Delta Optimist May 25 2012

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Changing landscapePrice says public musthave a greater say 3

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Deltans better get ready for atraffic nightmare later this year.Delta North NDP MLA Guy

Gentner had that warning as thenew Port Mann Bridge, whichwill be a tolled crossing, is set toopen this December.They have no idea how many

toll evaders there will be. Iftheyre charging three bucks oneway and six (dollars) per day,thats up to $1,500 a year or more.People can do the math, Gentner

said.The impacts on the Pattullo and

Alex Fraser bridges recently madenews when it was announcedsignage would be installed lettingmotorists know about the freealternatives.Currently, the only tolled cross-

ing in the region is the GoldenEars Bridge. The Ministry ofTransportation says tolls will beimplemented on new projects onlyas long as there are free alterna-tives.When the Port Mann opens,

Gentner said, it wont be surpris-

ing to see heavier traffic on thenarrow and unsafe Pattullo, butmany not wanting to use thatcrossing will decide to use theAlex Fraser, he said, noting itsinevitable many may then decideto avoid that traffic by heading tothe George Massey Tunnel.The toll evaders, and I dont

blame them, are going to wantto get to points in Burnaby andVancouver using the other cross-ings. Theyll find their way to theSouth Fraser Perimeter Road andthe Nordel interchange (to theAlex Fraser Bridge) is going to be

a parking lot, in light of the factthey arent even putting in properramps there but traffic lights.The argument made years ago

why there was no tolls on the Seato Sky (highway) was becausethere was no alternate ways toget there. Basically, south of theFraser, were held hostage becausewe dont have proper transit ser-vice. Its going to be a horribleplace to be at 7 a.m. or 3 to 6 p.m.Its just going to end up pushingmore traffic out to the tunnel.

Tolling will cause ripple effect

Tuesdays selection of the MayQueen provided the customarysignal that Ladners annual springfestival is at hand.A local tradition that dates all

the way back to 1896, LadnerPioneer May Days begins this

afternoon and carries through toSunday at Memorial Park.The fair has a Candyland theme

this year.May Days will get started today

with discounted midway rides forkids and a performance by local

Celtic band Doghouse.Saturday is filled with a broad

range of family entertainment andfree activities, including a pettingzoo and pony rides, as well as acraft fair, fastball tournament andfood fair.

Sunday kicks off with a pan-cake breakfast followed at noonby the parade, featuring the MayQueen float. The two-kilometreparade route leads through theheart of historic Ladner Villageand culminates at the stage in

Memorial Park where the tradi-tional May Pole dance and MayQueen crowning ceremony takeplace.For more on Ladner May Days,

visit www.delta-optimist.com orwww.ladnermaydays.com.

Gentner says drivers looking to avoid Port Mann fee will impact Alex Fraser and tunnel

PHOTO BY DAVE WILLIS

Mackenzie Upton is this years Ladner May Queen while Mary Mackisoc is the First Princess and Carly Davidson is the Second Princess. The selections, done by a draw, happened Tuesday at MemorialPark. The crowning of the 2012 May Queen is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Delta Stage. May Days starts tonight and goes until Sunday at Memorial Park.

Queen selected to preside over Ladner Pioneer May Days

Guy GentnerDelta North MLA

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Decisions that coulddramatically alter Deltaslandscape shouldnt bedone piecemeal, behind thescenes or in isolation.Dr. Gordon Price, pro-

gram director of the CityProgram at Simon FraserUniversity, wants that pointto get out regarding thespecter of prime agricultur-al land being converted forport-related expansion.Price delivered that mes-

sage Tuesday night at apublic information meet-ing hosted by Delta SouthMLA Vicki Huntington atthe South Delta Secondarytheatre.Huntington recently

revealed that an industrialconsortium is behind theoptioning of 226 hectares(558 acres) of farmland forport-related development.Shes also trying to get

the publics attention howfarmland could be loston other fronts, includingtreaty settlement lands andproperties purchased forB.C. Rail.Also making presenta-

tions Tuesday were environ-mentalist Anne Murray andUBCs Art Bromke.In a follow-up interview

with the Optimist, Pricesaid the municipality andothers must be allowed tobe part of the decision mak-ing process, having openconversations about futureneeds, the best land uses,as well as the values thatpeople want maintained.

There well may be somecases where trade-offs haveto occur... Delta doesnt getto make these decisions onits own. You have to con-sider options, thats whatplanning is all about, Priceexplained.You look at your

resources, you projectto the future, you lookat the directions you cantake, weigh the pluses andminuses, you have an openprocess, you involve asmany people as reasonablyshould be stakeholders asyou can, and then someonehas to make a political deci-sion.Price said hes disheart-

ened the fundamentalcharacter of Delta will bechanged, as well as that ofthe entire Lower Mainland,without any real aware-ness or involvement by thepublic.The intermodel yards,

the (TFN) malls, the indus-trial development, you addit all up and the experience,the perception, people havewhen they first come intothis region by ferry will bejust completely different,he said.I just got back from Los

