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Rising sea levels will force major upgrades to the Lower Mainland's network of dikes in the coming decades, according to a provincial government report.

The newly released findings estimate dike upgrades could cost $9.5 billion over the next 90 to 100 years to prepare Metro Vancouver to withstand a significant increase in ocean levels caused by climate change.

The report, titled Cost of Adaptation – Sea Dikes and Alternative Strategies, examined 250 kilometres of ocean shoreline from West Vancouver to White Rock and on the Fraser River as far upstream as the Port Mann Bridge.

Actual construction of larger dikes are estimated at $880-million, with a larger chunk, $1.6 billion, for property acquisition.

But the biggest cost is an estimated $3.25 billion for seismic upgrades.

One of the risks flagged in the report is that an earthquake could cause some soil layers underneath dikes to liquefy, threatening their integrity.

The proposed changes take into account sea level rise, land subsidence, maximum high tide, storm surge, wave effects and the need for freeboard.

The report calls for a strategy in some floodprone areas of "managed retreat" where currently developed areas are decommissioned over time and returned to a natural or low-value state that can flood periodically.

Steveston's densely developed waterfront of historic buildings might be protected by using Shady Island and a new sea gate as a storm surge barrier.

The report also suggests a Regional Flood Protection Plan be drawn up with the province, municipalities and other agencies participating.

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Former B.C. attorney-general Wally Oppal recommends forming a Metro Vancouver police force in his 1,450-page Missing Women Inquiry report. Jeff Nagel photo

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Missing Women Inquiry commissioner Wally Oppal is calling on the province to create a Greater Vancouver police force after concluding a badly coordinated police response was a key underlying factor that let serial killer Robert Pickton keep killing for years after he should have been caught. The former attorney-general, in his 1,450-page report titled Forsaken, says the fragmentation of policing in the Lower Mainland led to multiple police failures, including uncoordinated parallel investigations and the failure to share key evidence.

Among the 60 recommendations Oppal makes in the report, is to create an expert panel to develop a proposed new regional policing model and implementation plan.

"It is clear from the evidence that a regional police force stood a good chance of apprehending Robert Pickton much earlier," Oppal said, noting the region is the only major centre in Canada without a regional force.

The patchwork of municipal police and RCMP detachments in the region came into stark focus during the inquiry, as Vancouver Police took the view no crimes were committed in their jurisdiction, because Pickton's farm was

in RCMP-policed Port Coquitlam.

"The missing and murdered women were forsaken twice," he said in the report. "Once by society at large and again by the police."

Metro Vancouver mayors have repeatedly dismissed talk of a regional force in the past, citing concern over loss of local control or officers pulled away to regional duties.

"A decisive step must be taken to break this impasse," Oppal said, adding he does not recommend "yet another study" on the feasibility of the idea.

Delta Mayor Lois Jackson opposes regional policing, saying it would disconnect officers from local citizens.

"I just do not believe regional policing with a great faceless group of people from all over the Lower Mainland will do our cities in good stead," Jackson said.

Delta police chief Jim Cessford said he is a strong proponent of community-based policing, as it reduces the distance between the public and the police. However, a regional model may reduce the ability of local officers to engage the public.

"Bigger is not always better," said Cessford.

"In Delta, we provide a 'no call is too small' service. We don't want to lose that. Regional departments can get to be so big you can't con-

nect with the community."

A large regional police force might draw resources away from Delta, placing them in higher crime areas in neighboring municipalities.

"We have 14 cars on the road at any time," he said. "With a regional police force, I suspect that number would drop drastically."

Communication between police departments has greatly improved in the decade since Pickton's discovery, Cessford noted.

"Police departments do talk to each other, we do it every day," he said. Last month, Delta Police Department worked with Richmond RCMP to take down a Ladner-based drug dealing operation. The Delta Police Department was also involved in the integrated effort to bring those who participated in the 2011 Stanley Cup Riot to justice.

"We've come a long way since Pickton."

Cessford said he favors a policing model that integrates and regionalizes specialized departments, such as gang units, but still gives local departments some autonomy.

But whatever the direction regional policing takes, it should be steered by the public, as opposed to the politicians.

"We need to ask the people of Delta what kind of police department they want," Cessford said.

"It's important to be open-minded."

More than three-quarters of people who participated in public consultations are opposed to the Southlands development, according to a municipal report presented to council Monday (Dec. 17) evening.

Council chambers were packed to capacity Monday as more than 100 people were in the audience to voice their opposition to the project.

The development application before council involves 950 residential units on roughly 20 per cent of the 217 ha (536 acre) parcel of land in southeast Tsawwassen.

According to the report, Delta has received 1,398 total pieces of correspondence from the public, enough to fill eight binders as of Nov. 16, with less than 20 per cent expressing support for the project, while 77 per cent expressed opposition.

Meanwhile, an online petition with close to 950 names, as well as a 464-name signed petition, is calling for the application to be rejected. A 2011 petition with 1,363 names called for the the site to be put back into the Agricultural Land Reserve.

