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Log removal angers opponents Naturalists, bird lovers, and port opponents gathered on Tuesday morning at the bottom of 64th Street in Boundary Bay to protest what they say is an unnecessary and harmful removal of logs from the salt marshes. About 40 people gathered holding signs reading “leave well enough alone” and urged Port Metro Vancouver to abandon its “habitat banking” program which involves removing saw-cut logs which have gathered along Boundary Bay’s shores over the years. ❙ See story, A3

Pot campaign comes to Delta The Sensible BC campaign for marijuana reform kicks off Sept. 9 and organizers are scrambling to find volunteers in every riding to help gather enough signatures to get a draft bill on decriminalization accepted by B.C.’s chief electoral officer. North Delta resident Bob Mulholland has taken on the role of regional organizer to help get the ball rolling. ❙ See story, A4

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Port opponents angry over log removal Critics say the project is being done in preparation for Terminal 2 environmental mitigation ❙ Adrian MacNair reporter adrian@southdeltaleader.com

Naturalists, bird lovers, and port opponents gathered on Tuesday morning at the bottom of 64th Street in Boundary Bay to protest what they say is an unnecessary and harmful removal of logs from the salt marshes. About 40 people gathered holding signs reading “leave well enough alone” and urged Port Metro Vancouver to abandon its “habitat banking” program which involves removing saw-cut logs which have gathered along Boundary Bay’s shores over the years. “We plan to make it our business to be down on the dike every day – not all us, but just some of us down there taking a walk and a look,” said Cliff Caprani, chair of Citizens Against Port Expansion. “We need our people to be the eyes and ears of what’s going on and then when something significant happens, when the caterpillar vehicles start trundling in there we need to be back there in quantity and begin to make ourselves known and our protest felt.” Caprani said the Port is trying to make the project seem altruistic and for the good of the neighbourhood but in reality will provide environmental mitigation credits which they can use to “trash the area” around Roberts Bank during Terminal 2 construction. In a YouTube video created by Caprani he claims that biologists and experts now agree that the logs are part of the natural landscape, quoting professor Charles Simenstad from the University of Washington who said, “wood is good.” Simenstad said that, “Large wood on beaches is advantageous from a variety of perspectives, be it stability of beach sediments and vegetation

❙ Opponents to Port Metro Vancouver’s Habitat Banking program rally for a sit-in on Tuesday morning (Sept. 3) to prevent logs from being removed from Boundary Bay’s salt marshes. Jim Ronback photo or its ecological role in supporting fish and wild- natural growth of the salt marshes. life, either directly or indirectly.” “Our program is to remove those logs and let But Gord Ruffo, manager of the Port’s habitat the salt marsh revegetate, so it is truly a salt banking program, said he’s concerned people marsh restoration project,” said Ruffo. “It’s a have some miscongood thing. It seems ceptions on the benthat some of the people efits of wood. have some misinfor"It seems that some of the “They’ve done mation that all wood people have some misinsome research and is good. Well, that’s not said, well wood is true.” formation that all wood is good, if you look at The provincial minisgood. Well, that’s not true.” try of forests, lands, and some of the literature they’ve handed - Gord Ruffo, habitat banking natural resource operaout,” he said. tions has identified the program manager creosote logs that will Some wood is good, said Ruffo rebe removed, and will ferring to naturally leave other logs behind. occurring trees, but that doesn’t apply to all of The Port will also be installing snags, which are the wood found in Boundary Bay. He said the logs that provide habitat for raptors to perch on high density of anthropogenic logs – wood ar- and search for food. riving from a human source – is suppressing the Ruffo said the habitat banking program is part

of the salt marsh restoration project which will earn the Port credits in the form of square meters of habitat created that could be used to offset future Port infrastructure development. But he said this program is not linked to Terminal 2. That explanation isn’t satisfying opponents, many of who only found out about the program via the Corporation of Delta website. “Once again Port Metro Vancouver has decided to start a project in Delta without bothering to inform the public or provide opportunity for comment or input,” said Roger Emsley, executive director of the community group Against Port Expansion, adding that it displays arrogance and disregard for the communities in which the Port operates. In an open letter to Port Metro CEO Robin Silvester, Emsley calls for a halt to the project and immediate consultation with environmental groups and agencies, bird experts, scientists, salt marsh experts, and public input. Emsley argues that the act of removing the logs will cause habitat damage and soil compaction. Anne Murray, an author of several naturalist books and a bird expert, also wrote an open letter to Robin Silvester, calling on him to stop “habitat destruction” and produce a scientifically defensible study. “The logs provide shelter for rodents which in turn become food for birds of prey, including Northern Harrier, Short-eared Owl, and Roughlegged and Red-tailed Hawks,” she said. “Is the Port planning to destroy similar old field habitat on Roberts Bank, at the mouth of the Fraser River?” Murray said there may be an argument for thinning the number of logs in the salt marshes but would require an environmental study to be completed beforehand. Boundary Bay is in the province’s Wildlife Management Area and part of the Ramsar designation as an international wetland of significance.

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Two container examination facilities announced, one at TFN ❙ Staff writer newsroom@southdeltaleader.com

The federal government and Port Metro Vancouver announced $49.9 million in funding for two new marine container examination facilities in order to meet the anticipated growth in container volume through Deltaport. A statement released Wednesday said a Roberts Bank facility will be

located on Tsawwassen First Nation (TFN) industrial lands, at the east end of the Deltaport causeway, and is scheduled to open in the summer of 2015. The second, at Burrard Inlet, will open in the fall of that year. “TFN is very pleased to be hosting this important Roberts Bank facility on Tsawwassen Lands. This investment will help position the Tsawwassen Gateway Logistics Park as the location

of choice for the supply chain sector in the Lower Mainland,” Chief Bryce Williams said in the media release. Minister of International Trade Ed Fast and Minister of National Revenue Kerry-Lynne Findlay (MP for Delta-Richmond East) were on hand for the announcement, saying the Harper government’s $49.9 million contribution is part of its commitment to the Beyond the Border Action Plan.

They said a total of $106 million in combined investments from the federal government and Port Metro Vancouver (PMV) will strengthen the border, improve marine container inspection capacity, and improve efficiency at PMV, helping make Canada the “gateway of choice” between Asia and North America. “Our government’s top priority remains the economy and creating jobs,

growth and long-term prosperity in every region of Canada,” said Fast. “That’s why I am proud to announce our government’s investment which will help increase our exports to new markets by moving goods, services and people in a more effective manner. These investments will also facilitate our growing trade and investment ties to fast-growing Asia-Pacific markets and build on our competitive advantages.”

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Regional organizer for the community says marijuana saved his life ❙ Adrian MacNair reporter

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The Sensible BC campaign for marijuana reform kicks off Sept. 9 and organizers are scrambling to find volunteers in every riding to help gather enough signatures to get a draft bill on decriminalization accepted by B.C.’s chief electoral officer. North Delta resident Bob Mulholland has taken on the role of regional organizer – if only temporarily – to help get the ball rolling. The reason he’s so passionate about getting marijuana decriminalized is simple. He says it saved his life. Mulholland was fighting Hodgkins Disease in 2000-2001 and underwent six months of chemotherapy to fight the cancer. During that time he was so sick from treatment that he couldn’t keep any food down. Not a single bite. “I even converted my own mother,” he said, regarding his marijuana use. “She had always been anti-anything to do with that.” One day Mulholland’s mother visited him after chemotherapy with one of his favourite meals– Swiss Chalet chicken– but after a few bites he couldn’t keep the food down. “I told her I’m going to call my friend, she’s going to come over here, we’re going to go out onto the balcony and smoke a

❙ Bob Mulholland, regional organizer for the Sensible BC campaign in Delta, says that marijuana saved his life while he had cancer and he wants the drug decriminalized. Adrian MacNair photo joint and when we come back in we’re going to eat,” he said. After he returned from smoking he not only downed his entire plate, he went back for seconds and thirds. His mother was sold. Even prior to his cancer diagnosis, however, Mulholland says he was a recreational marijuana user, using it to relax or unwind at the end of a day. He says those who know about his marijuana use are generally supportive of it, whether for recreational or medicinal use. The Sensible BC campaign may be facing a

