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Bozo 911 calls trouble operators Do not dial 911 to ask for a morning wake-up call. Or to discipline your children. Or to ask permission to use the HOV lane to get to an important meeting. Those are a few fresh examples of jaw-droppingly inappropriate 911 calls made by Lower Mainland residents in 2013 that offer strong evidence some people are too dumb to possess a cellphone or at least discern what’s a real emergency. ❙ See story, A4

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Last year’s race filled up in just hours ❙ Adrian MacNair

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With a lean frame, strong and muscular legs, and a few wisps of white hairs, Ken McRobert doesn’t much look his age of 63 years. And given how physically active he is one could say he doesn’t act his age either. The Ladner resident plays in two hockey leagues, runs, bikes, and swims, keeping trim and staying healthy as he enters retirement. On April 26 he plans to enter the Delta Triathlon, which he gained entry to via an auction he won during the grand opening of the Harris Barn last Spring. Although McRobert has been running competitively for over 50 years, the last of five triathlons he participated in was back in the 1990s. Originally a sprinter, McRobert said he switched to running marathons 20 years ago over a wager. “My wife made me a bet that if I switched from sprinting, which I’d done for 18 years, to running a marathon she’d pay for me to go and race in Hawaii,” he said. In nine months he went from short distance running to the full 42 kilometre marathon.

❙ Ken McRobert of Ladner, 63, won an entry into the 2014 Delta Triathlon when he entered his name into a contest during the opening of the Harris Barn last spring. The local athlete has competed in running his entire life. Adrian MacNair photo

McRobert said he’s too “lazy” to train for a full marathon again, so when he saw the auction item for the Delta Triathlon at the Harris Barn he felt it was serendipitous. “It’s really the variety of a triathlon that’s more fun than run-

ning marathons,” he said. “It’s a little easier on the body, too.” Since he’s been a lifetime runner, the hardest personal challenge for McRobert will be the swimming portion. To get back into swimming shape, he’s been down at the Leisure Centre

twice a week for the past month. McRobert said Ladner is an ideal place to train for a triathlon with plenty of quiet back roads for cycling and jogging and the Ladner Leisure Centre open to anybody for swimming or cross-training.

Jessica George, who is in her second year as race director for the triathlon, participated in the event herself in 2009. She said being able to do each segment of the race is important but people can go at their own pace. “The nice thing about our race is you don’t have to be a top athlete in any three of those areas,” she said. “We have people that do the bike portion of the race in a mountain bike, so you don’t have to have top of the line lightweight racer road bikes.” The terrain for both the biking course (20 km) and the running (5 km) is flat and the swim has been shortened by 100 metres this year to 600 metres. A family friendly event, there are also categories for Kids of Steel (8-11 years old), and youth (12-15), which is a qualifier event for the BC Summer Games. Registration for the 15th annual Delta Triathlon opens on Jan. 6 at 6 a.m. at the Ladner Leisure Centre. Last year the adult race (16+) filled up in five hours, so be sure to get there early. For those who want to be involved without competing, there are 250 volunteer opportunities ranging from small activities to management of the race over several months. Visit deltatriathlon.ca for more details.

Christmas tree chipping event to benefit local sports teams ❙ Staff writer news@southdeltaleader.com

Is your dried-up Christmas tree currently doing little more than acting as kindling on your back porch? The Tsawwassen Boundary Bay Lions Club can take care of that little problem for you this weekend at the South Delta Recre-

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ation Centre parking lot. Bring the tree down between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on either Saturday or Sunday and they’ll have your tree chipped for whatever price you think is right. “We accept all donations,” said Lions member Roger Lasell. “Some people are more liberal with their donations, some people are more frugal, but it all bal-

ances out in the end.” Keep in mind that all donations will go back into the community. The Lions will donate $500 each to South Delta football and rugby clubs, while a portion will also go to the Reach Child and Youth Development Society to help them in their fundraising goal for a new building in Ladner. The Lions Club has been host-

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ing the event for the past 20 years with a goal toward funding local projects. “We look throughout the community to find measures to be able to assist,” said Lasell. And what happens to your tree after it’s been through the wood chipper? There’s good news on that front, too. It will all be recycled by the Corporation of Delta

for use in various parks around the municipality. It’s also kind of fun just to watch it happen, admits Lasell. “It’s actually fascinating for the kids to see how this machine works–from a distance mind you.” The South Delta Recreation Centre is located at 1720 56th St. in Tsawwassen.

