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Delta Secondary held its annual Grad Walk last Friday afternoon where the grads of 2013 walked the red carpet before heading off to their banquet.

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Two Delta sites make short list Metro Vancouver narrows its search as regional gov’t attempts to find location for garbage incinerator BY

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A proposal to build a garbage incinerator at the Tsawwassen First Nation is in Metro Vancouver’s short list of potential waste-to-energy facilities.

Aquilini Renewable Energy, owned by Vancouver Canucks owner Francesco Aquilini, is part of the privately-held Aquilini Investment Group that’s been working with the TFN on building a WTE plant.

A report to Metro Vancouver’s Zero Waste Committee this month

provided the short list of 10 firms in the running to build a plant.

Metro had investigated 22 applications, using a third-party expert panel and a “fairness advisor” to ensure the procurement process was not biased toward any one technology.

Seven of the 10 proposals, including the one for the TFN, are for mass-burn facilities.

The other proposed technologies include gasification, anaerobic digestion and burning something called refuse-derived fuel.

“Mass-burn systems vary slightly in how they extract energy

from the waste, but are typified by the ability to feed raw, unprocessed municipal solid waste (MSW) directly into a furnace for combustion. Mass-burn systems produce steam that can be converted to electricity through the use of a steam turbine generator and/or sold as heat through a district energy system,” the Metro report explains.

The shortlisted applicants will be invited to speak to the Zero Waste Committee in the fall to provide additional information about their proposed technologies.

The list of applicants will be nar-

rowed to five later this year.

Should Metro Vancouver decide to have a WTE facility in the region, a potentially huge advantage for the Tsawwassen First Nation is that its industrial master plan, already approved

by Tsawwassen members, has 30 acres set aside as an “energy park” with the idea of constructing such a facility.

Other proposals in the region may have to go through a lengthy public hearing and rezoning process, possibly facing opposition from angry residents.

The TFN plan would not

require Delta’s approval, however, a stumbling block could be the continued opposition from the Fraser Valley.

One of the other short listed proposals is also located in Delta.

That proposal comes from Lehigh Cement on River Road.

Metro Vancouver intends to have a site selected by 2015.

A recent report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives recommends Metro Vancouver not build any new waste-to-energy plants and that the existing incinerator in Burnaby be phased out.

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Teenager suspected in gropings Delta police release description after several women assaulted in Tsawwassen during early evening hours BY

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Delta police are hoping residents can help identify a suspect in a number of sexual assaults in South Delta.

Over the weekend, police released a description of a young suspect who has been allegedly groping women in Tsawwassen in recent weeks.

He has recently groped several local women, ranging in age from late teens to early 30s. In all cases, the suspect has run up

behind the women and either grabbed their buttocks or has bear hugged them around their waist and breasts before immediately fleeing on foot.

All the incidents occurred early in the evening throughout Tsawwassen. Police believe all of the assaults were random, said department spokesperson Sgt. Ciaran Feenan.

“We’ve had a few reports over the last several weeks,” he said.

The suspect is described as a 15- to 18-year-old

Caucasian male. He is 5’10” tall with a slim build, short brown hair, hazel eyes and possible acne on his face. He has been seen wearing skateboard-type shoes and always wears a hooded sweatshirt.

Local CUPE members will have an eye out for the suspect, Local 454 president Darryl Robison said.

The local union takes part in a City Watch program, which encourages members to be on the lookout for suspicious activity in the community. The program, a joint initiative

between CUPE and the Corporation of Delta, has been in place since 2006.

“Our members work out in the public and they are in a unique position to function as extra eyes and ears for the Delta police,” Robison said. “We have an interest in ensuring our community is safe for all residents and visitors.

We want the community to know that their public employees are there to assist them in situations like this.”

On Saturday after the police released a descrip-

tion of the suspect, the union posted a bulletin for its members urging them to be on the lookout for the suspect, or any suspicious people or activity.

Police are reminding people to take a number of precautions when walking — always be familiar with your surroundings, walk in high visibility areas with sufficient lighting, carry a cell phone if possible, walk with a friend and report incidents to police as soon as possible.

Anyone with information about these assaults is

Sgt. Ciaran Feenan urged to call Delta police at 604-946-4411 and refer to file 13-11497, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477.

Animal Planet at OWL to capture eagle release Rogerina nursed back to health BY

JESSICA KERR

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An eagle release at OWL last week got a little more attention than usual.

A TV crew shooting for Animal Planet’s Wild Obsession series was at the Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society last Thursday to capture the release of one of the recent residents.

The show follows along as individuals fulfill a dream of coming face-toface with wildlife.

The cameras rolled as OWL staff released Rogerina, a young eagle that was brought into the facility a few months ago.

Also on hand for the release was local resident Tyler Halpenny, who discovered and rescued the injured bird.

Halpenny was out on his boat near Ladner Marsh just off Gunn Island when, he said, he saw two eagles hov-

ering over a third animal.

He said he thought the two birds had captured a small animal, but as he got closer the animals didn’t move.

“They let me get within 20 feet,” he said, adding he soon realized the two birds were trying to protect a third, injured eagle.

Halpenny said it was obvious the bird had injured its wing and was unable to fly.

He wrapped it in his jacket and headed towards his home. Halpenny’s son Ryder, 17, said his father was calling to him as he got off the boat with the bird wrapped in his jacket.

Halpenny secured the eagle in his shed and fed it a whole salmon while waiting for OWL to come pick it up.

His son Dylan, 12, had named the bird Roger but when OWL staff informed them it was a female eagle, the name was changed to Rogerina.

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OWL bird care supervisor Rob Hope released Rogerina last Thursday. Malcolm Chrystal (left), who was being featured on Animal Planet’s Wild Obsession, and Tyler Halpenny, who found the injured bird, were on hand for the release.

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Green Can keeps food waste out of landfill BY

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After just more than a year, Delta’s Green Can program is already seeing results at the landfill.

Since the program started last spring, there has been an eight per cent decrease in the amount of garbage collected from homes. As well, the municipality has seen a 25 per cent increase in green waste and a five per cent increase to the overall diversion rate.

The Green Can program allows residents to place all cooked and uncooked food waste, including fruit, vegetables, coffee grounds and filters, teabags, meat, fish, dairy and bread, along with food-soiled paper and yard trimmings, in a lidded container at the curb for

collection.

The municipality now collects yard trimmings and food waste on a weekly basis.

In 2010, Delta council endorsed Metro Vancouver’s Integrated Solid Waste and Resource Management Plan, which included a goal of increasing residential waste diversion to 65 per cent by 2015. A key component to reaching the goal is the curbside collection of food waste, engineering director Steven Lan said in a report to Delta council Monday night.

“From 2011 to 2012, Delta’s overall residential diversion rate increased from 55 per cent to 59 per cent due largely in part to the Green Can program,” Lan said.

In addition to the Green

Can program, the municipality has also been running two pilot projects aimed a diverting even more food and organic waste from the landfill.

Delta launched food waste collection at civic facilities and in multi-family residential complexes last December and since then more than 500 kilograms have been collected at two recycling stations at municipal hall.

“We think that we’ve got something that can be very effective,” Lan said, adding the municipality is looking at rolling out similar stations at other civic and public spaces this summer.

“Enhancing public space recycling is crucial to reinforcing the behaviour change required for the Green Can program,” he said.

Lan said there is no data yet from the multi-family pilot project, however feedback from residents has been positive.

Delta also introduced a free mattress recycling program last year that is already proving popular.

The program allows Delta residents to recycle two mattresses free of charge with a voucher.

In the first four months of the program, Delta issued 394 vouchers.

So far, 209 have been redeemed and 355 mattresses have been recycled at no cost.

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No movement in bus battle School district continues to press Victoria for transportation funding BY

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Sherwin said.

Sherwin noted the issue for Delta is how the provincial funding formula has been changed, now giving some districts, including metropolitan Victoria, an increase in transportation dollars, while rural Delta loses funding.

Chair Laura Dixon said a lot of work is still underway by trustees and district staff on the issue.

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It doesn’t look like the Delta school board’s letter writing campaign to restore provincial funding for the district’s bussing program will yield positive results.

The most recent response from the Ministry of Education to the district’s request for a review of the cut to Delta’s transportation funding was recently posted on the district’s website.

Deputy minister James Gorman wrote that the School Act stipulates student transportation is the responsibility of local boards of education, but the act also doesn’t mandate boards to bus students because it’s a PHOTO BY SANDOR GYARMATI discretionary service Bus service has been eliminated for they may choose to rural areas, but is being maintained provide. for special needs students.

Much to the chagrin group of parents at a previof parents, the Delta school ous board meeting, Sherwin board approved an operatrequested the board delay ing budget this spring that elimination of the bussing included the elimination of program for one year, offerbussing for most students. ing a user-pay system in To make up for a phased which parents would pay $728,000 cut in transporta$200 for the year. The idea tion funding from the provwas that the district would ince, the district axed bus have additional time to get service to rural areas, however, it has been maintained funding restored or alternatives found. for special needs students His proposal didn’t go for the time being. over well, as can be seen in The school board then a “Questions and Answers” embarked on another letter sheet issued by the school writing campaign, hoping board this month that stated to change the Ministry of the proposal would require Education’s mind.

During question period at the board to redirect significant funding from other the end of the school board meeting last Tuesday, parent educational services.

District spokesperson Brad Sherwin said the pressure should not be taken off Deneka Michaud told the Optimist the board has just Victoria on the issue. written another letter to the He said with a new eduministry. cation minister in Peter Also, the district sent out Fassbender, it’s an opportua survey to parents in both nity to have him visit rural Panorama Ridge/East Delta Delta to see the challenges and Boundary Bay in order children face. to compile information “The fact this minister about those who would be also comes from south of interested in a user-pay serthe Fraser should help convice organized by parents. vince him of Delta’s case,”

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Revisions improve project: Polygon Developer says proposal for final phase of Marina Gardens is much better than what was approved in 1990s anything we haven’t heard before. Density is a concern and attractiveness is a concern,” he said.

“The new concern that we’re most surprised by is that there hasn’t been enough of a consultation process, because not only have we had public meetings, but Robin (Glover) and the team have been FILE PHOTO out meeting with Captain’s Cove Marina and Polygon Homes held a pair of public information meetings this year and undertook a few revisions to the proposed final build- smaller groups. out of Marina Garden Estates. The applicant notes the final phase has already A lot of people have been intimbeen approved for medium to high density housing. idated by the bigger group. It’s 133 less than what had been the elimination of the hotel very hard to stand up at a approved two decades ago. reduces the original overall public meeting, where your Acknowledging there’s density, as well as traffic, friends or your golf partners opposition to the revised explained Chrystal. are against it, but you’re proposal in some quarters, Admitting that earlier thinking it would be great Chrystal said there are phases of Marina Gardens to move into an apartment always a few in established were likely “underbuilt” on the river.” neighbourhoods that don’t over the years, he pointed Chrystal reiterated the want change. out that if the current proproject fills a huge need in “We’re very sensitive to posal is constructed, the Delta for affordable housing the issues that come out of number of housing units for younger people as well this and there really isn’t for the entire site would be

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as downsizers who like the idea of staying at Marina Gardens but no longer want a big home.

