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Construction starts on TFN mega malls Developers and local residents celebrated the official start of construction for two massive Tsawwassen mall projects last Friday morning (Jan. 24), which are expected to open in spring 2016. After almost two years of project planning and site preparation, construction crews began work on two landmark projects: Ivanhoé Cambridge’s Tsawwassen Mills, at 111,500 square metres, and Property Development Group’s Tsawwassen Commons, at 51,000 square metres. ❙ See story, A3

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Construction begins on TFN mega malls Tsawwassen Mills and Tsawwassen Commons to open in Spring 2016

51,000 square metres. The $600 million commitment from Ivanhoé Cambridge is expected to generate 4,500 construction jobs over the two-year build period and 3,000 retails jobs once completed, ❙ Adrian MacNair reporter “We recognize the important adrian@southdeltaleader.com role that our investments carry in Developers and local residents strengthening and building local celebrated the official start of con- economies and providing exciting struction for two massive Tsaw- and rewarding new employment wassen mall opportunities,” projects last said Fournier. "We’re taking a great Friday morning Big box stores (Jan. 24), which Walmart and step toward rebuildare expected to Rona were aning that wealth" open in spring nounced as 2016. anchor tenants -Bryce Williams, “Let me be for TsawwasTFN chief sen Commons, clear, it’s full steam ahead,” while Bass Pro said Daniel Shops was anFournier, chairman and CEO of nounced as the anchor tenant for Ivanhoé Cambridge at a press con- Tsawwassen Mills. ference on Tsawwassen First NaTsawwassen First Nation Chief tion territory. Bryce Williams said it was a big moAfter almost two years of proj- ment in history for his people. ect planning and site preparation, “I want to take you back in time construction crews began work on for a minute to those days when my two landmark projects: Ivanhoé ancestors on my father’s side here Cambridge’s Tsawwassen Mills, in Tsawwassen,” he said. “I want which clocks in at 111,500 square you to picture this place here as it metres and Property Development was 200 years ago.” Group’s Tsawwassen Commons, at Before European settlement, Wil-

❙ Tsawwassen First Nation Chief Bryce Williams presents Ivanhoé Cambridge president and CEO Daniel Fournier and Lawrence Rank, Chairman and Founding Partner of Property Development Group, a gift from the Tsawwassen people. The drawing was done by Williams himself, depicting a canoe paddle of friendship. Adrian MacNair photo liams said the Tsawwassen people numbered in the thousands, spread out along the base of English Bluff and living in summer camps and villages north in Canoe Pass where salmon brought food to their doorstep. “This land was a great place of wealth and we stewards of the land, river, and sea in Tsawwassen First

Nation territory welcomed many here to share it. Today, 200 years later, we’re taking a great step toward rebuilding that wealth and that welcome.” Williams said the mixed-use development will encourage many people to come to Tsawwassen to live, work, and shop. The chief noted the community

has strong support for the land use, with TFN members voting in favour of the project by a 97 per cent approval rating. TFN began negotiating to become a treaty nation 14 years ago, agreeing in July 2007 to a deal with the federal and provincial governments that saw their reserve lands double in size to 724 hectares. Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister John Rustad praised the collaboration process and the economic opportunities it would provide TFN members. “Tsawwassen First Nation is a model of how B.C.’s treaty process can work, not just for First Nations, but for neighbouring communities,” he said. “These projects will make a major contribution to building the economy and providing jobs across the Lower Mainland.” Located at Highway 17 and 52nd Street, Tsawwassen Mills will include approximately 16 anchors tenants, with a mix of premium fashion brands, factory outlets, restaurants and first to market retailers, along with a 1,100-seat food court. The development will be modelled on the CrossIron Mills and Vaughan Mills in the Greater Calgary and Greater Toronto areas, respectively.

Delta teachers welcome supreme court ruling ❙ Robert Mangelsdorf

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The head of the Delta Teachers’ Association says the recent decision by the B.C. Supreme Court to reinstate teachers’ rights to bargain class size and composition will benefit students here in the Delta School District. DTA president Paul Steer said he is hopeful the decision will mean more support for students with special needs, smaller class sizes, and more appropriate class compositions. “With this decision… now we can start moving in the right direction,” he said. In a ruling released Monday,

Justice Susan Griffin said the B.C. government’s replacement legislation, passed in 2011, is as unconstitutional as the 2002 law called Bill 28 that removed class size and special needs support from the B.C. Teachers’ Federation contract. Griffin awarded the BCTF a $2 million settlement on Monday, stating in her decision that the government did not negotiate in good faith with the union. “One of the problems was that the government representatives were preoccupied with another strategy,” she wrote in her decision. “Their strategy was to put such pressure on the union that it would provoke a strike by the union. The government repre-

sentatives thought this in more teachers and would give government smaller classes, which the opportunity to gain benefits students and political support for imparents. posing legislation on the “We know that ESL union.” students in this district Steer said the decision are under-served,” said is a vindication of everySteer. “And many [techthing teachers have been nology education] classsaying since 2002. es have more kids than “Obviously there was Paul Steer they were designed for.” a hidden agenda at the Placing limits on the bargaining table,” he number of students in a said. “[The provincial government] class who have special needs will wanted to perpetuate at strike so also benefit all students. it could force legislation on teach“When you have seven kids with ers.” special needs in a class, how much Locally, Steer said the reinstate- individual time can [a teacher] rement of class-size and class-com- ally provide to any of the other stuposition guarantees will result dents?” said Steer. “That’s a huge

additional challenge to teacher of a class.” While Steer noted that it is interesting that current Premier Christy Clark was the minister of education responsible for 2002 legislation, he’s hopeful the province will do the right thing and correct the mistake that has been made. “We have to start moving in the right direction,” he said. “But teachers can’t do it alone, we need the support.” School District No. 37 spokesperson Deneka Michaud said the local school district is currently analyzing what effect the Supreme Court’s decision will have on local classrooms, but said it is still too early to tell.

