Optimist The Voice of Delta since 1922 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013 Delta Newsstand $1 YOUR SOURCE FOR LOCAL SPORTS, NEWS, WEATHER AND ENTERTAINMENT! WWW.DELTA-OPTIMIST.COM Cluttered curbs Spring Clean-Up is set for next week 5 Congestion pricing Measures needed while we wait for new crossing 12 Recognizing youth Rotary seeks nominations for annual awards 19 Familiar opponent Delta Ice Hawk teammates square off in BCHL playoffs 22 Tsawwassen First Nation mem- bers head back to the polls next week. Bryce Williams and Kim Baird will once again square off in the race for chief in nextWednesday’s election, which was called after last September’s general election results were overturned. That elec- tion saw Williams unseat Baird, the longtime incumbent. Twelve members of the TFN legislature are also running again, facing challenges from nine oth- ers. Williams, a 23-year-old carver, defeated Baird 78-69. He was first elected to the TFN’s government in 2009, hav- ing served on the executive coun- cil, which is reserved for the top vote getters in an election. Baird, who was acclaimed in 2009, had been chief since 1999. On the TFN’s website, Williams said the First Nation is “in critical times right now” but he’s confi- dent in being able to move it for- ward to become a stronger, sover- eign, self-sustainable community. “I am also confident that we as a community, youth, elders and all members, can revive and rebuild our language and culture together. The youth are our next generation of leaders to come and we need to focus on them so we can assist and encourage them to learn and embrace their traditions along with getting a strong education.” Williams said he wants to have open communication between chief and council and the rest of the TFN membership, ensuring that everyone has an opportunity Easter Bunny pays visits to South Delta View video and photos with TFN readies for another election A fter results of last September’s vote were overturned, members to elect chief and legislature next week BY SANDOR GYARMATI [email protected]See TFN page 3 PHOTOS BY GORD GOBLE The Easter Bunny could be spot- ted in Tsawwassen last Saturday for a civic-sponsored Easter event (below) as well as in Ladner Village on Sunday for the Ladner Business Association’s annual Easter parade and egg hunt (right). More photos on Page 21 and at www.delta-optimist. com.
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OptimistThe Voice of Delta since 1922 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013
Delta
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Cluttered curbsSpring Clean-Up isset for next week 5
Congestion pricingMeasures needed whilewe wait for new crossing 12
Familiar opponentDelta Ice Hawk teammatessquare off in BCHL playoffs 22
Tsawwassen First Nation mem-bers head back to the polls nextweek.
Bryce Williams and Kim Bairdwill once again square off in therace for chief in next Wednesday’selection, which was called after
last September’s general electionresults were overturned. That elec-tion saw Williams unseat Baird,the longtime incumbent.
Twelve members of the TFNlegislature are also running again,facing challenges from nine oth-ers.
Williams, a 23-year-old carver,defeated Baird 78-69.
He was first elected to theTFN’s government in 2009, hav-ing served on the executive coun-cil, which is reserved for the topvote getters in an election. Baird,who was acclaimed in 2009, hadbeen chief since 1999.
On the TFN’s website, Williamssaid the First Nation is “in criticaltimes right now” but he’s confi-
dent in being able to move it for-ward to become a stronger, sover-eign, self-sustainable community.
“I am also confident that we asa community, youth, elders and allmembers, can revive and rebuildour language and culture together.The youth are our next generationof leaders to come and we needto focus on them so we can assist
and encourage them to learn andembrace their traditions alongwith getting a strong education.”
Williams said he wants to haveopen communication betweenchief and council and the rest ofthe TFN membership, ensuringthat everyone has an opportunity
Easter Bunnypays visits toSouth Delta
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TFN readies for another electionAfter results of last September’s vote were overturned, members to elect chief and legislature next week
The Easter Bunny could be spot-ted in Tsawwassen last Saturdayfor a civic-sponsored Easter event(below) as well as in Ladner Villageon Sunday for the Ladner BusinessAssociation’s annual Easter paradeand egg hunt (right). More photos onPage 21 and at www.delta-optimist.com.
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The Delta school dis-trict is taking measures toimprove the reading abilityof young students, accord-ing to district officials.
A report to the Deltaschool board on thedistrict’s AchievementContract, a documentboards are required tosubmit to the Ministry ofEducation annually, lookedat several areas where Deltais doing well as well asthose that need improve-ment.
The report stated thereare improving trends in allareas of focus. The overallreduction in the number ofso-called academically at-risk students is likely dueto students being identifiedearly and provided targetedintervention, the reportnoted.
The report credits severalinitiatives, including bring-ing on a full-time positiondedicated to providingleadership for literacyinstruction in schools, hav-ing a co-ordinator of earlylearning to provide ongoingsupport for kindergartenteachers and the District’sEarly Reading InterventionProgram.
However, an area of con-tinued concern is the num-ber of students in grades 1to 3 who are not meetingexpectations in reading.Currently, almost 26 per
cent of Delta’s primary stu-dents fall into that category.Meanwhile, the number ofaboriginal students consid-ered at-risk also remainshigh.
Catherine Watson, co-coordinator of literacy forgrades 1 to 5, and learningservices director NancyGordon told the Optimistsome of the newest initia-tives to improve those num-bers.
“When we say at-risk,these are students who we
monitor because their reportcard data are either notyet meeting or minimallymeeting, which is not tosay they’re not doing OK,it’s just that they’re on theborderline and we want towatch them because wewant them to be movingahead toward being stron-ger,” explained Gordon.
The students identifiedas not yet meeting expec-tations are in a separatecategory, as so-called greyarea students, who struggle
with their learning but don’thave an identified learningdisability, so don’t qualifyfor ministry funding.
The children coming outof kindergarten, or havebeen in elementary for justa couple of years, who arethe focus may be fallingshort for a variety of rea-sons, such as lacking flu-ency or still trying to makesense of print, she noted,adding Delta’s number isn’thigher than most districts.
Watson noted that while
there’s always a range inyounger students’ abilities,educators look at certainbenchmarks.
“I think on the part ofmost teachers, they’re reluc-tant, if they’re at all in ques-tion, they go for ‘approach-ing’ rather than ‘solidlymeeting’ (expectations)because they’re hesitant tosay a child is meeting andfind down the road, in fact,they’re not,” Watson said.
Gordon said the districtcarefully tracks students to
ensure intervention mea-sures, including supportteachers, are in place ifneeded.
She added a resourceguide was introduced thisyear for Grade 1 teachers,who are also invited to meetseveral times a year to talkabout learning expecta-tions in sessions guided byWatson.
“The goal is by collabo-rating, we can help eachother and share instruc-tional strategies that aresuccessful for the goal thatevery child in the classroomis going to meet success,”Watson said.
Gordon said training anda guidebook would alsobe developed for grades 2and 3.
In addition to benefit-ing from teacher trainingand the new guide, the nextAchievement Contract datacould have better numbersbecause it will take intoaccount the first group ofstudents that went throughall-day kindergarten.Watson said it will alsobe interesting to see howmany students have ben-efited from participatingin StrongStart programs todevelop early literacy skills.The goal of that program isto have kids enter the sys-tem better prepared.
Delta is also taking partthis year in a provincial ini-tiative to examine differentteaching strategies for read-ing and writing.
to participate with and ingovernment
He also said his gov-ernment is exploring anddebating options to have “arealistic approach” to set-ting up the membership’streaty dividends along with“other important matters.”
The TFN’s JudicialCouncil last fall upheld twoappeals regarding the resultof September’s election.The council heard argu-ments in regard to the tim-ing of election notices thatclaimed a wrong date onone of the notices impactedthe outcome.
Baird didn’t personallylaunch an appeal but herbrother, Mike Baird, wasone of the two appellants.
Even before the judicialcouncil issued it’s ruling,Kim Baird confirmed shewould seek re-election.
“I gave it a lot of thoughtand based on requests fromthe community, and the factthat I made that originalcommitment to this term,
I’ve decided to run again ifthe appeals were upheld,”she said at the time.
Saying she’s glad theTFN has clear process tohear appeals, Baird notedit’s important “there won’tbe a cloud hanging over theresults” in another vote.
