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Battle in BurnabySouthlands saga shiftsto Metro Vancouver 3

Split SecondSouth Delta studentsdisplaying artwork 15

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Delta teachers are rampingup their job action by cancellingparticipation in field trips for theremainder of the school year.Delta TeachersAssociation

president Paul Steer confirmedthe move Wednesday.Teachers across the province

launched the first phase of jobaction last week after 72-hourstrike notice was issued to allpublic school districts. It meantteachers wouldnt be going on a

full-scale strike and shutting downschools, but they are withdraw-ing from certain administrativeduties. Teachers stopped meetingwith administrators, wont engagein written communications withadministrators and will not under-take student supervision duringnon-instructional time.Steer told the Optimist Delta

teachers had been participatingin field trips, especially ones thathad been planned well in advanceof the initial job action. However,due to the possibility of escalatingjob action before the school year

ends, teachers have been advisedto no longer participate.He said the directive removes

any uncertainty for students andparents in the event teachers moveto the second phase of job action.A number of school districts,

but not Delta, decided to cancelrecess, a move the B.C. TeachersFederation claimed was unneces-sary, saying staff are more thancapable of supervising the play-ground for 15 minutes each day.Meantime, classroom teaching

in the current phase is continuingas usual and report cards will con-

tinue to be issued.The BCTF said it began job

action in response to disappoint-ing progress at the negotiatingtable, where the government andemployers association have notbacked off from what it deems asunfair and unreasonable demands.Steer said teachers are frustrat-

ed that after a year of bargaining,government remains unwilling toacknowledge that classes acrossB.C. have never been larger ormore challenging.

Civic employeesremember thosekilled on the job

PHOTOS BY GORD GOBLE

CUPE Local 454 recognized theNational Day of Mourning with aceremony Monday at Ladners RotaryPark. Phylis Cameron and son Doug(left) paid tribute to their late hus-band and father, Murray, who waskilled on duty. Many civic employees,including fire Chief Dan Copeland,took part in the ceremony.

Teachers pull plug on field tripsJob action escalates at Delta schools as DTA tells its members not to participate to remove any uncertainty

Paul SteerDTA president

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Teachers cannot do thiswork alone; we rely on thesupport of not only the par-ents of the kids we teach,but from the broader public,people who may not benefitdirectly from public educa-tion, but who benefit indi-

rectly, in so many ways,he said.Delta public schools are

part of a virtuous circle ofcommunity services whichcontribute so much to thegreater good of everyonein society. Students attend-

ing Delta public schoolslearn to read, write and getalong well with others andto become active, involvedmembers of the community.As a result, most are able toleave school ready for fur-ther education and training,or ready to enter the work-force as individuals train-able and ready to make a

positive difference whereverthey go, Steer added.The Delta district hasnt

confirmed the DTA deci-sion means the cancellationof all field trips, but thedistrict has cancelled anemergency release drill thathad been scheduled for nextweek.When the B.C. Teachers

Federation issued strikenotice last week, provincialEducation Minister PeterFassbender said, Its alittle disappointing but notat all surprising. Over thepast few weeks, it appearsthe BCTF has been morefocused on implementingits strike plan than bargain-ing at the table.

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Delta residents packedMetro Vancouver headquar-ters in Burnaby yesterday ina bid to express their views,yet again, on the conten-tious development proposalfor the Southlands.Supporters and oppo-

nents jammed a publichearing hoping to convinceregional directors the planfor the 214-hectare (537-acre) Tsawwassen propertyis either innovate and posi-tive or one that should beshelved because it fails tocomply with the RegionalGrowth Strategy.Green T-shirt-clad sup-

porters of the CenturyGroup proposal arrived inBurnaby early, claimingmost of the seats in thechamber and the initial slotson the speakers list. Thecrowd was so large manywere forced to watch theproceedings on closed cir-cuit TV.Brent Kelly, who is cur-

rently farming the land,was the first speaker anddescribed major irrigationproblems, including losing$75,000 due to heavy rain.While the ducks and the

geese are very happy swim-ming around and eating thepotatoes, my banker is not,Kelly said. Please remem-ber its not our responsibili-ty to feed the publics ducksand geese.Southlands the Facts

spokesperson Richard Kunzwas one of the few oppo-nents to address the Metroboard early on, warningdirectors that approving theapplication would unleashan unprecedented land grabby speculators and develop-ers.Century Group is propos-

ing to build 950 housingunits on 20 per cent ofthe site, while 80 per centwould be given to Delta.Much of the land to go tothe municipality wouldbe used for farming, the

company promising to paymillions for drainage andirrigation upgrades.The latest plan has many

opponents who made theirfeelings known at a five-day municipal public hear-ing last fall, but it also hasmany supporters, makingit an issue that has dividedthe community. The pro-posal received conditionalapproval from Delta councilbut Metros blessing is alsorequired.Opponents warn of a

dangerous precedent being

set if farmland is acquiredin exchange for other agri-cultural land being pavedover. Supporters insist theproperty has always been achallenge to farm and thatthe Century plan would

finally bring the land intoproduction.If there were still speak-

ers to be heard at the endof yesterdays session, thehearing was scheduled toreconvene today at 1 p.m.

Battle shifts to BurnabyMetro Vancouver headquarters jammed for regional public hearing on Southlands proposal

PHOTO BY SANDOR GYARMATI (TOP) AND IAN ROBERTSON (RIGHT)

The crowd at the Metro Vancouver public hearing yesterday inBurnaby easily overwhelmed the seating capacity of the cham-ber, forcing many to watch via closed circuit TV.


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A group of Delta resi-dents was among hundredsof volunteers who headedout in communities acrossthe Lower Mainland recent-ly with one simple goal inmind determine howmany homeless people areon the streets throughoutthe region.Barb Westlake, a volun-

teer co-ordinator for Delta,said it was a very eyeopening experience.A total of 2,770 people

in Metro Vancouver wereidentified as homeless dur-ing the March 12 count.That included 1,613 peoplewho are considered shel-tered homeless, whichmeans they stay overnightin a shelter, transition orsafe house, 200 people ofno fixed address and 957people living outside orstaying temporarily withothers (couch surfing).The homeless count is

undertaken every threeyears and the 2014 totalsmark a five per centincrease in the number ofhomeless in the region over2011.Delta was grouped with

White Rock for countingpurposes and the two areascombined had 19 homelesspeople.We knew there were

more, Westlake said.The volunteers are only

able to count people whoare willing to answer aquestionnaire, so people arewho are homeless but whodo not want to answer thequestions are not includedin the total. Westlake alsosaid that in some areas, thevolunteers found evidencethat someone was livingthere but could not find aperson.

