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A local volunteer group isworking tirelessly to preserve ele-ments of Deltas rich fishing heri-tage, but finding dollars to makeit happen has been a challenge.

Formed three years ago andworking closely with the DeltaMuseum and Archives, the DeltaFishing Heritage Committee hasbeen exploring various avenuesfor the interpretation of the local

fishing history to the public.The whole Fraser River

waterfront is actually in need ofrecognition, said longtime resi-dent Doug Massey, a committeemember.

Fishing in the Fraser RiverEstuary played an important partin the settlement and develop-ment of Delta, attracting manynewcomers from First Nations tonumerous European immigrants,such as the large Greek commu-nity on Deas Island. The fishery

at one time supported 14 canner-ies in Delta alone.

Were trying to establishkiosks and interpretive centreswhereby people will recognizethat the shores of the Fraser Riverhad an active fishing community.There was Japanese, Norwegian,Austrian, Greek and many more.Youd be surprised how manynationalities were involved,Massey said.

The committee had origi-nally eyed the Delta-owned Seven

Seas fish plant building or theold Brackman-Ker building onChisholm Street as potential loca-tions for historical displays oran interpretive centre. However,the Brackman-Ker building col-lapsed into the harbour, while themunicipality has decided to try tosell off the Seven Seas site.

The committee is also look-ing for a permanent home fortwo old wooden fish boats thePersian Fisher and Georgia Star which were donated by local

fishing families. The committeewants to consolidate the storageof the boats into a single, dryland location where they can berepaired and restored for publicdisplay. The Persia Fisher is cur-rently in pretty good shape, storedin a local barn. The Georgia Star,however, is in the water at LadnerHarbour and looking in muchrougher condition, requiring bigdollars to restore.

We havent been able to find

BY SANDOR [email protected]

Show n shine!PHOTOS BY GORD GOBLE

Jim and Yvonne Costa of Ladner(left) take in some pretty quilts whilethere were plenty of sweet rides tophotograph at the annual Quilt Walkand Classic Car Show last Sunday inLadner Village. Check out more pho-tos at www.delta-optimist.com.

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Preserving Deltas fishing heritageVolunteer group explores avenues for interpretation of one of local areas early industries to the public

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a place to store it. We donthave a whole lot of moneyand we are just a volunteergroup thats been trying thebest we can, Massey said.

The committee recentlygot support from Deltacouncil to invite Port MetroVancouver to support theconcept of a Fraser RiverEstuary Interpretive Centre.

Council also endorsedthe groups request to MetroVancouver for the regionaldistrict to work with Deltato explore opportunities forrecognizing Deas Islandsstrong historical connec-tion with the Greek fishingcommunity, although themunicipality isnt commit-ting any dollars.

Delta staff, meantime,have been directed to workwith the committee to tryand find a suitable venuefor the fishing boats. A sug-gestion that the boats be ondisplay at Wellington PointPark has already been shotdown by the committee dueto the sites relative remote-ness and concerns aboutpotential vandalism.

Massey, 80, noted a newlinear park that is to be

established on the shoresof Marina Gardens Estatecould be an ideal locationfor displaying some largerartifacts and kiosks

A few weeks ago,Deltas Heritage AdvisoryCommittee met withMassey and fishing heri-tage committee members todiscuss some of the chal-lenges including funding.It was suggested at thatmeeting that there be somepreliminary discussionwith Gateway regardingan interpretative site withkiosks, as well as talk withFirst Nations regarding theSt. Mungo cannery sitefurther up river. The loss ofsome of Deltas heritage asa result of the South FraserPerimeter Road highwayproject was also noted assomething that could playa role in establishing aninterpretive centre as com-pensation.

He noted that the SFPRhas isolated the impor-tant historical sites at theGlenrose, St. Mungo andAnnieville canneries, sitesthat need recognition of thesettlers who worked there.

The B.C. Human RightsTribunal last month dis-missed a complaint ofdiscrimination against aLadner seafood processingplant.

Victor Tam filed thecomplaint after he was firedfrom his position at DeltaPacific Seafoods, where he

has worked for six monthsas a night shift forkliftoperator.

In his complaint, Tamalleged that a supervisormade ongoing racial slursagainst Chinese and Asianpeople. He said that hecomplained about it andwas fired in January 2012.

Tam alleged that thesupervisor made dispar-aging remarks about the

Chinese employees at theplant, yelling at them tomove faster and threateningto fire them if they didnt.

He said on one occa-sion, the supervisor yelledso loudly that a temporaryworker began crying.

Tam also alleged that thegeneral manager screamedracial slurs at him andthreatened to fire him.

Delta Pacific Seafoods

has about 98 full-timeemployees, but during peakseasons the company hiresabout 150 temporary work-ers. About 31 of the full-time employees work onnight shift. Almost 90 percent of the night shift work-ers at the plant are visibleminorities and 84 per centare of Asian descent.

