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Delta-South MLA Vicki Huntington is criticizing the B.C. government for delaying the environmental assessment for Vancouver International Airport’s fuel delivery project until after the spring election.

On Monday, Environment Minister Terry Lake suspended the environmental assessment of the controversial jet fuel pipeline until the summer, the second time he has done so. ❙ See story, P.3

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A Ladner high school teacher who had sexual assault charges against him stayed is now suing the Corporation of Delta for damages, alleging negligence by police investigators.

Robin J. Wait was charged in November 2011 with one count of sexual assault and one count of sexual interference of a grade eight student at Delta Secondary, but those charges were stayed last August after the Crown decided there was no reasonable likelihood of conviction.

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Huntington slams delay on jet fuel assessment South Delta MLA accuses government of stalling until after the election ❙ Adrian MacNair reporter adrian@southdeltaleader.com

Delta-South MLA Vicki Huntington is criticizing the B.C. government for delaying the environmental assessment for Vancouver International Airport’s fuel delivery project until after the spring election.

On Monday, Environment Minister Terry Lake suspended the environmental assessment of the controversial jet fuel pipeline until the summer, the second time he has done so.

“After a six month delay, we had a right to expect an end to this disastrous south arm fuel terminal proposal,” said Huntington in a statement released Tuesday (Feb. 26). “Instead, the government issues a statement saying they need to study more information. All I can say is if they haven’t figured that out by now, this province is in deep trouble.”

The Vancouver Airport Fuel Facilities Corporation (VAFFC), a consortium of commercial airlines, wants to build a marine terminal on the south bend of the Fraser River. The proposal would give airlines access to fuel transported by barges to the terminal and then pumped to the airport via an underground pipeline.

Lake said the province is now consulting an independent expert to ensure B.C.’s interests are met in the current environmental review, which began in 2009. Ministry officials will also attend a three-day symposium running March 25-27 that will bring together experts in land-based spill response.

Citizens’ groups opposing the project like VAPOR argue barges transporting fuel on the river would threaten the fragile and ecologically sensitive estuary.

“We cannot hide our delight and sense of accomplishment with this latest suspension by Minister Lake,” said Carol Day and Otto Langer of VAPOR in a statement released Tuesday.

VAPOR has argued in favour of a land-based pipeline option that would eliminate the risk of an oil spill in the Fraser River.

VAFFC also responded to the government’s news late Monday with a statement.

“The safety and environmental protection on the Fraser River is a top priority,” said Adrian Pollard, project director.

“We understand that before the government makes a decision on our project, it wants to complete work that it began last year on spill response regimes covering land-based spills and marine spills that may impact B.C. shorelines.”

Last year, Huntington delivered a 5,000-signature petition to the B.C. legislature opposing the fuel terminal.

“We need to set limits to risk,” said Huntington. “Navigating fuel on such a large scale through the environmentally-fragile Fraser River delta is a recipe for ecological disaster.”

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DSS teacher sues after sex assault charges dropped ❙ Adrian MacNair reporter adrian@southdeltaleader.com

A Ladner high school teacher who had sexual assault charges against him stayed is now suing the Corporation of Delta for damages, alleging negligence by police investigators.

Robin J. Wait was charged in November 2011 with one count of sexual assault and one count of sexual interference of a grade eight student at Delta Secondary, but those charges were stayed last August after the Crown decided there was no reasonable likelihood of conviction.

“I can’t comment on it right now because there’s still other matters that I’m dealing with that are connected or related,” Wait said in a telephone message. “I may have comments or things to say when everything is wrapped up but I can’t comment any further on it for now.”

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As a result of the investigation and subsequent charges Wait is suing the Corporation of Delta for being vicariously liable for the conduct of the investigators.

Wait is seeking damages for negligent investigation, aggravated damages, punitive damages, and costs incurred.

The statement of claim is seeking redress for loss of past and future employment income as a result of damage to his reputation and emotional distress and anxiety. It also states Wait was arrested and charged without reasonable and probable grounds.

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high school after the student told police she was sexually assaulted by an unknown adult near the school’s gymnasium.

Wait had been initially been identified as the perpetrator of the alleged assault through school yearbook photos provided to witnesses, who are not named in the civil claim.

Delta police then visited and arrested Wait at his home where his wife and two young girls (then aged two and five) were present, and executed a search warrant to look for a sweater which was allegedly worn on the day of the assault.

In the statement of civil claim Wait says the search was executed before authorization was granted. He was then interviewed at the police station and released under certain conditions, including that he have no contact with his own children.

Wait was suspended from school with pay following the arrest, and then suspended without pay after he was for-

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Bird cannons rattle Ladner residents Propane cannons exempt from civic noise bylaws ❙ Robert Mangelsdorf editor editor@southdeltaleader.com

Residents of Sunrise Lane in Ladner are starting to feel like they are under attack after a nearby farm decided to employ air cannons to ward off birds.

Kenneth Bell suffers from Parkinson’s disease and says the constant blasts rattle his nerves while he is at his home near 64th Street.

“I’m a nervous wreck to start with, and this doesn’t help matters,” said Bell. “I might as well head to the asylum if this keeps up.”

The propane-powered cannons make a noise similar to a shotgun blast every half hour at roughly 115 decibels.

A farm on the 4100-block of 64th Street uses two of the cannons.

“The first time I heard it, I thought, my God we’re being invaded,” Bell said.

Tim McMullen lives across the street from Bell, and while he said he has grown used to the noise, his wife, who suffers from a sleep disorder, has not.

❙ Tim McMullen (on left) and Kenneth Bell are upset about the noise from propane-powered air cannons used on a nearby farm to scare off birds. Robert Mangelsdorf photo “First thing in the morning it wakes her up and she can’t get back to sleep again,” he said. “And when the wind is blowing in from that direction, it sounds like a howitzer going off in your living room.”

While the subdivision is surrounded by working farms, McMullen said it’s not as though they moved next to an airport and are complaining about the planes.

“I’ve lived here for years, and this only started in January,” he said. “We’ve never had a problem before this.

Much of the neighbourhood would like the cannons moved further away from their homes, or shut off altogether.

“We’re certainly not anti-farming,” said Bell. “I respect the farmers and the work they do. But this is about being neighbourly.”

Hugh Davies, the Corporation of Delta’s manager of property use and complaints, said the municipality gets complaints all the time about air cannons used by a number of farms. However, because of provincial legislation protecting the

right to farm, the cannons are exempt from municipal noise bylaws.

“They are an accepted farming practice, so there’s not much we can do,” said Davies. “Birds can cause a lot of damage to the fields, so this is one way they’ve come up with to get rid of them, since you can’t just put a net over an entire field.”

Hughes said the municipality is working with the Agricultural Land Commission, which oversees air cannon use, to keep the noise from the air cannons within reasonable limits.

One such limit is that the air cannons can only be used between sunrise and sunset.

Davies said the farm has already been warned about firing the cannons after dark, but is now complying with the municipality.

“This is one of the clashes we have between agriculture being this close to residential, along with the smell, and slow-moving farm vehicles on the road,” Davies said. “Farmers have a right to farm, but we also expect farmers to be reasonable and be good neighbours.”

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Coal port will bring jobs: CEO ❙ Adrian MacNair reporter adrian@southdeltaleader.com

A proposed transfer station for four million metric tonnes of thermal coal a year in Surrey-North Delta is an attempt by the company to rebound from the recession, according to the company’s CEO and president. Jeff Scott told Delta council Feb. 18 that Fraser Surrey Docks used to employ 400 workers at the height of its operations, but the economic downturn has resulted in downsizing to 280 employees.

“Our priority was expanding business regardless of what the commodity was,” said Scott, adding that if the project is approved by Port Metro Vancouver it would generate 50 more jobs. The plan involves importing thermal coal from mines in Montana and Wyoming, through the Blaine border crossing,

along the BNSF railway line through White Rock, Delta, and finally to the deepsea terminal on the Fraser River. FSD plans to import two million metric tonnes of coal in the first year with 160 coal trains arriving, doubling double to 320 coal trains within five years.

