South Delta Leader, September 13, 2013

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An anti-port expansion group moved to block construction crews at the base of 64th Street in Boundary Bay early Monday morning in a largely symbolic protest against Port Metro Vancouver.

Members of Citizens Against Port Expansion (CAPE) and the Delta-Richmond Chapter of the Council of Canadians unfurled a banner reading, “Stop Port Expansion” in front of four orange machines which had been removing logs from the salt marsh below the dike last week. The protest delayed work on the project for more than two hours. ❙ See story, A3

Delta landfill ash causes concern Samples of bottom ash from Metro Vancouver’s garbage incinerator are testing positive for high concentrations of cadmium – sometimes at twice the allowable levels for conventional landfilling in Delta.

A Metro Vancouver staff report shows that so far this year bottom ash loads have failed 19 times out of 479 tests, with eight tests coming back at more than twice the limit. The ash goes to the Vancouver Landfill at Burns Bog in Delta. ❙ See story, A3

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Ice Hawks open season with tie The Delta Ice Hawks opened the junior B hockey season Tuesday night with a 4-4 tie against the visiting Richmond Sockeyes, the team that eliminated them in the Pacific Junior Hockey League semifinals last season. ❙ See story, A25

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Protesters block Port Metro Vancouver crews Group opposed to port expansion blocked construction crews at base of 64th St. on Monday ❙ Adrian MacNair reporter adrian@southdeltaleader.com

An anti-port expansion group moved to block construction crews at the base of 64th Street in Boundary Bay early Monday morning in a largely symbolic protest against Port Metro Vancouver.

Members of Citizens Against Port Expansion (CAPE) and the Delta-Richmond Chapter of the Council of Canadians unfurled a banner reading, “Stop Port Expansion” in front of four orange machines which had been removing logs from the salt marsh below the dike last week. The protest delayed work on the project for more than two hours.

Cliff Caprani of CAPE said the logs provide vital foreshore habitat for raptors, including snowy owls, which use the logs to perch and scan for food.

“They need these logs, which provide shelter for small mammals that are food for birds of prey,” he said. “To replace all the logs with so-called raptor perches is a joke. There is nothing between the trail and the perches. Anyone can walk right up.”

Port Metro crews had created huge log piles along roughly 250 metres of dike by Monday morning, and removal of the piles was to continue throughout the week. A few logs have been left as

❙ Members of Citizens Against Port Expansion and and Delta-Richmond Chapter of the Council of Canadians gathered to protest log removal by Port Metro Vancouver at the base of 64th Street in Boundary Bay around 6:30 a.m. on Monday morning. Adrian MacNair photo “snags” for raptor perches, but bird lovers say it isn’t enough.

“I can’t see anything but harm happening here,” said Wilma Haig, also of CAPE. “This is just destruction, this is not restoration.”

Haig said the Port is undertaking the project in order to earn environmental credits with the province to use as mitigation for the damage that would be done with the Terminal 2 expansion in Deltaport, currently undergoing an environmental review.

“The Terminal 2 expansion is going to be on Roberts Bank,” said Haig. “They’re two very different ecosystems.”

The Salt Marsh Restoration project at

Boundary Bay is a $1 million undertaking by the Port to improve fish habitat.

In an agreement with the Department and Fisheries and Oceans and authorization from the provincial Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations, the Port has identified contaminated logs to be removed from the salt marsh.

Project manager Gord Ruffo said the Habitat Banking project is part of Port Metro Vancouver’s environmental improvement to the salt mash which requires removing driftwood logs which have washed up on shore over the past 50 years.

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cut down for delivery to saw mills but were lost to tides, currents or storms– are suppressing the growth of the salt marsh and are contaminated with creosote, a toxic substance for fish and wildlife.

Ruffo said last week that the project will earn environmental credits for the Port that could be used for mitigation when applying for environmental approval from the province on other projects, but that the current project has nothing to do with Terminal 2.

The Port issued a “Myth versus Reality” fact sheet on the project last week, explaining the project parameters.

The sheet says Port Metro Vancouver CEO Robin Silvester first presented the Habitat Banking Program to Delta Council in October of last year, and worked with Corporation of Delta staff for nearly a year before beginning work.

As well, the project’s designs and plans have been developed by professional biologists and reviewed and approved by four environmental government agencies.

The Port has undertaken previous Habitat Banking Program projects, including Glenrose in North Delta, Westham Island and Canoe Pass, and the McDonald Property on Sea Island in Richmond, as well as Roberts Bank.

Protesters wrapped up their blockade of the construction equipment within a few hours on Monday, but have vowed to continue fighting the Port on the removal of logs and what they call the destruction of habitat.

High cadmium levels found in Delta landfill ash ❙ Jeff Nagel reporter newsroom@southdeltaleader.com

Some samples of bottom ash from Metro Vancouver’s garbage incinerator are testing positive for high concentrations of cadmium – sometimes at twice the allowable levels for conventional landfilling in Delta.

A Metro Vancouver staff report shows that so far this year bottom ash

loads have failed 19 times out of 479 tests, with eight tests coming back at more than twice the limit. The test failures are different from the high cadmium levels detected a year ago in some fly ash – taken from scrubbers in the waste-to-energy plant’s stack – that operator Covanta Energy failed to report until those loads were already dumped at the Cache Creek regional landfill.

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Vancouver Landfill at Burns Bog in Delta. Trouble with incoming loads there was first flagged in 2007, when some bottom ash exceeded allowed levels of lead, but Metro’s report says subsequent testing determined it wasn’t hazardous to workers and steps were taken to ensure compliance with the landfill’s operating certificate.

Metro was advised starting in April of this year that some bottom ash was

exceeding leachable cadmium levels.

At the request of the B.C. environment ministry, Metro has filed a management plan to address questions about bottom ash. Meanwhile, bottom ash loads from two weeks in July and one week in August that tested at more than twice the regulatory limit are being stockpiled at the Vancouver Landfill pending further decisions.

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The Delta Police will join forces with police from around the province this month to target distracted drivers.

With students back in class for the new school year, local sidewalks and crosswalks are once again full of children.

The local department is taking part in ICBC Road Safety’s provincial campaign by issuing a range of penalties to drivers who aren’t paying attention to the road.

Delta Police Department’s traffic and patrol sections will focus their attention on specific distracted driving offences at selected locations in Delta over the course of the month.

Drivers who are caught holding, operating, communicating on or watching the screen of a hand-held electronic communication device, as well as texting or operating a built-in or hand-held GPS devices can expect to be pulled over by local officers.

The minimum fine for distracted driving is $167 and can include up to three penalty points depending on the offence.

Distracted driving is the third leading cause of fatal car crashes in B.C., with an average of 91 deaths per year due to distractions such as using a personal electronic device behind the wheel.

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Cadmium increase due to disposed batteries ❙ From A3

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Ash that fails the test but is below twice the limit is being landfilled after further tests confirm it’s not hazardous, according to Metro.

Up until April, the ash was being used in road construction and as cover at the landfill.

According to Metro, sources of cadmium in the waste stream are thought to have increased in recent years.

Household batteries are the main source, particularly rechargeables, including electronic device batteries. A much smaller fraction likely comes from plastics.

Metro officials say they intend to further study cadmium sources in the waste stream and to work with Covanta to ensure the treatment of bottom ash to neutralize metals ahead of landfilling is effective.

The region will also push for increased recycling of batteries through product stewardship programs.

The question of what happens to suspect loads of fly ash at the Cache Creek landfill is still unresolved.

Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta said consultants have been hired to try to determine whether it must be landfilled elsewhere instead.

He hopes to learn if the plant’s process for binding bottom ash is effective indefinitely or if it degrades over time.

Findings are expected in mid-October.

Fly ash from the incinerator has been trucked to a landfill near Hinton, Alberta instead of Cache Creek, at a cost of about $500,000 more per year, since the test failures came to light.

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Friday,September September 13, 13, 2013 2013 South South Delta Delta Leader Leader Friday,

Delta group calls for public education reform B.C. Partners in Education wants more funding for private schools ❙ Adrian MacNair reporter adrian@southdeltaleader.com

The founder of a new Delta-based advocacy group has released its first three policies planks on education reform.

Melanie Anderson, founder of B.C. Partners in Education, said the first policy calls on the B.C. government to adopt “school choice” legislation, which would allow for access to public funding for children to attend schools outside the public system.

Anderson said although she doesn’t want to create a two-tiered system of education, there are many children whose needs aren’t being met in the “traditional brick and mortar setting.”

“I don’t really think it’s the government’s responsibility to tell families how to educate their kids,” she said, adding some children thrive under

specialized programs in private or alternate schools.

Anderson said special needs children, which include those on both ends of the spectrum of learning disabled and gifted learners, would benefit from being able to use their per pupil funding allotment toward programs outside the public school system.

The second policy calls for greater authority and flexibility for principals to hire the best fit for the school when bringing on new staff. Anderson said the pool of applicants for a job opening can be greatly reduced by seniority and the teachers’ union.

She said many principals are unaware of past disciplinary matters because they are shielded by the BC Teachers’ Federation.

“How does that really help a principal in hiring the best fit for his school,” she said.

The third policy calls for greater cooperation between provincial ministries, including the Ministry of Children and Family Development, the Ministry of Education, and the

Ministry of Health, among others.

Anderson said better coordination between the health and education ministries could help with issues related to assessments for autism, Attention Deficit Disorder, or learning disabilities.

“It’s really hard to get these assessments done Anderson due to wait lists for physicians,” she said, adding collaboration between ministries would streamline the process.

Anderson said the Ministry of Children and Family Development could help address counseling and poverty related issues before they come to the attention of the ministry when the damage is already done.

BC Partners in Education was created to give a voice to parents and community members who are often left out of discussions between the education ministry and the BCTF, explained Anderson.

Delta school board chair Laura

Dixon said BC Partners in Education does not operate within the structure of the District’s Parents Advisory Councils (DPAC) and therefore declined to comment on an organization for which she has not received sufficient information.

“Every school has a PAC (Parent Advisory Council) of which every parent is a member,” she said. “Every PAC has a representative to carry a vote at our District PAC and any parent can attend that. The DPAC is a member of BCCPAC (B.C. Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils) which is the body that has AGMs (Annual General Meetings) and is the recognized parent voice in the province.”

She added she strongly encourages parental involvement and engagement in the school district and appreciates all of the volunteer contributions that enrich student education.

Brunswick Point land subdivision request irks council Coun. Ian Paton accuses province of double standard ❙ Adrian MacNair reporter adrian@southdeltaleader.com

Delta council expressed concern Monday evening regarding a provincial application for small piece of agricultural land on Brunswick Point referred to as the “wedge parcel.”

The 1.67 hectare ( four acre) site formerly occupied by the Brunswick Cannery is currently owned by the province and surrounded by Canoe Pass to the north and sandwiched by productive farmland to the east and west, producing a slice of land resembling a pizza wedge.

The province wants to subdivide the parcel, which is in the Agricultural Land Reserve but not being farmed, into two lots–the foreshore which would be environmentally protected and remain under ownership of the province, and the uplands portion, which would be sold.

A restrictive covenant would be placed on title that would prevent development.

But since the Tsawwassen First Nation have first right of refusal on the sale of the second lot, council is skeptical the covenant would hold any power whatsoever.

“I smell a rat,” said Coun. Sylvia Bishop. “There’s something not right, it feels uncomfortable and therefore I would concur that additional information is required before any comfortable decision could be made by council.”

Paton said the restrictive covenant on development isn’t worth anything if the land is sold to TFN. “If it was fee simple land owned by a Delta farmer I’m sure the covenant would hold tight, but if the land is sold to TFN are you telling me that the development covenant would still stand up?”