Angeles and understandhow quickly an area canchange. I dont want to seethat happening in the LowerMainland, not without afull discussion, not withoutlooking at the options, notwithout looking at whereother ports have had someof the same issues andmade decisions where theyhave been able to use their

land more effectively.Meanwhile, the proposed

Terminal 2 is, in fact, adone deal, says Delta North

New Democrat MLA GuyGentner.The former Delta coun-

cillor recently posed ques-

tions to TransportationMinister Blair Lekstromin the legislature, asking,among other things, if the

provincial governmentsupported the building ofanother three-berth con-tainer terminal at RobertsBank.I asked him if they

supported it, even thoughthe modeling and every-thing else is not completedofficially, and the federalgovernment hasnt yet comeout in support, Gentnertold the Optimist.The minister said yes,

definitely. So, its a donedeal. This whole thing isproject driven now, its gotnothing to do with environ-mental integrity.According to the port

authority, no decision hasbeen made on Terminal 2.It says a multi-year publicconsultation process, whichbegan last June, is continu-ing.The port authority also

says T2 will be subject toa thorough and independentenvironmental assessment.Port Metro Vancouver

says its continuing fieldstudies as part of ongoingenvironmental and technicalwork for the project.The port authority is

hosting an open house onits updated land use plan,however, it wont be heldin South Delta. It will be atthe North Delta RecreationCentre, 11415-84th Ave., onSaturday, June 16 from 11a.m. to 3 p.m.For more information,

including all stakeholderworkshop materials, visitPort Metro Vancouverswebsite at portmetrovancou-ver/landuseplan.

The ministry says thePort Mann/Highway 1Improvement Project(PMH1) is designed toaddress growing regionalcongestion and improve themovement of people, goodsand transit throughoutGreater Vancouver.According to an assess-

ment done during theenvironmental assessmentfor PMH1, over the longterm drivers will want totake advantage of the con-venience and travel timesavings by using the newbridge.Modeling assessing the

anticipated diversion to theAlex Fraser and Pattullobridges found that by 2021there would be approxi-mately one per cent moredaily traffic on the Pattulloand two per cent less traf-fic on the Alex Fraser withPMH1.

Within the limitationsof traffic forecasting, thiseffectively represents nochange, the report notes.Since the analysis shows

virtually no change in dailytravel demand across thealternate bridges, this sug-gests that as many peopledivert to the improved PortMann Bridge as divert awayfrom it over the course of aday, the report sates.The forecasting did

not extend to the GeorgeMassey Tunnel.How can you do model-

ing for the Alex Fraser ifyou dont know the com-plete scenario? Its going tobe a mess, Gentner added.The idea of region-wide

tolling on all the cross-ings also recently madenews when Surrey MayorDianne Watts and NewWestminsters WayneWright suggested a sys-

tem of smaller tolls spreadthroughout roads and bridg-es in the region.Provincial Transportation

Minister Blair Lekstrom,responding to media ques-tions following a meetingwith the Mayors Councilon Regional Transportation,said there is no indicationthe Liberal government isabout to alter its tolling

policy.However, he stopped

short of saying tolls wouldnever be implemented,especially if regional may-ors bring forward a formalproposal to use them tofund much-needed transpor-tation and transit projects.A TransLink report for

the mayors examiningpotential revenue streams,

including tolling majorbridges and the tunnel, con-cluded that up to $100 mil-lion could be raised annu-ally by charging $1.60 percrossing on vehicles.Langley Mayor Peter

Fassbender, vice-chair ofthe Mayors Council, in aninterview with the Optimistsaid the pros and cons ofregion-wide tolling need to

be examined and discussed,including how it would beimplemented and what rev-enues it could generate.Delta Mayor Lois

Jackson said people on thesouth side of the FraserRiver would end up bear-ing the brunt compared toVancouver residents, whoalready enjoy better transitservices.

Public must be part of process

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Gordon Price tells Huntington-hosted meeting that landscape is changing without much meaningful input


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Concerned the character of Delta will radically change, and not for the better, SFUs Dr. GordonPrice says thorough discussions need to be held about farmland, port-related industry and more.He says those talks should include as many people as possible.

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Both the Alex Fraser Bridge and George Massey Tunnel could see increased traffic if drivers look to avoid tolls on the new PortMann Bridge.

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A tap with free waterwill once again flow atWatershed Park.The North Delta park is

the municipalitys largest,situated on a large artesianwater supply.Delta council agreed

earlier this month to anengineering departmentrecommendation to install adrinking water station in thepark, just weeks after threenatural springs along theparks border with Highway91 were capped. The cap-ping drew the ire of Deltaresidents as well as somefrom outside the commu-nity.Stones had been placed

on the springs due to con-cerns about water qualityand users crossing traintracks near Highway 91 toaccess the water.The wells had proved

popular with people oftencoming to the park to fillup large containers, eventhough the water has notbeen used as a municipalsupply for over 60 yearsand wasnt tested for con-taminants.The potential of someone

getting hit by a train as wellas constant warning whis-tles were also issues councilwanted addressed. A reportto council notes BNSFRailway staff deemed thetrespass situation had thepotential for serious injuryand/or loss of life.The rail company

requested the Ministryof Transportation andInfrastructure and Delta

take steps to eliminate thetrespassing, prompting thecapping of the wells as wellas new fencing.Engineering director

Steven Lan said the newwater station, which peoplewill have to pump by hand,will be located close to thescout camp in a more cen-tral area of the park.

