delta optimist august 7 2013

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Losing landMayor worried Delta’stax base could shrink 3

Park that ideaDelta not keen onbuying Paterson 6-7

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The 41st edition of the TsawwassenSun Festival played out under sunnyskies over the long weekend. Themidway caused Olwen Donohoe andDanielle Mitchell (left) to scream,while Adam Husband (below) cel-ebrated a pie-eating victory. Thefestival featured a parade (above),softball tourney (bottom left) andmuch more. See photos on 4and at www.delta-optimist.com.

Sun Fest lives up to its nameBlue skies for long weekend celebration

Thousands came out over thelong weekend to have some fununder the sun at the 41st editionof the Tsawwassen Sun Festival.

The annual fair ran throughoutthe B.C. Day-long weekend andenjoyed especially “gorgeous”weather on Monday.

“I think everybody had fun,”said Tsawwassen Sun Festivalcoordinator Elaine Campbell.

“There was lots going on.”The weekend featured plenty

of activities and entertainment,

including an antique fair, skate-board competition and fire-works display at the South DeltaRecreation Centre, along with thefairgrounds at Winskill Park thatfeatured a midway, marketplace,pie-eating contest and more.

The parade, a highlight of theannual festival, rolled down 56thStreet Monday morning.

South Delta Secondary theatreteacher Paige Hansen won thisyear’s Mentor of the Arts Award.The festival recognizes a commu-nity member representing a spe-cific discipline of the arts for theircontribution and leadership.

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Ottawa could make iteasier for First Nations tobuy land in other jurisdic-tions and remove it com-pletely from any municipaltaxation, something thatcould obviously have majorimplications for Delta.

“Whether or not the fed-eral government is going tolook at this as legislation, Idon’t know. That’s why I’veasked for a review of all thedocuments and the legisla-tion, particularly federallegislation,” said MayorLois Jackson.

The five-term mayorwas responding to recom-mendations by the StandingSenate Committee onAboriginal People, which

has been examining howto improve the federalAdditions to Reserve (ATR)policy. The policy is aimedat assisting First Nationswanting to add parcelsoutside their reserves foreconomic and communitygrowth.

A hearing was held lastyear to discuss problemsFirst Nations see in the cur-rent policy.

A subsequent reportwas released last fall bythe committee, chaired byformer senator Gerry St.Germain, titled Additionsto Reserve: Expediting theProcess. It notes that a keymessage conveyed by virtu-ally all the witnesses wasthat although some posi-tive change has occurred inrecent years, major changes

are required to thesystem.

The report, how-ever, also statesthe committeeconcluded there isan urgent need forthe federal govern-ment to improveAboriginal Affairsand NorthernDevelopmentCanada manage-ment practices to betterdeal with municipal andthird-party interests, as wellas exploring options forsupporting First Nations intheir negotiations.

Many witnesses at thehearing said the require-ment of paying taxes tomunicipalities puts addi-tional financial pressureon First Nations communi-

ties, therebyinhibiting theiropportunityfor economicdevelopment.The committeeseemed to agree,noting benefitsresulting fromeconomic devel-opments on FirstNations’ landoutweigh any

tax loss for municipalities.It remains to be seen if

the government will intro-duce legislation as a resultof the committee’s recom-mendations.

Last fall, St. Germainwas a guest speaker at aTsawwassen First Nationlegislative session, wherehe urged the TFN to makeevery effort to add more

land to its territory.The TFN already added

substantially to its landbase when its historic urbantreaty was signed just a fewyears ago and could addeven more acreage if farm-ing families in BrunswickPoint eventually decide tosell their properties.

The families managed tobuy back their farms thathad been expropriated, butthe TFN was granted theright of first refusal if thoselands ever hit the market.

It’s not clear if the TFNwill purchase even moreland elsewhere in Delta,especially when the FirstNation’s major commercialand industrial developmentsare completed.

Jackson is concernedwhat the Senate commit-

tee’s recommendationscould mean for Delta. Itcould result in the munic-ipality’s land base, as wellas it tax base, shrinking ifnewly purchased propertiesbecome part of First Nationjurisdiction, she warned.

“We’re not the only ones.Local government has beenleft totally out of the loop.This is no aspersion on theIndian bands across thiscountry, but local govern-ment has got to have a seatat this table. We could cer-tainly lose municipal assetsalong the way, let alonemunicipal taxation. Ourresponsibility is to ensurethe taxpayers’ assets areprotected,” Jackson said.

A civic report is beingprepared for council on theissue.

Delta council approvedtwo developments last weekwith ties to local heritagesites.

Following a public hear-ing last Tuesday night,civic politicians approved a15-unit townhouse develop-ment on the south side ofthe Ladner United Churchproperty.

Currently, there are threehomes, which are owned bythe church, on the parcel.The homes are slated fordemolition to make way forthe townhouses.

Some residents voicedconcerns over one of thehomes, the former Umikerresidence, the yellowEnglish cottage-style housewith the mock thatch roof atthe corner of Garry Streetand 47A Avenue. It is noton the heritage registry buthas some historical signifi-cance for the community,Bev Yaworski told councilat the public hearing.

Built in 1940, it washome to Walter Umiker andhis family. Umiker owneda garage and gas station,Ferry Service Garage, atthe corner of 48th Avenueand Delta Street, which

was later renamed BishopMotors before being torndown in 1964 and replacedby an apartment and com-mercial building.

