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OptimistThe Voice of Delta since 1922 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2014
Delta
Newsstand $1
YOUR SOURCE FOR LOCAL SPORTS, NEWS, WEATHER AND ENTERTAINMENT! WWW.DELTA-OPTIMIST.COM
International awardLadner woman namedtop fitness instructor 3
Crossing milestoneFederal minister here tocelebrate centennial 7
Cycling for ReachCentury Group hostsSouthlands Bike-In 11
Games go aheadSun Devils will proceedwith football season 19
The excitement of the first dayof a new school year throughoutDelta and across the province wasinstead filled with frustration anddisappointment.
Teachers and school supportworkers were back on the picketline Tuesday morning instead ofwelcoming students for a newschool year as the contract dispute
between the province and the B.C.Teachers’ Federation continues.
And there doesn’t appear to bean end in sight.
District superintendent DianneTurner confirmed the news to par-ents in a letter Monday.
“With schools behind picketlines, there will be no instructionand no support staff/CUPE mem-bers on site. While school build-ings will be open, only principalsand vice-principals will be in the
buildings. Since staff will notbe available to provide adequatesupervision or instruction, we askparents to not send their childrento school and to make alternativechildcare arrangements as need-ed,” Turner stated.
“I think we’re all feeling frus-trated,” teacher Graham Harkleysaid outside Delta Secondary. “Wereally don’t see a solution.”
SCAN WITH
TO REVEAL PHOTOS
No school and no end in sightTeachers back on picket line as dispute with province drags on
PHOTO BY JESSICA KERR
Parents gathered outside MLA Vicki Huntington’s office yesterday morning topush for an end to the teachers’ dispute.
The Earthwise Society hostedits fourth annual Tomato FestivalSaturday, which included a veg-gie contest judged by May QueenHana Mailhara (shown trying ona beekeeper’s hat) and her court.Chefs from Gastown’s Chill Winstonrestaurant were also on hand tomake pizzas with the fresh tomatoes.See more photos on Page 15 and atwww.delta-optimist.com.
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Harkley said he was“massively disappointed”when mediator Vince Readywalked away from nego-tiations over the weekendbecause the two sides weretoo far apart.
Turner also expresseddisappointment that a dealcould not be reached intime for school to start onschedule.
“I had truly hoped thatstudents would be ableto start school today. It isunfortunate that negotia-tions between BCPSEA andBCTF were unsuccessfulover the weekend. I am,
however, remaining opti-mistic that a negotiatedsettlement will be achievedsoon, enabling our schoolsto reopen,” she said. “Ourdistrict is ready to openwhenever a deal is reached.
One Ladner Elementaryteacher, who has more than40 years experience in theclassroom, said she hasnever seen the situation thisbad.
“I have never in my lifeof 40-plus years of teach-ing been locked out by myemployers,” she said, addingthe only reason she is stillteaching is because of her
students.“I’m here because of the
kids ... It never has beenabout wages,” she said.“It’s never been about themoney.”
Harkley and fellow DSSteacher Jinny Peters echoedthose sentiments, saying it’sa much bigger issue thanjust wages and benefits— teachers are fighting formore funding for education.
“That’s really just a muchbigger deal,” Harkley said.
Also frustrated, DeltaTeachers’ Associationpresident Paul Steer saidthe public is beginning tounderstand that teachers arethe reliable voices when itcomes to the true circum-
stances of public education.Steer noted the average
teacher in B.C. has sacri-ficed over $6,500 in grosssalary, showing their intentto have proper class sizeand composition for kids.
He also reiterated BCTFpresident Jim Iker’s call forPremier Christy Clark toget involved in the talks.
The premier via Twitternoted the BCTF rejectedthe government’s offer toreopen schools while thetwo sides enter mediation.Education Minister PeterFassbender has stated thegovernment is not going tolegislate a contract.
Parents and students werealso rallying Tuesday to
push for an agreement.In Ladner, parents and
children gathered outsideMLA Vicki Huntington’soffice. Organizer JanetPriebe said she felt the needto do something.
“Teachers really careabout their students,” shesaid.
Priebe, whose youngestshould have started kinder-garten yesterday, added shefeels teachers are not beingtaken seriously.
“We just want to see anend to it.”
Victoria notes parentswith eligible children canregister for their $40 perday parent support paymentat http://bcparentinfo.ca/.
One local woman recent-ly received internationalrecognition for her work inthe fitness industry.
Ladner’s KristaPopowych received theFitness Instructor of theYear award at the 2014IDEA World FitnessConvention in Californialast month.
“It’s kind of like theAcademy Awards of fit-ness,” said Popowych, add-ing she was humbled andexcited to win the award.“Jane Fonda has receivedit.”
The IDEA Health andFitness Association is anorganization of fitness andwellness professionals thatprovides content and con-tinuing education to fitnessprofessionals.
Popowych got startedin the industry in the early1980s when leg warmersand aerobic classes were allthe rage.
She grew up in PrinceGeorge and moved to theLower Mainland to study atthe University of B.C. Witha lifelong interest in sports,she said she joined a gym,
started taking an aerobicsclass and thought that wassomething she could do.
She changed her majorfrom general science tohuman kinetics and has
never looked back, workingat the gym while she wasgoing to university.
“I had some really greatmentors along the way,” shesaid.
Popowych started hercareer at The Fitness Groupin Vancouver’s Kitsilanoneighbourhood. After itclosed, she did some con-sulting work for a few years
before being hired in 2008to manage the RichmondOlympic Oval. Popowychoversaw the fitness, sports,events and customercare teams from start up,through the Olympics to thepost-Olympics legacy proj-ect. She still teaches classesthere.
Currently she is workingas an educational consultantfor a number of companiesand helps develop programsto train fitness profession-als.
