement is still subject to a province-wide vote of BCTF members, as well as the BC Public School Employers’ Association’s process. BCTF members will vote March 8 to 10.

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Murphy’s Law

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TED MURPHY

elta’s pay-as-you-go policy for capital projects will have us debt free by next year, which is quite an accomplishment in an era where governments don’t give much thought to tomorrow, but I wonder whether the approach that got us to this point is sustainable in the long run.

Mayor Lois Jackson, Delta council members and senior staff have to be applauded for taking a debt that was pushing $60 million at the start of this century and eliminating it less than two decades later. Much of that debt was scheduled to be paid off in installments so simply making those payments isn’t terribly noteworthy, but where they deserve credit is not incurring more debt by a pay-as-you-go policy.

The approach ensures a most orderly fiscal house, but it also limits what can be undertaken. Delta has got creative through the use of surpluses, contingencies and deals with developers to take on certain capital projects, but an unwillingness to borrow reduces the scope of any potential undertakings.

The average home is paying an extra $33 this year as Delta continues to squirrel away money in order to build an $8 million emergency operations centre and fire hall at Boundary Bay Airport, and as much as it will be nice not to have any debt when that project is completed, what happens when we need something that costs more than $8 million?

I suspect a new aquatic complex is somewhere in the neighbourhood of $20 million. Did I mention that Winskill Aquatic Centre is on the wrong side of 40? The field complex eyed for John Oliver Park after the Whitecaps proposal fell through still sits on the drawing board while ideas for Paterson Park are routinely ignored, both presumably because of prohibitive price tags. It’s nice to see the Delta Museum didn’t have to reach half a century in its temporary home before enough money was found to move it into the old courthouse.

I’m not advocating we go into all kinds of debt to take on every project imaginable, but I am suggesting that assuming a mortgage in order to buy a house doesn’t necessarily make you fiscally irresponsible.

The mayor has done well to get Delta in the financial position it finds itself in, but there are times when you just have to incur some debt.

It’s not too late to switch the $3.5-billion bridge for tunnel

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his topic just isn’t going away, and for good reason. The proposed 10-lane bridge to replace the George Massey Tunnel is potentially a gigantic boondoggle that will cost B.C. taxpayers a fortune. I previously wrote that we should get onboard with the bridge because it was a done deal. I said then, and still do, that SkyTrain or light rail should come with any new crossing.

After reading about San Francisco’s leaning Millennium Tower’s foundation sinking 16 inches into the mud of the Waterfront District, I shuddered.

This 58-storey luxury tower is very heavy, featuring tons of marble. Constructed in 2008, it was built on short pilings that do not hit bedrock. It continues to sink unevenly.

When it comes to building big structures in mud, we share many similarities in our flood plain geography.

Other misfortunes our new mega bridges are experiencing are winter ice bombs, commuters avoiding tolls and the fact this new bridge will have its towers on pilings going down 40 to 60 metres into mud. Our bedrock is too deep at 600 metres under the tunnel.

The Ministry of Transportation has a fact sheet titled “Why a bridge instead of a tunnel?”

It largely contradicts Mike Harcourt’s opinion piece that ran

Community Comment ML BURKE

in the Optimist last month. You can decide who to believe, the B.C. Liberals or a previous NDP premier.

Harcourt was concise in why we need to stop the $3.5-billion bridge. He said: “Fortunately, there is a $1.7 billion dual Massey Tunnel alternative. Not only is it at least half the cost, there are other advantages: continuous use of the existing tunnel, and the option to keep it open; less intrusion on precious agricultural lands; less impact on critical migratory bird habitat; more compatible with other modes of travel, like transit, pedestrian and bikes; less seismic vulnerability; faster to design and build; better year-round travel (fewer winter issues); less impact on the south arm of the Fraser River, and no dredging or scouring that would negatively impact the greatest salmon habitat in the world.”

Our current tunnel was based on the Netherlands’ Maastunnel

that opened in Rotterdam in 1942.

The underground part is rectangular at 1,070 metres long. The lowest point of the Maas tunnel is approximately 20 metres below sea level. It is nine metres high and 25 metres wide and contains two adjacent tubes for motorized traffic, plus two piled tubes for mopeds, cyclists and pedestrians, accessible by escalator. It is 440 metres longer than the George Massey Tunnel.

Considering the Dutch built this in throes of the Second World War, surely we can do it better and faster with today’s technology, and no war to contend with (aside from the politics).

Dean Brox, a tunnel expert, has been advising North Vancouver’s mayor on a potential threekilometre crossing under Burrard Inlet. TransLink recently did a small tunnel under False Creek for the Canada Line.

Since our bedrock is 600 metres below the surface, we should be able to go deep to allow the big ships Port Metro Vancouver is so concerned about.

The original tunnel could continue while the new tunnel is built.

If we are going to do this, let’s do right, and toll all the major crossings with a nominal fee.

ML Burke retired from the health sector to work on issues such as affordable housing. She sits on the Delta Seniors Planning Team and the B.C. Seniors Advocate’s Advisory Council.

March 8, 2017 The Delta Optimist A9

Letters

Not everything gov’t does is for common good Editor: Re: Complainers need to reflect on how lucky they really are, Community Comment, March 3 Opposing six-storey “monstrosities” is, perhaps, worth a chuckle but the other projects held up as change are worth a frown.

Not all change we see is toward the common good.

Much of it is for the shortterm benefit of economic elites.

By short-term, I mean the rising seas are coming to sink us as well as the money used to build these structures. By economic elites, I mean those who ship Canada’s resources overseas to be refined by Third World slaves and collect huge stock divi-

dends from these “trades” in the mail.

Most of my age group can never hope to move to the Southlands. Our “strong” economy somehow resists having a minimum wage that keeps up with inflation and the cost of living.

Our Parliamentary government ensures this by diligently serving the few

Supporter of change breaks silence

Editor: Re: Complainers need to reflect on how lucky we really are, Community Comment, March 3 I fully agree with Mike Schneider and greatly appreciate his thoughtful column. His piece and Ted Murphy’s column regarding those favouring the bridge staying quiet have prompted me to write.

I have lived in South Delta for 40 years and have witnessed firsthand during this time the consistent negativity of what I have concluded to be a minority of outspoken residents who do not speak for me

or others.

I have supported many of the initiatives that are coming and have come to be and have been happy with the results. Our community can and will go forward.

I wrote a letter to the Optimist once concerning the restaurant and replacement washrooms on Centennial Beach that the so-called “majority” didn’t want. I thought it was a wonderful idea and has proven to be so.

It is true that those who are unhappy will be most vocal while the majority of us who are absolutely

thrilled at the prospect of the new bridge see no reason to come forward.

Writing letters, answering polls and attending meetings take extra time that many of our younger, hard-working and familyoriented residents don’t have available to them.

I am writing because I think it is important for those of us who embrace many of the changes happening in our community to speak out in favour. If not, the number of negative comments could be misconstrued as being a majority.

A. Shapiro

Not opposed to crossing, just to bridge

Editor: Re: Happy to stay quiet, Murphy’s Law, March 1 It was disappointing to read the editorial comment which stated, “In other words, we used to whine about not having a new crossing and now we grumble because we’re getting one.”

No one is grumbling about getting a new crossing. No one has ever grumbled about getting a new crossing, and to say

so, misses the point.

The issue is not about an old tunnel vs. a new bridge. The issue is about a new, inexpensive, quickly built, safe tunnel as opposed to a new, expensive, long construction time bridge with safety problems because they plan to build it on quicksand.

That’s the issue. It has nothing to do with a new crossing, which can be either a bridge or a tun-

nel. It has everything to do with making the best, most intelligent choice for a new crossing.

When it comes to a point by point comparison on cost, quick construction, safety, environmental protection and transit integration, a new tunnel is the clear winner. That’s what the grumbling is all about.

A bridge makes no sense at all.

JJ West

and doing less for everyone else.

The purpose behind replacing the tunnel for a bridge is so large cargo ships can access U.S. coal trains at the Surrey ports (something that our Washington state neighbours fought off a year and

a half ago). So enjoy those proposed, civil libertiesviolating, city-mandated walks along the dike — just be ready for the inevitable eyesore of coal in the water and the stink of dead birds.

Our quality of life is under assault, but some

experience it more than others. Besides, if there are lucrative job offers from private firms after a term in office, government decisions aren’t all that difficult.

I am pessimistic for the future.

Victor Yao

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Delta lags behind on vehicle charging stations

Editor: I recently purchased a plug-in electric vehicle and when I got home and started looking for charging stations in Delta, I was very surprised to realize that we are way behind the rest of Metro Vancouver.

As far as I can tell, the only public charging stations in Delta are

at Tsawwassen Mills and Tsawwassen Commons, Boundary Bay Airport and Centennial Beach. We have none at our libraries, grocery stores, schools, recreation centres or public buildings.

With electric cars becoming increasingly common, maybe it’s time for Delta to revisit this and

come up with a plan.

As a side note, one of the reasons I purchased a plug-in electric vehicle is for the ability to take the HOV lane as the tunnel lineups get longer and longer. It is saving me about 30 minutes a day on average and it’s good for the environment too.

Shane Todhunter

Firefighters save the day for wheelchair curlers

Editor I want to send big kudos out to Delta Fire and Rescue members who came out to the Thistle Curling Club in the North Delta Community Centre to get our wheelchair curling team up and down the stairs for the Delta Masters

Bonspiel lunch.

The club’s elevator had broken down and we would not have been able to join all the others for the windup lunch if not for the four men who lifted us up and down the stairs.

I hope it won’t be long and an elevator is also

installed at the South Delta Recreation Centre, providing full access to the Tunnel Town Curling Club’s lounge and other amenities on the second floor.

Again a big thanks to our fire department.

Vince Miele

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Community

Rain Day celebrates our natural resource

Looking for something to do with the kids during Spring Break? If so, grab your gumboots and splash on down to the Earthwise Garden on Saturday, March 18 for the Earthwise Society’s third annual Rain Day. The free, family-friendly event celebrates our often unwelcome but always precious natural resource — rain — with a range of activities designed to get everyone’s boots wet.

Fun meets learning on Rain Day, with entertainment featuring the Ta Daa Lady’s Rain Show. Kids and adults will have a chance to show off their fanciest or silliest rain gear, umbrellas and gumboots in an exuberant Rain Day Parade through the garden.

The event includes a Rain Day Music Corner where kids can hone their

musical abilities and dance off their energy in an interactive dance in the Earthwise Garden’s rustic swallow barn. Kids and adults can also create their own rain sticks and use them for special sound effects during the puddle stomping parade.

Lots of other creative Rain Day crafts will be on offer to get everyone thinking good thoughts about all this rain.