Coun. Scott Hamilton said there’s been a lack of public consultation with North Delta residents who live in neighbourhoods along the BNSF railway.

“Prior to advancing this any further I would hope that Fraser Surrey Docks advances an opportunity to solicit some feedback from the residents along there,” he said.

Hamilton said that given the volatility of thermal coal—spontaneous combustion is one of the risks of handling the product—FSD should make residents aware of what’s being proposed.

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Feds chip in 250K for Harris Barn project Historic building will be part museum, part community hall ❙ Adrian MacNair reporter adrian@southdeltaleader.com

❙ Mayor Lois Jackson (right) and Delta-Richmond East MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay look down from the mezzanine level of the Harris Barn in Ladner last week. Adrian MacNair photo

MP Findlay named to Cabinet by Harper The Delta-Richmond East MP replaces Bernard Valcourt ❙ Adrian MacNair reporter adrian@southdeltaleader.com

Delta-Richmond East MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay was involved in Stephen Harper’s latest cabinet shuffle on Friday morning, naming her associate minister of national defence in a private swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall.

“When you’re first called they don’t tell you exactly until you meet with the prime minister,” she said by phone interview from Ottawa, adding the prospect of working in the defence portfolio is in-

teresting and exciting.

Findlay’s responsibilities will focus mainly on military procurement and in working with defence minister Peter MacKay. “I have to say within an hour of being appointed I was hard at work in briefings,” she said. “It will take a while before I’m fully briefed up on all my files.”

Findlay replaces outgoing Bernard Valcourt, who has been appointed aboriginal affairs minister following the resignation of John Duncan from the post last week.

This is the first time Findlay has been a member of Harper’s cabinet since her election June 1, 2011. She was formerly parliamentary secretary to the minister of justice.

Delta’s $600,000 Harris Barn restoration project received a quarter million dollar boost from the federal government with an announcement coming from Delta-Richmond East MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay Tuesday in Ladner.

The Corporation had applied for the $250,000 from Western Economic Diversification Canada, a branch of the federal 2012 Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund.

“Facilities like the Harris barn are the foundations of our communities, bringing families and residents together,” said Findlay, standing in the barn which was saved from demolition last August.

The barn was originally built in 1900 on Tilbury Island’s Hopcott Farm and moved in 1940 to 5561-64th St. in Ladner, where it sat until last May when the landowner applied for a demolition permit. The Corporation worked

out an agreement with the landowner to move the barn again, having it disassembled timber by timber and moved to a spot near the historic Kirkland House at Hawthorne Grove Park where it will live a new life as a public building.

“Now as I look around I see a beautiful piece of Delta’s heritage preserved,” said Mayor Lois Jackson. “It almost wasn’t.”

Jackson said she remembers visiting farms as a child in Ontario and the Harris Barn is an opportunity for people to relive those kinds of memories.

“By rebuilding the barn we really pay homage to the grandeur and importance of the farming days in Delta, both past and present,” she said.

Hundreds of people turned out in Ladner on Aug. 19 for the raising of the Harris Barn, which involved several teams of people lifting, hoisting, and securing pieces of timber into place, so that the structure could be fully restored.

“It was a wonderful example of our community coming together for the betterment of Delta,” said Jackson.

The barn will be maintained by the Kirkland House Foundation,

and used as part museum and part rental facility, which will go toward supporting both Kirkland House and the Harris Barn. The Kirkland House is a big tourist attraction in Delta, particularly for weddings, some of which have been booked from as far away as Japan.

Just like the Harris Barn, the municipality bought Kirkland House in 2003 following a demolition permit from Genstar Development.

Colin Campbell, president of the Kirkland House Foundation, said the foundation is delighted the barn will become a fixture there, adding they’ve talked about adding a barn since at least 1992.

The barn is already proving popular, and is already booked up until November. The proceeds have balanced the books not only for this year but the next as well.

The federal funding will support the installation of a fire suppression system, enhanced lighting, a mobility lift, kitchen service area, and signage. Upgrades to the barn’s sewage and water system, parking, and landscaping will also be completed.

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The latest plan submitted by Captain’s Cove Marina to change the OCP to allow for greater density has met with fierce opposition from some residents, with a 400-signature petition delivered to council on Feb. 8.

Delta held a public information meeting on Jan. 31, and based on comment

sheets filled out by residents, staff recommended the applicant hold more public consultations.

According to a staff report, feedback received from the public indicate that the requested density is too high and not consistent with the original proposal. Other concerns include building height, form and character of the buildings being proposed, increased traffic, and parking issues.

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❙ Tsawwassen’s Matt McCoy worked his way up the junior hockey ladder, eventually playing professionally in Europe and the US. While he his dream of playing in the NHL eluded him, the local father of two has penned a racy and raucous novel based on his own experiences, titled The Kid Who Missed the Bus. Robert Mangelsdorf photo

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His first novel, The Kid Who Missed the Bus, is set to be released this month, and follows the exploits and misadventures of a young hockey player working his way up the Canadian junior hockey ladder, and eventually on to pro hockey in Europe and the US. It’s a story close to McCoy’s heart, because he lived it.

McCoy left his Prince Rupert home at the age of 15 to follow his hockey dream, playing Junior B for future Vancouver Canucks coach Tom Rennie with the Columbia Valley Rockies after a short stint on Vancouver Island.

McCoy soon made the move up to Junior A with the Weyburn Red Wings in Saskatchewan, and after a three-year hiatus from the sport to attend college, ended up playing pro hockey in Denmark, England, and Germany, before returning to North America to play a season in Texas.

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These days, McCoy is a sales rep for medical equipment company, and he and his wife Pauline and their children, Trinity and Keegan, live a quiet suburban life in Tsawwassen.

While he hadn’t made a fortune playing hockey, McCoy had accumulated some amazing stories, and he knew they were gold.

“I had all these crazy stories from back when I played, and people would tell me, this is awesome, this is funny stuff,” he says. “So I decided to write it down.”

The Kid Who Missed the Bus follows Danny Boy Doyle, who like McCoy, is a smalltown B.C. boy, and the son of Northern Irish parents. Doyle navigates the ups and downs of life on the road and away from home as an aspiring hockey player struggling to graduate from the school of hard knocks and make his dream of playing in the NHL come true.

The first draft of his book was written from a non-fiction perspective, with real names and places.

“My publisher read it, she told me we’d

get sued every other page,” he says.

So McCoy opted to fictionalize his story, changing the cities and characters’ names to protect the innocent, and not-so-innocent.

“I toned it down just a bit too,” he says.

However, The Kid Who Missed the Bus is not a book for kids.

“It’s the furthest thing from it,” says McCoy, as the book’s cover, featuring a pair of red panties draped over a pair of battered ice skates suggests.

It’s not a story about hockey, either. The shenanigans McCoy details are almost all off the ice.

“This is a story about a kid trying not to grow up and avoid reality as long as possible,” he says.

The book is being published by Delta’s own Central Avenue Publishing, and will be available March 5 online at www.thekidwhomissedthebus.com, as well as through major online book retailers.

• Matt McCoy will be signing copies of his book The Kid Who Missed the Bus at Albany Books, 1240 56th Street, Tsawwassen, on Saturday, March 9, from 1 p.m.

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❙ VIEWPOINT The need to limit omnibus bills

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f the federal Conservative government hasn’t already thought about its penchant for omnibus bills in Parliament, it needs to.

The Idle No More movement has focused some of its attention on changes to federal legislation like the Navigable Waters Protection Act and Environmental Assessment Act, which are rolled into an omnibus bill.

These bills, often part of a budget, give MPs little chance to debate important issues because there are so many items jammed together.

The Conservatives did not invent this strategy, but they have honed it to a fine art. Omnibus bills began appearing regularly during the five years the Conservatives governed with a minority, and were often crafted in such a way as to keep at least one opposition party from voting against the government.

While this was an understandable legislative strategy, the need for such omnibus bills does not exist when there is a majority government. But the government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper likes the approach, because it limits the usefulness of Parliament and the ability of its critics to draw much public attention.