Umiker was an activemember of the Delta Boardof Trade and an earlymember of the LadnerBusinessmen’s Association,Yaworski said in an email tothe Optimist.

Given the concerns,the firm working on theproject, Focus ArchitectureIncorporated, is taking stepsto attempt to preserve thehouse.

Colin Hogan said thecompany is planning on

doing a historical titlesearch, seeking historicaldrawings and photos andoffering the building forsale to anyone who wouldlike to move it.

“Just out of respect forthe building that’s there,we’re prepared to take thosemeasures to document it.”

Also on the agendaTuesday night was a secondproposal for a three-town-house development adja-cent to the former LadnerBaptist Church buildingat 47A Avenue and DeltaStreet.

Council denied the origi-nal proposal late last year

after a number of residentscame forward with concernsabout the form, characterand height. Many said theyfelt the modern design wasnot in keeping with the lookof the rest of the neighbour-hood.

Residents also had con-cerns about the size of thedevelopment, saying it wastoo big and would be tooclose to the street.

While the new proposalhas a more heritage-themedlook, some residents arestill concerned about thesize.

The development propos-als are not the only thing

these two sites have in com-mon. Ladner United Churchis currently undergoing amajor renovation and res-toration, while the formerBaptist church was recentlyrestored and relocated onthe site.

Both proposals wereapproved unanimously in ameeting following the pub-lic hearing.

“There’s something tobe said for saving heritagebuildings and there are nottoo many people that wantto do that any more or havethe money or ambition todo that,” said Coun. IanPaton.

Shrinking tax base worrisomeMayor concerned by the financial implications of First Nations removing land from municipal jurisdiction

Mayor LoisJackson

BY SANDOR [email protected]

Augustine House anniversary!

Developments approved for church properties15 townhouses to be built adjacent to Ladner United, while three more to go on former Ladner Baptist site


The Augustine House on Ladner’s Arthur Drive celebrated its10th anniversary last Wednesday with an afternoon tea thatfeatured entertainment by a four-piece string quartet from theRichmond Delta Youth Orchestra. A cake-cutting ceremonyincluded (from left) Tim Bowman, Joy Hall, Gareth Jones, TanyaSnow, Walter Trotic, Mari Casey and Lorette McCarthy.

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August 7, 2013 The Delta Optimist A3

The first day at a newschool is nerve-racking forany child, but imagine howmuch more difficult it is fora student in a new country,with new cultures and lan-guages.

To support studentsin Delta who are new toCanada, a three-week sum-mer program was recentlyoffered that attracted 17kids in grades 5 to 10 fromfive countries.

“I think it is veryimportant to host a sum-mer youth camp for

newcomers because itallows them to slowlyintegrate into Canadiansociety,” said Keith Law,program co-ordinatorfor the S.U.C.C.E.S.S.Multicultural SummerYouth Program.

“By providing themwith a program that doesnot count for their schoolmarks, they can focus moreon understanding how theirculture fits in with the cul-ture in Canada. This alsobuilds their confidencebecause the activities we do

during our program developteamwork, leadership andpublic speaking skills.”

During the program, stu-dents learned how to workin group situations, how toadapt to new activities andcrafts, and how to discovertheir own personality andstrengths.

“We had a very diversegroup so it was very inter-esting seeing how the dif-ferent personalities andnationalities worked togeth-er,” said Law.

Students in this year’sprogram originated fromCambodia, China, Pakistan,Philippines and Taiwan. Inorder to join the program,students needed to be inCanada for less than fiveyears.

The students enthusiasti-cally embraced the manylearning challenges present-ed to them. They were openand happy to be learningmore about Canadian lifeand gaining the confidencethey need to be successfulin their schooling in Delta.

“I found that with someof our students, they builtup confidence in them-selves throughout thefirst two weeks and reallyfelt comfortable sharingthemselves with others inthe group during the thirdweek,” said Law. “Whetherit was their ability to draw,sing, play basketball or soc-cer, the group really startedto show their true colours inthe last week.”

This year was the fourthtime the Delta district hashosted the program.

Established in 1973,S.U.C.C.E.S.S. is a chari-table organization provid-ing services in settlement,language training, employ-ment, family and youthcounselling, business andeconomic development,health care, housing andcommunity development.For more information, visitwww.success.bc.ca.

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Seventeen students from five countries took part in the three-week summer program.

New students get up tospeed in summer campProgram helps immigrants adapt to Canadian life


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Dr. Paul Dhillon, a SouthDelta Secondary grad,will be one of this year’srecipients of the CanadianMedical Association’sAward for Young Leaders, itwas announced last week.

The award celebrates theefforts of young physicianleaders of tomorrow fortheir efforts today.

“I think it’s incrediblyfulfilling and important totake on leadership roles,not only in residency train-ing but in all spheres andstages of life. I have gainedthe most knowledge and mybest friends in the cruciblesof challenging situations inwhich decisions need to bemade and true leadershipneeds to be shown,” saidDhillon. “The other impor-tant thing to remember isthat being on the leadingedge of change is incrediblyfulfilling in comparison tobeing pulled along by thetides of change.”

Dhillon, 31, graduatedfrom SDSS in 1999 as avaledictorian.

