Delta Optimist July 15 2015

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Opportunistic thievesPolice issue warning afterspike in vehicle break-ins 7

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Last weekend’s Tour de Deltawas a “fabulous success,” saysrace director Mark Ernsting.

Competitors from aroundthe world took part in the three

races that make up the annualcycling weekend — the MK DeltaCriterium in North Delta, theBrenco Criterium in Ladner andthe UCI-sanctioned White Spot |Delta Road Race in Tsawwassen.

This year marked the 15th edi-tion of the annual event.

All of the races produced dif-ferent winners in both the men’sand women’s divisions.

Ernsting said there were biggercrowds out this year at the festivalsites.

“The amount of families thatcame out roadside to the road race

and cheered on the athletes wasphenomenal to see,” he said.

Changes to the road race coursegarnered positive feedback, henoted.

“It brought the race twice asoften to the start/finish familyfestival area. I think that makes it

really exciting when they come byevery eight minutes versus every16 minutes.”

Tour de Delta marked the startof B.C. Superweek, a series ofeight races over nine days.

• More Tour de Delta cover-age on pages 16 and 18.

Officer’s murder charge stayedCrown announces available evidence doesn’t warrant continued prosecution of Const. Jordan MacWilliams

PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE

Winnipeg’s Leah Kirchmann (right) outsprinted Californian Shelley Olds to the finish line to claim the Brenco Criterium on Saturday evening in Ladner Village for the second straight year. The 15th edi-tion of the Tour de Delta saw races in all three communities last weekend. See more photos at www.delta-optimist.com.

Tour de Delta weekend gets B.C. Superweek rollingBY DAVE WILLIS

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The second-degree murdercharge against a Delta police offi-cer has been dropped.

The Criminal Justice Branchannounced yesterday morn-ing a stay of proceedings inthe case against Const. Jordan

MacWilliams.“Based on careful review of the

case, CJB has determined that theavailable evidence no longer satis-fies its charge approval standardfor the continued prosecution ofCst. MacWilliams for any crimi-nal offence,” the statement reads.“As a result, a stay of proceedingswas directed in the case.”

The charge against McWilliamswas announced last October afteran Independent InvestigationsOffice investigation into the deathof Mehrdad Bayrami following a2012 armed stand-off with policeat a New Westminster casino.

Bayrami was shot follow-ing a five-hour armed stand-offoutside the Starlight Casino.

MacWilliams, a member of theMunicipal Integrated EmergencyResponse Team, was one of manyofficers responding to the inci-dent.

Police descended on the casinoin the early morning hours thatday after reports of a domesticdisturbance and an armed manwith a hostage.

MacWilliams was assigned tothe role of lethal overwatch forhis team. In that role, it was hisresponsibility to provide cover forthe other officers and to use nec-essary force if a threat of death orgrievous bodily harm was posed.

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Temperatures havedropped and the smokefrom forest fires has clearedbut that doesn’t mean Deltaand the rest of the LowerMainland are out of thewoods yet this summer.

Favourable winds andsome rainfall over theweekend helped clearthe haze that hung overthe region for the betterpart of a week and MetroVancouver cancelled its airquality advisory last Friday.However, the rain had littleeffect on the tinder dry con-ditions around the regionand reservoir levels con-tinue to drop.

Water restrictions remainin place and with the firedanger rating at extreme,Delta has closed moreparks. Last Monday, themunicipality announcedWatershed Park and theDelta Nature Reserve wouldbe closed to the publicuntil further notice. Sincethen, Delta has also closedCougar Canyon, BoundaryBay and North 40 parks.

Firefighters, police offi-cers and municipal staffwill be patrolling parks,beaches and Burns Bogaccess points to enforceburning bans and closures.Anyone found violating theban could face a $200 fine.

In addition to the clo-sures, the extreme firedanger rating comes withan open burning ban forall areas in Delta, whichincludes a ban on campfiresand open cooking (briquetteand propane barbecues)in all parks until furthernotice.

With little rain thisspring and summer, Metro

Vancouver moved to Stage2 water restrictions earlierthis month. Under Stage2, sprinkling is restrictedto just one day a weekbetween 4 and 9 a.m.Even-numbered homescan water on Mondays,while odd-numbered homesare permitted to do so onThursdays.

