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Farmland could be lost to First Nation reserves: Mayor Delta Council is concerned that federal changes to a policy governing Indian Reserve lands in Canada will give First Nations broad and sweeping powers to take land away from farmers and the municipality.

“Any Indian Band throughout British Columbia could simply come and buy 125 acres of the best farmland anywhere in Delta and could proceed to develop into industry and commerce,” said Delta mayor Lois Jackson. ❙ See story, A3

Record cargo traffic at Roberts Bank Roberts Bank is on pace for a record year of container traffic and coal exports, according to Port Metro Vancouver.

Containers, coal, grain and potash all posted record numbers for the first half of 2013 across all Port Metro Vancouver facilities. Containers are up three per cent from the same period last year while coal is up nine per cent. ❙ See story, A3

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Delta Gymnastics will give a nod to the grace, flexibility and strength of circus artists with a new class this fall. Nicola Poupard will be introducing students to aerial acrobatics, skills she learned from a former gymnastics coach who was with a circus in Russia. ❙ See story, A17

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Cargo volumes set mid-year records: Port Asian demand for Canadian commodities driving growth ❙ Adrian MacNair reporter adrian@southdeltaleader.com

Roberts Bank is on pace for a record year of container traffic and coal exports, according to Port Metro Vancouver.

Containers, coal, grain and potash all posted record numbers for the first half of 2013 across all Port Metro Vancouver facilities. Containers are up three per cent from the same period last year while coal is up nine per cent.

“So, we’re seeing growth in both the trade flows that take place through the Roberts Bank area,” said Robin Silvester, president and chief executive officer for Port Metro Vancouver, referring to Deltaport container terminal and the Westshore Terminals coal port.

Silvester said the growth is based on strong demand for Canadian natural resources in Asia, while imports point to a strengthening Canadian economy.

Port Metro Vancouver is currently working on the Deltaport Road and

Railway Improvement Project to make traffic flow into the terminal more efficient and increase capacity over the next four or five years, which Silvester said will need to be followed up by a Terminal Two expansion to meet future growth expectations.

Container traffic through Canada’s Pacific Gateway is expected to triple by 2030 and a multi-berth marine terminal expansion would add two million twenty-foot equivalent unit containers per year.

The issue of container traffic and port expansion has been a sore point for many Delta residents. Earlier this year, Mayor Lois Jackson visited a transloading facility in Ashcroft which she believes could reduce congestion in the Lower Mainland.

But Silvester said although Ashcroft could find a niche market for mining and processing plants in the interior and add to the overall supply chain it would not eliminate the need for a Deltaport expansion.

“I think there’s a role they can play, it’s perhaps not as big as they might hope,” he said.

Westshore Terminals, Canada’s largest coal export terminal, was up almost one million tonnes (mt) of coal for the mid-year, with a record month in June of 2.8 mt.

❙ Container traffic at Deltaport on Roberts Bank is up this year, driven by Asian demand for Canadian commodities. Adrian MacNair photo From January to June, Westshore exported 14.3 mt of coal, compared with 13.3 mt the previous year, and 12.9 mt in 2011.

What makes the increase more remarkable is that it follows a winter shipping accident that destroyed a trestle leading to a loading berth and put it out of action for two months.

On Dec. 7, 2012, a Panama-reg-

istered and Japanese-owned bulk carrier collided with the trestle, destroying 100 metres of the structure, including the coal conveyor system.

It was repaired and put back into production ahead of schedule on Feb. 7.

“Even with the setbacks, Westshore has bounced back better than could be expected, I mean it was amazing,”

said spokesman Ray Dykes.

Westshore’s productivity increase can be partially attributed to new equipment, including a twin rotary dumper and chute changes on all the conveyors to make them more efficient.

Westshore recently completed a $110 million, five-year period of major equipment upgrades, increasing capacity to 33 mt of coal annually from 23.5 mt. The company is now on pace to break its record of 27.3 mt set in 2011.

The increase comes without a decision yet on whether the port authority will approve a proposed new terminal at Fraser Surrey Docks that could add up to eight mt of annual coal-handling capacity. That proposal includes coal barges on the Fraser River that would rendezvous with deep sea vessels on Texada Island.

Meanwhile, the completion of the South Fraser Perimeter Road in December is expected to greatly improve container traffic and reduce congestion of trucks on Delta roads.

“It’s good from a community point of view and it’s also going to mean faster trips for the trucks which is good from a supply chain efficiency point of view,” said Silvester.

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Federal changes could see farmland lost to First Nation reserves New policy would allow First Nations to add lands to their reserve outside their territory ❙ Adrian MacNair reporter adrian@southdeltaleader.com

Delta Council is concerned that federal changes to a policy governing Indian Reserve lands in Canada will give First Nations broad and sweeping powers to take land away from farmers and the municipality.

The federal government is drafting an update to its Additions-to-Reserve (ATR) Policy, originally created in 1972 to bridge a legislative gap between the Indian Act and federal law which sets out conditions before land can be added to Indian Reserves.

But local governments argue that “gaping holes” in the consultation process would leave land vulnerable to First Nations groups who may apply to add lands to their reserve even if they fall outside their traditional territories.

“I have become increasingly concerned about the direction this topic is taking,” said Mayor Lois Jackson. “And it’s not just here, it’s just everywhere in the country that this legislation appears to be overtaking many of us.”

Part of those concerns surround a new draft ATR Policy allowing First Nations to add to an existing reserve for economic development purposes. According to the proposed changes, those lands can be added even where they fall outside of the traditional or treaty territory, so long as the majority of the

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First Nation’s existing reserve land is located within the province.

When land is approved for addition to a reserve, all local government bylaws become inapplicable, and there are even fears that lands currently within the Agricultural Land Reserve would not be protected.

Under the draft document, First Nation groups applying for land to be set aside in reserve must notify local governments, but it’s unclear whether municipal input is needed. No veto power exists for local or provincial governments to prevent the application.

“It appears that the federal government is not listening to local government or understanding what the consequences are for some of the legislation they’re proposing,” said Jackson. “Any Indian

Band throughout British Columbia could simply come and buy 125 acres of the best farmland anywhere in Delta and could proceed to develop into industry and commerce, yet the farmer that is sitting on that land has not the same right.”

Council agreed that members of the Union of B.C. Municipalities and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities must work together to identify what protection they have against the federal changes.

Delta has been impacted by First Nation land deals several times in the past. The 2007 treaty with Tsawwassen First Nation and the federal and provincial governments included 433 hectares of ALR farmland, some of which will now be used for economic development in the form of houses, mega

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malls and industrial space. As well, when the Vancouver International Airport expanded 20 years ago, the Musqueam Nation received 142 hectares in Ladner as compensation.

“When I read the Delta context here, any First Nation with the majority of the reserve land in B.C. could purchase land in Delta from a willing private seller and apply to have this land included as part of the reserve,” said Coun. Ian Paton.

Paton said Delta has prime agricultural soil that could potentially be sold to the Tsawwassen First Nation, taken out of the ALR, and used for economic purposes.

Delta’s chief administrative officer George Harvie said staff were “shocked” to learn about the proposed changes.

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Friday, August August 30, 30, 2013 South Delta Leader Friday, ❙ Supporters of the Delta Deas Rowing Club expressed concern that a float home development slated for Deas Slough would interfere with their rowing program. Delta Council approved the development in a unanimous 7-0 vote.

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Deas Slough will see the addition of 11 float homes and upland lots despite the protests of local recreational users of the waterway.

Council voted 7-0 to approve third reading on an application at 6303 River Rd. following a lengthy public hearing Tuesday evening which divided the float home community with rowers and dragon boaters.

“I know rowing and I can tell you that the plans, as they stand, do not take into account the vagaries of rowing,” said Allison Taylor, a former administrator of Delta Deas Rowing Club. “A breath of wind can move a boat and the boats are big.”

The channel is an estimated 240 metres at its widest point during high tide and Taylor said the rowers won’t be able to turn around if the float hange:homes 2012/13are to 2013/14 in the way, esmber 5th to September pecially in low4th tide when the channel is narrower. mber 11th (not 10th, as we only run on “I’m just concerned Wed.that this year!) there won’t be any rowing in Delta if the plans go forward as they are,” she said.

Jane McCall said the Delta Deas Rowing Club runs a six lane course, each 13.5 metres wide, requiring at least 80 metres of the channel during races. Olympic-sized regattas require eight lanes exceeding 100 metres in width.

“Rowers row backwards, so we don’t see what’s going on behind us and there’s a huge potential for collisions, which is why if any of you had bothered to come down and look you would have noticed that rowers go up one side of the slough and down the other side.”

McCall said rowers tend not to use of the centre of the slough at all, which requires even greater space than might be expected.