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steep uphill battle. Dana Larsen, the campaign’s financial agent and most recognizable face of marijuana reform along with Jodie and Marc Emery, will have to collect the signatures of at least 10 per cent of registered voters in each of the province’s 85 ridings. Similar to the Stop HST campaign, the Sensible campaign has just 90 days to accomplish this feat, which would require an estimated 400,000 signatures. If that target can be reached, the chief electoral officer will have 42 days to verify the validity

of the signatures. If that happens, the bill will go to a legislative committee where members can either table a report recommending it be introduced to the legislature, where it could die on the order paper, or refer it back to the chief electoral officer for an initiative vote, as happened with the HST campaign. That vote would take place Sept. 27, 2014. In order for all that to happen, marijuana advocates will need to join the campaign quickly. “I’m going to be doing everything I can to try and coordinate and delegate to whoever else is in my riding and make sure we get the right number of signatures,” says Mulholland. The campaign officially gets underway on Monday, Sept. 9 with signature collecting and organizers will have until December to reach their goal. According to a Forum Research poll conducted last week, 36 per cent of Canadians prefer legalization, while 34 per cent are in favour of decriminalization. Another 15 per cent felt the laws should be kept as they are. Marijuana legalization and decriminalization discussions have reached a fever pitch in the Canadian political climate in recent weeks over federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau’s public admission of pot smoking and his goal to legalize the substance should he become prime minister in the future.

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Chicago Blackhawk Brent Seabrook and his wife Dayna showed off both the Stanley Cup and their 2-week-old son, Carter (in the cup) to Seabrook’s hometown last Friday (Aug. 30), alongside Delta Mayor Lois Jackson. The public was invited to line 56th Street to watch and cheer as the two-time Stanley Cup winner (who grew up in Tsawwassen), his family and the prestigious trophy drove by on a Zamboni, ending up at the South Delta Recreation Centre. The Blackhawks defeated the Boston Bruins in game six last June. Jim Kinnear photo

Delta wants ICBC to lay off the lawsuits Resolution to be brought forth at UBCM convention ❙ Kristine Salzmann news@southdeltaleader.com

Delta Mayor Lois Jackson wants ICBC to stop naming local governments in its lawsuits unless there is “clear liability” on the municipality’s part. The Corporation of Delta is bringing up the issue at the upcoming 2013 Union of B.C. Municipalities convention Sept. 16 to 20. The resolution asks the provincial government to work with ICBC “to ensure that local governments are only drawn into litigation when there is clear liability on their part.” “This is all taxpayers

money, and what’s the point of taking it out of the left pocket and putting it in the right pocket? We’re taking it out of municipal coffers and put it in ICBC coffers,” Jackson said. “It’s just too costly, makes no sense, and I think people should stay within their jurisdiction.” She said that for Delta, the issue was sparked by a case that she can’t speak to right now because it is still before the courts. Jackson provided a hypothetical example where an impaired pedestrian crosses a street in the middle of the night without going to a corner or crosswalk and is struck by a car.

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Several Metro Vancouver cities are criticizing the provincial government for mishandling care of the mentally ill and some are going so far as to suggest reopening the closed Riverview psychiatric hospital. The issue is being pushed onto the provincial stage at the Sept. 16-20 Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, where multiple resolutions will target inadequate psychiatric care and the knock-on effects for policing and other services. Maple Ridge council is behind the suggested reinstatement of Riverview Hospital, in Coquitlam, as a “modern centre of excellence” for mental health care and support since it has the necessary infrastructure and a long history. Its resolution argues inadequate treatment and housing for those with mental illness that followed the provincial policy shift from institutional to community care has led to “unacceptably poor outcomes” for B.C.’s neediest citizens and severe financial and social burdens for local cities. Delta Mayor Lois Jackson supports the concept, provided it’s a fully modern incarnation of Riverview and checks and balances are in place to protect patients. It’s time the issue gets a serious

airing, she said. “There’s no place to house people to help them get well and get them back to a productive place in society,” Jackson said. “Everybody talks around it in the Lower Mainland but nobody seems to do anything about assisting these people.” Jackson said a catalyst for her community came in recent years when police took a young North Delta man to Surrey Memorial Hospital. He was later released and went directly to the Alex Fraser Bridge, climbed the railing and jumped. She said it makes no sense to her that in most cases there’s nothing that can apparently be done but to release a mental health patient back to the community. Delta council has also advanced a resolution to UBCM calling on the province to revamp the intake of mental health patients and set up secure holding facilities with trained guards. Jackson said the aim would be to reduce the time police officers spend waiting in hospital for staff there to take over responsibility for a patient they’ve brought. “It can sometimes be one and a half or two hours depending on what’s going on at the hospital emergency at the time,” she said. “That takes our officers off the road when they be needed somewhere else.” Another Delta resolution would

call for the creation by senior governments of early intervention centres to house mental health or addictions patients who a doctor decides may be a risk to themselves or others. The province says hundreds of mental health beds and other community supports have opened over the years but civic leaders contend it’s not enough and their police increasingly deal with those patients instead of other crime. One of the problems is that, left on their own, people with the most severe mental illnesses don’t seek out care and often end up addicted through self-medication. Riverview was closed in 2012 after a gradual shutdown over 10 years, with the goal of moving people back to their own community for mental health care. Grass is no longer cut and the buildings are being minimally maintained. Fraser Health still manages three facilities on Riverview for people needing specialized services. And the health authority has a new Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team, which works specifically with people needing the highest level of care who won’t go to clinics. No long-term plan has yet been released for Riverview and speculation is rife on the property’s future. — with files from Diane Strandberg

Back-to-school safety stressed The first morning back to school was happily uneventful for Delta Police officers keeping an eye on Delta’s school zones. Sgt. Ciaran Feenan said officers from the department’s traffic section along with patrol members coordinated a “high visibility presence” at numerous schools in the district earlier this week. “I’m happy to report that everyone we could see was abiding by posted speed limits and was taking caution around the schools, which was great,” Sgt. Feenan said Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 3). He added that police presence in school zones would continue throughout the week.

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ast year’s annual Terry Fox Run in Tsawwassen drew less than 200 participants and Marlene Findlay thinks South Delta can do better. Findlay is a member of the Tsawwassen Rotary Club and one of the organizers of this year’s event. She joined Rotary close to a year ago after retiring from her career in the financial services sector and found herself with some extra time on her hands. “I missed the pulse, I missed having a team around me,” she says. “I wanted to give back to the community… and Rotary has been great for that.” She says she jumped at the chance to help with this year’s Terry Fox Run because she wanted to help honour Fox’s legacy. While many South Delta residents can still recall when Fox embarked on his Marathon of Hope in 1980, younger generations never witnessed Fox’s courageous effort to raise awareness and funds for cancer research.

Having a strong turnout at the annual Terry Fox Run is one way parents and grandparents can demonstrate to children how important Fox’s actions were. “I think it’s important we get our kids out so they know about this person and what he did,” she says. The event is the only public Terry Fox Run event in South Delta, and she wants Deltans to show their support not only for cancer research, but for a Canadian icon and role model. “It’s such a good cause to come out and support,” she says. “Terry Fox is such an amazing figure, I think it’s our duty as Canadians to honour his legacy.” This year’s event is happening Sunday, Sept. 15 at Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall. There will be a five- and 10-km route, and participants can walk, run, bike, rollerblade, or skateboard if they want to. “Bring your stroller, bring your dog, everyone is welcome,” says Findlay. “We’ve even had kids pushing their grandparents in a wheelchair. It’s about [Terry Fox’s]

memory and supporting the fight against cancer, so come out and enjoy the spirit of it all.” After last year’s poor turnout, Findlay says she’s hoping to have 500 people come out for this year’s event. For the past few weeks she has been busy distributing posters and putting up lawn signs to raise awareness for the run. She stresses that a donation isn’t necessary to take part in the event, but every little bit helps. “Everyone knows someone who has been affected by cancer,” she says. “The Terry Fox Foundation is a wonderful organization. Almost everything they collect goes straight to cancer research.” Donations and pledges will be accepted at the event, and can also be done online at www.terryfox.org. • Registration for the 33rd annual Terry Fox Run takes place between 8:30 and 9:45 a.m. at Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall on 56th Street. The run starts at 10 a.m.