Noting more parking will be provided than what’s required in the current zoning, Glover also noted many current Marina Gardens residents are looking for different housing to meet their evolving needs.

“It’s worth noting that changes have occurred along the way as the community was built out. If you looked at the restrictive covenant, for example, Chesapeake Landing as it stands today doesn’t comply outright with what’s permitted under the restrictive covenant. Anyone who lives there would say they love their neighbourhood,” Glover said.

The developers say the proposal has its supporters within Marina Gardens and several of them wanted to speak at Delta council’s question period last Monday, only to find out the list was full.

The Delta public hearing on the application will be held June 25.

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The proposed final build-out at Marina Garden Estates is a vast improvement over what is already approved for the area, according to representatives with Polygon Homes Ltd. Company president and CEO Neil Chrystal and vice-president Robin Glover talked about the development plan with the Optimist last week, following Delta council’s decision to send the application to a public hearing.

Their message was that much work and refinement had gone into the plan, taking into account public and planning department input, and that it’s much better than what’s allowed in the current zoning approved back in the mid-1990s.

“This outright zoning in place permits a plan that may not be the best plan for today’s world, so we think we came up with a better plan that is more in keeping with today’s traditional planning values,” said Chrystal.

The current zoning for the remaining undeveloped 20.7-hectare (51-acre) parcel of the Ladner waterfront property doesn’t allow single-family housing, which is prevalent in almost the entire Marina Gardens site.

Instead, higher density had been approved in the form of stacked townhomes as well as 100 waterlot homes and a 220-room hotel.

The waterlot homes and hotel are long off the table, and now the developer is looking to revise the higher density housing.

The current plan includes a four-storey, 94-unit condo building, which Crystal said is probably lower in height than the original stacked townhouses, as well as 580 townhomes.

A number of other changes are proposed, including the addition of a waterfront linear park and a couple playgrounds, one the developer is now promising to construct within three years.

Although the latest plan has 65 more housing units than what’s currently permitted in the final phase,

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Neighbours concerned over what might grow in Garden Many contend revised proposal is out of character with adjacent homes BY

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All they want is to work with the developer to prevent something that ruins their neighbourhood.

That’s what opponents of the proposed final buildout of the Marina Garden Estates have to say about the application, which heads to a public hearing next week In an interview last week with the Optimist, Stan Lawson, Peter Mould and Nigel Anderson had plenty to say about what’s wrong with the latest scheme put forward by Captain’s Cove Marina and Polygon Homes, a plan that would see 674 housing units constructed on a remaining undeveloped parcel in the Ladner neighbourhood.

Having already done several revisions, the applicant’s latest proposal would see the construction of mostly townhouses, but also 94 condos in a four-storey structure.

Last Monday Delta council approved sending the plan to a public hearing on June 25, a move that didn’t please Marina Gardens residents opposed to the proposal, who held their own public meeting on Monday at Neilson Grove Elementary.

“There’s been no compromise by Polygon. We’re not saying no development, we just want to see this improved, that’s all,” said Mould.

Located off Ferry Road, the first phases of Marina Gardens were completed over two decades ago. Over the years several residential phases and a golf course were added.

The 87-hectare (217acre) site had originally been approved for 1,426 homes as well as the golf course, a 220-room hotel, a marina, a neighbourhood pub and limited commercial uses. To date, 619 homes have been constructed, including detached single-

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Stan Lawson (left), Peter Mould and Nigel Anderson have many concerns over the proposal for the final phase of the Marina Garden Estates development. family and duplexes, while the hotel has been dropped entirely.

Council was told the proposal exceeds the maximum permitted dwelling units for the final phase by 65, however, the proposal has 133 units less than the maximum permitted for the entire Marina Gardens project.

Mould scoffs at that claim, noting most of the townhomes would be very narrow with impractical tandem parking, creating too much density as well as parking problems. Those homes would also be totally out of character with the rest of the neighbourhood, he said.

The former Century Group executive said the developer had originally been approved for 100 waterlot homes, but that would never be allowed to proceed today. Also, he said, too many larger houses were built in the earlier phases, so the developer is now hoping to transfer the unused density onto the remaining smaller parcel, which shouldn’t be allowed.

“They built bigger houses for more money, they creamed it. Now what they’re doing is doubledipping by transferring density,” he said. “What we’re saying is the mix is terrible.”

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Saying the proposal is twice the density of the proposed Southlands plan, Mould said the restrictive covenant had set out for a more retirement-oriented development.

Anderson agreed, saying the increase in density would create a huge windfall for the developer at the community’s expense.

Anderson, who said they bought into the neighbourhood with the understanding it would be built in a certain form, noted the new proposal is essentially row housing that is being rushed through.

He said stacked townhomes had been planned for the Chesapeake Landing and Woodward Landing neighbourhoods. In addition to being a less desirable form of housing for buyers, it wouldn’t have fit with the form and character of the rest of the neighbourhood, so those townhomes were changed to a desirable sideby-side, duplex-style form.

“It depends on their definition of townhouses. If it’s like Chesapeake Landing and Woodward, we’d support it, that’s exactly what fits with the rest of the

neighbourhood,” Anderson said.

Lawson listed other concerns, including a parks “dedication” at Deas and Green sloughs which are, in fact, the handing over of unusable marsh to Delta.

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TED MURPHY

MURPHY’S LAW It is abundantly clear that not all land uses are created equal.

Pressure is being brought to bear here in Delta and throughout the rest of the Lower Mainland in an effort to ensure our finite amount of real estate is put to what is often characterized as its best or highest use.

There’s an ever-growing push to convert property, often agricultural, to industrial purposes as well as to turn what have been single-family zones into higher density pockets. It’s argued, and there’s certainly validity to it, that people need jobs as well as places to live.

I recognize such evolution in land use is simply the nature of the beast when dealing with a burgeoning population, but the argument seems to be somewhat selective. We also require schools and parks and land to grow the food we eat.

We have a great many needs when it comes to land use, everything from transportation corridors and shopping districts to recreational amenities and natural areas.

That’s not to say those areas have necessarily been overlooked, but the urgency to address any deficiencies in those sectors doesn’t appear to be as great as it is in others. If I’m in a charitable mood and willing to offer the benefit of the doubt, then perhaps there are certain needs that rank higher on the pecking order than others, so maybe providing homes and employment opportunities should take precedence over everything else.

And I guess it’s just a coincidence that the areas of greatest importance also happen to be the ones likely to produce the biggest dividends for developers.

When it comes to changing land use, are we catering to society’s needs or simply catering to the almighty buck? It seems the urgency to convert land from one use to another is directly proportional to the amount of money that can be derived from said piece of land.

I’m all for free enterprise and I realize that as a region evolves the amount of acreage originally apportioned to each use is going to change along with it, but this mindset that certain uses should take precedence over others can be troublesome.

Yes, jobs and homes are of the utmost importance, but we can’t lose sight of those other factors, including ones that directly contribute to our quality of life.

There isn’t an endless supply of land, so it would stand to reason there can’t be an endless stream of development, no matter how imperative such projects are made out to be.

The livability of the region depends on our ability to make that distinction.

Disappointing ending to some tax notice number crunching STEVE GRAHAM

COMMUNITY COMMENT A highlight of my year is reading the mayor’s letter enclosed with the Corporation of Delta’s annual property tax notice. It notes that “this year’s property tax is one of the lowest in the region,” implying that there can be more than one lowest tax.

I find this to be confusing. If it is assumed that property values over the past year rose at the rate of general inflation, then the 1.9 per cent tax increase implies that it will cost Delta 1.9 per cent more to provide the same level of services next year.

Delta disaggregates the municipal tax into general and a road improvement (= maintenance) program. I disagree with this procedure since the roads have to be maintained anyway.

Since the mayor’s letter states that Delta is working on a longterm basis, I undertook to compare

my property tax bills for 2013 and 2003 in order to see how the taxes have changed over a decade.

I have used a 19 per cent inflation adjustment, based on readily available Statistics Canada CPI data for Canada.

Over this decade the inflationadjusted assessed value of my home has increased by 99.5 per cent, so an overall tax rate 50 per cent lower than that in 2003 would generate the same revenue for municipal and regional services in 2013.

Instead, it is only 37.9 per cent lower. I am paying 23.8 per cent more in constant dollars in property tax than I did then, even though most services received appear to be about the same.

This implies that municipal and regional government has been about 2.4 per cent less efficient every year.

Looking at the separate accounts, the school tax revenue has only increased by 5.1 per cent (after inflation), so school funding has remained almost constant.

The amount of tax revenue going to South Delta Recreation has decreased by 83.5 per cent. This concerns me since recreation programs are particularly good for children.

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Conversely, the proportion going to general municipal government (including roads) has increased by 42.9 per cent (again, after inflation). I don’t observe the level of municipal services to be 43 per cent better than they were in 2003.

Maybe the auditor general can find out why they aren’t.

Then there’s TransLink. The bus service is worse than it was a decade ago. The roads are worse.

The traffic is worse. Yet the (after inflation) increase of tax revenue for regional transportation has increased by 125.7 per cent over the decade. This is a scandal.

I can’t see why we pay any property tax at all for public transportation and regional roads. Costs for these services should be paid by the users at the fare box and through a gas tax, respectively.

To her credit, the mayor dissociates herself from TransLink in her letter, but she needs to be much more proactive at plugging this financial sinkhole.

In my view, Delta should undertake an investigation on an urgent basis to analyze the value received for its contribution to Translink and the costs of alternatives. For instance, is it feasible for Delta to get out of TransLink and operate its own bus service?

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June 19, 2013 The Delta Optimist A9 Letters to the Editor

Jackson should check out garbage burner in Norway Editor: Re: Oil & gas not in port plans, June 14 While Mayor Lois Jackson visits Norway on her fact-finding trip regarding potential for crude oil and LNG movement through Delta, it would be timely for her to spend some time to investigate Norwegian waste-to-energy incinerators.

It would appear that waste-to-energy incineration would have a more immediate impact on

Delta’s future than oil and LNG. Norway has invested in this technology and also has been very successful in recycling.

The great success in recycling has ended in a situation where they do not produce enough waste. This has resulted in the need to import garbage from other countries to keep the waste-to-energy incinerators operating.

With the prospect of a waste-to-energy incinerator located on Tsawwassen

First Nation land, port facilities at Roberts Bank are ideally located. Hmm, let’s visualize oil from the tar sands piped through B.C. pristine mountain wilderness and shipped via B.C. coastal waters to China and China’s garbage shipped to Delta for incineration.

Twenty-first century global trade can take many forms. Is anyone in Delta concerned about this or am I going to be just another global-garbage NIMBY? Tom Steele

Bishop doesn’t want to see council run one short Editor: Re: Running short is now OK, Murphy’s Law, June 14 Your editorial mentioned Delta council was in support of the motion to allow Coun. Scott Hamilton, new MLA for Delta North, an unpaid leave of absence until January 2014.

It is true the majority of council supported the motion. To be clear, where your editorial was not, I opposed the motion.