A water line with con-trols will be connected fromone of the three existingwells to the new water-ing station, costing around$45,000.The rail company will

review the effectivenessof the measures and Deltaanticipates the whistleblowing will cease whenthat review is completed,council was told.Mayor Lois Jackson said

the parks watering stationis meant for people out fora bike or walk that want tofill up their personal waterbottles.I dont have a problem

with this. Its not for largecontainers, like weve seenpeople wheeling in. Its notfor commercial uses and itsnot for wine making, shesaid.

The new water sta-tion would be part of themunicipal water distributionsystem and water qualitytesting would be done on aregular basis.The engineering depart-

ment says staff at FraserHealth indicated it didnthave any concerns providedthe water is monitored.Signage will also be

placed by the old artesianwells, informing the publicof the new water stationand clarifying that waterfrom the old wells is notapproved for public con-sumption.When asked if there

could be a new set of prob-lems with the new water-ing station, CAO GeorgeHarvie said theyll have towait and see.Coun. Bruce McDonald

said it appears to be agood solution, although heanticipates there could besome with giant wateringcontainers that might try tocut the new fencing and getat the old wells. Delta willdeal with that situation ifit arises, he said, adding inthe meantime the incessanttrain whistling will havestopped.Almost a decade ago,

council ordered a tap inanother area of the parkshut down because vehicleswould regularly line up forwater, causing traffic jamsand dangerous U-turnsalong Kittson Parkway.Council at the time also

said it didnt want peoplefrom out of town arrivingin pickup trucks with largecontainers monopolizingthe tap.

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A tap along Kittson Parkway was turned off almost a decade ago because of the traffic problemsit was creating. The new tap in Watershed Park will be centrally located and intended only forpark users.

Watershed Park to liveup to its name again

I dont have aproblem with this.Its not for largecontainers, likeweve seen peoplewheeling in. Its notfor commercial usesand its not for winemaking.

Mayor Lois Jackson

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Transportation MinisterBlair Lekstrom is dismiss-ing claims by the unionrepresenting commercialvehicle inspectors thatB.C.s roads are becomingmore dangerous.Lektrom responded last

week to allegations bythe B.C. Government andService Employees Union(BCGEU) that more truckcrashes and unsafe big rigsare problems compoundedby a lack of inspectors.The union said a short-

age of commercial vehicleinspectors and an almost 50per cent increase in heavytruck traffic has madeB.C.s roads less safe sincethe Commercial VehicleSafety and Enforcement(CVSE) branch was broughtback into government ser-vice from ICBC in 2003.The union said theres

been a decline in safetystandards because morethan one-in-four com-mercial vehicle inspectorjobs have gone unfilled.Meantime, weigh scales areclosing while crashes con-tinue to rise.B.C.s commercial vehi-

cle inspector corps is beingstretched to the break-ing point, said BCGEUpresident Darryl Walker.Theyre being asked todeal with one-and-a-halftimes the volume of trucktraffic with only three-quar-ters the number of inspec-tors as a decade ago.Lekstrom told the

Optimist the CVSE had 276employees in 2003, fourmore than it had last year.He noted that in 2004 thebranch did 26,635 inspec-tions, while last year it did30,453.That number (inspec-

tions) is probably the mostimportant to me and thetraveling public. It indicatedthe men and women who

work with CVSE are doingmore today than they haveever done, as well, at thesame time, we have a 30 percent reduction in truck acci-dents in our province, notan increase, which is whatMr. Walker has led peopleto believe, Lekstrom said.

I couldnt disagreemore with Mr. Walker,said Lekstrom. I thinkhes misleading the pub-lic and thats unfortunatebecause safety is our firstand primary concern at theMinistry of Transportationand Infrastructure.

The vast majority of ourtrucking industry are lawabiding. They live by therules. They meet the safetyrequirement of their trucks.There are a select few outthere, like in anything, thatseem to think they can workoutside of those laws and

regulations.NDP transportation critic

Harry Bains, however, toldthe Optimist that contraryto Lekstroms assertion thatinspections have increased,inspectors say, in fact, theyare forced to do quickerinspections.He noted that in 2003

there were 254 inspectors,but last year that numberhad gone down to 187.The most recent truck

inspection blitz in Deltatook place over three dayslast month. Of the morethan 16,000 trucks thatpassed through inspectionstations, 692 were given afurther inspection. Of those,268 (39 per cent) of weredeemed to be out of service.

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A shortage of commercial vehicle inspectors and an almost 50 per cent increase in heavy trucktraffic over the last decade has made B.C.s roads less safe, the B.C. Government and ServiceEmployees Union says. Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom scoffs at the claim.

Roads not getting more dangerous: ministerBlair Lekstrom dismisses claims by union that a lack of inspectors is causing unsafe situation across province



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Im sure it happened long before then,but it was a crystallizing moment none-theless.It was a few weeks back and we were

getting our shoes and jackets on to headout the door. Blackberry in hand, mywife turned to our 14-year-old son andasked him to download some music soshe could have a cool ring tone on herphone.It was far from earth shattering, but it

dawned on me at that point that a bit oftraffic is finally starting to go the otherway.For most of the last 14 years, the

relationship weve had with our son hasessentially been a one-way street. As it isfor all parents, we are the ones that mustexplain everything, from tying shoes toriding a bike to why its OK for dad tohave a Coke Zero at dinner when othersat the table must drink milk.The flow of information has been

decidedly one sided because he didntknow a lot, and what he did, wasnt of awhole lot of use. There was absolutelyno value in knowing that Jeff is the onein the purple shirt in The Wiggles orthat Cody is more mature than his twinbrother Zack.But lately, the information hes able to