However, her passion stilllies with teaching and shar-ing her enthusiasm for fit-ness with the public, youngand old.
“I’ve always taught andtrained,” she said.
Popowych still teachesregularly at the LadnerLeisure Centre as well asat the Richmond Oval andother fitness clubs in theLower Mainland.
She also volunteers atSacred Heart School, teach-ing yoga and leading energybreaks to students there.
“Any exercise is the rightkind of exercise,” she said.“I passionately believe thatfitness can change people’slives in such a positiveway.”
It’s the Oscars for fitnessLadner’s Krista Popowych named Fitness Instructor of the Year at international convention
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PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE
Krista Popowych received the Fitness Instructor of the Year award at the 2014 IDEA World FitnessConvention in California last month.
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Saying he’s not run-ning for just the next fouryears, but for the next 40,Nicholas Wong announcedhis candidacy for Deltacouncil this week.
Wong, who was born andraised in Delta, said he isrunning to see a compre-hensive and long-term planput in place for Delta.
“This means the preserv-ing of neighbourhoods,maintaining the one of akind ecosystem that weenjoy, supporting a thriv-ing and diverse local busi-ness community and, mostimportantly, creating for-ward thinking, sustainablecommunity plans and stick-ing to them,” he said.
Wong said norezoning pro-posal that fallsoutside of theestablished com-munity plansshould be enter-tained unless itoffers significantbenefit to thecommunity.
He said he is concernedthe current council hasrepeatedly entertainedrezoning applications thatfall well outside the bound-aries of any plan sharedwith the public.
A graduate of DeltaSecondary, Wong workedhis way through universitywhile at B.C. Ferries. At 24,
he has completedhis degree in phi-losophy at SimonFraser Universityand continuesto work at B.C.Ferries.
Wong said hehas a deep love forthe municipality hegrew up in and that’s
what motivates his cam-paign. He acknowledgesthat change is coming andgrowth will not be stopped,but said he wants to ensureit is managed, appropri-ate and benefits residents,while protecting the uniquecharacteristics and valuesthat attracted people toDelta in the first place.
Delta has extended its$20 unlimited child/youthdrop-in recreation facilitypass for another month.
The $20 summer passprogram was originally setto run from June 26 to Sept.1, but in response to thesuccess of the promotion,it has been extended untilSept. 30.
The pass is available toDelta children between the
ages of two and 18.“As a council, we want
to ensure we are providingaffordable recreation andentertainment for childrenand families within ourcommunity, and it is won-derful to see our childrenand youth taking advan-tage of this $20 pass,” saidMayor Lois Jackson.
“With over 3,300 passessold to date, this is a great
opportunity to engageDelta’s children and youthin the benefits of an activelifestyle and recreationfacilities,” said Coun.Robert Campbell, chair ofthe parks, recreation andculture commission.
To purchase a $20 unlim-ited child/youth drop-inpass, drop by your localDelta recreation centre orcall 604-952-3000.
Wong seeks council seatManaging growth a priority for municipal candidate
Delta extends summer recreation pass to end of month
Nicholas Wong
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“The dream of beatingcancer brings our commu-nity together,” says Corbett.
Seeking maximum par-ticipation, the no entryfee, no minimum dona-tion event in Tsawwassenincludes five-kilometre and10-kilometre routes. Bothcourses are suitable forbikes, wheelchairs/strollersand rollerblades. Dogs arewelcome on leash.
“Lets all party and keepthe dream alive,” says GailMcEwan, another of theRotary organizers.
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“Don’t miss the fun,”says Dr. Sara Kirby. “Runacross the finish line withme.”
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Federal Minister of Public Safety Steven Blaney is shown with Pat Elliott and Kathy Sandstrom,granddaughters of the late Edward Theodore Calvert, the first customs officer in Delta, at a cer-emony at the Point Roberts border crossing last Thursday.
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September 3, 2014 The Delta Optimist A7
Opinion Page
Novemberis creatinglittle buzz
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I don’t mean to be a downer as we tryto hold onto the last vestiges of summer,but the middle of November, a time onthe calendar often characterized by cold,dreary days, is just 10 weeks away.
To make you feel better, I should alsopoint out the municipal election is just10 weeks this Saturday. Didn’t do it foryou? You’re likely not alone as it doesn’tappear that November, or civic politicsfor that matter, gets the heart racing fortoo many people.
I would have thought, given the mostsignificant decision to come out ofmunicipal hall in a very long time tookplace during the current term, therewould be more buzz about the upcomingvote. Yet Delta council’s decision last fallto approve Century Group’s contentiousSouthlands development doesn’t looklike it has moved the needle.
The last time the Southlands madesuch noise, way back in the record-breaking public hearing days of the late1980s, it ushered in an almost entirelynew council, but there hardly looks like agroundswell forming this time. It’s a dif-ferent time and most certainly a differentSouthlands proposal, so much so that wemight see little change in our civic lead-ers come November.
There’s a good possibility that six ofthe seven members of Delta council fromthe current term (with the exceptionScott Hamilton who was elected MLAfor Delta North last year) will run againand, if history has taught us anythingwhen it comes to civic politics, there’sa strong chance that all six could be re-elected.
By this time three years ago, two“name” candidates, Krista Engelland andHeather King, had already declared theirintention to take on Mayor Lois Jacksonfor the top job. No such challenger hascome to the fore this year and theredoesn’t appear to be that kind of qualityopponent waiting in the wings. GivenJackson’s track record of dispatchingchallengers over the last 15 years, andthe fact she’s not showing any signs ofslowing down, it’s not surprising the listis virtually non-existent.
As far as the race for the six councilseats goes, there will undoubtedly besome declarations made over the comingweeks to give voters at least a semblanceof choice, but as with the mayor’s con-test, it doesn’t appear there’s going to bea flood of interest from potential candi-dates.