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A10 The Delta Optimist June 19, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Public Hearing - June 24 & 25, 2013 The Municipal Council of The Corporauon of Delta will hold a Public Hearing, in accordance with the Local Government Act, to consider the following proposed projects and related applicauons: Date: Time: Place:

Monday, June 24, 2013 (Projects 1 and 2) 3:00 p.m.

Council Chamber Delta Municipal Hall 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent Delta, BC V4K 3E2 Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 (Project 3) Time: 7:00 p.m Place: Council Chamber Delta Municipal Hall 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent Delta, BC V4K 3E2 A Council meeung is scheduled to immediately follow the conclusion of the Public Hearing on Monday, June 24, 2013 in the event Council wishes to give further considerauon to Projects 1 and 2 at that ume.

Any persons who believe that their interest in property will be anected by the proposed projects shall be given an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing on marers contained in the bylaws and/or proposed by the applicauons.

Should you have any concerns or comments you wish to communicate to Council in advance of the Public Hearing, you can write to: Mayor and Council The Corporauon of Delta 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, BC V4K 3E2 Fax: 604-946-3390 Email: mayor-council@delta.ca Correspondence addressed to Mayor and Council will form part of the public record for this Public Hearing.

To be considered, correspondence must be received by the Olce of the Municipal Clerk no later than 1:00 p.m. on June 24, 2013 for Projects 1 and 2, and no later than 4:30 pm on June 25, 2013 for Project 3.

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Project No. 1 Application for Rezoning and Development Variance Permit (File No. LU006848) Locauon: 731 English Blun Road, as shown outlined in bold on MAP NO. 1 Applicant: Eugene & Barbara-Sue Knoedler

Telephone: 604-943-1482 Proposal: Applicauon for Rezoning and Development Variance Permit in order to permit subdivision and development of two single family residenual lots.

“Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” MAP NO. 1 FILE NO. LU006848 Amendment Bylaw No. 7220 To amend “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” by rezoning the subject property from RS1 Single Family Residenual to RS6 Single Family (460 m2) Residenual.

Development Variance Permit LU006848 To vary “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” as follows: 1. Secuon 636C by varying the minimum lot width from 15 m to 13.6 m for Lot A and to 13.4 m for Lot B; and 2. Secuon 607(4)(b)(iii) by varying the maximum horizontal distance between the frontmost part of an arached garage and the rearmost point of the front elevauon from 3 m to 13 m for Lot A and to 11 m for Lot B. Stan Contact: John Hopkins – 604-952-3155 Web Locauon: June 10, 2013 Regular Council Meeung Agenda Item E.04 "

Project No. 2 Application for Official Community Plan Amendment, Rezoning, Development Variance Permit and Development Permit (LU006720) Locauon: 4967 Trenant Street, as shown outlined in bold on MAP NO. 2 Applicant: Brian G. Hart & Company Telephone: 604-946-8302 Proposal: Applicauon for Olcial Community Plan Amendment, Rezoning, Development Variance Permit and Development Permit in order to allow subdivision of the subject property into eight fee simple lots and construcuon of a townhouse unit on each of those lots.

MAP NO. 2 “The Corporacon of Delta Obcial ComFILE NO. LU006720 munity Plan Bylaw No. 3950, 1985” Amendment Bylaw No. 7225 To amend “The Corporauon of Delta Olcial Community Plan Bylaw No. 3950, 1985” by exempung the subject property from the maximum residenual density and building height provisions under the Mixed-Use (Ladner) 2 designauon in Schedule A and increasing the density from 100 units per hectare to 105 units per hectare and increasing the height from two-and-a-half storeys to three storeys.

“Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” Amendment Bylaw No. 7226 To amend “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” by rezoning the subject property from C1-L Core Commercial Ladner to Comprehensive Development Zone No. 422.

The Corporation of Delta 4500 ClarenceTaylor Crescent Delta BC V4K 3E2 www.corp.delta.bc.ca www.delta.ca

Development Variance Permit LU006720 To vary Secuon 5.2(a) of “Delta Subdivision and Development Standards Bylaw No. 5100, 1994” by varying the required road allowance width from the centre line of Trenant Street from 9 m to 7.54 m and the required road allowance width for the laneway to the west of the subject property from 7.5 m to 7 m.

Development Permit LU006720 To regulate the form and character of the proposed eight townhouse unit development.

Stan Contact: Tanya Mitchner – 604-952-3472 Web Locauon: May 27, 2013 Regular Council Meeung Agenda Item E.02 "

Project No. 3 Application for Official Community Plan Amendment and Rezoning (File No. LU006752)

Locauon: 6100 Ferry Road and Unaddressed Titled Properues, as shown outlined in bold on MAP NO. 3 Applicant: Captain’s Cove Marina (1978) Ltd. Telephone: 604-728-3921 Proposal: Applicauon for Olcial Community Plan Amendment and Rezoning in order to adjust the boundaries of the subject properues to allow subdivision from four to six lots and to accommodate the development of the remainder lands at Marina Garden MAP NO. 3 Estates.

FILE NO. LU006752 “The Corporacon of Delta Obcial Community Plan Bylaw No. 3950, 1985” Amendment Bylaw No. 7229 To amend the MGE Marina Garden Estates land use designauon descripuon in Schedule A by removing resort hotel as a permired use.

To amend the land use designauon in the Future Land Use Plan in Schedule A for a poruon of the subject properues from MGE Marina Garden Estates to P Parks and Recreauon Areas in order to accommodate the proposed linear park adjacent to Deas and Green Sloughs.

To amend the land use designauon in the Ladner Future Land Use Plan for a poruon of the subject properues from MGE Marina Garden Estates and C Commercial to P Major Parks and Recreauonal Areas in order to accommodate the proposed linear park adjacent to Deas and Green Sloughs.

To amend the land use designauon in the Ladner Future Land Use Plan for the northeast corner of the subject lands from P Major Parks and Recreauonal Areas to MGE Marina Garden Estates in order to permit mulu-family residenual development in this locauon.

“Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” Amendment Bylaw No. 7230 To amend “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” by rezoning the proposed linear park areas from C.D. 98A to PR-1 Public Parks and Recreauon, and a poruon of the subject properues and the water lot lease area from C.D. 98A to C.D. 430 in order to accommodate a marina, neighbourhood convenience commercial uses as well as 94 apartment units, 580 townhouse units and two caretaker units. The new Comprehensive Development Zone No. 430 would regulate permired uses, density, setbacks, heights, site coverage, amenity space and parking.

To further amend “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” by amending C.D. 98A for the developed lands in Marina Garden Estates, as shown in hatching on MAP NO 3, in order to retect the proposed snal build out of Marina Garden Estates. This amendment would: • Reduce the maximum number of permired units in all of Marina Garden Estates from 1,426 units to 1,295 units; • Reduce the maximum number of units permired within Areas 2A and 2B and C.D. 430 from 988 to 957; • Permit a maximum of 50 dwelling units within Neighbourhood 7; • Delete resort hotel and neighbourhood convenience commercial as permired uses in Area 2A; • Reduce the setbacks for the golf clubhouse and maintenance building from 6.5 m to 6 m to the north and from 9 m to 6 m to the south; and • Increase the maximum height of the one storey golf course maintenance building from 3.75 m to 5.5 m to the top of a tat roof or mid-roof and from 4.6 m to 7.0 m to the roof ridge.

Stan Contact: Tanya Mitchner – 604-952-3472 Web Locauon: June 10, 2013 Regular Council Meeung Agenda Item E.03 Addiconal Informacon Addiuonal informauon, copies of the bylaws, supporung stan reports, and any relevant documentauon may be inspected unul June 24, 2013 for Projects 1 and 2 and unul June 25, 2013 for Project 3.

Municipal Hall: Community Planning and Development Department Hours: 8:30 am to 4:45 pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday (except statutory holidays) 8:30 am to 8:00 pm Thursday Website: www.delta.ca Email: com-pln-dev@delta.ca Phone: 604-946-3380 Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public or interested persons concerning any project a:er the Public Hearing has concluded.

No need for trip if oil shipments aren’t in plans

Editor: Re: Oil & gas not in port plans, June 14 This is not April Fools Day, is it? Oil and gas not to be exported through Roberts Bank?

Why then is our mayor and chief administrative officer costing Delta taxpayers $16,000 to go to Norway with a delegation from Port Metro Vancouver when it is not in the port’s future plans?

What insanity! Bringing tar sands oil by train right into the Fraser estuary and the Gulf of Georgia, they might as well write off the estuary and any wildfowl sanctuaries, wetlands and their estuarine values.

It’s bad enough our mayor and council have not yet taken a firm stand

opposing the Fraser Surrey Docks coal port proposal when her own residents have and the very environment is being threatened.

Whatever happened to Delta’s support for a Ramsar site? Was that just smoke and mirrors for political purposes?

The fact they are even considering the possibility of facilitating the export of petroleum products at Roberts Bank is inviting disaster and a danger to our health and our environment.

We must send a message to our mayor and council that we do not approve of them spending our tax dollars to review such a possibility, when Port Metro Vancouver says it is not in their plans.

Douglas Massey

Gift of lavender plants might not have come from nursery

Editor: Did you just get two beautiful, three-foot-high lavender plants in large, green terracotta pots ready to bloom? If so, they just got stolen from my front yard.

They were a Mother’s Day gift, so what a surprise for my wife to discover them gone on Monday

morning.

Now the right thing to do would be to tell whoever gave them to you to return them to the rightful owner.

Or you could enjoy their beautiful blooms knowing they have been stolen. It’s your choice.

Thank you and enjoy the summer.

Beppe Gandola

By-election averted to avoid disrupting status quo at hall

Editor: Re: By-election averted as councillor gets leave, June 12 The decision to avoid a by-election to replace the departing council member has little to do with money since the cost represents less than .001 of the budget.

I think the decision has to do with the Corporation of Delta executive strata’s aversion to the possibility that someone new may run and be elected, someone that is not a member of the gang who has been manning the executive strata for the last generation.

Philippe Rousset

Council has development-friendly vote waiting should need arise Editor: Re: By-election averted as councillor gets leave, June 12 I wonder if Sylvia Bishop had won a seat in the provincial election would Mayor Lois Jackson and her DIVA colleagues have been so quick to avert a by-election?

Isn’t it handy that our “Pro-D” populated council can hold onto that extra vote when it comes to development proposals? Do the right thing for democracy, mayor, and hold the by-election. Let the people decide who’s going to represent them.

Liz Gough

June 19, 2013 The Delta Optimist A11 Letters to the Editor

Imaginative proposal for Southlands will meet needs of the community Editor: We cannot imagine a proposal that more ideally meets the contending needs of the community — for more appropriate housing, for recreational use, for locally produced agricultural products — than the plan proposed for the Southlands.

We believe this project could become a destination for urban planners seeking to witness integrated uses functioning symbiotically.

Too often, in Tsawwassen, we have been unwilling to imagine anything beyond the 1960s- and ’70s-style of single-family homes. When we have been imaginative and endorsed alternative

density, it has been almost exclusively in the form of apartment buildings or, in a couple of instances, smallscale semi-detached developments.

The proposal for a mixed-use development with a range of housing options — including modest, stand-alone cottage homes in a new urbanist, pedestrian-friendly setting — is not only what we need in terms of housing stock to support the diversity of families here, but a model of community-building in its most human sense, on a human scale, with neighbours living in proximity to each other, to the food we consume, and to the natural

beauty that has brought us to South Delta in the first place.

