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July 30, 2010Vol. 12 No. 31

Cover and index photosRob Newell

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After 40 years in opera-tion, Westshore has moved plenty of coal all around the world while striving to limit the impact the bulk port facility has on the region, says production manager John Gray (cover photo).

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85 news Fomer Ladner woman found guilty in impaired driving case that took the life of local four year old girl.

16 arts Former Ladner resident Will Sasso talks about show biz and his new sitcom that has him starring with William Shatner.

6 ride along The West Coast Motorcyle Ride for Dad kicked off its campaign to raise funds for prostate cancer research.

7 coffee with Longtime volunteer fire-fighters Gordon Huff (left) and Ken Davie recount their contributions to Delta.

11 sun fun Check out what's hap-pening at the 38th annual Tsawwassen Sun Festival over the long weekend.

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Message from Mayor Jackson and Delta Council

Fire Hazard AdvisoryDue to the prolonged hot and dry weather

conditions, which are forecast to continue, the

Corporation of Delta is taking precautionary

measures to minimize the risk of fires in municipal

parks and wilderness areas.

Fire danger rating

The fire danger rating for the Municipality of Delta is

EXTREME.

Burns Bog continues to be permanently closed to

the public.

Prohibition of open air burning and smoking

in Delta parks

An open burning ban is in effect for all areas of Delta

including a ban on campfires and open cooking

(briquette & propane BBQs) in all Delta parks until

further notice. In addition, smoking is prohibited in

Delta parks.

Delta staff will continue to patrol parks, beaches

and Burns Bog access points to ensure there are no

unauthorized activities taking place.

We need your help

The public is urged to exercise caution and remain

on designated park trails to reduce the risk of

accidental fires. Please report any fires directly to

911 and any unauthorized activity that poses a risk

of fire to the Delta Police Department’s 24/7 non-

emergency line at (604) 946-4411.

Secondary Suites What is a secondary suite?

A secondary suite is an additional dwelling unit area located within

a single family dwelling. At the July 26, 2010 Regular meeting, Delta

Council adopted Bylaws to allow single secondary suites in single

family dwellings in Delta. For a secondary suite to be legal, it must be

inspected and upgraded, if required, to ensure compliance with the BC

Building Code.

What if I have an existing secondary suite?

Property owners are encouraged to legalize their suite by first

contacting the secondary suite hotline at (604) 952-3159 or by email at

[email protected] to request an inspection. Homeowners who do

not legalize their secondary suite will be required to remove the suite

and may also be subject to daily fines after December 31, 2010.

All secondary suites need to be registered with the Corporation of

Delta, and owners will be required to pay additional annual utility fees.

Free inspections available!

To encourage property owners to legalize their suite, Delta is

implementing a program to waive the costs of the first two building

inspections (first inspection and re-inspection of an existing secondary

suite) until January 31, 2012. This represents a savings of approximately

$250 for homeowners.

How can I get more information?

For general questions and comments, information about how to

legalize an existing suite or schedule an inspection contact:

Secondary Suite Hotline (604) 952-3159

E-mail: [email protected]

For information on incorporating a suite into a proposed new home

contact:

Community Planning and Development (604) 946-3380

Email: [email protected]

To report a concern or request bylaw enforcement:

Bylaw Enforcement (604) 946-3340

Email: [email protected]

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Guilty verdict in toddler deathWoman convicted of impaired driving and dangerous driving

DAN FERGUSONR E P O R T E R

A gaunt and haggard-looking Carol Berner sat motionless in her seat Tuesday morning as Surrey Provin-

cial Court Judge Peder Gulbransen declared her guilty as charged in the May 2008 death of four-year-old Alexa Middelaer in Delta.

Judge Gulbransen convicted Berner on two counts of dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm, and two counts of impaired driving causing death and bodily harm.

Gulbransen said the evidence presented during the trial shows that Berner was driving well over the speed limit and while her blood alcohol level may not have been over the legal limit, she was nonetheless impaired.

"There is no other rational conclusion," Gulbransen said.

He said tests prove Berner was doing 91 km/h in a 50 km/h zone in a Ladner residen-tial area when she hit some speed bumps, lost control and crashed into Alexa and her aunt Daphne Middelaer, who were stand-ing on the side of road to feed a horse.

Alexa did not survive.Her aunt required 13 hours of surgery for

multiple fractures and a closed head injury. Alexa's grandparents' vehicle was also hit, but they escaped serious injury.

"Travelling at this speed is not a minor lapse of attention," Judge Gulbransen noted. "She [Berner] drove over them [the speed bumps} as if they were not there."

He dismissed as "pure conjecture" defence suggestions Berner's Oldsmobile might have suffered a sudden mechanical failure as a result of a flaw in the design of the steering column that resulted in a nation-wide recall of that make and model of car.

Tests on the vehicle and skid marks at the scene show there was no failure of steering, Gulbransen said.

He added Berner's failure to slow down on a street that she was familiar with sup-ports the prosecution claim that she was impaired.

Berner failed a roadside blood alcohol test, but passed when she was later tested again at Delta Police Department (DPD) headquarters.

Delta Police conducted an undercover investigation, with offers posing as poten-tial new friends to get her to discuss the crash while a concealed video camera recorded her saying she was drinking wine before the crash.

The judge said that a person does not need to be over the legal limit to be con-victed of driving while impaired.

Alexa's parent expressed relief following the conviction.

Father Michael Middelaer said he felt a "sense of validation" at the ruling.

"It was a great day for British Columbia," he said, "because I think as a result of this decision, what happened to our family will probably happen less often."

Mother Laurel Middelaer called the ver-

dict a victory for "common sense.""I feel as a mother that my little girl was

honoured today," she said.Berner will be sentenced on Nov. 8.Her lawyer, David Tarnow, said he will

argue against jail time."She has no criminal record, she barely

has any tickets", Tarnow said."Ms. Berner is quite upset by the out-

come," he told reporters.Berner never testified during her trial and

never spoke to reporters outside court."She always has expressed remorse at

what happened," Tarnow said.An appeal is possible, he said, but no

decision will made until after the sentence is imposed.

Crown prosecutor Winston Sayson arranged a court-ordered psychological assessment before Berner is sentenced, to examine her claim that she suffers from an anxiety disorder that may have contributed to the crash.

"Today's not a cause for celebration or happiness," Sayson told reporters. "Noth-ing we have done has brought Alexa back to her family."

DPD spokesperson Sgt. Sharlene Brooks, who attended court for the verdict, said undercover police are not usually used in impaired driving cases, but given the mag-nitude of the tragedy, it was appropriate.