The defeat of Baird, whonegotiated B.C.’s first urbantreaty, was seen as a sur-prise as the TFN embarkson major developmentplans.
Behind the scenes, theTFN’s executive councillast month let go CAODoug Raines, who wasreplaced in the interim byTony Jacobs, a former chiefwho’s currently an electedmember of the legislature.
A reason hasn’t beengiven nor any statementissued on the move, but aTFN member who did notwant to be named con-firmed to the Optimist thereis concern about the firingand what’s taking place.
It’s not clear what’s going
on behind the scenes atthe TFN, which is a small,tight-knit community, butwhatever battles may behappening are certainlyoccurring at a critical junc-ture.
Construction has alreadybegun on the first of manyhousing subdivisions, whilesite preparation is well
underway for a pair of hugeshopping malls, which willchange the face of SouthDelta.
The TFN is workingwith Port Metro Vancouveron potential opportunitiesto develop industrial land,while the First Nation isalso being eyed as a poten-tial home for a waste-to-
energy garbage incineratoras well as a foreign tradezone.
On another front, there’salso speculation regarding apotential destination casinoending up at the TFN, eventhough the First Nation hasstated it’s not looking tobuild one as part of its com-mercial component.
Earlier this year, fuelwas added to the firewhen president and CEOMichael Graydon said theB.C. Lottery Corporationwould forge ahead withplans for a casino south ofthe Fraser River, possiblyin Tsawwassen, followingSurrey council’s rejection ofa proposed casino develop-ment.
If everything comestogether, the TFN, in a fewshort years, will be trans-formed from a sparselypopulated native reserve toone of the most powerfulcommunities in the LowerMainland, especially froman economic standpoint.
All this is taking placewhile the TFN still hasn’tworked out where it willfind the water and sewerinfrastructure to service allthat growth.
The TFN has 260 mem-bers eligible to vote in nextweek’s election out of apopulation of 439. A totalof 148 members voted inlast September’s electionfor a turnout rate of 57 percent.
Getting a read on young studentsDistrict takes action as one-quarter of Delta’s primary students are not meeting expectations in reading
PHOTOS BY SANDOR GYARMATI
Initiatives have been undertaken to reduce the number of young students in the Delta district that aren’t meeting expectations inreading.
Kim Baird (left) had been chief of the Tsawwassen First Nation for 13 years before losing lastSeptember’s election to Bryce Williams. After those results were overturned last year, the two willsquare off again next Wednesday.
April 3, 2013 The Delta Optimist A3
Port Metro Vancouver isreviewing input from Deltaand other local governmentson the controversial propos-al by Fraser Surrey Docksto handle millions of tonnesof thermal coal.
The port wants to devel-op part of its 63-hectaresite on the south side ofthe Fraser River to trans-fer thermal coal broughtin by rail from Wyoming.That coal would be loadeddirectly onto barges andtowed by tug to TexadaIsland, where it would betransferred into storageto wait for ocean-goingfreighters.
James Crandles, the portauthority’s director of plan-
ning and development, saidbecause coal would be anew product handled by theterminal, the applicationmust go through PMV’sproject review process.
Crandles noted the appli-cation does not need togo to senior governmentfor approval because PortMetro Vancouver man-ages the land at the FraserSurrey Docks through theCanada Marine Act, makingit totally within the port’sland use control.
“There are no other trig-gers through the CanadianEnvironmental AssessmentAct because there’s no in-water works that’s beingproposed; it’s completelywithin the land area. So aspart of that process, we’vebeen undertaking consulta-
tions throughout the falland the early part of thisyear, and most recently wereceived comments backfrom some of the local gov-ernments we asked to com-ment from the application,”explained Crandles.
He noted the port author-ity is looking at what thoselocal governments have tosay, as well as working withthe applicant on issues thathad been raised though thatinput period, in addition towhat’s come up in a techni-cal review undertaken byport staff.
“There’s definitely somethings in terms of howthey will handle the prod-uct, what they will do tomitigate any impact fromthe project, which is verytypical in a marine terminal
setting such as dust, noise,issues like that. It’s reallycompleting the technicalpart, like the traffic partand how the product will bedelivered to the terminal,”
he said.Crandles noted the pro-
posal to handle four milliontonnes of coal makes it a“relatively small” coal proj-ect and there would be noon-site storage, since it’s adirect rail-to-barge plan.
“Certain aspects of thatare not as complicatedwhen you’re dealing withproducts that would remainwith storage on the site, butit’s still complicated enoughin the sense of ensuring themeasures they are takingwould do what they say toprotect the environmentalissues.”
Delta listed a series ofissues it would like to seeaddressed, including noisefrom train whistles, spillresponse, coal dust and traf-fic impacts from trains.
Concerns about coal dust,in particular, have made theapplication hugely contro-versial in North Delta, butmany residents in SouthDelta and elsewhere havealso voiced opposition.
Delta, Surrey, WhiteRock and New Westminsterare seeking more infor-mation from Port MetroVancouver regarding thecoal dust issue, while the
City of Vancouver hasalso conveyed concerns.The concerns from Deltacome as it also has similarongoing concerns aboutcoal dust drifting from theWestshore Terminals atRoberts Bank, promptingthe municipality to begina coal dust sampling pro-gram.
However, Delta hasn’tgone so far as to oppose theapplication. In her submis-sion, Mayor Lois Jacksonsaid she’s pleased to hearthe implementation of anumber of dust suppressionmeasures will be mandatoryprior to delivery of coal tothe terminal.
“We would like greaterassurance that these mea-sures are effective throughdust monitoring along therail alignment throughNorth Delta and if moni-toring shows they are noteffective, additional mea-sures such as the reapplica-tion of dust suppressantmust be implemented,” shesaid.
Delta North MLA GuyGentner recently told theOptimist if the applicationwere approved, it would be“the black lung” for Delta.
Port reviewing input on coal proposalFraser Surrey Docks looking to transfer thermal coal from Wyoming to barges headed for Texada Island
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Fraser Surrey Docks is proposing to expand its commodity inventory by adding coal, which hassome concerned about dust and other impacts.
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Mark your calendars,South Delta. Spring hasarrived and that means it’stime for the Spring Clean-Up.
Spring Clean-Up is anannual program where themunicipality waives normalgarbage volume limits andresidents can place excesswaste or bulky householditems at the curbside forcollection.
This year’s clean-up daysare Monday, April 8 inTsawwassen and Tuesday,April 9 in Ladner.
Residents are asked tonot set out any items ormaterials for Spring Clean-Up any sooner than theweekend prior to collection.
There are a few restric-tions, including the amountof garbage set out cannotexceed a pick-up truck load.
Accepted items include:furniture, miscellaneoushousehold items that havebeen bagged or bundled, aswell as scrap metal for recy-cling. Separate metal items,such as dishwashers, stoves,washing machine, dryers,hot water tanks barbeques,metal lawn furniture and
bicycles, from the non-recy-clables. Scrap metal willbe picked up after the non-recyclable items.
There are also a numberof items that are not accept-ed as part of the program:
• Items that cannot behandled by two people
• Mattresses and boxsprings
• Loose material (smallmiscellaneous items mustbe bagged or bundled)
• Light fixtures (ceilingfans and lights, table lamps,etc.)
• Yard trimmings, stumps,rocks, dirt and sod
• Liquids of any type• Auto parts, tires and
batteries• Electronics, including
personal computers, print-
ers, small appliances, TVs,audio/visual equipment,power tools, electric toys,sewing machines, treadmills
• Blue box, yellow andblue bag recyclable materi-als
• Propane tanks, paint,solvents and any other haz-ardous material
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• Other items prohib-ited from disposal at theVancouver Landfill (for acomplete list visit vancou-ver.ca/landfill)
Many of the items notaccepted are recyclableas part of the province’sTake-Back programs. Formore information aboutrecycling options, call 604-RECYCLE (732-9253).
For more informationabout Spring Clean-Up,call 604-946-3260 or [email protected].
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The Upstart Crow is openagain after closing for twoweeks to build an in-storeart studio.