Jeff Sheldrake, manager of Crown Land Opportunities from the Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations, said the province has been in discussion with TFN over sale of the property and conceded the restrictive covenant would be useless if the parcel was absorbed into the treaty lands.

“I mean, this thing just stinks to high heaven,” said Paton.

The parcel in question was originally Crown land granted to farmers in 1881, and adjacent agricultural lands have been farmed by the current lessees and their families since that time. But the wedge parcel was expropriated back by the province in 1968 as part of the Roberts Bank Paton Back Up lands initiative.

One of the families that lost the parcel to expropriation would like to buy the land back, but TFN would have the right to make the first offer and match any others.

Council was also concerned that TFN could purchase the property at the appraised value of agricultural land and then develop houses on it at a much greater return on the investment.

“With this piece of property, talking about a covenant is not worth the time we’re wasting on it,” said Coun.

Bruce McDonald. “Because there’s no chance you would buy this and not remove the impediments to doing what you want to do.”

McDonald said TFN could pur-

chase the property, remove it from the ALR by making it part of their treaty lands, and then council would be powerless to prevent any changes.

“Frankly, I saw that rodent running around, too.”

The provincial Agricultural Land Commission approved the proposed subdivision on July 17, 2013, which angered Paton. He said the mandate of the ALC is to consolidate agricultural parcels, not subdivide them.

“If a farmer in Delta, or anywhere in B.C., came forward and said I’d like to split my four acre agricultural piece into two parcels they’d laugh you right out of the room,” he said.

If Delta council approves the application, the site would continue to be designated as agricultural in the Official Community Plan, requiring any future owner to make an application to change that designation before any development could go ahead. Should the parcel be acquired

by TFN, however, those restrictions would become null and void.

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‘Radical’ ideas to improve learning in SD37

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hat’s new in the Delta school district this year? The short answer is, quite a bit.

Pose the question to superintendent Dianne Turner, and you’ll hear all about integrating technology, an aboriginal curriculum, social-emotional learning, and more - the initiatives are as numerous as they are varied.

One possibly “radical” idea, says Turner, is eliminating letter grades, something that will be tried for the first time in some classrooms at Ladner’s Neilson Grove Elementary.

The idea came about through discussions on how to reduce student anxiety. Last year the district created “coordinators of inquiry” at each of its schools, teachers who devote some time to look at best teaching practices and how to better engage and prepare students for the future. The process culminated in an Inquiry Celebration at the end of the school year where teachers and students present their findings.

The same inquiry process produced the new Strive program at South Delta Secondary.

Grade 10 students have the option of enrolling in the program which replaces four traditional blocks with a day-long “integrated curriculum approach” that combines English, social studies, science and phys ed.

“So what they have is a whole day out of the ‘day one, day two’ schedule to those students being involved in project learning and getting outside of the traditional timeline of block learning,” Turner explains, adding it also creates time for field trips and guest speakers.

The inquiry process has been “very exciting” and is quite unique to Delta, Turner says.

“Other districts are now starting to copy us.

It’s very flattering. They think that our vision process and our inquiry process is definitely the right way to approach education.”

Integrating technology into the curriculum has also become “a very integral part of what we’re doing,” says Turner, which led to hiring a Principal of Inquiry and Innovation to help schools do just that.

“One thing that we’ve always thought about

technology in the district is it “It really highlighted the learning of shouldn’t be a standalone. So you the teachers, the things they were don’t just teach about technology, experiencing in their classrooms.” you integrate the technology into This year, Turner says they hope to the curriculum, therefore you’re encourage more submissions from teaching them about technology students. while their working on a project or Another district initiative involves whatever.” building on the social-emotional Part of that is providing students learning that has been a focus at the in Kindergarten through Grade 3 elementary school level to Delta’s with access to iPads, building on the secondary schools, as part of the Laptops for Learning project which Dianne Turner district’s mission to nurture caring provided shared laptops for Grades relationships and a sense of belong4 through 7. ing to both local and global communities. Yet The district has also created two websites another involves developing an Aboriginal to encourage better communication between curriculum for all students, not just the disteachers, students and parents. trict’s Aboriginal ones.

One is Deltalearns.ca, part of which is open The district hired a new Vice Principal of Abto the public and part of which is privacy pro- original Education this year, with the goal of tected for teachers, students and parents who starting with one grade but eventually develset up accounts; the other is a collaborative oping the curriculum for all students. blog called “180 Days of Learning,” which fea“The real need is for all students to have tured submissions from teachers and some- more knowledge about Aboriginal culture, histimes students. tory and traditions,” Turner says.

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Fraser Health rolls out wheelchair fee despite backlash Fraser Health has gone ahead and imposed a controversial $25 a month wheelchair rental fee at its 16 longterm care homes even though the neighbouring Vancouver Coastal Health Authority has decided to hold off. Seniors have until now had free use of wheelchairs in publicly run resi-

dential care homes. Fraser Health was the first B.C. health authority to notify residents in June that if they needed a wheelchair and didn’t own one or rent one from another vendor, they would have to pay starting Sept. 1, unless they applied for and received a hardship waiver.

At that time it was expected the policy would be consistent province-wide.

Vancouver Coastal spokesman Gavin Wilson said residents there were about to also be notified of the change when a public backlash over the idea prompted the health ministry to embark on a review of all allowable fees.

“It raised the issue that there are a lot of inconsistencies not only between health authorities but even within health authorities about how these fees are applied,” Wilson said.

Fraser Health spokesperson Tasleem Juma said the authority decided to proceed with the fee since more than 1,000 notifications had already been sent to residents in its facilities

and some had completed forms or begun appying for hardship waivers.

“Rather than create confusion, we decided to say the wheelchair fee remains in place and continue the path of helping those who cannot afford it to go through the waiver process,” she said. Juma said the fee has been “quite well accepted with regard to the residents we’ve had contact with.”

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Friday, September September 13, 13, 2013 2013 South South Delta Delta Leader Leader Friday,

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proposal to regulate the use of motorized mobility aids – to be debated at next month’s Union of B.C. Municipalities convention – seems, at first blush, to make some sense.

Most of us have probably seen instances of these personal vehicles – including wheelchairs and scooters – being mishandled by users, raising legitimate concerns about their own and others’ safety.

There are those who operate them too fast, or without due consideration, on pedestrian walkways. Others, apparently unaware of traffic patterns around them, have shown a propensity for operating the aids on the road, or making sudden, ill-advised dashes into crosswalks – behaviours that suggest accidents waiting to happen.

That said, mandatory licensing and regulation may be the proverbial case of fixing something that isn’t broken.

After all, these aren’t simply vehicles. For many, they are a replacement for legs, a crucial element in their independence and ability to get around.

And, as far as we know, there are no plans to similarly regulate people using their legs on public walkways… yet.

This issue seems to have stemmed from a 2008 provincial coroner’s recommendation, after three seniors died in collisions on Vancouver Island. But it would behoove those arguing either side to have an accurate picture of the scope of the problem today – just how many mishaps have there been locally, regionally, across the nation and beyond?

Before making a rash decision, further study is needed – not just of those who use these mobility aids irresponsibly, but those who operate them without incident.

Lawmakers must also ask what penalties would be imposed for unlicensed drivers, and what level of government would be involved in policing them.

There is also the question of how, exactly, we would deal with guests from other jurisdictions where such licensing is not required. Do we offer on-the-spot testing or training, perhaps offering an “L” or an “N” to visiting dignitaries?

More realistically, one could envision erratic users receiving warnings, with persistent offenders ultimately being banned.

But if the majority of mobility-aid users are operating them responsibly, there can be few reasons for mandatory licensing – other than as a new source of cash for government.

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Still taboo to do what everybody does

Have you ever smoked pot?

Did you smoke but not inhale, Bill Clinton style? Or did you breath long and deep and then pass to the left?

Was it back in the sixties, or after dinner last night?

Most important question of all, would you admit it publicly?

The funny thing about that one is that it’s the sort of question designed to elicit a response of honesty or dishonesty. Since most Canadians have at one point in their lives succumbed to curiosity and taken a chomp on the reefer, the people who say “no” are either teetotalers or – and this is far more likely – lying straight to your face.

What’s that? Have I, your humble narrator and community reporter, ever taken a spin on the spliff wagon?

That’s a damn good question. I’m going to respond with the classic, “it depends who’s asking.”

You see, honesty isn’t always the best policy.

According to Black Press reporter Jeff Nagel, a young woman contacted the Surrey Leader to tell them that she was denied access into the United States because she admitted she has tried marijuana.

The woman was forced to park her truck for inspection, interrogated for three hours, put through background checks, and then sent back to Canada. In order for her to get back in she will have to apply for a $585 waiver.

She wasn’t intoxicated. She didn’t have a criminal record. She wasn’t trafficking drugs or planning to sell them on the other side. All she did was admit she’s done what is the most popular illegal narcotic on the planet.

There is something quite unusual about

our pot-smoking proclivity in that it remains a largely clandestine operation. A wooded park, a dark porch, a backyard.

These are the hiding places of Canada’s pot smokers, who want to enjoy their pleasure without having to feel guilty about it under the watchful eye of a judgmental public.

But perhaps more importantly, these hiding places exist so that we may keep our jobs, enjoy free passage from one country to another, and maintain the respect of our peers. Because we know that it’s perfectly socially acceptable to laugh over beers about that time you were “totally wasted and passed out for 12 hours,” but not to admit that you smoked a joint before bed.

So, to answer your question, have I ever smoked marijuana?

Of course not. I enjoy visiting the United States.

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Letters to the editor Port’s habitat banking scheme is bogus I see nothing in the habitat banking agreement signed by Port Metro Vancouver and Fisheries and Oceans Canada to justify using current log removal in Boundary Bay salt marshes that are above typical high tide areas that are only reached during storm surges, to be used as a basis for getting credit for restoring fish habitat in lieu fish habitats that will be destroyed by PMV elsewhere, e.g., Terminal 2 which has not been approved by an environmental assessment.

Using heavy equipment on the dike only and not in the marsh, they could remove the occasional creosoted poles and those with lots of metal. Otherwise the logs should be left there since they discourage naive photographers from harassing the birds, especially the snowy owls. Thus the current “habitat banking” by PMV in Boundary Bay is bogus and should be disallowed as credit towards PMV’s habitat banking.

Jim Ronback Tsawwassen

Sense of entitlement killing universal healthcare Re: Healthcare costs should be paid by the users, Uncommon Sense, Aug. 30, 2013 Steeped in the political culture of the social welfare state of everyone living at the expense of everyone else, most of us choose to cling to

a government-funded health care monopoly that is about to implode.

Against a backdrop of dramatic demographic changes, with a generation of baby boomers about to retire, we keep exhausting ourselves in our never-ending public debate about the financial “band-aiding” of Canada’s ( f)ailing system of universal healthcare.

Our sacred principle of “equal access” has merely served to equalize all Canadians to the lowest common denominator of health care mediocrity at ever-increasing cost to the tax payer. While we don’t seem to mind paying $400 per month or more for car payments, we balk at having to pay something similar for health insurance ... insisting that health care is, and should be, free. Suggestions for user fees and selective parallel privatization have become electoral “suicide” for both federal and provincial politicians.

Unless we, the people, somehow succeed in reforming our own mindset of bottomless entitlement and accept a measure of personal responsibility for our own “wellness,” real reform in Canada for a better health care system and more effective control of health-care spending will remain an elusive notion ..... and we’ll continue to get exactly what we deserve.

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Numbers don’t add up The de-funding of education in B.C. usually doesn’t get much attention until a crisis threatens to shut down the schools. Then

suddenly, everyone takes notice. This time it’s the support workers who, if negotiations fail, will soon be in a position to strike. These folks: secretaries, custodians, maintenance technicians and educational assistants, do work of immense value, yet often get the least appreciation.

