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AGAINAGAINDerik Lord and David Muir received theDerik Lord and David Muir received thesame sentence for their roles in the doublesame sentence for their roles in the doublemurder that rocked Tsawwassen 25 yearsmurder that rocked Tsawwassen 25 yearsago. Muir was released from prison in 2003ago. Muir was released from prison in 2003but Lord, who maintains his innocence,but Lord, who maintains his innocence,

remains behind bars.remains behind bars.

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Towers fight goes to courtApplicant challenging Whatcom County councils decision in Skagit County Superior Court

The company behind thecontentious plan to erectradio transmission towers inPoint Roberts is taking itsfight to court.BBC Broadcasting Inc.

has filed a LUPA (LandUse Petition Act) appealin Skagit County SuperiorCourt. In Washington state,LUPA provides a directjudicial review of land usedecisions.The company has gone

to court to appeal a deci-sion by Whatcom Countycouncil, which uphelda ruling by the countyshearing examiner to rejectthe towers because theyexceeded height limits inthe American peninsula.BBC Broadcasting Inc.

wants to erect five 45-metre (150-foot) steel tow-ers at an undeveloped loton McKenzie Way just afew hundred metres fromthe Tsawwassen border.The towers would transmitSouth Asian radio stationKRPI, AM 1550, whichbroadcasts from studiosin Richmond to a LowerMainland audience. Alsoknown as Sher-E-PunjabAM 1550, the station usesantenna in Ferndale, Wash.,but wants to relocate themfor a stronger signal.Residents on both sides

of the border are concernedthe towers would createblanketing interference thatwould cause havoc withhousehold electronics.The Federal

CommunicationsCommission (FCC) granted

a construction permit but azoning permit was requiredfrom Whatcom County.Just days before a county

public hearing on the pro-posal was scheduled tobegin last fall, the hearingexaminer announced he haddenied the application. Itwas a pleasant surprise foropponents, who had beenfighting the project on sev-eral fronts for a year-and-a-half.Opponents say the

company believes theapplication trumps heightlimits because it can beconsidered public utilityinfrastructure, but residentsclaim thats not the case asthe towers would serve nouseful purpose for the PointRoberts community.To help pay its mount-

ing legal bills, the Cross

Border Coalition to Stopthe Towers will host a com-munity fundraiser set forthe Harris Barn in Ladneron Sunday, June 7.

Delta council, which isalso opposed to the tow-ers plan, recently gave thegroup a facility fee rentalgrant for the event.

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Delta board of education chair Laura Dixon addresses the audience at the Harris Barn during Project Bloom last Friday. The annual event hosted by the KwantlenPolytechnic University Foundation runs in conjunction with International Womens Day and serves as a platform to empower women.

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The Delta HospitalFoundation has announceda five-year partnershipwith Century Group as titlesponsor of its annual golftournament.The 16th edition of the

newly renamed tourney,the Century Group DeltaHealth Classic, will takeplace on Thursday, June 18at Beach Grove Golf Club.We are excited to

announce this partnershipwith Century Group andthe renaming of the tourna-ment, said Ingrid Barnes,chair of the Delta HospitalFoundation golf committee.

This long-term commit-ment totaling $125,000 isan exciting and substantialinvestment in our hospitaland our community.The real estate develop-

ment and property manage-ment company has operatedfor the past 50 years inSouth Delta. Century Grouphas a generous giving his-tory to the Delta HospitalFoundation that dates backto 1991. Since then, thecompany has donated over$1.8 million.Century Group presi-

dent Sean Hodgins seesthis commitment to Delta

Hospital Foundation as acommitment to the commu-nity as a whole.Century Group has

grown up in Delta and thiscommunity is a huge part ofwho we are as a company.We are dedicated to beingactively involved in Deltaand are proud to support thehealth and heart of the com-munity, Delta Hospital.For six years Century

Group held its own golftourney, the GeorgeHodgins Memorial GolfTournament, that raisedfunds for Delta Hospitalbefore deciding to put its

efforts towards the DeltaHealth Classic.We love supporting

Delta Hospital, especiallythrough golf, so it seemedonly natural for us tobecome title sponsor, saidClarice Walaska head of theCentury Group donationsand sponsorship programcommittee.

For more information onhow to sponsor or partici-pate in the Century GroupDelta Health Classic, con-tact special events managerSharla De Groote at [email protected] or 604-940-9695 or visitthe Century Group DeltaHealth Classic page atwww.dhfoundation.ca.

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Century Group president Sean Hodgins (third from right) isshown with Delta Hospital Foundation executive directorVeronica Carroll (right) and Century representatives (from left)Ingrid Barnes, Tina Thygesen, Phil Posehn and Barbara Hughes

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Delta schools are becom-ing dirtier, unsanitary andare not well maintained.Delta Teachers

Association president PaulSteer had that to convey tothe Delta board of educa-tion Tuesday evening duringa pre-budget consultationmeeting at the districtsLadner headquarters.Steer said the DTA is

gathering feedback fromits members on schoolboard priorities as trusteesbegin preparing next yearsoperating budget, which isexpected to have anotherdeficit. He said some ofthe early input tells of atroubling situation of poorlymaintained schools.Concerned about even

more reductions to cus-todial staff and a lack ofproper upgrades in manyfacilities, teachers are paint-ing an alarming picture ofwhat have become shabbyworking conditions and apoor learning environmentfor students, according toSteer.We all know that custo-

dial and preventative main-tenance services have beencut now for many years. Wealso know that our schoolbuildings are aging and areshowing the wear-and-teartypical of buildings thatare at or beyond the half-century mark, Steer toldtrustees.One way of dealing with

buildings and their indoorand outdoor environmentsis to simply ignore theseproblems as they arise... thevexing thing about prob-lems: once theyve beenignored is that when theycome back, they tend to bemuch worse and harder tosolve, he said.Steer listed problems

teachers believe have beenignored, including run-ning or constantly pluggedtoilets, schools that are notfully wheelchair accessible,schools that havent seenpainting of interior finishesfor over a decade or more,dusty carpeting on wallsinstalled in the 1970s, heat-ing and cooling problems,poor security locks as wellas mould, poor air quality,and rodent and insect prob-lems.Through no fault of

the employees doing thevital work of cleaning andmaintenance, Delta schoolsare now dirtier and lesshygienic than they havebeen for a long, long time,