Volunteers Carey Muirand Anna Elias startedout early on the day of thecount. They were assignedto start at the South DeltaFood Bank in Ladner.Elias said they arrived

early and stood back andobserved for a while beforestarting to talk to people.The camaraderie with

the group really stood out,she said, adding peoplewere genuinely looking outfor each other.That was really nice to

see.The pair was surprised,

along with the food bankvolunteers, to discover aman who no one knew washomeless.It turns out the man, a

senior citizen, has been liv-ing in his car for the lastseveral years.That was disturbing, but

he was very upbeat aboutit, Muir said. He justwanted to talk.Elias said the man got

to a point where he had todecide between maintaininghis freedom and keeping hishome.He was smart, very

intelligent, well spoken...but his circumstances... hehad to choose freedom overcomfort, she said.It just really opened

your eyes, Elias said of theexperience. You start see-ing things and it just reallybroadens your perspective.The Delta/White Rock

region has seen little changein the total number ofhomeless people since thecount began in 2008. Whilethe number has fluctuatedover the years from 12in 2005 to 17 in 2008, 14in 2011 and 19 this year the area still has thelowest number of homelesspeople of all the communi-ties included in the count.Back in 2010, Ladner

United Church establishedan extreme weather shelter.Initially, the church wasreceiving funding for theshelter from B.C. Housing,however, that funding wascut in the fall of 2012 dueto low occupancy numbers.At the time, the church

decided to honour its com-mitment to maintain theshelter for at least threeyears.With the church closed

for renovations this pastwinter, the shelter was alsoclosed.Ladner United reopened

last month and has a multi-purpose room that couldserve as a place for peopleto stay on a short-termbasis.

Region Unsheltered Sheltered No Address Total

Burnaby 44 13 1 58Delta/WhiteRock 5 10 4 19Langley 54 35 3 92RidgeMeadows 39 43 2 84New West 32 70 2 104North Shore 60 54 5 119Richmond 22 11 5 38Surrey 140 210 53 403Tri-Cities 23 31 1 55Vancouver 538 1,136 124 1,798Total 957 1,613 200 2,770

Homeless count showsDelta lowest in regionOverall total up five per cent from three years ago

BY JESSICA [email protected] Area by area homeless totals

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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 April 24, 8 p.m., 1600-

block of 56th Street: Policecalled to assist complainantwith boyfriend who wasacting out in the lobbyof a local business. Policelocated both parties whowere in an argument overpersonal issues. Both par-ties were on vacation fromout of town. As the boy-friend was intoxicated, hewas arrested and transport-ed to cells to be releasedwhen sober.

April 25, 8:19 a.m.,1600-block of 57th Street:Complainant reporteda break and entry at hisresidence sometime duringthe day. The suspects hadforced thedoor of themud roomat the rearof the house. No access wasgained to the rest of theresidence. Nothing stolen ordisturbed in the mud room. April 26, 1 a.m., 5900-

block of 17A Avenue:Police received a reportof an intoxicated malefalling on the road as heattempted to skateboard.The male was located sleep-ing against a fence in thearea and stated to police hehad consumed a mickey ofwhiskey. Police transportedthe male to his home andreleased him to the custodyof his mother. April 26, 1:24 p.m.,

5500-block of 18th Avenue:Complainant reported hiscompany bus had been

broken into through theemergency door that doesnot lock. No damage toignition or steering wheel,but panels under the dash-board had been ripped off.

Neighbourhoodinquiriesproved nega-tive.

April 27, 7:52 a.m.,4900-block of 3rd Avenue:Report received from com-plainant that two vehiclesat the residence had beenbroken into sometime over-night. Both vehicles wereleft unlocked. One vehiclehad minor damage to thecentre console and theinsurance documents werestolen. A neighbourhoodcanvass did not locate anyother vehicles having beenentered.

Ladner April 21, 3:30 a.m.,

5400-block of 45th Avenue:During a routine patrolpolice found a vehicle withthe drivers door slightlyajar. Police notified thehomeowner who indicatedthe vehicle belonged to herson and that he had left thevehicle locked while he wasaway. No apparent dam-age to the vehicle. Keys tovehicle were located in theglove compartment. April 21, 11:42 p.m.,

4500-block of Evergreen

Lane: Complainant reportedto police he observed a per-son vandalizing a vehicleoutside his apartment.Police arrived in minutesand located the vehicle,which had an emblem tornoff and a three-inch scratchon the paint. Police locateda suspect who admitted tothe mischief. An attemptwill be made to resolve thesituation informally. April 22, 3:32 p.m.,

5200-block of Ladner TrunkRoad: Police stopped avehicle where the driverwas observed talking onhis cell phone. The driverappeared to be intoxicatedand two breath samplesprovided read Fail. Thesuspect was given a 90-daylicence suspension and a30-day vehicle impound-ment. Tickets were alsogiven to the driver forusing an electronic deviceand failing to display anN decal. The suspectwas picked up by a familymember. April 25, 2:06 a.m.,

5200-block of Ladner TrunkRoad: A suspect gainedaccess to the business bysmashing the glass door. Anunsuccessful attempt wasmade to access a lockedcigarette cabinet. Picturesof the suspect were cap-tured on the video.

The man convicted ofkilling four people, includ-ing a Ladner woman, haslaunched an appeal.Charles Kembo, a for-

mer Richmond resident,was convicted in 2010 ofkilling former girlfriendSui Yin Ma, who lived inLadner, as well as his ex-wife, Margaret Kembo,step-daughter Rita Yeungand former business partnerArden Samuel. They werekilled separately betweenDecember 2002 and July2005.The trial took more than

eight months and was com-plicated by the fact oneof the victims was neverfound. The nine-man, three-woman jury deliberated forthree days before returning

a guilty verdict.Kembo was sentenced

to life in prison with noeligibility for parole for 25years.This week, Kembo, who

was born in Malawi, Africaand came to Canada as arefugee in 1989, launchedan appeal of his conviction.Lawyer Tom Arbogast

told the B.C. Court ofAppeal this week the jurywas overwhelmed by com-plex evidence. He saiddrawing conclusions fromthe eight-month trial, whichfeatured evidence from154 witnesses and copiousfinancial records, became aconfusing exercise for thejudge and jury.