In my 33 years of teaching, I relied on these people constantly, and was overwhelmed by their professionalism, generosity and adaptability, often in face of very difficult circumstances. Educational assistants, for example, are required to be experts in all the various barriers to learning which students face. They also must be conversant with all the school subjects and be able to provide discreet assistance to students inside and outside of the classroom. They have to do all this within the educational structure of the individual teacher.

Oh, and their students often have behavioural, emotional or medical issues to go along with their learning difficulties.

Needless to say, it’s a very tough job. And the pay, relative to the required skill level, is absurdly low. ‘Full-time’ is considered to be 25 hours a week. As a result, a ‘full-time’ educational assistant will make about $20,000 a year.

Could you get by on that?

The B.C. government has allowed education funding to slip far below the national average.

By doing so, they are especially hurting the most vulnerable children, as well as the workers at the bottom of the ladder.

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Marshes and mud flats as complex ecosystems

Marshes and mud flats are among the most productive wildlife habitats on the planet, yet their value is often poorly understood. Despite international wildlife designations and official protection as Wildlife Management Areas, the Fraser delta foreshore is at risk. Such impacts as invasive species and port development diminish the viability of critical habitats.

Not all marshes and mud flats are the same.

Extensive marshes of sedges, bulrushes and cattails line the shore between Brunswick Point and Richmond, prime habitat for snow geese and trumpeter swans.

This is the active front of the delta, strongly affected by freshwater from the Fraser. Nearby, brackish mud flats on Roberts Bank have areas of biofilm, a surface layer of bacteria and diatoms that is an important food for western sandpipers.

Sandpipers slurp it into their bills during migration rest stops, in a style known as “snot-feeding.”

Boundary Bay’s waters, shielded by the Point Roberts peninsula, are much saltier, and the shoreline has the last small remnants of what were once extensive salt marshes. Plants such as Salicornia (sea asparagus), sea arrowgrass, and orache flourish here, as well as the invasive cordgrass, Spartina.

In July, brightly-coloured strands of the parasitic plant, salt marsh dodder, look like orange spray paint. Great blue herons roost and feed,

and thousands of dabbling ducks gather in fall and winter.

With the lower part of the beach inundated by the tide twice daily, life there is adapted to salt water. Nearer the dyke, the marsh is awash only during the highest, stormiest tides, so a wider variety of species can flourish.

Canadian goldenrod, Douglas’ aster and gumweed brighten the Boundary Bay foreshore in late summer. Rodents, such as Townsend’s vole, attract many birds of prey. Strong winter tides reshape the landscape, sending waves crashing over the dykes, tossing giant logs into piles and moving sand around. This is well illustrated by the numerous changes undergone by the Beach Grove lagoons.

The varied wetland habitats in the Fraser delta are a key reason for the number and diversity of birds found here. Birds do not fly around at random - they are often faithful to precise locations.

That is why local birdwatchers know where to look for mountain bluebirds in spring, snowy owls in irruption year winters, and rare shorebirds in late summer.

Our marshes and mud flats are complex, vital ecosystems. We must treat them with great respect.

• Anne Murray is a local naturalist, blogger and author of two books on nature in the Fraser River delta, available from local bookstores; see www.natureguidesbc.com and www.natureguidesbc.wordpress.com

Delta citizens must stand and be heard There are likely a 100 reasons why Port Metro Vancouver should not proceed with its “rehabilitation” project of the Boundary Bay foreshore marsh.

One of these is that the noise and movement of the equipment to be used in log removal will likely kill some of the small mammals which currently inhabit the marsh.

Habitats will be destroyed and those mammals which survive may well be scared away by the noise and vibration of the heavy machinery. These creatures (mostly rodents)are a food source for the raptors which visit and/or inhabit the area. Birds are an important draw to areas of Delta and any scarcity of food may well inhibit the numbers which will stop here.

Secondly, the Port Metro website in its Port Talk websites emphasizes the importance of communication with local communities in relation to their projects. Where was the local communication and consultation with the people of South Delta on this “rehab” project? Somehow, paid ads in the local papers specifying what they will do does not seem like consultation.

Consultation is such a nice word but it implies ac-

tive discourse and discussion with the community involved. In this case, that certainly has not happened.

We as citizens of Delta need to stand up and be counted. Send your feedback to Mayor and Council, to Port Metro Vancouver, and to the relevant federal agencies such as DFO and Environment Canada.

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Friday,September September 13, 13, 2013 2013 South South Delta Delta Leader Leader Friday,

Celebrating Delta’s youth The young people of South Delta represent the future of this community, and that future would appear to be in very good hands.

This week, the South Delta Leader celebrates the best and brightest local leaders of tomorrow with our 20 Under 20 feature. While the range of interests represented is broad - from virtuoso musicians, to environmental activists, to elite athletes - every one of the young people profiled shares a burning desire to achieve their dreams.

This list is by no means complete, however.

Email us at editor@southdeltaleader.com if you know of a young person who deserves to have their story told.

-Robert Mangelsdorf, editor

Nicole and Megan McNamara ❙ Adrian MacNair reporter adrian@southdeltaleader.com

When Tsawwassen’s Nicole and Megan McNamara take the beach volleyball court it’s easy to think you’re seeing double. It’s because you are.

The twins recently won the 2013 Spanish Banks Open all ages Beach Volleyball Nationals on Aug. 25, just three weeks after their 16th birthday. It was the continuation of their dominance on the beach, winning the U-18 nationals last year.

The twins also earned a silver in the U-21 Canada

Games in Sherbrooke, Que. in August and a bronze in the Vancouver Open Pro in July.

What’s more amazing is that the McNamaras didn’t start playing beach volleyball until four years ago during a vacation in Mexico.

“We liked being at the beach in the sun, and it’s a really fun sport,” says Nicole, adding the biggest part of why they enjoy beach volleyball is that they can rely on one another.

Despite their accomplish-

ments you won’t catch the girls boasting and even go great lengths to deflect attention from themselves.

“We owe a lot to our coaches,” says Megan, as Nicole finishes her sentence, “yeah, we have really good coaches.”

The twins combine in conversation as seamlessly as they combine to score points on the beach.

They attribute their success to coaches Mischa Harris from their Sideout Beach Club and Mike Gilray who works with them on

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Their recent win at Spanish Banks was extra sweet because it involved defeating fully-grown women with much more experience.

“We wanted to play U-21 but our coach [Harris] convinced us to play open because it was better competition,” says Megan, who smiles before adding, “we weren’t expected to do that well.”

It’s not just the beach the

McNamaras are known for, helping South Delta Secondary win the provincial championships in indoor volleyball last year.

“It was one of the most satisfying wins because we were the underdogs,” says Megan.

When they graduate in 2015 they want to go to an NCAA college on a beach volleyball scholarship and have already been made offers by UCLA and the

University of Arizona. Both those schools also have good business programs which fit into their longterm scholastic goals.

For now, the two have their eyes on qualifying for Team Canada in the Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China in 2014.

Even the adult Olympics is a dream within their grasp.

“That’s the ultimate goal,” says Nicole.

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❙ Clayton Andres reporter news@southdeltaleader.com

Ever since she was a small child, Katelyn Mager has loved acting.

And although she is only now 12 years old, she has already established herself as a professional actor in TV shows, blockbuster movies, cartoons, and short films.

Most recently, Katelyn was in this summer’s Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, the latest edition to the franchise based on the popular book series. Katelyn, who was already a big fan of the series, got to play a younger version of her favourite character, Thalia. Although there were many other girls who auditioned for the role, Katelyn put herself ahead of the competition due to her willingness to cut and dye her considerably lengthy hair in order to play the part. When she heard she had won the role, Katelyn was ecstatic.

“I was screaming at the top of my lungs, I was so happy,” she says.

Katelyn has been acting professionally since she signed up with an agent at the age of four. In that time, she has gained a wealth of confidence and experience, no longer finding acting stressful, even while working with older, more experienced actors.

“Since I’ve been doing acting for quite a long time, I’m really comfortably around grown-ups,” she says.

One of Katelyn’s most challenging roles was in 2009’s The Killing Machine, where she worked alongside action star Dolph Lundgren, playing his daughter dying of heart failure.

She then went on to play an Asperger’s patient in the TV movie Normal opposite Matrix-star Carrie-Anne Moss. She has also worked on 2009’s Damage with WWE’s Steve Austin and has appeared in the TV shows Life Unexpected and Supernatural.

Katelyn is still too young to see many of her own movies, but her mother has watched them and assures Katelyn she did a good job.

In addition to live-action, Katelyn has also given her talents to the world of animation, working on PBS’s Martha Speaks and the upcoming web-series Plum Landing.

Katelyn won a Young Artist Award in 2012 for her role in the short film

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Visit southpointeacademy.ca for more information. ❙ Budding young actress Katelyn Mager is featured in this summer’s Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters. Adrian MacNair photo When I Grow Up I Want To Be A Dinosaur, even though she felt overshadowed attending the ceremony in Los Angeles.

“I wasn’t expecting to win the award cause there were twenty kids going against me,” she says. “I was just shocked when they called my name.”

Katelyn has had to make a few sacrifices for her acting career, including missing school and extracurricular activities.

However, she believes it’s all worth it.

“I’m really happy to act.

Sometimes you have to miss stuff, but it’s definitely worth it.”

Her parents are also willing to make sacrifices to support her.

When Katelyn auditioned for the lead role in the upcoming Disney

film Gamesmaker, her mother was already committed to move to Argentina with her daughter for three months for the filming.

She didn’t get the part, but Katelyn’s mother is still prepared to join her on a moment’s notice if another opportunity comes up.

Katelyn doesn’t know what opportunities she will have next, but she is committed to continue acting, hoping to get a chance to work for the Disney Channel in the future.

Although there are a lot of famous actors Katelyn admires, she has no idols.

“I don’t want to be like anyone, I want to be like myself ‘cause there’s no one like me.”

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Joshua Tromans ❙ Clayton Andres reporter news@southdeltaleader.com

When eight-year-old Joshua Tromans plays the violin, he seems almost disconnected from the world around him.

Yet, his control over his instrument and his pitch-perfect performance suggest he is more in-tune with the world, not in spite of his music, but because of it.

Joshua only started playing two years ago, and the violin is already the second instrument he has mastered.

He first began playing piano at age four when his mother signed him up for lessons with Bernie Duerkson in Delta. Although he was not the youngest student Duerkson has taught, he is certainly the most proficient for his age.

“I’ll give him three scales to learn and he’ll come back with 10, all memorized,” says Duerkson.

The South Delta Leader featured Joshua two years ago when he was learning piano in Delta and had entered Grade 7 of the Royal Conservatory of Music.

❙ Eight-year-old Joshua Tromans began playing the piano at four years old, and the violin at six. Adrian MacNair

Joshua is now attending the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra School of Music and took the Grade 10 test this past August.

He has won the Emily Longworth Piano Bursary for 2012 and 2013, which is given to one piano student at the VSO per year. Duerkson now teaches Joshua at the VSO and says Joshua is always excited to take on new challenges. And picking up violin wasn’t any harder for him than learning to play piano.

“When I give him a new piece or a new technique to

learn, Joshua will rubs his hands together with glee,” says Duerkson.

Duerkson says that the distinct quality of Joshua’s sound comes from the way in which he plays, which is difficult to verbalize.

“It’s how he shapes things, how he intones things, how he moves things. When he plays,” says Duerkson, “I breathe differently.”