Steer added.Noting theres nothing

left to cut when it comes toclassroom personnel, Steersaid another concern byteachers is that administra-tion seems to be growingwithout showing any tangi-ble improvements in Deltasclass size and composition.When the board adds

administrative positions orraises administrative sala-ries when they fail to addclassroom teaching posi-tions or provide more directteaching services for stu-dents and students with spe-cial needs, teachers begin toquestion the basis of thesedecisions.Steer said teachers want

more teaching and edu-cational assistant support,including more learningassistant time for students

who need the help. He saidalthough Deltas enrollmentis declining, the number ofstudents with special needsis increasing.The board also heard

from former trustee DonnaBurke, representing theReach Child and YouthDevelopment Society, whocalled on the board not tomake further cuts to staffthat help vulnerable chil-dren.Teacher Trevor Spilchen

told trustees a shortage ofeducational assistants isimpacting student learning.The board endorsed a

motion Tuesday passed at arecent B.C. School TrusteesAssociation meeting thatwould have staff at districtsdevelop a document outlin-ing a rationale for increasedfunding.

Teachers sound alarmover state of schoolsCustodial cuts have resulted in unsanitary conditions

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Twenty-five years afterthe brutal double slayingthat shocked a quiet com-munity, and after almost 23years in prison, Derik Lordcontinues to maintain hisinnocence.Lord was one of three

teens convicted in the kill-ing of his friends motherand grandmother in a mur-der-for-hire inheritance plotin Tsawwassen nearly aquarter-century ago.According to police at

the time, Lord and friendDavid Muir were hired byDarren Huenemann to killhis mother and grandmoth-er, Sharon Huenemann andDoris Leatherbarrow, so hecould get his multi-million-dollar inheritance.The three teens lived

in Saanich at the timeand at trial the prosecu-tion argued that on the dayof the murders, Oct. 5,1990, Huenemann and hisgirlfriend dropped Lordand Muir off at the ferryterminal. The pair thenwent to LeatherbarrowsTsawwassen home and,after being invited in fordinner by the two women,bludgeoned and stabbedthem to death. The twoteens then took the ferryhome and were picked upby Huenemann and his girl-friend.Following an investiga-

tion, all three were arrested,tried and convicted. Lordbegan serving his sentenceon June 3, 1992.Lord and Muir were both

sentenced to life in prisonwith no chance of parolefor 10 years. Huenemannreceived a life sentencewith no chance of parolefor 25 years.After his conviction,

Muir, who had pleaded notguilty at trial, admitted hisrole in the murders and hasbeen out on parole for overa decade. He was grantedday parole in April 2002and full parole a year later.Now in his early 40s,

Lord has never changed hisstory, continues to insisthe is innocent and remainsbehind bars at the MatsquiInstitution in Abbotsford.I maintain that I had no

involvement in the offence,Lord told the Parole Boardof Canada at his latestparole hearing last week.Lord reiterated his

version of events thatday when questioned byparole board memberStuart Whitley. He saidHuenemann dropped the

two teens off in downtownVictoria after school wherethey shopped before beingpicked up at 8:30 p.m. Lordsaid the three of them wentto his house where Muirpicked up his bike and wenthome. He said he went outagain with Huenemann,returning home around 10p.m.He said a reported sight-

ing on a ferry that nightwas a case of mistakenidentity and none of themwere involved in the mur-der, adding he has his sus-picions about who killed thetwo women and why Muirchanged his story after thetwo were convicted.I think hes fabricated

things to help himself out.Inmates who are eligible

for parole have their statusautomatically reviewed bythe board every two years.They can also reapply on anannual basis.The board does not, how-

ever, deal with the questionof innocence or guilt. Itonly assesses an inmatesrisk of re-offending ifreleased.This time, parole board

members were consideringLord for full parole, dayparole and escorted tempo-rary absences, which he hasundertaken on 10 previousoccasions.The two-man panel

granted the continuationof escorted absences, but

denied day and full parole.Lords lawyer, Jason

Gratl, who took part in lastweeks hearing, said hisclient plans on applyingfor unescorted temporaryabsences.Gratl, who helped Robert

Latimer, the Saskatchewanman convicted of second-degreemurder inthe 1993death ofhis severelydisableddaughter,in his bidfor parole,was hiredby the Lordfamily afew years ago after, he said,a former warden told Lordhe would never get out ofprison unless he confessedto the murders. Lord wasmoved from a minimum-security institution back tomedium-security and hadother privileges revoked.The institution is geared

up to get confessions out ofpeople, Gratl said during abreak in Lords parole hear-ing last Thursday.He said there is no statu-

tory or legal requirementto admit guilt in order tobe paroled from prison;however, it can effect howquickly an inmate is movedthrough the system.Typically, at a very min-

imum, it slows your access

to parole, he said. Its at avery high cost to maintain-ing innocence.Local lawyer and media-

tor Ulf Ottho, who servedsix years on the paroleboard, said the main criteriathe board looks at whenconsidering some form ofparole is whether releasing

the inmatewould pose anundue risk tothe commu-nity.He said the

parole boardhas two mainpriorities protection ofthe public andrehabilitation

of the inmate.Ottho, who served on the

board between 2007 and2013, was never involvedin any of Lords parolehearings and would notcomment on his case. Hedid, however, say that a con-tinued denial of guilt doesnot necessarily precludean inmate from parole, butcould be seen as a stum-bling block.Where it is clear that the

conviction is a valid one,we have to start from a factthat the crime was com-mitted, he said. Denial ofguilt is seen as an indica-tion that the correction thatwas applied to the offenderhas been ineffective.Lords parole officer and

the First Nations eldershe has been working withat the prison all say he hasmade much progress inrecent years. He has par-ticipated in a number ofprograms offered throughthe institution, committedto completing his Grade 12education and taken on amentorship role with newinmates.Its pretty clear that Mr.