Those who indicated support for the Southlands project cited favourable concepts such as community-based farming, an increased variety of housing for first-time buyers and seniors, and bolstering the school-age population. Those who oppose the application, meanwhile, want to retain the farmland for future generations, are concerned about the ecological impact, and the negative effects of increased population density.

Coun. Sylvia Bishop said that although Century Group has the right to make an application, the public has already expressed overwhelming opposition to the development.

"Ultimately this thing has to come to an end one way or another. I can only live so long," said Coun.

Bruce McDonald to laughter and applause.

Opposition to the project has been expressed by numerous groups, some accusing the municipality of dragging their feet.

Dana Maslovat and his group, Southlands: The Facts, has launched an ombudsperson complaint against Delta in response to a letter he says accuses his organization of misrepresentation.

"The letter of reprimand from Nov. 8, admonished Southlands: The Facts for publishing information to concerned citizens regarding the municipality’s legal right to pass bylaws that would prevent the operation of greenhouses or other forms of industrial farming in the middle of Tsawwassen," said Maslovat.

"It has since been confirmed by Delta CAO, George Harvie, in a presentation to council on Dec. 10, that the Municipality of Delta can indeed adopt bylaws to restrict certain types of farm uses, such as greenhouses, on the Southlands."

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Ladner Harbour will be kept navigable for recreational and commercial boaters thanks to new dredging funding announced Monday morning. The $10 million joint commitment by Port Metro Vancouver, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, the Corporation of Delta, and the City of Richmond will see Ladner Harbour, as well as Steveston Harbour in Richmond, dredged to allow for larger fishing and recreational vessels.

Dredging work is expected to begin in July 2013 and continue until March 2014. The funding commitment also includes money for maintenance dredging for up to 10 years.

At a press conference Monday morning, Transportation Minister Mary Polak said the dredging would remove silt deposits that pose a navigation hazard to boaters, but wouldn't cause any damage to the local environment.

Jon Roscoe is chairman of the Ladner Sediment Group, which has been lobbying for dredging along the Ladner Channel for the past four years. While the dredging will help the long-term redevelopment of Ladner Harbour, it's main purpose is to continue the economic output of the waterway.

"We know the channel is filling in, and if that continues to happen… it would be devastating," he said.

The Ladner Channel, from Canoe Pass to Deas Slough, is home to more than 1,000 pleasure crafts, according to Roscoe.

"Boat owners pump an average of $10,000 a year [each] into Ladner, from groceries to maintenance work," he said.

An independent study conducted for the Corporation of Delta found that Ladner Harbour contribute more than $51 million in direct economic output. Without dredging, Roscoe said that economic activity will move elsewhere.

Fish processing plants like Lion's Gate Fisheries and S.M. Products

need a deep channel to bring fishing boats to offload.

"If they can't bring their boats in, they'll have to move," he said.

Roscoe praised the various partners who came together to make the deal happen. The dredging deal includes $2 million form the Corporation of Delta, $2 million from the City of Richmond, $3 million from the provincial government, $2.75 million from Port Metro Vancouver, and an amount still to be determined from Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Mayor Lois Jackson said the project would contribute significantly to the regional economy and improve local quality of life in Delta.

“Dredging these local channels, and the provision of funding for ongoing maintenance dredging, ensures that we can continue to generate economic benefits for our community," she said. "Having advocated for this project for many years…

I look forward to resolving this longstanding issue in partnership with Port Metro Vancouver and our senior government partners.”

delta moves closer to banning shark fin soup AdriAn MacNair reporter

Delta council has asked staff to draft up legislation that would ban shark fin soup in Delta following a delegation by activist Anthony Marr on Monday evening (Dec. 17).

Although Marr said he isn't aware of any specific restaurants in Delta that serve the Chinese delicacy, he urged the ban to "shame" Richmond into making a decision on the contentious

issue in that municipality.

Marr said in an interview Monday afternoon that 86 per cent of shark fin soup tested by the University of Guelph was identified as being from endangered or at-risk shark species.

"It's obviously a practice I deplore," said Coun. Scott Hamilton at Monday's meeting, before adding he was concerned such a municipal ban wouldn't carry weight in light of a recent court ruling in Ontario.

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Coun. Bruce MacDonald suggested Delta should work with municipalities like Vancouver and Burnaby to enact legislation consistent with other jurisdictions.

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Santa Claus is gearing up for his busiest night of the year, but will be making time to stop by the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall this weekend. Jim Kinnear photo

Christmas Claus Jolly old St. Nick prepares for his big night ADRIAN MACNAIR REPORTER

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he familiar face of the jolly old elf in his red suit and white fur trim evokes a twinge of childhood memories and magic. Santa Claus breaks this trance by moving a white glove to his face to brush away the cookie crumbs from his beard.

"Sorry about that," he says sheepishly.