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Dredging finally begins in Ladner Work to clear channel of silt expected to take seven weeks ❙ Adrian MacNair

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Dredging operators officially entered the silted channels of Ladner on Monday, bringing relief to many boaters and businesses in the area. Jack Waterfield, chairman and CEO of Lions Gate Fisheries, said the dredging will be an immense improvement for his business. “I can’t tell you the number of fishing boats and fish packers that we’ve had laid up on the sand banks waiting for the tide to come up because they went just a hair north in the channel than they should have been,” he said. During low tide the company has been forced to offload some boats in Steveston and truck the fish into Ladner. Late shipments, as well as crews standing around for hours waiting to unload them, has cost the company a significant amount of money in lost productivity. “It’ll be much better efficiency, it’ll be better for the quality con-

trol, freshness, and better for everyone concerned,” he said. An InterVistas Consulting report prepared for the Corporation of Delta in 2012 revealed that a lack of dredging was having direct economic impacts of $14 million in GDP and over $51 million in economic output. John Roscoe, a member of the Ladner Sediment Group, has been lobbying various levels of government to fund dredging since 2008. “We’re all pleased it’s happening, there’s just no two ways about that,” he said. “It’s gone on so long it’s a little bit anti-climatic.” On Dec. 17, 2012, a $10 million joint commitment was made by Port Metro Vancouver, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, the Corporation of Delta and the City of Richmond to undertake local channel dredging around Ladner and Steveston. Of that total, $6.5 million will be allocated for Ladner’s channels. The long-term goal now is to have money set aside to dredge the channels on a more regular basis. “It’s a case of how do we get the

❙ The dredging of the Ladner Harbour started this week and is expected to last seven weeks. Adrian MacNair photo

funding partners that we have today committed to an ongoing scenario,” said Roscoe. “And of course it would be wonderful if we could get the federal government to join the party.” Vancouver Pile Driving Ltd. is the

selected contractor for the work, which will take place between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. for the next seven weeks. The company will be dredging with a phased approach, focusing on the shallowest areas of the

channels before moving deeper. Of the 11 cuts designated for dredging in Ladner, five were identified as a top priority. These include three cuts to finish all of Ladner Harbour, one cut in Sea Reach and one cut at the entrance to Deas Slough. Dredging will start from the Elliott Street wharf in Ladner Harbour and continue out to Ladner Reach. Deas Slough and the Ferry Road boat launch will be dredged beginning Feb. 17 and continue for a period of 10 to 15 days. Operations will cease at the end of March when the freshet raises the level of the Fraser River and fishing season begins in earnest, but will reconvene at the end of August. At that time it’s expected Port Metro Vancouver will have finished First Nations consultations with the Musqueam and Sea Reach can be dredged. Earlier this month Environment Canada gave approval for the dredged materials to be dispersed in the Georgia Strait, however Delta is still waiting for the federal government to approve a request to waive $500,000 in ocean disposal fees.

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Port Metro Vancouver is getting out of the water lot landlord business in Ladner, giving tenants a few weeks to apply for a new lease with the province. The Port has kept a head lease with the province for the past 35 years that covers most of the Fraser River’s North Arm, Middle Arm and in the Lower Arm from the LaFarge Cement Plant downriver, including Ladner Reach, Sea Reach and Steveston. That lease is set to expire at the end

of 2014, meaning 360 subtenures from logging operations, marinas, municipal assets and float homes will have until Feb. 17 to apply to the province for a new lease. Tom Corsie, vice president of real estate for Port Metro Vancouver, said the Port will retain responsibility for federally administered uplands adjacent to the water lots and the navigational jurisdiction in the Fraser River, addressing its core mandate to facilitate international trade. Because Port Metro Vancouver is a federal entity which is accountable to the federal Minister of Transportation, it has historically negotiated its head lease with the provincial Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Beginning in 2015, the Ministry of Forests, Land and

Natural Resource Operfolio with 1,800 agreeations [FLNRO] will be ments and many of responsible for leases, them are in negotiation as it is the ministry prifor new rents. Those are marily responsible for going on all the time.” Crown land tenures. With respect to the The Port was on the float home lease hikes, receiving end of a pubCorsie said the Port lic backlash from severhad an obligation to al subtenures along the their own landlord, the river in October 2012 Tom Corsie province, to charge a when float home ownmarket rent. Water lot ers saw their lease rates rent is influenced by a hiked by as much as 80 per cent number of factors, including the following the expiration of the rent yield, property value, as well head lease on Dec. 13, 2011. as the last time the rent was reCorsie said that did not play viewed. a part in their decision not to “We don’t want to undercharge, extend the head lease with the we don’t want to overcharge, we province beyond 2014. just want a fair market rent,” he “As the Port Authority we are said. very much a landlord organizaCorsie said based on discustion,” he said. “We have about sions with the province he 3,000 acres of land in our port- doesn’t believe the rents will

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change much without the Port’s involvement. On Jan. 20 the province sent out a letter to every subtenant advising the change and requesting that people apply for a new tenure by Feb. 17. A spokesperson with the FLNRO said that before deciding how rent will be set, staff will need to review the 360 tenures transitioning to the province. “This move makes sense as the [FLNRO] is the ministry primarily responsible for Crown land tenures within the province,” said Greig Bethel. “Moving management of the leases to the province will provide certainty for the tenure holders.” Throughout 2014, FLNRO staff will implement a transition plan to ensure an efficient process is followed.