While he loves playing and improvising on the piano, Joshua decided that he also wanted to learn violin the same year that he began at the VSO. Joshua has

also recently performed at the Roedde House Museum in the West End of Vancouver, where he played in front of paying patrons, including many well-respected music teachers.

“It was kind of like his debut,” said Mark, his father.

He has since played in a number of festivals and public events, including the Gala Showcase at the Vancouver Orpheum, where he was one of the youngest performers to play there.

This year, Joshua has upped the ante on his playing, practicing three hours a day on piano and nearly an hour a day on violin, motivated by nothing more than his love of music. He will often beg his mom to stay at the VSO after practice so he can continue to play.

According to both his mother and his teacher, Joshua doesn’t like to show off or brag about his talents. He is motivated solely by his love of the music.

“This is his thing,” says Duerkson. “He’s just born to do it.”

Olivia Reshetylo ❙ Robert Mangelsdorf editor editor@southdeltaleader.com

The future is green and Tsawwassen’s Olivia Reshetylo wants to be on the forefront of the environmental and economic revolution.

The South Delta Senior Secondary grad is currently enrolled in the business management program at Mount Royal University in Calgary where she hopes to apply her business savvy to help develop sustainable energy movement.

“I really like the social aspect of business,” the 18-year-old says. “Sustainable energy, the environment, renewable resources, that’s my focus.”

Olivia says she was inspired to follow that path by her father, who is an environmental scientist, and by the Rob Stewart documentary Revolution.

The film details the planet’s many threatened ecosystems, and lays out how humanity can work together to save them, and itself in the process.

“It totally caught my attention about what’s happening and what can be done,” she says.

Growing up, Olivia’s first love was soccer. But after tearing a hamstring in Grade 10, she started to look for other ways to keep herself occupied.

She soon became involved with the Delta Youth Advisory Council, where she partnered with Delta Police and a number of community groups to work on anti-bullying initiatives. She also volunteered her time at KinVillage Seniors’ Care Home in Tsawwassen where she helped run bingo games and worked in intensive care.

“I got involved in leadership and volunteering because I was looking for things other than sports to keep busy,” Olivia says.

Olivia was a standout student at South Delta Secondary School, where she earned a plethora of scholarships for her academic performance and volunteerism.

She was the recipient of Coast Capital Citizenship Award, Delta School District’s service award, the Minerva Foundation scholarship, and earned an academic scholarship from Mount Royal.

“I got about $5,500 in total,” she says. “I’m paying for all my schooling, so that definitely helps out.”

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Natalie Burt-Carrol ❙ Clayton Andres

❙ Natalie Burt-Carrol, 14, was given the Duke of Edinburgh Award in recognition of her volunteer efforts.

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“Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while and leave footprints on our hearts and we are never the same.”

So says 14-year-old Natalie Burt-Carrol, who experienced the sudden loss of her aunt this past year on the first day of school, after having already lost her father at the age of 11. Even though the loss of her father and her aunt weighed heavy on her, Natalie decided to continue working toward making both of them proud through her accomplishments and her volunteer efforts.

“My dad was always right there telling me to reach for the stars, and my aunt was even more encouraging,” she says.

While many teens her age spend their free time hanging out at the mall, Natalie spends her time at the hospital where she reads inspiration biblical passages to the patients, most of whom she has never met before.

“I started around

the summer because I thought what better way to spend your time?” says Natalie.

Natalie has also volunteered for ICORD, a spinal cord research centre in Vancouver dedicated to assisting those with spinal injuries.

This year, Natalie was able to complete the Bronze Level of the Duke of Edinburgh award, which is awarded to youth in more than 140 countries worldwide who work to improve their community and demonstrate an active lifestyle.

“Both my dad and my aunt always inspired me

to be the best that I can be,” shares Natalie. “I think of them every day.

They will always remain in my heart and I will always use the life lessons they gave me.”

Although she had already completed the necessary volunteer hours for the Duke of Edinburgh award, Natalie has continued her hospital visits, simply because, as she states, “I was raised to give more than I receive.”

In addition to winning the award, Natalie has also been involved in a wide variety of extracurricular activities, includ-

ing equestrian riding, rowing, and piano, for which she achieved her First Class Honours.

Natalie plans to continue working to make her family proud and encourage anyone who is suffering with hardship to “be that person you want to be. Never doubt yourself, you are braver than you believe, you’re stronger than you seem, you are a lot smarter than you think you are.”

Natalie’s mother, Della Rae Carrol, can’t say enough about Natalie’s achievements. “She has exceeded my expectations. I am so, so proud.”

Tai Long Singh ❙ Adrian MacNair reporter If you’re looking for the next world champion in swimming you need look no further than Tsawwassen’s own Tai Long Singh. The 13-year-old is on pace to threaten records both international and Olympic based on his performances over the past year in the pool.

The highlight of his young career so far was six gold models for his age group, 13 and under, at the Canadian Age Group Swimming Championships in Montreal in July, an accomplishment that puts him among the elite prospects of Canadian swimmers.

Tai Long says the younger generation of Canadian swimmers are very fast and fare well at international competitions, which bodes well for the future.

“My dream is to be the next Michael Phelps and get eight gold medals at the Olympics,” he says, while running laps at the Winskill Aquatic Centre in Tsawwassen where he is a member of the Dolphins Club.

The eyes of the swimming world began to take note of Tai Long last November when he set a national agegroup record for the fastest 100 meter

backstroke. He then broke another provincial record in the same event while representing Team Canada at the North American Challenge Cup. Not that swimming is something that Tai Long does “off the couch.”

He gets up every day at 5:30 a.m. and practices swimming two hours a day and uses medicine balls to hone his formidable muscle tone and core strength. It helps that he enjoys every second of it.

“I love being wet. I love the water. I’m not very good at being a land person.”

Tai Long’s training partner is 14-year-old Paul Zou, also of Tsawwassen, and the current national champion in his age bracket. The two have combined for several gold medals in pairs and team medleys and they motivate and encourage one another.

“He’s one of the main reasons I’m where I’m at because he’s my rival but he’s also my best friend,” says Tai Long.

A student at Southpointe Academy, his favourite subjects are P.E. and math.

“Math, because there’s only one right answer, which I like, and P.E. because I can handle anything they throw at me.”

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Callie Frassange ❙ Clayton Andres news@southdeltaleader.com

For some, dancing is a hobby. For Callie Frassange, age nine, it’s a family tradition. Both Callie’s mother, Michelle McPeek, and grandmother were Scottish Highland Dancers.

Her mother hadn’t danced for years, but when Callie was about two years old, they were drawn to the local Highland Dance competition by the sound of bagpipes. As it turns out, one of the organizers was Michelle’s former Highland Dance teacher, Elizabeth Johnston, who suggested enrolling Callie when she was old enough.

A little over two years later, Callie entered her first official competition in Whistler, winning second place overall. Callie, who was only five at the time, only remembers a few things from the competition.

“I remember being nervous, but not too nervous,” she says. “And I was really exhausted afterward.”

Callie recalls her initial dances being “sort of hard,” but she progressed from the beginner level to the top lev-

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❙ Nine-year-old Callie Frassange is bringing home medals from across the world for her Scottish Highland dancing. el of Premier in only five years time.

Callie placed first in her age category at the B.C. Provincial Championship this year. In the past year alone, she has competed in Victoria, Cowichan Valley, Trail, Castlegar, Bellingham, Mount Vernon, Edmonton, and at the national championship

in Montreal, where she placed in the top six for the whole country.

Callie also was able to compete in Scotland this year. While her family was traveling with her brother for a soccer tournament in England, Callie and her mother took a detour through Edinburgh where they – by fluke, according to her mother – ended up competing in an authentic Highland Dance competition.

Callie ended up placing second over all.

While she practices her moves three time a week, Callie says the most important aspect to dancing is mental.

“How you dance depends on where you mind is set,” she says. “It needs to be unfocused to get the steps right.”

Callie’s biggest supports have been her mother and Johnston, who have both worked tirelessly to help Callie along. She’s achieved so much in her short dance career and Callie is showing no signs of slowing down.

She plans to start dancing again in September after taking a well-deserved break this summer.

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This past year has been a pivotal one in 18-year-old Tristan Jarry’s budding hockey career. The Tsawwassen goaltender registered an 18-7 record in 27 games with the Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Hockey League in 2013/13, posting league-high totals with a 1.61 goals-against average and a .936 save percentage. His six shutouts were tied for second-most in the WHL. “I think I’m more of a hybrid,” Jarry says of his goaltending style. “I’m not always one to go down, but when I do go down, I like to control my rebounds. I’ve been called Marty Brodeur in practice a couple times when I stand up and make a glove save, so I think that’s pretty funny.”

Jarry turned heads at the CHL Top Prospects game where he was named Team Cherry’s Player of the Game after stopping all 16 shots he faced.

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❙ Tsawwassen’s Tristan Jarry was drafted 44th overal by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2103 NHL Entry Draft. pick at the 2013 NHL draft in June, selecting him in the second round, 44th overall, after the club traded up to acquire him. Earlier this month, the Penguins signed Jarry to a three-year entry level contract.

Jarry grew up in Tsawwassen and attended South Delta Secondary, where he was a part of the school’s hockey academy, which he says help prepare him for life in the WHL. Playing in a big market town like

Edmonton has its distractions, but he says his coaches at the hockey academy and in major midget taught him to keep his focus, on and off the ice.

After a stellar rookie campaign, Jarry saw his ice time increase during the 2012/13 campaign, where he made the most of his opportunities behind starter Laurent Brossoit.

“I knew I wasn’t going that many starts, that’s why it’s important I make the most of them,” he says.

“I’ve learned a lot from [Brossoit], he always stays poised in the net.”

In two seasons with the Oil Kings, Jarry has appeared in 42 career regular-season games, going 26-10-1 with a 2.11 goals-against average and a .918 save percentage.

Jarry is attending the Penguins’ rookie tournament in London, Ontario this week and says he is focussed on one goal: being the best goaltender he can be, night in and night out.

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Andrea Strusievici

❙ Clayton Andres reporter news@southdeltaleader.com

In the struggle against abuse in our schools, Andrea Strusievici has worked tirelessly to change the way we combat bullying.

Andrea has had experience being bullied in school. She was born in Chile and when she was four, her family moved to Canada where she had a hard time fitting in.

“My experience was never as extreme as others people, but it made me more empathetic to what others have gone through,” she says.

Andrea wanted to help those who were bullied, but she felt that too many anti-bullying projects accomplish nothing. Dedicated to making a real difference, she, along with a close friend, founded StandUP, a South Delta Secondary Schoolbased group dedicated to promoting the anti-bullying message from an entirely new angle.

Instead of just punishing bullies in the school, StandUP was created to promote self-esteem and social acceptance in the school.

“We wanted to get away from saying ‘No no no’ and instead promote kindness and compliments. We emphasized the positive over the negative,” Andrea explains.

StandUP’s first initiative was selling Thank-You-grams for students to send compliments and encouragement notes to others in the school. The event was a success, with around 400 notes sold and sent

❙ SDSS grad Andrea Strusievici won the William Kushnir scholarship for her volunteer efforts.

Adrian MacNair photo out. In her ongoing efforts to combat bullying, Andrea also attended the province-wide Student Voice Conference, where this year’s them was anti-bullying, She, along with fellow SDSS student Kevin Irving, discussed issues of bully-prevention with youth from all across B.C. At the conference, Andrea and her follow Delta students got to hear stories and testimonials from bullied students in BC. “It was very emotional and I was super impressed that these Grade 7 kids were able to share so much with us,” she says. “You don’t get to

see these kids be so open and honest about this. It was very humbling.”

One of the insights Andrea gained from the conference is that when acts of bullying are reported, too many kids have no control over how their concerns are addressed.