A political sciencegraduate of UBC, he stud-

ied medicine at the RoyalCollege of Surgeons inIreland and graduatedin 2009. The followingyear he earned a diplomafrom the Royal College ofObstetrics and Gynecology,United Kingdom, and anInternational Red Cross cer-tificate in health emergen-cies in large populations atJohns Hopkins University,Baltimore.

In 2011 he completed acertificate in surgical sci-ence at the University ofEdinburgh and in 2012 heearned a master’s degreein disaster medicine at the

Universita del PiemonteOrientale, Novarra, Italy.

Dhillon completed hisfamily medicine resi-dency at the Universityof Saskatchewan in June.During his residency hebecame involved with theProfessional Associationof Interns and Residentsof Saskatchewan, servingas president in 2012-13.He has also been activein the American Collegeof Emergency PhysiciansHumanities Section andwas selected as one of theNew England Journal ofMedicine Scholars in anessay competition celebrat-ing the journal’s 200th anni-versary.

An excerpt from hisfirst novel was awarded theAindreas McEntee IrishMedical Writing Prizein 2011. Proceeds fromhis second novel and col-laboration with RotaryInternational raised morethan $30,000 for a healthproject in Zimbabwe.

The CMA will presentthe awards on Aug. 21 at aceremony in Calgary.

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It doesn’t look like Deltawill be purchasing theremainder of Paterson Park,according to Mayor LoisJackson.

“I don’t think we’ll belooking at purchasing itanytime soon. Certainly,we have a lot on our plateand a lot of people are stillhaving difficulty paying thetaxes we have now at ourrate,” she said.

About 12 acres of thehistoric park are ownedby Delta and the remain-der is owned by KwantlenPolytechnic University. Thefuture of that portion hasbeen uncertain since theuniversity announced plansto sell it last year.

Earlier this year, Deltacouncil endorsed a motionby Coun. Bruce McDonaldto explore with Kwantlenand the provincial govern-ment all options that wouldretain the property at theentrance to Ladner in publicownership for public pur-poses.

“If we don’t try, we won’tget there,” McDonald saidat the time.

He made the motion fol-lowing a presentation bymembers of Paterson Parkfor Deltans. The group alsopresented a 1,200-namepetition asking the munici-pality to buy the remainingportion of the property andre-establish the PatersonPark Task Force.

Kwantlen acquired theeastern 10-acre portion20 years ago from theDelta Agricultural Societywith the goal of buildinga South Delta campus.

However, last year the uni-versity announced there isnot enough demand for acampus and that it intendsto sell the property.

Delta CAO GeorgeHarvie noted the universityis still a long way frombeing able to sell the site,which has been assessedat around $11 million, andmust receive approval fromthe province before it cando so.

Asked for an update,Jackson told the Optimist

it’s not looking like themunicipality would getinvolved.

“It’s always a jugglingmatch between the thingswe have to have and thethings that would be niceto have. So, I’m not hold-ing out much hope in thatregard,” she said.

“So, I don’t think the uni-versity is going to be doinganything until the Victorialegislature sorts itself out.But what happens there, Ican’t honestly predict,” she

added.Joanne Saunders,

Kwantlen’s marketing andcommunications director,said there’s nothing newto report and nothing haschanged, although the prop-erty remains up for sale.

A major hurdle for anypurchaser is to rezone theland from its current publicuse designation.

Another is that the DeltaAgricultural Society likelyhas a say in whatever isbuilt at the site because it

sold the land to the uni-versity under the conditiona post-secondary institutewould be built.

In an interview last year,society president PeterGuichon said there’s noth-ing to indicate that covenantstill doesn’t apply.

“At some point we want-ed something do with agri-culture on it. Of course, thatnever happened. It’s nowlisted for sale but they’reinvolving us because theyknow what our conditionswere back then,” he said.

Members of the agri-cultural society met withKwantlen officials andreal estate firm ColliersInternational to discuss theproperty.

Guichon said the societywants something that wouldbe a community benefit.

“Kwantlen’s been good.They realized we gave thema deal back in 1993 to buildan educational facility here,which we thought wouldbenefit the kids graduat-ing in Delta. That was thesociety’s wish at the time,but now they’re going ina different direction. Theyknow our wishes have to bemet,” Guichon said.

Paterson purchase not in the cardsMayor says Delta isn’t looking to buy Kwantlen’s half of old harness racetrack at the entrance to Ladner

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Kwantlen Polytechnic University has shelved plans to build a campus in Ladner and is now looking to sell its half of Paterson Park.Delta owns the other half but isn’t interested in acquiring the whole site.

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It sits vacant and forlorn,perhaps echoing a fewof the ghosts of its oncecolourful past.

Located at the corner ofHighway 17 and LadnerTrunk Road, thousandsdrive past Paterson Parkdaily, but the only activitythe former harness racingtrack has experienced thepast few decades comesfrom a few dog walkers andjoggers.

Paterson Park wasformerly known as thefairgrounds before it wasrenamed in 1951 to honourA.D Paterson, a formerreeve for 29 years and MLAfor eight years. He was alsohonourary president of theDelta Agricultural Society,which purchased the landin 1902.

The track was originallybuilt in 1888 and saw itsfirst harness race 10 yearslater. The sport flourisheduntil the First World War

and was revived in 1948under Delta Raceways Ltd.

The track underwentmajor improvements in themid-1960s after generalmanager Ted Towers hired aU.S. track expert to look atthe site, and that ultimatelyled to better conditions andrecords broken.

