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Face to Face ❙ P7A lifetime of service for Judi Stene

❙ Winter harvest Delta farmers are using cutting-edge technology to grow fresh local produce all year long, but not everyone is happy with their methods P.10

❙ Adrian MacNair reporter Coun. McDonald won the “Battle of the Bruces” on

Tuesday evening ( Jan. 22), as BC Liberal members elected him to represent the riding of Delta South in the May 14 provincial election.

Bruce McDonald, who has served on Delta council since 1987, was running against Bruce Fougner, who works with a travel agency in Vancouver.

❙ Adrian MacNair reporter A parking crisis in Ladner has forced the local business

association to consider enforcement of street parking in two-hour stalls.

One of the main causes of the crisis is the landowner of the Ladner Harbour Centre has served parking eviction notices to local businesses whose employees routinely park on their property, threatening to tow repeat offenders.

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Uncommon Sense ❙ P8MacNair: TFN have right to develop

Post office to close? ❙ P3Canada Post may shut Ladner location

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Tsawwassen’s Tristan Jarry was perfect in net as he made 15 saves in the third period at the 2013 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Halifax, and was named the player of the game for Team Don Cherry.

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The federal government will contribute $19.9 million, through its Asia-Pacific Gate-way and Corridor Initiative (APGCI), to a $45-million over-pass on the Deltaport Cause-way, part of Port Metro Van-couver’s Deltaport Terminal, Road and Rail Improvement Project.

“Our government’s top prior-ity is creating jobs, economic growth and securing long-term prosperity for Canadian families,” said Delta-Richmond East MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay. “This new project will not only

make it easier for Canadian exports to travel through the Asia-Pacific Gateway to high-

growth markets throughout Asia, but will address some of the transportation pressures

port growth has placed on local transportation.”

The two-lane overpass is expected to improve the effi-ciency, safety and fluidity of traffic to and from the termi-nal, by eliminating conflicts between rail and truck traffic. It will contribute up to 200,000 twenty-foot equivalent units of additional capacity annually at Deltaport.

Robin Silvester, President and CEO of PMV, said the Road and Rail Improvement Project aims to increase industrial density and container capacity at Rob-erts Bank, while easing the im-pacts the port on nearby com-munities.

A parking crisis in Ladner has forced the lo-cal business association to consider enforce-ment of street parking in two-hour stalls.


Those employees have had to find other parking spots, resulting in the already over-burdened street parking becoming even bus-ier.

“There’s already such limited parking in the Village that there’s no customer parking,” said Jackey Zellweger, president of the Ladner Business Association.

She’s now working with the Corporation of Delta on freeing up more parking as well as looking at enforcing time limits.

Zellweger said there are parking spots avail-able on the outskirts of the village, such as Li-on’s Park and Memorial Park, but employees are parking close to where they work and re-fusing to walk.

Justin Armstrong, co-owner of RR Rentals, said his employees were sharing parking with CIBC employees next the Telus building, but were served with an eviction notice from the

landowner.His employees had to find new parking, usu-

ally in the two-hour parking stalls.He said enforcing two-hour street parking

around his business will force his employees to look elsewhere.

“[We need] some sort of guidance from the Corporation of Delta as to where people can park as this area grows—and it has, business-es are busier and there’s more people—where are the excess vehicles to go,” he said.

Armstrong suggested employees in Ladner may eventually have to work out parking ar-rangements with other businesses or land-owners rather than looking for an open spot every day.

Zellweger said the Corporation has been working with them on addressing the prob-lem.

“They understand and they know, they’re trying to make as much a neighbouring park-ing lot for staff as they can.”

Delta’s chief administrative officer George Harvie said the Corporation has consulted with the LBA but will need to wait for a formal letter to be presented to council with specific restrictions on enforcement.

“Once we get the letter we can prepare a re-port for council,” he said.

Harvie said staff are currently looking at parking options in Ladner in anticipation of the letter coming forward to council.


Ladner parking woes spark enforcement talk

Canada Post may close Ladner location

Ladner’s post office may close unless residents there tell Canada Post they want it to stay open.

The federal crown corporation issued a notice Tuesday (Jan. 15) that the measure is being considered to help ensure the long-term sustainability of the company.

Canada Post said customers will still be served by two post offices within a five kilometre distance of the 48th Avenue and Delta Street location, with a retail outlet in the Pharmasave on Elliott Street and the Canadian Tire in Richmond.

The closure announcement came as a complete surprise to the employees working at the post office, according to the union which represents postal workers.

“These two employees have worked for Canada Post for 37 and 31 years, respectively, and both live in Ladner,” said Stephen Gale, local president of of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers for Fraser Valley West.

“These two employees will be forced to relocate to either Richmond, Vancouver, North Surrey or Langley to maintain their employment with Canada Post.”

Gale said the Pharmasave location does not adequately meet the services needs of Ladner residents, and that customers in South Delta requiring specialized postal services will now have to travel through the Massey Tunnel to Richmond.

Wendy O’Hara, a Tsawwassen resident visiting the Ladner post office on Thursday (Jan. 17), said she’s not sure how much the post office is really used and wasn’t sure whether it should be closed.

“If it saves money yes, but not at the expense of convenience, too,” she said.

Most communication is done electronically now anyway, reducing the need for Canada Post, she added.

“Except for things like passports,” she said, smiling as she held up her envelope.

Ladner resident Peter Cox, who was carrying a letter into the post office to get U.S. postage, didn’t like the idea.

“It’s maybe not that efficient but it’s an integral part of the community,” he said.

“It would be a shame, especially to the small town sensibility. In a big city it doesn’t really matter where they put the post office.”

A half dozen other people visited the post office over the next hour, but none wanted to venture an opinion on the record.

“It’s a damn shame,” suggested one woman, but hurried off before giving her name.

Canada Post is urging people to visit canadapost.ca/retail or write to Retail Feedback, 2701 Riverside Drive, Suite N1020C, Ottawa, Ont., K1 A 0B1, and offer their comments about the proposed closure.

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Coun. McDonald won the “Bat-tle of the Bruces” on Tuesday evening ( Jan. 22), as BC Liberal members elected him to repre-sent the riding of Delta South in the May 14 provincial election.

Bruce McDonald, who has served on Delta council since 1987, was running against Bruce Fougner, who works with a trav-el agency in Vancouver.

“There is not a road, or lane in this community that I have not walked on, ridden a bike on, or driven down,” said McDonald. “There is not a municipal facil-ity that I have not had a part in building or renovating.”

McDonald said the fact that the job of councillor is not a full-time job has kept him grounded and connected to the citizens of the community.

“When you agree to spend tax-payer’s money in the municipal-ity you know very well where it comes from,” he said.

McDonald worked as an air traffic controller, first in Victo-ria in 1967, and then Vancouver two years later, eventually rising to manager of the Vancouver

Area Control Centre.“When I was first elected, Del-

ta’s debt was $68 million and our interest payments were enor-mous. Over the years the debt has been almost eliminated,” he said, adding this was done while keeping property taxes low and continuing to build community facilities.

McDonald said former MLA Fred Gingell, a BC Liberal who held the riding of Delta South for nearly nine years, inspired him to run for office.

“He is the type of politician I strive to be,” he said.

McDonald joins fellow Delta councillors Sylvia Bishop and Scott Hamilton in a bid for a seat in the provincial legislature this May. Bishop is running for the NDP in Delta North, while Ham-ilton is representing the Liberals in the same riding.

McDonald will be running against incumbent independent MLA Vicki Huntington, who has represented Delta South since 2009, and BC NDP candidate Nic Slater.

The BC Conservatives and BC Greens have said they will not run against Huntington out of respect for her.

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❙ Coun. Bruce McDonald (centre) is applauded by Delta school board chair Laura Dixon (right) and others as voting results are announced Tuesday night (Jan. 22) at the Delta South BC Liberal nomination meeting at the Delta Town and Country Inn. Adrian MacNair photo

Bruce McDonald joins fellow Delta councillors Sylvia Bishop and Scott Hamilton in a bid for a seat in the provincial legislature

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The chief election officer must then set a general voting day for the election, which must be on a Saturday no later

than 80 days after the date the chief election officer was appointed.

A person elected in a byelection holds office until the end of the term of the office in respect of which the election was held. In this case, the newly elected councillor would hold office until the next general municipal elections, to be held on the third Saturday in November, 2014.

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The Internet can be a wild and lawless place, and for Canadian police, there is often no means to take down content that violates Canadian law.

After being repeatedly threat-ened online, Delta resident Cran Campbell wants changes to Ca-nadian laws to make US and International websites be held legally responsible for content made available in Canada.

Campbell has taken it upon himself to police the “Rants and Raves” section of the popular classified advertisement website Craiglist’s Vancouver page. The section frequently features racist and hate-filled public messages, which Campbell believes violate Canadian hate speech laws.

“I’m not a racist person, and when I went on Craigslist, it re-ally annoyed me what a bunch of idiots were on there, posting all sorts of horrible stuff,” says Campbell. “There have been nu-merous threats against ethnic Canadians, racial slurs and even threats against politicians and

the Prime Minister, and it’s time it ends.”

Campbell’s efforts to flag and report the offending posts have resulted in repeated public threats directed at him person-ally.

On Dec. 31, an anonymous poster published Campbell’s photo on the Craigslist Rants and Raves page, threatening him for flagging posts on the page.

“You’re [sic] days of flagging are numbered. And no I don’t think anyone is going to come to your house (even though we all know where you live) and hurt you. But there is other ways of getting you,” the post stated.

“This is a direct threat to me,” said Campbell. “It’s time every-one starts taking this seriously.”