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Two residents are orga-nizing a meeting next weekwith the aim of starting acampaign to stop the sale offarmed Atlantic salmon inlocal stores.Long-time Ladner fish-

erman John Stevens andsocial activist Bob Ages,who is part of the localchapter of the Council ofCanadians, organized themeeting for next Wednesdayafter recently discoveringthat farmed Atlantic salmon

is being sold at both theSafeway and Save-on-Foodsin Ladner.This came as a shock

to Mr. Ages and myself,Stevens said. When wecanvassed local stores ayear ago to see if any wereselling farmed salmon, notone store or restaurant car-ried farmed salmon, as itwas not popular at all inLadner.Stevens said the pair dis-

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in this community, he said.A call to the Trenant Park

Safeway confirmed that thestore is currently sellingfarmed Atlantic salmon.Inquiries to Save-on-Foodswere not answered byOptimist deadline.The public meeting is

set for 7 p.m. on May 7 atFishermans Co-op Hall inLadner.

Delta South MLA VickiHuntington is asking whya plan to make MetroVancouver the westernseaboards largest thermalcoal gateway may go aheadwithout provincial involve-ment.This government is

standing by while PortMetro Vancouver proceedswith a review that excludesMetro Vancouvers air qual-ity restrictions, obstructstwo chief medical healthofficers and refuses therequests of municipali-ties that want a say, saidHuntington. It is up tothe B.C. government toacknowledge that the pro-vincial interest may be

at odds with Port MetroVancouvers desire to greasethe wheels of Wyomingthermal coal trains.The Fraser Surrey Docks

proposed facility would bethe western seaboards larg-est thermal coal exporter,handling up to eight milliontonnes, or 340 trainloads,each year. The coal wouldbe destined for Asia, andcome from mines that pre-viously served power plantsthat no longer burn coal,due to North Americanclean energy policies.The issue here is

whether thermal coal dustwill impact human health,and it is beyond frustratingto hear government sidestep

the issue, and ignore callsfor an independent healthimpact assessment, saidHuntington.In question period in

the legislature yesterday,Huntington contrasted thePort Metro Vancouver proj-ect permit review processwith reviews that havethwarted coal export pro-posals in the United States.Successful referendums

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If you can just wait eight more years,your commute across the Fraser Riverwill improve dramatically.OK, so thats not exactly how Geoff

Freer characterized the situation, but theproject director for the George MasseyTunnel replacement did confirm lastweek that everything is on schedule tohave a new bridge in place by 2022.Freer, who was one of the guest speak-

ers at the Mayors Industrial BusinessBreakfast, offered a number of insightsfor the crowd at the Delta Town &Country Inn last Friday on both therecently-opened South Fraser PerimeterRoad and the crossing that cant comesoon enough.What struck me as much as anything

were his comments about the changesin traffic patterns in the region over thelast decade. Freer admitted it was longthought that a new crossing of the southarm of the river would simply transferthe congestion and result in longer line-ups for the Oak Street Bridge, but thoseclose to the situation dont believe that tobe the case anymore.He said less than half the traffic that

goes through the tunnel actually endsup in Vancouver, so while a new bridgewould serve city-bound commuters, itwould also accommodate a considerablevolume that stays in the Richmond-Delta-Surrey corridor.Freer also said with the new bridge,

which would be a cable-stayed span simi-lar to the Alex Fraser, Ladner residentswouldnt lose the River Road exit, whichis reassuring because it initially lookedlike that exit ramp wouldnt fit into theplans. The thought of having to followthe highway to Ladner Trunk Road, onlyto double back into the northern parts oftown wasnt terribly appealing to many,so maintaining that exit is welcomed.The new bridge is now in whats

called project definition mode, whichmeans engineers are still in the processof determining what it will look likeand consequently how much it will cost.Determining driver demand decades intothe future is a bit of a crystal ball-gazingexercise, but Freer said theyre lookingat both eight- and 10-lane configurationsand it will definitely be built to accom-modate light rail.All the design work is expected to take

another three years, so construction isntscheduled to start until 2017. It will thenbe another five years, give or take, beforethe first vehicles traverse the shiny newbridge.Eight years is an eternity for those

stuck in traffic on a regular basis, but foronce theres actually light at the end ofthe tunnel.

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.

I want to raise a regional con-cern that seems to be a subject ofsome confusion. It is the risk andimpact of an oil spill from eitherthe Northern Gateway proposal forKitimat, or the Kinder Morgan pro-posal for Vancouver.Both involve the transportation

at sea of dil-bit or heavy crude oil.Both proclaim their proposals willuse world class technology toavoid and clean up spills if/as theyoccur. This claim is meaningless,and is misleading.The Canadian Coast Guard, to

whom the clean-up requirementwill go, is not ready it has nospecial boats, equipment, technol-ogy nor the manpower to do any-thing but to address a small spillin calm waters. Its budget is beingtrimmed significantly.Whether you listen to a

Canadian naval officer, a Canadianrisk assessment or a U.S. research

institute, the probability of a majorspill is more than 100 per cent itwill happen.First responders to the Valdez,

Alaska 1988 spill found their lifeexpectancy reduced to 51 years!The Valdez disaster has cost $8 bil-lion and continues. The BP Gulf ofMexico spill is over $40 billion andclimbing. A personrecently walking abeach near the Valdezspill 25 years after thespill said you couldsee his footprintsetched in oil seepingup through the sand!Kinder Morgan

ships plan to usethe already con-gested shippinglanes throughBoundary Passand Haro Straight(between Victoria andVancouver) and theyalone will increase the traffic byover 10 per cent. Meanwhile, theNorthern Gateway route crossesroutes used by more than half ofB.C.s wild salmon.Most recently the humpback

whales have been taken off theendangered species list, thus reduc-ing the protection for them ontheir feeding grounds under the

tanker routes in Douglas Channel.Do you suppose, if tankers impede/threaten the whales survival, wewill stop the tankers?A year ago federal

Environmental Minster Joe Oliverannounced he was proposing toincrease the liability fund for spillsto $1 billion to be paid by shippers,

and that: No proj-ect will proceedunless it is safefor Canadians andsafe for the envi-ronment. Theresbeen no legislationso far.Despite this, a

foreign flaggedship may not haveany significantliability insurance.Then who pays?Will it be B.C.

where the total(yes total) tax rev-

enue from all of this over its entirelife is estimated at $1.2 billion?Just one spill will wipe out all theroyalty and tax revenue that B.C.collects.Billions more will be spent to

attempt to limit the spill damage,and we will have a polluted envi-ronment for a century.We need to do better.

