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May Days weekend in Ladner

Memorial Park will be hopping this weekend when the historic Ladner Pioneer May Days makes a return.

Established in 1896, May Days is billed as one of B.C.’s oldest and largest free family fairs.

Activities are scheduled to get underway on Friday afternoon when both the midway and men’s fastball tournament open.

The fair really kicks into high gear on Saturday and Sunday with entertainment, activities, food, a craft fair and much more.

The parade, one of the highlights of the fair, is set for Sunday at noon. It goes through historic Ladner Village and ends up at Memorial Park.

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A Vancouver man is facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of his father in Tsawwassen over the long weekend.

Delta police announced the charge against 44-year-old

Richard Maranda yesterday morning.

His father, 72-year-old Frederick Dale Maranda, was found dead just after 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Delta police spokesperson Sgt. Sarah Swallow said Frederick Dale Maranda was found at his

home in the 4900-block of 5th Avenue by a family member, who called paramedics.

The paramedics then called police to the home.

Richard Maranda was located and arrested without incident at another location within hours of the incident.

Police have not yet disclosed how Maranda died.

Swallow said officers had not been called to the home in the past.

Richard Maranda remains in police custody and was scheduled to appear in Surrey Provincial Court yesterday afternoon.

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Tragic end for missing dogs It turns out six Ladner pets weren’t stolen, but died from heat exhaustion in back of truck BY

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The desperate search for six Ladner dogs, believed stolen from a Langley park, ended Monday afternoon with the grim announcement that the dogs had died almost a week earlier.

The search began last Tuesday after a dog walker reported the six canines, including her own, were taken from the back of her truck while it was parked at a dog park at 44th Avenue and 206th Street in Langley.

At the time she said she had exercised the animals at the park and left them in the back of the truck for less than 10 minutes while she went to use a nearby restroom. She said when she returned, the canines were gone.

The distraught owners, who all live in Ladner, rallied, following leads, distributing flyers throughout the Lower Mainland, offering a reward and calling in Petsearchers Canada, a Vancouver-area pet detective and bloodhound tracking service committed solely to the task of reuniting lost and stolen pets with their families.

It was all in an attempt to find the missing dogs: Buddy, a Boston terrier; Mia, a pitt bull; Oscar, a Rottweiler-husky mix; Molly, a blue heelershepherd cross; Teemo, a Bouvier poodle cross; and Salty, the dog walker’s own border collie.

“Life is not the same right now,” said Eric Ortner, Buddy’s owner, Sunday afternoon.

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Clockwise from top left: Buddy, Molly, Oscar, Teemo, Salty and Mia. Originally believed stolen from a Langley dog park, the six dogs succumbed to heatstroke in the back of their dog walker’s truck. an announcement from Petsearchers Canada.

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site, Petsearchers Canada said the dog walker “disclosed that on May 13th, all six dogs were in the back of her vehicle with the side vent windows open and water available, as she had done hundreds of times.”

Some time during the outing that day, however, all six dogs succumbed to heatstroke. The statement goes on to say that when she discovered the dogs had died, the dog walker panicked and, in a desperate attempt to cover up what happened, concocted the story to explain the loss of the dogs.

Langely RCMP confirmed the canines died from heat exhaustion and were recovered from Abbostsford by the SPCA. The SPCA will conduct an investigation into the alleged mistreatment of the dogs, while RCMP is continuing its investigation into public mischief charges.

Louise Scott, who had been hopeful her dog, Molly, would find her way back home, was distraught when she learned of the animals’ fate from her neighbour, the Kings, whose dog Teemo also went missing.

“They said they’re all dead,” said Scott, 80, who had Molly for four years.

“I’m too upset to say anything.

“And I’m very, very mad,” she said. “Angry is the word.”

An online donation drive to help find the dogs has raised more than $2,800.

The money will instead be used to cover appropriate services for the animals.

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Metro staff recommend against Southlands Board scheduled to vote on controversial Century Group development proposal this Friday BY

SANDOR GYARMATI

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Metro Vancouver staff are recommending the board of directors reject the Southlands development proposal.

The board is to meet Friday morning at Metro headquarters in Burnaby to vote on a proposal to amend the Regional Growth Strategy that would pave the way for the Century Group’s plan.

According to a Metro staff report, the proposal has many positive features

but represents a significant breach of the Urban Containment Boundary onto agricultural land.

The report also notes there is capacity within the existing urban footprint to accommodate all anticipated growth in Delta to 2040.

“As a result, the proposal, despite its innovative design and benefits to the local community, does not support the regional goal of directing growth to existing centres and developed areas,” the report states.

To change the property’s designation, the applica-

tion requires a two-thirds weighted vote by the Metro board of directors.

Century Group wants to build 950 housing units on 20 per cent of the 214-hectare (537-acre) Southlands.

The remaining 80 per cent would be given to Delta, much of it for farming.

The board gave the proposal preliminary approval in March and a public hearing was held earlier this month. At the hearing, local farmers described a myriad of irrigation and drainage problems that make much of the site not viable for

soil-based farming without extensive improvements, which Century has pledged to undertake.

Although a slight majority of speakers at the regional hearing spoke in favour of the plan, subsequent written submissions were largely opposed.

Delta made application to Metro Vancouver to amend the Regional Growth Strategy after local politicians gave conditional approval to the proposal last fall. That approval followed a five-day public hearing.

Delta is proposing to

have the newly acquired farmland placed back in the Agricultural Land Reserve once improvements have been done.

Having a long history of controversy, the Southlands is zoned agricultural, but it’s not in the ALR. Delta CAO George Harvie told the Optimist that if second and third readings were granted, a report would be prepared for council recommending the municipality formally apply to have the designated farm areas included in the ALR.

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Do your part to prevent thefts • Lock it up: bike, shed, car or house. Make it hard to access so thieves will move on or not risk it. Use steering wheel clubs, anti-theft devices, bike locks and dead bolts.

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Thefts from autos are up by 26%

Delta police warning drivers to lock their vehicles and not leave anything of value in sight BY

JESSICA KERR

jkerr@delta-optimist.com

Delta police are warning the public to keep vehicles locked after a recent spike in car thefts and break-ins.

“We are really seeing an increase in thefts from vehicles, particularly in South Delta,” said Sgt. Sarah Swallow, noting that in many cases the vehicles have been left unlocked.

Several weeks ago, 10 cars in one Ladner neighbourhood were broken into and in every case the vehicle had been left unlocked.

There have been 383 reported cases of theft from vehicles so far this year, up 26 per cent from 2013.

There have been 87 vehicles stolen so far this year com-

pared to 38 during the same period last year, an increase of 129 per cent.

“I would venture to say that almost all of our vehicles broken into have been left unlocked and it is an exception for the theft to be due to breaking windows or locks,” said Swallow.

“Thieves will not put themselves at risk when there is an open car nearby.

“I understand that many people forget to lock their car, or simply leave their cars unlocked because if someone does break in it costs less than the deductible, but what may seem like small change, or an item of insignificance, can be a quick payday for a thief.”

Some of the most com-

Sgt. Sarah Swallow monly stolen items include loose change, garage door openers, iPods and smart phones, GPS devices, sunglasses, wallets, passports and computers.

Swallow said she wants to remind the public that leaving anything in a car, even if it does not seem valuable, entices thieves

into a neighbourhood.

“The unfortunate reality with thieves is that it is a small step to go from rummaging through your unlocked car to going into your back yard and rummaging through your unlocked shed, to breaking into your house. The items left in your unlocked car could be the carrot that entices the thief into your neighbourhood that then breaks into your neighbour’s house or steals their property.”

Swallow also urges residents to report any suspicious activity to police.

“In the last month, we have arrested several theft and B&E suspects stemming from calls from the public,” she said.

In South Delta, two men were arrested immediately after committing a break and enter because of a call from a member of the public who thought the men were suspicious. A woman was arrested for stealing cars and another man was arrested for breaking and entering.

All those arrests occurred after residents called police to report a suspicious-looking person.

“Unfortunately, the police can’t be everywhere at once and so we rely on these calls from the public to alert us,” Swallow said.

Call 911 to report an inprogress crime or an emergency, or the non-emergency line at 604-946-4411 for other assistance.

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Suspect facing child porn charge in custody in U.S. BY

SANDOR GYARMATI

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A Delta school psychologist charged with possession of child pornography remains in custody in the U.S. The bail hearing for William Brook, a Point Roberts resident, was originally set for last Friday, but has been rescheduled for tomorrow in U.S. District Court in Seattle.

Brook was charged May 8 with one count of possession of child pornography.

Acting on a tip, U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents allegedly found hundreds of explicit images and videos of children on his home computer.

Agents stopped his vehicle the day before as he was entering Point Roberts and

the material was allegedly found during a subsequent search of his home.

According to federal charges filed in district court, investigators found 334 files believed to be child pornography on a computer as well as a fourgigabyte thumb drive filled with additional videos.

Those materials allegedly included scenes of very young children being sexually assaulted.

A school district-issued laptop that was also seized reportedly did not have any pornographic material.

Delta police are working with the school district to determine if any criminal activity has taken place on Canadian soil by Brook, who is described by the district as a part-time school psychologist.

In a letter to parents, the district noted, “News of this nature is very disturbing and allegations involving risks to child safety are a great concern and are taken very seriously. There is no indication that Dr. Brook has harmed any Delta student.

“As part of the hiring and employment practices at the Delta School District, a recent criminal record check was done for Dr. Brook and it identified no cause for concern.”

The district also noted parents of students who were assessed by Brook have been directly contacted by their school principal.

Delta Parent Advisory Council chair Keith Punshon said he hasn’t heard any concerns from parents thus far.

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Charges a possibility in police shooting BY

JESSICA KERR

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The Delta officer under investigation after a police shooting in Surrey last year could be facing charges.

