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New approach to residential care

Fraser Health partnering with Delta Hospital Foundation on facility that would also provide home services Fraser Health announced yesterday it’s entering into a partnership with the Delta Hospital Foundation to explore building a unique residential care facility at Delta Hospital.

As an initial step, the partners are moving forward with the development of a business case for a facility that will serve a dual purpose of providing both

residential care and home health services.

“Delta is a community with a large seniors’ population and we need to find new and innovative ways to keep people healthy and living at home longer,” said Rhonda Veldhoen, executive director, Delta Hospital.

“This proposed model will provide Delta residents with options

for receiving health care services while still living in their own homes, and if they need to eventually transition to residential care, they have a new option in their community,” Veldhoen said.

The exact kinds of services and how they will be provided will be identified through the development of the business case.

Business case development

examines, in fine detail, project requirements, scope of the capital investment and design options.

Business case development is expected to begin in September, with anticipated approval by Fraser Health’s board in late 2016.

“A new model of residential care for Delta Hospital will provide aging residents and their families with the opportunity

to stay in the community they love, surrounded by friends, family and the amenities to which they’ve become accustomed,” said Veronica Carroll, executive director of the Delta Hospital Foundation.

“It’s an opportunity to age in place with the support and services needed right on the doorstep,” Carroll added.

Two more arrests in drug lab Pair facing charges in home invasion BY

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Two more suspects have been arrested in last month’s alleged Tsawwassen home invasion that led to the discovery of a drug lab.

Delta police S/Sgt. Scott Lebus said the home invasion was targeted and the suspects appeared to be going after the drugs being produced in the home.

He said neighbours were able to identify the vehicles involved in the incident, which led police to the first suspect, who was arrested in Burnaby on July 30, three days after the attempted robbery.

Subsequent investigation led police last Wednesday to arrest two other suspects, also in Burnaby.

Lebus said all three suspects are in police custody facing

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Bus ride set to get cheaper

TransLink going to single zone for buses, which should cut fares for South Delta passengers BY

only, instead of the bus and Canada Line route, to get downtown, paying a onezone fare rate of $2.75 for the whole trip. The travel time is longer, however.

The bus-only route to downtown involves taking the #601 Bridgeport Station from Ladner Exchange to Bridgeport Station, taking the #480 UBC, getting off at 41st Avenue and Granville Street, and then taking the #10 Downtown.

As far as taking a bus from the Scott Road Station to Ladner Exchange, it’s

currently a one-zone fare so there will be no change.

TransLink also notes that 80 per cent of bus routes are already within one zone, with just 39 routes crossing two zones and only three crossing three zones.

Several transit users waiting for buses at the Ladner Exchange Monday were asked by the Optimist for their thoughts on the onezone plan.

One rider said he hasn’t heard anything about it but wants to know more, since he rides to Richmond

every day. Another said it’s a great idea and more such incentives are needed to get people out of their cars.

Waiting for a shuttle to load his bike, South Delta resident Peter Friesen said moving to a single-zone system seems to make sense and makes travel less complicated, adding a straight forward time limit for all bus passes that are all onezone is the most effective way to go.

“Maybe it should be mandatory to have a Compass Card. Maybe it should be $2 for a Compass Card and $3.50 if you don’t have a Compass Card.

There’s lots of options.

Their payment system needs to be simplified,” he said.

Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington said this week the move to a single zone seems helpful at first glance, but South Deltans are still being penalized by the loss of their direct bus to Vancouver.

Residents now have to board the Canada Line and pay the extra zone or take a much longer, more timely and complicated route with multiple buses, she said.

TransLink also announced that starting this month, and over the next several weeks, Compass Card vending machines will be activated in a phased manner as that program is rolled out.

lab, however the suspects were later released pending further investigation.

Lebus said the investigation is still ongoing and officers are waiting for Health Canada to complete test results and officially deem whether the process is illegal.

“We are expecting to recommend charges of production of a controlled substance,” he told the Optimist this week.

Police held a meeting Tuesday evening to update neighbouring residents on the case.

Chief Neil Dubord also this week mentioned the incident during a speech at the Ladner Rotary Club. He told Rotarians that while the house looked innocent enough from the outside, the interior was a whole other story.

Delta police, with assistance from the RCMP drug

unit, Health Canada, Delta firefighters and paramedics, and a hazard waste removal company, dismantled the operation on July 29.

“The threat part of the lab has been dealt with,” Lebus said.

The house is currently under a do not occupy order and must be remediated before anyone can live there, although people can come and go to clean up the property, he said.

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It’s going to be less expensive taking a bus out of South Delta starting this fall.

TransLink last week announced that beginning Oct. 5, passengers would only need to pay for one zone when riding TransLink bus routes and Handy Dart, regardless of how many zones they travel.

TransLink currently has up to three zones on buses, but during non-peak periods riders only pay the one-zone fare. That fare will now be in effect at all times.

TransLink notes there will no change, though, as far as using SkyTrain or Seabus, so if someone boards a SkyTrain to cross a zone, they have to pay the two-zone fare.

As far as South Delta, TransLink explained that under the present structure, a passenger heading downtown on the #601 Bridgeport Station bus during peak time would pay $4 for two zones in addition to paying extra to get onto the Canada Line, currently considered the third zone.

That will change with bus trips becoming onezone and dropping to $2.75.

It would still cost extra to board the Canada Line, which would become the second zone of travel.

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of travel have South Deltans paying a fare of $5.50 or a FareSaver price of $4.20.

TransLink notes the same Ladner to downtown route using the Compass Card system will cost even less.

A daily commuter on this route normally purchases 12 three-zone monthly FareCards, but on Oct. 5 that passenger would only have to purchase 12 twozone monthly passes, saving $46 per month or $552 per year.

TransLink also notes that customers could take buses

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’Hawks’ Seabrook bringing Stanley Cup to hometown Short parade and viewing set for Sunday morning Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook is bringing the Stanley Cup to Tsawwassen Sunday morning.

Starting at 8 a.m., the hometown hero will be holding the cup aloft while on a Zamboni ride, which will leave from the corner of 16th Avenue and 56th Street and head north to the South Delta Recreation Centre.

At the recreation centre, fans will have a chance to get up close to the Holy Grail of hockey until 10 a.m.

It will be the third time in six years that Seabrook has brought the Stanley Cup to Tsawwassen. It was also here in 2010 and 2013. The Blackhawks beat the Tampa Bay Lighting in June to claim their most recent title.

Seabrook grew up in Tsawwassen playing in the South Delta Minor Hockey Association and later with the Delta Ice Hawks. He was a star with Lethbridge of the Western Hockey League before being drafted in the first round by Chicago in 2003.

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Brent Seabrook will bring the Stanley Cup to Tsawwassen for the third time in the last six years.

The 30-year-old has played over 700 NHL regular season games and more than 100 playoff games.

He was also a member of Canada’s 2010 Olympic gold medal hockey team.

MLA seeks nominations of ‘multicultural champions’ Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington is encouraging residents of South Delta to nominate “multicultural champions” for the 2015 B.C. Multicultural Awards.

The B.C. Multicultural Awards (previously known as the Provincial Nesika Awards) were introduced in 2008 to honour B.C.’s cultural diversity and Aboriginal heritage, and to recognize the people, organizations and businesses whose exceptional work helps bring the province’s diverse cultures together.

Five categories are open for nomination — individual, business, organization, youth and multicultural excellence in government.

Recipients in the first four categories will receive $5,000 to be donated to a non-profit organization

of their choice to further support the work of multiculturalism in the province, and all recipients will take home a trophy.

“Being the most ethnically diverse province in Canada, there are many outstanding individuals from our community who promote diversity, multiculturalism and intercultural understanding,” says Huntington. “Their work deserves to be recognized and celebrated.”

Nominations are being accepted until Sept. 21.

Nominees and recipients will be honoured at an awards dinner at the Hotel Vancouver in November.

For more information and nomination forms, visit www.EmbraceBC.ca or Huntington’s Ladner Village constituency office.

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New Delta police Chief Neil Dubord reiterated his commitments to the community this week during an appearance at the Ladner Rotary Club’s weekly meeting.

Dubord, who took over for the retired Jim Cessford in late June, made three commitments — to continue to support Delta’s long tradition of communitybased policing; to continue with the department’s nocall-too-small philosophy; and to be a tireless advocate for the community — during a brief initial address at his swearing in ceremony.

“Delta has a well-known reputation for their community police program, for their partnerships with the community and for their problem solving and it’s my intention to be able to fulfill that same level of reputation that they’ve built up over the course of time,” Dubord told Rotarians Tuesday.

The chief said his commitment to communitybased policing was instilled early in his career.

As a young cop patrolling the streets of Edmonton, Dubord said he regularly visited a hotel known for drugs, prostitution and other illegal activities. Every night, the young constable and his partner would walk over to the hotel, which was just 200 metres from police headquarters, and arrest someone.

One night, Dubord said, his sergeant told the officers to walk down the street, knock on a few doors and talk to members of the community.

The chief said he learned that, in addition to chasing bad guys, officers need to reach out to hear residents’ priorities for police.

“I’ve never forgotten that lesson that it begins with a dialogue because police officers, inherently think we know what the community

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Delta’s well-known mantra of no-call-too-small appears safe with the new chief.

“No-call-too-small, in my personal opinion, is an attitude, not just a philosophy.

It’s about how we deliver service,” he said. “Police have to be able to talk to the community to understand the needs of the community around no-call-too-small.”

Following the recent drug lab bust in Tsawwassen, Dubord visited the neighbourhood as officers worked to investigate and dismantle the operation. He said he gave residents his cell phone number and told them to call if they had any questions or concerns.

A few days later, Dubord said, he was at home when one of those residents called with a few questions.

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Dubord had an officer go to the home to dump out the water. The officer then spoke to some of the neighbours to see if there were any other concerns.

“That’s about no-calltoo-small,” he said. “And you know what that’s about, that’s about creating confidence in the police. That’s about a trust, that’s about a relationship... that’s what no-call-too-small does for Delta and I’m very, very proud to be able to say that we’re able to meet some of those expectations as the Delta Police Department because the Corporation of Delta has invested well in their police department.”

Lastly, Dubord spoke about his commitment to be an advocate for the needs of the community.

He told the group about a troubled child in Delta who ended up falling through the cracks. The youth had his first contact with police

at 12 when a notebook with some disturbing writings and drawings was found outside a high school. The child was diagnosed with a mental illness and was hospitalized for a time.

“Unfortunately, sometimes the system doesn’t support the youth in the manner it does,” Dubord said.

Over the next seven years, the youth was reported missing six times, lived at 18 addresses and had more than 200 run-ins with police, 40 for violence or weapons-related offences.

He was arrested for murder just one day after being released from jail on another violent crime.

“These are the kinds of things that we can bring forward and it’s through telling stories like this that we end up being able to bring change to a system that sometimes allows our youth to fall through the cracks, which we can’t allow to happen.”

Dubord told the crowd he needs help from members of the community to fulfill these commitments.

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Sisters Michelle Mather and Shannon Dattilo are honouring their father’s memory later this month by taking part in an epic ride that will see them cycle from Vancouver to Seattle.

The twins, who grew up in Tsawwassen, and their husbands, Doug Mather and Rob Dattilo, are taking part in the annual Ride to Conquer Cancer. The morethan 200-kilometre ride is set for Aug. 29-30.

Mather and Dattilo’s father Pete Caswell passed away last July after a twoyear battle with esophageal cancer.

“I just wanted to do something in my dad’s honour,” Mather said.

The two couples started talking about taking on the Ride to Conquer Cancer last year, but formalized the idea earlier this year and signed up as a team.

Dattilo said it seemed fitting to honour their father with an epic bike ride. He was very athletic throughout his life, playing hockey and rollerblading, until he got sick in 2013 at the age of 65. He died last July 31, just before his 67th birthday.

Rob Dattilo also lost his father, Frank Dattilo, to the disease and the foursome is riding in memory of both men.

The sisters agree the ride will be a challenging and difficult at times, but they say it’s nothing compared to

battling cancer.

“A couple of days of pain is nothing compared to what he went through fighting for his life,” Dattilo said.

The team is registered under the name Team Elvis, named for their father’s love of Elvis Presley.

Each rider must raise at least $2,500 to participate.

So far the team has exceeded that goal by raising more than $13,000, however it would like to raise more.

The Dattilos and Mathers are not the only locals spending their summer in training, and fundraising, for the Ride to Conquer Cancer.

Mother-daughter team Lydia Mah and Madi Tani are also set to take part in the marathon ride.

Mah said they decided to take on the ride in honour of family and friends who have been affected by the disease. They joined a group of other riders calling themselves Save Your Skin Foundation to increase awareness around skin cancer.

Tsawwassen resident, and Optimist publisher, Alvin Brouwer has also been in training for the ride.

Brouwer, a cycling enthusiast, is riding in honour of a friend who is a cancer survivor.

For more information about Ride to Conquer Cancer, visit www.conquercancer.ca. To make a donation, click on “Donate” and then search by rider or team name.

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MURPHY’S LAW Now that we’ve got accustomed to the crunch of the back yard lawn, isn’t it time we thought about trading green for that other kind of green?