Lord is ready, willing andable to take some steps for-ward, Gratl told the paroleboard hearing.For his part, Lord

acknowledges that hisstance has put him in aunique situation.This is a horrible thing

and I understand that myposition makes it difficult... to move forward, he toldthe hearing before the panelbroke to make a decision.I would ask to be con-

sidered to start movingforward ... to start workingback into the community.In handing down the

decision last Thursday,Whitely said the boardrecognized Lords progressand his strong family sup-port his wife and motherwere at the hearing how-ever because the board doesnot have the benefit of anyinsight into the crime it isunable to safely concludeat this time that he wouldbe at a minimum risk to thecommunity if released.

Family members ofDoris Leatherbarrow andSharon Huenemann arethe last to file into theconference room wherethe parole hearing forDerik Lord is takingplace.Lord sits with his back

to them and has beeninstructed not to turnaround.They have been to

every parole hearingsince David Muir andDerik Lord were first eli-gible for parole in 2002.Darren Huenemann

was sentenced to lifewithout parole for 25years and is not yet eli-gible for parole.Leatherbarrows sister,

Annie Ward, recentlymoved to B.C., but in thepast made the trip fromToronto for the hearings.She said they were closeand after the hearing sheholds back tears as sherecounts their many trav-els together.At each hearing, the

family is given a chanceto read a statement to theboard. Leatherbarrowsbrother, John Kriss,stands and speaks onbehalf of the family. Hecalls Lord cruel, incon-siderate and a liar.The families of the

homicide (victims) donot get parole from theirgrief, Kriss said. DerikLord is not a manageablerisk in the community.He said members of

the victims family wouldbe nervous if Lord wasreleased.Derik Lord battered

two frail, defenselesswomen and is not entitledto parole.Afterwards, the family

said the hearings are dif-ficult.The wound does not

heal, said Ed Beketa,Leatherbarrows brother-in-law.Its just so bloody

awful. Kriss said. Itsjust so cumbersome.They will continue to

come, however, as long astheyre able.Lest we forget, said

Beketa.

Sticking to his storyDerik Lord maintains his innocence even if it8s costing him a chance at freedom

Familysays thewounddoesn8theal

Its pretty clear thatMr. Lord is ready,willing and able totake some stepsforward.

Jason GratlDerik Lords lawyer

PHOTO BY JESSICA KERR

Derik Lord was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years after being convicted in the 1990 murders ofSharon Huenemann and Doris Leatherbarrow in Tsawwassen. A quarter-century later, he remains incarcerated at the MatsquiInstitution in Abbotsford.

BY JESSICA [email protected]


The purpose of theCrime Beat is to educateand inform the public aboutsome of the property crimetrends occurring in SouthDelta and other files ofinterest. If you see anythingoccurring that you believeto be suspicious, call 911for in-progress crimes andemergencies or 604-946-4411 for other assistance.The following are some

of the calls the Delta policeresponded to in the previousweek:

Tsawwassen March 1, 10 p.m.,

5100-block of 11A Avenue:Complainant reportedfour males had stolen hercar from her residence.Investigation revealed thecomplainant was fairlyintoxicated and had claimedsomeone had rummagedthrough her purse whileshe was imbibing at a localestablishment. Furtherinvestigation determinedthe complainants friendhad likely taken her keys inorder to prevent her fromdriving her vehicle andhad subsequently driven

her home in a different car.The vehicle was locatedlocked in the parking lot ofthe establishment with noindication that it had beenstolen. March 1, 5:33 p.m.,

56th Street and 16thAvenue: Vehicle travellingnorthbound on 56th Streetthrough a green light strucka vehicle entering the inter-section westbound on 16thAvenue. The driver of theoffending vehicle sufferedneck injuries and was trans-ported to hospital. A thirdparty witness verified thedetails of the collision. March 6, 6:51 p.m.,

5200-block of 11th Avenue:Complainant made a latereport that while she wasaway in February someonehad drilled the gas tank ofher vehicle parked in herdriveway. Gas tank has beenreplaced and complainantreported incident for infor-mation purposes. March 8, 7:40 p.m.,

1200-block of PacificDrive: Complainantreported hearing a maleand female in the park yell-

ing at each other and wasconcerned the situationmight turn physical. Policeattended and found twoteary-eyed individuals whoalleged theywere arguingabout theirrelationship.The parties agreed the argu-ment was over and wouldreturn to their parentshomes.

Ladner March 2, 11:28 p.m.,

7300-block of 76th Street:Complainant left his vehiclerunning inside the fencedcompound of his work-

place and when he returnedapproximately two min-utes later the vehicle wasgone. Police searched thearea with negative results.

