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The voice of Delta since 1922WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016

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It’s one of Delta’s oldesthomes, but its heritage valuemight not save it from demoli-tion in today’s red hot real estatemarket.

Realtors Stephanie Hunterand Shannon Kewley are trying

to organize a group interestedin saving the Flick Residence at5584-8A Ave. in Tsawwassen.Built in 1905 by Enos Flickas part of a larger farm prop-erty at the time, the updated2,600-square-foot, wood-framecottage is listed at $1.18 million.

It sits on a 6,400-square-footlot.

“The Flick Residence is valu-able as the oldest and last sur-viving early settler’s cottage inTsawwassen, and represents theoriginal development of agri-cultural land in the Tsawwassenarea, which was some of therichest farmland in the LowerMainland,” according to Delta’sheritage register.

Hunter, who is the listingagent, said she’s concerned thehouse will only be seen as a tear-down.

“There is already interestfrom offshore buyers who likelywill demolish the home andgardens,” Hunter and Kewleywarned in a news release lastweekend just before an open

house was held.Saving the home from a

potential wrecking ball is espe-cially important for Kewley,who grew up in it. She told theOptimist that keeping the houseat its current location or perhapseven moving it are options thatshould be explored.AWARENESS: see Page 3

Port opponents make more than a peep!

PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE

Naturalist and author AnneMurray addresses the crowd at last Saturday’s Peep-In, an annual event to highlight the western sand-piper migration through Roberts Bank and the impacts port expansion could have on the species and others.

Heritagevaluemightnot savehouseFlick Residence could be seen as tear-downas last surviving cottage inTsawwassenput onmarket

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Homeless individualssleeping in in cars, camp-ers and other vehicles areusing Delta’s industrialareas as a safe place tocamp out for the night.

That’s what was uncov-ered during recent munici-pal bylaw sweeps of theindustrial zones.

After Delta amendedits bylaws this year torestrict commercial vehi-cle parking overnight onany highway, a regulationconsistent with adjacentcities, bylaw inspec-tors have been checkingAnnacis Island and theTilbury Industrial Park forcommercial trucks beingparked on the streets.Truck owners from aroundthe region had been driv-ing their cars to the areasand parking there duringthe day while they drovetheir big rigs for work,then would park theirtrucks there at night. It wasa growing complaint forbusiness owners.

A staff report to Deltacouncil notes after warn-ings and enforcementactions were taken, there’snow few, if any, com-mercial vehicles parkingon the street overnight inboth areas.

However, the report alsonoted while conductingparking enforcement atnight, bylaws staff encoun-

tered a number of home-less individuals sleepingin campers and vans atroadside.

“These concerns werepassed on to Delta policefor their information,” thereport notes.

Bylaws manager HughDavies told the Optimistovernight camping on thestreet was already prohib-

ited under Delta’s bylaws.He also noted you’ll findhomeless people in anygiven industrial area.

“It’s all over the LowerMainland,” Davies said.“If you’re living in yourcar, where are you goingto park? You’re not goingto park in a residentialstreet necessarily becausethe residents will look out

and ask what that personis doing there, so there’sa tendency to gravitate toindustrial areas and parkyour vehicles there whereyou would feel safe.”

Davies, who was amember of the DeltaPolice Department for 30years before joining theCorporation of Delta, saidthey would usually onlyenforce the bylaw in more“extreme circumstances.”

Two years ago, volun-teers throughout Deltaconducted a homelesscount, revealing a hiddenpopulation of people whoare couch surfing or sleep-ing in their cars.

Kay Dennison, a mem-ber of the Delta SeniorsPlanning Team, at the timesaid the count confirmedthere are homeless peoplein both North Delta andSouth Delta, as well as anincrease in seniors whoare homeless.

The count was part ofa Metro Vancouver countconducted every threeyears to provide a snap-shot of the homeless.

CONTINUED from Page 1“Ultimately, to preserve

the house, we wanted tobring awareness to thisbecause it would be everso sad to see it torn down,”she said.

“We’re hoping to createa higher level of conver-sation and collectivelymaybe a few people canget together and make adown payment, rent it outand try to figure some-thing out, and talk to thecity of Delta and see ifthere’s any chance of get-ting it declared a heritagehome so it can’t be torndown,” Kewley added.

Preserving heritagestructures has been mak-ing news due to a numberof contentious develop-ment proposals as wellas the demolition of the

historic Kittson Houseon Highway 10. The civicheritage committee isworking on a new heritagestrategy that will come toDelta council sometimethis year.

For now, in addition tohaving heritage conser-vation areas, as well as anumber of incentives forowners of heritage build-ings looking to redevelop,Delta has a couple ofso-called heritage inven-tories: the Rural HeritageInventory adopted in 1998and the Urban HeritageInventory adopted in2000. Being on an inven-tory means the property isflagged for discussion forincentives for preservationand maintenance, but thatdoesn’t prevent a build-ing from ultimately being

knocked down.There’s also a Delta

Heritage Register, adoptedin 1999. It’s the officialregister of sites of heritagesignificance. Propertiesare added by council anddo not require the owner’sapproval, but it has beencouncil’s policy to seekvoluntary agreements.

Properties on theregister are automati-cally added to a provincialheritage register and areeligible for inclusion on aCanadian register, howev-er, being on it also doesn’tguarantee protection.The Flick Residence ison the register, the oldestTsawwassen home on it.

A move that wouldassure homes like theFlick Residence aren’ttorn down would be for

council to designate themas “Designated HeritageProperties.” That designa-tion, also usually done inDelta if an owner agrees,means a home can’t betorn down.

Council can also imposea temporary protectionorder for up to 60 daysif it considers that herit-

age property might beadversely affected by adevelopment application.Such a move was done forthe Kittson House, but itwas ultimately torn down.