The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) earlier this month announced the case has been passed on to Crown counsel because the office’s investigation concluded the officer might have committed an offence.

The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit gang squad was investigating a vehicle parked outside

a Subway restaurant when the Delta officer discharged his firearm into the vehicle, striking a man. The injured man was taken to hospital and later released.

The IIO, which investigates cases of serious injury or death that involve on- or off-duty police officers, was called out shortly after the shooting.

The IIO does not make recommendations on whether charges should be approved or what charges should be considered, but simply forwards its findings to Crown counsel in cases where it feels charges might

be warranted.

The officer, who has not been identified, has been with the Delta police since 2006 and was seconded to the regional unit in 2012.

He has not returned to active duty since the shooting.

Delta police spokesperson Sgt. Sarah Swallow said following the incident the officer was assigned to administrative duties until the end of his term with the unit.

He then remained on administrative duties in Delta, but is currently on medical leave.

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MP focuses tower efforts on Whatcom County Kerry-Lynne Findlay says FCC avenue is closed so she’s ensuring locals will be heard at the county level BY

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The Canadian deputy head of mission from Washington D.C. was to meet yesterday with several residents opposed to the controversial plan to erect radio transmission towers on the Tsawwassen-Point Roberts border.

The meeting with Dennis Stevens was scheduled for the Ladner constituency office of Delta-Richmond

far Industry Canada can go on the matter. She did say the department has confirmed the FCC was aware of Tsawwassen when considering the application.

BBC Broadcasting Inc. wants to construct five 45metre (150-foot) steel towers at an undeveloped lot on McKenzie Way in Point Roberts, about 330 metres from the border.

The FCC granted a construction permit but a conditional use permit is still

What’s being arranged, she noted, is that when Whatcom County decides whether to grant a conditional use permit for the towers, Tsawwassen residents would be given a full opportunity to be heard at a county hearing.

Noting she’s been working on the issue from the start, including contacting Whatcom County and speaking with Industry Minister James Moore, Findlay said there’s only so

East MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay, who helped organize the session. Scheduled to accompany Stevens was Kevin Cooke, senior political, economic and academic officer from the Canadian Consulate General in Seattle.

Prior to the meeting, Findlay told the Optimist that Stevens and Cooke would hear the residents’ concerns and then travel to Whatcom County to speak to officials there.

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Residents in South Delta and Point Roberts have joined forces to fight the application because of concerns with blanketing interference and the havoc it causes with household electronic devices. They have been fighting on two fronts, both in Washington, D.C. and Whatcom County.

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Hannah’s Heroes are giving doctors hope Research into pediatric brain cancer at B.C. Children’s Hospital making advances thanks to local foundation BY

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Hannah’s Heroes are gearing up for their annual golf tournament as the research funded by the foundation is starting to bear some fruit.

All the money raised by the foundation goes directly to pediatric brain cancer research at the Child and Family Research Institute at B.C. Children’s Hospital.

Dr. Sandra Dunn heads the research team and recently reported on some exciting advances in the team’s work.

“There’s a lot of really exciting news coming out of the research,” she said. “The momentum is just incredible right now...

Research does make a difference.”

The overall goal of the team’s research is to identify safer, more effective treatments for pediatric brain tumours.

“What we’re really interested in is ways of identifying patients in need of better care,” Dunn said, adding that when it comes to treating brain tumours and cancers, one size does not fit all.

Through its research, the team has discovered that brain tumour cells need a particular protein, Pololike kinase-1 (PLK-1), to survive and grow. Scientists also found that patients had different levels of PLK-1, and those that had a higher level of the protein did not respond as well to treatment and were more likely to die from the disease.

The team has discovered that using a drug to inhibit the PLK-1 protein can significantly suppress brain tumour growth while not

affecting normal cells.

The team recently published its findings in the Journal of Cancer Research at the same time another research team in the U.S. published the same findings.

The drug has been tested in the lab, but is now ready to move onto the next FILE PHOTO phase.

A foundation created in memory of Dunn said the Tsawwassen’s Hannah Hatlen continues to team is currently fund research into pediatric brain cancer. looking for an Its next fundraiser is a golf tournament organization next month at Beach Grove. interested in runevents throughout the year, ning the clinical including the annual Merry trial, which goes through Wishers Golf Tournament, three phases and can take several years before a treat- which is back again this year for its fifth installment. ment is approved.

The tournament is sched“It’s certainly providing uled for Friday, June 13 at hope,” Dunn said of the team’s work. “It’s an invest- Beach Grove Golf Club in Tsawwassen. Golfers will ment of a lifetime for these tee off in a shotgun start at kids.”

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The team was also able Tickets cost $160 and to purchase some new techinclude golf as well as a nology that allows it to get banquet complete with more in-depth information silent and live auctions. The about different tumours. tourney features prizes on “The goal is to provide the course as well as a raffle a deeper understanding of for two tickets anywhere tumours to provide better WestJet flies. treatment,” Dunn said. “We Organizers are still lookhave gotten just incredible ing for sponsors. data from it... We can sub Hannah’s Heroes was type every new tumour that established in 2007 in comes through the door.” memory of Hannah Hatlen, The team is almost entirely funded by Hannah’s the Tsawwassen youngster who was diagnosed with Heroes. Funds raised by terminal brain cancer at just the foundation have helped purchase lab equipment and four years old. She died a year later. established several fellowFor more information ships to support graduate about the foundation, or students working on the to register for the Merry project.

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MURPHY’S LAW This November’s civic election could be yet another case of voters simply tweaking Delta council around the edges, but it also has the possibility of ushering in wholesale changes at municipal hall.

Which way it goes is obviously up to voters, but the decision Mayor Lois Jackson makes in the next few months about her political future will also go a long way in determining the outcome. It could result in status quo or this election could have the makings of what transpired back in 1999.

IDEA ruled Delta throughout the 1990s, electing 18 of the 19 candidates it ran over the course of three elections, including one term where it held all seven council seats. Yet by the fall of ‘99, due more to happenstance than voter backlash, the party was reduced to just two councillors and was on its way to falling off the political map completely.

All it took was for Beth Johnson and Wendy Jeske to retire from civic politics, Bruce McDonald to unsuccessfully chase the mayor’s chair and Vicki Huntington to seek new affiliation to leave just council veterans Krista Engelland and the late George Hawksworth flying the IDEA flag.

Fast-forward 15 years and you could see the same kind of situation unfold this fall. Should Jackson call it a career after more than four decades at municipal hall, it wouldn’t be a stretch to see 15-year council veteran Robert Campbell also retire. And with Scott Hamilton already in Victoria as the Liberal MLA for Delta North, it would leave Ian Paton as the lone remaining member of the DIVA slate.

Should, however, Jackson decide she wants another term — and this one would be for four years so it might give her reason to pause — it would be a real stretch not to see her re-elected for a sixth term. There doesn’t appear to be a big-name challenger waiting in the wings, so the incumbent could well have an easy time of it come November.

And if all the other council members, save for Hamilton, decide they’re going to run again, history shows us there’s a good chance they’ll all be re-elected too.

Once elected, it takes some doing not to get voted back in as the job security enjoyed by civic politicians is something NHL coaches can only dream about.

If replacing Hamilton with a familiar face like former council poll topper Heather King or former school board chair Kelly Guichon is all that transpires, November’s election will be a real yawner. But if the mayor decides now’s the time to hang ‘em up, things will really get interesting.

Spring without a team to cheer for does come with its benefits TOM SIBA

COMMUNITY COMMENT While I was dismayed by the poor performance of the Canucks this past season and their failure to make the playoffs, I have found there are benefits to having your “home team” not make the postseason.

I, like many Vancouverites, have dual loyalties. Being an exWinnipeger, my back-up loyalty is to the resurrected Winnipeg Jets.

However, the Jets have not made the playoffs since they relocated from Atlanta. They have come close, but never seem able to the “seal the deal.”

However, the Canucks were a powerhouse in recent memory and it is certainly distressing to see how far and how fast they have fallen. I have groused over the last few years over some of the moves

management has made, so I’ve got somewhat contrary emotions. You hate to have been proven correct, but you like to have been right.

So there were no Canucks in the playoffs and certainly no Jets, which meant no strong emotional attachment to any of the teams.

That also meant I didn’t have to obsess over any games. I could even avoid watching them altogether and do something more interesting — like cut the lawn.

There has been a lot of good hockey played and the games were more enjoyable without the angst of watching your favourite team end up on the short end of the scorecard.

But in any match, it almost seems you need to pick a team to pull for. In most match-ups, I just naturally came up with criteria to pull for some team or the other.

Typically I could never pull for the Canadiens. This dates back to the days of the original six. There were four American teams — forget them! Canadian choices were the Habs or the Leafs. I went with the Leafs, who in latter years were so bad I stopped watching games as I couldn’t stand the pain of defeat.

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I’ve moved on from the Leafs, but obviously have not settled on a winner, or even a contender, yet. Now I have cast a wider net. I decided I could support the Habs, just this once, as they were the only Canada-based team to make the playoffs. They also have local star Brendan Gallagher.

Speaking of local stars, with Brent Seabrook on the Chicago Blackhawks, I could bear to see them win the Cup again and have it visit Tsawwassen one more time.

And how about the Canucks’ former coach, Alain Vigneault? The Rangers got him and we got John Tortorella. AV is a pleasant enough fellow and I could add his new team to the list I could pull for.

So I ended up with a reasonable list of teams I could support, but not be miserable if they didn’t win.

I could watch the games and enjoy the elbowing, spearing, crosschecking and general mayhem without screaming at the screen and having my stomach in a knot.

Spring has been calm and peaceful, but enough of that already.

