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THE DELTA LEADER JULY 2011 B1 LATE BUT PLENTIFUL CROP P3 ••• SZENDREI GARDEN BUILT P6 ••• DELTA RIOTERS CONFESS P7 Hannah Sutherland, reporter Black Press Children who have been anxiously awaiting the completion of Rotary Wa- terWorks in Tsawwassen aren’t limit- ed to peering through its surrounding fence any longer. The water park, which has been more than two years in the mak- ing, opened at Diefenbaker Park on Wednesday (July 13). Tsawwassen Rotary Club’s Vickie Sangster said a grand opening celebra- tion will follow on Aug. 4 at 11 a.m. The reveal has been made all the more possible due to people who have donated time and resources to the proj- ect, such as more than 60 volunteers— including members of the South Delta Sun Devils football team—who helped lay sod on the site in mid-June. A second sod-planting was held June 28, and a colourful rubber coat- ing was applied to the splash-pad sur- face sooon after. “It’s going to really brighten up that area,” Sangster said, noting the coat- ing is made of 120 recycled B.C. tires. Storyboards are also to be installed, so visitors can learn about the park’s history as well as Rotary’s water con- servation initiatives and efforts to help people in Third World countries obtain clean drinking water. The park itself features 18 splash- pad elements, including smokestacks at the top of a hill that have buttons children can push to release water and fill a creek below. Kids can change the direction of the water flow by opening and closing weirs along the way. Another attraction is the park’s “rain garden.” “In urban landscaping, it’s the latest thing that municipalities do,” Sangster said. “They become a habitat for but- terflies and birds or whatnot.” Writer and children’s storyteller Laura Thomas has once again teamed up with Delta Parks, Recre- ation and Culture to offer a province-wide summer writing contest for budding authors. The contest is open to any B.C. resident between the ages of 10 and 17. There is also a special incen- tive category for children six to nine-years-old. Contestants are asked to send in three copies of an original short story of up to 1,000 words on any subject. Thanks to donations by Delta businesses, the contest is free to enter and the top six winners in each category will receive prizes The contest closes Aug. 31. Entries can be mailed to JA Short Story Contest c/o South Delta Recre- ation Centre, 1720 56 Street, Delta, B.C., V4L 2B1. At the June 27 Delta council meeting, Mayor Lois Jackson recognized three of Delta’s aquatic staff who recently received awards from the Canadian Red Cross. Louise Bishoff received the Order of the Red Cross; Paula Thulin was honoured for her 15 years of service; and Michelle Hebein was rec- ognized for her accomplishment in teaching more than 50 courses. According to the final monthly report on the sta- tus of the federally funded infrastructure program in Delta, all projects were completed on time and on budget. The final results show that Delta received more than $8.5 million in federal stimulus funding to complete 10 projects worth more than $16 million. Delta was also successful in obtaining alternate funding of $16.5 million for four additional projects totalling almost $26 million in project costs. Delta undertook 14 projects with a total value of approximately $42.5 million at a cost to Delta of $14.8 million. PICTURED Children get wet and wild at the WaterWorks park in Diefenbaker park in Tsawwassen which opened earlier this month. Jim Kinnear photo Brought to you by ISSUE 15 VOL 2 JULY Budding authors sought Strong swimmers applauded Delta projects on time and on budget ISSUE 15 VOL Splashing good time Final touches completed on Rotary WaterWorks — Continued on p.4 COMMUNITY BRIEFS Submit your entry form and photo between August 1st and September 12th for Mayor Jackson’s 3rd annual garden contest for kids (ages 5-16). Visit www.corp.delta.bc.ca/ gardencontest for more information. Garden Contest for Kids

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the delta leader july 2011 ❙ B1THE DELTA LEADER JULY 2011 ❙ B1

LATE BUT PLENTIFUL CROP P3 ••• SZENDREI GARDEN BUILT P6 ••• DELTA RIOTERS CONFESS P7

Hannah Sutherland, reporterBlack Press

Children who have been anxiously awaiting the completion of Rotary Wa-terWorks in Tsawwassen aren’t limit-ed to peering through its surrounding fence any longer.