Anyone wanting moreinformation about theFlick Residence can con-tact Hunter at [email protected].

Homeless in industrialparksWhile enforcing truck parking restrictions, individuals found sleeping in vehicles

Realtors raisingawareness ineffort to save 1905home

PHOTO BY SANDOR GYARMATI

While some homeless people in Delta are easy to spot, what’s more difficult todetermine is the number of hidden homeless, including those living in their carsand camping in such areas as Tilbury or Annacis Island.

PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE

The Flick Residence is the oldest Tsawwassen homeon the Delta Heritage Register.

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Elevated lead levelshave been detected in thedrinking water at severalDelta schools.

The school districtmade public late last weekthe results of a first roundof water testing conductedin “three of our olderschools in Delta,” althoughit didn’t name them.

“Each school showedslightly positive lead lev-els above the maximumacceptable level in ‘pre-flush’ pipe water (eight outof 15 samples were abovethe maximum acceptablelevel),” a notice on the dis-trict’s website stated.

According to the district,three of the positive tests

were in drinking fountains.In post-flush testing, onlyone source of the 15 wasstill high.

The district’s facili-ties department has puttogether an initial miti-gation plan starting thisweek that includes remov-ing the suspect drinkingfountains, daily morningflushes of all pipes in olderschools and water testingin all schools built before1989.

Based on the testresults, future plans will bedeveloped.

The tests results areexpected back from thelaboratory by mid-Mayand once received, thedistrict says it will act onany concerns and com-municate to schools and

parents.“In the interim, schools

are undertaking preven-tative measures, whichincludes running waterfor a couple of minutes atall drinking fountains andclassroom faucets eachmorning to mitigate anytrace of any potential con-taminants in the water,”the district stated.

Noting the water qual-ity in Delta is amongst thebest in the world, the dis-trict said there are no leadpipes in any of the schools’water systems. Buildingsbuilt prior to 1989 havecopper piping and thestandard practice hadbeen to externally solderpipes with a compoundthat may have includedlead.

Earlier this month, B.C.New Democrats called onthe provincial governmentto implement routinemandatory water qualitytests at all schools in theprovince to prevent chil-dren from being exposedto higher lead levels intheir drinking water.

The call came afterelevated levels were foundin some schools in PrinceRupert.

The B.C. Teachers’Federation also joined thecall for mandatory testing.

Earlier this year, theMinistry of Educationwrote to school districtsinforming them to workwith their health authori-ties to evaluate water qual-ity in schools built before1989.

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A hazardous wasteremoval crew had to becalled out to a Ladnerneighbourhood last weekafter someone illegallydumped materials con-taining asbestos.

Close to 50 garbage bagsfull of material were lefton the street in the 5300-block of Admiral Way lastThursday morning. A resi-dent said she saw the bags,which were all sealed withduct tape and left on thestreet, early that morning.

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It’s EmergencyPreparedness Week andthe Corporation of Delta isencouraging residents tobe ready.

FromMay 1 to 7, Deltais hosting events andpromoting EmergencyPreparedness Week tohelp Deltans get ready forany disaster, natural orman-made.

The Shake Zone mobileearthquake simulator willbe at the Fire Hall Centrefor the Arts in North Deltaon Friday from noonuntil 6 p.m. The simulatorallows people to experi-ence the impact of anearthquake and aims tomotivate residents to beprepared in case of a dis-aster. Friday’s display willalso include informationon how to get prepared foran earthquake.

The municipality is alsolater this year offering freeemergency preparednessworkshops. The work-shops, which aim to teachresidents the risks, how tomake a plan and what todo in an emergency, run6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 28 atthe Ladner Leisure Centreand Sept. 27 at the SouthDelta Recreation Centre.

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For Laurie, even gettingout of the house was a bigchallenge.

Now 22, she knows first-hand the struggle dealingwith mental health issues,which included debilitat-ing anxiety in high schooland lengthy panic attacksthat kept her home forover a month.

Laurie wants to shareher experiences withothers also facing men-tal health challenges atan event at South DeltaSecondary next week.

Sponsored by theDelta Division of FamilyPractice, the public infor-mation forum, Anxietyin Children and Youth,will be an opportunityfor young people to learnabout the “collaborative”project.

“I am involved in thecollaborative (B.C. Childand Youth Mental Healthand Substance UseCollaborative) as a youthvoice who has lived expe-rience. I’ve been there andI know what did and didn’twork. The best part is thatthe other people involvedare so excited for my feed-back and the feedbackof other youth like me,”Laurie says.

According to theCanadian Mental HealthAssociation, it’s estimatedthat 10 to 20 per cent ofCanadian youth are affect-ed by a mental illness ordisorder.

What’s more,research publishedin the Australian andNew Zealand Journal ofPsychiatry found teenag-ers are experiencing moredepression and anxietythan they did a decadeago.

The review of 19 studiesconducted across 12 coun-tries found the majorityshowed a deterioration inthe mental health of teen-age girls when it came todepressive and anxioussymptoms.

Laurie says there aremany issues the collabora-tive is working to addressand she believes stigmaand difficulties findinghelp are the most impor-tant ones that need to beaddressed.

“We need to be as openabout mental health issuesas we can be because theyaffect us all. If we can startan open dialogue, youth,parents and even serviceproviders will feel less

alone and hopeless whenthey need help,” she says.

“I am excited for theMay 9th event becauseI hope that informationabout mental health beingshared openly as well ashearing stories from peo-ple who have actually livedwith issues like anxiety willstimulate conversation.”

The upcoming informa-tion forum is organizedby the Delta Local Action

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It takes place Monday,May 9 at the SDSS theatrefrom 6 to 8:30 p.m. Theevent includes resourcetables, presentations, apanel discussion as wellas a reception and prizedraw.

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It’s a lot harder than it looks.