Watering lawns is prohib-ited during evening hourswhen demand is highest fordomestic uses like cooking,

dish washing, laundry andshowers.

Last month, Deltacouncil moved to beef upenforcement around waterrestrictions with a bylawamendment giving bylawofficers the power to issuetickets to those sprinklingoutside their designated dayand time.

The fine for wateringoutside the allotted day andtime under Stage 2 restric-tions is $250.

Engineering directorSteven Lan said Delta hasissued 10 tickets for water-ing during restricted times.

He said the municipal-ity has been focusing oneducating residents aboutthe restrictions with staffattending events such asNorth Delta Family Dayand Ladner Village Market.

“We do need to enforcethe watering restrictionsgiven how dry it’s been,”Lan said.

According to MetroVancouver’s most recentnumbers, at 632 litres perperson, per day, Delta con-sumes the most water percapita in the region. Lan,however, said the numberis misleading because itincludes commercial/indus-trial and agricultural uses.

He added Delta’s resi-dential per capita waterconsumption is more in linewith other municipalities inthe region.

Conditions pose hazardsDelta closes more parks and lawn sprinkling continues to be limited to one day a week

PHOTO BY JESSICA KERR

The North 40 dog park in East Ladner is one of five parks now closed due to the fire hazard.


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filed in a civil suit launchedagainst MacWilliams bythe victim’s family, aftera considerable amount oftime standing in the samespot, Bayrami began walk-ing toward the officers. Thecommanding officer thenordered officers to use lesslethal measures, which con-sisted of a noise and flashdiversionary device and aanti-riot weapon that firesnon-lethal rounds.

It was at this time,

MacWilliams claims, thatBayrami leveled his gun athim and the other officerswith his finger on or nearthe trigger. Fearing thatone or more of the officerscould be shot, MacWilliamsmade the decision to firehis rifle.

In the statement issuedTuesday, CJB said that fol-lowing the second-degreemurder charge Crown coun-sel interviewed more than35 witnesses, including

many of the police officerswho were present, as wellas the officers in chargeof the emergency responseoperation.

“Based on the file reviewthat has now been con-ducted in this case, CJB hasdetermined that the avail-able evidence no longersatisfies the charge approvalstandard for prosecution ofCst. MacWilliams for sec-ond degree murder, or anyother criminal offence.”

Delta police Chief NeilDubord expressed relief atthe announcement.

“Today, we feel an over-whelming sense of relieffor Jordan MacWilliams,his family, the men and

women of the Delta PoliceDepartment, and indeedall police officers acrossCanada,” he said.

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A Delta officer was charged after a fatal on-duty shooting inNew Westminster in 2012.

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It didn’t take long for theproponent behind what’sturned out to be a contro-versial housing develop-ment in Ladner Village tocome back with a refinedproposal.

On Monday, Delta coun-cil granted preliminaryapproval to a 23-unit town-house development at thecorner of 47A Avenue and48B Street.

The application, whichstill must go to a publichearing before being con-sidered for final approval,has undergone severalmodifications since beingdefeated by council a few weeks ago due to a tie vote.

Following that defeat,council agreed to waive theusual six-month “coolingoff ” period when it comesto reconsidering failedapplications.

The property owner,Rolly Skov, had asked thatprovision be waived so hecould submit a new plan forhis Village Walk develop-ment.

His application thatended in a tie vote wasalready a significant depar-ture from an earlier pro-posal for a 47-unit condobuilding on the site, a planthat drew much negative

reaction during a commu-nity information meetinglast summer.

After modifying hisinitial plan to include three-storey townhouses instead,most of the roughly half-dozen speakers at a publichearing continued to voiceconcerns when it came toissues of density and height,even though the proposalconformed to the guidelinesin the Ladner Area Plan.

In a letter to civic politi-cians after council’s tievote, Skov stated he wouldaddress some of the issuesraised, including the build-ing design, amenity space

and guest parking.When it comes to park-

ing, a total of 48 spaceswould be provided, 46 ofwhich would be under-ground.

Coun. Jeannie Kanakoslisted a few concerns shestill had Monday, includingparking and the amount ofamenity space.

Coun. Sylvia Bishopnoted the proposal is a goodlesson that an applicationcan be sent back in order toget something better.

Mayor Lois Jackson saidit’s important to keep heri-tage design characteristicsfor the village area.