As a community, we are presented with a host of phenomenal opportunities: To develop more of the sorts of housing we need; to integrate our neighbourhoods more fully with their surroundings; to ensure (once and for all) that much of this land is preserved in perpetuity for agricultural and for park uses; to complete this beautiful community with a true destination centre where people, nature and agriculture mix harmoniously.

We could make the case that, if this proposal is rejected, a far worse

Grads get some real-world advice as they take next step in their journey

Editor: Re: Meet the Grads, June 14 With Canada’s youth unemployment rate at a troubling 14 per cent, and Europe’s at a staggering 24 per cent, there are some pieces of real-world advice that can’t be repeated often enough when facing the current crop of eagerly expectant high school graduates: • Flipping burgers is not beyond your dignity. Your grandparents had a different

word for burger flipping; they called it opportunity.

• Your school may have done away with winners and losers, abolishing failing grades so as not to hurt your self-esteem, sparing you the “trauma” of having been judged. This is not what you’ll encounter in real life.

• Don’t blame others if you fail. No one owes you a living.

• If you are deciding between college and university, consider getting a trade

with work experience that can help you land a job.

• What should have already been told to you upon entering Grade 8: Be nice to nerds ... chances are you’ll end up working for one.

• Keep in touch with family; you will need them.

• And the one indispensable real-world piece of advice for you to remember: You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression.

E.W. Bopp

House played role in development of early Delta Editor: As Ladner residents, we are shocked to see more of Ladner’s heritage is about to meet the wrecking ball and chain saw.

A historic house at 47A Street and 47A Avenue — along with its majestically mature tree — will be destroyed soon.

The house has close con-

nections to the pioneering Massey family.

Neighbours tell us original plans for the George Massey Tunnel were recently located in the house’s attic and that significant maritime boat building planning took place inside the house.

Six housing sites will soon appear at that location.

Surprisingly, even Surrey and Vancouver have strong heritage tree protections, but not Delta. And are there any plans to acknowledge the site’s history after the chain saws depart?

Contact the Corporation of Delta to voice your concerns.

Bev Yaworski D. Reynolds

Important Reminder The Corporacon of Delta Nocce of Meecng: 2013 Annual Report Including the 2012 Audited Financial Statements

outcome may result in a few years, one filled with greenhouses illuminating the midnight skies or other incompatible uses. And, as a neighbour, we could hardly begrudge the property owners from reverting to a less desirable use if we reject this proposal.

But it should not be necessary to make such a case. This is not a matter of accepting this proposal based on the fear that the alternative could be worse.

We should embrace this proposal because it is a superb, imaginative, magnificent, well designed, sustainable — and, yes, extraordinarily generous — proposal offered to our community.

I desperately hope we do not miss this opportunity of a generation.

Patrick Johnson Paul Tillotson

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Nocce of Revitalizacon Tax Exempcon Program Bylaw (Pursuant to Community Charter Secuon 227)

TAKE NOTICE THAT The Corporauon of Delta (“Delta”) intends to adopt the ‘72nd Avenue Revitaliza=on Bylaw No. 7224’. This bylaw oners municipal property tax exempuons, reduced development cost charges and municipal fee exempuons for eligible projects located in the 72nd Avenue Economic Investment Incenuve Zone, as shown on the map below.

The revitalizauon bylaw is intended to encourage investment in high density residenual projects, speciscally, the replacement of single family residenual with townhouse developments through lot consolidauon; to encourage driveway access from roads other than 72nd Avenue; to enhance the arracuveness of the 72nd Avenue corridor; and to encourage low environmental impact developments. This tax exempuon program is available for a maximum period of three years for the following eligible projects: • It is located in the 72nd Avenue Economic Investment Incenuve Zone; and • It is a townhouse development involving the consolidauon of a minimum of 4 lots.

The amount of municipal property tax exempuon for an eligible project is equal to the dinerence of the amount between the current year’s annual property tax for the parcel, for land and improvements, and the annual property tax payable in the calendar year prior to the start of construcuon for the parcel, for land and improvements.

If an eligible project also qualises as ‘low environmental impact’ (scoring at least 70 points on the Environmental Impact Raung Form), reduced development cost charges are applicable as follows: • 50% reducuon for townhouse developments of 12 to 20 units.

• 75% reducuon for townhouse developments of more than 20 units.

THIS NOTICE IS FOR THE PURPOSES OF PUBLIC DISCLOSURE ONLY. IT IS NOT A TENDER CALL OR AN INVITATION TO SUBMIT AN OFFER. Copies of the relevant documents may be inspected at the Municipal Hall. Any inquiries should be made to the Director of Human Resources & Corporate Planning, at 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, Monday through Friday (except statutory holidays) between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., prior to July 5, 2013.

72nd Avenue Economic Investment Incencve Zone

Pursuant to Secuon 99 of the Community Charter – The 2013 Annual Report will be presented at the evening Regular Meeung of Council on June 24, 2013 in the Corporauon of Delta’s Council Chamber. The drap report is available for review on our website: www.delta.ca. Submissions or quesuons can be submired to the Clerk’s olce prior to June 24, 2013 for Council considerauon.

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A12 The Delta Optimist June 19, 2013 Business

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A groundbreaking ceremony this Saturday at noon will also unveil the names of the commercial tenants for the 32,000-square-foot clubhouse at Tsawwassen Springs.

Groundbreaking event set for clubhouse at ‘Springs’ Shato Holdings and Talisman Homes will unveil building plans, renderings and commercial tenants for the 32,000-square-foot Tsawwassen Springs clubhouse during a groundbreaking event set for Saturday.

The clubhouse will offer a restaurant and bar, fitness centre, physiotherapist, wellness centre (including

Pilates and yoga) as well as a specialty grocery and meat shop. Construction will begin this summer.

“Tsawwassen Springs is often referred to as the Lower Mainland’s best kept secret,” said Ron Toigo, managing director of Shato Holdings. “Buyers are seeing the value here. With the clubhouse underway, it will only bring more confidence

to the local marketplace.”

Tsawwassen Springs is comprised of 490 residences, including 194 singlefamily homes and 296 condos on a new golf course.

Interest in the project thus far has largely come from residents of Richmond, the west side of Vancouver, the North Shore, Ladner and Tsawwassen.

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June 19, 2013 The Delta Optimist A13 Business

Delta Law Office returns to roots by adding office in Tsawwassen

The Delta Law Office has added a new location in Tsawwassen.

The law firm is taking over the space from retiring lawyer Robert Stasiuk.

“We’re just continuing on for him,” said lawyer Murray Lott.

The expansion marks a return to the firm’s roots.

Almost 60 years ago, when Herb and Boyd Ivens started the legal firm that was to become Delta Law Office, most of their work was in Ladner. With the opening of the George Massey Tunnel in 1959, the population of Tsawwassen started to grow, and Boyd moved south to set up a branch office. The Ivens brothers continued in partnership until Herb died in 1983.

Now the law firm once again has offices in both

communities.

“We’re going to be doing renovations over the summer. Our official grand opening will be in the middle of September,” said Lott.

With modern office technology such as real time chat and document scanning, it is much easier now to operate two offices as one, he said, adding legal documents, correspondence and accounting data are stored on a secure central server accessible from either office.

Two of the firm’s lawyers, Lott and Lindy Mathesius, along with several staff, are residents of Tsawwassen and active members of both communities.

The firm will continue to offer the same community-

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What is the activity? Tour de Delta Volunteer Where and when does this take place? July 5, 6 and 7, 2013 How often do you participate? I try to get involved every year.

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The Delta Law Office has expanded to Tsawwassen after taking over space from retiring lawyer Robert Stasiuk. based services it does now, including real estate, wills, estates, family matters and personal injury.

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The new office is at 2031205-56th St., Tsawwassen, and can be reached at 604943-8272.

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Delta and Richmond area employers are expecting an optimistic hiring climate for the third quarter of 2013, according to a recent survey conducted by Manpower.

The results indicate that 30 per cent of employers plan to hire for the upcoming quarter (July to September). Seven per cent anticipate cutbacks while another 63 per cent plan to maintain current staffing levels.

“With seasonal variations removed from the data, Richmond-Delta’s

third quarter net employment outlook of 23 per cent is a slight increase of five percentage points when compared to the previous quarterly outlook,” said Jeff Polkinghorne of Manpower’s Vancouver office. *** Tim Hortons’ Camp Day earlier this month raised a record amount for the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation.

On June 5, more than 4,000 Tim Hortons locations across Canada and the U.S. donated all proceeds from coffee sales to the foundation to help send more than 16,000 economically disadvantaged kids in Canada and the U.S. to a Tim Hortons Children’s Camp.

In all, more than $11.5 million was raised this year.

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Why did you get involved with this activity? There is a tremendous amount of talent in the cycling world, young and old, Canadian as well as imported, participating annually in the Tour de Delta. It is a great pleasure to play a role in the running of this event, side by side with the event organizers and volunteers, providing the athletes with another great summer venue, and offering the public a fun filled family outing – right here in Delta!

What do you like best about this activity? The competitive sportsmanship of a world class cycling event being offered to all genres of race enthusiasts.

How does it benefit your life? It makes for one more exciting summer weekend of camaraderie with fellow volunteers. It’s great to see the locals and visitors alike enjoying the thrill of each individual cycling event.

What other things do you do to keep active? Cycling, hiking, international dog shows, travelling and woodworking.

Did you know that this year, for the first time, participants in the Tour de Delta Men’s Road Race will be racing for UCI points? The new UCI 1.2 sanctioning for this race will draw top international teams competing for points towards future world championship and Olympic starts for their country From the UCI Road Race to the fun of the Kids Crits in North Delta and Ladner, the Tour de Delta weekend has something for everyone. If you would like to be front and centre for the UCI Road Race, The Tour de Delta is still looking for volunteers for this event. Email the Volunteer Director at volunteer@delta.ca or visit www.tourdedelta.com to fill out an application.

Nocce of Intencon to Dispose of an Interest in Municipal Property (Pursuant to Secuon 26 of the Community Charter)

TAKE NOTICE THAT that The Corporauon of Delta (“Delta”) intends to grant to Snow Farms Ltd. a ten year lease for farming purposes over the following municipal properues: 1. Civic Address: Formerly 2105 52nd Street and part of 5489 18th Avenue Parcel Idenc`er: 029-078-113 Legal Descripcon: Lot A Secuon 15 Township 5 New Westminster District Plan EPP21946 2. Civic Address: 2105 56th Street Parcel Idenc`er: 007-343-621 Legal Descripcon: Lot 2 Except Part on SRW Plan 45037, Secuon 15 Township 5 New Westminster District Plan 36703 The considerauon to be received by Delta for the above interests for the enure term is $83,522.66.

THIS NOTICE IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PUBLIC DISCLOSURE ONLY. IT IS NOT A TENDER CALL OR AN INVITATION TO SUBMIT AN OFFER. Copies of the relevant documents and plans may be inspected at the Municipal Hall at 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, B.C. Any inquiries should be made to Lisa van den Dolder, Lands Solicitor, (604) 946-3234, Monday through Friday (except statutory holidays) between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm. Reference sle LAN-05-96.