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ana Larsen and Sensible B.C.’s campaign to force a referendum on the future of marijuana laws in this province gets under way next week, giving British Columbians the opportunity to have their say on the future of the pot industry. British Columbians are already getting the message: A 2012 Angus Reid poll found that 60 per cent of residents support legalizing the drug. They know that by doing away with pot prohibition, the provincial government will be able to tap into a huge tax revenue stream, police forces will be able to focus on more meaningful work, and we can make it harder for kids to get their hands on it. B.C. has the opportunity to be a leader in the recreational and medicinal marijuana industry by moving to tightly regulated, agricultural production model, coupled with strictly-controlled sales to adults. The B.C. cannabis industry is estimated to generate $6 billion annually, all tax-free. An industrial farming model, as opposed to the current hodgepodge of poorly renovated basements and attics currently used to grow marijuana, will bring the cost of production down drastically thanks to economies of scale. This will in turn remove most of the financial incentive for casual growers to keep their own plants. This has certainly been the case with tobacco. Opponents of marijuana legalization have long pointed to pot as a “gateway” drug, that its use often leads to harder drugs. This is partly true. That’s because the same unscrupulous individual who is selling pot to teenagers is also likely selling harder, more addictive drugs like meth amphetamine, cocaine, or heroin. After gaining the trust of the young pot head, the dealer will introduce a naive teen to the heavy stuff. And the first one is always free. Sadly, once is often all it takes to develop a drug addiction. Marijuana is only a gateway drug in that it leads users into the seedy world of black market drug sales. Interestingly, a recent University of Florida study appearing in the Journal of School Health found that alcohol use was the biggest predictor of future hard drug use, not marijuana. So bring the sale and production of marijuana out into the open, and you will take it out of the hands of dealers, thus taking away their ability to introduce harder drugs to our kids. This will also have the effect of making it harder for minors to buy marijuana. Drug dealers don’t ask for ID, and they aren’t mandated by the government to close down by a certain hour every night. Organized crime is a product of prohibition. Prohibition gives criminals a lucrative illegal revenue stream, one they will often resort to violence to protect. The legalized, tightly-controlled sale of marijuana will not only generate millions, if not billions in tax revenue, it will take the power away from organized crime, making our streets safer and protect our children from greater harm. -South Delta Leader

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One of the most iconic images in Canadian history is that of Terry Fox, his face a mask of pain as he shifts his weight to his artificial leg in an awkward hop-skip motion. And yet Fox carried that expression for 143 days and 5,373 kilometres across Canada, hobbling on one leg with a simple yet powerful message. Mankind must defeat cancer. In August 1979, Fox competed in a marathon in Prince George, finishing in dead last, 10 minutes behind the second last runner. And yet his run so inspired participants and spectators that people were left in tears and awe at his courage. Thirty-four years later, Canadians are still brought to tears by Fox’s Marathon of Hope across Canada, despite the fact he died before he could complete it. There are few heroes so beloved by Canadians as Terry Fox, who raised $1.7 million before succumbing to cancer at the tender age of 22. Since then he has inspired more than a half billion dollars in donations for cancer research. He finished second in voting to Tommy Douglas in the CBC program The Greatest Canadian in 2004. Those who weren’t even alive when he ran are humbled by his accomplishments. In order to encourage more donations to his Marathon of Hope in 1980, Terry Fox ran a marathon every day – 42 kilometres – in the sweltering heat of summer. Despite sick-

ness and the return of cancer by September, this time to his lungs, Fox averaged a staggering 37.6 kilometres each day. No person, before or since, has managed to unite Canadians so strongly in a singular and common purpose of raising money to find a cure for cancer. And when he was forced to abandon his marathon, he threw the torch to the next runners with the acknowledgment that this was about more than a kid from Port Coquitlam: “I don’t feel that this is unfair. That’s the thing about cancer. I’m not the only one, it happens all the time to people. I’m not special. This just intensifies what I did. It gives it more meaning. It’ll inspire more people. I just wish people would realize that anything’s possible if you try; dreams are made possible if you try.” Although Terry Fox put cancer on the map, the annual run he inspired has sagged in recent years. Fewer participants are turning out and some communities have been forced to cancel the run altogether. That may be the worst thing we could do for the memory of one of Canada’s greatest sons. He deserves better, as does everyone who has ever lost somebody to cancer. I lost my aunt to lung cancer last year. Never give up hope. Never give up the fight. Just think back to Terry Fox and those lonely miles of highway, putting one foot in front of the other, running for a better world for us all.

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Letters to the editor Foreshore logs home to wildlife Port Metro Vancouver (PMV) is planning to disturb and destroy vital foreshore habitat in Canada’s most significant Important Bird Area (IBA) and internationally designated Ramsar Site, IBA and Hemispheric Shorebird Reserve. They plan to do it now in September in the middle of shorebird migration along the Pacific Flyway and at the site where thousands of waterfowl are just arriving for the winter. This is outrageous. Foreshore logs at the high tide line are perches for Snowy Owls and other birds of prey. They are home to a vast array of wildlife including small mammals, especially Townsend’s vole, the key food species for many birds of prey. The nutrient release from the detritus of decaying logs feeds the foreshore wetland ecosystem; it is very basic ecology. Also, recent fisheries research now recognizes the value of logs as fish habitat. How can this be happening to the protected habitat in the Boundary Bay Wildlife Management Area (WMA)? The Migratory Bird Act, the WMA regulations, let alone the international

designations should forbid such wanton destruction of vital habitat. Port Metro Vancouver should not be allowed on the foreshore in September let alone bring in equipment to destroy habitat in the Boundary Bay ecosystem at any time. Their Habitat Banking Program is a farce here because Boundary Bay habitats are already protected in the WMA. They must be told to leave well alone immediately. Yours sincerely, Mary Taitt Ladner

Port should look at China Re: Leave Roberts Bank Alone, Letters, Aug. 23, 2013. Thanks to Roger Emsley for his succinct and sane assessment of the realities about Port Metro Vancouver’s plans for the fragile estuary we all live in. Recent reports from Bloomberg and Mother Jones magazine strongly support his assessment. Bloomberg notes, “About half of China’s rivers have dried up since 1990 and those that remain are mostly contaminated. Without enough water, coal can’t be mined, new power stations can’t run and the economy can’t grow.”

Tom Philpott of Mother Jones tells us China’s farmland is shrinking. “… China has just 0.09 hectares of arable land per capita, less than half the global average and a quarter of the average for OECD member countries.” The land is also polluted: “Fully 40 percent of China’s arable land has been degraded by some combination of erosion, salinization, or acidification…” Mother Jones also reports that China’s food production now uses more than a third of the global output of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer. The nitrogen industry relies on coal for 70 per cent of its energy needs, a source that competes with farming for water. Heavy use of nitrogen fertilizer causes pH levels in the soil to drop, with the result that crop production has lessened 30-50 per cent in some areas. This picture certainly makes Mr. Silvester’s assessment of the value of agricultural land in the Lower Mainland as “almost meaningless” in terms of food security, completely ludicrous and his plans for port expansion a disaster. Wilma Haig Ladner

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ecently we had a file that involved a senior who was defrauded for more than half a million dollars. While this type of crime infuriates all of us in law enforcement, the reality is that it is not an unusual story. Many of our elderly are highly vulnerable, often living in relative isolation with some suffering from dementia and mental illness. It becomes very easy for relatives, caregivers and even total strangers to manipulate an elderly person into relinquishing control of assets and bank accounts in order to steal from them – in many cases the senior’s life savings. Often, the victims of this type of fraud do not realize what has happened, are too embarrassed or simply do not have the capacity to report to police, making it difficult to understand the true depth of this problem. At DPD our Economic and Technical Crimes Unit investigates a broad spectrum of fraud, and they take elder fraud seriously. Constable Steve Wilson is the lead investigator on the file mentioned above and believes this type of crime will only increase as our population ages. In his words: “With the changing demographics in Canada, elder fraud is expected to intensify in the coming years. It is anticipated that by 2031, one in four people – nearly 9 million Canadians – will be over 65 years of age. Elder fraud and abuse can take many forms including physical, sexual, financial and psychological abuse, as well as neglect. My focus is the financial side, which involves a person obtaining and misusing the funds and assets of an elder. It is estimated that 10% of seniors in B.C. have been victims of finan-