dispense is becoming far more benefi-cial.About a week ago as my wife was

getting ready to go on the treadmill, shecalled out to our son to fix her iPod,which was playing the same song overand over again. He might well havecaused the malfunction in the first place,but at least now hes able to rectify it.Barely into his teen years, theres still

much more parenting to be done, but Iget the feeling that well increasingly beturning to him on certain matters, par-ticularly those that relate to technology.Its not that were idiots at least my

wife isnt but theres something to besaid for how a young brain instinctuallyknows what to do with the wired andwireless devices weve come to rely on inour everyday lives. Throw in the fact itsall theyve ever known and what seemsmystifying to many of a different era issecond nature to the younger generation.Thats not to say theyve got every-

thing figured out as teens still knowdiddly when it comes to so many things,including where the laundry hamperresides in their room. Theyre stillinclined to turn to mom and dad formoney, food, rides and good ol parentaladvice.So Im under no illusions the traffic

flow will suddenly turn and the volumewill be equal in both directions, however,Im beginning to see signs every now andthen he just might earn his keep.

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Birds, cars, trucks, houses andfood. Though not necessarily inthat order, these are the things wetalk about in South Delta. Fraughtwith angst, many commentatorsdecry anything that is perceivedas change to be an assault on ourway of life.Often, letter writers and editori-

alists express concern about changeby suggesting that our children andgrandchildren will pay the pricefor our bad deeds. I havent seenanything happening in my or myfriends family trees that wouldsuggest anything terrible is loom-ing on the horizon. In fact, I seepeople becoming generally moreaware of how to adapt and to morethoughtfully participate in an ever-changing community and world.I am hoping that future genera-

tions will be able to prosper in astrong economy and that my chil-

dren and grandchildren will live ina society that has adequate healthcare, access to education and jobs.I also hope they will be able toafford a home and raise a family.I hope they will be able to affordfresh food and buy Kraft Dinner ifthey want to.These modest hopes and wishes

come with a price in Western soci-ety. Maintaining a strong economyrequires strong marketing andsales with our trading partners andrequires appropriate infrastructurein order to compete. Our humanecosystem is important and I thinksometimes we lose sight of that.In Delta, we spend a lot of time

talking about other ecosystems,particularly those of migratorybirds. I am a backyard birder forthe most part and have a thriv-ing meeting place in my appletree where so far 18 species haveshowed up to chow on the buf-fet presented in my squirrel-prooffeeder.I am an avid walker, and have

been amazed by the sight of ever-shifting flocks of sandpipers onBoundary Bay and elsewhere.Watching eagles teach their younghow to hunt from the cliffs of LillyPoint is about as cool of a sight asyou will ever see.

I am not a pro birder by anystretch. I dont have the binoculars,telephoto lenses or $500 camou-flage Gortex pants. Im just a runof the mill person who likes a birdjust as much as the next guy.I suppose if I really got in to it

I would better understand somePacific Flyway concepts that havealways proved puzzling to me.Farming started to occur in our

neck of the woods when lands werecleared in the late 1800s. Sincethere were no farm fields or farm-ers prior to that, I assume that rest-ing spots for migratory birds wouldhave been in the marshes of theDelta where the Fraser meets theocean. From what I understand, thisis where the majority of the restingtakes place now.I could be mistaken but presum-

ably the Pacific Flyway has sur-vived without farmland for eons.The terms migration route and

flyway are to some extent theo-retical concepts, while the latterhas, in addition, come to have anadministrative meaning. Info frombirdnature.com just highlights howmassively complex these routes areand really show how farm fields inDelta are a microdot on the PacificFlyway to the casual observer,which in this case is me.

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Letters to the Editor

Editor:Re: Mayors looking forbetter deal, May 23

Heres a suggestion forintrepid reporters: stopregurgitating local politi-cians talking points andgo after them for a trueaccounting of what theyrecosting us.Deltas career commis-

sar, Lois Jackson, thinks aweekend junket of 86 may-ors in the Okanagan sun is

a huge thing for the peopleof British Columbia. Howhuge, she might havebeen asked, other than ourtab? Just so that we rubesgrasped the momentousnessof their Penticton confab,she decreed it a movement,not just a meeting, andquite unprecedented in hertime.So, what did we get for

this years schmooze? Youguessed it: a newly formed

mayors committee, with amandate to have us pony upfor their next action plan.Unprecedented!As if oblivious to Skype,

our betters figure the B.C.Mayors Caucus should bean annual retreat (can thecommittee plan the next onefor Maui?).At every level of

bloated and incompetentgovernance from theUN to our municipality

Canadian taxpayers areplayed for suckers. Thefirst mayor who abjurestheir profligacy will be thefirst to merit the support ofthose compelled to pay forthem.Could the Optimist

reporter at least havewrenched from our mayorreviews of the swank hoteland restaurants at which wepicked up the tab?

