Delta Optimist - May 29, 2010

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Driver faces day in court

Trial for woman charged in 2008 crash that killed Alexa Middelaer, 4, begins Monday BY

SANDOR GYARMATI

sgyarmati@delta-optimist.com

The trial of the woman charged in connection with the crash that claimed the life of four-year-old Alexa Middelaer begins Monday in Surrey Provincial Court.

Carol Ann Berner was charged with impaired driving causing death, impaired driving causing bodily harm, dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing bodily harm following

the May 17, 2008 accident in the 4300-block of 64th Street in East Ladner.

It was around 5 p.m. that day when Alexa and her aunt had stopped to feed horses while the child’s grandparents waited in a nearby car. That’s when a vehicle, allegedly driven by Berner, heading northbound on 64th Street, struck the parked car, then veered into Alexa and her aunt, killing the little girl and seriously injuring the aunt.

Berner remained at the scene and took a breathalyzer. Police at the time said speed and alcohol were factors in the crash.

Later that year, after a lengthy investigation, Delta police announced that Berner would face criminal charges.

Berner, through her lawyer, later admitted she caused the death of Alexa and injuries to the aunt, but has pleaded not guilty to the impaired driving and dangerous driving charges.

Berner elected to be tried by judge alone. The trial begins at 9:30 a.m.

A Facebook group with over 300 members dedicated in memory of Alexa says she’s remembered by her family as a loving child who embraced life with vigour and zeal and took delight in everything she did.

Since the crash, Alexa’s parents, Michael and Laurel Middelaer, have become outspoken advocates against drinking and driving.

Alexa Middelaer Meanwhile, the Middelaers recently filed a civil suit against Berner as well as the aunt, the Corporation of Delta and the province.

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CHUNG CHOW

Emma Ferreira of Hawthorne Elementary (centre) was selected as this year’s Ladner May Queen in a random draw Tuesday evening. She’s flanked by princesses Joanna Adams (left) and Victoria Tai (right) and last year’s winner Nicole Young (second left).

Ladner in party mode as May Days in full swing at Memorial Park is in full swing.

The park has once again been turned into a fairground, complete

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with midway, stage entertainment, petting zoo, craft fair and much more.

The highlight of the weekend is tomorrow’s parade, which will make its way through Ladner

Village beginning at noon.

For more details, visit www. ladnermaydays.com.

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May 29, 2010 The Delta Optimist A03

Delta considers licensing cats

Report from municipal solicitor coming to council table suggests treating felines similar to dogs BY

SANDOR GYARMATI

sgyarmati@delta-optimist.com

Dog owners in Delta already know they are required to have a licence for their four-legged friends, but that could soon also be the case for cats.

A report will be coming to Delta council in the coming weeks with recommendations for a cat licensing system.

The new requirement, part of an updated animal control bylaw, would require cat owners to register their felines. Rather than a typical tag that’s given for dogs, the plan would also see tiny chips embedded in cats, which would enable animal control staff to easily and quickly identify a lost cat brought in to the Delta Community Animal Shelter.

At a council workshop last month, politicians debated the idea put forward in a report by the municipal solicitor.

Noting dog owners are currently subsidizing the costs of sheltering and caring for stray cats, Coun.

Robert Campbell told the Optimist the recommendation is to have a phased approach over two to three years with the fee likely coming on stream in the second year.

He said one of the many advantages is a higher return rate for stray and missing cats, which reduces the shelter’s expenditures as the cats would not require

PHOTO BY

Delta Community Animal Shelter manager Sarah Lowe said a licensing program would solve a ‘huge’ cat problem. such lengthy stays.

“The other thing is, someone loses a cat, we pick it up and how do we get it back to the owners?

That’s pretty difficult,” he said.

“If you have a small charge for a licence for a cat, you can implant the cat with a chip and with a wand like you’d have in the grocery store the attendant at the shelter can read the chip and determine where that cat belongs.”

The report to council notes some of the disadvantages of the program will likely include dissatisfaction from cat owners required to pay a fee, particularly those whose cats are strictly house pets.

There’s also the physical act of capturing a cat for impoundments or identification, which can be more difficult than catching a dog.

Depending on the compliance, the licensing

program could generate anywhere from $16,000 to $100,000 per year, according to the report.

The annual fee for a spayed or neutered cat would be around $20, said Campbell.

In 2009, the shelter processed 439 cats that were either surrendered or strays, according to the report. Of that number, 381 were considered strays, but only 21 were claimed by the original owner.

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By contrast, there’s an 80 to 85 per cent return rate for dogs due to the animals having appropriate identification, such as a licence tag, tattoo or microchip.

Animal shelter manager Sarah Lowe said having permanent identification through a licensing a program would solve a “huge” cat problem.

She said the shelter currently has about 70 cats, including 25 kittens and several pregnant cats.

She noted a recent case of a cat hit by a car in Delta, taken for emergency care in Vancouver, and now in recovery at a North Delta clinic is just one example of the expense the Delta shelter has to bear.

“A lot of people don’t check their local shelter, they just assume their cats ran away,” said Lowe.

“We have to figure out in our community and all over the Lower Mainland what to do about this problem with cats and not enough homes.”

Lowe noted a cat licensing system in Calgary has had positive results. Cat licences have been mandatory in Calgary since 2007, although cat owners had a one-year grace period.

Calgary city council passed the licensing bylaw in an effort to keep the stray cat population down.

The funds generated go to that city’s animal programs, something that would also occur in Delta, said Lowe.

She said the funding here could help reduce the population of unwanted and feral cats.

The current Delta bylaw prohibits cats from running at large, but only if they are not spayed or neutered.

The new bylaw could also include a clause prohibiting all cats from roaming at large.

The report suggests a penalty of $50 for spayed/ neutered cats and $100 for unspayed/uneutered cats caught roaming at large.

School district not on hook for floor hockey injury BY

TOM ZYTARUK

Optimist contributor

A former North Delta high school student who tried to sue the Delta school district after a fellow student broke her nose with a stick during a floor hockey game has lost her lawsuit.

Paige Hamilton, now 20, attended North Delta Secondary and was enrolled in teacher Manjit Parhar’s Grade 11 co-ed physical education class when she was struck on March 5, 2007.

A classmate accidentally hit her in the face with a floor hockey stick.

Hamilton launched a lawsuit seeking between $25,000 and $28,000 in damages plus $4,000 for the cost of plastic surgery on her nose.

Her lawyer argued the school district was negligent in failing to provide adequate supervision and require the use of protective headgear.

Hamilton and another girl had testified the game on the day in question was rough and aggressive, contrary to what other students recalled.

Parhar testified he demonstrated infractions of the rules — no high sticking, no hitting, no body checking, no slashing — and enforced them but Hamilton did not recall receiving these lengthy instructions from her teacher.

The boy who hit her testified he and Hamilton were facing one another and it “just sort of happened.”

Sager Sehra said he was shooting toward Hamilton’s

goal and his stick came up Justice Elaine Adair at about “mid-chest level,” noted tat Hamilton wasn’t which he knew was an a novice player, nor did she infraction or her classof the rules. mates lack “Ms. Hamilton did not instruction on He testified he’d lead any evidence to the rules. apologized “She support a conclusion acknowledged “four or five times” that protective that her Grade but didn’t equipment capable of 10 teacher know that instructed that he’d broken preventing the type class in the her nose. of injury she suffered basic rules, Sehra including no was available and also testisticks above in use in school fied that the waist he and and no body floor hockey games Hamilton checking. She anywhere.” had the had played Justice Elaine Adair same PE floor hockey, teacher in applying these Grade 10, and testified that rules, in Grade 10 about 10 teacher taught the same or 12 times. These were the rules as Parhar — no sticks same rules on which Mr. Parhar instructed his Grade above the waist and no 11 students.” body checking.

She also noted Sehra didn’t attempt to excuse his behaviour, thinking he could get away with reckless play and breaking the rules.

“Rather, it was an accident, which happened quickly — so quickly that many did not know until after the fact that it had happened at all,” Adair said.

“Mr. Sehra knew what he had done was against the rules of play, and he apologized for it.”

The judge noted the students were not at recess, and that their PE class is a school subject for which they’re graded on the skills they learn.

“Ms. Hamilton’s injuries were certainly unfortunate,” Adair said.

“However, there is some risk of injury inherent gen-

erally in high school physical education activity and sports.”

The standard a teacher is required to meet, she said, “is one of reasonableness, not perfection.”

She found Parhar had not breached the standard of conduct he owed to his students, namely “being that of a careful or prudent parent.”

Considering protective gear, Adair found no evidence that in floor hockey any players other than goalies wear any protective equipment.

“Ms. Hamilton did not lead any evidence to support a conclusion that protective equipment capable of preventing the type of injury she suffered was available and in use in school floor hockey games anywhere.”

A04 The Delta Optimist May 29, 2010

Cessford is given national honour

Plantings coming for Paterson

BY

SANDOR GYARMATI

sgyarmati@delta-optimist.com

PHOTO BY

SANDOR GYARMATI

At first glance it appears construction activity is taking place at Paterson Park in Ladner, but that’s not the case. Piles of fill from construction of the Delta Gymnastics facility adjacent to the Ladner Leisure Centre are being transported to the southwest corner of the park. Parks and recreation director Ken Kuntz, noting there’s going to be plantings on the excavated dirt, said it’s all part of green building practices in which Delta received more credit for Leadership Through Environmental Design (LEED) by keeping excavated materials within the vicinity of the new building. Paterson Park has been vacant since a once-popular harness track closed there over 40 years ago. Delta owns the western portion while Kwantlen Polytechnic University owns the east side.

Notice of Intention to Dispose of an Interest in Municipality Property

The consideration to be received

by The Corporation of Delta from Fraserland Farms Ltd. during the term of the lease is $2,120 per year.

THIS NOTICE IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PUBLIC NOTIFICATION ONLY. IT IS NOT AN OFFER TO GRANT A SIMILAR INTEREST TO ANY OTHER PARTY.

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development.

The honour Cessford received recognizes exceptional service or performance of duty over an extended period, usually at the local or regional/provincial level.

Cessford, named Citizen of the Year by the Delta Chamber of Commerce last year, was previously with the Edmonton police department. He took over the top spot in Delta in 1995 and is the longest serving chief in the country.

Mayor Lois Jackson said Cessford uses a proactive community-based policing approach that has been effective in reducing crime in Delta.

OPEN HOUSE

Take notice that The Corporation of Delta intends to grant to Fraserland Farms Ltd. a lease of the following lands for a term of three years plus a three-year renewal option: 6000 60th Avenue, Delta, British Columbia

Jim Cessford Police chief

Please join us for an

(Pursuant to Section 26 of the Community Charter)

Civic address:

Delta police chief Jim Cessford received special recognition in Ottawa this week.

Cessford was recognized by the Order of Merit of the Police Forces at a ceremony presided by Governor General Michaëlle Jean at Rideau Hall on Wednesday.

Cessford was one of 23 police officers from across the country to receive a member of the Order of Merit, while six received an officer of the Order of Merit and one was the recipient of the commander of the Order of Merit.

The Order of Merit of the Police Forces was created 10 years ago to recognize conspicuous merit and exceptional service by members and employees of Canadian police forces whose contributions extend beyond protection of the community. Three levels of membership were established.

According to the governor general, the primary focus is on exceptional merit, contributions to policing and community

May 29, 2010 The Delta Optimist A05

West Nile virus now a reality in province Prevention efforts are getting underway in Delta SANDOR GYARMATI

public lands as well as salt water marshes within the Tsawwassen Fist Nation.

Health authorities are reminding residents to take mosquito precautions, including draining anything in their yards that can serve as a breeding ground, such as saucers, flower pots and rain gutters.

Standing water can serve as a breeding ground for mosquitoes.

PHOTO BY

SANDOR GYARMATI

Tsawwassen Area Plan Review - Update • Where are we now in the process?

The Corporation of Delta is in the process of updating the Tsawwassen Area Plan. The plan has not undergone a comprehensive review since it was adopted in 1992. Beginning last fall, public meetings have been held to receive input from community members and hear what people would like to see for the future of Tsawwassen. A traffic analysis is also underway which is expected to be completed this summer.

• Will there be a public survey?

Yes, as part of this consultation process, Council has directed that a public opinion mail-in survey be undertaken to give every resident and business owner in Tsawwassen an opportunity to provide input on a number of key issues in the Tsawwassen Area Plan. The results of this survey will assist Mayor and Council in providing direction to the Tsawwassen Area Plan Review Committee on key issues that need to be addressed in the revised area plan.

• Who is conducting the survey?

The Corporation of Delta has retained IpsosReid to prepare the survey and collect and tabulate the results.

• What if I don’t receive a survey?

The survey will be mailed in early June to all 8,000 residential properties and 360 businesses in Tsawwassen. Note: if you have a block on unaddressed mail or if you do not receive a survey by June 7, 2010, please go to Winskill Recreation Centre or South Delta Recreation Centre where packages will be available.

Packages will not be available until June 7 and proof of a Tsawwassen address is required.

• Is there a deadline for the survey?

Yes, completed surveys must be mailed in the postage paid envelope supplied by Ipsos Reid

by June 18, 2010 in order to be processed.

• Will the survey results be reported?

Yes, the results of the survey will be made publicly available on a Council agenda and posted on Delta’s website.

• What are the next steps following the survey?

After the survey results have been considered by Council and the Tsawwassen Area Plan Review Committee, a complete draft of the area plan will be formulated and available in the following months. Additionally, Council will hold a formal public hearing in the fall as part of the process to adopt the new plan.

• How can I get more information?

Visit the Tsawwassen Area Plan Review website at www.corp.delta.bc.ca/tap for information and updates on the process, or contact Barry Konkin at (604) 946-3334.

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Some, though, are very ill for several weeks. sgyarmati@delta-optimist.com Delta’s West Nile program is also about to get West Nile virus prevenunderway following Delta tion programs for 2010 are council’s recent decision about to get underway. to award a contract to D.G. Last year finally saw the Regan and Associates Ltd. first confirmed indigenous for surface water treatment human case of the virus in B.C. That Kelowna case fol- and mapping. The contract goes up to a maximum of lowed the B.C. Centre for Disease Control confirming $55,000.

Culex Environmental a mosquito pool sample Ltd. was awarded a contract collected from the south of almost $47,600 to conOkanagan tested positive duct the catch basin portion for the virus. treatment of the municipal Randy Heilbron, West West Nile program.

Nile co-ordinator for the The funding will come Fraser Health Authority, from the provsaid only ince. one other Delta has human case “I think this will be a operated its was found, very important year conwhile two for us, making some mosquito trol program horses in through a conthe Interior conclusions to the tracted service also tested future or some clear with registered positive. indicators for the professional While no future.” biologists for human Randy Heilbron many years. cases were A staff report reported in notes the program focuses the Lower Mainland, one on treating the most suscephorse in the area was distible stage of the mosquito covered to have contracted life cycle, the larval stage, the virus. though regular monitorIn previous years there ing and treatment of larval had been a number of habitats. reported cases of B.C. Treatments are conducted residents contracting the illon ground, and not by air, ness, but they did so while using a naturally occurring travelling elsewhere. The soil bacteria that is speciesvirus had been expected specific and has no impact to make an appearance in on other organisms found in B.C. for several years, but aquatic habitat. for reasons still unknown The report also notes the it didn’t happen until last largest and most prolific year. sources of recurrent mosHeilbron said mosquito development in Delta quito monitoring would are several tidally inflube phased in starting next week. By early July, the full enced salt marshes, while the waters in Burns Bog program will be launched, aren’t a viable mosquito including a hotline where habitat due to the acidic people can report dead nature of the water. crows.

From 2005 to 2008, “I think this will be a Delta had been provided very important year for us, about $100,000 per year for making some conclusions West Nile virus risk reducto the future or some clear tion activities, however, indicators for the future,” that funding was chopped he said. almost in half by the FHA “You can reasonably last year because the virus think that in a good season hadn’t shown up in this the Interior will get at least province. what they got last year Last year, though, the again, but it’s still unclear health authority recomhow things are going mended cities begin larvito unfold in the Lower ciding open water and catch Mainland. A single horse basin habitats after the virus isn’t a great indicator.”

Most people who become showed up near the end of the mosquito season. Delta infected with West Nile received provincial fundvirus through mosquito ing after jointly applying bites don’t experience any with the Tsawwassen First symptoms. Approximately Nation.

20 per cent will experiThis year’s program ence mild to severe flu-like will include treating and symptoms, in most cases lasting three to six days. monitoring catch basins on BY

A06 The Delta Optimist May 29, 2010

Harvest Box provides taste of home

Earthwise Farm program, which begins in June, sees subscribers receive weekly box of locally grown produce provides subscribers with 22 weekly harvest boxes of seasonal produce from the Earthwise Farm for an annual membership of $500.

The contents of the box will vary with the seasons, so participants really get a sense of what is available locally throughout the year in our climate.

Shane Sarsfield, a farm intern who has been working on the Earthwise Farm since March, has been prepping and planting crops for the start of the program.

Sarsfield expects June’s boxes will contain different varieties of fresh heritage

lettuce, baby beets and carrots, spinach, rhubarb and baby potatoes.

During the summer, delicious heirloom tomatoes, multi-coloured beans, corn and specialty eggplants will fill the boxes, while in the late fall, the farm will harvest five varieties of winter squash, broccoli, Swiss chard and winter hardy lettuces like Rouge D’Hiver.

“The best thing about the box program is that people can really develop a relationship with the farm — and get to look forward to tasting what’s in the box each week,” says Sarsfield.

The Harvest Box pro-

gram will introduce people to some more unusual vegetables like kohlrabi and rapini, both of which will be in the June boxes.

Allison and Madison, two students at South Delta Secondary, are working on a recipe book to help people with preparation tips for some of the less well known or “underappreciated” vegetables. The recipe book is a term project for the Sustainable Resources 12 in Agriculture program offered at the Earthwise Farm in partnership with the Delta school district.

People who want to take part in the Harvest Box

Notice of Land Use Contract Discharge

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DELTA LAND USE CONTRACT DISCHARGE BYLAW NO. 6843 – (File LU005816)

Pet of the Week

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that at the Council Meeting to be held on MONDAY, JUNE 7, 2010 at 7:00 PM at the Municipal Hall, 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, B.C., the Municipal Council of The Corporation of Delta will consider third reading and final adoption of Delta Land Use Contract Discharge Bylaw No. 6843, which relates to the properties listed below.

The purpose of this bylaw is to authorize Council to discharge the land use contract from the subject properties in the list below to reveal the underlying RS1 Single Family Residential Zone, in order that the owners of the properties be allowed to apply for a tree cutting permit to remove a tree located on their properties.