Delta Police spokesperson Cst. Ciaran Feenan said police have looked into Campbell’s case, but because the website is hosted in the US, they have no legal power to force Craigslist to take down posts and hand over informa-tion about the poster. Even if they did hand over information about where an offending post was sent from, there’s no telling who sent it.

“Even with an IP address, it is difficult to prove that an individ-ual was on the computer at the specific time a post was made,”

said Feenan. “The internet has no borders, and offers an unlim-ited ability to move around the world at the click of a button. It presents many challenges in get-ting charges approved.”

Police and public can request an offending post be removed from a foreign website, and Feenan said Craigslist is one of the better websites at complying with these requests.

However, there is no legal re-quirement for a website to do so.

“They don’t have to facilitate these requests,” said Feenan. “And we can’t legally compel them to.”

Given the Craigslist website is marketed to Canadians, it should have to comply with Canadian law, Campbell believes.

He has been petitioning mu-nicipal, provincial and federal politicians to enact legislation that would make companies that operate websites aimed at Cana-dians be accountable to Canadi-an law, regardless of where their website is hosted.

“What these people are doing is illegal and they should be held accountable,” Campbell said. “They need to get hauled into court.”

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You are invited to a Public Informati on Meeti ng hosted by The Corpora-ti on of Delta to learn and ask questi ons about a proposed development applicati on to amend the Offi cial Community Plan and to rezone 6100 Ferry Road and unaddressed properti es (see locati on map below).

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Parents are being asked to meet with the Delta School Board following news the district’s trans-portation budget is being cut by the provincial Ministry of Education by nearly 50 per cent, or $728,000.

“The board is deeply concerned that a cut of 47 per cent will greatly impact many of our students, including some of our most vulnerable students,” Delta school board chair Laura Dixon wrote in an open letter addressed to the education minister urging the government to reconsider the cuts.

Delta currently provides bussing to 400 students, of whom 60 per cent live outside of district walk limits, including areas such as rural East Delta and Westham Island.

The remaining 40 per cent are special needs stu-dents who require bussing to attend their neigh-

bourhood school or district programs at other schools.

The Ministry of Education changed the School Act in 2002, making the costs of student transpor-tation a parental responsibility and bussing an op-tional service.

However, the funding formula was not changed until 2012.

“When we were informed of this significant cut, we immediately knew that we had to involve par-ents in the process of determining the best possi-ble solutions,” said Dixon.

Delta’s board has formally requested that the ministry reconsider the transportation funding formula owing to its unique geography. Although a smaller school district with roughly 15,500 stu-dents, Delta is the largest municipality in the Low-er Mainland, spread over 364 square kilometres, servicing three distinct communities.

Two meetings are scheduled for parents to attend on Monday, Jan. 28 at Delta Secondary and Tues-day, Feb. 5 at Burnsview Secondary.

The school board plans to discuss changes to the funding formula and look for input from parents at the meetings.

Cuts to bussing worry SD37Delta School District transportation budget cut by nearly 50 per cent❙ Staff writer [email protected]

Delta Police responded to re-ports of counterfeit money being used to make purchases at local businesses in Tsawwassen on Monday, Jan. 21.

Investigators have determined that six businesses had counter-

feit United States currencypassed to them over the course

of the day. An unknown suspect used fake $50 bills

in all of the instances that have been reported to the police.

The Delta Police are encour-aging staff at local businesses to check for authenticity of the money being passed.

To review security features and how to detect US counterfeit money visit www.secretservice.gov/money_detect.shtml

Anyone with information re-garding this fraudulent activity is asked to call Delta Police at 604-946-4411 or Metro Vancou-ver Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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Judi Stene has only ever had one employ-

er, and has never had to sit through

a job interview. When she was 16, the longtime Ladner resident got her first job as a lifeguard with the Corporation of Delta’s parks department, thanks to the recommendation of a friend.

Since then she has worked her way up the ladder, assuming nearly every role in the parks department, outside of maintenance.

Today, after 39 years of full-time ser-vice for the Corporation of Delta, Stene is the deputy director of Delta Parks, Recreation and Culture.

“I’ve been very fortunate,” she says. “There have always been new challeng-es, and they’ve been very good to me.”

Stene first moved to Ladner when she was 12 years old, and soon fell in love with the natural beauty and communi-ty atmosphere Delta had to offer. When she married her husband Rick, staying in Delta was a condition of marriage, she says.

For Stene, her work with the munici-pality is an opportunity to give back to her chosen hometown.

“It’s not just a job for me, this is my home,” she says. “Delta is a great place to work and live, that’s why we raised our family here.

“It’s great to give back to the commu-nity, because we get to make a differ-ence in peoples’ lives.”

Stene has worked on nearly every major project and event the parks de-partment has rolled out in recent years, including the Harris Barn, Tour De Del-

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As part of her position as deputy di-rector of the parks department, Stene often works with the many volunteer organizations that serve Delta, some-thing she says always serves to inspire her.

“One of the great things about Delta is that if there’s a worthwhile project, everyone gets involved,” she says.

But even after 39 years with the Cor-poration of Delta, Stene has no plans to move on any time soon.

“I could have retired a while back… but I stay because I love the people here,” she says. “It’s wonderful to work with so many talented people and have the support of the mayor and council. [and senior staff].”

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South Delta is one of the most development-ad-verse communities I

think I have ever seen.Perhaps that’s for good reason.

After all, everyone on this side of the Massey Tunnel saw what

happened to unfettered building in Richmond, tear-ing up farmland for mega malls and big box stores.

As a result people are deeply fearful of what I would call the “Richmondization” of Delta.

That fear has even been projected onto the Tsaw-wassen First Nation and their ambitious plans to develop just over 340 hectares of their 724 hectare land base.

Plans are underway to build an indoor mall with 17 retailers covering 1.2 million square feet, and three other big box stores covering another 600,000-square-feet. The Aquilini group is building 1,700 units of residential housing, while a further 140 hectares are allocated for industrial purposes.

Some of the anger over TFN development comes from the fact that nearly 400 hectares of prime farmland was taken out of the ALR and given to TFN when they relinquished their claims to Rob-erts Bank water lots and signed their historic trea-ty.

Former TFN Chief Kim Baird recalls being shocked when the treaty received backlash from the political left, who have historically been supportive of ab-original autonomy.

“Typically, you would expect the left-leaning peo-ple would be more supportive of the settlement,” she says. “But the land use issue took away from the focus of a just settlement.”

The issue even split the B.C. NDP caucus.“There’s all these biases that say those indians

don’t know what they’re doing, they’re going to make a mess of things, they should be the ‘Noble Savage’ and preserve this as green space just be-cause we like our picturesque, pastoral views.”

Baird says TFN development will raise the income of residents, but also help the local economy rath-er than sending dollars to the mega malls in Rich-mond.

The average family income on TFN lands is $20,065, or about 60 per cent lower than the average Delta family.

“The best we can do is be extremely transparent about our plans and try to mitigate the impacts as best as possible,” says Baird.

The fact is that there are 4.7 million hectares in the ALR, and TFN will be using a tiny 300 of them. It’s barely a fragment of the 5,000 hectares of Burns Bog, for that matter.

It’s patronizing to suggest TFN can’t be trusted to develop responsibly.

So many Canadians call for aboriginals to stop re-lying on government handouts and programs and stand up on their own feet.

Why are we getting angry at them for doing just that?

Canada Post announced last week it is considering closing its Ladner branch,

the only full-service retail outlet serving downtown Ladner.

In recent years, the national postal service has seen its prof-itability decline due to lower mail volumes. Increasingly, Ca-nadians are opting for emails instead of written letters, and online banking instead of bills.

Decades ago, the service Cana-da Post provided was critical to keeping Canadians connected with each other. It supported trade and commerce, and al-lowed for efficient communica-tion across this country’s vast geography.

But in today’s wired world, a nationalized, tax-payer fund-ed postal monopoly no longer serves a public benefit.

If Canada Post didn’t hold on to a monopoly for domes-tic mail service in this country, perhaps it wouldn’t be so quick to close down its community post offices. In an open market, a competitor would undoubted-ly jump at the chance to fill the void.

But lucky for Canada Post, they don’t have to worry about such things.

The question we as a society need to ask ourselves, is when is it appropriate for government to intervene directly in the mar-ketplace, and when are we bet-ter served by allowing competi-tion.

While there is an obvious pub-lic benefit to public education, healthcare, recreation, policing, defense, etc., Crown monopo-lies are a different matter.

In the case of ICBC, car insur-ance is required by law for every car owner in the province. If the government is going to force us to purchase a product, that in many cases is required to earn an income and thus pay taxes,

it makes sense to establish a crown monopoly to take advan-tage of economies of scale.

In this case, the public benefit outweighs the need for a com-petitive insurance market.

In Canada Post’s case, the ser-vice they provide isn’t required by law, nor is it essential for commerce and communica-tion, as it once was. And service levels under Canada Post’s mo-nopoly are falling, as the possi-ble Ladner Post Office closure demonstrates.

In this case, the public is argu-ably best served by a free mar-ket.

Canada Post is one of Can-ada’s largest companies with more than 71,000 employees and annual revenues in excess of $7 billion. It’s sale could help balance the budget, which has been running at a deficit since 2008/09.

Countries that have opened up domestic mail to competition and privatized services, such as Germany’s Deutsche Post, have seen increased levels of service as a result.

Privatizing Canada Post could potentially be a positive for its employees, as well.

The Montreal Economic Insti-tute proposed in 2011 that the first step toward privatizing Canada Post could be to offer an employee-share ownership program, so workers could ben-efit from increases in produc-tivity, both as shareholders and as employees. A partial privat-ization to begin with, followed by an opening up of the postal service market to competition, would allow the sector to pro-vide a better service at a lower cost, the proposal suggested.

