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Appeal dismissedCourt rules againstBurns Bog group 4

Marathon roundGolf pro plays 300 holesin annual fundraiser 5

New approach neededMLA sees holes insocial safety net 11

Boxla showdownPioneers host Bandits withsecond place on the line 18

Some periodic wet weatherdidn’t put a damper on last week-end’s Tour de Delta.

“Overall we had a really suc-cessful weekend of racing,” saidB.C. Superweek race directorMark Ernsting.

He mentioned during Sunday’sWhite Spot Delta Road Race,while driving around in the cara-van, he could see people remain-ing to watch the action despite itbeginning to rain.

“They kept sitting in their lawnchairs, or kept the barbecuesgoing. I never saw at all, ever,people packing up and leavingbecause of the rain, which is

really special to see.”This year marked the first time

the women’s and men’s road raceshad Union Cycliste Internationalsanctioning. It was the first yearfor the women and second for themen.

Organizers saw their larg-est women’s field to date, saidErnsting, adding the quality of theteams was exceptional.

Winnipeg’s Leah Kirchmann,racing with the Optum p/b KellyBenefit Strategies team, won thewomen’s road race in TsawwassenSunday. The Canadian national

champion also won Saturday’sBrenco Criterium in Ladner.

Denise Ramsden of TeamOptum captured the women’s MKDelta Lands Criterium Fridaynight in North Delta.

On the men’s side, JesseAnthony of Optum p/b KellyBenefit Strategies was victoriousin the road race, Team SmartStopPro Cycling’s Shane Kline wonSaturday’s criterium and RyanRoth of Silber Pro Cycling Teamtasted victory in North Delta onFriday.

Last weekend marked the 14thedition of the Tour de Delta.

Tour de Delta kicked off B.C.Superweek, a series of nineraces over 10 days that features$120,000 in prize money.

PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE

Winnipeg’s Leah Kirchmann was all smiles as she crossed the finish line first in the White Spot Delta Road Race in Tsawwassen Sunday. The Canadian national champion also won Saturday night’sBrenco Criterium in Ladner Village.

Racing through the raindropsDespite some inclement weather over weekend, 14th edition of Tour de Delta kicks off B.C. Superweek in style

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Saturday’s Brenco Criterium saw riders race through the streets of Ladner.

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The Delta school districthas announced anothercasualty in the ongoingteachers’ strike, this timethe Summer Quest 2014youth activity camps.

The district on the week-end stated the camps forall dates this summer havebeen cancelled due to thecontinuing labour disputebetween the B.C. Teachers’Federation and B.C.Public School Employers’Association.

It came not long after theschool district announcedthat all academic summerschool courses had beencancelled as well.

However, amidst the badnews, a local non-profitgroup that runs a summerprogram for special needschildren got some moregood news this week whenit was told it would be able

to use its rent-free schoolspaces.

The Delta Life SkillsSociety summer programis geared for children andyoung adults with a widerange of disabilities, suchas Asperger’s syndrome,autism, cerebral palsy,Down syndrome, develop-mental delay and seizuredisorders.

The program runs for sixweeks in July and Augustout of schools through-out Delta, but the group,almost completely fundedby parents, had to scrambleto find alternative venuesafter the BCTF promisedto continue pickets outsideschools during the summer.

It posed a huge problembecause the program useseducational assistants thatare members of CUPE,meaning they wouldn’tcross picket lines.

The group managed tofind alternate venues in

churches and halls and wasfortunate that some agreedto waive rental fees, how-ever, the society still facedthousands in additionaltransportation costs.

Last week as the group’sprogram began, it got somegood news when it wastold it would be able to use

at least one classroom atSands Secondary in NorthDelta. The society has sincereceived more good newswhen informed by the DeltaTeachers’ Association therewould be no picket lines atDelta Secondary in Ladner,meaning the program wouldalso have its regular loca-

tion in South Delta.Meanwhile, the full-

blown teachers’ strike,which commenced lastmonth, appears destinedto drag on throughout thesummer.

The BCPSEA and BCTFhad agreed that JusticeStephen Kelleher wouldbe an acceptable media-tor, however, the teachers’union is complaining thegovernment insisted itaccept proposals that wouldlimit bargaining even beforeentering mediation.

Locally, Delta Teachers’Association president PaulSteer via Twitter notedteachers will explore alloptions, but he wonderedwhy Delta school trusteeshave been silent. Deltaschool board chair LauraDixon noted during thatexchange if there is not acontinued effort to reach adeal, the fall semester couldbe affected.

It was a bad weekend onDelta’s roads.

A serious crash betweenan SUV and a TransLinkbus shut down northboundtraffic through the George

Massey Tunnel for severalhours last Friday.

The head-on collisionoccurred around 5:30 p.m.,closing the tunnel north-bound for approximatelyfive hours and causing hugedelays in both directions.

Northbound traffic was

re-routed onto the SouthFraser Perimeter Roadand across the Alex FraserBridge, while southboundtraffic was backed up to theOak Street Bridge.

The SUV drove out ofthe counterflow lane andcollided with the north-

bound 620 bus, it wasreported, with the driverof the SUV being takento hospital. Alcohol wasreportedly not a factor.

There was another crashSunday afternoon on south-bound Highway 17 that alsotied up traffic.

A photographer in thearea heard emergencyvehicles and could see traf-fic backed up. He notedthere was a single vehicleon its side with respondersextricating a single occu-pant who was then taken tohospital.