Our unusually dry summer has forced Metro Vancouver to ramp up water restrictions to Stage 3, which has meant an all-out ban on lawn sprinkling, the biggest culprit in our increased consumption. Metro officials have repeatedly equated one hour of lawn sprinkling with the equivalent water usage of 25 toilet flushes, five loads of laundry and five dishwasher loads — combined.

We’ve been told the billion or so litres of water we use every day can jump to twice that amount in the summer, largely due to outdoor demands, so it’s readily apparent that a sprinkling ban is a huge conservation measure. With that in mind, why don’t we let lawns go dormant on an annual basis?

The more water we use, the more it costs us, so if we eliminated such a significant strain on the system, I’ve got to think it would do our wallets some good.

With a million more people expected to call Greater Vancouver home over the next 25 years, the demands on our water infrastructure will intensify and the associated costs will undoubtedly rise. Some of those expenses are inevitable, but if we’re all using less water, particularly in the crucial summer months, that means what we’ve got would stretch further, presumably reducing the need to construct reservoirs, treatment plants and the like.

It’s similar to the push to move more of the Lower Mainland’s burgeoning population by transit than in single-occupancy vehicles — maximize what you’ve already got before you build anything else.

Early each year when the utility bills arrive in the mail there is a collective gasp, one that I’m sure will grow louder in 2016 when they’re poised to top the $1,000 mark. Water charges account for about half that total so it would stand to reason that if we used less, our costs would drop or at least not increase at the same rate.

Brown lawns aren’t the preferred landscaping choice, but if letting them go dormant helps keep our reservoir levels healthier and our housing costs in check, then shouldn’t we at least broach the subject? Maybe it’s a case of limiting lawn sprinkling to once a week as soon as restrictions come into effect or even an outright ban from the get go.

All I know is the less we use, the further the resource will go, which is not only good for the environment but it won’t hurt our pocketbooks either.

Stubborn puppy is taking to new role as a therapy dog INGRID ABBOTT

COMMUNITY COMMENT Rosie and I have been busy.

We’ve been working on our certification for the St. John’s Ambulance Therapy Dog Program. For a puppy that was stubborn, free willed and not interested in pleasing anyone, Rosie has come a long way.

Friends and family snickered — “Rosie, really?” — when they heard I was testing her to be a therapy dog. As a puppy she was so difficult to train that I actually contemplated, out loud, the possibility of giving her back to the breeder. Feisty and smart with an I-don’t-give-a-dam-attitude, she’s a three-and-a-half-year-old Golden Labrador that I believe has great potential for service.

After an extensive application and phone interview (Rosie was very quiet during the phone interview), orientations, references and criminal record checks, it was time to test Rosie. I was so nervous.

Together we were evaluated for 90 minutes on a series of social interaction tests, obstacles and simulations, all observed very seriously by the St. John’s Ambulance adjudicator.

Volunteers dressed in masks and robes approached her, she navigated through a simulated busy hospital lobby, she met people in wheelchairs and had metal trays and cymbals crashing in her ears.

To my delight, she kept her focus and composure. I was one proud mum when she received her official St. John’s Ambulance bandana.

We are now a month into our service at a 130-bed extended care facility operated by Providence Heath Care in Vancouver’s south side. Eighty per cent of the residents have some level of dementia and most are in wheelchairs.

Twenty per cent are confined to their beds with no understanding of the world around them.

It’s hard to look at, to see how the invisible people in our community are spending their final days.

It’s not pretty, but it’s human and touching and as rewarding as it is disturbing.

“Why are you doing this?” a friend asks in disbelief. I just have to look around me, a relative has just been diagnosed with

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Alzheimer’s, a second cousin had a stroke, my girlfriend has breast cancer and I’m getting older.

I am conscious to eat well, stay active, wear sunscreen and reduce my stress. After all, there’s heart disease in the family, and I’m in my mid-50s. Life is moving faster, and we are all moving towards the end of life, facing that reality with my dog Rosie is another step along the journey.

Rosie is just one of 450 therapy dogs in the province. They are working in hospitals helping seniors and children, aiding people with brain injuries, trauma victims and autistic children, to name just a few that benefit. Love and affection from a dog is therapy worth giving and receiving.

I am impressed how quickly Rosie has come to understand when to stop and be patted, give someone a wet kiss, walk away, wait patiently for wheelchairs to pass, spit out a pill or position her back in just the right spot to be scratched. Most importantly, she knows now where the best spots are to find breakfast crumbs.

Ingrid Abbott is a Delta-based freelance writer and broadcaster who has worked in radio and television for the past 25 years. She blogs at www.delta-optimist.com.

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August 14, 2015 The Delta Optimist A9 Letters to the Editor

Be sure to separate rhetoric from substance during the campaign

Editor: Now that the starting gun has been fired and the country is moving slowly but surely toward the finish line, let us look at a couple of words and their meanings that will come into play from time to time and which ought to be understood to fully grasp just what it is the combatants are actually telling the electorate.

First, the word rhetoric; while the word might not appear in print or be spoken by one or more of the contestants, its meaning will shine through to those and for those who understand what is masked by compan-

ion words.

Rhetoric: noun; 1. the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing; 2. language designed to persuade or impress [often used with an implication of insincerity or exaggeration].

This word’s close relative, rhetorical, an adjective, means: expressed with a view to persuasive or impressive effect; artificial or extravagant in language.

The second word worth noting is substance, a noun.

1. the essential material, solid forming a thing; seriousness or steadiness of character; the real meaning or essence of a thing.

When voters listen to

campaign speeches or engage a politician in discussions, might I suggest that each listen carefully to what is being spoken and try to separate the rhetoric from the substance. The truth will be revealed.

If I were to suggest that as a candidate for my party, I can provide each member of the community with a hefty increase in pay and say so with a straight face without revealing the substance of my proposal, that would be rhetoric; without the substance [the means to raise the necessary money without breaking the bank and putting future Canadians into hock for

Hard to see where money is being saved Editor: I am confused.

I listened very carefully to Prime Minister Stephen Harper as he explained why he dissolved Parliament 11 weeks ahead of election day, making this the longest election period in Canada in 140 years.

He said two things: First that he wanted to make sure that political parties were not using taxpayer funds to make political announcements. Second he said that

he had a desire to save taxpayers’ money and that motivated his decision to call an 11-week campaign.

Here is my confusion.

First, which party has until now been using the most taxpayers’ money to make political announcements? The Conservatives have made $4 billion in announcements in the past week. The Delta Conservative candidate benefited from taxpayer-funded announcements with over

$7 million going to various projects in Delta.

Saving taxpayers money?

With Harper now calling an 11-week campaign, it will actually cost taxpayers millions of dollars more.

I appear not to be alone in my confusion, judging by the media questions to Harper after his announcement.

Can the Conservative candidate for Delta please explain?

Roger Emsley

Heart attack sufferer grateful for great care

Editor: Last Monday I had a heart attack about 6:51 a.m. aboard my sailboat on Westham Island.

The fire department sent out four guys to my aid, while the ambulance service sent out two ambulances, three guys and a lady. In addition, my wife was on the line with a guy from 911. These people all treated me as if I was their own father (I am 72) as the care and treatment I

received was outstanding.

They rushed me to VGH where I received more outstanding service. The heart team had a stent in me faster than you could repair a tire.

The doctors and nurses in the heart unit gave me more outstanding service, checking on me regularly.

I was released two-and-ahalf days after the incident with no damage to my heart thanks to my good care.

My wife thanks you, my

Station ambulances at fire halls

Editor: I fully support Mayor Lois Jackson’s efforts regarding improving the EMR service in Delta.

It would even make more sense if there was an ambulance station at each of the main fire halls in Delta, complete with the life-saving equipment and staffed paramedics that would increase the chances of survival.

Over the years it has been apparent the prov-

ince is responsible for this service, but has failed to provide Delta with proper coverage, both in staffing and ambulances.

One would think the saving of lives would come before who should provide the proper emergency response.

Thank you, mayor and council, for taking the initiative in achieving the highest standard of response and care.

Douglas George Massey

sons and grandchildren thank you, but most of all I thank you for the chance to go on living.

You are all my heroes.

Bob Stephenson

years] all this falls under the definition given above, i.e., artificial or extravagance to impress.

Clearly, there will be a few who will disagree with my assessment but if history is any indication, they are and will remain in the minority.

So, my advice is to check each party’s ideology, its dogma and have a good, long look at its platform.

Without that solid foundation of understanding, any vote will be one based on fantasy rather than fact.

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Letters to the Editor

More people living in core not the answer

Editor: Re: Strategy stresses change, July 31 The article was both disturbing and confusing.

It seemed to suggest the implementation of ideas that sound like “New Urbanism” but without the actual benefits that come with it.

New Urbanism isn’t just about density. lt’s about quality of life; community; having walking access to LRT and most other amenities; and preserving the local culture and historical aspects of a community.

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the “green” idea by reducing the need for vehicles and building eco-friendly buildings and spaces. The fact that we don’t have a viable option for LRT in our area still means those that move into a more dense town core will still have to commute for employment.

And let’s not forget the development of the Southlands and the two other condo developments being built on 12th Avenue. What about these new residents? What about the theory that creating an “over dense” situation will bring more crime into our

community?

Without massive infrastructure changes, the congestion that we already face in South Delta will become that much greater, as will the added pressure on police forces, social services and health care.

In addition, to believe that cramming more people into the Tsawwassen core is going to somehow help local business is misleading. Just because people live above a store does not necessarily mean they will be shopping in it.

On the same token, just because they “build it”

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Both a lifeguard and an administrator agreed that the practice is inappropriate and that they try to ensure

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come back to raise our own children here (myself included).

High rises are not the answer, nor is an “over” dense town core. Creating a balance when it comes to revitalization is the key.

Creating unique spaces and retail that will reflect the people of this town and our core values as a community, and promoting those aspects, will attract people.

The new malls are a very small part of this picture.

At the end of the day, the people that go out of town to shop now will continue to do so. They just won’t have as far to go.

There will still be those of us who support local shopping.

Trying to pretty up a plan by calling it “green” and stating that more people equals more prosperous local retail is just a developer trying to win the opinions of the locals and Delta council, thereby filling his pockets once again.

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Century Group’s plan is to add 500 condos to the property where the Town Centre Mall now stands with retail space below. The retail space that Century Group currently has leased is struggling as it is. Is it simply because we don’t shop locally or is it more about the cost of the rent for their retail space?

The idea of high-rises in our community so those traveling on the highway might “notice” us and come for a visit is the most ridiculous logic (or rather illogic) I’ve ever heard. The office building going up on the corner of 18th Avenue and 56th Street is already stretching the boundaries of height restrictions.

Tsawwassen is a very long-standing, established suburb. People move here because of the quality of life they experience. Many of us who grew up here,

that no one wears the same clothes entering the facility as they do when they enter pool area.

This is next to impossible to track and as a facility that monitors the safety and hygiene of its area, this has to stop.

Street clothes are for the street and swimming garb is for the pool.

Don Sukkau

Morning commuter encouraged to leave bowl and spoon at home Editor: Breakfast at 40 km/h, really?

This letter is to the woman in the grey (late model GM) SUV seen behind the wheel belting down Pacific Drive’s steep hill Wednesday morning at about 8:40 a.m., spoon in

one hand and eating from a bowl in the other. Was her SUV steering itself? Would you please not do this.

I stood in absolute disbelief, too stunned to take down the license plate number and turn you over to the Delta Police Department.

William Hamilton

Injured cyclist offers thanks to all the people that came to his aid Editor: Re: Injured cyclist waits for ambulance to arrive, letter to the editor, July 31 I was the cyclist who had a bad fall on the dike. I would like to thank all the people that helped me, including the lady that phoned 911, the driver that gave his shirt to stop the bleeding, the people that looked after my bike and gave me a hat, the firefighters that gave me first aid, etc.

All I can say is thank you so much. I was scared the first little while, so thank you for your kindness.

Harm Notenbomer

August 14, 2015 The Delta Optimist A11 Letters to the Editor

Stage is set for another round of politicking Canadian-style

Editor: In the words of T.S. Eliot: “An election is coming and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.”

Politics in Canada should reflect and, at its best, conciliate the nation’s differences. Increasingly, it does the opposite. It distorts, amplifies and inflames conflict in a political system with few checks and balances, where “politics denigrates politicians” and “politicians denigrate politics.”

In a country whose political landscape has been consistently defined

by a voting public with an insatiable appetite for government services and an unending tolerance and indifference for government mismanagement and even outright scandal, Canada’s moderate majority seems to have become politically homeless and electorally irrelevant.

Certainly, we would have to look no further than the past 30 years in Ottawa, climaxing in the current political spectacles played out inside and outside of the Canadian Parliament by those whom “We the People” have elected.

In the ensuing political

slash and burn election campaign of four party leaders busily out-spending, out-promising and outpandering each other, we’d perhaps do well to reflect on an observation by Clive Staples Lewis (C.S.) in his Abolition of Man: “We make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honour and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.

We castrate and bid the geldings be fruitful.”

Yes, indeed, we deserve our political leaders, just as our political leaders so richly deserve us.

E.W. Bopp

Water runs low but rhetoric flows freely

Editor: Re: Water supply sufficient except during drought, letter to the editor, Aug. 12 I object to Darrell Mussatto’s conclusion that this year’s water shortage is a result of unprecedented weather conditions. Really?