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Serial criminals a drain on police resources Treatment a better option than jail for criminals with mental health issues: Chief ❙ Robert Mangelsdorf

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A handful of chronic offenders responsible for hundreds of offences in Delta are draining police resources, and the criminal justice system is ill-equipped to deal with them, says Delta’s police chief. “A lot of these people have concurrent disorders, which is drug addiction combined with mental illness,” said Chief Const. Jim Cessford. “Often they are committing crimes just to stay alive. Putting them in jail doesn’t work, these people need treatment.” Cessford presented the Delta Police Board with a report this month detailing the issues the local police force is having with a handful of offenders who are responsible for hundreds of crimes. One chronic offender, 26-year-old Katlin Richardson of Tsawwassen, has already had 70 criminal charges laid against him, the majority for property crimes to support his daily drug habit of crack and methamphetamine, which incarceration has done little to deter. “Upon release from prison, [he] often enters rehabilitation for a few days, relapses and goes on a drug

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binge and crime spree,” the report states. In October of last year, Richardson made headlines after police caught him breaking into a home on Jackson Way in Tsawwassen. Police arrived, and Richardson, high on drugs at the time, stripped off his shirt and told police officers to shoot him. He then produced a knife and stabbed himself in the neck and chest. After barricading himself in a room, Delta Police were forced to use a Taser to subdue Richardson and take him into custody. The incident occurred months after the death of Richardson’s 16-year-old girlfriend, who was stabbed by a 17-year-old male at Tsawwassen First Nation. “The sad thing is, that while under the influence of drugs or suffering from some sort of acute mental illness, the subjects we deal with are often unpredictable and a higher level of force has to be used to solve the situation,” Cessford said of the incident at the time. The report details another chronic offender has had more than 40 charges brought against him despite being only 20 years old, “primarily for mental health issues, causing a disturbance, and non-compliance with court orders.” The report notes the individual suffers from schizophrenia and has admitted he hears voices and has hallucinations.

❙ Delta Police Chief Const. Jim Cessford says the way the justice system treats chronic offenders needs to change. File photo

Considered violent and suicidal, his condition is exacerbated by his heavy use of injected crystal meth. A North Delta man in his late 40s has had 142 charges brought against him since the age of 19. Since moving to Delta in 2009, the chronic offender and drug user has had more than 70 run-ins with local police. The report details how thefts matching the offender’s modus operandi within 1.5 km of his residence dropped by close to 97 per cent while he was incarcerated. “If we see a spike, we’ll check to see if our chronic offenders are out, and sure enough, they’ll be out,” said Cessford. “We’ll target them again and put them back in jail, and the cycle continues.” But jail doesn’t provide the kind of treatment chronic offenders with concurrent disorders require, according to Cessford, and locking them up and throwing away the key isn’t the answer.

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While the report concludes that there are no simple solutions to the issue of chronic offenders, it does note the traditional punitive approach, including longer prison sentences is very costly and does not solve root causes of criminal activity. “An evidence-based treatment approach would include mandatory treatment specific to the needs of the offender whether in-custody or through a community-based model,” the report states. “The cost to put people in jail is prohibitive, and it isn’t working,” said Cessford. Money saved by not prosecuting and jailing chronic offenders could be better used to create treatment facilities and longterm support programs for when they are back living in the community. The report notes that prison is the most expensive approach to managing offenders and with the Canadian prison system cost-

ing over $4 billion dollars per year, there is a need to evaluate the current approach to chronic offenders. In contrast, the report notes that the state of Texas has recently undergone changes within its justice system to move away from incarceration and towards supported release programs. “Faced with a potential $2 billion dollar cost to build an additional 17,000 prisoner beds, which were required to meet growing incarcerated populations, a greater emphasis was instead placed on probation strategies and programs,” the report states. “It had been concluded that incarceration was not effective at reducing crime, and a shift in thinking was necessary to avoid the massive and ever increasing capital expenditure associated with building more jails. Instead of building more prisons, money in Texas was filtered into probation strategies that focused on evidence-based supervision and treatment practices, with the aim of reducing recidivism and ultimately the number of prisoners within the system.” Cessford says he would like to see a similar approach taken here in B.C., but that will require the cooperation of all levels of government, and a variety of public health and safety organizations. “If we pull together, we can ensure these people get the help they need,” Cessford said. “And we’ll all be better off.”