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cial abuse with an average amount over $20,000.” Constable Wilson offers ways to recognize when an elder is the victim of financial abuse or fraud including; • Unusual banking activity; • The elder expressing concern about ‘missing money’; • Suspicious signatures on the elder’s cheques; • Unpaid bills; • A relative or caregiver, with no visible means of support, is overly interested in the elder and his/her financial affairs. I spend a lot of time talking about community-based policing of which the basic premise is “the police are the public and public are the police.” It is up to all of us to watch out for our elderly friends, neighbours and relatives to make sure they are not being abused mentally, physically, emotionally or financially. If you suspect something is wrong, call the police. Recently the Community Police Station in North Delta began a new program called Adopta-Grandfriend which offers seniors the opportunity to have volunteers visit them in their homes and provide some companionship. The program, which will soon expand into South Delta, gives those seniors who are disabled, house-bound or isolated the ability to spend some time maintaining contact with the community. It is up to all of us to care for our elderly population. If you know of a senior that may benefit from this program, please contact North Delta CoPS at 604.599.7280. For more information on fraud prevention, visit deltapolice.ca/fraudprevention. • Jim Cessford is chief of the Delta Police Department and has spent more than 40 years in law enforcement.

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but when you are buying three-zone passes every month, the tax savings mount up. If you get overcharged for traveling, is there a dispute resolution process and the onus is on the user to prove this as receipts or proof of payment is not provided when the card is scanner. Question: Is TransLink doing something illegal? Malcolm Johnston, long time light rail advocate, Delta

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Left: students of families who recently immigrated to Delta participated in a summer newcomer orientation program that provided education about life and school in canada and Delta. the July daycamp program, funded by the immigrant integration branch of the bc ministry of Jobs, tourism and innovation, helped 28 elementary school-aged children build their communication skills and confidence prior to the start of the school year through field trips and activities, such as trips to the vancouver aquarium, local libraries and the Delta police station. clockwise from top photo: these boys are all smiles on their first day of school on sept. 3. Jackson gets ready for his first day of kindergarten at Ladner elementary; ewan is starting Grade 2 at south park elementary in tsawwassen with creative aspirations; and 4-year-old Jakob heads to his first day of kindergarten, also at Ladner elementary. Contributed photos

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• Yoga in the Park comes to Diefenbaker Park in Tsawwassen from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Cost is $15 with proceeds to benefit the Delta Gymnastics National Gymnaestrada Team. Weather permitting, check www.facebook.com/deltagymnastics

• Taoist Tai Chi beginner classes start in Tsawwassen at Tsawwassen United Church, 693 53rd Street. All classes run from 10 am to noon and include a tea break. For more information call 604681-6609 or visit www.taoist.org.

• McKee House Seniors Society is holding its annual open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come and check out the

• Delta Nature invites you to a presentation on the wildlife and culture of Central Mongolia, a wild and beautiful country situated between Russia and

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China, by Tsawwassen’s own Anne Murray. Presentation takes place at 7:30 p.m. at Cammidge House, Boundary Bay Regional Park. Admission is free.

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tuesday, sept. 10 The Canadian Federation of University Women, South Delta is hosting an Open House for prospective new members. If you are a woman with a post-secondary degree, diploma or certificate, residing in Ladner or Tsawwassen, you are cordially invited to the home of Cheryl McTait, 1232 Pacific Drive, 7 to 9 p.m. It will be an opportunity to meet the Executive and

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other members of the Club in a relaxed, informal atmosphere. Call Linda at (604) 948-1250 or Cheryl at (604) 943-4634.

• Join Tom Bearss and his informal birdwatchers for a 2.5-hour amble around Boundary Bay starting at 9:30 a.m. Bring binoculars if you have them. The outing will end with beverage and snack at historic Cammidge House. Meet at Cammidge House in Boundary Bay Regional Park. For more info all Tom Bearss at 604-940-9296 or e-mail him at tom.bearss@dccnet.com

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❙ Remembering 9-11

Each year since 2002, former Ladner resident Guy Morrall has organized the Sept. 11 Memorial Ride from Richmond throgh Delta on Hwy. 99 to the Peace Arch border crossing (pictured is the 2011 event). This year’s ride leaves from the River Rock Resort, which is sponsoring a 6 a.m. breakfast before departure. To learn more, call ride coordinator Steve at 604-240-9610 or email stewilli@shaw.ca. Jim Kinnear file photo

❙ In Brief Free drop-in passes for Grades 5-7 Grade 5, 6 and 7 students in Delta are invited to pick up free drop-in admission passes to Delta Parks, Recreation and Culture facilities. The cards, available since Sept. 1 at Delta’s recreational facilities, get Grade 5 and 6 students free admission for one year (Sept. 1, 2013 to Aug. 31, 2014), and 10 free passes for Grade 7 students. With a pass, students can attend drop-in skates, swims and open gyms, and bring along a friend or adult for free.

New pastor at Ladner Christian Reformed Church The community is invited to Ladner Christian Reformed Church (4594 54A St.) to meet its new pastor. Pastor Mike Koot will be installed at the church on Sunday, Sept. 8 during the 10:30 a.m. service. Koot grew up in Victoria but is no stranger to the west coast. In a media release, the church said he is pleased to be back in the area, this time with his wife Leanne and their three children. The family arrives from Calgary where Koot was lead pastor at River Park Church.

South Delta children’s author Darlene Foster will be on hand to sign her travel adventure books at Black Bond Books in Ladner next week. Foster is the author of a series of adventure stories for young readers featuring the character Amanda Ross, a 12-year-old Canadian girl who loves to travel. Foster’s novels include Amanda in Arabia: The Perfume Flask; Amanda in Spain: The Girl in the Painting; and Amanda in England: The Missing Novel. “Although written for children, readers from seven to seventy plus enjoy travelling with Amanda as she unravels one mystery after another,” states a media release. Foster will be at Black Bond Books (5251 Ladner Trunk Rd.) on Sept. 15,

Koot says his two passions are God and people. “I love working at the intersection of those two passions, because that’s where real life occurs and we see the truth of the gospel come into clear focus,” he said in the release. “I am... we are… more profoundly messed up and broken than we ever thought possible, but we’re also more deeply loved than we ever dared dream.”

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port to Delta residents and families living with a diagnosis of a life threatening illness, advanced illness, or loss. After a comprehensive education program, they work at the Harold & Veronica Savage Centre for Supportive Care, at the Irene Thomas Hospice, in hospitals, in homes and in care facilities. The Delta Hospice Society will be offering the next volunteer training session from Sept. 16 to Oct. 24. Sessions will be Monday and Thursday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Call the society at 604-948-0660 to book a precourse interview to learn about the course and the expected commitments.

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❙ One of the more familiar faces around Westharm Island Herb Farm is Bruce Stinson, seen here wearing his Day at the Farm t-shirt. The farm is hosting the annual event for an eighth consecutive year in partnership with the Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust. Adrian MacNair photo

here’s an old saying that goes, “if you ate today, thank a farmer.” Some people might not think much about where their food comes from or how it gets onto their dinner table, but the truth is that the chances are a farmer planted it, grew it, and harvested it. The eighth annual Day at the Farm event on Sept. 7 at Westham Island Herb Farm is an opportunity for people to learn about that entire process from agricultural experts and farmers, as well as how conservation and wildlife play an important role in food production. As many as 3,000 people crowded the Herb Farm for last year’s event, which began in 2006 as part of the Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust’s agricultural awareness program. “Day at the Farm is the primary way to reach out to the community and inform them about agriculture,” says Christine Terpsma, a farmer and program coordinator for the trust. As the name implies, the non-profit strives to balance the needs of farmers with that of conservationists in an area of B.C. known as the great Pacific Flyway for migratory birds. That means educating people about wildlife and soil non-farming conservation that farmers work hard to implement, such as the Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust’s winter cover crop program.

