Delta Optimist March 7 2014

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Boundary Bay Airport isembarking on a new chapter laterthis month as a commercial airlinegets ready for take off.Starting on March 31, Island

Express Air will operate flightsbetween Boundary Bay andVictoria.Were all excited, said

Katherine Mesho, who supervisesthe airports customer servicestaff.

Island Express is based inAbbotsford and also has opera-tions in Victoria, Nanaimo,Vancouver and Tofino.Passengers flying out of

Boundary Bay will be able toconnect in Victoria for flights toNanaimo year round and Tofinoin the summer.Airport manager Tim Bain said

the addition of commercial flightsat Boundary Bay has long beena goal for Alpha Aviation, whichoperates the municipally-ownedairport.

Its always been our goal sincewe built the terminal three yearsago, he said.Bain said Alpha

Aviation is also look-ing at bringing in morecommercial flights inthe future.For now, Island

Express Air will runtwo flights a day, seven days aweek.Owner Gerry Visser said the

new service offers people livingsouth of the Fraser River another

option and a way to avoid havingto drive through the tunnel to getto Vancouver International Airport

or Coal Harbour tocatch a seaplane.Weve had a call

for it from people,he said. Peoplewant another optionother than driving

through the tunnel.Visser said with the free park-

ing, quick check-in and a 15-minute flight to Vancouver Island,passengers flying out of Boundary

Bay could be landing in Victoriaa mere 30 minutes after parkingtheir car.Flights departing from

Boundary Bay bound for Victoriawill take off a 7:10 a.m. and 4:25p.m. Monday through Friday,while flights from Victoria willarrive at the local airport at 8 a.m.and 5:15 p.m. Weekend flightsleave an hour later at 8:10 and 9a.m., respectively.For more information on the

service, visit www.islandexpres-sair.com.

PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE

Gerry Visser (left), pilot and president of Island Express Air, and pilot Adrian Bernstein will soon be flying passengers between Boundary Bay Airport and Vancouver Island.

Boundary Bay Airport realizing goal with launch of commercial flights by Island Express Air later this month

New chapter set to take flightBY JESSICA [email protected]

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Delta South MLA VickiHuntington created a bit ofa stir in Victoria last weekafter a question she posedto the Liberal governmentwent through three cabinetministers without beinganswered.During question period

last Thursday, Huntingtonasked Attorney GeneralSusan Anton why no oneis being held responsiblefor issues highlighted byB.C.s representative forchildren and youth, MaryEllen Turpel-Lafond, intwo recent reports on theaboriginal child welfaresystem.In her reports, Turpel-

Lafond said a collapse ofgovernance led to a situa-tion where at-risk childrenand youth on First Nationreserves are effectivelyinvisible to the provincessocial welfare system. Shecriticized the government,saying the $66 million spentover 12 years on the aborig-inal child welfare systembrought little improvement.In a report last month,

Turpel-Lafond blamed thesuicide of a 14-year-old girlon the failure of a dys-functional child welfaresystem.Tragic suicides of 14-

year-old children are theonly legacy this governmenthas to show for its total fail-ure to govern, Huntingtonsaid in the legislature.

How many times mustthe child welfare systemcontinue to fail these chil-dren? How many interac-tions with governmentcare workers, contractors,nurses, doctors, police andband council social workersdoes a young person requirebefore the system movesto protect that child? sheasked. Id ask the attorneygeneral to talk to us aboutaccountability.The question was passed

from Anton to SocialDevelopment MinisterDon McRae, who stoodto then direct the queryto Childrens MinisterStephanie Cadieux, whowas not there.The question was taken

on notice and, as yet,

Huntington doesnot have an answer.She maintains

the attorney gen-eral really shouldanswer her ques-tion because underthe Child, Familyand CommunityService Act it isillegal to fail toreport that a childneeds protection.My question to the

attorney general is: Who isaccountable here? Who isshe going to hold account-able here? Its a legal obli-gation, whos accountable inthese situations?Huntington said she

felt compelled to addressthe issue in the legislaturebecause no other MLAs had

brought it up.Its the

governmentsfault for notensuring thatmoney goinginto the systemis working,she said. Thegovernment hasto respond towhat is now a

decade-and-a-half and $66million of an absolute fail-ure to protect children.Huntington said she will

continue to press the issueand is considering using herquestion period time nextweek to ask the questionagain.Someone in government

has to acknowledge theissue.

South Delta retailerswill soon feel the pressureof big-box retailers suchas Walmart opening shopat the Tsawwassen FirstNation, but the impacts onthe local commercial land-scape remain to be seen.The first anchor tenants

were announced in Januaryfor Tsawwassen Mills andTsawwassen Commons, apair of mega malls sched-uled to open in the springof 2016.Ivanhoe Cambridge

announced that a 145,000-square-foot Bass ProShops will help anchorTsawwassen Mills, a large-scale shopping centre basedon similar malls the com-pany has built in Torontoand Calgary.Tsawwassen Commons,

a Property DevelopmentGroup project, will fea-ture a 108,000-square-footWalmart, a store longrumoured to be comingto these parts, as well as a44,000-square-foot Rona.More tenants will be

announced over the comingmonths now that site prepa-ration work gives way tomall construction at the siteat Highway 17 and 52ndStreet.Saying theres a clear

disconnect between theTFN and the neighbouringcommunity, TsawwassenBusiness ImprovementAssociation presidentRandy Scott said local busi-nesses have already beencontacted by one of the

mall developers to relocate.He said while some busi-

nesses that offer services inTsawwassen or Ladner maynot feel the impact, otherswill experience extremepain.Look at what will hap-

pen to these so-called mom-and-pop local businessesthat have put so muchtime into it. They couldlose equity in their busi-ness because there wontbe much value in it, saidScott.Were not well informed

whats happening there.Theres no dialogue. Thatsthey way the federal gov-ernment set it up, so theycan do whatever they wantand we have to sit here and

wait and see what happens.Its hard to be pro-active,so well have to be reac-tive because we dont knowwhats really happening.The Ladner Business

