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Community remembers Kyle Celebration of life for teen attended by hundreds at Winskill Park IAN JACQUES

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There were tears, laughter and memories. A community came together Sunday afternoon at the peewee baseball diamond at Winskill Park in Tsawwassen to remember an outstanding baseball player, but most importantly, an outstanding young man. Kyle Losse, 14, a popular South Delta Secondary student, died tragically last Tuesday following a serious brain injury. The exact cause of his death is still under investigation. Dressed in their favourite baseball gear, hundreds of players, coaches, family, friends and community Kyle Losse members remembered Kyle’s passion for baseball, family, friends and life. “Baseball was his life, so we thought it would be fitting to celebrate his life on the diamond,” said his stepmom Niki prior to the start of the celebration. “Through the outpouring of support from the community and through Facebook, we just wanted everyone to be able to come together and celebrate our son’s life together.” Kyle’s dad Brian said it was crazy how Kyle had such a profound impact on so many people. “We are blessed and very happy that everyone has come here to attend to celebrate his

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Kyle Losse’s stepmom Niki wipes away tears as she speaks at a celebration of life Sunday at Winskill Park in Tsawwassen. life and what he has done not only as a person, but as an athlete,” Brian said. Neal McDonough, whose son Morgan played with Kyle this past year as part of the Tsawwassen Athletics peewee AA provincial championship team, described the turnout as “awesome.” “This is what a community like this does — you support, you love and obviously we all loved Kyle,” McDonough said during his opening remarks. “We

are gathered here at his favourite place — a baseball field — a place where he dominated not just as a hitter, not just as a pitcher, but as a leader.” Brian talked about Kyle’s early days growing up where he dominated first on the soccer pitch, then on the baseball diamond. He also played football with the South Delta Rams and clearly blossomed into a sports fanatic both on and off the field. Kyle was scouted by the Arizona Diamondbacks and

was one of the top players in the province in his age group. He was preparing for his first season with the Bantam AAA Delta Tigers. “Kyle was a leader on our provincial-winning team, but he never bragged, he never made degrading comments to his teammates or other teams. He just went out, did his job and wanted to do his best and give his best at every moment,” said Brian. DAD: see Page 3

Two investigations have been launched trying to determine the cause of death of Kyle Losse. The popular 14-year-old from Tsawwassen died suddenly last week after a serious brain injury. After falling in the bathroom at his home on the evening of Jan. 21 while he was apparently vaping nicotine, Kyle was taken to Delta Hospital. He was discharged after eight hours of monitoring and tests the following morning, but his condition soon worsened and he was rushed to BC Children’s Hospital where a CT scan showed a significant brain injury that doctors could not explain. He was taken off life support last Tuesday. The BC Coroner’s Service and Fraser Health are both investigating. According to the Coroners’ Service, upon conclusion of its investigation, a public report will be released, which will set out the coroner’s findings, including a cause of death and possibly recommendations to prevent future deaths. Fraser Health confirmed it has been communicating with the family and will do so throughout its investigation. “We are doing our own review, as we would with any unexpected death,” said spokesperson Tasleem Juma.

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Access proving difficult Wheelchair curler urges Delta to make recreation centre more accessible IAN JACQUES

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A Beach Grove resident is urging the City of Delta to make the South Delta Recreation Centre and the Tunnel Town Curling Club more wheelchair accessible. Vincent Miele, who moved to South Delta from Richmond three years ago, is an avid wheelchair curler. He said when he lived in Richmond he curled at the Richmond Curling Club, which is totally accessible. When he moved here he was surprised Tsawwassen’s recreation centre lacked accessibility in so many areas. Prior to the Jan. 22 Delta council meeting, Miele made a brief presentation asking civic politicians to prioritize the accessibility of the Tunnel Town Curling Club and access to the upstairs lounge as well as making washrooms accessible to people in wheelchairs. “I know that this request has come to council way back as far as 2007,” he said. “Since then two renovations have been done at the South Delta Rec Centre and neither of those times was access to the upstairs of the centre or the curling club made. I wrote a letter

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Avid wheelchair curler and Beach Grove resident Vincent Miele is lobbying the City of Delta to make the South Delta Recreation Centre and Tunnel Town Curling Club more wheelchair accessible. two years ago to come as a delegation, but we were told to go to the parks and recreation commission, which we did and they were embarrassed that it was not made accessible and that it would be a priority. “My question is why is council not making this a number one priority

considering the length of time that it has been on the agenda and there are many people who could make use of the facility that up to now can’t.” Acting city manager Ken Kuntz said people with mobility challenges certainly deserve to have the same access to Delta’s facilities as anyone else.

“Council is aware that we have been doing audits on all our facilities through the Rick Hansen Foundation and this is one of those projects that is on our priority list. Of course it takes some money and funding to make these things happen,” Kuntz said. “We are looking for grant opportunities, but

regardless of that we need to bring this forward.” Kuntz said the South Delta Recreation Centre is a bit of a challenge as it was built over several years and several components, so it’s not as easy as sticking an elevator in one area with the hope that will solve the problem. “Delta wants to make this project right and do it right, so in 2017 a concept and cost estimate was fully prepared and it solves many of the issues in that facility that will not only create access to the curling lounge, but the entire second floor of the facility and renovations to the washrooms,” he said. “Staff have found funds to include this in the 2018 work plan, so what this means is that we will fully engineer the set of drawings into a tender ready document and make a very compelling argument to council to bring this forward as a priority item.” Following the meeting, Miele said he was pleased that Delta listened to his concerns, but he was hoping for quicker action. “It’s nice to hear that there is some movement, but I thought it could have gone further,” he said. “I’m going to stay on this and continue to push Delta to get this done.”

Dad says Kyle would want athletes to follow dreams CONTINUED from Page 1 “He was my hero, my superstar, my Ky man. He was a fantastic athlete, but a handsome man with a beautiful smile with a cute afro. Today Kyle is watching us. He wants all of you athletes to follow your dreams. Play hard, train hard and be kind to one another.” Niki recalled the time that Kyle came to live with them for the first time at the age of two and his first meal — chicken nuggets, rice and cucumbers — is still to this day one of his favourite meals. “Your laugh was contagious, your curiosity was never ending and your love made our house a home,” said Niki. “Baseball soon became your passion and your dad was behind you every step of the way. I could go on and on and

talk about your baseball accomplishments, but everyone here knows you were our MVP. Kyle, you will never know how proud I was to be a part of your life. You made me a better person. You will live forever in our hearts and forever in this community.” Well-wishers were encouraged to sign home plates placed at the celebration, while the Remembering Kyle Losse Facebook page continues to be flooded with thoughts and prayers. A GoFundMe page started by Ben Lock has raised more than $17,000. According to the family, that money will be put back into Tsawwassen Baseball for tournaments in Kyle’s name. The family will also lobby the City of Delta to

have the peewee diamond named the Kyle Losse #14 field in his honour. A sign signifying that was placed on the diamond backstop for the celebration of life. In one of the more powerful moments of the celebration, Brian called up Tsawwassen Baseball president John Forbes and handed him two special coaching applications. “This past season after we won provincials, many parents and players asked me if I would come back and coach. I told them I couldn’t because I would be attending Kyle’s practices and games,” said Brian. “As Kyle lay there on Tuesday in hospital we had a discussion. We said that he and I would coach the peewee AA team to another provincial championship. So here John are two contracts for us to

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Brian Losse spoke glowingly about his son at Sunday’s celebration of life. coach the Tsawwassen A’s.” Kyle is survived by his stepmom Niki, biological dad Brian, his brother

Tyler, 7, sister Vada, 6, brother Joshua, 15, and his biological mom Jamie Palidwar.

