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Perhaps it's because many of us come from hardy farming and fishing stock or perhaps we just understand the value of the expression "if you want something done right, do it yourself."
TransLink to provide service for seniors lacking reliable wheelchair accessible transit even in heavily populated corridors, we didn't throw up our hands and groan.
Either way, one of Delta's proudest traditions is that we have never stopped and waited for the rest of the world to decide what we need. We do it ourselves.
No, the city decided to fund two buses for North and South Delta, giving seniors the chance to go shopping, visit friends and do other activities not possible without reliable transportation.
That's why in the past Delta has funded its own infrastructure for water and sewer projects instead of waiting for Metro Vancouver. When it looked as though Tilbury Industrial Park was in danger of becoming environmentally hazardous, the municipality stepped in and remediated the land . Adrian MacNair Editor/Photographer
The province is to be commended for helping to fund the buses, of course, but it was Delta's initiative that got the ball rolling.
Similarly, when Delta found itself waiting for
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Seniors bus arrives in South Delta
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There's a new way for seniors to get around Ladner and Tsawwassen and it's all for free.
A second chance for Molly
The Delta Community Animal Shelter finds a new "forever home" for a vulnerable dog.
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Seniors bus arrives in South Delta AFTER A BUSY LIFETIME OF INDEPENDENCE AND SELF-RELIANCE IT CAN BE A SHOCK TO AGING SENIORS TO SUDDENLY FIND THEMSELVES UNABLE TO DO BASIC THINGS LIKE VISITING FRIENDS OR GOING GROCERY SHOPPING. That problem can be compounded by a lack of reliable transportation, either because they can't drive anymore or the bus doesn't run in their neighbourhood. It's an issue that touched Delta Mayor Lois Jackson deeply, as she revealed in an interview with Something Good Magazine. “Some of these folks were very vibrant in their youth, active participants in the community,” says the Mayor, who has seen firsthand the shifting demographics throughout her 44 years in office. “And you know, we all age and a lot of people start experiencing difficulty with mobility or an inability to drive. When that happens it's quite a blow not to be able to move around your community as you once did.” Jackson says seniors will often ask their adult children to help out by driving them to appointments, but that can be problematic for a number of reasons, not least of which being the feeling of guilt for relying on somebody whose diapers you once changed.
“When you have to rely on somebody, sometimes they can't make it, or you feel you're imposing on them,” says Jackson. “So lots of times people just become more and more homebound because it's difficult for people to ask.” The idea of a seniors bus in Delta was first explored three years ago out of frustration over a lack of public transit anywhere near the Kennedy Seniors Recreation Centre in North Delta. The Mayor says longtime municipal engineering director Steven Lan had heard about a successful seniors bus program in North Vancouver and
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visited the community to learn more.
Shortly after, the city launched its first seniors bus in North Delta with a base of operations from the Kennedy centre. Jackson says the response was tremendously positive.
“In the long run this works better because people can just phone from their home. They don't have to wait at a bus stop.” Fast forward to June of 2016 and the service has been expanded to South Delta with a base of operation from the McKee Seniors Recreation Centre in Ladner. After just one month, the municipality reports 146 seniors have registered for use of the bus, which seats 18 and comes fully equipped with two wheelchair lifts and all modern accessibility options.
Both buses run from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., with service from Monday to Friday in North Delta and from Tuesday to Thursday in South Delta. To book a ride in South Delta, call 604-358-8765. North Delta riders can phone 604-353-6305.
The Mayor says she's hopeful this will give seniors the kind of independence they had when they younger. “So when you simply phone the little bus and say, can you pick me up, I'd like to go down to the centre today at 2 o'clock, or tomorrow or the next day, you don't feel that imposition as you would with a neighbour or somebody from your church or one of your kids having to make arrangements.” The Delta Seniors Bus program was created in part with a $20,000 agefriendly grant from the province and the Union of B.C. Municipalities. It provides free pick-up transportation service for seniors in Delta offering access to local medical services, recreation centres, shopping locations and other community amenities.
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Bernyce & Bill What do these two intrepid explorers have in common?