In response to the com-plaints, the company told

the tribunal that Tam wasfired due to serious behav-iour issues and denied thatrace was a factor in histermination. According tothe judgment from the B.C.Human Rights Tribunal,Tam received a formalwarning about his behav-iour before he was fired.

I have considered thecontemporaneous documen-tary evidence provided by

the Respondents that sup-ports their version of whyMr. Tam was terminated,tribunal member MarleneTyshynski said in her rea-sons for decision. Mr. Tamhas not provided informa-tion that links his termina-tion to racial discrimina-tion and has not answeredthe material filed by theRespondents... He simplydenies everything.

Site preparation will soonget underway on Deltasnewest artificial turf play-ing field.

Council last weekapproved a contract worthjust over $615,000 for theexcavation of LadnersDugald Morrison Park.Work is to begin this

month.A $5 million project,

the new Dugald Morrisonsynthetic turf field andwashrooms are to be fin-ished and ready for play byAugust 2014.

The project also involvesa new softball diamond atHawthorne Park and base-ball diamond at CromiePark.

To speed up construc-

tion of the new DugaldMorrison field, councilrecently allocated $500,000from surplus funds as anadvance for the alreadyapproved budget.

A staff report notes thatbeing able to tender thesite excavation work earlywould allow the contractorto effectively excavate thesite during the dry monthsthis year.

Delta would also benefitby taking advantage of thelong construction season inthe Lower Mainland whendevelopers are searchingfor sites to dump structuralfill material from their con-struction sites, the reportstates, adding that much ofthe material to fill the parksite would be free or costlittle.

The Delta Secondary

Parent Advisory Councillast year lobbied for a newturf field at their Ladnerhigh school, instead of oneat Dugald Morrison.

The parent advisorycouncil met with the parksand recreation departmentto discuss the idea of apartnership between Deltaand the school district.However, Delta councilconcurred with the parks

department that having amunicipal field at the highschool wouldnt fit the cri-teria of sport user groupshaving unfettered accessevenings and weekends anddo not wish to competewith school programs foruse of the fields.

The Delta school districtlater announced it was plan-ning to build its own cov-ered sports facilities.

BY SANDOR [email protected]

BY JESSICA [email protected]

HERITAGE from page 1

Discrimination complaint dismissedFired worker alleged that supervisor at Ladner seafood processing plant made ongoing racial slurs

PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE

Doug Massey, a member of the Delta Fishing Heritage Committee, is looking for a permanent home for two old wooden fish boats the Persian Fisher and Georgia Star.

Site preparation to start soon on Deltas newest turf playing field

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Earthwise cultivatingthe new face of farming

Earthwise Societyrecently said good byeto the third class of highschool seniors to completean independent directedstudies program in sus-

tainable agriculture at theEarthwise Farm.

Sustainable Agriculture12 is offered as a sciencecredit through Delta SchoolDistrict to give students anopportunity to learn outsideof a classroom setting andexperience how food getsto our tables. Students dontjust learn about farming.Through readings and dis-cussions, they learn aboutissues facing the futureof agriculture, and how tomake wise choices aboutfood. The skills they learnto grow their own food willlast a lifetime, whereverthey go, and some, hope-fully, will be inspired topursue farming careers.

Young people are chang-ing the way they thinkabout farming. Long per-ceived as a hard and thank-less career with limitedfinancial rewards, farmingis increasingly being viewedas a creative entrepreneurialenterprise that can yieldreal rewards to farmersand contribute positively tolocal economies and envi-ronmental health. Locally,Cropthorne Farm is recog-nized as an example of this.

Tsawwassens EarthwiseFarm provides a range ofopportunities to supportthe education and entry ofyoung people into farming.With the average age offarmers approaching 60, itis important to ensure thatthere will be farmers in thefuture. Each year, the farmprovides employment forsummer students and farminterns and mentors a teamof young volunteers to fur-ther their understanding ofgrowing food. Often theyoung farmers at Earthwiseare post-secondary gradu-ates who seek on-farmexperience to round outtheir formal education.

Many are women. One day,they hope to have farms oftheir own. They will be thenew face of farming.

The Certified OrganicsAssociation of B.C. reportsthat the average farm inB.C. is 60 acres. Start upcosts for a farm this sizecan create a daunting bar-rier for aspiring youngfarmers.

The Earthwise Farmmodels an alternative thatmake farming more acces-sible. The two-acre farmmarkets certified organicproduce directly to the localcommunity at its on-sitestore. It grows a diversity ofcrops including many spe-cialty varieties like yellowand purple carrots, greencauliflower, or striped beets.

A key element of thefarm business plan is aCommunity SupportedAgriculture program (CSA).CSA members help supportsmall-scale local farms bypurchasing shares in thefarm harvest at the startof the season, and receiveweekly boxes for freshlyharvested produce through-out the growing season. TheEarthwise Farm is a socialenterprise that raises fundsfor the societys educationprograms through farm gateand CSA sales.