But float home proponents pointed out that the area is zoned to allow float homes and that they fit in with the character of Ladner.

“I think this is a perfect opportunity to show everybody around the Lower Mainland that recreation and housing can work together,” said Leslie Abramson, a former harbour commissioner.

Abramson said that

the developer is open to working with recreational users of the slough to address their concerns and that they should be able to continue those activities regardless of the float homes.

“I think it would be wonderful to drive through the [Massey] tunnel as a visitor and look to the right and see what’s happening in Delta,” she said. “They don’t just have square boxes on straight streets.”

Mike Owen, owner of Ladner Reach Marina which manages 28 float homes, said float homes can be beneficial for recreational or commercial boat users of Deas Slough. His company has a tugboat and a high speed small shallow draft rescue boat that can help stranded or injured people in the water.

“Floating homes aren’t a detriment, they are a positive aspect of the very unique style of

living here in Delta,” he said.

Council granted third reading on the application with the stipulation of a restrictive covenant that would prevent a nowake zone from being implemented and to let prospective homeowners know there is adjacent recreational activity prior to purchase.

The applicant will have to satisfy several conditions prior to final approval and adoption by council, including the provision of parking on the upland lots, flood proofing and raising of the dike to 4.1 metres along River Road, and environmental protection and riparian restoration. The application will now go to Port Metro Vancouver for approval to establish the water lots and float homes as the port negotiates head lease agreements with the province.

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❙ Vancouver resident Gio Sandher proposed to his long-time girlfriend Christa Baumgartner on Tuesday by plowing the message into a field at Westham Island Herb Farm and flying over it in a helicopter.

Man plows marriage proposal into Westham Island farm ❙ Adrian MacNair reporter adrian@southdeltaleader.com

There have been many marriage proposals throughout the years using an airplane to pull a banner behind it, but one Vancouver man decided to do it a little in reverse.

Gio Sandher had an idea to plow a message in a field and fly over it in a helicopter. He did exactly that on Tuesday when flying over a giant message dug into a field at Westham Island Herb Farm, surprising his girlfriend Christa Baumgartner into joyful tears.

“She looks over outside the win-

dow and I think she screamed first and then started tearing up,” said Sandher. “Then I got down on one knee and proposed.”

Sandher met Baumgartner while going to high school in Lynn Valley a decade ago and has carried a torch for her ever since. He finally mustered up the courage–and the ingenuity–to propose to her in an unforgettable way. He had been searching for a suitable location for a year when he across the farm on Google Maps. After speaking to the farmer Sharon Ellis on the phone he came to an agreement. Visiting Westham Island was even more impressive

than it looked online, he said.

“When I first went to Westham Island, I’d never been there, and I still remember the drive,” said Sandher. “When I drove over the bridge it was still cloudy and grey and on the other side there was sun on the island.”

He said going to Westham Island feels like being transported into the Okanagan. The couple are planning to return to Westham Island Herb Farm on Sept. 7 for the annual Day at the Farm event hosted by Sharon Ellis and other agricultural producers in conjunction with the Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust.

“That’s going to be a huge impact on us insofar as destruction of our agricultural lands, and also our tax base,” he said.

Harvie said that if Delta lands are lost to First Nation Reserves, the municipality should be compensated based on the property taxes for whatever is developed on the land. Jackson said she is becoming “disillusioned about what’s fair in this country,” adding local governments aren’t being consulted on decisions that directly affect them.

Another uncertainty within the draft policy is whether adding a parcel to an Indian Reserve would require local government to provide infrastructure for sanitation and drinking water under federal law.

Under the current legislation, parcels can be added to an existing Indian Reserve to accommodate community growth and to meet social needs, but in recent years First Nations groups have criticized the policy as being needlessly complex, ineffective, time-consuming and unduly restrictive.

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Delta’s mayor showed her frustration with TransLink Monday evening over their recent decision to invalidate transfers from buses when connecting with SkyTrain terminals.

Her comments were made following a letter submitted by North Delta

resident James Kerr who said customers who pay a cash fare on a bus will have to pay a second fare to continue on the SkyTrain stations at Scott Road in Surrey or Bridgeport in Richmond.

“Obviously, TransLink prefers that we all have pre-paid cards as it will put revenue in their hands before providing any service,” wrote Kerr. “It is not

easier for the occasional rider, low-income people, visitors and anyone who doesn’t want to have to go buy a pre-loaded card.”

Kerr’s letter went on to state public transit is supposed to encourage ridership and not limit access, suggesting many passengers are going to reach the SkyTrain and find themselves holding a valueless transfer.

Under TransLink’s new Compass Card system riders will be able to use pre-paid cards to transfer from buses to SkyTrains, but not with paper transfers acquired from cash fares.

“That is the worst service I have ever heard of,” said Mayor Lois Jackson.

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go and buy a full-fledged pass.”

The Compass Cards will be rolled out soon as part of TransLink’s $170 million installation of fare gates at all of its SkyTrain terminals to curtail users from riding for free. The transportation company has estimated it may be losing $7 million each year due to fare evasion.

The $6 Compass Cards will soon be available in the form of Adult, Concession, and Compass Tickets for casual users at all SeaBus, West Coast Express, and SkyTrain station vending machines, as well as online or by phone.

The cards will work much like a gift card, requiring the user to load enough money for their transportation needs.

Delta’s director of engineering Steven Lan said TransLink looked into converting bus fare boxes to issue passes that would access the new fare gates at SkyTrains, but it would

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be too costly at $25 million. That will leave many cash-paying customers forced to pay again at the SkyTrain.

“What they’ve indicated is that based on their analysis that would only impact 6,000 customers per day out of 1.2 million daily riders,” said Lan. Coun. Bruce McDonald said he was outraged when he first heard about the new system but has since learned the Compass Cards are modelled after the same systems used in England and California.

“This issue is for people who get on the bus and drop five quarters and ask for a transfer but those transfers are not going to be used anymore,” he said.

When London introduced their Oyster Cards they found 30 per cent were using cash fares, a number which dropped to one per cent afterward, added McDonald.

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But Jackson said Delta residents need more information about the new passes and was not convinced they are a better solution for everybody.

“There are circumstances when one person wants to take a bus and a SkyTrain into Vancouver and how does he do that… without costing us much more than they’re already charging us out here for access,” she said, adding Compass Cards seem useful for commuters and not casual users.

Jackson has expressed frustration with TransLink several times in the past, pointing out that Delta residents pay an estimated $39.4 million annually to the transportation company and receive poor service in return.

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ith public schools back in session next week Delta School Board chair Laura Dixon says she is excited to be welcoming students back for the 2013/14 school year.

The Delta School District is the largest employer in Delta with close to 2,000 employees in 31 schools, and is responsible for educating more than 15,000 students.

“Student wellness is our priority, and that comes from creating a caring community in our schools,” says Dixon.

Dixon says extracurricular activities are an important way to engage students in learning and connect them to their school community.

Things like school gardens, extracurricular sports, and music and arts programs help students make a meaningful connection to their school, which increases their chances for success.

“Developing the social and emotional learning piece… makes sure students have the skills to deal with stress and be successful,” Dixon says.

Dixon first got involved in public education when her two children began attending school locally. After volunteering with her kids’ school Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) and district PAC, as well as Delta Youth Services and the Boys and Girls Club, Dixon decided to run for school board trustee in 2008.

“It became apparent the work of a trustee is one of the best ways I could support public education,” she says.

This year, the district will be rolling out a variety of new programs aimed at enriching students educational opportunities, including a district-wide aboriginal studies curriculum and elementary music program.

“We’re working hard to support the program to reduce the burden of cost to families,” she says.

South Delta Secondary School is launching its Strive program this year, which will take four blocks of Grade 10 science, social studies, English, and physical education classes and combine them into a cross-curricular project-based The idea is to get students working on projects that incorporate all sorts of subjects instead of compartmentalizing learning to just science or English.

“The real world doesn’t work like that, so why should we teach like that?” says Dixon. The program has already proved popular with parents and students as the district received double the expected enrollment for the program.

“We were hoping to get 30 students signed up, but we got 60,” says Dixon.

While some of the district’s specialty programs are seeing increases in enrollment, overall student numbers are expected to once again drop across the district. As in year’s past, Dixon says the district is expecting a decline of about 200 fewer students.

However, she notes the decade-long trend of enrollment decline is beginning to ebb, and the district could see modest student increases in the future.

“The numbers are never going to come back to where they were when Delta was

really growing,” she says. “Families aren’t as big as they used to be.”

In 2009, the Delta School Board voted to close Boundary Bay and Delta Manor elementary schools due to declining enrollment. Dixon says there are currently no plans to close any other schools in Delta.