Next year I want to see the Jets in the finals — that should really get my blood pressure up.

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May 21, 2014 The Delta Optimist A9 Letters to the Editor

Highway upgrades needed to prevent more tragedies

Editor: The recent fatality at 52nd Street and Highway 17 is but the latest tragedy at an entrance to Tsawwassen: ICBC reports 69 crashes there in the last five years with 29 involving injury or death. The corresponding totals at 56th Street and Highway 17 are even more alarming: 170 and 69, respectively.

And it seems certain to get much worse.

Tsawwassen First Nation malls will open with more than 8,000 places for cars to park, and most will travel to and from there on Highway 17. TFN’s consultants said intersection queue lengths at 56th Street should almost double when malls open.

So what’s being done to prevent future crashes, injuries and deaths?

It seems that at TFN expense Highway 17 may be widened to six lanes from east of 56th Street to west of 52nd Street. This may ease some of the added traffic on Highway 17, but how about on 52nd ... or more critically, on 56th?

The consultants estimated TFN traffic will cause maximum northbound queues on 56th at Highway 17 to also almost double but TFN, despite developer payments, declines to fund flyovers at either intersection, suggesting these be deferred and funded by B.C. and/or Metro Vancouver.

In 2012 Delta declared

that when malls open there must not only be a widened Highway 17 but also overpasses at 52nd and 56th streets. These demands were made in letters to TFN and the minister of transportation and infrastructure, yet posted ministry financial plans currently make no mention of upgrades to the either intersection.

In two years TFN mall traffic will hugely and negatively impact us. More tragedies will surely ensue if Delta fails to cause TFN and/or B.C. to improve these intersections before then.

Delta must apply all pressures needed to avoid added deaths and injuries.

Ed Ries

Road work on 56th Street complete but drivers still stuck on hill waiting to turn Editor: I live in the south edge of Tsawwassen and for the last 13 years or so, I’ve cooled my heels halfway up the 56th Street hill, waiting for the two southbound lanes to inch their way into Point Roberts so I can turn right on 1st Avenue and get home.

It usually takes a halfdozen lights to get there from the middle of the hill.

On a sunny summer weekend, the lineups go all the way to the bottom.

So when construction started on the hill about eight months ago, my fellow travellers and I rejoiced at the thought of a third lane to solve our problem.

Finally we could get home or to the park with a minimum of delay. Silly me!

The construction is finished now, and the lines are painted, but there are still only two lanes up the hill when there could have been three.

Hydro poles were moved, a new sidewalk was installed and the year-old curb at the bus stop on 1st Avenue was ripped up and re-done.

Must have cost the poor taxpayer a lot of money for all this, yet what is the net gain to local drivers? Zero, zip, zilch, nada! All we got was a new bicycle lane.

A right turn lane services the top two cars on the hill,

but to balance that “advantage,” entering that lane over top of the bicycle lane is, at the least, confusing, and I’ll betcha that somebody gets hit before the summer is over.

So I’ll sit, fuming, in the lineup, just like before, thanks to the narrow-minded thinking of someone in an office who has probably never used 56th Street.

Isn’t this like “improving” the tunnel by not adding another lane? The new road, however, is nice and smooth.

I advise all Tsawwassen taxpayers to think carefully before casting a ballot in the next civic election.

Ralph Parker

Boaters going too fast past Westham Island

Editor: It now seems that most boaters have gotten really stupid and don’t give a s*** about anyone else around them.

We have three small marinas on the Sea Reach side of Westham Island and most of the boats, large and

small, just come blasting past us throwing up large wakes that can really damage our docks and boats tied to the docks.

They don’t do this going past all the float homes and docked boats just out of Ladner, so why do they do it coming past us?

We are going to start taking down their registration numbers and boat names and report them to the authorities, who will charge them.

I hope that paying some large fines will slow some of them down.

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Notice of Land Use Contract Discharge DELTA LAND USE CONTRACT DISCHARGE BYLAW NO. 7302 – (File No. LU006936) PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that at the Council Meeting to be held on Monday, May 26, 2014 at 7:00 P.M. at the Kennedy Seniors Recreation Centre, 11760 88 Avenue, Delta, B.C., the Municipal Council of The Corporation of Delta will consider third reading and adoption of “Delta (LU006936) Land Use Contract Discharge Bylaw No. 7302, 2014”, which relates to the properties listed below.

The purpose of this bylaw is to authorize Council to discharge the land use contracts from the subject properties in order to reveal the underlying RS5 Single Family (550 m2) Residential zone for 5127 2A Avenue and the underlying RS1 Single Family Residential zone for the rest of the properties.

Address

PID

Land Use Contract Registration No.

6731 Baker Road

005-282-365

N113712

7604 Carnaby Place

005-690-013

N34632, P60101, P104976, and P116942

5475 Chamberlayne Avenue

005-064-023

N71517

11575 Commonwealth Crescent

005-057-809

L14504 and M112611

5659 Copsefield Place

000-995-231

L108491

5624 Greenland Drive

004-988-710

L108491

11154 Hardy Place

005-561-817

P114203

7013 Kingswood Court

002-424-169

L14504 and M112611

7056 Kingswood Court

005-058-422

L14504 and M112611

11281 Lyon Road

004-459-903

L14504

174 Murphy Drive West

004-962-460

M105807

7014 Newport Place

005-058-473

L14504 and M112611

11351 Northview Crescent

005-061-865

L14504 and M112611

11388 Northview Crescent

005-091-438

L14504 and M112611

10932 Scarborough Drive

003-079-023

N34632, P60101, P104976, and P116942

11103 Scarborough Drive

004-991-885

N34632

7762 Stamford Place

005-404-631

P104976 and P116942

11815 Staples Crescent

005-279-062

N113712

5561 Summer Way

005-790-042

R3520

712 Thistledown Place

005-222-991

N71515 and P7628

6640 Wade Road

005-285-011

N113712

5503 Wallace Avenue

005-795-672

P89560

8326 111B Street

006-317-928

L48878

Health and wellness survey to shape how services delivered

Time is running out for people across the Fraser Health region to have their voices heard, as the deadline approaches for the My Health My Community survey to capture residents’ health statistics.

The online survey closes June 30.

It aims to collect health and well-being information from two to four per cent of the population aged 18 and up.

When it comes to planning a community’s health and social services, a onesize-fits-all approach does not always work. Within

001-993-933

K103479

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002-630-290

M95051

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005-540-054

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002-452-171

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NOTICE OF PROPOSAL TO ADOPT A ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW AND TO ISSUE A DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 7299 and Development Variance Permit LU007035 For 130 English Bluff Road (File No. LU007035) PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that at the Regular Meeting of Council to take place at the Kennedy Seniors Recreation Centre, 11760 88 Avenue, Delta, BC on Monday, May 26, 2014, commencing at 7:00 pm, the Municipal Council of The Corporation of Delta will consider third reading and adoption of “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977 Amendment (C.D. 438 – Singla – LU007035) Bylaw No. 7299, 2014” which relates to the property at 130 English Bluff Road as shown outlined in bold and marked “subject property” on the attached map.

The purpose of this bylaw is to amend “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” by rezoning the subject property from C2A Neighbourhood Commercial to Comprehensive Development Zone No. 438 in order to allow a barber shop and a beauty shop as additional permitted uses on the subject property.

PLEASE ALSO TAKE NOTICE that the Municipal Council of The Corporation of Delta will consider Development Variance Permit No. LU007035 for the subject property at the same Regular Meeting of Council on Monday, May 26, 2014.

The purpose of Development Variance Permit LU007035 is to vary Section 5.2(b) of “Delta Subdivision and Development Standards Bylaw No. 5100, 1994” by waiving the requirements for improvements to the collector road standard, which would include a curb and an ornamental streetlight, along the English Bluff Road frontage in order to retain the existing condition.

AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the bylaw, development variance permit, staff report and other relevant information and regulations may be inspected at the office of the Community Planning and Development Department, 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, B.C., (604-946-3380) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday between 8:30 am and 4:45 pm, and Thursday between 8:30 am and 8:00 pm, from May 16, 2014 to May 26, 2014, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays.

Web Page Location: www.delta.ca April 28, 2014 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Item E.04. Interested residents have the opportunity to provide written comments regarding the application at this time.

Comments are to be received before 1:00 p.m., Monday, May 26, 2014.

Comments should be referred to:

Pursuant to Section 890(4) of the Local Government Act and Council’s resolution on April 14, 2014, there will not be a Public Hearing for this bylaw.

Mayor and Council, The Corporation of Delta 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, BC V4K 3E2 Fax: 604-946-3390 Email: mayor-council@delta.ca

Web Page Location: April 14, 2014 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Item E.02.

AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the bylaw, detailed maps and other relevant information and regulations may be inspected at the office of the Community Planning and Development Department, 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, B.C., (604-946-3380) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:45 p.m., and Thursday between 8:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. from May 16, 2014 to May 26, 2014, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays.

Interested residents have the opportunity to provide written comments regarding the application at this time. Comments are to be received before 12:00 noon, May 26, 2014.

Comments should be referred 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 By the Municipal Council of The Corporation of Delta The Corporation of Delta 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent Delta BC V4K 3E2 delta.ca twitter.com/CorpofDelta

play,” said Dr. Victoria Lee, executive medical director, population and public health for Fraser Health.

“Every survey completed provides us with more insight and a better understanding of the communities we serve. We urge everyone in the Fraser Health region to get involved and make a difference.”

The information collected through the survey can be used to shape future community programs and services.

The survey can be completed at www.myhealthymycommunity.org.

Pursuant to Section 890(4) of the Local Government Act and Council’s resolution on April 28, 2014, there will not be a Public Hearing for this bylaw or development variance permit.

