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The voice of Delta since 1922WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2016

TEMPORARY CLOSURE :Museum shutting doors this month, 3PRINCETON PIPELINE:Soccer star off to Ivy League school, 23

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The Delta school district islaunching a farming programthis September.

Open to any student ingrades 10 to 12, the Farm RootsMini School will not be a fee-paying academy but a regularcourse elective that will have30 students attend the formerBoundary Beach school sitetwice a week. They’ll learn eve-rything from soil and seed sci-ence to growing to marketingagricultural products.

The students will grow a fewcrops at an eight-acre plot at thesite. Graham Harkley, who willbe the lead instructor, said thestudents will play a role in deter-mining what will be grown.

“My vision is to see all sortsof different things they grow.I was visiting an ag farm dur-ing the Christmas break out inAbbotsford and they have 25different varieties of plants. Forexample, they have eight differ-ent types of kale,” he said. “Soone of the things we’re going todo is some soil tests to see whatkind of soil is here and figure outwhat is going to grow.

“We know the climate wehave but a lot of it is going tobe experimentation. We willhave such great support fromthe farming community herebut it will also be partly what’sdriven by the kids. One group,

for example, is really interestedin cut flowers and there’s a hugemarket for cut flowers.”

Classes will also tackle theissue of food security.

The district says the schoolis the result of a demand in thecommunity for cross-curricularlearning that takes kids out ofthe classroom and connectsthem to the land, providinghands-on, real-life opportuni-ties.

Harkley said the program is agreat opportunity to teach youngpeople about farming, but alsoprovides students with uniqueskills applicable to varied andburgeoning career paths.

Grace Harkley, a Grade 10student at Delta Secondary, hasalready registered, saying shehas always loved gardening andlooks forward to the school’shands-on learning approach.FARMERS: see 0

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Splash landing!

PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE

This mallard creates somewaves while landing in a pond on a glorius afternoon at the Reifel BirdSanctuary onWestham Island.

Former Boundary Beach sitewill behomeof FarmRootsMini School

PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE

GrahamHarkley (right) will bethe lead instructor at the FarmRoots Mini School.

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The Delta Museum willbe closing its doors at theend of this month.

But don’t worry, it’s onlytemporary as the museumbegins preparations tovacate its longtime LadnerVillage premises that willundergo major renova-tions this year.

The municipality willcommence a $2.5 mil-lion upgrade on the his-toric Delta Street building,which includes tearingdown the old archivesannex at the back, after themuseum’s final permittedday of occupancy this July.

The museum will beclosed for the remainderof the year and won’t bereturning to the formermunicipal hall buildingwhere it’s been locatedsince the late 1960s.

Where it’s moving to isanother matter that stillhas to be worked out, butassurances have beengiven a home will befound.

Noting a proper loca-tion to store all materialsstill needs to be secured,museum executive direc-

tor Gabrielle Martin saidthey need to close at theend of this month becausethe move will be a big task.

And although themuseum will be closed forthe rest 2016, that doesn’tmean operations willcease.

“Once the move is over,and that’s our focus untilthe end of July, we willcontinue to do our out-reach work. So program-ming, school program-

ming, we will endeavor tokeep as much going as wecan in outreach facilities,”said Martin

“The museum itself willbe closed to the public,but the programming willkeep going, probably in asomewhat limited fashion,as much as we can.”

The museum is stillworking with Delta’s parks,recreation and culturedepartment to secure anew, permanent home,

she added.Coun. Sylvia Bishop,

vice-chair of Delta’s herit-age commission, agreedthey are working hard tofind the best solution.

“I would like to seea museum that is eas-ily accessible, with spacewhich would allow for avariety of ever-changingdisplays both static andinteractive. Many muse-ums worldwide are adapt-ing to a format which

invites visitors to engagewith displays rather thanmerely stand to look atthem,” Bishop said.

Although all parties arebeing tight-lipped aboutpossible new locationsfor the museum, one thatmight be on the list is theformer courthouse nextto the new archives in thecivic precinct.

Late last year, Deltacouncil approved spend-ing $185,000 for architec-tural and engineering ser-vices to plan for the reno-vation of the upper floorof the Clarence TaylorCrescent building.

The upper floor is nowvacant while the lowerfloor is being used by theDelta Police Department.The police force requiresadditional space andwants to relocate to theupper floor, which wouldleave the lower floor avail-able.

Extensive remodelingwork would be requiredon both floors

The museum is holdinga final open house andtour on Thursday, Feb. 18from 7 to 9 p.m. For moreinformation, visit deltamu-seum.ca.


Delta’s century-old for-mer municipal hall in theheart of Ladner Village isabout to embark on a newchapter.

Major renovations tothe tune of $2.5 million arescheduled to get underwaylater this year that will seeDelta’s most recogniz-able building convertedto new community uses.The municipality had beeneyeing a restoration foryears, and now has moneyset aside, but the workwas finally made possiblethanks to a sizable federalgrant announced last sum-mer.

In 1912, the same yearthe Westham Island Bridgewas completed, the civicbuilding was constructedon Delta Street, the com-mercial hub of the munici-pality. Half brick and halftimber, the multi-gabledbuilding was intended tobe an imposing structurethat reflected the wealth ofthe municipality.

The local governmentwas the chief tenant, whilethe police offices andmorgue were in the base-ment. School board officeswere housed upstairs and,for a time,PercySmith, thebuilding’scare-taker andmunicipalclerk,also livedthere.

Thebuildingwas nolongerbeingused as amunicipalhall whenthe DeltaHistorical Society madea plea to Delta council inthe fall of 1968 to take overthe structure. At the time,a member of the societysaid many of the artifactsof Delta were being storedin a chicken house.

Somemembers of coun-cil suggested the former

municipal hall would notbe suitable as a museumand museummembersagreed, saying the build-ing could be a temporarysolution but eventually

they’d have to find a prop-er building to house theartifacts.

The society soon got touse the main floor of thebuilding, celebrating agrand opening in 1969, butyears later those anticipat-ed problems persisted andhad become old news.

Preferring new accom-modations, the society atone point pitched a build-ing for Paterson Park whenDelta explored that site’sfuture, but it became clear

such a costlyundertakingfor the park, orbuilding a newmuseum at all,were not highon Delta’s list ofpriorities.

A few yearsago the muse-ummovedsome of itsoperations toan annex fur-ther north onDelta Street.The move wasseen as aninterim step, as

the long-term goal was anew building.

The museum alsomoved thousands of olddocuments and photosinto a new climate andlight controlled facility inthe civic precinct calledthe Delta Archives andEdgar Dunning Reading

Room.Last year, when it was

clear Delta was ready tocommit to renovating thebuilding, members of thesociety made a presenta-tion to Delta’s heritageadvisory commission,indicating they wouldn’tbe interested in movingback into it after renova-tions were complete.

They pitched a visionfor a new, modern facilityin a central location thatwould have the ability toaccept more donationsand larger objects.

“We want to build inno-vative, permanent exhibitsthat have interactive expe-riences built into them,”society chair Barb Baydalatold the commission. “Andwe want to create a chil-dren’s interactive centrewithin the museum andalso a mobile unit, andwe would have a largertemporary exhibit spaceso that more stories canbe told, more of a collec-tion can be shown, andthat we can host travelingexhibits.”

Museumclosing temporarilyInstitutionmoving out of century-old building onDelta Street at endofmonth

PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE

The Delta Museum has occupied the old municipal hall on Delta Street since 1969,but won’t be returning when renovations are complete.

Formermunicipal hall set to reinvent itself again

FILE PHOTO

Longtime Optimist publisher and columnist EdgarDunning greeted then-premier W.A.C Bennett in 1969for the grand opening of the Delta Museum. Dunningwas the first president of the Delta Historical Society.