On behalf of the DPD, Brooks praised the family for fighting against drinking and driving.

APPEAL POSSIBLE—Carol Berner (right) was declared guilty in the impaired driving death of toddler Alexa Middelaer and will be sentenced in November. Laurel and Michael Middelaer (left) spoke to media outside court after the verdict. For a video clip, visit southdeltaleader.com and click on the 'News' tab. Black Press and Evan Seal photos

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DPD welcomes furry friendThe Delta Police Department's victim services sec-

tion has welcomed a furry friend into its fold.The department has launched an Animal Assisted

Intervention K-9 program in partnership with Pacific Assistance Dog Society (PADS), the first of its kind in Canada, said Sgt. Sharlene Brooks in a media release.

A two-year-old Labrador retriever started training with Delta Police victim services coordinators Mon-day (July 26) as part of a new approach to lending support and reassurance to those impacted by crime and trauma.

After the assessment period, the Lab will report for duty at DPD headquarters daily with his primary han-dler. His role will include helping calm those who are excessively upset and acting as a bridge to with people who have difficulty communicating such as children and people with disabilities.

Transportation study completed

Results from a Transportation Study were presented the the Tsawwassen Area Plan committee Wednesday evening (July 28).

Dave Turner of Halcrow Engineering spoke to com-mittee members, who are in the process of reviewing the Tsaw-wassen Area Plan.

The study looked at long term improvements for Tsawwassen's vehicle traffic, based on two future scenarios.

The meeting took place after the South Delta Lead-er's deadline. A story will be posted at southdelta-leader.com—click on the 'News' tab.video-online]



DeVries enters the raceFormer Delta Chamber of Commerce president

Maria DeVries has declared her intention to run in the Delta council byelection, bringing the number of candidates up to six.

In a media release, DeVr-ies said a need for increased fiscal responsibility in difficult economic times and concern over balancing community interests as her reasons for putting her hat in the ring.

"Delta families are cut-ting back on their spending, local government should follow suit," she said.

In the last provincial election, DeVries was the Delta South candidate for the B.C. Liberals until she ceded the nomination to former Attorney-General Wally Oppal.

Deltans head to the polls Sept. 18.

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I magine around 750 to 1,000 motorcycles rumbling through

South Delta.That will be the scene

Aug. 28 when the West Coast Motorcycle Ride for Dad starts in Tsaw-wassen and winds its way through Ladner and on to Mission.

It's a sight and sound sure to make you sit up and take notice. And if it

does, the event will have accomplished part of its goal as an awareness and fundraiser for pros-tate cancer.

The ride event started in Ontario in 2000 and has spread across the country.

"Today, we have rides in 30 cities across Can-ada from coast to coast in every province and to date have donated in excess of $5 million to prostate cancer research in Canada," said John

McKinlay-Key, National Director for the ride who was at Delta Municipal Hall Monday (July 26) to promote the event.

McKinlay-Key said is it's estimated that 1.2 mil-lion men in Canada have prostate cancer, but that only 20 per cent of them have been diagnosed.

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B L A C K P R E S S

Delta homeowners with illegal secondary suites will either have to make sure they meet new municipal standards or face a $200-a-day fine after Monday night's council meeting.

Final approval was granted to three new bylaws to legalize and to establish regulations for secondary suites in single family homes in Delta. The vote was unanimous.

“Secondary suites offer a much-needed afford-able housing option in our community,” Mayor Lois Jackson said. “It has taken us a number of years to get to this point and it is important for our residents’ safety that we regulate these suites."

Currently, Delta staff estimate there are 5,300 to 7,000 secondary suites in Delta, many of which do not meet zoning or building code standards.

The new regulations were drafted by the Delta Housing Task Force after a housing question-naire last fall found that almost 60 per cent of the 600 people surveyed were in favour of legaliz-ing secondary suites.

Property owners with existing secondary suites won't have to pay munici-pal fees for the inspection and re-inspection of an existing secondary suite until January 31, 2012.

Un d e r t h e by l a w enforcement program, all secondary suites will need to be registered with the Corporation of Delta, and owners will be required to pay addition-al annual utility fees.

After December 31, 2010 a $200 daily fine will come into effect for prop-erty owners who have more than one second-ary suite in a single family dwelling, have a second-ary suite that does not comply with the BC Build-ing Code or have insuffi-cient off-street parking.

Lottery scamWoman loses $20,000 to strangers

B L A C K P R E S S

A lottery ticket scam promising a share in a fortune ended up costing an elderly woman $20,000.

According to Delta Police, the woman was approached in a Ladner shopping plaza parking lot on June 16 by an elderly woman who claimed to have a winning lottery ticket.

The female suspect said she was an illegal immigrant and could not claim the winnings unless she had a Canadi-an citizen present who must also have assets to prove citizenship.

Another male suspect joined the woman and female with the "winning" ticket and offered to assist in the collec-tion of the considerable prize money by offering to put up funds of his own.

It appears this is a well planned scenario as the female suspect was in possession of a lottery ticket with a phone number displayed, stated a DPD press release. The male casually joins in and appears to be willing to assist and produces a large sum of money. The two suspects then call the number displayed (on the bogus ticket) and the call taker confirms information required giving a sense of legitimacy to this scenario.

The female victim also agreed to help with some funds of her own in return for a share in the winnings and

ended up handing over $20,000 in cash to the pair.

The suspects then managed to leave with her money.

The suspects preyed on the good nature and vulnerability of the victim, stated the DPD release.

The female suspect is described as five foot-two inches tall, 50 to 60-years-old with wrinkles on her face. She had shoulder length dark curly hair and spoke with a Spanish accent. She was wearing a light coloured sun hat (woven thatch-type) and wore numer-ous pieces of jewelry (a watch and

bracelets on her left arm and brace-lets with charms on her right arm), a dark blouse and pants. She was also in possession of a large, shiny black purse with silver decorations.

The male suspect is described as short (under five feet), about 35-years-old, with a round face, short dark brown hair and was wearing a collared shirt and blue jeans that were faded at the knees. He spoke with a heavy accent and stated he was Greek.

Anyone who may have seen persons matching these description in the Lad-ner area, specifically the 5200 block of 48th Ave. (Trenant Park Square) and 4800 block of Elliott St. (Harbour Center Mall) between 2:30 and 4 p.m. are asked to call Delta Police at 604-946-4411 quoting the file number 10-14333.