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5180 1A Avenue

008-614-717

5241 4A Avenue 5142 11A Avenue 4613 54 Street 5075 57 Street 4520 60B Street

005-588-677 005-137-578 006-424-571 006-385-800 003-649-130

11712 64A Avenue 11913 77A Avenue 11439 79A Avenue 11528 80 Avenue 11811 80A Avenue 11457 83A Avenue 7957 114A Street 7564 115 Street 7744 117 Street 9055 117 Street

006-411-347 004-038-240 005-567-131 001-225-863 002-384-248 005-012-252 003-141-551 017-844-924 005-324-904 004-987-501

9064 117 Street

004-987-799

9085 117 Street

004-987-551

5740 Abbey Drive 11856 Alderwood Crescent 91 Alpenwood Lane 101 Alpenwood Lane 7680 Barrymore Drive 6256 Beechwood Street 7150 Blake Drive 11493 Bond Boulevard 11932 Briarwood Place 7644 Carnaby Place 4905 Cliff Drive 11482 Commonwealth Crescent 11532 Commonwealth Crescent

001-582-976 000-555-266 004-945-531 004-464-486 000-457-906 001-827-553 005-538-564 006-295-819 005-696-364 005-690-048 008-906-262 005-112-362 005-112-311

LAND USE CONTRACT NO. SA3070 SA2629 SA3062 SA3034 SA2587 SA2999 SA3110 SA3000 SA2702 SA3231 LU-76-23 SA3298 SA2785 SA3231 SA2931 SA3256 SA2735 SA3003 SA2735 SA3003 SA2735 SA3003 SA2683 SA3181 SA2886 SA2886 SA2755 SA3181 LU-78-22 SA2740 SA3181 SA3103 SA2844 SA2740 SA3040 SA2740 SA3040

ADDRESS

PID

453 Connaught Drive 493 Connaught Drive 47 Diefenbaker Wynd 6843 Dover Place 1033 Eden Crescent 687 English Bluff Road 7593 Garfield Drive 5660 Goldenrod Crescent 6056 Inglewood Place 733 Kingfisher Place 7024 Newport Place 11421 Northview Crescent

001-811-011 005-626-501 005-470-081 002-378-515 006-313-388 006-193-714 005-464-986 000-836-273 001-876-601 000-555-029 005-058-716 000-568-791

9146 Norum Crescent 5269 Paton Drive 11112 Pitman Place 11122 Pitman Place 11733 Ridgecrest Drive 6192 Rosewood Drive

005-001-641 005-274-206 004-116-372 004-116-399 005-740-029 005-621-704

6684 Ryall Place 6907 Ryall Crescent 629 Sandollar Place 6829 Sandpiper Place 5620 Sherwood Boulevard 5730 Sherwood Boulevard 11477 Somerset Crescent

004-299-400 002-050-862 001-960-598 001-264-231 004-945-280 004-939-727 002-070-324

6939 Stewart Road 11669 Summit Crescent 6265 Sunwood Drive 11907 Sunwood Place

006-279-317 003-766-624 005-833-051 005-701-431

6893 Sussex Crescent 1434 Village Green Wynd 6601 Wade Road 11087 York Place

006-280-927 001-756-893 001-912-682 005-413-028

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Juno has been at the shelter for a year now, she was surrendered to the shelter due to a separation in the family. Juno is very active and loves to explore and play. She gets along with other cats but wouldn't do well in a home with children. Juno is our "deocration cat" - she is beautiful to look at but likes affection on her own terms. Miss Juno can end up being your best friend with a gorgeous sassy attitude.

For further information contact the DELTA COMMUNITY ANIMAL SHELTER 7450 - 80th St., Ladner 604-940-7111

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TUESDAY, JUNE 1st 2010

IS

FAMILY DAY!

SAVE

Pursuant to Section 890(4) of the Local Government Act and Council’s resolution on May 10, 2010, there will not be a Public Hearing for this bylaw.

AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the bylaw, detailed maps and other relevant information and regulations may be inspected at the office of the Community Planning and Development Department, 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, B.C., (604-946-3380) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, between 8:00 am and 4:45 pm, and Thursday between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm May 28, 2010 to June 7, 2010 exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays.

Staff Contact: Nancy McLean, 604-952-3814 Web Page Location: Regular Meeting: May 10, 2010 E03

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program can register by fresh, healthy local produce contacting Earthwise at to supplement their diet.

604-946Donations 9828. from $25 to It is also “The best thing about $500 will suppossible ply from one the box program is for an indi22 weeks that people can really to vidual or of farm-fresh, develop a relationship seasonal procompany to sponsor with the farm — and duce to identia Harvest fied families. get to look forward to Donors Box for will tasting what’s in the receive a a family in need. box each week.” charitable tax Earthwise Shane Sarsfield receipt for has parttheir contribunered tion. with Delta social service The deadline to subscribe organizations Reach and to the program is June 9, Deltassist to identify famialthough sponsorships will lies that are most in need of be accepted at any time.

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Food security is a hotbutton issue these days.

As awareness grows, more and more people are expressing the desire to develop strong local food systems and ecologically sustainable farms so communities can be confident of a local supply of nutritious, sustainably grown food.

Community supported agriculture programs are one method to support the growth of sustainable food systems and to provide access to fresh, local produce direct from the farm.

The Earthwise Society’s Harvest Box program

May 29, 2010 The Delta Optimist A07

Tree cutting in ’Bay upsets neighbours Delta confirms homeowner obtained necessary permits SANDOR GYARMATI

sgyarmati@delta-optimist.com

The removal of four large trees from a lot in Boundary Bay has neighbours upset.

A home on 67th Street at 1A Avenue became a gathering spot Thursday as a company cut down two cottonwoods and two Douglas firs, all in excess of 100 feet.

Saying the trees had been used often by many eagles, Donna Wright, a neighbourhood resident for nearly 50 years, was one of several people watching with much angst as the chainsaws buzzed.

“These are heritage trees, so I want to see their arborist report. I think Delta only took the opinion of one arborist who was hired by the owner,” she said.

“It’s well known in the neighbourhood that eagles

come from everywhere to use it and the fact that there’s nothing to replace it is upsetting. Someone should take responsibility.”

The property owner obtained the necessary permits from municipal hall.

In 2006, Delta council approved a bylaw allowing one tree to be cut down on private property per year.

If more than one is to be removed, a permit must be obtained.

If someone wants to cut multiple trees, they also must submit an arborist report. When multiple trees are to be cut, the property owner must also submit a tree replacement plan with a replacement ratio of twoto-one.

If the replacement trees can’t be planted on the owner’s property, the municipality will plant the trees on public land at the owner’s expense.

The original goal of the bylaw was to prevent land owners from clear-cutting properties before applying for a development permit, at which time tree replacement requirements could be imposed.

Community planning director Tom Leathem said the owner on the 67th Street property submitted an application over a year ago and followed the bylaw. An arborist, he said, concluded the trees posed a hazard, especially the cottonwoods, which had rot on top. He said a half-dozen homes below could have been damaged.

An eagle’s nest was in one of the cottonwoods but it has been successfully relocated, he said, adding Ministry of Environment permission was also granted in that case.

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Hard to pin decision on influence TED MURPHY

MURPHY’S LAW I can understand the concerns over campaign contributions influencing political decisions, but I have a more difficult time using the Tsawwassen Golf and Country Club redevelopment as a prime example.

It’s well documented that local developer Ron Toigo made campaign contributions to almost every member of Delta council during the last municipal election. It’s also on the public record that councillors gave conditional approval last week to revisions to Toigo’s Tsawwassen Springs project.

It strikes me the situation could be looked at in one of two ways: Either the approval was given as some sinister effort to repay a campaign contributor or it was granted because council members thought it was the right decision to make.

There’s no doubt Toigo’s campaign contributions provide fuel for the former, but history, at least the way I read it, suggests last week’s actions have more to do with the latter.

The council members that supported the Tsawwassen Springs project two years ago, prior to the last election, did so, presumably, because they heard many constituents tell them this downsizer-type of accommodation is desperately needed in the community. Given the revisions — which add more condos, but don’t increase the size of any of the buildings — aren’t materially changing the look of the project, it would stand to reason they would continue to support it.

It’s also not surprising that Bruce McDonald, who spoke in favour of the project two years ago as a private citizen, lent his support to it as a member of council. Anne Peterson was the only councillor not to get any money from Toigo in the last election, yet free of any perception of conflict she supported his revisions last week.

For a little more history, Vicki Huntington received a civic campaign contribution from Toigo but routinely voted against his development proposals because she didn’t think they were in the right locations.

I could see a smoking gun if a donor’s project is wildly unpopular but receives council approval nonetheless, but that simply isn’t the case here. It appears members of Delta council made a decision they thought was in the best interests of the community and their constituents.

Although I don’t think this is a good example of influence peddling, that doesn’t mean efforts shouldn’t be made to address an issue that’s as old as elections themselves. Perhaps a cap on contributions would eliminate any conflicts, both real and perceived.

Urban hipster offers his take on Southlands development NATHALIE HEIBERGHARRISON

COMMUNITY COMMENT Bartosz Bos wants Century Group to develop the Southlands.

What is extraordinary about that fact is he is vocal about it. What is also extraordinary about that fact is he currently resides in Vancouver.

Last week Vancity Buzz, a local news blog, published an article of his where he exclaimed: “I’m moving to Tsawwassen!” This may or may not happen, but his point was that our contentious piece of land has a lot to offer for people wanting to escape the grind of the city.

“Seriously people,” he wrote, “Vancouver’s not getting any bigger and we’re already up to our eyeballs in not exactly affordable glass shoe boxes.” Instead of working as an artist out of a converted Gastown loft surrounded by junk-

ies, he wants to work out of a converted barn close to cows, a bird sanctuary and Point Roberts (“for late night Miami Vice style capers,” he added).

But there is the controversy, and it’s interesting to see it from the view of an urban hipster. He covered all the major fears — it’s useable farmland, traffic will increase — and countered that community trust farming and new age jobs that don’t require hour-long commutes are viable solutions.

It’s a little scary being a supporter of development on the Southlands. Alternatively, I would say it is extremely easy to be opposed to it. It’s hard to argue against the preservation of farmland and against changing our community so many have come to love over the years.

It’s easy to be a champion for wildlife and potato farms and fallow fields and, quite frankly, anything to the contrary can get a little uncomfortable.

“I don’t want to come off as hyperbolic,” Bos wrote to me in an email Thursday, “but what with all the environmental carnage going

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on, the very future of humankind is currently at stake. If we wish to survive as a species, it is absolutely necessary to preserve the resources we have left and figure out a way to live comfortably within the limits a finite ecological system.

Innovation and preservation must go hand in hand.”

He came to this conclusion after attending the Share the Southlands Spring Fair on May 1. He found that what Sean Hodgins had to say was a refreshing change from the “jargon filled real estate marketing” that is omnipresent in Vancouver. He thought the people he met, both for and against the development, had a genuine interest in what was happening. He thought Century Group’s efforts to involve the community were commendable.

It sounds a little apocalyptic, sure, but his attitude isn’t one that you acquire lightly either. He might live outside the borders of our community, but opinions like that take balls no matter where you live.

Nathalie Heiberg-Harrison was a member of the Southlands Community Planning Team.

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May 29, 2010 The Delta Optimist A09 Letters to the Editor

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Community prospers when everyone singing together Editor: I have watched with some interest the dilemma that Delta council faces with regard to the future and the polarized attitude that seems to exist with regard to development of any kind.

I have noted and learned by experience that the notion of maintaining the status quo is indeed a recipe for falling behind.

As manager of the Richmond Chamber of

Commerce in the early 1950s when Richmond was all farmland with only an airport, two racetracks and a ferry linking Richmond to Ladner, I witnessed much of the same dilemmas Delta council is facing today.

Polarization leads to paralysis and it is to this end that I dare comment.

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Editor: Re: We’ve seen this movie before, letter to the editor, May 22 Former Liberal MLA Val Roddick’s mean-spirited attack on Bill Vander Zalm indicates just how nervous the Gordon Campbell Liberals are.

Vander Zalm has plenty of charisma, substance and faith in the average British Columbian. Perhaps his most powerful quality, and the one the Liberals are

most threatened by, is his ability to read public sentiment and identify with the average citizen. It’s an ability the Liberals have never had.

Roddick’s letter serves to remind us how this community has suffered under Liberal leadership: the downgrading of Delta Hospital, overhead power lines (despite a brilliant campaign with 2,000 people showing up in protest), the South Fraser Perimeter

Road disaster, school closures and the threat of waste-to-energy plants are only a few.

Liberals are an endangered species here in South Delta (and in North Delta).

It appears the only happy ones are politicians, bureaucrats and developers.

I look forward to voting for Vicki Huntington again and congratulate Vander Zalm for the well-fought anti-HST campaign.

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Vander Zalm criticism hard to take from MLA with less than flattering track record

Editor: Re: We’ve seen this movie before, letter to the editor, May 22 I could accept the comment that Bill Vander Zalm is “charisma with no substance” from anybody but Val Roddick.

Roddick was the most useless and incompetent MLA Delta has had in the 20+ years I have lived here.

The only thing she was any good at was attending photo ops.

During her tenure our hospital services were drastically downgraded, power lines were strung up through the middle of Tsawwassen that have now

left about 100 empty homes overseen by a private security company, expansion of the port and the ill-advised South Fraser Perimeter Road.

Roddick represented her constituents so well they tried to recall her. She didn’t run again as she knew she would not get elected because she never once attended to our interests.

It was all about what Gordon Campbell wanted.

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May 29, 2010 The Delta Optimist A11

King is congratulated for not voting on Toigo plan

Editor: Re: Conflict charges frustrate Toigo, May 22 I have never met Heather King, but hats off to her for doing the honourable thing and being the only member on council who sees voting on a proposal from Ron Toigo, a major campaign contributor, as a conflict of interest.

She has had to withstand criticism and personal insults regarding her judgment and experience from our acting mayor and Toigo.

Well, I suspect many voters, and certainly this one, want

her to know she has our full support for acting honourably and alone.

Apparently elections law allows the practice of voting on a matter of clear personal gain to a major campaign contributor as long as that contribution has been disclosed. How, I ask, does disclosing the contribution remove the underlying conflict of interest?

And hiding behind “legal advice” doesn’t absolve councillors such as Robert Campbell et al in my eyes from poor judgment and bias.

Underlying this, of course, is the whole issue of campaign contributions in municipal elections where major developers such as Toigo or anyone with a major financial interest in the community can make sizeable campaign contributions to council members and thereby surely create conflicts of interest for elected members who have benefited from these contributions.

The practice is allowed but that does not make it right.

Grant Allan

Huntington accepted Toigo donation as councillor, but didn’t back his projects

Editor: Re: Conflict charges frustrate Toigo, May 22 I would appreciate the opportunity to ensure the record is clear: while Ron Toigo’s contribution to one of my municipal campaigns was appreciated, it did not influence my vote on any

of his development applications that came before Delta council.

I was opposed to each of the projects because they were on either environmentally sensitive land or on agricultural land (Riverhouse on Deas Slough; the

townhouse development on Deas Slough; and the Tsawwassen Golf and Country Club project).

I could add, perhaps unnecessarily, that Toigo did not contribute to my provincial campaign.

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HST is massive tax shift to consumers: MLA Once July 1 rolls around, you’ll be paying seven per cent more on many items thanks to harmonized sales tax VICKI HUNTINGTON

MLA’S REPORT It’s your wedding anniversary on July 1. You want to make this one special, so you plan an amazing evening for you and your spouse, including hair appointments and spa treatments. You organize taxis, dry cleaning for your outfits, dinner at your favourite restaurant and tickets to a great concert.

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are going up. How about staying home for your vacation instead? Moorage, campgrounds, fishing charters, resorts, lifejackets, first-aid kits — all will be taxed more. Golf fees, ski passes, tickets to sports events — taxed more.

And don’t let your active kids grow too quickly: the HST exemption for children’s clothing will be based on their size, not their age — a terribly discriminatory application of a tax.

You can’t escape the HST by hiding out at home either. Renovations and maintenance, insulation, smoke detectors, phone, basic cable — well, you get the picture. Oops, maybe not — photography will be taxed more too.

Need a lawyer? An architect? A naturopath?

A plumber? A gardener?

Prepare to pay more. And the final injustice: you won’t even escape this tax by dying — funeral expenses are going up, too.

If this government truly

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Couldn’t they have said that we have an unconscionably large deficit, and that government needs the transition money from the federal government? Or that we need to provide every competitive opportunity to the large corporations that provide the majority of resource revenues to this province? They could have argued that small business will benefit somewhat by the administrative efficien-

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Residents of Prince Rupert, halfway up our spectacular coast, know how to stage a great celebration. They plan it, organize it and present it with the minimum participation of city government. I was there last weekend and saw how successful that system can be.

Prince Rupert residents stage a “get-together” every 10 years. Present residents and those who once lived in the city gather for a reunion. They call each gathering a “Homecoming” and if some significant event can be marked at the same time, so much the better.

This year’s Homecoming coincided with the 100th anniversary of the incorporation of the city in 1910, but the centenary celebration is still the “Homecoming.”

Delta played an early part in the three-day event. A piece of art created by local artist Amy Huestis, when she studied and worked in Rupert some years ago, was sent to the City of Prince Rupert by Mayor Lois Jackson. It was not presented in the city hall but rather at the first convenient event of the Homecoming.

The Delta delegation was whisked off to the reception centre and the art presented by the artist on behalf of Delta to Mayor Jack Mussallem with all necessary formality. It would be displayed at the first city council meeting and hung in the hall.

Two features of the Centennial Homecoming were definitely memo-

rable: the dinner for 5,000 guests held in two gymnasiums and a musical titled The Dream Lives On that recounted the historical features of the area.

I had never before sat down to a buffet dinner with 2,000 people in a big school gymnasium and I doubt I ever will again. In a nearby school another throng of more than 2,000 had their dinner. Think of the furniture, the quantities of tasty food and the organization required to satisfy a mob that size. It came off without any visible hitches.

There were no speeches given by anyone. Necessary announcements were made but the diners were so busy talking with friends and former residents it’s likely announcements wouldn’t have been heard.

A capacity crowd filled the 800 seats in the fine new Lester Centre where a musical presentation based on the history of Prince Rupert was told on Sunday afternoon. Written and produced by residents of the city, the three-hour production was a great climax to the Centennial Homecoming.

One of the souvenirs given to celebrants was Prince Rupert, An Illustrated History.

Produced by the Prince Rupert City and Regional Archives Society and printed by Friesens of Altona, Man., it will be saved for its quality and quantity of illustrations.

Other Deltans who attended the Homecoming who introduced themselves to me included Kimberley McMillan, who is a neighbour of Mayor Lois Jackson, Allison Hamblin, Lutz Budde and others whose names I failed to record.

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he didn’t know he was prohibited. Notice of driving prohibition written to suspect was located inside the vehicle. Suspect was arrested for driving while prohibited and released on a provincial appearance notice. Vehicle impounded for 30 days. Suspect was also served for no driver’s licence.

Ladner • May 22, 3:49 a.m., 3400-block of Highway 17: When attempts to stop a pickup truck travelling at a high rate of speed northbound on Highway 17 resulted in the vehicle crossing over the centre median, police ceased following it. It was later

discovered this vehicle had been stolen from the ferry terminal.

• May 22, 4:30 a.m., 6000-block of Highway 17: It was reported that a break-in had occurred as an unknown suspect had entered the business and ransacked an office.

Nothing was stolen.

Damage: $400.

• May 22, 9:54 p.m., Highway 99 and Highway 17: A stop was initiated after a vehicle was reported to be swerving all over the road. The driver was arrested for impaired driving and was transported to headquarters. Vehicle was towed.

• May 23, 11:39 a.m., 5200-block of Ladner Trunk Road: A witness, who observed a male taking chocolate bars and not paying for them, detained the subject until police arrived.

A search revealed the male had concealed further stolen items. Subject was then transported to cells and released on an appearance notice.

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• May 22, 2 a.m., ferry causeway: Complainant reported that her Ford F350 pickup had been stolen from the long-term parking lot. A cellphone and a GPS were in the vehicle.