Association is also aware ofthe potential impact of theTFN malls, noting many ofthe groups meetings havefocused on not just keepinglocal customers shopping inLadner, but looked at waysof attracting mall-boundshoppers. The associationalso discussed signage toadvise people about the vil-lage.Chris Hartman, CEO

of the TFNs EconomicDevelopment Corporation,said the First Nationhas been in contact with

the Delta Chamber ofCommerce, as well as theLadner and Tsawwassenbusiness groups. Noting ameeting is planned soonwith the Tsawwassen group,he said the TFN for a whilewasnt able to say much dueto negotiations and confi-dentiality issues with therecently announced tenants.As far as were con-

cerned, were maintainingthat communication with allthree groups and we intendto meet with them on aregular basis, so theyre inthe loop, Hartman said.The position weve

always put forward withall three groups is we wantto have all three groupsworking on a complemen-

tary approach, becausetheres going to be a muchlarger buying populationcoming into this commu-nity. Its about how can wework with the Ladner andTsawwassen merchants tohave them take advantageof that.Meanwhile, the Delta

Chamber of Commerce seesadditional economic activ-ity coming to the TFN asmostly positive for SouthDelta.Maybe the competition

will require local businessesto adjust price points inorder to be competitive,said chair Orv Nickel. Thecompetitiveness will makeit well worthwhile for theconsumer.

MLA still waiting on answer from LiberalsHuntington gets runaround after questioning attorney general on aboriginal child welfare

Vicki Huntington

BY JESSICA [email protected]

Big-box battle on horizonWith Walmart confirmed for TFN mall, existing businesses are sure to feel the impacts

PHOTO BY SANDOR GYARMATI

Property Development Group announced in January that a 108,000-square-foot Walmart will anchor Tsawwassen Commons.

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Autism Support Dogs, asister charity to Delta-basedB.C. Guide Dog Services,will see its first team livingin Tsawwassen graduatetoday.Luke Jansen, 12, and

Justine, a yellow Lab whoturns two in July, will havecompleted two weeks oftraining with instructorsfrom the local charity.Lukes mom Denise said

Justine has been a greataddition to the family.Theyre getting to know

each other and theyrereally starting a nice bondtogether, she said, addingtheyve already noticed areal sense of calmness intheir house.The change in a

week and a half has beenphenomenal, she saidWednesday.The hope is that Luke,

who will be starting highschool next year, will beable to take Justine toschool with him.Luke and Justine have

been working with mobilityinstructor Jaime Arnup aswell as dog trainer Laura

Hilbert.Autism support dogs are

trained primarily for safetyreasons, said Arnup.Dogs are trained to help

keep its companion safewhile out walking in pub-lic, out of the way of traf-fic and other dangers, sheexplained.Then theres a lot of

therapeutic sort of side ben-efits that are individual toeach family, she said, not-ing communication, socialinteraction and motivationas a few examples.All of the dogs go

through puppy training andadvanced training, whichusually lasts anywhere froma year-and-a-half to twoyears before they end upgoing to their new owners.Luke and Justine will

be the 27th autism teamto graduate from AutismSupport Dogs. The groupraises funds to provideprofessionally trained sup-port dogs for children withautism at no cost to thefamily.It is always looking for

volunteers.For more on the charity

visit www.autismsupport-dogs.org.

The benefits of havingan autism support dog aredifferent for every childbecause each child isunique.Some of the benefits

that can be experiencedare:1. Increased safety for

the child (prevents thechild from bolting).2. Parent has better

control of the child bycommanding the dog.3. Passively teaches the

child responsibility.4. Positive changes in

behaviour (lower aggres-sion/frustration levels forthe child).5. Child is comforted

by the dog when he/sheis upset.6. Gives parents and

the child a higher degreeof predictability in socialsettings.7. Under the B.C.

Guide Animal Act andAlbertas Service DogsAct, autism support dogsenjoy the right of fullpublic access in restau-rants, on transit, etc.

Source: www.autismsupportdogs.org

Boy starting to bond with support dogDuo set to graduate today as Justine, a yellow Lab, adds safety and comfort to Tsawwassen household

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Luke Jansen and mom Denisewith Justine, an autism sup-port dog that has been a greataddition to the family.

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B.C. truckers were meet-ing with government andPort Metro Vancouverrepresentatives, along withlabour mediator VinceReady, yesterday morn-ing in an attempt to avert astrike.About 300 members

of Unifor-VancouverContainer TruckersAssociation (VCTA) hadplanned to put up picketlines Thursday afternoon,joining more than 1,000non-union truckers whostarted a work stoppage lastweek to protest long waittimes and pay rates at ports.Members of both Unifor

and the United TruckersAssociation, which repre-sents the non-union truck-ers, were sitting down withthe provincial and federalgovernments and the portauthority at the TransportCanada office in DowntownVancouver.The federal govern-

ment announced Thursdaymorning the appointmentof Ready to conduct anindependent review aimedat resolving the issues thathave contributed to thework disruption.We look forward to

receiving Mr. Readys rec-ommendations on enhanc-ing supply chain reliabilityand labour stability in PortMetro Vancouvers truckingindustry, federal Ministerof Transport Lisa Raitt saidin a statement.