That worked fine when the critics were solely from the opposition parties. But when they are from outside Parliament and are energized by a variety of causes, as is Idle No More, omnibus bills have the potential to do a great deal of harm.

The harm comes from emasculating legitimate opposition in Parliament, where differences within a democracy need to be discussed. If too many people believe Parliament doesn’t work any more, and this leads them to do serious damage to Canada’s economy because of their frustrations, omnibus bills become very dangerous.

The Conservative government has nothing to fear from its opponents in Parliament. It has a majority, and it should be ready and willing to hear criticism of its plans within an elected assembly.

The prime minister would serve the interests of all Canadians if he pledged to restrict or even eliminate omnibus bills for the remainder of this Parliament’s term.

Idle No More may be a loose and disorganized movement, but it has the potential to serve as a force for either positive or negative change. The federal government needs to choose a path which is working towards positive change — on all types of issues.

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proposed drive-thru at Tsawwassen Springs is making waves in the community, with one Delta councillor even voting against the idea before it was put

to a public hearing.

Much like the hot button topics of religion and politics, drive-thrus evoke a gamut of reactions.

Some see it as a necessary convenience for the disabled, elderly, and those laden with a minivan full of screaming kids.

Others see it as an archaic throwback to a time when the first thought was only to convenience, and not to air quality, the environment, and healthy living.

The drive-thru is a symbol of our automobile-centric history and culture and it caters to the sort of communities built around automobiles.

Like the montage opening to the ‘60s tele-

vision show The Jetsons, the drive-thru is based on the expectation that anything can be accomplished from the comfort of our vehicle, whether it be dropping the kids off at school or the wife at the mall.

In that sense, drive-thrus are a throwback to a time when gasoline was a cheap afterthought, and getting your license and first car was a rite of passage for adolescents.

But today city dwellers can go their entire lives without a car. Bicycle-friendly commutes means that our previously expanding world is shrinking again into smaller communities.

There are many areas of South Delta where walking is not only encouraged, it’s superior to driving.

Those visiting the Ladner Village Market during the summertime can feel the enjoyment of being in a European-style village where a pedestrian is free to wander.

During the Olympics, Vancouver shut down roads to allow visitors to mill about,

offering an enjoyable glimpse of a world without cars.

In some respects we’ve reached our breaking point with the automobile. Anyone who has spent just one day trying to squeeze into 11 lanes of merging traffic through the Massey Tunnel knows that.

But does it make sense to ban drive-thrus in Delta? Well, no.

Tsawwassen Springs is a golf course where the main means of access is by car.

Nobody is likely to hoof their golf clubs on a bicycle to play 18 holes. A drive-thru here is as logical as a parking lot.

Let’s not put the cart before the horse here. Communities which are planned to be car-friendly will logically cater to drivers. Communities planned to be pedestrian-friendly won’t need a drive-thru.

If you don’t want drive-thrus then support high density urban planning, which usually brings the sort of amenities that eliminate the need for cars.

Letters to the editor VAFFC not worth the risk Over the years many economists and political figures have noted that many corporations and financial institutions will socialize risk and privatize profits as much as possible. Air Canada, WestJet and the rest of airlines that make up the Vancouver Airport Fuel Facilities Corporation (VAFFC) is a prime example of this with respect to the proposed jet fuel marine terminal and 80 million litre tank farm that would see super tankers in the South Arm of the Fraser carrying toxic and highly flammable jet fuel. YVR is a vitally important part of the lower mainland economy and a balanced relationship of providing fire protection, access to utilities and infrastructure such as sanitation, roads, transit and land is a fair exchange for the economic opportunities and commerce the airport provides.

However, paying for that balance has become extremely one sided with VAFFC’s South Fraser marine terminal proposal.

Richmond Fire Rescue (RFR) has identified the need to build, equip and staff a new fire hall and fire boat is direct response to this proposal. All to be paid for by the Richmond taxpayers, will VAFFC’s municipal taxes cover these costs? Not likely!

The VAFFC is a consortium of airlines with very few assets and has not revealed any plans to purchase insurance to cover damage external to their facility. If a spill occurs in Fraser the VAFFC will lose some fuel, but will the VAFFC and or overseas

fuel shipper provide complete compensation to those affected and for spill cleanup? More than likely the taxpayers will be footing the lion’s share of that too. What will the impact be on fisheries worth $100 millions, tourism and Fraser River commerce?

VAFFC frequently states how their proposal would be better than tanker trucks on our roads. Tanker trucks are far from a good solution, but why are there tanker trucks on our roads? YVR’s own data shows that over the last 10 years the number of flights for passengers and cargo has nearly flat-lined. The existing pipeline operator to YVR has stated that they can provide 100 per cent of YVR’s fuel needs and Richmond City council has stated that the line is at about 80 – 85 per cent capacity. So why are there tanker trucks on the road?

No one wants to stop jet fuel from getting to the airport! There are other fuel supply options that put the community, environment and economy at much less risk than the proposed marine terminal and tank farm on the banks of the Fraser River, the world’s greatest salmon river. Nearly 90 pre cent in recent polls do not support the proposal. If the VAFFC is serious about expanding fuel delivery to YVR then they need abandon this ridiculous proposal and must put forward something acceptable to residents of Richmond and Delta.

Scott Carswell Director of VAPOR Society Richmond

Monetary values created by rezoning by mayor and councils in communities throughout Metro Vancouver would better serve those communities when they are retained.

The uptick in value created by councils should be preserved to support the community in the future. Our First Nation neighbors lease land to developers who then build and profit, but not in perpetuity. A prepaid lease for a set term works for developers. A prepaid lease for a set term works for those who control the zoning.

Dominion Construction built and leased warehouses in Richmond for a period of 25 years and prospered. As a condition for rezoning if that land was first transferred to Richmond then leased back to the developer prepaid, eventually the property would be returned to Richmond for its residents benefit.

The lease length determined by the uptick in value created be council.Farmland to residential may provide a greater value than commercial to a residential commercial mix.

The greater the value created the shorter the prepaid lease length. Trading zoning for amenities does not return the value that a prepaid lease would for the community. It preserves value for First Nations, why not for us?

Malcolm Johnston Delta

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yes 72% no 27% Letters to the editor TransLink woes a product of poor civic planning I’m all for better transit for everyone, and while it is not my intention to create counter-productivity for the push for better transit in Delta... to put it bluntly, much of Delta (well, apart from North Delta, which like Surrey is actually serviced by very cost-efficient, well-used and not-overused TransLink routes) is a conglomeration of small, far-away and outer-area communities that are difficult to service with quality transit because they were not really designed to be reliant on transit commutes.

Greenfield developments in outer areas of Surrey such as in Grandview Heights aren’t getting the proportionally good transit that taxpayers help pay for either; again, that’s because of land use choices.

The 600 series routes serving Delta are some of the region’s least cost efficient and least productive transit routes. They generate a much lower proportion of the region’s bus boardings, despite requiring a higher proportion of the region’s transit service hours.

These transit service hours could be spend far more productively addressing pressing needs in other parts of the region like Surrey. Instead, they’re rather generously being given to South Delta.

I question whether the real problem with transit in South Delta is a disproportionate return from TransLink, or is it the choices that have been made in terms of land use planning?

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very year I am impressed by the outpouring of support for Pink Shirt Day. As a collective we send the message to bullies that their behaviour will not be tolerated in our communities. We have committed to taking a stand against bullies. We will not accept aggressive behavior towards our youth, our families or our colleagues.

When we make this pledge on Feb. 27, we must also remember that this is not just an annual event; it is a theme that must resonate in our everyday lives.

At the end of every day, I take the time to self-reflect. I think about how I conducted myself and how I can improve tomorrow.

Some days, I am disappointed with myself; how I handled a situation, how I spoke to someone or how I reacted to a problem.

But I do not make excuses for my actions.

While being a police chief does have stressful moments, it does not give me permission to act outside of my personal value system.