There’s more than 10 weeks to go untilelection day so there’s still time to makeit interesting, but as it stands now, thisyear’s municipal vote could well have thepredictability of a November day.
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I must admit to some surprisethat the teachers’ labour disputewas not settled in time for theopening of schools yesterday. Withseemingly everyone extolling theimportance of getting the kidsback to school, one would thinkthat with two months off over thesummer an agreement would bereached prior to Labour Day.
But no. Come the end of August,the parties were looking to VinceReady to pull a rabbit from hishat. When he showed up hatless,it wasn’t looking good for a Sept.2 start. Ready didn’t even last theweekend as the parties were too farapart.
Now I am certainly no experton contract negotiations and afairly serious procrastinator (as Iwrite this column just before dead-line), but the lack of any progress
through the summer was astound-ing. Thousands of parents, teachersand kids were left hanging as theLabour Day weekend commenced.
Of course back in June, BCTFpresident Jim Iker and his crewwere launching personal attacks onthe premier and Education MinisterPeter Fassbender. At the time, Ithought that was a very odd way toreach an agreement — ignore theissues and insult the person you arenegotiating with.
My limited bargaining hasalways been on the manage-ment side, so I am probablybiased against the B.C. Teachers’Federation. Twenty-five-plus yearsago when I entered my first negoti-ation, in our first session, the unionnegotiator accused me of lying. Iclosed my book, said there was nopoint in continuing, left the roomand went home.
Since the session had juststarted, I left everyone, includingmy team, dumbfounded. I was theonly newbie in the room and didn’tknow that lying and distortions ofthe truth were the stock in trade forlabour negotiations.
Several days later, we agreed toget back together. The union repsmay not have believed a word I
said, but they never again accusedme of lying to my face. I foundlater to my chagrin, they thoughtnothing of lying to me and to ourstaff.
That unpleasant first exposure tounion negotiations may make medubious about the BCTF claims.Class size and composition hasmore to do with filling the BCTFcoffers than any consideration ofthe needs of “the kids.” The BCTFis broke and apparently can’t affordstrike pay for the teachers.
Money allocated because ofclass size and composition wouldgo to hiring more teachers andthe BCTF skims off a share of allpayments made to teachers. The“we’re doing it for the kids” mottois patently untrue, although someteachers might have bought into it.In this standoff, you have to followthe money and the BCTF wants themoney to go from the provincialtaxpayers to the BCTF.
In my opinion, this dispute is afight over money. The BCTF wantsmore of it and the provincial gov-ernment doesn’t want to give it tothem.
Finding agreement on moneyissues shouldn’t be this hard —unless it has turned personal.
Settling monetary issues isn’tthis hard unless it’s personal
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A8 The Delta Optimist September 3, 2014
Letters to the Editor
Editor:In late June we received
an email from school super-intendent Dianne Turnerstating that our 12-year-old(Grade 6) would not receivea report card and our 16-year-old (Grade 10) wouldget a marks-only report cardwithout additional commen-tary. Preceding that notice,our 16-year-old was throwninto self-directed study forthree provincial exams.
Coincidentally, on thesame day I also had it cal-endared to go to municipalhall to pay our propertytaxes. I looked at our prop-erty tax statement and notedthe first item, approximate-ly one-third of the invoice,was for schools. I inquiredas to what this was for andcame to the conclusion theservices that, as a taxpayer,I am expecting had notcome to be.
The next day I returnedto municipal hall andpaid our property taxesless the school amount.I also included a copy ofthe superintendent’s letter,which I highlighted show-
ing why I had made thedecision to withhold partialpayment.
I understand I am risk-ing a five per cent penaltyafter July 2 (notice alreadyreceived) and an additionalfive per cent penalty afterSept. 2. My wife and I areOK with this if our actionsare heard.
Don’t get me wrong:We are not against payingtaxes. Once report cards are
received, we willpay the schoolportion of ourproperty taxes.
Our youngestworked hard toup his marks inthree subjectsand our oldestworked hard toensure his atti-tude/aptitudecreated the rightmomentumtoward goodmarks. In bothcases, we do notknow how theyfared.
My fingersare crossed thatsomeone will
hear that report cards aremandatory and that when itis stated, “This is all aboutthe kids,” someone mayalso say, “Wait, your actionsare punishing the kids andthe parents that have sup-ported them.”
I am hoping the par-ties involved get on with aquick resolution. The backto school ads are tiring.
Vytas Vaitkus
Editor:Re: Coal project satisfies
port, but not others, Aug. 27The recent approval
of a project to ship coalfrom Fraser Surrey Dockshas drawn criticism fromregional health officers andhealth professionals, amongothers, who believe PortMetro Vancouver fell shortin its assessment of theproject.
All reports and docu-ments related to the approv-al are available on PortMetro Vancouver’s websitefor public scrutiny.
It is important tounderstand Port MetroVancouver’s legal authorityextends only to the fed-eral lands over which it hasjurisdiction, which in thiscase is the terminal facilitywhere coal will be deliveredand transferred to barges.
So while LowerMainland health officers
do not have legal author-ity over federal property,they are not restricted fromconducting risk assessmentsanywhere else that is withintheir oversight.
Port Metro Vancouverhas also been accused ofnot considering public inputor involving public healthauthorities in the review.This project did not requirea federal environmentalassessment by the CanadianEnvironmental AssessmentAgency or a provincialenvironmental assessmentby the B.C. EnvironmentalAssessment Agency.However, in accordancewith the requirements of theCanadian EnvironmentalAssessment Act, Port MetroVancouver required a thor-ough environmental review.
In the course of thereview, health authoritieswere specifically invitedto be involved and meet-
ings with them were held.As part of the review, PortMetro Vancouver decidedto require an environmentalimpact assessment, whichwas evaluated by an expertthird party and subject toa 30-day public commentperiod.