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hen you visit The Wexford, the newest Bria seniors’ living community in Tsawwassen, it is more than likely you will meet Bernyce and Bill as they are often greeting visitors as they arrive. Official ambassadors? Maybe… They both like to meet new people, find out who they are, and explain why they chose The Wexford as their new home. We asked them what qualities they see in themselves that make them so outgoing and truly interested in others.
We discovered that they are both world travellers. Bill has been to Fiji, Thailand, Malaysia, South Africa, Costa Rica… nine times to New Zealand, Australia twice, and five times to Scotland. Bernyce has been all over BC, Alberta and Manitoba, and, with her husband, visited Hawai‘i twice a year for as many years as she can remember.
the Poppy Campaign for 20 years, and as director for two church choirs, he knows what it takes to deliver personable service without exception.
It is the people that makes a community what it is. At The Wexford, they both found that the residents are a close-knit group of friends who truly bring Bria’s ‘Get to know your neighbours’ slogan to life.
Which tells us that ‘place’ is important. Where you are makes a difference in whom you meet… and ultimately the person you become. A place is what you make of it.
“It’s mainly the people here who are so outstanding”, Bernyce says of The Wexford, “and until you move in, you won’t know what it’s like.” Her friendships are prolific… she still has her Hawai‘ian ‘family’ visit her, the children of What do these two intrepid explorers have in common? the friends she made in Waikiki, Curiosity? Independence? A where she learned to dance, “THE PEOPLE HERE ARE ALL SO GOOD. willingness to take risks? The drum, play the ukelele, and live — WE’RE LUCKY TO HAVE THEM.” BERNYCE K. answer may surprise you! They life to its fullest. connect with people.
“I talk in superlatives,” says Bill of his new home. “I’ve never encountered any place where every single member of the staff is imbued with this absolute urge to satisfy us…” And with years of volunteer commitments of his own, as an executive of the The Royal Canadian Legion and leader of
“Visiting this place changed my mind.” reflects Bill upon how he was initially unsure of moving in to a so-called ‘seniors’ community. “Once I met the people here, I knew this place was going to be my new home.”
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A second chance for Molly
When “Molly” arrived at the Delta Community Animal Shelter eleven months ago the nearly two-year-old Germany Shepherd had never known any other life than that of a backyard guard dog.
She had a foul yeast smell, severely infected ears, hair loss in various parts of her body and her nails were badly worn (likely from living on cement).
Her behaviour was equally troublesome. She would guard food and toys, was leery and sometimes aggressive toward strangers, and displayed high anxiety. Sarah Jones, longtime manager at the shelter, says they see a dog with a combination of severe medical and behavioural issues about once a year.
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downs, good days and bad days, just like we do.”
she's not considered adoptable?”
Molly hit nearly every problematic category: Requires an experienced dog owner, has allergies, no other pets allowed, ideal for an active family, etc. And the more labels a dog requires, the harder it is to find a good home.
They called in the top Animal Behavioural Scientist in the Lower Mainland, Rebecca Ledger, to assess Molly and change her medication. They mixed up her routine and increased training with the help of Bonnie Hartney of Ocean Park Dog Training. And numerous volunteers worked with Molly during this time, including a former K9 police dog trainer who would take her for walks in Deas Island Regional Park. All the hard work paid off.
Usually when an animal comes to the shelter staff will begin developing adoption labels to help transition them into a good home.
During her lowest point, Molly snapped at a staff member while guarding one of her toys. Sarah says the reaction is rooted in trauma.
“She's a dog that never really had anything that belonged to her so she valued things like her Kong and her wobble ball. She's like, you're not taking that from me.” This was a pivotal moment in Molly's life, adds Sarah.
“Do we have to euthanize her and say we've taken her as far as we can and
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and they were sitting out on the grass and I've never seen her so relaxed. And he was relaxed with her and they were just gazing into each others eyes. It sounds silly,” says Sarah laughing, “but it was totally the sweetest thing you've ever seen.”
But thanks to the Tollie Fund – a made-in-Delta charitable fund specifically designed to help animals like Molly – the shelter didn't have to make that tough decision.