With both teachers and CUPE staffers currently in contract negotiations, Dixon says the district is working hard to avoid the possibility of job action disrupting schools.

While the bulk of teacher negotiations takes place provincially, CUPE contracts are largely negotiated by individual school districts.

“We’ve been working really hard locally to come to a settlement [with CUPE],” Dixon says.

Last year, teachers across the province withdrew volunteering their time for extracurricular activities after the province legislated an end to their contract dispute and forced them back to work.

“We certainly hope we will be successful,” says Dixon. “We don’t want to see any job action this year.”

As the school year starts, Dixon says there’s a number of things parents can do to support educators and help improve their children’s chance for success.

Ensuring children get a good night’s sleep and have some play time before getting settled in to school when the bell rings will allow them to better focus on the lesson at hand.

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he new school year is set to begin, and as students and teachers return to the classroom, B.C. parents are once again left to wonder how long they will remain there as the ever-present possibility of labour unrest looms.

The provincial teachers’ union and the B.C. Liberal government are no more closer to reaching a long-term contract then when the previous negotiated settlement expired in 2011.

Of course, caught in the middle of this mess are students and their parents.

Things between the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the provincial government have been understandably frosty since then-Education Minister Christy Clark took away teachers’ right to effectively collectively bargain back in 2001 by including them under essential services legislation, along with police and firefighters. Class size and composition provisions were also stripped, something the B.C. Supreme Court ruled in 2011 was unconstitutional. Teachers are still waiting for compensation and will be back in court this fall.

The result of these changes is that there’s really no motivation for the provincial government to bargain in good faith with teachers.

Since teachers no longer have the right to strike, the government is free to go ahead and impose any contract it wants, whether teachers like it or not.

The only thing the province has at stake is optics: They would prefer to not be seen as anti-teacher, if they can help it.

Such was the case in 2006, when the B.C. Liberals wanted to buy labour peace for the 2010 Winter Olympics so badly it gave teachers a 16 per cent pay increase and a juicy $4,000 signing bonus.

Not surprisingly, the BCTF’s class size and composition demands went out the window when offered the cash. But they can hardly be blamed for wanting to be fairly compensated for their work.

The average starting salary for teachers is around $48,000, which might sound like a lot until you consider teachers have spent five to six years in university and likely another two or three working as a substitute teacher to even get to that point.

According to the BCTF, B.C. teachers currently rank sixth in average salary compared to teachers in other provinces, while the provincial government ranks them fourth.

But with no global sports event to focus the world’s attention on B.C., the province’s patience with teachers is waning. The B.C. Liberal government claims it simply can’t afford to pay what the teachers are asking for, given declining revenue projections and ballooning deficits.

While Premier Christy Clark has talked publicly about a 10-year deal with teachers, no such offer has been brought to the bargaining table, suggesting she may already be considering another legislated settlement, which will no doubt spark another illegal strike by teachers.

As the past 12 years have clearly demonstrated, the current contract negotiation process is flawed and it needs to be changed.

If both sides are serious about creating a stable and successful public education system for our children, the only way to achieve it is through binding arbitration, with class size and composition on the table.

If the province thinks the BCTF’s demands are so outlandish and unreasonable, they will have an opportunity to make their case.

Teachers are worth every penny we pay them, and probably a fair few more, which is why the province is hesitant to go down that road.

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If you think health care in Canada is free you probably don’t live in B.C. People here don’t just pay for health care a portion of their taxes, those nebulous deductions that disappear from your pay cheque every week and get disbursed to the thousands of governmental agencies throughout the country.

We also pay health care premiums, which add a financially onerous burden to the poor and working classes.

Don’t believe me? What would you say if I told you the richest man in Ontario pays $53 per month less than somebody making $30,001 in B.C.?

A family of three or more in this province pays an appalling $133 in additional health taxes each month, amounting to $1,596 a year, which represents a five per cent tax burden on the aforementioned $30,001 salary.

Even if a family makes a whopping $22,001 a year, they need to come up with $25.60 per month, or $307.20 a year, which amounts to stealing a penny from every dollar earned. Those figures go up precipitously for every $2,000 a family earns above that number until it reaches a ceiling at $30,000.

That means a family of six in Delta with a household income of $36,000 a year pays as much in premiums as a corporate CEO pulling down eight figures a year.

Talk about an inverse progressive tax system.

Usually, taxes are adjusted upwards in a progressive way

based on increased wealth. Canadians pay 15 per cent on the first $43,561 of taxable income, and then 22 per cent on the next $43,562. That number reaches 29 per cent for those earning above $135,054. Makes sense, right?

But in B.C. health premiums are progressively paid only at the lowest income levels. The rich and the poor basically pay the same amount.

According to Canada’s 2013 Low Income Cut-Off (LICO) for a family of three people, the minimum income to stay above the poverty line is $34,646, or exactly $4,635 more than when families in B.C. begin paying the maximum premium.

Premiums should start $10,000 above the poverty line and increase exponentially based on income. Putting a tax burden on the poorest people in the province isn’t just morally wrong, it contravenes the Canada Health Act which notes in its preamble: “The primary objective of Canadian health care policy is to protect, promote and restore the physical and mental well-being of residents of Canada and to facilitate reasonable access to health services without financial or other barriers.”

There are other ways to fund health care in B.C. without burdening the poor, including OECD-recommended point-of-service user fees, and more flexibility for the private sector to get involved in the costly delivery of health services.

The poor have enough bills to worry about without trying to finance health care, too.

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Letters to the editor ‘Drug advocates have no concept of evil’ Re: “Time for drug law reform,” Editorial, Aug. 23, 2013.

Why do people consume marijuana?

It is not a necessity of life. We permit plenty of destructive personal habits already. Why allow another?

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in R. v. Malmo-Levine (2003) that the criminal prohibition of marijuana did not offend the Charter of Rights.

Nobody died and Canada is still a free nation.

I wonder if drug advocates regard the mass murderer Al Capone as a hero for defying alcohol prohibition.

Are the murderous Hell’s Angels and UN gang romantic rebels against “the establishment”?

There is such a thing as moral harm and the criminal law reveals the evil within humanity. Unfortunately, drug advocates have no concept of evil.

I think Liberal leader Justin Trudeau is a bad father since he admitted to smoking pot. There is no law against sniffing gas and glue. Are drug advocates content to see those people die

because of their perverse interpretation of freedom of choice?

Police, prosecutors and judges already possess ample discretion to deal with--or ignore--the crime of simple possession. Therefore, this referendum petition is a waste of time.

I will concede that it is impossible to eradicate private activities. People are free to smoke pot if they wish. If they do, they are their own worst enemy, not the justice system.

Steven Austin Delta

Independent enviro review needed to protect Fraser delta The concerns of Mayor and council about bulk liquid being shipped through Roberts Bank are justified as the Federal government since 1980 has decimated the regulatory powers of both the Department of the Environment and Fisheries and Oceans, in addition to the Fraser River Estuary Management Program, and placed them in the hands of Port Metro

Vancouver.

As you already know Port Metro Vancouver wants to remove the George Massey Tunnel and deepen the Fraser River to accommodate oil tankers to the Fraser-Surrey Docks.

You may already know of the proposed new Kinder Morgan pipeline that will be capable of carrying 890,000 barrels a day along the banks of the Fraser River to where it runs parallel to the South Fraser Perimeter Road where it enters Surrey and crosses the Fraser River between Port Mann and Pattullo Bridges.

Being as it runs parallel with the new South Fraser Perimeter Road it wouldn’t be hard for them to continue to follow the South Fraser Perimeter Road to the Fraser Surrey Docks, or the Roberts Bank Port, instead of going to Burnaby and Burrard Inlet.

The re-instatement of an independent environmental review body with powers to protect in-stream and shoreline areas is an absolute necessity, if we are going to save the pristine values we all strive to protect.

Douglas Massey Delta

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s climate change a hoax, as some suggest? Should we worry about global warming?

The Vancouver Sun (Aug. 2) photo of a baby chick emerging from its egg with no incubator in 41C weather in Zhengzhou, China, captured my attention.

Can you imagine living in such intense heat?

Extreme weather events are unfortunately becoming more common.

Canadians have been victims of flooding and in B.C., there have been more fires as a result of drying forests. A poignant reminder of the damage done by extreme weather was the recent 10th anniversary of the B.C. summer of fire.

By examining the climate conditions of the past, one is reminded of complex changes that have taken place over time.

About 650 million years ago, according to geologists, glaciers covered the earth’s surface. Years later, during the Cretaceous era, there was no ice. Dinosaurs stomped around Antarctica, palm trees grew in Siberia and sea level was hundreds of feet higher than today.