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KidSport to benefit again from Holifield memorial Hockey game and social are set for Saturday IAN JACQUES

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Delta youth that don’t have the financial means to participate in sport will be the beneficiary for the fourth straight year of the upcoming Kirk Holifield memorial hockey game and after-party social. Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, the game will be held this Saturday at Planet Ice where friends and former teammates will square off and then head over to The Landing Pub in Ladner at 7:30 p.m. for the fundraiser. Patrons will be able to order off the menu and can purchase tickets for a number of raffle baskets. There will also be 50/50 draws and a chance to share stories and memories of Kirk amongst family, friends and community members. Holifield died tragically in 2007. Kirk’s parents, Bert and Michelle, along with Michelle’s sister Sandra McLeod are organizing the

prior to his death, Kirk had a birthday party at The Landing Pub and requested that instead of gifts his friends donate to KidSport. “Everyone knows Kirk, he was so well loved and respected, so the support we get for this just means FILE PHOTO the world to us,” said Michelle. “It’s so nice Kirk Holifield was an avid to have Kirk rememhockey player. bered.” fundraising social with the Bert said every year great support of the staff at he asks Kirk’s hockey budThe Landing Pub. dies whether or not they Proceeds from the want to go ahead with the fundraiser will support memorial game as many KidSport Delta, the chariof the guys are starting to table arm of Sport BC, get a bit older. which provides grants to “We leave it up to the financially disadvantaged guys and every year they children to cover the costs say yes,” said Bert. “Kirk of sport registration fees. played on five different This year marks the 25th teams. Hockey meant a lot anniversary of KidSport to him and he meant a lot Delta. to all his buddies.” In the past three years Carlene Lewall from more than $5,000 has been KidSport said the organidonated thanks to the fun- zation is proud to be an draiser. advocate for physical literThe Landing Pub was acy and fundraising efforts a place Kirk often frelike this are so important quented. A couple of years to the program’s success.

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Seniors’ centres could soon welcome farmers’ markets IAN JACQUES

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They’re keeping South Delta’s head above water. City staff have been hard at work making sure there’s no localized flooding during this spell of heavy rain. Engineering director Steven Lan told the Optimist the city anticipated the rainfall and has been pro-active to ensure all catch basins and grates leading to pump stations

are cleaned out. “All the pump stations are pumping away. They’re all running at full capacity. We’re really well prepared and haven’t had any significant flooding at this time,” he said. “Certainly, water levels are very high, especially in the ditches, but we’ve got all our pumps running.” The work includes, among other things, cleaning out trash racks, the screens in front of pump stations, even

before rainfall occurs. Delta’s location on the Fraser River floodplain puts the community at risk of flooding. The dike system consists of more than 61 kilometres of river bank dikes and sea dikes. Also, ditches and more than 30 pump stations and flood boxes regulate water levels and protect the community from flooding. This system ensures drainage of the floodplain lands by conveying storm flows to the Fraser River or the sea.

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Seniors could soon have access to locally grown fruit and vegetables through farmers’ markets at Delta’s seniors’ centres. Delta council approved a report at a recent meeting that will now allow staff to investigate the idea of hosting smallscale weekday markets at McKee Seniors Recreation Centre in Ladner and Kennedy Seniors Recreation Centre in North Delta.

“The genesis for this idea really came from the seniors’ advisory subcommittee,” said parks and recreation director Ken Kuntz. “We had a session with the seniors about ideas who wanted to see a better connection with our locally sourced food and better nutrition through that food,” said Kuntz. “My simple vision would be to invite the local farming community to set up shop in the parking lot and sell produce to not only seniors that attend the centres, but anyone

walking by.” According to Kuntz, the Earthwise Society already has a mini farmers’ market program called the Pocket Market that travels to locations in the community. This program offers freshly harvested organic produce from the Earthwise Farm and free produce from Shared Harvest. It is one program that could meet Delta’s objective, but staff is also open to other Delta farmers or other farmers’ market organizations that might wish to be involved.

Thieves steal 2,500 cases of Coors Light

A trucking company is missing more than 2,500 cases of Coors Light after the trailer containing the beer was stolen from a property on Annacis Island earlier this month. “Surveillance footage shows a red semi-truck enter the lot (in the 600block of Aldford Avenue) and hook up to the trailer containing the beer at approximately 11:45 a.m. Jan. 20,” Cris Leykauf, public affairs coordinator for Delta police, said

in a statement issued last Friday. “Based on the company’s GPS tracking systems, we know the trailer was then driven to the 8000block of Blundell Road in Richmond, approximately half an hour later.” The trailer was discovered empty in Richmond the following afternoon, at which time the theft was reported to police. The 2,592 missing cases of beer are valued at approximately $155,000.

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The proposed re-development of the Chevron gas station in the 5200-block of Ladner Trunk Road would include a Triple O’s restaurant and expanded convenience store. It was the subject of a public hearing last week.

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Residents could soon be enjoying Triple O burgers and shakes in Ladner. Following a public hearing last Tuesday night, Delta council gave conditional approval to an application to renovate the Chevron service station on Ladner Trunk Road as well as redevelop the auto service area into a convenience store and Triple O’s take-out restaurant. The restaurant would not have a drive-thru, but would have indoor seating for 11 and an outdoor patio with 28 seats. Barry Weih from Wensley Architecture and Josh Radtke from Parkland Developments both spoke to the application, with Wensley presenting council with updated conceptual design drawings. “When we looked at the site, the goal was to try to re-use as much as possi-

ble, and at the same time create something positive and modern for the community,” said Weih. “We have worked extensively with staff from the outset to come up with this design. The entire site will be enhanced to what it looks like today.” Those speaking against included area residents Barb Remple and Phyllis Ruthven, while Tom and Cherie Zessler provided comments in writing. Objections included the location of the patio and number of outdoor seats, the hours of operation, an increase in vehicle traffic and venting of odours from the restaurant. “I’m saddened that the patio will be on the side near my property, which is already a high traffic area,” said Remple. “I would like to see the patio fully enclosed. I also fear that the design is too open and emissions from fryers will have adverse effects on

our air quality.” Coun. Sylvia Bishop also expressed concerns with garbage, especially on the patio, and what the policies would be around staff keeping the site cleaned on a regular basis. Radtke said there are policies in place that require staff to regularly clean and service the restaurant and patio area. “The hours we are looking at is closing the convenience store at 11 p.m. and 10 p.m. for the Triple O’s. We might also look at closing both at 10 p.m.,” said Radtke. “We are very much willing to address the concerns around ventilation as well as enclosing the patio with a glass partition.” The proponents will now work with Delta staff to address concerns raised, with a report to be presented to council prior to consideration of final approval, likely at a meeting next month.

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omething doesn’t smell right. The lack of government action to deal with the stink enveloping East Ladner has gone from curious to downright unbelievable and has left residents in that part of town rightly wondering whether anyone in a position of power gives a damn. There was a surge in complaints last summer as a result of odours coming from the 72nd Street composting facility run by Enviro-Smart Organics, which you think should have prompted the appropriate arm of government to take action to clear the air. Metro Vancouver, which seems to be the most active on the file, did get involved at that time, urging the company to apply for an air quality permit. That’s the first peculiar aspect of this situation: How is it that a mechanism wasn’t already in place to ensure a composting operation, which absolutely everyone knows could generate odours, could be held accountable should things go sideways? Why should government have to encourage a private company to apply for an air quality permit? Shouldn’t one be mandatory for that kind of operation, particularly for one that has fouled the air in the past? What’s equally bizarre is the speed, or lack thereof, in addressing the issue. Despite a significant uptick in complaints last summer, it wasn’t until fall that they got around to holding a public meeting to discuss what could/ should/would be done about the situation. We’re coming up on three months since that gathering and the company now says it needs more time to formulate a plan — and apparently it will get that time. Say what? I’m not sure whether it’s the people in government or the regulations they have to work with, but someone or something is failing the good folks of East Ladner. *** On a sad note, I regret to inform you that Ed Ries passed away at the Irene Thomas Hospice in Ladner earlier this month. Those who are regular readers of our letters section will recognize Ed’s name as he was a frequent contributor on a variety of topics over a great many years. Fair-minded and wellresearched, Ed didn’t pull any punches as he took the powers that be to task in his letters. I’m going to miss Ed and those missives.

