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Cora Brown is a day manager at the Penny Savers’ Thrift Shop in North Delta. The store, operated by Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH) Auxilary volunteers, raises funds for the SMH Foundation. Boaz Joseph photo
A penny saved, a hospital helped North Delta thrift shop and volunteers help Surrey Memorial buy medical equipment
Boaz Joseph Surrey North Delta Leader The penny may be out of production at the Royal Canadian Mint, but volunteers are still hard at work helping people save pennies at a North Delta thrift store – all for a good cause. On a busy morning in the sorting room of The Penny Savers’ Thrift Shop, Nina Taylor and Alice Pogue are sifting through incoming donations: Clothes, stuffed toys, dishes, the odd teapot... “I just like to work,” says Taylor, tagging
small, gold-rimmed plates with price stickers. Both ladies will be 82 this year. They’re among 55 active volunteers and members of the Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH) Auxiliary who run the thrift store to support the SMH Foundation. Day manager Cora Brown is eager to show a visitor around the store. The showroom is divided into sections like any department store – mens’ and ladies’ apparel, shoes, toys, sporting goods, books and household items. There’s lots to see: Friendly, blue-vested
Budget Input Meeting March 12, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Delta School Board Office (4585 Harvest Drive, Ladner)
This is an opportunity for the community to provide input regarding their priorities prior to the development of the Delta School District draft budget.
volunteers, a gaggle of mannequins watching the clothing racks, old-school LPs next to DVDs, Dutch wooden clogs, even a pair of $8 sombreros. Hidden away are the situational necessities: A staff washroom filled with boxes of VHS tapes, a storage room stuffed with seasonal items (Christmas, Halloween, etc.), a back-room shelf with single shoes (their twins are in the showroom), and a sorting room with its topography modified by a small mountain of bags filled with clothes to be sifted through. — Continued on p.6
The Delta School District is committed to ensuring our schools are nurturing, caring learning environments everyday for every child.
During the months of March and April, Deltassist Family and Community Services volunteers will be available to prepare income tax returns for low-income Delta residents. Many people do not know that they need to file a tax return in order to receive the GST/HST credit or the Canada Child Tax Benefit. Filing a tax return on time is important when receiving other benefits such as the Guaranteed Income Supplement for seniors, MSP Premium Assistance and Pharmacare. Ladner and Tsawwassen residents can call 604-946-9526 to book an appointment at Deltassist’s Ladner office (4891 Delta Street) and North Delta residents can call 604-594-3455 to book an appointment at Deltassist’s North Delta office (9097 120th Street).
Reach event Saturday Reach for the Stars: An Evening of Inspiration is a fundraising event to benefit Reach Child and Youth Development Society’s new building project. The event is on Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. at Sacred Heart School, 3900 Arthur Dr., Ladner. MC Chris Gailus will host the event, which includes a buffet dinner, speakers, live and silent auctions, WestJet raffle, live music and more. Tickets are $65. Call 604-9466622 Ext. 0, or visit www.reachforthestarsevent.org
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Delta's rich history celebrated Awards recognize those people and places that help make delta unique Adrian MacNair South Delta Leader Delta celebrated Heritage Week recently (Feb. 18-24) by recognizing people and places important to the history of the region. One of three people to receive the Heritage Award of Merit was Laurence Guichon for his ongoing care of the Guichon family home. It was in 1881 that Laurent Guichon, a French immigrant from Savoie province, sold his ranch in the Nicola Valley and bought 600 acres in Ladner for $12,000. The Guichon family home was built nine years later in 1890, where Roman Catholic services were held in the dining room until a church could be built nearby. When the fishing community began building up in Ladner in the early 1900s, the Guichon home became the centre of commerce in South Delta. Matt Rogers, a local historian who helped the Heritage Advisory Committee in their selections for the awards, explained the historic significance of the Guichon residence. "This was a thriving community of farmers and fishermen and the land that was held by the Guichons goes all the way back to the [former] Indian Reserve," he said. As the fishing boom brought more people to Ladner, the railway was built all the way to
the Guichon home in 1903, and named Port Guichon. "There was a store here and the person who ran the store for many years was actually the brother of Premier [Richard] McBride," said Rogers. Although Ladner is often celebrated for its history, North Delta also has a significant number of houses and neighbourhoods that date back to the early 20th Century. In fact, the first European settler to Delta was James Kennedy, who was commissioned by Colonel Richard Clement Moody in 1861 to build a trail from New Westminster to what is now Annieville in North Delta. Annieville was one of the earliest settled regions of Delta, first by immigrants from Trondheim, Norway in the 1890s following the establishment of salmon canneries. Rogers said he remembers in the 1940s many children and grandchildren of the pioneer families from North Delta because the only high school was located in Ladner at the time. "When you played lacrosse or any kind of game it took all of Delta to make a team in your age group," he said laughing. The Delta Museum and Archives received a "Friends of Heritage"
Pictured: Matt rogers, a local historian and former North delta school teacher, offers up a history lesson on the Guichon family home. A former president of the delta Museum and Archives Society, his input was used in delta's heritage awards. Adrian MacNair photo