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cities, neighbourhoods are unique, varying by factors like commuting options, opportunities for physical activity, ease of accessing grocery stores and the residents’ social connectedness, just to name a few.

Fraser Health needs more people to complete the survey in order to understand these neighbourhood differences and work with local governments and organizations to respond accordingly.

“This is your chance to have a voice in shaping the future of the community where you live, work and

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May 21, 2014 The Delta Optimist A11

Local woman looks to inspire others to quit

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Amanda Mackie, who has been trying to kick the habit for the last five years, calls herself a work in progress A Delta woman is speaking out to inspire others.

Amanda Mackie knows first hand how hard it is to quit smoking.

“I started smoking when I was 12. We’d just moved to B.C. from Winnipeg and I didn’t know anyone,” she says. “My mom had to work, so while she was at the office, I’d smoke her cigarettes. Before you know it I was hooked.”

The B.C. Lung Association spends a lot of time trying to give people the support they need to help them quit smoking, and recently decided to offer a little extra incentive.

The association launched an online “Quit & Win” contest through its province-wide smoking-cessation program QuitNow. ca. The contest challenges women to quit for one full week (June 2 to 8) for a chance to win $1,000 cash.

Learn more at contest.quitnow.ca.

Like many who have

for me was smoked for weaning a long time, cigarettes Mackie still out over battles cravtime. ings and Before I occasionally quit, I was slips, but she down to a doesn’t intend point where to give up trya pack of ing. smokes “The truth would last is I’m a work me a week.” in progress.

Amanda Mackie As for I’ve been quitmotivation, ting for the Mackie said, “My main last five years — no lie. reasons for quitting are: The toughest part is when health first, vanity second I’m out socializing, partyand money third. I worry ing with friends and enjoyabout getting sick and how ing a drink. I can’t separate my smoking could affect the two completely yet my appearance. And I sure — drinking and smoking appreciate all the money I — but I’m getting there.”

According to experts, it’s save now that I’m not buyperfectly normal to try quit- ing cigarettes.”

For those still trying to ting multiple times before quit, Mackie offers encourkicking the habit for good, agement: “Don’t give up, and for some, including I’m not. If you have a cigaMackie, what can help is rette it doesn’t mean you cutting back gradually.

“There were times I used failed, it’s just a setback, so keep on trying. That’s my to smoke a lot, probably a motto.” pack a day. What worked

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A12 The Delta Optimist May 21, 2014 Business

Book drive helping to expand libraries at seniors’ facilities Inspired by a client’s love of reading, a local business set out to help expand the libraries at some of South Delta’s seniors’ facilities.

The idea to start a book drive for seniors was born after Trish Frank, who works for HoneyDo Lifestyle Assistant, visited the Ladner Pioneer Library with client, and friend, Doreen McCulloch.

McCulloch, who is in her 90s, enjoys visiting the library and can often be found picking out her next

novel.

On one particular trip to the library she shared how she can “get lost in a good book for hours.” It was that conversation that inspired Frank to do something special for the seniors in the community.

Many seniors who live in residential facilities can go for long periods of time without visitors.

By donating new reading material, HoneyDo hopes to share the joy of reading and help to make some of the

lonelier days pass a little quicker.

Frank set a goal of collecting 200 books, however over the next two months, with the generous help of friends, family, colleagues and HoneyDo clients, more than 1,200 were collected.

HoneyDo then donated books to the McKee Seniors’ Recreation Centre and the Deltaview Life Enrichment Centre. It also donated roughly 300 children’s books to Ladner’s Reach Society.

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Trish Frank of HoneyDo Lifestyle Assistant (right) and Doreen McCulloch (seated) are shown with Arla Tanner (middle), chairperson at McKee Seniors’ Recreation Centre, and volunteer Eliz Salikin.

Public Hearing May 27, 2014 The Municipal Council of The Corporacon of Delta will hold a Public Hearing, in accordance with the Local Government Act, to consider the following proposed projects and related applicacons: Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 Time: 7:00 p.m.

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

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 majers contained in the bylaws and/or proposed by the applicacons.

Project No. 1: Applicagon for Rezoning, Development Variance Permit and Development Permit (File No. LU006842) Locagon: 4437 River Road West, as shown outlined in bold on MAP NO. 1 Applicant: My House Design/ Build Telephone: 604-541-2703 Proposal: Applicacon for Rezoning, Development Variance Permit and Development Permit in order to permit development of an upland home and a ioathome.

Delta Zoning Bylaw No. MAP NO. 1 2750, 1977 FILE NO. LU006842 Amendment Bylaw No. 7242 To amend Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977 by rezoning the subject property from I1-S Special Light Industrial to MU(PGE) Mixed-Use (Port Guichon East).

Development Variance Permit LU006842 To vary Seccon 583 of Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977 by varying the ground elevacon from 3.5 m to 4.1 m from which the height of the upland home shall be measured.

Development Permit LU006842 To protect the natural environment and address hazardous condicons along the foreshore in relacon to the proposed development.

Staff Contact: Susan Elbe Web Locagon: May 5, 2014 Regular Council Meecng Agenda Item E.03

Addigonal Informagon: Addiconal informacon, copies of the bylaws, supporcng staff reports, and any relevant documentacon may be inspected uncl May 27, 2014.

The Corporation of Delta 4500 ClarenceTaylor Crescent Delta BC V4K 3E2 (604) 946-4141 www.delta.ca

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 Corporagon 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 May 27, 2014.

Project No. 2: Applicagon for Rezoning and Development Permit (File No. LU007096) Locagon: 1668 Foster s Way, as shown outlined in bold on MAP NO. 2 Applicant: Internaconal Herbs Medical Marijuana Ltd. Telephone: 604-217-7953 Proposal: Applicacon for Rezoning and Development Variance Permit in order to permit the produccon and research and development of medical marihuana on the subject property.

Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977 MAP NO. 2 Amendment Bylaw No. 7325 FILE NO. LU007096 To amend Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977 by rezoning the subject property from I2 Heavy Industrial to Comprehensive Development Zone No. 440, which would allow either Medical Marihuana Produccon and Medical Marihuana Research and Development , or any of the uses permijed in the I2 Heavy Industrial Zone to take place on the site.

Development Variance Permit LU007096 To vary Seccon 5.2(a) of Delta Subdivision and Development Standards Bylaw No. 5100, 1994 by varying the minimum dedicated road allowance for an industrial street from 12m to 10m in order to retain the exiscng road width along Foster s Way. Staff Contact: Robin Pallej 604-946-3355 Web Locagon: May 12, 2014 Regular Council Meecng Agenda Item E.05

Project No. 3: Applicagon for Rezoning (File No. LU006592) Locagon: 260 55 Street, as shown outlined in bold on MAP NO. 3 Applicant: Creekside Architects Telephone: 604-730-5233 Proposal: Applicacon for Rezoning in order to permit subdivision and development of lve single family bare land strata lots.

Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977 Amendment Bylaw No. 7331

MAP NO. 3 FILE NO. LU006592

To amend Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977 by rezoning the subject property from RS5 Single Family (550 m2) Residencal to Comprehensive Development Zone No. 442 to allow a lvelot bare land strata subdivision and construccon of a single family dwelling without a secondary suite on each lot.

Staff Contact: Tanya Mitchner 604-952-3472 Web Locagon: May 12, 2014 Regular Council Meecng Agenda Item E.04

Municipal Hall: Community Planning and Development Department Hours: 8:30 am to 4:45 pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday (except statutory holidays) 8:30 am to 8:00 pm Thursday Website: www.delta.ca Email: com-pln-dev@delta.ca Phone: 604-946-3380

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

May 21, 2014 The Delta Optimist A13 Business

Delta Visitor Centre offers info to plan a ‘staycation’

With summer just around the corner, the Delta Chamber of Commerce is advising that Delta’s Official Visitor Centre is a one-stop resource for planning the ultimate “staycation” in Delta and surrounding areas.

Open year round and located at the Delta Chamber of Commerce office just off Highway 99, the centre is a trusted source for B.C. tourism information.

Certified travel counsellors and friendly staff are available to offer advice and help both locals and visitors explore the events, activities and attractions across Delta and beyond.

The centre has a wide selection of brochures for tourist attractions, restaurants and accommodation to discover the best places to eat and stay while visiting Delta or other B.C. destinations.

Those stopping by the centre can pick up a free Official B.C. Accommodation Guide,

plus travel planners, road maps, and guides to fishing, golf and wine country.

There’s also the popular B.C. Parks Passport program, a family-oriented resource filled with fun activities, learning, coupons and trip planning information. Explore over 200 provincial sites, including B.C. parks and visitor centres, and collect stickers and stamps towards prizes.

Close to the border and en route to Victoria, the centre promotes Delta as a place that offers everything for outdoor enthusiasts and urban day-trippers alike. It has everything from extensive walking and biking trails to world-class golfing and water recreation.

Eco-tourism is Delta’s fastest growing attraction.

Local waterways offer kayakers and hikers rare views of wildlife, including the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, renowned as a top bird-watching site in Canada. Delta Nature Reserve is where visitors can explore Burns Bog,

a protected haven of biodiversity.

Delta’s Official Visitor Centre is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays from September to June; it’s open seven days a week, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., in July and August.

The centre is located at 6201-60th Ave. (the northeast corner of Highway 17A and 60th Avenue).

Century Group’s Cuts for Cancer has 19 participants and goal of $10,000

Val Pereira is helping the cause, one head at a time.

The Cuts for Cancer fundraiser started in 2009 when Pereira wanted to honour family members and friends he had lost due to breast cancer. He approached his employer, Century Group, with the idea of raising funds through a fun team-building event.

In 2010, 10 brave participants were willing to shave their heads while collecting donations. Pereira’s team raised almost $5,000 that first year.

