Delta Optimist July 23 2014

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Some big movers and shakersgot together Monday in Delta todiscuss Asia-Pacific trade and themovement of goods through thearea.A roundtable took place at

Boundary Bay Airport in theafternoon followed by an invite-only function in the evening.The discussion, aimed at mak-

ing it easier to enhance trade with

Asia, featured Delta-RichmondEast MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay,who organized the roundtable, andfederal Transport Minister LisaRaitt.Also taking part were civic

officials, including Mayor LoisJackson, Tsawwassen First NationChief Bryce Williams as well astransportation and logistics repre-sentatives, airport and Port MetroVancouver officials, and others.

PHOTO BY SANDOR GYARMATI

It was a real whos who at a roundtable Monday on improving the movement of goods for the Asia-Pacific gateway.The meeting included federal Transport Minister Lisa Raitt (pink jacket), MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay (purple jacket), MayorLois Jackson (green jacket) and others, including stakeholders from the road, rail, trucking and port sectors.

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Movers look to get goods movingPolitical and industry heavyweights gatherin Delta to discuss Asia-Pacific trade

BY SANDOR [email protected]

See TRADE page 3

PHOTOS BY GORD GOBLE

Pilots put on a good show Saturdayat the annual Boundary Bay Airshow.For more photos, see Page 11 orwww.delta-optimist.com. For a first-hand account, see Page 14.

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They are all consideredstakeholders in the growingtransportation of goods toforeign markets.The Fraser Basin Council

was also on hand to talkabout its recently releasedreport on the need to comeup with an integrated floodprevention strategy.The discussion, cover-

ing a wide range of topics,comes as the port contin-ues its push for a majorexpansion at Roberts Bank,including T2, a three-berthcontainer terminal it hopesto be constructed in thenext few years.At the same time, the

government is taking stepsto improve Canadas Asia-Pacific transportation net-work. Ottawa says it hasinvested approximately $1.4billion in infrastructureprojects in partnership withall four western provinces,municipalities and the pri-vate sector for a total ofapproximately $3.5 billionin initiatives. Some of thoseprojects include infrastruc-ture work in South Delta.Following the roundtable,

Raitt, Findlay and Jacksontalked to the Optimist aboutthe need to strengthenCanadas Asia-Pacific gate-way.

I have responsibility tothe Asia-Pacific gateway inmy portfolio and I alwaysfind its best to hear fromthe players as to how thingsare going now, but, moreimportantly, what theirvision for the future is. Wehad some great interaction,said Raitt.Findlay said several at

the meeting pointed to theneed for a goods movementstrategy developed in col-laboration with all levelsof government as well asindustry and communitygroups.There was a lot of

talk about the fact whatan economic powerhousethe Fraser River and AsiaPacific gateway is and the

need to be aware of that,but at the same time takecommunity concerns intoaccount, she said.Some of the topics cov-

ered included the possibilityof a 24-hour port, but fornow that will be limited toextended nighttime gatesthat recently began at PortMetro Vancouver termi-nals, including Deltaport.Starting this month, gatehours have been extendedto 1 a.m. five days a week.Meanwhile, a new daytimereservation fee is in place toencourage truckers to movecontainers at night.Jackson said Delta is the

major hub of the gatewaywith the biggest containerport in Canada and largest

coal export facility.Were home to all this,

so we want to work with allthe players, whether its rail,truck, whatever the casemay be. All those advantag-es that will come to BritishColumbia and Canada,Delta is very much a part ofthat, she said.We want to talk about

some of the things thatimpact us like the truckingconcerns we have. We wantto talk about how we canbest use all this infrastruc-ture money to its very bestbang for the buck.Findlay agreed, saying

its important to make themost of existing infrastruc-ture before putting moneyin new projects.

Opponents of radio sta-tions KRPIs transmissiontower proposal for PointRoberts are using outdatedinformation to generate fearin the community.Thats according to those

representing the proponent,noting they want to addressthe speculative fears offuture radio frequencyimpacts.In a phone interview

with the Optimist Monday,Andrew Skotdal, a consul-tant for BBC BroadcastingInc., said there have beenrelatively few complaintssince the company assumedbroadcasting at the stationscurrent transmission tow-ers in Ferndale, Wash., andits been documented thatall those complaints havebeen resolved, except for ahandful where the ownersof some homes refused toallow technicians inside.The evidence that the

opponents are using tomake their case dates backto 2002, to an ownershipthat existed before the cur-rent ownership of KRPI,he said. We havent seenany evidence yet that theyare using anything otherthan issues that were raisedin a relicensing proceed-ing for KRPI in 2006, andthose issues, as far as the