The continuing successof Port Metro Vancouverstrengthens the Canadianeconomy. We will makeevery effort to enhance PortMetro Vancouvers well-deserved reputation as anefficient and competitivegateway, so it can continueto contribute to the prosper-ity of all Canadians.And while the federal

government made no men-tion of Ready being broughtin as a mediator, Uniforindicated that it expectednegotiations to begin.Things are moving,

said Unifor spokespersonIan Boyko. This is a veryhigh level meeting.However, the union is

still ready to walk off thejob if no progress was madeat the meeting.The results of the meet-

ing were not available byOptimist deadline.Were fully prepared

to stay involved in discus-sions until this dispute isresolved, said Paul Johal,resident of Unifor-VCTA.

If we cant make progressat the table today on keyissues, well have no otheroption but to put up picketlines.On Saturday, Unifor

members voted unanimous-ly in favour of strike action.In the meantime, the

work stoppage has affectedcontainer traffic at localports and shipments des-tined for Lower Mainlandports are starting to bediverted to other terminalson the West Coast.Peter Xotta, vice-

president of planning andoperations for Port MetroVancouver, said earlier thisweek that major retailershave begun to execute theirdiversion plans to otherports. He did not knowhow much cargo would bediverted, but speculatedit would likely be sent toports in Seattle or Tacoma.Port Metro Vancouver

said Tuesday that localtrucking moves about 1.3million TEUs (20-footequivalent units) of contain-

ers per year and that basedon the 2011 economicimpact study figures, thevalue of those goods wouldbe approximately $46 bil-lion per year, or $885 mil-lion worth of cargo movedby truck weekly.

With files from theVancouver Sun.

Spill spells lane closure

PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE

The Delta Fire Departments hazmat team was called out around noon Wednesday after a semi truck hit a cement barrier onHighway 99 just before the George Massey Tunnel, spilling about 60 gallons of diesel fuel on the highway. One northbound lane hadto be closed for several hours as crews cleaned up the fuel and a tow truck was called in to remove the truck.

Mediator brought in to findresolution to truck disputeCargo already being diverted from local ports due to work stoppage

PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE

Non-union truckers have been protesting along Deltaport Way.


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The two VancouverGiants players chargedwith assault after a fight inTsawwassen last year havehad those charges dropped.Jackson Houck, a right

winger, and Brett Kulak,who plays defence, wereboth facing charges ofassault causing bodilyharm. Kulak was alsocharged with utteringthreats.On the night of Aug.

18, Delta police respondedto a disturbance callon the street outside aTsawwassen home. Atthe time, police describedthe situation as a coupleof teenagers getting intoa fight and not thinkingabout the potential conse-quences.

The victim was left witha broken nose.The charges were

dropped last week afterboth players completedthe alternative measuresprogram.In order to qualify for

the program, the pair hadto accept responsibility fortheir actions.While he could not

comment on this specificcase, Crown spokespersonNeil MacKenzie said onceaccepted into the program,participants have to fulfilla number of obligations,which can include counsel-ing, community service,restitution and apologiz-ing to the victims, amongother measures.Once all the conditions

set out by the court havebeen satisfied, the chargesare dropped, he said.

The purpose of theCrime Beat is to educateand inform the public aboutsome of the property crimetrends occurring in SouthDelta and other files ofinterest. If you see anythingoccurring that you believeto be suspicious, call 911for in-progress crimes andemergencies or 604-946-4411 for other assistance.The following are some

of the calls the Delta policeresponded to in the previousweek:

Tsawwassen Feb. 24, 2:01 a.m.,

Roberts Bank Road: Policeresponded to a report of avehicle on the tracks block-ing the trains. The ownerof the vehicle stated hestruck some black ice andlost control of his vehicle.He also claimed he struckanother vehicle while hewas sliding but was unableto describe the vehicle. Thevehicle was towed from thetracks. Feb. 22, 12:03 p.m.,

1100-block of FergusonRoad: Complainant report-ed he found a hose in hisgas tank. As there was nogas missingfrom thevehicle, thetheft waslikely interrupted. It wasdetermined the hose wasstolen from a neighboursboat. Feb. 25, 5:39 p.m.,

5000-block of 1st Avenue:An unknown male threwa glass bottle out of hisvehicle and struck thewindshield of the bustravelling in the oppositedirection. The bus companywill examine the videosurveillance on the bus inan attempt to identify thesuspect. March 2, 4:06 p.m.,

12th Avenue and BoundaryBay Road: Complainantsreported hearing a loudbang and seeing an eagleexplode in the air. Policeattended and found the deadeagle. The sound of shots

being fired was unfoundedand it was determined theeagle had likely flown intothe overhead power lines.

The carcasswas transport-ed to the DeltaCommunity

Animal Shelter.Ladner

Feb. 24, 4:30 p.m.,West Ladner: Complainantreported that during thebuilding of her home thecontractor had made someunauthorized purchases oftools on a credit account.She also had given the con-tractor money to pay thedrywaller and that the billhad not yet been paid. Thecomplainant was advised toobtain legal advice regard-ing civil contract law priorto police contacting thecontractor. Feb. 25, 4:21 p.m.,

4600-block of River RoadWest: A community mem-ber brought a drill, tapemeasure, drill bits and mis-cellaneous tools, all con-

tained in a drill case, intopolice headquarters. Thecomplainant had recoveredthe property after seeing itfall out of a white truck thatwas driving. The items willbe kept in exhibits for safe-keeping. Feb. 27, 7:29 a.m.,

5400-block of Ladner TrunkRoad: Complainant report-ed his bicycle was stolenfrom a parking lot. Thebike is described as a blackand chrome mountain bike.Report taken for insurancepurposes.March is Fraud

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Delta SecondaryInteract students raisedmoney (with generousdonations from Save-OnFoods) last weekend forFood on the Corner, alocal charity that helpsfeed the homeless inVancouver.DSS students hope

to raise several hundreddollars more for Food onthe Corner by selling hotchocolate and cookies thisweek.Next Saturday, DSS

Interact students willassist Food on the Cornervolunteers serve foodto the homeless in theDowntown Eastside.A service club for

students in grades 8 to

12, the Interact Club issponsored by the LadnerRotary Club, which pro-vides support and guid-ance, but the students areself-governing and self-supporting.The Interact Club gets

involved with school,community and interna-tional service activities.Interactors are able todevelop leadership skillsand personal integrity bydemonstrating helpfulnessand respect for others,understanding the valueof individual responsibil-ity and hard work, andadvancing internationalunderstanding and good-will. New members arealways welcome.