When I recognize a circumstance that I could have handled differently, I hold myself accountable in the form of an apology or I take corrective action.

I own my actions and my mistakes.

I challenge every citizen of Delta to not only take a stand against bullying but to take time to self-reflect. While we all agree that bullying must be eliminated, do we live this philosophy every day? As

coaches, colleagues, teachers, parents, spouses and friends do our actions align with our values? We all hold a position of influence in another person’s life, whether it is a child, student, friend, family member or spouse and our actions have a direct influence over their self-esteem and sense of belonging. Look inwards and ask yourself what kind of impact you have on the people in your life.

At the Delta Police Department our underlying philosophy consists of four core values: Honour, Integrity, Courage and Trust.

We commit to treating all people with dignity and respect. That statement brings with it the expectation that we not only treat people with dignity, but that we protect people’s dignity.

This concept is a call to action for every one of us – it is not simply making the statement that you are opposed to bullying or that you commit to taking a stand. It means that you will hold yourself accountable to your personal value system and act accordingly.

Bullying is mean and aggressive.

It is demeaning and demoralizing.

It always hurts.

While we all must take a stand against this destructive behaviour, we must also focus on our own actions and making a positive impact in the lives of those around us.

• Jim Cessford is chief of the Delta Police Department and has spent more than 40 years in law enforcement.

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Assaults against bus drivers are on the decline, dropping to the lowest level in seven years, says TransLink.

Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC) statistics show there were 116 such assaults in 2012, 30 fewer than the year before and a 52 per cent reduction from a high of 242 in 2006. The number of serious assaults involving violence declined by five per cent to make up 23 per cent of the 2012 total.

Since 2006, safety improvements to the company’s buses include onboard cameras which serve as a deterrent and a source of evidence for catching and prosecuting suspects.

Peter Arkell, CMBC’s assault and WorkSafe prevention specialist, said only the oldest buses which can’t accommodate the cameras have yet to be outfitted with them, but cameras will be on all new replacement buses as the old ones are retired.

“We’re not too far off seeing a day when every single coach has cameras

on board.”

The company has also installed systems that, with a touch of a button, allows transit communications centre staff to instantly hear what’s going on in a bus. They can then pinpoint the location of the bus using global positioning system (GPS) technology and dispatch supervisors or police.

“It eliminates the need to interact with the operator” in an emergency, Arkell explained.

Perhaps more significantly, there have recently been “more appropriate sentencing decisions in line with assaulting a transit operator,” he said.

TransLink has been lobbying the courts to, during sentencing, treat people who assault bus drivers similarly to those who assault a police officer.

“They’re on the job and they’re in a very vulnerable position because they don’t really have anywhere to go,” Arkell said.

The strongest sentence handed down recently was 33 months in prison for someone convicted of two counts of aggravated assault, one for choking a bus driver and the other for stabbing another passenger once off the bus, he said.

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❙ Bus driver Charles Dixon was attacked while driving the 106 bus to New Westminster Station in Feb. 2011. Mario Bartel photo

to a February 2011 assault in Burnaby on bus driver Charles Dixon, who sustained a shattered orbital bone.

Louie received a conditional sentence of 18 months to be served in the community, with two years probation.

Dixon underwent multiple surgeries to repair the damage and address

related health complications and was off work 14 months before getting back behind the wheel of a bus last May. Don MacLeod, president of Canadian Auto Workers Local 111, which represents Metro Vancouver bus drivers, said it’s important to not only look at a snapshot of assault

numbers.

While the number may be down this year, “the previous year there was actually an increase of over 20 per cent,” MacLeod said.

MacLeod would like to see Transit Police and transit security more active on board the bus system and stiffer sentences involving jail time.

“The courts need to recognize it’s simply unacceptable to assault public service workers out there. It particularly is concerning when our members get assaulted when they’re behind the wheel, there have been some when the coach has been in motion.”

There have been assaults against bus drivers as long as there have been bus drivers but the nature of such attacks have changed.

“They seem to be more brazen and some of them seem to involve weapons,” MacLeod said, noting last week a bus in Surrey was the scene of a stabbing incident which spilled out onto the sidewalk.

“Our members are vulnerable out there behind the wheel and they just want to get home safe at the end of the day and get their passengers safely from point A to point B.”

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Attorney General Shirley Bond released a report and tabled legislation Tuesday that promises to take another look at a regional police forces in urban areas.

The report refers to former judge and attorney general Wally Oppal’s findings in the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry that pointed to fragmented policing and poor coordination between different Metro Vancouver police forces.

It is the second of two “white papers” commissioned by the B.C. government in an effort to make the justice system more responsive to citizens.

“I think what we’ve recognized is that for far too long there has been talk about regionalization of policing and very little homework, very little detail, very little analysis of the pros and cons of that model,” Bond told reporters Tuesday. “What I’ve decided to do is to have the conversation that probably should have taken place long ago.

“From my perspective we need to look at whether more integration is the answer, or whether indeed it is time to contemplate a regional police force. I will not do that unilaterally. There are very

The B.C. government’s proposal to create a new seniors’ advocate office is being criticized as a pre-election gesture to create a position that won’t have the authority to hold government accountable on problems faced by seniors. Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid tabled legislation this week to create the new position.

However, the office would not be independent, but would report to the health ministry.

MacDiarmid said the new seniors’ advocate will monitor seniors’ services and work with policy-makers, senior care providers and others to identify solutions to “systemic issues” such as those faced by families navigating the province’s system of seniors’ care.

Katrine Conroy, NDP critic for seniors, said it has been six years since the opposition first called for a new seniors’ watchdog. Conroy said she is disappointed that the proposed office not only has no set budget, it is not intended to investigate individual cases.

“We won’t see it before the [May 14] election,” Conroy predicted.

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❙ B.C. Attorney General Shirley Bond wants to take a closer look at regional policing options for the Lower Mainland. Tom Fletcher photo strongly held views. But we need to have a meaningful discussion about that, and the white paper and the policing plan commits to having that kind of dialogue.”

The latest white paper calls on the government to develop funding models that would share the cost of regional police services, whether they are dedicated units for gang violence or domestic violence, or fully amalgamated policing. Bond isn’t sure if the Justice Reform and Transparency Act will be passed in the current legislature session, which is expected to adjourn March 14 to make way

for the May 14 provincial election. She said she is prepared to campaign on what she calls an “aggressive” justice reform agenda. Bond said public opinion is split on the merits of individual police forces, and some municipal politicians are adamant they don’t want to give up their local police force. A domestic violence unit for Greater Victoria police forces was established but has since had its staffing reduced.

“We hear anecdotal information about regional policing all the time,” Bond said. “No one has actually investigated the costs, the benefits.”

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❙ Top left: A B-25 J Mitchell bomber similar to the one stolen by Sgt. Donald Scratch in 1944. Right: Local historian Warren Nottigham grew up hearing about Sgt. Scratch’s story, and was compelled to research the tale. Bottom left: An aerial view of RCAF Boundary Bay as it looked in 1944. The view is towards Boundary Bay and Point Roberts. Photos by Rob Newell and courtesy of the Delta Museum and Archives.

Sgt. Scratch’s final flight Sixty-eight years ago, a would-be pilot stole a B-25 bomber from Boundary Bay airbase for a chaotic joyride from Seattle to Abbotsford ❙ Adrian MacNair reporter adrian@southdeltaleader.com

In the still pitch-black darkness of the winter morning, a rumble grew louder and louder, until it shook the Boundary Bay airbase itself.

Dishes fell to the floor in the mess hall.

Airmen jumped from their bunks in shock.

The distinctive sound of a large bomber roared directly above the base, as close to the barracks as if the plane had been flying between the bunk beds.

Twelve hundred servicemen and women of all ranks spilled onto the tarmac, cover-

ing their heads and ears as a B-25 J Mitchell bomber buzzed the airport at zero altitude, before pulling up sharply into a steep climb, narrowly clearing the control tower.

The bomber looped back to make several more low passes, blowing over some of the dumbfounded onlookers.