Federal CommunicationsCommission was con-cerned, were appropriatelyand ultimately addressed byBBC.Lawyer Linda Atkins

noted opponents havebeen quick to point outcomplaints but haventmentioned that after KRPIbegan broadcasting usingthe antenna, the complaintswere addressed success-fully, a fact reviewed bythe FCC as the station wentabove and beyond its legalrequirements.She said many who are

opposed appear to have gotmisinformation about the

project and dont under-stand what the issues wereyears ago, let alone thatthey were resolved.Its been a hotly conten-

tious issue on both sidesof the border ever since itwas announced that BBCBroadcasting Inc. wantsto construct five 45-metre(150-foot) steel towersat an undeveloped lot onMcKenzie Way, about 330metres from the border.The towers would trans-

mit South Asian radio sta-tion KRPI, AM 1550, whichbroadcasts from studiosin Richmond to a LowerMainland audience. Also

known as Sher-E-PunjabAM 1550, the companycurrently broadcasts usingantenna in Ferndale, butwants to move them closerand have a stronger 50,000watt all-day signal.The FCC granted a con-

struction permit but a con-ditional use permit is stillrequired from WhatcomCounty.As far as opponents

contention that the applica-tion was fraudulent in thatTsawwassen was left out ofthe applicants map, Atkinsnoted the FCC is the U.S.regulatory agency that hasjurisdiction over AM radio

transmitter site applications.The obligation of the appli-cant is to address the U.S.agencys regulations.There is a process under

a treaty between the U.S.and Canada to address thelocation of a transmittersite thats near the border,and that treaty process wascompleted. The applicantwent through that processwith the FCC and IndustryCanada and receivedapprovals that were neces-sary, she said.Complimenting MP

Kerry-Lynne Findlaysresearch on the issue,Skotdal said Tsawwassen,in fact, was not ignored.He also pointed to CBU

operating a powerful trans-mitter on the shoreline atthe end of Williams Road inRichmond, just metres fromthousands of homes, whileCKNW has a transmitterclose to residential infillat Highway 15 and 88thAvenue in Surrey.Skotdal said any radio

frequency interferenceproblems that may arise areeasy to solve and KRPI iscommitted to having skilledtechnician address anyissues.Atkins added KRPI is

committed to being a goodneighbour.A Whatcom County hear-

ing is expected to take placein late September.

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Outdated info spurs fearsConsultant for KRPI says there have been few complaints since company took over in Ferndale


PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE

Carol Clark (right), a 35-year Tsawwassen resident, manned a display at the Town Centre MallSaturday that included a petition against the proposed radio towers.

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CUPE Local 1091, theunion that represents over900 Delta school supportstaff, has elected a newpresident.Patti Price, a 37-year

employee with the schooldistrict, was elected lastmonth. Price is the firstfemale president of thelocal since Marion Winterin 1984-85.A Ladner resident, Price

replaces Colin Pawson, whoserved as president since1999. Price was first vicepresident to Pawson duringhis term of office.Over 210 members

attended the election andgeneral meeting held atthe North Delta RecreationCentre, the largest turnoutfor an election in recentyears.Also elected at the meet-

ing were Eileen Penney,second vice president;Alexis MacPherson, three-year trustee; and WarrenLetendre, sergeant at arms.Elections to fill a one-yearterm for first vice presidentand a two-year term forrecording secretary will

be held inOctober.Price is

currently onleave fromher positionof admin-istrativeassistant tothe directorof specialprograms.Previously,she workedin thehumanresourcesdepartmentfor 18 years.Price

also sits asthe CUPEBC trusteeon the Municipal PensionPlan, the largest public sec-tor pension plan in B.C.and the sixth largest plan inCanada.The local is now pre-

paring to bargain with itsemployer, the Delta schooldistrict, and hopes to havea new collective agreement,which includes provinciallybargained items such as

wage increases and benefitimprovements, by mid-September. Local 1091scurrent agreement expiredJune 30.The local includes cleri-

cal and custodial staff, edu-cation assistants and main-tenance workers.The CUPE K-12 sec-

tor represents over 26,000support workers across theprovince.

CUPE Local 1091 electsPatti Price as presidentLong-term school district employee replaces Pawson

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wave, the SPCA was urg-ing people to leave pets athome if the animals couldnot be kept safe.The temperature in

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The Burns BogConservation Society has aday full of running and funplanned for Sunday.Jog for the Bog kicks

the event off in the morn-ing while the society willbegin festivities to markInternational Bog Day asthe runners come in.Its a celebration of bogs

around the world, explainsBurns Bog ConservationSociety special events coor-dinator Sisi Zhou.There will be a pancake

breakfast (free for runparticipants, $5 for non-

runners), live music perfor-mances, demonstrations andvendors.Multi-instrumentalist

Enoch Weng will performin the morning as runnersget ready, singer JessicaZraly, who has appeared onthe TV show Canadas GotTalent, will perform in theafternoon and Delta bandCircle of Friends will playsome tunes to end the dayoff, Zhou notes.There will be yoga dem-

onstrations, informationbooths from conservationgroups and local businessesand a gymnastics tumblingtrack is expected as well,she adds.

The popular family eventhelps raise awareness aboutBurns Bog, she explains.There are 5-km walk/run

($45) and 10-km run ($50)options for Jog for the Bog.Registration begins at 7a.m.Activities take place at

10388 Nordel Court (PlanetIce parking lot) and rununtil 3 p.m.For more details on

International Bog Day, visitwww.burnsbog.org/events.