Descriptionof the vehi-cle and con-tents added

to the police database. March 3, 8:08 a.m.,

5400-block of WestminsterAvenue: Report receivedthat sometime overnightthe complainants vehicle,which had been parked infront of her residence, wasstolen. The complainantadvised she had heard a

diesel engine start at 5:45a.m. but assumed it washer neighbour. Informationregarding the vehicleentered in the police data-base. March 4, 6:29 a.m.,

6400-block of 62B Street:Complainant reported topolice he observed a vehi-cle hit another car, attemptto pass the complainantsvehicle, and then spin outof control and end up inthe ditch. Police attendedand found the suspect, whoadmitted to his actions. Thesuspect was issued severalviolation tickets for driving

too fast for the conditionsand failure to keep right ofa double broken/solid line.The vehicle was towed fromthe scene and the suspecttransported to the bus loop. March 6, 2:14 p.m.,

Ladner Trunk Road andHighway 17: Police stoppeda vehicle displaying an out-dated licence plate. A checkrevealed the driver was cur-rently prohibited. The driverwas arrested for drivingwhile prohibited and issueda date for court appearance.The driver was also issueda violation ticket for drivingwithout insurance.

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You certainly cant say they didnt ask.It appears the good folks over at

municipal hall are in an inquisitivemood these days as theyve turned tothe public for some input before makingthree major decisions. Feedback is beingsought as Delta searches for a new policechief and finalizes property tax rates,but it seems the one issue that peoplereally want to offer their two cents on isthe upcoming transportation referendum.Ironically, its also the one that Delta haslittle control over.Youve got until Monday to provide

Delta council with your thoughts on theidea of raising the provincial sales tax tofund transportation improvements, afterwhich time civic staff will compile areport summarizing the responses. GivenElections B.C. will have mailed out allthe ballots by the time the report makesit to the council table at the end of themonth, the timing of this exercise isntideal.Ballots dont have to be returned until

late May, so theres plenty of time forvoters to digest Deltas position, howeverIm not so sure its going to factor greatlyinto personal decisions. I think mostpeople have made up their minds whenit comes to the referendum and Deltaseventual stance will be largely immaterialto them.The fact Mayor Lois Jackson and her

council colleagues arent out stumpingon behalf of the yes side like so manyother municipal politicians across theregion already suggests to constituentstheyre not big fans of the initiative.Jackson has also been critical of the

lack of detail in the plan and has warnedconstituents theres no guarantee allplanned improvements will proceed evenif the referendum passes. It doesnt takemuch to read between the lines in thosestatements.Given the crumbs that are coming

this way from the $7.5-billion plan forthe region its not surprising local politi-cians havent jumped on the bandwagon,but I suspect theyre waiting to hear fromthe electorate before formally announc-ing they wont be boarding.It doesnt look good on a politician

to be campaigning for something thatisnt embraced by voters, so what betterway to ensure youre in step than to askthe public what it thinks beforehand. Icant imagine the feedback municipalhall receives will support the tax hike,although that doesnt necessarily meanthere isnt an appetite out there to reducecongestion on our roads.People have all kinds of opinions on

how to do that. And know that theyvebeen asked...

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We have survived the Januarycrunch of paying bills and withsuch great weather we are lookinglike spring. As we say goodbye towinter, I would invite you to lookat your most recent B.C. Hydrobill.Better yet, also get one from last

summer if you keep them. Takea good look. Does the recent billhave a charge called Step 2? Lookat last summers bill. Did it have aStep 2 charge?Welcome to the maze of B.C.

Hydro finances.In 2008, B.C. Hydro, at the

direction of the government andafter many years of talk, introducedconservation pricing on the bills.Supposedly, most of your electric-ity would continue to come to youunder the Step 1 rate, and only afew customers would see the higherrate, called Step 2, on their bills.

As you and I practiced conserva-tion, the amount in Step 2 wouldreduce and probably disappear.The Step 2 electricity rate was

initially set at a 22 per cent premi-um over Step 1.The province-widebill revenue was to be held neu-tral due to a simultaneous smalldecrease in the Step 1 rate.Fast-forward to 2014 and you

will find the Step 2 pre-mium has climbed to 50per cent over Step 1. Ifyou heat with electric-ity, you are almost guar-anteed to be buying theelectricity for heating ata 50 per cent premium the Step 2 price.Recently I was told

by B.C. Hydro the Step1 maximum is now theaverage of residential billings. Notewe have moved from somethinglike 90-plus per cent of bills andhomes being just at Step1 to onlyhalf. That means the small minor-ity paying Step 2 back in 2008has become half of all consumers.Hardly conservation! Or has thebenchmark been moved on us?We are told Step 2 pricing

reflects the replacement costof electricity at todays prices.However there hasnt been a major

hydro project for decades so howdo they know about the pric-ing? Complaints to B.C. Hydroare sent on to the B.C. UtilitiesCommission, then to governmentand then back to B.C. Hydro. Noanswers, no help.If you are frustrated, you might

like to know that B.C. Hydro lastyear contributed $167 million to

the provincialgovernmentsbalanced bud-get. Thatsmoney from youand me from thistwo-tier pricingscheme.Its time to

stop this prac-tice. Let thosewho heat with

electricity get it at the same priceas regular electricity. For decadesB.C. Hydro promoted safe, eco-nomical electricity for heating.Now that many thousands haveinstalled electric heat in theirhomes, they have us because onceinstalled, you cant change. Hencewhatever price they want, we haveto pay!If you want to join others look-

ing for a change, let me know [email protected].