Witness Airman 1st Class Norman F. Green described the performance on Dec. 6, 1944, as a “spontaneous and unrehearsed exhibition of flying skill.”

At the controls of the stolen plane was Sgt. Donald Palmer Scratch of Saskatchewan.

According to Green, Scratch enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force in Edmon-

ton on July 20, 1940. A skilled pilot, he soon earned his wings as a sergeant. But as the years rolled by it became clear he wasn’t going to be sent overseas to fly missions against the Germans.

On June 19, 1944, while serving in Gander Bay, Nfld., Scratch took a B-24 Liberator bomber for a joyride, doing to the East Coast what he would do to the West Coast months later.

He was arrested and dishonourably discharged following a court martial.

But two weeks later he re-enlisted in Edmonton and was reinstated to the rank of sergeant and deployed to Royal Canadian

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“There was a continual expansion and building up of operations there,” says local historian Warren Nottingham, who often heard the legend of Sgt. Scratch while growing up. ❙ Continued on P.15

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❙ Left: Sgt. Scratch’s first attempt at stealing a plane from Boundary Bay on Dec. 6, 1944, ended up with a B-24 Liberator bomber stuck in the mud off the end of the runway. Undeterred, Sgt. Scratch walked back to the base and stole a B-25 J Mitchell bomber instead. Photo (item no. 2005-17-5) courtesy the Delta Museum and Archives. Right: Airman 1st Class Norman F. Green in uniform during the Second World War. Photo submitted by the family.

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The airbase generated jobs for locals constructing roads and buildings and whatever else was needed for the war effort. A strafing target was located where the ferry terminal is today and an observation tower used near the Indian reserve.

“I can recall as a kid in the early ‘50s, late ‘40s, climbing up in the tower and looking out at the target,” says Nottingham, adding that site was also used through the Korean War. “The local kids picked up tons of strings of 50 calibre machine gun shells.”

In 2001, Nottingham decided to look into the Scratch legend, and came across Green’s 1990 written account.

Sgt. Scratch spent about five hours in the air over Seattle, Vancouver, Abbotsford and South Delta before he presumably ran out of gas.

“I vividly remember seeing a hatless redhead with his sleeves rolled up, and his elbow protruding out of the cockpit window, looking very much like someone out for a leisurely Sunday drive in the family car,” wrote Green, adding he felt he could have reached up and touched

Scratch as he flew by.

Scratch flew at a gravity-defying rooftop level for much of his joyride, often with the wings vertical.

One driver of a military personnel truck careened into a ditch after seeing oncoming headlights he thought was an impending collision.

He needn’t have worried, wrote Green. It was only Scratch flying down the road.

Scratch was having fun. He lowered his undercarriage and bounced his tires off the roof of the nearby Capilano Brewery barn, scaring the cattle so badly that one bull got himself wedged in the stable.

After an hour of havoc, three Kittyhawk fighters scrambled with orders to shoot Scratch down if he left Boundary Bay airspace. But according to Green’s account, the pilots did all they could just to keep up with Scratch, trying not to stall out as they chased him. No matter what signals they gave or warnings they made, Scratch refused to land.

“I have seen a lot of superb flying in my time, but never anything like this,” Green heard one mustached officer say as he rose dripping with mud.

Scratch’s luck ran out about the

fifth hour, as he got boxed in by the Kittyhawks who circled him “like maypole dancers.”

Nottingham recalls the grand finale from local farmer Steve Harris.

“He was out trapping that day and there was all this activity, planes roaring around chasing each other, and he saw him crash into Tilbury onto their farm,” he said.

Nottingham believes there are still bits and pieces of the wreckage on Tilbury Island, perhaps even the engine.

"There was a spiral of black smoke, and the three Kittyhawks circled the crash site like buzzards wheeling after their prey."

- Cpl. Laurie Lyons, Control tower operator Scratch apparently nodded his head to the Kittyhawk pilots, gave them the thumbs-down sign, rolled the plane over and crashed into the island, ending his young life. ”There was a spiral of black smoke, and the three Kittyhawks circled the

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Green has a theory as to why young Sgt. Scratch took a B-25 bomber for a joyride one cold December morning of 1944.

Denied his opportunity to prove his skill overseas, he decided to show his fellow airmen instead.

On that morning of his ill-fated flight, he first stole a B-24 Liberator bomber—a plane which usually carried a complement of 10 men—but crashed it in the darkness before it could take off.

Undeterred, he walked back to the base and selected the Mitchell bomber.

The Vancouver Sun newspaper headline later that day read, “Crazed Airman Amok Over City,” describing Scratch as a madman who put the aircraft into “impossible maneouvres” as he dived crazily and put the lives of thousands of citizens in danger.

But several days later the Sun printed an editorial stating that, with certain reservations, they admired Scratch and felt deeply for him and the suffering he must have gone through.

“He was a great flier,” read the editorial, adding they blamed the war and its machinations, not him.

Green had come to the same conclusion.

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Green, now aged 94, still recalls the incident 68 years later from his home in Ottawa, though he has trouble speaking in the telephone.

“After he retired he started writing and he wrote all kinds of stories about all kinds of things,” says his daughter, Pat Levie. “Like a lot of people his age, his experiences then were the most memorable.”

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A little Italy in Delta

❙ Anna Maria McClenaghan’s cookbook is sold at Mud Bay Wines and Ambiente in Tsawwassen and Cobblestone Cottage and Rembrandt’s in Ladner.

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• Birds in Focus: A Visual Presentation comes to the Tsawwassen Arts Centre, 1172 56th St., from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

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Cookbook focuses on Italian recipes you can make here

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“When you’re Italian, you’re cooking every day from the time you’re 10 years old,” she says with a vigour and enthusiasm that is distinctly her cultural background.

There’s an expression she learned at an early age: If you love them, you cook for them.

McClenaghan grew up in a traditional Italian household where food was first. Her mother was from Puglia in the north and her father from Sicily.

McClenaghan decided to take a lifetime love of Italian cooking and visit her parents’ homeland to seek out a connection to her heritage through sights, sounds, and taste.

The result is a beautifully illustrated, glossy

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self-published hardcover cookbook called Italian Sensation (cucina), which is filled with dishes from Italy with a focus on Venice.

Although many of the recipes have fancy-sounding Italian names, they’re almost all easy to make with locally-sourced ingredients.

“Even the more elegant recipes cooked in fine restaurants have straightforward directions,” she says.

McClenaghan would know. She’s been in the kitchens of some of the most famous chefs in Italy, including Renato Piccolotto, a renowned chef in Cipriani, Venice.

The book is separated into chapters in the way a traveller might find himself or herself in Italy, such as “An Aperitivo in Treviso” or a “Prosecco at Beltrama.”

“I wanted to share my experiences through food, that not only embrace the charm of Italian cooking, but the whole human experience

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McClenaghan likes to quote an expression: “Ricette semplici, buone e sane.” Roughly translated it means, whether for few or many, the key is simplicity, the ingredients are love and good food.

For this week’s Local Flavour, McClenaghan has selected an Italian recipe sure to delight South Delta’s seaside communities.

Mussels in red sauce is fast, simple to make, but special enough to share with friends. You can serve it alone or with a hot loaf of rustic bread, or go even more Italian style and have it over linguine.

“Let it take you to a seaside cafe in Italy,” says McClenaghan as she smiles.

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The company operates 46 paintball fields around the world, including 30 in the UK, and is the world’s largest purchaser of paintballs.

The new Delta Force centre has also created many employment opportunities and adds to the local economy through the purchase of supplies, foodstuffs, laundry services and the increase in visitors from all over greater Vancouver, according manager Billy Saray.

The helicopter from Rambo: First Blood Part II was transported through the streets of Delta from Pitt Meadows Airport on Feb. 1, where it had been sitting

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A new paintball attraction recently opened in Tsawwassen features action movie memorabilia, including the helicopter from Rambo: First Blood Part II, and trucks used in a James Bond film.

Delta Force Paintball Canada opened for business last Saturday and is the first Canadian location of for Delta Force, the largest paintball operator in the world.