When earth entered the Pleistocene era, 2 million years ago, climate swung back and forth between glacial periods and interglacial ones.

Although humans evolved some 200,000 years ago, it is only during the last 10,000 years (Holo-

cene era), as climate stabilized and allowed the establishment of agriculture, that civilizations developed and thrived, and world population went from 5,000,000 to approximately 7 billion.

And, it is expected to continue rising.

With this burgeoning population come concerns of human caused emissions. These include: • More methane being released into the atmosphere from cows (high beef demand) and from landfills as more food waste is produced).

• Increased use of fossil fuel for home heating and producing electricity, etc.

• Deforestation.

• Excessive chemical fertilizer use adds carbon dioxide to atmosphere.

• Concrete manufacturing.

Global temperature records, begun in 1850, show the earth has warmed 1.3F over the past 100 years, with temperature now rising about two times as fast as it did over previous 50.

A huge concern for cities and municipalities is the predicted sea level rise by 2100—a topic too big to examine here--but so every important.

I don’t consider climate change a hoax and yes we should be concerned about global warming.

A great library resource is “Global Weirdness”, by Climate Central, 2012.

• Jean Wightman is a longtime South Delta resident and leads the Go Green Delta Book and Film group.

Residents on both side of the border need to fight radio towers together Many people in Point Roberts have concerns about the five radio towers being planned for a location less than 1,000 feet (300 meters) inside our international border. I worry about the 1,300 residents of the Point but also our 20,000+ friends and neighbours in Tsawwassen since the 50,000 watts will mainly be aimed towards Surrey and the rest of the Lower Mainland, pretty well blanketing Tsawwassen.

The folks living near the present location of this Canadian company’s radio antennas in Ferndale, Washington, advise us that their electro-magnetic smog can sometimes be remedied on your telephone by adding one to four filters.

Televisions can be wrapped with aluminum foil to eliminate some of the interference and you MAY

still be able to receive a few other AM stations. ham radios, so necessary in times of emergency, don’t work well in Ferndale.

Some say these antennas do not pose a health risk. And, yet, the new Canadian antenna farm on Highway 99 just west of Highway 91 is in the middle of farmland and far from a heavily populated area.

Whatcom County Planning burdens us with so many rules and regulations and now they have given us a two-week deadline to comment on these monstrous 150-foot radio towers which will service another country in a another language.

The installation of these towers will require a clear-cut of about five acres of beautiful woods while allowing an allaround electronic nightmare and dumping another layer of

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possibly dangerous electronic smog on our tiny little fivesquare-mile community.

My fondest wish is that “Homeland Security” via Customs and Border Protection, will shoot this radio antenna plan down because of the effects of the 50,000 watts on their employees, delicate computers, x-ray gizmos, card readers, etc.

I really can’t see them wrapping everything in aluminum foil.

Some Canadians fondly (I think) call us “The Excited States of America.”

Well this American is excited… and determined. Tsawwassen folks have a reputation of taking care of their people and making things happen.

Let’s work together and stop this menace!

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❙ Gillian McLeod is the manager for Delta’s public libraries and says reducing the stigma surrounding illiteracy is key to convincing adults with literacy issues to come forward and seek help. Robert Mangelsdorf photo

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or years, Saima Riasat felt like an alien in her new home. After moving to Canada from Pakistan close to 20 years ago, she found herself trapped in the bubble of her expatriate community by her inability to communicate. Preoccupied with starting a family and raising her three daughters, she had neither the reason nor the opportunity to learn English.

Soon, she says, she found herself isolated.

She was unable to travel outside her community, or communicate with her children’s teachers. She didn’t even know her phone number or address.

“I was very shy,” she says. “And lonely” It’s not an uncommon feeling for those with poor literacy skills, says Linda Brummitt.

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But the isolation those with poor literacy skills experience, as well as the shame many feel in not being able to read and write, often make it a difficult problem to address.

“People hide it, so it’s hard to fix a problem you can’t see,” says Brummitt.

She doesn’t take much stock in the oft-repeated statistic that 99 per cent of adult Canadians are literate.

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She says many of the women in group had children in the preschool StrongStart program at the school.

“The mothers and grandmothers would come with their children, and I noticed they had a connection,” Pinto says. “They came from India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and most have never gone to school.”

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"Once aboriginal parents have a role and they are needed and they are valued, they get right on board."

-Angie Joe, mother of two “The mothers and grandmothers would come with their children, and I noticed they had a connection,” Pinto says. “They came from India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and most have never gone to school.”

When the children aged out of the program, she saw an opportunity to keep the group of parents together and help them work on their literacy skills.

Using language games and YouTube videos, the group is able to learn the basics of the English language. They all get homework, and have to write out a page in English every week.

“We started out teaching them how to write their names and addresses,” says Pinto. “Then we roleplay and have them act out different scenarios, like going to a hospital.

Now, if something happens, if they have to go to the hospital or talk to their children’s teachers, they can communicate and take care of that.”

For Riasat, the experience has been liberating.

“I even recorded our voice message,” she says, beaming. “In English!”

A key component of making literacy fun is the social element to the programs the Delta Community Literacy Committee offers.

At the Aboriginal Parents as Literacy Supports (PALS) group hosted at Tsawwassen First Nation, children and their parents are invited to share a meal together before moving on to the literacy component of the night.

Ladner mom Angie Joe brings her seven-year-old son Noah and fiveyear-old daughter to the monthly program because she wants them to develop into lifelong readers, and

establish a strong connection to their aboriginal heritage.

“It’s a great learning environment,” she says. “For the people who live off reserve, it helps tie them to [Tsawwassen First Nation] and introduce them to the culture.”

The program, which is also sponsored by the Delta Community Literacy Committee, is open to both aboriginal and non-aboriginal families. In addition to learning literacy skills, kids learn all about native culture, with TFN elders playing a key role as mentor and teacher.

One of the lingering results of the residential school system is that many aboriginal elders do not trust the public education system and place little value in it, says Joe. “But once aboriginal parents have a role and they are needed and they are valued, they get right on board,” she says.

Brummitt the earlier kids can get interested in reading and develop literacy skills, the better. Many of those who go through the public education system as functionally illiterate will pick up just enough to get them through.

“If a young person hasn’t acquired a basic literacy level, say, to read a newspaper or balance a checkbook, if they haven’t done that by graduation, they are at risk of losing skills,” she says.

Once they are out of the public education system, it can often be difficult to reach those who are struggling with their literacy skills.

Delta libraries are one of the many partners working with the Delta Community Literacy Committee to improve literacy.

As more and more reading material moves to the digital format, Delta

libraries manager Gillian McLeod says it’s important for libraries to not just exist as a place that lends books, but as an open education centre with programming for the entire community.

The Ladner Pioneer Library is home to a number of programs aimed at improving literacy, including the Page Turners Book Club, which specifically targets adults with developmental disabilities.

“Many are shy and have issues with communication when they first come here,” says McLeod. But over time, as their communication skills improve, the participants become less frustrated and better behaved.

Connecting with the general population who may be struggling with their literacy skills remains an issue, however.

Overcoming the stigma of illiteracy is key to getting those who are struggling to come forward and get the help they need.

“With people who are ESL, we have a high [participation], because there’s no stigma for them,” says McLeod. “But for the general population, who might be reading at a Grade 5 level, they’re ashamed to get help.”

Public libraries are great places to seek help, judgement-free, for those looking to improve your reading and language skills.

“There’s thousands of people in our community [who have literacy issues],” says McLeod. “This is a safe place to get help.”

• For more information about the Delta Community Literacy Committee’s many literacy programs, contact 604-818-3290.

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A ban on anonymous contributions in municipal elections is among the reforms the provincial government is pledging to have in place the next time local voters go to the polls to elect councils in November of 2014.

Details on the changes are to be spelled out in a white paper next month.

But Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Coralee Oakes said additional changes will also require disclosure and registration of third-party advertisers in local government elections.

Sponsorship information will also be mandatory on all election advertising, and campaign finance disclosures will have to be filed within 90 days, instead of 120 days.

Limits on campaign spending for candidates, organizations and third-party advertisers are also coming, but they will be held back for implementation for the 2017 elections in order to allow more time for consultations. The province is also expected to push municipal campaigns up one month, to run in the third week of October starting in 2017.

Oakes said the changes will improve transparency and accountability, calling them the most significant modernization of local election legislation in nearly two decades.

The changes will apply to elections for municipalities, regional districts, park boards, the Islands Trust and boards of education. Union of B.C. Municipalities president Mary Sjostrom said she’s pleased with the commitment and said the government’s phased approach should ensure the changes work well for the full range of B.C. communities. NDP local government critic Selina Robinson was critical of the delay to impose a campaign spending cap and said she’s not sure why the province needs more time and a white paper to act.