Revised townhouse proposal issent to another public hearingLadner Village project defeated in earlier tie vote gets preliminary approval

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PHOTO BY SANDOR GYARMATI

Twenty-three townhouses are proposed for the corner of 47A Avenue and 48B Street.


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Delta has once againshowed its support in a bigway for the Reach Childand Youth DevelopmentSociety.

Delta council announcedMonday that it had agreedto provide a financialcontribution of $1 millionfor the society’s capitalcampaign to build a 21,600-square-foot support centreon 47th Avenue in Ladner.

The Corporation of Deltahas already provided theland, which is valued inexcess of $1 million.

Several directors andother members of the soci-ety were at Monday’s meet-ing and were elated with thenews.

“We’re just absolutelythrilled. It gets us that

much closer,” said BarbaraWallick, chair for the ReachCharitable Foundation.

Executive director RenieD’Aquila also said she wasthrilled and that the societyis appreciative of Delta’songoing support.

The society hopes tobegin construction nextspring by first demolishingthe Kinsmen House at theedge of Memorial Park.

The new building isestimated to cost $5.4 mil-lion, a figure that includesconstruction, contingency,furnishings and an outdoorplayground. Reach hasalready raised around $2.6million and secured another$100,000, specifically forthe playground. The $1 mil-lion contribution from Deltagets the project that muchcloser to reality.

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will be owned by Delta andleased to Reach.

The new centre will giveReach a much larger placeto provide programs foryouth with special needs.

When the KinsmenHouse is replaced, theKinsmen Club, also a part-ner in the project, will usespace in the new building.

Reach’s current centre on72nd Street in East Ladner,formerly a residence formentally challenged youth,is clearly in a less than ideallocation, cramped, antiquat-ed and prone to flooding.

The non-profit group,which has been providingservices to youth and theirfamilies since 1959, serveshundreds of youths annu-ally, saying children withspecial needs are at risk ofbeing left behind withoutearly support.

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Reach Child and Youth Development Society’s Denis Horgan, Barbara Wallick, Renie D’Aquila,Tanya Corbet and Norman Stark were on hand at Delta council Monday to hear the municipalitywill provide a $1 million boost for the society’s campaign to build a new centre in Ladner.

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The wave of hot dryweather has brought withit an unexpected side effect— a spike in vehicle break-ins.

Delta police issued awarning Monday morningafter seeing an increase inthefts from vehicles in allthree communities in recentweeks.

“During the recentheat wave, we’ve seen anincrease in thefts from vehi-cles in North Delta, Ladnerand Tsawwassen,” said A/Sgt. Sarah Swallow.

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mer-gear smorgasbord forthieves is the fact that thevast majority of cars we’reseeing ‘broken’ into havebeen left unlocked or inse-cure, with personal items inplain view.”

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Was that a glimpse of what’s to come?Last week’s opening of the McArthur

Glen Designer Outlets caused quite thestir across the river in Richmond. Crowdsof eager shoppers got so large on open-ing day last Thursday and throughout theweekend that traffic bound for VancouverInternational Airport was snarled, result-ing in flights being delayed.

As I saw report after report detailingthe crush of shoppers and the result-ing gridlock, I couldn’t help but thinkof what might take place here nextspring when both Tsawwassen Millsand Tsawwassen Commons open at theTsawwassen First Nation.

At 1.2 million square feet, it should benoted that Tsawwassen Mills, the fashionmall being built by Ivanhoe Cambridge,is exactly five times the size of the240,000-square-foot shopping centrethat opened last week on the edge of theYVR grounds. And that doesn’t evenfactor in Tsawwassen Commons, whichis more than double the size of the newRichmond mall all on its own.

There are definitely some differ-ences between the two projects as theMcArthur Glen mall is closer to the citycentre and caters to a higher end clien-tele, but at the end of the day it’s reallyjust a case of shoppers looking for a bar-gain. And thousands were doing just thatlast weekend.

That has to be heartening for thosebehind the TFN malls as they’re less than12 months away from opening the doorsto what they’ve had in the works formore than four years. There’s no doubtthe malls out here are further removedfrom Metro Vancouver’s population base,but given the scope of the undertakingand the broader appeal of mid-marketretailers, it’s hard not to see a similarreception.