Crash closes Massey TunnelNorthbound traffic re-routed during afternoon rush after SUV collides with TransLink bus

PHOTO BY ROB ALMRUD

Southbound Highway 17 was backed up Sunday afternoon as emergency crews dealt with another accident.

BY DAVE [email protected]

Summer camps fall victim to strikeSpecial needs program will proceed at DSS as teachers won’t be setting up picket lines

BY SANDOR [email protected]

FILE PHOTO

Teachers won’t be picketing outside Delta Secondary, whichwill allow the Delta Life Skills Society’s summer program toproceed.

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The Burns BogConservation Society haslost an appeal of an earliercourt decision of its lawsuitagainst the federal govern-ment.

The Federal Court ofAppeal in Vancouverrecently threw out the soci-ety’s legal action in a caseinvolving the South FraserPerimeter Road.

The society had takenOttawa to Federal Courta couple of years ago,claiming the governmentbreached an environmen-tal covenant to protect thebog when the highway wasallowed to be constructed inproximity to the wetland.

The group and othersopposed to the alignment ofthe SFPR had said the newhighway would have a sig-nificant impact, despite theGateway Program’s assur-ances that mitigation mea-sures would address thoseconcerns.

The society also contend-ed the highway’s proximity

contravenes the CanadianEnvironmental AssessmentAct and the federal Speciesat Risk Act.

Using a grant from WestCoast Environmental Law,the society launched alawsuit, however a FederalCourt judge ruled againstthe group, prompting it tofile an appeal in 2012.

Society president ElizaOlson at the time main-tained the SFPR is aninfringement of the govern-ment’s obligations under aconservation covenant.

The society, which didn’tname the Corporation ofDelta in the lawsuit, alsosaid it believed the SFPRalignment threatens the

bog’s very survival.However, Justice J.A

Gauthier said in his viewthere was no error thatwould justify the FederalCourt of Appeal’s interven-tion, so the appeal shouldbe dismissed with costs.

“I am satisfied that he(trial judge) was not limit-ing himself to factual situ-ations already encounteredin the case law and kept anopen mind as to what newcircumstances these prin-ciples could apply to. I findno error in his articulationof the law or in his applica-tion of these legal principlesto the facts of this case,”Gauthier stated in his rea-sons for judgment.

Federal Court dismissesappeal in highway suitSociety claims SFPR route infringes on Burns Bog

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Construction of the South Fraser Perimeter Road didn’t contra-vene an environmental covenant, according to a court ruling.

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Cory Rudston-Browngolfed from dawn to dusk,playing an astounding 300holes in a single day atBeach Grove Golf Club lastmonth, in the PGA of B.C.’sGolfathon for ALS.

Starting at 4:20 a.m. andnot finishing until 9:45p.m., Rudston-Brown wasonce again raising moneyand awareness for the ALSSociety of B.C.

The ninth annualGolfathon is a personalcause for the assistant proat Beach Grove because hisgrandfather passed awayfrom the disease. There isalso a member at the clubwho has been diagnosedwith ALS.

According to Rudston-Brown, he swung the club1,236 times throughoutthe day while playing whatamounted to an 18-holeround every hour.

“It kind of feels like abroken record,” he said. “I

felt like I hit 150bunkers in the lastround.”

Also known asLou Gehrig’s dis-ease, ALS affects aperson’s motor neu-rons that carry mes-sages to the musclesresulting in weak-ness and deteriora-tion in arms, legs,mouth and throat.There is no knowncure for the diseaseand patients are typi-cally immobilizedwithin two to fiveyears.

During the firsteight years the Golfathonfor ALS raised over$869,000 and the PGA ofB.C. is hoping to break the$1 million mark this year.

According to WendyToyer, executive director ofthe ALS Society of B.C.,as a result of the Golfathonthe organization has startedprograms for kids impactedby ALS, whether it is a par-ent or close family member

diagnosed with the disease.This year 27 children will

be sent to camp for fourdays where they will have achance to speak to counsel-lors and meet new friendsdealing with similar situa-tions. This creates a supportsystem and an outlet forthose affected by ALS.

“We appreciate the sup-port we’ve gotten fromCory over the years and thePGA,” said Toyer.

Really long day on thecourse for local proCory Rudston-Brown plays 300 holes over more than17 hours at Beach Grove in annual Golfathon for ALS

BY LUKASZ JONCAOptimist contributor

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The Delta branch of theCanadian Mental HealthAssociation is offeringa program this monthdesigned to help teensincrease confidence andpositive thoughts.

The free pilot programruns over four days — July14, 18, 21 and 25 — andincludes outdoor activitiesdesigned to teach teenshow to increase confi-dence, challenge unhelpfulthoughts and build positiveones.

Youth support worker andwilderness instructor KyleHorvath will facilitate theprogram.

Being an avid outdoorenthusiast, Horvath revelsin the opportunity to con-nect with youth in a morenatural setting.

He says his passion forhis work is seen in his dedi-cation to youth in discover-ing their own sense of curi-osity and connection withthe world around them. Hesays the course presentsskills that everyone has tolearn eventually.

“Not many people areborn with the ability torecognize when they areexperiencing a vicious cycleof bad thoughts,” he says.“More importantly, even ifpeople can identify thosethoughts, we don’t alwayshave the tools to changethose thoughts because noone teaches us how.”

The program combinesclassroom sessions with

outdoor activities, givingteens the chance to explorethe material in a differentsetting.

“There is a shift in under-standing that some learninghappens in a classroom, butself-discovery can occuranywhere,” Horvath says.