• May 24, 2:59 a.m., 5500-block of 8A Avenue: A single vehicle accident resulted in the vehicle sustaining significant damage after crashing into a culvert and striking a tree. An occupant was transported to hospital with undetermined injuries. Alcohol was suspected to be involved.

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Former South Delta Baptist Church pastor Geoff Tunnicliffe played a significant role in a major religious event in South Africa last weekend.

Tunnicliffe, the international director of the World Evangelical Alliance, participated in the 10th anniversary celebration of Global Day of Prayer in Cape Town. He delivered a

plenary address at a Day Of Payer conference last Friday and led a prayer at a stadium event on Sunday, the official date of Global Day of Prayer 2010.

At the conference, Tunnicliffe, according to a news release, was to speak on current global challenges and opportunities, including globalization, persecution, human trafficking, HIV/AIDS, the financial crisis, war, climate change, urbanization and nuclear

weapons.

Tunnicliffe put forward a response to the present global reality by explicating on the growth and impact of the church and affirming God’s vision.

When he was a pastor in Delta in 2004, Tunnicliffe was part of a delegation with the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada that travelled to Sri Lanka following a devastating tsunami, which claimed the lives of an estimated 150,000

people in 11 Southeast Asian countries.

When he returned to Delta, a task force from his parish began community consultations to gauge public support for his idea of partnering with a Sri Lankan village, eventually starting the Dare You to Move campaign with other community members.

However, the proposal didn’t get enough support to be launched.

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by Pentecost Sunday 2005, globe. Given the challenges Christians from 156 nations we face in the world today, united in prayer for the first the church desperately Global Day of Prayer. needs to be united in prayer.

This year, Tunnicliffe had We thank God that Global the following message for Day of Prayer has made Christians worldwide: “I such a profound impact.”

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Sadly, a lot of creation’s groaning is the result of humanity’s (i.e. our) failure to practice responsible stewardship of all that God has made.

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Depending on whom you believe, some 5,000 to 19,000 barrels of oil are presently spewed into the Gulf waters every single day. Livelihoods are being wiped out and marine life is becoming contaminated accompanied with the death of who knows how many creatures of the land and the sea.

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Ton of fish at Shrine BBQ

Service club buys 2,000 pounds of wild salmon for 41st edition of popular event BY

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Wild salmon will be on the barby next Sunday when the Tsawwassen Shrine Club hosts its annual barbecue at Ladner Harbour Park.

The 41st edition of the popular event will see the service club purchase a whopping 2,000 pounds of Johnstone Strait salmon to feed those who descend on the park.

“We served about 1,600 (last year),” said Tsawwassen Shrine Club treasurer Michael Cruise.

“That’s a lot of fish.”

Now into its fifth decade, the event’s popularity can be traced to two factors: good food and a good cause.

“Salmon barbecue is delicious,” said Cruise.

“You can’t barbecue the way we do at home. Here it’s all prepared for you and the price is reasonable. We serve pretty good portions.”

Each meal consists of a generous portion of salmon (about nine to 10 ounces), cole slaw, French fries, bun and butter, coffee or juice.

Canned pop is available for an extra cost.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under.

Despite the escalating price of salmon, the club

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Generous portions of wild salmon will be on the barbecue at Ladner Harbour Park next Sunday afternoon thanks to the 60member Tsawwassen Shrine Club.

has held the line on its prices.

“We’re keeping our prices down. Maybe this might be the last year [for not raising the price], but it’s a way to thank the community for helping the Shriners support our community projects,” Cruise said.

“We might have to raise our prices next year, the

fish has gone up almost 25 per cent over last year.”

Proceeds from the barbecue support local charities, including a $75,000 commitment to a pediatric room at Delta Hospital. Over the past four decades, the club has contributed in excess of $260,000 to community projects.

The club also supports

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this program is in excess of $1.2 million, however there is no cost to the patient or government.

In 2009, the program provided transportation for 892 patients within B.C. and for 840 patients to Shrine hospitals in Portland and Spokane.

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tain 22 hospitals for the benefit of physically challenged children. The nearest hospitals are in Washington and Oregon.

The barbecue will run from noon to 5:30 p.m., rain or shine, on Sunday, June 6. If it rains, the club sets up take-out so people can enjoy the salmon at home.

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We’re entering that difficult season known as the in-between — the time between skiing and hiking seasons that’s best suited for tax filing, garage reorganizing and other tedious indoor tasks.

But shrewd mountain junkies will spend the inbetween season planning their summer hikes. Some of the premier trails in Western Canada require reservations as much as three months in advance.

So ignore the disorder in the garage, pull out the calendar and book dates for these stunning hikes.

Lake O’Hara They don’t come any lovelier than this high alpine lake situated in Yoho National Park. The scenery is spectacular, the plants unique and wildlife varied.

Hiking options range from an easy shoreline trail to difficult alpine treks that involve scrambling on scree slopes.

The downside? This is probably the hardest hike in Western Canada to reserve — the hiking equivalent of scoring tickets to the Stanley Cup final. Parks Canada restricts the number of visitors to protect the sensitive alpine area and maintain the wilderness experience.

Other than hiking the long 11 kilometres into the lake, the only access is by Parks Canada’s daily shuttle bus, which has a strictly enforced limit of 42 people per day. Bus reservations can be made three months in advance and the spaces fill up immediately.

The cost is $14.70 for an adult return bus trip.

Commercial guided hikes into Lake O’Hara are sometimes available at the last minute, but there are no guarantees. To book: call the Lake O’Hara reservation line at 250-343-6433.

Burgess Shale Often called the world’s most significant fossil discovery, this B.C. gem offers a hiking experience unlike any other. You’ll be right there among exquisitely preserved fossils that are 500 million years old.

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To control the number of visitors to the area, Parks Canada allows a maximum of 60 overnight hikers to start the trail daily. The reservation fee is $24.50, plus an overnight use fee of $127.50. To book: call 1-800-435-5622, pc.gc.ca/ pacificrim.

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Due to the sensitive nature of the fossils, you can’t access the area without a certified guide. Both Parks Canada and the Burgess Shale Geophysical Foundation provide full-day guided hikes. You’ll learn heaps and get a killer workout, too, thanks to a long steep climb and up to 20 kilometres of walking.

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Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith

by Anne Lamott “One secret of life is that the reason life works at all is that not everyone in your tribe is nuts on the same day. Another secret is that laughter is carbonated holiness.”

That’s vintage Anne Lamott. An American author and columnist, Lamott has several bestsellers to her credit, and was familiar to me through her wonderful volume on writing, Bird by Bird. So I was curious to see Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith sitting on a deep discounttable at a local bookstore.

The title should have been a hint. “Plan B” and

“Further Thoughts” indicate a continuation of something, and indeed this book reads like an extension of an earlier conversation. In fact, it develops ideas on faith during times of stress that she canvassed in several earlier works.

Lamott is quietly outrageous. She is a white, middle-aged, middle-class woman who is now a grandmother — but one with dreadlocks. She discusses her complicated life, including periods of drug use, single parenthood, and anxiety for the future in short observations that are loosely linked but not narrative.

Her weapon — and it’s a powerful one — is sharp, often self-deprecating humour.

She rails against George Bush, quotes from Robert Frost and describes her friendship with American Buddhist teacher Jack Kornfield, who gave her

a red wrist cord blessed by the Dalai Lama. She befriends the terminally ill, the homeless and the mentally unstable. Where in such serious stuff is there room for humour?

It’s in her wacky way of seeing the world. After delivering a guest sermon at her quirky-sounding Presbyterian church: “Everyone clapped like mad, and I felt like Miss Spiritual America, with a red cord and an invisible tiara.” She explains her own struggles with religious messaging: “If the president had been the only person on earth, Jesus would still have loved him so much that he would have come down and died for him. This drives me crazy, that God seems to have no taste, and no standards. Yet on most days, this is what gives some of us hope.”

One weakness, and it appears throughout the book, is her unrelenting

focus on her one child, a teenaged boy who ends up fathering a child. Her insights into his personality and behaviour aren’t unique or even that interesting, although clearly he has been a major focus of her existence. And I have to wonder how he feels about the world being privy to the tiniest details of his upbringing.

Far better are her sharp observations of ordinary things, such as her fear of swimming: “I stood on the beach that day with our youth group, hailing Mary; then I got up my courage and waded in, to my knees.

The ocean is so female, amniotic, and the waves and sand scour you like a mother with a washcloth.”

My advice? Read Lamott, but not necessarily this book. Try Traveling Mercies or Bird by Bird. If you’re lucky, you just may find them on a sale table too.

Local author launches new book at Albany Darlene Foster novel aimed at tweens ireadiwrite Publishing has partnered with Albany Books to present the official launch of Darlene Foster’s new children’s book, Amanda in Arabia: The Perfume Flask.

Foster will be reading from and signing her book at the Tsawwassen bookstore on Saturday, June 12 from 1 p.m.

Foster is a youth employment counsellor, an ESL tutor for children and a longtime Tsawwassen resident.

Amanda in Arabia is the story of a 12-year-old girl who travels to the United Arab Emirates to visit her relatives, but ends up on the adventure of a lifetime.

“We’re proud to have Darlene as a part of our

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Kids get rockin’ with Guitar Marty Now in its fifth year, School of Rock Summer Camp features showcase concert rockers.

Students ages 10 to 16 will be grouped into bands of similar ages. The bands will work on three to five songs, first learning the basics, then the nuances of

them.

“The first challenge is to decide on the material, and once they all buy in, we get busy,” says Hatlelid, a 25-year music education veteran. “It’s important for

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young musicians to play songs that they choose.”

Songs are selected from works of many great bands in rock-and-roll history.

They practice these songs all week in the summer, and in November share a public performance with all the other bands at the Ladner Community Centre.

Their week gets into many facets of creating a band: how to use and grow musical knowledge and ability, how to work together and how to be prepared

for performance.

Practical aspects such as arranging and promotion are covered. The rockers even get to experience a photo shoot.

Because this is the program’s fifth year, Hatlelid is seeing bands return and progress in their musical knowledge.

Returning bands now headline the show, with new bands opening. He says it’s a great taste of what it’s really like to play in front of a large crowd.

The results of the show will be documented on DVD for the musicians to share. Selections from last year’s concert can be seen on YouTube at www.youtube.com/guitarmarty.

School of Rock Summer Camp is now accepting applications from keyboard players, singers, drummers, guitarists and bass players.

Seven or eight sessions are scheduled for this summer.

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Sweet peas offer colour for months anne marrison

Green Room Sweet peas and their relatives are among the most beautiful of plant families.

If you pick them frequently, many kinds are reliable flowerers through late spring, summer and fall and many release great skeins of scent into the air.

Generally, they take up almost no garden space since most are climbers that try to haul themselves up into sunshine by their thin, wiry tendrils. Large-space gardeners often grow them in lines (like garden peas) in flower beds or cutting gardens. But in small-space gardens, a fence lined with branchy prunings or netting is often a better situation.

An obelisk or the type of teepee used for beans is also a good way to display sweet peas. But since pea tendrils don’t grab onto thick stakes, any teepee or obelisk will also need pea netting or something similar.

I was in a garden once where an umbrella-shaped teepee of living willow saplings was a home for sweet peas every year. The willows lower side branches had to be pruned frequently.

It was a lovely structure — and the amount of hard work involved was also impressive.

Sweet peas are annuals that love rich soil and a good watering once a week. Organic matter in the soil — manure, sea soil or compost — keeps the plant healthy and flowers coming.

Mulching helps to retain moisture. Sweet peas like gentle moisture but hate having water-soaked soil hanging round their roots for long periods.

Because they don’t like being transplanted, sweet peas are usually grown from seed either started inside in winter or outside very early in spring. Coastal gardeners sometimes plant the seeds outside in fall.

These have such a hard coat (like lupins) they need to be soaked or cut slightly with a knife or rubbed gently between two sheets of sandpaper.

Because of their transplant problems, peat pots or newspaper pots are the best way to start sweet pea seeds inside.

I’m not a big fan of compostable-type pots because each rim must be wellburied to stop it drying out and wicking dryness down around the roots.

Also if peat or newspaper pots are left intact and the soil is allowed to dry too much, the pot can fail to

decay and pea roots can get imprisoned. That’s why it’s important to rip the sides of compostable pots during planting outside.

Plant breeders have now created sweet peas in unusual colours such as Apricot Sprite (Veyseys), Royal Navy Blue (Chiltern) and deep maroon-red Midnight (Thompson and Morgan).

There are also bi-colours such as the Streamer series in lavender, orange, chocolate, pink and scarlet all striped with white (T&T Seeds) and new habits of growth such as the dwarf knee-high types that stand alone. Some, like Snoopea (T & M), have no tendrils.

Some of the new types also have no fragrance.

Others have a “light fragrance” that sometimes means fragrance is almost undetectable.

The more intense fragrances are usually concentrated in the heirloom types.

These include the Old Spice mix, the Painted Lady strain in bi-colour pink and white and the ancient variety Matucana, which has small purple and bicolour blooms and is said to resemble the original, wild sweet pea from Sicily and southern Italy.

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Embracing Life on Earth Protecting Canada’s natural environment reaps a world of benefits for Canadians, from strengthening the economy to enhancing health and quality of life.

Canadian Environment Week, which runs May 30 to June 5, is the perfect time to celebrate our achievements and initiatives in tackling climate

change and reducing air pollution.

This year’s theme is Embracing Life on Earth.

Canadian Environment Week is held during the first week of June to coincide with World Environment Day (June 5).

This day was designated by the United Nations in 1972 to stimulate action and empower people.

Tilbury employees are encouraged to get out of car and bike to work

The Tilbury EcoIndustrial Partnership is challenging companies and individuals working in Tilbury to get out of their cars and onto their bikes during Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition’s Bike to Work Week.

Biking is a low cost form

of transportation that has little impact on the environment. Participation in Bike to Work Week, which runs May 31 to June 6 in conjunction with Environment Week, is a great way to be part of something big.

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Other Tilbury employees are invited to join them on their daily commutes to work.

Sponsored by the Corporation of Delta, the Tilbury Eco-Industrial Partnership has collaborated with the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition to put on free lunch hour bike workshops.

The next workshop, focusing on bike maintenance, will be held Thursday, June 10 from noon to 1 p.m. at F.A.S.T. Ltd., 8850 River Rd. To contact the Tilbury Eco-Industrial Partnership, call 604-946-9828 or e-mail teip@earthwisesociety. bc.ca.

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“The best part of the day is being able to get on my bike at the end of the day and pass all the traffic on River Road on the way home,” says De Cenzo.

Many Tilbury EcoIndustrial Partnership members have expressed that biking along River Road would be useful, however the idea is intimidating. In order to increase biker confidence, several employees from different companies within Tilbury, including De Cenzo, have volunteered as team leaders. These leaders commute by bike

Lafarge Richmond Cement Plant takes environmental protection very seriously. Between 1996 and 2000, the Richmond Plant was built to the highest environmental standards at a cost of $175M. Since then, we have invested $50 million in new equipment and technology to maintain the highest standards in the industry. We are working hard at reducing fossil fuel greenhouse gases by replacing coal with alternative, sustainable fuels. In 2009, close to 20% of our heat requirement came from Alternative Fuels. One of our goals is to increase the use of sustainable fuels in the coming years.

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When individuals take action they add up to make a world of difference Getting involved is the first step towards protecting the diversity of life on Earth.

Human activity is contributing to the rapid loss of biodiversity on Earth. These losses are irreversible and damage the life support systems we rely on every day.

But it is not too late.

Here are ideas and activities we can all undertake that would make a difference.

You can participate anywhere and at any time. Make Canadian Environment Week your starting point to protecting our biodiversity.

1. Buy locally grown food. Take time to visit local farmers’ markets and learn more about the benefits of choosing food that has been locally grown.

2. Encourage your local supermarket to use less packaging. Forty per cent of packaging is found in our grocery stores.

3. Go for a day hike on a local nature trail and revel in the beauty and serenity you are trying to preserve for future generations.

4. Take part in a treeplanting campaign during Canadian Environment Week.

5. Create your own instructional YouTube video on how to be environmentally friendly. Examples could be how to make your own household cleaning products or soaps. Share your knowledge with the world.

6. Help prevent pollution and protect the people handling your garbage by disposing of your household chemicals safely through waste collection roundups.

Consult your municipal government’s website to learn how.

7. E-waste is one of the fastest growing segments of our nation’s waste stream.

Instead of throwing out your old computers, TVs, VCRs, stereos and fax machines, reuse, refurbish or recycle them.

8. Reduce the amount of bottled water you drink.

Buy a reusable stainless steel bottle and refill it throughout the day. Did you know that nearly one-third of all Canadian households are choosing to drink bot-

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16. Feed the land, not the landfill. Start collecting organic waste for composting. This will help to divert one-third of all residential waste from landfill.

17. Invite each class at your school to conduct research on a biodiversity issue and to prepare a class report that will be presented during Environment Week.

18. Bring eco-friendly reusable bags when you shop. These long-lasting bags are made from canvas, cotton, linen or hemp.

Unlike their plastic cousins, they do not contain chemicals and will not spend an eternity in landfills.

19. Join local groups that help reduce biodiversity loss. If there isn’t one already set up in your neighbourhood, create your own. Your friends and neighbours may also want to get organized for action.

20. This summer, walk short distances to the mailbox, local video or grocery store and school. Exercise, enjoy the outdoors, and save fuel and greenhouse gas emissions.

For more information on what you can do to help the environment, visit www. canadianenvironmentweek. ca.

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“Trenchless procedures are more environmentally friendly because they can reduce dust, pollution, and noise, and make installations through wetlands and other environmentally-sensitive areas far less disruptive,” says David O’Sullivan, Owner, P.W. Trenchless Construction Ltd. By minimizing the amount of excavation required to bury pipe and cable, trenchless construction reduces damage to land and road surfaces, including the costs to restore them, causes less disruption of traffic and other activities on and around job sites, and allows for installations in areas where excavation is impractical or impossible.

“The various methods of construction using trenchless procedures mean that the material from the ground surface down to the pipe zone is not disturbed. This causes a major reduction in the use of energy and still we are able to install or renew the utility with the same degree of effectiveness.”

O’Sullivan says the biggest impact trenchless construction is having on the environment is

the massive reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

“Compared to cut-and-cover construction, trenchless procedures actually reduce CO2 emissions by 78 to 90 per cent,” he said.

A University of Waterloo study concluded that reduction associated with trenchless construction is achieved primarily due to limiting disruption of traffic flow and shorter duration of projects using trenchless methods.

O’Sullivan recommends cities and companies managing installations of underground wiring and piping check out the easy-to-use Carbon Calculator at www.NAST-BC.org. The calculator estimates the amount of carbon that would occur during an opencut construction project compared to one using trenchless procedures.

“It is quite amazing to see the difference.

The trenchless technology is really making a big difference—both in lowering disruption to the environment and lowering the bottom line costs of construction.”

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9. Turn off the water while brushing your teeth.

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10. Turn off your hard drive when you’re not using your computer. This will double its life and save energy.

11. Adopt a park. Get your community or environmental group to develop a park protection and cleanup plan, assigning a specific task to each member.

Join a friends-in-the-park group. Take part in the enhancement of a municipal, provincial or national park.

12. Install compact fluorescent lamps wherever possible, for maximum energy and money savings.

13. Take public transit or carpool. Not only will you help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it will save you money on fuel.