Just one spill takes a huge tollon environment & public purse

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Letters to the Editor

Editor:We hear almost daily of

yet another accident in theGeorge Massey Tunnel andhave become accustomedto perceiving it as one moreinconvenience in our busyday.However, as I men-

tioned in a previous letter,one only needs to searchB.C. Supreme Court judg-ments to comprehend thetrue extent of the pain andmisery inflicted on tunnelusers.A man burned to death,

a young mother in needof constant care for therest of her life, traumaticbrain injuries, broken limbsand destroyed lives... Thatdoesnt take into accountthe legal costs and damageto vehicles.This search will not

include out-of-court settle-ments that are common inthe majority of cases.Three years ago last

week, my wife, myself, acab driver and two youngwomen were involved in aserious accident involvingthree vehicles in the tunnel.I suffered a head injury andbroken bones, my wife wasbadly shaken and we all hadto experience the horrificpotential of a fire whiletrapped in a tunnel underthe Fraser River.Three vehicles were writ-

ten off and I am still recov-ering from my injuries andthe traumatic events.No, it is not just another

inconvenience. Beinginvolved in a collisionin the tunnel can be alife-altering event for allinvolved.We will still be using this

tunnel for some time so Ionce again propose the fol-lowing: Paint the interiorof the tunnel, illuminate itproperly and install a firesuppression system.

Mike McConnell

Editor:I write to you as a

lifelong resident ofTsawwassen. Our Delf fam-ily, all three generations,believes the Southlandsdevelopment proposal is apositive move for Delta andits residents.Market Square will hon-

our the rich agricultural his-tory of Delta. An incredible425 acres generously donat-ed to the public will offeran increased capacity toproduce healthy food closeto home for our residents.This community farm, thelargest in North America,will ensure everyone hasaccess to healthy, cultur-ally diverse and affordablefoods.With 80 per cent of the

land generously beingdonated to the Corporationof Delta, a brilliant bal-ance between development,usable trails and protectedareas for flora and faunaresults. This is unique andspecial and we believe thismust be embraced and cel-ebrated.The housing proposal

will provide a sustainableoption for retirees to moveout of their large familyhomes, making room foryoung families to move into Tsawwassen. It will alsoprovide an option for youngfamilies entering the hous-ing market.Young families are

something towns need tobe healthy and balanced.Young families will keep

our town vital and providestudents for our wonderfulschools.I am proud to live in a

town where this incred-ible opportunity is beingoffered. This unique oppor-tunity will provide addition-al allure for Tsawwassenand encourage our residentsto make healthy and sus-tainable food and lifestylechoices.It is a forward thinking,

self-sustaining, commu-nity-minded plan and it isexactly what Tsawwassenneeds to see revitalization.I would like to see the planapproved and the develop-ment completed.

Jennifer DelfPresident

The Delf Group

Editor:Re: Do your part by pro-

tecting farmland, letter tothe editor, April 23

Sixty per cent of SouthDelta property taxpayershave made it clear theyreopposed to the developmentof the Southlands. Deltacouncil, in its wisdom,ignored the majority andsent the Century Group

proposal to the MetroVancouver board for con-sideration.Now the director rep-

resenting Delta on theMetro board will obviouslyagain vote in favour of theSouthlands developmentagainst our stated wishes. Ibelieve our director shouldexclude herself from vot-ing on the proposal; if she

does vote for this proposal,I believe it would be a hugeconflict of interest.Under the present B.C.

Municipal Election Act, wein South Delta are not fairlyrepresented when councilgoes against our wishes.Why would councillorsfrom outside South Deltavote against our wishes?

Ken McNames

Editor:Re: Railing against MP

wont solve radio towersissue, letter to the editor,

April 25Is Bob Orrick on the pay-

roll of Kerry-Lynne Findlayand/or James Moore? Icant think of anotherreason to defend either ofthem.Listening to people who

are frustrated, angry andupset is part of their job andif they need defending, thenthey shouldnt be doing it.In his letter he points

out that its an issue for ourfederal government, so whodoes he suggest we rail at ifnot our representatives?I wrote to Findlay about

this issue more than sixmonths ago and she replied

with a factually incorrectletter and informed methere was nothing that shecould do.It seems since then shes

had a bit of a change ofheart and has at least triedto highlight the issue. Impretty sure she would havestayed quiet if it wasnt forall our railing.

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Next week marksEmergency PreparednessWeek and residents arebeing encouraged to planahead.Delta has a plan, has

exercised it, and werechallenging the commu-nity to make a plan andpractice it, said MichelLatendresse, deputy firechief in charge of emer-gency management. Its ashared responsibility andwe all need to chip in anddo our share.Residents are being

encouraged to take threesimple steps to become bet-ter prepared to face a rangeof emergencies know therisks, make a plan and getan emergency kit.Latendresse said

residents can assess anypotential risks by simplybecoming aware of theirsurroundings: Is your homeclose to the ocean or otherwaterways that could posea flood risk, or are therepower lines or large treesthat could come down inthe event of a major windstorm or earthquake?Knowing possible risks,

and planning how to dealwith them, can help in theevent of an emergency.After assessing any risks,

come up with a plan. Havea family plan, an evacuationplan and a communicationplan. In the event of a majordisaster, such as an earth-quake, traditional phonelines could be down, orjammed with people tryingto make calls.