Adults can take a look at Earthwise Society’s three rain gardens on site that demonstrate some of the creative and beautiful ways that home landscapes can help conserve water. Earthwise horticulturists will be on hand to answer questions about incorporating rain gardens into home landscapes.

The event will showcase entries to the Earthwise Rain Sculpture contest.

Visitors can wander through the garden, vote for their favourite sculpture and then finish their artistic explorations with a water-themed photography display from local artists.

“Rain is such an integral part of our coastal temperate rainforest home, but we rarely give it the appreciation it deserves,” says Cait Murphy, communications coordinator at Earthwise Society.

“Our Rain Day celebration wants to get people thinking about how we can all conserve water.”

Rain or shine, Rain Day will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Earthwise Garden, 6400-3rd Ave. in Boundary Bay. To raise awareness of the event, Earthwise is hosting an Instagram contest under the hashtag #Fall4theRain. Post a

PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE

Participants can take part in the Rain Day Parade through the Earthwise Garden. picture of people having fun in the rain and tag @earthwisesociety and #Fall4theRain for a chance to win Camino chocolates.

For the full Rain Day

schedule, check out www. earthwisesociety.bc.ca or Earthwise’s Rain Day event page on Facebook.

Those interested in participating in the Rain

Sculpture contest or who would like to volunteer can contact Corinne at education@earthwisesociety.bc.ca or at 604-9469828.

Chief to address Probus Club

Harpist provides music at All Saints Taize services

Delta police Chief Neil Dubord will be the guest speaker at a Probus Club of South Delta meeting next Wednesday.

The group is a nonprofit, fellowship club for retired and semi-retired professional and business people.

Dubord will provide an overview of issues and advice that will be of particular interest to the sen-

ior population in Delta.

He’s also expected to talk about how Delta police can track fleeing vehicles with GPS darts with the department’s new StarChase Pursuit Management Technology.

The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 15 at 9:30 a.m. at the Coast Tsawwassen Inn. Guests are welcome at the free event.

Divorce Care provides support

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Local harpist Judy Henry will be providing music at All Saints Anglican Church’s Taize services for Lent.

Taize is an ecumenical (multi-faith or no faith) service of music and meditation. These services take place on Fridays from March 10 to April 7 at 7 p.m. at the church, 4755 Arthur Dr., Ladner.

Recovery from separation or divorce is overwhelming on your own, but Divorce Care takes the isolation out of the process by providing support, tools and teaching for anyone struggling during this difficult time.

The Divorce Care program offers a safe place for people to learn how to deal with many of the demands and emotions a

separation or divorce can throw at a person.

Divorce Care seminars will take place every Thursday for 13 weeks beginning March 9.

They will run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Little House, 5061-12th Ave., Tsawwassen.

Register at divorcecare. org or contact wgnrjl@ gmail.com of St. Andrew’s Anglican Church.

Guests get talking at Toastmasters

The AmbassadorsTsawwassen Toastmasters welcomed 19 guests to a recent open house at the Rose and Crown Pub that featured a trio of inspiring speeches.

Barb Westlake kicked off the speeches by roasting fellow club member Tim Ernst, admiringly accusing him of being a master wordsmith because of the precise words he uses when crafting speeches,

while sergeant-at-arms Wes Arnold urged people to break through their selfimposed ceilings.

Margaret Page shared her personal story of running a successful hair salon chain in Las Vegas, but the year her chain became number one, she did not have enough courage to speak in front of 1,700 delegates.

Page vowed to join Toastmasters to learn

how to public speak and she has never looked back. She skillfully demonstrated that all speaking is public speaking as she encouraged guests to join Toastmasters and Toastmasters to aim higher.

Table topics focused on pubs and pub culture around the world, while grammarian for the evening, new member Vlad Buchynskyy, put all to the

test by trying to incorporate “troglodyte” into speeches and table topics.

The AmbassadorsTsawwassen Toastmasters meet every second and fourth Tuesday in the gym at St. David’s Church in Tsawwassen from 7 to 9 p.m.

For more information, contact Lisanne Guertin at Lisanneg@telus.net or Karen Taipalus at karentaipalus@gmail.com.

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The Ambassadors-Tsawwassen Toastmasters hosted a recent open house at the Rose and Crown Pub.

March 8, 2017 The Delta Optimist A11

Women BUSINESS IN

In recognition of International Women’s Day this special section features women who are making a difference through business ventures, retail and service professions and volunteer organizations that help make our community so great.

A12 The Delta Optimist March 8, 2017

Women of the Fraser Elliott Group

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March 8, 2017 The Delta Optimist A13

Sherri Smith

Retail Operations Director Based in Tsawwassen, NoMiNoU is a fresh and innovative eco-friendly active wear brand that is designed and manufactured locally. Offering distinctly Canadian designs, this emerging athleisure company is known for its unique patterns, which are adapted from original artwork created by the late mother of company founder Julli-anna Charlton.

When establishing the brand, Jullianna’s intention was to create a line of “wearable art”: clothing that is both functional and highly fashionable. NoMiNoU started as a personal journey of self-awareness, but it has evolved into a collaborative endeavor that celebrates every woman’s individuality. The company has established a roster of brand ambassadors in the wellness and fitness industries, and has been featured in media outlets like Well + Good and ELEVATE Magazine.

The company is growing quickly, having opened its first retail location at Tsawwassen Mills Outlet Mall in the fall of 2016 to great success. Originally this location was intended to be a pop-up shop but due to popular demand, NoMiNoU has established itself as a longer term tenant at the mall. The company will also be opening another store in Winnipeg in May of this year.

Julli-anna Charlton

Founder & Creative Director

NoMiNoU Company Overview The Founder Founder and Creative Director Julli-anna Charlton grew up in rural British Columbia, surrounded by a community of creative people, artisans and inspiring energy.

Her mother Naomi intentionally raised her without the influences of mainstream society, as she wanted to ensure Jullianna’s life was free from constraints and inhibitions so she could learn who she truly was.

It was only after Jullianna’s mother passed away that she realized just how much care her mother had taken to instill in her a deeply rooted connection to nature and to her own innate creativity. Some months after her death, Jullianna discovered her mother had left her a treasure trove of original drawings, paintings and sketches.

As Jullianna began to pull piece after piece of art from the drawers in her mother’s home, she felt an overwhelming connection to both her mother and her childhood as she relived memories of where she had come from. In the images her mother Naomi had created, Jullianna saw her daughter, her best friends and all women seeking to celebrate their individuality. That day changed the direction of Jullianna’s life, as her mother’s art sparked an idea that she felt compelled to make a reality.

The Vision As a longtime yoga devotee, Jullianna recognized that the marriage of her mother’s beautiful artwork and the practice of mind-centering yoga would be something that others would identify with.

NoMiNoU, which is a blend of Jullianna mother’s name and the phrase “know me, know you,” soon began to take shape. She started adapting her mother’s original artwork into designs for each piece in her collection, naming the pieces after the women in her life who inspire her. Each collection Jullianna creates embodies a love of life, learning and growth through kindness and awareness. That is the spirit of NoMiNoU. The Art All of the company’s designs are inspired by original artwork from the late mother of NoMiNoU’s founder Jullianna. Jullianna has taken her mother’s art and reworked them into the designs seen in NoMiNoU’s various collections.

At a time when the world seems to be deeply divided, NoMiNoU seeks to unite people and celebrate art and culture from around the world. The company is collaborating with a variety of international artists to create collections. Most recently, Jullianna started working with an artist from India, two First Nations artists and a Polynesian artist to create designs that acknowledge the beauty in all cultures.

The Clothing NoMiNoU’s complete clothing line consists of shorts, capris and full-length bottoms, tank tops, pullovers, scarves and swimwear. Every garment is designed, printed and manufactured entirely in Canada. All of the company’s leggings, capris and shorts are made from a blend of 12% spandex and 88% recycled polyester, which is made from recycled PET (a 100% post-consumer recycled raw material that is derived from recycled post-water bottles). This is an eco-friendly fabric that provides ease of care and durability.

Instead of treating fabric with chemicals to achieve wicking and antibacterial properties, NoMiNoU uses a new 100% natural treatment called ChitoSanté to achieve superior results. ChitoSanté is made from chitosan (a fibre found in crustacean shells) that is extracted from non-harvested, post-consumer crab/ shrimp shells. The naturally-occurring chitosan fibres provide durable antibacterial and wicking properties that allows the fabric to stay fresh, hygienic and odour-resistant. ChitoSanté is the only antibacterial bio-agent in the world certified by the US Environmental Protection Agency. It is also entirely safe for those with shellfish allergies, because ChitoSanté is non-protein based ■

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Business partners Sheree & Tracy, have a long history in Delta. After initially meeting as employees of the former owners, the pair pooled their resources to purchase the business and renamed the Café. “We are not a fast food franchise. Instead, the pair pride themselves on their freshly made salads, quiches, sandwiches and baked goods, lasagnas, gluten free options and more. Café de Gourmet is proud to be consistently recognized as top caterer in the South Delta area for every year they’ve been in business, in the coveted Delta Optimist Readers’ Choice and Delta Chamber of Commerce’s Hats off To Excellence awards. “The secret of our success comes down to fresh food, friendly service and lots of hard work.”

As well as the Café, they provide Catering service for any special event - be it a social gathering, appetizer party, full course dinner or a corporate meeting. Café de Gourmet is a meeting place for food, ambience, friendship and connections ■

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Quickly after inception, it became increasingly clear this need was far-reaching. HoneyDo continues to support seniors and their families across Delta and South Fraser regions, maintaining their independence to ‘Live and Age Well in Place’ safely and successfully.

meanwhile staying connected to family, friends and resources in their community.

In addition, strain on grown children and grandchildren is vastly reduced, giving back quality time spent as a family, not only as caregivers.

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Your body will feel alive. You will move with confidence and strength; with better posture, balance, flexibility and health.

Our team has years of teaching experience in the field of Pilates, CoreAlign, Yoga, fitness, post-injury rehabilitation, sports conditioning, chronic conditions, joint replacements, back health and pre-postnatal.

If you are ready to increase your energy and feel fantastic inside and out, then the Tsawwassen Wellness Centre has something for you ■

VISIT OUR BEAUTIFUL NEW STUDIO AT TSAWWASSEN SPRINGS!

TSAWWASSEN WELLNESS CENTRE

#120-5133 Springs Blvd / www.twconline.ca 604-943-8823

A16 The Delta Optimist March 8, 2017 As artists and entrepreneurs, the sisters Shannan & Jennifer opened Sublime 10 years ago, offering quality art supplies and materials to artists of all ages and skill levels. It surprises many customers to see so much stock and the variety available in such a small space: There’s everything an artist needs and lots, lots more.