That truism applies to a host ofendeavours, one of which is try-ing to balance the Delta schooldistrict’s budget, which a board of

seven trustees is compelled to do everyspring, usually by hacking and slashingprograms and positions to offset theinevitable shortfall.

The irony here is these trustees puttheir names on the ballot for a schoolboard seat because they want to seeDelta kids get the best education possi-ble, yet every April, like clockwork, theylament the cutbacks they’re forced toreluctantly approve.

When you look at the compositionof the board, it doesn’t strike you asa group that’s unsympathetic to theplight of students, teachers, district staffand parents.

There’s a former president of theDelta Teachers’ Association as well asanother retired Delta teacher, while thetwo newest members, one of whom isa school counsellor, both ran under theKids Matter banner in the last electionthat advocated for a properly fundededucation system.

I have no doubt that all seven trus-tees would love to oversee a districtthat offers everything staff and studentsdesire, but wanting to do so, or evenbelieving it’s the right thing to do, is awhole lot different than actually makingit happen.

Faced with funding realities, they canchoose to cut where they think it willhave the least impact in order to makethe numbers add up or they can putforward a budget that isn’t balanced,which would likely be the last act theyundertake as school trustees.

The Vancouver board took a standlast week as trustees there narrowlyrejected a budget that would havecalled for $24 million in cuts, whichmeans they face the very real prospectof being replaced by a provincial gov-ernment appointee while the proposedreductions proceed anyway.

It’s not pretty any way you slice it.It’s a system where trustees try to makethe best of it from within or they take astand that’s largely symbolic becauseeither way they end up being the fallguys for an issue that goes well beyondlocal board tables.

The best of intentions can only taketrustees so far. Eventually they runheadlong into the budget, which makesan often thankless job become darnnear impossible.

Strikingabalance

In Terrence Malick’s 2011award-winning movie Treeof Life, the real stars are thegiant oak trees that sur-round the O’Brien family’s

neighbourhood in Waco, Texas.Grey and gloomy during despairand brilliantly sunlit duringhappy days, they are a metaphorfor life.

Malick asks would we choosebetween acceptance or naturewhen we are under stress. Here inSouth Delta, our trees are understress and as advocates for thosetrees, we also have to choose.

What gives our public andprivate places meaning? Trees,whether it’s the giant tree deco-rated for Christmas in LadnerVillage or the 30-year-old yewtree that graces our front yard thatattracts compliments from pas-sersby.

That darn yew tree means wecan’t build a garage unless wechop it down. With no basementor place to store our stuff, weneed a garage, but there was nodebate, we chose the tree.

My neighbour, who is aVancouver police officer, is con-vinced our trees are under siegeby development. She can’t bearthe thought of waking up yetanother morning to the soundof chainsaws slowly dismantlingold and new growth trees in ourneighbourhoods.

Tree removal trucks are a com-mon sight in South Delta and myneighbour points to a house thatlost eight old growth trees in oneday. “How is that possible?” sheasks.

But there’s hope on the munici-pal side. We’ll see more treesplanted over the next five years asthe Corporation of Delta fulfillsa mandate to plant 5,000 trees,increasing our urban forest andproviding a natural pollutionreducer.

Then there’s the Trees forTomorrow campaign that offersyou two free trees to be plantedon municipal property that sur-rounds your home. Maples, chest-nut, dogwood and magnolia arejust some of the incredible varie-ties up for grabs. Fill out a simpleapplication and promise to waterthem, and you’ll have a carbon

dioxide sucking machine that canincrease your property value andprevent crime.

Be tree aware and reportanyone you think is defyingDelta’s tree protection bylawsas the municipality will investi-gate. Trees get stressed out justlike us. They need good soil,water, space to breath and protec-tion from predators.

This has been a beautifulspring with trees blossomingto perfection. Most have leavesnow that will shelter us fromthe sun and wind and providehomes for our birds. So newcom-ers and locals, plan your gardenaround trees, make a commit-ment to care for them, plant treesand work with experts to incor-porate designs that maintain ournatural environment if your homeis up for redevelopment.

How we react to change tells usa lot about ourselves, includingwhat we value and what we arewilling to sacrifice. I don’t chooseacceptance, I choose nature andthe protection of it under stress.

Like the Buddha who attainedenlightenment while sitting underthe Bodhi tree, we can only hopeothers will see the light throughthe trees too.Ingrid Abbott is a freelance writ-

er who loves to look at trees andenjoys them year round, despitehaving to clean up after them.

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Letters

Editor:For the last 45 years

of my life in B.C., I haveoften visited hospitals tosee friends and familyhospitalized for variousailments from open heartsurgery to emergencyadmission because of a fallat the hockey rink, alwaystaking for granted theethos of dedication andcompassion of all involvedin the hospital industry.

One may see the docu-mentary, photographsand write-ups of placeslike Lake Louise or theGrand Canyon umpteentimes, but only whenyou encounter it for real

do you truly realize andappreciate the grandeur ofthe spectacle.

From 2:30 a.m. on April22 when my wife rushedme to Delta Hospitalbecause of a seriousabdominal pain until theevening of April 26 whenI was finally cleared to gohome, I had a firsthandopportunity to appreci-ate the grandeur of theunique health systemthat Canadians are luckyto have but often take forgranted.

What amazed memostwas that apart from thecompassion and dedica-tion of all concerned, my

standing in society did notmatter with the treatmentthey accorded me. I couldhave been a wealthy manor a humble hamburgerflipper, the staff at DeltaHospital would not havedone anything differently.

I take this opportunityto thank and congratulateall from the doctors, tech-nicians, galley workers,desk clerks, custodians,volunteers and especiallythe nursing staff for theirdedication to their jobs. Iam humbled by the expe-rience. God bless themall and our unique healthcare system.R.H. (Rusty) Deshmukh

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Editor:I was recently reminded

again of what a great com-munity we have in Ladner.