Canada Post is a relic, and the antiquated notion of a federal postal service needs to be bur-ied.

Time has come to consider private postal service

TFN have right to develop as they choose

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Letters to the editorPublic libraries worth the cost

Delta councillor Ian Pa-ton, who claims that he never goes to a library, has now suggested that Delta is spending too much on libraries and should reconsider the $3.2 million a year it pays for its membership in the Fraser Valley Regional Li-brary. (“Councillor ques-tions need for libraries in Delta,” South Delta Lead-er, Jan. 18, 2013).

As a retired person who can’t a� ord to buy the 50-odd books a year that I borrow from the library, I was appalled at his thinking, or lack thereof.

I have lived in Delta for 40 years and have never once walked on any of our numerous playing � elds, but it would never occur to me to object to the tax dollars they cost. We need them for our young people.

As for Councillor Paton’s opinion that libraries are no longer needed because we can do research on our computers, does he not realize that much reading is done for pleasure and it would certainly not be a pleasure to take my com-puter to bed with me.

He is also obviously unaware of the fact that libraries are very much into Internet technolo-gy. We can now request

books through the Inter-net and many books are available as ebooks, again through our computer. (Maybe that is why there are fewer cars in library parking lots).

If Coun. Paton feels un-comfortable visiting a library for the � rst time, perhaps he could ask the council representative on the Library Board to take him by the hand and give him a tour. He might even � nd a book that he could read.

Joan WallaceTsawwassen

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I am a frequent user of Delta libraries, and was appaled by Coun. Ian

Paton’s rant. Perhaps he should visit a Delta li-brary and see the variety of activities going on.

Not everyone is satis-fied with the quick an-swers on the internet or the rubbish on TV.

To quote Andrew Car-neigie (look it up Ian), “It was from my own early experience that I decid-ed there was no use to which money could be applied so productive of goods to girls and boys who have good with-in them and ability and ambition to develop it as the founding of a public library.”

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❙ [email protected] CORRECTION The story, “Councillor questions need for libraries in Delta” (Jan. 18) misquoted Coun. Ian Paton as saying, “Libraries are going the way of the dinosaur.” What Coun. Paton in fact said was, “Libraries are going the route of the video rental store.” The South Delta Leader regrets the error.


Last week’s results At $3.2 million annually, is the Corporation of Delta spending too much money on library services?

What does the catch phrase “go green” mean?

Different things to differ-ent people. Unfortunately, the catch phrase of going green is being used to de-scribe everything from monster trucks to land-scaping services. Green is the current IT colour.

The phrase now en-compasses our consumer habits, behaviour and lifestyles. It suggests action. It definitely involves making a decision to reduce harmful effects on the environment. Howev-er, it often wants you to buy in to a greenwashing experience.

The popular movement of ‘sustain-ability’ or going green has filtered into business, government and individual actions from a rich history of nature conservation and environmental sci-ence. Sustainability is grounded in a deep respect for nature; it is a social movement that looks out to protect natural resources and ecosystems. It involves science, activism, advo-cacy and justice. It is said to have a more younger demographic than is common in other social movements. However, there is room for all.

In August 2012, the City of Vancou-ver published 10 ambitious green goals to help inspire and measure their civic environmental progress. The 82-page document is entitled The Greenest City 2020 Action Plan, and was crafted after extensive cit-

izen collaboration: 60 city staff, 120 organiza-tions, and thousands of individuals, beginning in 2009. It outlines a plan of direction for Vancou-ver’s next three years (quick start actions), me-dium-term targets ( for 2020) and long-term goals (up to 2050) to become the “greenest city in the world”.

Boasting aside, this is an inspira-tional document. The 10 sustainabil-ity categories are: green economy, climate leadership, green buildings, green transportation, zero waste, access to nature, lighter footprint, clean water, clean air, and local food. Being green at a municipal level has never been more comprehensive.

For me the categories help to pro-vide a framework to analyze my individual and business actions. I have taken this framework and used it with my teaching colleagues to brainstorm how we can better teach and model the broad concepts of sustainability in our school and dis-trict.

Before you claim that you run a green business, school, home or event I suggest you use this frame-work to analyze every aspect of your behaviours, positive and negative. Be a critical and creative thinker to hand over to future generations a natural world in better shape. That is sustainability.

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Barbara HinsonWestshore needs to come clean

Re: “The dust up over coal,” South Delta Lead-er, Jan. 18

Did Westshore Termi-nals’ Denis Horgan have his tongue firmly stuck in his cheek when he told your reporter that “coal is a naturally oc-curing mineral. It is not toxic?”

Agreed, coal is natu-ral matter, but its dust is toxic, just as danger-ous as any dust or pol-lutant. Asthma, black lung, sillicosis are but three ailments caused by ‘natural’ dusts and other pollutants.

Deltaports’ opera-tors should take the money squandered on

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Being quiet, clean and considerate is the best PR known.

Light seeping through peoples’ curtains dis-turbs their sleep. Coal dust is toxic. Diesel par-ticulate is unhealthy. Noise disturbs people during the day and at night, when they need peace and quiet and complete darkness for proper rest.

The sooner that West-shore et al take their tongues out of their cheeks, the sooner they’ll gain our trust and respect.

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As a gentle snow falls upon the barren farm fields of South Delta, inside the greenhous-

es of Houweling’s Tomatoes on 64th Street, the weather is warm and hu-mid.

LED lights cast a yellow glow over the endless rows of green-leafed tomato plants, each bearing hand-fuls of plump red fruits. The intense colours and sweet aromas stand in sharp contrast to the bleakness on the other side of the glass.

It is January here in Delta, but thanks to recent advancements in agricultural technology, top-quali-ty produce is being grown without pesticides in the middle of winter in a glass-encased oasis.

“This is the future of farming,” says John Skeet, manager of Houweling’s Tomatoes.

An automated door slides open to reveal the perfectly pruned rows of plants. In between each row runs a pair of round heating pipes, which double as rails for the small motor-ized scissor-lifts the workers ride up and down the rows.

The tomato plants grow not in soil, but fibreglass-like product called rockwool and crushed coconut shells, and are individually fed water and fertilizer through a computer-ized hydroponic system.

The system measures variables such as sunlight and fertilizer con-tent in wastewater, and then calcu-lates the ideal fertilizer composition to feed the plants.

“It takes a lot of technology to pro-duce a tomato that tastes like the ones that came from your grandpa’s garden,” says David Bell, Houwel-ing’s marketing director. “As you can see, this is not your grandpa’s garden.”

Owner Casey Houweling helped to first introduce greenhouse growing to B.C. after visiting Holland in the

1970s, where his family originates. There he saw how Dutch farmers used technology and science to vastly improve their yield when faced with with the challenge of feeding a growing population using a shrinking land base.

Houweling started growing hy-droponic greenhouse tomatoes in 1985 with a 2.5-hectare facility here in Delta, and has expanded to more than 20 hectares today.

“We’re always looking to improve, and that willingness to innovate is what we’re all about,” says Houwel-ing, on the phone from the com-pany’s California facility where he spends half his week. “If you love what you do, you want to do it the best you can.”

Sometimes the most seemingly in-significant advancements can have the biggest effect.

“This right here revolutionized tomato farming,” says Skeet as he holds an inconspicuous silicone clip, half the size of a penny, be-tween his fingertips. Developed in Japan, the tiny clip allows for the easy grafting of tomato plant vines, which lets farmers grow plants with higher yields and hardier roots.

“This little clip has probably dou-bled tomato production worldwide,” Skeet says.

He estimates Houweling Toma-toes’ Delta farm produces anywhere from 25 to 65 kg of tomatoes per square metre annually, depending on the variety.

“That’s 25 times what a field can produce,” says Skeet.

The produce is also vastly superior.Field-grown tomatoes shipped

by truck across the continent from places like Mexico and Florida are picked green, covered in pesticide residue, and sprayed with ethylene gas so they can ripen.

“They’re hard as apples when they pick them,” says Skeet as he plucks a bright red cherry tomato of the vine and pops it in his mouth. “There’s no comparison.”

If you enjoy fresh local produce in the cold winter months, there’s a good chance the vegetables in your fridge were grown at Windset Farms’ greenhouses on 41B Street in Delta.

In addition to tomatoes, the 30-hectare greenhouse complex produces a half dozen varieties of peppers, as well as eggplant, cucum-ber, and lettuce, supplying much of Western Canada and beyond.

However, the facility has the look and feel of a top-secret research lab-oratory rather than a farm. There’s a security gate to navigate just to enter the premises, and workers are required to wear blue body suits and face masks, and must rinse their feet in sanitizer upon entering the greenhouses to prevent cross-con-tamination.

“We take food security very seri-ously here,” says Chief Operating Officer John Newell. For greenhouse growers like Windset and Houwel-ing, prevention is the key. By keep-ing pests out, they can all but elimi-nate the need for pesticides.

“We don’t advertise that we’re 100 per cent pesticide free, because we still need to be able to use pesti-cides if we are at risk of losing our crop,” says Newell. “As it is, our pro-duce has less than one per cent of the pesticide residue of field-grown crops.”

Windset employs a variety of nat-ural methods to eradicate pests in-stead.

To combat the white flies that are

the bane of tomato farmers every-where, Windset has introduced a parasitic wasp to their crops. The tiny wasp lays its eggs in the white fly larvae, preventing it from repro-ducing, while causing no damage to the plants.

The cool local climate also helps keeps pests at bay.

In many ways, Delta is an ideal lo-cation for greenhouse growing, says Newell.