However, by the end ofthe 1968 season, operatorBill Connelly of Edmonton,who leased the land fromthe Delta AgriculturalSociety, pulled out.

There was brief hopethe track would survivelater that year when PacificRaceway Holdings ofVancouver announced itplanned to buy the site for$1.5 million and constructa grandstand before 1974.The grandstand portion ofthe failed proposal wouldhave been multi-purpose,used to also show films aswell as hold bingos, dancesand other recreationalactivities.

In 1969, the agriculturalsociety and new operator

Ernie Kehler undertooka joint investigation intothe future of harness rac-ing in Delta, but it wassoon apparent there was nofuture, so racing ceased.

A myriad of ideas onhow to develop the vacantsite would surface overthe years, but it sits emptytoday.

In 1973, Delta councilrejected a bid by Royal YorkHoldings of Vancouver toconstruct a $15 millionregional shopping centre atthe large field.

A year later, a major landswap was in the works thatwould have seen the munic-ipality take over PatersonPark from the agriculturalsociety, while the societywould have taken control ofmunicipal land on VasseyRoad, north of the DeltaTown & Country Inn, plusan additional 37 acres ofadjacent land that had yet tobe purchased by Delta.

The society would thenhave leased the 70 acresto race track developers to

bring harness racing backto Delta.

The B.C. RacingCommission at the time,however, stated it wouldpermit only one racingscheme. In the end, theDelta plan was quashedwhen the commission choseracing in Cloverdale.

In 1980, the munici-pality’s leisure servicescommission “strongly rec-ommended” Delta councilacquire the park to developa multi-purpose recreationfacility. That recommen-dation was supported bythen administrator MikeAllen and planning directorTom Dennison, but wentnowhere.

Kwantlen College pur-chased the eastern sec-

tion from the agriculturalsociety for $3.5 million in1993. When the announce-ment was made that year,then-mayor Beth Johnsondescribed the deal as “oneof the best things that’s everhappened to Delta.”

Agricultural societypresident Gordon Huff atthe time said although therehad been generous offersover the years for the land,Kwantlen’s offer and inten-tions made the most sensefor the community. The uni-versity purchased the sitewith the goal of building acampus.

In 1999, the municipality,after lobbying by the groupFriends of Paterson Park,purchased the remaining 12acres for $5.25 million.

Delta then formed a taskforce, which heard a widerange of community sub-missions on what should bebuilt there.

Some of the proposalsincluded a Ladner BusinessAssociation idea for amulti-use outdoor recre-ation area.

Other proposals includ-ed a Delta MillenniumCommittee plan for a cul-tural centre, a new facilityfor the Delta Museum andArchives and a palliativecare centre for the DeltaHospice Society.

Citing a lack of moneyand the fact the park rankedlow on a municipal prioritylist, Delta ended up puttingall development options onthe shelf.

Sleepy park usedto be busy place

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Development ideas were already coming in for Paterson Park when it was vacant in the early1970s. Nothing ever happened at site, where the grandstand was removed years later.

Harness racing at site dates back to the late 1800sBY SANDOR GYARMATI

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At this time of year, ofcourse, everyone’s devour-ing it. Boiled, barbecuedor cooked upon the campstove, corn’s on the top ofthe menu in August. AndI’ve been watching peopleenjoy it.

Let’s just say that all isnot uniform when it comesto corn-eating style. As I’veobserved it, folks do noteat corn the way they eat,say, Cheerios, which tends

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Applicaaon for Rezoning at 2776 64 Street (File: LU006926)“Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977 Amendment (C.D. 436 – HouwelingNurseries Ltd.– LU006926) Bylaw No. 7256, 2013”

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Municipal Council of The Corporahon of Delta will consider thirdreading of “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977 Amendment (C.D. 436 – Houweling Nurseries Ltd.– LU006926) Bylaw No. 7256, 2013”, which relates to the property at 2776 64 Street as shownoutlined in bold on the map below, at the Regular Meehng of Council to take place in the CouncilChamber at the Municipal Hall, 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, BC onMONDAY,August 12, 2013, commencing at 7:00 pm.

The purpose of this bylaw is to rezone a 393 m2 porhon of the subject property, as shown on themap below, from A1 Agriculture Zone to C.D. 436 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 436 inorder to permit the operahon of two natural gas co-generahon facilihes as an accessory use tofarming at a greenhouse operahon on the subject property.

Pursuant to Sechon 890(4) of the Local Government Act and Council’s resoluhon on July 29,2013, there will not be a Public Hearing for this bylaw.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that the bylaw, detailed maps, stae report and other relevantinformahon and regulahons can be inspected at the occe of the Community Planning andDevelopment Department, 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, B.C., (604.946.3380) Monday,Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday between 8:30 am and 4:45 pm, and Thursday between8:30 am and 8:00 pm from August 2, 2013 to August 12, 2013, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundaysand statutory holidays.

Web Page Locahon: July 29, 2013, Regular Council Meehng Agenda Item E.09.

Interested residents have the opportunity to provide wrigen comments regarding thisapplicahon at this hme. Comments are to be received before 12:00 noon, August 12, 2013.Comments should be referred to:

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TEDMURPHY

MURPHY’SLAW

The mountain of correspondence con-tinues to grow at municipal hall — 1,924at last count — but I have to wonderwhether this effort will have much bear-ing on the eventual decision on CenturyGroup’s Southlands proposal.