My son forgot his “good”(i.e. expensive) baseballhat at Delta Manor but

luckily it had his name andnumber written inside it.Within 24 hours I had notone, but two voicemailsnotifying us as to its loca-tion. The hat is back, safeand sound.

Thank you to the twocallers who took the timeand care to let us know. Iknow if this had happenedin a larger community, itwould be long gone.

C. Williams

Editor:Many thanks to the

good neighbours who gaveme ID of the vehicle thatdamaged my car in theparking lot outside Budget

Foods last Thursday.The information was

quickly relayed to ICBC’sdial-a-claim service forfollow up. The powerfulcombination of concerned

citizens and competentpublic service is some-thing I can tell my grand-children when the subjectof “values” next comes up.

Brian Redway

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Editor:Re: Pathetic attempt to

discredit Trump, letter tothe editor, April 27

I have to take issuewith Pete Rowlands’ letterregarding theOptimist’scartoon about DonaldTrump. Calling it an “asi-nine display of childishgarbage” and “a patheticattempt at humour”accords the “artist” andthe editor more credit thanthey deserve.

This vile piece of gut-tersnipe graffiti, likeninga bellicose billionaire

to the author of theHolocaust; a U.S. presi-dential candidate to ahideous dictator, goesbeyond being a stunningdisplay of historical igno-rance and moral indiffer-ence.

In characterizing Trumpsupporters as violentthugs, the cartoon is agross insult to millions ofAmericans (and more thana few Optimist readers)with real and legitimateconcerns about uncon-trolled illegal immigrationand rising Islamic terror-

ism.After the Obama abomi-

nation, and as an alterna-tive to the pant-suitedmendacity of Shrill Hillor the wacko socialismof Crazy Bernie, a Trumppresidency would be lessFourth Reich than FirstAid.

One is left to wonderwhether those who deliverour local news actuallyget the news. As Rowlandsprescribes, they shouldseek help for their issuesASAP.

Gary McGregor

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Editor:Re: Pathetic attempt to

discredit Trump, letter tothe editor, April 27

I would like to addmy voice to that of PeteRowlands regarding theHitler/Trump cartoon.

I don’t think much more

needs to be said exceptthat I would suggest thatyou, if you were respon-sible for authorizing thiscartoon’s printing in theOptimist, and U. Ottho, thecartoonist, re-read yourhistory books regardingthe Holocaust and Second

World War and then takea trip to Europe to visit theconcentration camps.

These times were cer-tainly not movies playingand were too horrific to betrivialized. You ought to beashamed of yourselves.

Sandra Price

Editor:It’s time once again to remind folks to

kindly refrain from having their kids anddogs “romp” all over the farmer’s crop

near 17A Avenue and the dike in BeachGrove.

It is, the farmer’s livelihood.G. Clenahan

Timeswere toohorrific tobe trivialized

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Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 124(3) of the Community Charter thatat the Regular Meeting to be held on Monday, May 9, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at theMunicipal Hall, 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, BC, the Municipal Council ofThe Corporation of Delta intends to consider adopting amendments to CouncilProcedure Bylaw No. 5000, 2000.

In general terms, the proposed amendments contained in “Council ProcedureBylaw No. 5000, 2000 Amendment (Inaugural Meeting, Reconsideration,Disclosure) Bylaw No. 7468, 2016” include the following:

Inaugural Meeting: This section would be updated to reflect changes to theCommunity Charter such that the Inaugural Council Meeting is held on the firstMonday of November in the year of a General Local Election.

Reconsideration: This section would be amended to include a provision for aCouncil member to bring forward a reconsideration motion in the case of a tie vote.

Disclosure of Council Members’ Affiliations: This section would be added torequire that Council members, on a biannual basis, disclose any directorships orother affiliations or relationships with corporations, societies and organizations,including non-profits, based in Delta or seeking financial benefit or assistancefrom The Corporation of Delta, that may give rise to a perception of a conflict ofinterest.

The bylaw and other relevant information may be inspected at the Office ofthe Municipal Clerk, Municipal Hall, 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, B.C.,(604-946-3220) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, between 8:30 am and4:45 pm and Thursday between 8:30 am and 8:00 pm from April 26, 2016 to May 9, 2016exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays, or at www.delta.ca.

Robyn AndersonMunicipal ClerkApril 26, 2016

Notice of Intention to AdoptCouncil Procedure Bylaw Amendments

Emergency PreparednessWeek (May 1-7)

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Letters

Editor:Re: They’re not nations

in any practical sense, let-ter to the editor, April 22Steven Austin makes

many salient and compel-ling points in his letterabout First Nations.

Upon release of theTruth & ReconciliationReport, I asked count-less comrades: “Does thismean Canada has 627nations: one English, oneFrench and 625 indig-

enous?”Silly, really. It’s just

feel-good, guilt-drivenlanguage. I refer to the 625with complete respect as“native communities.”

Fact is we were allimmigrants, originally.Some by land-bridgeacross the Bering Strait.Others by water fromelsewhere. Somemigratedhere 10,000 years ago. Meas recently as 48 yearsback.

We can bosom grievanc-es our entire lives and livein a guilt-driven sinner-scape. Or we can, in thefamous words of MichaelCrichton, “Fix the prob-lem, not fix the blame.”

We need to embracenative communities as“us,” no longer derogatethese folks as “them.” Butneither should 625 com-munities think they areindependent “nations.”

W. Baird Blackstone

Editor:Why do some people

pick up dog waste withplastic bags but then leavethe bags on a stair, dike,street, etc.?

Do they honestly thinksomebody else will pick

up the bags and disposeof them in a garbage can?How can anybody be sodisrespectful and naive asa member of our society?