“First of all, we’re near the ocean, so that keeps the greenhouses warm in the winter and cool in the sum-mer,” he says, resulting in higher yields and lower energy costs.

Delta also gets 15 to 20 per cent more sunlight than the Fraser Valley.

Despite the many benefits to greenhouse farming, there are some

who don’t want to see the large glass structures here in Delta.

Where there was once pastoral fields of rich fertile soil, there are now rigid industrial-looking struc-tures, shattering the bucolic land-scape.

But the reality of farming in Can-ada is that greenhouses are neces-sary, if we want to be able to feed ourselves, says Skeet.

“People move here… and they want to look out their kitchen win-dow, and see acres and acres of farmers going bankrupt,” he says. “But farming has changed.”

Light pollution is also a concern for some nearby residents. At night, the powerful lighting systems used in the greenhouses cast an ominous orange glow in the night sky.

Winter harvest

❙ A worker prunes hydroponic greenhouse tomatoes at Houweling’s Toma-toes in Delta. Rob Newell photo

Delta farmers are using cutting-edge technology to grow fresh local produce year-round, but not everyone is happy with their methods

❙ Robert Mangelsdorf editor [email protected]

"This is not your grandpa’s garden."

-David Bell, Houweling’s

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As a result, local greenhouses are also required to shut their lights from 6 p.m. to midnight, and many use tall cedar hedges and landscaping to shield neighbours from the lights.

The public as a whole is starting to warm up to greenhouse growing, be-cause they see the need, says Newell.

“When we first opened, there was some opposition from a very vocal minority, but it’s really toned down,” he says. “The community is very supportive today, because they un-derstand… there are things we have to do as a society to ensure domestic food production.

“If we want local food, it takes in-tensive, hi-tech agriculture to pull that off in Canada. That’s the new reality.”

In addition to producing higher yields, modern greenhouses also produce more jobs. Houweling’s 20-hectare facility employs more than 200 at the height of the harvest. Windset Farms employs more than 350 at peak season, making it one of the larger employers in Delta.

“Usually where there’s an increase in technology, there’s a decrease in labour, but in agriculture it’s the op-posite.”

And unlike field farming, work in a lit greenhouse takes place year-round, which means year-round employment.

Houweling says he started to focus the company’s efforts on the envi-ronmental aspects of their operation more than 10 years ago. By recycling the water used in the hydroponic system, not only was the operation able to reduce water usage, but it was able to recover unused fertilizer as well.

The next step in environmental-ly-friendly greenhouse technology, Houweling says, will be cogeneration systems to provide heat, electricity, and much more. Cogeneration units burn natural gas to create electricity to power the greenhouse lights, and heat to warm the greenhouses. The exhaust gas is then pumped through a catalytic converter, where it is turned into food-grade carbon diox-

ide - used as gaseous fertilizer in the greenhouses - and water.

“We get our power, our heat, our water, and our CO2 from this one unit,” says Houweling. “And the ex-cess electricity we sell back into the grid.”

Houweling’s Tomatoes’ California facility became the first farm in the US to employ a cogeneration sys-tem, and he hopes to bring the tech-nology north. However, he estimates it will take him years to navigate the red tape involved.

“The first problem is that no one has done anything like this before,” Houweling says. “This will reduce our current [CO2] emissions by 25 per cent.”

By continuing to innovate, Hou-weling says he hopes to expand his facility’s year-round farming capa-bilities.

“We can keep the jobs and food production at home in our back-yard, all year round,” he says. “It just makes sense.”


❙ Clockwise from top left: Windset Farms in Delta uses strict bio-security measures to avoid having to use pesticides; Tomatoes ripen on the vine at Houweling’s Tomatoes in Delta; David Bell (left) and John Skeet of Houweling’s Tomatoes; The South Delta sunshine makes for perfect greenhouse growing conditions. Rob Newell and Robert Mangelsdorf photos

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“So, we called them and decided to make an event out of it,” says McKim, who is herself a dog lover with three of her own at home.

The dogs available will be small and medium-sized, generally aged two and under, and have all been spayed or neu-tered and their vaccinations are up-to-date. Bosley’s Tsawwassen frequently adopts cats out of their store through the Delta Community Animal Shelter, but this is the first time they’re working with a dog rescue agency.

“We always have cats on a regular ba-sis so we also need to have the little dogs a chance as well to be exposed and have a chance to get a second home.”

McKim says many people can’t have large dogs so they’re ideal for condos or older couples.

“I think a rescue dog is a great way to get a dog instead of getting a puppy.”

Bosley’s will also be taking donations of dog food or clothing for the rescue agency on Saturday. McKim said any would-be adopters can always ask staff for advice on pet care while they’re at the store. Although you can fill out an

application for adoption on Saturday, the rescue agency have a screening pro-cess which will require a person to show there is a suitable home for the dog prior to taking him or her home. And if you’re not really a dog person, the Delta Community Animal Shelter, located at 7450 80th Street in Tilbury, has 20 cats and two kittens up for adoption (as of Jan. 21).

For more information and see photos and information of the cats and dogs up for adoption visit Out of the Dog House Rescue on their Facebook page or www.deltacommunityanimalshelter.ca

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Morgan Crossing is ringing in the New Year with a great price on all remaining Focus homes until Jan. 31.

The Focus homes are two- and three-bedroom condominiums in the heart of the popular village, and Director of Sales Bryan Woolley says they’ve proven to be very popular.

“The homes are really well-designed,” he says, adding, “Now is the time to buy ... these homes are priced to sell.”

With spacious floorplans ranging from 922 to 1,270 square feet and plenty of amazing features such as engineered wood flooring, gorgeous countertops and an open-plan layout, buyers will easily find things to love about their new home.

The biggest draw of the homes at Morgan Crossing is the amazing village lifestyle that you get when you purchase here. The village has shopping, dining, community events and amenities right outside your front door. The homes at Focus are located directly above Thrifty Foods, so going grocery shopping is incredibly easy.

“You don’t have to stock up on groceries if you don’t want to,” says Woolley. “It’s just two minutes from your home into the store. You can do it during a commercial break!”

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“People fall in love with the village,” Woolley says. “It sets Morgan Crossing apart.”

The community feel is especially important.

“The social possibilities really attract people,” says Woolley. In fact, he notes that the events at Morgan Crossing continue to bring residents out in droves. Past events have included car shows, fashion shows and movie nights.

A wide range of people have purchased homes at Morgan Crossing, from downsizers to young first-time buyers. This makes for a good mix of people around and plenty of opportunities to chat with new people, Woolley says.

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For more information, visit the real estate presentation centre at 103-157755 Croyden Dr., South Surrey, next to Thrifty Foods in the village, open daily (except Fridays) from noon until 5 p.m. Condos start at just $269,900 during the promotion. Call 604-582-1336 or visit www.morgancrossing.ca.

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❙ Tsawwas-sen’s Tristan Jarry is turning heads in net as he approaches the 2013 NHL Draft. Contributed photo

Tsawwassen’s Tristan Jarry was perfect in net as he made 15 saves in the third period at the 2013 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Halifax, and was named the player of the game, on Jan. 16, for Team Don Cherry. � e game included 40 of the top draft-eligible standouts in North America playing in the WHL, OHL, and QMJHL. While Team Cherry lost the game 3-0 to Team Bobby Orr, Jarry was per-fect in his 20 minutes of ice time as he denied Team Orr a fourth goal to close out the game.

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After a stellar rookie campaign, Jarry has seen his ice time in-crease this season with the Ed-monton Oil Kings behind starter Laurent Brossoit.

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Jarry has 11 wins in 16 games for the Oil Kings this season. � e six-foot-two goaltender has a goals-against-average of 1.68 and a save percentage of .934.

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SUBSTITUTE CARRIERS NEEDED ON ALL ROUTES


109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIESINFRASTRUCTURE Technician, Servers (Kitimat, BC): CGI is look-ing for an experienced IT profes-sional to work directly with our client and the CGI Client Service Manag-er on-site in Kitmat, BC! This posi-tion will support an environment of about 70 HP, IBM and Dell servers in a complex virtualized network en-vironment including Exchange, Ac-tive Directory and a clustering solu-tion. The full description can be viewed at www.cgi.com/careers Requisition #: J1112-1110 Re-sumes to: [email protected]

PROFESSIONAL SALES ASSOCIATES

Interested in SALES?Outgoing? Motivated?

Gregg Distributors (BC) Ltd. is looking for individuals to fi ll Outside Sales positions. We offer excellent growth & compensation possibilities. Knowledge of the Industrial & H.D. industries are an asset. Training will be provided to help achieve your full potential.

Please fax resumes to: 604.888.4688 or visit

Employment Opportunities at www.greggdistributors.ca

114 DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING

DRIVERS WANTED:Terrifi c career Opportunity with outstanding growth potential to learn how to locate rail defects. No Rail Experience Needed!! Skills Needed - Ability to travel 3 months at a time, Valid License w/ air brake endorsement.

Extensive Paid Travel, MealAllowance, 4 weeks Vacation

and Benefi ts Package.Compensation based on prior

driving experience.Apply at www.sperryrail.com

under careers, keyword Driver. DO NOT FILL IN CITY OR STATE

130 HELP WANTEDGET PAID TO WALK! Start Now!

Door-to-door delivery routes - Corp - Delta, N. Del, Tsw, Ladneronly until Feb 3 Paid within 5 days

Email: [email protected] or call: 778-800-9930


130 HELP WANTED

Attention: Roofi ng & Siding Installers

Calgary’s # 1 Exterior’s companywill be in your area recruiting for the following positions: skilled Roofers, Siders, Eavestroughers, Foreman & sub crews . Our Roofi ng & Exteriors Manager’s will be in the lower mainland on Wed, Jan 30th and Thurs, Jan 31st. Please call Donavan at (587) 228-0473 to schedule an interview during those dates.