It’s obvious both sides in the debateare doing whatever they can to convincecivic politicians to see the issue theirway, and a deluge of letters, emails,comment cards, petitions and the like isas good a way as any to get that pointacross. However, I’m dubious whetherthis approach will ultimately make a dif-ference. It certainly hasn’t done so thusfar.

Despite the fact a municipal staffreport tabulating all correspondencefound 67 per cent received to dateexpressed opposition, Delta councildecided last week to give the applicationpreliminary approval and send it to apublic hearing this fall. To be fair, moregoes into a decision than simply addingup every piece of communication, but itwas telling nonetheless.

That isn’t stopping both sides fromtrying to leverage the totals for all they’reworth. Those opposed to the develop-ment, who enjoy the upper hand at themoment, argue the numbers are no dif-ferent than a game, or an election, wherethe side with the most points, or votes, isdeclared the victor.

Those backing the development haveglommed on to the fact that over the lastseven months more than half of the cor-respondence received has been support-ive, which they suggest signals a changein public opinion.

I don’t think you have to be a statisti-cian major to recognize such swings inopinion aren’t necessarily reflective ofpublic sentiment as a whole, but ratherdemonstrate the wishes of whichever sideis doing the writing. As a result, I thinkit’s impossible to take those results andextrapolate them to the wider community.

Couple that with the fact that not allcorrespondence is created equal and youhave a hard time using numbers aloneto tell this story. Form letters, multipleletters from the same person or family,correspondence from those with a tenu-ous link to the property, petitions thatinclude the names of civic-minded catsand dogs... there are all sorts variablesthat can skew the totals.

Something tells me, however, none ofthose rationalizations will prevent bothsides from sitting down at the keyboardto continue to pound out missives in anattempt to win the minds and hearts ofthe seven members of Delta council.There’s too much at stake to do other-wise.

The Optimist encourages readers to write letters to the editor. Lettersare accepted on any topic, although preference is given to those onlocal matters. The Optimist reserves the right to edit letters and thedecision to publish is at the discretion of the editor or publisher. Allletters must be signed, dated and include the writer’s phone number

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I find it interesting during elec-tion coverage that television net-works can project the winner withso little of the vote being counted.Most of the time, they are prettyaccurate.

That’s why I was a little sur-prised to see such a big shift inpublic opinion on the Southlands.Up to November last year, 77 percent were opposed to the project.Between then and June 14, 51 percent are now in favour. That is aturnaround of B.C. Liberal propor-tions.

I try and stay close to public sen-timent on this issue, so I took a fewmoments to scan the external cor-respondence items on the munici-pal council agendas. I wasn’t see-ing a change of this magnitude inthe letters being sent to council. Infact, I wasn’t seeing a change inpublic opinion at all.

The summary of correspondencesaid there were 526 pieces, but I

only saw about 100 online. I felt alittle more research was required,so I stopped by the South DeltaRecreation Centre to look throughthe binders of correspondencecompiled by Delta staff. My sondrags me to the skate park anyway,so I thought I might as well makegood use of my time.

I looked through all the lettersthat had been sent — 123 of them.Opposed 76, supporting 19, generalquestions 25 (the numbers don’tadd up because there were a fewduplicates). Another binder with50 comment sheets showed 17opposed, six for and nine generalquestions. I still wasn’t seeing thismajor shift in opinion, but I wasmissing more than half of the totalcorrespondence.

Some people write a letter andsign for multiple people. Somefamilies send in individual notes.Some send two notes from thesame email address and sign as dif-ferent people. It’s hard to tell whatthe actual numbers are, short ofcreating a database and removingduplicates.

Then they handed me the lastbinder, the comment sheets fromthe May 30 public informationmeeting. There were 344 commentsheets. Thankfully, there were alsocomfortable chairs at the rec cen-tre.

I flipped through each one.Having scanned all those letterspreviously, I recognized a lot ofnames, some for, some against. Iappreciated those people who camestraight to the point. Some took alittle more reading, but eventuallystated their position.

A note from a little girl con-cerned about animals’ houses andanother from a young boy worriedabout frogs brought a smile to myface.

In the end, I counted 248 for theproject, 87 against and nine generalquestions. So that’s how we get to51 per cent!

Many of those who support theproject like the housing styles anddesign. Many of those opposedstated that, yet again, they werevoicing their opposition. I wasa little surprised the majority ofsupport came from a single event,where opposition has been steady,consistent and significant overtime.

For council, however, this isn’ta decision about building design,it’s a decision about the commu-nity. Public feedback is important,which is why I’m glad we aregoing to a public hearing in lateOctober.

I know the public will be there,let’s hope there is a little hearinginvolved as well.

Public will definitely talk, butwonder if they’ll be heard?

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Letters to the Editor

Editor:The latest Southlands

proposal presented by theCentury Group was impres-sive. Who wouldn’t wantto live in such a beautifullyplanned community cater-ing, as was claimed, toevery aesthetic and environ-mental ideal while givingover tracts of farmland tothe municipality to maintainand presumably farm.

It’s part of the slipperyslope. Are we all mad?

Who, with an eye to thefuture, cannot calculatethe effects of the steadyencroachment onto arablelands by mega malls,Tsawwassen Springs, thehorror that is the SouthFraser Perimeter Road, theever-hungry Port MetroVancouver and, of course,the new bridge that will upthe pressure on what is now“safe” farmland for newhousing developments.