When you shop at Sublime Art Materials you get the service of a small store, plus everyday great prices, competitive with the big stores.

Robertson Optical & Optometry #102-5405 Ladner Trunk Road, Delta, BC 604-946-7911 www.robertsonopt.com

SHANNAN & JENNIFER

DR. VICKI CHEN, JEANNETTE & KRISTA MISSING FROM PHOTO ELLEN EXTER

Dr. Vicki Chen, Jeannette & Krista make up the team of eyecare professionals at Robertson Optical & Optometry. New patients are always welcome, and we are pleased to continue to help returning patients and their families with all of their eyecare needs.

including multifocal contact lenses for those that need to see up close as well as in the distance.

Krista, our customer care specialist will help you book your eye appointment and also assists in frame selection. We carry frames from Coach, Versace, Nautica, Anne Klein, Etnia, Oga, Modo and many others.

For your eyecare and contact lens purchases New patients we direct bill many always insurance companies. welcome

Optometrist, Dr. Vicki, sees patients on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday morning and every second Saturday. We can often accommodate walk in patients. We are pleased to see all members of your family from children to seniors.

Jeannette is our licensed optician and offers contact lens fittings,

Visit our website at www.robertsonopt.com for more information and to see our monthly promotions.

Call us at 604-946-7911 to book an appointment for an eye exam or a contact lens fitting ■

www.sublimeartmaterials.com Located in the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall 604-943-0117

Customer Service & Product Knowledge is always a priority Owning her own business for the past 8 ½ years has taught Alviene that with hard work your dreams will come true! Many changes have occurred at Vinca’s Kitchen over the past years and will continue as Alviene strives to update products, keep the

ALVIENE WILKINS

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Customer service and product knowledge is always priority for everyone at Vinca’s Kitchen! ■

5042 48th Avenue, Ladner • 604-946-7784 vincaskitchen.ca

www.sterlingnotary.ca 4861 Delta Street Harbourside Plaza 604-946-0588

Caring for our Community Now, and Always!

COMMUNICATIONS

SHARI BARR DONOR RELATIONS

store current and fulfill customer’s requests.

www.dhfoundation.ca 604.940.9695

LISA HOGLUND

THERESA BAMFORD

Sublime is celebrating 10 years in business all year long! Be sure to regularly check our social media for deals & discounts throughout the year. Also, our Spring Art Show & Contest runs May 1 to 23 and is a great event that features fantastic artwork for sale by local artists. Sublime is constantly growing; keep your eyes peeled for internet ordering at SublimeArtMaterials.com ■

Delta Hospital Foundation is dedicated to ensuring the best healthcare possible for our community today and for future generations. With our donors’ generous support, we contribute funds for the purchase of critically needed medical equipment, and to support Delta Hospital staff in their education and training. We also work to expand the services of Delta Hospital through capital campaign projects.

Each team member brings a unique yet necessary set of talents and skills to the Foundation. This is a perfect case whereby the sum is more than its parts - this is a team that thrives working in a fast-paced and goal-driven environment together and towards the common goal of raising much needed funds for Delta Hospital.

To keep up to date with upcoming projects and fundraising initiatives, contact us at: www.dhfoundation.ca or 604.940.9695 Charitable Registration #1298-4114-RR001 ■

MADELAINE COLLINGE

SHARLA DE GROOTE

CATHY TRAFFORD

ANGELA TURNER

COMMUNITY GIVING

SPECIAL EVENTS

FINANCES

MAJOR GIVING

VICKI-LEIGH VAN AS Four years ago, I was laid off from a witnessing signatures on certain legal documents. corporate position and weeks away from giving birth to my second child.

Our goal is to deliver “Sterling I was looking for a fresh start that Service” to all our clients and as a would allow me to follow my dream of working mom, I understand that time being both a female professional and is precious. We try to schedule times mother, and to work in the community that work for our clients and offer I call home. Becoming a Notary Public Saturday appointments, checked all these boxes when possible. and I find it extremely Our goal is rewarding to help people Sterling Notary is based to deliver in our local community. in Harbourside Plaza, in “Sterling Service” Ladner Village. Our office Sterling Notary offers to all is on the ground floor, with a variety of legal our clients. parking right outside, and services, including Wills, we are wheelchair friendly.

Powers of Attorney, Representation Agreements, Real For more information on any of our Estate Conveyancing and Mortgage services, please visit our website Refinancing. We also accommodate www.sterlingnotary.ca or contact me Notarizations, from Travel Consent directly by email at Letters and Statutory Declarations, to vicki@sterlingnotary.ca ■

March 8, 2017 The Delta Optimist A17 Owner of TWO terrific “neighbourhood” stores in Tsawwassen.

Since 2007 UNFORGETTABLE GIFTS, has been providing the community with beautiful selections of Local Artisans works including: • Pottery • Jewellery • Bath & Body Products.

The store also carries a great selection of unusual & unique greeting cards and gift items.

COME & EXPLORE.

MARLEEN FLUMERFELT nforgettabl U Gifts e

604-943-8749

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604-943-8748 Tsawwassen Shopping Centre

TOYS & TECH, serving Delta since 1993, carries a great selection of: • Toys & Board Games • Quality Wooden Toys • Puzzles • Arts & Crafts • LEGO & Playmobil!

COME IN and enjoy stress free shopping with the help of our knowledgeable & friendly staff at TOYS & TECH ■

DANIELLE & ALICIA

Located at the corner of 28th Ave. and 52nd St. in between Ladner and Tsawwassen

focus remains on supporting local. The Coming from a fifth-generation farming Guichon family built and operated this family Danielle and Alicia Guichon understand the importance of supporting stand from 1980-1989, before turning their focus to expanding their farm. and buying local produce. In 2001, Danielle and Alicia have reopened the beginning as the youngest vendors at store with an exciting idea to connect the the Ladner Village Market and carrying community closer to fresh, locally grown only 6-10 items, they eventually took their business to the roadside of Arthur produce first and throughout the season.

Drive. On Arthur Drive, the girls built Backroads is open five months seasonally a strong following and both point out and will be reopening for that “consumers want their fourth year at the end to support the farmers of May 2017. from the community in which they live.” Once “Supporting Be sure to watch the the girls realized that the and buying local Optimist for specials and community had a strong produce.” advertisements! desire to buy Delta grown crops, while in “Connecting farm and season, the idea for community under one roof.”

‘Backroads’ bloomed.

2757 52nd Street, between Ladner and Moving forward a few years, the want and Tsawwassen need for ‘buying local’ is still as strong as ever. With the opening of their produce Find us on Facebook and Instagram (Backroads FamilyFarm Market) ■ store, Backroads Family Farm Market, which now carries over 100 items, the

South Delta Integrative Healthcare offers a new and unique approach to health for residents of South Delta and the surrounding areas.

A holistic approach combines the best of clinically-proven natural remedies with the evidence-based SOUTH DELTA INTEGRATIVE HEALTHCARE

be healthy · be vibrant · be your best

www.thevillageclinic.com #7, 1363 – 56th Street, Delta, BC V4L 2P7 Tel: 778-434-3072 • Fax: 778-434-3075

DR. HELI MCPHIE, B. SC., ND Dr. McPhie’s passion for anxiety, depression, sports medicine and healing began injuries, immune disorders, at a young age growing up in skin conditions, autoimmune southern Africa. Building on her disorders, and many other love of the natural world and chronic conditions. The clinic science, Dr. McPhie completed caters to walk in clients and an undergraduate degree in holds flu prevention clinics. In biology at McGill University in and out of house lab testing are Montreal. She then went on to available including food sensitivity complete a further four years of testing. Dr. McPhie utilizes many study in Naturopathic Medicine modalities of practice including at the Canadian College of nutrition, homeopathy, botanical Naturopathic Medicine. After medicine, use of vitamins and two years of clinical practice in minerals and acupuncture.

Toronto, Dr. McPhie returned to Dr. McPhie lectures frequently Vancouver in 2000. Since then at universities, colleges she has operated and to the public. She a successful family was the recipient of “Dr. McPhie practice, seeing the David Schleich truly believes patients of all ages President’s Award of in the power on the west side Excellence and the and beauty of of Vancouver. She Dr. Patricia Wales collaborative opened her own Award for her significant medicine.” practice, The Village contribution to the Clinic, in 2011 development of the in Tsawwassen. naturopathic profession in The Village Clinic has since Canada.

She was also recognised expanded into a collaborative by UBC for her many years as a interdisciplinary clinic. mentor in the nutritional sciences Dr. McPhie now has a general program. naturopathic practice at The Dr. McPhie truly believes in the Village Clinic in Tsawwassen. Her power and beauty of collaborative main goal is to help people feel medicine.

She would love to help cared for and feel better. you, your family and friends find She treats a wide variety of health and happiness! conditions and ages including digestive disorders, allergies, New patients always welcome! ■

options of western medicine, acupuncture, medicine to ensure IV therapy and that your nutritional “A holistic approach health and counselling. combines the best the health of of clinically-proven Diagnostic your family testing for natural remedies with the evidenceis in good allergies, based options of hands. Our hormone western medicine” treatments imbalances, offered nutritional include botanical deficiencies and

general laboratory work is available through our NDs. Back row (L-R): Dr Susan Steeves, ND, Paula Turrie, Dr Lisa Ghent, ND. Front row (L-R): Sharisse Darby, RNC and Susan Le, RHN ■

South Delta Integrative Healthcare 1338 56th Street, Delta • 604-943-6411

A18 The Delta Optimist March 8, 2017

MARCIA MCCAFFERTY

FINDS children’s thrift store volunteer@reachchild.org

Marcia McCafferty brings together gently used children’s clothes, toys and equipment in a clean, well organized space as the manager of FINDS specialty children’s thrift store in Ladner village.

Marcia is a long-time resident who created FINDS children’s thrift store to support Reach Child and Youth Development Society, a non-profit serving children with special needs. FINDS is currently located at 4857 Elliott St., but will move to the new Reach Children’s Centre being built beside Ladner Library and Memorial Park later this year. Join the FINDS family by donating, shopping or volunteering!

Phone 604-946-6622 ext 328 to volunteer at FINDS ■

DELTA CARPETS & FLOOR DESIGN

Women helping women get stronger.

“Family Owned & Operated Since 1967”

YVONNE CLARK Our store is family owned and operated since it first opened in 1967. When I first joined my Dad and Mom in the store we shared an office about the size of a closet with a 250 square foot showroom.

Having a store was a big step for Delta Carpets as it was previously Dad’s van full of samples and a home office where Mom took care of the paperwork.