The water park, which has been more than two years in the mak-ing, opened at Diefenbaker Park on Wednesday (July 13).

Tsawwassen Rotary Club’s Vickie Sangster said a grand opening celebra-tion will follow on Aug. 4 at 11 a.m.

The reveal has been made all the more possible due to people who have donated time and resources to the proj-ect, such as more than 60 volunteers—

including members of the South Delta Sun Devils football team—who helped lay sod on the site in mid-June.

A second sod-planting was held June 28, and a colourful rubber coat-ing was applied to the splash-pad sur-face sooon after.

“It’s going to really brighten up that area,” Sangster said, noting the coat-ing is made of 120 recycled B.C. tires.

Storyboards are also to be installed, so visitors can learn about the park’s history as well as Rotary’s water con-servation initiatives and efforts to help people in Third World countries obtain clean drinking water.

The park itself features 18 splash-pad elements, including smokestacks at the top of a hill that have buttons

children can push to release water and fill a creek below. Kids can change the direction of the water flow by opening and closing weirs along the way.

Another attraction is the park’s “rain garden.”

“In urban landscaping, it’s the latest thing that municipalities do,” Sangster said. “They become a habitat for but-terflies and birds or whatnot.”

Writer and children’s storyteller Laura Thomas has once again teamed up with Delta Parks, Recre-ation and Culture to offer a province-wide summer writing contest for budding authors.

The contest is open to any B.C. resident between the ages of 10 and 17. There is also a special incen-tive category for children six to nine-years-old.

Contestants are asked to send in three copies of an original short story of up to 1,000 words on any subject.

Thanks to donations by Delta businesses, the contest is free to enter and the top six winners in each category will receive prizes

The contest closes Aug. 31. Entries can be mailed to JA Short Story Contest c/o South Delta Recre-ation Centre, 1720 56 Street, Delta, B.C., V4L 2B1.

At the June 27 Delta council meeting, Mayor Lois Jackson recognized three of Delta’s aquatic staff who recently received awards from the Canadian Red Cross. Louise Bishoff received the Order of the Red Cross; Paula Thulin was honoured for her 15 years of service; and Michelle Hebein was rec-ognized for her accomplishment in teaching more than 50 courses.

According to the final monthly report on the sta-tus of the federally funded infrastructure program in Delta, all projects were completed on time and on budget. The final results show that Delta received more than $8.5 million in federal stimulus funding to complete 10 projects worth more than $16 million.

Delta was also successful in obtaining alternate funding of $16.5 million for four additional projects totalling almost $26 million in project costs.

Delta undertook 14 projects with a total value of approximately $42.5 million at a cost to Delta of $14.8 million.

PICTURED Children get wet and wild at the WaterWorks park in Diefenbaker park in Tsawwassen which opened earlier this month. Jim Kinnear photo

Brought to you by

ISSUE 15 VOL 2 JULY

Budding authors sought

Strong swimmers applauded

Delta projects on time and on budget

ISSUE 15 VOL

Splashinggood timeFinal touches completed on Rotary WaterWorks

— Continued on p.4

›COMMUNITYBRIEFS

Submit your entry form and photo between August 1st and September 12th for Mayor Jackson’s 3rd annual garden contest for kids (ages 5-16). Visit www.corp.delta.bc.ca/gardencontest for more information.

Garden Contest for Kids

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Message from Mayor Lois E. Jackson and Delta Council

Portraits of Honour

The Corporation of Delta is honoured to have worked in partnership with Kin Canada and the Kinsmen Club of Ladner/Tsawwassen to bring the Portraits of Honour National Tour to Ladner’s Memorial Park on Saturday July 16th, and would like to take this opportunity to thank the Kinsmen Club of Ladner/Tsawwassen for their efforts in coordinating this event.

“Portraits of Honour” is a national project by Kin Canada honouring those who have fallen in combat during the war in Afghanistan, and, by extension, all past, present and future Canadian Forces personnel.