For more info link on the link: http://www.epicroofi ng.ca/ about-epic/careers.html

MAID Natural Cleaning Ltd. is look-ing for a new member to join our team as a Cleaning Supervisor. $18/hr, FT, various shifts (day, eve, weekend). Must be willing to travel. Own vehicle and driver’s license is required. Duties: give estimates, re-ceive payment, make sure stan-dards have been met, hire and train new staff, supervise staff, communi-cate with contracted staff, basic budget planning. Requirements: secondary school and 1-2 yrs exp. as a cleaning supervisor. PLEASE EMAIL only: [email protected]

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130 HELP WANTED

New Year New Career!Up to $800/wk

Entry level promoters needed.

Room for traveland rapid advancement.

Must be outgoing and avail immediately

Brandi, 604-777-2195

131 HOME CARE/SUPPORT

CAREGIVER/PERSONAL assist-ant. MS wheelchair bound female with limited hand function is particu-lar, direct and socially active. Per-manent part-time physically fi t, compassionate, resourceful wkr who gives full effort wanted. You’re eager to learn, take direction, at-tend to detail, use good body me-chanics. Ethnic cooking, full house-keeping, personal care and care for pet cat reqd. Must live in Ldnr-Tsaw. You adapt to changeable routines, can work in a team, must be fl exible between 7 AM to mid-night for pre-scheduled shifts. Ability and attitude more important than certif. Require Criminal Record Check, BC Driver’s License, CPR/First Aid, 3 references. Apply to [email protected] by Feb 1. Competitive wage. Long-term com-mitment.

160 TRADES, TECHNICALEXCLUSIVE FINNING/Caterpillar Mechanic training. GPRC Fairview Campus. High school diploma, mechanical aptitude required. $1000. entrance scholarship. Paid practicum with Finning.. Write apprenticeship exams. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

EXPERIENCEDTRUCK PARTSMAN

Required for Western Star & Sterling Trucks of Vancouver Inc. Position available in Surrey location.Union Shop - Full Benefi ts

Forward Resume toAnnish Singh

Fax: 604-888-4749E-mail: [email protected]

130 HELP WANTED


160 TRADES, TECHNICALCITY OF YELLOWKNIFE The City of Yellowknife invites applications from qualifi ed candidates for the following positions: Pumphouse and Liftstation Tradesperson - Public Works Department Competition #902-137 Closes: February 1, 2013. Pumphouse and Liftstation Maintainer - Public Works Depart-ment Competition #902-135 Closes: February 1, 2013. Building Inspec-tor II - Planning and Development Department Competition #220-125U Closes: February 1, 2013 Submit resumes in confi dence by the closing date, to: Human Resources Division, City of Yellow-knife, P.O. Box 580, Yellowknife, NT., X1A 2N4; Fax (867) 669-3471 or Email: [email protected] Please direct all inquiries to the above listed email address. For more information on these positions, including the required qualifi cations, please refer to the City of Yellow-knife’ s web page at: www.yellowknife.ca or contactHuman Resources at: (867) 920-5603.

Heavy DutyDiesel Mechanic

Mega Cranes Ltd. an industry leader is seeking an energetic, aggressive self starter for a full time position. Required immedi-ately. Must have inspectors ticket and Red seal. Will have hydraulic experience and must be able to read electrical and hydraulic schematics.

BENEFIT PACKAGE!Please contact Mike e-mail: [email protected] or

fax 604.599.5250

JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNICIAN. Hanna Chrysler Ltd. (Hanna, Alberta) needs a few more good people. Busy, modern shop. $25. - $31./hour + bonus, benefi ts. Great community. Inquire or send resume. Fax 403-854-2845; Email [email protected].

PUT POWER INTO your career! As a Fairview Power Engineer. On-campus boiler lab. 4th Class-Part A 3rd Class. Affordable residences. GPRC Fairview Campus. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

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160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

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SURREY School District No. 36 is hiring a Carpenter responsible for performing skilled tasks related to construction, repair, maintenance, renovation and facilities operations. A BCTQ for Carpentry, BC Drivers’ license and Grade 12 completion are required, and fi ve years Jour-neyman experience in the building maintenance fi eld is an asset. This temp union position offers a liberal benefi t package and attractive wage rate. For more details and to apply by February 4th, please visit www.makeafuture.ca/surrey or www.surreyschools.ca and click on Career Opportunities – Support Staff.

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PERSONAL SERVICES

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

242 CONCRETE & PLACING

PLACING & Finishing * Forming* Site Prep, old concrete removal

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257 DRYWALL

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260 ELECTRICAL

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283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

ALWAYS GUTTER Cleaning Ser-vice, Repairs, 20 yrs exp. Rain or shine.7dys/wk.Simon 604-230-0627

283A HANDYPERSONS

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287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

320 MOVING & STORAGE

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338 PLUMBING

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338 PLUMBING

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353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTSCanuck Roofi ng All Roof Repairs Any job big or small. Free Est. *WCB *Insured *BBB 778-772-1969

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356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

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374 TREE SERVICES

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PETS

477 PETS

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477 PETSBEAUTIFUL black Lab/Weimaraner puppies all black blue eyes 3F 3M. 6 wks. Ready Jan 28. Farm & fami-ly raised. $325. 604-852-7199

BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOGS, pure bred at Diesel Kennel, 3 male, $1500. each. Call (604)869-5073

BORDER COLLIE X, born Dec 5th, ranch raised, getting lots of atten. $350. Carol 604-316-4668 or email: [email protected]

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

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SHELTIES 3 SABLE. 7 mo. old F. spayed & both shots. Two 3 mo old one w/white body & spotted. Loveable, sweet pups. 604-826-6311

YORKIE X POMERANIAN. Two females, all shots, vet checked, dewormed. $650. 604-504-5438.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

533 FERTILIZERS

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548 FURNITURE

MATTRESSES starting at $99• Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings

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*NEW QUEEN MATTRESS SET*Pillow Top in Plastic. Mfr. Warranty Must Sell $200 ~ 604-484-0379

560 MISC. FOR SALE

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REAL ESTATE

627 HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES!Older House • Damaged House

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639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

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RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

SURREY

Regency Park Gardens

Large 1 & 2 bedroom units Rent from $725.00/mo.

Phone: 604-581-8332 & 604-585-0063

RICHMOND

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709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

CHILLIWACK WAREHOUSE6,600sf. or 5,400sf. @ $4.50sf. + 3N or 12,000sf. @ $4.25sf. + 3N3 phase and single phase power.

3 bay doors 12 x 12. (604)941-2959

715 DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

RIGHT Side, 2 Bdrms, FP, Hard-wood Floors, 4 Appl. Fenced yard, on bus route, resp pet welcome $1300 Call 604-644-5507

752 TOWNHOUSES

RICHMOND

BRIARGATE & PADDOCKTOWNHOUSES

2 Bedrm + Den & 3 Bedrms Available

Private yard, carport or dou-ble garage. Located on No. 1 & Steveston, No. 3 & Steves-ton. Landscape and mainte-nance included.

Call 604-830-4002or 604-830-8246

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810 AUTO FINANCING

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

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827 VEHICLES WANTED

830 MOTORCYCLES

THE ONE - THE ONLY authorized Harley-Davidson technician training program in all of Canada. You’ll work on all types of HD bikes. Quality instruction and state-of-the-art training aids. GPRC Fairview Campus, Fairview Alberta. 1-888-999-7882.

PETS MERCHANDISE FOR SALE RENTALS

Face to Face ❙ P7A lifetime of service for Judi Stene

❙ Winter harvest Delta farmers are using cutting-edge technology to grow fresh local produce all year long, but not everyone is happy with their methods P.10

❙ Adrian MacNair reporter Coun. McDonald won the “Battle of the Bruces” on

Tuesday evening ( Jan. 22), as BC Liberal members elected him to represent the riding of Delta South in the May 14 provincial election.

Bruce McDonald, who has served on Delta council since 1987, was running against Bruce Fougner, who works with a travel agency in Vancouver.

❙ Adrian MacNair reporter A parking crisis in Ladner has forced the local business

association to consider enforcement of street parking in two-hour stalls.


McDonald wins Liberal nomination

Parking crisis in downtown Ladner

FriDAy ∙ JANuAry 25 ∙ 2013 ❙ southdeltaleader.com

Uncommon Sense ❙ P8MacNair: TFN have right to develop

Post office to close? ❙ P3Canada Post may shut Ladner location

❙ See story, P.4

❙ See story, P.3

Jarry’s stock rising❙ robert Mangelsdorf editor

Tsawwassen’s Tristan Jarry was perfect in net as he made 15 saves in the third period at the 2013 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Halifax, and was named the player of the game for Team Don Cherry.

❙ See story, P.20

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Boaz Joseph

Surrey North Delta Leader

There was a time about 13 years ago when Wendy Fuller would have loved to have known about the group she’s now a part of.

Newly divorced, with kids to feed and no income, there was a one-year period

when she would have swallowed her pride and used the services of the North Delta Food Bank.

But at the time, she didn’t know it ex-isted.

It started about two years earlier at the Boys and Girls Club, and in the fall of 2011, moved to North Delta Evangelical Free Church, where Fuller is a member of the

congregation – and a food bank volunteer.Some church members had wanted to

volunteer at the Surrey Food Bank, but the convenience of their location (across the street from the Boys and Girls Club) and a growing clientele meant that the available church gym was too good an idea for the Surrey Food Bank to pass on.