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Bozo 911 calls show no signs of abating

E-Comm releases top 10 absurd nonemergencies

MSP, pension payments up in 2014

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Do not dial 911 to ask for a morning wake-up call. Or to discipline your children. Or to ask permission to use the HOV lane to get to an important meeting. Those are a few fresh examples of jaw-droppingly inappropriate 911 calls made by Lower Mainland residents in 2013 that offer strong evidence some people are too dumb to possess a cellphone or at least discern what’s a real emergency. The list was released Monday by E-Comm and is just a taste of what staff regularly field at southwestern B.C.’s emergency communications centre. In the number one spot this year was a call E-Comm’s Matthew Collins received from a caller wanting to rent a fire truck to block off a street for a party. “My son won’t give me the remote control,” another caller reported as an emergency to a 911 call-taker. “Can an officer come over to tell my kids to go to bed?” asked another. E-Comm spokesperson Jody Robertson said people who make nuisance calls to 911 are tying up valuable resources for people with real life-and-death emergencies. “There are many documented cases of children as young as two and three years old properly making emergency calls,” she said. “Little ones seem to get it. Others among us seem to require a bit

❙ E-Comm call taker-dispatcher handling incoming 911 emergency calls. E-Comm photo

more help.” Robertson wasn’t able to say how many of the 2,500 daily emergency calls fall into the nuisance category but added far too many calls come in seeking information about power outages, what time it is, when to turn clocks back or about local or international events. “I think if you ask our staff they’d say it’s gotten worse,” she said. “It happens way too many times and it happens every single day.” Robertson said the one she found remarkable was the caller who asked for the OK to drive in the HOV lane because traffic was backed up and they were late for a meeting. “I appreciate them asking per-

E-Comm’s Top-TEN 911 NuisaNCE Calls For 2013 1. “i’d like to speak to someone about renting a fire truck to block off a street for a party.” 2. a caller phoned 911 to get their date’s contact information so they could confirm details of their plans. 3. a caller phoned 911 to report a missed newspaper delivery. 4. Caller asks 911 if they can get the ‘oK’ to drive in the HoV

mission but you’ve really got to ask yourself if it’s that important that you would dial 911 and potentially take a 911 call operator’s time away from someone in serious need.” She said it was “sadly” difficult to narrow the list of absurd reasons down to just 10. But anyone can search Twitter for #911EmergOnly to find more 911 bozo calls tweeted regularly by E-Comm staff from @ EComm911_info. A huge problem for E-Comm remains pocket dials by cellphone users or calls otherwise made in error. About 100,000 of those calls come in each year or nearly 10 per cent of total volume.

E-Comm recommends using keylocks, protective cases and not pre-programming 911 into phones to help cut down on the problem Some people quickly hang up when they realize they dialed 911 by mistake. “That’s actually the worst thing you can do,” Robertson said, adding call takers must then make repeated attempts to call you back to make sure there’s no emergency. If the call came from a landline, she added, police will likely be dispatched to ensure you’re okay. Non-emergency calls – like reporting vandalism to your car – should go through the 10-digit non-emergency police number.

lane because “traffic is backed up and they are late for an important meeting.” 5. Caller dials 911 to activate voicemail on his cellphone. 6. “i threw my phone into the garbage can and can’t get it out.” 7. Caller dials 911 to ask for a morning wake-up call. 8. Caller dials 911 to ask how to call the operator. 9. “Can an officer come over to tell my kids to go to bed?” 10. “my son won’t give me the remote control.”

Medical premiums for all but low-income B.C. residents go up again with the start of a new year. The B.C. government is increasing its Medical Services Plan premiums for the fifth straight year, by four per cent across the board. The Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation released its annual survey of tax and other payroll deductions Monday, calculating that MSP premiums in B.C. have risen 28 per cent since 2010. Effective Jan. 1, the monthly health premium for a single person rises from $66.50 to $69.25. In 2014, families of two pay $125.50, up from $120.50, and families of three or more pay $138.50, up from $133.00. Many full-time employees have their MSP premiums paid by their employer. People earning $30,000 or less are eligible for reduced premiums on a sliding scale, with premiums eliminated for those earning $22,000 a year or less. The B.C. government has used the increased MSP revenues to offset the long-term growth of health care costs, which are approaching half of the total provincial budget. Finance Minister Mike de Jong’s 2013 budget projected health spending to increase 2.3 per cent in the current fiscal year, 2.7 per cent in the year beginning April 1 and only 2.2 per cent the following year. The government’s critics called that unrealistic after years of increases of more than five per cent. The CTF reports that Canada Pension Plan and Employment Insurance payments are also going up for many people, despite a federal government pledge to freeze EI premiums for three years. In its New Year Tax Changes report, it calculates that maximum EI premiums will go up $23 in 2014, totalling $914 for the year. The maximum employee Canada Pension Plan deduction, charged to those earning $52,500 or more, goes up $70 to $2,426. Employers match employee CPP payments dollar for dollar.