Maintaining amemorial garden forthe Delta Secondarystudents whose brieflives were cut tragi-cally short in a 2002accident on DeltaportWay is the new com-munity outreach col-laboration between theSouth Delta EvergreenGarden Club, parentSusan Marshall andthe high school admin-istration.A rejuvenation of

the 12-year-old gar-den on the grounds ofDSS takes place onSaturday, March 15and again on Saturday,March 29.The Evergreen

Garden Club has amandate to supportcommunity groups inthe beautification ofSouth Delta, so weare very pleased to beapproached about sup-porting this project,says club presidentHilary Sanders.The club, amongst

its other communityoutreach programs,maintains the HealingGarden in the court-

yard of Delta Hospital.Sanders says while the

clubs outreach projectsare volunteer sustained, italso relies on fundraisingefforts, such as the annualplant sale on May 3 thisyear, to financially sup-port the maintenance andrejuvenation of commu-nity gardens.We look forward to

building a relationshipwith the staff and studentsat DSS as this ongoingeffort gets underway,says the clubs vice-presi-dent Angelika Hedley,a former Delta schooldistrict teacher whose out-reach work with the clubincludes giving beginnergardening courses at theLadner library.For information on

how you can volunteer ordonate to the DSS memo-rial garden rejuvenationproject, contact the SouthDelta Evergreen GardenClub at [email protected].

Rejuvenating memorial garden

DSS Interact Club helpingCorner feed homeless

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DSS Interact Club is raising money for Food on the Corner.

Garden clubs community outreach stretches to Ladner high school

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South Delta Evergreen Garden Club members will be rejuvenating andmaintaining the memorial garden at Delta Secondary. Front row (from left):Peg Keenleyside, Regina Ruscheinski and Helen Dixon. Back row (fromleft): Heather Rudge, Louise Long, Hilary Sanders, Jenny Hards and ValHanson.

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Opinion Page

Politiciansset to getextra year

TEDMURPHY

MURPHYSLAW

We elect federal and provincial politi-cians to four-year-terms, so its kind ofodd why their civic counterparts arentgiven as long a leash.Thanks to pending provincial legisla-

tion, that discrepancy will soon disap-pear, although Im not sure the reasonsare terribly compelling on either side ofthe argument.I suppose adding a fourth year to

municipal terms has advantages over thestatus quo by providing those we electwith more time to carry out projects andby cutting election costs, but even thosebenefits are rather nebulous.Given it would result in one fewer

election every dozen years, the cost sav-ings have to be considered fairly inconse-quential. Whats more, the vast majorityof municipal politicians serve for mul-tiple terms, so the length of those termsis a bit of a moot point.Essentially the only question the

Liberal legislation creates for Delta is:Are we going to re-elect Lois Jacksonevery third year or every fourth year?The same goes for Bruce McDonald,Dale Saip and a host of others.At the end of the day, it doesnt really

matter whether a veteran civic politi-cian, and there are many of them hereand on local governments throughout theprovince, serves four three-year terms orthree four-year terms.The knock on three-year terms is that

it takes the first year for rookie councilmembers to get up to speed and then bythe third year theyre in electioneeringmode, leaving little time in between toactually accomplish anything. Bulking upthat middle portion would seem to makesense as well as provide additional timeto bring projects to fruition.The pushback to longer terms has gen-

erally come from smaller communitieswhere the pay isnt much, which makesit difficult to attract people to take on arole that impacts both their personal andprofessional lives. Getting quality peopleto commit to whats in some cases a glo-rified volunteer position becomes moreproblematic if its for a longer period oftime.Fair enough, but just as the benefits

of an extra year to get more work doneonly go so far, so too do the drawbacksof requiring potential politicians to servea fourth year.The Liberals support the legislation

so it will be approved this spring andcome into effect in time for Novembersmunicipal elections. Whether it changesthe political landscape to any degree isdubious, but at the very least it bringsB.C. in line with the other nine Canadianprovinces.

The Optimist encourages readers to write letters to the editor. Lettersare accepted on any topic, although preference is given to those onlocal matters. The Optimist reserves the right to edit letters and thedecision to publish is at the discretion of the editor or publisher. Allletters must be signed, dated and include the writers phone number

(not for publication). The Optimist will not print name withheldletters. Copyright in letters and other materials submitted voluntarilyto the publisher and accepted for publication remains with the author,but the publisher and its licensees may freely reproduce them inprint, electronic or other forms.