Hydros two-tier pricing nowimpacting more customers

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Letters to the Editor

Editor:As a resident of South

Delta and a professionalwho works in downtownVancouver, I can offernothing but complimentsto TransLink and the pub-lic transit service we areprovided with in our com-munity.I have lived in

Tsawwassen for over 10years now and only recentlystarted taking the bus andCanada Line to work on aregular basis. This startedafter hearing friends andcolleagues talking so enthu-siastically about how theygot to work using the busand sitting in one too manylines for the George MasseyTunnel and Oak StreetBridge.Yes, I am one of those

parents of kids who playevery sport imaginable so Ihave an SUV the oil com-panies love so much. And,for years, I have been driv-ing either to Bridgeport orall the way downtown.Since I started taking

the bus I now ask myself:Why have I not beendoing this all along? Thetransit service we havein Tsawwassen is, in myopinion, awesome. I park atthe South Delta RecreationCentre, a bus comes every15 minutes and in less thanan hour I am sitting at mydesk with a view of StanleyPark and a coffee in myhand.Its relaxing, I get caught

up on the news and e-mails, people are, for themost part, very friendly

including the driver andthe whole thing is relativelyinexpensive.So to all those solo driv-

ers I see in the morninglined up for the tunnel orbridge as we speed by inthe bus lane, park your car,get onboard and do yourpart for the environmentand yourself.Oh and please vote yes

in the referendum on fund-ing for transit. With all thepeople moving out hereover the years ahead, we arecertainly going to need con-tinued investment in transitservices and infrastructureif we want to preserve ourquality of life.Its a very small price to

pay for what we all get inreturn.

Michael McPhie

Nothing but compliments forcommunitys transit service Editor:I would like to thankthe people of Delta for the

support they have beenshowing for Friends ofDelta Hospital. The peti-tions that you sign and thememberships and buttonsthat you purchase all helpwith our community initia-tive to restore four surgical

beds and 24-hour emer-gency surgical services toDelta Hospital.Thank you to the pro-

prietors of Budget Foods,Thrifty Foods and theTown Centre Mall for theirexcellent cooperation insetting up our membershipand petition tables out-side their stores this past

Saturday.For those of you who

have not yet had theopportunity to sign ourpetition, please look forus this Saturday at Petrasin Tsawwassen, SuperiorFish Market in Ladner andLadner Centre Mall. Welook forward to your help.

Anita den Dikken

Editor:Re: New trustee calls

premier a bully, March 6Nothing ticks me more

than misuse of the termbully.

Someone needs to tellBruce Reid that calling thepremier a bully underminesthe true nature of the wordand lessens the impact ithas on victims of bullying.

Bully is thrown aroundmuch too much these days.Christy Clark is not a bully;at worst shes just a lousypolitician.

Matt Hoegg

Public thanked for supporting Delta Hospital

Bully characterization misused in describing premier

Editor:First off, would every-

one stop referring to DeltaHospital as that greatlittle hospital. It sug-gests that because we are alittle hospital we should

only receive a little part ofthe Fraser Health budget.Delta Hospital is a great

hospital that could be ofeven greater service to ourarea if emergency surgerycould be provided 24 hours

per day, seven days a week.Developments at

Tsawwassen and our water-front, plus a new bridge,make it imperative to plannow for greater service.

Jim Macdonald

Not so little hospital needs more funding

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Opinion

With the recent dropin oil prices, some maywonder if using liquefiednatural gas (LNG) remainsa competitive choice forthe transportation sectorand remote communities.Despite the recent declinesin the price of crude, LNGis still about 50 per centless than the wholesaleprice of diesel.What may be of interest

to residents of Delta is thatthe majority of LNG usedin the province is producedin Delta at our Tilburyfacility, which has beenoperating safely since 1971.In fact, due to growing

customer need, we brokeground last fall at theTilbury LNG facility. The$400-million expansion willsee the addition of a secondstorage tank with storagecapacity of 1.1 milliongigajoules and 34,000 giga-joules per day of additionalliquefaction capacity. Weexpect this to be completein fall 2016.This project will result

in a number of benefits forresidents of Delta. The proj-ect is expected to employ160 full-time workers eachyear for two years of con-struction. Last October,the Delta Chamber ofCommerce hosted an event

where our project contrac-tor provided an opportunityfor local suppliers to getinvolved with this proj-ect. One hundred and tenmembers came out to learnabout opportunities.Following commission-

ing, the facility will behome to a number of full-time permanent positions.FortisBC is also upgrad-

ing the water supply infra-structure in the area, repav-ing the surface of HopcottRoad, upgrading the riverdike and adding public side-walks and street lighting tosurrounding streets.B.C. businesses are

increasing their competi-tive position through LNG,which comes from theTilbury LNG facility. In2014, Seaspan FerriesCorporation, which oper-ates in Delta, ordered twonew dual fuel ferries andsigned on for an LNGsupply agreement fromFortisBC. Earlier this year,B.C. Ferries announced anagreement with us to sup-ply LNG for three dual fuelengine ferries.Even with the drop in oil

prices, B.C. Ferries expectsto realize significant sav-ings, which will help withreducing operating costs.B.C. Ferries is also in theprocess of converting itstwo Spirit class vessels todual fuel.

Heavy-duty transporta-tion customers such asVedder Transport, ArrowTransportation Systems andDenwill Enterprises acquireLNG from the Tilbury facil-ity.In addition to the cost

benefits, these businessesmay see a 15 to 25 per centreduction in greenhouse gasemissions over diesel; itscleaner, with less particu-late matter.It is for these reasons

FortisBC believes LNGremains an attractive energysolution for B.C. andbeyond. The increased vol-ume of natural gas throughour existing infrastructureas a result of projectslike this will also lead toreduced rate pressure forour natural gas customers.With the changing energy

demands of the transporta-tion sector, LNG providesboth cost and environmentaladvantages for all of ournatural gas customers whilecontributing to a strong andprosperous B.C. economy.Michael Mulcahy is pres-

ident and CEO of FortisBC,a regulated utility focusedon providing safe and reli-able energy, includingnatural gas, electricity andpropane. FortisBC employsmore than 2,200 BritishColumbians and servesapproximately 1.1 millioncustomers.