Latendresse recommendsusing non-verbal channelsof communication, such astext messaging, email orsocial media, from a cellphone, which use less band-width than making a phonecall and are more likely towork when phone service isdown or intermittent.If you only have access

to a landline, local phoneservice may be limited fol-lowing a disaster. Establisha family contact in a dif-ferent region (outside thecoastal areas of B.C. andthe U.S.) to be the check-inperson during an emer-gency.The third step is to build

a kit to help get through thedays following a disaster.Typically, its recom-

mended to have enoughfood and water for everymember of the family,including pets, to survivefor 72 hours. Some items toinclude may be any neededprescription medications, a

spare pair of glasses, blan-kets and personal hygieneitems, such as toilet paper,thermal blankets, matches,can opener, flashlight, ropeand tarp.In the event of a large-

scale disaster, emergencyservices could be scarce asthe most dire situations aredealt with first. Latendressesaid people should be pre-pared to be self sufficientfor 72 hours.The Corporation of

Delta, in cooperation withthe fire and police depart-ments, has its own emer-gency response plan and putit into practice last month.Latendresse said policeand fire, along with all themunicipal departments, gottogether to simulate theresponse in the event of a6.7 magnitude earthquakein the Strait of Georgia.We had the concept on

paper, now we needed tovalidate it, he said. Weknow in an incident like

this there would be thou-sands of calls.Deltas emergency man-

agement program is holdingtwo workshops next weekfor residents interested inlearning more about how tobe prepared in the event ofa disaster.The workshops are

scheduled for Tuesday,May 6 at Kennedy SeniorsCentre in North Delta andThursday, May 8 at theSouth Delta RecreationCentre in Tsawwassen. Bothrun from 7 to 8:30 p.m.Advanced registration

is required. To register call604-952-3101 or [email protected] added staff is

available to hold emergencypreparedness sessions forgroups of people.For more tips on emer-

gency preparedness visitwww.delta.ca/services/pub-lic-safety/emergency-pre-paredness or www.getpre-pared.ca.

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The Corporation of Delta, police and fire simulated its response to a major earthquake in a drill inearly April.

If possible, use non-voice chan-nels like text messaging, email orsocial media.These use less bandwidth than

voice communications and may workeven when phone service doesnt. If you must use a phone, keep

your conversation brief and conveyonly vital information to emergencypersonnel and/or family. This willalso conserve your phones battery.

Unable to complete a call? Wait10 seconds before redialing to helpreduce network congestion. Cordless phones rely on electric-

ity and will not work during a poweroutage. If you have a landline, keepat least one corded phone in yourhome. Keep extra batteries or a char-

ger for your mobile device in youremergency kit. Consider getting a

solar-powered, crank or vehicle phonecharger. If you dont have a cellphone, keep a prepaid phone card inyour emergency kit. If you have a smartphone, save

your safe meeting location(s) on itsmapping application. Conserve your smartphones bat-

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Opponents of a contro-versial plan to build a jetfuel storage tank farm onthe Richmond side of theFraser River arent givingup their fight.Members of Vancouver

Airport Project Oppositionfor Richmond (VAPOR)recently filed a lawsuit inB.C. Supreme Court seek-ing to quash an environ-mental certificate issued forthe project, citing a lack ofadequate public consulta-tion.Owned by a consortium

of airlines that use YVR,the Vancouver Airport FuelFacilities Corporation wantsto ship jet fuel up the riverto a tank farm that would bebuilt on an industrial site onthe south arm of the Fraser.An underground pipelinewould then send the fuel tothe airport.In December, the prov-

ince announced a condi-tional environmental assess-ment certificate would beissued. The decision wasmade after a review led bythe B.C. EnvironmentalAssessment Office, one ofseveral parties named in theVAPOR lawsuit.Members of VAPOR,

mostly Richmond residentsbut several from Delta,held a media event at GarryPoint Park in StevestonWednesday morning to reit-erate their concerns.As far as were con-

cerned, weve been veryopen and transparent witheverything weve stood forand we produce, but youcant say that for the fuelconsortium and the envi-ronmental review process,said Otto Langer. A lotwas done behind closeddoors. We never got to apublic hearing. We nevergot the chance to talk toEnvironment Canada orDepartment of Fisheries

and Oceans, provincialMinistry of Environmentstaff. This has never hap-pened in the past.Tsawwassens James

Ronback said the consulta-tion process was fair andtransparent in the late 1980swhen a similar proposalwas floated and rejected.He also said he was angeredwhen he only recentlyfound out a petition withthousands of names sub-mitted over a year ago byDelta South MLA VickiHuntington was rejecteddue to improper formatting.Port Metro Vancouver

determined the project isnot likely to cause signifi-cant adverse environmentaleffects with mitigationmeasures and conditions inplace.Several dozen conditions

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May 5 to 11 is MentalHealth Week in Canadaand the Delta branch of theCanadian Mental HealthAssociation wants residentsto know they are there tohelp.Were part of one of

the oldest non-profits inCanada, said executivedirector Judy Gray, addingthe Canadian Mental HealthAssociation (CMHA) hasbeen around since 1918.Family members of

people dealing with mentalillness formed the Deltabranch in the early 1990s.In the beginning, the

branch offered a supportgroup for families of peoplewho had a mental illness.It was a peer-led group andfrom that, Gray said, theassociation became awaremore education aroundmental health and illnesswas needed.We try to stay on top of

whats going on in the com-munity, Gray said.The family support group

continues today, but it hasbeen joined by a myriad ofother programs, including aregular depression/bi-polarsupport group and the onlysupport group in the LowerMainland for people withobsessive compulsive dis-order. People come from allover Metro Vancouver andthe Fraser Valley to attendthe groups sessions, saidAlison Martin, one of theprogram facilitators.Many of the programs

are aimed at youth andteens.The longest-stand-

ing education programis Headstrong: What thehealth is going on? Thatprogram has been ongoingsince 1993 and is aimed

at educating Grade 10 stu-dents about mental health.The big thing about that

program is it is facilitatedby young people, Graysaid.The association also

offers a therapeutic arts pro-gram for children six to 12,Building Capacity in OurChildren uses a creative artsprocess and relaxation/med-itation to help kids developtheir creativity, criticalthinking and self-awareness.Children at that age

dont always know how toverbalize what may be caus-ing them distress, she said.The program teaches kids

how to build the capacity toroll with the punches.Other programs include

Gardening and Gleaningfor Mental Wellness, whichgets participants into thegarden to make a connec-tion between healthy foodand a healthy mind as wellas distributing gleaned fruitand vegetables to those inneed in the community.Living Life to the Full pro-gram is aimed at givingyouth, teens and youngadults life skills to helpthemselves.

One of the things wereally like to focus on hereis wellness, Gray said.The Delta branch has a

few paid staff members butrelies heavily on volunteersto keep the office runningand to offer an ever-grow-ing list of programs.We have a really limited

budget, Gray said. We putit all into the programs.Last year, CMHA Delta

volunteers put in 4,000hours and the office dealtwith almost 2,500 calls andvisitors.The small yet cheerful

office in Ladner is over-flowing with resources forpeople looking for a littlehelp.Were here to help peo-

ple understand where theymay go for help, Gray said.Staff and volunteers

are also taking part inthis years Ride DontHide event on June 22at Swangard Stadium inBurnaby, which raisesmoney to support womenand their families.For more about Canadian

Mental Health Delta, call604-943-1878 or visit www.delta.cmha.bc.ca.