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We want to hear from youPlease forward any questions or comments to Mayor Lois E. Jackson by email at [email protected], telephone (604) 946-3210 or mail to: The Corporation of Delta, 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, BC V4K 3E2 www.corp.delta.bc.ca

North Delta Recreation Centre ExpansionThe design process for the North Delta Recreation Centre is underway.

A recent public consultation meeting and feedback from facility

patrons has assisted in the progression of the expanded facility

design. A workshop led by an architect and attended by both staff

and user groups of the facility was held last week to develop images

and a rendering of the expanded facility. Stay tuned for further

updates and the expected project timeline.

Lawn Sprinkling Regulations in EffectResidents are reminded that lawn

sprinkling regulations are in effect

from June 1 to September 30

each year. Lawn sprinkling is only

permitted from 4:00 am to 9:00 am

on the following days:

> Even-numbered address:

Mondays, Wednesdays and

Saturdays

> Odd-numbered address:

Tuesdays, Thursdays and

Sundays

Upcoming Eventswww.corp.delta.bc.ca/events

Tsawwassen Sun Festival

July 30 to August 1, 2011

Celebrate BC Day long weekend at South Delta’s community festival.

There’s fun for the whole family including a parade, children’s midway,

antique fair, marketplace, slow pitch tournament, BMX air show,

bingo, main stage entertainment and much more. The parade is on

Monday at 11:00 am; the route will start on 16 Avenue and travel

along 56 Street to Winskill Park.

Rotary WaterWorks Grand Opening

August 4, 2011 at 11:00 am

Mayor Lois E. Jackson and

Delta Council, in partnership

with the Tsawwassen Rotary

Club, invite you to the grand

opening of the Rotary

WaterWorks water playground

at Diefenbaker Park.

Diefenbaker Park is located at 5579 1 Avenue, Tsawwassen

(1 Avenue & 56 Street).

Front row: Cllr. Heather King, Mayor Lois E. Jackson, Cllr. Anne Peterson Back row: Cllrs Scott Hamilton, Ian Paton, Robert Campbell and Bruce McDonald

Mayor Lois E. Jackson.

Artist Dave Sopha> Photos by David Roberts

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behind the scenesEditorialPhilip RaphaelSouth Delta Leader, Editor604-948-3640 ext. 122 [email protected]

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Christopher Sun, contributorBlack Press

Even with a late start, blue-berry farmers across Delta are expecting a berry good season that could last well into Octo-ber.

“They are late but they will be worth the wait,” said Deb-bie Etsell, executive director of the BC Blueberry Council.

“This year is probably one of the latest seasons in a long time.”

Etsell explained that blue-berry season can start as early as late-June, but usually by the fi rst week of July. This year blueberry season is three weeks late with farmers just starting to pick the fruit last week. With a late start and if the summer heat fi nally makes an appearance, blueberry sea-son could continue into Octo-ber this year.

Jack Bates, vice-president of the Delta Farmers’ Institute and

owner of Tecarte Farms says this year’s crops look good. He too doesn’t expect blueberries will have a less than stellar sea-son as strawberries did.

“It can withstand a little bit more rain,” Bates said about blueberries. “Lots of moisture plumps them up and we are just waiting for some heat to ripen them.”

Emma Lea Farms on West-ham Island is one of many Del-ta farms that started blueberry picking last weekend.

“The crop looks like it’s go-ing to be great,” said Joanne Husband, co-owner of Emma Lea Farms. “We’re pretty ex-cited.”

Husband also grows straw-berries and raspberries. She explained that the rain affected those crops as neither thrives in wet weather. Judging by all the berries in her blueberry fi eld, it may be a bumper crop this year.

“The berries are a great size,”

she added.“They are absolutely deli-

cious.”Canada is the third larg-

est blueberry producer in the world with the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley being the sec-ond largest blueberry growing region in the world.

“Blueberry is the largest fruit export of Canada,” Etsell said, explaining that it is not apples. “Canada is a net exporter.”