The second year saw the number of participants grow to 15 and the total raised reach $6,700.

This year there are 19 willing participants and the

fundraising goal has been set at $10,000.

The participants are currently collecting pledges, and the “shave off ” will occur at Figaro Hair Design on Friday, June 6 beginning at 11 a.m.

Those wishing to donate to the cause can contact Century Group at 604-9432203 or visit www.cancerevents.ca.

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LIVING MATTERS It’s a sad thing, an ailing computer.

Mine’s been going downhill for months. Signals that the end was coming had been appearing almost daily.

Failure of the battery to charge. Constant freezing.

A cursor that had a mind of its own.

I felt sorry for the thing.

I also wanted to throw it out the window.

“Man!” I moaned. “I have been trying to get on the ferries’ website for half an hour to make a reservation and the site keeps crashing on me.”

“That’s not the website,” observed the husband.

“That’s your computer.”

“I KNOW it’s my computer,” I said. “I can’t stand my computer.”

Such thinking, I knew, was not particularly sensitive, given that the comput-

er was far from healthy and clearly on the decline.

Still, it was impossible not to get, well, a little riled up. And riled up I tended to get, especially when I’d composed a 400-word note to my sisters on Facebook, only to have the computer decide it was time to power off.

“Stupid computer!” I’d yell at the thing.

“You shouldn’t yell at it,” the husband would say. “It’s really old.”

Yes, yes, I knew it was old — probably four or five years beyond its best-before date. I also knew there was no point in yelling at the thing, given that it had a keyboard, a screen and a battery, but nothing resembling ears.

The husband urged me to buy a new computer, but I resisted.

A mistake, it turns out.

I had created a document and was assembling the figures for our income tax. The document was four pages long. I was punching in the last of the numbers when the computer decided its time was up.

The screen flickered for a second or two, then faded to black.

“No!” I hollered. “I hadn’t saved that!”

“Oops,” said the husband.

I glared at him. Given the chance to revisit the moment, he would likely have opted to say something else.

I tried valiantly to power up the computer. Nothing.

Turns out it would not have mattered whether I’d saved the document anyway, given that the computer was as dead as, well, a dead computer.

I stared at the thing and wondered how it was that the computer’s demise had left me adrift, given that there was a day — not that many years ago — when I didn’t even own one.

In those days, I vaguely recalled, I got by with other tools. A typewriter. A phone book. A calculator. Some paper and a pen.

Some folks would say those days were sweet and the best of simpler times.

I get that they’re hooked on nostalgia. But I happen to think they’re nuts.

May 21, 2014 The Delta Optimist A15

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A16 The Delta Optimist May 21, 2014

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May 21, 2014 The Delta Optimist A17

May 23, 24 & 25

celebrating

Schedule of Events Friday, May 23

Heroes s & Villain friends & family

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Event

Sponsors

Location

3:00pm-8:00pm

Men’s Fastball Tournament

RC Legion Delta Branch 61

Ball Diamond

4:00pm-10:00pm

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Event

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8:00am-6:00pm

Men’s Fastball Tournament

RC Legion Delta Branch 61

Ball Diamond

10:00am-4:00pm

Ladner Pioneer Library Book Sale

Ladner Pioneer Library

Ladner Pioneer Library

10:00am-6:00pm

Ladner May Days Craft Fair

Ladner Pioneer May Days

Fairgrounds

11:00am-11:30am

Richmond Martial Arts

Ladner Pioneer May Days

Delta Stage

11:00am-3:00pm

Community Cupcakes

Budget Foods, Delta Bakery, May Days Tent Richlea Bakery and Vinca’s Kitchen

11:00am-5:00pm

Petting Zoo

Delta Agricultural Society and Sutton Seafair Realty

Fairgrounds

11:00am-5:00pm

Gold Panning with Yukon Dan

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Fairgrounds

11:00am-5:00pm

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Delta Gymnastics Tumbling Tent

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A18 The Delta Optimist May 21, 2014

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May 23, 24 & 25

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11:00am-5:00pm

Kids’ Paddle Boats

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11:00am-5:00pm

Shady Isle Pirates

ISM Industrial Steel & Manufacturing Inc.

Fairgrounds

11:00am-5:00pm

Face Painters

Trenant Park Square

Park Gazebo

11:45pm-12:15pm

Studio West Dance

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Delta Stage

12noon-6:00pm

Happy Watering Hole

RC Legion Delta Branch 61

Lacrosse Box

12:00noon-10:00pm

WCA Rides & Games

West Coast Amusements

Faigrounds

12:30pm-1:00pm

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Delta Stage

1:00pm-1:40pm

“Stories on Wheels”

Ladner Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary

Fairgrounds

1:00pm-4:00 pm

Pony Rides

Delta Agricultural Society and Sutton Seafair Realty

Fairgrounds

1:30pm-3:30pm

“The Perfect Alibi”

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Delta Stage

2:30pm-3:10pm

“Stories on Wheels”

Ladner Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary

Fairgrounds

3:45pm-4:25pm

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4:00pm-6:00pm

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Live bands, free entertainment, the midway... plenty of fun for all ages, right in our community!

May 21, 2014 The Delta Optimist A19

118th Ladner Pioneer May Days May 23, 24 & 25

celebrating

Heroes s & Villain

Schedule of Events

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8:00am-11:00am

Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast

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Park Gazebo

8:00am-6:00pm

Men’s Fastball Tournament

RC Legion Delta Branch 61

Ball Diamond

9:30am-10:30am

Community Worship Service

Ladner Pioneer May Days

Delta Stage

10:00am-6:00pm

Ladner May Days Craft Fair

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Fairgrounds

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Petting Zoo

Delta Agricultural Society and Sutton Seafair Realty

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11:00am-5:00pm

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Delta Cable, Localz Urban Café, Fairgrounds Speedpro Signs and Terralink Horticulture

11:00am-5:00pm

Kids’ Paddle Boats

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A20 The Delta Optimist May 21, 2014

118th Ladner Pioneer May Days

celebrating

May 23, 24 & 25

Proud to supp ort Ladner May Days si nce 1956!

Big Business, Small and Business, Serving the community supporting local business. Join Us! ALL BUSINESS: Thursdays 8:00 - 9:00am Royal Canadian Legion #61 Delta Street, Ladner

Schedule of Events Sunday, May 25 Time

Event

Sponsors

Location

12noon-6:00pm

Happy Watering Hole

RC Legion Delta Branch 61

Lacrosse Box

12:00noon-10:00pm

WCA Rides & Games

West Coast Amusements

Faigrounds

1:00pm-1:40pm

“Stories on Wheels”

Ladner Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary

Fairgrounds

1:00pm-4:00pm

Pony Rides

Delta Agricultural Society and Sutton Seafair Realty

Fairgrounds

1:00pm-4:00pm

Decorate a Gingerbread Cookie

SGDI

May Days Tent

1:00pm-5:00pm

Shady Isle Pirates

ISM Industrial Steel & Manufacturing Inc.

Fairgrounds

1:30pm-1:35pm

National Anthem ~ Morgan Regalado

Ladner Pioneer May Days

Delta Stage

1:30pm-4:30pm

Delta Nylon Zoo/Kids’ Crafts

Delta Parks, Rec. & Culture

Delta Parks Tent

1:40pm-2:00pm

May Pole Dance ~ Ladner Girl Guides

Ladner Pioneer May Days

Delta Stage

2:00pm-2:30pm

Crowning of the 2014 May Queen

Ladner Pioneer May Days

Delta Stage

2:30pm-3:10pm

“Stories on Wheels”

Ladner Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary

Fairgrounds

3:45pm-4:25pm

“Stories on Wheels”

Ladner Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary

Fairgrounds

4:00pm-6:00pm

“Midnight Overture”

Century Group and Port Metro Vancouver

Delta Stage

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May 21, 2014 The Delta Optimist A21

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A22 The Delta Optimist May 21, 2014

118th Ladner Pioneer May Days May 23, 24 & 25

celebrating

Heroes s & Villain

Make tracks for Memorial Park Annual spring fair that dates back to 1896 offers midway, entertainment, parade and much more Memorial Park will be the place to be this weekend.

That’s when the historic Ladner Pioneer May Days returns for another round of fun and entertainment.

It will be the last year as chair for Jackey Zellweger.

“It’s a great community event,” she says, noting she’ll stay on the committee as past chair.

Zellweger has been with May Days for about a decade and around half of that time as chairperson.

“It was great,” she says.

Jennifer Middleton will be stepping into the role next year and has been on the committee for a long time and is very good at it, Zellweger notes.

Ladner May Days, established in 1896, is billed as one of British Columbia’s largest free family fairs.

A men’s fastball tournament and “Loonie Toonie”

The midway opens Friday evening and runs throughout the weekend at Memorial Park.

FILE PHOTO

kids’ rides get things started on Friday while the fair kicks into high gear on the Saturday and Sunday with entertainment, activities, food, a craft fair and more.

The parade, one of the staples of the fair, is set for Sunday at noon. It goes through historic Ladner Village and ends up at Memorial Park.

Another slice of tradition, the May Pole Dance, along with the crowning of the May Queen, take place Sunday afternoon in the park.

Fun can be had at a petting zoo, paddle boating, gold panning with Yukon Dan and more rides and games on both Saturday and Sunday. There will be musical stage entertainment both days as well.

For more on the fair, visit www.ladnermaydays. com or at twitter.com/ LadnerMayDays.

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May 21, 2014 The Delta Optimist A23

118th Ladner Pioneer May Days May 23, 24 & 25

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Heroes s & Villain

Parade rolls through village on Sunday groups take part in the fun Everyone loves a good event. parade.

“It’s big, as it always is.”