"I got hooked on these things back in the twenties."

Nevertheless, Santa says he's conscious of changing attitudes about the iconic snack and it's potential health effects.

"These days children are leaving out low fat soy milk and organic gluten-free biscuits. Keeps me trim and proper," he says, slapping a hand against his belly in a way that's reminiscent of his 1823 biography, 'Twas The Night Before Christmas.

Of course, Santa gets plenty of exercise during this, his busiest time of the year.

Not only does he get ready for the physical strain of visiting countless children on Christmas Eve, there's the mental preparation of psyching himself up to make the whirlwind tour de globe in one night.

But after hundreds of Christmases— Santa says he's a little fuzzy on the exact number—it's gotten to be old hat.

"Oh sure, each Christmas there's a bump or two in the road," he says.

"Like that time we had to get Rudolph to lead the way through… oh, you've

heard that story?"

Santa, who also goes by the names Sinterklaas or St. Nicholas depending on who's interviewing him, credits Mrs. Claus for modernizing his sleigh and outfitting it with the latest communications gizmos.

"Sandra likes me to check in after I've delivered the presents so she can start cooking the celebratory feast, bless her heart," he says. "She knows how hungry I get after working all night."

The elves also like to throw a little party on Christmas day, after the big man has had a nap of course, and destress after the big production push to finish toys for all the good little girls and boys around the world.

"The egg nog is flowing pretty freely by then, let me tell you," says Santa, breaking into a wide grin.

So, what keeps him going after all these years? Why does Santa Claus continue this tremendous effort, year in and year out with no sign of slowing down?

"I love this job. I love knowing that on Christmas morning a little one is going to wake up, rub the sleep out of their eyes, wander downstairs to the tree shimmering in the darkness, and see that one present with their name on it. It makes it all worthwhile."

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'Green' townhome rejected AdriAn MacNair reporter

The first "green" roof development in Delta was shot down by council Monday night (Dec. 17) after counsellors decided it didn't look right for the Ladner neighbourhood.

The architect on the project, Brian Hart, said council and staff have emphasized the need for more modern, environmentally friendly roofs, which were incorporated in this design. However, council agreed with a 101-signature petition opposing the form and character of the modern "box-like" design which would have been situated behind the old Baptist church at 47a Avenue and Delta Street.

"The folks in the audience made it clear they're not objecting to the development, they're objecting to the form and character," said Coun. Scott Hamilton.

Developer Steve Knoblauch expressed disappointment in a Tuesday (Dec. 18) morning interview, but said he was going to move on and bring back a new design in January.

"We went through the process and the process has spoken, so now we move forward," he said.

Delta Council rejected the design for an eco-friendly townhouse slated for Ladner Village over concerns it didn't fit in with the heritage feel of the neighbourhood. Contributed photo "I guess Delta isn't ready for sustainable housing yet."

He said the development was designed with an environmentally-friendly roof because that's what Delta council wanted, but "green" roofs have to be flat.

"You can't put a green roof on a peaked roof. Maybe someday they might figure out how to do it but you can't. How do you get up there to cut the grass and the vegetables if it's not walkable?" said Knoblauch. "Those roofs are tech-

nology that Vancouver's adopted.

There were solar panels on them that were going to heat the hot water in your house. So, I will just be building what the public wants me to build."

Hart has argued there are already several modern flat-roof buildings in the neighbourhood, including some that are four stories. He also objected to the petition's assertion the development would negatively affect market values of other houses in the

neighbourhood.

"The inclusion of this statement in the petition fatally flaws the petition," he said, adding it's easy to get 100 signatures on a petition by making such a claim.

But resident Lynne Webb, who spearheaded the petition, said people signed the petition after seeing the design, not because of property values.

"As councillors we can't just take petitions and roll them up and throw them in the trash, we have to listen to what neighbours think," said Coun. Ian Paton.

Jocelyne Yhalomi, another resident, applauded the development's restoration and relocation of the heritage church, built in 1902, but said the design of the townhouses contrasted with it.

"Ladner village is a destination that people from all over the Lower Mainland visit in order to enjoy its small town look and charm."

Webb argued the development was being put in a heritage conservation area, but after clarification from the municipal clerk, the development actually falls outside of the heritage conservation area zoning of the Official Community Plan and is zoned mixed use heritage.

Complaint launched against Delta Council From P3 H o w e v e r, H a r v i e has repeatedly stated the opposite opinion, reminding council in that Dec. 10 meeting that although Delta could adopt such bylaws, it's unlikely they would hold up to a court challenge. A recent consultation with three legal experts not only confirmed this, but suggested Delta could be sued for damages and found guilty of abuse of power.

Mayor Lois Jackson said in an inter view Monday that she has no interest in arguing with Maslovat.

"What I will say is it's my responsibility to ensure that the information coming forward for council's consideration is accurate and thorough, easily understood by everyone, and that council will have all information it needs in order to make a decision."