Since many students are often too afraid of judgment or repercussions to ask for help within their school, the students at the conference suggested using the online anti-abuse resource erasebullying.ca, which allows allows B.C. students to anonymously report abuse and seek help from government officials rather than teachers and parents.

Andrea continued her work to promote her cause by heading her school’s anti-bullying week, allowing various school clubs and organizations to put on daily events to emphasize different aspects of bullying awareness and prevention.

This year, she was awarded the William Kushnir scholarship for all her work in her school and local community.

“I’m overwhelmed a little bit.

I never thought I could do all of this,” she says.“I really adore being involved with people and making a difference. It made me so happy to accomplish so much this year.”

Through her experiences this year, Andrea has learned that being involved in her school changes you.

“It makes you happy to see other people you’ve impacted,” she says.

“Everyone can read a textbook, but it takes a little extra to be involved.”

Kevin Irving ❙ Clayton Andres reporter news@southdeltaleader.com

Every year, the Robert T. Reynolds Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a student who demonstrates an outstanding commitment to his or her school and community. This year, the Delta Hospital Foundation presented the award to South Delta Secondary School student Kevin Irving for demonstrating dedication to his community on a local and provincial level.

The 18-year-old says he was shocked to learn he had won the scholarship, especially since he almost failed to hand it his submission forms before the deadline.

But if he was preoccupied at the time, he can be forgiven: Kevin has been busy the last year involved in the Delta Youth Advisory Council, the SDSS Student Council, the Delta Police Youth Advisory Committee, SDSS’s Link Leadership Program, and he’s been volunteering at both the Kinsmen Assisted Living Centre and the Delta Community Animal Shelter, all while maintaining an above-average grade-point average.

Out of the 20 students nominated from the Delta area, Kevin was chosen because of his involvement in various Delta councils, clubs and his work as a student representative for B.C. ERASE Bullying.

Kevin also acted as a student rep-

resentative at the B.C. ERASE Bullying forum, hosted last fall by Premier Christy Clark. The forum was held to promote effective anti-bullying strategies across BC and there Kevin and a friend created their project: a three-part workshop designed to teach elementary school children online responsibility and how to discourage cyber bullying.

“I wanted to help stop bullying and stop it early,” says Kevin. “[Cyber-bullying] is harder to see and it’s always indirect. We want students to be more aware of the effects they can have on each other online.”

Kevin presented his Irving first workshop during the Delta Police Advisory’s Anti-Bullying Day events held at his school.

He also was able to make time to showcase the workshop at this year’s Student Voice Conference, where he was a representative for the Delta School District. The province-wide conference gave students from all across the province a chance to discuss problems and solutions in the B.C. education system. The workshop has already been implemented into schools across Delta. For Kevin, the most important part of the workshop is

promoting understanding.

“We need to get kids to think before they write stuff on social media,” he says. “Empathy is very powerful.”

Although he’s been rewarded for his efforts, Kevin’s only real goal behind all his work this school year was to help people in whatever way he could. Kevin’s first time giving back to his school was in Grade 10 when he and his friends created a project on the Maxxine Wright House, a non-profit women’s shelter in Surrey.

Their project won the school-wide competition and Kevin and his friends were able to donate $5,000 for the shelter. Kevin was so excited to be a part of helping a worthy cause so close to home that he thought to himself, “I should do more of this.”

Now, Kevin is preparing to head out east to attend the University of Western Ontario where he hopes to pursue a degree in medical sciences.

Kevin hopes to continue using his talents to help others and continue his community involvement while at school.

“Hopefully I will get involved in school clubs and leadership based groups at Western,” he says.

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ML Schneider

Antony Tsui ❙ Clayton Andres reporter news@southdeltaleader.com

Most students don’t know anything about the history of their own school. But thanks to Antony Tsui, the history of Delta Secondary School is now readily available online.

Antony decided to get involved in his high school’s 100th anniversary and make something celebrating the history and legacy of his school.

The school had already begun assembling historical pictures, records, and documents for the centennial anniversary but, according to Antony, all the historical information was disorganized and there wasn’t a central outlet or forum to see it all together.

He decided to utilize his passion and talent for web design to put together his online project.

“I’ve always been interested in technology and graphics and I like making websites,” Antony says. “The info was already out there, I just had to compile it together.”

For the website, called The Deltan Century – Delta Secondary School Celebrating 100 Years, Antony was able to assemble all the historical information and make it available in the same place online, bringing it to life

with technology. For his efforts to make the school’s history accessible, Antony was awarded the 2013 Delta Heritage Commission scholarship.

“I made DSS my home, so this website was an outlet for me to give back,” he says. “This can work as a document for the grads of 2013 but also for previous students and grads in the future.”

Antony also set about documenting all the centennial celebrations and special events put on by DSS, assembling pictures and details from milestone events to preserve for those who weren’t able to attend. He included letters and messages from the mayor, the lieutenant governor, articles from local newspapers, and the school’s own historical documentary onto the site.

He started work on the site shortly after the school celebration at the beginning of April and finished the site halfway through May. “I’m not too sure how long it took,” mused Antony. “It’s my interest, so I didn’t really seem like work.”

Despite how quickly he was able to put the site together, Antony did not have any formal training or lessons.

“I’m pretty tech savvy, but I’m not an expert,” he says.

❙ Adrian MacNair reporter adrian@southdeltaleader.com

❙ Delta Secondary’s Antony Tsui was the winner of this year’s Delta Heritage Commission scholarship.

Antony started working on web design three years ago when he made a site for his school’s student government.

“It was easy to start because there was already a purpose to it, and from there I went website crazy.”

Since then, Antony has been making websites for school projects, class elections, and his own personal site to showcase his portfolio.

“I like taking theory and knowledge and applying them to practical applications of life,” he says.

“I like helping people.”

When it comes to art 17-year-old ML Schneider has been taking ink to paper since she was a toddler.

“I’ve drawn for literally as long as I can remember,” says the Tsawwassen graduate of South Delta Secondary. “My earliest memory is my dad’s business paid for us to go on this trip to Greece when I was three years old and I was drawing on the airplane on our way there.”

That dedication to a lifetime of art paid off recently with her acceptance into Emily Carr University in Vancouver, an art school that receives 800 applications from across the country each year but only takes in 80 students. ML submitted her portfolio of drawings, which features a range of portraits to still life and fantasy. Having gone to an art camp hosted by the North Vancouver School District every year from the age of eight to 16, she has learned a variety of different techniques from famous living artists.

“I’ve done monotyping, monoprinting, sculpting, regular printing, cyanotyping…” says ML before trailing off and laughing.

“You don’t know what that is, right?”

To the layman it’s just easier for ML to just tell people she draws.

ML says she enjoys receiving art assignments in school because it gives her a foundation from which to explore an idea or concept. The hardest part of being an artist is either waiting for in-

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❙ ML Schneider is currently attending Emily Carr University. spiration to come to you and sometimes you have to go after it, she explains.

“I get it from people around me usually, or seeing something and thinking I could that, or I could do it better.”

Although she says it’s unlikely she will make a living from commissioned portraitures, she thinks she could make comic books or graphic novels, a suggestion made by her interviewer while applying for Emily Carr.

“I’m really down with comic books because I also really like English and I feel like there’s nothing that makes a graphic novel any less than an actual novel.”

ML isn’t just an artist. She was a top student while in high school, mentoring primary school children in horticulture, and won the 2013 Delta Rotary Youth Award in the Inner Strength category.

Also an avid athlete in rugby and soccer, her Ladner U-17 team won the 2012 Coastal Cup last year.

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Connor Nelson ❙ Clayton Andres news@southdeltaleader.com

Despite being just 11 years old, Tsawwassen’s Connor Nelson is already on the fast track to becoming a singing star.

This year alone, Connor has participated in the B.C. Junior Talent Search, May Days Idol, the Richmond Night Market’s Summer Night Idol, and Abbotsford’s Valley Voices Vocal Competition. In every competition he has entered, he has dazzled audiences and shattered expectations for someone in his age category.

Connor first started taking voice lessons at the age of six, when his mother, Brenda Nelson, noticed how skilled he was.

“Connor has always had a good ear for music,” she says.

While it looked like he was losing interest over the years, Connor surprised his mother last year when he revealed he was given a solo part in his school’s Remembrance Day Ceremony.

He had kept his audition and practicing a secret until the performance.

Knowing how much singing still meant to him, his mother signed Connor up to work with a certified vocal coach.

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❙ Connor Nelson found his singing voice at an early age. large audiences at such a young age is “nerve-wracking,” but his passion for singing helps him conquer his fears.

“Once you start you kind of get lost in the song,” he says.

The hardest part, according to Connor, is the high notes. But his favourite song is “Stars” by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, even though it is littered with difficult-to-hit notes.

Connor says he loves the song because “the lyrics are really beautiful and the meaning is really nice.”

Despite the difficulty of the song, Connor loves to challenge himself.

At his audition for Summer Night Idol, he sang a capella, despite most of the other con-

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testants using musical accompaniment. The very next day, Connor auditioned for the B.C. Junior Talent Search. He managed to juggle participating in both competitions at the same time and ended up placing in the top seven for all of B.C. at the Junior Talent Search.

Connor recently competed in the Valley Voices Vocal Competition at the Abottsford Agrifair, where he made it to the semifinals. He also sang the Canadian and American National Anthems at the Delta Invitational this past May for three days in a row. Summer Night Idol will also continue into September, and according to Connor, the competition remains fierce, but he is undaunted.

As an 11 year-old boy, Connor has to compete against older kids, often girls, who can hit notes he has more difficulty with. But he is not deterred and feels confident is his own voice.

Connor’s practice is self-motivated, as he often accompanies himself on the piano when there is no one else to sing with him.

He and his family are hoping to find a development contract as Connor participates in more competitions in the future.

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❙ Clayton Andres news@southdeltaleader.com

Music has always been a driving force for Ryan Esau, but it wasn’t until recently that he decided to pursue it as a career.

Ryan grew up in a musical family and currently plays in the Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra where he can express his love of music with some of the best musicians in the province.

Ryan is one of only four flute players in the senior division of the VYSO, B.C.’s premier orchestral program. According to Ryan, the VYSO demands absolute professionalism from its students.

“We are expected to know our music and we rehearse professional-level pieces at full tempo,” he says.

The auditions for the orchestra are very competitive, requiring aspiring musicians to demonstrate advanced musicianship, instrumental ability, and theoretical knowledge.

However, according to Ryan, “it’s not really about the audition.” Potential musicians are also judged on their orchestral experience.

Thankfully, Ryan developed his musical prowess playing with the Delta Youth Orchestra and studying privately with Vancouver Opera Orchestra member Betty McBurney.

On average, Ryan attends three-hour rehearsals anywhere from three to five times per week, in addition to the three hours a day he spends practicing and the additional time he spends studying music history and reviewing music theory, even though he never intended to play

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❙ Ryan Esau will pursue his musical dream at UBC by auditioning to become a member of the orchestra as a flutist. music professionally.

“Becoming a professional musician wasn’t something I was considering,” he says. “My intention always was to become a teacher.”

However, through his experience playing in band and pit orchestra in high school, Ryan discovered how deep his passion for music really is.

“Music is very important to me,” he says.

“It is a vehicle for expression, and a way to communicate. Playing becomes a way to release a variety of emotions . . . I often think of music as something I breathe.

“It goes deep inside, and then it is released and shared with others.”

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❙ Adrian MacNair reporter

When 17-year-old National Junior Lawn Bowling Champion Pricilla Westlake of Tsawwassen first tried the sport four years ago it was almost by accident. She was a softball pitcher at the time and her team didn’t make it to the provincials. A competitive person, Pricilla was disappointed until her grandmother Margaret made her a deal.