The Delta Force name has nothing to do with the fact the paintball attraction is located in Delta, as the company is based in the UK. “That’s just a coincidence,” says Delta Force spokesperson Ryan

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The chopper is one of many movie memorabilia elements incorporated into the paintball park.

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The South Delta Leader’s annual Project Bloom event in support of International Women’s Day will be donating funds raised from this year’s event to the Delta Hospital Foundation Women’s Fund.

The fifth annual Project Bloom event will be held at the Coast Tsawwassen Inn, on Friday, March 8, and hosted by Chrissie Bowker, publisher of the South Delta Leader.

Sarah Daniels, star of HGTV’s Urban Suburban and former Global BC TV reporter, is set to emcee the event this year, which is expected to attract close to 150 local business women.

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Ice Hawks sweep Wolf Pack ❙ Robert Mangelsdorf EDITOR editor@southdeltaleader.com

❙ Mak Baden of the Delta Ice Hawks gets in all alone in front of North Vancouver Wolf Pack goalie Braden Krogfoss Sunday night at the Ladner Leisure Centre. The Ice Hawks won the game 2-1 and advance to the second round of the PJHL playoffs after sweeping North Vancouver. Jim Kinnear photo

The Delta Ice Hawks edged the North Vancouver Wolf Pack 2-1 Sunday night at home to sweep their best-ofseven series with four consecutive wins and advance to the second round of the Pacific Junior Hockey League playoffs.

Jeremy Gossard opened the scoring for the Ice Hawks in the first period as the home team outshot the Wolf Pack 12-4.

Marcus Houck tied things up for North Van eight minutes into the second period, before Ryan Procyshyn put the Ice Hawks back on top five minutes later.

Procyshyn’s goal would prove to be the game-winner as both goalies were perfect

in the third period.

The Ice Hawks outshot the Wolf Pack 40-25, as Alexander Ahnert made 24 saves. Wolf Pack goalie Braden Krogfoss made 38 saves and was named the game’s third star.

Tanner Gattinger, Kody Botterill, Kolten Grieve, and Grange Gordon had assists.

Procyshyn was named the game’s first star, with Gordon picking up second-star honours.

The win was the third in as many days for the Ice Hawks, as they completed their sweep of the Wolf Pack in less than a week.

After last Tuesday’s 4-3 overtime win at home, the

Ice Hawks headed out on the road where they won 4-1 on Friday, and 2-1 on Saturday.

Aaron Merrick had a hat trick for the Ice Hawks Friday night, while Ahnert stopped 39 of 40 shots on Saturday.

Ahnert has stopped 111 of 117 shots he’s faced, earning himself a goals against average of 1.47.

Merrick leads the Ice Hawks in playoff scoring with six points, while Anthony Brito has a goal and four assists.

The Ice Hawks advance to the second round of the PJHL playoffs and will face the Richmond Sockeyes in a bestof-seven series beginning this week.

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Pacers bounced from Fraser Valley finals Junior boys

❙ Robert Mangelsdorf editor@southdeltaleader.com

Senior boys’ AAA The Delta Pacers were bounced from the senior boys’ AAA Fraser Valley Basketball Championships Monday night, losing 76-63 to the Gleneagle Talons of Coquitlam in the third round. The Delta Pacers entered the tournament ranked No. 15 in the Fraser Valley, and opened the tournament on Wednesday with a 64-53 win over the No. 18-ranked North Surrey Spartans.

The Pacers faced the No. 2-ranked Walnut Grove Gators in the second round of the playoffs, losing 72-45 at Walnut Grove Secondary in Langley Friday night.

Monday’s loss to the No. 10-ranked Talons eliminated the Pacers from the Fraser Valley playoffs and marks the end of their 2013 campaign.

The 2013 Pacers senior boys’ team are Daniel Cheshire, Colton Bakken, Mackenzie Falk, Gabriel George, Andrew Jones, Adrian Blanco, Bowen Bakken, Evan Messenger, Sam Evanson, Cody Yang, Jamie Toor, Shawn Bajwa, Ryan Cowley, Keaton Boyd, Will Schwan, and Reece Griffing.

Senior boys’ A The Southpointe Academy Titans’ season came to an end on Wednesday as they were eliminated in the opening round of the Fraser Valley senior boys’ A playoffs.

The No. 8-ranked Titans lost 64-42 to the

No. 1-ranked B.C. Christian Academy. The 2013 Titans are Ziyaan Harji, Satnam Sunner, Sumeet Grewal, Eddie Li, Allen He, Justin Dhah, Jay Lin, Alex Guo, Mantej Sekhon, Matt Purcell, Anmol Basra, Justin Bains, Balraj Singh, and Jaskirat Mann.

The junior boys’ teams from South Delta and Delta secondary school both bowed out in the first round of their Fraser Valley playoff tournament as well.

The Sun Devils, ranked 28th going into the playoffs, lost 7627 to the No. 5-ranked Mennonite Educational Institute Eagles of Abbotsford in the knockout round last week.

The No. 24-ranked Pacers were unable to pull off the upset as they were edged 62-52 by the No. 9-ranked Yale Lions.

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GVHBA offers guidance at annual seminar

Helping out first-time home buyers The Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association is aiming to take away some of the stress of buying a home for the first time with their 19th annual Seminar for First-Time Home Buyers, taking place on March 19 at the Bell Performing Arts Centre in Surrey.

“With interest rates still incredibly low and builders offering many newhome product choices, this is a great time for first-time buyers to consider taking that critical first step onto the property ladder,” says GVHBA CEO Bob de Wit. “Real estate continues to be a hot topic in Metro Vancouver, so seminar attendance is expected to be as many, or greater than, the 750

people who attended last year’s event.

This is a one-stop information shop for first-time home buyers, so anyone considering buying a home should come to this free seminar.”

Among the speakers at the seminar will be senior market analyst at the Canada Mortgage & Housing Corp.

Robyn Adamache, Energy Solutions Manager for FortisBC Michael Liu and Dominion Macklem Mortgages President Bill Macklem, among others.

Pre-registration is required and attendees are asked to bring a food item for the Surrey Food Bank.

Call 778-565-4288 or register online at www.gvhba.org.

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Find everything you need for your home away from home at the BC Log Home, Timber Frame and Country Living Show, taking place in March.

The show will take place at the Abbotsford Tradex on March 9 and 10 and will feature over 85 exhibitors and seminars related to B.C.’s outdoor lifestyle. More than 6,000 people are expected to check out the show this year. It has been taking place for five years under its current name, and was known as the Country Living Show for 15 years before that.

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This show is for people who are on the hunt for the latest products and services,” – Les Trendall

“It promotes the West Coast lifestyle and living in a rural or cabin area,” says show manager Les Trendall. British Columbia is a particularly popular place for people to have a vacation property, and this show certainly caters to that.

“It’s about building your dream home,” says Trendall.

Among the highlights of the show is the feature home built by Maurer

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The quality of exhibitors is unparallelled,” – Les Trendall Log Homes of Penticton and fully landscaped by Mijodelu Landscaping, and log structures built by Pioneer Log Homes, Artisan Log Homes and Trout Creek Timberframe.

“With four structures built on site, this is the most we’ve ever had,” says Trendall.

The show will offer several seminars each day, including Backyard Barbecuing at its Best! with chef Angie Quaale, Off Grid Solar Electric Systems, How to Build in the Boonies and Know your Septic System, just to name a few. The show will also feature anything related to the wood industry, solar power, restoration, docks and many unique sculptors, wood carvers and artists.

“The quality of the exhibitors is unparallelled,” Trendall says. “This show is very unique to the industry.”

The exhibitors will be available to visitors to discuss their products and services, so come prepared with your

questions.

“This show is for people who are on the hunt for the latest products and services,” says Trendall. “This show is the ideal venue to showcase those exhibitors.”

Visitors are also able to enter to win

a hand-carved wooden panel from Bob Whitehead of Whitehead Carvings, worth $1,500. You can also win tickets to the show through your local Black Press newspaper.