Jackson said there's a lot of emotion attached to the issue but that everybody has a right to investigate and ask questions.

"The key thing we have not been able to settle with the public is what we would do with that 80 per cent land," said Harvie.

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Santa Claus may get all the credit for making children's Christmas wishes come true, but without the support of his long-suffering wife, Sandra, he'd never make it out the door.

"He's a hard working man, but I swear, sometimes I think he'd forget his beard if wasn't attached to his face," she tells the South Delta Leader, in an exclusive interview.

While her husband spends most of the year tending to his herd of flying reindeer, it's Mrs. Claus who makes sure things run smoothly around the North Pole.

"It really is a year-round job," she says with a sigh.

It's Mrs. Claus who maintains Santa's naughty-or-nice list and it's up to her to make sure Santa has everything he needs for his big night.

But most of her time is spent overseeing the North Pole's gift manufacturing operations at the North Pole, where she manages a staff of thousands of elves.

The vast industrial complex has undergone a massive overhaul in recent years to bring it up to modern standards.

"Thanks to advances in robotics and automation, we've been able to greatly improve our productivity," she says.

Mrs. Claus has also outfitted Santa's sleigh with the latest in GPS technology this year.

"Coordinating the delivery of millions of presents can be a logistical nightmare, and Santa doesn't have the best sense of direction," she says. "We've had to rely on Rudolph's red nose in the past, but this year we'll have global positioning satellites to guide us."

When Mrs. Claus does have a spare moment, she says she likes to spend it in the kitchen.

"I love to bake and Santa loves to eat," she says. "It's a good arrangement."

To prepare her husband for his big trip on Christmas Eve, Mrs. Claus says she makes sure to send him out with ample supply of her cranberry white chocolate chip cookies.

Of course, those don't last very long, as Santa works up a big hunger delivering Christmas gifts to boys and girls around the world.

"He really appreciates it when the children leave him milk and cookies," says Mrs. Claus.

But while her husband gets the glory, Mrs. Claus says she is happy to stay at home and enjoy a well-earned night off on Christmas Eve. "It's nice to have the place to myself, for once."

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The horrible events of last Friday's school shooting in Newton, Connecticut, have led to widespread speculation as to the shooters' motives, including a tenuous link to mental illness as a possible factor.

This is problematic, as it further paints those with mental illness as violent and unstable. It also demonstrates how little the public understands mental illness.

Those who experience a mental illness are not "crazy", nor are they often violent.

The true face of mental illness is all too common.

It may have stared back at you from the bathroom mirror.

According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, one in five Canadians will personally experience a mental illness in their lifetime.

Furthermore, mental illness indirectly affects all Canadians at some time, through a family member, friend, or colleague.

Mental illness covers a wide variety of ailments, from anxiety disorders and depression to serious brain disorders like schizophrenia and dementia.

According to the World Health Organization, clinical depression was the third most important cause of disease burden worldwide in 2004, and was first among middle- and high-income countries.

Meanwhile, Alzheimer’s disease is the sixthleading cause of death in the United States, according to Centre for Disease Control.

However, when it comes to public healthcare funding, mental health is often an afterthought.

Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illnesses, with 10 to 20 per cent eventually dying from complications. Despite the fact that close to five per cent of Canadian women aged 15 to 25 suffer from anorexia and/or bulimia

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(according to a 1993 Statistics Canada survey), this country was without a publicly funded residential treatment facility for eating disorders until just two years ago.

This past summer saw the closure of Riverview Hospital, the province's only mental health-specific hospital.

Mental illness can result in death, suicide, and self harm. But these outcomes can often be prevented with proper treatment and care.

While mental illness can result in violent behaviour, according to the CMHA, people with mental health issues are no more violent than any other group in our society.

But unlike other diseases and conditions, such as cancer or diabetes, mental health rarely elicits strong funding support from the public. As a result, there is less money for research and care.

However, treatment for mental illness will not become a priority until we make it one.

Mental illness is a medical condition, not a defect of character, and those living with this disease deserve support, not scorn. Acceptance, not alienation.

A diagnosis of mental illness defines aspects of a person's cognitive experiences, but that is only a part of who they are. We must be careful not to dismiss the whole person, as often it is easier to do so, rather than take the time to truly understand their diagnosis.

The sooner we as a society can accept these facts, the sooner we can reduce the social stigma many who suffer from this disease endure, as this stigma prevents many from seeking help.

We need to further our understanding of this widespread illness, not alienate those with a treatable medical condition.

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Thank God the world has recognized the Fraser River Estuary, it's river banks and marshes, Burns Bog, Boundary Bay, and the Serpentine Fen in Surrey, worthy of preservation and designation as a World Ramsar Heritage site. This recognizes the Fraser River River Delta site for its international ecological importance for migratory birds and fish species and diverse habitats that support a multitude of species.