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theme of this years annualLadner Pioneer May Days,set for May 23 to 25 inMemorial Park.Everyone has a favourite

hero or a favourite villain,so we thought the themewould really resonate withfamilies, says May Dayscommittee chair JackeyZellweger.The theme will figure

prominently throughout theweekend, with a special nodto villainous pirates.The festivities begin on

Friday evening with dis-counted midway rides forkids.Saturday is filled with

a broad range of familyentertainers and many freeactivities and entertainmentfor children.The Sunday activities

kick off with a pancakebreakfast followed at noonby the parade featuringthe May Queen float. Theparade route leads throughthe heart of historic LadnerVillage and culminates atthe stage in Memorial Parkwhere the traditional May

Pole dance and May Queencrowning ceremony takeplace.The second longest run-

ning May Days in the prov-ince, the Ladner PioneerMay Days started in 1896.Still going strong today,between 10,000 and 12,000people take in May Daysevery year.May Days wouldnt

be possible without thededication of sponsors andvolunteers. Businesses pro-vide sponsorship and gifts-in-kind while volunteersundertake all the planningand day-of logistics. It takes29 volunteers alone just tomanage traffic.The sponsors and volun-

teers are really the heart ofMay Days, and what makesit a true community event,says Zellweger.Anyone wishing to spon-

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One hundred creativeprojects on a variety ofthemes from Canadas his-tory are on display at the12th annual RichmondDelta Regional HeritageFair.Presented by the Delta

Museum and ArchivesSociety and the RichmondMuseum Society, the fairlooks at Canadas past fromthe perspective of children.Today, students will pres-

ent their projects to a panelof judges, and participate in

heritage workshops present-ed by the Chinese CanadianHistorical Society,Brighouse Library and theRichmond Art Gallery.Tomorrow, the public is

invited to view the proj-ects at a free event at theRichmond Cultural Centrefrom 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.The Heritage Fairs pro-

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Tsawwassens UrsulaEasterbrook is orga-nizing local eventsthis month to help markInternational MigratoryBird Day.There will be a month-

long exhibit of paint-ings and photos at theTsawwassen Arts Centre, anopening night and speak-ers on May 10 and then aMothers Day Tea with theBirds at Cammidge Housein Boundary Bay RegionalPark.Shes hoping to raise

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Day Tea with the Birdswill feature walks, talksand interactive displaysby groups includingOWL, Delta Nature, Delta

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There will be an inter-tidal/shoreline walkwith Jennifer and DougSwanston and an uplandbirding walk with DeltaNatures Tom Bearss.

Its going to be hope-fully a real busy, busy day,says Easterbrook.The event, sponsored

by the Boundary Bay ParkAssociation, gets started at12:30 p.m. at CammidgeHouse in BoundaryBay Regional Park inTsawwassen.All the events are free

but donations will beaccepted. Easterbrook will also

be giving a talk, WhatMigratory Birds Do ForUs!, featuring her bird pho-tography, at the TsawwassenLibrary on May 6 from 7 to8:30 p.m.

South Delta Secondarystudents have artwork andphotography on display atthe Coast Tsawwassen Inn.The theme of the annual

exhibit this time is SplitSecond. The idea was tosteer the theme to some-thing to do with timebecause its the schools40th anniversary, explainsSDSS fine arts departmenthead Julie Lymburner.Students from grades 10,

11 and 12 have their workon display.Students who talked to

the Optimist earlier thisweek, Ming Liu, WillowSwanson, Jenn Alton, SashaBallon and Matthew Hill,

all received recognition fortheir work at the exhibitsopening night.Liu created a charcoal

pencil piece titled Eyes ofLove; Alton used pencil toshow a scene from the Lordof the Rings movies depict-ing Frodo saying goodbyeto his friend Sam; Ballondid an oil painting of a frogtitled Bounding; and Hillused the Northern Lightsas an idea for his acrylicpainting.Swanson originally took

her photo for the schoolsyearbook. She captured theimage in the SDSS wood-working shop.I just like the composi-

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PHOTO BY URSULA EASTERBROOK

Events to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day are taking place in Tsawwassen thismonth.

SDSS students present Split Second

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SDSS students Ming Liu (left), Jenn Alton, Willow Swanson, Sasha Ballon and Matthew Hillreceived recognition for their work at the opening night for Split Second.

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A chance remark bypopular South Delta ArtistsGuild member WynnDennett to her son Patrickthat she was looking fora new subject to paint hasled to four generations ofthe Dennett family helpingnewly-hatched North Shoresalmon safely reach thePacific Ocean.It all began earlier this

spring. Pat Dennett, nowretired from a high-levelcareer in B.C.s construc-tion industry, is a long-timevolunteer with the MossomCreek Hatchery. MossomCreek rises from BuntzenLake above Port Moodyand runs through AnmoreVillage to empty intoBurrard Inlet.As with many local

streams, the fish it origi-nally carried disappearedthrough disturbances causedby development and pollu-

tion.In the early 1970s, two

high school biology teach-ers decided to try andreintroduce salmon to thecreek. Ruth Foster andRod MacVikar (now bothretired but still active in theproject) started the initia-tive that grew in size andenthusiasm, resulting in theconstruction of the MossomCreek Hatchery in 1976.The salmon returned and

it became a popular placeto visit. In 1992, the non-profit Burrard Inlet MarineEnhancement Society, withyear-round help from exist-ing and new volunteers,took on operation of thehatchery.However, disaster struck

last December when afire completely destroyedthe facility. Hundreds ofthousands of salmon eggsas well as all the societysrecords and photographsvanished in flames.The site has been cleared

and plans made to rebuildthe hatchery. Pat Dennett,a board member of thesociety, was appointedconstruction manager tohelp plan and build the newfacility. He is also playinga large role in fundraisingand had a natural answer tohis artist mothers questionabout what her next projectmight be.He invited her to

paint the Mossom CreekHatchery as it was origi-nally, with her painting tobe part of the fundraisingeffort towards the estimatedreplacement cost of $1.2million.So Wynn Dennett, now

in her 95th year, workedon the painting for sev-eral weeks in the guildsstudio/workshop, using anold colour photograph asa guide. She visited thehatchery in early Apriland gave the finishedand framed painting to adelighted Foster.