The annual Ladner May There Days parade should be takes place plenty of on Sunday at new entries noon. The proas well cession rolls this year, through Ladner Zellweger Village and notes. ends up at the The profairgrounds at cession will Memorial Park. start at the Stilt walkcorner of ers, expected Chisholm to represent and Delta the Heroes and streets.

Villains theme FILE PHOTO Entries will of this year’s Community groups are head down fair, will be always well represented in Delta Street taking part. the parade. then turn “I’m really left on 48th excited about Avenue, right onto Arthur that,” says May Days comDrive and then another right mittee chairperson Jackey onto 47th Avenue towards Zellweger.

Memorial Park.

Lots of community

The May Queen and her court will ride in the parade and then take part in a ceremony at Memorial Park.

Ladner Pioneer May Days

Welcome to May Days

Welcome to May Days A Ladner tradition since 1896, enjoy Delta’s longest running family festival.

See you at the parade – noon Sunday!

A Ladner tradition since 1896, enjoy Delta’s longest running family festival.

See you at the parade - noon Sunday!

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118th Ladner Pioneer May Days May 23, 24 & 25

New provincial rules won’t affect beer garden

celebrating

Heroes s & Villain

Fastball teams square off on Memorial diamond

Beverages must be consumed inside fenced area Hey, beer drinkers, don’t wander away with that brew!

The Ladner Pioneer May Days committee reminds visitors to this year’s beer garden that they will need to remain inside the fenced area to enjoy a cold one.

“The provincial government has announced changes as a result of the B.C. Liquor Policy Review that essentially remove the requirement to have beer gardens cordoned off, but this change will not affect Ladner May Days,” says May Days committee chair Jackey Zellweger. “Beer drinkers must remain in the beer garden.”

Earlier this year, the province approved and implemented several recommendations from the 2013 Liquor Policy Review Report. One of the recom-

mendations that was highly publicized was the ability for event organizers to now obtain whole-site licensing for public events, effectively eliminating closed off “beer gardens” in certain circumstances.

However, the licensed area must still be surrounded by a barrier sufficient to confine the sale, service and consumption of liquor to the licensed area, and that’s a non-starter for Memorial Park. The provisions of this new regulation further give police or liquor inspectors “the ability to impose perimeter fencing requirements for either the whole site or for the beverage garden,” particularly if it is deemed a public safety issue.

So, it’s status quo at May Days.

“The beer garden will

remain in its usual spot in the lacrosse box, explains Delta police Sgt. Sarah Swallow. “As in previous years, the beer garden will be completely fenced off and separated from the rest of the event. It will be clearly marked and have controlled access and egress points requiring valid ID for entry.”

Swallow reminds attendees that only those 19 and over with valid ID may enter the licensed area and consume alcohol. Patrons must stay within the beer garden and cannot wander around the park with their alcoholic beverages.

Anyone found with alcohol outside the licensed area may be subject to offences under the Liquor Act and face a fine of up to $230. They could also face criminal charges.

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The men’s fastball tournament gets going Friday afternoon and runs throughout the weekend.

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118th Ladner Pioneer May Days May 23, 24 & 25

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Heroes s & Villain SCAN WITH TO REVEAL VIDEO

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Ladner musician Nick Gee (left) will perform songs from his new album as well as some covers, while Tony Barton (right) will join Tracy Neff (below) for a Johnny Cash tribute.

AND SUBMITTED PHOTO (RIGHT)

Local entertainers poised to take centre stage

Tracy Neff

The stage at Ladner May Days will be full of local entertainers.

Tony Barton and Tracy Neff will star as Johnny Cash and June Carter in Ring of Fire on Saturday at 4 p.m.

The nostalgic show takes a glance at the man behind the music while presenting the adorable slapstick comedy that endeared Carter to the world of country and

western music.

The audience will be able to hear songs like Folsom Prison Blues, I Walk The Line, Jackson, Ring of Fire and discover tunes such as Hurt, I’ve Been Everywhere and Juke Box Blues.

Ladner musician Nick Gee takes the stage at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday with songs from his new album Hope along with some covers.

Local groups The Perfect Alibi (1:30 p.m. on Saturday) and Midnight Overture (4 p.m. on Sunday) will also perform.

Out on the fairgrounds there will Stories on Wheels

and Shady Isle Pirates performances on both Saturday and Sunday.

The Shady Isle Pirates have created manned “minitall ships” complete with traditional working sails.

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118th Ladner Pioneer May Days

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May 23, 24 & 25

Heroes s & Villain

Craft fair returns to Memorial

You just might find a special treasure or handy little item at this year’s Ladner May Days craft fair.

The long-running part of May Days is expected to host over 20 vendors this time around.

Fairgoers will be able to peruse a range of wares, including jewelry, educational toys, homemade candy, bath items, purses, crafts, clothing and more.

“There’s lots of great people coming,” says craft fair coordinator Shari Barr, adding one of those is a lovely lady who does handmade quilts.

“They are exquisite.”

Most of the vendors sell items they’ve made themselves, she notes.

The craft fair runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday of May Days weekend at Memorial Park.

Keep ’em entertained all weekend FILE PHOTOS

In addition to the midway, there are plenty of activities for the kids at May Days, including face painting, petting zoo and panning for gold.

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118th Ladner Pioneer May Days May 23, 24 & 25

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Heroes s & Villain

Food offerings to please all tastes at fair Greek, Chinese and Ukrainian fare among wide variety of vendors on the fairgrounds Those who get hungry while enjoying this year’s Ladner May Days don’t need to worry.

There will be a variety of tasty food and snacks to munch on at the Memorial Park fairgrounds.

Greek, Chinese and Ukrainian fare, along with tacos, fish and chips, and pizza, will be some of this year’s offerings, notes volunteer Khya Fellingham.

Organizers always try to have a really diverse selection, she explains.

“We’ve come quite a long way in having quite a wide variety of food.”

Hunky Bill’s will be at this year’s fair and

Fellingham says she’s “very excited to have them on board.”

There will be around 15 food vendors, including charitable organizations like the Lions Club and Ladies’ Auxiliary from the Legion.

The food fair’s picnic tables offer a great view of the baseball tournament, the May Days website notes.

A Kiwanis pancake breakfast is scheduled to start at 8 a.m. on Sunday.

The Ladner Legion is running a beer garden, the “Happy Pioneer Watering Hole,” from 12 to 6 p.m. on both the Saturday and Sunday at the old lacrosse box.

FILE PHOTO

The Kiwanis Club’s pancake breakfast is a May Days favourite.

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Big Lunch at St. David’s UK-inspired block party set for June 1 at Tsaw. church The familiar English summer village spectacle of Morris men skipping about waving white handkerchiefs is coming to St. David’s Big Lunch.

Vancouver Morris Dancers in white clothes with bright sashes and jingling bells will perform England’s South Midlands (Cotswold Morris) — one of the graceful but virile spring and summer dances — as part of the entertainment program when parishioners, friends and neighbours get together in UK-inspired Big Lunch block-party style.

While the Morris Men take a breather between their vigorous dances, Clarion Highland Dancers of Tsawwassen will display the intricate footwork of some of Scotland’s traditional and energetic strathspeys and reels.

Since its beginning in 2009, thousands of Big Lunches have taken place in towns, villages and hamlets across the UK and Commonwealth on a designated Big Lunch date,

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The Big Lunch is a new-to-Canada way of bringing together parishioners, friends and neighbours.

Community Garden area of St. David’s parking lot.

Face painting, pavement chalk drawing, games and a bouncy castle are on the agenda for the younger set, and for one and all the key components of a picnic — BBQs, potluck buffet, beverages and ice cream.

Neighbours in the vicinity of St. David’s Anglican Church on 51A Street are invited to sit at the Big Lunch table at noon on Sunday, June 1.

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This new-to-Canada way of bringing together parishioners, friends and neighbours around a Big Lunch table began in this part of the Commonwealth with St. David’s Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Big Lunch in 2012.

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ADVICE FROM THE PROS QUESTION:

QUESTION:

I really want to grow my own edibles, especially tomatoes and berries but don’t know where to start? I’m a beginner gardener without much experience.

We want to book a cruise and have decided on Princess Cruise Lines as they have the best itineraries and we have heard so many great things about them. When is the best time to book for the best prices and value for our money.

ANSWER: Lucky for you there have been some amazing new introductions in the world of edibles. The hottest things in edibles right now are BrazelBerries. We have the new BrazelBerry thornless raspberry called ‘Raspeberry Shortcake’ in stock now.

We are currently taking orders for August pick-up of the hot new BrazelBerry blueberries ‘Jelly Bean’ and ‘Peach Sorbet’. BrazelBerries are compact and attractive berry bushes that pump out tons of fruit on compact plants that can be grown in the garden or in containers on your patio. How fabulous is that!

ANSWER:

Brenda Eggett

Cruise Sales Manager

You are very lucky, you have asked at the right time. On Saturday June 14, we have a one day sale with Princess Cruises EXCLUSIVE to Expedia Cruiseship centers. This happens just once a year and it offers exceptional value that no one else can offer. Come in and talk to us about a cruise you would be interested in and then see us that day to make the booking, better yet pre book the cruise you want to avoid the crowds.

This sale is one day only and the extras that we will be offering are excellent - prepaid gratuities are just the start!

Again these are offers that no other travel agency or on line company can offer so don’t miss out. One day only Saturday June 14, 9 am.

Gary Lewis, M.Sc. owner Phoenix Perennials

For tomatoes we have the new Mighty Mato grafted tomatoes. These are desirable heirloom or cool modern varieties grafted onto extra strong tomato rootstock.

Plants are more cold tolerant, more disease resistant and produce 2-3 times the amount of tomato that came off his grafted ‘Brandywine’ Mighty Mato. He got 100 pounds from a single plant! You can also be sucessful with ungrafted plants so don’t discount these - grow them in full sun in the ground or in containers with lots of water and fertilizer.