It is clear that Mr. Duncan Wilson of Port Metro Vancouver and Harry Bain, the NDP critic for SurreyNewton could care less, for they want to desecrate further the greatest salmon-bearing river in the world, and an area that supports the diversity and the largest number of birds wintering in the whole of Canada, by dredging it deeper to accommodate deeper and larger container ships, when we already have a deep sea dock at Roberts Bank.

Any deepening of the Fraser River would cause irreparable damage to the existing ecosystem and create problems with the slope and stability of the diking system along the deepened area and further exasperate the sediment build up for property owners along the foreshore, by diverting the Fraser River flow away from them.

A full hydrological study would have to be under taken before this could even happen. Must we make the same mistake as they have done on the Thames River in England or the Mississippi and Columbia rivers in the U.S.A., where they have had spend millions to try and correct their mistakes?

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Report offers nothing new Was Wally Oppal, a one-time attorney general in B.C.’s Liberal government, the right man for the job of Commissioner for the Pickton inquiry? The answer was obvious before he spend $10 million dollars of taxpayers’ money. Oppal’s credibility was tainted by his political baggage right from the start.

Since Oppal released his 63 recommendations, the B.C. Liberals have been scurrying about expressing their sudden concern. If they were sincerely concerned about the plight of forsaken women, especially those in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, the Liberals would have acted long ago. Wally Oppal didn’t uncover a hidden treasure chest of secrets; he just regurgitated the obvious. Furthermore, Oppal could have submitted a two or three page summary months and months ago, instead of writing 1,448 pages that will go largely unread.

But the timing for the release of his report is good for the B.C. Liberals. They can now make lots of political promises and announce a few substantive changes during the spring election. A cynic might think this media manipulating strategy was thought up by one of Premier Clark’s clever high-paid handlers.

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You see, in Delta alone there are over 3,000 children with special needs. But not all of them are getting the help they need. That’s why Reach Child and Youth Development Society is building a new, community based centre that will give more children better access to the critical services they need to gain skills that will last them a lifetime.

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Angels of Christmas

Left: Gary Nylund, an 18-year veteran of the Delta Fire Department, works Christmas so that younger firefighters with children can enjoy it with their families.

Facing page: Perla Lonogen has worked many Christmases at Delta Hospital, where she tries to cheer up patients who can't be home because of illness.

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Frontline workers watch over us so we can have a Merry Christmas ADRIAN MACNAIR REPORTER

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or many, Christmas is a time for sharing with family, spent sitting around the fireplace or Christmas tree, enjoying the peace and quiet company of those who matter to us the most.

However, for many frontline workers in Delta, Christmas Day is just another day on the job.

While most Deltans are enjoying their turkey dinner or tucking those last presents under the Christmas tree, nurses are watching over the sick, police officers are taking dangerous impaired drivers off the road, and firefighters are ensuring that Christmas candles don't consume the entire house.

Working Christmas comes with the territory for frontline workers, and nobody knows that better than Perla Lonogen, a nurse at Delta Hospital for 11 years.

"Working as a nurse over the years I've come to understand that nurses' lives revolve around the schedules, and as a shift worker there's no

guarantee you'll be off for every special occasion," she says.

Lonogen has two small children aged nine and seven who understand mom sometimes has to work on Christmas.

"I will tell them Santa is still going to come down the chimney and bring the presents while they're sleeping and while mom is at work helping others."

When she comes home in the morning, exhausted though she might be, she still sits and opens presents with her children.

"It's tiring but that's the job I'm in as a nurse and also as a mother," she says. "It's a sacrifice."

Forced into people's lives Acting Lt. Gary Nylund, a Delta firefighter for the past 18 years, says he knows most public service workers pick their holidays in January and Christmas is usually the first one to go, depending on how old that person's children are.

"So, at the very beginning when you have babies and two- and three- and five-year-olds, you're picking Christmas first and that's it."

Now that Nylund's kids are nearly adults, he

doesn't mind working Christmas and leaves the date open for the younger guys. Sooner or later, everybody ends up working Christmas Eve or Day. Const. Sarah Swallow, a Delta police officer since 2006 and a dispatcher with the department since 2002, says she's used to the fact she has to work on Christmas and like most first responders she tries to make the best of it.

But this year she's looking forward to a Christmas off. Swallow is married to a Delta police officer and they have an 18-month-old son together.

It may be a holy night, but it's not always silent.

Swallow says there's always a lot of alcohol consumption over Christmas and that usually results in accidents. And while getting together with family is a favourite part of Christmas, sometimes police are called to resolve disputes.

"We try not to arrest people over Christmas for something they'll be held for, but any call that you go to you do feel sad that's how you're meeting people or that's how you're seeing people.

"We're all sort of forced into people's lives. We're not so much called into people's lives for good reasons," says Swallow, adding it's the nature of the job.

'We have each other' Working Christmas Eve sometimes means missing dinner with the family. For the firefighters, they try and work around the situation.

Nylund says they'll cook up a Christmas turkey dinner at the firehall.