So I assume the previous four years were fairly

Mussatto sounds like a politician blabbing on about what a great job his team is doing regarding planning, population growth, climate change, etc. If he’s doing such a good job, how come I can’t wash my car and my lawn needs water? Where’s my refund?

Barrie McDonald

normal in a weather sense so why have the residents of the Lower Mainland been subjected to water restrictions year after year?

Seems to me Mussatto and his team aren’t paying attention to water usage because if we had sufficient water, we would not be getting water restrictions.

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Hunger fulfilled Once upon a time there was a young family that had everything it could ever desire. They shared a lovely home with beautiful children, loads of friends and family that cared for them. They both had very satisfying employment that challenged and excited their creative minds and spirits. To those who looked in from the outside, they had it all.

Every appetite was fulfilled; every need seemed to be met except ... they still hungered for more.

Perhaps they could find this “missing piece” in extreme sport, or be surrounded by friends who promised an exciting “trip.” Or maybe they could consider opening their hearts and minds to a deeper satisfaction — a spiritual hunger fulfilled.

When Jesus said, “I am the bread

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The sad part of my opening story is the choice made on that fateful night was to experience a “trip” that led to death for a young couple that “had it all.” Let’s pray for that family as they grieve... and pray that their lives may point us in a different direction — the way to life.

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features co-ordinator: Dave Willis

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Movies under the stars are returning to Tsawwassen this month with events planned at Diefenbaker Park (left) tomorrow and Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall (above) next weekend. This year’s movies include Guardians of the Galaxy and Cinderella – 2015.

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Outdoor movie nights return

Screenings, complete with festivals, set for Diefenbaker and Town Centre BY

DAVE WILLIS

dwillis@delta-optimist.com

Movies under the stars are returning to Tsawwassen.

The Rotary Club of Tsawwassen will put on the inaugural Starlight Spectacular at Diefenbaker Park tomorrow and the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall will host an Outdoor Movie Night & Block Party next Saturday, Aug. 22.

Starlight Spectacular event chair James Latheron notes there will be an outdoor carnival before a showing of Marvel superhero movie Guardians of the Galaxy.

There will be games, a bouncy castle and Euro bungee where

people get shot up in the air.

“It’s going to be pretty cool,” says Latheron.

Due to water restrictions, a planned giant slip ‘n’ slide won’t be happening. There will be a barbecue concession, hotdogs and sno cones. Latheron says the food and activities are by donation.

“It’s a total donation event. It’s just come and have fun.”

A live band and local athletic groups, along with Delta police and fire departments, will be at the event as well, he adds.

Latheron says the Business Improvement Association of Tsawwassen started the local outdoor movie nights and that Rotary plans on hosting one on an annual

basis.

“It’s such a great community event and become a tradition for many families in the community,” he says.

The movie, starring Chris Pratt as a space adventurer, is rated PG13 and has a 91 per cent rating on the Rotten Tomatoes website.

The Starlight Spectacular is made possible by sponsors, including the Rotary Club of Tsawwassen, South Side Flooring & Rugs, Budget Blinds, Wood Electric, Scott Walker and Associates, Meridian Southwest Mortgages, New Vision Projects, Vancity, Acorn Heating & Gas and the Business Improvement Association of Tsawwassen.

The event starts at 4 p.m. and the movie will begin at dusk. For more information, visit www.rotarytsawwassen.org.

The mall’s Outdoor Movie Night & Block Party on Aug. 22 will feature Cinderella – 2015, the non-animated Disney remake of the cartoon classic. The movie is rated G and is approximately 90 minutes long. The pre-movie block party gets started at 6:30 p.m.

“It’s super exciting,” says mall promotions manager Shannon Taylor.

She says there will be 20 exhibitors (14 from the mall and six community partners) that will be hosting games, raffles, giveaways

and “all kinds of neat stuff.”

At 8 p.m. Chang’s Taekwondo will be doing a team demonstration, she adds.

The TOOBs service club, with assistance from the Ladner Girl Guides, will be hosting a fundraising barbecue with smokies, hotdogs, popcorn, water and pop.

The movie is scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m. Taylor adds the mall’s merchants are presenting the event. She notes hundreds of people, through social media, have indicated they plan on attending.

“It’s gearing up to be a busy night, so come early.”

For more information, visit TsawwassenTownCentreMall.com or social media @Tsawtcm.

August 14, 2015 The Delta Optimist A15

leisure&lifestyles travel

Artsy Amsterdam and village vibes

BY IRENE

BUTLER

Optimist contributor

“The old buildings alongside the canals are built leaning forward with hooks near the roofline,” says an audio-voice. “Years ago when the city used to flood, goods had to be hoisted by pulley to the upper window; the tilt ensured the cable and product would not hit the facade.”

My husband Rick and I are cruising along one of the many canals radiating out from central Amsterdam like silky blue ribbons joined with solid stitches of bridges to the tapestry of land. Captain Frank is adept at maneuvering our Blue Boat past breathtaking scenery while we listen to more tidbits about this historic city.

Then, it’s off the boat and onward to Central Station where we catch a bus to Zaanse Schans for, as Rick reasons, “You can’t visit Holland without seeing the old windmills!”

Arriving at a village setting of stilt-houses, small shops and factories, we are time-warped back to the 17th and 18th centuries.

The scent of chocolate lies heavy in the air from the area’s many chocolate factories — and right inside Zaanse Museum is one that has been operating for 100 years. Willy Wonka has nothing over the Verkade Chocolate and Biscuit

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One of Amsterdam’s canals.

Factory. Wheels and rollers turn cocoa beans into thick creamy bars and rounds of dough into crispy delights.

We do justice to the sample bar and purchase a stash for later.

Then it’s out to the sizable grounds of the complex — and there they are. The slow rotation of large wooden arms power machines in the factories below — a sawmill,

paint mill, and spice mill.

Investigating the latter, we see huge stone grinders pulverising spices.

Another small factory carves out wooden shoes or “klompen” (now mostly for sale to tourists). The museum section displays styles through the ages, ones for work and ones for Sunday best. My opinion of them being clumsy dissolves on seeing the staff move

around in them with ease.

Seeing a mini-factory churning out cheese next to a bakeshop translates into purchases for our scrumptious picnic lunch.

Back in Amsterdam, we enter Anne Frank Huis (House) where this young Jewish girl wrote her diaries. A secret bookshelf opens to the annex where Anne, her mother, father, sister, plus four others hid

from the Nazis during the Second World War. Being in these hidden rooms is a haunting and moving experience.

Art and Amsterdam are synonymous. The Van Gogh Museum boasts the world’s largest collection of this postimpressionist’s soulful work. Another day, it is the Rijksmuseum with over 8,000 works of art. On the second level, we find paint-

ings by Johannes Vermeer that uncannily resemble photography, except this Dutch artist lived 350 years ago, which is 150 years before cameras were invented.

We next seek out Rembrandt’s The Night Watch and absorb his style of enhancing the most important persons and items in the painting with light. For more of this renowned artist we visit the Rembrandt House Museum (Museum het Rembrandthuis), where he spent 20 years before declaring bankruptcy.

Leaving Rembrandt House I am raring to push onto another site but know I’ve taxed Rick’s regular feeding time when he stops abruptly and growls, “Irene, I don’t care where we go next, as long as it serves food.”

At the small cafe called Rembrandt Corner, we dive into soup so thick our spoons could stand upright.

The sightseeing resumes.

The magical quality of Amsterdam’s canals and lovely countryside, coupled with its rich culture and fascinating history, won our hearts. We look forward to someday seeing more of what has been called “a very big small country.”

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A16 The Delta Optimist August 14, 2015

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Busting the top health myths p.j. wren

Well on Your Way

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re you confused about health and fitness? I don’t blame you if you are. It is very confusing to try to get fit. It seems everyone is an expert these days, and coupled with a large portion of the public that wants a quick fix to their health and fitness goals, you have mass confusion.

Then there are the myths that a lot of people still hold as truth. These are myths that will actually halt, cut short or even prevent us entirely from reaching our health and fitness goals.

Here are the industry’s top six myths: I’m sweating, so therefore I am working. I love to bust this myth. Sweating is the body’s natural way

tion of their core. In other stretching. Do dynamic words, standing on a BOSU range-of-motion drills before your sport and work- ball, wobble board or foam roller will work your balout, and save the stretching ance and the muscles surfor your cool-down. rounding your feet, ankles, Standing on a balance knees and hips harder, but tool will work my core not your harder. core.

The Journal “It seems everyone is Squats of Sports Physiology an expert these days, are bad for my knees. and When I hear Performance and coupled with a people tell performed a large portion of the me they study with public that wants don’t squat 12 trained a quick fix to their because men to see squatting if exercising health and fitness is bad for on a BOSU goals, you have mass their knees, ball recruited confusion.” a small piece more core of my soul muscles dies. You than doing see, it’s not squatting that the same movement on the is making their knees bad, ground. They performed and if squatting hurts their four exercises at 50 to 75 knees then it’s squatting per cent of their repetition wrong that is the issue. A max, and after each lift, squat is a very basic human the major muscles of the movement. Our knees and abdominals and back were hips were meant to hinge assessed. in these directions and the Their findings? There body’s largest and strongest were no significant differmuscles surround these ences in the stable or the joints, making this the perunstable group’s activa-

of cooling itself off, not a self-guided GPS system to gauge your exercise intensity. If it were, then all those times you were lying on the beach while on that sunny vacation, you would have been getting fitter. Yes? Instead, use the talk test (you should not be able to talk normally when working out) and heart rate monitors.

I need to stretch before my workout. Holding a stretch will do absolutely nothing to prepare you for exercise. In fact, it might actually do the opposite. In 2013, the New York Times summed up the latest evidence from the University of Zagreb that analyzed over 104 studies on stretching and concluded that stretching prior to exercise actually decreases muscle strength and power and may lead to people feeling “weaker and wobblier.”

While it is recommended that you warm up before exercise, the body requires movement to warm itself up before activity, not static

fect movement to do, especially if you are looking to get fit. So, please squat.

If I take a break, my muscles will turn to fat.

When you stop training, your muscles do not turn to jelly. Instead, they atrophy, which is a fancy word for saying they decrease in size. Once that happens, our metabolism slows down (because muscle burns more calories).

Combine that with the fact that we also tend not to change our eating habits when our activity levels decrease, and you have added weight and fat to your body. This weight gain, however, is your existing fat cells swelling up while your muscle cells shrink. The best way to get rid of this fat? Don’t stop exercising in the first place.

I’m going to start running to lose weight and get in shape. This is a huge myth. Running is one of the worst exercises for people to do that are looking to get in shape, and it is also one of the worst exercises

for fat loss. Research conducted at the University of Tampa found that running on the treadmill for 45 minutes (at a consistent pace) helped out with weight loss, but only initially.

Subjects lost a few pounds during the first week and then nothing more. The reason? Within one week, their metabolisms had adjusted and didn’t need to work as hard to burn the fat on their bodies. What works better?

Building your lean muscle mass with strength training.

And then when it comes to getting in shape, start with strength training and yoga and then take up running. Most new runners lack the muscle tone and flexibility to withstand the demands that running places on the body. So, get fit first and then run.

PJ Wren is a personal trainer and writer in the Delta area. You can reach her at www.fitnesswithpj. com as well as work out with her on her YouTube channel and on Delta TV.

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Starry Night takes place tomorrow, Saturday, Aug. 15, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at Deas Island Regional Park on the banks of the Fraser River in Ladner.

Drum in the park, visit discovery stations and listen for the night’s sounds during this enchanted evening.

Starry Night features crafts, activities and a walk along a one-kilometre, lantern-lit trail.

Start your walk anytime between 7:30 and 9 p.m. and allow one hour to complete the route.

The event is stroller accessible and a cash-only concession will be provided by Girl Guides of Canada.

Dress appropriately for the weather and trails and bring flashlights and your own mug for hot chocolate.

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A18 The Delta Optimist August 14, 2015

Public Hearing - Monday, August 24, 2015 The Municipal Council of The Corporation of Delta will hold a Public Hearing, in accordance with the Local Government Act, to consider the following proposed projects and related applications: Date: Monday, August 24, 2015 Time: 7:00 p.m.

Place: Council Chamber, Delta Municipal Hall 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent Delta, BC V4K 3E2 A Council meeting is scheduled to immediately follow this Public Hearing in the event Council wishes to give further consideration to any projects at that time.

Any persons who believe that their interest in property will be affected by the proposed projects shall be given an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing on matters contained in the bylaws and/or proposed by the applications.

Should you have any concerns or comments you wish to communicate to Council in advance of the Public Hearing, you can write to: Mayor and Council The Corporation of Delta 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent Delta, BC V4K 3E2 Fax: 604-946-3390 Email: mayor-council@delta.ca Correspondence addressed to Mayor and Council will form part of the public record for this Public Hearing.

To be considered, correspondence must be received by the Office of the Municipal Clerk no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, August 24, 2015.

Proposal: Application for rezoning in order to permit subdivision of the subject property into two single family residential lots, and construction of a single family dwelling with an in-ground basement on each lot.

“Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1997” Amendment Bylaw No. 7453 To amend “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1997” by rezoning the subject property from RS1 Single Family Residential to RS7 Single Family (335 m2) Residential.