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Warm days of summer can’t arrive soon enough

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LIVING MATTERS Two days and counting.

On Friday, the sun will be high and the day will be long. And I’ll be raising a toast to summer.

Never mind that schoolchildren everywhere will tell you the season launches days later, when the desks are emptied, the blackboards are erased and

they’re dispatched to spend two months running barefoot through their sprinklers.

It happens Friday, children. That means, boys and girls, that the Earth’s axis will be tilting toward the sun, and that the rays of that sun will be directly over the Tropic of Cancer.

But never mind the science talk. The axis isn’t top of my mind. But the rays of the sun sure are.

I do not know for certain what I will be doing on this most momentous of occasions, but I suspect a patio

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I have a better idea, however, of what I will not be doing. I will not be hunkered down at a bus stop, wearing 20.5 pounds of clothing, doing what I can to protect myself from the sideways-blowing sleet and cursing myself for forgetting my umbrella.

I will not be schlepping armloads of firewood inside and roaming around the house in the middle of the night in search of an extra blanket. I will not be turning on all the lights in the

late afternoon and going to bed six hours after sunset.

I will not be taking in a matinee or roaming a shopping mall — not because I particularly want to, but because of the bone-chilling cold.

I will not be sitting down at the computer and looking longingly at vacation packages to Palm Springs or Phoenix. I will not be picking up bulk loads of antifreeze and sidewalk salt.

I will not be making bigbatch stew.

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This Friday, visitors at if I happen to the birdhave a shopping list, it will bath. Should we so desire, more than likely include we’ll eat at nine, and cersalsa. And hamburgers. And tainly not in the dark. potato salad. And strawberA toast to the longest day ries. Not a chance of bigof the year. Three cheers for batch stew. the onset of summer.

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Ladner in touch with its past

From friendly environment to heritage buildings, community retains its small town feel Ladner is an area with a rich and storied history.

When brothers Thomas and William Ladner arrived in the 1860s and settled in the area it was a tiny fishing and farming village.

While the population has certainly grown and the area has developed since the opening of the George Massey Tunnel in 1959, Ladner has not lost that small town feel.

“I think that it has a very unique flavour that you’re not going to find anywhere else,” says resident Carol Miles, who opened her business, South Delta Heels Company, in Ladner Village last year.

“People here respond to Ladner Village on an emotional level,” she says, adding many residents and visitors alike are drawn in by the small town feeling that has remained throughout the years.

Developers and business owners have taken pains to restore many heritage buildings to their former glory while some new developments have adopted the look as well.

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Two long-standing church buildings — Ladner United, which is still used as a church today, and the former Ladner Baptist

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Ladner United, constructed in the Gothic Revival style of architecture, has

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Parks, trails and a variety of waterways also help people connect with nature, making Ladner a green oasis in an otherwise burgeoning metropolitan area.

Locals and visitors often comment on how peaceful the community is compared to other parts of the Lower Mainland.

Ladner is a community that rallies to support each other during hard times and comes together to celebrate the good.

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Carol Miles, who opened South Delta Heels Company on Bridge Street just over a year ago, says Ladner Village has a wonderful vibe.

New merchants loving it in Ladner It’s a place where everybody knows your name.

Ladner Village has that small town feel that provides a great climate for small business.

Carol Miles opened South Delta Heels Company on Bridge Street just over a year ago after spending 25 years as a legal secretary and another five at Augustine House. For her, the decision to open in Ladner Village was an easy one.

“I live here and I love Ladner,” she says, sit-

ting behind the counter in her store on a sunny June morning. “I think that it [Ladner Village] has a very unique flavour that you’re not going to find anywhere else.”

Miles says the reception from the community has been fantastic.

“Overall, I’ve been very well received,” she says.

“People love that they don’t have to go through the tunnel to buy a great pair of European-made shoes.”

The local business community is also supportive to

new kids on the block.

“We know each other and we promote each other,” she says, adding she enjoys walking through the streets, stopping often to greet people she knows.

“It’s kind of like being at Cheers,” she says. “It’s a wonderful vibe.”

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Interior designer Jana Walker also chose Ladner Village when she was looking for a place to open her home décor store, The Blue Door Interiors.

“This is my town,” she says of her reason for choosing Ladner. “I love it.

I raised my son here.”

The store offers an eclectic mix of antiques and refurbished, repurposed and

reinvented furniture, as well as newer items.

Walker, who has lived in Ladner for 25 years, celebrated her store’s one-year anniversary on June 6 and says the village is the perfect place.

“I would not have ever opened up in a mall,” she says, adding she enjoys the walkability of the area, which brings a lot of foot traffic to village businesses.

“I am very happy to be here,” Walker says, adding there is a camaraderie in the business community.

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Initially staff looked at various options to upgrade the intersection, including a

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to improve traffic flow.

The underground utility work began in mid-January and the above ground roadwork commenced at the end of April.

The road work includes various other improvements, including increased green space, stamped and coloured crosswalks, a decorative sidewalk, decorative street lights with banners and hanging baskets as well as a concrete (wooden in appearance) boardwalk across the Chillukthan Slough.

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Ladner Village will once again host one race in the three-day Tour de Delta cycling competition.

The Brenco Criterium on Saturday, July 6 will see world-class cyclists go wheel-to-wheel over a onekilometre street circuit, reaching speeds of up to 60 kilometres an hour.

Organized by the LBA and The Quilted Bear, the Ladner Village Quilt Walk and Classic Car Show, set for Sunday, Aug. 18 this year, draws thousands of visitors each year. The event features hundreds of classic cars and handmade quilts on display throughout the village as well as entertainment and refreshments.

A Day at the Farm in September celebrates all things agricultural. This year marks the eighth year for the annual agricultural event, which is scheduled for Sept. 8 at Westham Island Herb Farm.

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Community fun is LBA>s business Association organizes many big events Many events that locals have come to know and love over the years simply would not exist without the Ladner Business Association and its small, dedicated army of volunteers.

The annual Easter Parade and Egg Hunt, Quilt Walk and Classic Car Show, Breakfast with Santa and the yearly Christmas tree lighting are just a few of the activities the LBA organizes every year.

“It’s just a great way for us to connect to the community,” says president Jackey Zellweger, who took over the post last December.

The LBA also helps out financially. The association sponsors scholarships at Delta Secondary and Kwantlen Polytechnic University trades program, contributed to the new roof on Fishermen’s Hall, and made contributions to both the Delta Hospital Foundation and Delta Hospice.

The association, which currently has 120 members, also aims to provide a voice for Ladner’s business community as well as networking opportunities for local business people.

It works to fulfill several different purposes: to promote awareness of the

goods and services provided by the Ladner business community; to articulate and promote the interests of the business community to the community at large and to the surrounding areas; and, to promote the well being of the community of Ladner.

Through weekly Jackey Zellweger is president of the meetings, members Ladner Business Association. have the chance to with residents. From the network and build start of the waterfront revirelationships with other local business people, learn talization process, the LBA has also been at the table about things happening in offering input, feedback the community and discuss and ideas for the Ladner issues affecting both busiHarbour redevelopment. nesses and Ladner as a “We’re very connected to whole. the community,” Zellweger There are often guest says. speakers to talk about a The association meets variety of topics affecting weekly — 8 a.m. every the community, and local Thursday at the Ladner politicians regularly attend Legion — where members meetings to keep members can socialize, network and abreast of what’s going on exchange ideas while taking locally, provincially and care of association business, nation-wide. and recently added monthly The LBA is proactive networking events that start when it comes to issues after 5 p.m. affecting the community, For more information both businesses and as a about the LBA, or to regiswhole. ter as a member, visit www.

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While there are still some heritage buildings around — such as the former Ladner Baptist Church on Delta Street and 47A Avenue, which was built in 1902 — many new buildings are also taking on a heritage look.

The municipality made it a requirement in the Official Community Plan that new developments conform to the historical look of Ladner Village.

“The commercial Village of Ladner has special character,” the community plan reads. “The continuation of historical patterns of com-

mercial activity to improve the commercial areas and services is essential for the well-being of Ladner’s economic activity.”

“It reflects what the community wants for certain areas,” says Jeff Day, Delta’s head of community planning and development.

Many new buildings and businesses around the village area have embraced the theme.

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Tens of thousands of amateur radio operators, including many in Ladner, will be firing up portable radio stations from unexpected locations this weekend. These radio operators aid in emergency communications support during major emergencies.

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to provide rescuers with critical information because they can send messages from isolated and remote locations without phones or Internet.

The public can meet these radio operators this weekend and, in some cases, get a chance to get on the air under the supervision of a ham.

Over 35,000 operators will operate from parks, malls, schools and yards around the country. They’ll send and receive messages to other operators in Canada and the U.S. Using everything from digital and satellite communications to Morse code, Field Day is being hosted locally by the Delta

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Learn how infant massage can relax, soothe and encourage your baby’s development and deepen your bond with your baby during an upcoming presentation at the Tsawwassen Library.

Yvonne McKenna will teach parents easy patterns of infant massage and relaxation techniques on Monday, June 24 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The free program is designed for pre-crawling infants and their caregivers.

McKenna is devoted to helping young families learn to love and live together more functionally and peacefully.

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Pets on Parade On Friday, June 28th, the

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• Best Overall • Most Unique • Most Playful Dog & Cat Food prizes will be provided

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You are allowed to enter one or all categories but a separate picture must be entered for each.

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Please call Dick Williams at 604-940-6542 for information. !The South Delta Newcomers & Alumni Meetings are held the third Thursday of each month at 7:15 p.m. at the Kiwanis Longhouse located at 171056th St., Tsawwassen. The club is for women who have moved to Tsawwassen, Ladner, or Point Roberts to introduce you to the community and help you make new friends.

Join us on Thursday, June 20. Contact Marie at m.crowther@hotmail.com. !Join us this Saturday, June 22 for our next Jewelry, Watch & ‘Designer Collections’ sale. Visit the Hospice Cottage Charity Shoppe from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1521-56th St, Tsawwassen. Lots of great stuff! !Learn how infant massage can relax, soothe and encourage your baby’s development and deepen your bond with your baby with presenter Yvonne McKenna at the Tsawwassen Library, 1321A - 56th St., on Monday, June 24, 10 - 11 a.m. Learn several easy patterns of infant massage and relaxation techniques with your infant, approved by the International Association of Infant Massage. !The South Delta AC Pionairs Club has its next meeting on Tuesday, June 25, at 10 a.m., at the Royal Canadian Legion, 4896 Delta St., Ladner. !Drug and Alcohol Education, a group for people dealing with addiction or affected by someone’s addiction, starts July 16 at Deltassist, 9097-120th St., North Delta. To register call 604-594-3455 ext. 110 or for more information go to http://www.deltassist.com/ current/events.html. !French language preschool Lutins du Bois is still accepting the applications for Sept. 2013. NonFrench speaking children welcome! 785-49th St., Tsawassen (located in Ecole

du Bois-Joli). Call 604-9481222 or e-mail lutins_du_ bois@csf.bc.ca. !The South Delta Stroke Recovery Group meets every Tuesday at Tsawwassen United Church, 693-53rd St., from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Support group for stroke and aneurysm survivors offering caregiver support, speech therapy, music therapy, social activities, speakers, outings, and guided physical exercises. For more information call Dawn Sillett at 604-319-6775 or e-mail: dsillett@dccnet. com. !The Hospice Cottage Charity Shoppe in Tsawwassen is looking for volunteers for Thursday evenings from 4 - 7 p.m. If you are interested in volunteering, please call Sandy at 604-948-0660 ext 333. !Weekly overeaters anonymous meetings are on Thursdays from 1 to 2:15 p.m. at the Ladner Gospel Assembly Church, 497944A Ave. Meeting in basement, use side entrance.