Today, Molly lives happily and healthily at her new home and Russ reports she has adjusted very well to her “forever home.” Sarah says some other animal shelters may have been unable to save Molly without the help of the Tollie Fund, which allowed them to fund the right treatment and animal behaviour experts for the dog.
One day, Russ Cunningham of Coquitlam, who had been looking to adopt a German Shepherd, walked into the shelter. Sarah says there was an instant connection. “One time he was here seeing her
If you'd like to support the Tollie Fund and learn more about the shelter you can do both by attending the annual Delta Community Animal Expo at Ladner's Memorial Park on Aug. 21 at 10 a.m. Visit Delta.ca or the shelter's Facebook page for all the details.
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Dive into a book this summer School's out for summer, as the Alice Cooper song goes, but that doesn't mean all learning has to stop during the holidays. In fact, many school teachers recommend reading in July and August to prevent “summer slide” as the lessons you learned all year slip away.
Tsawwassen community librarian Jeannie Cockcroft says one way to keep kids engaged during those lazy, hazy days of August is to have them join the Summer Reading Club. A provincially funded program, children across the province can enter any library and read for 15 minutes a day to keep their minds sharp. At the end of each week, kids can come into their local libraries and receive stickers and mark their reading achievements. “The children love that it is an incentive reading program,” says Jeannie. “And it doesn't matter what they read, it can be anything from newspapers to camp guides, as long as they're reading something.”
Enrolment in the Summer Reading Club is up this year and Jeannie has a few theories as to why that might be.
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Firstly, it's a great family bonding activity in a fast-paced and busy world. Because the program is promoted as being family oriented, it gets moms and dads reading with their children and spending quality time together.
Perhaps more importantly, Jeannie says this “reading modelling” will influence younger family members to become habitual readers later in life. Children tend to emulate the habits of their parents and if they see their parents reading, they're likely to read. The opposite is also true. “They think, why should I sit down and read if my mom
and dad aren't reading?” says Jeannie.
The second theory as to the club's popularity is that people are becoming so sick of staring at screens that visiting a library is almost a relief. Jeannie says it gives parents and teens an excuse to get away from their emails and text messages.
Reading can also have strong health benefits. Research has shown that while reading is a great bedtime activity, screen time before bed causes poor sleeping habits. “It's more calming, relaxing, easier on the eyes,” explains Jeannie. “There's not as much stimulation.”
Parents shouldn't expect children to get overly excited about the reading program right away. Jeannie says that even as a librarian it was like “pulling teeth” to get her own kids to sit down and read for 15 minutes. She was forced to use a timer to make sure they didn't slip away prematurely. Slowly but surely, however, the chore became a pleasure.
“By the end of the summer I didn't need the timer anymore because they had got into the habit. But we sort of forget that reading needs to be one of those habits we enforce.” Not all kids need to be forced to read. Jeannie says when many students are so overwhelmed with homework during the school year that summer is a time to relax and sink into a new world of adventure in the pages of a good fantasy novel. There's more to do at the library than just read. There's a LEGO Club, puppeteer storytelling, visits by musicians, scientists and much more.
Be sure to visit your local library or log onto fvrl.ca to get a complete schedule of activities in August.
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Today may be just another practices, and looking MANY FARM PRODUCTS ARE GROWN day in the 100 year history of forward to new technologies. the Ellis family farm, but on RIGHT HERE IN OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD “Many people don’t know Saturday, Sept. 10 it will be the – CHRISTINE TERPSMA just how many farm products venue for the 11th annual Day are grown right here in at the Farm event, presented by our neighbourhood,” says the Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust. Christine Terpsma, program manager at the Delta Farmland “Ever since I started Westham Island Herb Farm I wanted to bring people right onto the farm in order to give them an understanding as to why agriculture is so important in our community,” says Sharon Ellis. “The thinking is that if they come on the farm, see the farm,
and Wildlife Trust. “It’s amazing to see a family harvest their own potatoes for the first time, or learn what types of blueberries are produced in Delta. People are surprised to hear how much local farmers contribute to wildlife conservation – Delta farmers plant specific crops to benefit
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soil sustainability and habitat for a variety of species.”