There are 700 blueberry growers in B.C. and they are forecasted to harvest 100 mil-lion pounds of the blue stuff this year, up from 90 million last year. The industry employs over 10,000 workers.

Since 2003, the total area of B.C. farmland planted with blueberries has more than doubled to over 20,000 acres, making it one of the province’s fastest growing agricultural in-dustries. [email protected]

Late but plentiful crop PICTURED Kristen Twaites and Joanne Husband of Emma Lea Farms on Westham Island show off this year's blueberry crop. Delta farmers are predicting a good season. Christopher Sun photo

After a three week late start, blueberry season could continue into October if the summer weather decides to heat up

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honourPortraits of Honour

The Portraits of Honour and artist Dave Sopha made a hugh impact on me. It made me stop, think and be thankful for our troops recently and in the past, who gave the ultimate price for our country - their life.

Thanks to the Kinsmen Club for helping organize the tour stop in Ladner!

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There has recently been a noticeable increase of incidents of fires caused by dry peat moss in potting soil. Problems are also related to fertilizers in the soil, which can act as oxidizers that accelerate fires. Many potting soils on the market today contain less dirt and more organic substances that are flammable, such as shredded wood, bark, peat moss, Styrofoam, and vermiculite.

potting soil emerging as a fire hazard

Delta Fire oFFers the Following tips to reDuce potteD planter Fires:

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• Always keep potted plants well watered and maintained.

• Do not keep potted plants near combustible materials.

• Unused potting soil should be spread in your yard or garden.

• Use clay planter pots whenever possible, as they may keep potting soil fires better contained.

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The children’s splash pad will oper-ate seasonally, while the rest of the park will be open most of the year, she added.

The entire project—a collaboration be-tween Rotary Club of Tsawwassen and the Corporation of Del-ta—is to cost around $350,000, about

$35,000 over the ini-tial estimate.

“We’re a little bit over budget and we’re thinking of ways we can compensate for that,” Sangster said.

Two sponsorship opportunities that are currently available of-fer donors the chance to “symbolically buy” and have a plaque in-stalled on the park’s bridge or rain tower.

Contributors who have stepped up to the plate in other ways will also be recognized, Sangster added.

A large granite stone with the names of major donors etched into it will be unveiled at the Aug. 4 celebration, while ad-ditional recognition signage will be visible throughout the site.

“We’re totally ap-preciative of every-one who has helped the Rotary Club and there have been many of them.”

People of all ages and walks of life can enjoy the park, Sang-ster said.

“No matter what age you are, everyone is either a child them-selves, they know one or they have one, so I think all the gen-erations will be at the park,” she said. “I think that the Rotary Club will be proud of what we have ac-complished there to really enhance the community services and amenities there at Diefenbaker Park.”

Sangster looks for-ward to visiting the site and hearing the laughter of children playing there.

“That will just be perfect for me.”

Park benches made of recyclable materi-als ($2,300) are still available for pur-chase. For more in-formation, call Delta Parks Recreation and Culture at [email protected]

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PICTURED Kevin Blake of Marathon Services installs a poured-in-place rubber surface at the WaterWorks park in Diefenbaker park in Tsawwassen. Jennifer Gauthier photo

— Continued from p.1

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PICTURED Kirsten Martin (top), Stormy MacKay (right), and Heather Schmit, help Brian White install flag stones at the Laura Szendrei garden being built at Burnsview secondary in North Delta. Evan Seal photo

Maria Spitale-Leisk, reporterSurrey/North Delta Leader

A handful of 16-year-old girls gather near the wolf eyes dog-wood tree in the garden at Burns-view Secondary in North Delta.

“It doesn’t grow tall and it’s not aggressive,” explains Heather Schmit.

It’s a fi tting tree for a budding garden dedicated to a young woman who was viciously at-tacked in broad daylight in near-by Mackie Park last September.

Laura Szendrei, 15, succumbed to her injuries the day after she was attacked. Nearly a year later, the community of North Delta is still healing.

Kirsten Martin, Stormy MacK-ay, Heather Schmit, Nicole Kokl-ski and Allison Shields are going into grade 11 this fall at Burns-view.