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The Delta Divisionof Family Practicehas launched FETCH(For Everything That’sCommunity Health), awebsite that helps thepublic and healthcare pro-viders access informationabout community healthservices in South Delta.

FETCH can be accessedat www.delta.fetchbc.ca.

The user-friendly,searchable websiteprovides informationabout mental health andsubstance use services,and will soon expand toinclude information aboutother community healthresources such as supportsfor seniors, services forFirst Nations peoples andmore.

FETCH is one of severalprojects undertaken by theDelta Division of FamilyPractice as part of A GP forMe, a provincial initiativejointly funded by the B.C.government and doctorsof B.C. Twelve other B.C.communities have alsointroduced a FETCH web-site to help the public find

local resources.“Community-specific

information hubs like theDelta FETCH website, notonly helps patients accessresources for themselvesand their families, butalso enables doctors andother health care pro-viders to better connectpatients with informationand services that sup-ports their patients’ overallhealth and well-being,”said Health Minister TerryLake.

The Delta Divisionof Family Practice con-ducted extensive researchwith local physiciansand organized multiplecommunity engage-ment events. It heard thathealthcare providers donot always know aboutall the available supportservices that could benefittheir patients.

Community membersalso shared navigatingservices can be difficult.FETCH aims to assistpatients to locate resourc-es.

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spoke and we heard thatnavigating services canbe challenging,” says GeriMcGrath, executive direc-tor of the Delta Divisionof Family Practice. “Aspart of the FETCH project,the Delta Division col-laborated with local healthcare professionals, serviceagencies and the munici-pality to develop a libraryof resources to meet thecomplex range of healthcare needs for citizens.”

The website will beupdated on an ongoingbasis to build a robustcommunity resource.Members of the publicare welcome to providesuggestions about healthresources they would liketo access. Communityhealth agencies are able toupdate and enhance theirinformation with forms,video and other pertinentinformation.

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It’s a constant and ever-changing battle to stoppests from having thechance to dine on us.

Delta is in the midstof updating its five-year Integrated PestManagement Plan formosquito control, a planthat uses public education,physical site modificationand biological controls toreduce populations.

The plan, whichrequires public input andMinistry of Environmentapproval, also works toconserve natural mosquitopredators and includesthe use of non-persistentpesticides that are “natu-ral” and non-toxic to otherorganisms.

The goal is to reduceoverall mosquito annoy-ance, said Sean McGill,Delta’s director of humanresources and corporateplanning.

Delta makes annualmodifications to its planas conditions change andmosquito populationsmove around, McGill said.

“We review our planannually with our contrac-tor to make sure we’rehitting all the areas wheremosquitos live, so we tryto target that annually tosee if we’re missing anyareas. We have a coupleof different types of mos-quitos and we target themin different ways and our

plan is to keep their popu-lations down,” he said.

“We know for sure thatstanding water is the prob-lem. There’s salt marshesthat we also treat. Wereview that with our con-tractor and if we get a lotof complaints in a certainarea, we review that to seeif it’s one we’re missing.Throughout any givenyear, we’ll get people say-ing, ‘This area is really badthis year.’ So we’ll send acontractor in that area to

look for standing water,ponds, things that we mayhave missed.”

Mosquitoes requirestagnant or non-flowingwaters, temporary orpermanent, to develop.Habitats include saltand freshwater marshes,ponds, ditches, catchbasins and other openwater.

When physical altera-tions such as draining orfilling are neither practicalnor desirable, developinglarvae will be treated usinglarvicides. The total areafor larvicide treatment isnot to exceed 50 hectaresof public lands in eachyear of the pest manage-ment plan.

Mike Brotherston,Delta’s manager of climateaction and environment,said they’re always investi-gating for hot spots.

“It depends on theweather and the rainfalland that sort of thing.Some areas are moreconstant than others. Wehave some that are in the

salt marsh and that’s tidaldependent, while theuplands are more weatherdependent. And in someareas drainage changes,”Brotherston said.

The updated mosquitomanagement plan comesas the nasty mosquito-borne Zika virus has beenmaking headlines. Thechief of the World HealthOrganization recentlydeclared it’s “spread-ing explosively” in theAmericas, prompting anemergency meeting todecide if the virus out-break should be declaredan international healthemergency.

Linked to birth defects,the virus has spread to21 countries since May oflast year. Fortunately forCanada, WHO has said itis unlikely Zika will spreadto this country due to theclimate.

Public comments onDelta’s draft IntegratedPest Management Plan formosquito control can besubmitted to [email protected].

DeltacontinuesbattlewithmosquitoesPestmanagement plan reviewed annually as conditions change andpopulationsmove around

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A coroner’s inquestlooking into the fatalshooting involving aDelta police officer start-ed in Burnaby this week.

Testimony in the2012 death of MehrdadBayrami began yester-day morning.

The 48-year-old wasshot in November 2012following an armedstandoff with police out-side the Starlight Casinoin NewWestminster.

Delta police Const.Jordan MacWilliams,a member of theMunicipal IntegratedEmergency ResponseTeam at the time, wasone of many officersresponding to the inci-dent.

Officers were lockedin a stand-off with theman for five hours withMacWilliams assignedto the role of lethal over-watch.

MacWilliams wasinitially charged withsecond degree murderbut the Criminal JusticeBranch announced lastsummer it was stayingthe charge.

A civil lawsuit againstthe officer was alsodropped in December.


A science-based pro-gram to monitor andmanage the ecosystemat Roberts Bank found ithas not suffered any sig-nificant negative impactsdue to the construction ofa third berth at Deltaport,according to Port MetroVancouver.

The AdaptiveManagement Strategy wasan eight-year study (2007-2014) that was required aspart of approval for a thirdberth at the container ter-minal.

The study was overseenby a scientific advisorycommittee, a team of threescientists with expertisein coastal geomorphologyand marine ecosystems.

The strategy wasdesigned to look spe-cifically for changes to thenutrient balance in thewater and for potentialerosion effects, both ofwhich could negativelyaffect the ecosystem of thearea between the RobertsBank and Highway 17causeways.

“It is very encouraging

to see the plan put in placenine years ago has beensuccessful in protectingthe ecosystem at RobertsBank,” said DuncanWilson, Port MetroVancouver’s vice-presidentof corporate social respon-sibility. “The DeltaportThird Berth Project wasdesigned to minimizeimpacts to the environ-ment, and we investedapproximately $25 mil-lion to implement morethan 150 commitments toprotect the environment,of which the AdaptiveManagement Strategy wasone.”

Ron Ydenberg, a mem-ber of the scientific advi-sory committee, said thereport provides full trans-parency, so all interestedparties, including thepublic, can be assured thestrategy was carefully andindependently scrutinized.

However, against PortExpansion’s (APE) RogerEmsley described theinter-causeway area asnow “a dead zone” withalgal blooms.

“This was not a reviewof Roberts Bank but areview of the inter-cause-

way area which was cutoff from Roberts Bankand already a dead zonebecause of previous portdevelopment. We have to

remember this strategywas put in place solely tomonitor the impacts ofadding a third berth to theexisting Deltaport. It is not

and never was a reviewof the ecosystem healthof Roberts Bank,” Emsleysaid.

“This AdaptiveManagement Strategy wassupposed to monitor whatwas going on in the areabetween the port cause-way and the B.C. Ferriescauseway and adapt asnecessary. Instead verylittle was done and ratherthey just went on to tryand prove that there wereno effects, which of coursein reality there were andare,” Emsley noted.

He also said suggestionsthe study is peer reviewedis “nonsense.”