Additionally, in responseto public concerns andfeedback from healthauthorities and others, PortMetro Vancouver requireda comprehensive, sci-ence-based human healthrisk assessment, whichwas completed followingHealth Canada guidelinesand again evaluated byan expert third party. PortMetro Vancouver found noevidence of negative humanhealth impacts beyondacceptable minimums.
Peter XottaVice President,
Operations and PlanningPort Metro Vancouver
School taxes withheld asservices not provided
Port can’t act outside jurisdiction
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Vytas Vaitkus has already received a noticefor overdue property taxes.
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There is a growing move-ment in the United States,Europe and more recentlyin Canada towards the natu-ralization of kindergartenand early learning environ-ments.
Scientific research inearly childhood develop-ment is revealing thecritical connection betweentime spent in nature and achild’s developing brain,and that immersive time innature fosters a child’s intel-lectual, emotional, psycho-logical and physical growth.Other studies have shownthat just 20 minutes spentoutdoors improves con-centration in children withattention difficulties.
Reach DevelopmentalPreschool South Delta hasenhanced its 2014 cur-riculum with the principlesof the nature preschool inmind.
“The research tells usthat this is a positive andprogressive way of address-ing children’s emerging
learning needs,” says Reachexecutive director RenieD’Aquila, “and it is some-thing that fits so beautifullyinto our setting here in EastLadner being surrounded byfarms and wildlife.”
Reach’s preschool opensup onto rural fields and
neighbouring farms wherechildren can observe andlearn about chickens andhens in their coops, andllamas and donkeys graz-ing in the fields. They canalso observe native bird andplant species as well insectsand other bug life.
The natural landscapeprovide opportunities fordigging, playing, climb-ing and constructing withnatural materials, andlive animal visitors fromneighbouring farms andthe Orphaned WildlifeRehabilitation Society,D’Aquila says, will enrichthe learning experience.
In addition to explor-
ing natural habitats, thechildren will also be intro-duced to sustainable livingthrough a seed-to-plateprogram with their ownpreschool vegetable, herband flower garden, and sur-rounding small apple andpear orchard.
The preschool will con-tinue to align its curriculumwith kindergarten readiness
skill development and thefour areas of learning out-lined by the B.C. Ministryof Education: well-beingand belonging; explorationand creativity; languagesand literacies; and socialresponsibility and diversity.
These areas of focus havealways been a part of theReach curriculum, explainsD’Aquila, especially diver-sity. Like most other pre-schools in the community,Reach offers an inclusiveprogram that welcomes andsupports children of all cul-tures and abilities.
This year Reach has alsoimproved parent serviceswith an on-campus ParentEducation Centre completewith quality parentingbooks and videos, weeklyhandouts and more.
For more information,call 604-946-6622 ext. 308,email [email protected] or visit www.reach-development.org. ReachDevelopmental PreschoolSouth Delta is located atthe Reach Child and YouthDevelopment SocietyCentre at 3-3800-72nd St.
Reach preschool getting back to natureNew curriculum, aimed at enhancing students’ learning environment, takes root in Ladner’s rural backdrop
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Students in Reach Developmental Preschool South Delta get a chance to visit nearby farms.
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The second annualBike-In takes place inTsawwassen this weekend.
Sponsored by theCentury Group, the fund-raising bike parade for theentire family takes placeSunday, Sept. 7 between11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
This year’s fundraisingpartner is Reach Child andYouth Development Society.
Participants will gatherat the Cottage Courtyardat the Tsawwassen TownCentre Mall at 11:30 a.m.,with the bike parade depart-ing at noon. Bikers willride along 56th Street to
the gates of the Southlands,through the fields ofthe future SouthlandsCommunity Farm and downto the Red Barn, the futuresite of the Market Square,for festivities.
The fun there includesmusical entertainment, abeer garden, food trucks,hayrides, presentations byOWL, Earthwise Gardentours and children’s activi-ties. Members of the SouthDelta Artists Guild will beshowing “bike art’ and willbe vying for prizes donatedby Century Group.
More than 200 cycliststook part in the first Bike-In last year, an event creat-ed by Century Group presi-
dent Sean Hodgins, whosefamily has a long history ofphilanthropy in Delta.
This year’s event is aimedat helping Reach raise fundsto build a 20,000-square-foot facility at MemorialPark.
Having reached roughlythe halfway mark of its $4million fundraising goal,the non-profit society wantsto build the centre at thecurrent Kin House locationon 47th Avenue. Delta hasalready committed to pro-viding the land.
The proposed centre willgive Reach a much largerplace to provide programsfor youth with specialneeds.
The society’s currentcentre on 72nd Street inEast Ladner, formerly aresidence for mentally chal-lenged youth, is cramped,prone to flooding and in aless than ideal location.
The society, which hasbeen providing services toyouth and their familiessince 1959, serves around900 youths annually, say-ing children with specialneeds are at risk of beingleft behind without earlysupport.
For more information,check the society’s websiteat www.reachdevelopment.org. For more informationabout the Bike-In, visitwww.centurygroup.ca.
Century’s Southlands Bike-In tobenefit Reach Society this year
PHOTO BY ADRIAN MACNAIR
After a bike parade from the Town Centre Mall to the Southlands, there will be all sorts of activities at the Red Barn, including pre-sentations by OWL.
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OK, so how exactlydid that happen? One day,we’re sitting outside in thedaylight well after 9 p.m.,commenting on how balmyit is. The next, we’re here.September.
It’s time, the lifestylemagazines tell us, to getback into a routine. Time tobring out the soup pot, theysay. To dig out the sweaters.To stow away the patio set.To get the furnace servicedand the fireplace cleaned.
To which I say: No! No,no no!
To many people, includ-ing those who work forthe lifestyle magazines,September signals the startof fall, if not the unofficialnew year.