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The cost of owning a standard detached bungalow in Metro Vancouver now devours 82 per cent of a typical household’s income.

That calculation, from RBC Economics Research, is among the findings in its recent housing trends report showing home affordability has taken a hit in B.C. in recent months.

RBC’s home affordability measure compares home ownership costs – mortgage payments, utilities and taxes – to median pretax household income and provides plenty of fodder for those who think B.C. real estate costs too much.

Currently, the most inexpensive detached home for sale in Tsawwassen is listed at $535,000, according to the Multiple Listing Service website. Only a single property comes in at under $200,000 - a one bedroom, one bathroom apartment.

In Ladner, the cheapest detached home is listed at $469,000, however, there isn’t a single apartment available for less than $200,000.

The Vancouver measure of 82.2 for a bungalow is up 2.2 points from the previous quarter and is far above Toronto’s 54.5, Montreal’s 38 and Calgary’s 33. The measure for B.C. as a whole also rose to 67.6 for bungalows, 72.8 for two-storey homes and 33.8 for condos.

In Vancouver, owning a two-storey home took 85.8 per cent of household income, while a condo took 40.7 per cent.

“The weakening in affordability is a bit disappointing and the latest setback disrupting the way to healthier housing market conditions in B.C.,” RBC chief economist Craig Wright said.

But despite the recent uptick in prices, Wright noted home ownership costs in B.C. are still lower than a year ago, due to a nearly two-year long cooling stretch in the real estate market. Fears of a steep drop in Vancouver real estate appear to have abated, he said, suggesting the “market correction has run its course and that the risk of a catastrophic outcome has greatly moderated.”

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❙ Photos clockwise from bottom left: • The artwork of Jacquie Dunn and June Harman will be on display at the Tsawwassen Longhouse Gallery (1710 56th St.) to Sept. 15. This is the debut show for Dunn following a full career as a college art instructor. Harman is a former commercial artist who uses scenes of daily life painted through spiritual dreamscapes to explore the human experience. Adrian MacNair photo • Jarrod Burr, Brian Hogg, Kristy Storey, and John Burr of the Delta Firefighters’ Charitable Society will be holding the first-ever Harvest Festival charity fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 14 at Greystone Stables on 64th Street in Ladner. The event features an on-site pig roast dinner, with live music, casino entertainment, and a silent auction. Tickets for the event are $75. For more information about the Harvest Festival or the Delta Firefighters’ Charitable Society, visit www.deltafirefighters. com/charitable. Rob Newell photo • Frank Altera takes off from the Delta Heritage Air Park in his Rebel biplane at air park’s annual biplane fly-in on Sunday. Jim Kinnear photo

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• Yoga in the Park comes to Diefenbaker Park in video-online] Tsawwassen from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Cost is $15 with www.southdeltaleader.com proceeds to benefit the Delta Gymnastics National Gymnaestrada Team. Weather permitting, check www. facebook.com/deltagymnastics • McKee House Seniors Society is holding its annual open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come and check out the facility and programs handson. 5155 47th Ave., Ladner.

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Monday, Sept. 9 • Taoist Tai Chi beginner classes start in Tsawwassen at Tsawwassen United Church, 693 53rd Street.

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ith summer coming to an end, it is time for South Delta’s young urban farmers to taste the fruits, and vegetables, of their labours.

Mike Schneider leads Project Pickle, which aims to get school kids interested in agriculture by having them get down and dirty as they tend to their school’s vegetable garden. Students are responsible for planting, tending, harvesting, processing, marketing, distributing and ultimately eating what they grow.

Currently there are 15 Delta schools taking part in the program, and another four coming on board in September. Schneider said he expects to have all 31 schools in School District 37

involved to some degree by the spring of 2014.

Thousands of cucumbers across the district are currently being harvested and prepared for pickling, with Beach Grove Elementary School winning the high yield title in Delta.

“Farmer Mike”, as many of the students know him, says he’s not trying to grow farmers, but instead encourage young people to get reconnected with their food and where it comes from.

“We are trying to create an opportunity to learn simple life lessons that have been lost for the most part over several generations,” he says.

“If A child plants a cucumber seed and sees what happens over the life of the plant and how the fruit eventually gets on to a store shelf and ultimately on to their burger, they have learned a lot about food.”

Schneider works with partners at Kwantlen Polytechnic University and Solefood Street Farms to make sure that the kids get outside

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throughout the year to see progress in their own neighbourhood school farm environment.

“A big part of Project Pickle is to ensure that the kids are exposed to their farms on a daily basis,” says Schneider. “They see them when they arrive in the morning, at recess, at lunch, after school and throughout the school day as guided by their educators.”

Schneider says the reaction from students during the harvest has been a “mind blowing experience” as they get to taste the result of their hard work.

“I hope that they learn that being outside is fun,” he says. “I hope that they enjoy the social experience of discussing their exploits in their neighbourhood and that they learn to want to share and eat what they have grown.”

Schneider has built an interactive website so that interested students, educators and parents can share their experiences via blogs, photos,

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❙ ”Farmer Mike” hopes to instill local school kids with a love of gardening.

Contributed photo and videos at www.southdeltaportal.ca/ “We are hoping that the social networking aspect of Project Pickle will support and encourage interest in agriculture,” he says.

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How was it done? 1/350 of a second at f11. I put the photo through Neon in Picasa 3 and got the subtle blue effect.

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DFO steps up patrols against Fraser sockeye poachers ❙ Jeff Nagel reporter Fisheries officers have doubled their patrols on the lower Fraser River to battle poachers who are illegally catching threatened sockeye salmon to sell into the black market. All fishing for sockeye has been shut down in response to a low run size and dangerously high river temperatures to ensure as many of the salmon get upriver to spawn as possible.

But Department of Fisheries and Oceans area director Herb Redekopp said the “full-out conservation closure” hasn’t deterred illegal fishing on the river. He said eight vessels had been seized as of last Friday, along with 50 nets and 27 investigations are in progress that have or are expected to result in charges under the Fisheries Act. Redekopp said DFO is using night vision imaging, remote cameras, helicopters and other aircraft to detect probable poachers for interception on the ground.

“We’re using every bit of technology available to us as well as intelligence that we’re gathering from the public.”

No commercial or recreational fishing for sockeye has been allowed this year. Pent-up demand for sockeye has driven prices up and prompted much more illegal fishing than in past years, he said.

“There’s a huge illegal marketplace for black market salmon.”

Fishermen are getting about $20 a fish, Redekopp said, and some buyers are paying up to $50 each. Some of the fish being sold now may have been caught in aboriginal food fisheries that were legally conducted earlier in the summer but are not authorized for sale.

Redekopp said many poachers busted on the river appear to have long criminal histories and may be fishing as a source of easy money to feed drug addictions.

The maximum penalty for illegal fishing is a $100,000 fine, along with forfeiture of gear, vessel or vehicle, and up to two years in jail. Repeat offenders do sometimes get jail time, Redekopp said. He said officers are also targeting people who buy illegally caught sockeye. Fish sold out of the back of a truck or door-to-door are almost certainly poached, he said, adding people should buy from a recognized commercial outlet.

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Delta Gymnastics will give a nod to the grace, flexibility and strength of circus artists with a new class this fall.

At the Delta Sport Development Centre in Ladner last week, Nicola Poupard suspends a 50-pound circular, steel ring from the ceiling and elegantly lifts herself up to display a few poses.

She’ll be using the apparatus to teach aerial hoop. Students who sign up for the class will be introduced to aerial acrobatics, skills she learned from a former gymnastics coach who was with a circus in Russia.

Delta Gymnastics hosted a “circus week” camp over spring break which involved the aerial hoop. It proved so popular that they decided to start classes in September.

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In addition to aerial hoop, Delta Gymnastics decided to start a dance program last winter with non-competitive classes in ballet, jazz and hiphop after learning of Poupard’s background in dance.

Dance is the perfect compliment to the gymnastics program, Arciniega says, noting that both gymnasts and dancers benefit from each other’s training. “[Gymnastics] really is a fundamental sport that will give you the basic movement for any other sport that you want to do. It teaches you about the position of your body with space, how to hop, how to land. It’s really basic movement,” she says.

“From there you can take it to the level you see in the Olympics, or you can take it to hockey, or soccer or

swimming or whatever other sport you want to do – one of them being dance.

And because we have the facility and expertise in house, I really just wanted to develop that side a bit more.”

Poupard agrees: “The more movement that you experience the better you’ll be at any sport.”

She is also teaching Delta Gymnastics’ recently introduced tumbling and acro (acrobatics) class.