Its 10 times thesize of VancouversStanley Park and atrue haven for wild-life.Burns Bog, one

of Deltas ecologicaltreasures, offers aunique and fascinat-ing environment.Situated betweenthe Fraser River andBoundary Bay, it occupies 10,000 acres.A bog is a special kind of wetland

which stores up to 20 times more carbondioxide than a rain forest. This lowersthe levels of carbon dioxide in our atmo-sphere.

Burns Bog started out asa lake and gradually becamefilled with plants. Thedecomposition eventuallyformed peat, which has builtup over many years.The environmental gem

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completion of the projectat the Ladner park, withinstallation of the artificialturf playing surface sched-uled to begin today.If everything continues

to go smoothly, the newlyupgraded field across thestreet from Delta Hospitalwill have its grand openingin early September, accord-ing to parks and recreationdirector Ken Kuntz.Its part of the Ladner

Sports Field EnhancementProject, which includesa new baseball diamondthat opened this spring atCromie Park and a base-ball diamond project thatsunderway at HawthornePark.The Dugald Morrison

Park upgrade includes anolder baseball diamondbeing converted to a syn-thetic turf field and sized toaccommodate soccer, fieldhockey, field lacrosse andsoftball. The parking lotwill also be reconfigured.The project also includes

a new field house, whichis partially funded by sportuser groups. It will includewashroom facilities, a meet-ing room, and storage forfield maintenance and usergroups.Many grass fields in

Ladner are closed forstretches during fall andwinter due to weather

conditions, the water tableand wildlife stripping thesurface grass. As a result,many games and prac-tices need to be moved toLadners only synthetic turffield at Holly Park, whichisnt able to accommodateall teams.The three enhancement

projects total about $5.7million with the DugaldMorrison project approxi-mately $3.5 million of thatamount. The field housealone will cost around$700,000.Two years ago, the U10

Ladner Storm girls soccerteam was named the BMOTeam of the Week nationalchampion, a title thatbrought several rewards,including $125,000 for field

enhancement in their com-munity. That money wasdirected toward the newfield house.The development team,

which also got theopportunity to helpguide the design ofthe amenity, signeda memorandum ofunderstanding withthe Corporation ofDelta along withBMO.Local soccer clubs,

meantime, raisedabout $275,000 forthe field house.The park proj-

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Jackson said localyouth soccer teamswould be excitedabout the prospect ofa second artificial turffield in Ladner.She noted that

prior to artificial turffields, various drainageprojects were attempted attroublesome Delta fieldswith little, if any, benefit.

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Look northfor healthservices

TEDMURPHY

MURPHYSLAW

Those arbitrarily drawn lines some-times require revision.I think Delta South MLA Vicki

Huntington is on to something by ques-tioning whether Ladner and Tsawwassenactually belong in the Fraser HealthAuthority. As FHA reviews whetherBurnaby might be a better fit in theVancouver Coastal Health Authority, thesecond-term independent is urging thesame scrutiny be afforded to South Delta.Huntingtons not having much luck

on that front thus far, but her argumentis sound so hopefully it eventually bearsfruit.As she rightly points out, our travel

pattern, for everything from shop-ping and dining to medical services,is decidedly northward into Richmondand Vancouver, not east to Surrey andbeyond. Yet for health care purposes,were grouped with our eastern cousinsin a bureaucratic behemoth that servesmore than 1.6 million and stretches allthe way to Hope.I recognize that in order to effectively

manage any number of situations lineshave to be arbitrarily drawn on a map,which was the case when the provincialgovernment formed health authorities.There are all sorts of these artificialboundaries around, some of which workbetter than others.Delta is the perfect size for a single

federal constituency, but for the last 20years its been divided in half in orderto balance the population in adjacentridings. Thats being rectified with nextyears election, not because theyve cometo their senses but due to the fact ourneighbours no longer need our bodycount to top up their ridings.Minor soccer divides the region

into two zones, essentially using theFraser River as the demarcation line.That means teams from Ladner andTsawwassen dont play in neighbouringRichmond, but do get the convenience oftravelling to Abbotsford and Chilliwack.As far as Fraser Health goes, it

acknowledges the people of Ladner andTsawwassen move northward as part ofa regularized and acknowledged patternof care, but given North Deltas ties toSurrey, the overall patient numbers arestill skewed toward the FHA, short-cir-cuiting any talk of redrawing boundaries.I agree that moving Delta in its entire-

ty into Vancouver Coastal doesnt makesense like it does for Burnaby, but whenyou divide the municipality in half, thenumbers start telling a different story.Huntington is right to continue press-

ing that point, although Im not sureFraser Health is quite ready to alter oneof those arbitrary lines.

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

(not for publication). The Optimist will not print name withheldletters. Copyright in letters and other materials submitted voluntarilyto the publisher and accepted for publication remains with the author,but the publisher and its licensees may freely reproduce them inprint, electronic or other forms.