The arrival of LabourDay means we’re donewith the fun stuff. No morejumping off the dock at thecottage. No more toastingmarshmallows over a beachfire. No more lounging
around in a hammock orhanging out on a restau-rant patio with an ice-coldmojito.
It’s time, we’re told, tostart replacing one ward-robe with another. Nevermind that it may still be 25degrees at the peak of theday. Those whiteCapris just haveto go.
Well, I’d liketo inform theeditors of thoselifestyle maga-zines — andanyone else whowants to spoilmy fun — thatfall has most definitely notarrived. There are, by golly,almost three weeks of sum-mer left, and I, for one, willnot go gently into that newseason.
No way.The sandals will stay, as
will the patio set and themojitos. If I had a cottagewith a dock, I’d continueto use it. Ditto with a ham-mock.
I vow not to make a potroast or a single batch ofstew until after the fallequinox. I will not have thefurnace serviced until later
this month. I promise to noteven fire it up, no matterwhat the temperature.
I don’t care what thelifestyle magazines editorssay about routine. If I wantto eat dinner at 8:30 oneday and 4:30 the next, thenthat’s precisely what I’ll do.
Routinecan justwait untilOctober.
Seemsthoselifestylemaga-zines areforeverwanting
to jump the gun when itcomes to seasonal happen-ings. You know: they wantus to start thinking aboutdoing the Christmas bakingwhen we’ve barely had timeto put away the Halloweencostumes. They want us toplan the menu for Easterdinner as soon as we’vefinished the Valentine’s Daychocolate.
I get that it’s good to planwell in advance, but this isanother story.
I haven’t arrived atautumn just yet. My feet arestill planted in summer.
Routine can wait as feetstill planted in summer
Delta students BrockLawson, Morgan Leungand Sidney Peake are threeof 11 recipients of the2014 Envision FinancialEducation Award.
Each year, secondary andpost-secondary studentsthroughout B.C. who arealso Envision Financialmembers are encouraged toapply for one of 11 $2,000scholarships. These edu-cation awards recognizestudents who have demon-strated outstanding scholas-tic ability combined withexceptional communityvolunteer service.
A recent graduate ofSouth Delta Secondary,Lawson is planning onattending either UBC orUVic to pursue a degreein commerce. He hasdedicated considerable timevolunteering as a volleyball
coach and junior intramu-ral coordinator at his highschool as well as for thejunior golf program at theBeach Grove Golf Club.
Leung will be attendingthe University of Ottawa tostudy conflict studies andhuman rights. Outside ofschool, she has spent con-siderable time as a balletteaching assistant and as ajunior facilitator at the TakeAction Academy, which isa week-long social justicecamp organized by Free theChildren. Leung also startedBracelets for Baby Food, aninitiative that has enabledher to make and sell brace-lets with proceeds going tothe local food bank.
Formerly a student atDelta Secondary, Peakeplans on attending SimonFraser University to pursuea degree in education. She
has dedicated more than400 hours volunteering asa camp counselor and life-guard at Camp Qwanoesand has coached develop-mental swimmers over thepast three years. She is alsoone of the founding mem-bers of FUSE, which bringsyouth groups together togive back to their communi-ties.
“We’re pleased to rec-ognize the hard work anddedication that all three ofthese recipients have shownto both their educationand her community,” saidSusan Byrom, manager ofcommunity investment atEnvision Financial.
Over the last 17 years,the Envision FinancialEducation Award has pro-vided nearly a half milliondollars in funding to closeto 250 students in B.C.
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The sandals will stay,as will the patio setand the mojitos. If Ihad a cottage with adock, I’d continue touse it.
Brock Lawson Morgan Leung Sidney Peake
Three Delta students among 11in B.C. to win Envision award
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16th Annual Moonlight Gala
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The Earthwise Society hostedits fourth annual TomatoFestival Saturday in BoundaryBay, showcasing 20 organicheirloom varieties. The eventalso featured cooking demon-strations, guided farm tours,live music and more. Seemore photos at www.delta-optimist.com.
Go to www.bcfreshvegetables.com for BCfresh recipes or submit your own!
BCfresh vegetables are meticulously grown on over 40 family farmsthroughout the Fraser Valley, many of the families going back four and five generations.
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Day at the Farm
Day at the Farm, hostedby Delta Farmland &Wildlife Trust in partner-ship with the WesthamIsland Herb Farm, will givesuburbanites an opportunityto visit a real working farm.
The ninth annual eventwill be held this Saturday,Sept. 6, from 10 a.m. to4 p.m. at Westham IslandHerb Farm.
Day at the Farm givesvisitors a unique opportu-nity to interact with manyaspects of Delta’s farmingcommunity. Over 20 agri-cultural organizations willhave displays to engagepeople in fun activitiesthat showcase the nature ofB.C. agriculture and answerquestions about how localfood is produced.
Christine Terpsma, pro-gram co-ordinator of theDelta Farmland & WildlifeTrust, expects visitors willview agriculture in a differ-ent light after attending theevent.
“People are often sur-prised to learn such adiverse farming community
is right in their backyard,”says Terpsma. “Delta isonly about 20 kilometresfrom Vancouver. After visit-ing Day at the Farm, visi-tors get a sense of just howlocal their food is. Their
blueberries, cranberries,vegetables and dairy prod-ucts are largely producedwithin an hour of MetroVancouver.”
There are plenty ofthings to do and see at this
year’s event. In addition tothe ever-popular farmer-led haywagon tours andthe B.C. Dairy Associationmilking shows, visitors canlook forward to a specialtypoultry exhibition, musical
pony ride, farrier shows, amini-live auction and butterchurning demonstrations.
B.C. Fresh is once againhosting a Potato Dig, whichallows people to harvesttheir own fresh potatoes
straight from the field.Antique and modern
farm equipment, livestockand plenty of fresh localfare are also on the sched-ule.