14. Write a letter to the editor of your newspaper to express your commitment and urge your fellow citizens to take action on protecting biodiversity.

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Green driving habits are also good for the wallet

Although vehicles today are as much as 20 times cleaner than they were in the 1970s, they continue to be a significant source of pollution.

And with the price of gas now exceeding a dollar a litre, it just makes sense to change a few habits to save money while improving the fuel efficiency of the family car.

Whenever your vehicle is using fuel, it produces emissions including greenhouse gases (GHGs). The good news is there are many things you can do to decrease your GHG numbers, save gas and reduce your impact on the environment.

Think improper tire inflation is a bunch of hot air?

Think again. Under-inflated tires mean your vehicle isn’t driving as smoothly as it should, which decreases fuel efficiency and produces greater greenhouse gas emissions.

In fact, driving your vehicle with just one tire underinflated by eight pounds per square inch can reduce the

life of your tires by a whopping 15,000 kilometres.

Abandon dreams of being a racecar driver out on the open road. Cruising at the speed limit allows you to take in all of the scenery and cut your gas consumption. With most vehicles, revving up your engine from 100 km/h to 120 km/h will burn 20 per cent more gas.

Some drivers leave their left foot resting on the brake pedal while driving.

Wrong!

This habit decreases fuel efficiency and wears out the brakes prematurely. It also can be dangerous because it causes heat buildup in the brakes, which reduces braking power.

In addition, this means the brake lights stay on all the time and the poor souls travelling behind the car have no warning when the driver actually applies the brakes to slow down or stop.

If your regular ride is a bit of a gas hog, consider a hybrid.

They’re cleaner, quieter,

and hey, that visit to the pump won’t be nearly as traumatic.

A hybrid vehicle combines the conventional gas engine with a battery. In city traffic, energy stored in the battery powers the vehicle, virtually using no gasoline. On the open road, the gas engine kicks in, but the rate of fuel efficiency is high.

Here are some other driving tips that are good for the environment: • Drive smartly — Avoid rapid acceleration and heavy braking. Driving aggressively can lower fuel mileage by as much as 33 per cent on the highway and five per cent on city streets.

In other words, slow down to save gas, and smell the fresh air instead of emissions.

• Minimize drag — Remove roof and rearmounted racks when they are not needed. A loaded roof rack can increase gas consumption by up to five per cent. Even empty racks increase aerodynamic drag and reduce fuel efficiency.

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Ice Hawks load up on Seafair talent

The Delta Ice Hawks have turned to the powerhouse Seafair Midget “AAA” hockey team as they begin to piece together their roster for the 2010-11 season.

The Pacific International Junior Hockey League playoff finalists have signed four Seafair graduates including affiliate players Ryan Cuthbert and Aaron Merrick who saw plenty of action as call-ups this past season, including the team’s memorable playoff run.

Joining them are two other blueliners who played a significant part in Seafair’s success — Andrew Talbot and Taylor Kislanko.

Talbot captained the Islanders during the 2008-09 season, leading them to a first place finish at the Richmond Midget International Tournament and a berth into the provincial A1 championships.

He spent this past season playing in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League with the Lambeth Lancers.

Cuthbert, Merrick and Kislanko helped Seafair put together a standout 2009-10 campaign that included repeating at the Richmond International and returning to the provincials. Including forward Cody Fidgett, who led the PIJHL with playoff goals, Delta will have five Seafair alumni on its roster.

The club also announced the signing of two other affiliate players — forward Jeremy Gossard and defenceman Ryan Procyshyn.

Gossard is from Tsawwassen and played this past season for the Greater Vancouver Canadians of the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League.

Ice Hawks owner George Georgeopoulos is excited with how his blueline is shaping up with the additions of Cuthbert, Talbot, Kislanko and Procyshyn. “All four are big and nasty and will make life very difficult on opposing forwards,” he said.

Main training camp is slated for late August.

Icing ...

The Ice Hawks can boast about having two alumni players advancing to the Stanley Cup final. As a 15-year-old defencman ,Brent Seabrook (2000-01) was named the league’s rookie of the year and led the playoffs in scoring in helping Delta win its first-ever PIJHlL title. A year later, Troy Brouwer (2001-02) enjoyed a solid season with the Ice Hawks that concluded with his team losing in the playoff finals to Abbotsford.

Both went on to enjoy outstanding careers in the WHL before being drafted by Chicago.

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Blue Jays catcher Isaac Embree and pitcher Justin McKenzie celebrate getting the final out at the plate as their team hung on for a 5-4 win over the Diamondbacks in an all-Ladner final of the Claude Schillings Memorial Pee Wee Baseball Tournament on Monday at Maple Park.

Collicutt caps university career with national title Tsawwassen catcher helps SFU cap remarkable run at NAIA Championships with game-clinching defensive play Jenni Gaby to secure the win.

Oklahoma City stranded 13 runners in total during the game and in three separate innings were able to load the bases. The Clan defence however never buckled.

“We had been in these situations before,” said Collicutt of OCU’s three opportunities with the bases loaded. “You take a deep breath in those situations, because we have an outstanding defensive team, and everyone knows where they are supposed to be and what they are supposed to do, and we just went out and did exactly that.”

Collicutt, who grew up through the Delta Heat rep fastpitch program, added the team’s fifth ever national title was a collective effort involving the entire roster.

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was zoning out during games. When I came out in between innings I had freshman who was doing the books, telling me who was coming up next and what their stats were.

We had two freshman pitchers step up during this tournament, we had a freshman score the winning run. Everyone played a role,” said Collicutt, who also went 2-for2 at the plate. “Normally as a freshman, you are scared, but they stayed relaxed, our entire dugout kept their cool. We talked about it last night in the hotel, about how we got here and everything that came before and we felt things were clicking at the right time.”

The Clan will be competing at the NCAA Division II level next season as part of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.

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Alabama. SFU had entered the With the tying run on second, OCU’s Amanda Howard connected playoffs having lost six of their on a single through the hole at last eight regular season games, shortstop. Tournament MVP Jessie and qualified for the Nationals Nicola Collicutt Harris, charging in from left field, only because the Association of picked up the ball cleanly and Independent Institutions received rifled a one-hopper to Collicut, the senior a second berth. But regardless of how SFU catcher blocked the plate and tagged out got to the friendly confines of the Wilson

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Kye Walstrom placed first in the B.C. Cup mountain bike race in Nanaimo last weekend.

The 17-year-old from Ladner was up against competition from Washington State, Alberta and B.C. Immediately after the race, Walstrom flew to Mexico to compete in the world renowned Baha 500 motorized off-road vehicle event. Barring mechanical failure, he is hoping to podium in this pres-

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tigous race, riding an ATV. Kye’s younger brother Brennan was unable to race in Nanaimo due to an injury sustained in training. However, he will be ready for Sunday’s big event in Whistler — the Fluidride North West Cup series race. Entrants from as far away as California will be competing. Brennan currently leads the series thanks to his decisive win in Port Angeles last month.

Blueliners earn U16 provincial camp invites South Delta defenceman Macoy Erkamps and Jason Fram are among among 46 players to be selected to attend the 2010 Male Under 16 Provincial Camp this summer in Penticton.

Both played this past season for the South Delta Storm at the Bantam “AAA” level and were selected in the recent WHL Bantam Draft. Erkamps was taken by Lethbridge, while Fram was chosen by Spokane.

Attending the Male U16 Provincial Camp is the next step of the process for the players vying for a spot on Team B.C. At the conclu-

sion of the camp 32 players will be short listed for possible selection to Team BC. Twenty will then be selected to play at the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax.

“This group of 1995s is extremely skilled, hardworking and talented,” said Team B.C. head coach Russ Weber. “The upcoming provincial camp competition has all the ingredients of a tough, exciting and demanding event,” The provincial camp will be held at the South Okanagan Events Centre — June 30 – July 4.

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South Delta’s John Poku (far right) races to a third place finish in the senior boys 200 metre event at the Fraser Valley Track and Field Championships.

Eight athletes from South Delta secondary are headed to next weekend’s B.C. High School Track and Field Championships at Swangard Stadium following some excellent results at the Fraser Valley Championships.

Leading the Sun Devil contingent will be John Poku who was second in the senior boys 100 meters, third in the long jump and fourth in the 200.

Up-and-comer Peggy Noel will be competing in the 1500 steeplechase after placing second. She also managed a third place in the junior girls 1500.

Football standout Sam Livingston will be joining Poku in the 100 metre event after placing fourth. He missed out on third by just one one-hundred of a second.

Distance specialist McKenzie Connors

was third in the Grade 8 Boys’ 3000 and fifth in the 1500. Anna Masarsky was also a double ribbon winner — taking fourth in the Girls 8 Girls 100 and sixth in the 200.

The team’s success at the Grade 8 level also included Lauren Dewar managing a fourth place finish in the 400 and seventh in the 800.

In Junior Boys, Harrison Wade was fourth in the 3000. Right behind him was teammate Daniel Finkle in sixth spot. He also managed an eighth in the 1500. Kevin Miller was seventh in the 1500 steeplechase.

Josh Adams, Jordan Baum and Dawson Church each ran their best performances of the season.

Chris Adams, Connors, Masarsky, Dewar and Finkle round the provincial qualifiers.

Beat the HST and pay only $759,900 GST INCLUDED for this beautifully crafted new home. This must be seen!

Spacious 4 bedroom, 3 bath featuring a spacious floor-plan boasting over 2,500 sq ft with vaulted ceilings and a very functional layout. Centrally located, close to shopping & transit routes, you'll love spending time with family and friends in your own backyard!

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• Heated Full Boarding Dog & Cat Facilities

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A34 The Delta Optimist May 29, 2010 Scoreboard

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, MAY 30 • 2-4 PM 5172 KILKENNY DRIVE TSAWWASSEN

Lacrosse West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association GP W L T Pts Ladner Pioneers 5 5 0 0 10 Burnaby Burrards 5 5 0 0 10 Nanaimo Timbermen 4 3 1 0 6 Valley Rebels 6 3 3 0 6 Royal City Capitals 5 2 3 0 4 North Shore Indians 5 2 3 0 4 TriCity Bandits 2 1 2 0 2 Langley Warriors 5 1 4 0 2 Chilliwack Mustangs 4 0 6 0 0 B.C. Junior “A” Lacrosse League Victoria Shamrocks 9 5 3 Burnaby Lakers 10 5 4 Coquitlam Adanacs 5 5 0 Nanaimo Timbermen 8 5 3 NW Salmonbellies 5 4 0 Delta Islanders 9 3 6 PoCo Saints 8 2 5 Langley Thunder 10 1 9

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West Coast Junior Lacrosse League GP W T L Pts Delta Islanders 8 6 0 2 12 PoCo Saints 6 6 0 0 12 NW Salmonbellies 6 5 0 1 10 Burnaby Lakers 7 4 0 3 8 Surrey Rebels 8 3 1 4 7 Port Moody Thunder 4 3 0 1 6 Coquitlam Adanacs 5 3 0 2 6 R. Meadows Burrards 7 2 1 4 5 Richmond Roadrunners 6 1 0 5 2 North Shore Indians 5 1 0 4 2 Langley Warriors 8 0 0 8 0 B.C. Intermediate “A” Lacrosse League Victoria Shamrocks 9 9 0 0 18 Port Coquitlam Saints 8 5 3 0 10 NW Salmonbellies 8 5 3 0 10 Nanaimo Timbermen 9 5 4 0 10 Coquitlam Adanacs 3 3 0 0 6 Delta Islanders 6 2 4 0 4 Langley Thunder 7 2 5 0 4 Richmond Roadrunners 9 2 7 0 4 Burnaby Lakers 9 1 8 0 2 B.C. Intermediate “B” Lacrosse League North Delta Hawks 6 4 2 0 8 Delta Islanders 7 4 3 0 8 Rich Roadrunners 9 4 5 0 8 Surrey Rebels 8 3 4 1 7 Langley Warriors 7 2 5 0 4 PoCo Saints (Black) 8 2 6 0 4 Semiahmoo Rock 7 1 6 0 2 Midget B Lower Mainland Langley 7 5 0 2 12

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Female Junior Lacrosse Burnaby Port Coquitlam Nanaimo New Westminster Delta Ridge Meadows Coquitlam Port Moody Richmond

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Female Midget Lacrosse New Westminster 1 10 New Westminster 3 9 Coquitlam 1 7 Burnaby 9 Delta 7 Langley 6 New Westminster 2 5 Port Coquitlam 8 Coquitlam 2 5 Ridge Meadows 6

10 7 6 4 3 3 2 1 0 0

0 2 1 5 4 3 3 7 5 6

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

20 14 12 8 6 6 4 2 0 0

Soccer Ladner Recreational Soccer League GP W T L Pts North Delta United 7 5 1 1 16 Cleanwerx FC 7 5 1 1 16 Cliff Avenue United 7 4 0 3 12 International Selects 7 3 1 3 10 Delta Sundance 7 2 2 3 8 PFC 7 2 2 3 8 Albion FC 7 1 2 4 5 Sportstown United 7 1 1 5 4 Richmond Regional Soccer League First Division GP W L T Pts Delta Blaze 5 4 0 1 13 Westside Rino 5 3 1 1 10 Richmond FC 5 2 1 2 8 Binger’s Army 5 1 2 2 5

Westrside Rangers Richmond Islanders

5 1 2 2 5 5 0 5 0 0

Metro Women’s Spring Soccer League Division One GP W L T Pts Meralomas B 3 2 0 1 7 Delta United 3 2 0 1 7 Westside Shamrock 3 2 1 0 6 Vancouver Jaguars 3 1 2 0 3 West Coast FC Impact 3 0 2 1 1 Vancouver Mavericks 3 0 2 1 1 Division Three Delta United RGSA Rangers Semiahmoo Surf West Richmond Retros Tsawwassen Blazers Semiahmoo Sharks Hodder Tugs Semiahmoo Strikers

GP 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

W 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0

L 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 3

T Pts 1 7 1 7 0 6 1 4 1 4 0 3 2 2 0 0

Fourth Division South Semiahmoo Sabotage Ladner Sapphire Delta Rangers B Tsa Blue Rebels Tsa Atomic Kittens Semiahmoo Surge

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Minor Baseball Midget AA Gibsons Ladner Blue Jays Cloverdale Hitmen Ladner Red Sox Cloverdale 1 Sechelt Athletics Cloverdale Yankees Newton Dodgers Cloverdale 3 Surrey Cardinals White Rock White Sox Tsawwassen Trojans Surrey Red Sox North Delta Rockies North Delta Dodgers Cloverdale 5 Surrey Canadian Cubs Newton Red Sox White Rock Athletics White Rock Cardinals White Rock Mariners

GP 12 12 14 14 12 12 13 14 13 15 15 13 15 11 8 8 13 14 8 8 10

W L T 12 0 0 12 0 0 11 3 0 11 3 0 9 3 0 8 3 1 9 4 0 9 5 0 8 5 0 7 7 1 6 8 1 5 7 1 5 10 0 3 7 1 2 6 0 2 6 0 3 10 0 2 12 0 0 7 1 0 8 0 0 10 0

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Delta Open House.ca

Trisha Murphy.ca 604-312-7621

Teri Steele.com 604-897-2010

Sutton Group - Seafair Realty 1625 56th Steet, Tsawwassen, BC V4L 2B2 Tel: 604.943.3110 Fax: 604.943.6155

OPEN SUNDAY 2-4 5756 GOLDENROD CRES, TSAWWASSEN $999,900 Sweeping views of Boundary Bay, beautifully built and decorated 4 bedroom family home in Forest By The Bay.

OPEN SUNDAY 2-4 369-1440 GARDEN PLACE TSAWWASSEN $299,900 Beautifully renovated 2 bedroom condo facing south within walking distance to Tsawwassen town centre.

OPEN SUNDAY 2-4 1586 ENDERBY AVE BEACH GROVE $649,000 An opportunity to own a gorgeous West Coast post and beam home with an open plan on a larger gorgeous private lot.

OPEN BY APPOINTMENT 308-1375 VIEW CRES, TSAWWASSEN $348,000 Nicely appointed top floor 2 bedroom in a newer complex close to shops and town centre.

OPEN SUNDAY 2-4 6674 1A AVE BOUNDARY BAY $649,900 Beautifully renovated beach cottage, artistic and unique with high end finishing and appliances.

1 minute walk to the beach.

OPEN BY APPOINTMENT 102-1300 HUNTER RD, TSAWWASEN $439,900 Beautiful views of the golf course in this 1315 sq. ft. ground floor corner unit. Gourmet kitchen for your enjoyment.

OPEN SATURDAY 2-4 5359 1ST AVE, PEBBLE HILL $629,000 Brand new listing just a 3 minute walk to Diefenbaker Park and 5 minutes to elementary school. 4 bedroom family home immaculately cared for with nice updates on a large private park like lot.

OPEN BY APPOINTMENT 214-6263 RIVER RD THE RIVERHOUSE $459,000

Water view, nature view, marine view all right in front of you with bright open concept living and over 1300 sq. ft. total lifestyle in this gorgeous separate entry condo.

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Immaculate 2 storey, 3 bedroom executive home in desirable Pebble Hill neighbourhood of Tsawwassen. Beautifully updated throughout - main floor features living room with wood-burning fireplace, dining room, new custom-built kitchen with eating area, family room, den, and main floor laundry; three bedrooms upstairs, plus large games room accessed by separate staircase. Includes security system, built-in vacuum, new windows throughout, double garage with attached work room, 8’ x 10’ garden shed in private back yard. Located on a quiet street close to Pebble Hill Elementary school, and walking distance to South Delta Senior Secondary school.

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Semiahmoo Coquitlam 2 Port Coquitlam 1 Chilliwack Burnaby 2 Port Moody Delta North Delta Richmond Coquitlam 1 Vancouver Port Coquitlam 2 Ridge Meadows 2 New Westminster Burnaby 1 Ridge Meadows 1

May 29, 2010 The Delta Optimist A35

Maria Morrison

604-802-8065 e-mail:mariajmorrison@gmail.com OPEN SUNDAY 2-4

4632 - 55B STREET

MID CENTURY CLASSIC MODERN

Spacious 1176 sq. ft. corner apartment in Addlington Court. Great floor plan. Large kitchen, master with ensuite, second bedroom also roomy. Building has meeting room, amenities plus guest suite.

$348,500

#4-4861 CENTRAL AVE.

PARKSIDE - ONE OF LADNER’S BEST Pride of ownership abounds in this updated 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom townhome boasting a large attic rec room.

Spacious sunny private patio for your summer fun.

Well landscaped complex with much greenery. Situated in the heart of Ladner. A few steps to shopping, bus, etc. Offered at $439,900.

Make the move momentous with Maria!

604.928.0382 NEW LISTING 4906 Cedar Crescent

Website: www.jeffjantzi.ca SOLD 4410 50A Street

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112 - 4745 54A STREET A DELIGHT

Delightful classic rancher, meticulously maintained inside & out on huge subdividable lot. Vaulted ceilings, sunken living room, spacious and elegant.

Solid foundation, natural materials. Brick & wood throughout the home plus other feaures rarely seen in newer homes. Separate plumbed & heated art studio?

Shop? Home Business? Rental? Grounds abound with mature trees and flowering shrubbery. Close to shops and schools. Truly a rare find. Call for private showing 604-802-8065. Yours for $749,000.