"It is difficult, but I think it would be a lot more difficult if you were by yourself stuck in an office somewhere. But we have each other," says Nylund, referring to the fact firefighters always work in teams and can keep one another company.

They just have to hope their meal isn't interrupted by a call. But even on Christmas, accidents happen.

Nylund says some Christmases are uneventful, but others can be a nonstop rush.

"Anytime when you have people getting together, eating a lot of food and having a few glasses of wine and then possibly having to get home that night, there's going to be some problems."

The department doesn't get a lot of calls for fires on Christmas, but as first responders they always have to ready for medical emergencies, car accidents, and other issues.

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Christmas spirit Firefighters who work the day of Dec. 24 get to go home at 6 p.m. But for the night shift crew, they're on from 6 p.m. until 8 a.m., a 14-hour slog during which time most children are nestled in their beds with visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads.

By the time a firefighter gets home, the kids have already torn open the presents. As a veteran, Nylund understands how disappointing this can be, which is why he has no problem covering off for the younger parents in the department.

"What we would do is open them up the night before.

You've got to try and adapt to the situation. We wanted to take our time and have a nice time around the Christmas tree. And we did, and you know what, it wasn't so bad."

Lonogen says it's also important to think about the patients in the hospital.

"That's what I want to explain to my kids, that there are people in the hospital who cannot be home on Christmas because they are sick."

As part of an attempt to give some Christmas cheer to patients, Lonogen says nurses will put on Santa hats and go around singing carols and bringing Christmas food.

"After all, the spirit of Christmas is giving, helping, and sacrificing, not only for yourself but for others."

Silent sentry Nylund says he's not sure whether most folks are aware that first responders are out there waiting to help them on Christmas should something go wrong, but he says they're always grateful when they show up.

"There's not a Christmas that goes by around the firehall that people don't stop and drop off cookies and pie. But I don't know if they know we're there for 14 hours. They just know we're there if we're needed."

Swallow says she doesn't actually mind working Christmas all that much.

"This is going to sound really warm and fuzzy, I know.

But when you're working that night shift right into Christmas morning and you know you're getting to about four in the morning and the kids are going to start waking up and opening gifts… you're driving around on the streets and the streets are usually really quiet and everybody's Christmas lights are on.

"You feel like you're sort of a silent sentry keeping watch over things so other people can just relax and enjoy their Christmas."

However, the peace and quiet doesn't last.

"It slows down for a bit, usually from early Christmas morning to mid afternoon," she says. "And then life kicks up again and people keep going."

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The weather was wet, white, and wild this week in South Delta, as residents had high winds, snow, and heavy rains to contend with.

While Ladner suffered near whiteout conditions Wednesday morning, Tsawwassen was buffeted with gale force winds, causing the cancellation of BC Ferries' Swartz Bay run.

Earlier in the week, a fortunate change in wind patterns helped alleviate the flood risk in low-lying areas of South Delta.

Strong north-westerly winds were expected to cause a storm surge that would have coincided with a high tide around 9 a.m. Monday morning.

H o w e v e r, w i n d s changed to a southerly direction early Monday, preventing any significant flooding, said fire chief Dan Copeland.

"The winds changed at the right time," he said.

"We got lucky."

A flood alert was issued Saturday for low-lying waterfront areas on Westham Island, Tsawwassen

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High tides and strong winds combined to flood sections of Tsawwassen Beach Monday morning.

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Beach, Beach Grove, and Tsawwassen First Nation.

D elta’s Emergenc y Operations Centre was on standby all weekend in anticipation of any potential flooding, and shut down Monday morning as the flood threat was lowered.

Engine er ing crews conducted inspections of dikes and the low-lying waterfront areas at risk over the weekend and Monday morning. " Ev e r y o n e s t a r t e d work at 5 a.m. today, just in case" said Copeland, Monday morning.

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Tsawwassen First Nation member Christina Shellard was on her way to the voting booth Sept. 6 to cast her ballot when she heard from a business client that the election was already over.

"I was very upset because I heard it through the grapevine," says Shellard, recalling the moment. "I was on my way out there to vote and I was told it had already happened."

Shellard, 34, was one of an estimated dozen members of TFN who were confused due to an election notice that correctly identified the date of the election (Sept. 5) but published the wrong day.

Thinking the election was on a Thursday, as was written on the notice, Shellard turned up to find out the election was over.

That election saw 23-year-old TFN executive council member Bryce Williams unseat her aunt, 42-year-old Chief Kim Baird, by a 78-69 count.

Shellard phoned her aunt, furious at what had happened.

"It's our constitutional right as band members to all get a chance to vote and there were a lot of members, myself included, that didn't get a chance to vote," she said. "It wasn't just about me not voting. It was about the process in which there was a mistake that was made that inevitably wound up with lots of people not getting to vote."

Although she lives in Richmond, Shellard says she has voted in every TFN election since she became age eligible.