Another one that is veryirritating: Why do policetolerate cars with noisy

mufflers terrorizing ourcommunity? In additionthey play loud music usingoversized stereos whiledriving around for noapparent purpose otherthan advertising their IQ.

Othmar Brunner

Editor:Re: MLA calls on gov’t topull the plug on partisan

ads, April 20I couldn’t agree more

with Delta South MLAVicki Huntington’s com-ments about political adsbeing abused by this gov-

ernment. I don’t under-stand why people don’tget upset when politicalparties abuse our moneythis way.

Why does a governmentneed to spend millionsevery year to spin routineannouncements into some

kind of great thing the“Liberals” are doing for us?It’s called doing what youwere elected to do.

Thanks, Vicki, for keep-ing the pressure on pro-vincial dictators to quitwasting our money.

Richard J. Bergeron

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So Jen stands out in acrowd of 3.5 billion? Holymoly.

To arrive at their decla-ration, the folks at People—who likely don’t evennumber in the thousand—would have been up totheir eyeballs eyeballinggals across the globe.

No clue what theirmethodology entailed,but I imagine they weredispatched in pairs to eachof the seven continents.In their hands would havebeen a picture of Jennifer,which they would havechecked against everywoman they happenedto encounter — outsideigloos in Antarctica, pubsin Ireland and ball parks inthe U.S. of A.

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“Nope,” the colleaguewould have said. “She’sstill No. 1.”

Amazingly, MissPinnacle of Perfectionwas also tops in the worldback in 2004. So this isn’tthe first time those Peoplepeeps have been globe-trotting with their Jenniferpictures in hand.

I have to think, however,that there might have beenmoments —many of them—when the beauty search

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Problem is, of course,there might have beensome head-scratching –not to mention panic inHollywood— if People’scover had declared:“Ainsley MacLachlan isworld’s most beautifulwoman.”

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Mom Erin Bowman is surrounded by Cameron Lupien (dad), AlyssaWoodley, SaraWoodley and Van Lupienon a family vacation near Princeton.

Angela Dopud is shownwith husbandMike, sonDane, 11, and daughter Danica, 7.

Taylor May Chubb loves to spend time in the garden with her Mommy, Grammaand Gogo.Fiona Randerson with daughter Olivia Dowd.


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It’s been over 35 years since Brenda Beal and her hus-bandmoved to Tsawwassen to start a family. Brenda,shown here in an old photo with daughters Kristenand Breanne, has led a life of immense caring andkindness, according to her daughters.

Marcey Passmore on holidays with husband Nigeland daughters Teila and Kiana.

Mandip Maharaj with and son Harmin.Jill Goertzen with son Josiah at Christmas when hewas four months old.


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Melissa Preddy plays in the leaves with Alexa (7), Clara (4) and Kyla (1) as well ashusband Scott.

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There’s a Mother’s DayTea with the Birds at andaround Cammidge Houseand Centennial Beachplanned for Sunday, May8.

The event will help cel-ebrate the centennial ofa treaty between Canadaand the United States toprotect migratory birdsand their flyway signed in1916. It was the first inter-national treaty on wildlifeconservation, ushering ina new era of wildlife andhabitat conservation.

Guests will have theoption of taking part in anintertidal/shoreline walkwith Jennifer and DougSwanston or an uplandbirding walk with DeltaNature.

After some refresh-ments, volunteers ofEnvironment and Climate

Change Canada will give aSpread Your Wings for BirdConservation presenta-tion and highlight the lawsthat should protect themigration path and benefitbirds.

Young conservation-ists taking part in a touralong the Pacific Flyway,an international migrationroute, will be speaking ontheir adventures.

There will also betables set up with inter-active and educationaldisplays by Delta Nature,the Boundary Bay ParkAssociation and othergroups.

The event is sponsoredby the Boundary Bay ParkAssociation in conjunc-tion with Metro VancouverParks and the Corporationof Delta.

It takes place from 12:30

to 3:30 p.m. The walks willstart at 1 p.m. and the lec-ture at 2:30 p.m.

There is no charge andno registration is required.

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LINDSAY HOWEOptimist contr ibutor

The Delta CommunityAnimal Shelter is puttingon a free class this week-end in an effort to tacklepet obesity.

The class will give petweight loss tips to currentand prospective pet own-ers, including informationon proper feeding prac-tices as well as ways totrick your pet into thinkingthey’re getting more food,when they’re actually get-ting less.

According to the shelter,overweight animals are aserious problem with 40to 50 per cent of dogs inNorth America consid-ered overweight. About 25per cent are classified asobese.

Obesity in animals cancause a number of compli-cations, including arthritisand joint injury, diabetes,skin issues and respiratoryproblems.

Brittanee Cornett, aregistered veterinary tech-nician with the shelter,says although overweightanimals may be cute, the

extra weight is negativelyaffecting their health.

“Obesity wreaks havocon their entire body, headto tail. It affects everything,and it does cut down ontheir life span, whichis what nobody wants,”Cornett says. “Feeding andhumans are the cause ofthat. Most of our animalsaren’t opening the fridgeand feeding themselvesduring the day, so thatleaves us as being the root

cause of most of theseproblems.”

Cornett says when put-ting a pet on a diet, own-ers need to be careful and

should consult witha veterinarian first.

“Quick, rapidweight loss withanimals can be fatal,especially with cats,”she says.

The class will beheld at the DeltaCommunity AnimalShelter on Sundayfrom 11 a.m. to

noon. Those looking toregister for the free classcan call the shelter at 604-940-7111.

Dogs must have a 2016dog licence.

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Delta Community AnimalShelter volunteer KylaGirling with Finnigan, an18-month-old domesticshorthair that is current-ly on a diet and availablefor adoption.