“This course offerssomething for everyone. Asmuch as it is not an enticingfactor for youth, the realityis that they gain invaluableskills on how to live better,”he says.

Horvath describes him-self as a dynamic facilitatorwho engages youth throughhumour and authenticity.

“I approach facilitationas a reciprocal learningexperience, where I engagein conversations with youthand in turn we discovermore together. I am a pas-sionate person who is curi-ous about a lot of things, soI ask a lot of questions.”

At the end the pilot pro-gram, Horvath will also belooking for feedback fromparticipants, especially onthe outdoor component ofthe sessions.

“Most important feed-back for myself wouldbe how the time outdoorsinfluences individuals,”he says. “I want honestanswers, quite frankly.”

The pilot program forteens runs from 1 to 4 p.m.on July 14, 18, 21 and 25 atthe Delta Manor EducationCentre in Ladner.

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Future lookslike it willbe busy

TEDMURPHY

MURPHY’SLAW

I’ve been to the future. I even hadlunch there.

While in Alberta late last month,I came across CrossIron Mills whiledriving Highway 2 from Edmonton toCalgary. Happening upon a shoppingmall not far from a major metropolitancentre isn’t uncommon or newsworthy,nor is it terribly futuristic, but this par-ticular mall does provide a clue to what’sin store for South Delta.

I was most interested to see CrossIronMills because it’s a template forTsawwassen Mills, the mall IvanhoeCambridge is in the process of buildingin partnership with the Tsawwassen FirstNation. And let me tell you, it’s not likeanything you’ve seen around here.

“This is going to be in Tsawwassen?That’s crazy!” That was the reactionof my son as we got out of the car andgazed at the façade as we made our waythrough the expansive parking lot to themall entrance. We’d been at the WestEdmonton Mall the day before, so weknew what a massive shopping centrelooks like, and while CrossIron Millsisn’t of that magnitude, with its multipleanchor tenants, six shopping neighbour-hoods, movie theatres and food court, itcertainly dwarfs anything around here.

It’s so out of character for this area,it’s hard to believe something of that sizewill soon be in our midst.

Beyond its massing, what also struckme was how busy it was for a Sundayafternoon in early summer. There havebeen many concerns voiced over whethershoppers would make their way toTsawwassen Mills and its also-under-construction neighbour, TsawwassenCommons, but the rather remote locationof CrossIron Mills didn’t seem to be ahindrance.

I figured the mall would be hop-ping when it took me 11 minutes just tonavigate the highway off-ramp, althoughthat probably spoke as much to an inad-equate signal light on the overpass as itdid to the traffic volume. Once inside,it was packed, perhaps not quite topre-Christmas levels, but not far off asshoppers perused a good mix of outletand retail offerings. After buying lunch,we actually had to wait for a table eventhough there are probably 200 of them inthe food court.

What made the bustle inside the malleven more curious are all the green fieldsthat surround it. Although there’s somepretty dense housing not too far to thesouth on the outskirts of Calgary, themall itself is really out on its own.

It was just one visit, but from my briefencounter with CrossIron Mills, it lookslike they’ve found a retail model thatworks.

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For the last few months, I’vebeen hearing about the radio tow-ers proposed for Point Roberts.I’ve watched as meetings wereheld, fundraisers organized andpoliticians spoke to what theyhave done. And to be honest, I’mmore than a little worried. And it’sbecause of flight attendants.

My dad was a pilot, so I gotto fly a lot. I’ve also done morethan my share of business travel.Despite being on planes for mostof my life, I’ve never really enjoyedturbulence. Yes, I know, no planehas ever come down because ofturbulence, but that doesn’t make itany better for me. So when thingsgot a little bumpy on the flight, Ilooked to see if the flight atten-dants were nervous. If they weren’tpanicking, I should try and relaxa bit.

So when it comes to the radiotowers, I turned to people who

would know a lot about it.I needed some work done to my

cable, so I asked the cable guy.He’s dealing with all sorts of stuffrelated to signals, electronics andbroadcasts on a daily basis. If he’sworried, I need to buckle my seat-belt.

What he told me was he dealswith complaints in areas wherethere are other towers. We livein a damp environment, and overtime our communications equip-ment degrades. When there is aweakness in any system, broadcastsignals find their way in. Yes, itcan be fixed, but there are probablya lot of weaknesses we don’t knowabout.

I also talked with a couple ofguys from the Amateur RadioSociety. A few years ago, I tooktheir course for my amateur radiolicence. These are smart people- I’m surprised I passed theirtest. They know more about com-munications, wavelengths andfrequencies that I ever thoughtexisted. They know how to bouncesignals off the atmosphere to reachAustralia with a radio. If anyonewill know what’s going on, it’sthem.

While I didn’t get a “sky is fall-ing” feeling, they have big con-cerns. The signal will be strong

— 50,000 watts, day and night. Thebaby monitor will pick it up. Youmight have extra voices and musicon your phone calls. It will affectanything that operates wirelessly,but how much it will affect it noone can say.

To me, it sounds like buying anempty bucket. You’ll never knowhow many or how big the holes arein it until you fill it with water. Youmay be able to plug them up andget on with life, or you may havea useless bucket sitting in yourgarage. I have enough crap in mygarage.

I believe if this project werebeing proposed 300 metres to thenorth, it would have been soundlyrejected already. That’s why it’sbeing proposed for the Point.

There will be a hearing inWhatcom County on this. To stopit, we, collectively have to make anoise. We’re good at that.