Come and meet the team: PJ, Danya, Erika, Lyndsey, Naomi & Michele

Boutique fitness classes.

www.fitnesswithpj.com/classes Ladner: 604-341-9761

Since 1983, Shpak & Company has been providing a wide range of professional accounting services including, audit assurance, financial reporting, bookkeeping, corporate and personal income KAREN, GAIL, JULIE, KARIN AND PAULA

www.deltacarpets.bc.ca 5025 48th Ave. Ladner Village 604-946-6291

Even though we have grown over the years, our biggest priority has always been taking care of our customers and offering the best service and selection.

Our showroom today is 3000 square feet and we are able to offer a huge selection of area rugs, hardwood, laminate, vinyl plank, ceramic tiles, cork, vinyl, maintenance products and the softest lifetime guaranteed stain proof carpet available all at the very best prices.

This year we are excited “This year to be celebrating 50 we are celebrating We are proud to be part of years of serving Delta. this community and look 50 years I have been here for 35 of those years and have of serving Delta.” forward to serving you from finding the perfect floor seen so much change in covering for your home floorcovering and design. to lifetime guaranteed Yes, I remember the installation. original shag and have used a shag rake! It is so awesome to be serving If you’re dreaming of a new look for your so many of our original clients along home come visit us. We’re here to help with second and third generations as you put together a look you’ll love ■ well as so many new and long time Delta residents.

tax preparation and all aspects of the business especially planning. Shpak & working Company with many has a great local owner team of “A great team of professionals managed professionals and support staff.” companies. and support Our primary staff. Gail, a focus is to partner at provide guidance Shpak and Company, and support for our enjoys dealing with

Chartered Professional Accountants

clients financial and business needs as well as ensuring they are meeting all of the compliance and tax related requirements ■

1631-56th St., Tsawwassen / www.shpak.com • 604-943-2811

March 8, 2017 The Delta Optimist A19 Lisa has been in the mortgage industry for almost 27 years. Her first 16 years were spent working for a large Canadian chartered bank. During that time, she helped develop credit products, managed branches and ran sales teams. While she always found the management experience valuable, it was working one on one with clients that she truly enjoyed.

Owner of Tsawwassen Denture Clinic, Stacy Whitman is

dedicated to restoring smiles.

She studied the technical art of denture fabrication and graduated with honors from the denturist program in 2009.

Stacy became the new owner of Tsawwassen Denture Clinic in 2011. It is a well established denture clinic that was previously owned by Erna Swan.

STACY WHITMAN Tsawwassen Denture Clinic Under the BIG GLASS ROOF, Tsawwassen Shopping Centre 1222 - 56th St. 604-943-7818

As a skilled denturist Stacy works directly with you to provide comfortable and well functioning dentures that look great too. No referral is required and consultations are free. The dentures are custom made by her from start to finish in her on-site laboratory to ensure quality control and care.

Losing some or all of your teeth can be difficult, at Tsawwassen Denture Clinic Stacy will work with you to create the denture that is perfect for you.

“I love seeing my patients around town! It makes my day to see them truly smile with confidence and comfort.” ■

I have been a Ladner resident for almost 27 years, raising 4 children and enjoying our small town friendly community and all is has to offer. I’m a big Ladner fan!

BARB OHORI

R.P.C. M.P.C.

It’s been a real privilege to have my private practice Counselling Service here since 2006, supporting youth, individuals and couples. Located right in the heart of the village offering evening and weekend appointments.

To all my past and present clients; many thanks for all your kind referrals. Considering Barb Ohori Counselling counselling for your self or a loved one? barbohoricounselling.com Please don’t hesitate to check out my website and call for a chat. ■ 604-868-0135

LISA MANWARNING

AMP

Mortgage Expert 604-805-1833 lisa@southwestmortgage.ca #2 1359 56th Street, Delta BC, V4L 2P3

After the birth of her son in 2003, she left her beloved banking career and took on the challenge of working as an independent Mortgage Expert, and she never looked back! For the past 13 years she has assisted her clients in finding the perfect mortgage. Any one of her clients will tell you that she brings an energy and enthusiasm to the process of buying, refinancing or renewing your home. She loves what she does and has fun doing it.

She is proud to say that she has generations of families that she has put into the biggest purchase of their lives, and while that might make her feel a bit old, those types of incredible relationships are what makes her so proud of what she does ■

Jennifer started her career in the Social Services Sector where she provided over 13 years of care and support to individuals in need. Locally, she was employed as a Victim Services Caseworker for the Delta Police Victim Services Program where she specialized in emotional support, providing referrals and crisis intervention. After joining Southwest Mortgage in 2013, Jennifer quickly earned her most recent accreditation as a licensed Mortgage Expert and continues to offer the same confidential and unbiased client care within the mortgage industry.

Jennifer’s clients know that she will take the time to listen and that she always works in their best interest.

Her dedication was acknowledged with several achievements in the Mortgage Industry including Top Volume Rookie in 2014 and a Masters Club Award in 2015. She is passionate about her job and truly enjoys finding the perfect mortgage solutions for her clients while making the experience memorable and fun!

JENNIFER WHEELER BSC

Jennifer is proud to live and work in South Delta. And, is very excited to host a community focused podcast called I Love South Delta Real Estate. ■

Mortgage Expert 604-306-5480 jennifer@southwestmortgage.ca #2 1359 56th Street, Delta BC, V4L 2P3

be healthy · be vibrant · be your best

Expedia CruiseShipCenters 152-4857 Elliott St (Ladner Harbour Centre) 604-946-7444

GINA HOLVICK CAROLE PETERSEN

KEYRSTEN MCEWAN

Over twenty five years ago, two eager career women decided to try their hand at selling cruises. Carole Petersen and Gina Holvick opened the sixth center, in what is now a chain of over 220 Expedia CruiseShipCenters North America wide.

Having seen such a great success with Richmond, Expedia CruiseShipCenters, Carole and Gina decided it was time to branch out and set up their second center here in”Sunny South Delta”.

we hold many Consumer Cruise Nights at our office and when more space is needed we have used Beach Grove Golf Club or the Delta Town and Country.

Carole and Gina have become such great leaders amongst their peers in the industry but more importantly, as franchise owners, they have become role models within the organization of Expedia CruiseShipCenters. Because of their success they are often sought out for advice from “We recently new and veteran owners celebrated our alike.

We have recently celebrated our 6th anniversary at our Ladner 6th Anniversary Harbour Centre Mall With a great work ethic and location and we have at our Ladner thoroughly enjoyed location and have pride in their business it only seems fitting that Carole becoming a part of the thoroughly enjoyed and Gina staff their office community. So much becoming a part of with only “The Best”. In our so that Carole and the community.”

Sunny South Delta office our Gina have decided to team has well over 60 years set up residence in the of combined experience in the cruise and South Delta location. We are an active travel industry. With this experience rest participant of the Delta Chamber of Commerce and have received the Delta assured that you will be in good hands.

After all, who better to help you plan Optimist Readers Choice Award for your next vacation then someone who Best Travel Agency for several years has been there ■ running. We believe that being active in the community is important therefore

www.thevillageclinic.com #7, 1363 – 56th Street, Delta, BC V4L 2P7 Tel: 778-434-3072 • Fax: 778-434-3075

Keyrsten believes that a healthy diet, Keyrsten McEwan is a local Holistic Nutritionist who has recently returned which is different for everyone, is to her hometown of Tsawwassen to absolutely foundational in the quest for join the amazing team at The Village optimal health. She is passionate about Clinic. She couldn’t be more thrilled using nutrition to help women feel their to be a bigger part of this best at any age – endless exceptional community “The nutrition programs Keyrsten energy, a healthy weight, and to be working balanced hormones, good puts together alongside the other for her clients sleep and lots of delicious incredible resources are based on tasting, REAL food! available to help get South “real life” and Delta residents living their The nutrition programs encourage all of the good things best, healthiest lives.

Keyrsten puts together for life has to offer.” her clients are based on Nutrition “found” Keyrsten a number of years ago when she dealt “real life” and encourage all of the good things life has to offer. with some serious health issues that

were largely resolved by changes in her diet and has since made it her mission to share her experience with others.

She strives to create a community where women can come together and support each other in getting healthy!

Join Keyrsten at the next event in her popular workshop series, Spring Detox, on Thursday, March 30th from 7-9pm at The Village Clinic. Book online now: www.thevillageclinic.com ■

A20 The Delta Optimist March 8, 2017 I am currently in my 30th year of practice, and every day I look forward to the privileges allowing me to continue to promoting excellent Oral Health Care within our community. My quaint office is still located in the of Historic Lander Village, and I welcome you to continue to use it as a harbour for your removable dental prosthetic needs and referrals.

Denturists are denture specialists who design, manufacture and insert all type of removable dental prosthetics, directly to the public with no referrals necessary. These prosthetics include Complete Dentures; in accordance with a prescription Removable Partial Dentures; Dentures over Implants and Overdentures.

Maintenance include relines, rebases and repairs.

www.coachki.com 604-880-2408

Carol R. LeVasseur

KRISTINE IRVING

I congratulate all the other woman who grace

www.theurbanrack.com 5211 Ladner Trunk Rd. 604-940-6011

Marches for women’s rights, a life coach that is putting herself pussypower hats, tribes, squads, out there in a way that makes me campaigns directed solely at women uncomfortable...either way, I am to Support and Encourage one left feeling small, inadequate and another, an internet uprising over often physically ill. Seriously, check Gaga and Beyonce performances... your body next time you are feeling I can’t remember a time where I jealous or insecure...is there a have experienced the spotlight burning in your stomach? a tightness shining so hotly on our gender. I feel in your chest? Our body can be a we have the power to go one of two powerful cue to what is happening ways... We can open our hearts and in our mind. Take note of how you arms to one another, even thru our respond to stories in the media with differences (rephrase, “especially” regards to women and women’s thru our differences) and shine issues...when you support and bright for the world. Or we can honour other women how do you stand alone with our arms and feel in your body? When you attack hearts closed; opinions and tear down, what happens? /judgements/insecurity Now go one step further “As a woman in bundled tightly into your daily life business I feel a observing situations together, unable to let responsibility to or conversations with the light shine in. shine bright for colleagues, friends, As a woman in business those that I lead customers... and simply I feel a responsibility to and those that take note. Are you left shine bright for those I serve” feeling open and relaxed? that I lead and those Or rigid and tight? that I serve. Both my And once you’ve discovered (as coaching and retail businesses I know you will!) that supporting , are geared primarily to women so accepting, and loving the women I feel that daily I am in a position that grace your life leaves you to choose whether I will support feeling glorious, why would you and encourage or whether I will choose anything else? play small and give in to petty insecurities. I can tell you that even Happy International Women’s Day with the best intentions I don’t to all the Real, Powerful, Beautiful always choose the right path. I Women. Please continue to shine bright ■ may allow a competitive jealousy towards a fellow retailer take up space in my mind or quietly judge

Carol R. LeVasseur DD these pages. Thank you also for your contribution www.cd.bc.ca to our unique community, and, please accept my 4960 Bridge Street, Delta 604.946.9411 heartfelt wishes for continued success. ■ Denturist/Denturologiste

be healthy ∙ be vibrant ∙ be your best

www.thevillageclinic.com #7, 1363 – 56th Street, Delta, BC V4L 2P7 Tel: 778-434-3072

JILL FISCHER and founder of the Pink Ninja School for Empowering Girls. Jill has been on a journey of leading transformation workshops, hosting TV programs Anxiety • Depression • Confidence / and radios shows as well as coaching Self Esteem Issues • Fears • Phobias individual sessions for the past 12 years.