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Adventure after 50

Scott Armstrong wants to get you off the couch

or many considering a new year’s resolution to get fit and be more active, the hardest part can be just getting off the couch and getting started. Tsawwassen entrepreneur Scott Armstrong has developed a growing online community called Adventure Five-0 that hopes to do just that, by connecting older people with a fun and active online community. “The social aspect is important,” says Armstrong. “The hardest part is getting off the couch, and if there’s someone there to encourage you, it makes it that much easier.” Armstrong got his start in banking, but in the late 1980s, decided to follow his dreams and open a wildlife sanctuary for rescued exotic animals in Ontario. “I saw these people going for their dreams and realized I was on the wrong side of the table,” he says. “So I became Canada’s Crocodile Hunter.” Armstrong visited more than 300 schools annually to give presentations, and worked with the likes of Jane Goodall and David Suzuki. With the birth of his children, Armstrong decided to settle down with a stable position at BCIT, as their director of corporate training and entrepreneurship. “I got caught up raising kids and a family, but a few years ago I felt it was time to start my own business again,” he says. “I wanted to meet people who were active and doing fun and crazy things, so this was the perfect fit.”

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❙ VIEWPOINT ❙ Editorial

he new year is a time for second chances and new beginnings. A time to reset and refocus, and plot a new course. While the holidays remind of the importance of family, the dawn of 2014 offers us a chance for introspection. With that in mind, what will you do to make Delta a better place this year? How will you improve the lives and lot of your neighbours, strangers, friends, family and loved ones? Volunteerism and public service is the most noble use of one’s spare time, and benefits the entire community. But helping out doesn’t have to be an ordeal or a chore. It could be as simple as taking an elderly neighbor’s dog for a walk, holding a door open, or helping someone with their groceries to their car. For the more ambitious, there are dozens of service groups and non-profit charities based here in South Delta who would greatly appreciate your support. Don’t let the generosity of the Christmas season end as the new year dawns. Let it continue, and grow. This year, let us think of each other, and put our own needs second, whenever possible. And let us discover the value and satisfaction that comes with it. -South Delta Leader

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SFPR finally connects Delta to the Lower Mainland

n the nearly 10 years since the province announced the creation of a new highway south of the Fraser River there have been a seemingly endless array of complaints. There were concerns the South Fraser Perimeter Road intrudes too closely upon the sensitive wetlands of Burns Bog, carves through precious farmland, and cuts into habitat for wildlife. The cynics said the highway was built only to serve the trucks headed for Deltaport, that the province was recognizing the gridlock was hurting the bottom line of suppliers. Others lamented the fact South Delta’s quaint rural roads were going to be replaced by a super highway that would ruin the quiet and slower-paced life people enjoy here. But look, that ship sailed in 1959 when the George Massey Tunnel finally connected Delta to Vancouver by way of Richmond. And sure, some farmland and wildlife habitat was sacrificed through the creation of

the new highway, but harm was mitigated through rigorous environmental oversight. The end result is a beautiful, meandering highway that takes drivers from Tsawwassen through the picturesque countryside of Delta to the TransCanada Highway in under a half hour. Until the SFPR was built, that trip was an ambitious one. Anybody who has plugged an address from Maple Ridge into a GPS and tried to get there from Tsawwassen knows the pain of which I speak. Drivers had to make their way toward the tunnel, then make a sharp right along Highway 99, going well out of their way before taking a sharp left again up Highway 91, perhaps getting off at Nordel Way and wandering around the back roads of Surrey until they found themselves on the other side. Or how about people wanting to go skiing in Whistler for the weekend? Getting to the Second Narrows would usually involve the Massey Tunnel, Knight Street Bridge, and Nanaimo Street, with dozens

of traffic lights in between. Suddenly, things are a lot simpler. You get on a highway in Tsawwassen and you wind up on the TransCanada. From there you can pretty much choose to go anywhere you want. Part of the reason traffic has gotten so bad in South Delta is that there was no designated route for either trucks or ferry traffic. That problem is now significantly alleviated. And with the creation of the new Deas Island bridge in a few years, traffic will become even easier and smoother and less stressful for all of us.