We witness almost daily

the alarming effects ofclimate change, and yetwe ignore those warningsand allow the promise of abespoke community to wipeout reason. We need farm-land. We need to make surewe still have control of ourfood production. Not to doso is madness.

There has elsewherebeen comment that growthis inevitable. I agree andthe community should planaccordingly: not with more

sprawl, and yes, Southlandsis expensive sprawl, butwith increased density inthe town core and alongcorridors close to transit.

If we in the communityare truly concerned aboutaccommodating an increasein population and afford-ability for seniors andyoung families alike, wemust take a leap out of the1950s and look the futuresquare in the eye.

Cilla Bachop

Proposal for Southlands adds to thesteady encroachment on farmland

Editor:Watching with great

interest the considerableroad work presently tak-ing place in Ladner, I wasdisappointed to see trafficlights remain at the majorintersection of ArthurDrive and Ladner TrunkRoad.

Traffic engineers,someone informed me,decided there was insuf-ficient room for a ring, oras Europeans say, a round-about. Nonsense! There

is enough room to drive aSecond World War PanzerTiger Tank around withroom to spare.

Now traffic will line upon Arthur Drive, await-ing the green light, whileemitting clouds of exhaustfumes, causing the envi-ronmentalists to weep andwring their hands.

Instead, there could havebeen a steady flow of traf-fic around a beautifullylandscaped ring.

Bernard C. Barton

Editor:Re: Blasting back at

noisy cannons,July 26

That Deltans object tocannons being used toscare birds from cropsbegs aquestion or two:How many of these objec-tors don’t give a fig aboutdisturbing their neighbourswithin a two- or three-blockradius with their noisy— read cheap — leaf blow-ers, hedge shredders, powerwashers, etc.?

There are quiet alterna-

tives to these motorizednoise-makers, but they costmore, so might manualtools be suggested: they’recheap, quiet and they givefree workouts upon use.

And why don’t we insistthat fallers haul trees andlimbs to an industrial siteto be shredded instead oftolerating their shriekingmachines in our neighbour-hoods?

And when are designersgoing to realize that noise iswasted energy?

Greg J. Edwards

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Coming Events

"We Are Delta, an exhi-bition by WelcomingCommunities and theDelta Museum, takes placeAug. 8 from 5 - 8 p.m. atEarthwise Garden. It willbe an evening of art, sto-rytelling, music and hightea refreshments. For moreinformation visit www.earthwisesociety.bc.ca/events.

"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 are

available at Sunshine HillsTennis Club for all skilllevels from Beginner toAdvanced. Visit www.sun-shinehillstennisclub.ca forinfo and registration formfor summer camps in Julyand August.

"KinVillage CommunityCentre, 5430-10th Ave.,Tsawwassen, SaturdaySocial Dance, Saturday,Aug. 10. Doors open at 7p.m. Dancing to wonder-ful CD music 7:30 to 11p.m. $8 for members, $10for non-members includesmid-evening tea, coffee,and assorted goodies. Toreserve a table using cash,cheque, Visa or MasterCard,drop in Monday to Friday 9a.m. to 3 p.m., or call 604-943-0225.

"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.

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"Check out some amazingbooks priced at $1 for soft-cover and $2 for hardcoverat Burns Bog ConservationSociety’s bargain book sale.All proceeds go directly tothe Burns Bog ConservationSociety’s educationalprograms. When: Aug. 6- 11 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.Tuesday, Wednesday andSaturday, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.Thursday and Friday and11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday.Where: Scottsdale Centre(7031-120th St., Delta). Ifyou have any questions,please call us at 604-572-0373.

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"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 informationphone Tom 604-940-9296.Upcoming dates: August10, August 24, September14, September 28.

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"Ambassadors -Tsawwassen Toastmasterswill be having a specialAwards Night in con-junction with a SpeechSpotlight Wednesday,Aug. 14 from 7 to 9 p.m.at St. David’s AnglicanChurch, 1115-51A St.Delta. Speakers will beAlan Warburton (District 21International Speech win-ner) and Ambassador’s veryown Wendy Terriff (District21 International SpeechContest finalist).

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The Earthwise Gardenwill play host to a DeltaWelcoming CommunitiesProgram reception tomor-row evening that celebratesnewcomers through art.

“We chose the enchantedsetting of the EarthwiseGarden to kick off a seriesof events that will use art,music, storytelling andsharing of food to explorethe theme of welcome-nessand starting new in a newcommunity,” said DeltaWelcoming CommunitiesProgram co-ordinatorMargherita Zorzetto.

To promote welcome-ness and shared understand-ing of newcomers’ expe-riences, the program, inpartnership with the DeltaMuseum and ArchivesSociety, is hosting a We areDelta exhibition.

Five diverse groups wereselected: a Grade 5/6 classat McCloskey Elementary,local Boys and Girls Clubstudents, descendants ofNorwegian immigrants inAnnieville, residents ofSunshine Hills and first-generation immigrants fromthe Indo-Canadian com-munity.

They were pairedwith artists Ilsoo Kyung

MacLaurin, Jarnail Singh,Faith Love-Robertson,Leah Philcox-McCullough,Monica Sanderson andVictoria Williams. The art-ists developed five originalpieces to illustrate the com-bined views of what makeseach community unique.