Addictions • Trauma • Insomnia This path has taken her on some of the Weight Issues • Relationship Troubles. most incredible journeys If any of these words “If you can do around the world; from describe your life something about it, swimming with dolphins in connect with Jill. She can why would you suffer?

Bimini, Bahamas, to training make the difference.

If you can’t do with monks in the temples something about it, “The work you did with why would you suffer? of Japan, to neuroscience my son has changed his Suffering is a choice. studies in Los Angeles, Choose empowerment California. life! He hangs out with and joy!” friends - he thinks he has Come meditate with Jill friends now! He’s no longer tonight, March 8th at 7pm to celebrate crippled by his anxiety. This is a direct International Women’s Day at the result of the sessions with you. Thank you so much for reconnecting my son to Village Clinic, #7, 1363 56 St in Tsawwassen. Free adminssion. Or loving and living his life. book a free discovery session at I am so grateful.” MM 2017 www.thevillageclinic.com Jill Fischer is an international speaker, 778-434-3072 ■ hypnotherapist, meditation leader ADVANCED HYPNOTHERAPIST, PINK NINJA SENSEI, & MEDITATION LEADER WWW.JILLFISCHER.CA

We are always happy to see new patients Doctors Giulia DeVuono, and emergency eye problems. See us for Joan Hansen, Sara Kirby and Amanjot Basi glasses, contact lenses, and want you to know that regular surgical referrals when needed. eye health checks are important.

Our friendly knowledgeable An eye exam can detect serious “Your eyes staff will be pleased to assist eye disease, and signs of other Deserve an in your eyewear selection and disease in the body. optometrist” maintenance, and of course Children should be seen by age supply lots of smiles! ■ 3, and yearly after that. Their exams are covered by MSP. Adults should be seen every 1 to 2 years.

TSAWWASSEN OPTOMETRY

Tsawwassen Optometry Clinic

#214-1077 56th Street, Tsawwassen tsawwassenoptometry@gmail.com www.tsawwassenoptometry.ca 604-943-6114

March 8, 2017 The Delta Optimist A21

hello@teresacooperhomes.com www.teresacooperhomes.com 1333 56 St, Delta, BC V4L 2A6 Cell: 604.657.5695/ Office: 604.943.7411

5028 48th Avenue Ladner Village 604-946-8590

TERESA COOPER

TRACEY & JILL

REAL ESTATE SPECIALIST

South Coast Casuals strives to grow and adapt; responding to customers’ requests and industry trends. Over the past 20 years, customers have changed how they are dressing so South Coast • offering personalized customer Casuals has responded by adding service new product lines and emerging styles to meet the • a wide variety of needs of customers quality products in from three generations.

“One-on-one sizes 4 to 20 service in The sales team at a friendly • giving back to the South Coast Casuals atmosphere.” community that is key to your shopping supports them. experience. This friendly team will find Since 1995, customers you the product to best suit your throughout British Columbia have needs and their expertise will chosen South Coast Casuals as make your visit a pleasure ■ their fashion destination.

It has been my great pleasure to I absolutely pride myself get to know these supportive, on providing a uniquely intelligent people that bring personal home buying or such a diverse skill set to selling experience. Through business in Delta. enthusiasm, creativity, and a healthy dose of I want to take pluck, I will make this my knowledge journey stress free and passion for “Your key to and enjoyable for comfortable living this community you and your family. to become your in South Delta.” partner in selling I know this - Teresa Cooper your home and community, the neighborhoods, helping you find the next ■ and the wonderful network of women in business.

Stay Connected

South Coast Casuals has become a premiere destination for Ladies Fashions. A family business, run by Jill, Tracey and Bill McKnight, South Coast Casuals is dedicated to:

Re/Max Progroup Realty 5360 12th Ave Delta, BC V4M 2B3 email: aileennoguer@remax.net 604-946-8000 www.AileenNoguer.com

South Delta Financial Group www.raymondjames.ca/southdelta Suite 103, 5405 Ladner Trunk Road, Delta 604-940-9405

RAYMOND JAMES

AILEEN NOGUER

It’s our privilege to provide customized financial solutions to individuals, families and corporations for the past 15 years in the community where we enjoy living, working and raising our own families. Between us, we have 12 children which helps us to share and understand the financial challenges experienced by families!

building long lasting relationships based on a foundation of mutual trust and respect.

Our recommended approach to determine if it will make sense for you to become a valued client is to arrange an initial interview so we can get to know each other personally and professionally. We are confident that you will discover our experience, “We welcome discipline and process the privilege and will help you find well opportunity to deserved peace of mind meet!” around your financial affairs.

Collectively, we have close to 100 years of wisdom and experience to draw upon. Women with our experience and knowledge are skilled at bringing sound unbiased solutions to the table that offer direction and solutions focused on specific goals and objectives. We clearly understand and appreciate the importance of

We welcome the privilege and opportunity to meet! ■

Aileen Noguer’s business card may say RE/MAX, but it should also read, “integrity and communication.”

Buyers Representative and Certified Negotiation Expert. A lifetime West Coast resident, she participates in local events, donates to the Children’s Miracle Network (BC Children’s Hospital), BC Guide Dogs and Delta Life Skills, and services South Delta (Ladner/Tsawwassen), Richmond and South Surrey (White Rock).

A former Cardiac ICU Registered Nurse and salesperson selling Intensive care products, Aileen’s expertise lies in developing client relationships and excellence in communication, utilizing the highest standards and business skills.

“Aileen’s expertise “My goal is to offer a superior level of lies in developing Since 1993, she has Client relationships competitive advantage placed in the top 10% and deliver the highest and excellence in of Realtors in the Lower standard of problem communication” Mainland and top solving and negotiation 100 teams for Re/Max skills - achieving Western Canada. statistically higher than Her awards include Chairman’s Club, average selling prices” ■ Platinum Club. Hall of fame and Lifetime Achievement Awards with RE/MAX. Her designations include Accredited

A22 The Delta Optimist March 8, 2017 Have you been shocked lately?

Miss ELectric honest 25 yrs experience skilled reliable sparkette

Just Jewellery 4360 Main Street, Vancouver, B.C. 778-379-6263 #6 2970 King George Blvd.,Surrey, B.C. 604-541-6362 www.just-jewellery.ca

JOANNE & GENEVIEVE Mother-daughter team; Joanne Morrison and Genevieve Fraser, specialists in sterling silver and gem-stone jewellery have enjoyed fourteen years as the lower mainland’s “place to go,” whether you need a fashion boost for yourself, or the perfect gift.

An impressive collection of sterling silver and colourful gem stones blanket the walls and cases throughout the store.

offering creations from local artists (Morrison and Fraser’s works included) as well as designs from artisans around the world.

Whether you are hunting for that special new piece for your collection, or wanting a gift for a loved one or friend; it feels “A love for good giving a quality the unique keepsake which will and an eye for quality.” last for years to come.

It was a love of the unique and an eye for quality, that lead the two into such a specialized field,

A Second Just Jewellery gallery is now open in Vancouver on Main Street, at 28th. ■

LESLIE BARTSCH Ms. Electric “Know your Home”

Small Job Specialist.

Delta Resident for 15 years.

knowyourhome@gmail.com Electrical Contractor #87902 778-688-0436

Let me Brighten up your day.

I can solve your electrical problem ■

It takes a team of dedicated ladies to turn out the beautiful floral creations at Flowers Beautiful.

FLOWERS BEAUTIFUL TEAM

Place your order online at www.flowersbeautiful.com or phone us at 604.943.2815 Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall

From left to right: Caylie will assist you on Saturday afternoons and is our social media expert.

Christa is the proud owner and manager of this busy little store. Michaela is our very talented head designer and Louise fills that role over weekends. Vicky, the lady with the British accent, will assist you in her friendly English manner during weekdays and then the ever pleasant Melissa takes over from her on Saturdays! We are all eager to please and always have your best interest at heart! ■

be healthy · be vibrant · be your best

www.bowenworksforyou.com andrea@bowenworksforyou.com www.thevillageclinic.com #7, 1363 – 56th Street, Delta, BC V4L 2P7 Tel: 778-434-3072 • Fax: 778-434-3075

#1-1835 56th Street, Delta 604-943-9385

DR. TINA GEMEINHARDT she has had the honour of taking care of their beloved pets from Dr. Tina Gemeinhardt and her team youth to end of life. Today pets are at Tsawwassen Animal Hospital living longer, healthier lives and it would all agree that a key ingredient is very rewarding to be a part of to a happy life is finding something helping to make that possible. you love to do and this is something An important part of her vision as that they feel fortunate enough to a veterinary hospital owner is to have achieved themselves. always be involved in some non-profit animal For 30 years, Pets are living welfare works. Currently Dr. Tina Gemeinhardt, longer, healthier the Tsawwassen Animal a longterm resident of lives and it is very Hospital offers regular rewarding to be Tsawwassen, has been services to O.W.L. a part of helping providing veterinary and Delta Community to make that care to families for their Animal Shelter as well possible. pets in the communities as overseeing the Delta of South Delta. One Homeless Animal Fund. of the things she enjoys about the work she does is that many of her A special Thank You to all of our relationships with clients go back wonderful clients who make it possible to do what we love ■ over several years and that We love what we do.

ANDREA SANDOVAL, CBT

The Village Clinic where she is able to help her clients be Andrea Sandoval has been pain free, have more freedom sharing her passion of movement and of Bowen Therapy better quality of life. with clients for Through her love “Bowen Therapy over 10 years. has the power to and commitment Bowen Therapy is help on all levels.” to Bowen Therapy, an amazing form Andrea’s intention of bodywork that is to fully support stimulates the and care for those body to reset, rebalance and along their healing journeys, heal itself. from physical ailments to Andrea now practices out of emotional stress. ■ Certified Bowen Therapist

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Meet the ladies of the Lawlor Goldsmith Shoppe - Janice, Laura, Monique and Brenda (missing)

JANICE, LAURA & MONIQUE

lawlorgoldsmithshoppe.com 4817F Delta Street, Ladner 604-946-1057

It has been a very exciting year for the shop - we were humbled and excited to win the “2016 Small Business of the Year” Award from the Delta Chamber of Commerce in Nov. 2016.