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Olympic corruption

The enormous amount of money involved in professional sport, including the Olympics, automatically attracts criminals. Conniving biochemists supply unscrupulous athletes with performance-enhancing drugs because the best performers get the huge salaries and lucrative product endorsements. Ordinary citizens fund these enterprises as ticket-buying fans and/or as consumers of the sponsors’ products. Franchise owners and politicians blissfully ride the financial wave. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) knows a good thing when it sees one. The IOC basically grants the winter and summer games to the countries offering the best financial return. Members of the IOC and the selected countries’ officials, who often accumulate personal riches during all the wheeling and dealing, oversee the spending of billions of dollars on ostentatious infrastructure and media-driven pageantry. President Vladimir Putin has already squandered 50 billion dollars on the 2014

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Sochi Winter Games. This is about 25 times more than was spent on the Vancouver-Whistler games. The blatant corruption swirling around Sochi should be condemned by the world community. Mister Putin and his fellow gangsters, abetted by the IOC, have turned the Sochi Games into a fraudulent farce. Boycotting Sochi would be grossly unfair to honest athletes. Boycotting the corporate sponsors would send a cold shiver through their boardrooms. If enough people let their cold cash do the talking, the corporations and the IOC would be forced to listen. That leaves only one important question. Do ordinary citizens really care? Lloyd Atkins Vernon

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Without fail, at the beginning of a New Year, we set ourselves up for failure by the making of New Year’s resolutions. Perhaps one reason for the futility of New Year’s resolutions is that they are expressed in such general terms as to end up in procrastination and ensuing personal disappointment at their non-accomplishment. Commendable intentions such as losing weight, more family time, quitting smoking etc. are the familiar stuff New Year’s resolutions are made of ... only to be broken, leaving behind a sense of misgiving and despondency. It’s been said that a New Year’s resolution is something that goes in-one-year-andout-the-other. But Oscar Wilde maybe said it best: “Good resolutions are simply cheques that men draw on a bank where they have no account.” EW Bopp Tsawwassen

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❙ Photo of the month: Take flight by Greg Schurman What inspired the photographer? You don’t have to carry a lot of photo gear to create great images. Since getting my iPhone, I have been exploring the many special effects apps available and enjoy using multiples of them to change a basic photo into something interesting. How was it created? The original capture was taken with a Iphone 4S of a desk lamp, turned 90 degrees so it’s on the bottom. Filtermania 2 was used to create the sunburst/flare. Tap FX was used to create the dove and the stars. Wow FX was used to create the row of trees.

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n February 2010, distracted driving legislation came into effect. The purpose for the new law was to make our roads safer. In 2010 alone, there were over 100 fatal crashes directly related to distracted driving, cell phones being the biggest distraction of all. Here in Delta we have seen some horrible collisions caused by people talking or texting while driving. While I will not get into any detail of those crashes, I can say that there are widows and children who will not see a partner or parent again because someone was careless behind the wheel. I will never forget one particular crash: an innocent victim sat in his vehicle and watched as a distracted driver in a larger vehicle drove straight towards him. He had no way of escaping and was killed by the impact. I often wonder if he knew he was going to die and what his last thoughts were. I will be frank in saying that driving while using a cell phone is selfish and ignorant behaviour. Cellphone distractions increase your odds of a crash by 23 per cent, which means you are also increasing the odds of killing somebody else. We have changed our mindset around impaired driving, however we do not seem to understand the perils of distracted driving. Here in British Columbia we have some of the toughest penalties for impaired driving in the

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country, including driving suspensions and vehicle impoundments. These have had a direct impact on alcohol-related deaths, with over a 50 per cent drop since the implementation of Immediate Roadside Prohibition. Perhaps we need to consider something similar for cellphone use. The reality is that distracted driving is as deadly as impaired driving yet we have not changed our behaviour: instances of distracted driving are on the rise and police enforcement, including a $167 fine, does not seem to be enough of a deterrent. In 2013, Delta police handed out twice as many distracted driving sanctions as we did for impaired driving. We owe it to each other to avoid distractions while driving. Put the cell phone in a place where you cannot see it and if you need to talk on your phone while driving, install a handsfree device. There is no excuse for texting while you operate a motor vehicle – if it’s that important, pull over to the side of the road. Eventually distracted driving will be regarded with the same severity as drinking and driving. I just hope to see our habits change before too many more lives are put at risk. Jim Cessford is the chief of the Delta Police Department and has spent more than 40 years in law enforcement.