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Alzheimer’s disease tests bonds of family and friendship

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THE DELTA LEADER SEPTEMBER 2012 ❙ B1

Banking on goodwill

Robert Mangelsdorf

South Delta Leader

The bonds of friendship are not easily broken, But for Christine Cole and Linda Ealing, the de-structive force that is Alzheimer’s disease has done it’s best to divide them.

The North Delta pair have been inseparable friends for more than 35 years, and have lived together as neighbours for more than 25.

“Linda’s always been there for me,” says Cole. “She’s seen my kids grow up. She’s like a sister to me.”

But close to 10 years ago, Cole began to notice her dear friend was changing.

“We were both getting to that menopausal stage, so we both used to laugh about not remem-bering things,” recalls Cole. “But for Linda, it just got worse.”

Ealing would miss appointments, and frequent-ly lose things.

“She kept phoning me up with the same re-quests, and couldn’t remember our earlier con-versations,” says Cole. “That’s when I realized this was something more serious.”

Cole convinced Ealing to see a doctor, and eventually Ealing was diagnosed with Alzheim-er’s at the age of 49.

The destructive neurological disease causes dementia, confusion, long-term memory loss, and mood swings. Alzheimer’s eventually effects bodily functions, and life expectancy after diag-nosis is typically � ve to 10 years. The disease af-fects more than 70,000 British Columbians, close to 750,000 Canadians, according to the Alzheimer Society of B.C.

Early onset Alzheimer’s, that is, cases that ap-pear before a patient is 65 years old, accounts for just � ve to 10 per cent of all Alzheimer’s cases.


Ready, Set, LearnThe Delta School District is calling all parents of 3-year-olds!Your local elementary school is planning an event for families of preschoolers. This is part of the Ready, Set, Learn initiative sponsored by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Children and Family Development. Come and make connections with your school and meet some of the teachers, students and parents.

All parents and their 3-year-olds are welcome to attend this informal event. You will receive a package of material and an age-appropriate book for your child.Call your local school for more details and to confirm your attendance. More information can be found on the Delta School District website.

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SeniorsBC.ca provides seniors with information on health, housing, activity and care resources. Visit the website at www.SeniorsBC.ca for more information. As always, Delta’s seniors centres offer lots of events and activities: keep an eye on what’s happening at the Kennedy Seniors Centre at www.delta.ca/kennedy and at the McKee Seniors Centre at www.delta.ca/mckee.

Heritage Week – February 18th to 24th This year, Delta is celebrating BC Heritage Week’s Good Neighbours: Heritage Homes and Neighbourhoods theme; exploring the character and warmth of historic homes and the appeal of established older neighbourhoods with vintage house styles and landscaping.

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South Delta Leader

The saga of Forgotten Fe-lines came to close earlier this month as the woman behind the no-kill cat shelter pleaded guilty to animal cruelty in B.C. Provincial Court in Surrey.

Penny March, 60, who was referred to as a "cat hoarder" by some people in the animal rescue service, spent nearly 20 years rescuing feral cats in the Lower Mainland.

Although March was fined $500 on Jan. 9 for pleading guilty to one count of causing an animal to be in distress, the B.C. SPCA estimates as many

as 500 feral cats were in her care at the height of her prob-lems.

"We've dealt with Penny over the years on a number of occa-sions and I think it really is an issue with someone becoming overwhelmed with the number of cats in her care," said Lorie Chortyk, general manager of community relations for B.C. SPCA. "It's always that fine line you walk where you have someone who has the best of intentions but when they're taking in far more animals than they can properly care for we have to intervene if animals are in distress."

Chortyk said the SPCA en-

courages rescue groups to only take in a number of animals it can adequately care for.

The charity, which was start-ed in 1990 by March, first came to the attention of the SPCA in 2002, when volunteers com-plained about the living con-ditions of the animals in her care.

The cats were housed in a long, loft-type space in the top half of a barn in the 9000-block section of Ladner Trunk Road. A hallway ran in between high, wired cages where cats huddled beside heat lamps, under comforters or in decrepit chairs.

'Cat hoarder' fined for animal crueltyFounder of former Forgotten Felines no-kill shelter had upwards of 500 cats at the height of operation

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Pictured Penny March, founder of the Forgotten Felines no-kill cat shelter, was fined $500 after pleading guilty to animal cruelty charges on Jan. 9. File photo


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What do North Deltans treasure most about their community?

Mark Sakai, executive director of the Delta Mu-seum and Archives Society, is curious to fi nd out. Whether it’s the mighty Fraser River, the ancient archaeology sites along its banks, or the commu-nity’s long fi shing history, Sakai wants to know what people, places and things the residents of North Delta identify with.

It’s part of a Delta Museum and Archives out-reach program that hopes to connect North Delt-ans to their community’s history, and strengthen the link between the northern and southern sec-tions of the municipality.

The Delta Museum and Archives was founded in 1969 by a group of Ladner historians and most modern-day Ladnerites are at least somewhat fa-miliar with their town’s fi shing village heritage and early pioneering families.

But it’s a different story in the North. For some, there is a perception that North Delta is simply a residential suburb that emerged after the George Massey Tunnel was built. But in fact, North Delta has a rich past predating the 20th century that may surprise some locals.

“Certainly Annieville has tremendous history. The very fi rst salmon cannery in British Colum-bia was established in Annieville at Gunderson Slough,” Sakai said. “It has traditionally been a settlement where Scandinavian immigrants came—hence the name Gunderson Slough.”

Meanwhile, Trinity Lutheran Church remains one of the oldest churches in Delta and Kennedy Trail—which was built by early settlers to link the Fraser River and Mud Bay—is an important his-toric landmark in North Delta, Sakai said.

In February, the Delta Museum and Archives will hold “mind-mapping” workshops with repre-sentatives from North Delta schools, local busi-nesses, the South Asian community, church con-gregations, and other interested parties.

Participants will be asked what they treasure most about North Delta. And with the under-con-struction South Fraser Perimeter Road slated to

North Delta's Avcorp Industries celebrated comple-tion of the first shipment of wing components for the new F-35 fighter aircraft on Jan. 19.

The J-35 is the latest fighter ordered by the Royal Canadian Air Force. Estimated to cost around $117 million each, the J-35 is slated to replace the aging F-18. Canada has ordered 65 planes.

Avcorp will work on 240 to 360 of the aircraft ordered by various customers, depending on how many of the aircraft carrier variant are ordered.

On hand to mark the event was Julian Fantino, Associate Minister of National Defence and Delta Richmond-East MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay.

The contract is worth around $500 million and is expected to employ 50 to 75 workers over 10 to 15 years, said mark Van Rooij, CEO of Avcorp Indus-tries.

Avcorp presently has 550 employees.

After taking a hiatus in 2011 due to construction of the 80th Street Overpass, the Boundary Bay Air-port Airshow is set to return this summer.

On Monday (Jan. 16) Delta Council approved Alpha Aviation’s request to host the 2012 Bound-ary Bay Airshow with a beer and/or wine garden on July 28.

The Corporation of Delta will contribute $20,000 cash toward the event.

The 2009 and 2010 airshows were attended by more than 5,000 people.

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Now, there’s more space to help to those who need it.

Lisa Soumang, the Surrey Food Bank’s Hamper to Your Home co-ordinator and client services as-sistant, comes to the church every second Tuesday morning.

“I take the food there. They set up the tables and unload the food from my five-tonne reefer truck.”

Instead of waiting in the a line like at the Surrey Food Bank (the North Delta Food Bank’s home base), clients at the church are giv-en tickets, and when they’re called, proceed to the tables to pick up their food.

“It’s a well-oiled machine,” says Fuller. “Everyone knows what they’re doing.”

During cold weather, “we let them come in and sit in our sanctu-ary,” says coordinator Bob Wilson, who has lived in North Delta since 1970 and had never heard of the North Delta Food Bank either.

There are 10 volunteers from the church and a handful of volunteers who came from the Boys and Girls Club.

“We want to help serve the com-munity any way we can,” says Wil-son, a church member since 1988 and a retired Safeway employee who used to be on the other end of the donation system – loading food onto the Surrey Food Bank truck.

Organizers say there is no need for more volunteers, but the need

for donations to the (Surrey) food bank is ongoing.

Fuller, now a life coach and a counsellor, sees herself in the faces of the clients.

“I have seen women come in needing the food bank, and they’re crying out of embarrassment and shame that they have to come. It’s really gut-wrenching for a woman who would never have seen herself in that position before.”

She says her nature is to alleviate that embarrassment.

Soumang says the demographics of the clients are pretty much the same as at the Surrey Food Bank – single parents, working families, seniors and people with disabili-ties.

Since the move to the church in 2011, the number of clients has grown to 90 from about 60. (The Cloverdale Food Bank, the Surrey Food Bank’s other off-site depot, has about 60 clients).

Soumang says she sees a change

in the mood of the clients who come in.

“With the church, you come in, you talk, you get smiled at – they ave a feeling of welcome that they couldn’t get at the Boys and Girls Club.”

“Every person that walks in the door has a sense of worth and value,” adds Fuller. “My heart gets all warm and fuzzy when I think about it.”

The Surrey Food Bank distributes food every second Tuesday from 10

a.m. to 12 noon at the North Delta Evangelical Free Church, 11300 84 Ave. Registration (including proof of need) is the same as at the Sur-rey Food Bank. For more informa-tion, call 604-581-5433, Ext. 110 or visit www.surreyfoodbank.org

North Delta Food Bank serves 90 clients

Pictured The Surrey Food Bank distributes food every second Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon at the North Delta Evangelical Church. File photo

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“It’s not common but it can happen,” says Cole.