The Shoppe has had a make-over and we are constantly striving to find new and exciting products to help celebrate life’s special moments.

Come to see what is new and experience our exemplary customer service. Remember you don’t have to buy, just come in and say hi! ■

Web page: www.ladybugzbiz.com Email: info@ladybugzbiz.com Tel: 778-242-4558

ANNA ERICKSON I started working with Seniors 12 years ago. I remember my first long chat with a lady who told me about her life as a young girl growing up during the war, and how interesting the history was and how passionate she was when telling me. My heart went out to her and we cried together for her losses as well her happiness now.

At that moment I realized that I was meant to work with Seniors and be a helping hand in their lives.

Lady Bug’z Lifestyle Assistant was designed to help in every way from gardening to making beds, cooking meals together and much more - all to make life easier while helping seniors stay independent for as long as possible. We cherish each of our clients as though they were a part of our own family.

“A little

I love to spend time organizing events for our Senior Community. Whether it’s a back yard barbecue, an evening out for dinner and a movie with friends, or an outing to Vancouver Island, it’s all about making new friends and staying healthy - mind, body and soul.

I am so grateful that I have help goes the opportunity to help our Seniors stay independent a long way.” in their homes for as long as they can, and when the time comes to move I am able to introduce them to some of I truly believe in my heart that a little help the wonderful places that goes along way ■ they could move to, as well as the truly compassionate people to help along the way.

If you haven’t experienced the Messy Dresser yet…. it’s time you saw what you are missing!

We have a clothing boutique filled with new spring arrivals

by Woolrich, Black Swan, Swish, Jack, Other’s Follow and more...

HELENE CARREAU

TARA, HEATHER, SHELBY

#125-7391 Vantage Way, Delta, BC V4G-1M3 604-948-3088

Custom Window Coverings

“We’re a full-service business from consultation to installation” says Budget Blinds owner Tara Anderson, who acknowledges the franchise name can be misleading. The selection of window treatments doesn’t include only blinds, but shutters, draperies, shades and even window film.

Regardless of the window’s size or shape, you can be assured Budget Blinds Delta will have a customized window coverings solution ready for you. “Our consultants specialize in design, which is why we can offer a one stop shopping experience, it’s not an off the shelf look we provide” Anderson notes.

Anderson adds “As it helps asses colour preferences and the windows and spaces being worked with.”

Setting your appointment in motion is as simple as raising the phone says Anderson. The skilled staff of Bal on Reception, Ashley in Marketing, Darcy, Alison or Shelby as your design consultants, and General Manager Heather will make sure you and your order are taken care of. Installation is then handled by one of their professionally trained installers.

Anderson and her husband David have owned the Delta Franchise for seven Consumers can benefit • Locally Owned years, and acquired the from the business’ March and Operated South Surrey/White Rock Promotions- 50% off • Complimentry franchise in 2013. This past Norman Shutters or In-Home year saw another large The Buy More Save More Consultations milestone for Anderson Event which could see and her family, as they you saving 35-45% off purchased the Franchise their Signature Series Product Line. of Central Vancouver Island. When Tara and David are not running their Budget Blinds serving Delta, South businesses, they are busy caring for Surrey and White Rock has its main their four daughters ages 6, 7, 9 and showroom and offices in its Tilbury 12 years old. “As we grow we slowly Location, and a satellite showroom in South Surrey presented in conjunction add to our Budget Blinds family with more style consultants and extend with the Shell Busey’s House Smart of customer service team” Anderson Home Services Referral Network. says, adding “We’re also educating Both are a great place to get ideas our girls with the same work ethic so for your future window treatments, that hopefully they can join the family however “there is so substitute for a business one day” ■ complimentary In-Home consultation”

In our hair salon we have a six member team of very Bridal and Grad packages!

Customize your own experience.

Champagne, Mocktails & nibblies available.

talented stylists and makeup artists offering cutting edge techniques.

Baliage, beach waves, long haircuts/styling and up do’s!! ■

5052 - 48th Avenue, Ladner Village • 604.946.6969

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Gardening is her passion.

Registered Massage Therapist

Since 1983 Kathy has been helping customers with garden advice specific to Delta’s climate and soil conditions. She donated twelve of those years to host her own T.V. program (Gardening Tips on Delta Cable) along with co-authoring a gardening book, ‘Simply Gardening’ as a guide still used today by home gardeners.

KATHY VAN VLIET 604.760.1238 www.kathyvanvliet.com

The gardens which Kathy creates have year-round interest and are sustainable for years with minimal maintenance. She has a deep-rooted appreciation for the beauty of nature with a need to be environmentally responsible and has a passion for helping people with their gardens which has kept her landscape design and installation business growing.

Kathy graduated over 30 years ago from the Landscape Horticulture program at B.C.I.T. in Burnaby and can be contacted through Sunnyside Nursery or at 604-760-1238 ■

I moved to Ladner with my husband in October 2015, shortly before we welcomed our first child. It’s already clear that leaving Vancouver’s West End to raise our daughter in Ladner’s more supportive and closely knit community was a great decision for our family.

MELANI ADSLEY

I’ve been a practicing RMT since 2010, recently with Yaletown Massage Therapy, and I am happy to have opened my new practice earlier this year at The Birch Tree - Family Wellness on Delta Street ■

All Patients Welcome! melaniadsleyrmt@gmail.com 604-802-9139

Creature Comforts Veterinary Home Services Ltd. www.housecallvet.ca 604-314-6542

DR. SUSAN HETHERINGTON AND SKIPPER

Please check in the fall of 2017 on my website and the Optimist “People in Business” for an update as to when I will resume house call services.

I am looking forward to resuming my or bought, that one can enjoy eating “as is” veterinary house call practice in the fall or can also be donated at the truck on Saturday. early 2018! Fortunately, my treatments for Sleeping bags or clothes for rain or snow can breast cancer, since July 2015, have gone be dropped off too. well. My sincere apologies to those I have not Every Saturday, the “Food On The been able to help or respond to during this Corner”’s large white truck (once a SWAT challenging time. Meanwhile, please see the truck) parks BEHIND the mall, next alternate housecall services to Tsawwassen’s Thrifty’s, provided on my website. at approximately 9:30 am.

I would like to I would like to express my respect for ALL those in our community who volunteer to help others in need.

One great example is “Food On The Corner.” See their heart warming story on www.foodonthecorner.ca or call Tom at 604-803-5174.

express my respect for ALL those in our community who volunteer to help others in need.

Through Food On The Corner, caring Delta volunteers - for 34 years! - including senior home groups, lend a hand to people in dire need in the “downtown east side” of Vancouver. They prepare sandwiches and homemade hot soup for 80 to 150 people for Saturday morning. Anything homemade

Volunteers bring their treats, sandwiches and hot soup .

Individual donations brought to the truck are also always appreciated!

The truck volunteers bring your contributions the same morning - rain or snow - to a busy street corner, for people in real need in the downtown east side area. In addition, they share with local shelters there, in need of meals. Christian fellowship is offered to those interested.

Through Food On The Corner, Delta volunteers give hope, caring and respect to those struggling to live in the downtown east side area. ■

Refined Salon and Spa opened last December in Tsawwassen by two young mothers born and raised in the area. Crystal Lopez is an award winning esthetician for best facials and nails. Laura Sanders, a Redken certified colorist, is an award winning stylist.

Together, they had a vision to open a trendy

Lisa Eastwood Barrister & Solicitor 5058 47A Ave, Delta BC V4K 1T8 604-946-8010 Lisa@Eastwoods.ca

LISA EASTWOOD I graduated from SDSS in

John Eastwood who has been

1989 and I have a degree in

a notary in Delta for 25 years.

psychology from UBC. I have

I handle estates (probate

been a practising lawyer since

and estate administration),

1999. I have two children,

wills, powers of attorney,

Maizie who is 13 and Parker who is 10. My husband Greg Lilles is also a lawyer (in Vancouver)

As I hope you can gather my philosophy is family first.

We are a family business whose first priority is you.

practicing in the

representations agreements, real estate conveyancing and corporate law. As I hope you can gather my philosophy is family

areas of personal injury and

first. We are a family business

family law. I work with my dad

whose first priority is you ■

place where you could number one priorities. come and receive an Refined has also hired amazing guest experienced experience, “They had a vision staff, Jessica while receiving Flintoff, Megan to open a trendy high quality Parker and place where you salon or spa Emma Goss, could come and services. Having receive an amazing who have a guest experience.” passion for top of the line products staying on and absolute top of the cleanliness were the beauty trends that will

make you look and feel great! From new hair to colourful toes and even cosmetic injections, Refined offers it all! The large relaxing space offers a fun environment where you can sit back and enjoy a latté while you wait for your appointment. Come by for a tour and meet the Refined team! ■

6-5666 12th Ave, Delta • 604-948-1034 www.RefinedSalonAndSpa.com

facebook.com/RefinedSalonAndSpa

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Have you ever been kept awake at night thinking about hiring or firing staff? Had any production, marketing, or sales issues? Do you ever wish you had a wise person to bounce ideas off?

VICKI FENN

www.vickifenn.com vicki@vickifenn.com 778-882-8911

That was me for sure! And because of this – I discovered the amazing power of MasterMinding.

A mastermind group helps you navigate through challenges using the collective intelligence of others.

With a group of like minded business owners, you will solve problems, brainstorm new ideas, and answer those big questions we all have.

If you are interested in finding out more about how a MasterMind group works, call now to reserve a space in the upcoming “Introduction to MasterMinding.”

Call now – 778-882-8911. Pre-registration required; SPACE LIMITED to first 10 applicants.

Thursday March 22, 2017 12-1pm – light lunch provided Delta Chamber of Commerce Office Cost: $50 (Ask about Delta Chamber Member discount) ■

DEBBIE DASILVA

“Making Money Make Sense”

120- 4857 Elliott Street, Ladner Open Monday – Thursday & Saturday 9:30am – 4pm • Fridays 9:30am – 5pm 1206 – 56th Street, Tsawwassen Open Monday to Friday 9:30am – 5pm

‘A commitment to service’ is the perfect phrase to describe Debbie DaSilva, whether it be in her everyday work life, volunteer time or giving back to the community.

Debbie has committed to “getting it right” for her customers at BMO for the past 36 years. Debbie is the Branch Manager at the BMO Bank of Montreal , Ladner Harbour Centre and Tsawwassen Shopping Centre both of which offer a full suite of banking services ranging from everyday banking to wealth management and can service all of your financial needs.