There will also be livemusic from Dru Yates aswell as Sami Rae and TravisHusband.
Visitors will even havethe opportunity to learnfrom local conservationorganizations that work inDelta, to explain how farmsin the area provide habitatfor a wide variety of wild-life species.
Admission is free or bydonation and bring non-per-ishable items for the foodbank.
Like to bake? Bring abatch of homemade cookiesto enter the Local CookieContest, to be judged bya professional chef at theshowstage at noon.
Westham Island HerbFarm is at 4690 KirklandRd. Visit www.deltafarm-land.ca for more informa-tion along with a map anddirections to the farm.
Visitors experience a Day at the FarmDelta Farmland & Wildlife Trust’s ninth annual event is set for Saturday at Westham Island Herb Farm
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Day at the Farm gives visitors an up close look at many agricultural operations, including a dairy farm.
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Tsawwassen Community BranchD-1215 56th Street, 604.877.2583
Vancity is proud to support A Day at the Farm.Join us at this community event hosted by DeltaFarmland and Wildlife Trust and Westham IslandHerb Farm.
Westham Island Herb FarmSaturday, September 6, 201410 am - 4 pm4690 Kirkland Road, Delta
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Sami Rae and Travis Husbandwill be part of the musicalentertainment at Day at theFarm with an afternoon set.According to her Facebookbio, Rae is an up and comingcountry/alternative/folk art-ist, who along with bandmateTravis Husband, have beenrecording and entertainingaudiences since 2011. “Thesetwo have a passion for musicand it shows in their catchytunes,” the bio states. For apreview, visit www.reverbna-tion.com/samirae.
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Day at the Farm will include displays of antique and moden farm equipment as well as an opportunity to harvest your own potatoes.
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“A FUN agricultural event for the whole family!”
Ÿ Hay Wagon Farm ToursŸ BC Fresh Potato DigŸ Live MusicŸ Musical Pony ShowŸ Antique Tractors/Modern Farm EquipmentŸ Wildlife Conservation DisplaysŸ Livestock and 4H CalvesŸ Fresh Local Produce for SaleŸ Local Food VendorsŸ Mini Live AuctionŸ Poultry ExhibitionŸ AND MUCH MORE!
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Coming Events
!Baby Play Date: Monday,Sept. 8, 10:30 a.m. - 12p.m. at the TsawwassenLibrary and Wednesday,Sept. 10, 10:30 a.m. - 12p.m. at the Ladner PioneerLibrary. This hands-onevent will teach parents/caregivers ways to play withyour baby or toddler andencourage early literacyat the same time. Come toplay and go away with ideasto try at home. This eventis best suited for babiesand toddlers 2 years old &younger with a parent orcaregiver.
!Taoist Tai Chi is a setof gentle movements forpeople of all ages and in allconditions. New Beginnerclasses start in Tsawwassenon Monday, Sept. 8 at St.David’s Anglican Church,1115-51A St., and inLadner on Wednesday,Sept. 10 at Ladner UnitedChurch, 4960-48th Ave. Allclasses run from 10 a.m.to noon and include a teabreak. For more informa-tion call 604-681-6609 orvisit www.taoist.org.
!Delta Nature Presents:Anita den Dikken, naturelover and avid environ-mentalist, will give us the
highlights of her 2013 tripto Africa with a focus onthe wildlife, cultures andeconomies of Kenya andTanzania. Time: Monday,Sept. 8, at 7:30 p.m. Place:Cammidge House inBoundary Bay RegionalPark. No charge for event- everyone welcome. Info:call Tom at 604-940-9296or e-mail [email protected].
!Happy to 102 - Tuesday,Sept. 9, 2 - 3:30 p.m. atthe Tsawwassen Library.Discover the best-keptsecrets to a long and happylife as we share insightsand evidence-based studiesto help baby boomers andseniors live to their maxi-mum potential at any age.Presented by Home CareAssistance.
!The Canadian Federationof University Women SouthDelta has an open housefor prospective new mem-bers planned. If you are awoman with a post-second-ary degree, diploma or cer-tificate, residing in Ladneror Tsawwassen, you arecordially invited to an OpenHouse on Tuesday, Sept.9, 7 to 9 p.m. at the homeof Cheryl McTait, 1232Pacific Dr., Tsawwassen.It will be an opportunity
to meet the executive andother members of theclub in a relaxed, infor-mal atmosphere. For moreinformation call Linda at604-948-1250 or Cheryl at604-943-4634.
!Volunteers needed.Consider joining the teamof volunteers at the HospiceCottage Charity Shoppe.The Cottage will be hostingan information session onSept. 10 from 1-3 p.m. atthe store located at 1521-56th St., Tsawwassen.
!Real Men Don’t Cry - OrDo They? Interactive dis-cussion for men who havelost partners. Wednesdays,Sept. 10, 17, 24, Oct. 1 atthe Centre for SupportiveCare. Call 604-948-0660for more information or toregister.
!Putting the Garden to Bedfor the Winter - Thursday,Sept. 11, 7 - 8:30 p.m. atthe Ladner Pioneer Library.What are the best thingsyou can do for your garden/lawn before and during ourwinter? Learn labour-saving(and money-saving) ways totuck in your garden this fallto ensure an easy and restedwake-up in the spring. Thisis for all levels of garden-ers.
!ElderCollege Delta isopen to those in the com-munity 50 years and over.Public registration takesplace at the TsawwassenTown Centre Mall onSaturday, Sept. 13 from10 to 11:30 a.m. and atSave-on-Foods in Ladneron Tuesday, Sept. 16 from11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Forfurther information or toregister after Sept. 16, con-tact 604-943-0262 or [email protected]. The complete fall pro-gram is available at Deltapublic libraries and seniorcentres or on-line (GoogleElderCollege Delta).