Community mourns as it says goodbye to a talented teen

s I sit down to write my column, I’m torn on what to write about. There’s the bridge, or tunnel, or whatever we were supposed to get. There’s road pricing. There’s changes at ICBC. There’s proportional representation and the pending legalization of cannabis. But all of that means so little to me right now. All I can think about is Kyle Losse, his family and his friends. Kyle passed away last week due to a tragic accident in his home. A Grade 8 student at South Delta Secondary, he was only 14 years old. Despite his young age, he had been identified as a promising baseball player, with a talent to send a baseball over an outfield fence like few others. I didn’t know Kyle personally, but I know people who did. When you get right down to it, Tsawwassen is a small town and we are all connected one way or another. All the kids that meet at preschool, play sports or other activities all end up in one big group at the high school. I, like many other parents, received the note that a student was on life support. The next day, the note told us the news no one

Community Comment BRAD SHERWIN

wanted to hear. As I read it, I couldn’t imagine the pain that his parents must have gone through during those last few hours, and the agonizing decisions that had to be made. I could never imagine the feeling of facing what they had to face. My heart broke for them, and still aches as the days go by. The questions that surround his accident don’t change the fact that Kyle’s parents are doing what should never be asked of any parent; laying their child to rest. Life is so fragile. In a split second, everything can change. It reminds us we cannot take anything for granted, that we have to be grateful every day for the people who surround us and love us. This tragic event

should remind us to hold those you love a little longer, to say how much they mean to you a little more often. As a tribute to Kyle, a GoFundMe page has been set up in his memory. A Facebook page shares the thoughts and best wishes of the many people Kyle touched in his all too short life. Sunday’s celebration of life was well attended, one time the rain couldn’t keep people from the ballfield. To Brian, Niki, Tyler, Vada, Joshua and Jaime, I hope the pain and loss you feel now is replaced in time with the wonderful memories you have of Kyle. Know that you do not mourn alone, an entire community has you in its thoughts. I hope that Kyle has found his Field of Dreams, that the sun shines down on him as Shoeless Joe hands him a bat and says, “Show us what you’ve got, kid.” Show ’em what you’ve got, Kyle. Rest in peace. Brad Sherwin, MBA is a longtime resident of South Delta, and has over 25 years’ experience in marketing, public relations and business strategy. He teaches marketing at Douglas College, coaches hockey goalies and is president of the board of directors at Deltassist.

January 31, 2018 The Delta Optimist A9

Letters

Concerns don’t mean opposition

Editor: Re. Do opponents have to drive at rush hour? letter to the editor, Jan. 24. In recent months, the discussion concerning the George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project has acquired the accusatory tone that anyone who questions and raises concerns is branded an opponent to the bridge. Not so. I believe there is universal acceptance that a

replacement and improvement is necessary. The controversy revolves around the question of whether it will be a bridge or twinning the tunnel. In my view, inadequate and non-transparent communication with the public is the root cause of the current controversy. It all started when the provincial government promulgated that it was going to be a bridge, and a 10-lane superstructure at

that. No price tag, nothing. Only later, did we learn that the projected cost was a staggering $3.5 billion. Concerns of other municipalities were ignored. I have no engineering expertise and I don’t pretend to know the technical details involved with such a large project. Perhaps the bridge is the best option. However, the recent letter by Doug Massey about the technical assessment done

years ago confirming the feasibility and affordability of twinning the tunnel only adds uncertainty and mistrust about the bridge project. I don’t care who is in power but as a taxpayer, I do expect good governance through transparency and honest assessment of the project’s affordability and impact on the environment, farmland and regional infrastructure. Paul van Westendorp

Better transit system makes crossing debate moot 6:30 and 9:30 a.m., and then again provide the exact same service during the afternoon rush between 3:30 and 6:30 p.m., visualize how many thousands of automobiles would not be in use during these aforementioned hours. Instead of spending billions of taxpayers’ hard

earned dollars on tunnels and bridges, the millions of dollars could be available for an improved, more reliable transit system, be it in the form of trains or buses. It is long overdue for TransLink to step up to the plate and play its part in this controversial debate. Morris Ross

Editor: The debate over a bridge or another tunnel is alive and well, and just doesn’t want to go away, but maybe there is no need for either. Municipalities keep expanding to provide for an ever-growing population. The single largest offender concerned in all

this highway congestion is the automobile transporting a single occupant. What is a viable solution to this dilemma? A reliable, re-vamped public transit system. If an adequate system were in place to provide the required amount of transit vehicles in the morning rush between

Class-action suit

Delta should add tunnel report to site to ensure public has all facts

Editor: Given our various levels of government refuse to take any action against Enviro-Smart, I have an idea: I suggest that citizens band together and commence a class-action lawsuit against both Metro Vancouver and Delta for allowing our air quality to diminish to unacceptable levels without carrying out even the most basic of enforcement actions. Any takers? Stephen Holding

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Editor: Our municipal tax dollars have been used to build an info-graphic website and to advertise the slogan “Get all the facts at www.weneedabridge. ca.” It’s only reasonable to expect that website will now include the tunnel report from 2013 recently revealed by Doug Massey. It would be dishonest if the municipality chose to

omit that report from a website that claims to provide “all the facts.” Kudos to the Optimist for publicizing Massey’s story when none of the Vancouver or national newspapers seem to care that the BC Liberals appear to have deliberately hidden a critical report that could save the people of B.C. billions of dollars (especially when interest

on the debt is factored in). The 2013 report also indicates that a tunnel may well be a better overall solution than a bridge to address the increasing problem of traffic congestion. It deserves full consideration. Larry Colero President BC Green Party Riding Association for Delta South

unhappy with the way this system is currently operating to take a good long look at the faces of their council. They are not young. Their days are numbered. Nothing will change as long as this old, dark, oppressive energy is still in office. Thankfully, there is new, bright energy that is here and it is the faces of our youth. Let’s encourage them to greater and greater heights, to give back the power where it belongs — to the people. Let’s do anything and everything we can to encourage them to step up to the plate for our communities, to take up the helm of this wayward ship and turn it around, for them, for us, the animals, nature and for this beautiful blue planet of ours. Change is imminent but the change you want to see is up to you and me. Linda Lazarus

Another vote for local theatre Editor: Re: Put emphasis on wholesome entertainment, letter to the editor, Jan. 26 Eileen Kuettel’s letter reflected what many longtime residents of South Delta are thinking. As our population increased, the options for local entertainment decreased. We fondly recall enjoying, along with citizens of Ladner and Tsawwassen

First Nation, dinner and a movie in Tsawwassen. We assumed the new mall would have at least one theatre. SilverCity requires a trip through the tunnel and is not easily accessible for young people. This is not a convenient option. How sad that development seems to serve others ahead of our citizens. J. F. Lundell