Staff Contact: Harpreet Sondh – 604-952-3155 Web Location: August 10, 2015 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Item E.04 Project No. 3 Application for Official Community Plan Amendment, Rezoning and Development Variance Permit (LU007344) Location: 4954 and 4964 47A Avenue as shown outlined in bold on Map NO. 3

Project No. 1 Application for Rezoning (LU007434) Location: 9096 Ladner Trunk Road as shown outlined in bold on Map NO. 1

MAP NO. 1 FILE NO. LU007434 Applicant: Surjit S. Gosal Telephone: 604-551-1956 Proposal: Application for Rezoning in order to permit an accessory farm dwelling unit to be located within the existing machine storage building on the subject property.

“Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” Amendment Bylaw No. 7447 To amend “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” by rezoning the subject property from A1 Agriculture to Comprehensive Development Zone No. 459 in order to allow an accessory farm dwelling unit with a maximum floor area of 160 m2 (1,722 ft2) in a farm building.

Staff Contact: Susan Elbe – 604-946-3389 Web Location: August 10, 2015 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Item E.05 Project No. 2 Application for Rezoning (LU007387) Location: 11481 80 Avenue as shown outlined in bold on MAP NO. 2

MAP NO. 3 FILE NO. LU007344

Applicant: Howard Smid Telephone: 604-946-1726 Proposal: Application for Official Community Plan Amendment, Rezoning and Development Variance Permit in order to permit subdivision of the subject properties into four single family infill residential lots, and construction of a 179.1 m2 (1,928 ft2) single family dwelling and a 54.8 m2 (590 ft2) coach house on each lot.

“The Corporation of Delta Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3950, 1985” Amendment Bylaw No. 7393 To amend the land use designation for the subject properties in Ladner Future Land Use Plan in Schedule B.3 from MDR Medium Density Residential to RG Residential Ground-Oriented.

“Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” Amendment Bylaw No. 7394 To amend “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” by rezoning the subject properties from RM5 Multiple Family (Garden Apartment) Residential to Comprehensive Development Zone No. 449 in order to allow a four-lot subdivision with a minimum lot area of 320 m2 (3,444 ft2) and minimum lot width of 8.8 m (29 ft), and development of a single family dwelling and a coach house on each lot.

Development Variance Permit LU007344 To vary Section 5.2(a) of “Delta Subdivision and Development Standards Bylaw No. 5100, 1994” to allow a modified arterial dedicated road standard along 47A Avenue by reducing the required dedicated road allowance width from the centreline of 47A Avenue from 12 m (39 ft) to 10 m (33 ft).

Staff Contact: Alex Cauduro – 604-952-3163 Web Location: July 27, 2015 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Item D.01 Additional Information Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports, and any relevant documentation may be inspected until Monday, August 24, 2015.

Municipal Hall: Community Planning and Development Department Hours:

MAP NO. 2 FILE NO. LU007387 Applicant: Warren E. Barnard Telephone: 604-943-9433 The Corporation of Delta 4500 ClarenceTaylor Crescent Delta BCV4K 3E2

www.cor p.delta.bc.ca www.delta.ca

Website: Email: Phone:

8:30 am to 4:45 pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday (except statutory holidays) 8:30 am to 8:00 pm Thursday www.delta.ca com-pln-dev@delta.ca 604-946-3380

Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public or interested persons concerning any project after the Public Hearing has concluded.

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Annual quilt & car show returns to Ladner Village The Ladner Business Association’s annual Ladner Quilt Walk & Car Show returns this weekend.

Thousands of residents and visitors alike will flock to the streets of Ladner Village Sunday for the annual event.

Hosted by the Ladner Business Association (LBA) and The Quilted Bear, the event is in its 12th year and typically attracts about 10,000 people to take in the hundreds of classic cars and colourful quilts.

Initially a popular quilt exhibit, the addition of the classic car show came a few years later.

The free event typically attracts hundreds of vintage vehicles from around the region. Many classic car owners attend the show every year to proudly show off the fruits of their labour.

Each year quilts are put on display in many village business windows while the cars are displayed along 48th Avenue and Delta Street. The event will also feature vendors, displays and entertainment.

As well, this year’s event will feature the first-ever Miss Ladner Quilt Walk & Car Show Pin Up Pageant,

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The annual Ladner Quilt Walk & Car Show returns to Ladner Village on Sunday.

sponsored by the LBA and Billie’s Barbershop.

Both the cars and quilts will be on display between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

The pageant will run throughout the day until 3 p.m.

Before heading out to take in all the festivities, visitors can fill up at the annual pancake breakfast at the Ladner Legion on Delta Street. Breakfast will

be available between 8 and 11 a.m. Minors are allowed inside the Legion until 11 a.m.

Breakfast costs $6 and includes pancakes, sausages and hash browns with coffee or orange juice.

From 11 a.m. until 7 p.m., the Legion will host a beer garden and barbecue with burgers, hotdogs and French fries, with entertainment by Bob Marlow.

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Farming still a family affair in Delta There are no shortage of challenges facing local farms, 90 per cent of which are family owned and operated

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Ian Paton (above), a municipal councillor and local farmer, says farming in B.C. has changed over the last 30 years.

stands and weekend farmers’ markets operating in each of our communities, along with Westham Island and the variety of fresh produce, artisan wine/goods and berry-picking opportunities it has to offer.

With 90 per cent of farms in Delta family owned and operated, farming is a long-standing community tradition. However, there are no shortage of challenges threatening farmers and the viability of their trade. Delta is working with local farmers and organizations, including the Delta Agricultural Society, Delta Farmers’ Institute, provincial government and Delta’s agricultural advisory committee, to address these risks.

“Farming in British Columbia has changed over

the last 30 years and challenges such as the globalization of food production, climate change and the scarcity of agricultural land remain primary barriers to the next generation of farmers in our community,” says Coun. Ian Paton, chair of Delta’s agricultural advisory committee and a local farmer.

“Delta has an incredibly diverse range of farmers who are dedicated to their craft and to working with us to develop solutions to improve the long-term sus-

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tainability of farming in our community.”

With shifts in seasonal rainfall making weather less predictable, climate change has emerged as a key issue affecting local farmers and their crops.

In 2012, Delta was fortunate to be one of three communities invited to participate in an agricultural climate change pilot project that involved the development of an adaptation strategy for long-term, sustainable farming.

Working in partnership

with the Delta Farmers’ Institute and the provincial and federal governments, this project included the development of on-farm flood preparedness toolkits that were piloted at six Delta farms, assisting farmers in identifying ways to make their crops more resilient to flooding.

“Delta was fortunate to receive compensation from the B.C. government to undertake several agricultural enhancements as part of the construction of the South Fraser Perimeter

Road,” says Mayor Lois Jackson.

“With the current water restrictions in place, we are thankful for these important drainage and irrigation improvements, which have enabled local farmers to access high quality water from the Fraser River.”

Currently in the implementation phase of this project, Delta is working with its partners to raise awareness of the origin of our food, challenges farmers face and the importance of local food production.

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Delta is one of the most important food producing areas in B.C., ranking highest in Agricultural Land Reserve farmland production amongst Metro Vancouver municipalities.

A considerable 76 per cent of the municipality’s ALR land is actively farmed, helping to sustain a strong local agricultural industry.

Did you know Delta produces over half of B.C.’s green beans and potatoes?

Each year farmers grow a diverse set of crops, including blueberries, cabbage, greenhouse veggies, strawberries and more.

Delta farmers’ commitment to their craft is evidenced in the quality of their products, which are more accessible than ever thanks to a range of farm

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August 14, 2015 The Delta Optimist A21 Agriculture Report

Search for the perfect tomato sends grower all over globe

Laura Bryce always on lookout for best varieties to grow at Village Farms

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Laura Bryce is shown with some of the many varieties of tomatoes grown locally at Village Farms in East Ladner. well and produce fruit.

“You really need to look at meeting the specific needs of a particular variety,” explains Bryce, “and we can manipulate many of the growing conditions to meet those needs.”

Factors that can be managed include drippers to increase or decrease water flow, planting more or less densely, and pruning more or fewer leaves and flowers.

If needed, whitewash on the roof can also help to shade plants in the summer. These all help the plant to achieve its potential.

Careful records are kept on how the new varieties perform. Tolerance to disease and pests, ease of growing and good fruit yields are all important factors to becoming a winning variety.

Other aspects like fruit shelf-life, shape, colour and texture are also important.

“But to be chosen as next year’s crop,” Bryce says emphatically, “the variety must, above all else, have

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For Laura Bryce, a tomato grower at Village Farms, tasting delicious new varieties is a rewarding part of her job.

The challenge for Bryce and her colleagues comes before this, during the search to find and grow flavourful and unique new tomato varieties for grocery store shoppers.

That search can send the Village Farms growers on travels to Ontario, California and even as far away as Holland, all renowned greenhouse growing areas. Here commercial greenhouses and seed company demonstration houses grow new varieties of Roma, Beefsteak and tomatoes-on-the-vine.

“We need to see not only what is new,” explains Bryce, a graduate of Kwantlen’s horticulture program, “but also how these plants perform under various growing conditions.”

The search for new varieties goes even further.

The Village Farms team often travels to Italy, Spain, Belgium and France. In these tomato-producing areas seed companies grow new types of cocktail, grape, cherry, plum, strawberry as well as heirloom tomatoes.

“It truly is a collaborative effort between the growing team as well as an extensive team in marketing, sales, finance and development,” Bryce says.

Finding a great tomato variety is one thing, but growing it here in Delta brings its own set of challenges. A winning variety here has to pass the next step: plant trials.

“We want to see how a variety performs in Delta,” explains Bryce, “under the specific climatic conditions found in our greenhouses.”

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How long does it take before a trialed variety is selected? Sometimes just one year.

“San Marzano was a variety we only grew once,” recalls Bryce, “and we knew right away that we had a hit.”

Other varieties, like

Merlice, are slower to show their value, taking a few years before it was chosen.

We all have our favourite tomato, but in Bryce’s job the challenge is to find room for new favourites.

“This year it’s Cherry No. 9 and Cabernet,” she says without a moment’s hesitation.

Greenhouse looking to capture carbon dioxide from landfill gas

Village Farms International will have a feasibility study done on capturing and using carbon dioxide from Vancouver Landfill’s gas.

The East Ladner greenhouse received funding this spring for the study, which will be conducted

by Hallbar Consulting, a local sustainability consultancy firm, in partnership with the Swedish Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering.

The project has received support through the Investment Agriculture Foundation of B.C. as part of adaptation funding provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. The B.C. Greenhouse Growers’ Association, B.C. Food Processors Association and Air Liquide have also provided financial and in-kind supportive services.

“We are proud to support this ambitious and innovative initiative,” says Ken Bates, Investment Agriculture Foundation of B.C. chair and a crop and dairy producer in Delta.

“As farmers, we know the value of reducing or repurposing waste and we congratulate Village Farms as they help create value for B.C. agriculture while enhancing environmental

impacts.”

Capturing and utilizing carbon dioxide, often seen as a waste stream from landfill gas, will be of great benefit for the environment and businesses that want to use carbon dioxide instead of fossil fuel, said Michael DeGiglio, president and CEO of Village Farms.

“Once again as a company Village Farms has aligned itself to be on the forefront of clean technology,” said DeGiglio. “We are pleased to be a part of this initiative with the potential for far-reaching positive impacts not only for business but for people and the environment.”

Last year, Village Farms pulled off a deal that brought it into the electric generation business with the acquisition of Maxim Power (B.C.) Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Maxim Power Corp., for approximately $5.2 million. The new name of the company is VF Clean Energy Inc. Maxim Power developed and operates a co-generation facility adjacent to the Village Farms greenhouse, using methane gas from the Vancouver Landfill to generate electricity for B.C. Hydro and thermal heat for the greenhouse.

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Dairy farm turning waste into profits

Area’s first on-farm anaerobic digester at Seabreeze Farms creates renewable energy, high quality fertilizer A Delta dairy farm’s efforts to diversify its business are quickly becoming a boon to the environmental bottom line for the community as a whole. Home of the area’s first working on-farm anaerobic digester, Seabreeze Farms Ltd. is leading the charge for a new line of agricultural business.

“The idea of taking the manure and pre- and postconsumer waste to make renewable energy and high quality fertilizer, that’s what excited us as a family,” says Jerry Keulen, owner of Seabreeze Farms Ltd. While the inspiration for building an anaerobic digester started with the vision of selling renewable energy to Fortis Energy, it quickly became apparent the technology could help capture other opportunities.

Ultimately, it is helping put this Delta dairy farm ahead of the curve in adapting to changes in weather patterns and water availability caused by climate change.

“It has got to be on our minds. The climate is changing, so how do we think long-term, how do we work with that? We are seeing hotter, dryer summers.

In the fall, storms come in a little earlier and are more severe,” says Keulen. “We have to be aggressively seeking ways to deal those changes as they come our way.”

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An aerial shot of Seabreeze Farms’ anaerobic digester, which converts manure and organic consumer waste into renewable energy and high quality fertilizer.

The process uses all of the manure and farm waste produced by the family’s dairy farm, allowing them to recover water and valuable nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen. After processing in the digester, the remaining material, known as digestate, is odourless and can be used on the fields to fertilize crops either as a dry solid or liquid “tea.”

The dried digestate is worked into the soil in the spring, replacing the need

to spread raw manure.