The Ladner Village storehad a small studio in theback but it mainly centeredon retail,sellingeverythingfrom artsupplies tohome décoritems.
“We had a lot of peopleasking for more class-es,” said owner MeganAnderson.
She said the old studiowas so small it limited thesize and type of classes the48th Avenue shop couldoffer.
So Anderson and “theCrows” closed shop. Theyeliminated a lot of theoffshore and home décoritems, shrinking the retailfront and expanding the stu-dio space to almost triple itsoriginal size.
Now that the new studiois ready, Anderson has anumber of artists lined upto teach workshops. Jewelrymaking, mixed media, jour-naling and more encausticclasses have been added tothe schedule.
Anderson hopes peoplewon’t be disappointed whenthey see the retail space issmaller.
“I think people wereafraid for the change andnervous about the change
but we are really excitedand we are looking forwardto showing people what wecan do and spreading cre-ative wings.”
The Upstart Crow stillhas a retail section and willcontinue to sell art suppliesand lines of handcraftedjewelry, cards, books and
teas thatwerepopularbefore.
“Wewanted
to only keep the things thatwere really unique to theCrow,” said Anderson.
She said it’s the onlystore outside GranvilleIsland that sells Vancouver-made Korma paints.
Not only can the biggerstudio accommodate largerprojects, Anderson saidthe new space allows for amore social experience.
“I think when you arecreating art there is a socialaspect that’s really impor-tant and so being able tohave more people makes itmore social. It’s nice to seepeople connecting in differ-ent ways.”
She said many peopleare seeing items in placeslike Pinterest and wantingto create similar pieces fortheir homes.
“They’ve seen some ofthese things and when theysee that they can do it theyfeel really empowered. Andthat’s what we are goingfor, we’re really trying toencourage artistic expres-sion.”
PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE
Owner Megan Anderson is excited about the possibilities after The Upstart Crow almost tripled thesize of its studio space.
Store is ‘crowing’about new studioMore workshops on the schedule
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Envision Financialhas launched The FullCupboard, an innova-tive community programdesigned to raise food,funds and awareness forfood banks, including theone in South Delta.
Through this program,Envision has committed toraising at least $1 millionfor food banks over the next10 years.
To kick-off the pro-gram, Envision is makinga $5,000 donation to FoodBanks BC and $1,000 dona-tions to each of the 11 foodbanks in the 10 communi-ties where the local finan-cial institution operates.
“The statistics speak tothe staggering need for anincreased focus on support-ing our local food banks,”says Envision presidentShelley Besse. “In the pastfive years, there has beena 23 per cent increase inthe number of people usingfood banks in B.C.
“That’s why we’re soproud to be announcingThe Full Cupboard todayand making it our signaturecause to help drive aware-ness and raise funds forthese important communityorganizations.”
Following the successof Feed the Valley, thesignature cause of Valley
First, Envision Financial’sregional partner in theOkanagan, Similkameenand Thompson valleys, TheFull Cupboard was devel-oped as a long-term com-munity investment program.
Members of the com-munity can support the pro-gram by donating non-per-ishable food items or mak-ing cash donations at theirnearest Envision Financialbranch. Cash donations of$20 or more are tax-deduct-ible and can be made asone-time contributions,through regular, pre-autho-rized payments or online atwww.foodbanksbc.com/get-involved/thefullcupboard.
Envision is helping to keepfood bank cupboards full
Grand opening celebra-tions at Meridian FarmMarket in Tsawwassen thisSaturday will benefit theDelta Hospice Society.
Events and specialsinclude giveaways for thefirst 100 customers, a prizewheel where every custom-er wins, music and enter-
tainment, ribbon and cakecutting ceremonies, and lotsof product samples.
There will also be a bar-becue by donation with allproceeds going to the DeltaHospice Society. There willbe Grimm’s smokies, freshsalad, fresh cut fruit andwater. Meridian has com-
mitted to match the total ofall donations that day up to$1,500.
The market, whichopened March 14 in theTsawwassen ShoppingCentre, provides a one-stopshop for meats, seafood,produce and specialtyitems.
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George Harvie, Delta’schief administrative officer,is the man behind Deltacouncil and in charge ofcivic staff.
Q: What is your back-ground that gets you herein Delta?
I was born in Vancouver,raised in Burnaby andstarted work when I was19 after studying environ-mental health at BCIT. Ispent 30 years in Burnaby,of whichthe last10 yearswas as thedeputy citymanager,then movedon to Delta.I moved toDelta whenI was firstmarriedand havebeen in our first house for37 years. We have two kids,one is a CA and the otheris in the HR and marketingfield. Both were educated atthe University of NorthernB.C., which was a great liv-ing experience outside ofTsawwassen, to see how theother half lives.
Q: What is the bestday on the job and whatis your worst disappoint-ment?
The best day was whenthe kids were born. Thebest day here is to helppeople. The worst day, ofwhich there have not beenmany, the worst disappoint-ment was the Tsawwassenpower lines. They wouldnot relocate them; after allwas said and done we couldnot get the province and theresidents together on a com-mon approach. The lineswere buried in other areasof Vancouver but our localresidents did not want themat all. It was an opportunitywe missed.
Q: What about regionalpolicing? We do not havea courthouse, why do wehave our own police?
Well, we did have courts,but it was a cost savingmeasure by the provincialgovernment. The govern-ment was cutting back andwe were under attack. Welost our courts and wereunder attack at our hospital.We focused on the hospitaland the CT scan that wewanted, so we got 90 percent approval on the nextballot and we bought aCT scan. The courts wereviable, we could run a lot
of programs out of thatbuilding, however Surreywas big enough to handle it.That was a provincial mat-ter. We have the communityto thank for the hospital. It’sall a part of having a sus-tainable community; we’remissing one part of that,our own court. It is so vitalthat we maintain our localpolice department. Whenthere is an issue, Chief JimCessford comes to counciland we find the resources toresolve the problem. If wego regional, that could be a
whole differ-ent question.We have thesafest commu-nity in Canadabecause wehave a wellrun policedepartment.
Q: Whatabout theport? Are welosing our
farming heritage and life-style to the provincial andfederal agenda?
We are a gateway forthe rest of Canada. Themayor and certain councilmembers have gone back toOttawa on different occa-sions and personally metthe people involved andthat’s so important to meetthe mayor and hear howthey are affecting our liveshere in Delta.
Q: Are corporationsand offshore investors thatown ALR land but do notgrow anything an issue?
That’s an issue. There isa lot of foreign ownershiphere. We need help from theprovincial authority; moreof a penalty for not usingthe land to grow something.What frustrates me is wehave our Delta farmerswho could take over thesefields at any time and getthem back into production.We have no legal right toincrease taxes on theseproperties; we have to workwith the province. We areproud of the low leaserates we give to the farm-ers on organic and otherdiversified crops on landthat Delta owns. We needto keep building our rela-tionships with the differentauthorities out there.
Q: We have three coun-cil members running forprovincial seats. Is that anissue?
We will have a by-elec-tion in the fall.
Q: Can we not havemore bike paths in ourcommunity planning andnot be overtaken by the
automobile?Our tax increase this year
was the second lowest inthe Lower Mainland — 1.9per cent. One per cent isdedicated to roads and side-walks and bike paths and.9 per cent goes towardsgeneral operations. The areathat is critical to us in SouthDelta is Arthur Drive. Youget very nervous on thosenarrow roads. They will bere-paved and we will widenthe shoulder.
Q: Are we consideringrapid transit any time inour near future?
We need an efficient con-nection to the Canada Line.We are also studying lightrail along Scott Road in thefuture. When we take theCanada Line to Vancouver,that is great, but we stillhave to get home. Ladner isdifferent than Tsawwassenand Tsawwassen is differentthan North Delta. There ismore density in North Deltaand therefore we get 50 percent of our tax base fromNorth Delta.
Q: How do you keeptrack of all your projects,are you a “tech guy?”
My staff gives very goodsupport on all issues. I’man Apple Guy, Apple iPod.I could not survive withoutthe technology.
Q: Taxes and debt— how do we stand?