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1800-SHREDDING will be onsite to provide dependable, mobile paper shredding that isSIMPLE, SAFE and SECURE.By Donation proceeds are going to support OWL the OrphanedWildlife RehabilitationSociety. They will be onsite with their display and birds of preySaturday May 10th 10:00 2:00 (Rain or Shine).5360 12th Ave Tsawwassen

Call 604-943-8080 for more information

leisure&lifestyles

South Delta SecondaryGrade 8 student MonicaTamm won first place inthe two voice competitionsshe entered last week atthe 2014 Kiwanis MusicFestival in Vancouver.For the Junior Division

- Musical Theatre/Comedy,she performed My PartyDress from the off-Broadway musical Henry& Mudge. Singing with aBritish accent that delightedthe adjudicator, operatenor Lary Benson, sheperformed Quiet from theBritish musical Matildafor the Junior Division -Musical Theatre/Ballad.In his adjudication,

Benson said, Your vocalcontrol is amazing; youhave a beautiful bright,young voice. Bravo forpicking this... unusual musi-cal and song. It was a per-fect vehicle for your talent.The Kiwanis Music

Festival is Vancouvers pre-mier music festival, offeringprofessional adjudication

to some 8,000students in highschool bands andchoirs, and in pri-vate study.This is Tamms

second year incompetition andher first time tak-ing part in theKiwanis MusicFestival. In 2013,she received twosecond placeawards and onethird place at theCDMF PerformingArts Festival inPort Coquitlam.Tamm stud-

ies voice underTracy Neff, whois well knownaround Delta forher singing andperforming talent.Locally, Tamm hasperformed in a number ofvenues, including at CanadaDay celebrations and atthe Spirit of the Games IceShow recently presented by

the Sun God Skating Club.She has also performed indrama productions at SouthDelta Baptist Church and inthe Extravaganza Programat SDSS last December.

SDSS student winstwice at music fest

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Monica Tamm won first placein a pair of voice competi-tions last week.

StarringLuisa Marshall

as the Queen of Rock n RollKyle Toy

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a Tribute to the Music & Magic of ABBA

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Friday, May 9th, 2014 Showtime 8pmFor tickets call: 604-507-6355

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leisure&lifestyles

New songwriters cafstarts tomorrow

A new songwriters cafgets started tomorrow at St.Davids Anglican Church inTsawwassen.There will be an open

stage segment where par-ticipants can try out theirtunes followed by a per-formance from a featuredexperienced songwriter.Ladners Allen des

Noyers, who is organiz-ing the event, says the ideais for a songwriters cafto take place on the firstSaturday of each month.In some ways its a

chance to try out material,he notes.Its really about trying

to make a connection withyour audience and putting asong out there, he says.des Noyers, who has

been writing songs andmusicals for over 30 years,will be the featured per-former tomorrow. He hastoured around Europe andthe U.S. and has worked as

a producer as well.He says singer/songwriter

Ross Douglas will be per-forming next month.The first songwriters

caf is set for Saturday,May 3 at 7 p.m. at St.Davids Anglican Church.

Performer registrationis from 7 to 7:25 p.m.Performances start at 7:30p.m. Admission is $10 butperformers get in for free.Participants can play two

or three songs depending onhow many attend.


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Allen des Noyers is starting a monthly song-writers caf at St. Davids Anglican Church inTsawwassen.


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Three unconventionaltips to better sleep

When I was a teenagermy father nicknamed memattress back. It was hissubtle way of letting meknow I slept too much. Ofcourse, being a teenager, Ididnt bat an eye at his sar-casm (I was far too cool forthat), nor did I appreciatemy ability to fall asleep andstay asleep.Fast-forward 30 years

and how I crave to have abit more of that mattressback teen in me again.Sleep provides amaz-

ing benefits to the body. Itlowers stress and improvesmood. It helps maintainand promote a healthy bodyweight, it improves our ath-letic performance and coor-dination, and it increasesour ability to pay attentionand remember new infor-mation.Researchers from the

Universit Laval releaseddata in 2011 that revealed40 per cent of Canadianssuffer from a sleep disorder.Thats a lot of sleepy,

cranky people grippingtheir Grande cups fairlytightly.So, how can you start

sleeping more and main-lin-ing your caffeine less?Get out of bed. I recently

went to the UBC SleepDisorder Clinic because mysleep is so bad. It was botheducational and entertain-ing.It was educational

because I learned sometechniques that have helped

me, and entertainingbecause loving husbandfell asleep in the waitingroom when I was gettingmy assessment done. He,apparently, has no problemswith sleep.After a 90-minute exami-

nation and assessment, mydoctor (who looked liked hewas suffering from his ownspecialty himself) diag-nosed me with insomnia. Tothis I thought, no kidding.He then further identified

I had poor sleep hygiene.Now, before you start think-ing that I dont shower orbath, sleep hygiene is alot different than personalhygiene.Sleep hygiene is all the

behavioural and environ-mental factors that precedesleep and may interferewith sleep (thank-youWikipedia), and my sleephygiene sucked.My first sleep hygiene

sin was that I lie in beduntil I eventually fall asleepand when I wake up in themiddle of the night, I liethere again and wait forsleep to take me.Its not like I was mulling

on my problems while lyingthere, though.I thought I was doing the

right thing by practicingdeep breathing and medita-tion.I wasnt. Experts do not

recommend this.Instead, they recommend

if we cant fall asleep after15 to 20 minutes to get outof bed and stay out of beduntil we are sleepy again.The same goes if we

wake up in the middle ofthe night. Get out of bed, dosomething that is not men-tally stimulating, and whenwe are tired again go back

to bed.Lying there and trying to

sleep, or willing ourselvesto fall asleep, is counterpro-ductive and the harder wetry, the more elusive sleepwill become.Decrease your sleep win-

dow. Another technique theUBC Sleep Clinic taughtme is to decrease my sleepwindow, or how long I amin bed. I was of the opinionthat if I went to bed earlyI would get a good nightssleep. My sleep journalsuggested otherwise.Going to bed when

were not sleepy sends thewrong signal to our brain.It messes with our circadianrhythm (our internal timerthat lets us know whenwe should be awake andasleep), and this in turnmakes it harder for us tofall asleep.Postponing bed and being

awake longer will actuallylead to a quicker, deeperand more solid sleep. Dontworry, you arent decreas-ing your time sleeping.Instead, you are decreasingthe amount of time awakein bed.Go to bed and get up at

the same time everyday. Nomatter what day it is, keepyour same sleep cycle. Inow go to bed between 11and 11:30 p.m. and wake uparound 6:30 a.m.When I dont follow this

regime, I suffer sleepless-ness. You need to keep yourbiological clock set andmaintain that time evenon the weekends and whenon holidays.PJ Wren is a local per-

sonal trainer in the Deltaarea who can be found wideawake at www.fitnesswithpj.com.