In the provincial governmentsrevised Agricultural ServicePlan published last June, itwas announced the Ministry ofAgriculture intends to increase thecontribution of the agricultural sec-tor to B.C.s GDP. It wants to rampit up by a couple of billion to $14billion by 2017.Statistics Canada notes that

in 1921, agriculture was thesingle most common occupation,employing 1,041,618 Canadiansand accounting for 33 per centof all jobs. In comparison,346,400 Canadians were primarilyemployed in agriculture in 2006,accounting for two per cent of totalemployment.Back in the 1920s, domestic pro-

duction and consumption of foodwas at a peak.Today we export about $40 bil-

lion worth of our food and importabout $31 billion. If you want toconsume domestic foods only,you can do your part by not par-

taking in the consumption of thetop five food imports in Canada.That means no imported wine foryou. That is the number one foodimport, ringing in at $1.7 billion.Next on the list are prepared foodsfollowed by bread and biscuits, andcoffee. Rounding out the top fiveimported foods is cane sugar.As farm size increases and the

average age of farmers continuesto rise, worries around farming andfood continue to affect our dailylives.How, then, does the provincial

government expect to add a fewbillion to our GDP in such a shortperiod of time? It talks about inno-vation in farming practices and thelike but at the end of the day whois going to be doing the farming?Who is going to process and

distribute the food? Maybe we areexpected to eat more. You know,like in the Lord of the Rings:Premier Clark announces secondbreakfast elevenses program.Traditional large-scale farms will

never go away. Farmers will inventand reinvent themselves and theirbusinesses, and governments andagencies will have to assist to makethat happen. New entrants will beenticed and encouraged.But in regard to the larger food

system, we will need bodies tomake that $14 billion a reality. Wewill need farmers, warehousers,

distributors, retailers, food serviceworkers etc. The food system andthe agri-food sector are a mysteryto most. Kids need to better under-stand it.Where will these bodies come

from? We are lucky in Delta in thatour school district is taking a pro-active approach to stimulate inter-est among students in our schools.In a peer mentoring program

in partnership with KwantlenPolytechnic Institute forSustainable Food Systems, Deltawill see graduate students fromKPU working with educators andkids in an Adopt a School program.The grad students will be assigneda school(s) and will assist in deliv-ering curriculums for K-12 stu-dents in the classroom and on theirschool neighbourhood farms.This relationship will assist the

degree program students in meet-ing their internship requirementsand it will continue to nurture andcultivate an interest in the broadfood economy amongst students inour district.The Delta school district wont

be able to produce these bodieson its own and it wont be able tosupply them in three years, but byactually doing something aboutwhat would appear to be a problemin the future, it is taking a leader-ship role and that is important rightnow.

Passing on imports would helpB.C. reach agricultural targets

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Letters to the Editor

Editor:I recollect that most or

all civic politicians attendedthe opening of the LadnerLeisure Centre in order totake credit for it. However,I did not see any commentin the Optimist from themayor or a councilor whenthe wall faade fell underits own weight on Feb. 20.More surprising, I have

seen no indication of pub-lic concern about it. Howcomplacent or cynical canwe be?Folks, the walls of public

buildings should not falldown, and especially so

when they are on publicrecreation facilities. Further,if a wall collapses under itsown weight in static condi-tions, what is its stabilityduring an earthquake?There is less political

glory in maintenance andinspection than in ribboncutting, but the former ismore important.Many of the parks and

recreation structures inDelta are getting old, andthis episode indicates thateither more care of them isin order or they should bereplaced.

Steve Graham

Editor:I must add my opinion

to the issues raised in theOptimist about the SouthFraser Perimeter Road.The B.C. Drivers

Handbook is very clearabout how a driver shouldenter a highway fromanother road where there isan entrance ramp, such asexists where Highway 17Ajoins Highway 17 south-

bound towards Tsawwassen.As you leave Highway

17A, you change speedfrom 90 km/h to 60 km/h.You are then expected tojoin Highway 17 at 60 km/hrather than accelerate to 80km/h to match the speed ofvehicles on Highway 17.This is totally contrary tohow a correct entrance to ahighway should be done.The posted speed limit

does not increase to 80 km/h until after you have joinedHwy 17 and you are wellbeyond end of the entranceramp.I believe the way the

speed limit signs are nowis asking for an accidentas cars are coming downHighway 17 at 80 km/h ormore while those joiningare restricted to 60 km/h.

Elizabeth Smith

Editor:Re: Lazy public

deserves to pay Southlandsbill, letter to the editor,

Feb. 28The letter from Karel

Ley needs correction. Itsuggests the public is lazy,but thats not true.Public participation

goes back to 1989 whena plebiscite was held andmore people respondedthan voted in the previousmunicipal election. Morerecently, the Ipsos Reidmail-in poll of 2010 hadmore responses than theearlier election.This year, thousands

responded in writingbefore and during thepublic hearing, all say-ing no. There were so

many people appearingthe mayor closed down thepublic hearing with over50 people yet to be heard.Century Group has been

resolute for more than twodecades about developingthe farmland despite theopposition. It has comeforward with great planson the wrong site.As for Century giv-

ing up 80 per cent of theproperty, lets be clear thatit got what it wanted: 900-plus housing sites alongwith a substantial commer-cial area.In giving the land to

Delta, Century relievesitself of continued mainte-nance of it. Thats a smartdeveloper!

Ian D. Robertson

Editor:During the recent

snowfall my neighbourschildren, James and AzaFernandez, who are 10 andeight respectively, voluntari-ly shoveled my very longdriveway clear of snow.

Im 90 years old andrestricted in my activities soI cant do it.I do believe they deserve

recognition for theirthoughtful act. Thats realcommunity service!

C.W. Brown

Editor:Recently I was in Delta

Hospital for a few daysdue to complicationsfrom a bout with a virus.I write in thanks to all

the doctors, nurses andstaff who cared for mewith much kindness andgood cheer.Our local hospital is a

jewel and worthy of oursupport.