As mentioned, wehave the second lowesttax increase in the LowerMainland and as far as debt,we could pay what we owe
off today if we wished. Thegoal of council has alwaysbeen to make sure our ser-vices are equitable amongour communities. We haveto run on a balanced bud-get, not a deficit budget.
Q: What are your hob-bies?
Work, work a lot, lovework, great working rela-tionships with our staff,go on holidays, take mycomputer, go to the gym.I enjoy going to the publichearings along with staffand like to make sure I talkto the residents personallyand get their opinions oneach project that affectsthem. I enjoy that part ofthe process.
Top civic bureaucrat has beenat home in Delta for 37 yearsCAO George Harvie talks regional policing, farmland and property taxes
BY DON GOODMANOptimist contributor
Name: George HarviePosition: ChiefAdministrative OfficerResidence: Tsawwassen
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George Harvie has spent the last decade as Delta’s chief admin-istrative officer.
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Hurdles toclear forinland port
TEDMURPHY
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There’s an effort afoot to move theRoberts Bank back-up lands more than300 kilometres inland.
OK, so maybe I’m oversimplifying thesituation, but it’s interesting to see what’sbeen a gnawing problem in these partsfor the last half-century is being activelycourted by those in Ashcroft.
Mayor Lois Jackson and others willbe heading to the tiny village just westof Kamloops next week to see if the ter-minal there might provide an alternativeto covering prime west Delta farmlandwith containers and warehouses. They’llbe on a fact-finding mission to determinewhether it’s feasible to handle cargo com-ing to and from Deltaport some 350 kilo-metres from the terminal.
The idea for an inland port is certainlynot unprecedented, although the desirehas been for such support services to beas close to the marine terminal as pos-sible. That’s why almost 50 years ago theprovince expropriated more than 4,000acres of Delta farmland in anticipation ofthe opening of the Roberts Bank super-port.
Much of the land has since beenreturned while other acreage was includ-ed in a treaty with the Tsawwassen FirstNation, leaving a dearth of upland prop-erty to support a growing port. So it’s acase of either seeing what was envisionedall those years ago begin to come to frui-tion or we find another way of providingport logistics.
Ashcroft makes sense in that all CPand CN mainline rail traffic to and fromPort Metro Vancouver already travelsthrough the inland terminal as well asthe fact the village is keen to roll out thewelcome mat. The big “if ” is whetherthis type of arrangement would work forall involved in the supply chain.
I can’t begin to comprehend all thevariables that go into transporting thou-sands of containers to points acrossNorth America, but needless to say it’scomplex enough that what seems logicalmight not always be practical.
Such was the case when efforts weremade to spread the 1,300 or so truck tripsdaily to Deltaport over a 24-hour period,rather than concentrating them during thebusiness day where semi-trailers wouldbe forced to fight for asphalt with therest of us.
That didn’t work because the distribu-tions centres, as well as the outlets theyserve, weren’t open to accept deliveriesduring off-hours.
It’s certainly worth exploring whetherAshcroft can become a larger piece ofthe port puzzle, but something tells methe stars would have to align in order forthat to happen.
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In the run-up to the provincialelection, the Coalition of ChildcareAdvocates has proposed a universal$10/day daycare program.
Yeah, and I’d like a Lamborghini,but just because I want one, doesn’tmean it’s a good idea I get it.
Before you call me a heartlessyou-know-what, I can speak to thisissue from experience. The lasttime the idea of universal child-care came around during a federalelection, my wife was running alicensed daycare from our home. Iread everything I could at the timeto really understand the implica-tions of the proposal.
The main reason I don’t agreewith the proposal is becauseI believe children need to becared for by their parents, and itshouldn’t be as much of a sacri-fice if they choose to. Call me oldfashioned, but having mom or dad
at home when the kids are youngshould be the goal. This may seemunrealistic in today’s world, but I’dfund that approach before a day-care program any day.
Those who work in the childcareindustry are wonderful, caring peo-ple. They look after our kids andkeep them safe while we are offmaking a living. But ask any childand they will tell you they’d ratherbe with mom or dad. EverythingI’ve read says a good daycare set-ting is the next best thing to havinga parent at home — the next bestthing. So shouldn’t the incentivefocus on a parent staying home?
While that would be great, theworld has changed, and there aremany single parents that need tohave their kids in care regardless.I’m OK with a break for thesefolks, but universal programs don’tindividualize. Further, some fami-lies need both parents to work. Forthose who qualify for support, theprovince already has a daycare sub-sidy program in place. How effec-tive it is, I don’t know.
The biggest challenge I havewith proposals like this is the lackof consideration for the effect ofimplementing it. Typically, the pro-ponents look at current demand asthe basis for budgeting. As soon as
an incentive is introduced, however,demand will increase. Anyone stay-ing home because daycare takesup most of their paycheque wouldjump at the chance, which woulddrive up the cost well above mostestimates very quickly.
Further, there are lots of peoplethat don’t really need the help.They have the means to allowone parent to stay home, or toafford daycare without a subsidy.Universal programs don’t discrimi-nate by income, high or low. If it’scoming out of our provincial bud-get, it needs to discriminate on thehigher end.
If not everyone needs daycaresupport, focus on those who do. Abetter idea is to increase the childtax benefit, giving people moremoney to pay for daycare, or allow-ing them to afford to stay homeand raise their children themselves.Another alternative is full or partialincome splitting. Since both aretied to overall income, the helpgoes where it is needed most.
As for my Lamborghini? Muchas I’d like one, I’ll take a pass onthat, too. I’d have to spend toomuch on gas, and I’d probably gettoo many tickets. Not to mentionthere isn’t enough room for mykids.
What’s best for children is nota $10 a day daycare program
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Letters to the Editor
Editor:Such a to-do about the
tunnel. I’m not going toget too excited about whatmight be ahead one wayor the other. Where is themoney to build any of thepossible projects?
When I first read aboutit, I didn’t know whether tolaugh or to cry: up until afew months ago, when theprovincial election hoveinto view, the stated Liberal
opinion was that nothingneeded to be done aboutthe tunnel until 2040. Now,suddenly it will be replaced,pronto. This is at the sametime as at least four reno-vated hospitals have alsobeen promised to variousplaces in B.C.
Does anyone actuallybelieve any of this stuff?When I cast my mind backto recent pre-election prom-ises, I can only shake my
head: those high voltagecables that were going tobe buried? The HST thatwas not going to be evenremotely considered?
What did happen wasthat out of the blue, theCanada Line was built,again with the promise thatno businesses along theCambie corridor would suf-fer as a consequence. Dowe know how many wentunder as a result of changed
plans?This, just after the No.
3 Road in Richmond hadundergone massive con-struction to create a transitcorridor, which was thentorn up as soon as it wascompleted, to make way forthat train. Even with onlytwo hands, this governmentdoesn’t know what eitherone is doing, it seems.
It would seem theLiberals would like noth-
ing better than to oust ourpesky (to them) and effec-tive (to us) independentMLA. That is what all thishullabaloo about the tunnelis all about.
They excoriate the NDPfor wanting to paint theinside of the tunnel white;in all the years the pres-ent government has had, ithasn’t even come up with acreative idea like that.
I’d love that to happen:
I wear prescription sun-glasses and have the choicebetween going through thetunnel without being ableto see where I’m going orfumbling around for myother glasses while con-tending with multiple lanesof traffic as well as driverswho write their own rulesof the road and are lesspredictable than the averagethree-year-old.
Ellen Pye
Track record not good for pre-election promises
Editor:Re: Action needed now,
Massey says, March 20Must be nice when you
are Doug Massey and theOptimist shows you on thefront page pinning back theear of the director of thetunnel replacement project.Nicer yet that the whole ofthe front page report coversonly what Massey says.
“Massey favours main-taining the current cross-ing.” Really? Not surprisingconsidering the tunnel is amonument to his late father.
The province has already
stated the current tunnel isnot only a colossal trafficnightmare, but is too shal-low in its bed to allow shipsof greater draft to pass overit.
The option of twinningthe tunnel would thereforebe unsatisfactory as the oldtunnel would still be thereand the whole tunnel twin-ning project would still be ahindrance to river traffic, nomatter what Massey thinks.