Drawing off the methane for biogas production eliminates the characteristic manure odour, and capturing phosphorus prevents excess nutrient build up in the soil or run-off from the fields.

In the summer, the liquid digestate is particularly useful as fresh water resources become increasingly scarce.

“Water recovery is a real advantage for us now.

It’s a good way to feed the crops in a dry part of the

summer,” explains Keulen.

“There is still good nutritional value in the water that we recover from the digester, so it takes the place of irrigating our grass and corn fields with fresh water.”

In 2013, the B.C. Agriculture & Food Climate Action Initiative worked with agriculture producers and government staff to develop a regional adaptation strategy, identifying specific issues and actions to help Delta farmers deal

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with the impacts of climate change.

Since then, the Delta Farmers’ Institute, with support from Delta council, has been leading a coordinated effort to address issues like irrigation and drainage.

“As a group of farmers invested in the health of our community and our industry, the Delta Farmers’ Institute has made it a priority to be proactive in how we address climate change impacts,” says president David Ryall. “When we

ask the big questions or test new technologies and practices, it helps everyone move towards doing things better.”

Projects like the anaerobic digester at Seabreeze Farms demonstrate the ability of farmers to play a proactive and positive role in addressing the climate change challenges of the entire community.

“It’s an exciting time. We don’t want to be reliant on chemical fertilizer all the time, and this is another avenue of taking organic consumer waste that would have gone to the landfill and making a high quality crop fertilizer from it,” says Keulen.

“Methane is renewable energy. We capture it, purify it and then it goes straight into Fortis’ line. There is a real demand for renewable energy from both homeowners and businesses.”

“It’s a lot of work and there are a lot of expenses with it. There are ups and downs, but in the end we know we’re doing the right thing,” he adds.

The B.C. Agriculture & Food Climate Action Initiative develops tools and resources to enhance the B.C. agriculture sector’s ability to adapt to climate change. Funding is provided by the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture through Growing Forward 2, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative.

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August 14, 2015 The Delta Optimist A23 Agriculture Report

Trust studies benefits of set-aside efforts Five-year partnership with UBC will help determine if fallowing fields improves productivity of the soil

Driving around Delta throughout the summer, one can almost always be guaranteed to spot a tractor in a farm field. Farmers can be found tending to their planted crops, which transform the bare soil in the spring into lush rows of potatoes, beans, peas and other local bounty we enjoy in the summer.

However, not all Delta fields undergo this transformation. Curiously, a portion of fields appear to be left fallow year after year, with grass growing to over a metre in height. Sometimes these grass fields are directly adjacent to a bustling crop field, which is a puzzling sight for passersby.

Although these fields might appear to be forgotten, in reality they are actively managed by farmers enrolled in the Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust’s Grassland Set-aside Stewardship Program.

“People phone our office and ask why farmers aren’t farming their grass fields,” says Christine Terpsma, program coordinator for

cifically.

“Although farmers have embraced this program for over 20 years, there is still work to be done in evaluating the soil productivity benefits which result from grassland management,” says Terpsma. “Farmers want to know how their soil improves over the four-year enrollment, and how their fields perform after the setasides are tilled in for crop production.”

Thanks to a five-year grant recently received through the Investment Agriculture Foundation of B.C., Delta farmers will soon find out just how grassland set-aside manage-

the trust. “We tell them that the grass fields they see are actually enrolled in a specialized program that helps farmers maintain soil fertility and provide other benefits, such as wildlife habitat.”

Initiated by Delta farmers and the trust, the Grassland Set-aside Stewardship Program is unique in all of Canada. Vegetable farmers sign up to sow a grass seed mix into their fields and allow them to “rest” or fallow for up to four years.

Fallowing a field gives the grass mix an opportunity to help re-build soil structure and fertility. In addition to taking care of the health of the soil, these fields also provide highquality nesting and feeding habitat for numerous wildlife species.

Incorporating short-term grasslands into rotations is considered a best management practice for soil conservation; however, more research is needed to quantify the benefits of the Grassland Set-aside Stewardship Program spe-

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Christine Terpsma, program coordinator for the Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust, conducts soil sampling at a Delta farm. The Grassland Set-aside Stewardship Program, which is unique in all of Canada, sees farmers fallow fields to help re-build soil structure and fertility. A study is currently evaluating the program’s effectiveness.

ment affects the productivity of their soil. The trust is partnering with doctors Sean Smukler and Maja Krzic from UBC to study the program and cropped fields in Delta over the next five years.

The research is underway, with UBC students monitoring over 25 fields in the area. This project is one of the largest research partnerships the trust has undertaken since the organization was formed in 1993.

“We are pleased to conduct an evaluation of a full cycle of grassland set-asides with our research partners at UBC,” says Terpsma. “Farmers have been asking for this type of evaluation for a long time, and I believe the results of the project will assist our farmers in managing their crop rotations to maximize long-term soil productivity.”

Funding for this project was provided in part by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through programs delivered by the Investment Agriculture Foundation of B.C.

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August 14, 2015 The Delta Optimist A25 Agriculture Report

Rules help farmers tap into new opportunities

Minister says extensive consultation preceded legislation BY

NORM LETNICK

Optimist contributor

It is a pleasure to once again provide this annual message to Delta Optimist readers and reflect on a busy year in B.C. agriculture.

The B.C. government has brought in legislation that solidifies the Agricultural Land Commission’s independence and to ensure it has the modern tools to continue making independent land decisions, help farmers grow their businesses and support food production for future generations.

We completed an extensive consultation process with over 100 organizations and as direct result of this consultation, we established regulations that provide opportunities for farmers to earn new dollars, in both the local and export markets.

I want to assure Delta farmers the new regulations preserve farmland and encourage agriculture. Delta is in Zone 1 and the regulations will specifically help farmers take advantage of the demand for value-added B.C. goods by promoting the use of cooperatively owned processing facilities.

In addition, B.C. breweries, distilleries and meaderies will be permitted to operate on ALR land on terms similar to wineries, requiring at least 50 per cent of the products used to make the beverage to be grown on the farm.

One additional change will permit alcohol producers in the ALR to offer alcohol from other producers to their lounge and restaurant guests, so for example, winery guests who prefer a beer with their meal can have one.

The B.C. government is continuing to support industry through initiatives such as the Buy Local Program where we have invested $6 million in funding since

Always ask for Fresh Quality BC Vegetables You just can t beat the freshness and Navour of vegetables grown locally in BC s fertile valleys and greenhouses. Our industry consists almost entirely of family farms, many going back more than 4 generations. BC s vegetable producers are leaders in environmentally sensitive growing techniques and sustainable farm practices. The produce grown in BC is fresh, safe, of high quality and within minutes of your favorite restaurants and supermarkets.

More than 6,000 families throughout BC depend on the fresh vegetable industry for their livelihood. The annual farm gate sales of BC s fresh vegetable industry is more than $250 million. We are a growth industry with a high economic spin off as every farm-gate dollar generated by a BC vegetable grower further generates $6-$7 in economic spin-offs, resulting in $1.5 billion of economic activity for BC. BC producers also buy more than 90% of their packaging, farm equipment and freight requirements from other BC companies. Our producers are committed to the ongoing investment and growth of our industry, so keep your dollars at home and buy fresh BC vegetables.

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Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick says the provincial government is taking steps to help farmers grow their businesses.

2012. This year, the Buy Local Program partnered with the B.C Greenhouse Growers’ Association for B.C. Veggie Day and announced $94,375 in funding for the initiative.

B.C. Veggie Day celebrates the annual springtime arrival of locally grown greenhouse vegetables from B.C.’s greenhouse growers. These greenhouses, many of which you see throughout Delta, are full of activity during the winter months as seedlings mature into ripe fruits and vegetables ready to be delivered to homes all over the province in the spring.

In the past year, we have also brought in a new Fish and Seafood Act, adopted the National Dairy Code of Practice improving the welfare of B.C. dairy cows in this province and we are working closely with our

organic sector to strengthen the awareness and reputation of this growing industry.

As you are aware, B.C. has been experiencing drought-like conditions throughout the province this summer. The Ministry of Agriculture has been working with the federal government and the agriculture industry to proactively plan for climate change and extreme weather conditions and that partnership has resulted in a regional agriculture climate adaptation strategy for Delta.

I want to thank Delta’s farmers and producers for their dedication. The B.C. government looks forward to creating more jobs, opportunities and wealth for our farming families.

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ADVICE FROM THE PROS QUESTION:

QUESTION: Does better credit score really mean I qualify for more mortgages?

Mom lives in Assisted Living with dementia. She has recently wandered off on her own. Suggestions for how we can help keep her safe?

ANSWER:

ANSWER:

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YES! Recent government changes have tipped their hat toward those with good credit. When it comes to buyers with less than 20% down the government will allow those with higher credit scores able to afford more. Remember that your credit score is not only impacted by how timely you make your payments but also how close you are to your credit card limits and how often creditors make enquiries on your credit file.

It is a tricky situation as your loved one’s dementia may shift.

Though she may not be a critical flight risk, it is scary thinking she could stroll away. Most Assisted Living residents are free to come and go by signing out at the front desk.

Ask to have her reassessed by your health authority and inquire about all options available. This may mean moving to another residence or another wing with greater care, even possibly while waiting for your first choice of location. Wait lists can be long so indicate your preferences. You may also be able to access respite care if needed. Be prepared to do some legwork if it’s not readily available where she currently resides.

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For obvious reasons your realtor will make a good case to simply re-locate (ah, but not so simple!) Conversely, a good Renovator can take that existing house and make it your Dream Home! In my opinion there are 3 main factors to consider: 1. Do we enjoy living in our present location, as it is a lot of work and expense to re-locate.

2. Can we work with this existing house and bring our ideas to life here.

3. How long do we foresee ourselves in this location.

All very important considerations indeed! First is going to be personal for each family and I just take into consideration the upheaval involved to re-locate.

Second is where consultation with a professional Renovator can help you in the re-configuration or addition to your existing layout.

Third and most important with regards to your investment in any renovation is your commitment to location.

If you have a short 1-3 year plan in mind then cosmetics and immediate repairs only or you risk losing most of your investment. If you foresee a 5-10 year stay then I feel you are safe in the 50K to 150K investment into your property upgrades as you are now renovating to increase the value in your home plus adding livability and quality to your lifestyle!

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Gifts to children are often made without a clear agreement as to repayment; there may be no more than a vague intention that “we’d like the money back some day”. Or it may in fact be a loan, which the child intended to pay back but never quite got around to.

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in unequal ways: Not all children have the same needs. How can you make your will fair to the others who did not receive anything during your life?

First, if you intended the money to be an outright gift, simply say so in the Will:“I forgive repayment of any money given to my children – or to my child John – during my life time.”That child will share equally in your Estate. Alternatively, you can even things out with the other children by a simple process called“hotch pot”; that is, bring the gift into the assets of the Estate, and then deduct it from that child’s share as a prepayment. For example, you have three children and a $1M estate.You lent your son $200K as a down payment on his new house. Your executor can add that $200K to your Estate to make it $1.2M. Each child then gets 1/3 or $400K, except your son has already received an advance,and so would receive $200K.An added bonus of this process is that it is fair and so would be hard to challenge in court,even though your children are receiving different amounts from your Estate.

of a property, you will not only have the agent’s valuable negotiating experience working on your side, but also have the information needed to help make an educated offer on your future home.

REALTORS have access to many details of a property such as the selling history of a home and the sales history of comparable homes nearby, title information, tax assessment info, and potentially access to documents from the city including site survey’s, zoning bylaws and permits issued for previous renovations or additions.

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This might not be the case here so be sure to confirm their procedures. There are private tracking systems on the market, as well as a bracelet you can order through the Alzheimer Society/Medic Alert partnership called ‘Safely Home’ that may help.

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August 14, 2015 The Delta Optimist A27 In the Community

Legion supports Prostate Foundation of B.C.

ADVICE

FROM THE PROS Q: What are the benefits or Naturopathic Medicine?

A: The goal of a Naturopathic Physician is to obtain a

comprehensive understanding of a patient’s health care needs.

This in-depth approach reflects Naturopathic Medicines philosophy of treatment aimed to address the underlying cause of illness, individualized to each patient.

Dr. Darren Gorrell ND Naturopathic Physician

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The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 61 recently donated $1,000 to the Prostate Foundation of B.C. Ride for Life. Pictured left to right are: Al Ridgway (president of Branch 61), Keith Lillyman (volunteer for Prostate Foundation, Ride for Life) and Kurtis Peardon (executive of Branch 61).

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Naturopathic Medical Clinic Dr. Darren Gorrell ND 201- 5405 12th Ave Delta 604.943.7111 www.drdarrengorrellnd.com

The benefits of Naturopathic Medicine are not limited to physical health but also mental and emotional health. Patients report improvements in energy, mental clarity, decision-making capabilities, stress management and greater balance and emotional being.

Perhaps the most exciting benefit of Naturopathic Medicine is the preventative measure against chronic degenerative diseases such as heart disease, obesity, diabetes, respiratory illness, cancer and metabolic disorders.

Medical and educational material on its way to Ghana A 40-foot shipping container packed with medical and educational material is on its way to Ghana thanks to members of the Rotary Club of Ladner and volunteers from several other Rotary clubs in the Lower Mainland.