Call the Hearing Examiner’soffice at 360-676-6794 and haveyour name added to their list ofinterested parties. They will sendyou a notification of when thehearing will be held. If you needmore information, go to NoTowers.webs.com.

Ladies and gentlemen, pleasefasten your seatbelts. There’s roughair ahead.

There’s rough air ahead withradio towers plan for Point

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Letters to the Editor

Editor:I’ve just seen a horrible

accident at the westboundinterchange betweenHighway 17A and Highway17. I sincerely hope that noone was seriously hurt butI fear that may not be thecase.

Numerous people havecomplained about thisjunction and the also theone with the northbound

Highway 99; both are verybadly designed and poorlyexecuted.

Of course, I don’t knowthe circumstances of theaccident but over the pastfew months I’ve seennumerous near misses soI guess it was only a mat-ter of time before I saw anactual collision.

We all have to takeresponsibility for our own

actions but in this caseI feel that SFPR projectmanager Geoff Freer shouldalso bear some responsibil-ity for accepting the baddesign and for his failure tolisten to the comments fromthose who use the roadevery day.

My thoughts go out tothose involved in the acci-dent.

P. Webb

Editor:My mother-in-law lives

in Tsawwassen at 55thStreet and 12th Avenue,using that crosswalk twicea day to go see her husbandat KinVillage.

When she pushes the but-ton for the flashing lights,you can’t even see the lightson the road. People don’tstop, and she has almost

been hit a few times.The other day I was driv-

ing east on 12th Avenue andnoticed a young girl stand-ing at the crosswalk, so Istopped. The car next to mewas going so fast that whenit braked you could hearthe tires. The person goingwestbound was also goingso fast that if the girl wasn’tpaying attention she would

have been hit.I wrote a letter to Delta

but have not heard back.I would like to see the

same lights that are in placeat Ladner Trunk Road byabc Restaurant and onArthur Drive. You can seethe flashing lights on theground, above and even onthe sides.

Natalie Ouwerling-Ross

Editor:If you are concerned

about the future characterof Ladner Village, pleaseattend the public informa-tion meeting on Wednesday,

July 16 from 7 to 9 p.m.at the Ladner CommunityCentre.

A proposal will bepresented to change theOfficial Community Plan in

order to build a five-storeyapartment building on 47AAvenue and 48B Street,thereby removing a numberof houses and trees.

D. Reynolds

Crash was bound to happen

Better crosswalk signals needed on 12th Ave.

Apartment proposal threatens village’s character

The Corporation of Delta4500 Clarence Taylor CrescentDelta BC V4K 3E2(604) 946-4141www.delta.ca

Delta Land Use Contract Discharge Bylaw No. 7330 – (File No. LU007001)

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that at the Council Meeting to be held onMonday, July 14, 2014at 7:00 PM at the Municipal Hall, 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, B.C., the MunicipalCouncil of The Corporation of Delta will consider third reading and final adoption of DeltaLand Use Contract Discharge Bylaw No. 7330, which relates to the properties listed below.

The purpose of this bylaw is to authorize Council to discharge the land use contractsfrom the subject properties in the list below to reveal the underlying RS1 Single FamilyResidential Zone.

Pursuant to Section 890(4) of the Local Government Act and Council’s resolution onJune 9, 2014, there will not be a Public Hearing for this bylaw.

Web Page Location: June 9, 2014 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Item E.06

AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the bylaw, detailed maps and other relevantinformation and regulations may be inspected at the office of the Community Planningand Development Department, 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, B.C., (604-946-3380)Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday between 8:30 am and 4:45 pm, and Thursdaybetween 8:30 am and 8:00 pm from July 4, 2014 to July 14, 2014, exclusive ofSaturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays.

Interested residents have the opportunity to provide written comments regarding theapplication at this time. Comments are to be received before 12:00 noon, Monday,July 14, 2014. Comments should be referred to:

Mayor and Council, The Corporation of Delta4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, BC V4K 3E2Fax: 604-946-3390 Email: [email protected]

ADDRESS LANDUSE CONTRACT NO. PID

11638 86 Avenue 3281 005-415-900

899 50B Street 3344 005-539-978

Notice of Land Use Contract Discharge

The Corporation of Delta4500 Clarence Taylor CrescentDelta BC V4K 3E2(604) 946-4141www.delta.ca

APPLICATION FOR ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT (FILE: P13-11)“Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977 Amendment (Cogeneration FacilitiesP13-11) Bylaw No. 7286, 2014”

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that at the Regular Meeting of Council to take place inthe Council Chamber at the Municipal Hall, 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent,Delta, BC on MONDAY, JULY 14, 2014, commencing at 7:00 pm, the MunicipalCouncil of The Corporation of Delta will consider third reading of “Delta ZoningBylaw No. 2750, 1977 Amendment (Cogeneration Facilities P13-11) Bylaw No.7286, 2014”.

The purpose of this bylaw is to amend the A1 Agriculture Zone to allowestablishment of combined heat and power generation (cogeneration) facilitiesassociated with greenhouses.

Pursuant to Section 890(4) of the Local Government Act and Council’s resolutionon June 9, 2014, there will not be a Public Hearing for this bylaw.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that the bylaw, staff reports and other relevantinformation and regulations may be inspected at the office of the CommunityPlanning and Development Department, 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta,B.C., (604-946-3380) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday between 8:30 amand 4:45 pm, and Thursday between 8:30 am and 8:00 pm from JULY 4, 2014 toJULY 14, 2014, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays.

Web Page Location: www.delta.ca June 9, 2014 Regular Council Meeting AgendaItem E.05.