Email: info@jeffjantzi.ca SOLD #407-2368 Marpole Ave

OPEN SUNDAY 2-4

• 2730 Sqft • Close to Schools • Newer Roof • 2 Fireplaces

Asking $659,900

• 4 Bedrooms • 2,520 sq.ft.

• Close to Schools • Granite Counters

• 3 Bathrooms • Quiet Cul De Sac • California Shutters • Central Location

Asking $734,900

SUTTON GROUP - SEAFAIR REALTY

• 1 Bedroom • Granite Counters • Visitor Parking • River View

• 722 Sqft • Insuite Laundry • Guest Suite • 9’ Ceilings

Asking $258,800 1625 - 56th Street, Tsawwassen (T) 604.943.3110 (F) 604.943.6155

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• 3 Bedrooms & Office • 3 Full Bathrooms • South Facing Backyard • 3 Decks

A36 The Delta Optimist May 29, 2010

fraser elliott

GREAT 3 BDRM TOWNHOME RANCHER ON 14,400 sq.ft lot BRAND NEW EXECUTIVE HOME 360 degree ne onli virtual tour

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BRAND NEW! BUILT BY ANDRES HOMES

3 bdrm townhome in quiet location, 14,000 sq.ft LOT! 3,600 sq.ft home RARE! Brand new EXECUTIVE home with walking distance to Village. 1,612 (Rancher with master suite upstairs). 5 Master on Main Floor built by Andres sq.ft, “half-stairs” to all levels, very bdrm+den, living/family/games rooms, Homes! Pick your own "nishings! 2,200 unique plan, single garage, private yard. swimming pool, circular driveway, rv sq.ft, 4 bdrm home! STUNNING HOME! Building totally rainscreened! parking, estate! Walk to everything!

PRICE INCLUDES HST! GREAT DEAL!

#5-5635 Ladner Trunk Road-Ladner

reduced to $569,900

asking @$769,900

RIVERFRONT CONDO!

SUBDIVIDABLE PROPERTY

BACKING WATERWAY!

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by fraser this week!

6 yrs of RE/MAX Western Canada Awards dipl. in Marketing Commercial and Residential Real Estate British Columbia Inst. of Tech.

Medallion Club Member Re/Max Progroup Realty 100-5000 Bridge Street

HUGE 16,000 SQ.FT LOT

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Great 2 bdrm condo in West Ladner on the water! 2 bdrm unit, 1,229 sq.ft, spacious, UPDATED! Laminate, paint, kitchen, etc! What a location! Priced to sell! Don’t miss it!

16,000 sf lot on quiet cul-de-sac in great West Ladner location! Potential to subdivide into two 8,000 sq.ft lots!

Call today for details! Great home on property currently!

Excellent 14 yr young home backing waterway! 4 or 5 bdrm home!

Absolutely MAJESTIC! Come see this home and you will be impressed! 100% private rear yard! This is it! Don’t miss it!

#206-4733 River Rd West-Ladner

5139 Cooper Place-Ladner

5506 Westminster Ave-Ladner

asking @ $374,900

priced @ $699,900

asking @ $829,900

2 BDRM CONDO FAIRWAY 56

VILLAGE GREEN TOWNHOME

GREAT 3 BDRM RANCHER

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Absolutely beautiful 3 bdrm+games Wow! Beautiful 2,000 sq.ft 3-Bedroom This is it! Wonderful end unit south Rancher! Updated with new !ooring, facing 2 bdrm condo in popular Fairway townhome in sought-after Village Green Phase II. Hardwood !oors, tileetc! paint, kitchen, bathrooms, windows, etc!

56. High-end "nishings, granite, maple, etc! Very bright unit with good outlook! Vaulted ceilings, huge balconies, quiet Great spacious home with living room & location! Great family home! family room. Double garage.

Walk to all amenities in seconds!

#204-1375 View Crescent-Tsaw

#21-4787 57th Street-Ladner

5424 6th Ave-Tsawwassen

priced @ $345,000

priced @ $419,900

asking @ $579,900

OVERLOOKING PARK!

FAIRWAY VIEWS WITH STYLE!

EXCELLENT 2-LEVEL HOME

SOLD 360 degree ne r onli by fraser l touweek! virtuathis

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Very spacious 2 bdrm condo looking Wonderful 2,295 sq.ft 4 bdrm 2-level What a lifestyle! Come and see this! over Memorial Park! Park Regent home on a quiet cul-de-sac in great Beautifully renovated 2003 sq.ft 3 bdrm Estates! Great rainscreened complex! location, walking distance to everything, and games townhome with vaulted 1,100 sq.ft unit! Sunny South Exposure! ceilings, totally renovated! Overlooking 1 bdrm self contained suite downstairs Vacant, quick possession available! with patio doors to lovely sunny yard! park-like treed area and stream!

#205-4989 47th Ave-Ladner

priced $349,900

1141 Fairway Views Wynd-Tsaw

priced @ $549,900

1660 Babcock Place-Tsawwassen

priced @ $569,000

Fraser sold 81 HOMES

in 10 months of 2009!

THAT IS 1 HOME EVERY 3.76 DAYS!!!

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Top 5% of all Realtors in Greater Vancouver in 2006, 2007, 2008.

LOT #9-Lynn Place-Ladner

asking @ $409,900

SOLD

TOP 1% OF ALL REALTORS IN GREATER VANCOUVER in 2009

4493 Arthur Drive-Ladner

www.fraserelliott.com

May 29, 2010 The Delta Optimist A37

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Wonderful 3 bdrm townhome, 3 yrs old.

Great 2,125 sq.ft 3 bdrm rancher on Center of Ladner! 1,736 sq.ft, HIGH-END Prestigious Arthur Drive BACKING "nishings, granite/hardwood, slate tile, SLOUGH WITH WONDERFUL FARMLAND etc! Designer paint, 2 master bdrms, VIEWS! Don’t miss it! Loft with huge garage, private yard! STUNNING HOME! “extra” BONUS games room! 1/4 acre

#2-4729 Garry Street-Ladner

4274 Arthur Drive-Ladner

SPACIOUS 3 BDRM T/H! 360 degree ne onli virtual tour Beautiful 3 bedroom townhome in sought-after harbour side! Totally renovated new windows, new bathrooms, new large, extended kitchen, laminate !ooring, etc!

4821 Turnbuckle Wynd-Ladner

priced @ $525,000

priced @ $654,900

priced @ $349,900

BEAUTIFUL RANCHER!

YALETOWN STUDIO CONDO!

RANCHER STYLE TOWNHOME

SOLD

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What a beautiful rancher! Totally renovated with new laminate !oor, windows, 50 yr aluminium roof, new boiler, driveway, landscaping, kitchen with corian counters, etc, new paint

483 SQ.FT studio condo, 18th !oor with corridor views, great troublefree building “THE NOVA” by BOSA! 6 yrs young, granite counters, hardwood !ooring, murphy bed, etc!

ACT FAST! 1,304 sq.ft BEAUTIFUL 2 bedroom 2 bathroom RANCHER-STYLE townhome on ground level in soughtafter Garden Estates! New roof, paint, hardwood !ooring, baseboards etc!

5190 Cliff Place-Tsawwassen

#1802-989 Beatty Street-Vancouver

priced @ $329,900

#15-6320 48A Ave-Ladner

priced @ $399,900

2 BDRM TOWNHOME!

DOWNTOWN WHISTLER!

2-LEVEL WITH 1 BDRM SUITE

360 degree ne r onli tual to justvirsold byu fraser!

priced @ $719,900

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WOW! 2 bdrm high-end condo in the MIRADA! Well kept 2 bdrm, 3 bathroom Pan Paci"c Village Hotel in Whistler! townhouse on 2 "nished levels, 1,200 sf, 9’ceilings on the main !oor, laminate Top-of-the Line, 5-Star Hotel! Investment Condo! Full freehold ownership! Owner !ooring, California shutters, open gets approx 50 days of personal usage! kitchen with large eating area!

#7-2678 King George Hwy-S.Surrey

priced @ $299,900

7716-4299 Blackcomb Wynd-Whstler

priced @ $599,800

BEAUTIFUL EXECUTIVE HOME! OWN A WINERY ON WESTHAM

SOLD 360 degree ne onli l tourweek! by fraser virtuathis

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SOLD 360 degree ne ur onli l tofraser! virtuaby just sold

Spacious 2 level home on quiet, no throu street in a greatarea. 1 bdrm basement suite down. 3 bdrms up.

Single carport, large 7,500 sq.ft yard.

4921 Coleman Place-Ladner

priced @ $529,900 JUST LISTED! RANCHER! 360 degree ne onli virtual tour

THE PERFECT HOME in prestigious Great 3 bdrm 1,610 sq.ft rancher in What a rare opportunity. Westham Sherbrooke Estates offering 3,786 sq.ft. Island Winery is being offered for sale! desirable area of South Surrey! Minutes Some of the highlights include 5 bdrms, 32.63 acres farmland includes different to beach and Whiterock Strip! New 3.5 bathrooms and a fully "nished acres of all types of berries. Beautiful roof, newer carpets and paint etc! Great basement home! Private yard! Come and see it!

3,800 sq.ft home, barns, winery, etc!

2524 148A Street-South Surrey

priced @ $4,500,000

1290 163A Street-South Surrey

priced @ $539,900

fraser outsells the competition every 3.76 days!!!

Fraser ranked 20 out of all individual realtors in GREATER VANCOUVER for total sales in 2009. (Over 6,500 realtors total) That is actually ranking in the TOP 0.3% of ALL realtors in Greater Vancouver!!!

Re/Max Progroup Realty 100-5000 Bridge Street

let’s talk real estate in south delta... ...phone me today.

-fraser elliott.

604.728.2845

03291360

05292850

priced @ $799,000

2170 Westham Island Road-Ladner

fraser elliott

360 degree ne onli virtual tour

NEW LISTING! WATERFRONT!

personal real estate corporation

EXECUTIVE TOWNHOME!

IF YOU PURCHASE BEFORE JULY 1st!! DON’T WAIT! how about building a custom home in Ladner’s latest and greatest subdivision!

Quiet LocationExecutiveStarting Homes-Custom Building Process 12 Dream Homes from $680,000

RE/MAX Progroup Realty

100-5000 Bridge Street, Delta

check out 360 virtual tour of a recently built SERENITY HOME to view the prestige quality @ www.pixilink.com/tours5/5280-Laurel-p Build your dream home in the NEW LYNN PLACE SUBDIVISION of EXECUTIVE HOMES! UNBEATABLE LOCATION! Walk to all amenities in a matter of minutes, walk to High School and Elementary Schools in minutes! CUL-DE-SAC LOCATION! QUIET STREET! Don’t miss this! What a wonderful opportunity to build your custom DREAM HOME! COMPETITIVE BUILDING COSTS!!!!! CUSTOMIZE! CUSTOMIZE! CUSTOMIZE!

..............prices starting at $400,000 JUST SOLD

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4530 W. River Rd

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#207-1120 Tsatsu

JUST SOLD

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4746 Cedar Tree

JUST SOLD

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4473 Arthur Drive

JUST SOLD

BY FRASER

4716 55A Street

personal real estate corporation

HST SAVINGS ON LOT

fraser elliott

A38 The Delta Optimist May 29, 2010

fraser outsells the competition every 3.76 days!!!

Fraser ranked 20 out of all individual realtors in GREATER VANCOUVER for total sales in 2009. (Over 6,500 realtors total) That is actually ranking in the TOP 0.3% of ALL realtors in Greater Vancouver!!!

Re/Max Progroup Realty 100-5000 Bridge Street

Top 1% of ALL realtors in Greater Vancouver Fraser SELLS homes! Call today!

604.728.2845

03291360

05292851

Presidents Club Award 2009

May 29, 2010 The Delta Optimist A39

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WA L K E R

604.724.6702

$639,900

304 - 54 STREET, TSAWWASSEN

D OL S ST JU #166-5421 10th Ave, Tsawwassen

LD O TS S JU 5589 Frigate Road, Ladner

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Dean Bauck

www.deanbauck.com dbauck@deanbauck.com New Listing

SELL YOUR PROPERTY FOR ONLY 2.5% FEE FULL MLS

E D WA L K E R . C A

604.943.7411 604.946.1688

Mary Lynn Cassels Associate mcassels@dccnet.com

$539,000

On the Beach

Beach Grove - 5 Bedrooms!

$1,780,000

Open Sun 2 – 4

Loaded With Extras!

Fabulous 2 year old home right on the beach with views of Boundary Bay and Mt. Baker! This home is 2500 sf with 3 bedrooms, den, media room, games room.

It is capped by an open great room with state of the art kitchen, surround sound throughout and high tech features that will amaze you.This could not be replaced at this price! Call to view.

Call Dean 604.943.7411

Town Centre

$423,800

05292892

2 Bedroom & Den Great attached family home on a quiet street in ‘the Grove’. This half duplex is on its own land with a sunny south rear yard.The home is 2048 sf with an open floor plan in the main area, 3 bedrooms up and 2 down, additional family room and 2 full baths. Upgrades include new flooring, great rear yard deck, roof, windows and more. Hurry to the open at 5874 – 17A Avenue or call for your private viewing.

Call Dean 604.943.7411

Spacious condo of 1475 sf in desirable Tsawwassen Greene – an easy walk to shopping, restaurants, park & aquatic centre.This main floor unit faces west onto a quiet street and has a huge patio area.

This is a rare opportunity to be in a unit that offers as much space as this!

Call now for your private viewing!

Call Dean 604.943.7411

Regency Realty Ltd. 1333-56th St., Delta

05220368

Fantastic clean 3 bedroom home located in Pebble Hill. There is a huge kitchen with walk in pantry and eating area, family room, den. The home is upgraded throughout with designer paint, plumbing fixtures and a new air soaker tub. The yard has room for your boat, gardening & entertaining. The yard is 80 ft wide with mature landscaping and very private, bring all your pets. There is a workshop behind the double carport. The home has great street appeal with pride of ownership in the surrounding area. This is a home where you could raise a family. Floors are oak laminate throughout. Gorgeous patio. Room for your RV, 13’ x 100’.

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A40 The Delta Optimist May 29, 2010

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5588 1st Avenue

Best Value For Your Money!!!

$669,000

Fantastic opportunity to live across Diefenbaker park and enjoy a wonderful family home lovingly cared for with tons of space for the whole family offering a sundrenched southern backyard, fully fenced with patio off family room with bright and redecorated kitchen, formal dining and elegant living room with feature fire place, fantastic two bedroom in-law suite and three generous bedrooms with main floor plan upstairs ... updates include newer laminate flooring, new roof, appliances etc... this home is in immaculate condition and presents an ideal situation for the extended family to share a comfortable live together – BONUS: gorgeous park across the street for all to enjoy! How grand can life get?

Come to 5588 1st Ave and check it out for yourself....

E S U 4 HOY 2EN DA P O UN S

5140 12th Ave $629,900 Super intelligently laid-out 4 bedroom rancher with generous kitchen renovation overlooking private South facing yard with newer hot tub! Home exudes warmth & a peaceful existence.

Great improvements such as new windows, flooring & appliances, roof has a life time warranty, home in excelent shape...

Fabulously priced.

Don't wait.

RE/MAX Progroup Realty

1655 57th St $599,900

OP SU EN ND HO AY US 2- E 4

Wonderful charming split level situated on a western exposed very large lot with the feel of a truly "old fashioned" garden w/ fruit trees & veggie patch - completely private & sheltered by meticulously kept over 8 ft. hedge... Bright & well kept the home offers a gorgeous formal living room w/ dining. Kitchen w/newer appliances overlooking sunken family rm w/access to very sunny patio - just great for kids & adults alike.

1559 56th Street Delta BC V4L 2A9 604.943.8080

christinawatts@telus.net

May 29, 2010 The Delta Optimist A41

SANDY PERRY

604.328.4345

RUSS NUGENT

Direct Line 946-2766 email: rnugent@ladnerhomes.com

Living & Playing in Ladner for over 50 years

RE/MAX PROGROUP REALTY 604-946-8000

www.sandyperry.com

New Listing ~ #104 4926 48th Avenue, Ladner ~ $234,500

Nice, clean & bright 2 bedroom with updated colors, secure under building parking, in a well run complex. Secure ground floor south exposed garden patio deck. Close to shopping, restaurants, Ladner center & bus service.

The BEST priced 2 bedroom condo in town!

Open Sunday 2-4

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1635 GOLF CLUB DRIVE, TSAWWASSEN

Very clean and updated 1450 sq foot 2 level, 3 bed, 3 bathroom unit very close to town center. New laminate flooring, white cabinet kitchen renovation, and new paint.

Your own 2 car garage, and a nice private south exposed patio area for those sunny evenings after your work day!

$828,000

4858 59A Street, Ladner ~ New Price 529,000.00

Updated flooring and paint colors. Master bedroom has walk in closet and a full 4 piece ensuite. It is a wonderful family home and a great time to buy a nice Rancher. Roof is 2 years old, double car garage, very private yard and a nice neighborhood. Close to schools, transit and the community rec center.

SOLD

New Listing ~ #107 4753 River Road West, Ladner ~ $419,000

1350 sq foot 2 bed 2 bath ground floor condo, laminate floors, an upgraded Kitchen with white cabinets. Washer, Dryer & Fridge are new, & an upright Freezer, Microwave, Stove & Dishwasher are included. A west exposed patio is accessed from the living room & both bedrooms. The complex has a fine exercise center with Hot Tub & Sauna, party/meeting room, huge storage locker & secure parking. A Premier complex!

Windsor Woods ~ #314 1359 56th Street, Tsawwassen New Price $339,000

Cozy 1124 sq foot 2 bed 2 bath condo, close to shopping, central to everything & the bus route. Includes all appliances, gas Fire Place, 4 piece ensuite, new laminate fl ooring, large sun deck. This condo feels like a rancher layout. Close to the park and the colorful Windsor Woods lagoon

4856 Turnbuckle Wynd, Ladner ~ $349,900

Nicely updated 1538 sq. ft. 3 level, 3 bed, family room, townhome with 1 car garage in downtown Ladner. Updates include kitchen, bathroom, flooring, Low E windows, heat & lighting. Big deck and new fencing. Great complex with clubhouse rec and exercise facility.

13888 70th Avenue ~ $348,000

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910 Gale Dr., Tsawwassen Fabulous 3000 sq. ft. rancher in sunny Tsawwassen. 5 bedrooms including master bedroom with a new 3 piece ensuite. Just blocks from South Park Elementary and South Delta schools.

The basement's layout is ideal for a suite. The yard includes a swimming pool with an in ground hot tub. Features Open Sat & Sun include hardwood floored living room.

2:00-4:00pmOPEN SUNDAY Living room2-4 has a full rock face # 8 – 5740 Garrison Road, Richmond fireplace, vaulted ceiling. A great home for families or young executives.

PRICED AT $499,000 Fabulous end unit at “Edenbridge” near #2 & Granville area with easy access to everything. Great 3 level plan with a huge master bedroom, open kitchen and lower family room. Private balcony faces north. Great colours, great location. Seldom do we have units for Enjoyorthe wonderful style sale here so hurry! Give Brian Harry a call orlife drop by!in sunny

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615 Gilchrist Dr., Tsawwassen

This rancher is the perfect family home in Sunny Tsawwassen. A wonderful 3 bedroom rancher on an 8100 sq. ft. corner lot. 2 blocks from South Park Elementary and South Delta High schools. Partially updated kitchen with lots of cupboards and a nook. Private fully fenced yard with western exposure and garden shed. View of Mount Baker and the Southlands.