A couple of weeks ago, ourMLA Vicki Huntington wrote inthe Optimist regarding a couple ofconstituents who had fallen ontohard times. The details were hardto follow but in essence, the issueseems to be persons with disabili-ties who were trying to survive onmonthly Canada Pension Plan dis-ability pensions.You are eligible for the CPP

disability pension if you had beenmaking CPP contributions andwere now disabled to such anextent that you could no longerwork. The maximum amount thatHuntingtons constituents were eli-gible for was $900 a month cer-tainly not a very robust amount onwhich to exist.In both cases, the constituent

appears to have attempted to sup-plement their meager income fromthe CPP disability pension withother sources of income. In onecase, it was a small RRSP annu-ity; in the other it was a Workers

Compensation Board pension.According to Huntington, the

government clawed back theamount of any income in excess ofthe CPP disability pension, whichmeant the recipients were backdown to trying to live on $900 amonth a pretty bleak future.Huntington came to the conclu-

sion that a different approach isrequired for our social safety net.She stated, It is time we considera guaranteed minimum income.It would be cheaper and it wouldrestore dignity to a process that nolonger works for the people whoneed it most.Some letter writers have

endorsed her conclusion. Oneaccused her of becoming a social-ist. (That writer needs to check thedefinition of socialist.) A guar-anteed minimum wage has beendiscussed in the past. Rather thandealing with the issue on a uni-versal basis, we get a whole lot oftweaking of the current system.It is tweaking of the current

disjointed system that leads to thetype of situation that our MLAdescribes where certain individu-als and/or families fall throughthe cracks. A universal schemecould use the Old Age Securityas a model. Every person over theage of 65 is entitled to receive therather negligible Old Age Securityamount that is then taxed back

from high-income earners.Unbeknownst to me until I

started reading on the subject, aguaranteed minimum income wastried in Dauphin, Manitoba backin the 1970s. Under a joint federal-provincial program, residents of thewestern Manitoba town who hadincome below the then poverty lineof $2,100 received $1,200 a month.The aim of the $17-million pro-

gram was to determine whetherproviding extra money directly toresidents below a certain householdincome level would make for effec-tive social policy. The program ranfor five years and then was shutdown without the reams of data onthe program being analyzed.No formal report was done, so

there was no conclusion as to theefficacy of the program. A study ofthe health effects in the communitywas subsequently done by EvelynForget, a University of Manitobaprofessor. She found that overallhealth improved and hospital ratesdeclined during the period. Thedrop in hospital visits was reportedas 8.5 per cent.Since lack of money can be a

major stress factor (as demon-strated by Huntingtons report), theelimination of that problem shouldhave positive health effects. Theidea of a guaranteed minimumincome is certainly worthy of fur-ther study and debate.

Guaranteed minimum incomeis deserving of a closer look

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Letters to the Editor

Editor:Let me first say it is a

privilege to serve the peopleof North Delta.I am determined to con-

tinue working hard for myconstituents and doing myutmost to represent the rid-ing as an MLA with thegovernment of B.C. Thatsaid, I am also a longtimeresident of Delta. I haveserved on many munici-pal committees and was amember of Delta councilfor many years.Recently, my appearance

outside the boundaries ofNorth Delta has been ques-tioned by more than oneletter writer to the Optimist.As baffling as these accusa-tions are, I feel the need tospeak up for the communi-ty-wide organizations I amworking so hard to support.

These are organizationsmade up of some of our fin-est citizens, often volunteer-ing their time to make thecommunity a better place.Sometimes these groupsinvite me to their eventsor functions because I pro-vide a unique connectionbetween Delta and Victoria.Sometimes people who careabout their community wantto work on solutions ratherthan just complain aboutthe issues.The fact is, having an

MLA in government pro-vides opportunities that arenot possible for an MLAwhose role is to opposewhat government does.As far as hosting the

minister of agriculture, Icant agree with the letterwriters opinion that ourcommunitys farms some-

how belong to SouthDelta. This was an incred-ible opportunity for ourfarmers and allowed themto have the ear of a verybusy cabinet minister. Ifail to see how anyone whotruly loves this communitycan find the ministers visitirritating.I make no apologies for

serving my constituents andI have faith the citizens ofDelta will see through thesepartisan letters. People whowant the best for Delta real-ize that many of our com-munity organizations serveresidents of both ridings.Expect to hear more from

me whenever I can shine alight on Delta and help indi-viduals and organizationsthat need assistance.

Scott HamiltonMLA for Delta North

Working for good of Delta

Editor:The Cross Border

Coalition Against theTowers wishes to thankMayor Lois Jackson andDelta council for the sup-port they provided byendorsing the staff recom-mendations at councils July14 meeting regarding theproposed KRPI transmitter

in Point Roberts.The level of support by

Delta was greater than I hadexpected, and it is all thecoalition could reasonablyexpect. This support will beinfluential with WhatcomCounty as it comes from anadjacent comparable levelof government.The coalition has been

staffing a table in theTsawwassen Town CentreMall near the hot dog stand.Members are glad to answerquestions and provideinformation on this issue.Members of the publicwho wish to may make acontribution towards legalexpenses.