Local environmentalistSusan Jones said the pub-lic is not getting unbiasedresearch, since the moni-toring was funded by PortMetro Vancouver and oneenvironmental consultingcompany did the majorityof the work.

She noted that provin-cial government scientistsraised concern in 2010that the third berth wascausing continued habitatloss and erosion of mud-flat, biofilm and eelgrassfeatures.

Ecosystembeingprotected,portsays Inquest getsunderway

Critics claimotherwise, call area aroundRoberts Bank causeway a ‘dead zone’

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An eight-year environmental study was under-taken following construction of a third berth at theDeltaport container terminal.


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There’s little doubt building abridge to replace the GeorgeMassey Tunnel is going toboost marine traffic on theFraser River, but I’m having

difficulty seeing it as the driving forcebehind the $3.5-billion undertaking.

The antiquated tunnel has strug-gled to handle traffic volumes on theHighway 99 corridor for decades, soany suggestion that a new crossing isn’trequired borders on fantasy. It won’tsolve all commuting woes, but it willease congestion for drivers that sit intunnel lineups on a daily basis.

Red flags would be raised if Victoriawas spending billions on a bridge eventhough it had a perfectly adequate tun-nel, but given that’s not the case, it’shard to argue this span is being drivenby something other than moving vehi-cles across the south arm.

So why a bridge and not an expand-ed tunnel? It’s because of the ships,isn’t it? That’s definitely part of the rea-son, but again it’s hard to build much ofa conspiracy theory given the evidence.If a bridge was going to cost twice asmuch as a tunnel, it would most cer-tainly raise eyebrows, but according tothe provincial government, they’d costabout the same, so it’s a wash when itcomes to the single biggest decidingfactor for any project —money.

The bridge, again according to theprovince, is the preferred option for avariety of reasons, including its con-struction footprint, the environment,traffic safety, seismic concerns andpedestrian/cyclist access.

How superior it is on some of thesefronts is certainly open to debate, butI haven’t heard a lot to suggest a newtube is necessarily the better choice inthese areas.

There’s no doubt removal of thedecommissioned tunnel would bedone solely for marine traffic and I sus-pect the approaches are longer so thebridge can match the height of the AlexFraser, but even with these measuresthe mix of vessels isn’t going to appreci-ably change because the river is only sodeep and so wide.

It seems to me that because a bridgeis undeniably the better choice forthose that would sail underneath it,that somehow the shipping industry isthe driving force behind it. Can’t it sim-ply be the better choice for all?

And while we’re on that topic, giveneveryone’s going to benefit, shouldn’twe all help pay for it?

Bridgeforeveryone

The province hasunveiled its plan forreplacing the GeorgeMassey Tunnel. Thenew bridge system

costing a budgeted $3.5 billionis scheduled to be completedin 2022. This would be the mostexpensive bridge in the history ofthe province.

The replacement bridge is to be10 lanes. There will be three gen-eral traffic lanes in each direction,plus one HOV lane and one trucklane in each direction.

There is an old cliché that “gen-erals always fight the last war.”Perhaps the saying also applies totraffic engineers. The last majorproject was the expansion of thePort Mann Bridge and convertingit into a toll bridge. The result wasa rush to the Pattullo Bridge toavoid the tolls. Will local driversdivert to the Alex Fraser Bridge toavoid the toll?

Will tolls on the George Masseyaffect business at the newmallsfor better or worse? South Deltaresidents will probably be lesslikely to head north to shop if theyhave to pay a toll. So that helpsthe local malls by creating a cap-tive customer base.

Unfortunately that local marketis quite small and, I fear, not bigenough to keep the malls afloat.The tolls on the Bridge/Tunnelwould certainly discourage any-

one from north of the tunnel frommaking a trip to the TFNmalls. Idon’t know who would have thenet benefit.

Not knowing the costing ofalternatives, it is difficult to sayif the proposal is the best way togo. There wasn’t much discus-sion before a new bridge wasannounced. It was also surpris-ing to me that, when the recentlydefeated transportation plebiscitewas held, the tunnel replacementwas not part of the plebiscite,although the Pattullo Bridge wasincluded.

It appears the province didnot want to risk the new crossingbeing kyboshed.

As with any proposal in SouthDelta, there is opposition to theproject. There are the usual envi-ronmental concerns, which havebeen raised. The bridge itself, not

being in the water, shouldn’t cre-ate any long-term environmentalissues. Without thousands ofvehicles spewing out pollutioninching their way to the tunnel,there will be a vast improvementin the air quality in South Delta.

Another contentious issueis the role that Port MetroVancouver is playing in gettingthe new link done. The thoughtis that the size of ships headingup the Fraser River will increase.Recently there have been pro-posals to ship coal and liquefiednatural gas from up river of thecurrent tunnel. The port is play-ing down the assumption thatthe tunnel creates a hurdle forincreasing traffic.

This then becomes a questionof who contributes to the costof the replacement bridge. Withthe port saying it would have nobenefit from the removal of thetunnel, it could claim it shouldn’tcontribute significant funds to theproject and stick the commutersusing the bridge with the cost ofconstruction. (I’ve been dubiousabout the port’s veracity becauseof all that black stuff on my deck,which they claim is not coal dust.)

Perhaps we should toll allfuture oversize ships that gobeyond the new bridge.Tom Siba is an ex-publisher of

the Delta Optimist who still facesthe tunnel regularly.

TollscouldkeepshoppersawayfrommallsatTFN

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CommunityCommentTOM SIBA


Letters

Editor:Re: Owners must keep

dogs away from play areas,letter to the editor, Jan. 29I have some sympathy

for Teryne Russell and herfrustration with findingdog feces on playing fields.Children sliding into dogfeces while playing, peoplestepping in them whilewalking, finding surprisefeces on your front lawn— all very unpleasant andunhealthy.

You ask yourself, howcan people be so insensi-tive and inconsiderate?

What is even more mysti-fying is finding plastic bagswith feces in them thrownon lawns or hanging inbushes. You want to tellthese perpetrators, “Goodstart, way to go, you areclose to getting it right.” It’salmost funny.

I occasionally go forwalks on the BoundaryBay dike system. There aresigns everywhere askingdog owners to keep theirdogs on leash and to cleanup after their dogs. Themunicipality even pro-vides plastic bags and gar-

bage containers to encour-age responsible behaviouron the part of dog owners.

The admonitory signscome with writing thatexplains why these regu-lations are in place. Allvery civilized and veryreasonable, no senselessbureaucratic dictums. Stillto no avail, dogs wanderunleashed, their ownersinnocently oblivious whilestrolling and carrying onphone conversations.

And these dog ownersare not rebellious teen-agers or ignorant young

people — these are maturepeople who you wouldthink would know better,the same sort of peoplewho would under differentcircumstances might beparagons of proper behav-iour. So why does this hap-pen?

My theory is there is apercentage of the popula-tion that will behave in aresponsible and consider-ate manner only if it is totheir benefit or does notinconvenience them. Thedegree of responsibilityassumed varies inversely

with the inconvenienceincurred.

Nothing new here, youmight say. Yes, exceptthat we want to make thispercentage of the popula-tion smaller and smaller,through education, byexample and by sanc-tions. We live in a worldwith many problems,many of which can only besolved in global context.

We need a change inattitude, a broader pointof view, a realization thatsolutions may carry a pricethat affects us as individu-

als, and that self-interest(me, me, me) may verywell delay solutions whichwill, in the long run, ben-efit all of us.

So come on already,change your attitude, pickup after your dog and keepit on leash where required.

A wise man once saidthat if you want to improvethe world, start by clean-ing up the little corner youlive in. That’s good advice,not just for pet owners, butfor all of us. Let’s try to fol-low it.