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❙ Hundreds of participants took the plunge at Centennial Beach in Tsawwassen on Wednesday as part of the 33rd annual Boundary Bay Polar Bear Swim. Jim Kinnear photo

A chilly start to the new year

Hundreds brave the icy waters of Centennial Beach for the 33rd annual Boundary Bay Polar Bear Swim Adrian MacNair

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here’s a palpable nervous energy vibrating through the air as hundreds of half-naked people stand at the shoreline of Centennial Beach ready to make a mad dash into the ocean. Then the 10-count begins in unison, the crowd of spectators bracing themselves and fumbling with their cameras, and all at once bedlam breaks out. People of all ages surge forward, some gritting their teeth, others screaming in Braveheart-like valour, as the frigid waters splash around them. This year, as it was last, 28-year-old Mor-

gan Bezembinder of Tsawwassen is the first to reach the lifeguards and the marker about 50 metres into the shallow water. “You usually scratch your feet up pretty good around the barnacles and what have you but you don’t notice that until after,” says Bezembinder, who has won seven trophies in his eight years of participation in the Boundary Bay Polar Bear Swim. Like many others who come for the curiosity of watching people jump into an ocean at a time when the season and common sense indicate one shouldn’t, Bezembinder first came with his parents

almost 10 years ago. He had no plans to swim and didn’t have a swim suit but decided he just had to try it. All he had was a white pair of boxer shorts which were relatively transparent when wet. “So, that didn’t really turn out well,” says Bezembinder, laughing. It wasn’t all bad though. He finished fifth place and it motivated him to come back again each year. “You just get an adrenaline rush. And it’s a fun event, you just run in, get wet, get cold, and everyone’s down there having a

good time.” This year’s winner for oldest participant is another back-to-back winner who knows all about swimming in frigid waters. Lui Porc, 73, says the swim is an emotional and happy way to begin the first day of the New Year. “They have the fireworks at midnight but you do nothing with that,” he says. “You just admire watching them. But swimming is an action and a real feat that is the beginning to entering a very, very great new, happy year.”

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Porc has been doing annual polar bear swims “The training was harder than the swim because since he lived in Vancouver in the early 1970s. He we started off in 10 degrees,” recalls Marcus. saw a great big crowd in English Bay and decided Lucy is a competitive swimmer who enjoys cold to join in the fun. water and vows never to don a wetsuit to make it He used to ask his wife to come and take photo- more bearable. In fact, when they first arrived in graphs of him during the years when six inches of Canada she was happy to see snow on the ground snow covered the beach. and is a little disappointed it melted before the “She used to say, Lui, I am not going to go with swim. you because I don’t want be seen with crazy people Laurie Collicutt of the parks, recreation and cullike you,” he says laughing. ture department with the Corporation of Delta, has But after buying her a warm fur coat she came been helping organize the Polar Bear Swim for 25 to watch her husband play in the waters of Jericho of its 33 years. Beach. He was often the last to leave the water. Although the water is just above freezing this “She was always thinking that year, there have been years when I’ll die. But I am getting older and Boundary Bay was actually comPolar Bear Swim results older and so happy,” he says, his pletely frozen, as it was during the face lighting up with a warmth cold snap in early December. 1. Morgan Bezembinder that makes one ignore the fact he’s “There was one year in particular 2. Jacob Cowley standing dripping wet without a in which the bay was actually fro3. Stephen Stubbs and towel in seven degree weather. zen and so our parks staff actually Colin Gallagher In fact, Porc says getting older has had to put on hip waders and they helped him “endure” the cold and went out just breaking up the ice so Oldest participant: he enjoys the process much more the people could go in the water.” Lui Porc, 73 than he did even in the beginning. Collicutt says she can never preParticipant from furthest And he says he can still compete dict whether the weather will coaway: Scott Todd, with the younger people as he runs operate. Australia into the water by their side. “We’ve had brilliant blue skies and “To me, I cannot imagine living temperatures below zero and we’ve without the water,” he says, and had rainy days and windy days.” rushes back for a swim long after everybody else But since the water in Boundary Bay is so shalhas left. low, people can probably guess how cold it will be The day before, on New Year’s Eve, British tourists because it’s usually just above the ambient air temMarcus White and his 14-year-old daughter Lucy perature. went down to Centennial Beach to dip their toes Life guards are on the beach to watch out for any in the water. people who are in trouble, while Delta firefighters Visiting family in Ladner and Tsawwassen, the and the Coast Guard are on hand for rescue. two planned to do the Polar Bear Swim in English Over the years there have been a couple of mild Bay in Vancouver. Although both recoil in horror as cuts or cases of hypothermia but nothing serious. their extremities feel the leeching grasp of icy wa“People are dressed warmly until they drop their ter, these two hardy Brits are no fairweather swim- blankets and then just sort of race in and race out. mers. Some people don’t get past their knees. They hit Marcus and Lucy were recently part of a relay that water, then come right out again.” team of seven to swim the English Channel from The timing couldn’t have been better this year. England to France. About 30 minutes after the event finished, the overTo participate, both had to qualify by managing cast sky opened up and rain fell on the beach. But to swim two hours in water colder than 16 degrees. by that time everybody was already snug in their It helps that both swim at a local quarry that is clothes, sipping on hot beverages, and sharing a flooded with water and remains cold year round. good new story.