If shoppers are willing to wait inborder lineups to use 80-cent dollars atoutlets in Washington state, you’ve got tothink they’ll make the trek out our way tofind deals this side of the line.

I had to laugh at how many peoplearrived in their own vehicles at McArthurGlen last weekend even though the traf-fic jams were well documented and thefact it’s located just steps from a CanadaLine station. I guess shoppers need trunkspace for the ride home.

The Richmond mall’s initial successbodes well for its TFN counterparts, butit also means we could be in for a roundof gridlock that would make a five-carcrash at the tunnel pale in comparison.

Just replace delayed flights at YVRwith late sailings from the ferry terminaland I suspect we could start writing thatstory now.

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This past weekend was the kick-off for B.C. Superweek and aftera couple of months of drought,the rain chose an unfortunate timeto show up. The rain was limitedbut there was enough to make thecourse on Saturday and Sundaysomewhat greasy.

This year marked the 15th edi-tion of the Tour de Delta. The suc-cess of the event has led to therebeing eight races in the nine dayscomprising Superweek. FormerDelta councillor Guy Gentner wasthe main local proponent of theevent. The organizers of the Tourde White Rock provided assistanceto the organizers here in Delta.

Part of the rationale for estab-lishing the event was to encourageinterest in cycling and fitness ingeneral. The turnout at the raceswould seem to indicate this objec-tive has been successful. But health

and fitness aren’t as straight for-ward as they were 15 years ago.

Back at the beginning, the basicrules for health were: don’t smoke;avoid alcohol; be physically active;and eat a balanced diet.

You still shouldn’t smoketobacco products in public, but feelfree to smoke marijuana anywhereyou like if it is for “medicinal”purposes. Perhaps the next time thepotheads are having one of theirevents at the art gallery, I shouldgrab a couple of Cohibas and jointhe party! We could have a contestto determine which is really themost obnoxious: marijuana or cigarsmoke.

As for alcohol, in the words ofAllan Sherman’s 1965 ode to thedrinking man’s diet: “Drink, Drink.Everyone drink. It’s not as badas we use to think.” Yep, a bit ofbooze is now considered beneficialto your heart.

Physical activity is still impor-tant. Last week while exercisingmy thumbs channel surfing, I cameacross a program with a host stat-ing the importance of movement.She said as we age we stop regen-erating parts of the body that aren’tbeing used. “Use it or lose it.”

Being insufficiently concernedover what parts of my body might

be shutting down due to lack ofuse, I carried on with my thumbexercises.

There were the recent warningsthat sitting for two hours straightis as detrimental to your health assmoking. I doubt it, but if that isthe case, we can expect future classaction lawsuits against the airlinesfor the damage caused by theiruncomfortable passenger configu-ration. Might be a good opportu-nity to recoup those extra luggagecharges.

As for eating a balanced diet,who even knows what that meansany more. In my younger days backin Winnipeg, it meant interspersingsome scotch or rye between beers.Fortunately my wife convincedme of the error of my ways andexplained that a balanced meal isproper portions of proteins andcarbohydrates. To be honest, I stillcan’t tell a protein from a carb.

Well, the Tour de Delta is suc-cessful but it hasn’t got everyoneon the road to dietary righteous-ness. It does, however, make agreat local weekend. Just be carefulof the carbs,

Tom Siba was on the originalTour de Delta board and can stillbe seen pedaling his butt aroundtown.

Healthy habits are changing,while Tour keeps on rolling

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Letters to the Editor

Editor:Re: Bylaw officers could

use some more tact, letterto the editor, July 10

Don Goodman felthe was not treated with“respect” by bylaw officersthat issued him a fine. Ican only assume that he,like every single other dogowner that continues toleave dogs in cars duringwarm weather, was indig-nant and rude when calledon for doing somethingpotentially dangerous forhis dog.

If it takes issuing finesto dog owners that insiston continuing to leave theirdogs in cars during warm

weather, then I am all for it.Sometimes money speakslouder than anything.

These dog owners haveto realize that passers-bythat might spot a dog in avehicle (or hear it barking)have no idea how long ithas been in the vehicle norhow much longer it will bethere. I commend those thattake the time to call whenthey spot a potentially dan-gerous situation.

Goodman’s belief that hisdog would be adequatelytaken care of by leavingit in his vehicle with twowindows and a skylightopen and water on the floorexemplifies the mistaken

belief that this will ensurea dog’s safety and comfortin hot summer weather. Itdoesn’t.