Interested residents have the opportunity to provide written commentsregarding this application at this time. Comments are to be received before12:00 noon, Monday, July 14, 2014. Comments should be referred to:

Mayor and Council, The Corporation of Delta4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, BC V4K 3E2Fax: 604-946-3390 Email: [email protected]

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Come this time of year, Iseldom shop indoors.

Pottery? Berries? Cornand flowers and handmadesoap? It’s all about outside.

“Come on,” I said tothe husband on a recentSunday. “We’re going to themarket.”

It’s what I wait for allyear long: the opportunityto get out of the malls andthe supermarkets, and onto the streets, where wewill do our shopping whilewatching jugglers and lis-tening to guitarists and han-dling tomatoes and inhalingthe scent of frying onions.We will not be pushing gro-cery carts, but we will beeating ice cream.

“Didn’t we go to themarket last weekend?” thehusband will often ask.

“Of course we did,” Isaid. “You ready to go?”

The husband, let’s justsay, is slightly less enthu-siastic than I am about the

ritual. It’s not that he isn’tfond of the seasonal farm-er’s market. It’s just that I’ma tad obsessed.

I have, after all, beenknown to wait in borderlineups in order to get to amarket. I have taken ferriesin pursuit of fruit standsand used the better part ofa tank of gas in search offarm-fresh tomatoes andcorn on the cob.

“But don’t we haveenough jams and jellies?”asked the husband recentlywhen I was loading up onhomemade preserves.

He’s right, of course. Byseason’s end, I will needanother pantry in orderto accommodate my jarsof conserves and pickles- not to mention a boost onthe credit line. No matter.They’re yummy, those mar-ket treasures. And you haveto admit they’re cute.

Same with the hand-crafted earrings and the pot-tery coffee mugs. You couldmake a case that we haveenough, especially giventhat I use a single mug in asitting. Still, they’re hard toresist.

“What do you havethere?” asked the husband

not long ago. We weredoing the weekend mar-ket thing and had splitup momentarily - me, tobrowse, he, to sit - andwhen we reconnected, hiseyes made their way to mypurchase. Make that, mypurchases.

I had a toque for a tod-dler. I had three jars ofsalad dressing. I had anapron, a tea cosy and adozen wooden coasters.

“Don’t we have coast-ers?” asked the husband.

“Of course,” I said.“These will be a gift.”

“And the toque?” heasked. It would be for ourgreat-niece, I informed him.

“But it’s July,” he said.“It’s a Christmas present,

silly,” I said. “It’s usuallycold at Christmas.”

And so it goes. The hus-band, I’m thinking, shouldtake solace in the fact thatmarket time is a seasonalthing and will be done atsummer’s end.

But I will not fret whenthe markets close and thestalls shut down for winter.They won’t be back formonths, I know.

But the craft fairs will becoming.

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Among the many caseswe are handling in ourconstituency office, wecurrently have two that areclassic examples of thesaddest headlines we seeevery day. They exemplifya social safety net that haslarge and sad gaps and thatis characterized by a rigidapproach to problems thatcould be resolved with a bitof common sense and com-passion.

I was going to say “themost significant exampleis” ... only to stop and real-ize that both cases representserious problems and one isno less significant than theother. Both situations needattention from government.

I ask those who arereading this column: Howwould you cope with adisability that not onlyprevents you from work-ing, but also from enjoy-ing everyday pleasures?It’s a disability that hasreduced you to the needto stay alive, to no morethan the need to buy food,

to put clothes on your backand to find a place to live.Nothing elaborate, nothingextravagant, nothing beyondsurvival. Simply the needto find enough food to eat,clothes to keep you warmand a roof over your head.

You don’t want to needhelp, but you do need it.And you don’t want to askfor help, but you must. Andyou try to feed yourself,cloth yourself and houseyourself on help that at thevery most is $900 a month— and is often much less.It is impossible — and itdrives you to fury and fearand self-loathing and des-peration.

And in your desperationyou think about what elseyou can do to help makeyour life bearable. And youchange your already smallRRSP into a tiny annu-ity, so you can supplementyour disability payment. Ofcourse, that means in a veryfew years your RRSP willbe gone. But you have tohave that extra bit of moneyto survive and so you leavethe future to itself.

Or your survival is madea little bit easier becauseyou have an almost insig-nificant WCB pension, atiny pension for a problemthat contributed to the dis-

abilityyou nowconfront.A pensionthat makesit just pos-sible tosurvive— noth-ing more— on thedisabilitypayment.

And thenthe govern-ment findsout about your annuity.And the government findsout about your WCB pen-sion. And the governmentclaws back the annuity fromyour disability cheque. Andclaws back the pension.And forces you to surviveon only the disability pay-ment.

And the government notonly claws back the annuity,it makes you pay it all back— from your disability pay-ment. And to top that off,you have a stroke and nowhave medical expenses thataren’t covered and also haveto come out of your dis-ability. And remember, thatdisability payment cannotbe more than $900.

And worse still? You havealways worked at physicallabour and now you need

— and want— to get a“static” job,one for whichyou have noexperienceor training.But becauseit is a WCBcheque beingclawed back,and not anEmploymentInsurancecheque,you can’t

get retraining assistance.Heavens, you’re not unem-ployed, you’re disabled!

So you end up homeless.And you end up mentallyill. And you didn’t want tobe that way. And we can’tfind a way to help you. Andwe are sad to the point oftears.