This fall, EarthwiseSociety will open itsSustainable Agriculturecourse to the community atlarge. A diversity of agesand experiences will enrichthe discussion and create across generational modelof working and learningtogether.

Those interested in takingthe course either for highschool credit or as an adultshould contact EarthwiseSociety at 604-946-9828or [email protected].

High school course offers students a chance to learnall about how food gets from the field to the table

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Delta this weekannounced increasedenforcement against illegaldumping.

In the past six months,municipal bylaw inspectorshave laid 18 charges againstpeople for dumping onpublic roadways and privateproperty in Delta.

People caught dumpingillegally face a $500 fineand are also charged for thecost of cleanup.

This is unfortunate, butnecessary work that wehave to do, said MayorLois Jackson. Its disap-pointing that people chooseto dispose of unwanteditems inappropriately, butwere out there catchingthese people and hopefullyour vigilance and the heftyfines change their behav-iour.

One local group ben-efiting from the increasedenforcement is the DeltaHospice Society CharityShoppe in Tsawwassen.

In a letter to the Optimistlast month, society execu-tive director Nancy Maceysaid that while the shopreceives many quality dona-tions from people in thecommunity, others havedropped off unwanted items

when the store is closed.We have no end of

broken furniture, beds,mattresses, TVs, rusty bar-becues and large furnituredropped off after hours,even though the signagesays the shoppe cannot sellthese items, she said.

When items are droppedoff after hours, when thegates are closed, the goodsare actually on the road.The municipality hasinstalled signs and cameras

warning residents aboutillegal dumping.

These seem like desper-ate measures but the societycan no longer manage beingthe convenient dumpingplace for peoples unwantedgoods, Macey said.Disposal is very costly andour current way of dispos-ing of dumped items is notsustainable.

Enforcement of thedumping bylaw is underway seven days a week

and Deltas bylaw inspec-tors, with the help of theengineering department,uses a variety of techniquesto catch people dumpingillegally. Those includesurveillance, interviews,examination of the dumpedmaterials along with wit-ness reports.

Enforcement has beentargeted on known dumpinglocations, including isolatedroads and laneways behindlocal businesses.

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The pledge is part oftheir annual Making aDifference sponsorship ofthe Foundations two events:

The Delta Hospital GolfClassic and MoonlightGala.

The Legions previ-ous donation of $4,000 inMarch helped purchasetwo Holter monitors. Themost recent gift of $4,000,donated on July 25th, willgo towards one portableoxygen concentrator for the

residents of Mountain ViewManor. The portable oxygenconcentrator will providean increased oxygen sup-ply to patients who requireit, allowing them greatermobility and independence.

Since 1995, RCL #289has generously given over$140,000 to Delta HospitalFoundation these dona-tions have contributed toDelta Hospitals ability toacquire a variety of vitalequipment such as the 64-slice CT scan, arthroscopysurgical equipment, andmost recently, the portableoxygen concentrator.

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Delta HospitalFoundations corporateand event manager, JackeyZellweger, said, Were justso honoured to receive suchgenerous and loyal sup-port from the TsawwassenLegion.

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Print versions of the guide will be avail-able for pick-up at your local recreationcentre, health unit and library on Aug. 13.

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DELTA LAND USE CONTRACT DISCHARGE BYLAW NO. 7191 (File No. LU006809)

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that at the Council Meefng to be held onMonday, August 26, 2013 at 7:00pm. at the Municipal Hall, 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, B.C., the Municipal Council of TheCorporafon of Delta will consider third reading and cnal adopfon of Delta (LU006809) Land UseContract Discharge Bylaw No. 7191, 2013, which relates to the properfes listed below.

The purpose of this bylaw is to authorize Council to discharge the land use contracts from thesubject properfes in the list below to reveal the underlying RS1 Single Family Residenfal Zone.

Pursuant to Secfon 890(4) of the Local Government Act and Councils resolufon on June 24,2013, there will not be a Public Hearing for this bylaw.

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AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the bylaw, detailed maps and other relevant informafonand regulafons may be inspected at the oece of the Community Planning and DevelopmentDepartment, 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, B.C., (604-946-3380) Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday and Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:45 p.m., and Thursday between 8:30 a.m.and 8:00 p.m. from August 16, 2013 to August 26, 2013 exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays andstatutory holidays.

Interested residents have the opportunity to provide wriben comments regarding theapplicafon at this fme. Comments are to be received before 12:00 noon, August 26, 2013.Comments should be referred to:

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All HOVlanes arenot equal

TEDMURPHY

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I think its only fair that we put awarning or some sort of asterisk on theHOV signs approaching the GeorgeMassey Tunnel. In addition to the occu-pancy requirement for travel in the car-pool lanes, there should be some sortof cautionary message, particularly forunsuspecting visitors, that choosing suchlanes are no guarantee youll get ahead.

Pretty much everywhere you findpaved roads on this planet, theres anunderstanding that if you encounter aHOV lane, youll get assistance circum-venting traffic congestion. Everywhere,that is, except the northbound approachto the tunnel.