Frank Buonanno

Rulesfollowedaslongaspeoplenot inconvenienced

Editor:I often read articles by

the port that say we canimport our food needsand the port and otherdevelopers urgently needto take farmland out of theAgricultural Land Reservefor industrial use. Ina recent letter in theVancouver Sun, one of theport proponents says thatjobs produced by usingALR land for port-relatedoff-dock facilities is a qual-ity of life issue, jobs andall that.

Well, I say keepingfarmland in the ALR is aquality of life issue. Whatcontrol do Canadians have

over the agricultural landsthat produce the foodwe import? What if theseother countries decidethey need their agricul-tural lands for industrialuse because they needjobs too?

Don’t even start meon the fact many of theseareas are suffering fromclimate change and watershortages that could verywell mean they could soonno longer be viable forfood production, whichis already happening insome areas now.

Quality of life is morethan a job. A job withoutclean air, water and the

depletion of the wildlife,marine and aquatic lifethat these areas impact is apretty bleak world.

Just look at how niceit looks for many citizensin China that go to workevery day with maskson, kids can’t be outside,breathing is dangerousand water is likely verypolluted just from the airpollution alone.

The port needs to stopthe short-term thinkingand we can’t allow devel-opers (which is what theport is) to scare us intogiving up the very basicnecessities of life.

Teresa Jones

Editor:Re: Property tax bill up

3.5%, Feb. 3I note that our prop-

erty taxes are going up3.5 per cent this year.Inflation last year was1.2 per cent. This year’sannual increase in mypension was 1.3 per cent.

And I expect that, withthe exception of the Deltapolice and some othergovernment employees,most working Deltans willnot receive a pay raiseanywhere near 3.5 percent.

I would like Mayor LoisJackson to explain why

our property tax increasesare consistently above therate of inflation. And theexcuse given by financedirector Karl Preuss thatthe current increase is“in line with other MetroVancouver municipali-ties” doesn’t count.

Jerry Cutler

Why is taxbill rising faster than inflation?Qualityof life ismore than jobs

Editor:Re: Former occupant

appeals for home’s preser-vation, letter to the editor,

Jan. 27I would like the prov-

ince and Delta council toknow that if they have the

old Rawlins farmhouserazed, we are going to be avery angry and hurt family.

Richard Rawlins

Editor:Just the other day I

heard someone complain-ing; they just moved froma house into a newly builtthird floor condo.

They could not move intheir queen size box springas it would not fit in the

elevator or up the stairs.Same thing with theircouch.

If the new construc-tions are built with smallerentrances, stairs andelevators, so should thefurniture products.

They should be

built “modular” so theycan be assembled when inthe suite and people canenjoy a large couch to reston and a bed of a comfort-able size to sleep on.

Just a thought to reducesome stress.

Beppe Gandola

Familywouldbeupset to see farmhouse torndown

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We’re prettying up thelaundry room, and spiffingup the office.

Sounds simple enough,right? Let me tell you: it’snot.

The storm before thestorm has, well, involvedmuch movement of goods.The two bicycles, whichhad been living in thelaundry room— it’s beenreally more of a catch-allroom than a space forcleaning clothes — havebeen moved to the televi-sion room. The canningequipment, tennis gear,running gear, golf clubsand hockey jerseys, allof which had been livingalongside the bikes, havebeen moved to the den.The chairs and love seat inthe den, meantime, havebeen moved to the guestroom in order to makespace for the three filingcabinets, the eight framedpictures and the 15 boxesof books that had to bemoved out of the office.

I think you get the drift:there’s stuff everywhere.Making room for therenovator to do his thinghas meant things are notwhere they usually are.There are six oversizedumbrellas and two gui-tar cases in the kitchen.There is a picnic basketand a step ladder in ourbedroom. There are com-forters, beach towels andboxes of cleaning equip-ment in the rec room.

There is stuff upon stuffupon stuff.

This is all temporary, ofcourse. Once the reno iscomplete, the picnic bas-kets will find a more suit-able home. Ditto for theumbrellas.

For now, however, it’schaos.

“Have you seen my golfshoes?” asked the hus-band the other day. Therains had taken a bit of abreak, and he wanted togo to the range.

“Are you kidding?” Isaid. “Have you tried thedownstairs bathroom?”

It was not such a ludi-crous question. Thesedays, the downstairs bath-room is home to all man-ner of items that do notnormally reside in a bath-room. There may not be atowel there, but there doeshappen to be a box filledwith camera equipment, apile of stationery and a filefolder crammed with roadmaps.

This is all, well, a rela-tively new experience —and a bit of a surprise. Ialways knew that renova-tions created havoc whilethey were underway, butI guess it never dawnedon me that the pre-renoperiod creates havoc on itsown.

In any case, we’ve doneour bit, shuffled our stuffand are due for some kindof treat.

We’ve earned a specialValentine’s meal. I hopewe can find the diningroom table.

Stormalreadyhereandrenohasn’tevenbegunIt’s a challenge to find stuff around thehouse

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CONTINUED from Page 1District principal Brooke

Moore said they’re hopingto eventually expand theprogram to 60 studentswith two separate classesof 30 attending the mini-farm every other day.

The school will certainlyhave plenty of nearbyexpertise to draw upon as

it is in partnership withlocal farmers and farmingindustry members, includ-ing Emma Lea Farms,the Delta Farmland andWildlife Trust, WestcoastSeeds and Coun. IanPaton, a local farmer andauctioneer.

The district is also final-izing a memorandum

of understanding withKwantlen PolytechnicUniversity that will enablestudents in the program touse what they’ve learnedtoward credits in the uni-versity’s science and horti-culture programs.

For more informationabout the school, checkdeltasd.bc.ca.

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It is only one of hun-dreds of non-native flow-ering plants that wereintroduced into the LowerMainland, intentionally oraccidentally, over the last150 years.

Such invasives nowdominate the landscape,squeezing out the manybeautiful native plants thatonce graced local forests,prairies and wetlands.

Local species that surviveshould be cherished asheritage plants.

Heritage plants can belooked for in habitats thathave survived urbanisa-tion, such as the sanddunes in Boundary BayRegional Park. Here, tinyblue-eyed mary can befound in spring, minglingwith pink thrift and spikybig-headed sedges.

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been a component ofmaintaining viable plantpopulations. Camas bulbswere highly valued as foodby the First Nations andplots were regularly weed-ed. The tall stems withtheir sky blue blossomsdie back after flowering,so the presence of bulbs isonly known to those whotend them.

Many herbal plants,berries and tea leaveswere collected in Burns

Bog and Richmond bogsby Coast Salish peopleand those who learnt fromthem. Local bogs still haveheritage plants, includ-ing native blueberries, thecarnivorous sundew andthose delicate beauties,the bog cranberry andcloudberry.

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For the third year run-ning, the Ladner Zephyrshit the ice in support ofDelta Hospital in theirannual Christmas CharityClassic.

The local hockey teambroke its previous record,fundraising over $2,300to add to a grand total ofalmost $6,000.

As well as utilizing anonline fundraising pageand collecting donationson the night, the team alsocame up with new, crea-tive ways to build on itsfundraising this year.

“One of our teammembers was movinghomes, so instead of hir-ing a moving company,

the Zephyrs stepped up tohelp him. He then madea large donation to thefundraiser in the amountthat he would have spenton a moving company,”says fundraising organizerChad Taylor.

“Christmas is a time ofgiving, and a time whenwe reflect on what isimportant to us, includ-ing our wider community.This is an event that eve-ryone in our team looksforward to every year.”

Sharla De Groote, DeltaHospital Foundation’s spe-cial events manager, saysthe Zephyrs have turnedtheir love of hockey and afun night out with friends

and family into a success-ful fundraiser that makesa difference for all thosein the community whodepend on the hospital.