Sharon says the event demonstrates how agriculture and wildlife conservation can work hand in hand.
The event also aims to give back to the community. Farm Credit Canada Staff will be on site to collect non-perishable donations at the event gates for the local food banks.
This year, visitors can expect all the wonderful activities of years past, such as haywagon farm tours, milking demonstrations, draft horse plowing and the B.C. Fresh Potato Dig. This year will also feature a Ducks Unlimited Canada nature movie loft, antique and modern farm equipment, local food trucks, kids activities and a Carter and Cash live show. Sharon says Day at the Farm helps connect people to local food producers and reinforces the importance of local jobs and minimizing the number of “food miles” it takes for a product to arrive at your kitchen table.
“This is the best farmland in Canada out here and I'd much rather be eating the food I'm growing than having it shipped from halfway around the world.” Day at the Farm goes down Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Westham Island Herb Farm, 4690 Kirkland Road. Visit deltafarmland.ca for more information.
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Picture this: it's a bright summer day and you're walking past the tennis courts in your neighbourhood. Suddenly you see a blur of colours from the corner of your eye as somebody dives for the ball and, with a loud and satisfying “thwok”, returns it over the net for a point. Does this bring back memories?
If so, you're certainly not alone. There are many tennis players who once enjoyed the sport in their youth but for one reason or another hung up their racquets in the garage. Well, now's the time to get back into the swing of things at the Ladner Tennis Club. During my visit to their location in Hawthorne ParkI found extremely friendly members in their
Today, the clubhouse retains its exterior heritage character but inside there is a cozy space with a kitchenette, several comfortable sofas, and indoors games like darts and ping pong for those summer BBQs when members get together for more than just tennis.
forties, fifties and older having a good time talking, serving, joking and laughing. That doesn't mean the club isn't interested in bringing on younger members, as well as balance the demographics between men and women a little more. After all, the Ladner Tennis Club is for everybody.
The club actually got its start back in 1971 at Cromie Park and was called the Ladner Racquet Club before relocating to Hawthorne in 1976.
The clubhouse has an equally interesting back story, beginning its life in the 1940s as a military barracks at the Boundary Bay Airport. It was purchased and moved to Hawthorne at a cost of $1,900.
Speaking of competition, play can range between casual to fierce, with a ladder ranking system that allows for friendly bragging rights at the club. The season generally runs April to September (although players are welcome year round, the weather may not cooperate) and with four courts there are usually 16 players at once on busy nights.
Best of all, annual membership and participation in tennis is affordable at $100 per adult, or $50 for students. A one-time $30 initiation fee is also required. As for gear, good running shoes and breathable, comfortable clothes are advisable, while a racquet will probably set you back about $100. Drop ins are Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6-10 p.m., during which time you'll find helpful and friendly members. If you'd like to learn more about the club visit ladnertennisclub.com.
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completed a week before the event in order to showcase the best the Village has to offer.
“I think the Quilt Walk and Car Show is the most important event in terms of getting attention because with an event like that we're able to reach all kinds of people with it,” says Adina, adding the purpose of the event is to simply get people into Ladner where they can discover how many other wonderful things there are to do and places to see. “So come down to the Quilt Walk and Car Show but there's also the Westham Island Herb Farm or Emma Lea Farms for the best ice cream you've ever had. Or go the Reifel Bird Sanctuary or go to a vineyard. You know, it's pretty amazing here.”
Quilt Walk & Car Show If you missed the 1940s or 50s due to the pesky problem of not being born yet, there's no need to fear. They're coming back in style in Ladner on Aug. 21 with the 12th Annual Quilt Walk and Car Show.
This extraordinary event features a little something for everybody, with beautiful vintage cars from an era when good looks superseded fuel efficiency, gorgeously crafted and handmade quilts, authentic vintage music, a pinup girl pageant, and so much more.
Billie's Barbershop owner Adina Shore, organizer of the event for the Ladner Business Association, started the pinup pageant last year hosted by Dixie Delight and the Bobby Pinz Beauty Parlour.
The pageant features 25 women over the age of 18 who dress up in vintage clothing and hairstyles and walk around Ladner Village vying for your vote.