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Debbie Lindsey, executive director of the Delta youth support Link society (DysL), presents a cheque for $1,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Canada to benefit youth in Delta. The money was used to purchase gifts for needy kids in Ladner, Tsawwassen, and north Delta, with each gift being specially selected for a specific youth to make them feel special at Christmas. for more information about DysL, visit www.dyslsociety.com

❙ Poppy fund still growing

Blake Clarke of Honda Canada presents (from left to right) Tsawwassen Legion Branch 289 past president Lloyd Jones, poppy chair Al Wakarchuk, and president Gary Bains with a $500 donation on Dec. 28. The local poppy campaign raised more than $34,000 in 2013.

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❙ Datebook saturday, Jan. 4 • The annual Christmas tree chipping will be held at the South Delta Recreation Centre Parking lot from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Funds raised by the donations are spent in the community including those in need, sports and community groups. For more info, call 604-943-0826. sunday, Jan. 5 • The annual Christmas tree chipping will be held at the South Delta Recreation Centre Parking lot from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Funds raised by the donations are spent in the community including those in need, sports and community groups. For more info, call 604-943-0826.

Monday, Jan. 6 • Do you want to learn how to knit or crochet? Are you an avid knitter, crocheter, quilter or weaver who wants to meet others and get inspiration or help? Drop by the Ladner Pioneer Library for an evening of crafting fun with Sit ‘n Stitch, Mondays until April 28, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Ladner Pioneer Library, 4683 – 51 Street, Delta. Thursday, Jan. 9 • Stroke recovery music sessions takes place Thursdays at the Delta School of Music. The purpose of the sessions is to assist those with communication challenges find new avenues to the language center of the brain. Delta residents invited to participate. The two-hour sessions are co-sponsored by the Delta School of Music and Stroke Recovery Association Delta. Contact

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Tsawwassen’s Best Builders helped make sure Lower Mainland kids don’t go cold this winter. The award-winning custom home builder, renovator, and general contractor participated in the 18th year of Coats for Kids campaign, put on by the Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association, collecting hundreds of winter clothing items for needy kids. “The response to Coats for Kids was heart-warming as Lower Mainland residents donated more than 3,000 coats, scarves, gloves, blankets and new unwrapped toys and gifts for distribution to children, teenagers and adults [annually],” said GVHBA Board of Directors Chair Lynn Harrison. Business Association

❙ Best Builders in Tsawwassen collected hundreds of winter clothing items as part of the Coast for Kids campaign. Contributed photo

Long time South Delta Leader publisher Chrissie Bowker is leaving the Glacier Media publication to join Kwantlen Polytechnic University as its new Director of Development, effective Jan. 6. Bowker joined the South Delta Leader team in 2007, where she quickly increased revenues while maintaining a high standard of editorial content. The South Delta Leader was named the second best publication in its circulation category in North America in 2010. In the six years she spent as publisher of the South Delta Leader, Bowker made an impact on her community through a number of work and volunteer assignments. Her most notable accomplishment was the launch of Project Bloom in support of International Women’s Day. Bowker also helped other non-profit community groups and associations with their fundraising and awareness campaigns, including the Delta Hospital Foundation, The Heart & Stroke Foundation, Reach Child Development, and a number of other charitable organizations.