Contact Calin at 604-2200918 for more information. !Walking Group for the Bereaved - Drop-in group Wednesday mornings at 10 a.m. at the Centre for Supportive Care (4631 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Ladner). Gentle walk, rain or shine, suitable for people with mobility impairments, followed by refreshments and casual socialization.

Information and resources on grief and loss available.

No registration required. !Do you have time to make a difference this summer?

Volunteer at Delta Hospital or Mountainview Manor this summer! For more information visit deltahospitalauxiliary.org.

crochet for worthy causes please contact Alice @ 604946-3060 or agisborne@ dccnet.com. Drop-in sessions every first and third Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. - noon at McKee Recreation Centre in Ladner. Yarn donations always welcomed and appreciated. !Drop in and share your stories with the Writers’ Group. This supportive group of fellow writers meets at Tsawwassen Library, 1321A 56 Street, Delta, on the second and fourth Thursday of the month at 10:30 a.m. to noon. !Explore a greener world through films, books and discussion every second Wednesday of the month from 7 - 8:30 pm with the Go Green Club at the Tsawwassen Library, 1321A 56 Street, Delta.

!IODE Boundary Bay Chapter is looking for new, enthusiastic women to join our local charitable fundraising organization. We are a fun group of women who strive to make a difference in our community by focusing on support for children, youth, seniors and those in need. Through several fundraising initiatives, our chapter supports organizations in the South Delta community.

IODE is a registered charity. If you are interested, we welcome you to attend one of our monthly meetings and consider joining. Our national website is www. iode.ca. We also accept donations. Contact Diane at 604-948-3198 or e-mail queenofpearls@dccnet.com.

!BC Guide Dog Services needs volunteers in Ladner to provide boarding homes for future guide dogs. The dog (already house-trained) will live with you for five to six months, and will generally be out training with a professional 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Mon-Fri. Staff will pick up and drop off the dog. Dog food and vet expenses are covered. The dog must be accompanied by an adult on non-training days. Best suited to retirees, part-time workers, or at-home workers. For info: www.bcguidedog.com or email info@bcguidedog. com.

!The Delta Seniors Planning Team is hosting a series of “Protect Yourself ” workshops: Frauds and Scams: Presented by BC Centre for Elder Advocacy & Support at George Mackie Library (8440112th St., North Delta) on Wednesday, June 19 at 7:15 p.m. Also: Safe Gambling: Presented by BC Responsible & Problem Gambling Program at George Mackie Library Wednesday, June 26 at 7:15 p.m. For more information visit www.deltassist.com/ deltaseniorsplanning

!Knitting Sisters group - If you would like to knit or

!KinVillage Travel presents a visit to Science

Seniors

World, lunch at Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts and a visit to Granville Island Monday, July 15.

Members only tickets are $71. Open 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday at KinVillage Community Centre and at McKee. Call 604-943-0225.

Fund Raisers !Local singer/songwriter Kenzie Peters is fundraising for her tuition to the Berklee College of Music with a Boston Bound show, to be held outside at South Delta Baptist Church’s back courtyard (1988-56th St.) on Sunday, June 23 at 8 p.m. As it is outdoors, please dress appropriately.

Tickets by donation. For more information, call Peters: 604-760-8501.

Special Events !Car boot sales hosted by the Cammidge House Volunteers at Boundary Bay Regional Park take place every second and fourth Saturday at the Centennial Beach Parking lot from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. If interested in selling please bring ground sheet or display table etc.

Allocated space only $10.

Be ready for set up by 8 a.m. Additional information phone Tom 604-940-9296.

Upcoming dates: June 22, July 13, July 27, August 10, August 24, September 14, September 28.

Arts !The South Delta Artists Guild June show “Variations” on now until June 23 at the Kiwanis Longhouse Gallery. Gallery hours for June are Thursday - Sunday 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

1710-56th St., Tsawwassen (look for the new South Delta Artists Guild sign with the paint splash). !The Delta Arts Youth Council presents a Talent Show at the Firehall Centre for the Arts on July 12.

Entry deadline (comedy, poetry, music, etc. as well as visual arts and films) is June 21. For more information contact deltaartsyouthcouncil@gmail.com or call 604-596-1025.

The Coming Events column is published every Wednesday as a community service. If you have a nonprofit event, mail, drop off, fax, or e-mail (events@ delta-optimist.com) the details to the Optimist by 3 p.m. Monday. Submissions are subject to space limitations (no phone calls, please).

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Grand opening celebrations took place last Saturday for the Delta Community Animal Shelter. The $4 million facility on Hopcott Road in the Tilbury area opened early last month, replacing a cramped and outdated shelter on 80th Street next to the South Fraser Perimeter Road. Civic officials (above) cut the ribbon to officially open the shelter Saturday, while Mayor Lois Jackson (left) and Delta North MLA Scott Hamilton helped unveil the plaque. The festivities also included face painting where Sandy Moors (right) turned three-year-old Abigail Wright into a cat.

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A32 The Delta Optimist June 19, 2013 Feedback

Friday marks the first day of summer. From holidays and back yard barbecues to heading out to the beach and playing at the water park,

there is usually plenty to do in the sunny summer weather.

The Optimist asked:

What are you up to this summer?

Jackie Byrn I’m volunteering for the Tour de Delta. And I’m looking forward to shopping at every Ladner Village Market. And visiting with family and friends.

Linda (Gramsie) Sever Hopefully looking after my grandchildren and doing crafts and fun stuff with them. Enjoying the sunshine, gardens, local stuff.

Kelly Calder

Gardening. I have a veggie garden that I use in the winter.

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

Cyril Best I plan to travel around the province a little. We’re newcomers to B.C. I plan on seeing a little bit of the province and a little bit south of the border as well.

Linda Sorge Celebrating the summer solstice with a summer feast, as the First Nations do. We give thanks to our creator for bringing on a new season because we need it to survive.

Last time we asked you:

What’s your provincial election issue?

• 31.25 per cent said the economy.

• 12.50 per cent said port expansion.

• 28.13 per cent said the George Massey Tunnel.

• 28.13 per cent said other.

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White Spot | Delta Road Race Public Information Meeting Wednesday June 26, 2013 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

South Delta Recreation Centre 1720 56th Street, Tsawwassen

Complimentary hearing screenings available this month

DID YOU KNOW?

The White Spot Road Race, formerly the 3rd stage in the Tour de Delta, is now a one day International Cycling Union (UCI) event on Sunday July 7, 2013.

LEARN ABOUT THE RACE SCHEDULE & TRAFFIC DISRUPTIONS

The Corporation of Delta is hosting a public information meeting to provide the details about the road race, including the schedule and traffic disruptions – see the route map on www.tourdedelta.com. Staff will be available at the information meeting to answer questions about this exciting event.

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Hilary Schaap has become one of the top junior rowers in the province after taking up the sport just two years ago.

MARK BOOTH

Schaap charts course for London Delta Deas junior standout will be headed to Western University in Ontario after a busy summer on the water MARK BOOTH

Hilary Schaap was hoping her “worker’s tan” wouldn’t be too obvious in her strapless dress for her high school graduation dinner and dance last weekend.

Such is one of the worries when you happen to be one of the top up-and-coming rowers in the province.

If being student council president and preparing for final exams wasn’t enough on Schaap’s plate, the Delta Deas Rowing Club (DDRC) junior standout somehow found the time to compete at last week’s Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Championships in St. Catherines, ON. Schaap continued her outstanding season by cap-

turing the senior women’s lightweight singles race then finished third in the senior open singles event.

She also attended a threeday national junior team selection camp — an invitation she had earned based on her previous results, including trials held in B.C. this spring.

By the end of the week, Schaap had earned a spot on the Canadian team that will be competing at the Can Am Mex regatta in Oklahoma City July 8 to 13.

Her transition into an elite junior rower is an impressive one given she didn’t take up the sport until two summers ago.

“What Hilary has accomplished is not typical,” explained DDRC head

Tides at Tsawwassen Pacific Standard Time. Height in feet

coach Garret Bouhuyzenpart of the powerhouse Wegner. “Once every two program at Northeastern or three years we are maybe University in Boston sending one or two of our where he was a member rowers to nationals. She was of the Open Four crew an excepthat recently tional athplaced second lete before “The biggest thing at Nationals. she came “Watching Hilary has going for to us. A him (comher is her drive.” lot of kids Garret Bouhuyzen- pete at Junior who are Wegner Worlds) just successful inspired me,” have that said Schaap already.” prior to one of her fiveSchaap excelled in other times-a-week training sessports when she decided sions on Deas Slough. “I’m to give rowing a try and so proud of everything he signed up for DDRC’s has done. When I got back learn-to-row program. home, I really got into it.

Soon after, she was “What I like about rowon a plane to England to ing is it’s a team sport but, watch her brother Colin at the same time, you get as compete for Canada at much out of it as you put the 2011 World Junior into it. I was excited just to Championships. He is now get an invite to the national

junior camp. We’ll see what happens (with selections) but realistically my goal is competing for B.C. at the Canada Summer Games.”

What wasn’t in Schaap’s favour at the junior national camp was her size. She is technically a lightweight rower and there is no classification for team selection, but that didn’t stop her from earning a spot.

Her busy spring schedule began by dominating her race at last month’s prestigious Brentwood Regatta, then repeating the performance a week later at DDRC’s own scholastic event.

“The biggest thing Hilary has going for her is her drive,” added BouhuyzenWenger. “She is fiercely competitive and driven to

be ahead of everyone. It’s evident she has always been a competitive athlete.”

Western University has taken notice. The London, ON school has one of the top rowing programs in the country and that’s where Schaap will be continuing her education this fall, studying business management and organizational studies. The Mustangs train on Fanshawe Lake, which also happens to be home of the national women’s team program.

If her plans go accordingly, Schaap will report for training camp soon after representing B.C. at the Summer Games in Quebec.

“I got to tour their boathouse last summer and to be where the national team trains is pretty exciting.”

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Arjun Bains (left) won the Tim Jardine Memorial Scholarship from the South Delta Minor Hockey Association.

SDMHA recognizes players with annual scholarships South Delta Minor Hockey Association officially brought the curtains down on the 2012-13 season by announcing winners in its annual scholarship/ bursary program.