!Low Vision SupportGroup meets at the LadnerPioneer Library on Monday,Sept. 15 from 1:30 to2:30 p.m. Guest speakeris Registered TraditionalMedicine PractitionerCheryl Wang.
!Shari’s Saturday Social,Saturday, Sept. 13 atKinVillage CommunityCentre, 5430-10th Ave.,Tsawwassen. Doors openat 7 p.m. Dance to a greatvariety of CD music. Dressoptional but glitz and glam-our is always in style. Mid-
evening tea, coffee, andassorted goodies included.Tickets available at the door$10 for members $12 fornon-members. To reserve atable call Shari at 604-943-8755 by Sept. 11.
!Welcome Back Luncheon,12 p.m. on Friday, Sept.19 with entertainer BrianGimbel. KinVillageCommunity Centre, 5430-10th Ave., Tsawwassen,604-943-0225. $12 formembers $14 for non-members, cash, cheque,Visa, MasterCard, debitcard.
!McKee Senior RecreationCenter presents a FallLunch and Fashion Showon Friday, Sept. 26, at 12p.m. Cost: $9 member/$11non-members. Menu:Baked ham, scalloped pota-toes, salad, bun, dessert,tea/coffee. Fashion Showby Delta Hospital AuxiliaryThrift Shoppe.
!The Songwriter Cafeat St. David’s AnglicanChurch returns withChristine Magee as the fea-ture performer on Sept. 6 at7:30 p.m.
!Fall registration for the
Delta Choral Society takesplace Monday, Sept. 8 at6:55 p.m. at BenedictionLutheran Church, 5575-6th Ave., Tsawwassen. Thesociety is welcoming newmembers to it’s award-win-ning pair of choirs, theDelta Community Choirand Tapestry. For moreinformation, please visitwww.deltachoral.ca.
!The Delta Music MakersCommunity Band launchesits fall term Sept. 9 witha 13-week schedule ofTuesday rehearsals. Oursaxophone sections are full,but all other instrumentsare welcome. The DMM isa fun group of folks whonever take themselves tooseriously but love playingmusic together. ContactCurt Jantzen at 604-946-2309, www.deltamusicmak-ers.org.
The Coming Events col-umn is published everyWednesday as a communityservice. If you have a non-profit event, mail, drop off,fax, or e-mail ([email protected]) thedetails to the Optimist by 3p.m. Monday. Submissionsare subject to space limi-tations (no phone calls,please).
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A18 The Delta Optimist September 3, 2014
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TUNNEL TOWN CURLING CLUB 1720 - 56 Street Tsawwassen, BC South Delta Rec Centre
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Wednesday, September 4thTuesday, September 10thThursday, September 12th
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Rotary Family Day
All ages welcome*Saturday, September 7th
10am - noon
Tunnel Town Curling Club will provide the basic skills and knowledge necessaryto start throwing rocks and having fun curling this winter!
For more information or to register, please call or email today.* Children under 9 years of age must wear a helmet
Registration/Open House
Wednesday, September 10th7pm - 9pm
or online at www.tunneltowncurlingclub.com
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SeniorsWednesday, Sept. 10th & 17th
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Tuesday, September 9thThursday, September 11th
7pm - 9pm
Pre-registration is required. Please call or email for more information.
Rotary Family Day
All ages welcome*Sunday, September 7th
10am - noon
Sports Editor: Mark Booth Phone: 604-946-4451 Email: [email protected]
Delta Sports
Pacific Standard Time. Height in feet
0104
6786
Tides atTsawwassen These predictions are supplements to and not
replacements for the Canadian Tide and CurrentTables, which include the only authorized tidalpredictions for Canada and are provided byCanadian Hydrographic Service.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
12:23 am 13.1 8:03 am 3.93:35 pm 13.5 8:52 pm 10.5
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
1:34 am 6.9 9:06 am 3.64:25 pm 14.1 9:57 pm 9.8
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 62:49 am 13.5 10:05 am 3.05:08 pm 14.4 10:51 pm 9.2
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
4:01 am 13.8 10:59 am 3.05:46 pm 14.8 11:39 pm 7.9
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
5:07 am 14.1 11:47 am 3.06:23 pm 15.1
Giants hosting pre-season tourneyThere will be plenty of Western Hockey League pre-sea-
son action this weekend at Sungod Arena as the VancouverGiants host a four-team tournament.
The Victoria Royals and Kamloops Blazers will face-offSaturday at 3 p.m., followed by the Giants taking on theKelowna Rockets at 7 p.m.
Sunday’s doubleheader will feature Kelowna battlingVictoria at 1 p.m. and the Giants facing Kelowna at 5 p.m.
Tickets for all home preseason games are $10 and canbe purchased at the door. There will also be a WeekendPass special for the tournament. For $35, passholders will
be able to watch all four tournament games and receive oneticket to the Giants’ home season opener on Sept. 20.
Vancouver rolled to a 6-1 victory over the Rockets lastSunday at Sungod.
Among the goalscorers was 16-year-old Tyler Bensonwho will be with the club on a full-time basis this sea-son after being the No. 1 overall pick in the 2013 WHLBantam Draft.
The Giants are also slated to visit Victoria on Sept. 11before concluding their exhibition schedule one night laterback at Sungod against Kelowna.Tyler Benson
Sun Devils proceeding with seasonSouth Delta football team works around B.C. teachers labour dispute by moving practices off school grounds
The B.C. High School FootballAssociation is tiptoeing aroundthe teachers labour dispute to pro-ceed with its season.
All but two teams began train-ing over a week ago, including theSouth Delta Sun Devils.
With outside communitycoaches involved in the gamemore than ever before, onlyRichmond’s Hugh Boyd Trojansand Cloverdale’s Lord TweedsmuirPanthers have been impacted bythe B.C. teachers’ strike/lockout.