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"It’s an opportunity for youth to get involved in agriculture and it’s just a lot of fun." -Christine Terpsma, Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust The cover crop program is a voluntary enrollment involving 15 local farmers over 1,200 hectares of Delta to plant cereal crops like barley or winter wheat after the harvest is over in order to provide feed for migrating birds and enhance soil structure. By planting a cover crop, the birds feast on the food farmers manage in order to sustain bird populations and mitigate damage from the estimated 70,000 Snow Geese and other waterfowl that land in Delta’s fields annually. Day at the Farm offers both the trust and local farmers the opportunity to educate people about that program and others, such as the grassland set-aside program whereby farmers allow a field to fallow to support soil regeneration and wildlife habitat. “As people come to understand the challenges in agriculture they’re more likely to support the industry, which is important,” explains Terpsma. Westham Island Herb Farm owner Sharon Ellis started the event in 2006 with the Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust through spon-

sorship by Vancity credit union, which wanted to do something to promote agricultural awareness and education during the harvest season. The harvest is the chosen time of year for Day at the Farm because practically everything is ready to come out of the ground or is blooming forth in full ripened glory. Ellis decided to get involved with agricultural education because she felt a need to get the message from farmers like herself out to the public. “People have to learn that they if they want to eat good food and live in a nice place the first step is to support the local farmers that will make it happen,” she says. Day at the Farm is designed to support the Fraser Valley farming network – of which Delta is a part – and the diversity of products that are grown or cultivated along the way, from blueberries to potatoes, dairy and cattle. Ellis says people can learn the challenges faced by modern agriculture and become educated about the difference between

❙ The Day at the Farm offers people a chance to see antique and new farm equipment, such as this John Deere tractor from last year’s event. Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust photo

large scale farming and small organic plots and how each work to be sustainable and responsible to the environment. “So many people have the idea that big farms are bad farms and

they’re not,” she says. “Farmers around here are doing a good job and it’s important to them, too.” Up to 20 agricultural organizations and representatives from the trust will be on hand for Day at

the Farm. The BC Dairy Foundation has a milking demonstration in a mobile dairy classroom with the “Moo Crew.”

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Agriculture is an important part of Delta’s identity, economy, heritage and culture. Support our farmers – buy local and enjoy the fresh, wonderful produce Delta has to offer!

❙ Day at the Farm offers such activities as meeting livestock, looking at and sitting on farm machinery, and the ever-popular hay wagon ride provided by third generation farmer Gordon Ellis. File photos ❙ From P.13

BC Fresh will offer a fun potato dig so families can unearth their own potatoes and learn about different varieties. There will be draft horse plowing demonstrations with Clydesdale horses. And of course the most popular part of the event is the hay wagon tours provided by third generation Westham Island farmer Gordon Ellis, who happens to be Sharon’s father. New this year, the Richmond-Delta 4H club is bringing their show calves after a successful season of touring the local fairs. “It’s an opportunity for youth to see how they can get involved in agriculture and it’s just a lot of fun,” explains Terpsma. Another first will be the involvement of the BC Cattlemen’s Association, who will be coupled with a professional roper doing roping and lassoing demonstrations. Although cattle production is limited in Delta, the industry is strongly represented in the province and part of the broader education in agriculture. “We focus on local agriculture but people leave with an understanding of agriculture in all of B.C.A,” says Terpsma, adding there will also be livestock to see and touch. The ultimate goal is to have people leave with a stronger support of agriculture. “In a time when people are disconnected from

food production to a large extent, families can come and talk to local agricultural organizations that support the industry here in a fun and educational way,” says Terpsma. Although you’re more than likely to see a few farmers come out to Day at the Farm, both Ellis and Terpsma say that most of them support the event by word of mouth or “behind the scenes” but are too busy bringing in the harvest to attend in person. “It’s a busy time of year, it’s hard to come to something like this,” says Ellis. “Ultimately I’d love to have more come and have the public meet the farmers because that is a huge thing.” But farming isn’t the only important part of Day at the Farm. Ellis says it’s important to learn about conservation of wildlife and waterfowl from the Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust and how farmers work in harmony with the environment.natural world. “It’s where we live, it’s what we do,” she says. Day at the Farm runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, and is sponsored by Vancity, Delta Agricultural Society, BC Fresh, Metro Vancouver Agricultural Awareness Fund, TerraLink, BC Blueberry Council, Farm Credit Canada, White Spot, Westshore Terminals, and BC Youth in Agriculture Foundation. For more information visit deltafarmland.ca.

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Community UPDATE Busy Summer Marks Progress For Southlands

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“I’m very pleased the Southlands plan is going to public hearing. It’s been over six years of continual public engagement about the future of the community,” said Sean Hodgins, President of Century Group. We ask all Southlands supporters to attend the public hearing on October 28 and 29, which will be an important part of the process. With heightened interest in the project, we have extended the hours of the Cottage Courtyard at Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall to include Saturdays through the end of September. Come by the cottage Wednesday through Saturday from 11am - 3pm to learn more about the Southlands plan and take the tour of our furnished cottage, one of the unique housing options proposed for the development.

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hile summer is a time of slowing down for some, it’s been a busy season for the Southlands project with council meetings, expanded hours at the Cottage Courtyard, and plans underway for our first public Bike-in & BBQ. The most significant achievements for the project this summer were the approval of first and second reading, and the outstanding turnout of supporters who attended the meeting wearing their green “Support Southlands” t-shirts. Century Group would like to convey our sincere gratitude to everyone who turned out to the hearing and expressed their public endorsement for the project.

First and second reading was clearly a topic of intense public interest as attendance was overwhelming, filling both the council chambers and a second viewing area set up especially for the occasion. Council’s unanimous vote to advance the application was met by loud applause from the audience. Southlands’ next step forward is a public hearing which is slated to take place in the evening October 28 and 29 at the South Delta Recreation Centre. This is an opportunity for members of the public to officially voice their opinion of the Southlands project to the Mayor and Council.

Southlands Opens Its Gates To The Public The gates to the Southlands property will open to the public this Sunday, September 8 as part of a special Bike-In & BBQ public event.

This Sunday, September 8, the Southlands team is planning a public Bike-in & BBQ which will take place on the Southlands property. The farm gates will be opened for the public to explore the fields or take a guided tour to see where the housing, market square, and preserved areas would be located. Grab your bike, bring your friends and family, and join us for a day full of fun and festivities on the farm.

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This is a unique opportunity to explore the Southlands property, view the preservation and agricultural areas up close, and imagine this innovative neighbourhood of the future. A number of festivities are planned for this special event including guided tours through the property and Earthwise Farm, hay rides, live bluegrass music by the Scattered Coals, a kids activity centre, local art displays, a by-donation BBQ to support local community groups, and much more. The event kicks off with a bike promenade to the Southlands starting from the Cottage Courtyard at Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall. Cyclists are asked to meet at the cottage between 10:00am -12:00 noon, where the Delta Bike Company will be on hand performing complimentary bike safety checks and helping kids to decorate their bikes. At 12:30pm the ride will begin along 56th St., heading towards the Southlands farm gates at 5th Ave. and 56th St.

Walkers and joggers are also welcome to participate and can join the bike promenade to Southlands at any point of the journey, or simply meet at the Southlands farm gates for 1:00pm. At 1:00pm, the farm gates will swing open and the festivities will get underway at the Red Barn and around the property until the event wraps up at 4:00pm. This event is free to attend and open to the public, so invite your family, friends and neighbours for a fun-filled day on the farm. Rain or shine, the event will be on.

It is only with the continued demonstration of community support that the Southlands plan will become a reality.

GET INVOLVED Email: Naomi@ImagineSouthlands.ca Visit: The Cottage Courtyard at Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall 11:00am – 3:00pm, Wednesday - Saturday Facebook: Like our “Imagine Southlands” page

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Community UPDATE Northgate Set To Break Ground, Pre-Sales Of Office Begin This Fall You may have noticed three large signs at the corner of 56th and 18th streets announcing a new development project. Well, the wait is finally over —Northgate, Century Group’s latest mixed-use project in Tsawwassen will begin construction this Fall. Set on the old Southpointe Academy site, the Northgate project includes a 6-storey commercial building, 41 character townhomes, and a 4-storey seniors’ independent living residence, all situated over a single level of underground parking. The community has been designed to be a walkable, sustainable neighbourhood where people can live, shop, work and socialize in one convenient location with direct access to public transit and a variety of amenities nearby.