“Really it's more about personality and charming people and having fun dressing up retro-vintage for the day and posing with the cars,” says Adina. “It's just for fun, nobody's getting judged based on the way they look.” SOMETHINGGOODMAGAZINE.CA
People's choice awards are handed out for the winner, along with the pinup girl who is wearing the best outfit and also the best hairstyle. Adina says the pageant blends perfectly with the theme of the event. “These ladies put a considerable amount of effort into their outfits. You can't just go out and buy a 1950s outfit very easily. So they go to great lengths to try and look as authentic as possible.”
Other than the meat and potatoes of the vintage cars and classic quilts on display, Adina says they're bringing in a 17-piece big band to perform vintage 1940s music, an authentic rockabilly band from Chilliwack, swing and dance clubs have been invited to come and dance on the streets, and there will be a beer garden in the parking lot of Sharkey's Seafood Bar and Grille.
The Quilt Walk and Car Show goes down from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21. Vehicle registration for the event is still open until Aug. 11 and all other pertinent details can be found by visiting ladnerbusiness.com. Photographs and story by ADRIAN MACNAIR
If you haven't been down to Ladner Village in a while, this will be an opportunity for visitors to see the new and improved sidewalks and roads that Delta construction crews have been working on for months. Much of the ongoing road construction is scheduled to be
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hen the Ottawa Redblacks visit your B.C. Lions in October you may just find a good reason to cheer for the visitors. That's because one of the newest members of the Canadian Football League's (CFL) Redblacks is 22-yearold Kevin Jackson, a former South Delta Ram.
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Kevin lived in South Delta until he was 12 years old before moving to Cypress, Texas during his first year of high school. He still fondly remembers his time playing for the green and gold in Tsawwassen.
“We always had a good little crew, we had a good little team,” says Kevin via phone from Ottawa. “We went to the championships one year when I was an atom or peewee. I still know all the guys I played with. I still talk to most of them.”
Kevin says he still remembers those early days of learning special teams and creative strategies to beating other teams.
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Canadian football, but other than that it's not that much different from life as a South Delta Ram. “When I was younger it was easier because we didn't have complicated
“Our coach always used to draw up a few trick plays. We would punt it and one of our own guys would be onside and get it.” Growing up in Canada, Kevin is quick to admit that football isn't the first choice for sports. But he soon learned he wouldn't be playing for the Vancouver Canucks.
“I couldn't get into hockey. I enjoy watching hockey but I wasn't the best skater,” he confesses, laughing. “And during the off season for football I'd play baseball at Maple Crescent Park in Ladner.”
So, how does life as a South Delta Ram compare to playing in the CFL? Kevin says the field is a lot bigger in the pros and you only get three downs in
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stuff that you see in the CFL like the 'waggle'. But the football's the same.”
Kevin says he was never a tall player but he was always solid. In his early days as a Ram he tried centre and running back but soon found his career position of linebacker. It's the position he played at Sam Houston State in Texas where he was noticed and drafted by the Redblacks in the fourth round, 34th overall, in this year's CFL draft.
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The 5'11”, 230 pound reserve linebacker and special teams player was credited with a season best six stops in one game in 2014. He was drafted largely on the quality of that season, as he spent most of 2015 off with injuries. Kevin played on special teams in Ottawa's first game against the Edmonton Eskimos to start the season on June 25, but as a rookie he knows he'll spend a bit of time riding the bench while he learns from more veteran players. Still, when the CFL schedule takes Ottawa to Vancouver in October, he's hoping he'll be able to play in front of familiar faces.
“A lot of people get hurt in the CFL, it's a quick turnover. So I'm not hoping somebody gets hurts but if they do the week I'm going to B.C. I'm hoping that's the week it'll be,” he says, chuckling. Either way, Kevin says he'll definitely look up old friends in South Delta when he's back. And who knows? He might even throw the ball around Dennison Park for old times sake.
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Nothing's as fun as being in the sun in summertime and South Delta is the place to be for it. There were several great events in July including the Boundary Bay Airshow and the Tsawwassen Sun Festival. Photos by Adrian MacNair.
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