Award from the Corporation for their work in The Mapping Project, an effort to document historic areas in North Delta. Museum and Archives executive director Gabrielle Martin said the project involved working with a variety of focus groups composed of different ages, cultural backgrounds and neighbourhoods, and then had an artist create an original piece of art linking them together. "North Delta feels that disconnect from Delta as a whole and they don't feel any kinship with Surrey," she said. "And so part of what came out of [the
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project] was this community discovering its own history and its culture and ethnic uniqueness." One of North Delta's oldest homes is the Knight residence, built in 1932 on land owned by a Vancouver family who used it as a summer home. Situated on Sunshine Hills, the house had an impressive view. "When the trees were cleared you could look all the way out down toward the south here," said Rogers. Susannah Alexander and Edward Evans received the Heritage Award of Merit for the preservation of the Knight residence. Receiving Friends of
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Heritage Awards were Tim Bowling, for his writing on Delta’s early fishing industry, James
Price and Mike Wolzen, for donating their time and expertise to projects related to
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Grant to benefit Delta seniors Staff writer Delta Leader
Delta seniors will benefit from a $20,000 agefriendly grant to help address the needs of the municipality’s senior residents. The Corporation of Delta is one of 27 communities receiving grants for 2013. “Age-friendly projects like the one here in Delta are helping B.C. seniors to remain independent and involved in their communities,” said Minister of State for Seniors Ralph Sultan. “Seniors right around the province have told me that isolation is a key issue for them and I am pleased that this pilot bus service will provide North Delta seniors with additional transit options, allowing them to get out in the community and engage in healthy activities.” The Corporation of Delta will use the grant to undertake planning for the North Delta Seniors’ Bus pilot program. The bus will provide seniors with accessible, affordable and reliable transportation options and offer convenient access to seniors’ activity centres, shopping, local medical services, banking and other community amenities. This service is intended to improve transit options for seniors and encourage isolated or inactive seniors to become engaged in recreation, social and healthy lifestyle activities. “The North Delta Seniors’ bus will provide local seniors with reliable access to a variety of services from shopping to medical appointments,” said Delta Mayor Lois E. Jackson. “This community has so much to offer and it is great news that this funding will allow us to offer seniors improved access to affordable transportation options.” The age-friendly planning and project grant program is a partnership between the government of B.C. and the Union of British Columbia
Municipalities (UBCM). Grants of up to $20,000 are provided through UBCM to help establish, or continue, a variety of projects that support healthy, active seniors. Applications for age-friendly planning and projects grants were reviewed by staff from UBCM and the Ministry of Health. They were scored on a variety of factors, including goals, proposed activities, involvement of seniors and other key partners, budget, and innovation and sustainability. Since 2007, 117 B.C. communities have received funding to support age-friendly planning and projects. Examples include age-friendly assessments, ensuring services are more accessible, supporting transportation and social connection to help prevent social isolation, and improving the community by increasing garden and green space. In September 2012, government announced $500,000 in funding was available for the 2013 round of grants. Fourteen of the 27 successful applicants for 2013 have not received previous funding through the program. The age-friendly grant program is just one aspect of Age-friendly BC, which focuses on providing communities with support, information and recognition to help meet the needs of an aging population. Local governments can achieve age-friendly recognition and officially become an Age-friendly BC community once they have completed four basic steps that focus on community engagement, commitment, assessment and action. To learn more about Age-friendly BC and the age-friendly grant program, please visit: www.gov.bc.ca/agefriendly The age-friendly grant program reflects the goals of B.C.’s Family Agenda, which supports seniors by encouraging healthy, active aging. To learn more, visit: www.familiesfirstbc.ca
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Delta firefighters show a lot of heart Contributed Delta Leader
Firefighters from Delta have contributed $100,000 to fund one of eight accommodation units at the new $13.1 million Burn Fund Centre to be built by the B.C. Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund at 3891 Main Street in Vancouver. Firefighters from Delta, Burnaby, Cranbrook, Kamloops, Kelowna, North Vancouver District, Richmond and Surrey combined for a total contribution of $675,000. “We’ve seen firsthand that helping with accommodation for burn and trauma survivors and their families can be one of the most significant contributions to help survivors physically and emotionally recover and live a full life,” says Mike Hurley, President of the Burn Fund. “We’re so grateful that the Fire Fighters in Delta have shown such leadership in helping us meet this critical need.” The province is experiencing a critical shortfall in accommodation for burn and trauma patients and their family caregivers. Patients’ health may be compromised when they have to return home sooner than medically advised or live in accommodations not suited to recovery from a burn or trauma.