Gary McGregor

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Editor:I recently received a

mail-out from CenturyGroup regarding publicinformation meetings,which I assume also went tomost, if not all, householdsin Tsawwassen.I take issue with sev-

eral points in the mail-out.According to the MostAsked Questions section,it would appear CenturyGroup thinks most of usonly use our cars to go tothe stores for a litre of milkor to take our children to

school.Apparently, it would pre-

fer all of us to walk to thestores and schools (not tomention walk the family tothe beach, along with all thepicnic and barbecue sup-plies, etc.). How arrogantand shortsighted.As if that is not enough,

the mail-out goes on to say,In the future, most house-holds will need to get bywith a single car.Does Century Group

know something we, theunwashed, dont? Is it delu-

sional enough to think itcan dictate to the generalpopulation just how manyvehicles each family isallowed to own?As for the response to

the question on farming,if memory serves me cor-rectly, one of the main rea-sons Century Group wantedto develop the Southlandsin the first place was thatit was not viable farmland.So how will it suddenlybecome viable after a devel-opment permit is approved?

Syd Hinds

Editor:Re: Farmland concernsfocus on aesthetics, noteconomics, Community

Comment, May 11Wasnt Doug Husband

mayor during theSpetifore hearings of thelate 1980s? I thought so.He seems to have for-

gotten what retired Prairiefarmers said in reaction tothose who had the gall toclaim that the Spetifore-Southlands property ispoor farmland.One sod-buster called

them liars. Another com-pared the lush Spetiforefarm to the dried-upscratch he had back inAlberta, land that he hadto let lie fallow everyother year.And there are the soil

experts whove testi-fied over the years theSpetifore-Southlandsproperty is good to excel-lent farmland.Finally, theres Century

Group itself, telling us itwill make an excellentorganic farm if we let itbuild on excellent birdhabitat.

Greg J. Edwards

Claims of poorfarmland havebeen refuted

Editor:Re: Select few enjoy such

increases, Murphys Law,May 18

Thanks for your editorialon Deltas mayor and coun-cil salary increases.In addition to the sala-

ries quoted, there is some-where between 22 and 24per cent payroll expensesuch as medical/dental, EI,WorkSafe B.C., etc., plus

car allowance and expenses.Every time this comes up

with this bunch it falls backon the nonsense of, Well,we only have six council-lors and other areas of asimilar size have eight.A client that we have

worked with for a numberof years is the City of PalmSprings. It operates with amayor and four councillors.Its population is 15 per cent

smaller but the land area,including wind farms, isalmost the same.Lo and behold, that city

also owns and operatesthe airport and conventioncentre, it operates a weeklystreet fair plus a ton of spe-cial events during the year.I agree with your final

line: so much for leader-ship.

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In the Community

Team Coastal CyclingClub announced that it isnow offering recreationalclub rides in Ladner startingthis month.On Thursday evenings

through the end of sum-mer, the club will be lead-ing a 40-kilometre, easy tomoderate paced ride fromLadner to North Delta andback again.Under the direction of

experienced ride lead-ers, the group will do itsMonday Night Recovery

Ride in reverse. TheMonday night ride aclub favourite that can oftenbring out 50 riders on asunny summer evening starts and ends at CapsSouth Shore Cycle on ScottRoad. It covers about 40kilometres and goes as farwest at the old 64th Streetcow tunnel.The new Thursday night

ride will cover the sameroute, starting from theLadner Pioneer Libraryand going as far east as

Nicholson Road in NorthDelta.This is long overdue,

said Laura Thomas, theclubs communication direc-tor and long-time Ladnerresident. Those of usmembers who live in SouthDelta have been driving toclub rides which start andend in North Delta or SouthSurrey. Were a recreationalbike club for all Delta resi-dents so its time for us torun some rides out of thesouth.

Last summer, Thomasand her fianc and co-ridecaptain, Alan Hewson, start-ed a club family ride thatran from Memorial Park tothe Reifel Migratory BirdSanctuary every Sundayafternoon.That ride will start up

again this summer and isopen to families and chil-dren of all ages.To participate in the

Thursday night ride be atthe Ladner Pioneer Libraryby 6:15 p.m. The Sunday

Family Ride meets at thesame location at 1:30 p.m.with a start date to beannounced. Visitors arewelcome.Note that road bikes

are recommended for theThursday night ride. Anybikes will work for theSunday Family Ride.To find out more about

Team Coastal Cycling Club,including ride and mem-bership information, visitwww.teamcoastalcycling.com.

Cycling club adding weekly ride in Ladner

Cycling to work is costefficient for both employ-ees and employers, reduc-es the dependence on carsand allows employeesto reduce their carbonfootprint. Biking to workis good for employees,employers and the planet.Carol Vignale, co-

ordinator of Safe RouteTsawwassen, is a sup-porter of Bike to WorkWeek, May 28 to June 1.A longtime cyclist andTsawwassen resident, sheinitiated the Safe RouteTsawwassen group.One of the goals of

this group is to extendthe walking and cyclingculture in Tsawwassenand then to other partsof Delta so that there aremore cyclists and fewercars and so that environ-mentally and active trans-portation such as walkingand cycling becomes away of life, said Vignale.Cycling is a key aspect

of a comprehensive sus-tainable transportationsystem and plays a vitalrole in the developmentof low-carbon and green-growth urban environ-ments.There is ample evi-

dence indicating thatcycling could offertremendous economic,environmental, health andsocial benefits in commu-nities by reducing trafficcongestion, energy con-sumption, greenhouse gasemissions, air and noisepollution, and by integrat-ing physical activity intoour daily routines.Although walking

and biking are becom-ing more common as gasprices rise and as peopleare becoming aware ofthe health implications ofour sedentary lifestyle,much has to be done tochange our dependenceon cars, said SepiaSharma, communityhealth specialist fromFraser Health.We are seeing a rise in

chronic and other healthconditions that are causedby the negative conse-quences of our car-centricculture.Bike Week is a time