Irene Douglas

Maintenance doesnt make headlines

Accident waiting to happen as speedlimit signs make merging dangerous

Kindness deserves recognition

Tsawwassenites have beenfar from lazy when it comesto Southlands proposals

Patient praiseshospital care

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Entrepreneurs are theengines of our economy.They drive growth, createjobs and spark innovation.It is fitting, then, that

International WomensDay 2014 recognizes thecontribution of womenentrepreneurs and businessleaders with the theme:Strong Women. StrongCanada. Canadian Women Creating Jobs OneBusiness at a Time.In 2011, women-owned

businesses contributedapproximately $148 billionto the Canadian economy.

Currently, women-ownedbusinesses employ over 1.5million Canadians. Whenwomen entrepreneurs suc-ceed, we all succeed.The Government of

Canada is committed tosupporting women-ownedbusinesses for success.Economic Action Plan 2014introduced measures tosupport women entrepre-neurs and business leaders,

including a commitment toincrease mentorship amongwomen business owners.Members of our govern-

ment are actively consult-ing, from coast to coast tocoast, on how to increasethe number of womenentering into, and succeed-ing in, business.Moreover, this is just one

of the initiatives our gov-ernment has undertaken to

support small business andentrepreneurs includingwomen entrepreneurs ina variety of sectors acrossour country. Other mea-sures rangefrom SmallBusinessWeek eachyear tofinancingsupport,skills train-ing, marketdevelop-ment, tradepromotion,and evenadvice onhow to dobusinesswith gov-ernment.These

effortscomple-ment theongoing work that Statusof Women Canada doesto improve the economicsituation of women acrossthe country. For example,Status of Women Canadahas provided more than$53 million for projects to

improve womens economicsecurity and prosperitysince 2007, including morethan $9 million for projectsthat address womens entre-

preneurship.As we

celebrateInternationalWomens Dayon Saturday,March 8, Iwould liketo acknowl-edge all ofthe women includingwomen busi-ness owners in Delta,Richmondand GreaterVancouverwho workhard every dayto support ourfamilies and

enrich our community.The Government of

Canada is behind you andwill continue to enactpolicies that ensure a solideconomy and improvedprosperity for women, theirfamilies and all Canadians.

Opinion

Women creating jobs one business at a timeIts fitting that International Womens Day is recognizing contributions of entrepreneurs and business leaders

KERRY-LYNNEFINDLAY

MPSREPORT In 2011, women-

owned businessescontributedapproximately$148 billion to theCanadian economy.Currently, women-owned businessesemploy over 1.5million Canadians.When womenentrepreneurssucceed, we allsucceed.

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I recently had a two-and-a-half-hour Saturdaymeeting with Geoff Freer,the project director forboth the George MasseyTunnel replacement andthe South Fraser PerimeterRoad. Suffice to say, Freerhas been at the centre ofthe storm surrounding theimpact the SFPR design hason commuting times. Letsjust say that frustrationis the present state of mindfor many resi-dents simplytrying to getto work in themornings.Now, that

isnt to saythat the SFPRhasnt beena dream forthose headingto Surrey andbeyond. It cutstime from thejourney andmakes thedrive seemso simple.But gettingthrough thetunnel can beanother story.My office

has had doz-ens of calls,emails, letters (hard tobelieve) and people drop-ping by all angry thenew road does absolutelynothing for South Delta andall demanding improve-ments to the situation.The primary problems

are the single-lane accessfrom Highway 17A toHighway 99 and the terriblemerge pattern from SFPRto Highway 99. Tsawwassentraffic, in particular, is pre-vented from dispersing intothe faster lanes, forcing amassive merge with Ladnertraffic first and then anotherwith White Rock traffic.And we can all forget evermaking it over to the coun-terflow lane.Freer assures me the

province is monitoringtraffic flow and will makeadjustments where nec-essary. He tells me theyhave had cars leave bothTsawwassen and Ladner at

various times in the morn-ing and have found the timeto the tunnel shorter thanbefore the SFPR opened. Iassured Freer that isnt theexperience many are enjoy-ing.All may not be lost,

however, as the engineersare looking at the SFPR/Highway 99 merge and willmake changes if theycan be done safely. Whilegood to hear, I did suggestwe had been merging withWhite Rock traffic for along time and could prob-ably manage to do so just assafely in the future.I will say that the

Ministry of Transportationis apparently returning

every callin an effortto under-stand theactual prob-lems. Andits alsocontinuingto revisethe signage,whichhasntexactlybeen help-ful in someareas.The

mayorrecentlyissued arelease onthe projectsand what Ican add toher com-

ments about the MasseyTunnel replacement israther interesting. Thedrilling that recently tookplace beside the tunnel,and on either side of theriver, found bedrock at 300metres. Thats a long waydown, she said thoughtfully.They are also using the

Alex Fraser Bridge as theapproximate height anddistance of the new bridge,so there is already a fairlygood idea of the approachheights at various locations.The height at River

Road will allow the DeasSlough residents to accessRiver Road. While that willincrease traffic along RiverRoad it could also mean asecond exit out of Ladner.And yes, it appears a

River Road exit from thebridge may be possible,although it would likelyaffect some residentialproperties. Freer also drew

what the actual constructionmight look like: I suggestedthey have regular articles inthe local papers.It is fascinating stuff and

Im sure we would all loveto know the what, whereand how of the new bridge.

MLA hears frustrationin commuters voicesEngineers are looking at South Fraser Perimeter Roadmerge points and changes could be in the works

VICKIHUNTINGTON

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All may not be lost,however, as theengineers are lookingat the SFPR/ Highway99 merge and willmake changes ifthey can be donesafely. While good tohear, I did suggestwe had been mergingwith White Rocktraffic for a long timeand could probablymanage to do sojust as safely in thefuture.