The Rotary club of Accra South in Ghana is receiving the container in the coming weeks. Part of the shipment is going to the local Ministry of Health and includes hospital beds, mattresses, IV poles, wheelchairs, feminine hygiene kits, chairs and more.

The other part, which primarily includes books for university students and some for children, is going to the University of Winneba.

The container is being shipped through the Rotary World Help Network, a multi-club and multi-district Rotary project.

This container of medical and educational equipment and supplies is worth

The benefits of Naturopathic Medicine are many and reflect an overall improvement in the patient’s health status. Better health is achieved as a result of promoting balance within the underlying physiological systems including the endocrine, immune and digestive.

QUESTION: At our church we have been gathering used stamps from envelopes and bringing them in to dealers like yourself for the last 20 years.

Nowadays we receive a lot less stamps than ever before. Also the last time we brought the stamps in to you, we were told that that price being paid has dropped. Do you have any other ideas on how we can supplement the money we have been raising for charity.

ANSWER: Every year in Europe they have a coin drive where people donate the foreign coins that they have accumulated over the years. All the older European countries that have gone to the Euro, Asian coins from trips etc.

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Members of the Ladner Rotary Club were among the Lower Mainland Rotarians to fill a 40-foot shipping container with equipment and supplies. $200,000 to $300,000 in terms of replacement cost and will add tremendous value to people in Ghana, said Rotary Club of Ladner president Peter Roaf.

Ladner Rotarian Wilbur Walrond, who led the project, was one of 10 club members among 40 Rotarians who gathered last Saturday morning at the Riverview Hospital site in Coquitlam to help load the

People often ask what we do with the exchangeable coins. They are surprised when I tell them that we have 2 suppliers that make their living travelling to 50 - 60 countries a year returning older coins and bills.

container.

Roaf said hospitals and educational institutions provided equipment and supplies for the project along with many Rotarians.

Rotary Club of Ladner is one of 35,000 Rotary clubs around the world run by 1.2 million members.

For more information, visit www.rotaryworldhelp. com/ or www.rotaryladner. org.

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Q Do the whitening products you buy at the drug store work? are a variety of products for whitening from toothpastes A There to whitening strips. The toothpastes are simply a marketing DR. RAJ DHIMAN

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This is a multi-country campaign which raises millions of dollars each year.

When batches of coins like this come in, we separate them all into piles based on collectable coins, silver coins, exchangeable coins and what we call junk box coins.We then work out prices for each pile.

This can also work for older bills that banks and currency exchange companies will not take.

So far a couple of thrift stores have been doing this with decent results.

strategy and they will not whiten your teeth. The effectiveness of a whitening product is dependent on the active ingredient in the product, the strength of this active ingredient and the time it is in contact with the teeth. The whitening strips and other drug store products have limitations as they are restricted as to the active ingredient and the strength of this active ingredient.

The most effective whitening products can only be dispensed by a dental professional. The drug store products are also limited as they are in the form of strips that are not closely adapted to the teeth as opposed to the custom trays you get from the professional products. The professional products also have ingredients to decrease sensitivity which can be a side effect of the active ingredient in whitening products. For more information about the different whitening products contact your dental professional.

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Michael Hall and Rachel Hislop-Hook are this year’s Delta Retired Teachers’ Association scholarship winners.

Retired teachers recognize pair of Delta students

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Michael Hall and Rachel Hislop-Hook are awarded $1,000 scholarships

The Delta Retired Teachers’ Association has presented $1,000 scholarships to Michael Hall and Rachel Hislop-Hook.

The scholarships are awarded annually to two graduating Delta students in recognition of their academic achievement as well as school and community volunteerism.

Hall is an outstanding Delview Secondary student who served as a role model for the anti-bullying program he presented annually to junior students. As president of the school-based First Responders, he was regularly on call in medical emergencies.

An athlete, Hall played soccer for 13 years on rep teams and coached juniors.

He will enroll in UBC kinesiology, leading to medical

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Hall is respected for his humble demeanor and his caring, confident leadership.

Hislop-Hook, a hardworking, focused scholar, enjoys community service opportunities. She volunteered extensively for KinVillage, Food on the Corner, Camp Qwanoes, Delta Youth Advisory Council and Rotary Interact Club.

At Delta Secondary, Hislop-Hook participated in student government leadership and tutored math.

She will pursue sciences and medical studies in Edmonton.

Both recent high school graduates look forward to medical research that will lead to their unique career paths.

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Ladner defeated Surrey 3-1 Saturday during round robin play at the Midget AA Baseball Provincial Championships in Richmond. Ladner went 4-0 in its group at the tournament before dropping a 6-4 decision to eventual champion Ridge Meadows in the semi-finals. Tsawwassen finished the tournament with a 2-2 record in round robin action.

Tsaw. teen wins national title Winskill Dolphins swimmer Thormeyer captures freestyle race at championships in Montreal

Tsawwassen teen swimming standout Markus Thormeyer has captured his first-ever senior national title.

The 17-year-old from the Winskill Dolphins swim club won last Friday’s 100-metre freestyle at the 2015 Canadian Swimming Championships in Montreal. Thormeyer rallied in the second half of the race to edge Stefan Milosevic.

He was the only swimmer to record a sub-26 second final 50 metres as he finished in a clocking of 50.21 seconds.

The 6-foot-6 South Delta Secondary grad will be heading to the

2015 FINA World Junior Championships later this month in Singapore.

“I was happy I won,” he said. “It will give me confidence going into Singapore.

“I wasn’t out as fast as I would have liked, but that’s what I’m working on,” he said. “I’ve been working on my push-offs and I usually make up some time later on. This race showed [me] what I want to work on.”

Milosevic, 20, took second with a 50.34 clocking, ahead of Shane Ryan, 21, from Ireland’s National Aquatic Centre, who took bronze with a time of 50.71.

He also added a silver medal in Saturday’s 200metre backstroke.

Markus Thormeyer rallied to capture the 100 freestyle last Friday night in Montreal at the Canadian Swimming Champiopnships Thormeyer’s performance comes fresh off

helping Winskill enjoy an outstanding showing at the 2015 Canadian Age Group Championships in Quebec City.

He had an impressive anchor swim (49.42) as the Dolphins roared back to capture the 15- to 17-yearold boys 4x100 freestyle relay. He was joined on the podium by Brandon Freiberger, Tai Long Singh and Paul Zou. Singh dominated all week in the 15-year-old division. He took the High Point Award for aggregate honours thanks to five gold medals, including victories in the 100 back (57.80) and 200 freestyle (1:54.31) on the final day of the compe-

tition.

He earlier captured the 100 free (51.71) and the 50 butterfly (24.93), while adding silver in the 50 free.

Meanwhile, Zou was victorious in the 16-yearold boys 400 free, edging Quebec’s Jong Hoon Lee with a time of 4:04.01.

Freiberger achieved his first national age group final in the 50 free, finishing seventh with a time of 24.30 seconds. He later swam a personal best in the 50 butterfly and placed 10th.

The impressive results added up to the six-member Winskill contingent placing seventh overall in the team standings.

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Delta Gymnastics to host trio of events Local society planning gymnastics celebration, set to attract over 1,700, next spring at Richmond Olympic Oval said Ana Arciniega, Delta Gymnastics BC and the Gymnastics’ executive Delta Gymnastics Society director. have begun planning for a The Western Canadian gymnastics celebration next Gymnastics Championships spring at the Richmond are hosted annually by the Olympic Oval. western provinces and terMore than 1,700 parritories. For many of the ticipants from B.C. and athletes competing at these Western Canada will championships, this is their participate in the Western first chance to compete as Canadian Gymnastics a member of Championships, their provinthe GBC “We are very cial team.

Gymnaestrada They help and the excited to host identify annual Delta future high Invitational from these three performance May 5 to 8. events....”

“Delta Ana Arciniega athletes and prepare them Gymnastics is for competicurrently celebrating their 40th anniversa- tions such as Canadian Championships, Western ry and is known as a strong Canada Summer Games club that delivers great and Canada Winter Games. events,” said Gymnastics For other athletes, their parBC CEO Brian Forrester. ticipation in these champi“It is fitting that they are onships may be the pinnacle hosting this trio of events of their careers. that will raise awareness The Delta Invitational and exposure for gymnasis one of the B.C.’s largest tics in a fantastic venue.” annual club competitions. It “We are very excited includes the Cash & Carry to host these three events Cup, a unique event where over the course of four gymnasts compete for days as it will expose our $7,000 in prize money. participants to very dif“Unlike a regularly ferent types of competijudged gymnastics competitions and performances,”

The Delta Invitational is one of the B.C.’s largest annual club competitions. tion, the gymnasts receive scores based more on the execution of their performance rather than the dif-

ficulty of the skills,” said Arciniega. “This allows top athletes of all ages to compete against each other in a

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friendly competition.”

In both the western and invitational events, the gymnasts compete in team,

all around and individual apparatus competitions.

Besides the competition, there will be opportunities for national training camps and other activities for athletes and coaches.

Gymnaestrada is a noncompetitive form of group gymnastics. It combines dance with gymnastics skills and acrobatics. Its main focus is on mass participation and performance.

Group routines are performed for the joy of participation rather than scores.

The event features both workshops and performance opportunities. All GBC clubs and those affiliated with BC Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation, Special Olympics and more are invited to take part.

The organizing committee will be posting details of all three events at the Oval sometime this fall.

“We have already started with preliminary planning and will be posting updates this fall,” added Arciniega.

“We will be looking for lots of volunteers to help us deliver these events so we hope our community can support us with this.”

Join Us! Bring your family for an afternoon of food, friends, and fun as we officially open our North Delta Campaign Office. Help celebrate our Conservative government’s record of delivering real results for Delta and Canada.

Re-electing Kerry-Lynne Findlay as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Delta means having a strong community voice in Ottawa, and someone who speaks up for our community and province.

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$839,900

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A38 The Delta Optimist August 14, 2015

2014: TOP 10% OF GREATER VANCOUVER REALTORS®

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205-5553 16th Avenue | NEW LISTING | $238,000

206-4885 53rd Street | NEW LISTING | $339,000

304-1315 56th Street | NEW LISTING | $398,800

Stylishly renovated 1 bdrm, 1 bth condo w/south facing balcony centrally situated near town centre. New kitchen. New bathroom. New flooring.

Beautifully renovated 1,100 sqft. 2 bedroom / 2 bath south facing apartment in GREEN GABLES. Fabulous new kitchen and bautifully decorated.

The Oliva!! Beautiful, very bright n/w exposed, open concept corner suite w/2 bdrms & 2 bths flanking either side of the living & dining rooms.

5359 GALLEON PLACE | NEW LISTING | $1,038,000

206-5472 11th Avenue | NEW LISTING | $318,000

12-3871 W. River Road | NEW LISTING | $325,000

Marina Gardens! One owner, 2,577 sqft. 4 bdrm home on a quiet cul-desac. This RANCHER with a loft has a N/W facing 6,583 sqft. private lot.

WINSKILL PLACE! This south facing 2 bedroom corner suite has a south patio with private gardens and a covered east facing solarium.

Situated right on the Fraser River! Whimsical & artistic floating home in a well run marina just 3 minutes from the heart of Ladner Village.

1730 Farrell Crescent | BEACH GROVE | $1,198,000

17-66A Street | 7,100 SQFT LOT | $825,000

305-1300 Hunter Rd | HUNTER GREEN | $379,000

Gorgeous & modern 4 bdrm family home in the heart of Beach Grove. From the moment you drive up to this property you’ll experience the wow factor.

BOUNDARY BAY! Beautiful sunny WEST facing 50 x 142 lot with a charming 2 bedroom bungalow surrounded by mature gardens and trees.

Lovely corner suite with N/W exposure offering 2 bedrooms & 2 baths, 9’ceilings, wrap-around balcony & secure underground parking & locker.

Ladner ~ Just Sold!

Tsawwassen ~ Just Sold!

Tsawwassen ~ Just Sold!

214-4768 53rd Street | NEW LISTING | $299,900

476 Tsawwassen Beach | OCEANFRONT | $1,950,000

415 Shannon Way | NEW LISTING | $1,088,000

INVESTORS WELCOME. Fully furnished 2 bedroom, 2 full bath condo with west exposure steps to town center and Ladner summer market.

LOOK NO FURTHER! Beautiful 12,000 sqft. OCEANFRONT property (72’ FRONTAGE) overlooking the Gulf Islands and accessed by a private road.

Situated in a cul-de-sac on a 8,342 sqft. private w/facing lot this 3 bdrm ranch style home w/upper games room has been extensively renovated.

Trish Murphy | 604.312.7621 Trisha@TrishaMurphy.ca

604.897.2010 | Teri Steele sold@TeriSteele.com

Sutton Group - Seafair Realty: 1625 56th Street, Tsawwassen, BC

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August 14, 2015 The Delta Optimist A39

RE/MAX Progroup Realty 604.946.8000 follow: realestatedelta.com

Richard Lowe Realtor | RIBC

Jennifer McGregor Realtor Personal Real Estate Corporation 604.908.1593 | jennifer@realestatedelta.com

Personal Real Estate Corporation richard@realestatedelta.com

Amy Lambert Realtor 604.323.3147 | amy@realestatedelta.com

Top 1% of all Realtors in Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver NEW LISTING!

2.45 ACRES!

NEW LISTING!