The awards are designed to recognize a wide range of skills, including hockey, academic, character and community service. The winners are: SDMHA Board of Directors Scholarship ($1,000) Presented in recognition of sportsmanship, citizenship, academic achievement and hockey ability. Winner: Daniel Keen Tim Jardine Memorial

Scholarship ($1,000) Presented in recognition of sportsmanship, citizenship and academic achievement. Winner: Arjun Bains Jeremy Leung Memorial Scholarship ($500) Presented in recognition of sportsmanship, citizenship and academic achievement. Winner: Stephanie Lebus In Da House Scholarship ($500) Presented to a Grade 12 house player who demonstrates a high standard of sportsmanship and leadership on his team. Winner: Keith Prefontaine Paul Hansen Memorial

Scholarship ($500) Awarded to the player deemed most sportsmanlike both on and off the ice, who shows dedication to his team and shows good hockey skill development.

Winner: Brett Poje Delta Ice Hawks Scholarship — Delta Secondary (DSS) ($500) Presented for sportsmanship, citizenship and academic achievement with emphasis on post-secondary education in technology and trades. Winner: Keith Reid Delta Ice Hawks Scholarship — South Delta Secondary (SDSS) ($500) Winner: Conner Davis

2013 Annual General Meeting Date: Wednesday, June 26th, 2013 Time: 7:00 pm Place: Winskill Aquatic Centre (Multi purpose Room) 5575 9 Avenue, Tsawwassen We encourage all TABA families to attend.

For more information contact president@tsawwassenbaseball.com with questions

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Devoted wife, cherished mother, awesome granny, terrific sister, fabulous aunt and true friend, is going to be greatly missed by all of us.

Liz is survived by her husband of 52 years Walter and two children, daughter Kim (Daryl), son Ken, two grandchildren, Jake and Mitchell and brothers Stan (Delores), Bill (Sandra) and their extended families.

Liz was born in Caldar, Saskatchewan in 1935, her family moved to Roblin, Manitoba in 1937, then to Fort William, Ontario in 1949, where her passion for singing blossomed. In 1958 she moved to Toronto with her girl friend Sonia to expand their musical horizons. Her claim to fame was living in the same apartment block as Donald Sutherland. In 1959 she made another move to Winnipeg, Manitoba and married Walter in 1961, before moving to Richmond, British Columbia in 1963.

After moving to BC she sang with several choirs, Richmond Musical Theatre Club, Richmond Singers, Alegro, Keynote Choir, Old Spice Girls, Ladner Glee Club and made many life long friends. She brought joy to all those she sang for with her positive outlook, infectious smile, and willingness to lend a helping hand to those in need. Liz also volunteered for many years at the McKee House on the Special Events Committee. A Celebration of Life will be held at the McKee Seniors Recreation Centre, 5155 47th Ave, Delta, BC on Sunday June 30th, 2013, from 1-4pm. In lieu of flowers donations in her memory can be contributed to the McKee House Senior’s Society or Delta Hospital Auxiliary Society.

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GPRC IS now hiring Instructors for the following positions: Steamfitter/Pipefitter (Fairview Campus); Welding Instructor (Fairview Campus); Power Engineering Instructor (Fairview/ Grande Prairie Campus). No teaching experience? No problem because we train you to become an Instructor! For more information on these positions visit our website at www.gprc.ab.ca/careers.

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NEEDED. HEAVY Equipment Technicians and Maintenance personnel for expanding pipeline company in Olds, Alberta for work in shop and jobsites throughout Western Canada. Fax resume to 403-556-7582 or email: pdunn@parklandpipeline.com.

PRO-LINE CONSTRUCTION is a leading supplier of construction materials. We are looking for a qualified Hiab/Stinger operator for our Surrey branch.

Must be CRANESAFE Certified.

We offer a competitive hourly wage, benefits as well as a RRSP plan.

Please fax resume Attn: Dan Smith to 604-596-4559 or e-mail dsmith@proline-construction.com or apply in person 13385 Comber Way, Surrey EXPERIENCED TECHNICIAN required to repair appliances.

Also looking for apprentices to train. Positions available in Salmon Arm, Vernon, Kelowna and Pentiction. moe.andersons@shaw.ca

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LAVERY, Katherine Ann

Was born May 25, 1945 in Montreal, Quebec. She was taken from us suddenly on May 19, 2013. Kathy is lovingly survived by her husband Jim, son Mark (Lara), daughter Heather (Dave), and grandchildren Lincoln, Macgregor, Lukas and Mia, plus many family and friends. Kathy worked as a nurse in earlier years and then switched her vocation to teaching. She went on to enjoy a rewarding career as a teacher in Richmond for over twenty years. She loved camping, reading, photography, travelling, but most of all she loved her grandchildren, children, friends, and family. A service will take place on June 22 at 11am at Richmond Funeral Home, 8420 Cambie Road, Richmond, BC. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to a children’s charity of your choice. If you would like to share thoughts/stories of Kathy please email them to: remembering.kathylavery @gmail.com

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In Loving Memory of Frank O’Toole

BILICKI, Elizabeth (Werbowetski) Sep 12, 1935 - Jun 06, 2013

All advertising published in this newspaper is accepted on the premise that the merchandise and services offered are accurately described and willingly sold to buyers at the advertised prices. Advertisers are aware of these conditions.

Advertising that does not conform to these standards or that is deceptive or misleading, is never knowingly accepted. If any reader encounters non-compliance with these standards we ask that you inform the Publisher of this newspaper and The Advertising Standards Council of B.C. OMISSION AND ERROR: The publishers do not guarantee the insertion of a particular advertisement on a specified date, or at all, although every effort will be made to meet the wishes of the advertisers. Further, the publishers do not accept liability for any loss or damage caused by an error or inaccuracy in the printing of an advertisement beyond the amount paid for the space actually occupied by the portion of the advertisement in which the error occurred. Any corrections or changes will be made in the next available issue. The Delta Optimist will be responsible for only one incorrect insertion with liability limited to that portion of the advertisement affected by the error. Request for adjustments or corrections on charges must be made within 30 days of the ad’s expiration.

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Tow Truck Operators

Roadway Towing Ltd. has two positions available for tow truck operators. Applicants must reside in the area in order to meet our contract obligations. Applicants must have a minimum of a class 5 driver’s licence without restrictions. Most importantly chosen applicants must pass a criminal record check prior to being hired.

Experience is preferred however training will be provided to the right applicant. Some mechanical skills and an understanding of automobiles is an asset. Shifts include weekends and some on call nights. Company also offers an excellent benefits package. Drivers are paid on commission so the harder you work the more you can make. Resume and drivers abstract can either be faxed or emailed.

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Busy window coverings and closet organization business requires installer. The successful candidate should… ❏ be Presentable and professional ❏ have a minimum 3 years carpentry experience ❏ have a clean drivers abstract ❏ be able to read plans and communicate with contractors ❏ be very detail oriented with strong problem solving skills ❏ speak, read and write in fluent english You will be responsible for the installation of blinds, draperies, shutters and closet organization systems. We will provide full training however past carpentry experience is a requirement. You will have the use of a company van, all the required tools and a cell phone.

Interested candidates please email your resume to budgetblindsofdelta@gmail.com or drop off a resume at our store at 1131 56 Street, Tsawwassen, BC. No phone calls please.

This position is 4 – 5 full days a week Monday – Saturday.

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SUN JUN 23 10-3 Croatian Cultural Center 3250 Commercial Dr, 604-980-3159 Admission: $5

2060

For Sale Miscellaneous

JACUZZI HOT TUB 1/5 yrs old, 6 &or 7 people, J365 like new, only been used 3 times. Fuly loaded, paid $13,000 sell $6,500.

604-948-2195

2075

Furniture

MOVING MUST SELL, Sofa & Loveseat, like new $450, decor, lawnmower $95. 604-996-3393 OAK ROLL top desk $575, 2 Hunter Ceiling fans $50/each, brand new pillows, twin, comforter & shams $ 50, 5 light dining room fixture $25 604-943-1075

2080

Garage Sale

Boundary Bay

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2080

Garage Sale

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Horses

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Tsaw- Beachgrove

Multi Family Sale

Sat June 22nd, 9-1pm

16756 58a St. Rain or Shine, No Early Birds!

2095

Lumber/Building Supplies

STEEL BUILDING - DIY SUMMER SALE! - BONUS DAYS EXTRA 5% OFF. 20X22 $3,998.

25X24 $4,620. 30X34 $6,656.

32X42 $8,488. 40X54 $13,385.

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2118

Recycler

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2135

2011 PERCH/TB Filly, 16HH+, NH, quiet, respectful and willing. $5000. Call 604-994-1775

3540

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3508

Dogs

778-895-0007 • 604-781-4231 CKC 3 MALE black lab puppies, 8 weeks. Exc pets. 1st shots/ tattoo done. $800. 604-454-8643

3503

Birds

YOUNG CANARIES breed 5, $35 per bird. Baby Budgies $20 per bird. Call 604-939-5666

3507

MINI DACHSHUND Puppies CKC Reg’d, Vet ✔ 1st shots, health guarantee. $1000. 778-388-1057

Cats PB KANE Corso ready, m/f, dew claws/tails, 1st/2nd shots, deworm, $1300, 604-802-8480

BENGAL KITTENS, vet ✔ 1st shots dewormed, sweet natured, $460. Mission 1-604-814-1235

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5040

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Richmond

Abbotsford STEVESTON VERY large 1284 sf 2br 2ba top fl condo amazing mtn views, $455K 604-275-7986 see uSELLaHOME.com id5376

IMMACULATE TOP fl 963sf 2 br condo, insuite laundry, +55 building, $121,500 604-309-3947 see uSELLaHOME.com id5565

TOP FLR 762sf 1br condo, in-ste laundry, 45+ building Mt. Baker view $85,000. 778-822-7387 see uSELLaHOME.com id5553

6008-18

New Westminster

TOP FLOOR quiet side of bldg 650sf 1br+den condo nr Hosp, & Sky train $244K 778-241-4101 see uSELLaHOME.com id5580

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6008-42

S. Surrey/ White Rock

PARTIAL OCEAN view, 920sf 2br+den 2ba quiet condo, kids, pets ok. $309,000 778-294-2275 see uSELLaHOME.com id5575

6015

For Sale by Owner

SMALL PEACEFUL farm set up for horses right beside South Langley riding trail. Bright & comfortable older 2 bd home, f/p, barn, riding rings, pastures. $849,900. Call 604-323-4788 See Propertyguys.com ID: 76788

RARE CUSTOM built 2146 sq ft rancher in very desirable Sardis Park neighbourhood. 3 large bedrooms plus den, 2 1/2 baths.

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Workshop. Rear yard access, RV parking. 12 x 24 covered patio in back yard. .23 acre. Asking $479,900. Call 604-858-8354.

6020

Houses - Sale

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5505

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Okanagan/ Interior

6508

Houses - Sale

6020-06

6020-14

Langley/ Aldergrove

$739,900 YORKSTON South area Langley, 1 yr old, 3865 sq ft Cstm design 7 bdrm + 5 bthrm + Legal 2 Bdrm Suite. Call 778-298-8108.