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Long-time Tsawwassen business owner dies at 63 Upholsterer ‘Gordie’ remembered fondly ❙ Adrian MacNair

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❙ Gordon “Gordie” Gledstone passed away on Jan. 19 at the age of 63. Contributed photo

One of Tsawwassen’s most enduring business owners passed away on Jan. 19, survived by two children and three grandchildren. Gordon “Gordie” Robert Gledstone, 63, ran Tsawwassen Upholstery for 36 years and was the third oldest business in Tsawwassen. Gledstone came from a family of upholsterers. His father, Wynne, ran an upholstery business in Richmond in the 1950s, as did his uncles Terry and Barry, who ran businesses in Cloverdale and Kelowna, respectively. His son John Gledstone, a third generation upholsterer who operates Vancouver Upholstery, said he was only a week old when his father brought him to the shop and laid him on the

cutting table while he worked. When John turned 14 he began working with his father, learning the tools of the trade. “It was kind of a neat way to get to hang out with dad every day,” he said. His favourite thing to do was watch dad interact with the customers. Gledstone’s easy-going attitude and casual rapport made him many close friends over the years. His candor also landed him in hot water once or twice. “One time he asked a lady when the blessed event was because he thought she was pregnant but she wasn’t,” said John, laughing. Gledstone was fond of receiving visits from loyal customers, many of whom would just check in without needing anything upholstered. Even though he didn’t read The Province newspaper, he kept a subscription just so he could clip out the crossword

puzzle for one customer who would come every week. Customers were friends and friends were customers, explained Kirby Reid, a friend of the Gledstones. Reid, 36, met Gledstone in 1991 through John. After graduating from high school he was invited to use the shop to learn a trade. Gledstone handed him the keys and let him use the shop day or night. “As a 17-year-old kid he just leaves me the keys to his shop just to allow me to practice,” said Reid. “Even though I wasn’t a close family friend he treated me like a son.” Reid said Gledstone was a generous and caring person, who was always positive and happy, supportive of his friends and family. He was always willing to take the time to listen to somebody and help them through a problem. Reid said he’ll miss seeing Gledstone interact with the

many friends who would stop by the shop. “He’d have a huge smile or a fist bump, depending on how long it’d been since you last saw him,” he said. Chris Paloni, who has been a friend of Gledstone for 35 years, was the one who originally got him into his lifelong passion of boating. Gledstone would get together with a group of boating friends, tie the vessels together and just have a fun time on the water. The trips were always family affairs. Paloni would bring his children, aged 12 and eight. “It just goes to show how Gord was. He’d get along with my eight-year-old as well as an 80-year-old person. He could get along with anybody.” Tsawwassen Upholstery is being closed by the family. Anyone wishing to pass along condolences or speak to the family can contact John via vancouver-upholstery.com

Liberal Senate reform all for show, says Delta MP that we’re elected to do,” she said from Ottawa. Since a minimum of five senators A move by the federal Liberal lead- of the same party are needed to be er to expel senators from his party’s recognized in the chamber as havcaucus to fix a “broken” senate is all ing party status, Findlay said booted for show, charged Delta-Richmond senators quickly came together this week under the name LibEast MP Kerry-Lynne Finderal Senate Caucus. lay this week. “Basically the only change In a surprise announcehe announced is that unment Wednesday, Justin elected Liberal senators Trudeau swept all 32 Libwill now become unelected eral senators out of his senators who happen to be party’s caucus, rendering Liberal,” she said. them independents with The lawyer and first-term no formal ties to the party. Conservative MP said her Trudeau, who challenged government doesn’t believe Prime Minister Stephen an unelected body should Harper to do the same, said MP Findlay be able to override legislasenators who must answer to a political party makes a place of tion, adding that real Senate reform sober second thought redundant. includes elected senators. “In a modern democracy like ours, I Trudeau pledged, if elected prime minister, to institute an “open, trans- don’t think that them being unelected parent, non-partisan public process and unaccountable is right,” she said. for appointing and confirming sen- “Although we have appointed senators just like the Liberal government ators.” But Findlay said senators would before us did, and the Conservative still be appointed—and unaccount- governments before us, at the end of the day that’s not the ideal system.” able—under the Liberal proposal. The Supreme Court of Canada is “He confirmed in doing that that he, and the Liberal Party of Canada, expected to soon rule on just how continue to support an unelected, far the House of Commons can go unaccountable Senate that could in reforming the Senate, and what ultimately prevent democratically changes would require constitutional elected MPs from doing the work change. ❙ Staff writer

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Improving education from the bottom up Local educator Dr. Avis Glaze is in demand around the world

❙ Tsawwassen educator Dr. Avis Glaze is the founder of Edu-quest International and the recipient of the 2001 YWCA Women of Distinction Award. Robert Mangelsdorf photo

sawwassen-based educator Dr. Avis Glaze may admittedly suffer from a fear of flying, but that hasn’t stopped her from travelling around the world to help schools and school districts improve their results. Her work as an education consultant with both public and private school systems has taken her across North America, the Caribbean, Australasia, and Europe, where she recently received the Robert Owen Award in recognition of her work with educators in Scotland. “I’ve been to Scotland three or four times to work with educators there,” she says. “It was so touching.” Glaze was born and raised in rural Jamaica, where she attended the University of the West Indies in the capital of Kingston on scholarship, graduating with honours. After working as a teacher for a few years, Glaze says she felt that by staying in Jamaica, she was missing out on opportunities to learn. “I knew from the time I was 10 I wanted to get a masters degree, and I wanted the best possible education, and Canada seemed like a kinder, gentler country at the time,” she says. “I

thought it was a country of fine people, and it has certainly proven to be that way.” Glaze completed not one, but two masters degrees at the University of Toronto, before completing her doctorate in education at the age of 30. In addition to working as a school superintendent, Glaze was asked to become an advisor for the Ontario Ministry of Education where she was responsible for writing curriculum and helped developed a strategy for improving literacy and numeracy skills in the province. “Nineteen per cent of Ontario students were low-performing, down to five per cent in four years,” she says. Her approach has been to focus efforts on marginalized groups to help close the achievement gap. “You have to bring the bottom up,” she says. “And you do that with holistic, inclusive approach to education.” The first step, she says, is to empower teachers. “Governments that beat up on teachers do not get good results,” she says. “Respecting and supporting teachers is essential.”