Majority of B.C.s LNGproduced in Tilbury

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few weeks already the flowers havebeen peaking through the groundwith vibrant colour, the buds on thetrees are now popping with brilliantbeauty and amazing smells are flood-ing our senses.Ah ah ahchew... oh excuse me,

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through mountains of snow and bun-dle up against freezing temperatures,perhaps we would do well to remem-ber Pauls comment when faced withvery mixed circumstances: Ivelearned by now to be quite contentwhatever my circumstances. Im justas happy with little as with much,with much as with little. Ive foundthe recipe for being happy whetherfull or hungry, hands full or handsempty. Whatever I have, wherever Iam, I can make it through anythingin the One who makes me who Iam. (Philippians 4:11-13)Im actually looking forward to my

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Daily Mass in ChapelMonday - Saturday at 9am

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Let the game begin!Local father/daughter team takes on

renovation challenge in Game of Homes

The father-daughter team of Ray and Crystal Moonteamed up to take on three other pairs in a newhome renovation competition show airing later thismonth.Billed as W Networks biggest competition show ever,

Game of Homes premieres Tuesday night. The show fol-lows four teams of amateur home renovators as they trans-form houses slated for demolition into dream homes.The homes were all moved to an empty lot on

Vancouvers waterfront, which became the set for the show.Each team was assigned a house it had to renovate bothinside and out.The teams lived in the houses and worked around the

clock to transform them, battling tight deadlines and eventighter budgets.Crystal Moon, who grew up in Tsawwassen and now

lives in Vancouvers Kitsilano neighbourhood, said eachepisode of the eight-part series centres around the renova-tion of a different room in the house.Two expert judges, Cheryl Torrenueva, who has appeared

on Colin & Justins Home Heist, Restaurant Makeoverand Restaurant Impossible, and Jeremy MacPherson, fromThe Re-Inventors, assessed the teams work every weekwith the help of a slew of celebrity guest judges, includingJillian Harris and Todd Talbot from Love It or List It, andDrew and Jonathon Scott from Property Brothers.Crystal said she heard about the show back in the sum-

mer when she was recovering from a broken foot. She saidshe discounted the idea initially, but after some promptingfrom her boyfriend and a few friends, she decided to give ita try. However, she needed to find a teammate.She said her boyfriend works in the hospitality industry

and would likely not be able to take the time off work, soshe called her dad, semi-retired football coach Ray Moon,who coaches the provincial champion South Delta SunDevils.I roped him into it, Crystal said with a smile.The pair started the application process, which included

submitting a video, examples of home renovations theyvedone Ray helped Crystal and her boyfriend renovatetheir bathroom when they moved into their Kits condo and an in-person interview.We had no idea it would get this far, Crystal said.The pair said they did the show with the goal of winning

the house to give Crystal a leg up in Vancouvers expensivehousing market.Ray said while he has no professional background

or training, hes always done projects around the house.Crystal has a passion for design and runs a small residen-tial interior design firm on a part-time basis.The renovations and filming took place last year, how-

ever the winner has yet to be chosen. The winning teamwill be announced in a live finale in May.Crystal and Ray say they are both excited and a little

nervous about what will make it on air.While they work well together, Crystal said they butted

heads right off the bat with the first major decision theyhad to make.Game of Homes airs starting Tuesday, March 17 at 10

p.m.

BY JESSICA [email protected]

PHOTO BY GORDAN DUMKA

Tsawwassens Crystal Moon and her dad Ray teamed up to take on three other teams of two in thehome renovation television challenge Game of Homes. Billed as W Networks biggest competitionshow ever, the eight-part series premiers Tuesday night.

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Putting the focus on birdsBirds in Focus is back at the Tsawwassen

Arts Centre.A display of paintings and photo prints,

Birds and their Habitat, runs until the endof the month while a reception and visualpresentation is set for next Saturday.Bird photographers Alfredo Fernandez,

Jim Martin and Connor Stefanison willpresent their digital photos of birds thatmigrate through and live in the LowerMainland and beyond. It will mark the firsttime Fernandez has presented at the event,while Martin and Stefanison are returningphotographers. Birds in Focus organizerUrsula Easterbrook says she is hoping toraise awareness about the dangers facingmigratory birds.Im doing it a) because I love photogra-

phy and b) because I want to make peopleaware of the dangers migratory birds facewhen we mess around with the foreshoreand bogs and marshes... she says.The reception goes from 6:30 to 7:30

p.m. while the digital photo show runs from7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 21 atthe Tsawwassen Arts Centre, 1172-56th St.It costs $5 to attend and advanced regis-

tration is required by calling 604-943-9437.Easterbrook will also present a Birds in

Focus photography workshop next month inTsawwassen. It explores basic to advanced

photography skills, techniques, digitalaspects, equipment selection, places to goand more. Participants are advised to bringtheir camera, tripod, film/card and anythingelse they might need to photograph birds.There will be a practice session with

captive raptors.

The workshop takes place Sunday,April 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Meetat Cammidge House in Boundary BayRegional Park. Advance registration isrequired by calling 604-432-6359.The workshop costs $20 and is for those

12 and up.

PHOTO BY ROCHELLE FARQUHAR

Short-eared owls come to thearea in small numbers andwinter here, Birds in Focusorganizer Ursula Easterbrook says.

BY DAVE [email protected]


Prior to Council setting the 2015 tax rates, we invite your input on the2015 Financial Plan share your views on the proposed budget,including funding priorities, municipal services and upcoming projects.

View the 2015 Financial Plan on our website at Delta.ca

The proposed 2015 budget strategy includes an overall tax increase of2.99%. The increase includes:

0.49% to maintain city government services 1% for the Neighbourhood Road Improvements Plan 1% for the Civic Building Program 0.5% for an Emergency Operations Centre, Fire Hall and Training Facility at

Boundary Bay Airport

Introducing Deltas Citizen Budget get engaged online!New this year, we are offering an online engagement budget tool Citizen Budget. Visit delta.citizenbudget.com to simulate your ownDelta municipal budget by allocating tax dollars to your preferredfunding categories and experience the decisions Council faces whendeveloping the annual budget.