The foundation hasrecently implemented anew and improved onlinefundraising tool thatallows anyone in the com-munity to create their ownwebpage, accept creditcard donations and pro-mote their event on socialmedia.

To learn more aboutorganizing your own fun-draiser for Delta Hospital,visit www.dhfoundation.ca, call 604-940-9695 oremail [email protected].

With tax season justaround the corner, volun-teers at Deltassist Family

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If you live in Delta, areon low-income and eitherunable to complete yourincome tax and benefitreturn yourself or pay forassistance, Deltassistvolunteers can help.Volunteers receive trainingthrough Canada RevenueAgency’s CommunityVolunteer Income TaxProgram and are able tocomplete tax returns for2015 as well as 2014, 2013and 2012.

Beginning Monday, Feb.15, South Delta residentscan call 604-946-9526 tobook an appointment atDeltassist’s Ladner office(4891 Delta St.).

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Members of the Ladner Zephyrs present the Delta Hospital Foundation with acheque for more than $2,300 from their annual Christmas Charity Classic.

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All Saints AnglicanChurch in Ladner is host-ing special services start-ing Friday as part of thisyear’s Lent.

Lent is a religious obser-vance in many Christiandenominations that beginson Ash Wednesday andcontinues for approxi-mately six weeks beforeEaster. For those whoobserve Lent, it is a timeof simpler living, fasting,abstinence and penitence.

Starting this Friday, AllSaints is hosting weeklyTaizé services until March18 as part of their Lentenjourney.

Taizé is an inter-faithform of contemplativeprayer and worship. It

takes its names from thesmall village of Taizé inBurgundy, France, whichis now an important site ofpilgrimage for Christians.

It is the base of an ecu-menical monastic order,which was founded in1940 by Brother Roger

Schutz. The communityplaces its focus on living inthe spirit of kindness, sim-plicity and reconciliation.

Music is an integral partof the Taizé tradition andlocal Celtic harpist JudyHenry will accompany theservices.

“We’re delighted to beable to have such localtalent working with us aswe make a Lenten Journeytogether,” said RectorElizabeth Northcott. “Wehope people of all faithswill join us for this time ofpeace and making spaceto hear God’s word in theirlives.”

All Saints Taizé serviceswill start at 7 p.m. everyFriday until March 18.

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Celtic harpist Judy Henrywill accompany the ser-vices at All Saints.

Kee Philosophersreturns for February withRobbin Whitbread andJean Wightman coordinat-ing the session.

Kee Philosophers willmeet on Friday, Feb. 21from 1:30 to 3 p.m. inthe lounge of the McKeeSeniors’ Recreation Centreto discuss an importantquestion: How do we pre-

serve Delta’s natural habi-tats and flyway?

Anne Murray, whowrites columns for theOptimist, Georgia Straight,Surrey North Delta Leader,Peace Arch News andBCnaturemagazine, willbe the guest speaker forthe session. Murray hasalso written two books: ANature Guide to Boundary

Bay and Tracing OurPast, A Heritage Guide toBoundary Bay.

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Thank you to the following for their support:Augustine House, Cedar Park Church, Century Group, Delta Continuing Education,Delta Optimist, Delta Parks and Rec., KinVillage Community Centre and Facilities,Ladner United Church, Rotary Clubs of Ladner & Tsawwassen, Save On Foods,Thrifty Foods Smile Program, Tsawwassen Lawn Bowling Club, White Spot

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A26 Computers for Beginners, Level 1Presenter: Laura Pellrene3 sessions: $30 Class size: max 8Wednesdays: April 13, 20, 2710:00am – Noon

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K26 Decoding Food Labels and the Canada Food GuidePresenter: Laureen McCleery1 session: $10 Class size: max 20Wednesday March 237:00-9:00 pm

L26 Your Healthy BrainPresenter: Susan Rodgers, R.H.N.1 session: $10 Class size: max 20Wednesday March 97:00-8:30 pm

M26 Emergency Preparedness by QuentinPresenter: Quentin Methot1 session: $10 Class size: max 25Wednesday March 161:00 – 3:00 pm

N26 History - The ReformationPresenter: Guillermo Bustos5 sessions: $50 Class size: max 30Wednesdays: March 30, April 6, 13, 27, May 41:45 - 3:45 pm

O26 History Close to Home—DeltaPresenter: Doug Massey1 session: $10 Class size: max 40Thursday March 1010:00 am - Noon

P26 The Science of Unpredictable West Coast WeatherPresenter: Ross MacDonald1 session: $10 Class size: max 25Tuesday April 267:00-9:00 pm

Q26 The Drama StudioPresenter: Morgan Gadd4 sessions: $40 Class size: max 18Thursdays: April 7, 14, 21, 281:00-3:00 pm

R26 Lino Print MakingPresenters: Peter Scurr & Kit Grauer4 sessions: $45 Class size: max 10Wednesdays: April 6, 13, 20Last session at the artists’ studio on Galiano Island TBA10:00 am - Noon

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V26 OperaPresenter: Betty Tanney4 sessions: $40 Class size: max 25Fridays: April 8, 15, 22, 291:00-4:00 pm

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Y26 a) The Accidental AuthorPresenter: Ashley Spires (Author and Illustrator)Tuesday March 22

Y26 b) Small Stories, Big DreamsPresenter: Daren Groth (Vancouver Author)Tuesday April 5

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Name: Shannon and Family! Age: 34Occupation: Assistant Aquatic Leader at WinskillAquatic & Fitness CentreWhat is the activity?TGIF Family Swim, which includes planned games,activities and play features.Where and when does this take place?Fridays from 7-9pm at the Ladner Leisure Centre.How often do you participate?Every week.How long have you been involved?We’ve been involved for the past 5 years.Why did you get involved in this activity?The kids love coming to the pool and it is a greatactivity that all 3 generations can participate in together.We all have fun when we come to the pool!What do you like best about this activity?I like the interaction between the lifeguardsand the kids.How does it benefit your life?We all look forward to spending time together whiledoing a fun activity.What other things do you do to keep active?Skating, nature walks, bowling.

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A glass of wine with din-ner is enjoyable and somestudies suggest it will ben-efit your health.

Draining a bottle anight? You may have aproblem.

Indulging in an icecream cone while out foran evening walk is a nicetreat. Sitting on the couchand devouring an entiregallon of ice cream will putyou on a path to obesityand diabetes.

The same can be saidfor sun exposure.

There is no questionthat getting too much sun,burning exposure, canincrease your risk of devel-oping skin cancer.

But the answer is notabstinence. In fact, keep-ing yourself out of the sunentirely raises as manyhealth risks as getting toomuch sun.

The simple reality —scientifically proven— isthat people need exposureto the sun’s UV radiationto facilitate the synthesiz-ing of vitamin D, essentialfor bone health at all ages.

Vitamin D deficiency inchildren can lead to rick-ets, a condition where thelong bones in the legs sof-ten and bend as the childbegins to walk, resulting inbow legs.

In adults, vitamin Ddeficiency may causeosteomalacia, a softeningof the bones that results inback pain, muscle weak-ness or osteoporosis withincreased risk of bonebreaks.

The risk is particularlyacute in Canada, whichgets relatively little sunexposure compared tomost places in the worldthat host human popula-tions.

Due to our higher lati-tude, there is small win-dow when Canadians canhave vitamin D synthe-sized by the sun— typi-cally from late spring toearly fall, around 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. It’s at this timethat the UV index is likelyto be above three and yourshadow is shorter thanyour height.

Consider the challengesthat tight window poses.

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Canadians are workingindoors and spending lesstime outside than everbefore.