The province might wantto consider the effects ofshort-sightedness in cross-ing construction and look
at the mess it made of theKnight Street Bridge, whichwas hopelessly narrow fromthe beginning and today isanother hideous bottleneck.
Since the tunnel replace-ment might have to servefor perhaps 80 years, a realforesighted solution wouldbe an eight-lane bridge,with two through lanes eachway, one lane for leaversand joiners, and one lanefor transit systems of anykind.
Anything less would beoutdated within 20 years.
Roy Mercer
Editor:Re: Berner’s appeal
unsuccessful, March 22I don’t usually write
these things but I can’thelp myself with this one.I am floored that CarolBerner wasted more of thecourt’s time with an appealto the Supreme Court ofCanada but I think I ameven more flabbergastedas to the reason for herappeal.
First of all, arguing thata 30-month sentence is“excessive” for killing a
human being is not evenworth discussing. The restjust gets more insane. Toargue the content of thevictim impact statementswere “inappropriate” justleaves me breathless.
What, Carol, wasAlexa’s Christmas concertvideo just too darling? Wasthe picture of Alexa justtoo sweet? Have any lightbulbs gone off in your headyet?
Ahhh, I see, she actu-ally was a precious humanbeing who was loved,
beautiful and innocent.She actually did have arich life, full of friends andfamily, ahead of her.
Can you just step up tothe plate, take ownershipof what you have done andtry to comprehend the per-manent damage you havecreated. How can you nottake responsibility for youractions?
You need to stop show-ing up in our courts, in ourpapers and on our televi-sion stations.
Melanie Carkner
Berner continues to waste court timerather than accepting responsibility
Any bridge with less than eight laneswould be outdated within 20 years
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Opinion
The Ministry ofTransportation andInfrastructure Phase 2Consultation DiscussionGuide offers fiveoptions to deal with theGeorge Massey Tunnel
Replacement Project.After discussing these
with many of the minis-try officials present at thecommunity open houselast month, it appears thatnone of these options willbe available for at least 10years.
It is also of great inter-
est the relative cost of eachplan was not available at themeeting or in any documen-tation.
We are, therefore, leftwith a long interim periodduring which we know thattraffic congestion at thetunnel will increase signifi-cantly. Most people wouldlike an immediate solution,but that is not likely to beforthcoming.
However, there are mea-sures that can mitigate oralleviate congestion duringthis period. There is muchevidence and informationavailable that can guide usto achieve this.
Sitting in a tunnel lineupis painful for so manyreasons, and costly in lostproductivity, pollution andexpense. There is littledoubt that when the plan tobuild a new bridge or tunnelis announced, it will includea toll charge. The licenceplate scan or transponderbilling system is alreadydeveloped and in opera-tion for the Port Mann andGolden Ears bridges.
B.C. government studiesshow that at peak conges-tion times 77 per cent ofvehicles are single occupan-cy. Obviously, if ways canbe found to make more effi-cient use of the road spaceby reducing this percentage,congestion can be reduced.
Many countries facesimilar problems, and therehave been some notablesolutions that have beenadopted successfully dur-ing the last decade. These
include those in Singapore,London, Stockholm,Brisbane, Hong Kong andothers.
They are all based onincentive and congestioncharging through electronicmeans. As an example, acongestion charge can bevaried constantly depend-ing on traffic volume, andnot be levied on traffic ina high occupancy lane. Itis also possible to identifyvehicle type to produce ascale of charges. The chargecan be zero in off peaktimes.
The funds flowing fromthis type of system can bededicated directly to provid-ing more frequent and bet-ter transit. The inadequatebus system through thetunnel could be increased infrequency, and the routingcould be designed to servethe market needs.
Perhaps is it too much toexpect transit buses couldbe made sufficiently com-fortable, frequent and flex-ible to attract people awayfrom their daily expensiveand time-consuming com-mute?
In December of last
year the Fraser Institutereported:
“Congestion costs stemfrom drivers being stuck intheir cars rather than doingproductive things such asworking or spending timewith family. The citieswhere congestion is themost costly are Montréal,Toronto and Vancouver.Furthermore MetroVancouver was recentlyranked the second worstcity for traffic congestionin Canada and the UnitedStates.
“Canadian cities canlook to Europe for the solu-tions to their present andfuture traffic congestionwoes. Congestion pricinghas been implemented overthe past decade in London,Milan, Rome, Stockholmand Valetta with great suc-cess. Congestion pricing isimplemented through tollson all vehicles entering thedowntown core during peakperiods. Current technologyallows tolls to be collectedelectronically and via cam-era, so there is no need fortoll booths.
“Congestion pricingprovides an incentive for
motorists to change theircommuting behaviour.When faced with tolls dur-ing peak periods manycommuters will choose toflex their work hours toavoid peak periods, takepublic transit, telecom-mute or locate work closerto home. People may alsochoose to commute asusual, but they will nowbenefit from shorter com-mute times.
“Critics argue that con-gestion pricing undulyhurts low-income drivers,and therefore should notbe implemented. Howeverother jurisdictions that haveimplemented congestionpricing, such as London,have used some, or all ofthe revenues to fund invest-ments in improve publictransit.”
“Some critics arguethat congestion pricing isjust another policy instru-ment for the government toextract money from taxpay-ers to ever increasing roadtolls. However, the Swedishexperience suggests thatthis may not be the case, asthe Stockholm rates havenot been raised since thesystem was implemented in2006.”
I think the Ministryof Transportation andInfrastructure should berequired to make a detailedstudy as soon as possible todetermine the possible ben-efits of a congestion pricingsystem for the tunnel.
It should also review thehigh occupancy lane loca-tion, and the interchangebetween Highway 17 andHighway 99, and the layoutof the intersection betweenHighway 99 southboundand Steveston Highway.
Congestion pricing could be the answerWith another crossing at least a decade away, there’s a need to find more efficient use of existing asphalt
BY PETER DUFFEYOptimist contributor
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It’s spring, and the gar-den is calling.
Well, whispering anyway.Get out here, it’s saying.
You know who you are.Time to get off the couchand give me my due.
It’s been spring — for
what, a week? — andalready the garden, bothfront and back, is deliveringthe talk.
The talk is pretty mucha carbon copy of the talkthe garden delivered at thistime last year, and at thistime the year before that.
The talk has recurringthemes, all focused onreminders that I ought to (a)look outside, (b) go outside,and (c) come to terms withwhat’s outside.
I know what I’ll find.
After all, while I may nothave stepped into the yardfor months, there have beentimes when I’ve looked outthe window. And let’s justsay, there’s work to be done.
There are leaves to beraked and branches to beremoved. There are side-walks to be swept anddriveways to be cleared.There’s a lawn to be mowedand bushes to be pruned.
Out there, too, are theflowerbeds — or rather,beds that used to have flow-
ers.That’s where the talking
comes in.Yoohoo, says the garden.
Remember me? Don’t youthink it’s about high timeyou started planning formy return this year? Notsaying you need to make arun to the nursery just yet,but would it kill you to do alittle planning?
OK, OK, I get it. Thegarden, which will bespeaking increasingly loud-er in the weeks ahead and
no doubt shouting to thehigh heavens two monthsfrom now, wants me tostart what it calls the “prepwork.”
This isimportant tothe garden.But it’s a painin the neck tome.
Plantingpansies, I like.Clearing awaythe detritus ofwinter, not somuch.
I like hang-ing baskets, and fillingpots with geraniums. I amnot quite as fond of fillingthose yard-waste bags andhauling them to the curb.
Watering, I like.Deadheading, I like.
Admiring, I love.Getting down and dirty to
yank out six months’ worthof weeds and accumulated
debris?Sure, Ilike that— about asmuch as Ilike drivingthrough awhiteout enroute to afuneral.
But, alas,to get tothe goodpart — the
part where the admiringbecomes possible — I’llhave to do what the gardenis asking.
I’ll pull on my boots andstart tacking the muck — ifonly to hush up the garden.
Garden’s voice gets louder as weather warmsBoth front and back yards calling out for some overdue attention now that spring has officially arrived
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The Tsawwassen schoolasks any donations of usedor new clean clothes, shoes,jackets, purses, towels andlinens be dropped off inplastic bags from April 8to 12.