Delta Council is committed to an open, accessible budget process forall Delta residents.

Get informed get involved!Provide your feedback today:

visit: delta.citizenbudget.com / email: [email protected]: 604-946-3230 / fax: 604-946-3962

We look forward to your input!Please submit your feedback by March 23, 2015.

Board of DirectorsThe Tour de Delta Board is seeking Directors for the following positions:

Technical Race Working Committee Chairperson Community Engagement Working Committee Chairperson Host Housing North Delta Festival South Delta Festival

Please note:

These are volunteer positions appointed by Delta Council

The Tour de Delta Board meets on the first Wednesday of the month

Appointment is for a one year term.

If you are interested in being appointed to any of these positions, please submit abrief resume and covering letter indicating your interest, why you would like toserve on the Board, and any relevant knowledge and experience you may have.Submissions received will only be used for the purpose of selecting these positions, and are protected underthe Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Please forward your submission by Monday, March 16, 2015 to:Delta Municipal HallAttn: Danielle Hume - Parks, Recreation & Culture4500 Clarence Taylor CrescentDelta, BC V4K 3E2Fax: 604.946.4693Email: [email protected]

For additional information, please contact Danielle Hume, Superintendent ofSport Development and Community Events, at 604.946.3304.

Tour de Delta is an international cycling event with fun and entertainmentfor the entire family. This years event takes place July 10-12, 2015.

To learn more visit:www.tourdedelta.com

Tour de Delta is seeking Directors!

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Blues artist Harpdog Brown returns to the Ladner next Friday for thelatest installment of the live@5005 concert series. He was recentlyhonoured with the Maple Blues Award for Harmonica Player of theYear. The concert is scheduled for Friday, March 20 at 8 p.m. (doorsat 7:30 p.m.) at Genesis Theatre, 5005-45th Ave. Tickets are $15,cash only, at the door on the evening of the concert.

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In each country we visit,my husband Rick and Ikeep our eyes peeled forsomething unique; some-thing that cannot be seen orexperienced anywhere elsein the world.While blazing around the

best of Icelands geothermalactivity of billowing gey-sers, steaming hot springsand thunderous waterfalls,we get wind of such a phe-nomenon: Thrihnukagigur.Further investigation

reveals we can be loweredinto a volcano. After amega-volcanic eruption themagma normally hardens,closing the crater opening.Not so with Thrihnukagigur.After its mega blast 4,000years ago, an anomalyof nature occurred themagma did not remain inthe cavity.Its like somebody came

and pulled the plug, and allthe magma ran down out ofit, volcanologist Haraldur

Sigurdssons explains.We are hyped up to see

this oddity of nature.Our bus ride from

Reykjavik to the volcano ison a road with more twistsand turns than a pretzel.The reason for this is

to avoid the elf and trollhabitats, our driver says,feeding the local belief inHulduflk (hidden people).We arrive at the foot of

Blfjll Mountain Range where the road ends.Thora, our guide, meets usand leads us along a three-kilometre lava field hike. Atone point we pass over thesplit between the Eurasianand North American riftthat runs northeast to south-west across Iceland.Arriving at the small

Welcome Cabin, our groupof 10 is divided into three,with us in the middle group.By the time we are fittedwith a harness and helmet,its our turn.We walk up the nearby

embankment to the gapingopening of Thrihnukagigur

or Three Peaks Crater. Wewill descend 120 metresinto one of them.A metal cage awaits us,

one like the window wash-ers of skyscrapers use. Pall,the operator, assures we areproperly hooked to the cageframe with carabineers, andthen presses a red button.After a few jolts and thecage scraping against therock face, we rumble slowly

into the dormant volcanoscavernous maw.Icy fingers run down

my spine caused by morethan just the four degreesCelsius at the bottom. Iam blown-away with theenormity of the chamber:its ground space could holdthree basketball courts andcould easily fit the Statueof Liberty!We are un-tethered and

other than being warnedwhere not to go, we are freeto wander. It is strangelyemotional witnessing theresults of gases, pressureand extreme temperaturesof the magma that violentlyblasted to the surface solong ago. The colours areastounding amber, yellow,green, russet and reds.Humbled by this gran-

deur, I am rendered fossil-

still, until I hear Rick call,Come over to this edge,you cant miss seeing this!I grab onto sharp bouldersand make my way over towhere he gazes way downinto a seemingly endlessabyss of more dazzlingcolour in swirling patterns.Truly a spectacle to behold.We learn from Thora

this chamber was discov-ered in 1974 by long-timecaving enthusiast rni B.Stefnsson, who at thattime descended without aheadlamp and thought itnothing more than a darkhole. Years later, this timewith lighting, he was over-whelmed by what he sawand began petitioning thegovernment on the fine linebetween conservation andexposing this wonder to thepublic.Travel WritersTales

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The phenomenon of ThrihnukagigurVisitors can be lowered into a magma-less dormant volcanoBY IRENE BUTLEROptimist contributor

PHOTO BY RICK BUTLER

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Vancity Awards Deltassist a $10,000 grantfor their 2015 Income Tax ProgramDuring the months of March and April, Deltassist Family andCommunity Services volunteers will be available to prepare income taxreturns for low-income Delta residents.

Many people do not know that they need to le a tax return in orderto receive the GST/HST credit or the Canada Child Tax Benet. Filinga tax return on time is important when receiving other benets suchas the Guaranteed Income Supplement for seniors, MSP PremiumAssistance and Pharmacare.

Ladner and Tsawwassen residents can call 604-946-9526 to book anappointment at Deltassistss Ladner ofce (4891 Delta Street) andNorth Delta residents can call 604-594-3455 to book an appointment atDeltassistss North Delta ofce (9097 120th Street).