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Editor: I am writing to ask the people of South Delta what they want. Do you want a mayor who is dead-set against marijuana, a God-given medicinal plant that helps so many yet alcohol and gambling that destroy so many lives are perfectly fine? Do you want council members who say they support farming yet vote in favour of urban sprawl developments like the Southlands? Do you want a council that allows developers to tarnish the uniqueness of our little Tsawwassen town by building monstrosities that block out our sun? Do you want council members that give themselves wage increases yet consistently ignore the wishes of the ones who pay their salaries? I hope that’s what you want because that’s what we’ve got. I ask everyone who is

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Many people will recall with fondness the arrival of the Sears holiday catalogue, which came just in time to start developing a Christmas list. With great enthusiasm, children would pour through the book, circling their most wanted gifts in the hopes that mom and dad, and of course Santa, would take notice. The announcement late last year that Sears was closing its doors for good brings back nostalgic thoughts for many, but for those under the age of 40, well, they simply can’t relate. I suspect at its basic level that is why Sears is now shutting down. As the media has been reporting, this 65-year-old company — a Canadian institution — did not keep pace with change. It was well acknowledged the store did not pay enough attention to the evolution of its customer base, and the need to keep up with emerging retail giants like Amazon and Walmart. In the last decade we have seen other companies, such as Blockbuster or Kodak, also shut down

as they struggled to adopt that is aligned with comto a changing retail and munity expectation. This consumer landscape. And year we will implement because of that, these online Police Information organizations went by the Checks, allowing citizens way of the metaphorical to apply for, and receive, dinosaur. criminal record checks Sears and the Delta from home. Police Department are two We also continue to vastly different organizaexpand our use of alternations, but the importance tive forms of communicaof keeping up with change tion such as texting and remains the same. Delta social media, giving peopolice has a duty to the ple additional options for community to evolve how they want to connect with technological and demographic Sears and developments, and the Delta Police to look into the future and develop Department strategies to address are two vastly potential upcoming changes successful- different ly. To stay the same organizations, is to fall behind; we but the must always chalimportance of lenge ourselves to do better and be keeping up with better. To do that change remains we have to listen to our community the same. and pay attention to progress. In 2017, Delta with police. If you haven’t police implemented yet, please visit us online the Delta Service via Twitter, Facebook Enhancement Plan. and Instagram. For Delta The plan is designed to police, technological improve accountability, development is not a core visibility and relationships business function, but it is with the community. We critical to our operations do this by using technoland service levels. We ogy to help police officers must therefore always be get out of their vehicles challenging ourselves to and into the community improve. through the use of smartPolicing is, and will phones and mobile deskalways remain, a profestops. And with this mobilsion based on relationity, police officers can ships. And how we deliver respond more efficiently to policing services to the the public’s needs. community is not entirely In addition to changes ours to decide; it is based at the front line, Delta on public expectation and police will continue to demand, with the ultimate work towards developgoal of staying relevant ing an overall service and effective.

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Olympic addict to be in her glory

Living Matters

BARBARA GUNN

Come a week from Friday, I will be up to my eyeballs in bobsleigh. And biathlon. And ice hockey. And Nordic combined. Never mind that I have no idea what Nordic combined means — or what’s combined with what. Given the chance, I will be tuning in to watch. Ditto curling. Never curled. Never had the slightest inclination. I

know it involves a rock and a broom, but no idea what the broom is for. The ice never seems to be in need of a sweep. No matter. Except for those moments when I am forced to do other things — like sleep, say, and shower — I will be glued to the action in PyeongChang. I’m something of an Olympic addict. “We should try for a little getaway in February,” the husband remarked not long ago. “We can only go someplace where there’s a television,” I replied. “And you know I won’t be going outside next month, right?” Things tend to be somewhat put off when the big show is on. Most years, I’ll get a jump on tidying the garden in February. Not so this year. I’ll be watching

luge instead of raking, and taking in skeleton instead of sweeping the deck. Again, not entirely sure what skeleton is, but it seems to me it’s as dangerous as it sounds, and not the kind of sport I would have encouraged my children to pursue. Skiing? I’m there. Don’t care whether it’s alpine, freestyle or cross-country. I’ll be letting the laundry pile up while I’m cheering on the home team. “But Family Day is next month,” the husband continued. “I was thinking we could take off for the three-day weekend.” “Instead of snowboarding?” I said. “Or figure skating? Or long-track speed skating?” “Who knows,” said the husband. “They might be airing in the middle of the night.”

I turned to look at him. “But they’ll have repeats during the day,” I pointed out. As it is, there are sure to be plenty of annoyances, other than sleep, that will stand between me and the competition. Work, for instance. I can put off the dusting, but if I want to continue to collect a paycheque, I’d better not put men’s ice hockey before the nineto-five. Still. One can watch only so much television. And perhaps the husband had a point: Getaways are good. “I’m in,” I said after a while. And so, there it is. Come Family Day, we’re outta here and on a mini vacation. I’m absolutely fine with this. The hockey will not have begun.

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foundation is important to us.” Online donations are also welcome at www. heartandstroke. ca/give. Scroll down and select “Find a Team,” then enter South Delta. If you want to donate on your neighbour canvasser’s site, then click on SUBMITTED PHOTO “Find a canvasser” instead. Volunteers with the Heart and Stroke Foundation will begin For more about canvassing in South Delta on Friday. the work Heart & to reach out to their comto exceed that amount,” Stroke is doing, munity. Last year, some 70 says Maitland. “Going visit www.heartandstroke. neighbourhood volunteers door-to-door asking for ca. To volunteer to be a collected over $25,000. money is not easy for us, canvasser email lmait“This year we would like but we do it because the land@eastlink.ca.

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NOTICE OF DISPOSITION, NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE, AND NOTICE OF ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS Metro Vancouver Regional District Disposition of Parkland within the Boundaries of the City of Abbotsford Bylaw No. 1256, 2018

Parkland Disposition

Notice is hereby given pursuant to section 286 of the Local Government Act that Metro Vancouver Regional District (“MVRD”) proposes to adopt the bylaw referred to above (“Parkland Disposition Bylaw”) for the purpose of the disposition of all interests in parkland within the boundaries of the City of Abbotsford, with the exception of Aldergrove Regional Park. The legal descriptions of the lands proposed to be transferred to the City of Abbotsford (“Abbotsford Parklands”) are set out at the bottom of this notice. The total area of the Abbotsford Parklands is approximately 293 hectares. The proposed transfer of the Abbotsford Parklands to the City of Abbotsford is in connection with proposed changes to MVRD’s regional parks service, which will mean that the City of Abbotsford will cease to be a participant in the MVRD regional parks service. The City of Abbotsford and its predecessor the District of Matsqui have participated in the regional parks service since 1967. The regional parks levy payable by the City of Abbotsford to MVRD will cease if Abbotsford ceases to be a participant in MVRD’s regional parks service.

Sumas Mountain Interregional Park – Fee Simple Lands Parcel Identiﬁer Legal Description 011-763-515

East Half of the South West Quarter Section 18 Township 20 Except: Part on Plan 29587 New Westminster District

007-591-799

East Half of the South East Quarter Section 7 Township 20 NWD

007-591-802

West Half of the South West Quarter Section 8 Township 20 New Westminster District

017-955-262

Lot 14 Section 8 Township 20 New Westminster District Plan LMP6799

Glen Valley Regional Park – Fee Simple Lands Parcel Identiﬁer Legal Description 017-516-137

Lot 1 Section 26 Township 14 New Westminster District Plan LMP1589

It is proposed that MVRD will transfer the Abbotsford Parklands to the City of Abbotsford for nominal consideration, and will make a one-time payment to the City of Abbotsford of $1,050,000.