Trans-Continental TextileRecycling Ltd., a B.C.company that has processedrecycled textiles since1990, will pay the schoolfor every pound that is col-lected.
“Over 15 years agoTCTR developed a locallybased recycling program
that enables the public torecycle their unwantedclothing and, by doing so,help generate hundredsof thousands of dollarsannually for local chari-ties, schools and non-profitorganizations,” the compa-ny’s website states.
The money raised will gotowards programs, supplies,field trips and equipmentfor the students at CliffDrive.
The school has a goal ofcollecting nearly 170 gar-bage-size bags.
Cliff Drive Elementary islocated at 5025-12th Ave.For more information, e-mail [email protected].
I like hangingbaskets, and fillingpots with geraniums.I am not quite asfond of filling thoseyard-waste bags andhauling them to thecurb.
Clothing drive fundraiser setfor Cliff Drive next week
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ElderCollege Delta is offering two free presentationsthis spring that are open to all in the community:
1. Righting Past Wrongs! by Mary KitagawaSaturday, April 610 a.m. to noonCedar Park Church, LadnerA few days after the start of the war in the Pacific,
William Lyon Mackenzie King’s government invokedthe War Measures Act. This act stripped the civil rightsfrom innocent Canadians of Japanese descent, separatingfamilies, confiscating properties and possessions, andmoving them from the coast.
A total of 22,000 victims, including 76 students ofJapanese ancestry who were registered at UBC, weredisplaced.
The public presentation will explain how these storiessurfaced after 70 years of silence.
2. Understanding More about Coastal Oil TankerTraffic.
Saturday, May 410 a.m. to noonCedar Park Church, LadnerAs scenarios of shipping greater volumes of petroleum
and natural gas products surface along the B.C. coast, aninformed discussion of current and future shipping safetypractices is timely.
In this public presentation, a senior representativefrom the Pacific Pilotage Authority in B.C. explains howcurrent levels of tanker traffic are safely handled andwhat can be expected to change as traffic and technologyincrease. A moderated discussion will follow.
Program brochures with complete details about otherElderCollege course offerings are available via email [email protected] or by calling 604-943-0262. Program brochures are also available at KinVillageCommunity Centre.
Last month’s federal bud-get brought a smile to localcharities like Deltassist.
Buried in the budgetdocument was a bonus formaking charitable dona-tions. The governmentwill increase the amountof the deduction by 25 percent, up to a 54 per centcredit for certain donations.Once provincial credits areincluded, the maximumcredit is closer to 68 percent.
“As a registered charitythat relies on public dona-tions, this was a welcomesurprise,” said Deltassistexecutive director DougSabourin. “Increasing theamount of tax returned tosomeone donating to a char-ity makes writing a chequefeel a whole lot easier. Andwe can use the help.”
In B.C., an individualmaking a $500 donationwould get $296 of taxreturned to them, after fac-toring in provincial credits.
A $1,000 donationresults in a credit of $640— nearly two-thirds of thedonation coming back on atax return, based on resultsfrom Ativa InteractiveCorporation’s online finan-cial calculator.
“What makes this incen-tive even stronger is theresult it brings to the com-munity,” said Sabourin.
“As a registered char-ity, we have to make everydollar work harder, so wetypically get $1.30 of valuefor every dollar we spend.While a $500 donationends up costing an individ-ual only $202, it provides
closer to $650 of value forDeltassist.”
The new credit is calledthe First-Time DonorsSuper Credit, and is onlyavailable to individuals whohave not made a charitabledonation since 2007, and islimited to financial dona-tions up to $1,000. TheSuper Credit can be usedonce between 2013 and2017.
Anyone making a dona-tion to Deltassist willreceive a tax receipt.Donations can be made bycalling 604-594-3455 or byvisiting www.deltassist.comfor more information.
Deltassist is a self-funded, registered charity.Most of its funding comes
through service agreementswith the province and theCorporation of Delta, withadditional donations fromthe United Way and theVancouver Foundation.Many businesses alsomake donations, including
VanCity, Envision Financialand Century Group.
More information aboutthe credit can be found onthe Government of CanadaBudget 2013 website atwww.budget.gc.ca/2013/doc/plan/anx2-eng.html.
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Federal budget brings surpriseDeltassist pleased by increase to charitable deduction regulations
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Deltassist executive director Doug Sabourin reviews a charity deduction form. The federal budgetincluded an increased deduction for donating to charities, a big help for groups that rely on publicdonations.
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The Rotary clubs ofLadner, North Delta andTsawwassen will recognizedeserving Delta youth infifth annual Delta RotaryYouth Awards this spring.
The awards will be pre-sented on Saturday, May 11at a dinner and ceremony atthe Delta Town & CountryInn.
The Rotary clubs needthe public’s assistance toidentify those remarkableyouth who are making adifference in the commu-nity. Individuals, sports andchurch groups, schools andother organizations in Deltaare being asked to help rec-ognize these unsung heroesby nominating that amazingboy or girl, age 10 to 18, inone of four categories.
“Delta Rotarians knowthat our community hasmany awesome and amaz-ing youth that go unnoticedwhile doing service to oth-ers,” says Tsawwassen clubmember and event chairMarilyn Rafter. “Theseyoung people are trulywonderful and deserve ourappreciation for all thegood work that they do andpersonal challenges thatthey have overcome.”
In the Compassion andEmpathy category, theindividual will have demon-strated these traits of caringand kindness in the formof a single event, projector series of actions over aperiod of time.
The Inner Strength cate-gory will show a youth thathas achieved victory overadversity and shown hope,courage and optimism byovercoming difficulty.
In the Helping Handcategory, the individualhas helped others withoutseeking personal rewardor accolades and is givento someone who is alwayswilling to make the world abetter place by reaching outto others.
The Global categoryrecognizes an act or proj-ect that is international innature and may addressrelief efforts, health andprevention, peace andunderstanding, alleviatepoverty, build bridges or
celebrate diversity.The presenting spon-
sor of the youth awards,Kwantlen PolytechnicUniversity, has graciouslyoffered a $1,000 scholar-ship to any nominee thatplans on continuing theireducation at Kwantlen.There is a deadline of April12 for nominations.
Nomination forms canbe downloaded at www.clubrunner.ca/ladner orfor more information con-tact Leslie Abramson [email protected] or 604-946-0672. Completed formscan be dropped off at anyDelta branch of EnvisionFinancial. Tickets to theawards dinner are alsoavailable to the public.
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Fire Chief Dan Copeland (left) and police Chief Jim Cessford (right) are shown with 2012 awardwinners Ornicha Srimokla and Sarah Kinsey.
Rotary clubs recognize deservingDelta youth with annual awardsNominations sought in four categories for young people making a difference
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Coming Events
!The Tsawwassen EarlyBird Golf Club, foundedin 1991 for men over 55years, currently has mem-bership openings. They tee-off Mondays and Fridaysbetween 6:30 and 7:30 a.m.at Tsawwassen SpringsGolf Course. Play includesmonthly and round robinTournaments. The $45membership fee includesyearend AGM Luncheon.For membership applica-tion and information con-tact Mike Hatfield: [email protected] orphone 604- 943-8082.
!Does your child wantto learn to skate? DeltaSkating Club welcomesnew skaters to SpringSkating at Tilbury Ice Rink.For information see ourwebsite www.deltaskating-club.com or email [email protected] or call604-940-6749.
!Beyond the First Year - Asix-week spring series forwidows and widowers whoare looking for an oppor-tunity to speak with othersexperiencing similar grief.Series taking place at thecentre for supportive care inLadner. Call 604-948-0660for more information and to
register.
!Enterprising DeltaWomen - Affinity TableSessions at AugustineHouse, 3820 Arthur Dr., 5 -7 p.m. on Wednesday, April3. Cost: $15. Presentedby Delta Chamber ofCommerce.
!Calling all golfing ladies.Would like to play atTsawwassen Springs GolfCourse on Thursday morn-ing starting April 4. Specialrates apply. If you areinterested please call MaryFraser at 604 940-7730.