Steve Graham

Editor:I attended the public

information meeting on thedevelopment proposal forthe property in the 4900-block on 47A Avenue lastweek and I was shocked athow the crowd reacted to

this proposal.The application is not

a lot different to what ison the south side of 47AAvenue or the apartmentbehind the property on 48thAvenue.Those two buildings are

both four storeys includ-ing undercover parking onground level.The only difference in

the current proposal is thetwo penthouses on the westend of the building.

Harvey Gifford

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The Municipal Council of The Corporation of Deltawill hold a Public Hearing, in accordance with theLocal Government Act, to consider the followingproposed project(s) and related application(s):

Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Place: Council Chamber, Delta Municipal Hall4500 Clarence Taylor CrescentDelta, BC V4K 3E2

A Council meeting is scheduled to immediatelyfollow this Public Hearing in the event Councilwishes to give further consideration to any projectsat that time.

Any persons who believe that their interest inproperty will be affected by the proposed projectsshall be given an opportunity to be heard at thePublic Hearing on matters contained in the bylawsand/or proposed by the applications.

Should you have any concerns or comments youwish to communicate to Council in advance of thePublic Hearing, you can write to:

Mayor and CouncilThe Corporation of Delta

4500 Clarence Taylor CrescentDelta, BC V4K 3E2Fax: 604-946-3390

Email: [email protected]

Correspondence addressed to Mayor and Councilwill form part of the public record for this PublicHearing.

To be considered, correspondence must bereceived by the Office of the Municipal Clerk nolater than 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 29, 2014.

Project No. 1: Application for Rezoning andDevelopment Variance Permit (File No. LU006746)

Location: 11661 84 Avenue as shown outlined inbold on MAP NO. 1Applicant: Ravi GillTelephone: 604-301-0069Proposal: Application for Rezoning andDevelopment Variance Permit in order to permitsubdivision anddevelopmentof twosingle familyresidential lots.

Delta ZoningBylaw No.2750, 1977AmendmentBylaw No.7277

To amendDelta ZoningBylaw No.2750, 1977 byrezoning the subject property from RM1 MultipleFamily (Duplex) Residential to RS7 Single Family(335 m2) Residential.Development Variance PermitLU006746

To vary Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977 asfollows:1. Section 305 by varying the front setback

averaging requirement from 8.9 m to 6.5 m forthe principal structure on proposed Lot 2;

2. Section 632D by varying the rear setback from9 m to 4 m for the principal structure onproposed Lot 1; and

3. Section 914 by varying the special setback fromthe centreline of 84 Avenue from 21 m to 16.7m for the principal structures on proposed Lots1 and 2.

Staff Contact: Nancy McLean 604-952-3814Web Location: July 14, 2014 Regular CouncilMeeting Agenda Item E.06

Project No. 2 Application for Rezoning andDevelopment Variance Permit (File No. LU007079)Location: 4933 53 Street as shown outlined in boldon MAP NO. 2Applicant: Brian G. Hart & CompanyTelephone: 604-946-8302Proposal: Application for Rezoning andDevelopment Variance Permit in order to permitsubdivision and development of three single familyinfill (coach house) residential lots.Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977Amendment Bylaw No. 7329To amend DeltaZoning BylawNo. 2750, 1977by rezoning thesubject propertyfrom RS2 SingleFamily (0.40 ha)Residential toComprehensiveDevelopmentZone No. 439 toallow a three-lotsubdivision andconstruction ofa two-storeysingle familydwelling and atwo-storey coachhouse dwelling unit on each lot.Development Variance Permit LU007079To vary Delta Subdivision and DevelopmentStandards Bylaw No. 5100, 1994 as follows:1. Section 5.2(b) by waiving the requirement to

provide improvements to the collector roadstandard, which would include road wideningimprovements along 53 Street for proposed Lots1, 2 and 3; and

2. Section 8.11(a) in Schedule A by reducing theminimum residential driveway width from 4 mto 2.8 m for proposed Lots 1, 2 and 3.

Staff Contact: Alex Cauduro 604-952-3163Web Location: June 23, 2014 Regular CouncilMeeting Agenda Item E.05Additional InformationAdditional information, copies of the bylaws,supporting staff reports, and any relevantdocumentation may be inspected until Tuesday,July 29, 2014.

Municipal Hall:Community Planning and DevelopmentDepartmentHours: 8:30 am to 4:45 pm Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday, and Friday (except statutory holidays)8:30 am to 8:00 pm ThursdayWebsite: www.delta.caEmail: [email protected]: 604-946-3380

Please note that Council may not receive furthersubmissions from the public or interested personsconcerning any project after the Public Hearinghas concluded.