Taking the HOV lane should be a no-brainer, particularly when you run intoa slowdown, but the decision is far fromclear-cut in these parts.

The Saturday before last I was headedto pick up my son from his job at a blue-berry farm in the Crescent Island area ofLadner. It was shortly before 1 p.m. andsomething had happened at the tunnelso traffic was backed up northbound onhighways 17 and 99.

As I drove along Highway 17, abouthalfway between Trunk Road and theinterchange, I knew a choice was loom-ing so I turned to my wife decisionsof this magnitude are well beyond mypay grade to seek advice on whether tostay in the left lane or opt for the HOV.We decided to remain in the left laneand sure enough after initially coming toa stop, we began to coast past a long lineof disbelieving and disgusted carpoolers.

The situation is even worse on north-bound Highway 99 where HOVers areforced to share the lane with thoseexiting the highway, both groups bottle-necked by the same traffic light that foilscarpoolers on Highway 17. It can get sobad, mainly in the afternoon rush whentheres only one lane northbound throughthe tunnel, drivers can spend an hour ormore just in the exit/HOV lane beforegetting through the light.

Typically there is ground to be gainedafter getting through the light, but in bothinstances the tie up prior to reaching thatpoint can neutralize any benefit.

I realize both the Highway 17 andHighway 99 HOV lanes were after-the-fact additions to the road network soa signal is the only way to ensure anorderly flow of traffic when several lanesintersect at grade, but this particular lighthas become a choke point of the mostfrustrating order.

Many locals recognize this fact andplot their routes accordingly, but it wouldbe hospitable to let visitors know theHOV lanes in these parts are just a littlebit different.

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Last Thursday was my firstopportunity to enjoy the benefit asa new senior of free transportationon B.C. Ferries.

We caught an evening ferryfrom Tsawwassen to Duke Pointon Vancouver Island south ofNanaimo. Of course, we still hadto pay for the vehicle and my non-senior wife. The cost going overwas about $75, which I guess isabout double what it would havebeen about 20 years ago whenwork required more regular visita-tions to the island.

The rate increases do have a cer-tain ouch factor, but, based uponthe increase in fuel cost and sala-ries during that period, not totallyoutrageous. Unfortunately, we hadto return on Sunday and I had topay the full fare just like a regularperson.

We spent a day in Nanaimo and

then headed to Victoria. Nanaimohas done a marvelous job of clean-ing up and improving its downtownarea. For years, I only thought ofNanaimo as a place to pass throughon the way to somewhere else. Thecity is to be congratulated on theimprovements that have been made.

In Victoria, there was a dragonboat competition in the InnerHarbour going on over the week-end and the area was packed withtourists and locals. There seemedto be more empty stores than usualon Government Street, but no oneseemed to be suffering this lastweekend.

Got back to see Mondays edi-tion of the Vancouver Sun withletters bemoaning the cost of B.C.Ferries and a rather bizarre column(I should talk!) suggesting thatVancouver Island become a sepa-rate province. According to an ear-lier column by Mario Canseco ofInsights West, the desire for a sepa-rate province was a result of thelast provincial election returningthe Liberals to government whereasthe majority of seats on VancouverIsland went to the New Democrats.

Seems a rather strange reason tobreak up the province becauseyou are a sore loser. VancouverIsland could of course be a sepa-

rate province, but what would bethe point? All those NDP favour-ing civil servants might follow thepublic sector jobs to the LowerMainland and all that would be lefton the Island would be a bunch ofvery conservative retirees. Perhapsthen, the Gulf Islands would wantto separate from the Province ofVancouver Island.

I recall seeing a proposal oncethat South Delta separate fromNorth Delta if the council of theday approved the Southlands devel-opment. Perhaps Tsawwassen couldthen separate from Ladner so theycould have their own local gov-ernment with nice new municipalbuildings on the Southlands. Well,maybe not.

The front page article on thatedition of the Sun was about anIpsos Reid poll that found a lackof confidence that the Canadianhealth system could handle alooming tsunami of aging boom-ers. Maybe we want to be free ofVancouver Island before that tsu-nami hits.

Makes me glad to be a lead-ing edge boomer. We have usuallyfared better than those who camelater. But just in case, Ill startbanking the money saved on thosefree ferry trips.

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Letters to the Editor

Editor:Robin Silvester, CEO of

Port Metro Vancouver, isnow saying that for the portto keep growing they needan Industrial Land Reserve.On the face of it this seemsreasonable until thatis you look at the portsexpansion plans.

Rather than using indus-trial land for their nextexpansion a secondcontainer port in Delta they plan to denigrateRoberts Bank, one of themost important ecosystemson the West Coast, by con-structing a man-made islandone third the size of StanleyPark. If this were to goahead it would compromisea critical stop on the PacificFlyway for millions ofmigratory and other shore-birds and likely cause popu-

lation level declines for theWestern Sandpiper. It willalso result in changes totidal flows further impact-ing juvenile salmon runs, aswell destroying productiveeel grass and crab habitat.