“My grandmother said OK, you didn’t get to the softball provincials but I can help you get to the lawn bowling provincials,” she says.

Those were bold words to tell somebody who had never bowled before. And the provincials were two weeks away. Her grandmother gave her a crash course in bowling and Pricilla soon demonstrated she was a quick study. She won bronze in the provincials in Tsawwassen, much more than her grandmother

had ever dreamed possible. Pricilla racked up bronze medals in the next two years as well, earning her a reputation as one of the province’s up-and-coming lawn bowlers.

Then this July she won gold in the provincial championships in Kelowna for the U-18 Westlake category, qualifying her for the Nationals in Fredericton, NB in August. She won gold there as well, becoming National Junior Champion.

She is now hoping to get on Team Canada, which sponsors trips to the hot spots of lawn bowling in places like England, South Africa, Australia, Hong Kong, and the United States. When she recently met West Vancouver lawn bowler Steve

Santana, a professional who cleaned out the trophy cage at last year’s North American Challenge in Victoria, he told her he represented Team Canada in a tournament in Greece.

“I was really shocked you could represent Canada in lawn bowling, so I thought to myself, I’m in.”

Pricilla is now attending Kwantlen University for journalism and enjoys writing. She maintains a lawn bowling Facebook page and is considering starting a blog to bring more attention to her sport.

Meanwhile, she’s a popular figure at the Tsawwassen bowling green and always welcoming of new members to the sport.

“They’re super keen, they really like it,” she says, with a wide grin.

Mackenzie Peters ❙ Adrian MacNair reporter Living in Boston on the other side of the continent, Mackenzie (Kenzie) Peters is far from her home of Tsawwassen. But there’s no place this 19-year-old would rather be than the Berklee College of Music, a prestigious school that has turned out some of the most legendary musicians the world has ever known.

And even though she’s in a different part of the world, she explains that music follows her everywhere.

“Currently, I’m sitting at a window looking out onto the rush of Boston traffic,” says Kenzie. “I can hear the music of the cars, the bustle of their wheels, the rev of their engines. Music is all around us and it has the capabilities to be so many things.”

A graduate of South Delta Secondary in 2012, Kenzie was accepted

to Berklee after auditioning in Vancouver with the Billy Joel classic New York State of Mind.

The judges enjoyed it so much they told her they liked her version better than Joel’s.

Growing up and living in South Delta gave Kenzie “countless opportunities” to explore her Peters musical talents.

“Having a fostering community, such as South Delta, creates an environment for young people to flourish,” she says. “I have heard of other communities and individuality is stifled. I could not be the musician I am today without South Delta.”

Those explorations in music include writing her own original song during the “Voice your Vision”

challenge that won her a Delta School District arts scholarship, playing the role of Maria in SDSS’s production of The Sound of Music, and performing the lead in the musical “Zana, don’t” at the Vancouver Fringe Festival.

Kenzie will be at Berklee for four years but has not yet declared a major. She’s still settling in and deciding where to take her music. Or perhaps where it will take her. “[Music] can be a comforter in times of mourning, an accuser in times of tension, and an enabler in times of inactivity,” she says thoughtfully. “My goal for after I graduate is to have a job in music, whatever facet that might be.”

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David Mann

❙ Adrian MacNair

When 18-year-old David Mann led his high school senior varsity team to a 31-17 provincial championship victory over the Mission Roadrunners last December at BC Place Stadium it completed a 12-year stint in South Delta football.

“I couldn’t have wrote it any better, it was the best way to go out for me,” he says.

The receiver for the South Delta Secondary Sun Devils was among the top high school players for rushing and receiving statistics in the province, and it won him a scholarship with the University of British Columbia.

David started playing

football when he was six years old and played for 10 years with the South Delta Rams as a quarterback. He joined the senior varsity Sun Devils in Grade 11 and switched to slot receiver/running back, becoming the heart of the team along with quarterback Kyle Menzies.

During their trophy winning season David would offer inspirational speeches to lead the team prior to going out on the field.

Now that he’s at UBC he will only practice with the team to keep in shape during the first year so he won’t lose a year of eligibility.

“I talked to the coach and he said he thinks I’m

❙ South Delta Sun Devil running back David Mann in action last season. there physically, he just wants me to get my head around university for a year.”

Although Mann is sixfoot-four and 210 pounds he’s not the stereotypical ‘80s movie jock who glides by on his athletic credentials. He was a straight-A student through high school, averaging between 80-95 per cent in his courses. “[My parents] didn’t really force me to study and

do my homework, they put it in my own hands and it helped me a lot with my work ethic.”

Mann plans on studying business in university and pursuing his football career as far it will take him, whether that be in university, the Canadian Football League, or the dream job in the National Football League. But regardless of what happens, he knows he’ll have a good education as a “backup plan.”

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“There’s one player I really Tsawwassen’s Max Williams, try to be like,” he says. “If I a six-foot-two 11th-grader see something working for a at South Delta Secondary pitcher, I’ll try it out and see School, did it with a batting if it works for me.” average of .276 while hitting Williams With the baseball season third in the batting order. over, Williams is focussing A member of the North Shore Junior Twins, Williams pitched a his efforts on the Twins’ fall ball procomplete game in a must-win qualify- gram as he prepares to make the jump ing game at provincials last month. Wil- up to the PBL ranks.

This spring Williams will be taking liams only allowed five hits, one walk, and struck out four batters as North part in NCAA and MLB scouting tourShore won 8-1 and went on to win their naments where he hopes to attract first provincial championship. Over the some attention.

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Morgan Leung ❙ Adrian MacNair reporter When 17-year-old Morgan Leung looks to the future she sees a job that involves helping others. That’s unsurprising given her extensive charitable work and philanthropic efforts. The Grade 12 Southpointe Academy student in Tsawwassen was recently named one of three national finalists for Free the Leung Children’s Me to We Award for youth work and volunteering.

That list of work includes volunteering to teach at Free Flight Dance Studio in Ladner, a fundraising campaign entitled Bracelets for Baby Food that donated over 1,200 jars of baby food to the South Delta Food Bank, and fundraising for both the B.C. and Yukon Chapters of the Heart and Stroke Foundation, to name but a few.

“I think helping others is kind of ingrained into me,” says Morgan. “My par-

ents both volunteered a lot so watching them do it when I was younger it’s kind of like I took after them.”

When she graduates from Southpointe she intends to study international development and global studies at university with an eye toward working for the United Nations or the Canadian International Development Agency. In October, Morgan will be a VIP Youth Ambassador at We Day’s Free the Children event in Arizona, a charity devoted to assisting both the environment and local children. She says she enjoys hands-on work where she can see the results of her efforts materialize before her eyes.

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he Devjis are at it again. Later this month brothers Aly and Salim Devji will be ascending Mt. Kilimanjaro for the second time, along with their 71-year-old mother Jane (her third climb), in support of the Alzheimer Society of B.C. The Devji family founded and operates the Delta View Habilitation Centre and Life Enrichment Centre in east Ladner, a residential care facility for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The society’s Ascent for Alzheimer’s asks participants to each

A second ascent for Alzheimer’s raise $10,000 in the lead-up to the climb, which means Aly, Salim and Jane must collect $30,000.

For their 2009 climb they surpassed that goal and raised $48,000, but this time they are only halfway to their target. It’s been four years since Aly’s first ascent, but he recalls it as the most difficult challenge he had ever undertaken in his life.

“All you have is time to think as you’re doing the climb. And because it’s for the Alzheimer Society, you’re automatically thinking of the people you know with Alzheimer’s and dementia.”

And given his occupation as assistant administrator at Delta View, he knows many.

“In your mind you’re thinking, they’ve got it worse than you do so you’ve got to keep going,” he said.

People who climb at high altitudes can suffer

from cerebral edema, a swelling of the brain, which Aly says can give a climber a little insight into the day in a life of someone suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

“For them, there’s no way off the mountain.”

When asked why climb again — to an elevation of more than 4,250 metres – he says Alzheimer’s disease seems to have a lower profile than some other diseases, and he wants to support the society in finding a cure.

“And if we can’t prevent it from happening in the future at least we can help manage it.”

He anticipates more and more people being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and other cognitive impairments as people live longer.

“So the more research and more support that we give to the Alzheimer Society, as well as

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With just several days until they leave on Sept. 21, Aly, Salim and Jane can often be found training from 6 to 8 a.m. at Delta View’s wellness centre, which is used by residents later in the day. Other days they hike the Grouse Grind, BCMC trail at Grouse Mountain, or the steps at Fred Gingell park in Tsawwassen.

He’s also been instructed to eat more than he typically does as he prepared for the ascent. Visit southdeltaleader.com and click on the “Lifestyles” tab for one of Aly’s training recipes.

To donate to their Ascent for Alzheimer’s, visit www.alzheimerbc.org

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A day to learn and explore The Tsawwassen Wellness Centre is hosting a day designed to touch, move and inspire you — a day about your health and well being, taught through workshops, demonstrations and conversation.

On Saturday, Sept. 14, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., bring your friends and family for a dose of motivation and inspiration through a series of mini workshops.

1:30 p.m. Banish Back Pain: Causes and Solutions for Lasting Relief Taught by Linda Mallard, this workshop will help you learn what may be the underlying cause of your pain and about strategies to heal.

2 p.m. Living with Chronic Pain: A Pilates Approach Live powerfully with chronic pain.

Learn how to manage pain and stress through breath work, gentle exercise and visualization with Brenda Straker.

2:30 p.m. The Power of Your Breath to Heal, Energize, and Make Your Body Sing Jodi Butchart is certified by STOTT Pilates of Vancouver. In addition she is certified as a Registered Yoga Alliance Instructor. She will teach you breathing techniques to survive the 21st Century.

3 p.m. Posture: The Foundation of Physical Health Good posture is the foundation of physical health, musculoskeletal health, and even psychological health. Living in good posture will naturally create strength, stability and balance. Learn some simple techniques with Linda Mallard to sit and stand tall every day.

3:30 p.m. Balance, Fall Prevention and Living with Vertigo Are you at risk for a fall? Do you suffer from vertigo or dizziness? If you have had falls or near-misses, then Anne Johnson’s specific Pilates strengthening exercises are very important for keeping you on your feet.

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❙ The Tsawwassen Wellness Centre is located at 5514 12 Ave. Call 604-943-8823 or visit twconline.ca.

sneakers get around, thanks to the run inn If your runners are looking worn and frayed, now is a good time to think about a new pair.

The Run Inn in Tsawwassen is holding its annual Stinky Sneaker Sale, during which the store collects old athletic shoes to donate to people in need. In return, customers get a discount when they purchase a new pair.

This is the sale’s 10th year in Tsawwassen, and 20th at The Run Inn’s Kerrisdale store.

Owner Kevin Ridley says he typically ends up with 15 to 20 large boxes of men’s, women’s and children’s runners — hundreds of shoes — by the sale’s end on Sept. 30.

“We get a really good response,” he said. “A lot of people like that they can recycle their old shoes rather than have them end up in the landfill.”

The sneakers are mostly donated to a charitable organization that takes them to Ghana in Africa. Other boxes are given to St. James Community Services Society in downtown Vancouver.

The Run Inn staff are no strangers to community involvement. At the end of the month (Sept. 26) they are hosting a Boundary Bay Cross Country Run for local elementary school children.

Last year Ridley said about 1,300 kids from 12 schools took part in the run, and he hopes to see it continue to grow. Students from schools that aren’t participating can sign up as individuals through the store. Funds raised go to the Hannah’s Heroes Foundation, which supports pediatric brain cancer research in honour of a Tsawwassen girl who was diagnosed with two brain tumors and passed away.