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Learning shouldn’t stop at retirement! Join ElderCollege Delta at Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall, where they will be holding registration for their Fall semester of classes just for seniors. Visit their website for more information: kinsmen.vcn.bc.ca/elder_college

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Support the inspiring legacy of Terry Fox by participating in this year’s Terry Fox Run. Choose from a 5km or 10km route, and participate however you choose - bikes, wheelchairs, strollers, rollerblades, and dogs on leash are welcome. For more information, call the Terry Fox Foundation at 1-888-836-9786.

The commercial office building will include a mix of retail on the ground level and five floors of professional office spaces for sale – ideal for professional practices, medical services and commercial businesses looking for a location at the gateway to South Delta. Pre-sales of the offices will begin this Fall. For commercial enquiries, contact Stephen Moscovich of Colliers International at 604 661-0843 or by email at Stephen. Moscovich@colliers.com. The townhomes at Northgate will be available as one-, two- and three-bedroom homes in a range of unit types and sizes, offering buyers a variety

of options and price points. Pre-sale of the townhomes is expected to begin Fall 2014 at the project location to provide buyers a construction preview of some of the actual suites. For residential sales enquiries, please contact Doug Lucier of Sutton Group/Seafair Realty at 604 943-3110 or by email at DLucier@ Sutton.com. Our new Bria community will be a 4-storey, 64 suite independent living residence for seniors, designed to be a sister community to The Waterford with a boutique setting, full support amenities, urban West Coast architectural design, and beautiful rooftop gardens. The building is expected to open in Fall 2015. For leasing enquiries, please contact Craig Rumsby of Bria Communities by calling 604 948-4488 or by email at Craig.Rumsby@WaterfordForSeniors.net. Completion of the Northgate project is anticipated for Winter 2015.

Waterford Marks 10 Years With Week-Long Celebration This September marks the 10th anniversary of The Waterford Seniors’ Community, and we have planned an exciting week-long celebration filled with special events including themed parties, a cake and champagne social with the Mayor, dinner-and-dance evenings featuring live music, and much more. While many of the parties are exclusive to residents, there are a number of events that are open to residents’ family and friends, as well as some that are open to the public. On Monday, September 23, family and friends of residents are invited to help in the making of two displays to highlight the history of the Waterford. The first display, a Tree of Life, will focus on the history of the building from initial construction to the most recent events and residents. The second display, a Memory Tree, will focus on the memories that residents and families have made at The Waterford. Family Day is Tuesday, September 24, and resident’s families are invited to a special dinner and dessert buffet complete with a chocolate fountain. After dinner, guests can enjoy drinks

while being entertained by the sweet sounds of the Tunemakers. Saturday, September 28 is Open House at The Waterford, and the public is welcome to drop-in from 2:00pm - 4:00pm to tour the facilities and meet the staff. With another Bria community coming to Tsawwassen in Fall 2015, this is a great opportunity to learn more about Bria and see first-hand the quality that you can expect at the new building located at Northgate. The week of events concludes on Saturday, but The Waterford team looks forward to many more years of taking care of seniors needs and providing a home-like experience surrounded by people who care about how they live.

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Jimmy Tham earned his business degree in Canada in the 1980s ❙ Adrian Macnair reporter adrian@southdeltaleader.com

❙ Tsawwassen Sylvan franchise owner Jimmy Tham received his education in Canada and wanted to return and be involved in a business with educational goals. Adrian MacNair photo new-found freedom and worships with Richmond Pentecostal Church, receiving the kind of support from his faith community that he couldn’t get back home. Tham is now devoting himself to the Sylvan

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Tilbury-based Avcorp Industries has landed another contract with aerospace giant Boeing. Avcorp will be responsible for the production and supply of tunnel cover assemblies for Boeing’s CH-47 Chinook Helicopters, a component that acts as an access cover to the driveshaft which runs between the two main rotors of the aircraft.

This is not Avcorp’s first contract with Boeing. Last year it signed an $80 million contract extension to provide wheel wells fairings for the Next Generation 737. It has also manufactured and supplied Boeing with wing tip panels for the 737, and CH-47 Chinook Helicopter cockpit nose enclosures. “This new contract underscores the importance of our long-standing partnership, which continues to support highly-skilled aero-

❙ Tilbury-based Avcorp will be making parts for Boeing’s CH-47 Chinook Helicopter. Photo courtesy of The Boeing Company

space jobs within Canada,” Mark van Rooij, president and CEO of Avcorp, said in a media release earlier this month. “We are proud that our partnership with Boeing continues to provide us with opportunities to contribute to a key

platform.” When asked the value and duration of the contract, and how many jobs it creates or maintains, van Rooij said he was not in a position to provide more details at this time.

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For Jimmy Tham, Sylvan Learning Center’s newest franchise owner in Tsawwassen, returning to Canada was a chance to share his love of education with the business knowledge he first acquired here. Tham moved back to Canada with his wife Karen Khoo from Malaysia in 2010, where he has lived all his life except while pursuing his degree in Business Administration from Simon Fraser University in 1985. Ever since receiving his education in Canada, Tham wanted to be involved in a business that was related to education. Over the years in Malaysia he and his wife came to own five pre-schools and one music school with 400 students. Khoo worked as a pre-school teacher while Tham handled the business side. They might have stayed in Malaysia, if not for the fact that the two are Christian minorities in the largely Muslim country. The persecution of religious minorities coupled with a lack of political freedoms enjoyed by many western countries led the couple to consider moving back to Canada. “[Karen] inspired me to come back to Canada,” said Tham. “It was quite ironic because when I made the the application to the Canadian High Commission I thought it would take three years and it took three months.” Since moving back, Tham has enjoyed his

franchise he purchased in Tsawwassen in June, where he has been observing the Sylvan learning technique. “We assess the level of the child and then we can make progress from there,” he said. “We’re trying to be more involved in the community and letting people know what Sylvan can do.” In the summer many kids get involved in “sunny activities” which leaves Sylvan with the task of keeping kids sharp during the break so they’re prepared for the return of school. Now that school is back in the swing of things, Tham says Sylvan can help smooth the transition. And with a maximum ratio of three students to one instructor, children receive the attention they need to make that happen. Tham said children at Sylvan learn on an iPad with a program that is able to track the student’s progress. Sylan even offers translation services for parents whose first language is not English to track the progress of their children. As a person whose first language is not English, Tham understands the importance. Tham says Sylvan is not a traditional kind of tutoring school because it isn’t just about homework. Instructors try and find weaknesses and strengthen them in an educational way that is fun. For more information visit sylvanlearning. com.

The Delta Chamber of Commerce is joining other chambers across the province to join a US lawsuit to push back against border measures it feels pose a serious risk for B.C. businesses and tourists. Currently, British Columbians heading to the US for business or tourism purposes face a border regime that empowers border guards, at their own discretion and without avenue for appeal, to bar Canadians entry to the US for periods of five years or more under an “expedited removal” process. “This draconian regime flies in the face of open borders and Canada’s long-standing friendship and trading relationship with our neighbours to the south,” said John Winter, president and CEO of the BC Chamber of Commerce. “As our countries strive towards new levels of co-operation through the Beyond the Border Action Plan, these harsh border rules need to be fixed.” Winter added that the border rules pose a particular threat to B.C. businesses. “If an overzealous US border guard targets a B.C. CEO or other key company personnel for expedited removal, that company’s business with the US risks grinding to a halt,” Winter said. The B.C. Chamber of Commerce has joined with the Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce, the Northwest Economic Council and Pacific Corridor Enterprise Council to file an “amicus brief ” in a case pending before a US appeals court. The case concerns the issue of whether a Canadian citizen seeking entry to the US can be subject to expedited removal by US Customs and Border Protection. An amicus brief is a legal vehicle that allows parties who are not involved in a specific legal action to provide courts with additional information pertaining to the case that’s before the courts. Greg Boos is the Bellingham-based immigration attorney who authored the amicus brief on behalf of the B.C. Chamber and the other involved parties. “Allowing CBP to make unreviewable determinations of admissibility into the US invites abuse of discretion,” Boos said. Recent border situations in the Pacific Northwest where Canadians have been placed into expedited removal have involved Canadians seeking entry to the US to attend meetings, visit vacation homes or engage in other travel into the United States. S