With Ealing’s family back in Manitoba and un-able to care for her, it fell to Cole to look after her dear friend as Ealing’s condition worsened.

Ealing lived downstairs from Cole, so Cole would cook meals for her every day, make sure she was showering and changing her clothes, helped with her finances and shopping, and made sure she was taking her medication.

Navigating the system was difficult at first, says Cole, but once Ealing was referred to UBC,

“It was a whole different ballgame,” she says. “They really supported us. Not only Linda, but they were supporting me as a caregiver.”

The burden of Alzheimer’s is often carried by the caregiver, usually a spouse or child. Some-one suffering from dementia requires near con-stant attention.

After five years of caring for her friend, Cole was burned out, and her role as Ealing’s care-giver was affecting her job.

Ealing’s condition had deteriorated; she was becoming aggressive and could no longer live on her own. So three years ago, Cole decided to place her in a care facility in Surrey.

It was not an easy decision.“She was resistant,” says Cole. “But she was

unable to see how her situation was effecting everyone else.”

Cole visits Ealing two, three times a week

now, and has hired a companion to visit with Ealing two hours a day, five days a week, so Eal-ing doesn’t get lonely.

Cole leads a support group for the caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients, where they can get help navigating the system, and discuss the many stresses and frustrations that come with the role.

“Obviously I didn’t want this job, nobody does, but there are people in far more difficult situations than I am,” she says.

This weekend, Cole will be taking part in the Alzheimer Society of B.C.’s Walk for Memories in Surrey, and will walk in honour of her dear friend.

It’s Cole’s hope that with more funding, a cure can be found to the debilitating disease, and comfort can be brought to its sufferers.

Walk for MemoriesThe Investors Group Walk for Memories for

Delta, Surrey, and White Rock takes place Jan. 27 at 1 p.m. at Eaglequest Golf at Coyote Creek, 7778 152nd St., Surrey. Registration for the event is at 11:30 a.m.

The money you raise will support the more than 70,000 individuals and families in B.C. liv-ing with Alzheimer disease and other dementias.

To start at team, volunteer, donate or sponsor, visit www.alzheimerbc.org/Get-Involved/Walk-for-Memories.aspx. For more information, call 604-541-0606 or 604-681-6530.

Walk for Memories this Sunday in Surrey— Continued from p.1

North Delta Secondary School graduate and beloved children's entertainer Char-lotte Diamond is returning to her alma mater for a family concert this Saturday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m.

Diamond will celebrate the New Year with songs in Eng-lish, French and Spanish, and favourites from her latest CD, 24 Carrot Diamond – the Best of Charlotte Diamond.

Diamond has been perform-ing her award-winning music at concerts and conferences throughout Canada and the USA for more than 30 years, inspiring families to enjoy singing and playing musically with their children.

This year, Charlotte is joined by her son, Matt Diamond on electric guitar, as well as her long time friend and accom-panist, Bob Wishinski on key-

boards. Saturday's event is spon-

sored by Delta School District. Tickets are available at all the Delta French Immersion Schools. Ticket also available by calling Cindy at 604-952-5058.

• JCharlote Diamond per-forms at North Delta Second-ary School, Saturday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. 11447 82nd Avenue, North Delta.

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All parents and their 3 year olds are welcome to attend this informal event. You will receive a package of material and an age-appropriate book for your 3 year old.

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North Delta• On Friday, Jan.11,

a break and en-ter occurred on the 8800-block of Sheperd Way. The victim called Delta Police to report that she discovered her home had been broken into. An unknown sus-pect had gained entry into her home and was able to steal items from inside. A neighbour-hood canvass was con-ducted with negative results, and the investi-gation is still on going.

• Delta Police were requested to attend the 8200-block of 120th Street on Monday, Jan. 14, to locate a male known to have an out-standing warrant for his arrest. The suspect was subsequently located and taken into custody without incident. Dur-ing the search of the suspect, he was found to be in possession of property contrary to his court-ordered condi-tions. The 35-year-old male was transported to Delta Police head-quarters where he was held in custody pend-ing court appearance. Breach of probation charges are pending.

• Police were called to the 8000-block of 117th Street the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 15, after a resident discover his home had been broken into. Various house-hold items were stolen and the property was entered into the police database. Delta Police Department's Forensic Identification unit at-tended and seized evi-dence left at the scene. A neighbourhood can-vass was conducted with negative results.

• Delta Police located a male breaking into a vehicle parked out-side of a residence on the 7300-block of 112th Street on Tuesday, Jan. 15. The male was arrest-ed at the scene without incident and was found to be in possession of property belonging to another vehicle nearby. The man was escorted to police headquar-ters where he was held pending his appear-ance in court. Charges of Theft Under $5000, Mischief Under $5000, and Possession of Sto-len Property are being recommended.

• On Jan. 15, a Delta police officer stopped a vehicle at 80th Avenue

and 120th Street after observing various me-chanical defects on Jan. 15. Investigation re-vealed two males inside the vehicle in posses-sion of possible stolen property. Property was seized for ownership identification. The two males were identified and released at scene. However, charges for possession of stolen property are being con-sidered. The investiga-tion is still ongoing.

• A North Delta resi-dent on the 9300-block of 114th Street called Delta Police on Wednes-day, Jan. 16, to report a male attempting to steal property from her garage. The resident confronted the male who fled prior to police arriving. Area search and neighbourhood canvass were conducted with negative results. The male suspect is de-scribed as caucasian, approximately five-foot-six, 40 to 50 years old and weighing 150 pounds. The man was wearing a black toque, dark jacket, and jeans.

• A vehicle was stolen from in front of a busi-ness centre at the cor-ner of 81st Avenue and 120th Street on Wednes-day, Jan. 16. The owner reported his vehicle was stolen sometime during the early eve-ning. The vehicle was entered into the police database and a neigh-bourhood canvass was conducted with no re-sults. The investigation is ongoing.

South Delta• $200 worth of cop-

per wire was stolen after an unknown suspect cut a hole in wire fence at back of apartment build-ing on the 1300-block of 56th Street to gain entry to the gas meter area the afternoon of Jan. 7. Ap-proximate damage to the fence is estimated at $200.

• A bike was reported stolen from the Boys' and Girls' Club on the 4700-block of Arthur Drive on Wednesday, Jan. 9, around 5 p.m. The bike is described as a grey Mirraca BMX with red tires and is val-ued at $400.

• Delta Police re-ceived a report from a man in Ladner on Jan. 11 that he had received a $2,300 bill from the telephone company

for an address in Co-quitlam. The victim indicated he had lost his wallet in 2009 and that his driver’s license and SIN card had been used to setup the ac-count. The telephone company has waived all charges. Police re-quested the RCMP in Coquitlam to investigate the identity theft fraud.

• Several pieces of aluminum from the unlocked yard of a win-dow business on the 7600-block of MacDon-ald Road were reported stolen on Jan. 11. Value of stolen goods estimat-ed at about $1,000.

• A woman reported her wallet stolen af-ter hiding her purse in the spare tire compart-ment of her vehicle as she walked her dog on the 4500-block of 72nd Street on Jan. 11. On her

return to her vehicle, she retrieved her purse and left the area. The victim then received a call from the bank indi-cating there was an at-tempt to make a change in her bank card pin number. The investiga-tion revealed her wal-let was missing from her purse and $600 had been charged to her credit cards. All cards were cancelled and investigation will con-tinue examining bank video surveillance.

• A break and enter was reported on the 8300-block of River Road on Jan. 11. Delta Police responded to an audible alarm at a com-mercial premises. Upon arrival, investigators dis-covered that someone had gained entry into the building by breaking the front door window,

and proceeded to steal property from inside. The Forensic Identifica-tion Section was called out to assist in the in-vestigation, and a video canvass was conducted with negative results. The investigation is still on going.

• Police responded to a report of a large number of youths fight-ing at the Tsawwassen recreation centre on the 1700-block of 56th Av-enue on Jan. 11. Most of the youth had dis-persed when police ar-rived. Witnesses stated the incident was a mu-tual fight between two youths and there were no serious injuries.

• A male suspect stole two bottles of vodka val-ued at $58 from a liquor store on the 4800-block of Elliot Street on Sun-day, Jan. 13. Police

given description of suspect but a search of the area was negative. Video surveillance to be examined.

• A car was broken into at Ladner Trunk Road and 64th Street on Jan. 15. The victim called Delta Police to report her vehicle was robbed while parked on the side of the roadway. Items stolen from with-in vehicle have been entered into Police da-

tabase. Neighbourhood canvass completed with negative results and the investigation is ongoing.

• On Wednesday, Jan. 16, a vehicle was bro-ken into while parked in front of a business on the 3800-block of 72nd Street. Items stolen from within vehicle have been entered into Police data-base. Neighbourhood canvass completed with negative results and the investigation is ongoing.