Dining room with a sliding You need a realtor who will help you door to a 450 sq. ft. deck. Centrally make the right decisions. located, close to parks, malls and realtor committedtransportation. to your best interests.

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This is what you've been waiting for! 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, brand new 1000 sq. ft. minimum penthouse homes with magnificent kitchens, Handyman special - single family cherry cabinets, granitehelper counters, #104:Single Below Assessed Value with family home suite/mortgage wood floors, 9'-12' ceilings with $393,000 Rancher w/without pool Waterfront property and/or view property huge crown moulding.

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Light and bright this corner suite features north andacross east exposure for perfect light. 2 bedrooms andClose office to nook, 2 baths, glorious parks, schools, mallskitchen, and hardwood floors, granite countertops, fireplace and more! transportation.

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8727 162nd St., SurreySOLD RECENTLY

11180 Cutter Place, Richmond Possible land assembly. First timers #103 - 20125 55 Avenue, Langley 4576 61st Street, Ladner or investors. Well kept 3 bdrm home #247 - 5421 10th Avenue, Tsawwassen in popular Fleetwood/Tynehead area. #105 - 1642 56th Street (Windgrove) Tsawwassen OCP calls for town homes. Located #202 - 1642 56th Street (Windgrove) Tsawwassen #203 - 1642 56th Street (Windgrove) Tsawwassen within 1 block to new townhouse #207 - 1369 56th Street, Tsawwassen development. #418 - 5518 14th Avenue, Tsawwassen 5250 10th Avenue, Tsawwassen #316 - 14th Avenue, Tsawwassen #204 - 1118 55th Street, Tsawwassen 4879 6th Avenue, Tsawwassen

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Custom built executive home in Imperial Village - 5 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms. Quality construction throughout. 9’ ceilings. Very functional floor plan. Lots of storage. Bright & spacious. Gourmet kitchen with granite counters & eating area. Private back yard. Koi fishpond with waterfall in foyer.

Chelsea Gardens! 1586 Sq foot 2 bed 2 bath Rancher Style 1 car garage Townhome in a 23 acre gated community! Shows like new, Mrs. Clean lives here!

Complex has club house, rec center, pool, and R V Parking! Wonderful ponds, gardens and walkways! A nice place to retire.

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THE CHANCEY TEAM See all MLS® Listings for Ladner & Tsawwassen at

www.deltarealty.ca

Call us 604.946.8899

BOB

DETACHED TOWNHOUSE – WILLOW LANE

LINDA

OPEN SAT 2-4

See wwwVirtua l .del t a r eTo u r a t alty .ca

Spacious detached, 3 bedroom townhouse in desirable Willow Lane Court. This home features one of the largest back yard patio areas in the complex. Main floor features laminate flooring throughout. Lovely NEW kitchen/eating area, spacious dining area with french doors to south exposed patio/garden. Living room with gas fireplace. Upstairs with 3 very good size bedrooms, master with full ensuite including soaker tub. Laundry room up for absolute convenience.

NEWER carpets, brand NEW roof in 2009, garage. Great location! If you want to get into this house before the open, call us!

#13, 4855 57th Street, Ladner

Reduced $449,900 Call Bob or Linda at 604-946-8899

OPEN SUN 12-1:30

See wwwVirtua l .del t a r eTo u r a t alty .ca

BEAUTIFUL HERITAGE STYLE Elegant 4 year young, 2,979 sq.ft. , 4 bedroom & den home with a contemporary and practical floor plan for today’s lifestyle. Large gourmet kitchen with island & granite countertops, eating area & a spacious family room with dramatic 17' ceiling. 2 options for your master bedroom, main level or upstairs. Formal living room, beautiful cross hall dining room. Bright & spacious throughout!

Fully fenced and meticulously landscaped yard.

5353 Spetifore Cr., Tsawwassen

$889,000 Call Bob or Linda at 604-946-8899

CARRIAGE HOME

OPEN SUN 12-1:30

See wwwVirtua l .del t a r eTo u r a t alty .ca

Loads of space and centrally located Heritage style Carriage Home. Main home boasts a total of 2,560 square feet including open concept kitchen/ eating area & family room with gas fireplace overlooking patio. Formal dining room and Living room. Bright and welcoming foyer from "the front porch." 2nd floor with 3 good size bedrooms (master bedroom with lovely ensuite & large walk in closet). 3rd floor features large games room and a large den or a 4th bedroom. The 1 bedroom coach house is totally self contained with a total of 650 square feet. Close to schools, library, parks & shops.

5151 45th Avenue, Ladner

$789,000

JUST LISTED

Call Bob or Linda at 604-946-8899

W W W. D E LTA R E A LT Y. C A OPEN SUN 2-4

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SUNNINGDALE TOWNHOUSE

Don’t miss out on this 1623 square foot townhouse with a huge, private backyard. Very bright & spacious end unit - great kitchen & eating area, large living room with gas fireplace, open dining area. Total of 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths. Separate detached garage. Quiet central location - walk to everything! #10, 4748 53rd Street, Ladner

JUST LISTED

THIS HOME IS BEAUTIFUL

$457,000 Call Bob or Linda at 604-946-8899

OPEN SUN 2-4

See wwwVirtua l .del t a r eTo u r a t alty .ca

This beautiful custom built home with tile roof, hardy plank siding will delight you. Radiant floor heating on both floors and the quality millwork throughout. Lovely living room with gas fireplace and sloped ceilings, formal dining room with room for your china cabinet.

Spacious kitchen, eating area and family room, den and nanny suite on main floor. Upstairs boasts 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms: a total of 6 bathrooms. This home has a beautifully landscaped yard. Enjoy your morning cup of coffee sitting on the front porch overlooking the sunrise over the farmlands. And in the evening enjoy a huge covered patio to with BBQ’s and view the sunsets year round. Bonus, a totally detached 17 x 12’ heated, home office with wet bar and 2 piece bath. Over 3300 sq. ft.

4523 64th Street, Ladner

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$849,000 Call Bob or Linda at 604-946-8899

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THE CHANCEY TEAM See all MLS® Listings for Ladner & Tsawwassen at

www.deltarealty.ca

Call us 604.946.8899

BOB

See wwwVirtua l .del t a r eTo u r a t alty .ca

LINDA

THE FINEST IN ADULT LIVING

CHESAPEAKE LANDING! Much sought after luxurious, ADULT ORIENTED townhouse living. Wonderful “Heron” floor plan with approx. 2300 square feet includes a master bedroom on the main floor. Lovely formal living with high ceilings, dining room & a DEN. Spacious kitchen & eating area and a family room.

2 more bedrooms up plus a landing with built in cabinets & computer desk. Extra large, private yard. 2 car garage. And don't miss out on the terrific amenities - swimming pool, exercise & games room. Close to nature, golfing, boating and more. A terrific lifestyle close to nature, golf & marina.

#92, 5900 Ferry Road, Ladner

$785,000 Call Bob or Linda at 604-946-8899

STUNNINGADLINGTON

JUST LISTED

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Beautiful 850 sq.ft, 1 bedroom, top floor, corner unit in Adlington Court.

Updated flooring, professionally painted throughout, 9' ceilings. Lovely floor plan with spacious kitchen overlooking greenery to the east. Living room with gas fireplace, large master bedroom. Covered balcony with BBQ hookup.

Includes secure parking & storage locker. This home is absolutely lovely!

#205, 4747 54A St, Ladner

$264,000 Call Bob or Linda at 604-946-8899

5YR - 3.95% FINANCING CERTAIN CONDITIONS

See wwwVirtua l .del t a r eTo u r a t alty .ca

APPLY

TOTALLY RENOVATED

It's all been done! - Gorgeous kitchen with granite countertops, new cabinets and stainless steel appliances, tile flooring and sitting bar. Dining area and living room with wood flooring, lovely gas fireplace.New paint and carpet in master bedroom featuring french doors which lead to private balcony and walk through closet to updated bathroom. Storage locker just down the hall. Secured underground parking. Close to shops & amenities yet tucked quietly away in a cul-de-sac.

Nothing to do but move right in.

#220-1441 Garden Place, Tsawwassen

BEST BUY!!

$239,000 Call Bob or Linda at 604-946-8899

W W W. D E LTA R E A LT Y. C A SPACIOUS CONDO WITH BOAT SLIP!

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YES, you can have it all . . . a LOVELY CONDO to live in AND your own 27' BOAT SLIP for your boat. River West is one of Ladner's desirable adult oriented complexes with many features including recreation room, workshop, hot tub, exercise room & large storage areas. All located on quiet River front location boasting courtyard & marina access. This lovely 2nd floor condo features floor to ceiling windows.

Spacious throughout. Great kitchen area, formal dining, lovely living room with gas fireplace, 2 bedrooms (master with walk in closet & huge ensuite).

209, 4753 River W, Ladner

PRICE REDUCED

$419,000

WEST LADNER FULL OF FLAIR

Call Bob or Linda at 604-946-8899

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Brilliant new home on a large lot, custom built for those who love to ENTERTAIN. Over 3300 SF. AMAZING & SPACIOUS LAYOUT. Elegant grand foyer & formal dining room. Fabulous designer kitchen including butlers pantry, eating area & super spacious family room. Great office/den on main floor. Upstairs features deluxe master bedroom suite. 2 more bedrooms with jack & jill bath & on the other side of the 2-car garage you will find great space for a nanny suite OR den & games room OR home gym & hobby room. Whatever your needs, this home will amaze you!

Fully fenced & landscaped yard. Built with the finest quality! No GST or HST.

5396 Crescent Drive, Ladner

05292854

$919,000 Call Bob or Linda at 604-946-8899

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Residential Real Estate on the westcoast NEW LISTING 164-5421 10th Ave, TSAWWASSEN OFFERED AT $369,000

1679 57th Street, Beach Grove TSAWWASSEN PRICED AT $595,000

OPEN SUN 2-4

Sutton Group-West Coast Realty 15595 24th Ave., White Rock, BC

NOW SELLING

First Release. Unprecedented Prices.

Only $5000 gets you started.

Your search for the perfect home has ended.

Great prices and a solid investment along with incredible quality and chic urban styling, Suede has it all! Check us out today!

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LANGLEY

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604-786-2890 www.paulaburns.ca

Own 1/4 interest in a gated 20 acre property with your own lakeside gazebo, tennis court, 2 stalls in communal barn with turnout for the horses. Walk the forested trails. This home is one of four on the property and sits on 0.65 acres for your own use. Very private and beautifully landscaped. The home is 3300 sq.ft. 4 large bedrooms. Views to the west sunsets and mountains from almost every room. Too many extras to mention. Worth taking a look. Call us Today.

Brand Spanking new, never been lived it, all GST is paid. Spacious 3 bedroom, 2 full bath townhome, with open concept kitchen, family room, dining room and living room on the main floor. bedrooms are up. Lower level is garage and unfinished area. Nicely landscaped back garden.

The kitchen is dark toned cabinetry with granite counters and stainless steel appliances. Being offered for sale at $389,900.00

PRESENTATION CENTRE Open Daily 12-5 (except Fridays) 104-20238 Fraser Hwy, Langley

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ANDERSON LAKE ESTATES $1,280,000 4469 196th, Langley, B.C.

NEW LISTING 121 2729 158th St., Surrey OFFERED AT $389,000

201A ST

Sutton Group-Seafair Realty #103-5461 12th Avenue, Tsawwassen, BC

Perfect location within complex beside Visitor Parking. Sundial is a very desirable low density complex within walking distance of all amenities.

2 large bedrooms and insuite storage room.

New Paint and some new flooring. Private south exposed patio with shed.

The complex has just been reroofed and is being repainted. CALL FOR A PRIVATE VIEWING.

200 ST

604-803-5751 www.dianeoda.com

Well kept 4 bedroom home. Fully finished basement provides mortgage assistance.

South exposed sundeck with private back garden, perfect for entertaining. Quiet neighbourhood close to transportation and shopping. Oodles of parking even for your RV. CALL FOR A PRIVATE VIEWING.

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All advertising published in this newspaper is accepted on the premise that the merchandise and services offered are accurately described and willingly sold to buyers at the advertised prices. Advertisers are aware of these conditions.

Advertising that does not conform to these standards or that is deceptive or misleading, is never knowingly accepted. If any reader encounters non-compliance with these standards we ask that you inform the Publisher of this newspaper and The Advertising Standards Council of B.C. OMISSION AND ERROR: The publishers do not guarantee the insertion of a particular advertisement on a specified date, or at all, although every effort will be made to meet the wishes of the advertisers. Further, the publishers do not accept liability for any loss or damage caused by an error or inaccuracy in the printing of an advertisement beyond the amount paid for the space actually occupied by the portion of the advertisement in which the error occurred. Any corrections or changes will be made in the next available issue. The Delta Optimist will be responsible for only one incorrect insertion with liability limited to that portion of the advertisement affected by the error. Request for adjustments or corrections on charges must be made within 30 days of the ad’s expiration.

Chris Buell

Dec. 20/58 to June 1/09 You’re in my thoughts daily.

You’re always in my heart And at night in my dreams, we’ve never been apart. oh I miss you love NMW Susan ***

Delta Hospice Society

comfort, meaning, dignity and hope Remember someone special with a gift to The Delta Hospice Society.

For best results please check your ad for accuracy the first day it appears. Refunds made only after 7 business days notice!

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Donations to the Delta Hospice Society support the Harold & Veronica Centre for Supportive Care and Irene Thomas Hospice.

To donate in Memory or in Honour of someone special: Call 604.948.0660 or visit us at www.deltahospice.org

Births

Hope, David and Nadine are please to announce the birth of their son

Aidan Alexander

on May 22, 2010, weighing 6 lbs 2 oz. Michael and Maia are thrilled with their new baby brother.

Proud grandparents are Robin and Lynn Hope of Delta and Guenter and Regina Rieger of Armstrong.

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In Memoriam

Donations can be mailed to: 4631 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, BC V4K 4L8.

Please include name, address, full name of person being honoured and address to send card. quality of life matters

To advertise call

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In Memoriam

John Munro

Graham and Debbie Chatwin are thrilled to announce the engagement of their wonderful daughter Lauren to the amazing Mr. Steve Potucek.

Obituaries

JACOB, Patricia Marion 1930 - 2010

Pat passed away peacefully with grace and dignity on May 18th, just as she lived. She will be greatly missed by her husband of 52 years, Ed, her mother Nora, son Craig and wife Ilsa, daughter Dianne and husband Dan, 6 grandchildren and 3 great-grand-children and many good friends and extended family.

Memorial Service to be held on Monday, May 31st, 2010 at 2:00 pm at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 6340 #4 Road, Richmond, BC., Pastors Tim LeDrew and Ken Harris officiating.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Canadian Lutheran World Relief at www.clwr.org or a charity of your choice.

Delta Funeral Home 604-946-6040

Fond memories linger every day, Remembrance keeps them near.

Celebrate all your family occasions in the

OGOPOGO!

Bettie Ames Robert Bandoni Elizabeth Billinger Greg Card John Collins Ngan Kwong Chung Lorraine Davis Barb Dey Anton Donigold Robert Fitzpatrick William G. Franko Anne Harris George Hawksworth Rudolf J. Hrdlicka Kathleen P. Huff Robert Husband Diana Jesperson William Kadyschuk Frederick K. Kennedy James D. Knauer Edith McMunnigle George Mraz Phillips D. Murray Audrey Paterson Eunice M. Smith Raymond F. Smith Martha Spletzer Steve & Tina Waslander Mary Williams Karen Zaniol Your gift assists the Foundation to purchase vital medical equipment for Delta Hospital.

Working Together to make a Difference!

Delta Hospital Foundation 5800 Mountain View Blvd.

Delta, B.C. V4K 3V6 www.deltahospital.com

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If you have moved to Tsawwassen or Ladner within the last six months and have not experienced this free community welcoming service please call Andrea (Tsa) 604-948-9877 or Joadey (Lad) 604-940-0177.

We will be happy to visit you with community information and generous free gifts from local businesses.

CERTIFICATION COURSE It’s mandatory − it’s the law!

Earn Lifetime Certification in one evening class!

TUESDAY CLASSES 6:30pm to 9pm Legion Branch #61 4896 Delta St, Ladner PRE-REGISTRATION $75 (at door $85 limited space) CALL to REGISTER Peeter Linde • 604-789-9051 Or email: varlin@shaw.ca

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LADNER CHRISTIAN Fellowship is hosting an Evening of

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Churches

Coming Events CHANGE THE FACE OF PAIN IN BC

Sat, June 5th, 10am - 4:30pm Vancouver General Hospital Paetzold Lecture Theatre Auditorium Speakers: Dr. Pam Squire, CP Pain Expert Mike Harcourt, Ex Premier of BC Dr. Pippa Hawley, Pain Specialist, BC Cancer Agency Dr. Keith White, CP, Pain Expert, Kelowna, BC Dr. Sue Bennett, Psychologist, Pain Service, BC Children’s Hospital

Kelly McQuillan, Director Patients as Partners, Ministry of Health Services

$30 Cost includes Lunch & Membership to the Pain BC Society Please RSVP via email to: Painbc1@shaw.ca or Call 604-929-0286

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Delta Hospital Foundation gratefully acknowledges gifts in memory of:

Paddy

Wedding to take place in Mexico spring 2011 Welcome to the family Steve – we all love you.

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Donations made in memory of your loved ones will be acknowledged with cards sent to family members and an acknowledgement and receipt sent to the donor.

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Drivers

LONG HAUL CLASS 1 OWNER / OPERATORS for rapidly expanding transportation co. taking on new contracts & need to expand our fleet. Owners with no trailers are welcome as well! Looking for teams & singles. Call 604 598-3498 Fax 604 598-3497 or email chris@synergytruckingltd.com

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General Employment

Customer sales/service

Summer Work

Immediate openings

Flexible schedules, $16.25 baseappt, conditions apply, no exp necessary will train. call now, (604) 595-1040 or www.summeropenings.ca/mv EXP’D DENTAL TECHNICIAN Full service Dental Lab in Victoria, BC requires an exp dental tech to make splints. Competitive salary & company benefits. Relocation ass’t if applicable. Fax resume in confidence to HR at 1-866-237-9442 Email: cathyb@aurumgroup.com www.aurumgroup.co

FULL TIME ENTRY POSITION with WOODNORTH Gardening & Lawncare. D/L (min. N) and a commitment to learn.

Call 604-948-1447

Full Time Parts position available for immediate occupancy. This is a career opportunity as a salaried employee with full company benefits at the Lower Mainland branch of a Canadian wide heavy equipment business.

Applicant must be self motivated and sales driven, with experience preferred in the heavy equipment or truck industries. See our job posting at www.essltd.com Submit resume or contact info to: tburt@essltd.com

NOW HIRING

Position for Landscape and Property Maintenance business in South Delta for lawncare and general maintenance. 6 months experience, B.C.D.L. and knowledge of Delta req’d.

Fax resume to 604-943-2490

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Personal Trainer Certification Earn up to $70/hr as a Personal Trainer. Government Financial Aid may be avail. 604-930-8377 See our ad in todays paper under Education.

RESIDENTIAL FRAMING company requires Carpenters Helper/Labourer. Will train.