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NOTICE OF ANNUALPUBLIC MEETINGThe Board of Directors of Vancouver Airport Authorityannounces that the Annual Public Meeting will be held topresent the Airport Authoritys 2013 Annual & SustainabilityReport and nancial statements.

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The 2013 Annual Report will be availableat www.yvr.ca on Thursday, April 24, 2014

Please submit advance questions [email protected] by 5 p.m.on Tuesday, May 06, 2014.

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In the Community

That perennial favou-rite of local gardeners, theEvergreen Garden Clubsannual plant sale, returnstomorrow.It will be held from

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in thegreenhouse and patio ofthe Mountain View Manorlong-term care facilityon the grounds of DeltaHospital.The spring event, a tradi-

tion in South Delta sincethe 1950s, expands its offer-ings of perennials, shrubsand tomatoes this year toinclude a garden marketwith vendors offering gar-den related goods.TerraLink, offering fertil-

izer, tools and gloves, AllThings Organic, featuring

worm composting systems,and Kumikos Natural FarmMarket are just some of theparticipating vendors.

Weve asked local busi-nesses and garden-relatednon-profits to join us thisyear as we look to develop

new ways to attract thecommunity to the sale,says club president HilarySanders about the event thatdonates 50 per cent of itsproceeds to the MountainView Manor garden andresident programs.Last year the event

attracted over 400 people.Entrance to the market andsale is free.Members of the club

have been growing awide range of perennials grasses, foliage interestand flowering plants amongthem that can be pur-chased at prices well belowthose found at specialtynurseries.Visit southdeltagarden-

club.ca for details.

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Members of the Evergreen Garden Club are shown working onthe grounds of Mountain View Manor in preparation for tomor-rows plant sale.

Garden club hosts plant sale at hospital

Councillor rollsfirst bowl ofthe season inTsawwassen

PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE

Coun. Sylvia Bishop wasat the Tsawwassen LawnBowling Club last Saturday toroll the ceremonial first bowlof the season. The club hadto postpone opening day bya week to allow the green torecover from a harsh winter.


quality of life matters

Facilitated by Gilly Heaps, MA, CCC

relaxation circleThe relaxation circle welcomes anyonediagnosed with cancer, other life-threateningor progressive illness, family and friends.

Practising stress reduction can be helpful whenexperiencing pain, anxiety, worry, exhaustion,sleeplessness or other symptoms.

For more information call 604-948-0660.

Drop-in Tuesdays 10:30 am noon4631 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Ladner

SUNDAY, MAY 4TH, 2014 Boundary Bay ParkOn Sunday, May 4th, 2014, Delta Division of Family Practice is participating in a Doctorsof BC Initiative Walk with your Doc. This Walk is held annually to celebrate the WorldHealth Organizations Move for Health Day. Join your doctor for a short, fun, communitywalk around Boundary Bay Regional Park.

Why walk with docs on May 4th? An opportunity to get a fresh start on your healthy lifestyle In addition to helping you lose weight, walking improves energy levels,

quality of sleep and lower stress and blood pressure All ages and abilities are welcome bring the whole family and your dog! Deltas Walk with your Doc is pet-friendly

Event Details:Date: Sunday, May 4th, 2014Location Boundary Bay Regional Park

Meet at Centennial Beach Cafhttp://centennialbeachcafe.com

Check-in: 9:45amReceive your free pedometer (while supplies last)

Event star ts: 10:00am

REGISTER TODAY at www.walkwithyourdoc.caSee a list of par ticipating doctors at www.walkwithyourdoc.ca

Andres HomesQuality Built Homes

Custom Homes Heritage RestorationRenovations Lot Subdivision

Power SmartGold Certied

GeorgieAward &Delta HeritageAwards

Recipient

Building & Renovating Homes in Delta for 25 years604.946.8876 www.andreshomes.ca

In the Community

PHOTOS BY GORD GOBLE

Ladner United Church held anopen house last Saturday tocelebrate an extensive resto-ration and renovation project.Rev. Jim Short (left) got intothe spirit of the afternoon bygetting his face painted.

SCAN WITH

TO REVEAL PHOTOS & VIDEO

Renovations onview at churchopen house

Benediction Lutheran

Church5575 6th Avenue (56th St. at 6th Ave.)

Tel: 604-943-3432

SUNDAYS, 10 AM

Worship & Christian Education

All are warmly welcomed to worship

with us as we Celebrate Gods Grace.

CHURCH DIRECTORY

St.Andrew's Church

Service of Holy Communion9:00 am Sunday

Womens Bible Study9:00am Thursday

1710 56th Street, Tsawwassen, BC(South Delta Artists Guild Arts Gallery)

(next to SD Rec Centre)

www.standrewsdeltabc.org

Traditional or Modern Music

SOUTHDELTA.ORG

SUNDAYS 10AM

LADNERCHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH

Welcomes You

Come worship with usSunday, Nov. 24, 2013

at 10:30 amMessage by:

PastorMike KootRepentanceand PrayerPsalm 51

4594 54A Street, Ladner, B.C.604-946-7033

email: [email protected] our website:www.ladnercrc.com

Sacred HeartCatholicChurch

3900 Arthur Drive, Ladner604-946-4522

Daily Mass in ChapelMonday - Saturday at 9am

Weekend MassesSaturday at 5pmSunday at 9am, 11am & 5pm

Filipino Mass (Tagalog)Last Sunday of every monthat 7pm (except July & August)

ConfessionsSaturday at 10amin the Chapel

Baptismsavailable every Sunday

For other Sacrements please callthe parish ofce for an appointmentwith the Pastor.

A Warm and Joyful welcome to...

WERE RENOVATING!Our Temporary Location:5008 - 47A Ave., Ladner

(Corner 47A Ave & Delta St)

Phone 604-946-6254www.ladnerunited.orgThe Rev. Jim Short

9amWorshipServiceandSunday school

11amWorshipService

WeWelcomeYou to Join Us!

St.Stephen'sUnitedChurch9696LadnerTrunkRd.(atHwy99)10 am Sunday Services

LADNER GOSP

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