They all came together in an

environmental studies class in January. Their class project—the garden—would serve two pur-poses: a passing grade for the girls and a permanent memorial for Laura at her school.

And while the girls were not Laura’s closest friends, her pres-ence at the school certainly had an effect on them.

“She was a classmate that I talked to in school,” says Heath-er.

"I didn’t really know her," adds Stormy. “I saw her around. I know she was a really happy person.”

Ground was broken in April at the eastern side of the school. The pitchfork jammed in the gravel under the sod. One agoniz-ing month later, only the sod was skimmed off.

That’s when local realtor and good samaritan Brian White ar-rived on the scene.

White, president of the Laura

Szendrei Memorial Scholarship Foundation, donated $5,000 of the foundation’s savings to the garden project.

"I wanted the garden to be done while they can still enjoy it," explains a smiling White. "At the rate that they were going they would be third-year university students."

Now armed with an excavator, the girls were ready to exercise their green thumbs.

Heather stands in the sloped soil and points to the middle area of the garden where the memo-rial plaque will be placed.

She contemplates out loud about adding dandelions around it.

"They were her favourite," Heather explains.

White cringes at the prospect of the girls planting weeds.

Friends plant memorial garden for slain Delta teenBurnsview Secondary students honour Laura Szendrei

— Continued on p.7

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"How about some sunny perennials?," he gently advises.

Bedding plants—in a variety of colours and arched like a rain-bow—will be the focal point of the garden, because Laura liked a rainbow of colours.

Rain or shine the girls have been out in the garden. Members of Laura’s immediate fam-ily, including her grand-parents, are permanent

fi xtures at the work site. They might stop by with refreshments or just to lend a hand.

Other members of the Delta community have also stepped up to the plate. White’s neighbour built a wood retaining wall around the front pe-rimeter of the garden, donating his time and labour.

And White himself has put in countless hours in the months following Laura’s death, organizing

fundraisers for the Laura Szendrei Me-morial Scholarship Foundation. In April, the foundation raised $65,000 from a char-ity walk in Laura’s memory.

"Well, I’m a com-munity-minded kind of guy," explains White of why he got involved.

On Oct. 6, two sis-ters were going to do a protest march, says White.

"I thought instead of turning it into an angry thing let’s turn it into a community

event," he explains.Back in the garden,

the girls discuss how they will pay back, in installments, the $15,000 to $20,000 interest-free loan from the foundation. Tra-ditional fundraising events have been dis-cussed: bottle drives and car washes.

Sept. 23 is the an-ticipated unveiling of the garden. Next spring it will be a spot where students get their graduation pho-tos [email protected]

— Continued from p.6

Two Delta rioters confessTwo Delta residents are among

the 37 people who have turned themselves in after participat-ing in the Stanley Cup riots last month.

The Vancouver Police Depart-ment's integrated riot investiga-tion team issued a release an-nouncing that 30 men and seven women have come forward for taking part in the Vancouver riot after the Canucks lost to the Boston Bruins in the fi nal game of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Names have not been released as charges are pending. Some of those pending charges include participating in a riot, assault, robbery, arson and weapons

possession. Nine of those rioters are from

Surrey, seven from Vancouver, four from Maple Ridge, three from Burnaby and two from Ab-botsford, New Westminster and North Vancouver. The rest are from other Vancouver suburbs, Vancouver Island and the Inte-rior.

An additional 111 people are currently under investigation and the VPD expects to investi-gate "hundreds more."

The VPD received 4,300 email tips and have 1,500 hours of vid-eos, 15,000 pictures and 3,000 video data fi les to review.

Anyone with unsubmitted

photos and videos is asked to make copies and to not delete them off their memory card or phones before contacting the police, as they may need to in-vestigate the original devices. They can then be sent to [email protected]. Tips can be left at 604-717-2541 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

People can still turn them-selves in by calling 778-838-2124.

A team of 50 police offi cers and experts are part of the IRIT team. The team is currently pre-paring charges against those who have come forward.

—Staff writer

Planting a rainbow

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