Tomorrow’s receptionwill feature the We areDelta exhibit alongsidethe Delta Community ArtProject, where Delta resi-dents from all walks of lifehave painted a canvas toexplore the theme of “whathome means to me.”

The evening, which willinclude storytelling fromnewcomers, live music and

free refreshments, runsfrom 5 to 8 p.m. at theEarthwise Garden, 6400-3rd Ave., Boundary Bay.

The Delta WelcomingCommunities Programworks to eliminate socialisolation that newcomersexperience.

Led by the ProgressiveIntercultural CommunityServices Society in part-nership with other Deltaagencies, the program hasidentified that many new-comers feel socially isolatedas well as struggle to enterthe workforce.

For more information onthe program, call 604-594-3455, ext 128.

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Residents and families of West Shore Laylum Care Centre took advantage of a stellar July day tocelebrate a 103rd birthday and the farming heritage of Ladner. Amidst hay bales everyone wastreated to a petting zoo with some unique animals from Cinemazoo Animal Agency and enter-tained with the song styling of Pete Paulus. The efforts of the staff were supported by volunteersand members of the family council to ensure everyone had a fabulous time.

The Envision FinancialBeach Grove Amateur willonce again benefit the DeltaHospice Society.

Golfers participating inthe Aug. 17 and 18 tourna-ment will be supportingthe important work of thesociety, which operates theHarold & Veronica SavageCentre for SupportiveCare and the Irene ThomasHospice, both in the Ladnercivic precinct.

One hundred per cent ofall proceeds donated fromthis tournament will godirectly to support no-feeprograms and counsellingservices for adults, childrenand teens in the communitywho are living with a seri-ous illness or loss.

“We feel very honouredto be the beneficiaries ofthe Envision FinancialBeach Grove Amateur tour-nament for a second year

and want to thank EnvisionFinancial and Beach Groveagain for choosing to sup-port the work of the DeltaHospice Society,” saidexecutive director NancyMacey.

Michael Voros, man-ager of Envision Financial’sTsawwassen branch, saidsince 2006 the tournamenthas raised nearly $80,000for charitable initiatives inthe community.

Iver Jackson, 14, ofthe 828 Royal CanadianAir Cadet Squadron inTsawwassen recentlyreceived the Top CadetAward for his flight at theAlbert Head Air CadetSummer Training Centre onVancouver Island.

One cadet is selectedfrom each flight, and takesinto account all the qualitiesthat make up a model aircadet. The Top Cadet recipi-ents have demonstratedexemplary performance intheir drill, dress and deport-ment, and are considered tobe team players.

“Cadet Jackson is charis-matic person, with naturalleadership abilities,” said2nd Lieut. Chrystal Cheungof the 754 Squadron in PortMoody, his flight com-mander. “During the firstthree days of the course,his entire flight was con-sistently late — for every-thing. Cadet Jackson got hisflight-mates to all set theiralarms, and as a group, theyweren’t late again.”

Each flight was com-prised of approximately

25 cadets. Cadets withineach flight were eligible toreceive one of the two indi-vidual awards: Top Cadet orMost Improved Cadet.

Over 190 air cadets fromthroughout B.C. formallygraduated during a ceremo-

nial parade last month.The aim of the three-

week course is to providecadets with the funda-mentals of fitness andrecreational sports training,building on what’s experi-enced at the squadron.

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Iver Jackson of the 828 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron inTsawwassen received the Top Cadet Award from MetchosinMayor John Ranns.

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Ageless Cook leads Pioneers to series lead45-year-old goalie sharp as ever and even scores goal as Ladner takes game one from defending champion Bandits

When Rob Cook firststepped in net for theLadner Pioneers someof his current teammatesweren’t even born.

The 45-year-old is show-ing no signs of slowingdown and has the Pioneerswithin two games of win-ning their first provin-cial senior “B” lacrossechampionship in six years.Cook not only turnedback the clock and theTri-City Bandits, he evenscored into an empty net asLadner opened the best-of-five series with a 10-4 winat Sungod Arena. Gametwo is slated for tonight inPort Coquitlam before theteams return to Sungod onThursday at 8 p.m.

“That was the third

goal of my career,” smiledCook.

The fact he can remem-ber every game is a feat initself.

The North Delta nativejoined the Pioneers in 1990after playing junior “A” forthe Richmond Outlaws andquickly established himselfas the team’s top stopper.Cook would go on to hav-ing a leading role in Ladnerbeing a perennial power-house, highlighted by a pairof national championships.

He did step away fromthe game two years agobut came out of retire-ment last season and itdidn’t take long for himto reclaim his number onespot. Now there’s a goodbet he will be back in2014 for his 24th seasonwhen the President’s Cupis being held in the Lower

Mainland. That’s as long ashe can skip training camp.

“I don’t like practicinganymore,” he laughed. “Ijust like playing the gamesand coming out with theguys, as long as my wifekeeps letting me,

“I think the game hasslowed down a bit for meeven though I have too. Ijust don’t get so excitedanymore or torn upsidewhen I do allow goals. I tryto be calm, cool and collec-

tive and teach these youngguys as much as I can.”

Cook doesn’t have to bereminded the Bandits arethe five-time defendingchampions or their longrivalry with the Pioneers.

In fact, he has facedthe franchise when itwas located in two othercities — Burnaby andAbbotsford — before shift-ing a few years ago to PortCoquitlam.