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MRemember you are dust, and to

dust you shall return.I heard this as dust and ashes were

thumb-rubbed on my forehead in thesign of a cross on Ash Wednesday.Remembering that I am dust calls meto consider that I am a created being,from the first beings, earth-manAdam and out of earth-man Eve.And I remember that dust was

declared good by the Creator. ...and let dry ground appear. And itwas so... And God saw that it wasgood. (Genesis 1:9,10).As a member of humanity, I bear

the image of God, similar to a workof art bearing this relationship withits creator.Dust restored is a way of say-

ing that for the season of Lent (Ash

Wednesday to Easter Sunday), I amundergoing a restoration project. Allthat is good, true, beautiful and uni-fied will show forth more clearly asmy being-in-Jesus is restored like anold painting.Solvents and microscopes and

tools and trained art restorers took 22years, beginning in 1978, to restoreLeonardo da Vincis The Last Supper.So I imagine the solvents of breadand wine, the tools of Scripture andprayer, and the being-in-communitywith other works of art that are beingrestored, as my Lenten journey thisyear.Dust restored. And God sees that it

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Tsawwassen hip-hopartist Jesse Dohertyestimates hed doneeasily over 100 songs overthe years before really start-ing to put together his debutalbum, Lounge Chair.You have to be patient.

Its a long process but itsworth it in the end, saysDoherty, aka J. Dohe.The 25-year-old recently

released the album throughVancouver-based indie labelVolunteer Media.

It took time getting to thepoint where your sound iswhere you want it, and towhere you have a projectthat is not only to your stan-dards but you feel is qualityenough to put your moneybehind, he explains.It has to be important as

an artist to be comfortablewith the music, he says,adding that if you dont loveit yourself, its very hard toget behind.

Lounge Chair isdescribed as a relaxing,easy listening and comfort-able experience.As I was coming closer

and closer to being able to

put this project together, Ifelt like my lifestyle, mykind of attitude was veryeasygoing, kind of carefree.That translated into thisproject.Doherty says his style of

hip-hop would be easy tobrand as being in the con-scious genre.But, I think its just hon-

est. Its honest music. Itsnot smoke and mirrors. Itsjust who I am. Im reallyjust trying to put my lifeexperience, and my musicalexperience as well, behindthe music.Doherty says hes been

listening to hip-hop sincehe was a young kid andeventually began recording

scratch songs at his friendsstudio for free.He realized he was

decent and he loved to do it.It just progressed from

there and here we are now,years later.Hes done about 15 or so

shows, mostly in Vancouver,in the past year and is look-ing to do a Western Canada

tour this year.Doherty also has an EP,

Colour Television, he aimsto release this month or byearly April.He also hopes to release

a full-length project, ThisTime Around, which is afollow up to Lounge Chair,in the fall.He says Lounge Chair

will be available on iTunesthis month.His music can be

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media at https://www.facebook.com/pages/J-Dohe/19347310247 or @itsjdohe on Twitter.

Sharon Wrights latest photographydisplay at the Ladner Pioneer Libraryfeatures foggy shots from around Ladner.The professional photographer headed

out to various local spots, includingWestham Island and the dike, in Januaryand February to capture images that canbe seen at the library until the end of themonth.I wanted to do a personal project of

some type and I absolutely love when thefog comes in to Ladner. We get so muchof it at that time of year, she says.Wright counts a photo of a pigeon she

found on Westham Island as her favou-rite.There was a whole line of them, but

that one was just ... I liked his attitude.The photos are all black and white.A few childrens portraits are also part

of the display.Wright, a member of the Delta Photo

Club, runs her own photography busi-

ness. She also volunteers for the TinyLight Foundation, a non-profit organiza-tion made up of professional photogra-phers who donate their time to photo-graph children who have had a life-alter-ing diagnosis.

Patience pays off for J. DoheTsawwassen hip-hop artist releases his debut album, Lounge Chair


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Tsawwassens Jesse Doherty, aka J. Dohe, has released his debut hip-hop album. Its titled Lounge Chair.

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Fog featured in photographydisplay at Ladner Library


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Photographer SharonWright has a display of herwork at the Ladner PioneerLibrary this month.


Two Birds in Focusevents are coming up thismonth.The first is a visual pre-

sentation at the TsawwassenArts Centre next Fridayfeaturingthe work ofbird pho-tographersJess Findlay,JohnLowman,Jim Martinand JohnGordon.We

should beable to see a whole varietyof birds from all over B.C.,says nature photographerUrsula Easterbrook, whosbeen organizing the annualBirds in Focus for at least adecade.Examples include great

grey owl, northern hawkowl and others.

The visual presentationtakes place from 7:30 to9:45 p.m. Admission costs$5. Registration is required.Contact [email protected] toregister.The second event will be

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incorporated into the work-shop. The workshop goesfrom 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Meetat the Cammidge House. Itcosts $20 per person. Call604-432-6359 to register.


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Events put focus on birdsVisual presentation and photography workshop take place in Tsaw.

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Ursula Easterbrookwill also be show-ing some of herpictures at a pho-tography work-shop at BoundaryBay Regional Parkthis month.


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Comedy night at SDSS!

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Comedians Billy Mitchell (right), Kyle Bottom (above)and Ivan Decker performed at a comedy night atSouth Delta Secondary last Friday to raise funds forthe 2014 SDSS Dry Grad. All three funny men havelocal connections. Mitchell, who also emceed theshow, is a Tsawwassen resident, Decker is a formerLadner resident and Bottom graduated from SDSS in2000.

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Debunking the six biggestmyths in fitness

There are manymyths in life. Forsome reason oranother, these

myths are now accepted astruths because they havebeen consistently spoken asgospel for many years andare ingrained in our grey

matter.Some myths wont really

affect us on a daily basis,or even at all. Like, forinstance, the myth that if apenny were dropped froma tall building it wouldkill anyoneit landedon below.Big mythapparently,because sci-ence tried itand the worstthat will hap-pen to theunsuspect-ing personbelow is asting fromthe impact.No horribledeath will happen.Then there are other

myths that will actu-ally halt, cut short or, evenworse, terminate us fromreaching our health and fit-ness goals.Below are six of the big-

gest fitness myths out there.