To justify their man-made island Mr. Silvesterkeeps trotting out thesame tired old story aboutjobs that the port cre-ates. The only problem isthat the majority of jobshe claims the containerport will create are notdirectly port related andare likely to exist whetherthe port expands or not.Furthermore the proposedsecond container terminalwould be so mechanizedanyway that very few per-manent jobs would be cre-ated.

The reality is that port

container traffic is notgrowing at anything closeto their forecasts and anadditional container port onRoberts Bank is not needednow or in the foreseeablefuture.

Port Metro Vancouverclaims that it is looking for-ward to ... a future of sus-tainable prosperity wherewe leave a strong positivelegacy for future genera-tions.

The strongest legacy thatPort Metro Vancouver couldleave for future generationsis a Roberts Bank free ofany further port expansion.That is the true definitionof sustainability not onewhere the environment andcommunity are subservientto the ports inflated busi-ness plans.

Roger Emsley

Second port not needed Bike licensing not a new ideaEditor:

Re: Cyclists should be rewarded, letterto the editor, Aug. 9

I have no problem with cyclists well, with most sensible ones but I dosee merit in licensing bicycles.

Almost 70 years ago, as a youngsterliving in Victoria and delivering dailynewspapers (both morning and afternoonissues) cyclists were required to obtain abike licence.

As I recall, it was $2 per year. Theobject, again as I recall, was to have arecord of bikes so that if one were stolen,the authorities had more than a vaguedescription of the bike to work from. Isuppose it might have been somethingakin to licensing motor vehicles.

At the time, I earned $20 per monthand the annual $2 licence fee was notoverly onerous. I see little problem withlicensing bikes today.

I do not believe there was muchthought about whether or not bikes causedso much damage to roadways nor do I

recall that there was much clamour overcyclists paying taxes nor do I recall thatany of us worried about the health issueof not riding bikes.

As for the idea of belching toxicfumes, dripping oil on the roads and pos-sible threat to our children playing onthe street, well, we did not give thosethoughts much credence as we were moreinterested in whether or not the Japanesemight attack us either from the sea ordrop incendiary bombs on our forests andfew people had cars due to the rationingof many items including gasoline.

At night our blackout curtains had tobe employed or the areas warden wouldcome knocking on the door with a stifforder to comply with the governmentorders.

No, we did not give those 21st centuryideas much time as we had more impor-tant things to occupy our minds. And,we were the children who played in thestreets.

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One game spawns new-found love for sportSomething odd has hap-

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I have made a point offinding out what a firstdown is. And an end zone.

And a field goal.I now know that a receiv-

er is not simply a part of atelephone, and that a touch-down is not related solely toairplanes.

These days and hon-estly, I cannot believe I amsaying this I am readingthe sports section of mydaily newspaper.

(OK, not every day

not in the spring or earlysummer but certainly inthe fall.)

No ones more surprisedthan me.

After all, there was aday, not so very long ago,when I would have left theden whenthe husbandturned on thetelevisionand flippedto a channelwhere menwith helmetsand shoulderpads weresmashinginto oneanother.

Barbaric, Iwould have thought.

Then something hap-pened. We decided to goaway for a weekend.

Lets go to Seattle,the husband said. Maybewe can take in a footballgame.

A football game! Isaid. Why would we dothat???

Itll only be for a coupleof hours, the husband said.Then we can go shopping.You should buy some newclothes.

And so I went.Reluctantly.

We entered the stadiumand took our seats amongwhat seemed like 5.7 mil-lion people, all of whomwere wearing green andblue.

They looked a little, well,excited. Quiet, they werenot.

WHY ARE THEYYELLING SO LOUDLY?I asked the husband.

WHAT? he said. ICANT HEAR YOU!

Good things began tohappen for the home team.At this point in my footballeducation, I couldnt besure what they were; I onlyknew they were good thingsbecause fireworks went offat either end of the fieldand the louder-than-loud

crowd cranked it up a notchand the nice young mannext to me gave me a hugand the kid right behind megave me a high five.

The husband fetched ussome good old Americanhot dogs and some good old

Americanbeer andtried his bestto give me acrash coursein football,drawing pic-tures of thefield on anapkin.

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LINE! he said.WAIT A MINUTE!

I hollered. I THINKSOMETHING GOODJUST HAPPENEDAGAIN!

Indeed, it had. The niceyoung man gave me anotherhug, and the kid a row backbegan another round of highfives, and the fireworksstarted exploding again.

I wondered if the crowdcould be heard back home.

The home team won.And as the home teamsfollowers poured out ofthe stadium, hooting andscreaming and jumping upand down, it was clear theywere in their happy place.

For some reason, I wastoo.

Well, said the husband,do you want to go shop-ping?

Sure, I said. For aRussell Wilson jersey. Andthen I think we should graba drink. You know, to cel-ebrate.

And with that, I becamea changed person, onewhos less apt to be march-ing out of the den, andmore apt to be ordering fangear online.