Please call 604-948-2794

WOODNORTH Gardening & Lawncare

is hiring a fulltime employee with garden maintenance experience. Must have D/L and basic shearing and target pruning skills. Woodnorth is committed to Horticultural Apprentice Sponsorship. References will be required. 604-984-1447.

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Hotel Restaurant

Edo-Ya Sushi in Delta

Req’s 4 Exp’d Cooks for Japanese Cuisine

Min. 3-5 years hands-on experience. Completion of high school, Prep & cook authentic Japanese menu item. Ensure food quality, determine food portion, develop creative menu, skills at dealing with kitchen & train staff, speaking Korean is an asset. Permanent F/T $19 per hour, 40 hours per week.

Send resume:

ydoyasushi@gmail.com or mail to: 1350 56 St Delta, BC V4L 2A4

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Medical/Dental

DENTAL LAB Territory Manager Victoria, BC

Travel Vancouver Island to contact & maintain a portfolio of clients and assist in communication in the lab.

Qualifications: Previous dental lab exp or education. Availability for overnight travel/some weekend course work.

Benefits: •Competitive salary & commissions •Car & insurance allowance •Comprehensive company benefit plan •Half of BC Medical paid by Company •Ongoing professional development •Relocation Assistance (if applicable) Fax resume and abstract in confidence, attention: HR 1-866-237-9442 Email: cathyb@aurumgroup.com Subject line: Territory Manager www.aurumgroup.com

MOA

Fully trained experienced MOA needed for busy 2 doctor office in Ladner. 5 days/wk.

Must be flexible with hours and holiday relief.

Please send resume to 5017 - 47A Ave, Delta, BC, V4K 1T9

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Appliances

JUNIOR LEGAL ASSISTANT

Michaels & Filkow, a prominent law firm specializing in criminal litigation located in Richmond, has an opening for a full time junior legal assistant. Duties include: reception, telephone, dictation and other general office duties.

Please submit resume to kfilkow@telus.net or by fax to 604-270-3787

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UNDER PRESSURE SYSTEMS INC.

We sell & service all hot & cold pressure washers 604.434.2188 upsi.ca #11 - 5850 Byrne Rd. Burnaby RANGE, 30 inch Inglis, $125, Inglis dryer $75, both almond, 604-946-2677

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For Sale Miscellaneous

ASHFORD SPINNING wheel with accessories includes fleece, $400. Taylor form dress form $100. 604-948-9309 MOTORLLA DVR, HDTV, DCT6416, drive size 160GB, incl’s remote, $325. 604-943-1040 MOVING - Everything must go!

Dining suite, king sz bdrm suite, end tables, garden tools, self prop mower, power lawn edger, weight training unit w/bench. Much much more 604-943-8436 SEWING MACHINE, Pfaff, 2020 Tiptronic, w/manual, $300, 604-943-3698

Office Personnel

Teachers/ Instructors

French Language Preschool

in Tsawwassen requires ECE French speaking Assistant for September, 2010. Part time $16-20 per/hr.

Email resume & cover letter to mpennors@telus.net

Job Listings, From A-Z

From advertising executive or banker to x-ray technician or zookeeper,you'll find it in the Employment Section.

To advertise in Employment call 604-630-3300

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To advertise call

Trades/Technical

ROOFERS - Single Ply

Marine Roofing seeks Journeypersons.

Min 3 yrs exp $27.50-$32.50/hr Call Daryl, 604-433-1813 dmorrison@marineroofing.com

604-630-3300

Garage Sale

★ I.O.D.E Fabric Sale★ Designer Fabric, Upholstry & Sheers, everything $4/m Wed June 2nd 10am-1pm • 4939 1st ave•

BEST Deal Restwell Matt Sets.

Full wrty, Dble $319. Queen $339 King $559. Will deliver. 722-3636 DINING SUITE, 9 piece, 2 leafs, 6 chairs, walnut, buffet, hutch, $500 sofa & loveseat $300; coffee table cherry $75. 604-940-4134

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DINING SUITE, lovely 8 pc solid oak Queen Anne style, $900.

604-943-6163 HIDE-A-BED EXC cond. $75, book case $20, dining table, 4 chairs $60, desk $10; china cab $10; chair w/ottoman $10; blue arm chair $5. 604-943-5405 SOFA AND loveseat, light floral print, matching 3 sets of drapes and valance boxes, 3 adjustable drapery tracks, as new, all for $190. Call 604-943-1862

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BUILDING SALE! 25x30 $4,577.

30x40 $7,140. 32x60 $11,950.

32x80 $18,420. 35x60 $ 13,990.

40x70 $14,650. 40x100 $24,900.

46x140 $37,600. OTHERS. Ends optional. Pioneer MANUFACTURERS DIRECT 1-800-668-5422.

Garage Sale

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Moving Sale!

Large/small items, Clothes, kids stuff, antiques, household, furniture, etc

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Sunday, May 30 10am-2pm TSAWASSEN ★GARAGE SALE★ Childrens stuff 0-10yrs, General Household Goods Sunday May 30, 9am- 1pm 951 51A st, Tsawassen

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Education

www.trainingforjobs.com • Office Administration Diploma • Computerized Accounting Software • Payroll Specialist • Microsoft Office Specialist

Canwest Community Publishing makes every effort to ensure you are responding to a reputable and legitimate job opportunity. If you suspect that an ad to which you have responded is misleading, here are some hints to remember.

Legitimate employers do not ask for money as part of the application process; do not send money; do not give any credit card information; or call a 900 number in order to respond to an employment ad.

Job opportunity ads are salary based and do not require an investment.

If you have responded to an ad which you believe to be misleading please call the Better Business Bureau at 604-682-2711, Monday to Friday, 9am - 3pm or email inquiries@bbbvan.org and they will investigate.

Flexible Scheduling, Start Monday! E/I Supported Training.

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Lumber/Building Supplies

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Recycler

DOUBLE BOX Spring and Mattress in Good Condition; free to pick up. Evenings, 604-644-0551 SOFA BED, free you p/u, good cond. 604-946-1805

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TV/Stereo/Video

DELTA CABLE PVR, 8 months old, paid $500, will sell $250. Call 604-948-2930

EDUCATION

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Education

FOODSAFE 1 DAY COURSES – ONLY $66!

Richmond: May 30 or June 19 Surrey: Every Saturday Also Bby • Coq • M.Ridge • Van Health Inspector Instructors!

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INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL Train on Full-Size Excavators, Dozers, Graders, Loaders. Oil Field Tickets. Provincially Certified Instructors. Government Accredited. Job Placement assistance. www.iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

Personal Trainer Certification

Earn up to $70/hr as a Personal Trainer.

Government Financial Aid may be available.

604-930-8377 Hilltop Academy

Delta EMPLOYMENT SKILLS PROGRAM Free 1, 2 and 1/2 day employment workshops including:

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Placement Group Job Fair

We appreciate the interest of all applicants, but only those considered for interviews will be contacted.

For more information regarding the Richmond school district please visit www.sd38.bc.ca OUR FOCUS IS ON THE LEARNER

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8 month General Mechanic training. Learn basic engine theory,power train, suspension, job safety, etc. Write Automotive or HeavyDuty 1st year Apprenticeship exam. GPRC Fairview College Campus.

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Career Services/ Job Search

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Childcare Available

Bright Eyes Academy Child Care Centres

Daycare Centres

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Dogs

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Dogs

Licensed Group Daycare & School Age has spaces avail. for ages 30 mos. - 10 yrs.

604-940-8077 creationstationdaycare.com

BIG BEAUTIFUL Bernese Mountain dog puppies for sale.

Ready to go June 5th. First shots and vet check. 2 males and 2 females left. $1000 each. call 604-897-6495

DOBERMAN PUPS. Female/ Male. Tails/dew claws done. Blk/ tan. $1500-$2000. 604-607-7433

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EXP’D CHILDCARE provider has full time spot avail immed, Central Ladner. Call 604-946-6454

FULLY QUALIFIED MOM of 3yr old daughter and central ladner location between 2 schools. Offers before/after school or full day care at an affordable price in my happy home.

I am First Aid certified and have ample room for fun and learning. Must be ok with friendly pets and I have a van for drop off pick up situations if needed.

Please call Niki @ 604-306-3554 and references are available if needed as I am well known in the community.

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Daycare Centres

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Cats BORDER COLLIE X, adorable, 8weeks, farm raised, M/F, $300 604-794-3104, not Sundays, Chwk

★CATS & KITTENS★ FOR ADOPTION !

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COCKER SPANIEL p/b pups with papers vet. shots, ready now, Vanc. $400 neg. 604-708-1752

Dogs

ADORABLE POMERANIAN pups. Parti colour & extra small.

1st shots. $550 +. 778-316-8561

Located close to parks and beach References Available

604-943-6011

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Dogs

FILA/MASTIFF GUARD DOGS owners best friend. Intruders worst nightmare. all shots, $2000 each. ready now! 604-817-5957

ALL SMALL breed pups local & non shedding $400+ 604 590-3727 www.puppiesfishcritters.com

Foster homes urgently req’d for rescued, abandoned & neglected dogs. Many breeds 778-688-6340 abetterlifedogrescue.com

604-630-3300

BC REPTILE Club Show & Sale Sat June 12 • 10 am to 5 pm and Sun June 13 • 10 am to 4pm Abbotsford Exhibition Park 32470 Haida Drive, Cadet Building Abbotsford B.C Admission : Adults $4 , Kids $2 , Children under 5 Free ; Family Pass $10.00 (2 adults up to 3 kids) For more info visit us at www.bcreptileclub.com 1-604-392-5715

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Poultry

PB BLUENOSE Pit Bull pup’s for sale. 4 left - $1000 - $2000. Ph Tim 604-557-8359 PB GERMAN shepherd pups, black & tan, 6 weeks old, 1st shots, vet✔, $550 604-856-7405 SCHNAUZER hypoallergic, 1 male blk, 1 female grey. 1st shot, dewormed 8 wk $650. 604-795-1953

KATISSA POULTRY Non medicated, all vegetable feed, no animal by products, grown and sold on the farm.

Fully Processed, Fresh Ready for roasting.

For prices & details see www.specialtychicken.com Cloverdale area, 604 541-0007

SHIHTZU PUPS multi colour, 1st shots, adorable to good homes $500. 604-773-2146, 820-0252

Feed & Hay

Triple Five Trucking

SPECIAL • Cedar Shavings

534-5544 290-8405 GOLDEN DOODLE Pups Beautiful, intelligent Email pics available. $850 1-877-563-4259

AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERDS ('Aussies'). 8 months. Full of love & devotion. $650. 604-625-7509

604-630-3300

LAB PUPS CKC Reg’d Yellows & Blacks Good Temp. Shots & Tattooed. $750. 604-377-0820

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Metaphysical

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BARONA BEACH LUXURY VACATION CONDOS 2 units available. West Kelowna, on Okanagan Lake, Beach front resort, 2 bedroom plus den with pullout sofa. Sleeps 6 comfortably. Located 5 minutes from world-class wineries and vineyards. Sandy beach and amazing pool area with hot tub. Fully stocked kitchen including top of the line appliances, Luxury furnishings and latest amenities: Hardwood floors, granite counter tops, flat panel TVs, surround sound. (iPod compatible systems) Patio BBQ with incredible lake/ pool area views. In-suite laundry, equipment room, 2 underground parking spaces. Boat slip at resort available for additional charge.

Rates: June 1-June 30 $1,700 per week. July 1-Sept. 6 $2,400 per week. Contact Terry at 250-869-9991 or email: barona@shaw.ca

Business Opportunity

#1 JANITORIAL FRANCHISE Customers, (Office Cleaning), Training and support. Financing. www.coverall.com 604-434-7744 info@coverallbc.com

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Sheltie Pups. Reg’d, shots, tattooed, dewormed, m/f, healthly, friendly, $950. 604-526-9943

KILN DRIED Hemlock, Fir, Spruce Sawdust & Shavings

AUSTRALIAN LABRADOODLE Pups Non-shedding mediums, parents 27lbs, spayed/neutered, 1st shots, reg. w/ ALAA, $2500 1-250-494-3107 Summerland

BORDER COLLIE Cross Sheltie pups 4 males. Gorgeous! Ready June 8th. Blue Merles, $700.

Aldergrove. 604-856-3291

MINIATURE SCHNAUZER puppies. Little 'teddy bears' full of love & devotion. $650. 604-625-7509

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COIN COIN QUACK QUACK Family daycare, French Immersion, Ladner, 0-12 yrs. Openings available. Pls Call Marie-Claude 604-946-7402

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Pets - Other

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Family Day Care

Light breakfasts, healthy snacks and home cooked lunches provided in a nurturing environment with a focus on activities and nature.

The Delta Optimist has partnered with the BC SPCA to encourage responsible pet guardianship and the humane treatment of animals. Before purchasing a new puppy, ensure the seller has provided excellent care and treatment of the animal and the breeding parents. For a complete guide to finding a reputable breeder and other considerations when acquiring a new pet, visit spca.bc.ca.

LAB/RETRIEVER X, Young, adult female, Nellie needs a loving home! Shy around new people/situations, best suited adult-only, cat/dog free home, Loves long leashed walks or a rural home. Vanc. Animal Shelter 1280 Raymur Ave, 604-871-6885

SHARPEI IN Coquitlam is looking for good home, very healthy and great with people. Must go through Sharpei rescue for an application.

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May 30 - June 5

Aries March 21 - April 19: Be on your toes Sunday/Monday, respond to higher-ups, be ambitious.

Fun, light romance, optimism, fresh horizons buoy your heart Tuesday/Wednesday! All this hopefulness still brings you to a choice between two people, prospects, actions, just as it has since last October.

But this choice is about to be eradicated (by next week). Something major is about to end. Be gracious about it. You might be anxious about it this Thursday to Saturday, as your energy, charm and self-confidence fall briefly. (Rest, don’t act.) You’re about to be free, cheerful, hopeful, next week into September!

Cancer June 21-July 22: Lie low, rest, contemplate, seek spiritual awareness, be charitable, deal with government, large corporations and institutions.

Fulfil obligations, but don’t volunteer for more. Your solitude will be lightened two ways: 1) it’s sweet; and 2) talkative friends seek you out. Use this quiet period to plan, because next week into September will offer luck in career, business and prestige arenas.

Approach others, co-operate Sunday/Monday: that person could bring you significant benefits, wisdom.

Secrets, sex, big finances fill mid-week. You reach mellow understanding Thursday to Saturday.

Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: The weeks ahead feature love, wisdom, logic, higher education, far travel, legal and cultural events. June to September boosts your luck in relationships, opportunities, litigation, contracts, public interfacing and relocation. (These might arise through a conversation, or “casual” friend.)

To increase this luck, seek partnership, go outward, further the desires of others. It’s a mere foretaste of 2011’s luck, unless you were born around Sept. 2326 (in which case it could be major now). You might fear “partnering” or an Aries all June/July – trust your instincts. Love, midweek.

Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: You face several weeks of chores. A Gemini would make a great helper, if you can enlist him/her. Your energy and effectiveness are tops Sunday/Monday, so start projects, tackle “feared” chores. (But sign nothing, nor woo anyone, Sunday.)

Chase money Tuesday/Wednesday – Tuesday better.

Travel, details, reports, communications draw your focus Thursday-Saturday, not importantly. This week is the last of 30 that brought a powerful financial, life-change, research, intimate, mysterious trend. Now doubts arise about what you did, committed to: be calm, good luck will “rescue” you!

Taurus April 20-May 20: Chase money, buy, sell, ask for a pay raise, cultivate new clients, etc. A long, friction-prone period in your domestic, realty and family arenas will turn to harmony by next week onward. Communications, travel and relations with siblings are sweet, affectionate all week, but don’t let affection nudge you into making a promise or a new relationship (or embarking on a trip) Sunday – there’s a hidden trap here. Sunday/Monday are mellow, wise.

Be ambitious Tuesday (especially) and Wednesday.

Popularity, happiness, flirtation, entertainment and bright horizons come Thursday-Saturday!

Leo July 23-Aug. 22: Your hopes rise on a breeze of popularity, wishful thinking, light romantic feelings and just an all-round joy in life! Since last October, you’ve been scowling (and red-faced, physically) more than usual, but next week dissolves this influence, and new friends will flow in! (They flow your way this week, too, especially Tuesday/Wednesday – but “friend” isn’t the word: enemy or intense attraction are more accurate terms.) Tackle chores Sunday/ Monday. Exciting meetings, opportunities mid-week.

Mysteries, intimacy, significant choices/commitments arise Thursday onward: go slow, reject fantasy.

Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: The weeks ahead accent romance, creativity, charming kids, speculation, sports, pleasure and beauty – you’re on a winning streak!

But retreat Sunday/Monday: rest, contemplate, tidy up neglected places and friendships. Your energy and charisma surge upward Tuesday/Wednesday – chase any goal you want, including romance! For seven months you’ve faced impatient opposition from others (or heightened but fractious attraction). This “angry” trend dissolves next week. In June/July, you’ll be exploring or talking about secrets, intimacies, large sums of money. Co-workers remain affectionate.

Gemini May 21-June 20: Your energy, charisma, effectiveness and clout hit a high note! Charge forth, accomplish, start significant new projects, demand action, ask favours, see and be seen. You’ll impress others! Your money picture looks good, but don’t make decisions/plans nor take action here Sunday, as a subtle trap lurks. You’re still restless, travelprone, but this will ebb next week onward, as will your tendency to be a little forceful in speech and writing. June/July might bring an end to dealings with an Aries. Finances, sex, research Sunday/ Monday. Mellow love mid-week. Be ambitious Thursday onward.

Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: Ambition, prestige, community status, career, dealings with authorities and higher-ups, parents, judges, bosses – these fill the weeks ahead. Sunday/Monday are romantic, creative, kids charm you – but commit to nothing Sunday (a subtle trap lurks). Tackle chores Tuesday/Wednesday.

You’ll meet both opportunities and opposition Thursday to Saturday – be diplomatic. For seven months sex, intimacy, large finances, investments and lifestyle choices have irked, restricted, frightened you. In June/July you’ll seize these matters with a successful brew of courage and (sexual) magnetism!

Big changes!

Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: The weeks ahead hold mysteries and demand research. Use your interior radar; look for skeletons, solutions and treasures.

Commitment, consequence, intimacy, large finances, lifestyle changes, deep health and depth psychology, occultism, hidden meanings and “eureka” moments will occur. Your logic and intuition will operate smoothly and well, but careful Sunday, when these represent a possible trap. Write reports, notes (or travel) Sunday/ Monday. Take a deep rest Tuesday/Wednesday. Your romantic, creative, risky, winning side emerges Thursday to Saturday. Angry or impatient bosses withdraw soon.

Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: Make no money agreements/commitments Sunday, but do chase the stuff (or buy things) Monday. The weeks ahead hold excitingmeetings,opportunities,relocation,negotiations, dealings with the public – and opposition, perhaps enmity. Marriage and divorce. So much depends on your life thus far, and your nature. Investments, intimacy, lifestyle changes hold a sweet trap Sunday, sweet success Monday. Talk, travel mid-week. Retreat to reorganize home, business foundations, to recuperate Thursday onward. A legal fight might end soon. Be cautious with bosses, judges June/July.

Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: Minor wishes come true Sunday/Monday.June accents your domestic scene,real estate, security, food, diet, mother nature, gardening, nurturing, infants and toddlers. You’ve experienced a streak of freedom or of expanded, hopeful vision this year – now, in June, you need to decide who and what to stick with, and who/what is stale, restricting you. Two things happen in the coming weekend (June 5/6): three months of good money and sensual luck begin; and two months of heightened relationship intensity commence.