In past years The Run Inn has also sponsored other local and regional events, from the annual Jog for a Jug (also for Hannah’s Heroes) and Run Inn the Woods (for the BC Cancer Foundation), to the Surrey International World Music Marathon and Delta Triathlon.

When asked why get involved Ridley said, “I think a lot of it’s just kind of been my philosophy of trying to give back and be involved in the community. Hopefully that encourages people to stay local and shop local, and support local businesses.”

❙ The Stinky Sneaker Sale is on now until Sept. 30. The Run Inn is located at 1212B 56 St. Visit runinn.com or call 604-943-4661.

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For the majority of kids, by the end of the first week they will feel completely confident going to school. It is crucial to ensure they attend school in those first few days even if they are expressing these complaints. Remind your child that you

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Anxiety is a very treatable condition but catching it early and getting help will serve both you and your child well.

While our kids will be delighted with their new duds and supplies, helping them prepare mentally for the start of school will ensure a successful transition from summer to a new school year.

are there to support them as are the teachers and administrators at school.

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With kids heading back to school next week, parents are busy bustling around for school supplies, new clothes, and all sort of other goodies.

There is no question that the start of school brings great excitement for kids, not to mention the delight of getting back to a routine and structure for parents.

Unfortunately however, the new school year also brings great angst and anxiety for many kids.

Properly helping our kids through this often difficult transition can help ensure the start of a successful new school year.

One of the most important ways to help get kids prepared is to start them on their routine at least three days leading up to the first day of school. If possible, a full week of a regular schedule and routine is even better. Earlier bedtimes, waking up at the appropriate time, going through the regular preparation to start the day (shower, breakfast, etc.) and structured meals are a good start.

Others ideas include scheduling time each day (most preferably after the morning routine) for reading, writing or working on skills games.

It’s also important not to dwell on why we need to change the routine, simply explain that summer is coming to an end and that we are transitioning back to our regular schedule.

In the days leading up to school, talking with your children about what to expect in the first few days of school will help decrease their angst. Ask your children how they are feeling about going back and acknowledge any feelings of fear or anxiety they may have. Often just letting kids know that it is normal to feel this way will help them.

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advice for aging athletes Retired professional athletes often speak about the difficult moment when they knew it was time to retire from professional competition. Similarly, aging amateur athletes need to realize there comes a time when your body is telling you it’s time to ease up.

Athletes are used to pushing themselves and stretching their limits, but some limits are best not pushed. Such is the case with the limits posed by aging. There are steps aging athletes can take to ensure they aren’t pushing their bodies too far as they grow older. > Recognize your new recovery time. Veteran athletes tend to have a sixth sense about their bodies, knowing how long they need to recover from common ailments like ankle sprains, knee pain, back

pain and shin splints. Despite the body’s remarkable ability for recovery, it’s not immune to aging, and that recovery time will increase as the body ages. > Take more time to warm up. As the body ages, its response time to exercise increases. This means the body needs more time to prepare itself for cardiovascular and strength training exercises. Increase your warmup time as you age, gradually increasing the intensity of your warmup exercises. > Focus on flexibility. The more flexible you are, the more capable the body is of absorbing shock.

As the body ages, it becomes less flexible, which makes it less capable of successfully handling the repetitive movements common to

exercise. Aging athletes should focus on their flexibility, stretching their muscles before and after a workout. > Don’t stop strength training.

Some aging athletes mistakenly feel they should stop strength training as they get older. But the body gradually loses muscle mass as it ages, and that loss puts the joints under greater stress when aging athletes perform other exercises. That stress can put people at greater risk for arthritis, tendinitis and ligament sprains. While you no longer need to max out on the bench press or challenge yourself on the biceps curl, it is important to continue to make strength training a part of your fitness regimen as you age.

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Dentistry is a rapidly changing component of healthcare ❙ Dr. Jonathan Brown dentist

Dentistry is a rapidly changing and advancing component of health care. Since graduating from the University of British Columbia Dental School in 1992, Dr. Jonathan Brown has been passionate about integrating technology and new techniques into his practice.

“Quality of care and patient comfort are foremost in my mind” says Brown. “In addition to the health benefits, how you feel about your smile can affect your overall confidence.”

The improved confidence and self-esteem that come from a winning smile can positively impact every aspect of your life. But there are also many benefits to good oral health that may not seem so obvious.

Healthy gums may help lower your risk of heart disease, as chronic inflammation of the gums has been associated with a higher incidence of cardiovascular problems.

Reports have shown that adults with gingivitis also perform poorly on memory and cognitive tests compared to those with good oral health.

Poor oral health can also lead to bacterial infections, once a common cause of death in the days before dentistry.

Given the many benefits to good oral health, Brown says it’s important to instill positive habits early on with children.

My friend and college Dr.Don Burkett past away suddenly and unexpectantly recently in Tsawwassen.

He worked here for 32 years and having assumed his Chiropractic practice, I want to introduce myself.

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With wise health choices and continued Chiropractic care to keep my body working freely and pain free, I hope to be a positive and productive part of this community for many, many years myself.

Brown and his team look forward to meeting new famlies and friends in the Tsawwassen community.

I grew up in South Vancouver and have 27 years of full time practice experience in B.C..

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“Working with children is a distinct pleasure,” he says. “Starting young people on the road to good dental health will help them achieve optimum health and confidence with their smiles.”

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❙ above: Deltans take in the last Ladner village market of the summer on sunday under sunny skies (Adrian MacNair photo). top right: the Guichon family is holding its fourth annual corn and potato fundraiser this saturday, sept. 14. the produce sale takes place on the arthur Drive pullout, across from the kirkland house, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. all proceeds will be donated to the Delta hospital foundation in memory of Grandma Lorraine. bottom right: Delta hospital foundation executive Director veronica carroll, mayor Lois Jackson, and Delta Gymnastics executive Director ana arciniega take part in the women in business luncheon at the coast tsawwassen inn on friday, sept. 6.

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• The Guichon family is holding its fourth annual Corn and Potato Fundraiser. The produce sale takes place on the Arthur Drive pullout, across from the Kirkland House, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. All proceeds will be donated to the Delta Hospital Foundation in memory of Grandma Lorraine.

• The first annual Delta Firefighters’ Charitable Society Harvest Festival

takes place at Greystone Stables on 64th Street in Ladner, featuring an onsite pig roast dinner, with live music, casino entertainment, and a silent auction. Tickets for the event are $75. For more information, visit www. deltafirefighters.com/charitable

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• The 33rd annual Terry Fox Run takes place at Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall. Registration takes place between 8:30 and 9:45 a.m. on 56th Street.

The run starts at 10 a.m.

• Local Volkssport club is hosting a non-competitive 5K/10K walk in Ladner. Free for new participants. For more info, contact Verni at 604-6828390.

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❙ Evan Grannary of the Delta Ice Hawks (on left) jostles for position with Justin White of the Richmond Sockeyes Tuesday night at the Ladner Leisure Centre. The two teams battled to a 4-4 tie in a rematch of last season’s Tom Shaw Conference finals. Jim Kinnear photo

Ice Hawks draw in opener Delta ties Richmond 4-4 in rematch of last season’s Tom Shaw Conference finals ❙ Robert Mangelsdorf EDITOR editor@southdeltaleader.com

The Delta Ice Hawks opened their season Tuesday night against the visiting Richmond Sockeyes, with the local junior B hockey club struggling to keep up with the team that eliminated them in the Pacific Junior Hockey League semifinals last season.

The Ice Hawks found themselves outshot by a margin of 54 to 26, but were able

to hold on for a 4-4 tie.

That the home team was able finish with a single point was thanks to the efforts of Ice Hawks goalie Alexander Ahnert, who stopped 50 shots to earn the game’s first star.

The Sockeyes stormed out to an early lead, going up 3-0 before the close of the first period as they outshot the Ice Hawks 22-5.

The home team began to claw their way back in the second period with goals from Marc Letourneau and Brent Chreptyk.

The Ice Hawks outscored the Sockeyes 2-1 in the third period to force the game into overtime, where the 10-minute extra period solved nothing.

The Sockeyes got some help from the

refs, as the Ice Hawks gave the visitors six powerplay opportunities. Ahnert was able to prevent all but one the powerplay shots he faced from getting by him.

The Sockeyes, meanwhile, managed to stay out of the penalty box, save for an offsetting penalty in the second period.

Benjamin Blake and Michael Olson-Eyre had the other Ice Hawk goals, while David Rudin, Karsten Seidel, and Connor Fortems picked up assists.

The Ice Hawks face crosstown rivals, the North Delta Devils, this Saturday at Sungod Arena before returning home to host the Abbotsford Pilots this Tuesday at the Ladner Leisure Centre. Game time is at 7:30 p.m.

Ladner’s own Tom Robson pitched the game of a lifetime on Monday, as he led the Vancouver Canadians to a 5-0 victory over the Boise Hawks to claim the C’s third straight Northwest League Championship.

The six-foot-four right-hander retired 12-straight batters, allowing just three hits in six-plus innings on the mound. The win was Robson’s second of postseason with the Single-A short season baseball club.

Robson had a 3-0 record in the regular season, with an ERA of 0.94. He was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the fourth round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft out of Delta Secondary School, and Robson was the first Canadian chosen (139th overall).

Robson played his junior ball with the Langley Blaze of the B.C. Premier Baseball League before being drafted, and was a member of the Canadian Junior National Team.

The C’s join the Spokane Indians (1986-87-88-89) and the Hawks (1993-94-95) as the only teams in league history to win three-straight titles.

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SURESPAN STRUCTURES requires Welder/Fabricator.

Requirements: Welder Level “C” or 1st year fabrication minimum. Forklift and crane operators experience. Knowledge of how to interpret engineering drawings. CWB ticket an asset. Understand & apply basic mathematical skills. Preemployment drug screen may be required. Mail resume to 3721 Drinkwater Rd., Duncan, BC V9L 6P2, fax: 250-7468011 or email: shelly@surespanstructures.com

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COMPETITIVE RATES Must Have Valid TCP Certificate, Reliable Insured Vehicle And Provide A Clean Drivers Abstract!

BC Cancer Foundation Legacies accepted 604.930.4078 or visit: bccancerfoundation.com

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COMING EVENTS

GROW MARIJUANA COMMERCIALLY. Canadian Commercial Production Licensing Convention October 26th & 27th. Toronto Airport, Marriott Hotel. www.greenlineacademy.com.

Tickets 1-855-860-8611 or 250-870-1882.

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LOST AND FOUND

FOUND: young un-neutred male grey Tabby cat with spots. Vicinity of 7-11 store. 604-943-4360

Please E-mail Resume: grasdald@telus.net

DRIVERS WANTED

AZ, DZ, 5, 3 or 1 w/ Airbrake • Guaranteed 40hr. Work Week & Overtime • Paid Travel & Lodging • Meal Allowance • 4 Weeks Vacation • Excellent Benefits Package Must be able to have extended stays away from home. Up to 6 months. Must have valid AZ, DZ, 5, 3 or 1 with airbrake license and have previous commercial driving experience.

Apply at:www.sperryrail.com/ careers and then choose the FastTRACK Application.

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 25 Distributors Needed to partner with a US public traded anti-aging nutritional company. watch 8 min video, usanajean.blogspot.ca

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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109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES TRAIN TO BE AN Apartment/Condominium Manager at home! We have jobs across Canada.

Thousands of graduates working.

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NEW RATES! TransX needs class 1 company drivers to run BC/AB TRANSX HAS NEW RATES OF .44 CENTS A MILE FOR BC/AB

TransX offers a new rate structure of .44 cents base with mileage from 11 to 13 thousand per month.