Cant say Im on topof all of the rules. ButIm always on top of mySeahawks.

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And with that, Ibecame a changedperson, one whosless apt to bemarching out of theden, and more apt tobe ordering fan gearonline.

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Thrifty Foods lastweek launched its onlineshopping program at itsTsawwassen location.

Launched in 2004 inselect stores on VancouverIsland, the local store isone of the last to adoptthe program, which allowscustomers to place an orderonline and then pick up orhave their groceries deliv-ered, sometimes later thatsame day.

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In-store shopping teamcaptain Michelle Olson saidthe Tsawwassen store waslobbying for several yearsto be able to offer the pro-gram locally.

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We figured, lets dosomething permanent, hesaid.

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Kirkegaard said it wasaround the same time thechurchs 50th anniversarystained glass window wasbeing prepared and the ideawas that the mural couldalso add beauty to the sanc-tuary.

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During July 2013, theaverage amount of waterconsumed was about 1.45billion litres a day with apeak demand of 1.6 billionlitres on July 24.

It appears that morn-ings-only lawn sprinklingregulations across theregion have helped toreduce the demand forour high-quality drinkingwater in summer, when thedemand for water soars dur-ing hot and sunny days,said Darrell Mussatto,chair of Metro VancouversUtilities Committee.

I express my thanks toresidents and businessesof the region for not over-watering their lawns. Ifbusinesses and residentscontinue to conserve water,Metro Vancouver can pushback the date when we haveto build higher dams, biggerpumping stations and big-ger water mains. Wise wateruse all year round will helpminimize additional costs,for both taxpayers and theenvironment.

Lawn sprinkling is onlypermitted before 9 a.m. inthe morning, at the follow-ing times and days of theweek:

Even numberedresidential addresses Monday, Wednesday orSaturday mornings, between4 a.m. and 9 a.m.

Odd numbered resi-dential addresses - Tuesday,Thursday or Sunday morn-ings, between 4 a.m. and 9a.m.

Mornings-only lawnsprinkling regulations cameinto effect on June 1. Theycontinue to Sept. 30.

Lawn sprinkling is notpermitted during evenings,when the demand for waterfor dishwashers, clotheswashing, showers and otherdomestic uses is at its dailypeak.

Metro Vancouver recom-mends that people watertheir lawns a maximum ofjust one hour a week. Andmany are choosing not to

put drinking water on theirlawns. After a few days ofrain and cloudy skies, a yel-low lawn greens up again.There are no restrictionsof use of tap water for the

watering of flowers, veg-etables, shrubs and trees.

One hour of lawn sprin-kling each week is all thatsneeded for lawns to remainhealthy, said board chair

Greg Moore. Why wasteour high-quality drinkingwater on lawns?

Many municipalitiesoffer useful outdoor andindoor water conservation

kits. Please contact yourmunicipality to purchaseone.

More information waterand other regional ser-vices is available on Metro

Vancouvers website, www.metrovancouver.org.

Contact your munici-pality if you want to learnmore about lawn sprinklingregulations.


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#IODE Boundary BayChapter is seeking newmembers to help us inaccomplishing our fundrais-ing initiates. Our chapterprimarily supports organi-zations in the South Deltacommunity and comprisesof 18 fun and enthusiasticladies. We meet the secondTuesday each month fromSeptember through June.If you are looking to makea difference in your com-munity and have fun doingit, please call Diane at604-948-3198 for furtherinformation or to attendour September meeting asa guest.

#Tsawwassen UnitedChurch pies are now avail-able to be purchased. Thehigh standard fruit piesare frozen and to be takenhome to bake. The 10 piesare $10 and the 5 pies sellfor $5. A variety of fruitfillings are available. Piesales are Wednesday morn-ings from 9:30 - 11 a.m. atthe church or call 604-943-2911.

#Make a difference inyour community, meetnew people and learn newskills. The Delta HospitalAuxiliary Thrift Shop islooking for volunteers,men and women, days orevenings, weekdays or

weekends. Drop by to pickup an application form at4816 Delta Street in Ladneror phone for info 604-946-1455.

#Ambassadors-Tsawwassen Toastmastersmeet on Tuesday, Aug.27 from 7 to 9 p.m. atSouth Delta Little House,5061-12th Ave. Join in aswe provide a supportivepositive learning experi-ence in which our membersand welcomed guests areempowered to develop com-munication and leadershipskills, resulting in a greaterself-confidence and per-sonal growth. For more infocall Wendy Terriff 604-948-2396 or visit www.ambas-sadorstoastmasters.org, findus on Facebook & Meet Up.

#Delta Chamber ofCommerce hosts an After 5Business Summer Social atEarthwise Society GardenWednesday, Aug. 28. Cost:$15 or bring a friend for$25. Time: 5 - 7 p.m.Address: 6400-3rd Ave.,Delta. To register: www.deltachamber.ca.