010-990-739

Parcel F (Reference Plan 15100) Lots 2 and 3 Except: Firstly: Part Subdivided by Plan 47046, Secondly: Part Subdivided by Plan 48877, Thirdly: Parcel “One” (Statutory Right of Way Plan 49907) and Fourthly: Parcel G (Bylaw Plan 51696); Section 27 Township 14 New Westminster District Plan 3487

017-516-153

Lot 3 Sec 27 Twp 14 NWD Plan LMP1589

In addition to the Transfer of the Abbotsford Parklands to the City of Abbotsford, MVRD will surrender its lease from the City of Abbotsford and its sub-lease from the Fraser Valley Regional District, both with respect to lands in Sumas Mountain Interregional Park. The legal descriptions of the leased lands and the sub-leased lands proposed to be surrendered are set out at the bottom of this notice. The total area of the leased and sub-leased lands is approximately 659 hectares.

012-814-695

Parcel “A” (Plan with charge Deposited 34706C) District Lot 442 Gp 1 New Westminster District

012-814-741

Parcel “B” (Reference Plan 27242) District Lot 442 Gp 1 New Westminster District

012-814-792

District Lot 442 Gp 1 Crescent Island Except: Parcel “A” (Plan with Charge Deposited 34706C) New Westminster District

024-042-749

District Lot 811 Gp 2 New Westminster District

Assistance

Glen Valley Regional Park – Statutory Rights of Way Parcel Identiﬁer Legal Description

Notice is hereby given pursuant to section 272(1)(a) of the Local Government Act that MVRD proposes to provide assistance to the City of Abbotsford, as described above.

Alternative Approval Process Notice is hereby given pursuant to section 269(b) of the Local Government Act and Division 2 of Part 4 of the Community Charter that the MVRD Board may proceed with the adoption of the Parkland Disposition Bylaw unless, by the deadline set out below, at least 10% of the electors of the area indicate, by means of submission of signed Elector Response Forms, that the Board must obtain the assent of the electors before proceeding. The area to which this approval process applies is the entire regional parks service area, which includes all of Metro Vancouver Regional District and the City of Abbotsford.

Registration No.

013-084-691

District Lot 625 Gp 2 New Westminster District

BK114996

013-084-755

District Lot 626 Gp 2 New Westminster District

BK114996

Lands leased from the City of Abbotsford to be surrendered: Sumas Mountain Interregional Park Parcel Identiﬁer Legal Description 013-358-545

Legal Subdivision 9 Section 36 Township 16 New Westminster District Except Firstly: Part Dedicated Road on Plan 86141 and Secondly: Part Subdivided by Plan LMP5803

013-358-570

Legal Subdivision 16 Section 36 Township 16 New Westminster District

013-373-137

Legal Subdivision 7 Section 1 Township 17 New Westminster District

Elector responses must be given in the form established by the Board. Elector Response Forms as well as copies of the proposed bylaw are available at Metro Vancouver offices located at: 4730 Kingsway, Burnaby, British Columbia, or from the Metro Vancouver website at www.metrovancouver.org/boards/elections. Completed Elector Response Forms must be received by the Corporate Officer at the address set out above or via fax or email no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 12, 2018. If you are submitting this form to MVRD by facsimile (fax) or by email, it is your responsibility to ensure that the form has been received, including verification of facsimile transmission.

013-373-145

Legal Subdivision 10 Section 1 Township 17 New Westminster District

013-373-170

South Half of the South Half Legal Subdivision 16 Section 1 Township 17 New Westminster District

013-350-021

North Three Quarters Legal Subdivision 13 Section 6 Township 20 New Westminster District

013-350-005

North Half of the East Half of the North West Quarter Section 6 Township 20 New Westminster District

The only persons entitled to sign the elector response forms are persons qualified as resident electors or non-resident property electors of the area described above to which this approval process applies. The number of elector responses required to prevent the Board from proceeding without the assent of the electors is 171,520. Elector Response Forms will be reviewed only by the Corporate Officer or person designated by the Corporate Officer for purposes of determining the outcome of the alternative approval process. Lands proposed to be transferred to the City of Abbotsford:

013-373-196

South Half of the South East Quarter Section 12 Township 17 New Westminster District

018-490-751

Lot B Section 7 Township 20 New Westminster District Plan LMP12701

013-443-232

Legal Subdivision 7 Section 33 Township 19 New Westminster District

013-443-313

Legal Subdivision 8 Section 33 Township 19 Except Firstly: Lying South and East of Road Shown on Plan with Bylaw Filed 21631 Secondly: Part Subdivided by Plan 47705 New Westminster District

013-443-321

Legal Subdivision 9 Section 33 Township 19 New Westminster District

013-443-402

Legal Subdivision 16 Section 33 Township 19 New Westminster District

Lands sub-leased from the Fraser Valley Regional District to be surrendered: Sumas Mountain Interregional Park Parcel Identiﬁer Legal Description

Matsqui Trail Regional Park – Fee Simple Lands

Not applicable

Block A of Section 36 Township 16 East of the Coast Meridian New Westminster District

Parcel Identiﬁer Legal Description

Not applicable

Block B of Section 1 Township 17 East of the Coast Meridian New Westminster District

013-037-463

Parcel “D” (R.P.15521) of Parcel “A” (R.P.4226) DL 380A, Gp 2 NWD

Not applicable

Block A of Section 7 and 8 Township 20 East of the Coast Meridian NWD

013-037-471

Parcel “E” (R.P.15520) of Parcel “B” (R.P.4226) DL 380A Gp 2 NWD

Not applicable

Block C of Section 18 Township 20 East of the Coast Meridian NWD

006-821-626

Parcel “A” (513417E) Lot 9 DL 69, Gp 2 NWD Plan 604

Not applicable

Block A of Section 17 Township 20 East of the Coast Meridian NWD

006-820-751

Lot 12 DL 69 Gp 2 NWD Plan 604

Not applicable

023-344-091

Parcel A (SRW Plan LMP27214) Lot 10 DL 69 Gp 2 NWD Plan 604

That part of Block A of Section 34 Township 19 and of Section 2, 3 and 4 Township 20 East of the Coast Meridian NWD

006-820-786

Lot 11 DL 69 Gp 2 NWD Plan 604

012-976-351

Parcel “B” (R.P.3008) DL 67 Gp 2 NWD

Further information may be obtained by contacting the Metro Vancouver Regional District by email at icentre@metrovancouver.org or by telephone at 604-432-6200 from Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, other than statutory holidays.

Matsqui Trail Regional Park – Statutory Rights of Way Parcel Identiﬁer Legal Description