It was Shellard and her uncle, Mike Baird, who filed appeals within the 30 day limit. She said she filed her appeal before she knew that Baird, brother of Kim Baird, had also filed.

Mike Baird voted and ran for the TFN's legislative assembly in the election, but did not secure enough votes to win. Shellard said friendship and family probably kept many people from complaining.

"There's definitely repercussions as far as community goes. There's a lot of people in the community that are really angry with me. These are people that have been friends with me since we were children."

Shellard said it wasn't necessarily about voting for Baird or Williams, but the frustration of not being able to vote on something important.

"A lot of people were saying it was based on the fact that we were family but my father (Ken Baird) was also elected as a member of the legislature so I would like to see him stay but by the same token the process needs to be a fair one."

Shellard said her experience before the judicial council was tense and that even getting the appeal filed was challenging.

"It was very time-consuming, extensive, and convoluted," she said, adding the process could be improved in the future to make it easier.

TFN's judicial council, which acts with the authority of a Supreme Court within the First Nations community, overturned the results of the election on Dec. 11. The executive council must now decide to call a new election date no later than Jan. 11, 2013.

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The decision to do this may be a perceived conflict of interest by other Board members or even owners within the strata.

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A person (when applied also means the consulting firm or group of certified professionals who make the proposal) MUST be identified as providing the report. The identification goes further and the entity or person completing the report MUST disclose the relationship to the Strata corporation as a Board member, owner ,property manager or independent third party.

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Christmas A vision of Christmas, through the eyes of a child Christmas is a magical time of year, especially when viewed through the eyes of children. So with that in mind, the South Delta Leader has invited the students of kindergarten and Grade 1 students of Miss Bird's class, and the Grade 1 and 2 students of Mrs. Vinson's class at Port Guichon Elementary School in Ladner to share their visions of Christmas.

For some, Christmas means being with their family and loved ones. For others, the excitement of unwrapping their presents under the Christmas tree is what they most treasure about the holidays.

And of course, Santa and his reindeer are always popular among the good boys and girls.

Have a merry Christmas and happy holidays, from the staff at the South Delta Leader.

Bird's Left: Tysei and Keira, M iss class, Div. 7. on from Right: Emma and Addys 6.

Mrs Vinson's class, Div. Ladner Port Guichon Elementary,

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Merry Christmas!

Happy New Year!

Left: Alisha, M iss Bird's class, Port Guichon Elementary, Ladner.

Mayor Lois E. Jackson and Delta Council wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and best wishes for a safe and happy holiday season.

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Thursdays, 8:00am Royal Canadian Legion #61, Delta Street, Ladner • Providing members with valuable resources, benefits and networking opportunities • Organizing community events • Promoting “Shop Local” • Supporting the community

Grace, Mrs. Vinson's class, Port Guichon Elementary, Ladner.

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Merry Christmas!

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Left: Alisha, M iss Bird's class, Port Guichon Elementary, Ladner.

Mayor Lois E. Jackson and Delta Council wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and best wishes for a safe and happy holiday season.

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Thursdays, 8:00am Royal Canadian Legion #61, Delta Street, Ladner • Providing members with valuable resources, benefits and networking opportunities • Organizing community events • Promoting “Shop Local” • Supporting the community

Grace, Mrs. Vinson's class, Port Guichon Elementary, Ladner.

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Ice Hawks rebound with 12-2 win Delta falls 8-1 to abbotsford in fight-filled match, returns home to spank Panthers 12-2

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Mitchell Walter of the Delta Ice Hawks chases down the puck while pursued

by Andre Lewis (on left) and Bryden Luscombe (on right) of the Port Moody Panthers. The Ice Hawks won the game by a score of 12-2.

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The Delta Ice Hawks wasted no time in putting Friday night's debacle in Abbotsford behind them as they returned home on Tuesday to thump the Port Moody Panthers 12-2.

The Ice Hawks managed the win with much of their lineup serving suspensions for their part in a line brawl with eight minutes left to play in their 8-1 loss to the Abbotsford Pilots Friday night on the road.

Both goalies got involved, three Delta players left the bench to join the melee, and 37 games' worth of suspensions were handed down in the aftermath.

In all, 12 game misconducts were doled out – five to Pilots players and seven to the Ice Hawks. Delta's damage included a match penalty to Ryan Rana for sucker-punching Abby forward Brady Lawlor; additional minors to Brent Chreptyk, Grange Gordon and David Rudin for leaving the bench; and a penalty to goalie Scott Lapp for crossing the centre red line to get involved.

On Monday, Rana was suspended nine games

by BC Hockey, which handles all match and gross misconduct penalties. Additional Delta suspensions from the PJHL included six games for Chreptyk; three apiece to Gordon and Lapp; two each to Rudin and Jeremy Gossard; and one to Anthony Brito.

Five Pilots – Allenby, Ryan Parmar, Luke Venema, Eric Wieking and goalie Aaron Oakley – were banned two games apiece for being multi-fight participants in the last 10 minutes of the game. Ryan Hotner was suspended one game after picking up a game misconduct at the end of regulation.