For more information, visit www. bclogandcountrylivingshow.ca.

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The BC Log Home, Timber Frame and Country Living Show will take place in March in Abbotsford. Visitors can enter to win a hand-carved wooden panel worth $1,500 (left) from Bob Whitehead of Whitehead Carvings.

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WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? $500 cash back to pay off Christmas bills. Good credit/Bad credit. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888-593-6095.

PLACING & Finishing * Forming * Site Prep, old concrete removal * Excavation & Reinforcing * Re-Re Specialists 34 Years Exp. Free Estimates.

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184

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HELP WANTED

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

283A

HANDYPERSONS

HANDYMAN. Very reliable. 20 yrs exp. Senior’s discount. Make a list.

CAN DO IT ALL! 604-866-4977

130

HELP WANTED

Keep busy

a n d

make some

EXTRA CASH!

109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

LABOURERS

STAVE LAKE Cedar Mills, in Dewdney, BC is looking for labourers and experienced shingle packers.

These are full time positions and require heavy lifting. Apply by fax at 604-826-2379 or email at cnorthrop@stavelake.com.

Call Colin at 604-826-6764 for more information.

160

FINANCIAL SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

PERSONAL SERVICES

109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES 138

FITTER/FABRICATOR

CHAIR RENTAL AVAILABLE

PLUMBER’S HELPERS

IBG Mechanical Ltd.

WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com

Union Shop ~ Full BeneďŹ ts.

TRAVEL

TRADES, TECHNICAL

PYRAMID CORPORATION is now hiring! Instrument Technicians and Electricians for various sites across Alberta. Send resume to: hr@pyramidcorporation.com or fax 780-955-HIRE.

109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Google Search:

160

PERSONAL SERVICES

Email resume: ibg.mechanical.ltd@gmail.com

ACCOUNTING & TAX FRANCHISE - Start your own Practice with Canada’s leading Accounting Franchise. Join Padgett Business Services’ 400 practices. Taking care of small business needs since 1966. www.padgettfranchises.ca or 1888-723-4388, ext. 222.

GET FREE VENDING MACHINES Can Earn $100,000.00 + Per Year.

All Cash-Retire in Just 3 Years.

Protected Territories. Full Details CALL NOW 1-866-668-6629 Website WWW.TCVEND.COM

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

Classified Sales Representative Full Time Position Classified Business Centre Black Press is one of Canada’s largest independent media companies. We publish over 100 award– winning newspapers, host over 75 websites and create value for communities across British Columbia. We have a passion for growth and are courageous innovators.

Black Press Classified Business Centre has a full time Classified Sales Representative position available immediately.

Are you interested in: t EBZ XPSL XFFL .PO 'SJ

t /P XFFLFOET PS IPMJEBZT t (SFBU FBSOJOH QPUFOUJBM t 0QQPSUVOJUZ GPS BEWBODFNFOU You will work as an integral part of the dynamic classified sales team to achieve both departmental & personal goals. Your main focus will be to develop new classified business as well as building on an existing client base. You will have a professional manner, a passion for serving people and the desire to i808w customers. You will understand the basic elements of classified advertising and have a proven track record in telephone sales. #MBDL 1SFTT PGGFST B DPNQFUJUJWF SFOVNFSBUJPO QBDLBHF BOE GVMM CFOFĂĽUT BGUFS NPOUIT To apply, please send a covering letter with your resume to Lisa Farquharson, MJTB!CMBDLQSFTT DB or mail your resume with covering letter to Black Press Classified Business Centre, #309, 5460 152nd Street, Surrey, B.C. V3S 5J9. Closing date is March 8, 2013. No phone calls please.

www.blackpress.ca

Consider being a newspaper carrier for Black Press. You will earn extra dollars delivering an award winning community newspaper to the homes in your neighbourhood.

Contact your local Black Press newspaper.

604.948.3640

ext.125

604.575.5312

ext.312

CIRCFLOATER

South Delta Leader is looking for a part-time floater to deliver open routes in the Tsawwassen & Ladner areas once a week.

Must have a reliable vehicle and be available Fridays for approximately 3-4 hours.

This is an excellent opportunity for an individual looking to supplement their income.

Please forward your resume to: Circulation Manager, South Delta Leader #7 – 1363 56th Street, Delta, BC V4L 2P7 circulation2@southdeltaleader.com 604.948.3640 We thank all those who are interested for this position, however only those selected for interview will be contacted.

South Delta Leader Friday, March 1, 2013

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 287

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 338

PLUMBING

Additions, Home Improvements Restorations, Renovations, & New Construction.

Specializing in Concrete, Forming, Framing & Siding. 604-218-3064

FULL PLUMBING SERVICES • Hvac Gas Fitting • Electrical *Free Est. *Licensed *Insured 24hr. Emergency Service

C & C Electrical Mechanical

604-475-7077 Local gas ‘A’ ďŹ tter / plumber

www.southdeltaleader.com A27

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 374

TREE & STUMP removal done RIGHT! • Tree Trimming • Fully Insured • Best Rates

H/W tank / furnace / boiler Replace/repair/maintenance Any Plumbing/heating jobs.

311 MASONRY & BRICKWORK

Call Red: 604-771- 4077

MANY YEARS experienced mason.

I can install: brick, concrete block, all kind of stones (natural stone, cultured stone, lime stone...). Reliable work, competitive price. No jobs too small. Call for Free estimate: Henry (604)779-5697

320

560

HOME HZgk^XZ <j^YZ

MISC. FOR SALE

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed!

Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

563

CARPETS AND BLINDS

!

! !

MISC. WANTED

604-787-5915/604-291-7778

www.treeworksonline.ca 10% OFF with this AD

Lic/Insured/ Senior disc.

Competitive rates.

Pipe / Toilet sink/faucet

TREE SERVICES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

WEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;VE GOT YOU COVERED

CALL DAVE

PETS 477

604.948.5450 ` www.hangandshine.ca

Quality service in South Delta since 1997

PETS 706

BEAGLES, 12â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; size, born Dec 25, tri colour 3 F, 3 M, $650. (604)3160376, tobyscardetail@hotmail.com

APARTMENT/CONDO

810

845

AUTO FINANCING

RICHMOND

BERNESE Mountain Dog Puppies.

Vet checked with first shots and ready for loving homes. $975.

Langley area. 778-241-5504.

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

1 & 2 Bdrms Available Immediately.

TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

2 hr. Service www.a1casper.com (604)209-2026

Located in central Richmond, close to all amenities & No. 5 Rd. Rent includes heat and hot water. Sorry no pets.

MOVING & STORAGE

Call 604-830-4002 or 604-830-8246

SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials.

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

Visit our website: www.aptrentals.net

AFFORDABLE MOVING

The Scrapper

Local & Long Distance

$45/Hr

From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

604-537-4140 GET the BEST for your MOVING From $45/hr Licensed & Insured Senior Discount 778-773-3737

752 Precision 1 Plumbing & Heating Licensed ~ Insured.

Hot water tanks, service, renos.

Contact Rick 604-809-6822 PRECISION 1 Plumbing & Heating.

Lic. & Ins. h/w tanks, service, renos.

No hst. Rick 604-809-6822

341

PRESSURE WASHING

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable.

Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

RICHMOND

Eastcan RooďŹ ng & Siding â&#x20AC;˘New Roofs â&#x20AC;˘Re-Roofs â&#x20AC;˘Repairs Liability Insurance/BBB/10% off with ad

604.562.0957 or 604.961.0324 GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, Asphalt Shingles, Flat roofs, WCB Clean Gutters. $80. 604-240-5362

Shepherd x, spayed female, all shots, 7 mos. asking $400. Call (604)847-0171 Shihtzu(3/4) Papillon x pups, 3m tri-colour, dewclawed, deworm, home raised with both parents. $300 604-795-6552

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

533

Running this ad for 8yrs

3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

338

PLUMBING

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005

FERTILIZERS

WEED FREE Mushroom Manure 13 yards - $160 or Well Rotted 10 yards - $180. 604-856-8877

PAINT SPECIAL (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.