#Delta Hospice VolunteerTraining Program - StartsSept. 16 and runs throughOct. 24. Sessions will beMonday and Thursdaymornings, 9:30 a.m. - noon.Please call our Centre forSupportive Care at 604-

948-0660 for registrationinformation.

#Delta Hospice CottageCharity Shoppe inTsawwassen is looking forvolunteers for Thursdayevenings, Friday afternoons,Saturday morning and after-noon shifts. If you are inter-ested or would like moreinformation please call 604-948-0660 ext. 333.

#Tennis lessons and coach-ing for kids age 4 to 18 areavailable at Sunshine HillsTennis Club for all skilllevels from Beginner toAdvanced. Visit www.sun-shinehillstennisclub.ca forinfo and registration formfor summer camps in Julyand August.

#French language pre-school Lutins du Bois isstill accepting the applica-tions for Sept. 2013. Non-French speaking childrenwelcome! 785-49th St.,Tsawwassen (located inEcole du Bois-Joli). Call604-948-1222 or [email protected].

#Knitting Sisters group - Ifyou would like to knit orcrochet for worthy causesplease contact BrendaHenderson at 604-946-8172or [email protected] andDonna Miller at 604-948-0088 or [email protected]. Drop-in sessions every

first and third Saturday ofeach month from 10 a.m.- noon at McKee RecreationCentre in Ladner. Yarndonations always welcomedand appreciated.

#The South DeltaStroke Recovery Groupmeets every Tuesdayat Tsawwassen UnitedChurch, 693-53rd St., from11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Supportgroup for stroke and aneu-rysm survivors offeringcaregiver support, speechtherapy, music therapy,social activities, speak-ers, outings, and guidedphysical exercises. For moreinformation call DawnSillett at 604-319-6775 ore-mail: [email protected].

#KinVillage Travel hostsa trip Monday, Sept. 9 witha buffet lunch at NewlandsGolf & Country Club, timeat the casino or at Domainede Chaberton EstateWinery. Tickets are $57including tax and gratuities.Call 604-943-0225.

#KinVillage CommunityCentre, 5430-10th Ave.,Tsawwassen, ChristmasMarket notice to vendors:The market is scheduled for9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday,Nov. 23. To reserve your 6

table for $35, call recep-tion at 604-943-0225 orpurchase from reception,Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to3 p.m.

#Car boot sales hostedby the Cammidge HouseVolunteers at BoundaryBay Regional Park takeplace every second andfourth Saturday at theCentennial Beach Parkinglot from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m. If interested in sell-ing please bring groundsheet or display table etc.Allocated space only $10.Be ready for set up by 8a.m. Additional informa-tion phone Tom 604-940-9296. Upcoming dates:August 24, September 14,September 28.

#The annual TsawwassenCar Show takes place Aug.25 at the TsawwassenLegion.Registration starts at 8:30a.m. and costs $15. Thecar show Starts at 10 a.m.at the Legions parking lot.#22-1835-56th St. Contact604-943-0232 for moreinformation.

#Delta Gymnastics ispartnering with ShantiYoga to do an outdoor yogaclass on Sept. 7 at 5:30p.m. at Diefenbaker Park.

Pre-registration is encour-aged, but not required.(Please come to the parkat least 15 minutes earlyif you arent registered inadvance) Cost: $15 withall proceeds to benefit theDelta Gymnastics NationalGymnaestrada Team. Thisevent is weather permit-ting. Check www.facebook.com/deltagymnastics forupdates.

#Tsawwassen ArtsCentre Gallery presentsEvolution by SNL149until Sept. 15. Please call604-943-9437 for galleryviewing times.

#The South Delta ArtistsGuilds annual premieraward winning show Oiland Water now on untilAug. 24, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.Tuesday - Sunday forthis show at the KiwanisLonghouse Gallery, 1710-56th St., Tsawwassen.

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Delta council recently approved a new three-hour parking restrictionin Ladner Village.Delta has said parking fines wont be handed out right away for

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Last week we asked you:

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Sports Editor: Mark Booth Phone: 604-946-4451 Email: [email protected]

Delta SportsRowers make a splash in Quebec watersLattimer brothers combine to win five gold medals at Canada Summer Games while McNamaras earn beach volleyball silver

Delta athletes helped B.C.finish with a flourish at theCanada Summer Games inQuebec.

An impressive final daysaw B.C. secure third placein the medal standings with122, including 47 gold.

B.C.s rowing team was aforce to be reckoned with,earning five gold and onebronze last Saturday andfinished the competitionwith 12 of a possible 14medals including 10 gold.Leading the charge wasLadners own Max Lattimer.

Fresh off represent-ing Canada at the recentU24 World RowingChampionships in Austria,the 20-year-old UBC stu-dent enjoyed an outstandingregatta winning threegold medals in as manyevents.

He teammed withRichmonds Cameron Howieto take the pairs event byfive seconds over Ontario.Lattimer then joined his17-year-old brother AaronLattimer, along withVancouvers Angus Toddand Cowie to capture thelightweight fours race by ahealthy six second margin.