5417 15B Ave. | $1,288,000

5500 Swiftsure Bay | $549,000

2,835 sq.ft. - 3 bdrms - 3 bath - den - family room detached garage - Tsawwassen - 23,551 sq.ft. lot park like setting

1,330 sq.ft. - 2 bdrms - den - 2 bath 55+ gated community - detached garage

HALF DUPLEX!

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Donating a portion of our commission on each home sold to Children’s Hospital

*Based on number of sales in whole or in part of Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board

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4369 41B Street | $2,249,000 5,042 sq.ft. - 5 bdrms - 3 bath - plus 2 bdrms & 2 bath in-law suite - minutes from Ladner Town centre & Westham Island - 2.45 acre lot

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#109-1175 Ferguson Rd. | $254,900

5685 51 Ave. | $749,900

2,115 sq.ft. - half duplex - 3 bdrms 1 bath up

952 sq.ft. - 2 bdrms - 2 bath - extensive updates

2,988 sq.ft. - 5 bdrms - 3 bath

1 bdrm mortgage helper down - 4,505 sq.ft. lot

oversized patio - Tsawwassen

1 bdrm in-law suite - 6,212 sq.ft. lot

NEW LISTING!

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4914 57A St.

Listed by RE/MAX Progroup

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4525 48B St.

Listed by RE/MAX Progroup

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5616 Maple Cres.

Listed by RE/MAX Progroup

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4736 Cedar Tree Lane

Listed by RE/MAX Progroup

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#11-4748 54A Street

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5267 Walnut Place

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#15 - 4949 47A Street

Listed by Frontline Real Estate Services

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A40 The Delta Optimist August 14, 2015

Top 10% In Sales of All Greater Vancouver Realtors* *According to Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver Statistics

RESULTS.....

GUARANTEED!!!

Based on 2013 closed MLS transactions. Source: CREA, RE/MAX”

AILEEN NOGUER R.N (Ret)

JOANNE EVANS

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joanneevans@remax.net

RE/MAX PROGROUP REALTY 604-946-8000 or 943-8080 • Over 5,000 Sqft of Immaculate living space • 9,989 Sqft BEACHFRONT south exposed lot with private swimming pool!

• 5 Bedrooms, 4 baths • Beautiful GOURMET kitchen with butler’s pantry • HUGE rooftop deck with stunning panoramic views

$3,199,000

292 Centennial Parkway

WATERFRONT

$488,000

$389,000

NEW LISTING

OFFER PENDING

• Desirable 2 bedroom + den (3rd bedroom?) home in quiet cul de sac with WEST exposed private yard!

• Cozy kitchen with sliding doors to covered patio, deck area leads to fenced yard - just enough for a delightful garden!

• Large living/dining area.

• Garage (19’4 x 13’4) has extra storage!!

• Maintenance fee $91/mo

• 2 bed, 2 bath 1,146 Sqft PENTHOUSE • New kitchen, gas fireplace, flooring, paint and fixtures.

• Walk to all amenities & transport • TWO parking stalls and storage locker!

• Visitor parking too!

5485 Pennant Bay

SOLD

5148 Bentley Lane

• Triple car garage

#307-1153 54A St.

SOLD

SOLD

#307-5700 Andrews Rd. 11 Centennial Parkway

www.deltahomes.ca

$225,000 • 1 bed, 1 bath • 680 Sqft unit with HUGE (10 x 10) west exposed balcony • New oak cupboards with cherry stain, quartz countertops, stainless appliances (2 ovens) carpet, bright 4 piece bath with new fixtures, paint, light fixtures and closet organizer.

• Storage is in-suite laundry hook - up possible Maintenance fee’s $180/mo

#105-8231 Granville Ave Richmond

$519,000

NEW LISTING

• Open concept 1,132 Sqft 2 bed, 2 bath and den ground floor unit • Engineered wood floor throughout - stainless steel Kitchen Aid appliances and Gas stove!

• Oversized balcony (23’ x 11’) is elevated 5’ up from gated garden!

• Spectacular 10,000 Sqft clubhouse with roof top pool!

• TWO parking stalls plus storage locker!

• Maintenance fees $381.85/mo

#106-15145 36th Ave., SOUTH SURREY

SOLD

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527 Erin Place

#101-1250 55th St.

5360 12th Avenue, www.realestateinsouthdelta.ca Delta BC, V4M 2B3

August 14, 2015 The Delta Optimist A41

jane@janemeadows.com www.janemeadows.com • BUYING OR SELLING REAL ESTATE, CALL JANE 604-943-8080 • ESTATES SALES ie: Probate, P.O.A’s • RELOCATION SPECIALIST • 25 YEARS IN REAL ESTATE

NEW LISTING

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4PM

“STEVESTON - Westwind Terrace”

$868,000

This executive style townhome in the heart of Steveston is located in the private, gated community of Westwind Terrace. Features 2 bedrooms + den with vaulted ceilings & large 2-car garage. #37-11100 Railway Ave Richmond Call Leanne Robb 778-918-4169 #18-5661 LADNER TRUNK ROAD

NEW LISTING

★

4940 5TH AVENUE “PEBBLE HILL”

Large 2-level home in desirable Pebble Hill. This 3,303 sqft family home backs onto popular English Bluff Elementary School + park and features a lovely southern exposed backyard, 3 outdoor deck spaces and a full 2-car garage, complete with attached workshop. This well-cared-for home would be perfect for a large, growing family... loads of rooms & storage.

OVER 80% SOLD.

$768,000

$299,900

2 Bedroom Condo with 2 sundecks, top floor, walking distance to shops and recreation facilities. Pets allowed.

Jane Meadows 604-943-8080

personal real estate corporation

fraser elliott

A42 The Delta Optimist August 14, 2015

W NE

• Wonderful opportunity to run a business in Historic Ladner Village • Been in business since 1997 • Loads of opportunity for growth and branching out • Pursue your dream of building your business today

Ladner

#206 8733 160th

$125,000

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#401 4768 53rd, Ladner

$299,900

$339,900 2 BEDROOM CONDO AT THE DUCHESS

WALK TO EVERYTHING!

• Concrete building close to everything

• 2 bed 2 bath

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$269,900 incl. Net GST.

TOP FLOOR WITH MOUNTAIN VIEWS!

• Only 5 years young with excellent location • Close to all amenities • 2 bedrooms plus den, 2 bathrooms, 900 sqft • Top floor, end unit with excellent finishings • Balance of warranty

• 1154 sq. ft.

• 823 sq. ft., 2 beds, 2 baths

• Open concept

• Views from you private balcony

• South facing balcony

• Well equipped fitness centre

• Central location #605 8189 Granville Ave.

204-1153 54A St, Tsawwassen

$380,000

$369,900

SOUGHT AFTER “THE CLASSIC” BUILDING

BEAUTIFULLY UPDATED “VICTORIA PARK” 2 BEDROOM PENTHOUSE! W NE

• New flooring, kitchen, bathrooms, lighting fixtures, doors and trim & more!

• Top floor, 952 sq. ft., 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, private in-suite laundry • End unit, high vaulted ceilings, nice bright SW exposure • Walking distance to many amenities • 1 parking stall close to elevator and storage locker included • Just move in and enjoy!

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(2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)

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• 2 bedroom & 2 bathroom • 1,345 sqft • South & West exposure • Lots of windows • Sunny location • Updated with new laminate floors, new washer/dryer, tile backsplash, etc

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#403-8080 Jones Rd.

#507-1350 View Cr., Tsawwassen

$387,900

Top 1% of ALL REALTORS IN GREATER VANCOUVER in 2009, 2010, 2011 2012, 2013 & 2014

®

$399,900

LIKE NEW 3 BEDROOM TOWNHOME! W NE

THE PALOMA!

• Excellent location close to many amenities • 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms • 1,425 sqft, still under warranty • Well appointed w/luxury features • Low strata fees ($129/month)

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9 yrs of Prestige RE/MAX Western Canada Awards

• 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 919 sq. ft.

• Central location right in the heart of the city • Walk everywhere with everything right at your doorstep • Close to transit • Built in 2007, balance of warranty

#16 3039 156th St

#507 6068 No 3rd Rd.

$414,900

dipl. in Marketing Commercial and Residential Real Estate British Columbia Ins. of Tech.

Re/Max Progroup Realty 5360 12th Ave. 604-728-2845

• Built by award winning local developer, Pioneer Group.

• 2 bedroom plans available • Luxurious finishings, modern décor & large covered balconies • High-tech security incl gated underground parking, 24/7 video surveillance & key fob entry • Perfectly located in the heart of Fleetwood

BEAUTIFUL 2 BEDROOM TOP FLOOR CONDO!

* South Delta’s #1 Real Estate Agent.

Top 5% of all REALTORS® in Greater Vancouver in 2006, 2007, 2008

51 STUNNING CONDOMINIUM RESIDENCES

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# 410 1369 56TH ST. Cliff Drive, Tsaw.

# 303 6363 121ST ST. Panorama Ridge, Surrey

# 213 4889 53RD ST. Hawthorne, Ladner

# 320 4885 53RD ST. Hawthorne, Ladner

# 207 1300 HUNTER RD. Beach Grove, Tsaw.

# 311 1315 56TH ST. Cliff Drive, Tsaw.

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# 28 4787 57TH ST. Delta Manor, Ladner

# 15 6350 48A AV. Holly, Ladner

4845 CENTRAL AV. Hawthorne, Ladner

# 51 12311 MCNEELY DR. East Cambie, Richmond

# 104 1350 VIEW CR. Beach Grove, Tsaw.

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# 212 6263 RIVER RD. East Delta, Ladner

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#1 Agent in Ladner / Tsawwassen* 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & YTD 2015! *Based on number of sales in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & YTD 2015! *This representation is based in whole or in part on Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board Statistics

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• Bosa’s Miramar Village • 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom unit • 956 sq. ft. w top of the line finishes • Walk to the beach and many shops in minutes • Stunning views that must be seen

W NE

• Waterfront River House building • 1500+ sqft top floor condo with bonus loft space • Freshly painted, high vaulted ceilings, hardwood flooring • 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 parking spaces and pet friendly • Breathtaking views that must be seen

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#313-6263 River Rd., Ladner

#1106 1473 Johnston Rd

$599,900

$499,900 GOLF COURSE AND NORTH SHORE MOUNTAIN VIEWS!

RARE BUILDING LOT

• 2 bdrm 2 bath • 1127 sq. ft.

• Hardwood Floors • Granite Countertops • High end appliances • Air conditioning and geothermal heating

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208 5099 Springs Blvd., Tsawwassen

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4635 53A St., Ladner

4708 Ashbury Pl., Ladner

$689,900

$699,900

EXECUTIVE RANCHER IN VICTORY SOUTH! W NE

$629,900 • Walking distance to all town amenities • Over $120,000 spent in recent upgrades • New $45,000 kitchen and upstairs, • Fully powered detached shop/garage for the ultimate handyman.

• Easily suited w/ loads of parking including room for an RV or boat.

BUILDINGoffer pending LOT

WONDERFUL CUL-DE-SAC HOME!

• 2 bed 2 bath, over 1500 sq. ft.

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4939 Mariner Pl., Ladner

UPDATED 2-LEVEL HOME IN QUIET CUL-DE-SAC

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• 66’ frontage • Fantastic West Ladner location • Just steps to Ladner Village and Lions Park • Lot is facing a quiet, low traffic street • Price does not include GST • RS8 zoning. Check City Hall for zoning bylaws

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• 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 level split plan • 2,000+ sq. ft. on a sunny 6,254 sq. ft. lot • Excellent family neighbourhood just steps to Diefenbaker Park • Lovingly cared for by long-time owner

• Ultra desirable location in West Ladner close to schools and all amenities

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• Nicely maintained garden and fenced yard

5305 Wellburn Drive, Ladner

5441 Summer Way, Tsawwassen

$719,900

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• Cute as a button 3 bedroom rancher • Tastefully updated throughout • Walk to schools, parks & the beach in minutes • 5769 sqft lot with nearly 1500 of living space • Hardwood flooring and newer windows

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1207 Beach Grove Rd.,Tsawwassen

1648 Enderby Ave., Tsawwassen

$879,900

$819,900

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6354 183RD ST. Cloverdale BC, Cloverdale

# 70 15151 34 AV. Morgan Cr., S. Surrey

# 302 1140 55TH ST. Tsaw. Central, Tsaw.

1466 160TH ST. King George Cor., S. Surrey

5736 48B AV. Hawthorne, Ladner

4158 ARTHUR DR Ladner Rural, Ladner

# 313 6263 RIVER RD. East Delta, Ladner

5986 128A ST. Panorama Ridge, Surrey

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1678 57TH ST. Beach Grove, Tsaw.

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5117 ERIN WY. Pebble Hill, Tsaw.

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Port Guichon, Ladner King George Cor., S. Surrey

Nobody sells more real estate in Ladner/Tsawwassen than Fraser and his team!*

604.728.2845

personal real estate corporation

GORGEOUS PENTHOUSE W/STUNNING RIVER VIEWS

INCREDIBLE OCEAN VIEWS!

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August 14, 2015 The Delta Optimist A43

*FRASER AND HIS TEAM RANKED #2 IN THE GREATER VANCOUVER REAL ESTATE BOARD IN 2014. *as of December 31st, 2014 (Approx 10,000 agents total in Real Estate Board in 2014)

Call Fraser today for UNBEATABLE Real Estate Marketing Expertise.