Even when we doventure outside, we areheeding the warnings andslathering on UV protec-tion sunscreen, whichactually inhibits the syn-thesizing of vitamin D, SPF30 reducing it by 97 percent.

I’m not saying don’t usesunscreen. You shouldnever allow your skin toburn. But try and makesome vitamin D first.

Fifteen to 30 minutesof sun exposure, depend-ing on your skin type, issufficient and then either

apply sunscreen, cover upwith clothing or get out ofthe sun.

It’s not surprising thatStatistics Canada reportsthat 12 million Canadians— 35 per cent of the popu-lation— have insufficientvitamin D levels, includ-ing 10 per cent who areseverely deficient, whichsets them up for higherdisease risk. But it’s notjust a Canadian problem.Vitamin D deficiency isgrowing globally.

While studies continue,the evidence is increasingthat vitamin Dmay playa pivotal role in protect-ing against cancer, heartdisease, Type l and 2 dia-

betes, multiple sclerosis,depression, dementia,colon and breast cancer,and a host of other chronicdiseases.

While protecting our-selves from skin cancer,we are opening our risk toother types of cancer anddisease.

A recently publishedstudy — Sunlight andVitamin D: Necessary forPublic Health, by CaroleBaggerly and severalacademic researchers —examines how organiza-tions such as the WorldHealth Organization’sInternational Agency forResearch on Cancer andthe U.S. Surgeon General

call for sun avoidance, butignore the fact that cuttingout sunshine will reducevitamin D, an essentialvitamin for bone health,and will create probableharm for the general pop-ulation.

As Baggerly pointsout, the human body hasevolved over thousands ofyears and part of that pro-cess has adapted to sunexposure.

We derive several physi-ological benefits from UVrays in addition to vitaminD and these cannot bereplaced by supplements.

To preach sun absti-nence is to put Canadianlives unnecessarily at risk.

If organizations warnpeople to stay out of thesun, then they should alsoadvise of the risks associ-ated with vitamin D defi-ciency.

In the best interest ofhuman health, we need toaddress both the risks andbenefits of UV exposure.

Unfortunately, the mes-sage Canadians keep hear-ing lately is that there is nobenefit to being in the sun.

Canadians need to bebetter educated aboutenjoying the sun safely,taking care not to burn,so that they may get theirrequired vitamin D with-out raising the risk of skincancer.

Like that glass of wineor an ice cream cone, it’sabout enjoying the sun inmoderation.Dr. Gerry Schwalfenberg

is a family doctor and anassistant clinical professorin the department of familypractice at the University ofAlberta in Edmonton.

Sun’sraysprovideneededvitaminDEnjoying sunshine inmoderation, and taking carenot to burn, can be beneficial to your health

Twelvemillion Canadians have insufficient vitamin D levels, which sets them up for higher disease risk.


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EVELYN JACKSOptimist contr ibutor

The Canada RevenueAgency (CRA) has beenprolific recently, releas-ing its 2015 T1 GeneralIncome Tax and Benefitsreturn, its schedulesand auxiliary tax forms,together with accompany-ing guides and pamphlets.To get through them all isa challenge. So is under-standing the volume ofchanges for the 2016 taxyear.

Here are 10 key reasonsto see your tax specialistearly in the 2016 tax filingseason:

1. For all taxpayers.Changes to federal taxbrackets and rates — themiddle income bracket isreduced to 20.5 per centfrom 22 per cent, while anew high-income rate willapply to those with taxableincome over $200,000.These changes will affectother provisions on the taxreturn, including charita-ble donation calculations,trust and estate taxes,

taxes on split income withminors.

2. Tax-Free SavingsAccount (TFSA) annualcontribution limits werereduced for 2016, back to$5,500 from the 2015 max-imum room of $10,000.However, there has beena reinstatement of indexa-tion for 2016 and subse-quent taxation years.

3. RRSP contributionroom remains at 18 percent of earned income, butthe maximum contribu-tion for 2016 is $25,370; for2015 it’s $24,930. Any top-up for 2015 must be madeby Feb. 29.

4. For employees. Thereare changes to the cal-culation of automobilebenefits. For 2015 the limiton tax-exempt auto allow-ances paid by employersto employees that use per-sonal vehicles for businesspurposes, increased.

5. For those who turn 65in 2016, the ability to post-pone OAS benefits for upto five years if income ishigh. This could happen ifa generous exit package is

received, for example.6. For retirees, the

opportunity to recontrib-ute withdrawals from aRRIF in 2015, when thewithdrawal rules wererelaxed. However, thismust be done before Feb.29.

7. For families. Theremoval of the Family TaxCut in 2016 could reducerefunds in spring 2017. AnRRSP contribution couldbe especially helpful inreducing both net and tax-able income in the 2016tax year. This would notonly save tax dollars, butthe RRSP could also actu-ally embellish cash flowfor the family by creatingor increasing the eligibil-ity for the new Child TaxBenefit, expected to startin July.

8.More news for fami-lies: cut down on with-holding taxes. Starting inthe 2015 and future taxyears, more is deductiblefor child care — $1,000more in fact — in each ofthe maximum dollar cat-egories: children under 7;

children age 7-16; and dis-abled children for whomcare is required. You canadjust tax withholdings asa result of these deduc-tions, but you must filea T1213 form requestingpermission from CRA.This is the right time of theyear to do so.

9. For those caringfor the sick and disa-bled, tapping into theCompassionate CareBenefits is much moregenerous — they areavailable for up to sixmonths, as opposed to sixweeks, starting in 2016.In addition, a new HomeAccessibility Tax Creditmay bring relief in 2016.

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I think we can all agreethat investing in the U.S.stock market is a valu-able exercise. There areglobal companies in theU.S. that are great long-term stocks that we shouldown as well as importantdiversification benefitsthat Canadians achieveby investing away fromCanada.

Canadians like to investat home, but what we real-ly need to understand isthat Canada’s stock marketis one big illiquid sectorbet. Our market is domi-nated by three major sec-tors — financials, energyand commodities. On theother hand, the U.S. stockmarket is huge, with deepand broad representationacross all major sectors.

That said, investingin the U.S. comes with aunique challenge that youdon’t have when investingat home: currency risk.

There are two ways toapproach fluctuating cur-rency when investing inthe U.S. market. The firstis to adopt a thesis bywhich you buy into the

U.S. market knowing andaccepting there will betimes when the U.S. dollarstrengthens or weakensversus the Canadian dol-lar. The second is to use acurrency hedge solution.There are advantages toeach approach.

To hedge…For those of us who are

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For example, if you buythe S&P 500 Index and usea currency-hedged fund,you can just worry aboutthe way the stock marketmoves rather than worry-ing about the direction ofthe U.S. dollar — essen-tially investing just like alocal U.S. investor.

…or not to hedgeThere’s something

to be said if you’re notcurrency hedging andexposing your portfolio toU.S. currency. Of course,

given the strength of theU.S. dollar relative to theCanadian dollar lately,many Canadian investorshave seen a significantlypositive result in recentyears. But regardless ofshort-term direction, thereis a significant argumentfor long-term investors tochoose not to hedge theircurrency exposure.

Currency exposure ingeneral, especially the U.S.dollar, can act as a nice“volatility dampener” forCanadians buying U.S.stocks through differentinvestment cycles.

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BC & AlbertaGuide Dogsneeds volunteers living inLadner or Tsawwassen toprovide boarding homesfor adult dogs that arein advanced training tobe Guide Dogs or AutismSupport Dogs. Contact [email protected], 604-940-4504 or visit bcguidedog.com for more info.