Leaving windows open inhot weather is not provid-ing adequate ventilation asthere is only warm air thatdoes not provide any cool-ing effect.

It has been incrediblyhot, even in the mornings,so none of the measuresGoodman felt were enoughto keep his dog safe andcomfortable are enough atthis time of year.

Please leave your dogsat home instead of in yourvehicles.

Kelly Whiteway

Editor:The Metro Vancouver

transit plebiscite failed.Badly. Worse yet, TransLinkand the mayors, who wepay extra to govern it, haveno Plan B.

One obvious Plan Bseems worthy of consider-ation: Give Lower Mainlandtransit back to B.C. Transit.Before 1999, it providedour transit services. It stillprovides transit services tothe rest of B.C.; 130 com-munities and 1.6 millioncustomers.

In 1997, GVRD (now

Metro Vancouver) gover-nors decided they wantedto run transit in the LowerMainland. They formed acommittee with then-Deltamayor Beth Johnson as co-chair.

Detailed responsibili-ties and funding sourceswere negotiated and agreedwith B.C. Public consulta-tions were held and in 1999TransLink was born.

It seems to me thefirst question should nowbe whether Metro andTransLink have proventhemselves competent to

provide Lower Mainlandtransit services.

Within the terms of their1999 agreement they argu-ably have failed. Shouldthey continue with criticalproblems for which theyidentify no solutions?

Or should responsibilityfor Lower Mainland tran-sit be given back to B.C.Transit?

One wonders if the lattermight be the more likelypath to success? It seemsa Plan B worthy of seriousconsideration.

Ed Ries

Editor:Re: Delta officers

shouldn’t spend time onSurrey’s problems, letter to

the editor, July 1I have to concur with the

letter from Shaif Manji thatDelta police should not bespending time on Surrey’scrime problems. Delta

police are responsible forpolicing Delta, not Surrey.

Their responsibility is topolice Delta and the $29million police budget ischarged against Delta, notSurrey.

Our roads and citizensdeserve the police forcethey are paying for.

By stretching Deltapolice responsibilities tocover other cities must bevery stressful to our policeofficers that can only do somuch.

I say to our new policechief: Keep our police inDelta to take care of Delta.

Barrie McDonald

Editor:Re: Gov’t providing

truckers with overnightparking, July 10

I understand that truck-ers need a place to restwhen they are on the road.However, I don’t think thespot picked out at Nordel

Way and Highway 91 is theright spot.

This intersection isalready heavily congestedduring the rush hours astraffic heads to the AlexFraser Bridge.

Adding this number oflarge trucks to the mix is

just going to make the prob-lem worse.

There is already a truckpull-out on Highway 91 justsouth of 64th Avenue. Itwould make more sense toexpand this one than createa brand new space.

Lori Mayhew

No measures are sufficient tokeep dogs cool in a hot car

Truck parking better suited to existing Hwy. 91 site

Spend police time, budget on Delta issues

Return to B.C. Transit is a possible Plan B

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It landed with a crackon the kitchen floor, itscase shattering. It made afaint whirring sound for amoment or two, then wentsilent.

It blacked out andremained that way, refusingto power to life.

“Oh, no”! I shrieked.The husband came run-

ning from the living room.“What’s going on?” he

asked.“My

phone,” I said.“I dropped it.It’s dead.”

“Oh,”he said. “Ithought some-thing reallybad had hap-pened.”

As far asI was con-cerned, it had.My phone— which isalso my cam-era, my alarmclock, mycalendar, calculator, videorecorder, compass, roadmap, game board and notepad — meant everything tome. And now it was gone.

How on earth, I won-dered, did people even exist— happily, anyway — with-out a phone?

I’d find out the next day.I boarded the bus to

work. Reflexively, I reachedinto my bag for my iPhone.I found lipstick, a brushand a change purse. Ifound nothing resembling aphone.

First-world problem. Buta problem, nonetheless.

On this day, there wouldbe no Candy Crush. Therewould be no opportunity tocheck the bank balance, theweather forecast, the latestheadlines, no way to textmy workmates or email mysisters.

I sat and looked out thewindow. No one else wasdoing this.

I checked in with thehusband later — by landline.

“Well?” he said. “Haveyou looked into a newphone yet?”