Suites legalized Council grants final approval

SUSPECTS SOUGHT—Delta Police are looking for a man and woman who scammed an elderly lady of $20,000 in Ladner last month. Images provided by DPD

Riding for dadProstate cancer fundraiser kicks off

READY TO RIDE—Helping kick off the West Coast Motorcycle Ride for Dad fundraiser for prostate cancer Monday (July 26) outside Delta Municipal Hall were (L-R) Cliff Driscoll, Ride for Dad National Director John McKinlay-Key, Const. Grayson Smith, and local ride co-chair Michael Callaghan. Philip Raphael photo

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LONG SERVICE—Former Delta Fire Rescue volunteer chiefs Gordon Huff (left) and Ken Davie have shared plenty of memories while lending their time to Hall #4. Combined, the pair have more than 80 years of experience at the hall which was closed to volunteers in June. Philip Raphael photo

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T he barn went up like a match-stick—flames shooting high up into the air that lit up the

surrounding countryside. About 100 head of cattle trapped in pens inside perished in the smoke, searing heat and flames.

It was a trag-edy, but one that acted like a call to action for Gordon Huff when he was a young farmer in the early 1950s, standing and watching the old Embree Farm barn at the south end

of 104th Street burn down.The senseless loss gnawed away

at Huff and he knew there had to be some way to better help protect Delt-ans from fires.

Huff, now 88, became a Delta vol-unteer firefighter on Jan. 1,1953 and went on to spend 33 years as chief of Hall No. 4 near the Ladner Trunk/Hwy. 10 overpass.

He was joined by many others over the years, including Ken Davie who took over from Huff as chief and ran the volunteer member hall for 22 years until it closed last month.

To honour the contribution of the volunteers a dinner is set for Aug.14 at East Delta Hall.

It will be a trip back in time for those who served, especially for Huff and

Davie who recently recalled some of their memories.

"We were here before they put the highway (Hwy. 99) in," Huff says, add-ing Hall No. 4 was built in 1959.

And good thing, too, as the four lane strip of asphalt did not have speed limits for a while after it opened.

"Old ('Flying' Phil) Gaglardi was the minister of transport and he didn't believe in speed limits," Huff says. "And we paid the price because we were on the go all the time. There were some bad accidents."

Hall No. 4 was originally put into service to fill in the "big hole," in fire protection between Hall No. 3 in North Delta and Hall No. 1 in Ladner.

"They gave me everything I asked for and more," Huff said of his volun-teers, most of whom were also local farmers.

One of them was Davie who joined up in 1962 as a fresh faced 16-year-old who managed to get permission from his high school principal to leave class if the siren atop the volunteer fire hall called the group into action or the Ladner fire hall was short staffed.

"I enjoyed every minute of it," says Davie who logged a total of 47 and a half years as a volunteer. "I got to meet new people, go to situations and thought I'd seen everything, but then the next call was something dif-ferent."

"I also enjoyed every hour I spent with the fire department," Huff said. "And we were very proud to contribute to the welfare of the municipality."

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'D on't touch the railing, unless you really feel like you're going to fall," comes the gentle reminder from

Ray Dykes as he scales a gantry.The reason for the advice—which goes

unheeded—becomes immediately clear thanks to a palm instantly covered with a black, sooty layer.

"Coal dust. It's our biggest enemy here," says Dykes, a consultant who handles pub-lic relations for Westshore, the biggest bulk coal port on the west coast of North America which celebrates four decades in business this year.

It's a constant battle to keep the powdery black residue at bay because there are virtu-ally mini mountains of coal piled on a portion of the 133 acre (54 hectare) site that lies at the end of a man-made causeway stretching off-shore along the tidal flats of Roberts Bank.

Some of the black stuff—ranging in tex-ture from pea gravel to granulated sugar—is piled 60 feet high and shifted by bulldozers

brandishing massive blades, and a towering machine called a Stacker-Reclaimer.

Moving mountainsLike an oversized Tonka toy, the Stacker-

Reclaimer has a crane-like boom with a rotat-ing set of scoops at the end that can both load and unload coal.

That is essentially what happens there around the clock. And the cumulative vol-ume of what is being shifted is staggering.

Westshore's best year for moving coal was 1997 when 23.5 million tons passed through the facility.

This year, the pace is slightly ahead of that. As of June 30 a total of 12.3 million tons have been shipped.

The first ship to set sail with a load of coal (24,289 tons) from Westshore on May 4, 1970 was the MV Snow White which departed for Japan.

While that was the first of 7,500 vessels to take on a shipment over the last 40 years, the MV Snow White's total load has been dwarfed.

In fact, Westshore holds the world record for a single coal shipment when it loaded

239,084 tons aboard the Hyundai Giant in May 1987.

As the ships grew larger and their visits more frequent, the coal port's overall per-formance figures steadily rose.

It reached its first 100 million tons in 1987. That jumped to 600 million tons by 2009, and then to 625 million tons by 2010.

So, where does all this coal come from?Long train loads—up to 125 cars—bring in

coal from mine in south east B.C., west cen-tral Alberta and even the U.S.

That means trips of between 1,100 km and up to 2,000 km before it reaches South Delta.

Where does it all go?Japan is the single biggest client, gobbling

up 35 per cent.Korea is next with 30 per cent. Europe takes

15 per cent, and China comes in at 14 per cent, despite its market size, because of rich, indigenous supplies of coal.

But with market prices for the commod-ity currently at decent levels—ranging from $100 to $200 a ton, depending on the type of coal—business is good at Westshore and its 200 or so employees.

And it can get better with a capacity to shift as much as 29 million tons.

Settling the dustMoving that amount means creating dust

and raising the ire of not just immediate neigh-bours here in South Delta, but along populated sections of the rail line transporting the coal.

Dykes says a latex spray applied at the mines coats the coal to keep the dust down. A second coating is then added when the trains pull into the Kamloops area.

When they reach Westshore, the battle to keep the dust down is elevated with an arse-nal of measures.

They start at the entrance where vehicles leaving Westshore are driven through a spray tunnel to wash off any accumulated dust.

Then there are high-masted water spray towers and ground level rain guns—79 of them—that ring and dot the central area of the storage piles. Sensors on the masts check wind speed and direction to determine which ones are the most effective to employ.

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plucked from a Fraser Valley farmer's field, come into play delivering volleys of water.

For up close wetting down, each of the four stacker/reclaim-ers have what is termed pollu-tion sprays—massive water can-nons—unleash a directed torrent of water on the piles.