Are you responsible forthe care of a family memberor friend at home or in afacility. The Delta Caregivers’Network is offering an edu-cation and support groupstarting Wednesday Feb. 10from 1 to 3 pm once a weekfor eight weeks. Cost is $50.Subjects covered includecaregiver stress, communi-cation techniques, role andlifestyle changes, access-ing and using communityresources, and legal andfinancial issues. To registerphone Laurie 604-943-3921,Sylvia 604-943-7596 or the

Centre for Supportive Care604-948-0660.

Canadian Mental HealthAssociation Vancouver-Fraser offers a FamilySupport Group in SouthDelta for individuals sup-porting someone with amental illness. Meetings areon the second and fourthWednesday of each monthfrom 7 - 9 p.m. Next meetingis on Feb. 10. Please call theDelta office at 604-943-1878or email [email protected] to register for yourfirst meeting.

English Bluff ElementaryPAC presents: RaisingChildren in a Digital World,with Deborah MacNamara,a Nuefeld Institute facultycounsellor and educator,Thursday, Feb. 11 from 7to 9 p.m. at English BluffElementary. Doors open at6:45 p.m. Admission is free.

Canadian Mental HealthAssociation Vancouver-Fraser offers a Mental HealthResiliency Support Group inSouth Delta for individualsliving with a mental healthconcern or experiencingsymptoms. Meetings areon the second and fourth

Thursday of each monthfrom 7 - 9 p.m. Next meetingis on Feb. 11. Please call theDelta office at 604-943-1878or email [email protected] to register for yourfirst meeting.

Kee Philosophers’, is backfor their February sessionwith Robbin Whitbread &Jean Wightman coordinat-ing. Kee Philosophers’ willmeet again on Friday, Feb. 12,1:30-3:00 pm in the McKeeSenior Centre Lounge wherewe’ll be discussing theimportant question Delta’sNatural Habitats & Flyway –How do we preserve them?Anne Murray will be ourspeaker for this session. TheKee Philosophers’ are freeand open to all. No pre-regis-tration is necessary.

Meet the Curator -Saturdays, Feb. 13, March12, April 16, 10:15 – 11:15 amat the Tsawwassen Library.Check out some artifactsfrom the Delta Museum &Archives Society at yourlocal library! Curator DarrylMacKenzie has carefullyselected objects from theircollection to showcase. AlsoFeb. 13, March 12, April 16, 12– 1 pm at the Ladner PioneerLibrary.

General registration forElderCollege Delta’s springsemester will take place attwo sites: Saturday, Feb. 13at the Tsawwassen TownCentre Mall from 10 to 11:30am and Tuesday, Feb. 16 atSave-on-Foods in Ladnerfrom 11:30 am to 1 pm. Fullprogram information is alsoavailable online on our web-page (Google “ElderCollegeDelta”). For further informa-tion regarding registrationphone: 604-943-0262.

Ladner Parkinson’s sup-port group next meeting– Saturday, Feb. 13. 10 a.m. to11:30 a.m. at McKee Centre.This group is for people liv-ing with Parkinson’s and/or the people who care forthem. We meet the secondSaturday of each month toshare and learn information,ideas and experiences in anatmosphere of confidentialand mutual support. Formore information call Daveor Gloria at 604-948-0156.

The Low Vision SupportGroup meets Monday, Feb.15, 1:30-2:30 at the LadnerPioneer Library meetingroom. Guest is from BetterMeals and will be bringingsamples.

Celebrate Heritage Week- Ancestry Workshop, Part1, Monday, Feb. 15, 6:30 –8 pm at Ladner PioneerLibrary (also Tuesday,Feb. 16, 6:30 – 8:30 pmat Tsawwassen Library).Learn how to research yourfamily history from DianeRogers of British ColumbiaGenealogical Societyand editor of The BritishColumbia Genealogist. Part2: Thursday, Feb. 18, 2 – 3 pm- Learn how to use FVRL’sAncestry Library Editiondatabase.

French language pre-school, Lutins du Bois, ishaving an open house onTuesday, Feb. 16, 6-7:30. NonFrench speaking familiesare welcome. 785- 49th St.,Tsawwassen; 604-948-1222;[email protected].

AmbassadorsTsawwassenToastmasters celebrate15 years in the communityTuesday, Feb. 16 (5:30-8:30)at Metros/Rose and Crown.Join in the fun and see somemini speaking sessions byour members who havegrown from their time inToastmasters. Regular meet-ings second/fourth Tuesdaysat St. David’s AnglicanChurch, 1115-51A Street.Guests welcome. Furtherinformation, call Susan 604-786-5404.

South Delta GardenClub hosts Peter Brolese,Appreciation of Bonsai:introduction to the funda-mentals of growing Bonsai.Tuesday, Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m.Please note venue change:Ladner Christian ReformedChurch 4594 54a St. Visitorsand new members alwayswelcome. www.southdelta-gardenclub.ca.

The Probus Club of SouthDelta, a non-profit, fellowshipclub for retired and semi-retired professional andbusiness people will holdits monthly meeting at 9:30a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 17,

in The Coast TsawwassenInn. Our guest speakers willbe George Harvie and JeffDay from the Corp. of Delta.All members are urged toattend. Please call GordonApperley at 604-948-1250for information. Our discus-sion group will meet the fol-lowing morning, Thursday,Feb. 18, at 10 am at CoPs.

Register for ReachInclusive Preschool inLadner on Feb. 20 from9-11am. Play-based emphasison learning in the Ladnercountryside. 3-3800-72ndSt., for more information:604-946-6622 ext 308 [email protected].

SENIORS

International FolkDancing - Have fun learn-ing dances from aroundthe world. KinVillageCommunity Centre, 5430-10th Ave., Tsawwassen.7-8 pm Thursday, Feb. 11,19 & 25, March 3 & 10. $3for Members - $4 for Non-Members. Your first sessionis free. Beginners welcome.Come by yourself or with afriend. No partner necessary.Wear comfortable shoes andclothing.

Shari’s SaturdaySweetheart Social, Feb.13, KinVillage CommunityCentre, 5430-10th Ave., $12members, $14 non-membersincludes tasty mid-eveninggoodies. Tickets availableat the door, cash or chequeonly. Dance to a wide varietyto great CD music includ-ing waltzes, jives, cha cha,mambo, etc. To reserve atable, please call Shari at604-943-8755.

Fabulous February FeastLuncheon with enter-tainer Linda Kidder, at 12:15Friday, Feb. 19, KinVillageCommunity Centre. Tickets$12, members $14.

eCleCtiC café - Songs fromHoward Solverson’s variedrepertoire, along with aguest, in a coffee housesetting. Saturday, Feb. 20, 7to 9 p.m. at McKee SeniorsRecreation Centre. Members$3; guests $5. Coffee and teawill be served.

Free UVic ChronicPainSelf-Management work-shop runs Thursdays, 9:30am to 12:30 pm at McKeeSeniors Rec Centre to March10. Participants will learnstrategies to manage pain,deal with difficult emo-tions, exercise safely, andwork with their health careteam. Caregivers are wel-come. To register call UVic at604-940-1273 or go to www.selfmanagementbc.ca

FUND RAISERS

Come on out, have funand learn the life-savingskills of CPR and the AED.OHM Medical would liketo invite the public to avery special fundraisingevent for Loranda Farms.At Hawthorne ElementarySchool gymnasium, 5160Central Ave., Ladner.Saturday, Feb. 13. 12 to 2 p.m.There’s a minimum dona-tion of $5 at the door or bye-transfer to

[email protected].

SPECIALEVENTS

Dinner and movie night,Sunday, Feb. 21 at LadnerGospel Assembly, 4979-44AAve. Dinner at 5 p.m. Movie,‘Do you Believe?’ at 6:30 p.m.Free admission.