See Propertyguys.com ID: 76108

Apt/Condos

1 BR furn condo, Tsaw, Windsor Woods, facing lagoon, refs, $1200 all incl. 1-360-945-4109

Chilliwack

CULTUS LK gardener’s dream 1160 sf 2 br 1.5 ba rancher, a/c 55+ complex $63K 604-858-9301 see uSELLaHOME.com id5400

6508

10 ACRES OF OKANAGAN VIEW PROPERTY FOR SALE Located 6 km from Penticton Hospital on the eastern hillsides above the city. Numerous building sites with view to the north up Okanagan Lake. One of the few remaining 10 acre country residential parcels that has not been developed. On paved road with power to the lot line. For sale by owner at only $289,000.

Contact donaclair11@gmail.com or 250-493-5737

MERRITT HERITAGE style 3070 sf 4br 5ba on 9.9ac lot detached shop, view $895K 250-378-8857 see uSELLaHOME.com id5592

6050

Out Of Town Property

CRANBROOK 2060SF 4br 3ba reno’d home w/side suite on 2 lots $239,900 778-887-4530 see uSELLaHOME.com id5304

6052

Real Estate Investment

Peninsula Property Management

1st MTH FREE RENT! EAST LADNER RESIDENCE AT THE RIVERHOUSE -

Waterfront condo with amazing views of water, Mtn Baker & farmland.

Fantastic sunsets. Beautiful 2 br + den & 2 bath unit, 1253 sf attractively furnished or unfurnished, 2 wall brs that can be used for hobbies/office, gourmet kitchen, gas f/p, large balcony, radiant heat, adjacent to marina, restaurant. Walk to transit.

Located 20 minutes from airport, Island Ferries and US Border crossing furnished N/P, N/S. $2200

6020-34

Surrey

GUILDFORD 1900SF 3br 2ba w/basement suite on huge 8640 sf lot, $489,000 604-613-1553 see uSELLaHOME.com id5608

6020-38

Vancouver East Side

4895-55B St, Ladner Suites Available.

Spacious suites, balconies, rent incls heat & hot water, prkg available. Refs. N/P.

LANGLEY RENOD sxs duplex +1/2ac lot, rental income $2,300 /month $489,900 604-807-6565 see uSELLaHOME.com id3186

Recreation Property

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GALIANO EXECUTIVE Home & Cabin on priv beach, completely furn’d, many extras, ready to move in. Reduced to $849,000!

Global Force Rlty. 604-802-8711 www.yourlinktorealestate.ca

6540

Houses - Rent

CALL 604-946-9455

Peninsula Property Management

6030

Lots & Acreage

LANGLEY BUILD your dream home, secluded 5 ac view ppty, well inst $630,000 604-825-3966 see uSELLaHOME.com id4513

LANGLEY NR town fully reno’d 2474sf home on 5ac ppty, bsmt suite $1,150,000 604-825-3966 see uSELLaHOME.com id5582

HATZIC LAKE 1 hr drive from Vanc, 2 vacant lots 1 is lakefront $65K is for both 604-240-5400 see uSELLaHOME.com id5588

HATZIC LAKE Swans Point, 1 hr from Vanc incl lot & 5th wheel ski, fish, $134,500. 604-209-8650 see uSELLaHOME.com id5491

LOT & Trailer. This little gem is located 120 miles from Van, pool - C.H, hiking, fishing, history of Caretaker, maint $775/yr, $30,000 obo. Lot 33 - 30860 Trans Canada Hwy Yale BC. Ph 1-604-792-6764 RV LOT at CULTUS LAKE HOLIDAY PARK with year round camping access; finished in paving stones, low fees. All ament Grt loc. Moving must sell $107,500. 1-604-795-9785

1 BR Bsmt, nr 44Ave/47A St, NS/ NP, avail Now, $700, incls w/d, Call 604-723-2581

4 BR Ladner home on Memorial Prk, Aug 1st $2600 604-946-1133 www.ladner.ca/rental

TSAWWASSEN BACHELOR, $750 includes utilities np, ns 604-943-8020 or 604-802-8064

Peninsula Property Management

Luxurious, furnished executive home in prestigious Marina Garden Estates backs onto 9th hole of Cove Links Golf Course.

2950 sq ft, 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 3 fireplaces.

Beautiful home, quality craftsmanship, elegant furnishings, radiant heated hardwood floors, dream kitchen, master suite with FP, Jacuzzi tub and balcony $3495 includes utilities, cable and internet. 1 year lease.

N/S, N/P. July 1

Call Dawn (604) 536-0220

6620

Warehouse/ Commercial

9102

A1 AUTO LOANS. Good, Bad or No Credit - No problem. We help with rebuilding credit & also offer a first time buyer program. Call 1-855-957-7755.

TSAWWASSEN Kelly Court and Kerry Court Bright 1 and 2 bedroom suites available in quiet location close to amenities. Rent includes heat and hot water. To view these suites please call 604-306-7877.

Century Village Beautiful complex consisting of 6 bldgs with landscaped green areas. 1 & 2 bedroom suites available include drapes, wall to wall carpets, balconies, elevators and wheelchair access. Tsaw. Manor includes heat. Close to beach, parks, rec centre and schools. To make an appt to view please call 604-948-9111 Greensview 2 bedroom suite available. Includes dishwasher and garburetor. Building is located on bus route and within walking distance of shopping centre. For more info please call 604-306-1499

For a full list of our availabilities check:

www.centuryrentals.ca Sorry No Pets or BBQs References Required

NEED A HAND?

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1997 LANDROVER Defender(s) 90, 5 spd diesel, mint, 160,000km, from desert $23,900 1-780-945-7945 604-926-7087 lancebright@hotmail.com

9515

Boats

8135

Hauling

604-RUBBISH - ’’ We do all the loading & cleanup and we remove almost anything'' 604-782-2474

8140

Heating

PRECISION 1 Plumbing & Heating, Drain Cleaning, Lic. & Ins. hw tanks, service, renos. Rick 604-809-6822 1989 19’ Bayliner Capri Blue, 2.3 litre IO Fresh water cooled, new windshield/canvas/swim grid, trailer. $6,975. 604-837-7564

9522

RV’s/Trailers

8155

Landscaping

Above The Rest. Hedging, pruning, lawn care, owned locally, Call Clayton 604-314-8273 Greenworx Redevelopment Inc. Hedges, pavers, ponds & walls, returfing, demos, drainage, jackhammering. Old pools filled in, decks, concrete 604.782.4322

8055

Cleaning

J K CLEANING SERVICES Comm/res. Call for free estimate 604-767-3492, 604-948-3492

8058

8160

Lawn & Garden

landscape landscape construction construction paving stones, concrete paving stones, fences, arbors, sheds concrete, retaining retaining walls walls, decks, decks, railings, stairs railings, stairs lawn installation

Computer Services

renovations renovations interior interior exterior exterior

kitchens, bathrooms kitchens, bathrooms, doors, windows, windows floors doors,

hardiboard, cedar siding

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Del Rio and Lora Court Updated 1 bedroom suites in quiet well maintained buildings.

Rent includes 2 appl, carpets, drapes heat and h/w. To view please call 604-454-4469 Evergreen Lane 1 bedroom suites available in one of our 4 well maintained bldgs. Located near shops, school and bus routes. Rent includes 2 appl, carpets and drapes. To view this suite please call 604-454-4469 Harbourside Affordable 1, 2 and 3 bedroom suites available in the heart of Ladner Village. Rent includes 2 appl, drapes and hot water.

To view please call 604-868-9453

Handyperson

• REPAIRS • RENOVATIONS • WOODWORKING • PAINTING Call Pierre

EUROPEAN DETAILED Service cleaning. www.puma-cleaning.ca Sophia 604-805-3376

Contact Tina or Sandra at Century Group 604-943-2203 www.centurygroup.ca

CHOOSE YOUR NEW HOME FROM OUR LIST OF WELL MAINTAINED AND MANAGED SUITES!

8130

Auto Finance

Ladner: 1080 sq ft at Harbourside Plaza, Delta Street.

604-630-3300

1992 CHEV Silverado p/u, ext cab, a/c, V8, canopy, trailer tow pkg, bucket seats, 246,000 kms, Asking $1500 obo. 604-946-1326

1979 FORD M/H, 23 ft, cozy, bunk beds, fully equipped, low k, hi way usage, $4,950. 778-737-3890

Office/Retail Rent

Tsawwassen: 640 to 1580 sq ft

Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

INDOOR WAREHOUSE 12’ by 25’ & 14’ hgt, outdoor space 12 x 15 for rent D/town Ladner. Steve 604-307-4922 * 604-952-7663

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6565

9155

Suites/Partial Houses

LARGE 1 bdrm suite avail in Ladner in exchange for inside/ outside PART TIME housecleaning & gardening. Suits energetic person. Must have own vehicle.

Call aft. 6pm only, 604-671-3303

LADNER

WESTSIDE HOME in 'Vancouver Heights'. Open House Sun June 23rd 2-4pm Brand New Custom 4200sf Residence, incredible views, 5 patios, roof top deck, 800sf legal ste, 3 car gar w/bath, 18ft folding glass walls expands the main flr.

Exotic Italian Marble & Caesarstone countertops! Call: Marla @ Sutton 778-896-5972

6602

LADNER LARGE 2 br bsmt ste, fenced yard, prkg, 4 appls, $900, inste w/d, ns/np 604-765-3642

PHONE:

Tsawwassen, CASA DEL SOL 1 BDRM’s , from $795, Now incls heat & H/W, carpets, drapes, 2 appl, 2 elevators, underground parking avail. No dogs.

Please Call 604-943-8954 or 604-488-4733

STORAGE UNIT 2nd flr no elevator, Ladner bldg. 11’ wide 16’ deep 10’ high (170 sf). Personal storage only. No business use. $75/m min 2 yr lse 604-734-5908

3 BR, 2.5 bath, 2level house Ladner, nr school/bus $1600 July 1st. 604-946-2983

#304 – 1959 152nd Street White Rock, B.C. V4A 9E3

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3 BDRM rancher, Ladner, 2 bath, w/d, ns/np, July 1st $1800 +utils 604-946-3035* 604-781-4820

Commercial Space for Lease

604.536.0220

6600

LADNER: 2 BR grd level $1200 + share utils. July 1. Newly reno’d.

Bright, large All new appls. n/s, n/p. nr all amens. Resp tenants, refs. 604-807-1732 after 3:30pm

BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

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6065 FLEETWOOD RENO’D 2140sf 4br 3ba, large 7100sf lot, bsmt suite $529,000. 604-727-9240 see uSELLaHOME.com id5617

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FORT LANGLEY 2300sf 5br w/suite above 3 additional rental units $965K 604-882-6788 see uSELLaHOME.com id5533

TSAWWASSEN VILLA 1 BR $810, 2 BR $1050 with d/w.

Newly reno’d incld balc, prkg, h/w & heat, cat neg. avail July 1, 604-880-5391

3 BDRM home very nice on cul de sac in sought after Pebble Hill.

Tsaw Hgts. Avail now/July 1st $2,100 Contact 604-616-4836

Call Dawn (604) 536-0220 www.rentinfo.ca

ALDERGROVE SXS DUPLEX 80K below assessment. $3100mo rent $529,900 firm 604-807-6565 see uSELLaHOME.com id3428

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9125

Domestic

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8075 2011 Hyundai Sonata Limited Affordable Luxury 35,600 kms.

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9145

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