The systems add up to a hefty water bill, about $1.5 million annually. And that's with a sys-tem that seeks to recycle as much as possible.

Westshore's Dykes says the flip side of that "green" initiative is the complaints from locals that they can see the dust blowing over the coal piles.

"In fact, it's just the dirty, recy-cled water we are using," he says.

Road cleaning crews are on constant duty and the departing train cars are also given a shower once they have had their cargo unloaded.

The recycled and waste water is diverted into ditches and on to col-lection ponds which are routinely dredged to yield settled coal, called pond coal. Twice a year, shipments of about 4,000 tons is sold to local cement plants to stoke a portion of their operations.

Delicate balanceThe dust mitigation process

requires a delicate balance as too much spraying can add too much water to the coal, making it heavier. Since the customer is paying by weight, if the moisture content exceeds a certain point, Westshore can pay a penalty on that shipment.

But with all the processes in place to keep things clean, does it work?

Susan Jones, a member of the environmental group APE (Against Port Expansion) says that in gen-eral local complaints about coal dust coating the decks and cars

of homeowners in South Delta do crop up from time to time, but are not a major concern.

"We're happiest to dump trains (of coal), load ships and go about our business," says John Gray, Westshore's production man-ager. "All our employees under-stand that dust is a big issue for us because we don't want to get complaints. Have we had com-plaints? Yes, but we have a contin-uous improvement program. And that's what we should be doing. You don't just wait for a complaint. You know it's there (dust) and we go doing things to reduce it."

Dykes says tests done in the past have shown only a small amount of the fallout collected can be related to the coal terminal.

"It's about 15 per cent," he says. "So, even if people were successful in closing us down, they would still have a big problem to deal with."■ [email protected]

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The sun is shining and B.C. residents are basking in the summer heat that, until a couple of weeks ago, seemed to be avoiding us.

Barbecues, boating and baking on the beach are Lower Mainland traditions that many look forward to those other nine months of the year.

One downside of the arrival of summer — and it’s a big one—is the steady stream of senseless deaths that the season somehow always manages to bring.

Mondays can be pretty depressing—Tuesdays even worse, after a summer long weekend like the one approaching us— as the inevitable death toll on B.C.’s highways is tallied by emergency services officials and then blasted across the stream of news media.

Speed, drugs or alcohol and driver distraction are the usual suspects as police pick through the wreckage, trying to piece together what went wrong.

There are other, no less tragic, stories of deaths on B.C. waters, including that of 16-year-old Michelle Bruneau of Coquitlam, who drowned in Hatzic Lake near Mission.

These tragedies, seemingly replayed annually, underscore the fact that too many people die every summer because they take silly, unnecessary risks or fail to take simple precautions.

True, nobody likes Big Brother telling them what to do: “Slow down, pay attention, put on a life jacket, wear a helmet,” and (does it really need to be said) “Don’t drink and drive.”

But is being “the boss of you” a good enough reason to risk ending your own life or someone else’s?

What about staying out of prison—will that be what decides it?

And if life and liberty aren’t enough, is it worth leaving the lives of the people you love in tatters?

Think about it.And take the appropriate safety measures.As headlines announcing tragic summertime

deaths continue to mount, perhaps it does bear repeating: “Slow down, pay attention, put on a life jacket, wear a helmet.”

And because it never does quite seem to sink in, “Don’t drink and drive.”

– Langley Times (Black Press)

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EDITORIAL

Why are people trying to open the door to large profit-driven corporate restaurants to invade Centennial Beach Park (Beach building finds a home, July 16, 2010, South Delta Leader)?

For 34 years I have enjoyed fish and chips at the shack, and I strongly think parks should remain corporate free, please.

Ray Vandenberg,Delta

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Metro Vancouver’s lawn sprinkling regulations came into effect in June. And with one of the driest months of July on record, Delta officials are asking property owners to abide by the rules and report violations by calling, call Delta’s Sprinkling Hotline at 604-946-3290. For more on this story, visit southdeltaleader.com and click on the 'News' tab. Metro Ceative photo

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Keys lost, but not faith in people’s kindness

On Friday, July 16, while dropping my grand-daughter off at her ballet camp I dropped my keys while unloading my precious cargo from my car.

Normally, this is no big deal, but as it would happen my keys found their way through a sewer grate.

I panicked.My house keys!My car keys!My mailbox key!My day had gone down the drain.Quick thinking on behalf of the ballet’s Ms.

Katie saved the day.She took me inside and calmly suggested we

phone the municipality. Within minutes a super-hero disguised as a municipal worker appeared on the scene.

He retrieved my dirty keys, washed them off and handed me back my freedom.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to both Ms. Katie and the Municipality of Delta worker for helping me.

Dorothy Hamilton,Delta

Garden full of thanks

It's nice to know that hands still stretch across the border.

July 18 saw the return of the Point Roberts Garden Tour. Visi-tors streamed through Tsaw-wassen and across the border in hundreds to view this year's nine feature gardens, two of them owned by Tsawwassen residents.

Most visitors lingered over afternoon tea amid floral cen-trepieces and live classical music.

Not only did many Delta resi-dents cross the border to attend the tour, but many donated time to bake cookies for the tea and assist in various facets of

the tour.One of the raffle winners was

Denise Hardman of Ladner, who won a $25 gift certificate to Prickly Pear Garden Centre in Steveston.

We want to thank our Delta neighbours for joining us for this wonderful summer event.

Thank you to Harris Nursery for selling tour tickets.

And thank you to the South Delta Leader for featuring our tour along with a beet salad recipe (Local Flavour: Home grown, July 16, 2010 South Delta Leader).

See you all next year on the Point Roberts Garden Tour XII.

Rhiannon AllenChair, Point Roberts Garden

Tour Committee

Missing the picture

This is the first time I have sent a written comment into the South Delta Leader.

I enjoyed the article entitled "A Day in The LIfe of Fabulous South Delta" (July 23, 2010, South Delta Leader).

Had it been in regards to any other day but Sunday I would have given it an A-plus.

I must however say that

whenever I think of a Sunday, a n y w h e re, i n c l u d i n g o u r fabulous South Delta I always think of church.

I think it is too bad that the photographers (editorial team) did not see the i m p o r t a n c e o f including a picture or two of a church. Attending church on a Sunday morning is

an important part of many of our lives.

The article overlooked a special hour in the day for me by not showing a local church on a Sunday morning or even a Sunday e v e n i n g f o r t h a t matter.

We have all missed out.

