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Donation was likely a mistake Tsawwassen thrift store receives $23,000 in jewelry, turns it over to police IAN JACQUES
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A kind citizen has donated thousands of dollars of jewelry to a Tsawwassen thrift store, which believes the gift might have been made in error. Delta Youth Support Link (DYSL) Thrift Store received a donation of what appeared to be costume jewelry, but board member Jim Silver told the Optimist the look of the items
just didn’t seem right. “We went into Vancouver and had the items appraised. We wanted to make sure we knew what we were talking about,” said Silver. “It looked valuable. Once we realized the value of it, obviously someone has made a mistake here, so we took it to the police just in case it was stolen or they would have a better idea if someone had reported this stolen.” The donation came into the
thrift store around March 1. The jewelry is valued at $23,000. DPD public affairs coordinator Cris Leykauf said since an initial release about the items was made public last Thursday, police have received several inquiries, but as of Monday, no one had come forward to identify the items in person. “We are hoping someone comes in and claims it,” added Silver. “To have that amount of
money donated — I think someone has made a mistake and doesn’t realize it.” Silver said the store has got valuable items by mistake in the past, but nothing of this value. “You get some pieces that are worth a few dollars, but certainly not something like that,” he said. Because of the nature of the donation, police are not providing a description of the jewelry. To claim, contact DPD at 604946-4411.
It’s likely the worst kept secret in Delta. Former Delta CAO George Harvie is set to make an announcement next Tuesday evening at Tsawwassen Springs about his political future. “I hope you can join me for a special announcement regarding the upcoming Delta municipal election,” he stated on social media Monday. On Tuesday morning, Harvie’s campaign manager Micah Haince confirmed that Harvie would be running for mayor. “We will be unveiling the slate of five that will be running George Harvie alongside George,” said Haince. “They will be running under the slate name Achieving for Delta. The name represents the past 18 years and the accomplishments that (Mayor) Lois (Jackson) and George have made together, but also bridges what they would like to do and their promises for Delta and continuing George’s record of success, so Achieving for Delta represents both the past and future.” On Monday, former Delta fire chief Dan Copeland posted a similar announcement on social media. Haince said he could not name the other four candidates, but did confirm Copeland will be running alongside Harvie. HARVIE: see Page 3
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