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MJohn Lennon was quoted saying,

Life is what happens to you whileyoure busy making other plans.That is exactly how it happened.I was planning for spring events

and the coming of the summer mar-ket, and then life stepped in andcalled a halt to everything. So I didwhat we all do when things go awry,I changed direction and this meant Iwould now have an imposed time forrest, reading and reflection.So in this new state of restful-

ness, I have been watching the worldaround me. The spring blossoms haveburst their winter coats and the beesfly to the scent of sweet nectar.It feels like all of creation is busy

living and growing, but for the pres-ent moment I am a privileged spec-tator. I wonder if thats how those

crowds felt as they stood listening toPeter on that first day of Pentecost?On the Day of Pentecost wind and

fire appeared to the disciples fillingthem with the power of Gods HolySpirit. They began to speak in differ-ent languages telling of Gods deedsof power. Peter spoke to the gatheredcrowds and quoted the words of theprophet Joel, God declares, I willpour out my spirit upon all flesh. Hecontinued to say this was a promisefor all of us new life in the knowl-edge of Jesus Christ, Gods only Son.(Acts 2)Pentecost reminds us that every

thought and deed can bring aboutGods glory. Even on the sidelineswe can share in this power forChrist came that we might have life and have it in abundance.

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In the Community

A Diamond JubileeCommunity Garden,the planting of a QueenElizabeth rose and a BigJubilee Lunch at St. DavidsAnglican Church onSunday, June 3 will com-memorate the Queens 60-year reign.Raised garden boxes

have been built on St.Davids property, a majes-tic pink grandiflora rose,also known as the Queenof England rose, awaitsofficial planting ceremonyand the church parking lotis set to become block-partyspace for one very longlunch table, entertainment,games, and other outdooractivities.When parishioners,

friends and neighboursgather on June 3, they willbe joining the people of theCommonwealth across theworld in one Big JubileeLunch, an event includedin the official DiamondJubilee weekend.Her Majesty is hosting a

Big Jubilee Lunch June 3 atBuckingham Palace, whilein towns, villages and ham-lets across Great Britain

and the Commonwealth,neighbourhood lunches areencouraged to bring friendsand neighbours togetherto share food, fellowship,music and games.The St. Davids celebra-

tion is a first-of-its-kindevent in Tsawwassen (if notin Canada), and is based onthe Big Lunch initiativein the UK, now in its fourthyear.Partakers are invited to

bring their own food pic-nic style but also partakeof potluck dishes and bar-becue favourites, cucumbersandwiches, scones withjam and clotted cream, anddecorated cakes.Along with music,

Pearly songs andHighland dancers, the eventpromises a jolly good timein the cul-de-sac at St.Davids from noon to 3 p.m.Face painting, races and

games, pavement paint-ing and a Bouncy Castlewill entertain the Queensyounger subjects, whileolder youth test their skillson a supervised 24-foot-high climbing wall.

St. Davids marks Diamond Jubileewith new garden and Big Lunch

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A St. Davids Church work party was busy preparing garden boxes for planting.

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Southpointe takes on Honk!Tsawwassen schools latest production hits the stage next week

Southpointe Academys latest theatreproduction is for everybody.Students will be staging Honk!, a musi-

cal adaptation of The Ugly Duckling, nextweek at the Tsawwassen private school.Its rated G, so its for everybody. Its

nice for our school since were [kindergar-ten] through (Grade) 12. I like to do somemature stuff, like the last piece we didwasnt appropriate for the younger grades,says director and Southpointe drama teach-

er Greg Kean.The school put on Vancouver playwright

Kevin Kerrs Unity (1918), a play thatdeals with the mortality of the period, inFebruary.But this ones appropriate for every-

body. Its really, really fun, says Kean, whoadds the music is also clever.The musical is about Ugly, a duckling

who isnt too popular. Kean says the musi-cal is a classic anti-bullying tale.Theres a very nice message to it.The characters in the musical are ducks,

geese, a couple cats, a bullfrog and swans.

Its accessible for the kids. Were notasking them to be things that they cantimagine being. Its fun characters for themto play.Kean is getting help from other teachers

with the music and choreography. A coupleGrade 10 students also choreographed anumber.There was a real good collaborative

effort from that front.Students from the schools middle years

program and graduating years program areinvolved in the musical.Usually middle years program students

are in abridged versions of musicals withrecorded music, Kean notes.This one were doing the whole sha-

bang. Its been quite an undertaking.Theres a cast of around 25 students.Honk! won an Olivier Award, presented

annually by the Society of London Theatre,for best new musical in 2000. It debuted inEngland in 1993 and made its way to theWest End by 1999.

Honk! runs from May 29 to 31 at 7 p.m.at Southpointe Academy, 1900-56th St.Tickets cost $10 and are available at theschool.

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Cliff Drive planning big party to mark 50 yearsA big party is being

planned to mark CliffDrive Elementarys50th anniversary.Set for next Friday,

the event at theTsawwassen schoolwill feature bouncycastles, carnivalgames, a concession, asilent auction, a 50/50draw and birthdaycake. Vancouver danceband March Hare willalso perform.Ela Loewen, chair

of the schools par-ent advisory council,hopes alumni will

come out and help cel-ebrate the anniversary.Were opening it up

to the community aswell, she says.She adds the event

is a good opportunityto engage the familiesin the communityas well as the fami-lies within our ownschool.Loewen says Cliff

Drive is the oldestelementary schoolin Tsawwassen andthat it used to becalled TsawwassenElementary.