Donna MacFadden,

Delta

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SATURDAY JULY 31, 20109am – 5:30pm .....Softball Tournament Day 1

11am – 6pm .........Beer gardens & music

11am – 6pm ..........BBQ by TOOB at Winskill Park

SUNDAY AUGUST 1, 20109am – 5:30pm .......Softball Tournament Day 2

9am – 5pm ............ Antique Fair at South Delta Recreation Centre

3pm – 8pm ...........Skateboard Competition at South Delta Rec Centre


11am – 6pm .........Beer gardens & music

12pm – 4pm .........Children’s Bouncy Rides

9:30pm-10:30pm ......Fireworks at South Delta Recreation Centre

MONDAY AUGUST 2, 20108am-11am .............Kiwanis Club pancake breakfast

11am-12pm ...........Rotary Parade from 16th Ave. to Winskill, along 56 St.

9am-5pm ............. Antique Fair at South Delta Recreation Centre

9am-5pm .............Softball Tournament Day 3


11am-5pm ............ Food Stands – burgers, hot dogs, Thai, Mexican, Jamaican & more

10am-5pm ............Marketplace (art, hats, honey, bags, jewelry, crafts, clothing,henna artists, community groups & much more)

10am-5pm ............ Envision face painting & balloons for the kids

12PM-5pm ............Wine-tasting tent NEW THIS YEAR

11am-5pm ............ Total Defense Martial Arts demonstrations

11am-5pm ...............Delta Gymnastics activities for kids

11am-5pm ............Midway, children’s rides & activities

11pm-6pm ............Beer gardens & music

11pm-5pm ............Petting Zoo & Pony Rides

11am-3:30pm ....... Team Westshore Terminals – Junior Firefighter’s Challenge

12pm-5pm ............ Live bands & dance performances at our Main Stage

12:15pm ................Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington at the Main Stage

1:30pm .................Pie eating contest at the Main Stage

1pm, 2pm, 3:30pm BMX Bicycle Air Shows

2pm-5pm .............BINGO at Kin Centre NEW THIS YEAR

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Schedule of EventsWinskill Park – 56th Street at 9th Avenue

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www.westshore.comCelebrating 40 Years in Business

About 3,000 people flocked to Westshore and Deltaport during a recent Roberts Bank Open House in late June. If you missed a chance to visit us, Westshore Terminals will once again be visiting the community at the annual Tsawwassen Sun Festival on Monday August 2nd.

Westshore prides itself on its community spirit and involvement. Drop by our information booth and learn more about North America’s busiest coal export terminal and what this means to the wealth of our area. As we celebrate our 40th year in business we will have some useful free gifts for our festival visitors. See you there!



A sure sign that summer is in full swing is just around the corner as the annual Sun Festival celebration gets set for Tsawwassen's Winskill Park July 31 to Aug. 2.

And a sure sign of community involvement and caring goes along with that as local service groups lend a hand in putting the event on.

Sun Festival organizer Marisa Achtymichuk said the assistance Sun Festival receives from service organizations such as the Tsawwas-sen Boundary Bay Lions Club, Tsawwassen Rotary Club, Kiwanis and TOOB (Tsawwas-sen Order of Old Bastards) gives the event a true sense of community.

And that has been provided for a good long time. Bob Tate with TOOB says his organization has been involved with Sun Festival for 22 years.

This year, TOOB is responsible for serv-ing up hamburgers, hot dogs, smokies, and

world famous curly fries."World famous in Tsawwassen," Tate jokes.

"We take a full sized potato and have a pat-ented spiral cutter and we deep fry 'em."

And the whirly spuds—all made from locally grown potatoes—are a hit with the hungry masses.

"Last year we went through about 600

pounds of potatoes," Tate says, estimating that translates to roughly 1,000 servings.

But it's not all crispy delights that TOOB adds during Sun Festival. The service group raises approximately $30,000 a year for com-munity needs and the Sun Festival event is it's single biggest fundraiser.

The local Lions Club has been involved

with Sun Festival for more than 30 years, says member Brad Gaze.

"We're primarily involved with the beer garden," Gaze says, adding the club was orig-inally the principle organizer of the event. "Right now, we run the beer garden and raise a lot of money for Sunfest."

Last year that amounted to $10,000.

Community pride glows at Sun FestivalLocal service groups pitch in to make the annual celebration swing

Local service groups play an important role in staging the Sun Festival each year. The 2010 version is no exception with representatives (L-R) from the Tsawwassen Rotary Club (Alex Tappert), TOOB (Bob Tate), Kiwanis Club (Larry Rossiter) and Tsawwassen Lions (Brad Gaze), get ready to lend a hand. Rob Newell photo

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"That's a lot of beer," Gaze says. "But it's a nice, community beer gar-den where you can come in and have quiet beer, kids are invited, so it's a real family event. Most beer gardens don't allow minors at all."

Provincial regulations don't stipu-late age restrictions for such facilities. And since the beer garden is situated adjacent to a kids playground, allow-ing families to remain together adds a unique touch to Sun Festival.

The local Kiwanis Club has been involved since the mid 1970s and serves up pancake breakfasts on Aug. 2, start-ing at 8 a.m. and running until 11 a.m.

In that time the Kiwanis members can serve up as many as 400 to 500 meals.

"That's a lot of batter and sausages, and lot of blueberries," says Kiwanis member Larry Rossiter, laughing. "It's always a fun day."

And it's all for a good cause."All the money we make goes back

into the community," Rossiter says. "And it's used for bursaries, dona-tions to the hospital and hospice, plus sports events like swimming and base-ball teams, those types of things."

But what would a big community celebration be without a parade?

The Tsawwassen Rotary Club's members have taken care of that for the past 15 years.

"Over the past five to seven years

we've probably had 50 to 70 floats," said Rotarian Alex Tappert, adding a good portion are local, with the remainder from around the region where they have appeared in the Lad-ner May Days parade and festivals in Richmond, and White Rock. "And in years gone by we've had representation from groups on Vancouver Island."

The parade goes on Aug. 2, starting at 11 a.m. and runs along 56th Street, start-ing at 16th Ave. and ending at 9th Ave.

Over the course of the three-day cel-ebration there will also be plenty to do with a host of entertainment and activities.

One of the most popular is the annual antique fair held over three days at the South Delta Recreation Centre. Achtymichuk says that draws about 10,000.

Since this year's theme is celebrat-ing arts and culture, there will be dance performances from different cultures, plus a variety of food vendors from around the world.

The night skies will be lit up Aug. 1 with a fireworks display at the lacrosse box at the South Delta Recreation Centre.