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Compass card over budget but not delayed: TransLink ❙ Jeff Nagel reporter news@southdeltaleader.com

TransLink board chair Nancy Olewiler says there’s no delay in the expected launch of transit faregates and Compass cards but she confirmed the project will go over its $171-million budget. Officials aren’t yet saying how big the cost overrun will be. “It’s going to be a bit higher than initially estimated,” Olewiler said. “There are some additional costs that were not foreseen at the beginning of the project. But it’s to make the system work and these things weren’t known by us or the supplier at the time.” Operating costs have escalated on some fronts, she said, including provision of customer information. Mike Madill, TransLink vice-president of enterprise initiatives, wouldn’t disclose details, only saying the costs of the project are currently being exam-

ined as part of a recurring review and more information will be available in a few weeks. “I would say we’re reviewing the budget and we don’t yet know what that review will show us as to whether or not there’s any adjustment to the budget required,” Madill said. He wouldn’t say what final project cost estimate was last provided to TransLink’s board. Madill did note the original budget figure was in 2009 dollars and that some escalation by 2013 isn’t unexpected. Both Madill and Olewiler rejected accusations that TransLink has failed to deliver the project on time because the faregates – labeled ‘Operational in Fall 2013’ – won’t actually be closed and holding back would-be fare evaders until well into 2014. They say the gates are operational now – although not yet flapping – and Compass cards are being tested in advance

of the smart card being made available to the general public in the months ahead. Madill said Compass cards will be made available to small limited groups of passengers starting in late fall, with more being added in stages through the winter and into the spring of 2014, by which time anyone should be able to get one. The closing of the gates so people can no longer simply walk through and must tap their cards for access should happen sometime in 2014, he said, but timelines may shift depending on what’s learned in passenger beta tests. “We haven’t changed our plan,” he said, adding the strategy has always been to begin with testing and then use a carefully measured rollout to work out bugs and ensure riders have lots of time to adapt to the changes. Regular tickets and passes will continue to work in parallel with the Compass

cards for months before old fare types are phased out and the gates lock. “I think it’s semantics,” Olewiler said. “I don’t view it as a delay. I view this as a logical way to bring in a very large IT and behavioural change project. We’re going to take the time to get it right.” Asked if TransLink will collect more net fare revenue from passengers by reducing prepaid fare discounts – Compass Card users will get just a 14 per cent discount versus cash fares instead of the more than 20 per cent now provided to FareSaver ticket buyers – Olewiler said that’s not the aim.

“It was not the overall intent to raise prices,” she said, adding the system of discounts had to be streamlined and simplified. “Some will pay more, some won’t pay more and some will pay less.” FareSavers are to be eliminated Jan. 1, but there are concerns that if TransLink sticks to that timeline some riders may have to pay full fare while they wait to get Compass cards. Provincial and federal government contributions cover about $70 million of the budgeted cost of the faregates and smart card system.

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A local man has a vision for Ladner’s harbour which he says would make it a jewel of the Lower Mainland. Michael Duncan, an artist and author who has lived in Delta for 46 years, says the Corporation is going about the development of Ladner’s waterfront in the wrong way, and should think about creating a heritage district with authentic fishing buildings. “This is the last place that you could restore a harbour,” says Duncan. “If we’re calling ourselves the Ladner Village, for God’s sake, keep it a little village.” Duncan comes with no uncertain bona fides in the area of heritage and history. The former curator of the Delta Museum from 1972-1979, Duncan earned $25 a week at the time. Sometimes the museum could afford to pay him and sometimes they couldn’t, but he ended up spending $25,000 of his own money on an unprecedented fishing museum. He created an eight-foot painting as a backdrop to an exhibit featuring a gillnet trawler smashed against the rocks in dedi-

cation to the many fisherman in Ladner and throughout the Lower Mainland who have lost their lives at sea. This isn’t the first time Duncan has fought the law and won. When Finn Slough was under threat of development in the early 1980s he had an eight-page article printed in the magazine Beautiful British Columbia that so impressed the City of Richmond that they changed their minds. But Duncan doesn’t want want Ladner to turn into Steveston, Lonsdale Quay, or New Westminster. “Everybody thinks of what they’ve done in Steveston,” he says. “Now that’s a monstrosity.” Duncan said Richmond’s harbour now has restaurants and “upteen” little stores selling souvenirs and ice creams cones. “Is that really what we want in Ladner?” Duncan says the Corporation went to the same developers who made the Lansdowne Quay in New Westminster, but thinks it’s too modern. Instead, he’d like to seea a building similar to the one in Telegraph Cove on Vancouver Island with a fishing museum and boat building on pilings overlooking the harbour. While the outside would appear historic

the inside could be modern, with commercial and office space on the upper floor and a museum on the bottom. He envisions the centrepiece with a boat rising from the museum ground floor to the mezzanine square where visitors and office workers could see it. Duncan says people are only limited by their own imaginations. “You could have something look like a net shed but you could still have an office inside,” he says. Duncan may surprise people by saying it doesn’t matter if the heritage buildings have disappeared. The Corporation could recreate the fishing village piece by piece and wooden plank by wooden plank just as they did with the Harris Barn. “You rebuild and the interesting thing is it doesn’t matter if it’s reconstructed.” Ideally, Duncan would like it to look as it did in the late 1800s. “What makes a place to live is the character of the place.” Duncan says he’ll back away if people don’t like his concept but he’d like them to be asked. “This is the last natural basin that was a fishing harbour left so if we mess it up God help us.”

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ne of the highlights of the annual Day at the Farm event on Westham Island is the big yellow tent of Agriculture in the Classroom and their mini-serving station. As always, visitors can expect delicious and delectable local foods as prepared by chefs and local culinary arts students. Lindsay Babineau, a founder and executive director of Agriculture in the Classroom, says they receive participation through their Take a Bite of BC program, which since 2009 has allowed high school students from 37 different culinary arts programs to learn to make meals from local foods. B.C.-grown products are donated to the program and delivered to participating school teaching kitchens once a month throughout the school year with the exclusion of December, March and June. The program provides an opportunity for chef instructors to feature locally grown products in secondary school teaching kitchens where students gain experience working with fresh products and develop an appreciation for farmers in their community. This connects the students with the foods that are grown around them and they learn about the benefits of eating healthy, fresh and local. That’s a perfect fit for an event like Day at the Farm. “It’s really quite remarkable, it’s really quite fun to have these young people there in their ‘Take a Bite of BC’ aprons and their chef jackets,” says Babineau. This year, as in previous years, Ag in the Classroom chef and culinary instructor for Maple Ridge Secondary Trevor Randle will work with students at the mini serving station. Babineau says the public has responded favourably

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to the many food samples and creations of students from the very first year of participation which featured a leek and potato soup, a salad, and creme brule. “What we found so remarkable–because we had spent quite a bit of time deciding what we were doing to do the next year – well everybody comes back and they want the same thing,” says Babineau laughing. “They walk to the tent and say, where’s that soup we had last year?” Babineau says Randle has since learned the lesson to try and repeat at least a favourite each year. Randle works with fresh local products in all of his culinary creations and can tell visitors where each food was sourced from, increasingly important among today’s ecologically conscious consumers. Randle will share teaching responsibilities with fellow local culinary instructors, including Lori Pilling from Delta Secondary and Gerald Worobetz from South Delta Secondary. “We’re all working together on this promotion of local product so when Day at the Farm comes, rather than Trevor bringing students from Maple Ridge who wouldn’t know anybody out in Delta we get students from Tsawwassen and Ladner,” says Babineau. Pilling will be on hand to judge the local fruit pie contest, which although not officially associated with Ag in the Classroom is something people should check out, says Babineau. For something really delicious be sure to check out the Day at the Farm tomorrow (Saturday, Sept. 7) at Westham Island Herb Farm.