The school is locat-ed at 5025-12th Ave.The party is scheduledto go from 5 to 8p.m. on Friday, June1. Admission is free.There will $5 cost perperson for unlimitedbounces and carnivalgames to cover someof the events costs.There will also be adonation box for thosethat would like to sup-port the school.The concession will

have burgers, hotdogs,drinks, sno-cones, pop-corn and cotton candy.

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Southpointe Academyis staging Honk!, amusical adaptationof The Ugly Duckling,May 29-31.

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March Hare will perform at the Cliff DriveMarch Hare will perform at the Cliff DriveElementary 50th anniversary event next week.Elementary 50th anniversary event next week.


leisure&lifestyles gardening

Spring top-dressing best for container perennials

This week I answer read-ers questions:Q: Since Im in

Vancouver, some of theannuals in my containerssprout again the followingyear. I also have perennialplants and bulbs in some ofthese containers. How do Ideal with these in regardsto putting fresh soil in thepots? Is it necessary? Orcan I simply continue togive them liquid fertilizer?

A: With shrubs, trees,perennials and anything thatstays in a container for longperiods, top-dressing inspring is the best practice.That is, you remove thetop inch or two of soil andreplace it with somethingquite rich like compost, orpotting soil mixed with alittle fertilizer.

With your annual/peren-nial containers, you wouldthen go on to feed liquidfertilizer through the sum-mer in the usual way.

But container trees andshrubs usually outgrowtheir pot after a few yearsand need a totally freshchange of soil and a biggerpot. This can sometimes bepostponed for a few extra

years by doing extensivepruning of the top growth.But eventually a soil changeis necessary.

If no bigger pot is avail-able, root-pruning, and top-pruning are needed so thetrees and shrubs can fit intothe old pot along with thefresh soil.

With annual/perennialcontainers its also best torepot in all-fresh soil everyfew years because peren-nials and even returningannuals ultimately fill allthe available soil with roots.At that point, theyll needextra space or division.Q: Some of the leaves

on my Monarda didymawere darkening and curlinginward with a white, frothy

substance on the underside.Someone at a garden shopsuggested a mixture ofsoap, baking powder andwater to be sprayed on theunderside of the leaves.Now the leaves are spotting,curling and I had to removesome that practically felloff. The plant looks quiteunhealthy now although itused to be the most robustin my container garden.A: The white frothy

substance is a foam thatprotects a little larvae insidecalled a spitbug. Thoughunsightly, spitbugs donthurt plants.

But if they bother you,just remove them fromthe leaves. Or pick off theleaves. I think the garden

centre person misunder-stood your problem andgave you an organic recipefor powdery mildew.

Monarda is very prone tothis, but powdery mildewis definitely not frothy. Itspowdery.

The curling and drying ismost likely caused by lackof moisture. Monarda is amint family member anddoes best in moist soil.

Containers are notori-ous for drying out whentemperatures rise into thelow 20s and in those tem-peratures, its best to watercontainers twice a day espe-cially if they contain mois-ture-loving plants.

Sometimes people com-bine moisture-loving and

drought-loving plants in thesame container.

This makes watering verychallenging.

I should add that if yourMonarda is dry at the rootsfor several weeks, thiscould trigger a real attackof powdery mildew.Q: I want to direct-seed

beets and chard. Can I getgoing on that now? Is itwarm enough?

Or should I wait longer?A: Any time from the

second week in Mayonward should be quite safefor planting seed of beetsand chard.

Anne Marrison is happyto answer garden questions.Send them to her via [email protected].

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Los Gitanos FlamencoDance Company will bepresenting The Phoenix,Flamenco Fire at theTsawwassen Arts Centrenext weekend.The show is an explosive

blend of dance, live paint-ing and music, an experi-ence not easily found in asleepy residential neigh-bourhood like Tsawwassen.Performances start at 7

p.m. on Friday, June 1 andSaturday, June 2 and at 3p.m. on Sunday, June 3.I am very excited to

have partnered this yearwith so many talentedartists in our communitywhich allowed us to fuseour seemingly differentstyles into one incredibleperformance, said BevMantovani, owner and cho-reographer of Los GitanosSpanish School of Dance inTsawwassen.This show allowed the

perfect opportunity to com-bine our different talentsinto one unique flamenco

presentation. You wonteven find this in Spain.The audience will wit-

ness the development oflive painting as it is createdto the sounds of Spanishguitar, soulful songs, rhyth-mic palmas and castanets,intricate zapateo (foot-work), compelling pianoand violin, and the warmthof percussion.Garett Campbell-Wilson

is a young, curious andextremely talented artistwho loves to find ways toprogressively take his workto a new level, explainedMantovani. He has triedlive painting before toviolin music but not to fla-menco dance; he instantlyaccepted the challenge. Ithas been an absolute plea-sure to work with him andI cant wait to see what hewill develop during our per-formance.One of the songs at

the performance calledPoeta by Spanish fla-menco composer Vicente

Amigo has been recordedby the students of the DeltaCommunity Music Schoolled by Stephen Robb.Thesecond part of the song willbe played live by Robb andone of the violinists at themusic school.A few years ago, we