Glaze moved to Tsawwassen four years ago after getting married and retiring. However, her so-called retirement has been anything but, with her services in demand all over the world. With technology rapidly changing the world that public schools are tasked with preparing today’s children for, many educators are looking at how they can better serve students’ needs.. Given the myriad of new professions that now await students when they graduate, Glaze says offering today’s children more options is vitally important, as is offering them job-ready skills. “We’re not interested in putting them into a mould, we want to give them options,” she says. “And there has to be a connection between learning and earning.” A successful public education system can not only ensure future generations live happy, fruitful lives, she notes, it also produces an educated populace, ensuring society remains stable and democratic. “Great countries don’t remain great if people are under educated,” says Glaze.

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editor (200 words or less) please contact us via: FAX 604-943-8619 MAIL 7- 1363 56th St., Delta, V4L 2P7 EMAIL newsroom@southdeltaleader.com PUBLISHER Alvin Brouwer EDITOR Robert Mangelsdorf

❙ Editorial

New approach needed to deal with chronic offenders

t is said the definition of insanity is to repeat the same behaviour over and over again and expect a different result. So it should come as no surprise the shambolic state our criminal justice system is in, especially when it comes to dealing with chronic offenders. Since its inception, the approach of the Canadian justice system has been almost entirely focussed on investigating crimes, prosecuting those responsible, and incarcerating them. And when the sentence is up, the criminal is unleashed on the public with no meaningful support or supervision to do it all over again. And so the cycle of crime and incarceration continues. As a result of this approach, police resources are stretched thin, our courtrooms are backlogged, and our jails are full. Not only is this approach ineffective at preventing crime, it’s prohibitively expensive. Unfortunately, very little consideration is given to why people commit crimes, and how they can better supported so they don’t keep committing them. As the Delta Police Department’s recent report on chronic offenders notes, the vast majority of these individuals suffer from extreme cases of mental illness, the symptoms of which are exacerbated by drug addition. These are people who are mentally and emotionally damaged, many of whom have suffered physical and sexual abuse. They are unable to comprehend the consequences of their actions and are slaves to their addiction. Their crimes are symptoms of their illness.

So why is it up to the justice system to deal with them and not the healthcare system as well? Police officers are not mental health workers, after all. An approach that treats chronic offenders as sick human beings, and provides them with long-term treatment, supervision, and support will undoubtedly have more success than the current dysfunctional model. And while the thought of rehabilitating criminals instead of incarcerating them may seem like mollycoddling to some, bear in mind this approach has been proven to save tax payer dollars and reduce crime. The Delta Police report cites none other than the State of Texas as an example of this approach being successful not only from a public safety standpoint, but from and economic one as well. That is why it is disappointing to see Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party’s socalled “tough-on-crime” approach, which advocates more of the same punitive treatment of criminals that has been so spectacularly unsuccessful for so long, just on a much larger scale. The result will be a predictable failure, and will cost Canadian taxpayers billions of dollars. Changes are needed, and they need to be significant, they need to be systemic, and they need to start with a philosophical shift in how we look at crime and those that commit it. Providing proper treatment and support for chronic offenders with concurrent disorders will not only benefit public safety, but the public coffers as well. -South Delta Leader

Adrian MacNair Reporter

❙ Uncommon Sense

Politicians serve the people, not themselves

n Tuesday an American reporter in that nation’s capitol was threatened with physical violence after going off topic on an interview with New York Rep. Michael Grimm. The Republican wanted to talk about President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address in order to use it to his partisan gain, advantage, and political re-election aspirations. The reporter, however, wanted to talk about the congressman’s campaign finances, which are currently under investigation by the Justice Department. Since speaking about his campaign finances wasn’t self-serving and he couldn’t use the reporter as a free medium from which to hurl abuse at the president, Grimm instead turned to the reporter and threatened to break him in half and throw him off a balcony. As a reporter I’ve never been threatened physically, but I can sympathize with the situation. We in the media are increasingly seen as some kind of third party public relations team for politicians, expected to print their press releases, publish their partisan tirades, and come to their photo-ops. They’re happy to answer the phone right away if you’re interviewing them for re-election, or to talk about a new source of funding they helped secure, or to attend a ceremony for which they’re cutting a ribbon. But when the slightest thing makes these politicians uncomfortable–whether it be campaign finances or unpopular government policy–good

luck getting past their voice mail. Politicians seem to forget all too quickly for whom they serve and why. They also apparently forget the role of the media. There is a very good reason why the press is explicitly mentioned in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. We are the voice of the people. We ask the questions on their minds and we return with the answer. In doing so, we hold elected officials to account, ensuring good government and protecting the democratic process. By failing to answer a reporter’s questions, by failing to return our phone calls, by refusing to show courage in the face of media scrutiny, a politician is choosing to ignore the people they were elected to serve. Not all politicians are like this, of course. Some have honour and integrity, and do not shrink at the might of the pen. Sadly, those kind are more common in the corridors of power with the least influence. Some people believe journalism is bereft of ethics but that isn’t true. With power comes responsibility and we wield it through the ethic of “do no harm” and we carry out our duties with an absence of malice.