Once picket lines returned atSDSS, the team moved all ofits equipment from the schoolto across the street at DennisonPark where training continues.The Devils are busy prepar-ing for their opening pre-seasongame Saturday — the annualMcDonalds Delta Cup Challengeagainst the Seaquam Seahawks.Kickoff is 2:30 p.m. at Seaquamsecondary school.
The plan is to continue withexhibition games over the nextcouple of weeks but push backthe start of conference play intoOctober should the labour disputelinger.
The Sun Devils coaching stafffeatures nothing but communityvolunteers including longtimehead coach Ray Moon.
“There has been a great debategoing on within the associationas you can imagine,” said Moon.“We don’t do anything betweenregular school hours (8:30 to 3:30
p.m.) and that was a very impor-tant part of the decision. I justhope it gets resolved really soon.”
Football is the only fall highschool sport that has an earlystart-up date. Scheduled gamesfor volleyball, field hockey andsoccer don’t begin until lateSeptember. While the other sportsoffer elite levels of club andacademy play, B.C. high schoolfootball is considered the greateststage for student athletes to show-case their ability for potentialscholarships.
South Delta has a number ofplayers with the ability to playat the post-secondary level as itprepares for its return to the eliteAAA level. Among them arequarterback Lucas Kirk, runningback Jack McDonald and receiverBlake Gau who all enjoyedimpressive Grade 11 campaigns.
“We have 34 kids includingfour (Grade 10s) who will be get-ting playing time at the seniorlevel,” added Moon.
End zone…Once there is labour peace, one
coach is concerned how level theplaying field will be.
Hugh Boyd’s program is notonly shutdown, spring trainingin June was cancelled as well.The Trojans have been coachedfor over two decades by longtimeBoyd teachers Bill and BruceHaddow.
“How fair is it going into ourfirst league game if we havehad only five practices to getready and our opponent has had30, never mind a few exhibi-
tion games as well?” asked BillHaddow.
“We do have community coach-
es working with us but, first andforemost, they are our friends tooand respect what we are doing as
teachers. I just wish everyone wasmore on the same page but that’sup to the association.”
South Delta Sun Devils head coach Ray Moons puts his players through the paces last week as they prepare for theirhigh school football season opener against the Seaquam Seahawks on Saturday. The exhibition portion of the high2014 schedule will proceed during the current B.C. teachers labour dispute.
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Tsawwassen TennisClub’s Women’s Division 4Night team captured the2014 Provincial Leaguechampionship, held atWhistler Racquet Club.Under blue skies andamidst majestic scenery,the team consisting ofCatherine Delf, RocioGonzales, Debbie Kemp,Sherry Madden, LiesaMacCulloch, Sally Norcott,Margaret Paterson,Kathleen Semple, AileenStuart, Dian Soparloand Naima Iversenwere strong contend-ers. Other entries camefrom Arrowsmith, Victoria/Saanich, Kamloops,Sunshine Coast, andNorth Delta. Tsawwassenplayed some tough nailbiting matches (singlesand doubles) throughoutthe competition, taking thefinal over Kamloops, twomatches to one — cap-ping a terrific weekend.
Tennischampions
Delta Deas Rowing Club turned ina strong showing at the recent 132ndRoyal Canadian Henley Regatta
This international competition,hosts clubs from South America, theUnited States, Australia, and Ireland,and is considered the elite event in theCanadian rowing community.
This year, Delta Deas sent five row-ers to compete in three events. Theclub had athletes in the U17 quadruplesculls, four with coxswain, and singlescull races.
Trevor MacDougall, BenMorton, Alex Larocque, and DanielKruckenberg placed seventh overallin the U17 quadruple sculls event outof 24 entries. They then teamed upwith Natalie Whitehead in the U17four with coxswain — placing fourthin the final made up predominantlyof American Ivy League Schoolcrews. Delta, along with the St.
Catharines Rowing Club, were theonly two teams representing Canadain this event’s final.
It marked the first time in clubhistory that a DDRC crew had quali-fied for a sweeping final at a majornational regatta.
Whitehead also competed in the
girls U17 single scull event — finish-ing third in her heat with only twoboats qualifying for the final.
With the summer season wrappingup, the club now looks towards thefall head racing season, including TheHead of the Reach Regatta, scheduledfor Sept. 14 on the Deas Slough
Delta rowers shine at Henley Regatta
Delta rowers more than held their own at the 32nd annual Canadian Henley Regatta.
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Our community-based school is committed todeveloping the whole child in a balancedlearning environment. Vibrant, involved andnurturing teachers foster our students to berespectful and accountable leaders.
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, SPIRIT & FAITHDifferentiated learning for individualized andinclusive advancement with programs suchas ReadWell, Mathletics and OrtonGillingham
Advanced technological literacy developedusing a state-of-the art Mac Lab, iPads andinteractive white boards in all classrooms
French program from Kindergarten to gr. 7with two dedicated French teachers
After school high-school exam preparatorysessions offered
Wide spectrum of extracurricular activities areoffered to shape growing minds
Fine Arts programming includes Junior andSenior bands, Visual Arts Club and Choirs
Athletic Program includes recreational activitiesand intramural sports. SHS actively participatesin interschool competition in soccer, cross-country, track and field, basketball andvolleyball
Brain gain opportunities like the Odyssey of theMind program develops problem-solving skills
Staff and families cultivate a strong spirit ofgenerosity rooted in the Christian faith toaid those in need - locally and beyond
We celebrate and support one-anotherwith a spirit of love, faith and compassion
SHS is open for registration andwould welcome new students.Tuition ranges from $245 - $490 per month
Please visit our website for more details orcall to arrange a tour of our wonderfulfacility and scenic grounds.
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