The class is ideal for dancers, cheerleaders and other athletes who would benefit from learning or strengthening skills such as tumbling, flips, handsprings and walkovers but don’t necessarily need or want to use the gymnastics apparatus.

“They [the new classes] are all complementary to our core, which is gymnastics,” Arciniega says.

Aerial hoop, tumbling and acro, and the dance classes are being offered to ages six and up, and start the week of Sept. 9. For more information, visit deltagymnastics.com.

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CHILDCARE AVAILABLE

BEACH Grove mother available for child care weekdays, call Jill @ 604-948-5122.

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

A Great Janitorial Franchise Opportunity

• Annual Starting Revenue of $12,000 - $120,000 • Guaranteed Cleaning Contracts • Professional Training Provided • Financing Available • Ongoing Support • Low Down Payment required A Respected Worldwide Leader in Franchised Office Cleaning.

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FIELD CLERK NEEDED for out of town work site (21/7 schedule).

Mature, flexible and positive communicator, understanding of importance of safety culture.

Reporting to on-site foreman & Edmonton HO. Transportation to & from work site provided. Potential to grow with company; Jobs@CommandEquipment.com.

Fax 780-488-3002.

Heavy Duty Diesel Mechanic

Mega Cranes Ltd. an industry leader is seeking an energetic, aggressive self starter for a full time position. Required immediately. Must have inspectors ticket and Red seal. Will have hydraulic experience and must be able to read electrical and hydraulic schematics.

BENEFIT PACKAGE! Please contact Mike e-mail: mike@megacranes.com or fax 604.599.5250 PLUMBER’S HELPERS

IBG Mechanical Ltd. in the Lower Mainland requires 2 F/T, perm. Plumber’s helpers to start ASAP. Experience an asset; will train; Wages $18.50/hr. Assist & work closely with plumbers, performing repairs & other duties.

Email resumes to: ibg.mech@gmail.com

Please email all resumes to Barbara@megacrane.com

Experienced truck and trailer mechanic with CVI ticket wanted for Langley fleet shop.

Four (10) hour shifts, good wages and benefits.

Fax resume to 604-513-8004 or email at tridem@telus.net

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One visit will amaze you!

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MIND BODY SPIRIT

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HELP WANTED P/T POOL GUY / GAL 604-952-7227

ASIAN MASSAGE Best massage, wonderful service, Foot $35/45 mins, Body massage $45/hr for 10 Sessions.

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GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com 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

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CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

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HELP WANTED

Adult Carriers for the following: • Tilbury

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Truck & Trailer Mechanic

FLAGGERS NEEDED. No Certification? Get Certified, 604-575-3944

EDUCATION

FINANCIAL SERVICES

TOWER TECHNICIAN

Mega Cranes Ltd. an industry leader, is seeking an energetic, tower technician the applicant must have full understanding of electronics and 3 phase power.

This full time position requires knowledge of tower crane erection and dismantles .

Contact: George Costello PH: 1-877-914-0001 WWW.TRANSX.COM

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

- a new rate structure of 40 to 43 cents base with mileage from 11 to 13 thousand per month.

Runs to California also available as well as medical benefits.

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ESTHETIC SERVICES

ASETY Holdings Inc. o/a MicaBella in Tsawwassen & Lonsdale (N.Van) Req’s F/T Mineral Make-Up sales rep’s $13Hr & F/T supervisor with 1 to 2 Yr’s Exp. $17Hr. Email: asety3@gmail.com

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Must be an outgoing team player!

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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PRESSURE WASHING

TIMWOOD HOMES

IMPACT PRESSURE WASHING - Gutter, Windows, Full Houses.

Excellent Rates. (604)780-4604

Always! Power Washing, Window & Gutter cleaning, all your exterior cleaning needs. 604-230-0627

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS Mainland Roo๏ฌ ng Ltd.

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MOVING & STORAGE

โ ขNew Roofs โ ขRe-Roofs โ ขRepairs

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Liability Insurance/BBB/10% off with ad

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$45/Hr

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DRYWALL - 30 Years Exp.

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POWER WASHING

10751 River Drive, Richmond P/B blue males Ready to go. 1st shots & tails/dew claws done.

ULTIMATE FAMILY GUARDIAN $1000 604-308-5665

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

PATTAR ROOFING LTD. All types of Roofing. Over 35 years in business. 604.588.0833

10% DISCOUNT. MG Roofing & Siding. WCB. Re-roofing, New Roof Gutters.

FITZ ELECTRIC. New build.

Residential. Tenant Improvements.

Com Renoโ s, Elect. check ins. work 778-231-8332, www.fitzelectric.net

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263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE Excavator & Bobcat Services

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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

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PAVING/SEAL COATING

ASPHALT PAVING โ ข Brick Driveways โ ข Retaining Walls โ ข Foundation Repairs โ ข Sealcoating 604-618-2304

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PLUMBING

Precision 1 Plumbing & Heating Licensed ~ Insured.

Hot water tanks, service, renos.

Contact Rick 604-809-6822 A+ Lawn & Garden - Residential & Commercial services. 604.908.3596

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS ALWAYS! GUTTER Cleaning & Roof Blowing, Moss Control,30 yrs exp., Reliable! Simon 604-230-0627

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CAN DO IT ALL! 604-866-4977

PRECISION 1 Plumbing & Heating.

Lic. & Ins. h/w tanks, service, renos, drain cleaning. Rick 604-809-6822

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Delivery & Pick-Up Included Residental & Commercial Service

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STEEL BUILDING - SIZZLING SUMMER SAVINGS EVENT! 20X22 $4,188. 25X24 $4,598.

30X36 $6,876.

32X44$8,700.

40X52 $12,990. 47X70 $17,100.

One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

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

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

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3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

PAINT SPECIAL

Hauling Anything..

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APARTMENT/CONDO

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DELTA SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL Minimum $200 for Complete full-size Vehicles Serving the Delta Area since 1986 604-649-1627 or 604-946-0943 #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

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HOMES FOR RENT

HOUSES FOR SALE

HOUSE FOR SALE $1 4 Room cottage, as is, where is.

Must be moved. (778)999-8302

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

ALTO CONN SAX $495.

Tenor Sax $495. 604-859-5925

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FERTILIZERS

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

ELECTRICAL

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FACTORY DIRECT WHOLESALE CSA Certified Modular Homes, Manufactured/Mobile Homes and Park Model Homes. We ship throughout Western Canada. Visit us online @ www.hbmodular.com or 877-976-3737

AAA PRECISION PAINTING. Quality work. 778-881-6096.

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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Reliable Work - Res. & Comm.

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604-427-2626 or 723-2626

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PETS

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977

** SPECIALIZING IN RENOโ S ** ~ Framing . Sundecks ~ ~ Stairs . Rooms . Garages ~ ~Sheds . Patios . Bsmts ~ ~ Interior/Exterior Painting ~ ~ Tiles . Laminate Floors ~ ~Vinyl Siding ~

Maid Brigade Cleaning Services. Trained, Uniformed & Insured. maidbrigadebc.com / 604.596.3936

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

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THE ESTATE OF MARIE MINAKER, DECEASED All persons having claims in respect of Marie Minaker, deceased, formerly of 4632 London Crescent, Delta, British Columbia, Canada, are required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned Executor, at Suite 510 - 650 West Georgia St. Box 11538, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 4N7, Canada on or before the 11th day of October, 2013, after which date the estateโ s assets will be distributed, having regard only to claims that have then been received.

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Play with clay ❙ P3

Letters on the dike ❙ P6

North Delta Potters Guild offers classes

Local man shares his fave spot with the world

AUGUST ∙ 2013

Dumping crackdown ❙ P7 Unwanted goods left at local charity

❙ CONNECTING THE NORTH WITH THE SOUTH

Delta Hospice looking for volunteers ❙ Staff writer Delta Leader

❙ Luminary Festival returns

The second annual night of lights returns Sept. 7 to Sunstone Park. See B5

Welcome back to school!

We hope you had an excellent summer and were able to enjoy the beautiful weather we had in Delta throughout the summer months. The sun was ideal for getting outside and exercising our minds and bodies in fun and unique ways. It is now time to take this energy and channel it into the learning that will take place throughout the school year.

As our District moves toward realizing our vision of being a leading district for innovative teaching and learner success, we will continue to strive for increased and authentic engagement from students, teachers, staff, parents and other educational partners. As a strong learning community, we can enable all children to reach their full potential and contribute their personal best to the future. We look forward to sharing our success stories with you throughout the school year on our district blog, website and social media channels.

We are excited for another stimulating year of innovative learning!

— Delta School District and Delta Board of Education

Do you have time to volunteer and are looking for a flexible and fulfilling position within your own community?