!Author Sandra YuenMacKay visits theTsawwassen Library anddiscusses her book, MySchizophrenic Life: TheRoad to Recovery fromMental Illness, on Thursday,April 4, from 7 - 8:30 p.m.on your calendar and planto attend this author read-ing, as Sandra raises aware-ness of mental health issuesas she describes her strug-gle with mental illness.
!ElderCollege Delta offersa free presentation aboutthe Japanese internment,Righting Past Wrongs,by Mary Kitagawa, onSaturday, April 6 from 10a.m. - noon at Cedar Park
Church, 5300-44th Ave.,Ladner.
!Saturday, April 6 - jewel-ry, watches, sunglasses, and‘designer collections’ forsale at the Hospice CottageCharity Shoppe, 9:30 a.m.to 4 p.m., 1521-56th St.,Tsawwassen.
!Ladner Lawn BowlingClub is having an openhouse on Saturday, April6. If you’ve never had achance to try this skillful,fun game, April 6 wouldbe a great opportunity totry your hand. We’d love tosee you, anytime between 2and 4 p.m. We are locatedjust across the road fromMcKee House. Our addressis 5128-47th Avenue. Allare welcome. Visit www.llbc.ca.
!The Boundary BayQuilters’ Guild is presentingits third quilt show, QuiltsBy The Bay at the NorthDelta Recreation Centre onSaturday and Sunday, April6 & 7. The will be over 200quilts on display, merchant’small, live entertainment,featured quilter, raffle quiltsand much more. The hoursare 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. eachday. Admission is $6, hus-band free. The ND rec cen-tre is located at 11415- 84th
Ave. For more informationgo to www.boundarybay-quiltersguild.ca or call 604-948-0692.
!Delta Nature invitesyou to join them for aslide presentation by PeterWard entitled, “Zimbabwe- a Winter Birdwatchers’Paradise” on Monday, April8 at 7:30 p.m. at CammidgeHouse, BoundaryBay Provincial Park,Tsawwassen. Info: 604-946-6127 or [email protected].
!CMHA Delta advises thenext Depression/Bi-PolarSupport Group Meeting onMonday, April 8 has beencancelled. Call 604-943-1878 for more information.
!The Tsawwassen TuesdayLadies Golf Club is wel-coming new members forthe 2013 season. We arecurrently playing out ofKings Links Club on 72ndAvenue and Ladner TrunkRoad, Delta. Our seasonopens on April 9 with abreakfast meeting at CoastTsawwassen Inn 1665-56thSt. at 9 a.m. For more infor-mation contact Pat or Dianeat [email protected].
!On April 10, 7 to 8:30p.m., at Tsawwassen
Library, Go Green DeltaBook and Film club,will discuss Urban FoodRevolution, Changing theWay we Feed Cities, byPeter Ladner. Limited cop-ies of the book are avail-able at library. We arepleased to have as guestfacilitator, Patricia Flemingfrom Earthwise Farm andGarden. This event is tohonour April’s Earth Month.All are welcome (don’t haveto read the book and no feeor membership required.)
!Come join thePhilosophers’ Café discus-sion Friday, April 5, 1:30- 3 p.m. at the McKeeSeniors Centre, 5155-47th Ave., Ladner, whereGillian McLeod of theFraser Valley RegionalLibrary will discuss theFuture of Libraries. No pre-registration is necessary.Coffee/tea for a $1 dona-tion. Philosophers’ Cafestake place the first and thirdFriday of each month. Call604-946-1411 for furtherinformation.
!Rockin’ for Reach benefitconcert and dance withIncognito, Jerry Doucetteand friends. Saturday,
April 13 at KinVillageCommunity Centre 5430-10th Ave., Tsawwassen.Tickets $20 at VideolandTsawwassen and Ladner.Proceeds to Reach Childand Youth DevelopmentSociety. www.facebook.com/rockinforreach.
!Opening Night byNorm Foster opens at TheTsawwassen Arts Centre, onApril 11 and runs to April27 (Thursday, Friday andSaturday evenings only) at8 p.m. This is bistro seat-ing (dinner theatre withoutdinner) and refreshmentsare available for purchaseto enjoy during the show.Adults are $18 and seniors(60+) and students (12-18)are $15. Reservations canbe made by calling 604-288-2415.
The Coming Events col-umn is published everyWednesday as a communityservice. If you have a non-profit event, mail, drop off,fax, or e-mail ([email protected]) thedetails to the Optimist by 3p.m. Monday. Submissionsare subject to space limi-tations (no phone calls,please).
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It’s time to pay it forward!There are a number of youth in the community that deserve tobe recognized for overcoming odds stacked against them or forquietly making the lives of others much better.
The Rotary Clubs of Ladner, Tsawwassen and North Deltaare seeking nominations for the
Delta Rotary Youth AwardsThe Rotary Clubs of Deltainvite you to help recognizeDelta’s unsung heroes in oneof these categories:• Compassion/Empathy• Inner Strength• Helping Hand• GlobalSend us your nominationtelling us why you feel theydeserve the recognition.Along with your name andcontact information includethe nominee’s, name, address, phone number, and category.
Entries will be received by:Mail: Delta Rotary Youth Awards c/o Rotary Club of Tsawwassen
P.O. Box 1405, Delta, BC V4M 3Y8In person: any Envision Branch in Ladner, Tsawwassen or North Delta
Attention: Kay GandhamBy fax: 604-501-4201 Attention: Kay GandhamBy email: [email protected] subject: DRYA
Deadline for submission: April 12th, 2013For further information contact: Leslie at 604-946-0672 or [email protected]
Delta Rotary Youth Award recipients will be announcedat the Awards evening Saturday May 11, 2013
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Local youngsters flocked tothe South Delta RecreationCentre in Tsawwassen onSaturday and to Ladner Villageon Sunday for Easter events.Saturday featured a breakfastcomplete with crafts, photoswith the Easter Bunny andan egg hunt. Sunday sawyoungsters take part in aLadner Business Association-sponsored parade along DeltaStreet and an egg hunt inMemorial Park.
Kids flock to events in Ladner & Tsaw.
Photos byGord Goble
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Sports Editor: Mark Booth Phone: 604-946-4451 Email: [email protected]
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Gooch off to an impressive start at Louisiana schoolJackson Gooch has wasted little time in
making an impact with the McNeese StateUniversity varsity men’s baseball team.
The junior college transfer from Ladnerhas the Cowboys off to a 17-9 overallrecord and leads the team in almost everyoffensive category including batting aver-age (.349), hits (37) RBIs (25), home runs(3), runs (25) and total bases (58). The
team’s starting left fielder went four-for-nine on the weekend with three walks in asweep of Northwestern State.
Gooch signed with the Louisiana schoolfor his junior year of eligibility after an out-standing 2012 season at Lamar CommunityCollege in Colorado.
The 6-foot-4 Delta secondary graduateled the nation among junior college pro-
grams with 78 RBI. He also had a region’sbest 18 home runs and batted .417, earningall-conference honours in helping Lamarcapture the league and regional champion-ship.
The 21-year-old grew up in the LadnerMinor Baseball program before shiftingover to the B.C. Premier Baseball League.Gooch also was a standout hockey player
and was a member of the 2007 South DeltaBantam A1 Storm team that qualified forthe provincial tier one championships andnow four players under contract with NHLteams.
Gooch played one season in the PacificInternational Junior Hockey League withthe Richmond Sockeyes before shifting hisfocus full-time to baseball.
Canadianshaunted byNW Giants
It’s a playoff scriptthat’s all too familiar tothe Greater VancouverCanadians.
For the fifth consecutiveyear the B.C. Major MidgetHockey League rivals metin the post-season and theresult has been the sameeach time. The Giants pre-vailed 5-3 in a third anddeciding game and wenton to repeat as championsby defeating the OkanaganRockets in the finals.
The Canadians were 20minutes away from com-pleting a semi-final sweepwhen the Giants rallied fora pair of third period goalsin a 4-3 game two victory.Greater Vancouver led 3-1after 20 minutes in gamethree before the Giantsstormed back with threeunanswered goals in thesecond period to take con-trol of the series for good.