partnered with Stephenand his students and wefused classical music withflamenco and the resultwas amazing, addedMantovani.Stephen is such a pro-

fessional musician, I lookforward every time we have

the opportunity to collabo-rate.Other partners in this

performance include localmusician and percussionistDave McIlory.You would think Dave

was born playing the cajon,this special box-shaped

percussion instrument origi-nally from Peru. He hassuch an incredible senseof rhythm and deep under-standing of music, saidMantovani.Three well-known and

talented artists from the fla-menco scene in Vancouverand long time associates ofLos Gitanos are cantaora(singer) Jafelin Heltin,guitarist Peter Mole andteacher Oscar Nieto.I cannot imagine doing

a show without them,explained Mantovani. Theyare the best in the business.Their knowledge, years ofexperience and love of thisgenre are a gift to our audi-ence who sometimes arenot very familiar with theirart form.The annual performance

is sponsored by NorthernBuilding Supplies andVancity.Tickets cost $25 and are

available by calling 604-948-8081 or email [email protected].

Show combines dance, art & musicLos Gitanos presents The Phoenix, Flamenco Fire next weekend

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Bev Mantovani and her partners rehearse for the show atMantovanis studio.


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leisure&lifestyles travel

Leaving Cadiz aboarda motor coach with fellowshipmates, guide Mariaconfirms our keen interestin exploring Spains fourthlargest city: Seville bestrepresents Iberian cultureand sophistication. Its apleasure to share a slice ofits rich history with you!Were now passing

through Europes mostancient city, she notes.Phoenicians founded Cadizin 1100 BC, then producinghighly prized royal purpledye extracted from seasnails. Hannibal later madeit his headquarters whenconquering Iberia. TheRomans ultimately defeatedhim, making Cadiz theirnaval base.Over 1,000 years later,

Christopher Columbuslaunched his second andthird voyages to the NewWorld from Cadiz, whichbecame homeport forSpanish treasure fleets.The countryside out-

side Cadiz proves to be agolden, blue-skied provincedotted with red-roofedfarmhouses. Its dry terrainsupports flocks of sheepgrazing on barren hillsidesand unexpected cottonfields blooming amid olivegroves and vineyards.Crossing a new bridge

over Sevilles famedGuadalquivir River, ourcoach crawls throughmodern traffic into the his-toric heart of the city. Here,Maria leads us through nar-row, winding streets to thefirst of two palaces.Casa de Pilatos is said

to be a copy of PontiusPilates Palace in Jerusalem.Completed in 1540 bythe Marquees of Tarifa, itfeatures walled gardensand lovely tile-flooredcourtyards typical of manyMediterranean homes.Surrounded by jasmine andorange trees, their blossomsinfuse adjoining rooms withsweet perfume and naturallight.This royal mansion

reflects the Mudejar stylefound in the Alhambra: lav-ish molded stucco bordersand arched Arabic doorwaysand windows. Lustrous,floral-inspired ceramic tilesembellish the walls.Our walk resumes toward

Lebrija Palace. Its distin-guished history began only

a centuryago whenthe Countessof Lebrijarestoredthis familymansion inan extraordi-nary fashion.Greatly

interested inarchaeology,this learnedSevillianlady becameinvolved infortuitousdiscoveriesin a nearbygrove ofolive treesadjacent tothe Romanruins ofItlica. Shemoved thesetreasuredpieces toher palaceand rebuiltrooms toaccommodate these mosa-ics, statuary and otherarchaeological artifacts. Wefeel like weve been trans-ported to a Roman villa!Outside, our group gath-

ers around an hombre roast-ing hazelnuts. We snackon these aromatic treatsfrom small paper cones andproceed further into theold city. In a refurbishedshopping area, a heritagebakery presents cornucopiasof tasty looking pastries.As the centre of SpainsFlamenco dancing, manyshops display brightlycoloured, ruffled, boda-cious and bodily curvaceousdresses.Entering a rustic Tapas

Bar, we relax around smallwooden tables coveredwith red-checkered cloths.Setting small dishes beforeus, waiters begin servingtraditional tapas: platters ofregional cheese, sausage,slices of baguettes, olives,sauted potatoes, roastbulls tail, famed paellaand creamy flan. SippingSpains robust red Riojawines, we savour every bite.Our tour proceeds

through the huge plaza ofthe worlds largest gothicchurch. Initially a mosqueconstructed upon an exist-ing Roman foundation,builders used its columnsand other elements to con-struct Seville Cathedral,converting its former mina-ret into the iconic Giralda

bellower.Today we simply take

in its soaring beauty andenjoy the haunting arpeg-gios of the classic SpanishRomance played exquisitelyby a guitarist seated in theshade of a flying buttress.Strolling onward through

Santa Cruz Quarter, the oldJewish sector, Maria pointsout two monuments in thislabyrinth of alleyways: theancient comedy playhouseand splendid ironwork crossstanding above buried ashesof famed 17th centurybaroque painter Murillo.Many of us remember

Sevilles 1992 EXPO,celebrating the 500th anni-versary of Columbuss firstvoyage.After a short bus ride,

our day in regal splendorconcludes ambling throughits monumental Plaza deEspaa, where we delight inthe modernista architectureof the Spanish Pavilion.Designed in early 20th-century style, this immens

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