“No,” I said. “I’ve actu-ally decided it’s quite liber-ating not to have one. I mayget one eventually, but I’min no hurry.”

“Really?” he asked.“Don’t you think you needa phone?”

“Not at all,” I said.I told everyone who’d

listen. I’d had an epiphany,I’d say. I’d become a phone-free person. I’d bustedthe cellular shackles andcome to appreciate whatreally mattered. Scenery.Day dreaming. That sort ofthing.

Was I lost without myiPhone? Nosirree. Notme. Withoutthe device,in fact, Iwas more atpeace. Morewhole.More intune withthe worldaround me.

Then daytwo arrived.

I boardedthe bus towork, andreached

reflexively in my bag formy phone. I was inclined totext a workmate to let herknow I was running late,but that wasn’t an option. Iwas inclined to see whethera cheque had been depos-ited in the savings account,but that wasn’t an option. Iwas inclined to see whetherrain was expected, since I’dforgotten my umbrella.

That wasn’t an optioneither.

I began to feel a tadclammy.

I checked in with thehusband when I made it towork.

“How’s it going?” heasked. “Feels odd not tochat with you when you’reen route.”

“I know,” I said. “I’mgetting a new phone atlunch time.”

Oh, he said. What aboutmy feelings of liberation?

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!The Delta Museum &Archives Society is pleasedto present their latesttemporary gallery exhibit- Connecting Art & History.Once a week we invite ouryoung visitors to create artworks centered on a chang-ing theme; on July 15, thetheme will be Cows of theDelta and on July 22, it willbe Fishing on the Delta. Tolearn more about our exhib-its, public programmingand services visit www.deltamuseum.ca. The DeltaMuseum is open Tuesdaythrough Friday 9:30am to4:30pm.

!There’s a lot happen-ing at the Delta Museumand Archives Society thissummer for kids 7 to 12!Join us on Wednesday andThursday afternoons from1 to 3pm for our HeritageHappenings programs.Ever wonder how wool getsfrom sheep to sweater? OnJuly 15th & 16th kids candiscover the answer whiletrying their hand at cardingand spinning wool. Childrenwill make their own dropspindle and try the art ofweaving. The cost is $10per child for an individualprogram. Pre-register toguarantee a spot today. For

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!Library Ukulele Jam,Thursday, July 16 - Aug. 20,7 - 8:30 pm (third Thursdayof the month) - TsawwassenLibrary, 1321A - 56 Street,Delta. All uked up andno place to jam? Whetheryou are a ukulele newbieor a seasoned strummer,please join us on the thirdThursday of the month fora fun and relaxed eveningwith fellow uke enthusiasts.Note: On Aug. 20, we’retaking it outside! Enjoythe outdoor acoustics ofTsawwassen’s MemorialPark.

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!Children over five yearsof age are invited to shareamazing Bible adventures,cool crafts, great gamesand awesome music andmagnificent munchies at StDavid’s Anglican ChurchVacation Bible Schoolsummer day camp, July20-24 from 9 am to noon at

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!Tsawwassen Parkinson’ssupport group, next meet-ing Monday, July 20. Weare a group whose memberseither have Parkinson’s orare caregivers to someonewith PD. We meet once amonth at KinVillage from11 am to 12:30 p.m. to talk,exchange ideas and social-ize. For more informationcall Peter or Eileen at 604-943-8350.

!Science World on theRoad, Wednesday, July22, 2 - 2:40 pm - LadnerPioneer Library, 4683 -51 Street, Delta. ScienceWorld on the Road presentsspectacular and engagingscience demonstrations withlots of audience interac-tion. Family audiences willwitness and explore topicslike air pressure, electricity,chemistry, and motion.

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!A Writers’ Group meetsThursdays, July 23, August13, 27, 10:30 - 12 noon- Tsawwassen Library,1321A - 56 Street. Drop inand share your stories witha supportive group of fel-low writers.

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In a new twist this year,Tour de Delta organizerschanged the route of theWhite Spot | Delta RoadRace to include twice asmany passes by the start/finish line. The goal was totry and replicate the excite-ment of a criterium race ina road race and if Sunday’sedition is any indication,it’s safe to say organizersachieved their goal.