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Community Coming Events CLUBS AND GROUPS Delta Photo Club meets this Wednesday, Jan. 31, for digital competition evening. The subject is Open. Guest judge Kerri-Jo Stewart will join in-house judges to select images to move onto the North Shore Photographic Challenge. DPC assembles Wednesdays at KinVillage Community Centre at 7 p.m. (socializing and setup) 7:30 p.m. start. Guests welcome. For more information, please visit www.deltaphotoclub. com. The Delta HUB Cycling Committee is meeting on Thursday, Feb. 1, 7 p.m. at the Ladner Pioneer Library (meeting room). Attend their monthly gatherings and support local action to improve cycling safety and connectivity for all ages and abilities. Open to the public; no experience is required. Info: https://bikehub.ca/delta. Delta Nature presents: Birding where no one has birded before: The northern boreal forests of Saskatchewan, Tuesday, Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. at Benediction Lutheran Church, 56th St. & 6th Ave., Tsawwassen. Laura Stewart is a fourth year Faculty of Science Student in the Environmental Science program at UBC. She will talk about her experiences as a co-op student working for Environment Canada and the song birds of the boreal

forests of Saskatchewan. Contact tom.bearss@ dccnet.com for more info. All ages are welcome and the event is free. Delta Hospice Society invites adults who have experienced the death of a loved one to come together and participate in a supportive group. Participants will have opportunities to share their experiences and feelings, and learn how to navigate their grief process. Six sessions, led by a bereavement counsellor, starts Wednesday, Feb. 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Centre for Supportive Care, 4631 Clarence Taylor Cres., Ladner. Please pre-register by calling 604-948-0660. Program is complimentary. French language preschool Lutins du Bois, 785-49th St., Tsawwassen, is having an open house on Wednesday, Feb. 7 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Call 604-948-1222 for more info. Non-French speaking families are welcome. Morning classes and outdoor/nature afternoon classes are available. lutins_ du_bois@csf.bc.ca. Organizing Against Racism and Hate (OARH) BC Anti-racism Networks 2017-2018. There will be a community meeting Feb. 7, 4 to 6 p.m. at Deltassist, 9097120th St., Delta. Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions is a free six-week workshop at McKee Seniors Recreation Centre on Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. starting Feb. 8. Healthy eating, exercise, managing

pain and difficult emotions discussed. All participants receive the “Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions” book at no cost. Open to all adults. Caregivers are also welcome to attend. Register with UVic at 604-940-1273 or www.selfmanagementbc.ca. South Delta Newcomers Club welcomes new members to their group from Ladner, Tsawwassen and Point Roberts. They look forward to meeting new and returning members at its next monthly meeting on Thursday, Feb. 15, 7:15 p.m. at the Kiwanis Longhouse, 1710-56th St., Tsawwassen. John Horton, internationally acclaimed naval artist will present an illustrated history of the Fraser River; 10,000 years ago to the arrival of western culture and present day and the many changes forced on the Fraser River Delta. For more information please contact SouthDeltaNewcomers@ gmail.com. If you have children between the ages of 2 to 6 years old, come to Storytime at 10:30 to 11 a.m. at the Tsawwassen Library on Fridays and Saturdays or the Ladner Pioneer Library on Wednesdays and Saturdays. As the love of books and language are introduced, children and caregivers alike will enjoy interactive stories, songs, rhymes and more. Can’t come in the morning? Tuck into Pyjama Storytime at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Ladner Pioneer Library or Thursdays at the Tsawwassen Library. S.D. Family & Peer Support

Group reminder: Group’s annual Chinese Dinner is on Sunday, Feb. 18 at 5 p.m. Members will be called with more information and to register. Anyone in care within Delta Mental Health is welcome to join. Please call Geraldine at 604-943-5408 and leave a name and phone number for a call back to register. Delta Hospice Society offers a Drop-In Relaxation Circle, led by a music therapist, for those living with cancer to help address sleeplessness, pain, exhaustion and/or symptoms of depression and anxiety. Guided imagery and optional soothing touch are used to help relax participants. Meets Tuesday from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Centre for Supportive Care, 4631 Clarence Taylor Cres., Ladner. Program is complimentary.

Shari’s Saturday Social Dance theme is Hearts and Flowers, Feb. 10. Dress style optional but glitz and glamor always welcome. KinVillage Community Centre, 543010th Ave., Tsawwassen. Dance to a wide variety of CD music. $12 for members, $14 for non-members available at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m. Dancing from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. To reserve a table, call Shari at 604-9438755.

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FUND RAISERS Trivia Night: a fundraiser for Delta Gymnastics to keep the gym safe and up to date Saturday, March 10 at Ladner Community Centre, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Fun, food and fast moving games, www. deltagymnastics.com or call 604-943-0460.

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Bridge Tournament Thursday, Feb. 15 cash prizes, cash draws at KinVillage Community Centre, 543010th Ave., Tsawwassen.

Tickets available until Feb. 12. Sold in pairs only $10 per person. Tournament check in at 12:15 and bridge starts at 1 p.m.

Sacred Heart Parish in collaboration with Psalm Ninety Eight Music Ministry presents two events. Join singer/songwriter Fr. Rob Galea in concert Friday, Feb. 9 in the school and Fr. Tony Ricard presenting a dynamic and inspiring Lenten reflection, Thursday, Feb. 15 in the church. Contact sisterflolyn@shsdelta.org or call 604-946-2422 for more information. Tickets are $30 each for both events or $20 each for one event. World Day of Prayer, Friday, March 2 at 1 p.m. at Ladner United Church. Hospice Cottage Charity Shoppe Collectible Sale – March 2 and 3. Antique, vintage and new – furniture, silver, crystal, china, jewelry, art pieces, books, stamps, tools, cameras, trains, record players, Asian, First Nations and more. Visit the Shoppe at 1521-56th St., Friday, March

2, 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday, March 3, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ARTS Gallery 1710 is hosting the TGIF II art show daily from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. The show ends Sunday, Feb. 4. Located in Tsawwassen at 1710-56th St. south of the South Delta Recreation Centre. Embodied art therapy presentation and painting party Feb. 19 at Tsawwassen Arts Centre, 1172-56th St. Painting party starts at 6:30 p.m., presentation from 7 to 8 p.m. Event and party are free. Limited space. Registration by email: deltaarttherapy@ gmail.com. Presenter: Teresa Massel BN, BCATR, registered art therapist. The event is for adults, especially older adults, adults with adolescents and health professionals. Mark your calendar to schedule weekly musical playdates with Loades of Music Concert Band. Adults with woodwinds, brass and percussion instruments meet Thursdays 1 to 3 p.m. at Saviour Lutheran Church in Ladner. For more info email loadesofmusic@gmail.com.

The Coming Events column is published every Wednesday as a community service. If you have a non-profit event, mail, drop off, 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, please).

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Sports Shorts SCOREBOARD

PACIFIC JUNIOR HOCKEY Tom Shaw Conference W L T OTL Pts Delta 35 2 0 3 73 Richmond 29 6 1 2 61 North Van 26 12 0 3 55 Grandview 22 15 1 2 47 Port Moody 10 28 0 2 22 Harold Brittain Conference R. Meadows 25 11 2 1 53 Abbotsford 23 13 1 3 50 Langley 15 21 2 2 34 Aldergrove 14 22 1 2 31 Mission 15 25 0 1 31 Surrey 1 38 0 1 3 Recent score Delta 11 Surrey 1 - Jan. 25 Ice Hawks Scoring GP G A J. Deyrmenjian 37 31 37 G. Dhaliwal 39 18 35 J. Rees 37 18 28 D. Rubin 40 14 30 A. Suprynowicz 37 17 22 D. Szpakowski 38 11 25 J. Bogress 20 14 18 M. Araki-Young 31 8 15 B. Bonnar 39 9 14 M. Epshtein 39 11 11 J. Nelson 13 8 12 N. Pelletier 33 11 8 K. Uy 17 7 12 A. Hansen-Buk 36 4 15 I. Hendricks 39 4 15 T. Garey 39 3 13 G. LeBlanc 36 6 8 E. Bourhill 18 9 4 L. Visram 38 3 10

Pts 68 53 46 44 39 36 32 23 23 22 20 19 19 19 19 16 14 13 13

LOCAL TIDES

Pacific Standard Time. Height in feet THURSDAY, FEB. 1 6:44 am 12:16 pm 5:11 pm

15.1 9.8 13.5

FRIDAY, FEB. 2 1:07 am 7:21 am 1:09 pm 6:09 pm

2.0 15.1 9.2 13.1

SATURDAY, FEB. 3 1:51 am 7:57 am 2:02 pm 7:09 pm

3.0 15.1 8.2 12.5

SUNDAY, FEB. 4 1:33 am 8:32 am 2:56 pm 8:16 pm

4.3 15.1 7.5 11.8

MONDAY, FEB. 5 2:17 am 9:06 am 3:51 pm 9:34 pm

5.9 14.8 6.9 11.2

TUESDAY, FEB. 6 3:02 am 9:40 am 4:56 pm 11:08 pm

7.5 14.1 6.2 11.2

These predictions are supplements to and not replacements for the Canadian Tide and Current Tables, which include the only authorized tidal predictions for Canada and are provided by Canadian Hydrographic Service.