Featuring one of the largest and most exciting selections of perennials in Canada!

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Q: We are nearing retirement, our kids have moved out, and we are

trying to plan out our future. Any tips or advice on where to go from here? Should we sell and downsize now? Or wait a few more years?

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This is a very popular topic right now from the Baby Boomer Demographic.

The empty nesters. The largest demographic in Canada are nearing retirement, and a good portion of the boomers’ net worth is in their properties. Boomers are now trying to be pro-active in their retirement planning process, but are also very hesitant to make the downsizing decision too soon! If you are an empty nester, a large portion of your net worth is in your home, and the home is more than you need, then now is as good a time as ever! Downsizing is difficult, but is a necessary step for many people and I don’t see many benefits in delaying this decision. I see more positives! There are many different options. Just make sure you are planning for the future as you start this process. Make sure you think hard before buying a 3-Level unit or something with too many stairs.

What is the “walkability” of the location you are considering? Are there lots of amenities nearby? How reasonable are monthly maintenance costs? Does the “strata” complex you are considering have any upcoming special levy’s or assessments that could drain your savings account? How big of a place do you really need? Would you rather be in a smaller house somewhere without any sort of strata and handle your own maintenance? A lower maintenance, smaller property, can offer you more time to do all the other things you never had the time for like hobbies, travelling, volunteer work, etc! If you are moving out of our beloved South Delta as many end up doing when they downsize, please make sure you fully research the area and neighbourhoods you are moving into. You do not want to make the big move, buy a place, etc, then to find you don’t like that area and need to start the process all over again! Some people find it a good idea to rent for a little while if they are going to a new area that they don’t know well enough! Treat this as an exciting new chapter!

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First of all, our store both sells and buys. Types of items that we both buy and sell are gold and silver bullion and gold and silver coins. As well scrap gold jewelry is bought.

Hi Sean,

Sterling silver ware is bought but silver plate is not.

Unfortunately, the Federal Budget, released earlier this year did not contain any provisions for home renovation tax credits. Lots of people took advantage of the $10,000 home renovation grant a few years back, but we haven’t seen anything like this since.

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Also watch for projects in your area that peak your interest and talk to us.You should interview more than one renovator, with a clear view of what you want to achieve. Ask for references and feel comfortable in asking for credentials! Are we Red Seal Certified? Are we Fully Insured, Licensed and Work Safe Compliant? MRP is all the above!

Above all else GET IT IN WRITING! Ask for a written contract and save headaches!

Call Mike Phillips, MRP Renovations for a free no obligation initial consultation.

The majority of the savings and promotions we are seeing these days are for the replacement of natural gas fired appliances.

As a registered Fortis BC gas contractor, we are seeing cash incentives put forward for homeowners, and multi family (strata) complexes, to do away with their old furnaces, hot water tanks & boilers, and install new high efficient equipment. In order to receive the rebates, installations must be permitted, and completed by a licensed gas contractor.

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We buy and sell stamps from around the world with emphasis on Canadian, Chinese and British Commonwealth. In this line we also carry and buy postal history, old envelopes and postcards.

We carry a large line of coin and stamp supplies, albums and catalogues.

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Mighty Fraser at KinVillage FILE PHOTO

Get those dancing shoes ready. The Mighty Fraser Big Band will visit KinVillage Community Centre in Tsawwassen Friday for a show. The group plays a range of music, from the 1940s swing era dance classics to modern big band arrangements of various styles. The event goes from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $15 for members and $18 for non-members. Tickets are on sale at KinVillage Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 604-9430225.

ADVICE FROM THE PROS QUESTION: There are many things I’m just unable to

QUESTION:

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My parents left a Will in Saskatchewan dealing with property in Saskatchewan. My sister and I are the sole beneficiaries and we live in British Columbia - my adult brother who lives in Saskatchewan was left out of the Will completely. Will he be able to bring a claim against the Estate?

ANSWER: Not at all! It may seem daunting as some tasks become a challenge with wizened age. Whether some become too demanding, and others may be limited by health, it feels like a limit to your independence. One of the best remedies is to focus on your abilities!

ANSWER:

Elizabeth Stolier

The relevant law is that of Saskatchewan, in particular the Dependants Relief Act. This act has its roots in 19th century English legislation enacted with the intention of fixing social injustices such as in the case of a bereft widow and children. Unlike the British Columbia legislation - the Wills Estates and Succession Act and its predecessor the Wills Variation Act - your brother can only bring a claim under the Dependants Relief Act if he can prove “need or other circumstance” - in other words real economic hardship. In spite of attempts to broaden the scope of “other circumstances” to include moral considerations, the case law in Saskatchewan points to a strict application of financial need. The public policy behind this being a fear of opening the floodgates to estate litigation and of eroding testamentary freedom!

“As society advances so our standard of poverty rises” - maybe not in Saskatchewan?

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A: With summer weather here it’s time to get more active but for many the challenge of joint pain proves to be a significant inconvenience to enjoying summer activities.

Arthritis presents in different forms and many are familiar with the gradual onset of joint pain aggravated or triggered by activity.

Dr. Darren Gorrell ND Naturopathic Physician

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Conventional therapy involves acetaminophen as a first-line treatment. Up to 4g/day of acetaminophen is suggested to alleviate pain with hepatotoxicity being a concern especially with moderate alcohol consumption and other medications.

When first-line treatment is ineffective an assessment of risk of adverse gastrointestinal effects are evaluated vs. risk of cardiovascular events are weighted in order to prescribe either a non-selective NSAID or a COX-2 inhibitor.

Adverse gastrointestinal effects are so common with non-selective NSAID therapy that “gastro protective” pharmaceuticals often coincide prescriptions.

The most concerning gastrointestinal effects perhaps being ulcers and bleeding.

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For those that have traveled the road of conventional treatments with less than satisfactory results these factors are familiar.

My suggestion for individuals interested in alternative or integrated natural therapies for pain due to inflammation is to speak to a licensed health care professional trained to access all factors involved including relative risks and interactions of conventional medications.

A34 The Delta Optimist May 21, 2014 In the Community

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“Thank you for all you do!”

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To celebrate Mother’s Day, the Ladner Lawn Bowling Club set aside a day where the ladies were honoured. It began by bowling 10 ends, then being served a delicious salmon barbecue for lunch.

The ladies were serenaded by the waiters and Len Kelly read a poem he wrote paying tribute to mothers for all they have done.

On behalf of our community, we recognize and thank all our nurses in Delta.

Each day you face new challenges with a commitment to excellence and with compassion for all your patients.

Lawn bowlers get support from Legion SUBMITTED PHOTO

The Ladner Legion recently donated $500 to the Ladner Lawn Bowling Club. Pictured (from left) are Tamara Tendeck (Legion executive), Bob Maxwell (Lawn Bowling Club) and Tom Easton (Legion treasurer).

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May 21, 2014 The Delta Optimist A35 Feedback

Delta is one of only five Lower Mainland communities to still have weekly garbage collection. Delta hasn’t followed the lead of cities like

Surrey where trash is collected every second week using automated trash trucks. The Optimist asked:

Should Delta keep weekly garbage pick up?

Louise Long Yes, for sure.

Paul Mumby Yes. It’s simply because we’re paying more and more for less and less.

You can have your say on this issue by taking part in our web poll at www. delta-optimist.com

Yes.

Sarun Thomas

Tom Pickett I think we should keep it weekly.

John Charbonneau It should go to bi-weekly ... and encourage homeowners to adjust for bi-weekly.

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A36 The Delta Optimist May 21, 2014 Coming Events Clubs & Groups

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quality of life matters Cancer Support Group The cancer support group welcomes anyone who is newly diagnosed with cancer, is in active treatment or has had a recurrence.

Drop in the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month starting June 9th from 1pm-2:30pm.

For more information please call Gilly at the Centre for Supportive Care at Facilitated by Gilly Heaps, 604-948-0660 ext .311 MA, CCC 4631 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Ladner

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RCM SAR Station 8 is funded by the Delta Marine Rescue Society, a registered non-profit charitable society formed to raise funding for marine search and rescue operations.

The society plays a vital role in the successful operation of the rescue station.

Key positions are now open for interested candidates with business and/or accounting backgrounds.

HELP SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY TODAY. deltasar@deltasar.bc.ca • www.deltasar.bc.ca for frequent updates visit us online 24 hours a day www.delta-optimist.com

!The Probus Club of South Delta, a non-profit, fellowship club for retired and semi-retired professional and business people will hold its annual general meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 21, an the Coast Tsawwassen Inn. All members are urged to attend. A Fortis representative will talk about the expansion to their Tilbury Island LNG storage facility.

Please call Dick Williams at 604-940-6542 for information. !The Burns Bog Conservation Society is holding a tour of Burns Bog. The cost is $7.50 per person, Burns Bog Conservations Society Members can come for free.

When: Saturday, May 24 at 10 a.m. Where: meet in front of Planet Ice (10388 Nordel Court, Delta). For more information go to: http://www.burnsbog.org/ events. !A local Volkssport club is hosting a non-competitive 5km/10km walk in Historic Ladner on Saturday, May 24. Free for new participants. For more info, contact Verni at 604682-8390. !The AC Pionairs Club of South Delta has its next meeting on Tuesday, May 27, at the Royal Canadian Legion, 4896 Delta St., in Ladner at 10 a.m. Your Host: Peter Nitzschke, subject: exploring the Pionairs website. !AmbassadorsTsawwassen Toastmasters meet Tuesday, May 27, 7 - 9 p.m. at South Delta Little House, 5061-12th Ave. Join in as we provide a supportive, positive learning experience in which our members and welcomed guests are empowered to develop communication & leadership skills, resulting in a greater self-confidence and personal growth. For more info call Wendy Terriff 604-948-2396 www. ambassadorstoastmasters. org. Find us on Facebook & Meet Up. !On Wednesday, May 28

the Ladner Single Parents Support Group wishes to invite single parents with dependant children to a free dinner at the Ladner Christian Reformed Church, 4594-54A St. Delta. We will be joining the Kids Club for our wind-up dinner until we meet again in September. Doors open at 5:10 p.m. Dinner at 5:30 p.m. For further information contact Dianne at 604946-7033. !A cancer support group welcomes anyone who is newly diagnosed with cancer, is in active treatment or has had a recurrence.