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The top baby names for B.C. parents in 2012 were Olivia and Ethan. Those choices replaced the 2011 top parent picks, Liam and Emma, which both fell to second place. The most popular picks are compiled by the B.C.

Vital Statistics Agency, which registered 44,270 births in the province in 2012. That’s a slight increase from 43,991 in 2011. The most popular five girl names were Olivia, Emma, Sophia, Emily and Ava. The top boy names for 2012 were Ethan, Liam, Lucas, Mason and Logan. The influence of popular cul-

ture shows up in baby names each year. In 2012 there were 71 babies named Justin, 70 named Taylor, 35 named Khloe and 30 named Bella. The agency has posted a full list of B.C. baby names at www.vs.gov.bc.ca/babynames/ baby2012.html that includes all names chosen five times or more during the year.

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When Mallory Crowther turned four years old, she decided to give to others instead of receiving gifts. She wanted other children to have the opportunity to play and participate in sport the same as she does, so she asked her friends to bring a donation to KidSport Delta instead of a gift for her. “With her gift, KidSport Delta will be able to help other children to be active and involved in sport,” says KidSport Delta chair Carlene Lewall. KidSport is a non-profit organi-

zation that is part of a national and provincial network of community based volunteer groups whose goal is to ensure that kids in financial need have access to the positive experiences of sport and physical activity. “We are pleased to have a local KidSport Chapter so we can see that donations made in Delta, stay in Delta,” says Lewall. “Sport and physical activity provides a life-long opportunity for self-expression, goal setting, dedication, positive thinking and increased self confidence for kids and that all children who learn to be active as a child will be healthy and active for life”.

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The Delta Ice Hawks losing skid continued on Saturday night as they lost 4-1 to visiting Ridge Meadows Flames at Ladner Leisure Centre. The Ice Hawks have just two wins in their last eight games, and have fallen from first place in the Pacific Junior Hockey League to fourth. The Ice Hawks again struggled to score on Saturday night and were plagued with penalties. In all, the Delta Ice Hawks were assessed 73 minutes in penalties and misconducts, giving up two power play goals. The Flames opened the scoring late in the first period with a goal from Michael Bell, and quickly stretched their lead to two with a goal from Jake Holland early in the second period. Jordan Rendle scored on the power play early in the third period to give the Flames a 3-0 lead, before Brent Chreptyk got the Delta Ice Hawks on the board at the seven-minute mark of the final frame. The Ice Hawks pressed hard to even up the score in the third, outshooting the Flames 12-8.

However, with goalie Alexander Ahnert on the bench for the extra attacker, the Ice Hawks gave up an empty net goal while on the penalty kill with 13 seconds left to lose the game 4-1. Ice Hawks forward Mak Barden was held without a point in his return to the team, after a 33-game stint in the Junior A BCHL, where he tallied 20 points for the Alberni Valley Bulldogs. Barden led the PJHL in points last season with 72, but was held off the score sheet Saturday night. Jackson Beavis of the Ice Hawks was named the game’s third star, while Jeremy Gossard and Connor Fortems each had assists. The Ice Hawks outshot the Flames 27-23, and were one-for-seven on the power play. With the loss, the Ice Hawks record falls to 1910-3, good for 41 points and third place in the Tom Shaw Conference behind the Richmond Sockeyes (45 points) and the North Vancouver Wolf Pack (42 points). The Ice Hawks return home on Tuesday, Jan. 7 to take on the Sockeyes at the Ladner Leisure Centre. Game time is 7:30 p.m.

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South Delta Sun Devils receiver Jack McDonald has been named to U-18 Team B.C.’s 36-man roster by Football BC. The team will represent B.C. at the FBU International Showcase as part of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Week held this week in San

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 356

RUBBISH REMOVAL

PETS 477

REAL ESTATE

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RENTALS

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REAL ESTATE 627

LOTS

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TRANSPORTATION

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

Brad’s Bin Service 604.220.5865

TRANSPORTATION

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DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

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HOMES FOR RENT

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AUTO FINANCING

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