For more information on the Sun Fes-tival, visit the Business Improvement Association (BIA) of Tsawwassen web site at shoptsawwassen.com and click on the Tsawwassen Sun Festival tab.■ [email protected]

Rolling contest returnsKRISTINE SALZMANNR E P O R T E R

Marisa Achtymichuk didn't want to see one of the Tsawwas-sen Sun Festival's main draws for teens disappear.

The skateboard competition was in jeopardy after the event's usual organizer, a local skateboard shop, closed, so Achtymichuk, the festival's coordinator, looked to the youth who compete.

Michael Ray, 14, was last year's winner of the skateboard competi-tion's advanced category. Achtymi-chuk turned to him to see if the teen would help her keep the competi-tion going as well as raise its profile among the community's youth.

Ray is spreading the word through Facebook and by putting up posters at other skateparks. He helped find local judges who know the sport—Michael Laboss-

ierre and Sam Lotzkar from Tsawwassen, and Dustin Columbo from Ladner—and he and his peers are putting together the music to play during the event.

Aktymichuk and Ray are also looking for sponsors, and the plan is to give skateboarding swag to the top perform-ers in the beginner and intermediate divisions, with a cash prize for the winner in the advanced category.

And while it's mainly teens who compete in the skateboarding event, Achtymichuk says it's fun for adults to watch.

"And it's an opportunity for par-ents to see that these kids aren't wasting their time," she says. "It's hard work and they get to show off their talent, that's important."

The skateboard competition takes place Sunday, Aug. 1, from 3 to 8 p.m. at the South Delta Recre-ation Centre (1720 56 Street) and is followed by the Tsawwassen Sun Festival fireworks.

Cost is $5 to register, and helmets are mandatory. Forms can down-loaded at shoptsawwassen.com, or register the same day at 2:15 p.m.

Michael Ray, 14, is helping organize this year's skateboard competition at the Tsawwassen Sun Festival. Rob Newell photo

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T here's a new generation of quil-ters, says Jenny Ho, and they've got a virtual connection.

Ho is the owner of The Quilted Bear in Ladner, who started the Quilt Walk a decade ago, before it was paired with a classic car show.

As the annual Quilt Walk and Classic Car Show in Ladner Village approach-es (Aug. 15), Ho talked with the Leaderabout how quilting has evolved to involve a younger crowd that uses blogs, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to share their hobby.

"Back when Quilting Bees were a time where women sat around a quilt frame, hand quilting a quilt while drinking tea and munching on goodies—this was the time for them to catch up with their friends and social-ize," says Ho. "Fast forward to our fast paced world of emails, phone confer-ences and texting, there doesn’t seem to be enough time to commute to get together, yet we are all still needing that time to socialize."

To keep in touch with her customers and friends, Ho started a blog more than a year ago. Called Nattering Bears (http://natteringbears.blogspot.com). She says the blog creates a more per-sonal relationship with her custom-ers by letting them know about the ins

and outs of her store as well as about her experiences.

Her Twitter feed serves a similar purpose—she can let followers know when she has picked up new fabrics, share a block of the month, or ask for help if she is stuck on a project.

Ho calls Facebook the ultimate place to share, post and receive com-ments and input on what staff at The Quilted Bear are working on. Her Face-book page also makes online Quilting Bees possible.

"It is so easy to create groups for people to join and participate in," she says.

Quilters are also turning to YouTube for how-to videos and new project ideas.

Tools such as these has encour-aged a younger crowd of quilters to emerge between the ages of 16 to 40. Ho says they are quilting more for art and instant gratification, rather than create an heirloom quilt to be passed on to future generations.

"The whole mentality is that it's not just quilts anymore. It's projects like tote bags, kids' clothing, quick and easy projects where you get that result right away," says Ho.

"And people aren't afraid of getting it (quilts) dirty. It's not tucked away in a cedar chest, they take it to the beach right away."■ [email protected]

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CYBER QUILTING—Quilted Bear employee Chelsea Jackson is of a younger generation that owner Jenny Ho says is using social networking and other online tools to share their enjoyment of quilting. Rob Newell photo

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Fiery comebackGiovanni Mantovani gives his deli a second chance more

than a year after a blaze destroyed his business

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G iovanni's homemade pastas, sauces and paninis are back.

That's the message Giovanni Mantovani wants to spread to former customers of Giovanni's Deli, a beloved family-run eatery at the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall until it was destroyed in a fire last year.

On April 29, 2009, Giovanni's wife Bev had left the deli to teach her first dance class of evening at her Tsawwassen studio, Los Gita-nos School of Spanish Dance, when a student came in to tell her there was a fire at the mall.

"I carried on teaching, and my next class came in and said, you've got to stop teaching, the place is burning. I went up and Giovanni was just devastated," she told the Leader a few days later.

Ten businesses were impacted

by fire, smoke and water damage from the rooftop blaze that the Delta Fire Department said was a challenge to put out.

At the time, the Mantovanis were not sure what they would do next. Their deli had been open for about a year and a half, and the sudden loss of income was a shock.

Many of the businesses relo-cated within the mall area as the months passed, but Giovanni's Deli was among the handful that did not.

Now, Giovanni Mantovani wants to give the deli one last shot.

He is taking over Lux's Delicates-sen in Ladner (4802 Delta St.) with an opening date set for April 9.

"When this opportunity came around, now my main focus is to get Giovanni's back on it's feet, and letting everyone know I'm back," he says.

Mantovani is eliminating the shelving stock of his first store and focusing on his homemade

foods to-go: his paninis, soups, lasagna, Italian meatballs, can-nelloni and stuffed shells.

"What I've missed the most is the passion of me cooking and pleasing my customers," he says, "and just seeing their enjoy-ment of them enjoying my food and knowing I've done a good thing."

To start, he is keeping the deli's current name but doesn't rule out changing it to Giovanni's Deli after a few months in business.

If all goes well, Mantovani might bring back the deli's Fri-day night dinners. For now, he is just happy to be able to tell loyal customers who have stopped him in the street to ask about his deli, that yes, he's back.

"My biggest joy is to see my cus-tomers. I've missed them." he says. "It's been a long wait and I'm just itching to go and try and make it a success a second time around."■ [email protected]

HE'S BACK—Giovanni Mantovani is delighted to tell customers that he's back in business, this time in Ladner, more than a year after a fire destroyed Giovanni's Deli in Tsawwassen. Rob Newell photo

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SCREEN TIME—Former Ladner resident Will Sasso in character with co-star Cristin Milioti in the recently released indie film Year of the Carnivore. For more about Ladner's Will Sasso, visit southdeltaleader.com and click on the 'Entertainment' tab. Contributed photo

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T here's a pause, and then a quiet laugh at the other

end of the long distance telephone call.