As well as medical benefits.

Please call 1-877-914-0001

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EDUCATION

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. NO Simulators. In-the-seat training.

Real world tasks.

Weekly start dates. Job board!

Funding options.

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FOOD & APPLIANCE PRODUCT SAMPLERS Need To Get Out Of The House, Talk To People & Create Extra Income?

Try part-time work as a Food Demonstrator 6-10 days a month in local grocery, drug & department stores.

Job Description: You must be a go-getter able to work on your own who enjoys talking to people & doing basic cooking. Great for men & women, seniors, retirees & mature adults.

Availability: contracts would consist of 2-3 days on Fri. Sat. and/or Sun. (must be able to work all 3 days) from 11-5 or 6.

Requirements: • Fully fluent in English • Own a car to carry supplies • Be well groomed & bondable • Able to carry medium weight equipment into stores.

Pay starts at $10.50/hr.

Training provided in North Burnaby.

Call JMP Marketing at 604.294.3424, local #30 JMP Marketing Services BC’s largest demo company since 1979

HELP WANTED

An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring dozer and excavator operators, Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call (780)7235051Edson,Alta 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

CLEANERS

Light Duty and Heavy Duty Cleaners required for Ultra Tech Cleaning Systems in downtown & Burnaby areas.

SECURITY AND INSTALLATIONS MANAGER

Vancouver Fire and Radius Security is seeking a Qualified Manager for our Security Division.

Applicants should have proven management skills leading 5 or more people.

Industry experience an asset.

Competitive wage with full benefits package, profit sharing and RRSP matching.

Apply with your resume today to:

Must have experience. Good pay.

hr@vanfire.com

Apply in person or email: 201-1420 Adanac St., Vancouver info@utcs.com

For questions about the position, call 604-232-3488.

PERSONAL SERVICES

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

GREAT opportunity to relocate to Beautiful Prince Rupert, Enjoy affordable housing and various recreational opportunities; skiing, kayaking, hiking, golf, and the fine arts.

The Crest Hotel is currently accepting resumes for full time servers and bartenders in Charley’s Lounge. If you have a passion for customer service, with experience in a busy lounge environment, we offer a union wages $15.14 for servers $18.30 bartenders, medical and dental coverage and excellent gratuities. Previous serving and bartending experience is required, must have serving it right, and be legally permitted to work in Canada.

Knowledge of wines and squirrel experience is an asset. If you are interested in joining our award winning customer service team, send resumes to scott@cresthotel.bc.ca or mail your resume to the Crest Hotel 222 1st ave west Prince Rupert, BC. V8J 1A8.

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INSPIRE YOUR CHILDREN to be creative and expressive through music! Group keyboard lessons for children ages 3 - 9 that include singing, rhythm, movement, composition and more! Find a teacher near you 1-800-828-4334 or www.myc.com

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MIND BODY SPIRIT

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

$500 + INSTANT LOANS / 3 months to pay back / No credit check / Apply online or by phone / Bc-Loans.com / 1855-720-0096

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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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EDUCATION/TUTORING

MUSIC Lessons in Your Home www.husmillomusic.com Call Michelle, Tel #604-825-7518

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ESTHETIC SERVICES 188

LEGAL SERVICES

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.

LABOURERS

GUARANTEED Job Placement. Labourers,Tradesmen & Class 1 Drivers For Oil & Gas Industry Work. Call 24hr Free Recorded Message For Info 1888-213-2854

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

JOBS

FIND THEM HERE.

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

Clemas Contracting Ltd. Is hiring positions:

for

the

following

OPERATORS PIPE LAYERS FALLERS BUCKERMAN Please e-mail/fax Paul O’Rourke at: cclpaul@telus.net or 604.534.9225

PERSONAL SERVICES 172 ASTROLOGY/PSYCHICS

SPIRITUAL

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Carriers Needed TSAWWASSEN

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

1 DAY INSTALL COMPLETE BATHROOM REMODELING Free Estimates Ask us about $20K Gov’t Grant or visit: www.bchousing.org/HAFI - 1 Piece Seamless Acrylic Walls - Custom Showers, Tubs, Glass Doors - Wheelchair Accessible Showers

604-477-4777 www.bathtime.ca

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MOVING & STORAGE .

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates.

Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

Eastcan Roofing & Siding •New Roofs •Re-Roofs •Repairs Liability Insurance/BBB/10% off with ad

604.562.0957 or 604.961.0324

AFFORDABLE MOVING www.affordablemovers.bc.com

$45/Hr

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DRYWALL

DRYWALL - 30 Years Exp.

604-537-4140

Mike 604-789-5268

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ELECTRICAL

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

FITZ ELECTRIC. New build.

Residential. Tenant Improvements.

Com Reno’s, Lighting rebates. work 778-231-8332, www.fitzelectric.net

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

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6 - 50 Yard Bins

Excavator & Bobcat Services

Starting from $199.

“Accept Visa, Mastercard, Discovery & Debit”

www.paintspecial.com

GARDENING

Running this ad for 8yrs

bradsjunkremoval.com

Hauling Anything..

(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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PAVING/SEAL COATING

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

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

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

CAN DO IT ALL! 604-866-4977

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS TIMWOOD HOMES

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

CALL, 604-761-1743 356

RUBBISH REMOVAL

PLUMBING

But Dead Bodies!!

20 YARD BINS AVAILABLE We Load or You Load !

604.220.JUNK(5865) Serving Metro Vancouver Since 1988

JUNK REMOVAL

By RECYCLE-IT!

• Furniture • Appliances • Electronics • Junk/Rubbish • Construction Debris • Drywall • Yard Waste • Concrete • Everything Else! **Estate Clean-Up Specialists**

CRESCENT Plumbing & Heating Licensed Residential 24hr. Service

PETS

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS 10% DISCOUNT. MG Roofing & Siding. CB. Re-roofing, New Roof Gutters.

604-812-9721

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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

ITALIAN MASTIFF (Cane Corso)

6-50 yard Bins

Residental & Commercial Service

www.recycleitcanada.ca

560

696

845

P/B blue males Ready to go. 1st shots & tails/dew claws done.

ULTIMATE FAMILY GUARDIAN $800. 604-308-5665

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

1-800-961-7022

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

The Scrapper

OTHER AREAS

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

RENTALS 706

DELTA SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL

APARTMENT/CONDO

Minimum $200 for Complete full-size Vehicles

SURREY

Regency Park Gardens

Serving the Delta Area since 1986 604-649-1627 or 604-946-0943

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

MARINE

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

715

912 827

VEHICLES WANTED

838

RECREATIONAL/SALE

BOATS

ALUMINUM BOAT WANTED, 10’, 12’ or 14’, with or without motor or trailer, will pay cash, 604-319-5720

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

Central TSAW, 3 BR, 2 lvls, SxS, 1.5 bath, ns, pet ok, avail now, $1675 + utils, wd/dw/fp, carport, deck, lg yrd 604-722-6645

TRANSPORTATION 810

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

AUTO FINANCING

1988 ITASCA 37’ M/H. 454 engine.

40,000 miles. All running gear in exc cond. Attractively remodeled interior. 2 extra batteries installed.

New tires. $8,400. (1)604-744-1741

Sell your Car!

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 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

AUTO FINANCING

DreamTeam Auto Financing “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

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

MISC. FOR SALE

with the &ODVVLÀ HG

Power Pack…

AUTO CREDIT - Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply at: uapplyudrive.CA or Call toll free 1.877.680.1231

/LPLWHG Time Offer!

Sell your vehicle FAST in the highest read community newspapers & largest online sites!

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TENOR SAX

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$400. Call 604-859-5925

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HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES! Older House • Damaged House Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms!

CALL US FIRST! 604-657-9422

2010 VENZA: Like new, only 20,000 kms, fully loaded, automatic, 6 cylinder, dvd system. $22,800. 604-575-5555.

3-LINE EXAMPLE

Size not exactly as shown

$

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Power Pack LQFOXGHV PRIME LAKEVIEW LOTS FROM $140,000 Also; Spectacular 3 Acre Parcel at $390,000

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

Starting from

199 604.587.5865 4.58 587 87.58 58665 58 65

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

~ FINANCING AVAILABLE ~

RUBBISH REMOVAL

$

FERTILIZERS

1-250-558-7888 www.orlandoprojects.com

DISPOSAL BINS by Recycle-it Delivery & Pick-Up Included

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

GL ROOFING. Cedar/Asphalt, Flat roofs, WCB Clean Gutters - $80.

604-240-5362. info@glroofing.ca

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• DIFFICULTY SELLING? •

Difficulty Making Payments?

No Equity? Penalty? Expired Listing?

We Buy Homes! No Fees! No Risk! www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663

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TRANSPORTATION

604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005

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TRANSPORTATION

REAL ESTATE

PRECISION 1 Plumbing & Heating.

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

Precision 1 Plumbing & Heating Licensed ~ Insured.

Hot water tanks, service, renos.

Contact Rick 604-809-6822

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

HOT TUBS NO PROB!

BRO MARV PLUMBING 24/7 Plumbing, heating, plugged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com

• Hot water tanks • Furnaces • Broilers • Plugged Drains 778-862-0560

HANDYPERSONS

604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

A+ Lawn & Garden - Residential & Commercial services. 604.908.3596

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Delivery & Pick-Up Included Residential & Commercial Service • Green Waste • Construction Debris • Renovations • House Clean Outs

604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

604-576-6750 or Cell: 604.341.7374

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DISPOSAL BINS

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263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

•Drainage •Back-Filling •Landscaping & Excavating.

•Landclearing & Bulldozing Hourly or Contract 38 Years exp.

SIAMESE X kittens beautiful Flame Point $100/ea. 2 Tabby Kittens $35/ea. family raised 604-794-5972

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

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

PETS

SENIOR CAT NEEDS A SENIOR Senior female Tortoise Shell 14 year/old indoor cat needs a loving home with a senior as an only cat.

I have moved, and my cat Suzie is now living with another younger cat and they are not ever going to be friends. Suzie is loving & easygoing on her own.

Call Pat 604-594-5336.

LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

Reliable Work - Res. & Comm.

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LASSIE DOODLE PUPPIES (Collie x Poodle)Born Father’s Day (June 16). Mom is a PB small (45 lbs.)

Rough Collie and Dad is a PB small (50 lbs) Standard Poodle. Puppies are black with varying amounts of white on paws and chest and some are blue merle. Both males and females available. We have bred this litter special to create the perfect family companion (intelligent, gentle, easy to train, always willing to please, happy indoors and outdoors, good with children and animals, low to no shed). We are a 4H (agility, obedience, showmanship) family and our dogs are a part of our home and life and we wish the same for our puppies. Please consider the time and commitment needed to raise a dog and you will have our support and guidance for life. Pups will have first shots and deworming. Black males are $850, females and blue merles are $950.

604-820-4827

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Friday, September 13, 2013 South Delta Leader

! s e p a r G a i m n r u o f i i l a m C e m r fro fresh

Sweeter, fresher, firmer and bigger than most red grapes. Now available at Kin’s for a limited time.

Prices effective: September 11th to 15th, 2013 *While Quantities Last

LOCAL LONG BEETS AND MANY LOCAL ITEMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE! Sweet & Crisp

Fresh & Juicy

Fresh & Crispy

Gala Apples

Bartlett Pears

Field Green Peppers

Locally Grown

Locally Grown

Locally Grown

79¢/lb

79¢/lb

Super Sweet

Healthy & Nutritious

3/$1.00

99¢ ea

Corn

Locally Grown

Green Kale

Locally Grown

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

Open 9 am to 8 pm everyday!

69¢/lb