You seldom hear mesay government should domore. The money just isn’tthere. But the programcutbacks, the bureaucracy,the rigidity and the lackof funding suggest a newapproach is needed. I amthinking it is time we con-sider a guaranteed mini-mum income. It would becheaper and it would restoredignity to a process that nolonger works for the peoplewho need it most.

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Alzheimer’s is the sec-ond most feared diseasefor Canadians as they age.And with many Ladnerresidents 50 years of age orolder, dementia is becom-ing a pressing health issuelocally.

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Chief Petty Officer First Class Colin Bell was recently awarded the Cadet Medal of Excellence forexemplary personal dress, deportment, knowledge and skill in cadet training and exceptionalleadership qualities. The medal is a national award presented once yearly to a limited numberof cadets from across Canada. Bell is the coxswain of the Ladner-Tsawwassen Navy LeagueCadet Corps Henry Roberts. The medal was presented by Bev Lovell, a representative of the NavyLeague of Canada, during the corps’ annual ceremonial review.

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!Grief Support Group -Interactive group for adultsexperiencing loss and grief- Wednesdays, July 9, 16,23, 30. Call 604-948-0660or email [email protected] for more infor-mation or to register.

!Grief - After a Year.A series for widows andwidowers who are look-ing for an opportunity tospeak with other individualsexperiencing similar grief.Sometimes after a year ormore, our questions andneeds may change. Formore information about thisseries or other programs atthe Centre for SupportiveCare, please call Marg at604-948-0660.

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Association Delta offersa Family Support Groupfor individuals supportingsomeone with a mental ill-ness. Summer meetings willtake place once a monthon Wednesday, July 9 andWednesday, August 13from 7 to 9 p.m. at DeltaHospital, 5800 MountainView Blvd., Ladner (educa-tion room). Call CMHADelta for info at 604-943-1878.

!Getting to KnowDementia, AlzheimerSociety of B.C. workshopfor family caregivers, July10, 10 a.m. to noon, Centrefor Supportive Care, DeltaHospice, 4631 ClarenceTaylor Cres. Pre-registra-tion required. Krista Frazee,604-238-7390, [email protected].

!Do you love to play boardgames? Are you between12 and 19 years old? Thencome to the library for afun night of gaming andfree pizza Thursday, July17, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. at theLadner Pioneer Library,4683-51st St. Games andsnacks provided by ImperialHobbies.

!CMHA Delta offers afully funded skill-buildingcourse for age 13-19 in

Ladner beginning MondayJuly 14 from 1 to 4 p.m.The group will continueJuly 18, 21 & 25. Phone604-943-1878 or [email protected] forintake process. Teens willbe working indoors andoutdoors with a youth sup-port worker and wildernessinstructor.

!Turning Mental HealthInside-Out - a free groupon mental wellbeing at theTsawwassen Library meetsTuesday evenings from7 - 8:30 p.m. Next meet-ing is July 15. The groupis a community educationmodel based on The ThreePrinciples as uncovered bySydney Banks. Suggestedreading “The EnlightenedGardener” by SydneyBanks (available throughthe library.

!If you are concernedabout the future characterof Ladner Village, pleaseattend a public informationmeeting Wednesday, July16, (7 - 9 p.m.) at LadnerCommunity Centre, 4734-51st St., Ladner. A proposalwill be presented to changethe Official CommunityPlan in order to build afive-storey apartmentbuilding on 47A Avenue &48B Street. Info: reynolds-

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!Shari’s Saturday Social,Saturday, July 12. Dance togreat CD music, from theslow, dreamy and romantic,to the faster beat of themambo, jive, and soft rockand roll. Doors open at 7p.m., dancing 7:30 to 11p.m. $8 for members $10non-members KinVillageCommunity Centre, 5430-10th Ave., Tsawwassen.Call 604-943-0225.

!There will be a CountryWestern Jamboree onSaturday, July 12 at McKeeSeniors Recreation Centre.Jammers in the Park 4 - 5p.m. Bar 5 p.m. Dinner 5- 6 p.m. Entertainment:Sincerely Yours 7 - 9:30p.m. Members $12; Guests$14.

!In the spirit of recon-ciliation, HummingbirdMinistries is hosting asocial event at the TFN Hall1926 Tsawwassen Dr., 4:30-9:30 p.m. on Friday, July11. It features Cree enter-tainer comedian WinstonWittunee, dance, laughter,fun. $20, potluck. Detailsat Hummingbirdministries.ca and on Facebook.Contact Mary at

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!Car boot sale. Where:Centennial Beach Park.When: Each second andfourth Saturday. Next sale:July 12. Time: 8:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. Vendors shouldset up at 8 a.m. Bring tar-paulin to display goods.Cost $10 per allocatedspace. Refreshments avail-able. Buyers enjoy barter onthe beach. Weather permit-ting. Info: Tom 604-940-9296 or www.boundarybay-parkassociation.wordpress.com.

!On Saturday, July 12there will be jewelry,watches, sunglasses and‘Designer Collections’ forsale at the Hospice CottageCharity Shoppe, 9:30 a.m.to 4 p.m., 1521-56th St.Tsawwassen.

!There will be a Delta 21garage sale Sunday, July13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.at Oddfellows Hall, 5425Ladner Trunk Rd. $10 atable. Call Leroy for moreinformation at 604-219-2134.

!Hospice Cottage CharityShoppe is having a gamingsale on Saturday, July 19.