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Each year almost 700 children and adults from across the province are admitted to the BCPFF Burn, Plastic and Trauma Unit at Vancouver General Hospital and B.C. Children’s Hospital suffering serious trauma. Cases from outside the Lower Mainland make up 27 per cent of cases, and 60 per cent of those are paying for private sector accommodation for an average of eight weeks. The new $13.1 million Burn Fund Centre will provide eight short-term stay units to meet the critical shortfall in appropriate accommodation for burn and trauma patients and their family caregivers. The Centre will also house the offices of the B.C. Professional Fire Fighters Association and Burn Fund and include ground floor retail space to help fund the ongoing operation of the building. The Burn Fund has secured 80 per cent of necessary funding and is currently in the midst of a capital campaign. “Nobody plans to be a burn survivor”, points out Lisa Lacamell, Executive Director of the Burn Fund. “But when it happens, your family’s life is turned inside out in a matter of seconds. With our contributions to research, patient
Pictured Firefighters from the Delta Fire Department raised $100,000 to help fund the new Burn Fund Centre in Vancouver. Contributed photo
care, survivor support and prevention we’re trying to give British Columbians their best chance, the Burn Fund Centre is the missing piece of that legacy.” The B.C. Professional Fire Fight-
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Hospital Auxiliary in need of volunteers — Continued from p.1
Brown has been part of the Penny Savers’ Thrift Store action since 2004. She started volunteering in Newton at the last of a succession of locations in Surrey. The shop, which moved to North Delta that same year, is now closer to her home. (As well as being in charge on her shift, she’s also provides the ride for Taylor, a fellow North Deltan). Not long ago, Brown was offered the role of store coordinator, a liaison between the Auxiliary and the thrift shop, but being of a hands-on, nonbureaucratic nature, declined. “I don’t do meetings. I don’t do cash.” Instead, she and the day managers tend to the volunteers, donated items, merchandise and customers while the Auxiliary staff take care of the books. It’s not always easy at the shop. There are rare shoplifters and even customers who have tried to bring their own homemade price tags.
Out back, three full-sized couches lay next to two dumpsters. The Auxiliary will eventually have to pay remove them.
"This business is what makes money for the hospital.” -Cora Brown , day manager Despite signs several warning sings around the building, some people continue to dump unwanted items (TVs, microwaves and mattresses) at the back door after hours. “People don’t read signs,” laments Brown. “Do they care?” She soon relents. “But that’s okay. (This business is) what makes money for the hospital.” Auxiliary secretary Lila Kawasaki says SMH Auxiliary is using money collected from thrift shop sales to fulfill their pledge of $250,000 (over three to five years) to buy medical equipment for the hospital. The annual 100 Days to Give
ers’ Burn Fund has been providing prevention and survivor support programs, and funding medical care, training and research to the people of British Columbia and the Yukon for almost four decades.
The Burn Fund’s vision is built by more than 3,800 professional fire fighters from 53 communities in British Columbia and the Yukon who graciously dedicate their funds, time and expertise.
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Campaign received $40,000 in March 2012 and is expected to receive about $65,000 next month – with the entire campaign to be matched by an equal donation from businessman and philanthropist Jim Pattison. Surrey Memorial Hospital Auxiliary needs volunteers for both their SMH lottery booth (Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Mondays/ Wednesdays/Thursdays from 12:30-4 p.m.) and in the Penny Savers’ Thrift Shop, 11961 82 Ave. (there are various shifts). Detailed descriptions are available at www.govolunteer.ca Applicants must be at least 16 years old and able to commit to a regular (once/twice a week) schedule for a minimum of six months from Feb. 26 to Aug. 31. Suitable applicants will be contacted for an interview and those selected for placement must provide references. For details or to apply, contact Volunteer Resources at 604-588-3381 or email volunteer.smh@fraserhealth.ca. To download an application, visit www.fraserhealth.ca
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Delta Police crime beat North Delta
• Delta Police investigators were conducting an investigation in the 9600-block of 116th Street Feb. 13 when they discovered that one of the suspects was in breach of his court-ordered conditions. The 41-year-old male was arrested without incident, and transported to police headquarters where he was held in custody pending his appearance in court. Breach of Conditional Sentence Order charges are being recommended. Police investigators also discovered that one of the suspects had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. The 35-year-old male was taken into custody and held in custody pending his appearance in court. • Delta Police and the Delta Fire Department were called to Scottsdale Mall at 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 13 in response to a Freon leak which had occurred as a result of a line breakage. The Save-On-Foods and a portion of the mall were evacuated. The leak was contained, and repair crews attended the scene to fix the issue. The mall was reopened a few hours later. • A resident on the 8800-block of Delvista Drive called Delta Police Feb. 10 to report his vehicle had been stolen from his driveway while parked overnight. A neighbourhood canvass was conducted with negative results and the stolen vehicle was added to