Will Sasso is supposed to be the comedian, but

when reminded of an often asked question, he's the one being enter-tained, and, for a sec-ond, is mildly amused.

"I get asked a lot the 'What drew you to this role?' by journalists," says the former Ladner resident from his home

in Los Angeles. "And I tell them it usually has something to do with paying the mortgage."

It's a frank and refresh-ing response from a TV and film star who says roles he takes on are not always done purely for artistic reasons.

Ladner's Will Sasso to star alongside William

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After all, showbiz is still a business.

Sasso, a graduate of Delta Secondary and well known face for his five seasons on Fox com-edy show Mad TV, stars in the recently release independent film Year of the Carnivore as Dirk, the manager of a drab, suburban grocery store who dispenses bare fist-ed, back storeroom jus-tice to shoplifters to keep them from re-offending, but not before snapping a Polaroid mugshot of them and pinning it to his wall of shame.

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FAST TIMES—Boundary Bay Bluebacks swimmers Alison Gracan competes in the 100m breast stroke race at the recent Killerguppies swim meetin White Rock. Philip Freiberger photo

Ready for regionalsBoundary Bay Bluebacks hoping to build on recent results

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W ith the regional and provincial swim meets just on the horizon,

the Boundary Bay Bluebacks team is hoping they are peaking at just the right time.

Based on recent results, the future looks promising for the next couple of important swim meets in August.

On June 17 and 18 the Blue-backs posted a host of good times at the White Rock Killerguppies meet at the Fleetwood Commu-nity Centre's pool in Surrey.

A contingent of 39 swimmers were in the water, with a number swimming as many as five indi-vidual events, plus two relays.

And when all the splashing had subsided, the Tsawwassen club managed to bring home a decent share of the hardware.

On the girls side, Alison Gracan shared the runner up aggregate award for Division 4, with a first place in the 50 metre freestyle, second in the 50 metre butter-

fly and 100 metre freestyle. She also came fourth in the 200 metre individual medley and fifth in the 100 metre breast stroke.

Isabella Nielson had a couple of sixth place finishes in the Division 2 category's 50 metre back stroke and 100 metre freestyle.

Megan Stewart placed fifth in the Division 3 group's 50 metre breast stroke, while Melissa Kwantes had a second place fin-ish in the Division 4 group's 100 metre breast stroke along with a seventh place in the 100 metre freestyle and 200 metre individual medley.

Erin MacDougall enjoyed a fourth place in the Division 6 100 metre freestyle, sixth in the 50 meter butterfly and seventh in the 200 metre individual med-ley, while Sarah Munro came in third in the Division 7 group's 100 metre breast stroke.

On the boys side, Talon Stade had an excellent meet taking the overall aggregate in the Division 5 races. He placed first in the 50 metre freestyle and 100 metre

back stroke, then placed second in the 100 metre freestyle, third in the 100 metre butterfly and fifth in the 50 metre butterfly.

Following in his wake was the Division 7 boys events where Jon Munro took runner up aggregate with a first in the 200 metre indi-vidual medley and a string of sec-onds in the 50 metre freestyle, 50 metre butterfly, 100 metre breast stroke and 100 metre freestyle.

The Bluebacks' Nik Robert-son also enjoyed his best meet of the year earning a B aggregate and swimming best times in his races.

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> FARM HIKE BY BIKEEarthwise Society is hosting a Farm Hike by Bike. When: July 31. Where: Tour starts at Earthwise Farm (6400 3 Ave.) in Boundary Bay. Get to know your local growers on an agricultural bike tour of Ladner and Tsawwassen. Cost is $20 with 'produce-luck' or $30 including lunch per person. Phone 604-946-9828 for more details or email [email protected].

> MUSICAL MUSINGSMusical Musings featuring pianists Marina Sub-ramaniam, Vanessa Russell, and singer Monica Rumpel, accompanied by Michelle Jones. When: July 31, 7:30 p.m. Where: Tsawwassen Arts Centre (1172 56 St.). Tickets $5 at the door. For more info, email [email protected] or call 604-720-3392.

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> OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHTThe Tsawwassen Business Improvement Association presents its second Outdoor Movie Night. When: Aug. 7. Music, food and activities start at 6 p.m., movie starts at dusk. Where: Die-fenbaker Park. Visit shoptsawwassen.com for more details.

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> HEART OF LADNER NIGHT MARKETA fundraiser for the Delta Hospice Society featuring vendors, entertainment, face painting, food and more. When: Aug. 14, 4 to 9 p.m. Where: Delta Street in the Ladner Village. For more details visit www.facebook.com/heartofladner.

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FAMILY FAVOURITE—South Delta Leader advertising sales rep Jane Ilott says the recipe for blueberry crisp lifted from the Harrowsmith Cookbook is a sentimental favourite, easy to prepare and a hit with all in the family. Rob Newell photo

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When Jane Ilott leafs through the pages of her trusty Harrowsmith Cook-book a host of memories come rushing to the fore.

The book was a wedding present from family, says the advertising sales rep with the South Delta Leader.

Plus, her father who was a profes-sional photographer used to shoot for the Harrowsmith Country Life Maga-zine, making the connection with the publication a special one.

"I grew up with Harrowsmith Coun-try Life Magazine and would see my dad's pictures in it all the time," says Ilott who is originally from Fergus, Ontario which is located 19 km north of Guelph.

Then there's the fact one of her fam-ily's favourite recipes for a quick and easy dessert—blueberry crisp—come from the book.

"I remember early on after being married my husband and stepson just

loved blueberries and this was a great way to prepare them," says Ilott who is a committee member organizing the Quilt Walk and Classic Car Show in Ladner. "Even to this day my stepson Graham calls it Jane's crisp."

Ilott's two younger children also tuck into the dish that's best served along with vanilla ice cream.

"You can also use whipped cream if you want to be decadent," she says.

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138 LABOURERS

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636 MORTGAGES

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SOUTH CARIBOOBridge Lake & Deka Lake

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RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

DELTA NORTH

SHANNON GARDENSThe Place to Live in N. Delta

Park Like Setting

1 Bdrm $850/mo; 2 bdrms from $1000 + hydro. Quiet bldg. Heat, hot water, garborator, f/s, d/w, f/place. Inste storage & u/g pkg. Heated indoor pool & sauna.