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Siblings shine in Montreal Ladner’s Meghan and Tavis Jamieson are among the top judokas in Canada MARK BOOTH

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Full university course loads aren’t slowing down Meghan and Tavis Jamieson. The brother and sister from Ladner recently attended Judo Canada’s Elite Nationals in Montreal. The singleelimination tournament is designated for the top eight judokas from across the country in their specific weight divisions. Qualifying is based on results at other high-profile competitions throughout the previous year. Meghan more than held her own in the senior women’s 70-kilogram class, earning silver after falling to Quebec native and national team member Alix Renaud-Roy in the gold medal bout. She had won two earlier matches to reach the final. The result continues her strong showings of late after capturing the Quebec Open back in November. Fighting in the men’s 100-kilogram class proved to be a lesson learned for Tavis in his opening round loss to Zachary Burt, another national team member from Quebec. “I tried being a little tricky and it didn’t work out well,” chuckled Tavis, who, at 20, is still gaining experience at the senior level. “I will know better for next time.” The two are now back on their regular training schedule at the Steveston Judo Club, which has been their home for the past decade, working mostly under head coach Kane Morishita who has watched them mature into young adults. Tavis is a couple of years younger than his sister but it was a friend that convinced him to sign up for judo first. Meghan then became intrigued after a Try Judo event at the Steveston Salmon Festival. They both have been hooked since. “They are the success story of two regular people. Tavis had played a little bit of soccer and Meghan was doing gymnastics,” said Morishita. “I still remember the day Tavis came up to me and

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Tavis and Meghan Jamieson recently attended Judo Canada’s Elite Nationals in Montreal where Meghan won a silver medal. said he was tired of losing and wanted to win a national championship. He wanted to know what would it take. “From that day on he trained incredibly hard. We trained at the (Olympic) Oval together and did everything you have to do. The following year he was a national champion.” Meghan’s journey to the top didn’t require the same kind of “Rocky” script. However, she has the admiration of her longtime coach as she continues to compete at a

high level while studying nursing at BCIT. “She is quite shy about her success,” continued Morishita. “In judo, it comes to the point where you have to make a decision to move to Montreal and attend McGill or Concordia if you have national team aspirations. The ultimate goal is to be in the Olympics but very few athletes are able to do that when you have to be ranked top 12 or 16 in the world just to qualify. “Both Meghan and Tavis have moved on from that stage of their careers but

are still making the commitment it takes to compete at a high level and attend university.” Meghan admits it’s her competitive drive that keeps her motivated, even when it can be difficult juggling studies with training. “I think I am a competitive person to begin with. It all starts with a white belt and you just want to keep working up to the next level. It’s been neat being able to go and see different places in Canada and just the experience of competing at higher

levels.” As for Tavis, he is balancing his competitive career with taking math and computer science courses at UBC. He is already looking forward to another shot at Elite Nationals next year and testing his skills against more national team members. The Jamiesons will conclude their competitive seasons with stops in Calgary and Edmonton as well as Steveston Judo Club’s own Pacific International at the Olympic Oval in March.

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Robinson moves behind Ice Hawks’ bench Former Sockeyes coach takes over in Delta as Naylor stretched too thin with Nanaimo duties MARK BOOTH

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The best rivalry in the Pacific Junior Hockey League this season just got a whole lot more intriguing. The Delta Ice Hawks have named Steve Robinson head coach for the balance of the season. Robinson made his debut on Tuesday night against his former team, the Richmond Sockeyes, in the final game of the inaugural Tunnel Cup series. The game was played past press deadline. Look for a full re-cap in Friday’s Optimist. “I’m excited to be working with this group and to try and finish off a superb regular season with a championship run in the playoffs. Of course it would be (Richmond) for the first game,” laughed Robinson. Ironically, Robinson was relieved of his duties moments before the Sockeyes’ 6-5 overtime

win over Delta back on Dec. 7. Richmond owned a 15-5-2 record at the time, but team ownership was not comfortable with him also guiding Seafair Minor Hockey’s top Bantam team that is currently ranked number one in the province. A short time later, Ice Hawks GM and head coach Darren Naylor took on the same roles with the B.C. Hockey League’s Nanaimo Clippers. The initial plan was for him to guide both teams for the remainder of the season. However, Delta has not looked sharp in recent weeks despite having a league-best 35-2-0-3 record. A pair of overtime losses to North Vancouver and Grandview were warning signs, then Naylor was behind the bench for last Tuesday’s 3-1 win over an Abbotsford team that dressed just 12 skaters due to injuries and league suspensions. Two days later he

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Steve Robinson was relieved of his duties in Richmond earlier this season despite the Sockeyes sporting a 15-5-2 record at the time. was on the phone with Robinson asking him to step in as head coach. “I truly believe that this is the best decision for the team right now,” said Naylor in a prepared press release. “The team requires a full-time coach for the playoffs and it

allows me to focus on my efforts with the Clippers.” The club already considered Robinson as a leading candidate to take over Naylor’s role next season. There is also a deep level of respect between the two coaches and if anyone can understand

juggling a couple of teams, it’s Naylor. It shouldn’t take Robinson too long to get comfortable in his new role. Recently added assistant coaches Quinten Wideski and Cam Cuthbert were two of his longest serving players

during their days with Seafair Minor Hockey. He is also familiar with current Richmond talent, including veterans Gary Dhaliwal and Daniel Rubin, while others he has coached in spring hockey. There are even some he was at one-time interested in seeing in Sockeyes’ colours before they signed with Delta. Robinson said his immediate concern is trying to sharpen up an inconsistent power play that is clicking at just a 14 per cent rate on home ice. “Ultimately, it’s making sure this team is firing back on all cylinders again with the playoffs looming.” Icing… The Ice Hawks set a new franchise record with their 35th win of the season in an 11-1 romp over Surrey last Thursday. They still have three games remaining after Tuesday before a probable first round playoff matchup with the Grandview Steelers.