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NORTH DELTA AREAAnnieville 9240 - 112 St. Tuesday, February 19 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noonBrooke 8718 Delwood Dr. Tuesday, February 12 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Chalmers 11315 - 75 Ave. Monday, February 18 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Cougar Canyon 11664 Lyon Rd. Tuesday, February 12 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Devon Gardens (Fr. Imm./Montessori) 8884 Russell Dr. Wednesday, February 13 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Gibson 11451 - 90 Ave. Tuesday, February 12 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Gray 10855 - 80 Ave. Thursday, February 14 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Heath (Traditional) 11364 - 72 Ave. Tuesday, February 12 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Hellings 11655 - 86 Ave. Tuesday, February 19 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noonJarvis (Traditional) 7670 - 118 St. Monday, February 18 9:15 a.m. – 12:00 noonMcCloskey 11531 - 80 Ave. Thursday, February 21 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Pinewood 11777 Pinewood Dr. Wednesday, February 20 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Richardson (Fr. Imm./English) 11339 - 83 Ave. Wednesday, February 13 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Sunshine Hills (Fr. Imm./English) 11285 Bond Blvd. Wednesday, February 20 9:15 a.m. – 12:00 noon

LADNER AREAHawthorne 5160 Central Ave. Wednesday, February 20 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noonHolly 4625 - 62 St. Thursday, February 21 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noonLadner (Fr. Imm./English) 5016 - 44 Ave. Wednesday, February 20 9:15 a.m. – 12:00 noon Neilson Grove 5500 Admiral Blvd. Wednesday, February 13 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Port Guichon 4381 - 46A St. Tuesday, February 12 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon

TSAWWASSEN AREABeach Grove 5955 - 17A Ave. Tuesday, February 19 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Cliff Drive 5025 - 12 Ave. Thursday, February 14 9:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. English Bluff 402 English Bluff Rd. Tuesday, February 12 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m Pebble Hill (Traditional) 246 - 52A St. Friday, February 22 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. South Park (Fr. Imm./English) 735 Gilchrist Dr. Tuesday, February 19 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

A child may be registered to attend Kindergarten in September 2013 if his or her fifth birthday occurs on or before December 31, 2013.

At the time of registration, the following original documents must be provided:1. Proof of birth date for the student (birth certificate or passport) (registration will not be accepted until proof of birth date is received)2. Proof of citizenship for both the parent and the student (Canadian birth certificate, citizenship card, passport, landed immigrant document, permanent resident card)3. Immunization record, Care Card, medical and emergency contact information4. Proof of Residency showing address (Property Taxes - current receipt, purchase/rental agreement or rental receipt)

Parents should be aware that students may be required to attend a school outside of their usual attendance area if class enrolments exceed 19.

Application forms for French Immersion are completed separately and are available at all elementary schools. Completed application forms for entry into Early French Immersion should be delivered only to the French Immersion school in your attendance area on or before 4:00 pm, Friday, February 1, 2013. Successful applicants will be notified by the school the week following the application deadline. Once you receive confirmation of acceptance into the program, please follow the registration procedures as described above. For more information on French Immersion Parent Information Meeting nights, please visit our website at http://web.deltasd.bc.ca/programs/frimm, or contact Christine Carriou at [email protected] or 604-952-5066.Applications are now being accepted for Traditional Elementary Schools and are to be completed separately. Forms are available at Heath, Jarvis and Pebble Hill Traditional Elementary Schools or on the district website at http://web.deltasd.bc.ca/. Completed application forms should be delivered only to those schools on or before 4:00 pm, Friday, February 1, 2013.

NON-CATCHMENT AND NON-DISTRICT APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT DISTRICT SCHOOLS COMMENCING FEBRUARY 1, 2013 AND

WILL RECEIVE PRIORITY IN THE RESPECTIVE CATEGORY IF RECEIVED PRIOR TO MARCH 8, 2013.

REGISTRATION OF KINDERGARTEN STUDENTSRegistration of Kindergarten students who are eligible for entry in September 2013

will take place on the following dates and times shown.

PLEASE REGISTER AT YOUR CATCHMENT AREA SCHOOL(For verification of your catchment school, please contact the School Board Office at 604-952-5340 or visit our website at http://web.deltasd.bc.ca)

B.C.'s Ministry of Education has been phasing in full-day Kindergarten and is now fully implemented.

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The SPCA visited in November 2007 by search warrant, noting trou-bling conditions of the care, but did not seize any animals. Another search warrant was executed on Sept. 24, 2008, when the SPCA and veterinar-ians descended on the shelter. What they found was shocking.

"The cats were suffering from life-threatening neglect and many were in critical distress," said Eileen Drever, senior animal protection officer for the B.C. SPCA in a followup report.

Cats were found emaciated, dehy-drated, and extremely sick, many with leukaemia or FIV (the feline form of HIV). The bodies of two decomposing cats were also found on the premises.

Drever said it was an "appalling situation."

On the advice of veterinarians, 51 cats were immediately removed. Even under emergency care, five more cats died within hours. A further 10 were humanely euthanized at a later date, although 36 others were adopted to new homes following proper medical care.

“The veterinary report, which out-

lines the medical condition of each animal examined during the inves-tigation, contains some of the most damning and disturbing evidence of animal neglect the SPCA has ever wit-nessed,” Drever said.

As many as 125 cats remained in her custody following the raid.

Forgotten Felines billed itself as Metro Vancouver’s largest, “100 per cent donor-funded, true ‘no-kill’ cat shelter dedicated to the care and pro-tection of hundreds of abandoned and forgotten cats and kittens found on the streets.”

March once said her registered charity required between $100,000 and $200,000 to run annually.

Animal cruelty charges were laid March 26, 2009, based on evidence gathered by the SPCA.

March was later evicted from the Ladner barn by landowner John van Dongen Sr., uncle to B.C.'s solici-tor general at the time, for failure to pay rent. Van Dongen filed a petition in B.C. Supreme Court in February 2009 claiming $4,500 in back rent and charging that March had allowed her liability insurance to lapse.

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By Boaz Joseph

Surrey North Delta Leader

Two years ago, a Burnsview Sec-ondary Grade 8 basketball coach did a double-take when Danielle Kisser, standing all of four feet tall, showed up to try out for the team.

Despite his preconceptions, she did well and made the team. During the following season, some opposing players dismissed her at first, leav-ing her unguarded, at their peril. It turned out she was a tough competi-tor, ready to duke it out.

"As soon as I scored, they got em-barrassed, so they put an extra few guys on me."

For Kisser, it's okay for people, whether adults or children, to do double-takes or to stare when they first see her. It's ever better to come over and say hi and to ask questions.

The now-four-foot-one 16-year-old doesn't bite – though nowadays, she swims like a shark.

The Grade 10 Burnsview Second-ary student, a short-statured para-swimmer at Delta Sungod Swim Club, holds three records and is 15th in the world in the women's S6 cat-egory.

Last March, she missed making the London Paralympic Games by just 0.98 seconds.

"Now it's a four-year slog to get to Rio," notes her mom Sherri.

In the meantime, in April, Kisser will try out for the nationals in Min-neapolis, Minn., and hopes to com-pete in the Canada Summer Games in August in Sherbrooke, Que.

In regional competitions, Danielle, who has a form of dwarfism, com-petes alongside regular-statured ath-letes. In higher-level races, she goes up against competitors with varying mobility disabilities, but all catego-rized as S6 (the lower the number, the more severe the disability.)

Only at sanctioned swim meets – provincial and higher – do the world

rankings take effect. Kisser recently raced to what would have been a sixth-in-the-world spot had that race's numbers been official.

Danielle started competitive swim-ming at age 11 at the suggestion of a coach with para-swimming coaching experience.

Her competitive nature now keeps her aiming within.

"I don't focus on the other swim-mers," she says of regional heats. "I know they're going to beat me. It's me and the clock."

Kisser trains eight times, five days a week at the Sungod Aquatic Centre. An average workout is 3,000 metres, at times all-out.

"I made the (basketball) team again this year, but I had to say no because it conflicted too much with swimming. I had to concentrate on my bigger goals."

And her goals, which are often reached, are the products of capital-izing on the things she can control – not her stature, but technique, strength and stamina.

"She's got an internal desire to be the best," says her mom. "You don't do these things for other people, you do them for yourself. That's the only way you get up (at 5 a.m.) every morning."

Danielle, who's comfortable with her disability and abilities, will tell her story this Saturday (Jan. 26) as a "human book" at the City Centre Library (10350 University Dr.)

Danielle will be among 20 people who share their unique stories from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the library's sec-ond-annual Human Library Project Event.

She'll also make visitors aware of The Society for Short Stature Aware-ness and its website, www.littlepeo-pleofbc.org/

To reserve a one-on-one conversa-tion with your "book," call 604-598-7426. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/Z1W2Jv

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REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR THE2013/2014 SCHOOL YEAR

Delta School District is pleased to accept applications from families and students residing within and outside of the Delta School District. We offer a wide range of learning programs for all students.

PLEASE NOTE: The time and date will be recorded on all applications and registrations at time of receipt. Non-

Catchment and Non-District Applications will be accepted at District schools commencing February 1, 2013.

Kindergarten Students living in school’s catchment area should apply at the catchment area school on the designated registration date or thereafter.

Kindergarten to Grade 12 Students living in school’s catchment area will receive priority in this category if application is received before: June 7, 2013.

Non-Catchment area students will receive priority in this category if application is received before: March 8, 2013.

Non-District students will receive priority in this category if application is received before: March 8, 2013.

Continuing Delta Students

New Applicants

Definitions

Catchment Area Students : Students living in the catchment area of their designated school.

Non-Catchment Students: Students living in Delta who wish to attend a different catchment area school in Delta.

Non-District Students: Students not living in Delta who wish to attend school in Delta.

Delta students already registered in Delta will continue for the new school year.

Delta students who wish to submit a Non-Catchment Application at a new school, must submit a new Non-Catchment Application and will receive priority in this category if their application is received starting February 1st and before: March 8, 2013.

Current Non-District students who wish to continue at the same school for the next school year, are NOT required to submit a new Non-District Application.

Current Non-District students who wish to attend a different school in Delta for the next school year, must submit a new Non-District Application and will receive priority in this category if their application is received starting February 1st and before: March 8, 2013.


UNTIL FEBRUARY 15TH

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When the HST ends in April, heating contractors will have to pay 12% PST + GST on furnaces & boilersagain... So you might not save much by waiting (even before you consider our special offer).

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South Delta Leader, January 25, 2013