Retro consoles and games- GameCube, N64, Xbox,PS and PS2 Atari, NESand SNES games RacingWheels, controllers formost systems. Guitar Hero/Rock Band sets and gui-tars will be priced to clearout. Handheld systems andgames PC games, joysticksand controllers, karaokemachines and more! Visit1521-56th St., Tsawwassenbetween 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.All items listed are basedon first-come, first-servedsales.

!Enjoy free music inthe park as our Concertsin the Park Series con-tinues: Bossa Boys,Wednesday July 9, 7 p.m. atDiefenbaker Park. Concertscancelled in inclementweather, call 604-943-9437or visit delta.ca for moreinfo and concert dates.

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The Nanaimo Timbermen look to be theLadner Pioneers’ biggest hurdle towardsadvancing to next month’s President’s CupSenior “B” Lacrosse Championships.

The Timbermen sealed first place in theWest Coast Senior Lacrosse Associationand the top seed for the upcoming playoffswith a 10-5 win over Ladner on Sunday inNanaimo. The result snapped a seven gamewin streak for Ladner (10-4-1) and sets up

a pivotal regular season home finale whenthe third place Tri-City Bandits (10-3-0)visit Sungod Arena on Thursday night (8p.m.). The winner will have home flooradvantage for a potential semi-final series.The six-time WCSLA champion Banditsalready have a spot locked up at the nation-als as the host club.

The Pioneers’ struggles with theTimbermen (0-2-1 this season) is about the

only thing that has gone wrong in the lastcouple of months. The league’s roster dead-line came and went on July 1 with the clubstanding firm — something it suggestedit would be doing back at the start of theseason.

“The key to this team is its youth,” saidPioneers head coach Bob Taylor. “We havea young team that has really come togetherand its best lacrosse is still to come. We

just didn’t want to mess with the chemistryand, frankly, it looks even better next yearfor this group.”

Delta Islanders’ graduate Mike Berekoff,who split time in the WLA last seasonbetween Nanaimo and Coquitlam, hasthrived with his hometown team — leadingthe league in scoring.

The 24-year-old has 64 points in 14games, including 27 goals.

Pioneers host Bandits Thursday with 2nd place on the line

National champion dominates in DeltaFresh off three wins at Canadian championships Leah Kirchman captures criterium in Ladner and road race in Tsawwassen

Fresh off a dominating performance atnationals, Leah Kirchmann continued hermomentum with two more victories at theTour de Delta.

The 24-year-old Winnipeg native cap-tured Saturday night’s Brenco Criteriumin Ladner, then completed her productiveweekend by winning Sunday’s White SpotRoad Race — the first time the 93.04kilometre event was a Union CyclisteInternationale (UCI) sanctioned event.

The Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategiesrider emerged from a bunch sprint at theend to win in two hours, 25 minutes and8.7 seconds — finishing just ahead ofWisconsin’s Sam Schneider.

“I set my hopes high (for B.C.Superweek), I wanted to win. It’s the firstyear that it’s a women’s UCI sanctioned raceand that’s a pretty big deal and the teamwas definitely looking for the win,” saidKirchmann who earlier won the criterium,road race and individual time trial at nation-als. “I really can’t thank my team enoughand it’s great that I have total trust in them.I don’t have to do as much during a racebecause I know I can rely on them to helpcontrol the race and set me up, put me inthe best position at the finish line.”

The race appeared pretty tentative for thefirst few laps, with each of the riders wait-ing to see who would make the first move,but Kirchmann felt the pressure throughoutand tried to reciprocate.

“It was an aggressive race the entire time,people were really trying for a breakaway,really trying to get away from me and theother sprinters, but it came down to a bunchsprint at the end,” she explained. “I didattack about halfway through the race, I puta little dig in the climb and got away solofor a bit, put some pressure on the otherteams, forced them to chase, and it was funbeing out there by myself.”

The weather was something the ridershad to adjust to, as it was raining steadily at

the beginning of the race before drying uptowards the end.

“It started off raining a little bit and thecorners were slick, but luckily it dried upfor the finish, which we’re pretty thankfulfor since the last corners are so technical,”Kirchman continued.

Her win less than 24 hours earlier inLadner saw her complete the 40-lap 36kilometre circuit in 55:11.5 to edge team-mate Denise Ramsden who was victoriousin Friday’s MK Delta Lands Criterium inNorth Delta.

The orange helmets of Optum was prom-inent for most of the race, which promptedKirchmann to proclaim that the win wasn’tmaybe as dominant as it seemed. “I think itlooks easier than it actually is,” she notedafterwards.

Ramsden concurred, adding that they feltthe pressure from behind.

“It was actually a bit of a fight at thefront there, there were a couple of peoplechallenging us and then the primes, peoplewanted to go for those, so we were just try-ing to keep calm and have some teammatesleft at the very end,” said Ramsden, whowas second at the same race in 2013.

With five laps to go, Optum had theirentire team lined up at the front of the packand even they wondered if they went for ittoo early, knowing there was still 4.5 kilo-metres to go in the race.

“I actually had a moment of - I guess- doubt, that we were going a little bit tooearly, but my team just showed how incredi-bly strong they are tonight and I can’t thankthem enough,” Kirchmann added.

BC Superweek features $120,000 in prizemoney available during nine races over 10days. It is made up of the Tour de Delta(July 4-6), UBC Grand Prix p/b Mahony &Sons (July 8), Global Relay Gastown GrandPrix (July 9), Giro di Burnaby p/b AppiaDevelopments (July 10) and the Tour deWhite Rock (July 11-13).

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Tour de Delta White Spot Road Race champion Leah Kirchmann of Winnipeg on the podium withAmericans Sam Schneider and Lauren Stephens.