Icing on the cake wasSaturdays eight event asthe Lattimers were part ofa winning crew that againgot the best of runner-upOntario by over six seconds.

It was a great games anda fantastic experience, saidMax. Some tough condi-tions to deal but luckily wecame out on top.

The B.C. mens team wenton to go undefeated in thesweep events.

Its been a pleasure tobe one of the coaches onthis journey and were allvery proud of our kids, howwell they performed, andhow well they conductedthemselves, said assistantcoach and Olympian BarneyWilliams. One of the com-mitments we made was toengage the rowing com-munity of B.C. through ourexperience, to try and bringthe community togetherthrough the Games, and Ithink we succeeded in ourgoal. We took a pictureof all of us in front of theflame and it will be dis-played at every club in theprovince who produced anathlete on this team.

Meanwhile, the SummerGames represent anothersignificant accomplish for16-year-old Tsawwassentwins Megan and NicoleMcNamara. Facing oldercompetition throughoutthe week, the McNamarasreached Saturdays goldmedal game in beach volley-ball before finally falling tounbeaten Ontario.

The Grade 11 South Delta

secondary students got offto a promising start in theopening set but the differ-ence on the day proved to

be the play of Ontarios AliWoolley as the 19-year-oldused her 6-foot frame todominate at the net. Ontariotook the first game 21-18,then closed out the matchwith a 21-16 decision. Thematch was televised liveacross the country on TSN2.

All in all the CanadaSummer Games has beensuch a great experience andhopefully we can be a partof it in four years, saidNicole. I think both teamsplayed it a little bit safe andthe Ontario girls were ableto limit their errors towardthe end more than us.

It was so much fun, saidMegan after the match. Wesupported each other and itwas great playing in front of

a big crowd with lots peoplecheering for us.

Two days earlier, theMcNamaras defeated NovaScotia in the quarter-finalsthen avenged an earlier lossto Quebec with a dramaticthree set win. The host prov-ince took the first game 21-16 and B.C. bounced back21-13 to force a decidingset. The McNamaras weredown early but rallied for a15-13 win.

Immediately after thematch they were on speakerphone from court side withtheir mom and dad back athome to share their excite-ment of the win.

Megan said, I dont evenknow how to describe it.This is the most satisfying

win of our career. Wehave been training for thisall summer and it is exactlywhat we hoped for.

We played two reallysolid games today, Nicoleadded. The semi-final winagainst Quebec was so sat-isfying after losing to themin pool play. We made someadjustments, stayed mentallytough and managed to pullout a win.

Next for the twins isrepresenting Canada atthe Youth Olympic Gamesqualifier in Puerto Rico,before turning their attentionto the indoor high schoolvolleyball season with thedefending provincial AAAAchampion South Delta SunDevils.

Ladner rowerMax Lattimer(left) teamedwith RichmondsCameron Howieto win the pairevent on his wayto three gold med-als in the rowingcompetition at theCanada SummerGames. The 20-year-old also wongold in lightweightfour and eight.

PHOTO BY KEVEN DUBINSKY

Megan and Nicole McNamara played beyond their years in beach volleyball at the Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke, QB. The16-year-old twins from Tsawwassen reached the gold medal match before falling to unbeaten Ontario.

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Tsawwassen Lawn Bowling Clubs junior member Pricilla Westlake made the most of her trip toNew Brunswick for the recent Canadian Junior U18 Championships, capturing the gold medal.Westlake qualified for the championship match with the top score then defeated Stirling Wood 11-5 and 15-1 in the best-of-three final. Earlier, Westlake was crowned B.C. champion in Kelowna.

With an exciting high school basketballseason on the horizon, the local associa-tion where it all started for many playersis currently accepting registrations for itsprograms which start in September.

The South Delta Basketball Association,which operates the Steve Nash YouthBasketball League, is in its 16th season andis open to boys in girls from Grades 2-12.Players of all levels of experience and abili-ties are accommodated. The SDBA willonce again have rep teams in the boys andgirls U13 Metro Leagues.

The league operates out of gyms inTsawwassen and Ladner.

The basketball programs at DSS andSouth Delta secondary are loaded withcurrent and ex-SDBA players with manycontinuing on at post-secondary schools.

The Pacers varsity team is led by SDBAalumni Ryan Cowley who is fresh off play-ing for B.C. at the Canada Summer Gamesin Sherbrooke, QB.

The 6-foot-7 post standout went throughan extensive selection process and waseventually named to an 18 player rosterfor a summer program of tournaments onthe AAU circuit with events in Oregon,Washington and Las Vegas.

Cowley was then one of 12 selected forthe Summer Games.

He is hoping that he can parlay his hardwork and passion into a university scholar-ship so he can continue playing while con-tinuing his studies.

For more information on the South DeltaBasetball Association and how to registervisit www.southdeltabasketball.org.

South Delta Basketball Associationhas openings for coming season


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