Delta Hospice volunteers offer meaningful support to Delta residents and families living with a diagnosis of a life threatening illness, advanced illness, or loss.

After completing a comprehensive training and education program, volunteers can work at the Harold and Veronica Savage Centre for Supportive Care, at the Irene Thomas Hospice, in hospitals, in homes, and in care facilities.

Hospice volunteers are important members of the health care team and contribute their skills, life experiences and caring to help improve the well-being and quality of life of those who are suffering.

The Delta Hospice Society will be offering a volunteer training session this fall at the Centre for Supportive Care, from Sept. 16 to Oct. 24. Sessions will be Monday and Thursday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to noon.

There are a variety of presenters throughout the 30hour training program, including health care professionals, clients, volunteers and hospice staff. The topics include listening and communication skills, pain and comfort care, living with dying, spirituality, self care, grief and loss and a volunteer panel who present their experiences in the many different areas of service.

If you are interested in becoming a trained Delta Hospice volunteer, please call our Reception at 604948-0660 to book a pre-course interview with Coordinator of Volunteers Chris Colero. This meeting will give participants a clear understanding of the course and the expected commitments.

For information regarding volunteering at the Hospice Cottage Charity Shoppe, please call the Centre at 604-948-0660, ext 333 and leave a message. You will be contacted by the Cottage Coordinator of Volunteers Sandy Schmidt.

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Delta Community Update Delta AUGUST Community 2013Update AUGUST 2013 Luminary Festival Luminary Festival Come to Sunstone Park in North Delta for the 2nd annual Luminary Festival on September 7. This magical evening runsnd from 6:00 pm to Come to Sunstone Park in North Delta for the 2 annual Luminary 10:00 pm and features children’s games and crafts, buskers, Festival on September 7. This magical evening runs from 6:00 pm to musicians, food vendors and much more! Bring your luminary 10:00 pm and features children’s games and crafts, buskers, (lantern) and help us light up the night! musicians, food vendors and much more! Bring your luminary (lantern) and help us light up the night!

Terry Fox Run Terry Fox Runfundraisers will be held in North and South Community run/walk Delta to celebrate the life of Terry Fox and raise money for cancer Community run/walk fundraisers will be held in North and South research. This year’s events are both on September 15: Delta to celebrate the life of Terry Fox and raise money for cancer research.

This year’s events are both Septemberat15:8:30 am, • Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall on – registration event starts at 10:00 am • Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall – registration at 8:30 am, • Sungod Recreation Centre event starts at 10:00 am in North Delta – registration at 9:00 am, event starts at 10:00 am • Sungod Recreation Centre in North Delta – registration at Visit www.terryfox.org 9:00 am, event startsfor at more 10:00 information. am Visit www.terryfox.org for more information.

Mayor’s Garden Contest Mayor’s Garden Kids – don’t forget to get Contest your entries in for Mayor Jackson’s Garden Contest! The deadline for entries is September 9 and you Kids – don’t forget to get your entries in for Mayor Jackson’s could win a one year facility pass to all Delta Parks, Recreation & Garden Contest! The deadline for entries is September 9 and you Culture facilities. See www.delta.ca/gardencontest for details. could win a one year facility pass to all Delta Parks, Recreation & Culture facilities. See www.delta.ca/gardencontest for details.

Visit delta.ca/events for more information on these and other events.

Visit delta.ca/events for more information on these and other events.

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Claying around Want to learn how to throw pots? The North Delta Potters Guild offers classes in the fall ❙ Boaz Joseph

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Delta Community Animal Expo

Thank you to our supporters, sponsors, exhibitors, presenters and volunteers for making it our best Animal Expo yet!

Thanks.. we couldn’t have done it without you! Woof!

PRESENTERS Pacific Assistance Dogs Society Canadian Disaster Animal Response Team Amber Cottle Canine Behavior Training Center Power Paws Animal Wellness Massage Reptile Rescue, Adoption & Education Society

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❙ North Delta Potters Guild director Dawn Govier throws a clay vase in the studio inside the artSpace building. Boaz Joseph photo

first dry to a leather consistency before holes are bored into it, prior to its first firing.

That first drying period will need a few more hours, she explains.

She got into pottery three years ago after losing her job.

“I do it for therapy,” she says with a laugh.

Korotash hadn’t taken pottery lessons for 30 years, and says that anyone who wanted to do it on their own had to set up

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“Today is a sort of trial,” says Dawn Govier as she lays out colourful vases, bowls and other glazed, spherical artifacts on a tablecloth in the artSpace building, home of the North Delta Potters Guild (NDPG).

The thinking is a new Sunday morning Firehall Farmer’s Market next door is the perfect opportunity for foot traffic in the form of art- or hobby-seekers.

The open doors promote what the guild’s 30 members and prospective students have access to, says Deborah Korotash, who displays her green and yellow dishwares that were created for a couple about to wed.

Among the studio amenities are several wheels where the raw, wet clay is thrown and spun; small rooms for drying, storage, and mixing chemicals for glazing; and two kilns.

The kilns are used for all of the wheel and hand-molded pottery pieces, with the exception of raku pottery, which is fired with smoking paper in a steel garbage bin outside – complete with a fire permit.

Everything made is food-, ovenand dishwasher-safe, with the exception of raku, which is porous and purely decorative.

Non-raku items are heated twice in a kiln, first in a so-called bisque firing at 1,700 degrees F. They’re then glazed and fired again at about 2,300 degrees.

The entire process can take a few days because of long cool-down periods to prevent breakage.

(A bit of trivia: With no accessible clay deposits in B.C., all of the clay the NDPG buys comes from Greenbarn Potters Supply in Medicine Hat, Alta.).

In one of the drying rooms, Korotash describes how a berry bowl she’s made the previous day must

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their own studio.

At the NDPG, all the equipment and tools are available 24/7 for members.

There’s lots to learn, even for pottery veterans.

Guild vice-president Bev Mason says she’s always experimenting with new techniques, even though she’s currently the guild’s only instructor.

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Delta’s Joshua Hung of 819 Skyhawk Squadron was one of three lucky air cadets to receive a onehour flight on a CH125 Sea King helicopter as a reward for his performance during the six-week Drill and Ceremonial Instructors Course at the Albert Head Cadet Summer Training Centre in Metchosin.

The versatile surveillance helicopter landed in Albert Head and after the pilots gave the cadets a safety brief, they were whisked away on a flight over the Greater Victoria area.

The pilot also treated the air cadets to some aerial maneuvers, such as an auto-rotation while flying. After the one-hour flight, the helicopter returned to 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron in Sidney, where the cadets were invited to join in on the pilot and air

crew debrief.

Hung was named Top Cadet at the summer program during the final graduation parade earlier this month.

“One of the younger cadets on this senior-level course, his level of personal motivation was inspirational to others,” said his flight commander, Lt Jon Leung. “Friendly and approachable, he took a personal interest in the success of others, and demonstrated a great ability to bring people together a as a team.”

Hung says the award was really a recognition of his team’s hard work and discipline.

“Top Cadet doesn’t mean I am the best - the award represents the flight,” said the modest cadet of his award. “When you see someone who needs help, you help them, and you all improve together.”

There are two air cadet squadrons in Delta, 819 Skyhawk Squadron

with almost 175 cadets, and 828 Hurricane Squadron with nearly 50. Over 50 Delta-area cadets completed a summer training course at Albert Head CSTC. Four other Delta cadets received awards for their performance at Albert Head CSTC this summer.

Karan Kakkar was named the Most Improved Cadet, Ahmed Mogharbel won the Top Orienteering Team Award, Harman Sandhu was named Top Cadet from 819 Squadron, while Iver Jackson was named Top Cadet of 828 Hurricane Squadron.

There are 19 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadrons in the Metro Vancouver area, with just over 2,100 air cadets. Each year, approximately 930 cadets will attend the Albert Head Air Cadet Summer Training Centre between July and August, while a staff of approximately 150 will provide supervision and instruction.

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A night of lights is returning.

The Corporation of Delta and Polygon are gearing up for the second-annual Luminary Festival on Sept.

7 from 6-10 p.m. in Sunstone Park (10400 Delsom Cr.).

This free family event will include live music and entertainment, children’s games, luminary crafts, buskers, displays, and food vendors.

There will be wandering entertainers from 6-9 p.m., a main musical performance from 9-10 p.m. and a light parade with luminaries (lanterns) around the park at 8:30 p.m.

There were an estimated 3,000 visitors last year, more than were expected for an inaugural run of its kind.

“I think this year, it’s going to be packed,” says Teresa Collinet, recreation program coordinator for the Corporation of Delta, who adds she hopes that after last year, more people will understand what a luminary festival is, and what they can bring with them to the park.