In her community, Debbie is an active member of the Rotary Club of Ladner and continues to be heavily involved in all of their local projects, events and activities.

Debbie has also been involved with local organizations such as South Delta Minor Fastpitch and Ladner United Girls Soccer clubs ■

Precision Eyecare is about you and your family’s eye care needs.

Whether you are farsighted or nearsighted, precise measurements taken by our qualified and experienced staff will ensure properly fitted custom lenses for your eyes and the perfect frame for your features. To meet these requirements, Precision Eyecare provides our customers with registered licensed opticians, contact lens fitter and a doctor of Optometry, all conveniently located in the heart of Tsawwassen.

SUZANNE MUELLER

PRECISION EYECARE precisioneyecaredelta.ca Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall 604-943-8400

Spa Vilamoura

Our eyes have a complex system and therefore we should all have regular eye exams throughout our lifetime, thus assisting in protecting your vision, the windows through which we see and experience the world. At Precision Eyecare our displays are filled with beautifully crafted frame collections from around the world for your unique style. We pride ourselves in solely dispensing high quality lenses, including the very latest digital lenses for the ultimate refined vision. Ask about our Kids Packages!

Our mission at Precision Eyecare is to provide our customers with the highest standards of vision care and an overall great experience. We are happy to provide numerous lens and frames promotions throughout the year. We would like to thank our valued customers for their continued support throughout the years. We look forward to serving our beautiful community for many years to come! ■

DEIRDRE SEVERIDE AND JACQUELINE SOWA

www.severide.com info@severide.com #201-5027 47A Ave. Delta, BC tel 604-940-8182 fax 604-940-9892

Our family law lawyers, Deirdre best interests of the client and the children. We know that each and Jacqueline, will assist you to reach creative, cost effective situation is unique, so we take and respectful solutions at the the time to listen to our clients. end of a relationship In addition to family law, (a separation agreement Jacqueline also practices in the and divorce order), or at the area of estate litigation, helping beginning of a relationship clients challenge or (a cohabitation or uphold the validity of a marriage agreement). loved one’s will.

Each situation Whether you choose is unique... mediation, the Severide Law is a full we take the time collaborative law service firm providing to really listen. process, negotiation legal representation or litigation we have to the residents and the expertise to help businesses of South you move forward.

Delta since 1996. For more information visit: If litigation is required, www.severide.com ■ Jacqueline will provide

tenacious representation for the

HELI MCPHIE, ND & LESLIE LEE Spa Vilamoura provides true relaxation experiences that appeal to discerning clients wanting extraordinary results. We offer an extensive menu of advanced skin and body treatments using products from unique and effective sources that are some of nature’s purest, botanical and marine elements; all recommended to suit your individual needs.

www.spavilamoura.ca 1363-56 Street, In Windsor Woods Courtyard, Tsawwassen 604-943-7785

FLAVIA ALLOS SKINCARE THERAPIST

We have chosen our products carefully because we know that what we put on our bodies is as important as what we put into our bodies. By infusing wellness spa services with effective products & services, we create a true sense of complete holistic beauty care.

True beauty is created from the inside out, always starting with honest and honoured relaxation. So come in to Spa Vilamoura and enjoy a little getaway with us. Whether that is for and hour to have your nails done, or if it is for a mini day vacation right here in the heart of our little village of Tsawassen.

JENNIE FOSTER AESTHETICIAN

Our commitment to you is thorough and long term, and it is our goal that when you look at yourself in macro, you love what you see ! ■

.... because the world is full of remarkable beauty!

SHEA JACKSON MEDICAL AESTHETICIAN

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Community Coming Events CLUBS AND GROUPS Diabetes SelfManagement is a free six-week workshop at Delta Manor Education Centre on Thursday evenings, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Healthy eating, exercise, dealing with stress and difficult emotions are discussed.

All participants receive the “Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions” book at no cost. Caregivers are also welcome to attend. Register with UVic at 604-940-1273 or www.selfmanagementbc.ca.

Delta Photo Club meets Wednesday, March 8, for Print Night. Black and white images are encouraged, as guest judge, Wes Bergen, will provide feedback in preparation for competition selection on March 15. DPC assembles Wednesdays at KinVillage Community Centre at 7 p.m. (socializing and setup) 7:30 p.m. start.

Guests welcome. For more information, please visit www.deltaphotoclub.com.

DivorceCare, a divorce recovery seminar for divorced or separated individuals, begins Thursday, March 9, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Little House in Tsawwassen. DivorceCare is a 13-week faith-based video seminar series featuring foremost experts on divorce and recovery topics. The video seminars are combined with support group

discussion of the materials presented during the video program. Attendees will receive a workbook filled with practical tips, encouraging words, journaling ideas, and exercises for daily help. To register, or for more information, please contact James Wagner at 604-9968826 or email wgnrjl@gmail. com.

Tsawwassen Mills Toastmasters Club, Delta’s only daytime Toastmasters club, welcomes you to come for a visit. Expect to have fun in a safe environment, while you learn public speaking skills and leadership skills.

Guests are always welcome.

Join us this Thursday, March 9 from 1 to 2 p.m. in the training room at Tsawwassen Mills Mall. For more information email Barb at jest4fun@ eastlink.ca.

Kee Philosophers’ is back for their March session with Robbin Whitbread coordinating. Kee Philosophers’ will meet again on Friday, March 10, 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the McKee Seniors Centre lounge where we’ll be discussing the very important question, A Military Chaplain’s Perspective on “PTSD” — Where we’ve come from — Where might we go?

Maj. Reverend Jim Short from Ladner United Church and a military chaplain who served in Afghanistan for a year will be our speaker.

Kee Philosophers’ is for anyone who enjoys learning or sharing their own insights and perspectives on interesting topics. The Kee Philosophers’ are free and open to all. No pre-registration is necessary.

Ladner Parkinson’s support group meeting Saturday, March 11 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at McKee Centre. This group is for people living with Parkinson’s and/or the people who care for them. We meet the second Saturday of each month.

For more information call Dave or Gloria at 604-9480156.

March 13, 20 and 27. Family Caregiver, free Alzheimer Society of B.C. workshop, 9 to 11:45 a.m., KinVillage Vidal Court, 5492-11th Ave., Tsawwassen. Pre-registration required. 604-449-5000.

Info.southfraser@alzheimerbc.org.

Do your children knit?

Bring them with you and connect across the generations at Knit & Stitch on Mondays, March 13 and 20, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Ladner Pioneer Library or Wednesdays, March 15 and 22 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Tsawwassen Library. Knit & Stitch is an ongoing program where members of all ages and abilities share ideas, techniques and good conversation.

AmbassadorsTsawwassen Toastmasters: March 14 at 7 p.m. Annual Club Speech Contest plus Chief Judge Training by Margaret Page, International Director and Distinguished Toastmaster.

Come listen to some amazing speeches and see if Toastmasters is for you!

Page will provide training that sets the stage for better judging. St. David’s Anglican Church, 1115-51A St., Tsawwassen. Gymnasium

door. Ambassadors always welcome guests. For more info contact Karentaipalus@ gmail.com.

The Probus Club of South Delta, a non-profit, fellowship club for retired and semiretired professional and business people will hold a regular meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 15 at The Coast Tsawwassen Inn. Our guest speaker will be Delta Police Chief Neil Dubord. All members are urged to attend. Please call Dick Williams at 604-9406542 for information.

Have you ever wondered how much planning goes on behind the scenes to prepare for an election? Find out at the next meeting of 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. Join us on Thursday, March 16. Contact Linda at lj.rigby@telus.net, phone number: 604-9433863, for more information.

Deltones Toastmasters Club meet on the first and third Thursday each month (7 to 9 p.m.) at Fraser Health Unit, 4470 Clarence Taylor Cres., Ladner. Next meeting: March 16. If you’re worried about public speaking, we can help! Guests are always welcome. Email lornawynn217@me.com or call Lorna 604-328-6971 for more info.

Magician Gary Savard knows what makes children laugh. On Thursday, March 16, from 11 to 11:45 a.m., bring the entire family to his fastpaced interactive magic show at the Tsawwassen Library. Savard will also appear at the Ladner Pioneer Library on Saturday, March 18 from 11 to 11:45 a.m.

Kings Links Tuesday Ladies Golf Club is welcoming new members for the 2017 season (March 28 to Oct. 17). For more information contact Jennifer at 604946-4346 or j.ellen@telus. net.

The New Tsawwassen Springs Tuesday Ladies Golf Club is accepting new members for the 2017 season.

The season begins on April 11 at 9 a.m. The annual fee is $140 to join, that includes BC Golf, affiliation fee and prizes. Contact the Pro Shop at 604 948-4653 for more information.

SENIORS Shari’s Saturday Social Dance – KinVillage Community Centre, 543010th Ave., Tsawwassen, Saturday, March 11, dress style optional but black and white is the theme. Doors open at 7 p.m., dancing from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Dance to a wide variety of CD music.

Tickets at the door: $12 for members, $14 for non-members, includes mid-evening goodies. To reserve a table, call Shari at 604-943-8755.

form 11:30 a.m. to noon on Friday, March 17, KinVillage Community Centre, 543010th Ave. Admission is free.

A special curry lunch will be available for $7.35 tax included.

FUND RAISERS Ladner United Church is having a Garage Sale and Shredathon on Saturday, April 8. Located in the village at 4960-48th Ave., Ladner (604-946-6254). Doors open from 8 a.m. to noon.

Secure shredding (by donation) will be provided by URBAN IMPACT from 9 a.m. to noon. Come and check out the wide variety of tools and toys, books and boots, clothes and kitchenware and many other gently used items.

SPECIAL EVENTS Celebrate International Women’s Day with meditation at the Village Clinic, 7-1363-56th St., Tsawwassen.

Wednesday, March 8 from 7 to 8 p.m. Register online at www.thevillageclinic.com.

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).

O’Brian School of Irish Dance students will per-

Major University hearing study seeks participants.

Connect Hearing, with a leading hearing researcher at Ryerson University, seeks participants for a hearing study investigating the factors that can influence better hearing. All participants will have a hearing test provided at no charge. Qualifying participants may also receive a demo of the latest hearing technology.

The data collected from this study will be used to further our understanding of hearing loss and improve life-changing hearing healthcare across Canada.

Why Research Hearing Loss?

Deep inside our ears are several thousand microscopic “hair cells.” These cells are arranged in rows and each cell is responsible for hearing a specific pitch, similar to the keys on a piano. As we age, some of these cells become damaged… from loud noises, chronic conditions, or the process of aging itself. Just like a

hearing loss will wait ten years before seeking help.2 This is because at the beginning stages of hearing loss people often find they can “get by” without help, however as the problem worsens this becomes increasingly harder to do. By studying those people having difficulty in noise or with television, we hope to identify key factors impacting these difficulties and further understand their influence on the treatment process.