“That’s a team we have

lost to a lot,” he chuckled.“I’m definitely only see-ing the name and crest onthe front of their jerseysbecause I don’t recognizemany of those guys any-more.”

Cook has played in 10President’s Cups but therewon’t be an 11th appear-ance regardless of theseries outcome with theclub opting not to representB.C. in Quebec.

“Sure you want to go

but you have to be realisticabout it too,” he said. “It’s alot of money and a week’sworth of holidays. As Ihave found out over theyears, teams back east arepretty stacked and it wouldhave been a tough go.

“Both teams coming intothis series knew what thesituation is. You just comeout and play to win.”

That’s what Cook hasbeen doing for the last 23years.

BY MARK [email protected]

PHOTOS BY MARK BOOTH

(Above) Ladner Pioneers Nathan Clare looks for an open teammate during game one of the provincial senior “B” lacrosse champion-ships last Thursday at Sungod Arena. ((Left) Goaltender Rob Cook made one of his many stops and even scored himself as Ladnerwon 10-4. Game three goes tomorrow at Sungod at 8 p.m.

Tsawwassen’s Pritchard taking her field hockey career to GuelphTsawwassen field hockey standout

Libbie Pritchard will be continuingher career back east this fall at GuelphUniversity.

Pritchard is part of the Gryphons’ 2013recruiting class and will bolster a line-upthat feature nine returnees from last year’sCIS bronze medal team.

She has thrived at the club, high schooland provincial levels during her promising

career. She captained the U16 provincialteam to a silver medal at the 2011 nationalchampionships and helped the South DeltaSun Devils place fourth at last year’s B.C.“AAA” tournament. The midfield/defenderwas named SDSS’s Sportsperson of theYear in June and Top Academic Studentfor the third consecutive year.

“Libbie is the complete package. Shehas speed, fitness, very good dribbling

skills, soft hands for excellent recep-tions and will not turn the ball over underpressure,” said Guelph coach MichelleTurley. “Defensively, she can close, markand tackle. She will make an immediateimpact at Guelph distributing the ball tothe attack and shutting down dangerousopponents.”

Pritchard is excited to head east and bepart of a perennial CIS powerhouse. If all

goes well, she could be lined up againsther former SDSS teammate and friendSara McManus if Guelph and defendingchampion UBC Thunderbirds happen tomeet at the nationals.

“I chose the University of Guelphbecause I wanted to play hockey witha top ranked CIS team and I liked thepositive attitude of the coaching staff andteam,” said Pritchard.


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There’s no slowing downLadner’s Malcolm Smilliewho captured the 800 and1500 events in the 50-54age class at last month’sCanadian Masters Trackand Field Championshipsin Regina. Windy condi-tions meant slower timesbut resulted in fast fin-ishes which played into thestrengths of Smillie’s strat-egy. Earlier, he won at bothdistances at the provincialsin Langley.

Tsawwassen catcherhelps ’95 Storm earntrip to U18 nationals

Anna Battison will be making a quick trip to PrinceEdward Island before heading south for the next chapter inher life.

The catcher from Tsawwassen helped the Surrey ‘95AStorm finish second at the recent U18A Girls FastpitchProvincial Championships in Cloverdale, thus earn-ing a berth in the upcoming nationals — Aug. 12-18 inCharlottetown.

Battison won’t be back home for long before leaving forDaytona Beach, Florida where she earned a scholarshipto attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University this fall.Besides being part of the Eagles’ 2013 recruiting class,Battison will is studying Aeronautical Science and Flight asshe works towards becoming a commercial pilot.

A trip to nationals will be nothing new for the SouthDelta secondary school graduate, who last year helped theStorm finish second. In 2011, she earned tournament all-star honours.

Battison’s workload has increased even more in 2013,catching every game at the provincials and calling allpitches.

The Storm will be continuing their rivalry with the WhiteRock ’95 Renegades in Charlottetown. Surrey fell 4-0 toWhite Rock then battled its way back to the gold medalgame rematch where a rally fell just short in a 4-2 loss.

Battison produced a double and a triple in the Storm’ssemi-final win over the Victoria ’96 Devils.

When she is not thriving on the diamond, Battison is afirst degree black belt in Mixed Martial Arts.

Tsawwassen’s Anna Battison will be continuing her softballcareer at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida.

The South Delta Hockey Academy (SDHA) has beenaccepted into the Canadian Sports School Hockey League(CSSHL) for the coming 2013-14 season.

The CSSHL was founded in 2009 and was specificallydesigned to enable like-minded players increased level ofcompetition and exposure. The SDHA, which is basedout of South Delta secondary school under director IanGallagher, will ice teams in the CSSHL Prep Division andthe newly formed CSSHL Elite 15s Division.

The Elite 15 Division will be the first of its kind in B.C.and will target elite 15 year olds looking to develop athleti-cally, physically and mentally within a competitive, struc-tured environment of like-minded student athletes. OtherLower Mainland based teams include Burnaby Winter Cluband the Yale Hockey Academy in Abbotsford, along withWenatchee, Compete Hockey Academy, Edge School andthe Banff Academy. The regular season schedule will fea-tured between 30-36 games.

“The CSSHL is pleased to welcome our newest a sportschool members into our league, both in the Prep and thenewly developed Elite 15’s division,” said CSSHL Chair BillDoherty. “The addition of the new programs and the newElite 15’s division give evidence to the belief that academicsand athletics go hand in hand in a young student athlete’sdevelopment.

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