Free class onweight loss tips is set for Sunday

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Free UVic Chronic PainSelf-Management workshopruns Thursdays, 9:30 am to12:30 pm at McKee SeniorsRec Centre from May 5 toJune 9. Participants willlearn strategies to managepain, deal with difficult emo-tions, exercise safely, andwork with their health careteam. Caregivers are wel-come. To register call UVic at604-940-1273 or go to www.selfmanagementbc.ca.

The Delta HUBCyclingCommittee is meeting onThursday, May 5, 7-8:30pm at the Ladner PioneerLibrary (Meeting Room).Attend our monthly meet-ings and support localaction to improve cyclingsafety and connectivity forall ages & abilities. Open tothe public; no experience isrequired. Info: https://bike-hub.ca/delta.

No need to stay inside thelines at the TsawwassenLibrary Colouring Club!Come to the library onThursdays from 2 – 4 pmbeginning May 5, to colourthe stress away! Supplies willbe provided.

Ladner Lawn BowlingClubis having its annual Plant &Bake sale Saturday, May 7, 8a.m. to 2 p.m., 5128-47th Ave.(604-946-6722). Fresh homebaking, locally grown peren-nials and some annuals,hanging baskets.

Plant Sale: SouthDeltaGarden Club’s annual plantsale. Saturday, May 7. 9 to2 pm at Delta Hospital (ECUgardens). Perennials, toma-toes, veggies, tool sharpen-ing service. www.southdel-

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The Port CommunityLiaison Committee (PCLC)will be hosting an informa-tion session about port-areanoise at 11 a.m. on Saturday,May 7 at the port’s commu-nity office in Ladner (5225Ladner Trunk Rd.). Therewill be a brief presentationand demonstration of a newonline noise monitoring tool.RSVP at [email protected].

The Point Roberts YachtClub (PRYC) will holdits annual Flag RaisingCeremony, Blessing of theFleet and Sail Past Salute onSaturday, May 7 at the PointRoberts Marina to officiallyopen the boating season.This is a formal event for theclub with local dignitariesparticipating. The public isinvited watch the event andget involved in our club. TheFlag Raising ceremony startsat 12:30 PM and the Sail Pastsalute will start on the wateroutside the Point RobertsMarina breakwater at 2 PM.

AmbassadorsTsawwassenToastmastersmeet sec-ond and fourth Tuesdays,7-9 pm at St. David’sAnglican Church, 1115-51ASt., Tsawwassen. Next meet-ings Tuesday, May 10 and24. Gain confidence andskill in public speaking andleadership training in a safe,encouraging environment.Further information, callSusan 604-786-5404.

The Ladner LawnBowlingClub invites you to an eve-ning of free lawn bowlingon May 13 on its Family andFriends Night. 7-8:30 p.m. at5128-47th Ave., Ladner. Afterbowling, join us for cookiesand coffee.

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Howard Solverson’s variedrepertoire, along with aguest, in a coffee housesetting. Saturday, May 14, 7to 9 p.m. at McKee SeniorsRecreation Centre. Members$3; guests $5. Coffee and teawill be served.

Shari’s Saturday Social,May 14. KinVillageCommunity Centre, 5430-10th Ave., Tsawwassen. Thetheme is red wine and roses.Dress in glitz and glamouror as you please. Danceto great CD music. Ticketsavailable at the door $12for members, $14 for non-members, cash or chequeonly. Includes mid-eveninggoodies. To reserve a table,call Shari at 604-943-8755.

FUND RAISERS

IODE Boundary BayChapter Fundraiser. Bridgeand Afternoon Tea Wed.May 11, 1 - 4 pm at All SaintsAnglican Church, 4755Arthur Drive, Ladner. $15per person. Tea/Coffee andsnacks will be provided andprizes awarded. Tickets willnot be available at the door,so arrange your table ofplayers quickly. For tickets:call Dale at 604 943-7994.IODE is a registered chari-table organization.

Canadian Federation ofUniversity Women-SouthDelta proudly presentsPandora’s Vox Women’sVocal Ensemble, directedby Gillian Hunt, and SouthDelta Sounds Jazz andConcert Choirs, directed byDanielle Hamilton. Tuesday,May 24, 7:30 p.m. at SouthDelta Secondary SchoolEquinox Theatre. Tickets:$20. General Admission; $10.Children/Students; availableat Centre Stage Accessoriesin Tsawwassen Town CentreMall and Black Bond Booksin Ladner. All proceeds fundbursaries for local womenstudents.

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Spring Fling, May 7 at 9a.m. at All Saints Church,4755 Arthur Dr., Ladner.Baking, hanging baskets,bedding plants, crafts, attictreasures, jewelry and more.Call 604-946-8413.

Sunday, May 8, 12:30– 3:30 pm Mother’s DayTea with the Birds at andaround Cammidge Houseand Centennial Beach atBoundary Bay Regional Park.

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The Delta Choral Societypresents Spirit of Song fea-turing the Delta CommunityChoir, Tapestry and the newchildren’s choir. Saturday,May 14 at 2 and 7 p.m. atSouth Delta Baptist Church,1988-56th St., Tsawwassen.Adults: $15. Students/seniors:$10. Kids under 12: free.Tickets available at www.deltachoral.ca.

Delta choral Society andthe Delta Concert Band arejoining together to host aspecial concert with all pro-ceeds supporting SpecialOlympics-Delta. Come outand join us Friday June3, from 7:30-10:30 p.m. atSouth Delta Baptist Church,1988-56th St., Delta. Ticketsare $15 each and are avail-able at [email protected] or online at www.sobcdeltaconcert.eventbrite.com.

The Coming Events column ispublished every Wednesdayas a community service. Ifyou have a non-profit event,mail, drop off, fax, or e-mail([email protected])the details to the Optimist by3 p.m. Monday. Submissionsare subject to space limitations(no phone calls, please).