Despite still being anextreme test of strength,strategy, precision andendurance, the men’s racesaw numerous attacks andaggressive moves by a vari-ety of riders and teams, allin pursuit of valuable UCIpoints and $8,500 in prizemoney. After a bunch sprintof 34 riders, it was EricYoung of Optum p/b KellyBenefit Strategies whocrossed the finish line first,just ahead of teammateRyan Anderson of NorthVancouver and BrandonEtzl from Team NCCH p/bDEC Express. In the finalstraightaway, Young almostmade it look easy.

“I did a great job sittingin and the team did every-thing else for me. I didn’treally follow any moves theentire day, just conservedand gambled on it comingtogether. We had guys inevery move so if someoneup ahead stayed away wewould have been fine, eventhat last little breakawaythat was caught in thefinal kilometre, we hadJesse (Anthony) in there,”said the 26-year-old fromGeneva, Illinois.

Shelley Olds continuedher run of podium finishesat Tour de Delta winninga bunch sprint to claimthe women’s White Spot |Delta Road Race and moreimportantly – the 40 UCIpoints that go along with it.

The result came aftera second place finish forOlds, a 34-year-old from

Groton, Massachusetts, inSaturday’s Brenco Criteriumand a third place finish inFriday’s MK Delta LandsCriterium.

“It’s all progress, justgetting back to racing crite-riums again so with a roadrace today, it’s a differentthing,” Olds said after fin-ishing the race in two hours,45 minutes, and 28 seconds.“But I’m very happy withtoday, (being first) was thegoal for the weekend, soI’m very happy with thewin.”

For most of the race,the 56-rider field seemedcontent to be conservativeand wait for a sprint to thefinish. The approach turnedto cautiousness with twolaps to go when it started torain heavily and the coursegot slick.

“I think everyone wasreally concerned about theroad once the rain started,

there were a couple ofcrashes, I think one of myteammates went down, sowe were all trying to besafe,” said second place fin-isher Leah Kirchmann, the2013 and 2014 winner ofthe White Spot | Delta RoadRace. The Winnipeg prod-uct gains 30 UCI points

with her result.Finishing third was three-

time Olympian JoanneKiesanowski of NewZealand.

Jason Lowndes wonSaturday’s BrencoCriterium in Ladner Villagein a sprint to the finish lineon the final lap. His official

time to complete the 60-lap,54 kilometre race was onehour, 13 minutes, and 25seconds.

The 21-year-old justedged North Vancouver’sRyan Anderson of TeamOptum p/b Kelly BenefitStrategies and AstellasCycling Team riderBrandon Feehery to take thevictory. The orange helmetsof Optum were prominentin the final laps of the race,as it looked like they’d beable to hang on for the win.

“There was a wholeOptum lead out train thereand they’ve proved to bestrong absolutely every-where, but I was pretty keento test my ability againstthem and was pretty sur-prised to come out on top,”said Lowndes, who’s fromKalgoorlie, Australia.

Winnipeg’s Kirchmannwon the women’s BrencoCriterium for the second

year in a row.“I knew it was the (final)

sprint that counted themost, so I’m happy aboutthat,” said Kirchmann.

On the final lap,Kirchmann was set upwell by her Optum team-

mates Annie Ewart and LexAlbrecht.

Finishing third in thesprint was Aussie LaurettaHanson of Fearless Femmep/b Haute Wheels Racing.

Ryan Roth of Silber ProCycling won the MK DeltaLands Criterium in NorthDelta on Friday for the sec-ond year in a row, crossingthe finish line almost elevenseconds ahead of Garrett

McLeod of Team H&RBlock Pro Cycling.

Vancouver’s DeniseRamsden won the women’srace on Friday while EllenWatters of Sussex, NewBrunswick finished second.

Riley Pickrell, 13, fromTripleshot Youth Racing inVictoria, finished secondin the Men’s Cat 3/4 race atthe Ladner criterium afterwinning his age group race.

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Tour produces multiple winnersWeekend of racing action includes criteriums in Ladner and North Delta and UCI-sanctioned road race in Tsaw.

PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE

Shelley Olds celebrates after winning the White Spot | Delta Road Race in Tsawwassen Sunday.

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Rising star Riley Pickrell, 13, pictured here with Optimist pub-lisher Alvin Brouwer, finished second in the Men’s Cat 3/4 racein Ladner Saturday shortly after winning his age group race.

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