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When a race gets compared to the old-est major cycling race in the United States,organizers are definitely on to something.

On Saturday night on the historicstreets of Ladner village, American ShaneKline parallels between the Tour deDelta’s Brenco Criterium, and the Tour ofSomerville, which takes place each May inNew Jersey.

Much like the Tour of Somerville, the60 lap, 54 kilometre Brenco Criterium issuper-fast, exciting and can be dangerous,with riders hitting speeds upwards of 60km/h.

Kline, whose family owns a carpentrybusiness and is just a comfortable makinga custom piece of furniture as he is ridinga bike, claimed his second podium fin-ish of the weekend after finishing secondin Friday’s MK Delta Lands Criterium inNorth Delta.

After the race, the native of Bally,Pennsylvania, acknowledged the speed ofthe course and was quick to credit his TeamSmartStop Pro Cycling drew teammates forthe victory.

“It’s really reminiscent of the notori-ous Tour of Somerville course back on theEast Coast and it’s one of those races youcan kind of just hang out at the back,” heexplained. “Believe it or not, it’s pretty easyto float the course so you can save a lotof energy and that’s just what I did for thefirst half of the race, just really banked onit being a field sprint and it ended up beingone and I had the legs.”

If jet lag affected the second place fin-isher, it certainly didn’t show, as SebastianMolano of Team Columbia came in behindKline. The finish is even more sweet con-sidering that Molano and his team leftColumbia on Friday and didn’t land inVancouver until less than five hours before

the race started.“We’re mostly track racers, but we do

some road races and we’re training for theTour de l’Avenir in France next month,”said Molano through a translator.

In Sunday’s White Spot men’s road raceon the streets of Tsawwassen, U.S. riderJesse Anthony of Optum p/b Kelly BenefitStrategies broke away from a peloton withtwo kilometres to go and wound up with aseven second lead in claiming the victory.

Team Optum had riders near the front ofthe pack for the entire race and it lookedlike they were locked into a groove cover-ing the 13 lap 151-kilometre course.

“The team was on point all day, we rodeat the front, we were aggressive, but I thinkwe rode really smart and brought a reallystrong team with (runner-up and NorthVancouver native) Ryan Anderson — oneof the fastest sprinters here, so it’s alwaysgreat to have the speed in the field and itlets us race a little bit more abandoned,”continued Anthony, a native of BeverlyMassachusetts.

The race was a bit of a roller coaster withbreaks always forming and being caughtand the peloton changing in size a numberof times. Anthony noted that his team reliedon previous experience to pull out the win.

“We were communicating a little bit, butwe have a really experienced team and itmakes a big difference when you get in arace like this when things are constantlyshuffling, it’s going back and forth, thegroups are coming together and break-ing apart, and everyone (on our team) justknows what to do,” he explained. “We werereally keying off each other and we wereable to see how we were riding and how theother teams were riding, so I think we wereall just on point today and that makes a bigdifference.”

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American Jeff Kline celebrates at the finish line of Saturday’s Tour de Delta Brenco Criterium.

American riders victorious inLadner & Tsawwassen races

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PARK CARETAKING SERVICESBoundary Bay Regional ParkDelta, BCMetro Vancouver is seeking services of an independentcontractor to provide caretaking, operational supportand security services at Boundary Bay Regional Park.

This is a three (3) year contract. Contractor will berequired to reside at a caretaker’s residence locatedin Boundary Bay Regional Park at 540 Boundary BayRoad Delta, BC.

Parties interested in this contract opportunity areinvited to submit an expression of interest includingrelevant experience and remuneration. Full detailson the scope of this contract and service requirementsare available by calling 604-224-5739.

Proposals must be delivered to:Metro Vancouver Regional Parks4330 Kingsway, 6th floorBurnaby BC V5H 4G8

Proposals must be received no later than July 18, 2014at 4:00 p.m.

Centre for Supportive Care

4631 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Ladner BC | 604. 948. 0660www.deltahospice.org

Beyond the First YearWidowed over a year?

Wondering how to adjust?Want to talk with others?

Thursdays - July 24, 31, Aug 7, 14, 21September 7

Call 604.948.0660 for moreinformation or to register.

Facilitated byMarg Fletcher, M Ed, RCC


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*Maximum two residential fridges per BC Hydro residential customer account. Fridge must be clean and in working condition. Fridge size must be limited to an interior volumeof 10 to 24 cubic feet (please check size). Bar-size, sub-zero and commercial fridges excluded. For a limited time only while funding lasts. Refer to website for complete details.



Fresh & Nutritious

Green Kale

99¢ eaLocally Grown

Sweet & Juicy

Large Cantaloupe

2/$3.00California Grown

Prices effective: July 9th to July 13th, 2014 *While Quantities Last

LOCALis fresherat Kin’s

Fresh localBlueberries

now available!

Now offering agreater variety oforganic products!

Beets, carrots,

Look for this sticker in store for more fresh local itemslike raspberries, bunch carrots, english peas and more!

chards & more!

Trenant Park SquareLadner Trunk Rd. & 52A St.Beside London DrugsDelta604.940.0733

Open 9 am to 8 pmeveryday!

Fresh & Crispy

Green/Red Leaf LettuceRomaine Lettuce

69¢ eaLocally Grown

Sweet & Juicy

Large YellowNectarines

$1.19/lbCalifornia Grown

Fresh & Nutritious

Green Zucchini

69¢/lbLocally Grown

Fresh local

604.940.0733

Delta Optimist July 9 2014

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