Interested people can register to be a part of this lifechanging hearing study* by calling: 1.888.242.4892 or visiting connecthearing.ca/hearing-study. piano with damaged keys, an ear with damaged hair cells will make things sound muffled and distorted.

For some people this loss of clarity is only a problem at noisy restaurants or in the car, but for others it makes listening a struggle throughout the entire day.

It is estimated that 46% of people aged 45 to 87 have some degree of hearing loss,1 but most do not seek treatment right away. In fact, the average person with

*Study participants must be over 50 years of age and have the option to participate. No fees and no purchase necessary. Registered under the College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of BC. VAC, WCB accepted.

1. Cruickshanks, K. L., Wiley, T. L., Tweed, T. S., Klein, B. E. K., Klein, R, Mares-Perlman, J. A., & Nondahl, D. M. (1998). Prevalence of Hearing Loss in Older Adults in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin: The Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study. Am. J. Epidemiol. 148 (9), 879-886.

2. National Institutes of Health. (2010).

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Sports Shorts SCOREBOARD PACIFIC JUNIOR HOCKEY Shaw Conference Finals Delta leads series 2-0.

Game #1 Delta 4 Grandview 1 Game #2 Delta 3 Grandview 2 Brittian Conference Finals Aldergrove leads series 3-0 Game #1 Aldergrove 4 R. Meadows 1 Game #2 Aldergrove 6 R. Meadows 3 Game #3 Aldergrove 4 R. Meadows 2 Playoff Scoring Leaders G A. Rota (Gran) 5 K. Bosko (Ald) 3 J. Lagler (Ald) 0 E. Callegari (Ald) 7 M. Oliver (Ald) 6 Q. Leroux (Ald) 4 C. Cuthbert (Del) 3 J. Deyrmenijian (Del) 6 T. Andrews (Rmd) 4 G. Dhaliwal (Del) 5 A. Strelezki (RM) 5 S. Zeinab (Miss) 4 C. Alderson (Rmd) 3 H. Cordoni (RM) 3 K. Lee (Gran) 3 J. Munro (Rmd) 3 M. Huemmert (Gran) 5 B. Gelz (Rmd) 1 C. Davitt (Ald) 3 T. Versluis (NV) 3 B. Galbraith (RM) 3 K. Lennea (Miss) 2 Leading Goalies

Avg. J. Naylor (Del) 2.00 M. Pipes (Rmd) 2.26 P. Tucek (RM) 2.58 Paler-Chow (Gran) 2.65 D. Rodin (Ald) 2.87

A 6 8 11 3 4 6 7 3 4 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 1 6 3 3 3 4

Pts 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 6 6 6

SV% .930 .917 .938 .913 .879

LOCAL TIDES

Pacific Standard Time.

Height in feet

THURSDAY, MARCH 9 4:53 am 13.8 10:37 am 9.5 3:25 pm 12.1 10:18 pm 3.9 FRIDAY, MARCH 10 5:33 am 14.1 11:22 am 8.9 4:29 pm 12.1 11:06 pm 3.9 SATURDAY, MARCH 11 6:07 am 14.1 12:02 pm 8.2 5:25 pm 12.5 11:50 pm 4.6 SUNDAY, MARCH 12 6:37 am 14.1 12:40 am 7.5 6:17 pm 12.5 MONDAY, MARCH 13 12:30 am 5.2 7:05 am 13.8 1:17 pm 6.9 7:07 pm 12.5 These predictions are supplements to and not replacements for the Canadian Tide and Current Tables, which include the only authorized tidal predictions for Canada and are provided by Canadian Hydrographic Service.

DELTA SPORTS

Got Sports?

Contact Mark at mbooth@delta-optimist.com or 604-946-4451

Pacers fall just short of B.C. berth Injury to leading scorer deals big blow to boys basketball team’s provincial bid MARK BOOTH

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The unpredictable and sometimes cruel side of sports dealt a significant blow to the Delta Pacers’ hopes of qualifying for this week’s B.C. Boys AAA Basketball Championships.

The Pacers saw their season end Thursday in a 76-67 Fraser Valley playoff loss to the Maple Ridge Ramblers. Just 48 hours earlier the Ladner school seemed poised to earn its first provincial berth in seven years.

Not only did the Pacers drop an 83-62 decision to No. 1 ranked and eventual Valley champion Rick Hansen Hurricanes a day earlier, they lost standout Jas Singh early in the first half to an ankle injury that sent him to hospital.

Instead of leading his team back on the floor 24 hours later for a crucial do-or-die encounter, the 6-foot-8 senior arrived at Guildford Park Secondary School on crutches and could do no more than offer the leadership he had been providing all season from the bench. That was at least 25 points per game out of the line-up, never mind the experience of a threeyear starter.

Head coach Kenny Ryan and assistants Waylon Manning and Cam Challand did their best to look past the injury and only focus on the task at hand.

“Definitely it was tough but everybody plays and everybody practices,” said Ryan. “It was the case of being the next man up and that’s how we looked at it.

“They hit some shots and we didn’t. There are no excuses and it’s nothing about Jas. We were still confident going into the game and just got beat. It’s that simple.”

The Pacers still might be making plans to be at the Langley Events Centre this week had they got off to a better start.

They were ice cold from the perimeter and found themselves trailing 19-8 after one quarter.

With the shots still not falling, Grade 11 point guard William Khuu took matters into his own hands and began attacking the basket — making layups or generating contact. He nearly single handily kept his team within striking distance, finishing the half with 12 points.

That set the stage for Delta to make a big run to start the third quarter, led by Cam Ratzlaff and Ramone Kandola. The seniors combined for five three-pointers and it was suddenly a 42-39 game midway through the third quarter.

The Pacers were finally clicking at the offensive end, however,

PHOTO BY MARK BOOTH

Delta Pacers Muhammad Dharamshi closes in on Maple Ridge’s Tristan Coumont during action from the Fraser Valley AAA Boys Basketball Championships. Delta’s season ended after a 76-67 loss. legendary Maple Ridge coach Ken Dockendorf countered by going inside to not only generate points but plenty of fouls too.

Starting forward Muhammad Dharamshi fouled out before even reaching the fourth quarter.

Delta entered the final 10 minutes down by just six (55-49) but needed to come up with some key defensive stops. That never materialized with more foul trouble ending the nights for two more starters, Cam Gray and Khuu.

“We are a small team and that was tough to watch,” added Ryan.

“They started running some UCLA cuts that really got us.”

Khuu and Ratzlaff each finished with 21 points. Kandola and

Dylan Bubel added nine and eight respectively.

Ryan plans to be back next season to guide a team that will see significant changes with five key seniors graduating. However, playing in the Valley “AAA” tier should mean the program will remain competitive, compared to dealing with the perennial elite heavyweights at the larger “AAAA” tier.

At the buzzer....

The Delta Pacer Basketball Association has teamed up with Split Second Basketball to offer a fundamental skills camp over spring break.

The camp is slated for March 13-16 and is open to boys and girls

in Grades 2-8. The sessions will run from 1-4 p.m.

Split Second Basketball is headed by Joey Vickery and Eric Butler.

Vickery played professionally for 17-years in Europe and spent a decade on the senior men’s national team. He is a four-time CIS All-Canada and twice was named MVP at the national championships.

Butler starred for the UBC Thunderbirds where he earned All-Canadian Academic and Conference all-star honours. He went on to play in Europe for nine seasons.

For more information on their Delta Pacer camp visit www.splitsecondbasketball.com

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Four Delta Gymnastics members recently received one of the sport’s highest levels of judging certification.

“There are a total of 29 International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Brevet Judges in Men’s Artistic Gymnastics in all of Canada, eight of them in B.C. and four of them from Delta Gymnastics!” explained Michael D. Hood, Delta’s Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Program Coordinator. “It is a very difficult process to become an international level judge in the sport of gymnastics as it takes a large amount of time, preparation and funds to achieve this designation.”

There are four categories of FIG Brevet judges — IV, III, II and I with Category IV being the lowest and Category I the highest.

Delta Gymnastics staff members Thorstein Fischer, Michael D. Hood, Chris Sheremeta and Michael J. Hood are four of 29 certified International Gymnastics Federation judges in the country.

“To be a Level IV judge you must first hold the highest national certification, attend an interna-

tional course, and pass the examinations,” continued Hood.

Delta Gymnastics’

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Thorstein Fischer (coach) and Michael J. Hood (past athlete and DGS Board Member) both achieved the Category IV Certification.

“To qualify as a Category III judge, the person must hold a Category IV brevet, attend an International Judges’ Course, pass the examinations, and have successfully judged two international competitions in the 4-year cycle just completed”, added Hood.

“I am very proud to say that both Chris Sheremeta and I are now Category III judges.”

The FIG international

judges’ brevet is valid for the four-year Olympic cycle, however to be considered active during a given period, the judges have to attend an official FIG Judges’ course at the beginning of or during each respective cycle.

“Being a judge has a lot of demands and responsibilities,” added Sheremeta, Delta Gymnastics Operations Manager and Coach. “Each judge officiating at each competition is assessed for the integrity of decisions made; competence to apply the rules including the Code of Points, Technical Regulations and Statutes;

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After months of studies and preparation, the group of four attended the judges course in Toronto early in January and had to take a theory test as well as a gruelling timed live judging session using a variety of video routines to test their practical and knowledge skills.

“As a judge you get to experience exciting competitions and watch dynamic performances.

You are able to judge participants at a variety of levels and be part of our vibrant judging community,” said Fischer.

“The four of us are looking forward to judging the World Gymnastics Championship in the future.”

Delta Gymnastics Society is very proud of the level of dedication and expertise these four individuals have achieved.

“Not only have they achieved this designation but they are now working with Gymnastics Canada to review and re-design the way judging courses are taught in Canada,” said Ana Arciniega, Delta Gymnastics Executive Director. “We are so lucky to have such high level of expertise and dedication to the sport right here in our community.”

Delta Gymnastics Society provides a variety of gymnastics programs from infants to seniors at their Ladner location. For all programs and events visit www.deltagymnastics. com.

DSC show goes tonight at LLC Delta Skating Club will usher out its season tonight with the “Heroes vs. Villains” ice show at the Ladner Leisure Centre, starting at 6 p.m.

Everyone from the club’s CanSkaters, power skaters, figure skaters and synchro teams will have a moment to shine in the fun 90-minute program The evening’s special guests are the ice dance team of Ashlynne Stairs (16) and Lee Royer (18) as they get set to represent Canada at the upcoming World Junior Championships in Taipei City.

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