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DOSWELL, Jean August 16, 1920 - December 30, 2017 Sadly, Jean, as she would have said has “hopped the twig”. Our Mom passed away in her sleep at Delta Hospital on December 30 at the age of 97. She was predeceased by her husband Dan. She is lovingly remembered by her children Flo (Bruce) and Jim (Penny); grandchildren Cheryl, Darren (Lenee), Dale (Pam), and Kyla (Adam); greatgrandchildren Lauren, Jenna, Chloe, Logan, Brooklyn, Henry, and Dehlia. Jean was the daughter of homesteaders, Howard and Jeanne Prier, and the eldest of eight children. She is survived by her sister Lilian Lovas (Jim Kwasnitza), brother Howard (Frances) Prier and sister-in-law Bernice Prier. Jean, who was a Mayflower descendant, drove a horse and wagon at the age of 12 across Alberta to their new homestead in the Peace River. It was in the Peace River where she met Dan and married in 1947. They were in love for the rest of their lives. Dan’s work took them to Prince Rupert, Seattle and Prince George, settling in Ladner in 1965. They spent eight years managing the Tsawwassen Inn and thoroughly enjoyed the hospitality business. Jean will be remembered in Ladner as the friendly lady at Ricky’s who seemed to knit afghan blankets for everyone in town. Most of all, Jean will be remembered as a good friend, a loving wife, a great mother, grandma and GG. She had a wonderful sense of humour and always enjoyed hearing or telling a good joke. She lived a very full life and will be deeply missed by her family. The family wish to thank Dr. Cheng and the doctors and nurses at Delta Hospital for their compassionate care. A reception and tea will be held on February 17 at 1:00pm at the Fisherman’s Hall in Ladner. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the BC Cancer Society or Delta Hospital Foundation. “We will always carry your memory in our hearts”

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OLSON (Parsons), Dorothy October 25, 1931 - January 24, 2018 It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our wonderful Mom, Grandma & Auntie Dot. She passed away very quickly after a very brave fight. We will all miss her warm, loving heart & her wonderful laugh. Mom loved her flowers, tennis (go Fed!), birds & her music. She touched many with her volunteering in Ladner. In her younger years, she spent alot of her time playing tennis, bowling, curling & gardening. Dorothy was pre-deceased by her husband Frank Parsons and husband Arthur Olson, She is lovingly remembered by her children; Ron, Kathy & Susy (Steve), grandchildren; Cody, Dusty, Britton, Quinn (Sarah), Michelle (Bill) & great grandchildren; Natasha, Travis, Kristi & Emily & kitty Lilly. Many thanks to all the staff @ Delta Hospital 1North & Surrey Memorial ICU Unit for all their expertise & wonderful care. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the SPCA or charity of your choice. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

GINGELL (nee Briginshaw), Betty May 3, 1929 − December 11, 2017

MOE, Lois Marie January 11, 1932 - January 16, 2018

Betty passed away peacefully in the early morning of December 11, 2017 at Delta Hospice, with her family near her. Our deep gratitude to Dr. Rogerson for all her years of care for her and the kind hospice staff.

It is with great sadness that the family of Lois Marie Moe (nee Townsend) announces the passing of our mom, grandmother and great-grandmother. Lois was predeceased by her parents, Archibald Townsend and Margaret (nee Wilson); husband Bill Moe; and infant daughter Sherrie. She will be lovingly remembered by her children, daughter Sandra Stokmo (Al), son Bradley (Brenda) and son Randall. She will also be missed by her granddaughters, Richelle Moe, Kirsten (Jason) Pryor, Kym (Martyn) Evans and Charlene Moe; as well as great-granddaughters, Jayde Evans and Olivia Pryor.

Betty was born in Sale, England and grew up in wartime London, from which she was evacuated during the blitz. She immigrated to Vancouver in 1953 to marry Fred Gingell as they had arranged in England. In 1960, Betty and Fred moved to Tsawwassen to raise their growing family, and until her final days she lived in the house they built together. Betty loved Tsawwassen and Ladner, and saw her calling as raising her family and contributing to her community, actively defending and participating in local services and events. She served for 25 years on both the Delta Hospital Auxiliary and the Altar Guild at St. David’s Anglican Church, and volunteered at Sunny Hill Hospital. She also fought for improvements in her community. A life−long member of Tsawwassen Tennis Club, she petitioned for the first tennis courts to be built at Dennison Park. Betty went door to door campaigning for the first sidewalk to be built along 56th Street so children were safe to walk to school. She worked to preserve the things she valued in her community. She hosted the first meeting in the campaign to save Delta Hospital and wanted the protection of parkland and farmland. In her private life, Betty delighted in gardening and animals, especially the many dogs she had over the years. Most of all, she loved her family. Betty took an active and much treasured part in her children’s and grandchildren’s lives, often including them in her work in the community. Curious and chatty, in her latter years, Betty was often seen around Tsawwassen on walks with her dog Amie, stopping to talk with others at any chance she could get. She will be deeply missed in the community and by her loving family. Betty is predeceased by her husband, Fred, who served as MLA for Delta South and whom Fred Gingell Park is named after. She is survived by Christopher (Debbie), John (Lois), and Jennifer (Grant); her grandchildren Jessica (Chris), Rebecca, David, Sarah (Todd), Kathryn (Benjamin), James and Rachael; and her great−grandchildren Grayson, Bowen, Caleb, and Quinna.

Mom was born in Vancouver; the only child of Archie and Margaret Townsend of Ladner, BC. She spent the first 5 years of her life living on a float house in Brown’s Bay on Vancouver Island where her dad was a mechanic for a logging company. The float home was later brought down to Ladner and placed on the Townsend farm at the corner of River Road West and 40th Street. She met Bill, the love of her life, while carpooling from Vancouver to Ladner. They were married in Ladner on July 27, 1951. Sandra and Brad were born in Chilliwack, Sherrie in Victoria and Randy in North Vancouver. Mom and dad were involved with the square dance club, active in their church and travelled to many far off places. They moved to Ladner when dad retired but mom returned to the North Shore to be closer to family and friends after dad’s passing in 1993. She volunteered at Lions Gate Hospital and Harvest House. Friends were very important to mom and she was blessed to have had many wonderful ones in her life. Mom was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was gracious and generous; she had an inner strength that saw her through any tough times. Our family would like to thank the care staff at Evergreen House who made mom feel comfortable and secure for the past 2 years, and to Dr. Sugar who treated mom with compassion and respected her final wishes. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 1 pm at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1110 Gladwin Drive, North Vancouver. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in mom’s memory to the charity of your choice. Online condolences may be offered at www.mem.com. Ever Remembered, Ever Loved

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In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Delta Hospice Society. A service celebrating Betty’s life was held at 2 pm on Saturday, January 27 at Saint David’s Anglican Church, 1115 − 51 A Street, Tsawwassen.

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A24 The Delta Optimist January 31, 2018

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETINGS

Gateway Casinos and Entertainment Limited Application

The City of Delta is hosting a series of Public Information Meetings for the proposed development at 6005 Highway 17A (see location map below). The proposal is for an entertainment complex with a casino, hotel, multiple restaurants and meeting facilities. The purpose purposeofofthese thesemeetings meetings provide information on The is is to to provide information on the the application and answer questions. You are invited to attend application and answer questions.You are invited to attend one or more of these meetings, which will be held: one or more of these meetings, which will be held:

Meeting #1 Date: Thursday, February 1, 2018 Time: 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Open House) Location: Harris Barn (4140 Arthur Drive)

Meeting #2 Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 Time: 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Open House) Location: Sungod Recreation Centre (7815 112 Street)

Meeting #3 Date: Thursday, February 8, 2018 Time: 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Open House) Location: Harris Barn (4140 Arthur Drive)

Key Application Facts: The application is for a development with a casino, a hotel with approximately 116 rooms, restaurants and meeting facilities on the property at 6005 Highway17A (current site of the Delta Town and Country Inn). The application involves a request to rezone the subject property from C3 Commercial Tourist Zone to a new zone that would permit the proposed uses. The proposed entertainment complex would have a total floor area of approximately 15,113 m² (162,678 ft²), including a 4,366 m² (47,000 ft²) casino. A total of 800 parking spaces are also proposed. Application File Number: LU008527 Applicant: Jeff Christianson, IBI Group Additional information on the Gateway Casinos and Entertainment Limited application can be found on Delta’s website: www.delta.ca/casino. Have questions or comments? Email: cpd@delta.ca or call the Community Planning & Development Department at 604-946-3380.

The public will have an opportunity to view display boards that provide current information about the application. Delta staff and representatives from the British Columbia Lottery Corporation and Gateway Casinos and Entertainment Limited will be available to answer questions between 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM.

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