To help, there will be a Luminary Making Workshop on Aug. 29 from 4-8 p.m. at the North Delta Recreation Centre, 11415 84 Ave. This drop-in event is open to the public, with a $3 fee, which includes supplies.

There are also instructions to make your own lantern in a PDF document at http://bit.ly/16qsKVo There is no on-site parking, however a free shuttle service is available from the North Delta Recreation Centre, beginning at 6 p.m.

For more information, call 604-952-3000 or visit http://bit.ly/14vAfqZ

NOTE: Kindergarten students will attend for approximately 45 minutes on opening day (parents will be notified of actual times by their child’s school).

Secondary Students Opening day hours of attendance for specific secondary schools may be obtained by contacting the school.

REGISTRATION for students who are NEW to Delta schools: Elementary Tuesday, August 27 or Wednesday, August 28 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

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“I’m all over the place.

I don’t stick with things very long,” says the retired Delta teacher. “I always joke that I can’t make sets of things.”

Mason has been with the guild throughout its history: The years without a home, then the tiny studio in the Firehall Centre for the Arts (then run by the Delta Arts Council), then the fire in the unattached

kiln shed (set by vandals), the years of provincial cuts to arts funding, and finally the space in its present building (formerly Deltassist, now shared with Watershed Artworks).

“I think we’re in a good space right now,” she says, suggesting there’s solvency, and strength in the membership and the relationships with the city and the arts community.

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Secondary Monday, August 26 or Tuesday, August 27 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

PLEASE REGISTER AT YOUR LOCAL AREA SCHOOL At the time of registration please present the following information: For all students: 1. Appropriate proof of citizenship or status in Canada for both students and parents, and appropriate proof of age for students.

• ORIGINAL birth certificate, passport, baptismal certificate, immigration or refugee documentation 2. Appropriate proof of residence (purchase/rental agreement, current year property tax receipt, current month rental receipt showing address, or letter from landlord).

3. Most recent report card from previous school, if available.

For students entering Kindergarten: As above, plus: • Immunization record

❙ Delta Parks and Recreation program leader Erica Byrne and director Ken Kuntz get in the right spirit at last year’s first Luminary Festival. Boaz Joseph file photo

‘We’re in a good space right now’ es expected in 2014-16.

The Corporation of Delta plans to demolish the building and completely overhaul the North Delta Recreation Centre.

“We were assured we’d always have a space,” Mason says, adding the guild will make do with whatever they get, despite some concerns about the loss of square footage and flexibility in how the new facility will be designed.

“We knew that there’d be wishes and hopes that wouldn’t materialize.

We’ll certainly have to rethink how we use our space.”

Still, the pottery will go on.

“It’s part of my DNA.” The North Delta Potters Guild is located at 11425 84 Ave. For more details or about fall classes, visit http://northdeltapotters. com or call 604-952-3000.

For students entering Secondary: As above, plus: • Copy of summer school results, if applicable

For students whose first language is not English (ESL): A district assessment service for secondary students only is offered as follows: LADNER, TSAWWASSEN & NORTH DELTA RESIDENTS Wednesday, August 28 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

School Board Office – 4585 Harvest Dr. At these assessments, children’s English language proficiency will be assessed to determine school placement. To book an appointment, please contact Special Programs at 604-952-5325.

For further information please visit our website at http://web.deltasd.bc.ca or call 604-952-5346.

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Gordie McLeod has been living and walking along Tsawwassen’s sandy shores since before he can remember.

The 76-year-old moved to Beach Grove in 1939 when he was just two years old and quickly fell in love with exploring the dike trail that leads up the beach along Boundary Bay. When he was a kid he’d often go running along the tall grasses of the narrow dike with his dogs, shooting ducks as they were flushed from their hiding places.

Other times he’d head out to Boundary Bay Airport and watch the planes roar as they’d take off into the blue sky.

Gordie had a favourite place to stop and sit down to watch hawks chase voles over the meadow, while far past the tidal plains the white snowy crown of Mount Baker would shimmer over the ocean.

He still visits his favourite spot frequently with his old cattle dog, Torque, or his

horse Bobby Jack. Located just south of 64th Street is a truck turnaround which he has named John Deere Cutout after a 1934 John Deere B tractor he rebuilt.

It used to have a slightly different name. A few years ago he came across a woman walking her doberman, who started up a conversation.

“She said, ‘I see you come to the cutout a lot.’”

“And I said, ‘No, this is called John Deere Point.’”

The two had a laugh over the different names, and being a compromising fellow, Gordie decided to call it John Deere Cutout thereafter.

Although there are several concrete benches provided

by Metro Vancouver along the Boundary Bay Dike trail, there had never been one at the cutout. Gordie had often thought about putting a nice bench there for people to enjoy, but he didn’t want to come and find Metro staff had hauled it away.

But one day in May opportunity knocked. While driving in Beach Grove, Gordie found some wooden chairs in the garbage, so he tossed them in

his pickup and brought them to the cutout. The chairs fit the scene beautifully.

Gordie decided to put a book in a screwed down tupperware container where people could record their experiences. It began quickly filling up from visitors who stopped to rest and enjoy the views.

“Great place to watch the tide come in,” writes one person, signing the letter G. “Such a great spot for a rest,” writes another, this one named H. “Thanks to whoever put these chairs here.

Tsawwassen is such a beautiful place to live.”

Bill adds, “Nice place to listen to the wind.”

The testimonials go on and on, pages of love and appreciation for the chairs and the little book. Some visitors write down which country they’re visiting from. They include Switzerland, Leichtenstein, Mexico, and other parts of Canada.

Gordie recalls opening the book and reading a section from somebody who said they’ve hidden $20 in one of the logs below the dike.

❙ Tsawwassen’s Gordie McLeod – with his dog, Torque – screwed down a container with a book at his favourite spot so visitors can share how they’ve also enjoyed the view. Adrian MacNair photo

“A couple of weeks later I came back and the book said, ‘It’s still there!’”

In June, Gordie added a horseshoe to the table. Finding some rocks at the base of 64th Street, he glued them onto the horseshoe and with a sharpie he inscribed the words friendship, gratitude, forgiveness, and others.

Gordie says most of the people seem to appreciate the chairs and the book, which

has only gone missing and needed to be replaced once.

In fact, he thinks some Internet-savvy people have begin geo-caching objects in the tupperware container so others can find the chairs.

When Gordie’s faithful dog passes away he plans to return to John Deere Cutout and spread his ashes to the wind. That’s exactly how Gordie wants to go when his time is up.

“I’ve lived my whole life out here,” he says. “I figured I might as well be buried here as well.”

Gordie gazes out at the long shadows spreading across the green and gold meadow, the sun tinging the summit of Baker in a pink glow.

“I’ve travelled around a little bit and I love it here,” he says, smiling. “And how can you ever get a better view than this?”

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The Delta Hospice Society’s charity thrift store has had everything from old mattresses and broken furniture to rusty barbecues and old electronics illegally dumped behind their Tsawwassen building.

The shop’s volunteers, many who are seniors and shouldn’t be lifting heavy furniture items, have had to properly dispose of other people’s trash at the Vancouver landfill on a weekly basis.

Executive director Nancy Macey estimated the amount of unsaleable items left on their lot tripled this year compared to previous years. She said it’s been a source of constant frustration for the volunteers who only want to help the society raise funds for its hospice and supportive care centre in Ladner.

But Macey is happy to report that the constant dumping of garbage on their property seems to have come to an end.

A few weeks ago the Corporation of Delta installed a six foot tall chain link fence to secure the Hospice Cottage Charity Shoppe’s drop-off area, as well as new signage and a surveillance camera.

Macey said the municipality is now dealing with any illegally dumped items since the gate forces those who flout the bylaw to put their trash on municipal property

rather than on their site.

But since the changes, it seems most people who planned to illegally dump their garbage there have been deterred.

Macey said they’ve had only one instance of illegal dumping in the past two weeks, as opposed to almost daily.

She also credited a new municipal bylaw passed last year and amended in recent months which allows bylaw inspectors to fine culprits $500 and charge them with the cost of the clean-up.

“That change [in April] made it an offence to dump discarded material or rubbish on private property without the owner’s permission,” Hugh Davies, Delta’s manager of property use and compliance, said in an email. He added that while the municipal fine is $500, Delta also has the option of taking these matters to provincial court where the maximum fine is $10,000.

In a news release earlier this week, the Mayor’s office said that in the past six months, bylaw inspectors have laid 18 charges against people dumping on public roads and private properties in Delta.

The release states that inspectors have targeted known dumping locations, such as isolated roadways and lanes behind local businesses. Techniques being used to catch people include hidden camera surveillance, interviews, examinations of dumped materials and witness reports.

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