1. I should stretch towarm-up.The body requires move-

ment to warm itself upbefore activity, not staticstretching. Do dynamicrange of motion drillsbefore your sport and work-out and save the stretchingfor your cool down.

2. Standing on a bal-ance tool will work mycore harder.The Journal of

Sports Physiology andPerformance performed astudy with 12 trained mento see if exercising on a

BOSU ball recruited morecore muscles than doingthe same movement on theground. They performedfour exercises at 50 to 75per cent of their repeti-tion max and after each lift

the majormuscles ofthe abdomi-nals andback wereassessed.Their

findings?There wereno signifi-cant differ-ences in thestable orthe unstablegroups acti-vation of

their core. In other words,standing on a BOSU ball,wobble board or foam rollerwill work balance and themuscles surrounding yourfeet, ankles, knees and hipsharder, but not your core.

3.Working out willmake me hungry.The International

Journal of Obesity recentlypublished a study that actu-ally contradicted that myth.Instead, high intensityexercise decreased foodcravings in their partici-pants because the workoutsdecreased the levels of thehormone ghrelin (whichfuels hunger) and abatedhigher blood sugar levels(which avert cravings).

4. Eating after 8 p.m.will make me fat.There is some truth that

you shouldnt eat in theevening. However, you

shouldnt snack in the eve-ning hours because yourstomach needs a break anda chance to digest the daysfood.Just like your brain needs

a rest, so does your diges-tive system. Not becausefood eaten at the hour willsuddenly turn into fat.

5. If Im sweating, I amhaving a great workout.I love to bust this myth.

Sweating is the bodys natu-ral way of cooling itself off,not a self-guided GPS sys-tem to gauge your exerciseintensity. If it were, then allthose times you were lyingon the beach, while on thatsunny vacation, all thatsweating would have meantyou were getting fitter. Yes?

6. If I take a break mymuscles will turn to fat.When you stop training

your muscles do not turn tojelly. Instead, they atrophy,which is a fancy word forsaying they decrease insize. Once that happens, ourmetabolisms are affected(because muscle burnsmore calories). Combinethat with the fact we alsotend not to change our eat-ing habits when our activitylevels decrease and youhave added weight and fatto your body. This weightgain, however, is your exist-ing fat cells swelling up,while your muscle cellsshrink.

PJ Wren is a local per-sonal trainer and writer inthe Delta area dispellingmyths locally, as well asonline at www.gofitgals.com.

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For some reasonor another, thesemyths are nowaccepted as truthsbecause they havebeen consistentlyspoken as gospel formany years and areingrained in our greymatter.

No, your muscles wont turn to fat if you stop working out


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Sports Editor: Mark Booth Phone: 604-946-4451 Email: [email protected]

Delta SportsGymnastics program a big hitOver 40 gymnasts representing five schools competing at this weeks provincial championshipsDelta Gymnastics popu-

lar high school programis front and centre at thisweeks B.C. SecondarySchools Championships inNanaimo.Over 40 participants,

representing five schools,are competing at DoverBay secondary. Theschools include SouthDelta, Delta, RichmondChristian, McMath andSouthridge. The competi-tion features men andwomens levels 1-to-5, whoparticipate in all 10 gym-nastics events.The great thing is

there are many oppor-tunities for the athletesto succeed, explainedHeather Henderson, DeltaGymnastics High SchoolProgram Coordinator.There is a team award

plus medals to the topthree all-around individu-als in all levels. This eventallows the athletes theopportunity to achieve thehighest level of perfor-mance within their gym-nastics school program.The Delta high school

program sees students trainanywhere from two to eighthours per week. Boys par-ticipate in pommel horse,rings, vault, bars, floor andparallel bars events and thegirls in vault, floor, beamand uneven bars.The provincial competi-

tion follows the same for-

mat as national level meetsso athletes can experiencethe thrill of a competitiveatmosphere even if they arenot top level athletes.The athletes attend

opening and closing cere-monies and a dress up din-ner/dance banquet. Theirperformances can contrib-

ute to school awards andto their overall studentexperience, continuedHenderson.

Gymnastics is a devel-opmental sport, whichmeans that skills continueto be perfected by achiev-ing different levels.

Many of the high

school gymnasts have beena part of our club sincethey were in kindergarten,added Henderson. Theopportunity to continuewith the sport at the highschool level also helpsthem with their academicskills, focus, work ethicand discipline.

Thanks to Delta Gymnastics high school program, over 40 student athletes representing five Delta and Richmond area schools arecompeting at this weeks provincial championships in Nanaino.

At Delta Gymnastics, coaches and athletes arelooking forward to a busy competitive season,starting with this weekends Gyminix Internationalin Montreal.The three-day event is considered the biggest

and most important competition of gymnastics inCanada. It feature 800 athletes, 200 coaches andjudges, and 300 volunteers.We are very proud that our Womens

Competitive Program Director Jennifer Dober hasbeen selected to be one of the judges at this pres-tigious event, said Delta Gymnastics ExecutiveDirector Ana Arciniega. Jennifer is a NationalLevel 4 judge who has been judging for morethan 10 years and is looking forward to working atthis competition.While in Montreal, Dober will also be repre-

senting Gymnastics BC at meetings discussing thedirection of future rulings for the sport.

Athlete Alex Farquharson and coach ChrisSheremeta have their passports ready for their tripto Yokohama for the 2014 Sport Festival in Japanfrom March 12-17.The

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