Ask about my Vancouver Sun marketing campaign.

Re/Max Progroup Realty 5360 12th Ave. 604-728-2845

personal real estate corporation

fraser elliott

A44 The Delta Optimist August 14, 2015

W NE

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• Over 3,000 sq. ft. on 5,208 sq. ft. lot • Private cul-de-sac location • Must be seen entertainment deck with outdoor fireplace

ROOM FOR EVERYONE!

WESTCOAST INSPIRED GEM!

• Built in 1998 • 7 bdrm 6 Bath, 3,000+ sq. ft. home on 6,700 sq. ft. lot • Quiet location in Nordel close to schools and parks • 2 bdrm side suite • Double garage

• Large 8,100 sq. ft. lot w 125’ of frontage • Westcoast inspired architecture • Vaulted ceilings in foyer, family & dining rms • Real hardwood floors and NEW roof • Loads of natural light & west facing back deck with chemical free hot tub.

• 2,291 sq. ft. home, 3 bdrms & bthrms • Just steps to the beach

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1369 Compston Cres, Tsawwassen

8198 Wiltshire Blvd., Delta

$968,000

$978,888

DEVELOPMENT SITE! W NE

• Potential multi-family site • Excellent location just steps to Ladner Village • Wonderfully updated, very livable home • 7,788 sq. ft. with lane access • Can be sold in conjunction with 4923 47a Ave • Inquire about development opportunities

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LIKE NEW WITH MOUNTAIN AND RIVER VIEWS!!

• Lovely river view residence • Custom built in 2014 by experienced local builder • 5 bedroom home • SS appliances, quartz counters, crown mouldings & so much more • Serene sunset evenings on your large NW facing balcony w views of the Fraser River • Dbl garage, nanny/inlaw suite

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4911 47a Ave, Ladner

4394 River Road West, Ladner

$1,120,000

$1,138,800

CUSTOM BUILT CUL-DE-SAC HOME! W NE

LARGE CUL-DE-SAC HOME!

• Expansive executive home w/ 4 bedrooms plus games room & den • 4,000 sqft of living space with room for everyone • Large rooms and open concept kitchen design • Large fenced yard and quiet street • Close to parks and schools • Easy access into Richmond and Vancouver

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• Over 4,300 sqft on 11,130 sqft lot • 5 bedrooms plus 2nd kitchen in basement • Stunning garden with vegetables and herbs • Superb location in Pebble Hill in quiet cul-de-sac • Double wide garage

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6186 48a Ave, Ladner

5271 3a Ave., Tsawwassen

$1,288,800

$1,289,900

BEAUTIFULLY UPDATED IN POPULAR DEERFIELD! W NE

DEVELOPMENT SITE!

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• Interior completely redone

• OCP designated as Medium Density Residential • 14,262 sq. ft. lot with livable house • 74’ x 193.5’ rectangular lot with two road frontages • Inquire at City Hall for future usages

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9 yrs of Prestige RE/MAX Western Canada Awards

Re/Max Progroup Realty 5360 12th Ave. 604-728-2845

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4948 45th Ave., Ladner

6220 49th Ave., Ladner

(2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)

Top 5% of all REALTORS® in Greater Vancouver in 2006, 2007, 2008

• Wonderful family home with 4 bedroom & large games room • Built in 2009 by quality local builder • Hardwood floors, open concept design, radiant heating & much more • Double side by side garage • Across from Memorial Park • North Shore Mountains views

• 5 bdrm 3 bath executive layout

* South Delta’s #1 Real Estate Agent.

Top 1% of ALL REALTORS IN GREATER VANCOUVER in 2009, 2010, 2011 2012, 2013 & 2014

STUNNING CUSTOM HOME WITH PARK & MTN VIEWS!

FABULOUS FIVE BEDROOM FAMILY HOME!

38 Deerfield, Tsawwassen

5454 Ladner Trunk Rd., Ladner

$1,298,800

$1,300,000

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4632 55B ST., Delta Manor, Ladner

4638 51ST ST. Ladner Elementary, Ladner

4644 51ST ST. Ladner Elementary, Ladner

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5249 LAUREL DR. Hawthorne, Ladner

5279 WINDJAMMER RD. Neilsen Grove, Ladner

5375 WELLBURN DR. Hawthorne, Ladner

5620 ADMIRAL BV Neilsen Grove, Ladner

5871 FAIR WD Neilsen Grove, Ladner

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#1 Agent in South Delta*

2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & YTD 2015! *Based on number of sales in whole or in part on Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board Statistics

www.fraserelliott.com

ONE OF LADNER’S FINEST!

• Finished in late 2014 w/ 2-5-10 National Home Warranty • Stunning open design and elegant modern finishes throughout • 6 bdrm 5 bath incl/ 1 bedroom legal suite • Over 4,300 sq. ft.

• Garage space for 3 cars

W NE

• Spectacular 37,287 sq. ft. lot with Farmland Views • 4,401 sq. ft. rancher style home w/bonus loft • Extensively updated with many high-end renovations • 4 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms • Beautifully landscaped ultra-private yard w/ Koi pond and full size tennis court

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938 Underhill Drive, Tsawwassen

3540 Arthur Dr., Ladner

$1,738,800

$1,898,800

BUILT WITH TOTAL STYLE & QUALITY FINISHINGS

INCREDIBLE LUXURY RESIDENCE!

• 6200 sq. ft. home less than 5 years old • Park-like 20,000 sq. ft. (half acre) lot • High 25 ft ceilings, • Euroline windows & doors • Kentwood wide-plank hardwood floors • Large professionally landscaped front & rear yards

W NE

• Over 5,000 sq. ft. home on huge 15,748 sq. ft. lot • 6 bedrooms + den and gamesroom • Luxurious finishings throughout • Gorgeous landscaping & outdoor entertaining space • Legal 1 bedroom side suite • Must be seen to be appreciated!

• Built in 2012

G TIN LIS

5139 Cooper Pl, Ladner

5382 Crescent Dr., Ladner

$1,988,800

$1,928,800

STUNNING PANORAMIC VIEWS!

DEVELOPMENT SITE! W NE

• Potential multi-family site • Excellent location just steps to Ladner Village • 13,965 sq. ft. with lane access plus two road frontages • Can be sold in conjunction with 4911 47a Ave • Inquire about development opportunities

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• Tremendous view home in Tsawwassen’s

G TIN LIS W NE

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“The Village” • Over 4,500 sq. ft. of expansive living space • Many updates throughout incl new chef’s kitchen • Open concept rancher style home with full basement • Large concrete pool in sunny backyard • Corner lot w/ Gorgeous landscaping

1138 Shaman Cr, Tsawwassen

4923 47a Ave, Ladner

$2,360,888

$2,000,000 WATERFRONT, SPECTACULAR VIEWS

RIVERFRONT 20 ACRE PARCEL!

• List price includes fully finished home • Yacht/boat/float plane moorage at private dock • State of the art gourmet chef’s kitchen • Build to suit options available • Call for full information package

W NE

• 20 acres of prime Riverfront farmland • ALR designated • Invest in South Delta & watch your money grow!

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4273 River Road W., Ladner

6454 River Rd., Ladner

$2,500,000

$2,880,000

CUSTOM BUILT RIVERFRONT HOME W/PRIVATE DOCK! • List price includes fully finished home • Yacht/boat/float plane moorage at private dock • State of the art gourmet chef’s kitchen • Build to suit options available • Call for full information package

W NE

FARMLAND!

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(Approx 10,000 agents total in Real Estate Board in 2014)

• ALR

Call Fraser today for UNBEATABLE Real Estate Marketing Expertise.

• Good Investment

LOT 1 HWY 99 BB, Ladner

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# 39 5900 FERRY RD. Neilsen Grove, Ladner

1067 WILMINGTON DR. Tsawwassen Central, Tsaw.

1425 WINDSOR CR. Cliff Drive, Tsaw.

4531 60B ST. Holly, Ladner

4569 62ND ST. Holly, Ladner

5133 8A AV. Tsawwassen Central, Tsaw.

5135 45TH AV. Ladner Elementary, Ladner

5170 12TH AV. Tsawwassen Central, Tsaw.

5205 2ND AV. Pebble Hill, Tsaw.

5241 WESTMINSTER AV. Neilsen Grove, Ladner

5260 6TH AV. Pebble Hill, Tsaw.

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5336 CHAMBERLAYNE AV. Neilsen Grove, Ladner

5348 COMMODORE DR. Neilsen Grove, Ladner

5698 9A AV. Tsawwassen East, Tsaw.

5853 VARDON PL. Beach Grove, Tsaw.

5983 16TH AV. Beach Grove, Tsaw.

6358 SUNRISE LN. Holly, Ladner

6377 CRESCENT CT. Holly, Ladner

6677 LONDON CT. Holly, Ladner

6703 1A AV. Boundary Beach, Tsaw.

6754 LONDON DR. Holly, Ladner

10970 NORUM CR. Nordel, N. Delta

6243 HOLLY PARK CT. Holly, Ladner

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Nobody sells more real estate in Ladner/Tsawwassen than Fraser and his team!*

604.728.2845

*FRASER AND HIS TEAM RANKED #2 IN THE GREATER VANCOUVER REAL ESTATE BOARD IN 2014. *as of December 31st, 2014

• 28.59 Acres

4259 River Rd. W., Ladner

personal real estate corporation

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL HOME!

fraser elliott

August 14, 2015 The Delta Optimist A45

Ask about my Vancouver Sun marketing campaign.

Re/Max Progroup Realty 5360 12th Ave. 604-728-2845

A46 The Delta Optimist August 14, 2015

2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & YTD 2015*

* Based on REBGV MLS Sales 2010-2015 as of July 31, 2015 This representation based on Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board.

August 14, 2015 The Delta Optimist A47

Jennifer Dupuis*, Garrett Chu*, Fraser Elliott*, Amber Haklander*, Julie Crouch*, Rachel MacInnes*

#1 in South Delta! Based on total REBGV MLS Sales 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, & YTD 2015.

Stats as of July 31, 2015. *Jennifer Dupuis - Buyers Specialist, REALTOR®, Garrett Chu - Vice President - Sales, REALTOR®, Fraser Elliott - President, REALTOR®, Amber Haklander - Vice President - Sales, REALTOR®, Julie Crouch - Unlicensed Assistant, Marketing & Administration, Rachel MacInnes - Marketing & Sales, REALTOR®

August 14, 2015 The Delta Optimist A51

LAST CHANCE FOR OUR 2015 CIVICS

Model shown: Civic EX FB2E5FJX

2015 CIVIC DX LEASE fROM

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MSRP $17,245** includes `reight and PDI.

Standard features include: • ECON mode button and Eco-Assist™ system • Drive-by-Wire Throttle System™ • Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA®) with Traction Control • Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ next generation body structure

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step up to a CIVIC LX

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Adds to or replaces DX features:

Adds to or replaces LX features:

• Air conditioning

• 16" alloy wheels

• HandsfreeLink Bilingual Bluetooth Wireless Mobile Phone Inter`ace

• 7" Display Audio System with HondaLink™ Next Generation

• Multi-angle rearview camera

• Power moonroo` with tilt `eature

• Intelligent Multi-in`ormation display (i-MID) with TfT display

• Proximity key entry system and pushbutton start

• Heated `ront seats

• Honda LaneWatch™ blind spot display

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• Driver's seat with 6-way manual adjustment

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MSRP $20,045** includes `reight and PDI.

LEASE fROM $58

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MSRP $22,445** includes `reight and PDI.

PLUS, fOR A LIMITED TIME, GET A $1,000 LEASE BONUS ON ANY CIVIC £

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www.richmondhonda.com

£$1,000 Lease Dollars available on lease transactions from Honda Finance Services (“HFS”), on approved credit only, on all 2015 Civic models. All bonuses are deducted from the negotiated selling price after taxes. *Limited time weekly lease offer and all other offers are from Honda Canada Finance Inc., on approved credit. #The weekly lease offer applies to a new 2015 Civic DX model FB2E2FEX/Civic LX model FB2E4FEX/Civic EX model FB2E5FJX for a 60-month period, for a total of 260 payments of $38.94/$51.69/$58.33 leased at 0.99% APR based on applying $1,100/$0/$0 “lease dollars” (which are deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes). ‡In order to achieve $0 down payment, dealer will cover the cost of tire/battery tax, air conditioning tax (where applicable), environmental fees and levies on the 2015 Civic DX only on customer’s behalf. Down payment of $0.00, first weekly payment and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $10,124.40/$13,439.40/$15,165.80. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometres. **MSRP is $17,245/$20,045/$22,445 including freight and PDI of $1,495. License, insurance, registration and taxes are extra and may be required at the time of purchase. */#/**Prices and/or payments shown do not include a PPSA lien registration fee of $30.31 and lien registering agent's fee of $5.25, which are both due at time of delivery and covered by the dealer on behalf of the customer. Offers valid from August 1st through 31st, 2015 at participating Honda retailers. Dealer may sell/lease for less.

Dealer trade may be necessary on certain vehicles. Offers valid only for British Columbia residents at BC Honda Dealers locations. Offers subject to change or cancellation without notice. Terms and conditions apply. Visit www.bchonda.com or see your Honda retailer for full details.

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