Money and love could mingle. You will be very attracted, or angry. Friday gives clues. timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 416-686-5014

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S. Surrey/ White Rock

2 BR, 1 bath, top flr condo, part renod. Quick Sale! $215,000. 305 - 1720 Southmere Cr. Karen C. Sutton Westcoast 604-538-8888

6020

Houses - Sale

6020-36

* WE BUY HOUSES * Older House! Damaged House!

Pretty House! Divorcing! Moving!

Mortgage too high! Too much debt!

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6020-36

Tsawwas.

PRIME AREA: Beach access, needs work, build or reno asking $650,000. 54 Georgia Wynd. call 604-948-2364

Industrial/ Commercial

6025

SURREY, Central City. Only $725,000! Rare high exposure commercial with high density “Downtown” designation. Floor Area Ratio is 3.5. Approx. 15,790 sq ft. 2 lots 123’ x 128’. Only $13.12 per buildable sq ft. Recent appraisal for $828,000. Call Ben Gauer, Royal LePage Ben Gauer & Associates, 604-644-0273 or 604-581-3838.

6030

Lots & Acreage

N. WEST. All services paid, inclds u/grd electrical, DCC’s, survey & eng’ng report. 33’ x 130’ lot. No GST. $339,000. 604-726-0677. usellahome.com ● ID # 4711

6020

Houses - Sale

Tsawwas.

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4 PM Tsawwassen Central • 5256 Cambridge Court Fabulous 4 bedroom family home in quiet cul-de-sac, close to schools, recreation and shopping. New paint and floors, move in condition.

DAWN EMILE 778-899-6191

$699,900

6040

Okanagen/ Interior

EXCEPTIONAL LAKEVIEW Lots from $160,000 also: 1 panoramic 3 - acre parcel.

Owner Financing, 250-307-2558 www.orlandoprojects.com

6052

Real Estate Investment

NANAIMO, 7YR old home w/2 sep suites. 5 bdrm, 5 min to dwntwn, 2x6 const, 9appl, lots of prkg, priced to sell $349,000. Call 250-716-2171 or 250-741-1950 ★ RENT TO OWN! ★ If you have a small down payment, I have a nice home for you! Less then perfect credit OK. Call Pat 778-782-0872

6508

3-BDR APT. in Beach Grove nr. ocean, 2 baths, lots of space.

Elec. and gas incl., 6-mth. lease pref., avail. June 20/2010. $1800 per mth. 604-760-9935 or 604-218-5931

DELTA WEST

4895-55B St, Ladner Bach, 1 & 2 BR, Available.

Spacious suites, balconies, rent incls heat & hot water, prkg available. Refs. N/P.

CALL 604 946-1094 BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

TSAW. 1 BR, 2nd flr, all appls, inste wd, f/p, np, no BBQ, $1160. incl heat, prkg, suitable for adults.

604-943-6163 appt TSAW. EXEC 2 BR,top flr, all appls, inste wd, f/p, np, no BBQ, $1850. incl heat, prkg, suitable for adults. 604-943-6163 appt

6522 6508

Apt/Condos

LADNER 2 bdrm $880 inc. heat, h/w, prkg. Some pets ok. No dogs. No smoking. Calls between 9am-6pm only. 604-940-8726

Furnished Accommodation

COTTAGE - 1BR furn, quiet treed Tsaw. $325/wk, daily or longer.

For May & June 604-943-4630

6540

Houses - Rent

1 BR 820sf Coach home, Ladner, gas fp, ns, np, July 1, $1080, ladner.ca/rent1 604-946-1133

CHOOSE YOUR NEW HOME FROM OUR LIST OF WELL MAINTAINED AND MANAGED SUITES!

TSAWWASSEN

Tsawwassen Terrace

Are you looking for a 1 or 2 bedroom suite in a well maintained building? Bldg. is located on 16th Ave. and is close to the bus, shops and the beach. To view please call 604-943-7666

Greensview

Nice bright 2 bedroom suites available. Rent includes 3 appliances, carpets, drapes, u/g parking and laundry facilities. Located on bus route and close to shopping centre.

For more info or to view please call 604-943-7612

Century Village and Tsawwassen Manor

Beautiful complex consisting of 6 bldgs. & water fountains.

1 & 2 bedroom suites, include drapes, wall to wall carpets, balconies, elevators, and wheel chair access. Tsaw.

Manor includes heat. Close to beach, parks, recreation centre & school. To make an appt. to view please call 604-948-9111

2 BR 1 Ba, total reno’d, rancher, avail immed, Beach Grove Tsaw.

Quiet neighbourhood & amazing perennial gardens. Sm pet ok.

Ref’s. $1500. 604-943-8728 4 BDRM +den, 3 bath, 2 fp, newly painted, E. Ladner, ns, np, Av now, Call 604-377-6720 4 BDRM, Ladner, 2 full bath, big rec room, carport & garage, d/w, w/d, big fence yard, avail July 15, refs req, $1600/mth+utils. Call Jason 604-946-3042 STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN No Qualification - Low Down CHILLIWACK – 9557 Williams St, 3 bdrm, 1 bath, cozy HOUSE on 49x171’ lot, excellent investment property in heart of town, close to shops & schools................ $888/M VANCOUVER – 558 Taylor St, 1 bdrm + den, 2 level TOWNHOME, nr GM Place, 1.5% Finance $988/M

PITT MEADOWS -11860 Springdale Dr. 4 Bdrm, 3 Bath FAMILY HOUSE Appliances, huge family room, f/p, fully fenced back yard, garage, close to West Coast Express, Schools & shops..............$1988/M

Call Kristen 604 435-5555 or 786-4663

www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

TSAW - AVAIL NOW Clean 3 br, full bsmt, 2.5 baths, hardwood, gas fp, dw, garburator, double carport, RV prkg, $1980, no dogs, call Peter 604-250-3154

Kelly Court

1 bedroom suite available in small bldg. Located near shops, school, bus stop and rec. centre. Rent includes 2 appl., carpets, drapes, heat and hot water. Bldg. consists of new windows and sliding doors. To view or to make an appt. please call 604-782-4326

Shawnigan

2 bedroom suite available in clean and quiet building.

Located 1 block from shopping mall and on bus route. Minutes from parks and beach area. For more info or to view please call 604-943-0002

6565

Office/Retail Rent

FOR LEASE

REALTY LTD

Tsawwassen ● Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall has prime retail spaces available in Oliva ● Windsor Woods – unit #5 – 1,057 sq. ft. ● Century Square 1658 Sq ft of Office/Commercial Space for Lease For more information call Tina or Sandra at Century Group 604-943-2203

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

1 BDRM bsmt, Ladner, no pets, N/S, avail Now. $700 incl utils.

Call 604-968-5869

1BR GROUND floor unit, June 1, $800, near parks, transit & school, shared storage, laundry & utilities, Lrg yard, 604-943-5823 2 BR bsmt suite, priv ent, f/back yd, shared laundry, nr school. $900. 604-940-0953 2 BR upper level of house, centrally located in Tsaw, fenced yd, pets considered, n/s, $1200 + utils. Avail June 1. 604-943-9399, 3 BDRM upper, Ladner, 4 appl, n/s, n/p. new reno, storage & 1 car garage $1500. 778-889-9732

9125

Domestic

1994 CUTLASS Supreme, 2 dr, 171 K, exc cond, red, $4500.

Aircared 604-929-5677

LRG 1 brdm + den basement suite w/ full kitchen & bathroom.

FREE Internet & Cable, alarm & washer dryer. No smokers, or pets - avail immediatley - rent $750 per mo call 604-719-5443 TSAW, 1 bdrm, f/p, newer appl, share w/d, n/s, n/p, July 1/sooner, $750incl util/cbl, web. 948-9737

6605

Townhouses Rent

LADNER, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 4 appl, window coverings, fresh paint, new lam/tile flr, NS NP, $1200, Avail July 1. 604-322-5260

6615

Wanted To Rent

2 BR Townhouse or house wanted that allows pets. We are very clean, non-smokers and excellent tenants. Please call 778-384-1957.

SENIOR COUPLE seek 2br 2 bath condo in Twas., w/d, N/P, afternoon sun on balcony, nr ammens, long term pref. Can pay $1250 max. 604-943-5315

6620

Warehouse/ Commercial

OFFICE 1700SF, Vantage Way Tilbury, grade level access, 800sf warehouse w/20ft ceilings, incld racking, 604-207-8734 loc 306

Dreaming of a New Home?

Find it in the Real Estate Section.

To advertise call 604-630-3300

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9145

Scrap Car Removal

Removal FREEScrap/Car No Wheels No Problem

HOUR 2Service From Call

Family Owned & Operated

(604) 209-2026 1999 FORD Taurus SE. Red sedan. Auto, 24 valve DOHC engine. 152,600 kms. Excellent condition. $2,750. 604-984-9066.

#1 FREE Scrap Vehicle Removal Ask about $500 Credit!!! $$ PAID for Some 604.683.2200 AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $100 cash paid for full sized vehicles. 604-518-3673

2000 FORD Mustang Conv. 1 owner, mint cond. 130K, goldblack roof, $6300, 604-817-4520 2006 CHRYSLER 300 SRT8, 67k, fully loaded, s/roof, dvd player, $24,280, 604-825-8464

9129

Luxury Cars

1986 ROLLS ROYCE, Sliver Spur, white, 62K, mint condition, $48,000. Call 604-438-4216

Pays $150 minimum for Full-Size Complete Vehicles. Free Removal!

2-Hr. Service in Most Areas

Call 778-316-3217

*DELTA SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL $175 Min. FOR COMPLETE FULL SIZE VEHICLES Serving the Delta area for 20 yrs.

Call 604- 649-1627, 946-0943

THE SCRAPPER

3 BR, bright bsmt, priv ent, patio, n/s, n/p, $1300. utils/net incl’d .

July 1. 604-729-6775 aft 6pm

OFFICE SPACE in Tilbury for rent, available now, call for info 604-377-6720

$

AUTOMOTIVE

1 BR +den bright bsmt suite, garden view, dw, share wd, Tsaw near bus, $800 incld utils, ns, np, avail June 1, 604-948-1572

1000SF, BAY Doors on both sides, Surveillance, Available Now, in Tilbury, 604-377-6720

Sorry No Pets or BBQs References Required WWW.CENTURY GROUP.CA/

Office/Retail Rent

Office Space 621 sqft avail June 1st . 4840 Delta Street, Ladner.

2nd, elevator & sec indoor prkng, Ph: Gertie 1-250-247-7242 or cell 604-306-4563

3 Lines 3 Times TEAM 3000

6565

Apt/Condos

A49

1989 ROLLS Royce, like new, all original, 30k miles, books. $32,500, Priv.sale 604-271-1969

9130

Motorcycles/ Dirt Bikes

2001 KAWASAKI ZRX1200R. Comes with many extras, Muzzy exhaust, Hindle lift, Joe Rocket saddlebags, tank bag, tail bag, this bike is ready to go. New chain and sprocket last year. Asking $3800.00 obo 604-250-9110 2005 KAWASAKI KX100 Moto Cross W/many add-ons. stock parts incld. Well maintained, $2100 obo. Cell: 778-882-4099 2006 HONDA CRF 100 dirt bike, original owner out grew, like new, $2000 obo, Cell: 778-882-4099

9135

Scrap Car Removal

NO WHEELS, NO PROBLEM

9130

CASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

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9155

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Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

1994 GMC Sonoma 1/2 Ton Pickup w/ canopy. 5 standard, $1,100 spent on brakes, Air Caired, $2500 obo 604-987-0926 2006 DODGE Dakota club cab, V6, 58K, 6 spd, ac, tow pkg.

Tonneau cover, $13,000 obo, exc. cond. 604-318-8263

9160

Sports & Imports

Parts & Accessories

2 SETS of Reconditioned 273 heads, $300/ each Please Call, 604-946-1081

9145

SCRAP CAR & TRUCK REMOVAL

2000 INFINITY G20. 80,000 km silver, auto, loaded, fully serviced since new. $8,900. 604-786-7114

2002 VW Passat 1.4 Turbo.

Excellent Condition Low Mileage 128K kms. $8500 604-929-0797

Motorcycles/ Dirt Bikes

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Insurance is sold through BCAA Insurance Agency and underwritten by Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada.

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8060

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Sports & Imports

2003 INFINITI G35 sedan, 66 K, auto, fully loaded, no accidents exc cond $14,600. 604-725-0947

Electrical

E VANSON LECTRIC

Professional Electrical Services Panel Upgrades – Renos Lic. #26765 • South Delta based

Concrete

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8075

Drywall

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Need help with your Home Renovation?

GJ CONSTRUCTION Complete drywall, textured ceilings, Steel stud & T-bar etc.

Free Est. Graham 604-644-6339

9160

Sports & Imports

2005 HONDA Civic SE automatic 75,500 kms new Michelin tires $10,400 - obo. 604-761-1352

Find it in the Classifieds!

9160

Sports & Imports

Vans

1993 NISSAN QUEST Mini-Van, all service records, well maint’d, 7pass, $1200 obo 604-984-2671 2008 HONDA Civic, Auto, 4 dr, silver, all power, a/c, low kms, $13,000. 604 518-3166

2005 DODGE Grande Caravan, blue, auto, dvd, lcd, 52K, winter tires, $12,200, 778-837-5967

9522

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Water / sewer line, 24 hours Call 341-4446 or 254-6865 EXCAVATOR MINI & 13 Ton excavator, Trucking, Bin service , Bobcat track loader we do it all give us a call. Since 1986 VANCON 604-818-5411

8090

Fencing/Gates

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S&S LANDSCAPING LTD.

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8125

Gutters

Motorhomes/RVs

Serving Ladner since1983

604-788-3991 EDGEMONT GUTTERS

• Sales & Installation of 5’’ Continuous Gutter • Minor Repairs • Cleaning

604-244-9446 Established 1963

8130

Handyperson

TRUSTED HOME IMPROVEMENTS

8130

Handyperson

Too much to do, not enough time? ... I can help!

• Lawn maintenance • Window cleaning Designs • Prunning • • Gutter •cleaning • Lawns • Fences • Decks • • Pressure washing • Stone/Masonary • • Pruning and Hedging • Rubbish Call Hans JOHNremoval 604-943-4546 (WCB Insured) Tel: 604-948-0267 • 604-842-1468

NEED A HAND?

• REPAIRS • RENOVATIONS • WOODWORKING • PAINTING Call Pierre

604-649-0502 (cell)

Lawn Maint. window & gutter cleaning, pressure washing, rubbish removal etc. 604-948-0267

PRICED RIGHT PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Power washing/hand washing, concrete & blacktop sealing, rubbish removal, yard maintenance, fencing, gutter repairs and cleaning, windows and much more.

Call Bob for a free estimate Cell 604-313-8843 www.prpm.ca

8155

1996 RUSTLER 5th Wheel Bunkhouse, sleeps 8, A/C, awning, ext shower, bunks, tons of storage. $8450. Langley. 604-881-4566

Lawn & Garden

PAUL WEATHERBY Property Maintenance • • • • • • •

8160

Lawn & Garden

SUPER SOIL INC. TOTAL LANDSCAPE SUPPLY SERVICES Since 1979

SPRING SALE 10.000 Deliveries Annually

Home Services

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8185

J&S Lawn Cutting

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Moving & Storage

B&Y MOVING Experienced Movers ~ 2 Men $50 ~

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For anything Yard Related!

THE PASSIONATE GARDENER Design & Planting, English First Prize Winner, 604-447-1373

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888-8881

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WE'RE THE GOOD GUYS IN THE GREEN TRUCKS

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Trailers/Tents/ Campers

8160

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9540

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9173 2004 JAGUAR X-Type 3.0 AWD, 63K, tiptronic, xenon, clean, excellent cond., $9999. Tel: 778-322-3598

8087

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Drywall

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Residential & Business Contractor

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8205

Paving/Seal Coating

ALLEN Asphalt, concrete, brick, drains, foundations, walls, membranes 604-618-2304/ 820-2187

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Plumbing

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8225

Power Washing

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778.869.2767 Office:

604.952.0798

A North West Roofing Specialist in Re-Roofing & Repair, Free Est 10% disc, BBB, WCB, Liability Insured. Jag 778-892-1530

A Save on Roofing - specialize in ★refoof ★ repair★ WCB Free est.

10% discount 778-892-1266

ROOFING OUR SPECIALTY

778.886.8541 Licensed, Insured, WCB

TMO Contracting

778-237-ROOF (7663)

Locally Owned... ● So you pay less ●

LARRY’S CLEAN-UP

Over 25 years serving South Delta

• Rubbish Removal • Reno Clean-Up • Yard Trimmings

604-649-9600 604-591-3754

Student Disposal Services & Recycling

Trips to the dumps start at

$49

W i t h 1 7 c u b i c y a rd t r u c ks

Affordable Rubbish Removal & Demolition. Res & Com. All Jobs Big or Small. 604 761-9709 DISPOSAL BINS 10 - 40 yard bins. Lowest rates! disposalking.com 604-306-8599

Roofing Experts 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank

8309

Tiling

AL’S CERAMIC TILE. Supply & install, samples avail. Free est.

604-948-9573, cell 604-836-8943

8315

Tree Services

Tree Removal - Stump Grinding Branch Chipping * Free Est. * WCB Local resident, 34 yrs. 604-943-0043

8335

Window Cleaning

Edgemont Building Maintenance • Power Washing • Window Cleaning • Gutter Cleaning

604-244-9446 Established 1963

WINDOW CLEANING • Free Estimates

Jim 604.943.9694

Need a Plumber?

DISPOSAL BINS 10 - 40 yards.

Any size is $199 + dump fees. disposalking.com 604-889-2085

8300

Stucco

J. PEARCE STUCCO CONTRACTING. Residential / Commercial. 604-761-6079

8309

Tiling

LAMONT TILE SERVICES

MAC ROOFING INC. Residential & Commercial ★ ★ Beat the HST ★ ★

Torch On Specialist Member of Shell Busey’s House Smart Referral Network ★ Govt Certified ★ 20 yrs exp

778-668-HAUL (4285)

Call anytime

Roofing

ON SIDE ROOFING & RENOVATIONS

Rubbish Removal and Recycling

John 778-288-8009

A1 CONTRACTING. Bsmt, bath, kitchen cabinets, tiling, painting & decks. Dhillon, 604-782-1936

8250

Rubbish Removal

ROD’S HAUL-IT-AWAY

A Eastwest Roofing & Siding Re-roofing, Gutter, Free Est, BBB Member, 10% disc, Seniors Disc, 604-812-9721, 604-783-6437

PRP RENOVATIONS. Kitchens, baths, tiling, flooring, painting, plumbing, gutters 604-764-0399

8255

'You Call It, We Haul It!'

Member BBB - Member RCABC Full Liability Coverage and WCB Designated Project Managers and Third Party Inspections

Don’t wait. Call Ian Ferguson

8240

Roofing

Kitchens, Baths, Home Repairs, Decks....

604-244-9446

Renovations & Home Improvement

8250

Building on your ideas.

• Window Cleaning • Gutter Cleaning Established 1963

Renovations & Home Improvement

South Delta Based tile setter 18 yrs exp with all tiles and patterns.

Complete tear downs, and waterproofing.

Call Dan 604.916.4821

Find one in the Home Services section

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