2 Bedrm + Den & 3 Bedrms Available

548

FURNITURE

MATTRESSES starting at $99

356

RUBBISH REMOVAL

bradsjunkremoval.com

Hauling Anything..

But Dead Bodies!!

20 YARD BINS AVAILABLE We Load or You Load !

Call 604-830-4002 or 604-830-8246

604.220.JUNK(5865) Serving Metro Vancouver Since 1988

RECYCLE-IT! JUNK REMOVAL

â&#x20AC;˘ Estate Services â&#x20AC;˘ Electronics â&#x20AC;˘ Appliances â&#x20AC;˘ Old Furniture â&#x20AC;˘ Construction â&#x20AC;˘ Yard Waste â&#x20AC;˘ Concrete â&#x20AC;˘ Drywall â&#x20AC;˘ Junk â&#x20AC;˘ Rubbish â&#x20AC;˘ Mattresses â&#x20AC;˘ More

Recycled Earth Friendly HOT TUBS ARE NO PROBLEM! On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca

REAL ESTATE 627

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES Damaged House? Pretty House?

Moving? Divorcing? Estate Sale?

We Will Buy Your House, Quick Cash & Private!

Mortgage Too High & House Wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Sell? Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Make Payments?

We Lease Your House, Make Your Payments & Buy It Later!

604.657.9422

757

www.webuyhomesbc.com

METAL ARTIST

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

Looking for space to rent,

â&#x20AC;˘ DIFFICULTY SELLING ? â&#x20AC;˘ DifďŹ culty Making Payments?

No Equity? Expired Listing? Penalty?

We Take Over Payments! No Fees! www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663

WANTED TO RENT

1500 sq.ft. and larger.

Call: (778)834-9845

810

Saturday March 2nd, 9am - 1pm.

453 - 55 St. Tsawwassen

SAWMILLS from only $3997 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT

CALL

604-328-0081 DELTA SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL Minimum $160 for Complete full-size Vehicles Serving the Delta Area since 1986 604-649-1627 or 604-946-0943

Factory custom, 74 cube (1200) big bore by Denco Cycle, Bassani pipe, windshield, sissy bar, leather bags. 27,000km, one old guy owner, $7450 obo (604)817-1945

838

RECREATIONAL/SALE

1996 22â&#x20AC;&#x2122; SLUMBER QUEEN 5th wheel. Interior like new, has to be seen to appreciate. New stereo, back up camera, new HD antenna, m/w, a/c. Includes hitch. $5,500.

604-625-7761 Aldergrove.

TRANSPORTATION AUTO FINANCING

JUNIOR GIANTS

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

MOTORCYCLES

2007 HARLEY SPORTSTER

GARAGE SALES

MISC. FOR SALE

$ WE PAY CASH FOR CARS $

830

Advertise where clients look when they want to travel...

Fundraiser Garage Sale

560

â&#x20AC;&#x153;No Wheels, No Problemâ&#x20AC;?

7 Days/Week

*NEW QUEEN MATTRESS SET* Pillow Top in Plastic. Mfr. Warranty Must Sell $200 ~ 604-484-0379

Fresh Sliced Pizza, Hockey Shooter, Tons of Stuff!

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

Website www.aptrentals.net

â&#x20AC;˘ Twins â&#x20AC;˘ Fulls â&#x20AC;˘ Queens â&#x20AC;˘ Kings 100â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

551

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

Private yard, carport or double garage. Located on No. 1 & Steveston, No. 3 & Steveston. Landscape and maintenance included.

PUG avail for stud service. He is a rare silver male, purebred but not registered, $700 or puppy back.

Also Golden retriever (not reg.) avail for stud $600 (OFA hips and cert eyes) Mission 604-820-4827

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

VEHICLES WANTED

TOWNHOUSES

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

SHELTIE SABLE PUP 1F, white body + spots D.O.B. Oct 19th Sweet & loveable 604-826-6311

827

BRIARGATE & PADDOCK

ITALIAN MASTIFF(Cane Corso) P/B blues, ready to go, 1st shots, tails/dew claws done.

Ultimate family guardian $800 (604)308-5665

PRESA CANARIO P/B UKC, fawn Both parents approx 150 lbs. $950.

Call 604-302-2357

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

TOWNHOUSES

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

SURREY

Regency Park Gardens Large 1 & 2 bedroom units Rent from $725.00/mo.

Phone: 604-581-8332 & 604-585-0063

DreamTeam Auto Financing â&#x20AC;&#x153;0â&#x20AC;? Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

1-800-961-7022

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: On July 20, 2010, at 70th Avenue and 120th Street, Delta, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Delta Police Department seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as a 1998 Ford Mustang Cobra; BCL: 052 LKT; VIN:1FAFP47VXWF191677, on or about 14:48 Hours.

The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been used in the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 5(2) (Possession for purpose of trafficking) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada.

Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2013-1431, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for disposal by

the Director of Civil Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice.

A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published.

You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website, accessible online at www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/ civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

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South Delta Leader

Business ❙ P17

Face to Face ❙ P7

Residents upset by local farm’s air cannons

Matt McCoy’s hockey days inspire new book

MUSCLEMEMORY

.CA

New paintball park features movie memorabilia

Noise annoys ❙ P4

Meet Nancy Watson

Ladner Kin’s Green Fighter

FRIDAY ∙ MARCH 1 ∙ 2013

❙ southdeltaleader.com

MLA slams jet fuel project delay

See this wee k’s specials on back pag e!

KIN’S

March 9, 2013

Delta-South MLA Vicki Huntington is criticizing the B.C. government for delaying the environmental assessment for Vancouver International Airport’s fuel delivery project until after the spring election.

On Monday, Environment Minister Terry Lake suspended the environmental assessment of the controversial jet fuel pipeline until the summer, the second time he has done so. ❙ See story, P.3

FARM MA RKET

2pm to 4pm at Trenant Park Square Nancy will be completing her first in-store challenge by collecting pledges for the Canadian Cancer Society, and distributing samples and free balloons!

Meet Nancy’s opponents and follow their progress at www.kinsgreenfighters.com!

#kinsgreenfighters

Teacher sues over sex assault charges

facebook.com/kinsfarmmarket

A Ladner high school teacher who had sexual assault charges against him stayed is now suing the Corporation of Delta for damages, alleging negligence by police investigators.

Robin J. Wait was charged in November 2011 with one count of sexual assault and one count of sexual interference of a grade eight student at Delta Secondary, but those charges were stayed last August after the Crown decided there was no reasonable likelihood of conviction.

Prices effective: February 27th to March 3rd, 2013 *While * Quantities Last

2

8/$1.00 California Grown

California Grown

8/$2.00

Fresh & Healthy

❙ See story, P.3

Delta sweeps series The Delta Ice Hawks edged the North Vancouver Wolf Pack 2-1 Sunday night at home to sweep their best-of-seven series with four consecutive wins and advance to the second round of the Pacific Junior Hockey League playoffs. ❙ See story, P.20

Organic Black Kale

2

/$4.00

BUNCHES

California Grown

TRAINING

Zeal Small Navel Oranges

Mexico Grown

/$5.00

BUNCHES

Chile Grown

Sweet & Juicy

Zeal Cara Cara Oranges

Trenant Park Square

Open 9 am to 7 pm everyday!

Ladner Trunk Rd. & 52A St. Beside London Drugs Delta 604.940.0733

& GROUP

2 /$5.00

BOXES

Asparagus

PERSONAL

Blueberries (1 pint)

Sweet & Juicy

604.948.FITT

Fresh & Nutritious

Healthy & Delicious

❙ Sgt. Scratch’s final flight

Local historian Warren Nottingham and the story of how a would-be pilot stole a B-25 bomber from Boundary Bay airbase for an ill-fated joyride across the Fraser Valley P.13

d n i m f o

at s done r i a on p i e s i with rassen Coll w tsaw 604.943.6383

17-1835 56th St. Tsawwassen (Behind McDonalds)