Greater Vancouver sur-prised the favoured hosts byrallying for a 6-4 victory inthe series opener.
Canadians sniper andWHL-bound Glenn Gawdinfinished tied for top spotamong all playoff scorerswith 11 points in six games,including seven goals.Gawdin will be playing inSwift Current next season.
Otis Goldman alsoenjoyed a productive post-season with nine points,including four goals.
The five-time championGiants now face Alberta forthe Pacific Region champi-onship.
Teammates square off in BCHL playoffsIce Hawks Mak Barden & Anthony Brito picked up by Alberni Valley and Surrey Eagles respectively
Linemates one day andplayoff combatants the next.Such is the scenario forMak Barden and AnthonyBrito.
When the Delta IceHawks were elimi-nated from the PacificInternational Junior HockeyLeague playoffs two weeksago, it didn’t take long forB.C. Hockey League teamsto scoop up the high-scor-ing forwards.
Barden joined theAlberni Bulldogs and wast-ed little time in making animpact. The PIJHL regularseason scoring championnotched a pair of goals inhis debut then delivered thegame five overtime winneras the Bulldogs slipped pastthe Victoria Grizzlies 4-3.
The victory sent Albernito the Conference finalswhere the Eagles and Britowere waiting. The 21-year-old was inserted intoSurrey’s line-up to providea physical presence. TheNorth Delta native alsoprovides a touch around thenet, having finished third inPIJHL scoring.
The Eagles took a com-manding lead in the best-of-seven series with a over-time 3-2 win on Mondaynight in Alberni. A victorylast night would send themon to likely face defendingchampion Penticton Vees inthe BCHL finals.
Meanwhile, the PIJHLchampionship series con-firmed the Ice Hawkswere the No. 2 team in the
league this season. Afterbeing pushed to sevengames by their cross-riverrival in the Tom ShawConference final, theRichmond Sockeyes madeshort work of the HaroldBrittain Conference win-ner Aldergrove Kodiaks,sweeping the best-of-sevenfinal.
The Sockeyes now headto Courtenay next week for
the Cyclone Taylor CupJunior “B” provincial cham-pionships. Richmond facesVancouver Island JuniorHockey League championsVictoria Cougars in itsopening game before takingon the host Comox ValleyGlacier Kings.
The Sockeyes then playKootenay league championCastlegar Rebels. The toptwo teams will meet for the
gold medal and a berth inthe Keystone Cup WesternCanadian Championship,slated for later this monthin St. Malo, Manitoba.
B.C. Hockey announcedlast week the AbbotsfordPilots will be hosting the2014 Keystone Cup.
The tournament was lasthosted in B.C. in 2010 bythe Kamloops Storm ofthe Kootenay International
Junior Hockey League.The Delta Ice Hawks
made it to the westerns in2006 and went on to finishthird.
The Ice Hawksannounced the team’s annu-al Prospects Showcase willbe held May 6 to 9 at theRichmond Ice Centre.
The camp costs $175.Register at www.deltaice-hawks.com.
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Delta Ice Hawks Mak Barden helped the Alberni Valley Bulldogs advance to the B.C. Hockey League Coastal Conference final.
A22 The Delta Optimist April 3, 2013
“Get yourlife back”
B.C. champion Bantam Ramssending 6 players to Star Bowl
The defending provincial championSouth Delta Bantam Rams will be well-represented in the upcoming Star Bowl.
The annual tilt brings together the topBantam age players from the VancouverMainland Football League and ValleyCanadian Football League.
The VMFL 50-player roster includes:Jack McDonald (running back/defensiveback), Thomas Franklin (receiver/defen-sive back), Ryan von Ende (offensive line/defensive end), Michael Mann (receiver/defensive back), Blake Gau (running back/
linebacker) and Lucas Kirk (quarterback/defensive back).
The game will take place April 20 inAbbotsford.
The Rams capped a dream seasonwith a 37-0 win over Abbotsford back inDecember to capture the provincial cham-pionship. The result came on the heels ofa successful run through the VMFL play-offs, highlighted by a 18-0 sem-final winover previous unbeaten North Surrey anda 24-9 triumph against Langley in the titlegame.
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South Delta Bantam Rams players Thomas Franklin, Ryan von Ende, Michael Mann, Lucas Kirk,Blake Gau and Jack McDonald will be participating in the upcoming Star Bowl in Abbotsford.
David Mann
Mann top receiver at Senior BowlDavid Mann made the most of putting on a South Delta
Sun Devils football helmet for one final time.The Grade 12 standout, who will be continuing his
career at UBC next fall, was named the Most ValuableReceiver at the recent Senior Bowl. The week long campfeatured the top graduating high school players in the prov-ince.
Mann and Seaquam running back Mark Lego were alsorecipients of $500 scholarships, presented by Football B.C.and the B.C. Lions. Both suited up for Team B.C. that wentundefeated at the FBU International Games.
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HARVIE, June HelenNov 23, 1931 - Mar 22, 2013
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of JuneHelen Harvie ( Leslie) on March 22, 2013. She will be lovinglymissed by her husband of 61 years, Burt Harvie, daughtersBeth Tracey (Gerry) and Chris Rehbein, (Rodney) sons SteveHarvie (Michele) and Greg Harvie (Tammi), 8 grandchildren,and 4 great grandchildren. June was born in Port Morien,Nova Scotia. She spent most of her childhood in Halifax,where she met and married the love of her life in 1951.Theylived in many Canadian cities and towns as well as some inEurope traveling with Burt’s career in the Canadian ArmedForces, finally making Vancouver their permanent home in1967. June enjoyed square dancing and camping acrossCanada and the United States. Happy retirement years werespent RV’ing in the southern states with their many friends.Deeply missed by all, she will remain in our hearts forever. Aprivate family service will be held at a later date. In lieu offlowers, donations may be made to The Heart and StrokeFoundation. A special thank you to the staff in acute care atLangley Memorial Hospital and to Dr Methven for theirdedicated care of our beloved wife and mother.
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McLEOD, Glenn E.1933 - 2013
Glenn E. McLeod, late of Delta, BC, passed away on March 27,2013 at 3:38 pm, after a long and painful battle. Predeceased byhis loving wife, June, in 2004. Survived by children, Gail, Jenineand David, grandchildren Linda, Sandra, Kristina and Amanda,three great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.Glenn will be greatly missed by those he leaves behind – but heis now at peace.No service by request. Donations may be made in lieu of flowersto Muscular Dystrophy Canada, 7th Floor, 1401 West Broadway,Vancouver, BC, V6H 1H6.
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1160 In Memoriam1160
Margaret May and Rosie Roulston, twoGrannies, who shaped our lives are notforgotten. Each spring as the flowers bloomand the gardens are planted your energycomes to us!
It seems that you are with us always.
We know you hear us, We feel you near us,We know you are watching, our tear dropsfalling. You gave everything to everyone.You are the whisper as we walk and thestrength as we grow.
Our love for you fills our hearts and yourguidance gives us peace.
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Supervisor WantedNavraj Sweets & RestaurantLtd. specializing in South AsianCuisine located at #386 – 8148– 128th Street, Surrey, B.C.requires a full time FoodService Supervisor. Job dutiesinclude supervise & coordinatethe activities of workers,establish methods to meetwork schedules, train staff injob duties, sanitation & safetyprocedures. Secondary School& min 1 year experience infood preparation or services isrequired. Knowledge of Hindior Punjabi is an asset. Salary$15/hr . Fax resume to604-543-5035.
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ACROSS1. Leave out5. Salt water candy10. Suffragist Carrie Chapman14. Northeastern Pennsylvania15. Be in accord16. 6th Jewish month17. Young sheep18. Mary mourning Jesus19. Wolf (Spanish)20. A public promotion21. A lyric poem22. City of Angels23. Annual27. Cinctures
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54. Disposed to take risks57. Atomic number 1358. Foot digit60. Three-toed-sloth61. Chopped beef and potatoes64. Spanish appetizers66. Crust-like healing surface68. Mild yellow Dutch cheese69. Slides without control70. Add alcohol beverages71. Showing72. Medieval merchant guild73. Current units
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