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As the media sponsor forthis years Boundary BayAirshow, the Optimist wasoffered a chance for one ofits employees to go for aride-along with one of theperformers. I was the luckyone, but I really had no ideait would be one of the mostfun things Ive ever done!As soon as I found out I

was going up, I phoned mybrother Andrew to tell himto watch out for a smallplane that might be cominghis way while he was outsailing in the Georgia Straitwith my sister Martha.My colleague (and

wife) Ruth drove me tothe airport where we metpilot Ross Granley. Asluck would have it, anothergentleman who was to goup with us couldnt makeit so Ross invited Ruth tojoin us.Ross was a true profes-

sional, making us feelcomfortable right away bystressing he wouldnt doanything up in the air thatwould make us feel nervousor sick. Then he asked, So,

what would you like to doup there?I explained that my

brother and sister would beout in the strait in a smallsailboat and that Id love todive-bomb them! With a bigsmile on his face, Ross said,That would be fun.As we arrived at Rosss

Yak-18, up walked his dad,Bud Granley. Ive seenBud in at least 20 airshowsover the years and it was a

real thrill to meet him. Buddecided to fly alongside inhis red Yak-55.We took off in formation

and flew over White Rockbefore heading out to thestrait. All this time Budwas just off our wing, oftenupside down!When we noticed my

brothers boat, Taboma,Ross radioed his dad andthey decided to do a high-speed pass on either side.

And then the show reallybegan! Both planes bankedhard to come back towardsthe boat and then did acomplete roll. I was havingso much fun I was besidemyself!Both planes started

to head back towardsBoundary Bay but Iwhacked Ross on the armand asked, Cant we go byagain? Ross obliged, ask-ing if we were OK with aloop.Back on the radio to his

dad, we soon made anotherhard bank back towards theboat. Andrew and Marthawere still standing and wav-ing. They were ready formore.Both planes needed some

real speed to accomplishthe loop, so down we went,heading right for the boat.Then Ross pulled back onthe levers and up we wentand over. What an unbeliev-able feeling! Keep in mind,Bud is right beside us thewhole way.I was having so much

fun I didnt ever want to godown. Thats when I real-ized Ross and his dad werehaving just as much fun.In fact, they werent

done yet, so after anotherradio call to Bud, theycriss-crossed right abovethe boat. It was absolutelyamazing!Martha said afterward

that shed been to a lot ofairshows but never had onecome to her!This time I decided not

to push my luck and weheaded back to the airport,the pilots having given usmore pleasure than theyllever know.

Oh brother, that was some airshow!Optimist staffer gets to buzz his sailing siblings thanks to a ride-along with the Granleys he wont ever forget

SUBMITTED PHOTO (ABOVE) AND PHOTO BY JOHN GALLINGER (RIGHT)

John Gallinger and Ruth VanBruksvoort are shown with Rossand Bud Granley. Ross took them up in his Yak-18 and Bud(right) was never far away.

BY JOHN [email protected]


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Coming Events

!Grief Support Group -Interactive group for adultsexperiencing loss and grief- Wednesdays, July 23, 30.Call 604-948-0660 or [email protected] more information or toregister.

!The Second StoreyTheatre visits LadnerPioneer Library Thursday,July 24, 2 - 2:45 p.m.Audiences will decide thefate of our improvisersas they play games andtell stories in this exciting45-minute show. Togetherwith our cast of perform-ers, the audience will helpto create a one-of-a-kindadventure that is entirelyinspired by their sugges-tions. The theatre group vis-its Tsawwassen Library thesame day from 11 - 11:45a.m.

!AWriters Group meetsThursday, July 24, 10:30a.m. - 12 p.m. at theTsawwassen Library. Dropin and share your storieswith a supportive group offellow writers. Meets everysecond and fourth Thursdayof the month.

!The next Storytime atLadner Pioneer Library isTuesday, July 29, 10:30 -11 a.m. Introduce childrento the love of books andlanguage! Enjoy stories,songs, rhymes and puppetsfor children five years andyounger with their parentsand caregivers. Storytimehelps prepare children tolearn to read.

!Grief and Loss, workshoppresented by AlzheimerSociety of B.C., Wednesday,July 30, 2 to 4 p.m., Centrefor Supportive Care, DeltaHospice, 4631 ClarenceTaylor Crescent. Pre-reg-istration required. KristaFrazee, 604-238-7390,[email protected].

!Deltassist Family and

Community Servicesis offering a HealthyRelationships and StressManagement group for menand women over 19. When:Thursdays from Aug. 7 toOct. 23 from 5 to 7 p.m.Where: Deltassist, 9097-120th St., North Delta.Refreshments provided Toregister or for more infor-mation call 604-594-3455ext. 110 or go to http://www.deltassist.com/current/events.html.

!The Canadian MentalHealth Association Deltaoffers a Depression/Bi-Polar support group forindividuals with depression/bi-polar or experiencingsymptoms. Next summermeeting: Monday, Aug. 11from 7 to 8:45 p.m. at theLadner Library. Please callCMHA Delta to register foryour first meeting at 604-943-1878.

!Canadian Mental HealthAssociation Delta offersa Family Support Groupfor individuals supportingsomeone with a mentalillness. The next meetingtakes place on Aug. 13from 7 to 9 p.m. at DeltaHospital, 5800 MountainBlvd., Ladner (educationroom). Call CMHA Deltafor info at 604-943-1878.

!Want to try rowing? Signup for a Learn to Row classat the Delta Deas RowingClub. We are a communityrowing club located in theDeas Island Regional Park.Learn to Row programs areoffered for juniors, fit-for-life rowers, adaptive rowers,as well as competitive row-ers. For more informationplease call 604-946-3074or e-mail us at [email protected].