Delta general manager Peter Zerbinos pointed out that the brawl occurred while his team was shorthanded, and that after one Ice Hawks player was escorted off, Chreptyk hopped over the boards because his teammates were outnumbered. Gordon and Rudin followed.

"Obviously you don't want to see the players jumping over the boards and getting involved in that, so that player has been talked to," Zerbinos said.

"The officiating, I think, struggled in that game, but ultimately we have to be responsible for our players."

Friday's game was billed as a marquee match-up – whichever team emerged victorious would leapfrog the Richmond Sockeyes for first place overall in the Pacific Junior Hockey League standings.

But the contest was only close for one period. After Schipper and Delta's Matthew Dawson exchanged goals in the early going, Abbotsford exploded for seven unanswered.

Tuesday night's game was different story, however, as the Ice Hawks dominated the lowly Panthers from the outset, scoring three goals in the first period.

The Panthers got on the board early in the second to make the score 5-1, but the Ice Hawks buried Port Moody goalies Daniel Oordt and Brenden Sharp under 41 shots in the first two periods alone.

Aaron Merrick led Ice Hawks scorers with four goals, and was named the game's first star. Ryan Cuthbert and Mak Barden both had four assists, while Mark Trotman, one of five affiliate players in the lineup, had a pair of goals.

The Ice Hawks return home to the Ladner Leisure Centre on Tuesday, Jan. 8 for a rematch with the Abbotsford Pilots. Game time is 7:30 p.m.

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2012 Coats for Kids campaign a success

By Kerry Vital

The Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association is proud to announce that this year’s annual Coats for Kids campaign was a resounding success.

“We brought in around 3,300 items,” says GVHBA CEO Bob de Wit. “That’s about 10 per cent more than last year.”

Among the items collected were jackets, scarves, toys and blankets, all of which will be donated to the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau.

“It was a great year,” says de Wit. “There were so many community members getting involved, including schools and hockey teams.”

Next year, de Wit wants to collect 4,000 items.

“We are really happy to be part of it,” he says. “It’s really gratifying ... to know that we’re helping.”

The Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau is run by executive

director Chris Bayliss, who de Wit compares to Santa Claus.

“During their busy season, he’s there working 20 hours a day,” de Wit says, adding, “It’s a labour of love for him and his staff.”

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The Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association will hold several events in the New Year, including the annual First-Time Home Buyer Seminar, above, and the Parade of Renovated Homes.

Mark your calendars for 2013

By Kerry Vital

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Black Press’ Lisa Farquharson poses with some of the coats collected by Black Press.

The Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association has a busy calendar for the year ahead, with events for homeowners, builders and other real estate professionals.

The BC Home & Garden Show will take place on Feb. 20 to 24 at BC Place. The GVHBA is a partner in the event and presents the Renovation Gallery that showcases before and after photos of professional renovations.

The show features local experts in all aspects of home ownership, from renovation to organization, appearances by HGTV celebrities and tons of tips for outdoor living

and gardening.

The GVHBA Ovation Awards will be handed out on April 20 at a gala awards dinner. The awards honour the best of the best in newhome construction, renovation and design in the Lower Mainland. The finalists will be announced on Feb. 6. The GVHBA will hand out the People’s Choice Award for the first time, giving the public a chance to vote for their favourite new or renovated project.

The annual First-Time Home Buyer Seminar will be presented on March 19. The seminar gives prospective buyers a chance learn from experts on all aspects of the home-buying process. Builders and suppliers are in attendance beforehand to allow you to ask questions. The seminar is

the largest of its kind in North America, and is always wellattended.

The GVHBA will also hold its annual Spring Renovation Seminar in May, with the date to be announced. The event is free (though pre-registration is required), and features renovators, designers and suppliers who will guide homeowners through every step of the renovation process.

The Parade of Renovated Homes will take place on June 9.

The public will be invited to tour professionally renovated homes in the Metro Vancouver area. This year will be the 20th annual parade, which always includes a variety of home types and budgets.

For more information and a list of events, visit www.gvhba.org.

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Digital Media Manager Black Press Digital (B.C.) Black Press is seeking a creative, web-savvy freethinker to work in our Digital division.

This is an immediate opportunity for a full-time, permanent post, based out of our head office in Surrey.

Reporting to the Director of Content for Black Press, the Digital Media Manager is integral in managing online initiatives with our 120 Black Press websites in B.C., Alberta and Washington State.

A key feature of the job is training and support for those web-based initiatives, so you’ll need to be a clear thinker with a high degree of patience.

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Applications will be accepted until Dec. 31, 2012.

Rob DeMone Director of Content, Black Press B.C. #310 - 5460 152 Street Surrey, B.C. V3S 5J9 &NBJM webeditor@blackpress.ca For more details, visit www.blackpress.ca Only those candidates short-listed will be called for interviews. www.blackpress.ca

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