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Fraser salmon fishing resumes but not for sockeye ❙ Jeff Nagel reporter news@southdeltaleader.com

An improving run of sockeye salmon returning to the Fraser River has prompted fishery managers to reopen fishing for other salmon species that had been closed to guard against any accidental bycatch of sockeye. Pacific Salmon Commission officials now estimate around four million sockeye are on track to return due to more fish arriving later than anticipated. That’s still below a pre-season forecast of 4.7 million but it’s much better than a few weeks ago when salmon watchers feared just two million would return. Recreational angling for chinook, pink and chum salmon opens Friday morning below Mission and for pink and chum above Mission starting Saturday morning. First Nations also have the go-ahead to fish for chinook, chum and pink on the lower Fraser for food, social and ceremonial purposes. A limited commercial fishery for pinks is also expected. Water temperatures have cooled somewhat from dangerously high levels earlier in the summer but fishery managers still expect 70 per cent of returning sockeye will die on their journey upriver to the spawning grounds. As a result, all of the fisheries are directed to release any sockeye that are caught. “We are getting early reports of fish arriving at the spawning grounds in good condition,” said Jeff Grout, DFO regional resource manager. Sockeye run on a fouryear cycle, so the fish now migrating are the offspring of the disastrous 2009 run, when just 1.6 million sockeye returned, prompting the appointment of the Cohen Inquiry. There had been high hopes that this would be the year that stock begins to rebuild. While DFO officials

say there are now signs that will happen, they say the return and the river conditions are still far from what they had hoped. The pink run has also been upgraded, from 14 million to an estimated 16 million fish, and that number is expected to climb further. Fishery officers have been sweeping the river for sockeye poachers. So far 10 boats and 66 nets have been seized with 29 investigations underway that are expected to lead to charges. Tom Hlavac, from DFO’s conservation and protection branch, said the majority of suspected poachers caught are First Nations, but added others are non-aboriginal.

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Delta’s Brendan Hodge and Eric Woelfl of St. Catharines, Ontario, completed their final race with a time of 6:57.58, ceding a medal finish to the Swiss crew (6:49.85), Italy (6:51.48) and Great Britain (6.52.08). Two days earlier on Aug. 28 the pair had won their repechage race

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The Vancouver Giants kicked off their pre-season with one for the win column. The Giants defeated the Kelowna Rockets 4-2 last Saturday night (Aug. 31) at the Ladner Leisure Centre. According to VancouverGiants. com, Payton Lee made 17 saves in the first half of the game, and 15-year-old Ryan Kubic let in one goal on 14 shots in his WHL pre-season debut. Rookie Tyler Benson, Jackson Houck, Marek Tvrdon, and Cain

Franson scored the goals for Vancouver. Benson and 20 year-old Dalton Thrower each had two points in the victory. Unfortunately the Giants lost their following pre-season game in Kamloops against the Blazers Sunday night (Sept. 1) 4-3 in overtime. VancouverGiants.com reported that Joel Hamilton opened the scoring for the Giants with a shorthanded goal in the first period, and the Blazers answered with three goals in the second. Arvin Atwal got the other goal for Vancouver and also had an assist on the night.

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A provision that lets American border guards arbitrarily bar Canadians from entering the U.S. for at least five years is under fire from B.C. business leaders who see it as a major threat to cross-border enterprise. The B.C. Chamber of Commerce has joined a lawsuit filed in the U.S. that aims to quash the so-called “expedited removal” process. Typically, B.C. residents barred from entry under the provision have been deemed by U.S. border staff to have lied under questioning about the reason for their visit. “It seems like it’s pretty arbitrary in its application,” said Bellingham immigration lawyer Greg Boos, who has filed a submission in a U.S. court on behalf of the B.C. chamber, the Whatcom County chamber and other stakeholders. Expedited removal consists of an automatic

ban on entering the U.S. for either five years or for life and there’s no avenue for appeal to the courts. Boos said B.C. businesses with key staffers who service equipment they’ve sold to American clients have been barred, causing chaos for the affected firms. “If it was applied to the CEO of a B.C. company doing business in the United States, it would be disastrous for that company,” he said. Boos said bans on B.C. residents through the provision have been sporadic so far, but there have been signs its use will grow. Some “hard core” border guards use it more than others, he said, and one in Blaine boasted about denying more Canadians entry than any other staffer. “This has a chilling effect on cross-border trade and commerce,” Boos said, adding it’s open to abuse and discrimination. He’s confident the legal

challenge should succeed because the U.S. enabling regulations indicate Canadian non-immigrants aren’t to be subjected to expedited removal. The only problem, he said, is persuading the U.S. ninth circuit court of appeals that it has the jurisdiction to rule that border staff are overstepping their powers. Oral arguments were held last week but a ruling isn’t expected for six to nine months. Blaine lawyer Len Saunders said he’s seen perhaps one in 100 bans reversed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) staff at the post where it was imposed, but beyond that recourse is virtually impossible. “The CBP officer is judge, jury and hangman,” Saunders said. He’s seen a case where a B.C. resident with copies of his resume in his vehicle was barred after guards decided he was looking for work rather than vacationing.

“Usually it happens because they think the person is coming down to do something other than what they claim.” A higher profile victim was Chad Rook, a Vancouver actor who has appeared in TV series such as “Supernatural.” He was slapped with a five-year ban in January after a nine-hour interrogation at the Peace Arch border crossing. Rook was on his way to Los Angeles to meet entertainment industry contacts and to visit friends and vacation. He initially neglected to mention the business side of his trip and was accused of changing his story and trying to illegally work in the U.S. “This draconian regime flies in the face of open borders and Canada’s long-standing friendship and trading relationship with our neighbours to the south,” B.C. Chamber of Commerce president John Winter said. “These harsh border rules need to be fixed.”

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FRESH PICKED

Ground Beef

Washington Grown

Pink Lady Apples

Extra Lean

Grass-fed beef raised without added growth hormones. Ground fresh daily. 7.67/kg

2

98 lb

SALE!

Freezer Packs Call or Visit Us to Place an Order.

✓ Always Fresh • Our freezer packs are created with the same high-

quality meats you’ve come to expect. After wrapping your order we freeze it to seal in the freshness.

✓ Custom Wrapped • Items are wrapped in sizes to suit your needs. ✓ Lasts Longer in the Freezer • Items are wrapped in proper waxcoated freezer paper to prolong freshness and prevent freezer burn.

✓ Substitutions Available • If there’s anything you’d like to change, we can substitute it for something you’d prefer. Ask your server.

Meridian Assortment

Top of the Fridge

1 3 lbs

2 lbs

4 pcs 2 lbs 2 lbs 6 pcs 4 pcs 2 lbs 24 pcs 1 lb

Whole or Cut up Chicken Boneless Chicken Breasts (skinned free of charge) Chicken Cordon Bleu Extra-Lean Ground Beef Baron of Beef Roast Boneless Pork Chops (Center Cut) New York Steaks Boneless Sockeye Salmon Fillets Breakfast Sausages Meridian Double-Smoked Bacon

120

$

98

¢

Boneless Chicken Breast (skinned free of charge) 6 pcs Boneless Pork Chops (Center Cut) 2 lbs Meridian Double-Smoked Bacon 2 lbs Extra-Lean Ground Beef 4 pcs New York Steaks 2 lbs Baron of Beef Roast 24 pcs Breakfast Sausages

75

$

s k c a P r e z e e r F e r See meoat meridianmeats.ca onlin

lb

FRESH, LOCAL Bell Peppers BC Grown, Assorted varieties. 2 lb bag.

2

98 each

Broccoli Crowns

1202A - 56th Street, Delta

7 #1

Tsawwassen Shopping Centre Tim Hortons

12 Ave

56 St

y

Ph: 604-943-7374 Open 7 days 8am -8pm

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98

¢

ea.

Locally grown. 2 lb bag.

48 lb

BC FRESH BC Red Potatoes

78

¢ lb

Prices in effect Sept. 5 – 11, 2013 Hw

Iceberg Lettuce

BC FRESH Carrots

California Grown.

1

Dole

from the farm to our stores... from our family to yours

98

¢

ea.

BC FRESH BC Yukon Gold Potatoes

78

¢ lb

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