The Delta LeadershipPrayer Breakfast will be atthe new Tsawwassen SpringsBallroom on Saturday, Feb.27 at 7:30 a.m. Guest speakerwill be Mark Washington,BC Lions assistant coachand former player. Ticketsare $30 each or a table of8 for $210. To order tickets- phone Dee Hansen at 604-657-6599.

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

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Soccer starheaded toPrincetonOlivia Sheppard becomes 2nd local player in 3 years going to Ivy League schoolMARK BOOTHmbooth@delta-opt imist .com

Olivia Sheppard is the latest totake her game south of the borderin what has become a remarkableera for girls soccer players comingout of Tsawwassen.The Grade 12 South Delta

Secondary School studentannounced last week she will becontinuing her career and stud-ies at world-renowned PrincetonUniversity. Amazingly, Sheppardwill be the second SDSS grad toplay for the New Jersey school inthree years, joining 2014 recruitAlessia Azermadhi.It also makes it three consecu-

tive years a Tsawwassen playerhas signed with an NCAA DivisionOne program. Hannah Carruthersrecently completed her freshmanseason at Seattle University.Each of these girls were part of

the Whitecaps Girls Elite Program.That in itself is an outstandingaccomplishment. The all-expens-es paid academy hand picks onlya few players from across theprovince each season.Sheppard had been dreaming

about playing for an Ivy Leagueschool since she was 10. “At thetime it was Yale because it wasthe only one I really knew,” shelaughed.She had been in contact with

Princeton for some time andeventually flew back east toattend an ID camp. Head coachSean Driscoll was immediatelyimpressed with what he saw fromthe B.C. prospect.“We agreed we both would

do what we had to do to makethis work,” recalled Sheppard.“For me, that meant keeping mygrades up and going through animmense amount of studying,especially for my SAT which Ihad to bump up a bunch. I gotthrough it.”Of course, Sheppard didn’t

have to look far for advice either.Azermadhi also weighed opportu-nities at other Ivy League schoolsbefore deciding on Princeton.“She was very helpful,”

Sheppard continued. “She couldexplain the pros and cons of each,and she was being honest withme, not biased at all. She didexplain how her experience hasgone so far. Everything she saidkind of fit with how I was feeling.”Sheppard returned to Princeton

for an official visit in November,along with other members ofthe Tigers’ 2020 recruiting class.Although Ivy League schoolsprohibit athletic scholarships,she will be receiving a lucrativestudent aid deal to cover herexpenses.

Sheppard joined the Whitecapson a full-time basis at the startof her Grade 11 year. Soon after,the MLS club reached a partner-ship with Soccer Canada and B.C.Soccer to transform the programinto a Regional Excel Centre(REX) for Western Canada.“They modified it into more of

a national feeder program andfocusing more on younger girlsand developing them. Once thatchange occurred, I became theoldest player on the team,” saidSheppard. “It’s still a very compet-itive training environment withgirls on the national U17 team.”Sheppard also got invited to

a couple of U20 national teamtraining sessions, including a U23Olympic Development Camp lastMay. “I was training with girlswho are on the national teamtoday. That was a big deal for me.”She has spent much of her

career terrorizing opponents as aforward or attacking midfielder.During her Grade 10 year at

South Delta, she led the SunDevils in scoring en route toreaching the provincial cham-pionship game. She was highly

productive during her time in theBCPSL with Coastal FC, earningthe Golden Boot Award as topscorer at Nationals in 2012, andaged up two years later to helpthe U18 team win provincials.Sheppard also played for provin-cial select squads from U13 toU16.However, it was during her

time with the Whitecaps whenthen coach Jesse Symons sawSheppard as a natural centraldefender. She has been playingon the backline since, showcasingher versatility.“He basically said when we

were playing top level teams, Iwould be playing centre back,”said Sheppard. “I like scoring andbeing very creative. It’s one of thestrengths to my game.“I think what he saw was my

level of competitiveness. Likeon 1v1 drills, I would always winthe ball. There was no questionabout it. Beating me to a ball justdoesn’t register in my brain.“I think (Princeton) sees me as

a centre back too, through time,maybe I will be playing (otherpositions) too.”

Sheppard hasn’t played forher hometown club since herdays with the Tsawwassen Eaglesway back in U11. That team wascoached by her father Brucewho at one time was Head BoysCoordinator with the club.“He has definitely had a huge

role in my soccer career,” saidSheppard. “He’s been completelysupportive of everything I havedone and helped me get to whereI am today. My mom as well, eventhough she has not played soccer,is always there for me.”Sheppard will continue to

train with the Burnaby-basedWhitecaps REX Program five daysa week until the early summer. Itwill be a hectic few months aheadwith high school graduation onthe horizon too, then the moveto Princeton where she will beenrolling in general studies, withan interest in science.“You have to surround yourself

with people who will support youand encourage you to do well,”said Sheppard of her busy sched-ule. “You have to prioritize aswell. I’m always thinking what isthe thing I need to do right now.”

PHOTO BY MARK BOOTH

Tsawwassen’s Olivia Sheppard is a member of Princeton University’s 2020women’s soccer teamrecruiting class, havingmade her official committment to the renowned Ivy League school last week.


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After finishing the regular season with a 6-6 record, the Delta Pacers face achallenging road to reach Super Saturday and the Delta Junior Boys BasketballLeague championship game at Seaquam Secondary.

SuperSaturdayprovidesstageforDeltahoopfinals

The Delta Secondary Schools AthleticAssociation’s basketball leagues will con-clude play by hosting a Super Saturday.

For the very first time, all four champi-onship games will take place at the samevenue— Seaquam Secondary. The actionbegins at noon on Saturday with theGrade 8 Girls final.

It’s followed by the Junior Girls (1:45p.m.), Grade 8 Boys (3:30 p.m.) and JuniorBoys (5:15 p.m.).

Playdowns to reach the championshipgames began yesterday with quarter-finalaction. The semi-final round takes placeon Wednesday.

Each of the divisions feature dominat-ing teams that enter this week with stellarrecords.

The North Delta Huskies (12-0) arethe clear team to beat in the Junior BoysDivision and are considered among thebest in the province. Other teams in theplayoff picture include Seaquam (9-3),

Delview (7-5), South Delta (6-6), Delta(6-6) and Burnsview (3-9).

The Junior Girls Division has been atwo team race all season with North Deltaand Seaquam both owning 9-1 records.Also headed to the playoffs are Burnsview(4-6), Delta (4-6) and Sands (3-7).

Longtime rivals Seaquam and NorthDelta are also favoured to meet in theGrade 8 Boys championship game. TheSeahawks went 12-0 in league play, whilethe Huskies rolled to a 10-2 record. Othercontenders include Delta (7-5), SouthDelta (5-7) and Delview (4-8).

It’s also been a perfect run forBurnsview in the Grade 8 Girls League.The Raiders put their 12 game win streakon the line this week. Seaquam (10-2)and Delta (8-4) have also enjoyed solidseasons. Delview (6-6) is also in the mix.

The Delta playoffs will also determineseeding for Fraser Valley Junior andGrade 8 Championships.

3rdplace stillwithin IceHawks’ reachThe Delta Ice Hawks need to do some

work this week to avoid playing the NorthVancouver Wolf Pack for a third straightyear in the Pacific Junior Hockey Leagueplayoffs.

A 3-0 loss to the Mission City OutlawsSaturday night, coupled with GrandviewSteelers’ win over Ridge Meadows on

Sunday, ended Delta’s hopes of finishingsecond in the Tom Shaw Conference.

The Ice Hawks (19-17-2-4) only trailthird place Richmond (19-14-3-5) by twopoints but likely need to win their finaltwo games, including Thursday againstthe Sockeyes at Minoru Arenas (7 p.m.).

Delta also hosted Aldergrove last night.


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