ComingEvents


Name: Jessica

Age: 30

Occupation: Aquatic Programmer

What is the activity?Swimming and Deep Water Running

Where and when does this take place?Week days at lunch time at the Winskill Aquatic &Fitness Centre.

How often do you participate?2-3 times per week.

How long have you been involved?I’ve been swimming ever since I can remember.

Why did you get involved in this activity?It is the best cardiovascular exercise to participate in whileyou are pregnant. There is no impact on your joints.

What do you like best about this activity?Feeling weightless!

How does it benefit your life?It makes me feel healthier.

What other things do you do to keep active?Walking.

Did you know that swimming, like all aerobic exercise duringpregnancy, boosts your body’s ability to process and useoxygen? That’s important for you and your baby! Swimminghelps counteract the increased back strain from an expandingbelly, and also improves circulation, increases muscle toneand strength, and builds endurance. Delta aquatic centresoffer public swim sessions all day. In addition, a wide varietyof aquafit classes are available to motivate and challengeparticipants at all fitness levels. Visit Delta.ca, stop by yourlocal recreation centre to speak with our knowledgeablefitness staff, or call 604-952-3000 to find out more.

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GP W L PctAbbotsford 14 12 2 .857Cowichan 12 9 3 .750Delta 8 5 3 .625Richmond 8 5 3 .625Victoria Black 10 6 4 .600Burnaby 12 7 5 .583Van Minor 11 6 5 .545White Rock 11 6 5 .545Van Comm 9 4 5 .444Cloverdale 9 3 6 .333Tri-City 6 2 4 .333Nanaimo 10 3 7 .300Chilliwack 10 3 7 .300North Island 10 2 8 .200Victoria Red 8 1 7 .125Kamloops 6 0 6 .000

BC Minor Bantam AALadner 11 10 1 .999R. Meadows 9 8 1 .889N. Langley 11 7 4 .636Mission 10 6 4 .600Richmond 9 5 4 .556Delta-Tsaw 10 5 5 .500Van Expos 6 3 3 .500Cloverdale 9 4 5 .444Abbotsford 5 2 3 .400Tri-City 8 3 5 .375Newton 11 4 7 .364Burnaby 9 3 6 .333Vancouver 5 0 5 .000White Rock 7 0 .000

UPCOMINGJUNIOR A LACROSSESaturday, May 7: Langleyat Delta Islanders, 7:30 pmLadner Leisure Centre

LOCALTIDESPacific Standard Time.Height in feet

THURSDAY, MAY 54:26 am 14.111:13 am 3.95:51 pm 13.111:18 pm 7.9

FRIDAY, MAY 65:04 am 14.111:55 am 2.66:47 pm 13.8

SATURDAY, MAY 712:10 am 8.55:42 am 14.112:38 am 2.07:42 pm 14.1

SUNDAY, MAY 81:04 am 9.26:22 am 13.81:23 pm 1.68:37 pm 14.4

MONDAY, MAY 92:01 am 9.57:04 am 13.52:08 pm 1.69:32 pm 14.4

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OnebiggymnasticscelebrationLargestmulti-event in clubhistory starts Thursday at RichmondOlympicOvalMARK BOOTHmbooth@delta-opt imist .com

Delta Gymnastics sure knowhow to throw a party.

It was sometime during their40th anniversary season whenthere was the opportunity to taketheir biggest competition weekendof the year to an entirely differentlevel.

On top of the annual DeltaInvitational, it was B.C.’s turn tohost the 2016 Western CanadianChampionships. Delta put togeth-er a successful bid but wasn’t doneyet. The Provincial Gymnaestradawas taking place at roughly thesame time and organizers seekedthat too.

The three events have cometogether for a one shot dealthat will showcase the sportin a huge way. The Best of theWest Gymnastics Fest runsfrom Thursday to Sunday at theRichmond Olympic Oval — featur-ing over 1,800 athletes, ranging ofall ages and ability.

“We have never had something

like this in B.C. before,” said DeltaGymnastics Director of MarketingCarlene Lewall, who has beeninvolved with the club since itsearly days in the mid-1970s. “Wecan easily say its largest competi-tion ever held in B.C. It may not bethe highest level like a Pacific RimChampionship but it’s a celebra-tion of the sport — participationand active for life.”

It’s taken months of planningand, finally, organizers havereached the homestretch. Theresponse has been beyond expec-tations.

The Delta Invitational typicallyattracts 750 competitors. Thatnumber has ballooned to over1,000 with additional entries com-ing from far away as Nunavut.There will be 250 athletes repre-senting their provinces at Westernsand another 500 competing inProvincial Gymnaestrada.

They were able to hold all threeevents over just four days thanksto the size of the Olympic Ovaland overwhelming cooperatesupport. The Westerns will run

from Thursday-to-Saturday andthe Delta Invitational Saturdayand Sunday. Gymnaestrada willalso take place over both week-end days, however, Saturday isexclusively workshops which willbe held at a partnering hotel —Sheraton Vancouver Airport.

Gymnaestrada is for for anyoneof any age or skill level and fea-tures a variety of performancesas a team. The event is not onlycompletely full, nearly 700 ticketsfor Sunday’s performances have allbeen sold. There is also expectedto be a big crowd for the Cash andCarry Cup— the pinnacle event ofthe Delta Invitational that featuresnational level athletes competingfor cash prizes to assist with train-ing.

“Gymnastics B.C. laughed atus when we first told them whatwe wanted to do,” said DeltaGymnastics executive director AnaArciniega. “We thought could real-ly celebrate the activity and sportof gymnastics.

“This is a unique event andthere won’t be another one. To do

it is pretty amazing and we thinkit will be a model for other sportsto partner with recreational sides.There should be a celebration ofsports at different levels. Werehoping its a new standard we aresetting.”

It also has taken a massivevenue like the Richmond Oval topull it off and working with theirstaff to put it all together.