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!Christmas in July atMcKee! Please donateto the Delta Food Bank!McKee Seniors RecreationCentre supports the DeltaFood Bank. Drop off non-perishable food items toshare with your neighboursin need. Donations will bedelivered to the food bankon July 23.

!McKee SeniorsRecreation Centre will beclosed Aug. 3 to 10, inclu-sive for maintenance.

!KinVillage Travel has atrip to Pacific Institute ofCulinary Arts, GranvilleIsland and Stanley ParkMonday, Oct. 6. Members:$55. Non-members: $58.KinVillage Travel is open10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Tuesday to Thursday atKinVillage CommunityCentre and at McKee. Call604-943-0225.

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The Bantam A1 DeltaIslanders lacrosse teammade local history lastweek by winning gold atthe provincial champion-ships.Delta teams have won

several medals in the almost30 years the provincialchampionships have beencontested, but had neverwon gold at the A1 leveluntil now.The team ended regular

season play in fifth placein the Lower Mainlandwith a 6-9-1 record and itsbest finish in three tourna-ments was fourth placein Coquitlam. However,the Islanders were on anupward swing as theyentered playoffs and quali-fied for provincials afterthree straight wins.The Islanders began

round robin by droppinga 3-2 decision to PortCoquitlam before rebound-ing to defeat the WestshoreWhalers from Juan deFuca 5-1. After losing 3-0to the New WestminsterSalmonbellies, the Islanderscompleted round robin play

with wins over Penticton(7-4) and Cowichan (13-6), earning third place anda berth in the semi-finalsagainst the Salmonbellies.Jake Cantlon scored two

goals in the first periodagainst New West to giveDelta a lead it would notrelinquish. A pair by MarkYingling, a single by DeanKishuichi and an emptynetter by Cantlon to com-

plete his hat trick accountedfor the offence in a 6-2 winthat earned the Islanders aspot in the final against theundefeated Port CoquitlamSaints.In a low-scoring cham-

pionship game, Cantlonhad the Islanders even at1-1 after the second periodbefore James Greig scoredwhat turned out to be thewinner early in the third.

Yingling added a pair ofpower play markers for a4-1 victory that was back-stopped by some outstand-ing goaltending by JarvisDashkewytch.Players named game

all stars included Cantlon(A), Kishuichi (A),Dashkewytch (G), Yingling(A), Maxwell Stalling(C) and Richard Bailey.Yingling (A) was named tothe A1 tournament all-starteam, while Bailey receivedthe Warrior Fair PlayAward.Rounding out the ros-

ter for the A1 championsare Jackson McLeod,Jackson Tutkaluke, MitchGodlonton, Jon Grieg,James Grieg, Ben Andrews,Owen Borthwick, JaredMolici, Logan Bebb, BenKnauer and Connor Sillet(G).The team would not have

made it this far without thededication of its coachingstaff Stephen Alexander,Tanner Taylor, GarretHolmes, Darren Alexanderand Derik Bailey andmanager Inge Andrews.

Bantam A1 Isles capture provincials

The Ladner Pioneers sawtheir West Coast SeniorLacrosse Association sea-son come to a disappoint-ing close last Friday withan 11-8 loss to the NorthShore Indians.Ladner lost a 12-11 nail-

biter at Sungod Arena lastWednesday to set up the do-or-die in the best-of-threequarterfinal series.We got outplayed, said

Pioneers head coach Bob

Taylor.He noted the Pioneers

were missing a player dueto injury and others dueto prior commitments andhad to call up players forwhat turned out to be a firstround sweep.The commitment level

wasnt where it should havebeen, he said.North Shore now moves

on to face the top-seededNanaimo Timbermen in thesemifinals. Tri-City andRoyal City square off in theother semi-final series.

BY DAVE [email protected]

Delta team makes local history with gold medal performance, defeating Port Coquitlam 4-1 in finals

SUBMITTED PHOTOS

The provincial champion Bantam A1 Delta Islanders show off their banner, trophy and medals.

Pioneers swept infirst round series

PHOTO BY GORDGOBLE

Travis StGermain of theLadner Pioneersdrives to thenet against theNorth ShoreIndians lastweek at SungodArena.

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Delta athletes broughthome their fair share ofmedals from the B.C.Summer Games in Nanaimolast week.Over 3,200 athletes,

coaches and officials fromacross B.C. competed dur-ing the four-day event.Four-time Olympian

and B.C. Games Societyboard member Dave Calderspoke to the athletes andreminded them that medalsand successes are not theonly things to be taken fromthese Games.Remember that you

learn lessons from all yoursuccesses and failures andeach experience is impor-tant, he said.Heres a list of Delta

medal winners:Athletics

Gulneer Dosanjh - bronzein Girls 4x100m relay

BasketballTeo Ardanaz - silver

GolfAidan Schooley and

Jordan Payne - bronzeBox lacrosse

Jared Beaton, RileyDuimel, Taylor Goundry,Evan Khara, Brayden Kirk,

Justin Smith, DawsonTrimble and Ryan Walters- gold

EquestrianAllison Bain - bronze

RowingMadelin Prekaski - gold

in the singles skills compe-tition and bronze in doublesskills competition

RugbyJustin Koprowski, Austin

Boem, Gavin Murray, Niall

Cummins, Kieran Cortes,Jarvis Dashkewytch,Michael Calvert, DonBrown, Billy Matwichynaand Douglas Jameson - sil-ver