the police data base. The investigation is still on going. • Delta Police received a call Feb. 10 of an attempted robbery at the corner of 90th Avenue and 113th Street. The victim said he had communicated with an unknown male on the internet, and had arranged to meet him to sell his cellular phone. When the victim went to meet the male, but was met by two teenagers who produced a pellet gun and attempted to steal his cell phone. The male suspects fled the scene on foot. Investigators set up containment in the area, and a K-9 unit was deployed in an attempt to track the suspects. Shortly after the two male suspects were located near a local school, and were taken into custody without incident. The 14-year-old and 15-year-old males were escorted to police headquarters and charges of robbery are pending further investigation. A similar robbery took place at the 8800-block of 112th Avenue the same day. Another victim reported being robbed of his cell phone by two male teenagers after being contacted by them to buy the phone. The victim was able to catch up to one of the suspects, but was sprayed by what is believed to be bear mace. The two males then fled the scene and were described as cauca-
sian males in their late teens, five-foot-10, slim build, wearing black jackets, one with fur trimmed hood. The investigation is still ongoing. • Delta Police received a report Feb. 10 that a male was currently at a residence on the 10400-block of Santa Monica Drive in North Delta contrary to his court ordered conditions. Upon arrival investigators discovered the suspect sitting in a vehicle which was later determined to be stolen, and took him into custody. The 55-yearold male was transported to police headquarters where he was held in custody pending his appearance in court. Charges of Theft, Possession of Stolen Property and Breaching Probation are being recommended. • Delta Police were called to the 7-11 store on the 11000-block of 84th Avenue on Feb. 9 to a report that a fight was taking place between several males. Upon arrival investigators subsequently arrested a male who was causing a disturbance and was heavily intoxicated. During the search of the male, two bags of cocaine were located in his pockets, as were several small individually packaged bags. The 23-yearold male was transported to police headquarters where he was later released on a Promise to Appear in Court at a later date. Charges of Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking are pending. • Delta Police were called to a home in the 11800-block of 86th Avenue on Feb. 8 after receiving a report of an assault in progress. Upon arrival investigators located the victim who was holding his face and bleeding from the arm. The victim advised investigators that he had been assaulted by a known suspect who had hit him in the face with a metal rod while he was in his bedroom. The victim was transported to local hospital where he was treated for his injuries. Investigators are attempting to locate the suspect, and assault with a weapon charges are pending. • A resident on the 9400-block of 118th Street called Delta Police on Feb. 6 to report that a suspicious male had just knocked on her door while she had been sleeping. Shortly after, the resident observed the same male in her backyard at which time she spoke to him asking him what he was doing on her property. The suspect stated he was “looking for his friends” and immediately left the yard. Minutes later, the resident observed the suspect across the street at a neigh-
bours house and watched as he removed a window screen from the kitchen window and entered the house. Delta Police patrol units and members of the Tactical Support Unit (TSU) arrived on scene and contained the residence, and were able to locate the suspect hiding in the attic of the home. The 27-year-old male was taken into custody without incident and was transported to police headquarters where he was held pending his appearance in court. Break and Enter charges are being recommended.
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• On Feb. 11, a man reported his unlocked car parked on the 1000-block of Skana Drive was broken into overnight. Stolen were small change, flashlight and other small items. • A vehicle parked on the 900-block of Pacific Drive had been broken into Feb. 10. An unknown suspect gained entry into the vehicle by prying the driver’s side window, and proceeded to steal property from inside. • A resident on the 6200-block of 48A Avenue heard a loud bang shortly after midnight on Feb. 10 and observed three males and a female kicking fence panels, then fleeing. Approximately $100 in damages was caused. No suspects located. • Two vehicles parked in a driveway on the 5500-block of 8A Avenue were reported broken into on Feb. 9. An unknown suspect had gained entry into the vehicles and was able to steal property from inside. A neighbourhood canvass was conducted with negative results, and the investigation is still ongoing. • A resident on the 5500-block of Ninth Avenue heard a loud bang and car alarm just before midnight on Feb. 9. On going outside, he discovered a crack in his car’s windshield. A nearby group of about ten youths quickly left the area. A police search revealed no suspects. Damage to the car was estimated at about $300. • A resident on the 900-block of Pacific Drive woke to the sound of his truck alarm around 1:30 a.m. on Feb. 9. It was discovered that the extra sets of keys were missing and the driver’s door damaged by punching the lock. Damage and loss of keys value at around $700. • Complainant attended police headquarters to report an apparent identity theft. His expired driver’s license number and date of birth were used to open a cell phone account in July 2012. He was recently advised of payments due by the carrier. Amount approximately $600. The carrier’s fraud department is investigating.
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