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Letters to the editor Diplomas being dumbed down Re: “Grad rates on the rise in Delta School District ”, Jan. 24, 2014. In regards to the increase in graduation rates Delta is reporting, it seems like the takeaway from that article is that it is a “good news” story. High graduation rates means well-educated, successful students right? Unfortunately, it is not difficult to find news articles and teacher commentary on the dumbing down of the Dogwood diploma. It seems there is intense pressure for high school administrators

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and teachers to pass, rather than teach, students. And the public schools are not alone. Some allege that independent schools, under pressure to maintain academic achievement reputations, can get awfully generous in awarding grades that do not reflect a student’s actually ability. Parents will rarely, if ever, question an ‘A’ - but is that what we need to start doing in order to ensure our kids are actually learning? It is very distressing to think that high schools may be churning out students, diploma in hand, who’s competency is suspect. This does not benefit the student or society

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in any way going forward. There is no shortage of stories, nor should there be, on the lack funding and resources for students with extra-educational needs. But in light of reports that the value of the Dogwood certificate is getting shaky, should we be as concerned that the average student may not be achieving what we think they are? I truly do hope that the graduation rate increase is actually a ‘good news’ story and that we have not been missing the high school education system quietly breaking down. Tracey McConnell Delta

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ccording to an Environment Canada scientist, Jane Kirk, mercury rising into the air from Alberta’s oil sands impacts an area extending for 19,000 square kilometres. The highest loading of this potent neurotoxin was in the middle of the area, labelled as its “bull’s eye.” In addition, increasing mercury levels have been detected in eggs of several water bird species downstream of the oil sands Environmental and aboriginal groups in Alberta are questioning what impact this toxin could have on their fishing and hunting. In light of what transpired in Ontario, any concerns they may have over rising mercury levels are valid ones. In 1970, members of an Ontario First Nations community, who relied on local fish as a major food source, became ill with Ontario Minamata disease, a serious neurological syndrome caused by mercury poisoning. Do research on this disease and you will be as shocked as I was! A recent radio program revealed that only 50 per cent of Canadians properly recycle burned out or broken compact fluorescent light bulbs.

During my son’s visit over Christmas I learned that he is one of the 50 per cent! Why? Apparently recycling CFLs is not convenient and, therefore, putting them into the building’s waste container is easier. Given that each CFL contains enough mercury to make 6000 gallons of water toxic, and that 20 improperly discarded CFLs would contaminate an Olympic sized swimming pool, shouldn’t we be concerned? Because mercury vapors are released from a broken bulb, a detailed clean-up procedure, including getting people out of the room, is available online. Do note (as I’ve mentioned in previous articles) that all residential-use lights and bulbs can be recycled at London Drugs, Rona, Tsawwassen and Ladner Return-It locations, Tsawwassen Home Building Centre and Ladner Village Hardware. The program includes many lighting fixtures as well. Details can be found at www.lightrecycle.ca or via brochures. There is no need for sending these products and their toxic ingredients to the landfill or to an incinerator. Please do not contribute to mercury rising! • Jean Wightman is a longtime South Delta resident and local environmentalist.

Council needs to educate itself on pot I am writing to urge Mayor Jackson and councillors to educate themselves and ensure they have all the current facts concerning the evolution of Canadian thinking in dealing with cannabis. I was a volunteer and canvasser in Delta South for SensibleBC during their campaign last fall under an Elections BC Initiative. The initiative was for a referendum on marijuana reform here in B.C. In order to prepare myself to answer questions and to be able to debate knowledgeably on the subject I studied everything I could find. During the campaign I talked to people from all over the city but majority of my time was spent in Ladner and Tsawwassen. I talked to hundreds of people from Delta South and this was the highlight of my time spent canvassing for this cause. My conclusion? I did the right thing standing up for the reform of marijuana laws here in Canada. My study taught me cannabis was less harmful than drinking alcohol and the only caution noted was people with a family background of mental illness or those

with schizophrenia should not use cannabis. I was not aware of the wonderful medicinal qualities of cannabis until I met dozens of people who would proudly show me their “medical marijuana” certificate and explain how it had helped them. Health Canada predicts 500,000 medical users by 2024. What can you do for the people of Delta to interpret this new thinking? Certainly not continuing with the lies and demonization and criminalization. Certainly not by pushing “us” to the fringes of our community. Failing to confront this challenge only strengthens the criminal element currently supplying the need. Other risks include sentencing a fellow citizen to a lifelong “ball and chain” with a criminal conviction and it prevents government oversight, quality assurance and taxation. I could go on and on but I risk losing your attention when what I really wanted to do was open your eyes. Think positive: Reduced policing costs, reduced criminal op-

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portunity, tax revenue, quality assurance for the people who choose to use. How about greenhouses on the roof of that new warehouse at Boundary Bay Airport? There are almost a million square feet and that’s 22 acres that doesn’t take up farmland. Nice and secure up on the roof, too. Or maybe the Tsawwassen First Nation is interested? They’ll have 1.8 million square feet to deal with. Please, please, you don’t really have a lot of say in how the marijuana laws of Canada are written but what you do say reeks with your knee-jerk reactions. Making comments about “all aspects” of what sounds like a “black death” is just parochial in 2014. Relax, and maybe talk to a younger person about how they feel. Finally, educate yourself, talk to us, your constituents, and then spend that great political capital you have and make all Delta proud of you. Support the medical, industrial, and recreational uses of this fine plant. Ralph Howey Delta

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Better options for birth Midwives could save the B.C. health care system millions, while improving access to maternity care Adrian MacNair