Call 604-591-5666Website: www.aptrentals.net

DELTA WEST

4895 - 55B St, Ladner 1 & 2 Bdrms Available.

Spacious suites, balconies, rent incl heat & h/w.

Prkg avail. Refs req’d, N/P Call 604.946.1094

Bayside Property Services Ltd.

RICHMOND

1 & 2 Bdrms Available Immediately

Located in central Richmond, close to all amenities & Kwantlen

College. Rent includes heat and hot water.Sorry no pets.

Call 604-830-4002 or604-830-8246

Visit our website:www.aptrentals.net

741 OFFICE/RETAIL

OFFICE FOR LEASE 621 sf offi ce, 2nd fl oor,

elevator, sec. indoor prk. 4840 Delta St. Ladner.

Phone Gertie 1-250-247-7242

or CELL 604-306-4563

750 SUITES, LOWERABFD west lge bright new top fl oor 1 bed & den. 6 appl granite kitchen, UG parking & storage. In suite WD- FP balcony, view. $925. Free rent with lease Carol 604-835-3323

752 TOWNHOUSES31/2 BR Large TH Langley Willow-brook w/Appl and Laundry and Balcony. 2 car Garage. no smoking or pets. 1600$ avail. Aug15 call 604-788-0237

RICHMOND

Briargate & PaddockTownhouses

2 Bedrm + Den & 3 Bedrms Available

Private yard, carport or double garage. Located on No. 1 & Steveston, No. 3 & Steveston. Landscape and

maintenance included.

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

Website www.aptrentals.net

SURREY

MOVE IN NOW!!Don’t pay until Aug.1st

3 Bdrms & Den $1350/mo. Family Complex

conveniently located close to schools, bus, skytrain &

shopping. 5 appliances, gas fi replace,

backyard.

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SURREY WEST

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Large 3 bdrm & den town-homes with inste storage. $1250/mo. 5 Appl’s, 1.5 baths, gas fi replace to relax by. Close to schools, shopping & transit. Located at Scott Road & 82nd Ave.

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TRANSPORTATION

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827 VEHICLES WANTED

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HAIL TO THE CHIEFS—Five members of the 3rd Boundary Bay Scout Group were presented with their Chief Scout's Award. The ceremony, held June 5 in Abbotsford saw 60 Scouts from across the Fraser Valley receive the award on behalf of Canada's Chief Scout, Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean. After the awards were presented by a federal judge, a celebratory banquet was held for families and leaders of the Scouts. Chief Scout Award recipients at celebratory banquet, along with their leaders were (L-R): Curtis Fast, Jordan Baum, Enoch Fast, Rachelle McDougall, David Ellis, Greg Ward and James Ward. Contributed photo. Contributed photo

SCHOLARSHIP WINNER—The Rotary Club of Tsawwassen presented its William Kushnir Scholarship to South Delta Secondary student Jordan Hetherington. The new $1,000 prize, which will be awarded annually, is given to a local student who demonstrates academic achievement as well as a high level of community involvement, sports participation and service. The award is named after Kushnir, a Rotary member, teacher and principal who gave countless hours to the community and who will be remembered for his strong commitment to the young people he taught and the sporting youth in the community. Contributed photo

SUPER 'MITE'—The Tsawwassen Minor Softball

Association Tsawwassen Smashers won first place

in the "B" Division at the Mite Invitational

Championships in Burnaby July 2-4. With a rocky

start to the tournament, on Sunday morning The

Smashers turned their game around to win three straight games to capture

the title. Front row, left to right: Georgia Hoar, Brooke Stoilen. Second

row: Meagan Hendrickson, Vanessa Pecht, Justine

Geboers, Nicole Shipowich, Breanne Gallagher. Third

row: Makenzie Lunn, Eva Cummings, Sydney

Tanaka, Kelsey Smith, Caitlin Redmond. Back

row: Scott Hendrickson, Scott Stoilen, Jake

Geboers, and Rob Tanaka. Contributed photo

The Delta Sports Hall of Fame wishes to thank the following sponsors and supporters who helped to make this year’s Gala banquet and Awards

a success.

silver sponsors

gold sponsors

The Coast Tsawwassen Inn, Captin Toyota

Houweling’s Hot House

Bronze sponsorsBioMagic Canada

Delta Prescription ClinicEnvision Financial – Scottsdale

Kruger Products

Media sponsorsDelta Optimist

South Delta LeaderDelta Cable

supportersABC Country Restaurant

Alberto’s Hair DesignAntonio Lorenzo Shoe

ServiceAvanti Hair & Skin

Bates Brothers FarmsBenjamin Moore Paints North

DeltaBosley’s Pet Food

Brian’s Auto ServiceBrowns Social House

TsawwassenCactus Club CaféCafé de Gourmet

Canada Safeway Tsawwassen & North Delta

Canadian Fish Ltd.Cartanna Sales

Classic Wine CellarsCobs Bread

Delta All SportsDelta Deas Rowing

Delta Fire DeptDelta Greenhouse & FarmDelta Gymnastics Society

Delta Police DeptDon Sangster

Double R RentalsDr. Colin Inkster

Fountain TireFreJoy of London

Gold RoomGrapes 4 U

Greek Village RestaurantGuichon Brothers Felix FarmsImage Optometry Scottsdale

Jack’s TV & StereoJoe’s Farm MarketJoy & Steve Fera

Ladner Machine Shop

Ladner TrapsLordco Parts Ladner

Lyle GatleyMassey’s Marine Supply

McDonald’sNapa Auto Parts

Newton Barber ShopPacific Potato

PartylitePhoto Expert

Richlea BakeryRick & Carlene Lewall

RiverhouseRogers Video Tsawwassen

Rose & Crown PubRun Inn

Sammy J. PeppersSave on Foods Scottsdale &

LadnerSharkey’s Seafood Bar & Grille

South Coast CasualsSouth Delta Paint & Design

Spa TimeStarbuck’s

Subway TsawwassenSunbury Cedar

Sunshine Hills Liquor StoreSuperior Fish MarketSurrey Eagles (Chuck

Westgards Grp)The Repair Man

The Sir Ultimate Hair DesignVancouver Canadians Baseball

Vancouver Giants HockeyVancouver Whitecaps

Watson & BernardWellbrook Winery

White SpotWindow Works

The Corporation of Delta


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SALE ENDS JULY 31/10

Campbell Fabric Sofa

Sale$1194 No HST

Reg. Price $1298

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$1286 No HST No HSTReg. Price $1398

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