SoccerRyan Galovich, Evan

Paterson, Bennett McKay,Joshua Bauman, ZacharySherwin, Hunter Strombergand Ben Kraemer - silver

Softball

Evan Willis - goldAshley Desgroseilliers,

Beth Kamimura, Carri-Anne Hoar, DamaraBegin, Danielle Toth,Jayde Robertsen, JennyManojloovic, JuliaSasaki, Jordan Woodward,Kassandra Sandhu,Kennedy Bonner, HayleyBonner, Logan Bailey andSydney McKee - silver

SwimmingDuco Schuurman Hess -

gold in 4x50 metre medleyrelay, silver in 100-metrebreastroke and 200-metrebreastrokeAidan McDonough - sil-

ver in Swimming - Paraevents: 50-metre back-stroke, 100-metre back-stroke, 50-metre freestyle,100-metre freestyle and 50-metre butterfly.

Synchronized swim-ming

Grace Macdonald -bronze in tier 4/5 duet

Swimming SpecialOlympics

Courtenay Rekis - goldin 100-metre freestyle, sil-ver in 50-metre freestyle,50-metre backstroke and50-metre butterfly.

Delta athletes bring home medalsfrom Summer Games in NanaimoOver 3,200 athletes, coaches and officials involved in four-day event

SUBMITTED PHOTO

Eight players and two coaches (head coach Trevor Smith,assistant coach Andrew Walters and players Brayden Kirk,Justin Smith, Jared Beaton, Taylor Goundry, Ryan Walters,Riley Duimel, Dawson Trimble and Evan Khara) from the DeltaIslanders Midget A1 lacrosse team helped Zone 4 Fraser RiverDelta win gold in box lacrosse at the B.C. Summer Games.

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A pair of Tsawwassenfield hockey standouts willbe playing for Canada at theupcoming CommonwealthGames in Scotland.Forward Mark Pearson

and defender SaraMcManus were named totheir respective squads forthe Games, which will runfrom July 23 to Aug. 4 inGlasgow.Pearson, 27, already has

150 international caps tohis credit, having made hisnational debut in 2005. Hewill try and help Canadareach the podium andimprove on its 16th positionin the world rankings.Canada will play in Pool

B with England (rankedfourth in the world), NewZealand (sixth), Malaysia(13th) and Pan Americanrivals Trinidad & Tobago.Canada opens against NewZealand on July 24.There is a great mix

of experience and youthand we know this groupis going to perform wellfor Canada, said coachAnthony Farry. Our big-gest assets as a group are

our unwavering ability tofight hard for each otherand our belief that wecan compete with the topnations.Only 20, McManus has

already suited up 56 timesfor the senior national team.The UBC student was astandout during a recenttour of the United Kingdomwhere Canada posted a 2-2-1 record. She had threegoals, including the gamewinner in a 2-1 triumphover Wales, and also scoredoff a penalty corner in a1-1 draw against No. 3England.

The Canadian womensteam has a new look withonly four players returningfrom the group that playedin the 2010 CommonwealthGames in Delhi.The strength of the team

is its ability to relentlesslypursue our goals in a unitedfashion, said head coachIan Rutledge. While wehave a significantly youth-ful team, I have always beenimpressed by the groupsability to continually rise tothe occasion and showcasetheir talents against someof the best teams in theworld.

Field hockey standoutsin Scotland for GamesMark Pearson and Sara McManus playing for Canada

Mark Pearson Sara McManus


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When Lorie andWalter bought theirhome in Port Alberni 13years agothey slowly began renovating theunfinished basement to accommodateWalters changing needs as hismuscular dystrophy advanced.

The basement was a black hole whenwemoved in, recalledWalter. After12years of skimping and saving, wemade the downstairs completelywheelchair accessible, except forthe bathroom. It was way too small.I could only stand for about a minuteand a half without collapsing inthe shower stall and I could nolonger pull myself out of the tub inthe upstairsbathroom, even withLories help.

Through funding from BC HousingsHome Adaptations for Independence(HAFI) program,Walter and Loriewere able to work with a contractorto transform the space. A wall wasremoved to make room for a wheel-in shower with benches, grab barswere installed, and the vanity andfixtures were relocated.

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Walter and Lorie hope to spend therest of their lives in their home.

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We Are Very Excited To Announce

LOGAN SCHUSSJoining The DLA AsClub Coach For TheDelta Footmen.

Logan will also be at our pre-season training sessionson Tuesdays throughout August.

Registration

On Tuesday July 29th

from 6 - 8 pm at Holly Turfwe will be holding anin person registration

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Aug 12

Aug 19

Aug 26

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Pre-Season training begins July 29th and everyTuesday in August with DLA Club Coach Logan Schuss

Go to www.deltafootmen.ca for more information


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