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t was just over seven years ago when Dayna Dueck, mother of five, went into labour with her third child while living in a rural area of Alabama. Her water broke and she was desperately rushing to the hospital to make it in time for the birth. To complicate matters, her doctor’s practice was too far from the hospital and was unlikely to make the trip. Not that it mattered. She gave birth in the car on the way to emergency. Dueck, now a Tsawwassen resident and pregnant with her sixth child, vowed not to let that happen again. “So when we moved here and I found out I was expecting my fourth child (Anneliese) it was really important that I found a midwife close by and I really wanted a home birth,” she says. It’s a good thing, too. When she went into labour with Anneliese, her midwife arrived 10 minutes after the phone call and the baby arrived 12 minutes after that. Dueck describes her experience with midwives as “amazing,” and says she was surprised by how much time midwives devote to their clients throughout the entire pregnancy, including postpartum care. “I found it really great, the midwives came to the house and checked on us,”

recalls Dueck. “We didn’t have to go out anywhere, which was so nice because I was needing rest with four little ones aged six and under.” She was also impressed how attentive her midwives have been to her needs, despite having other clients and busy schedules. “The midwife called me as I was leaving my ultrasound just to follow up. You would never get that in a more medical setting. Doctors just aren’t able to give that kind of care.” It’s precisely for that reason the Midwives Association of B.C. (MABC) recently called on the province to inject $3 million annually–or $225 per birth per year–beginning in 2014-15 to increase the number of midwife-assisted births in B.C. to 35 per cent by 2020. Ganga Jolicoeur, executive director of the MABC, says this would improve access to quality maternity care, especially in rural, northern and First Nations communities. Jolicoeur says their request isn’t about creating more jobs for midwives but better access to maternity care for women by bringing births closer to home. “We do know that the closer to home a birth is kept the better it is on the system and the better it is on the family,” she says.

❙ Alex Bacon, a midwife at South Delta midwifery, uses props to demonstrate how the baby is delivered. Adrian MacNair photo

The MABC claims that the money is merely an investment, and that by integrating midwifery into the health care

system it will ultimately save $60 million through reduced need for physicians and obstetrician interventions. A midwife also lowers the incidence rate of a Ceasarean section by 42 per cent and lowers the average hospital visit by 18 hours, according to the MABC. “There are very few instances where changes to the system can be made without some kind of initial investment,” says Jolicoeur. “But the savings occur immediately and so we feel confident in our message and our vision.” Jolicoeur says the MABC is also trying to educate the public about the level of medical expertise offered by midwives. Choosing a midwife doesn’t necessarily mean choosing a home birth. In fact, 83 per cent of midwives assist in births that take place in hospitals. Alex Bacon is a Ladner resident and midwife at South Delta Midwifery in Ladner. She and two other full-time midwives handle 120 clients annually through the clinic. Although most clients give birth at Richmond Hospital, 40 per cent of them choose to have home births. “I think that has a lot to do with geography here, frankly,” explains Bacon. Without a maternity ward in Delta Hospital, women are forced to take the George Massey Tunnel to Richmond.

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❙ Midwives like Alex Bacon of South Delta Midwifery must undergo four years of medical school specializing in maternal care. The Midwives Association of B.C. (MABC) recently called on the province to inject $3 million annually–or $225 per birth per year–beginning in 2014-15 to increase the number of midwife-assisted births in B.C. to 35 per cent by 2020. Adrian MacNair photo

$ Depending on what time of day the baby chooses to enter the world, traffic problems could severely complicate matters and bring stress to the mother. Many choose to simply stay in the comfort of their own home and give birth under the care of a registered health care professional. Bacon works with her clients from the moment she becomes pregnant to six weeks after she gives birth. The home visits every other day in the first week after the baby is born saves mothers the trip back to the hospital or clinic. “Women love that we visit their home space and help them with breastfeeding and other things,” she says. Bacon says the midwives also help get new mothers set up in “birth circles” with other mothers for socializing and sharing. With an average age of 60 for obstetricians in B.C. and a lack of maternity physicians in Ladner, Bacon says there will be a growing need for midwives in South Delta in the near future. She is also quick to dispel any lingering myths about home births meaning a more painful birthing experience. “As midwives a lot of people think we’re anti-medication,” says Bacon. “They don’t know you can have an epidural with a midwife.” Midwives are medically certified to handle nearly any complication and stay with their clients the entire time they are in labour, whether

that be 24 minutes or 24 hours. That can be seen as an advantage over a doctor who might check in periodically to measure the dilation of the cervix between attending other responsibilities. Midwives are also fully covered by the province’s Medical Services Plan and are not private for-profit businesses. Perhaps most importantly, midwives are certified through four years of university, and are medically trained professionals specializing in maternity. Following her positive experiences with midwives, Dueck decided to become a doula in 2009, as well as a birth photographer. She teaches group and private birth preparation classes in South Delta and Richmond and keeps a photo blog documenting her work. While Jolicoeur says midwives have a positive working relationship with doulas, it’s important to note that doulas provide non-medical support for childbirth. By educating the public about midwives it will prevent people from confusing the profession with doulas, she adds. “The misrepresentation and the lack of information on midwifery is still fairly widespread,” says Jolicoeur. “But the moment we engage with the public or with fellow health professionals or other agencies in the conversation around midwifery those myths seem to get dispelled quite quickly.”