The group will take place at the Centre for Supportive Care and be facilitated by counsellor Gilly Heaps, MA CCC. Drop-in the second and fourth Monday of each month beginning June 9 from 1 - 2:30 p.m. at 4631 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Ladner. For more information please call Gilly at 604-948-0660 local 311. !Job Options BC has an opportunity for unemployed non-EI receiving British Columbians, 18 or older.

There will be four weeks of facilitated group work, followed by six weeks of work experience options to a maximum of 10 weeks.

New program begins June 9. For additional information, please phone 604-5919262 ext. 109. Supported by the Boys and Girls Clubs of South Coast BC & PICS. !The low vision group meets on the third Monday of each month at the Ladner Pioneer Library from 1:30 2:30 p.m. June 16: speaker will be Kristen Crouch.

Topic: creating a herb garden.

Seniors !Healthy Sexuality for Seniors, Thursday, May 22, 2 - 3:30 p.m. at Ladner Pioneer Library, 468351st St. An active sexual life contributes to health and vitality. Join Kristen Gilbert, Senior Educator with Options for Sexual Health, for a frank talk about seniors and sex. Our goal is to provide sciencebased information about human sexuality, in a posi-

tive, shame-free manner. !Dance to the Music of the Mighty Fraser Big Band on Friday, May 23, 7:30 - 10:30 p.m. Members $15, non-members $18, KinVillage Community Centre, 5430-10th Ave., Tsawwassen, 604-9430225.

Fund Raisers !Ladner Elementary School Grade 6 & 7 French Immersion students will be hosting a drive-through bottle drive on Sunday, May 25 between 1 - 3 p.m. Drop off at Ladner Elementary School front parking lot - our students will unload you! Please support our students who are fundraising for their upcoming trip to Quebec. Come and drop off your bottles and cans.

Special Events !The Tsawwassen Shrine Club salmon barbecue is set for Sunday, June 1 from noon to 5 p.m. at Ladner Harbour Park. Price: $10 per person. Help Shriners support community activities.

Arts !The Delta Community Choir’s Spring Concert Series is coming. When: Saturday, May 24 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 25 at 3 p.m. Where: Cedar Park Church - 5300-44th Ave., Ladner. For more information go to: http://www.deltachoral.ca. !An ArtShow, to help celebrate International Migratory Bird Day, runs until May 31 at the Tsawwassen Arts Centre Gallery, 1172-56th St., Tsawwassen. Paintings and photographs of birds and local bird-related land/ waterscapes, featuring local painters and photographers.

The Coming Events column is published every Wednesday as a community service. If you have a nonprofit event, mail, drop off, fax, or e-mail (events@ delta-optimist.com) the details to the Optimist by 3 p.m. Monday. Submissions are subject to space limitations (no phone calls).

Delta Sports Sports Editor: Mark Booth

Phone: 604-946-4451

May 21, 2014 The Delta Optimist A37

Email: mbooth@delta-optimist.com

Junior Islanders answer the ’Bellies After a pair of suprising defeats Delta rebounds with best game of the season to hand visiting New West first loss BY

MARK BOOTH

mbooth@delta-optimist.com

PHOTO

BY

MARK BOOTH

Delta Islanders Spencer Bromley pulls away from a New West opponent during Saturday’s B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League game at Sungod Arena. The Islanders handed the Salmonbellies their first loss of the season, 12-6.

For the seventh game of the regular season, none have been bigger in recent history for the Delta Islanders.

Under new management and coaching, with a roster seemingly loaded with talent, the Islanders were expected to be among the front-runners in the B.C. Junior “A” Lacrosse League this season. After a 3-1 start, the locals stumbled badly the previous weekend, dropping games to Langley and Burnaby — a pair of teams that had a combined 1-6 record.

With the unbeaten (5-0) New West Salmonbellies at Sungod Arena last Saturday, the Islanders could ill-afford to lose any more ground if they wanted to challenge for home floor advantage in the playoffs.

At close to full strength for the first time this season, Delta responded with a big 12-6 win — outscoring the visitors 7-1 over the final 32 minutes of the game.

“I was feeling some heavy weight on my shoulders after what happened last weekend,” said a relieved head coach Greg Rennie. “(This win) lightens it up a bit but we still had a lot of work ahead of us.”

Eli McLaughlin returned to the line-up after missing three straight games with a charley horse. The third-year standout had a five point night, including a hat trick. Rookie Chase Fraser made his season debut after returning from university ball at the District of Columbia. The talented right-hander, who was acquired at the trading deadline last season from Langley, made his presence felt with four goals.

The Islanders’ back-end also received a huge boost with National Lacrosse League draft pick Taylor Northway coming off the injury list for his first game and impressive rookie Brad Hofmann returning from a three game absence. They combined to help make things easier for goalie Ryland Hood who made 33 saves and held New West off the scoresheet in the third period.

“You could really see how Eli and Chase brought up the level of energy on each side of the floor,” said Rennie. “We could have panicked (after the Langley loss) and brought Eli back early but we are in this for the long haul and didn’t want to risk further injury. Chase is not afraid of anything. Thrown in the return of Cody (Nass) with (intermediate call-up) Jayden Campbell, and our right side looks so much stronger.

“Brad and Taylor give Ryland more vision (to see shots). He was really on his game tonight.”

The Salmonbellies trailed 10-6 after 40 minutes and any chance of a comeback ended on McLaughlin’s shorthanded goal with 13:20 remaining, thanks to a terrific effort by veteran Mike Donaldson to set him up.

“We’re still missing three or four starters and I’m looking forward to getting in some quality practice time with the guys we have back now,” added Rennie. “We have a big week ahead of us and this is hopefully the start of a new run.”

The Islanders are at the Langley Events Centre Thursday night to take on the Thunder (1-6) then have a key home-and-home weekend series with the Victoria Shamrocks (3-1-1) including a 5 p.m. Saturday tilt at Sungod.

Split Second hoop camp back in South Delta this summer players ever to come out of Delta secondary school.

The camps will be a fun and fast paced week of basketball featuring: drills for fundamental skill development, one-one-one ladders, agility and physical conditioning, games and competitions for prizes, and scrimmages.

Tides at Tsawwassen Pacific Standard Time. Height in feet

The first session (1-4 p.m.) will be for Grades 2-7 and will take place at the South Delta Recreation Centre gym which features adjustable hoops. The other will be for players in Grades 6-12 and take place at Southpointe Academy from 12:15-3:45 p.m.

Experienced players in Grade 6-7 can opt for the older camp.

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FRIDAY, MAY 23

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The cost is $150 and each player receives a camp jersey.

Participants for the South Delta Recreation Centre camp can register through Delta Parks and Recreation (delta.ca.).The Southpointe location can be done through www.splitsecondbasketball.com/summercamp or in person at the school.

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Split Second Basketball is returning to South Delta for the second straight summer with its popular youth camps.

The sessions, slated for July 15-18, will be led by Eric Butler, Joey Vickery and guest coach Navi Sekhon. All three were all-stars at the university level and played professionally Europe. Sekhon is one of the greatest

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Delta’s own Sophie Anderson (third from left) was the overall women’s winner of the Cash and Carry Cup which was part of the 30th annual Delta Invitational.

Anderson a big winner at Invitational Over 740 athletes descended upon Delta from across BC, Alberta, Washington State and even Mexico for the 30th Annual Delta Invitational and 12th Annual Cash & Carry Cup hosted by Delta Gymnastics Society.

From first time competitors to national level athletes, there were a total of nine competitive sessions throughout the three day event at the South Delta Recreation Centre in all 10 gymnastics events — six for men and four for women.

“It takes an army of helpers and supporters to deliver an event such as this,” said Ana Arciniega, Delta Gymnastics’ Executive Director. “We have an incredible team of parents, staff, athletes, sponsors and community groups that make this event a success not just for us, but for our community as a whole. The financial and social benefits are hard to measure.”

The sessions saw many top positions by Delta gymnasts.

The all-around winner of the Women’s Cash and Carry Cup was Delta’s own Sophie Anderson with an overall score of 51.75.

“I was very surprised and happy to have won the all-around,” said the grinning 11-year-old.

The all-around winner of the Men’s Cash and Carry Cup was Flicka Gymnastics’ Kal Nemier with an overall score of 55.6. Third place went to Delta’s Que Bidewell with an overall score of 53.45.

The Cash and Carry Cup is a very unique event and the $7,000 purse attracted high level athletes such as Team Canada’s Scott Morgan and Aaron Mah, who both recently competed at the Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships in Richmond. This competition varies the normal rules

as it values performance execution, allowing for younger national gymnasts to compete against the veterans.

The Invitational attracted over 2,500 spectators, including family members, coaches and judges. All out of town groups received hosting packages with information about local tourism and businesses. It is the largest annual individual sporting event in the community.

“We were absolutely delighted that our athletes placed so well in this year’s event,” added Arciniega. “We are very proud of their hard work, dedication and commitment to the sport and our organization.”

Delta Gymnastics offers a variety of programs from parent and tot to adults at their location in Ladner. For information about summer camps and programs call 604-943-0460 or visit www.deltagymnastics.com

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