“The Oval has been fantastic towork with,” added Arciniega. “Theyhave been there every step of theway to guide and help us. It hastaken a year to get to this point.

“All our partner hotels are soldout too. Richmond should behappy. The economic impact willbe significant.”

Delta will have eight athletes onTeam B.C. competing at Westerns.They include: Conor Edgson(National Open), Cole Schallig(Provincial 5), Que Bidewell(Provincial 4), Hunter Woodhead(Elite 3), Russell Woodward (Elite3), Lucas Lui (Elite 3), Ella Rogers(JO 9 2003-05), Sophie Anderson(JO 9 2003-05).

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Lucas Luigets in sometraining lastweek as coachMike Hoodlooks on ashe gets set torepresent B.C.at this week’sWesternCanadianChampion-ships at theRichmondOlympic Oval.Its one of threeevents DeltaGymnastics ishosting thisweek at theworld classvenue.

Islandersopenwithwins inVictoria andBurnabyIt wasn’t complete domination

but it was enough for the DeltaIslanders to open the B.C. JuniorLacrosse League season with apair of road wins on the weekend.

Despite being out-scored by acombined 15-5 margin in the finalperiod, the Islanders managedan 18-16 win in Victoria Saturdayand a 13-12 overtime victory at

Burnaby one night later.Delta looked to be in cruise

control in the provincial capitaluntil the hosts exploded for sixunanswered goals in the final 2:53of the game.

It was a similar script inBurnaby as the Lakers eraseda 9-4 deficit after 40 minutesto force overtime and actually

enjoyed an 11-10 lead until inter-mediate call-up LiamMcDonaldignited a three-goal Delta rally.

Tre Leclaire had a huge week-end with 18 points. The league’s2015 rookie-of-the-year had fourgoals and seven assists in Victoriaand two goals and nine helpersagainst the Lakers.

Local product Evan Messenger

is also off to a blazing start with 14points, including a hat trick andeight points in the opener.

Rookie Riley Taylor addedseven points.

The Islanders visit defendingchampion Coquitlam tonight.Veteran goaltender Ryland Hoodis expected to make his seasondebut.


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RASA Summer League kicked off another seasonlast week with Division One rivals Delta Blaze andRichmond FC “A” squaring off.

The first half was very close with both sides gettingchances to take the lead, but it was Richmond whostruck first just before the interval on a header by TheoLorenz.

In the second half,Delta pressed hard for the equalizerand almost tied it when Brad Caldwell broke free in thepenalty area, only to see his shot hit the cross bar.

Richmond pushed back hard to extend its lead but

Blaze held them off.It wasn’t until 10 minutes before full time when

JimmyMillar struck a low hard drive from just outsidethe penalty area which foiled Richmond’s goalkeeper.

It seemed destined to be 1-1 result when a cross intothe Richmond penalty area caused a scramble. BradCaldwell fell to the ground only to find the ball drop tohis side and he hooked in the winning goal.

In Division Two action, defending champions RinoOriginals opened their schedule against Richmond FC’s“B” team.

After 20 minutes, Richmond took the lead on a penaltyas Mike Revell buried the 12-yard shot into the bottomleft corner. Minutes later, Rino found themselves down2-0 after Andre Riminac fired Richmond further ahead.

In the second half Rino, pressed to get back into thegame and, after 20 minutes, Arturo Salburan worked hisway through Richmond’s defence and scored on a lowshot to the corner of the net.

Both sides had opportunities to score again but Revellprovided some insurance when he fired a shot over the’keeper to cap a 3-1 win.

DeltaBlaze rally towinRASASummerLeagueopener

InvadersrepeatatSouthDeltaU16tourneySouth Delta 2000 Invaders are repeat

champions at the annual South Delta U16BGirls Fastpitch.

The second-year Bantam ‘B’ rep teamcontinued its scorching 10-0-0 start to theseason with a dominating performance, togo along with its surprise victory last sea-son at the same tournament.

This year’s event was held at newlyrenovated Hawthorne Park in Ladner andfeatured teams from Delta, Coquitlam,Richmond, Parksville and Victoria.

The Invaders’ bats were hot from theoutset as they opened the tournament witha convincing 9-3 victory over Coquitlam.

Tight defense and great pitchingthroughout the remainder of round robinplay produced three more wins — all byshutout — giving the hosts the first placeseed and a bye to the semi-ifinals.

In the playoffs, the Invaders again held

the Cordova Bay team scoreless on theirway to a 5-0 win setting up the final gameagainst Richmond 2000 Islanders.

Richmond opened the scoring with asecond inning home run but could nothold the Invaders bats down as they put upfive runs in the third inning and cruised toa 10-2 victory to take the gold medal.

The team includes: Abby Herd, BelleHancock, Emily Forster, Hannah DelaCruz, Jaden Moro, Jessica Lauckner, JustineGeboers, Mikayla Kelly, Nicole Shipowich,Taylor Bouchey, Taylor da Silva andSabrina Blocha.

Coaches Jake Geboers, Lee Bouchey,Steve Lauckner and Crystal McKenzie areextremely proud of what’s been an amaz-ing start to the season.

Next up will be the Spring Sizzle GirlsFastpitch Tournament in Kelowna with 20teams from all over B.C. and Alberta.South Delta 2000 Invaders were gold medal winners at Hawthorne Park.


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We are sad to announcethat Sylvia passed awayafter a short illness. She ispredeceased (2010) byKenneth her loving husbandof 65 years, her parentsNicholas and Anna, and

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Sylvia was born in Poland and came with herparents to Winnipeg at age seven. In 1940 shemoved to Montreal where she met Ken and theymarried after the war. She loved to sing and spentmany years in the church choir and as a popularleader of the ladies guild. In 1976 Sylvia and Kenretired to Ladner BC.

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