"[Many people] don’t know you can have an epidural with a midwife" -Alex Bacon, midwife

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❙ Colton Bakkey of the delta pacers attempts a jump shot against the Claremont Spartans of Victoria last friday during the Bill Kushnir memorial tournament, held at the ladner high school last week. the pacer lost to the no. 9-ranked Spartans be a score of 81-67, and finished the tournament in seventh place. Jim Kinnear photo

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A challenging Executive Golf Course beautifully intertwined around the Marina Garden Estates

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For more information and to book your tee time please contact: email: info@covelinks.com 604-946-1839

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Backstage Pass NEWS FROM BEHIND THE SCENES

‘Art’ Best in B.C. in town for Bill Kushnir tourney ❙ robert Mangelsdorf

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The best senior boys’ basketball teams in B.C. were in Delta last week for the annual Delta Bill Kushnir Memorial Tournament. The Delta Pacers finished seventh at the ten-team tournament against competition that included four of the top AAAA teams in the province: Tamanawis Wildcats (No. 1); Winston Churchill Bulldogs (No. 2); Claremont Spartans (No. 9); and last year’s winners, the Yale Lions (No. 10). The Pacers opened the tournament with a decisive 84-54 win over Vernon Secondary. On the second day of the tournament, Delta lost 80-59 to

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the Churchill Bulldogs, before facing the Claremont Spartans on Friday, to whom they lost 81-67. That relegated the Pacers to the consolation round, where they finished up the tournament with a 64-55 win over McMath Secondary of Richmond. Tamanawis beat Churchill in the tournament final 77-65 in what could be a preview of this year’s provincial championship. The Pacers are 2-0 in league play this season in the Fraser Valley South league. Delta continues its drive for the Fraser Valley finals tonight (Friday) at home as they host Panorama Ridge Secondary at 7:30 p.m.

A Pricey Painting that Costs a Friendship

ateway is starting the New Year with a bang, bringing audiences the heated and hilarious Tony Award-winning ‘Art’.

Marc and Serge have been friends for 15 years, but when Serge spends 200,000 francs on an all-white painting, their different values quickly divide them. Marc’s unshakable disdain for contemporary art is pitted squarely against Serge—the guy who belongs to the very crowd Marc despises. Caught in the crossﬁre is the impartial Yvan—tolerant to a fault, his inability to take a stand only further infuriates his friends. Sometimes the peacekeeper, sometimes the whipping-boy, Yvan struggles to mend the friendships that are falling apart over something so seemingly petty. More than a play about painting, ‘Art’ raises questions about why we value certain objects and, more importantly, what those choices really say about us. Playwright Yasmina Reza (God of Carnage) is the master of messing with polite society—turning middleclass people into absolute animals. Under Christopher Hampton’s razor-sharp translation, expect quick dialogue and cutting comedy. ‘Art’ is for audiences who love strong stories and complex, contemporary characters. Leave your HBO, Netﬂix, and AMC programs at home—this is one you can’t PVR for later. Don’t miss out on ‘Art’—book your tickets now! tickets.gatewaytheatre.com

‘Art’

By Yasmina Reza Translated by Christopher Hampton

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FEBRUARY 6–22, 2014 Buy Tickets! Box Ofﬁce 604.270.1812 www.gatewaytheatre.com

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

515 BOOKS, COINS, STAMPS

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

MALE COCKER - Micro-chipped Reg’d, cert of pedigree, video avail. health records. $995. 604-353-8750 charlesfoyers@gmail.com MALE POMERANIAN registered, micro-chipped, all health records, video avail. $995. 604-353-8750 charlesfoyers@gmail.com MALE WESTIE. Top of the line pup. Registered, email for more info. Video avail. $995. 604-353-8750 charlesfoyers@gmail.com MINI DACHSHUND PUPPIES, born Dec 11th. M&F. unique smooth coat silver dapple and black & tan piebald. Raised by 12 yr old girl in 4H dog obediance. Well socialized. 1st shots & dewormed. $800/ea (will go toward education fund) Call: 604820-4827 (Mission). NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

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SUITES, LOWER

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FEMALE YORKIE micro-chipped, reg’d, cert of pedigree. Video avail health records. $995. 604-353-8750 charlesfoyers@gmail.com

ofing - Specializing in New Roofs, Re-Roofs & Repairs. 778-892-1266

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

REAL ESTATE

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GARAGE SALES

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LADNER - DUPLEX 5865 48A Ave.

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Sacred Heart School’s

Open House & HeartFest Thursday, February 6 B 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Welcoming new and current families to an evening of fun and learning with our school community.

HeartFest for Parents:

HeartFest for Kids:

Today’s parents are a VCR generation raising kids in a YouTube world. Sacred Heart School presents two mini-workshop sessions with information to help you navigate this world, information to help your kids become tech savvy while remaining grounded and socially responsible. Experience our school community while you learn from the experts.

There’s lots to do for the kids! There will be activities in the gym and classrooms for the older children, plus Ready Set Learn and supervised activities for the younger children in the Kindergarten rooms.

Mini-Workshop Topics Include • Digital Habits and Online Safety for Your Child • Benefits of Leading Edge Technology and Learning • How Reading Well Supports Lifelong Learning • My Child and Catholic-Based Schools

Schedule for the evening 6:00 – 8:00 6:00 – 6:15 6:00 – 6:30 6:15 – 6:30 6:30 – 6:45 7:15 – 7:30 7:30 – 8:00 7:30 – 8:00

Refreshments will be available. For enrolMenT InFo conTacT: office@shsdelta.org

Sacred Heart School 3900 arthur Drive, ladner, Bc

604.946.2611 www.shsdelta.net

Kids’ Activities and Tours Choir Ready Set Learn Jr. Band Parent Mini-Workshop 1 Parent Mini-Workshop 2 Open Time for Tours Sr. Band