Deltassist wishes to thank Vancity s North Delta Community Branch,their staff and management for supporting our 2015 Income TaxProgram by awarding a $10,000 grant to Deltassist for this valuableprogram for low income Delta residents.

THANK YOU!To all the tremendous volunteer parents, faculty and staff,and student performers who made Multicultural Night

a huge success.

To the many businesses and families who supportedour fundraising with a sponsorship or a donation!

Southpointe Academys Multicultural Night 2015,celebrating our cultural diversitycelebrating our cultural diversity

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The South Delta ProbusClub is holding its annualgeneral meeting next week.The meeting, which is

scheduled for Wednesday,March 18 at 10 a.m. atthe Benediction LutheranChurch in Tsawwassen(corner of 56th Street and6th Avenue), will fea-ture guest speaker BillSexsmith, director ProbusCanada, who will providean overview of Probus inCanada and worldwide.Probus is a worldwide

association of active retir-ees. South Delta Probusoffers its members theopportunity to learn fromspeakers on key issues. Theassociation is non-politicaland non-fundraising, andallows members to enjoyfellowship and activitiesthat stimulate the mind andbody.The club has no atten-

dance requirement and isjust focused on informativepresentations, interestingoutings and having fun.

The Delta Museum islooking for young detec-tives to help solve the latestMystery in the Museum.Its the summer of 1950

and a report has been filedwith the local police station.Someone has robbed theMc & Mc Store in Ladner!The clever thieves

brought a boat underneaththe part of the store builtover the river and drilled ahole to climb inside. Therobbers took valuable itemsfrom the store without everhaving to break in through awindow or door.Your job as the Delta

police officer is to investi-gate the crime and find outthe hole truth. Can youcatch the thief? Come tothe museum and solve thecrime.Clues can be discovered

throughout the museum. Asyou move from clue to clue,the evidence you discoverwill bring you closer tosolving what happened tothe stolen items.Allow a minimum of

one hour to collect all theevidence and solve the mys-tery.The drop-in program is

suggested for children agesseven to 12. Children under

seven years are welcome toparticipate but might needadditional parental assis-tance.

The program runs March17 to 20 and March 24 to27 during regular museumhours of 9:30 a.m. to 4:30

p.m.Cost is $5 per mystery-

solving kit.The Delta Museum is

housed in a historic 1912Tudor-style building locatedin the heart of LadnerVillage at 4858 Delta St.

For more information,visit www.deltamuseum.caor call the museum at 604946-9322.

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Sleuths needed to solve Mystery in Museum

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Evoque remains true to its conceptPhilip RaphaelStaff [email protected]

Range Rovers Evoque lost few of its exterior styling cues from the concept model thatdebuted in 2007. It carries a base price of $47,695. Photo submitted.

Ivividly recall seeing images of the Range RoverEvoque concept, small crossover SUV for thevery first time.It was around 2007 and back then it was labelled

the LRX concept the L standing for Land

Rover, and not the more toney Range Rover brand

that has secured four royal warrants which signify

British Royaltys penchant for a particular product.

And in the case of the Evoque, you certainly

could not fault those Royals, because what started

out as one of those lofty concept designs actually

changed very little when it came to the off-the-

production line version at least on the exterior.

Thats not usually the case as most

manufacturers play an elaborate shell game,

teasing auto fans with a elaborate, let-your-hair-

down concept design that goes all too conservative

once it reaches the showroom floor.

This Evoque concept had sleek, futuristic lines

that tossed aside the blocky, slab-like, militaristic

profile of previous Landys and Range Rovers.

It was not your fathers all-British, legendary

SUV that looked more at home painted with zebra

stripes. and on safari

No, the Evoque had a gently sculpted snout

with an inset cluster of high-tech headlamps and

a tapered roofline that sloped rearward into the

C-pillar and an almost zero overhang.

Pretty much the same design theme was present

in the Orkney grey Evoque l I got to test drive

recently.While it lacked the high-tech glitz of the

concepts interior that featured touch screens for

just about everything, a cradle for your iPhone,

and seats that looked like they came out of an F-35

Lightning jet fighter, it did have a sense of style

that straddled Range Rovers staid sensibilities

while adding a few links to its Jaguar cousins.

The first was a transmission selector dial that

rises from the centre console when you push the

engine start button.

The second was an economical feature I first

encountered on the super, high performance,

Jaguar F-Type RS. It was an automatic engine shut

off that cut the power and fuel burn when

you came to a full stop. The engine would spring

to life immediately after taking your foot off the

brake. This seemed even more responsive in the

Evoque than the Jaguar.

Another Jagauresque feature was the Evoques

off-the-line performance. Now, thats not something

you consider much when talking about Range

Rover, at least until after the Range Rover Sport was

introduced, and certainly not Land Rover.

The Evoque had acceleration most sports cars

would deem acceptable thanks to its 2.0 litre, turbo

charged engine that winds out 240 horsepower

and 250-pound-feet of torque to all four wheels.

According Range Rovers specs, you can expect a

zero to 100 km/h time of 7.6 seconds, but my tester

seemed more capable than that.

While straight performance was good, the

Evoque was also up to the test of quick lane

changes and cornering, which if tried in some

predecessors from the Land Rover stable the

Discovery and even the Freelander felt were quite

tippy would have caused some white knuckle

driving given their high centres of gravity.

Thankfully, the Evoque is well planted on the

asphalt with its squat, road-hugging stance.

I was also pleasantly surprised with the fuel

economy numbers that were true to the combined

city/highway consumption of 8.4 litres/100 km

that Range Rover touts.

Another nice figure was the starting price

of $47,695.

While that can balloon quickly to the $60,000

range with options, the base cost means I dont

need to cough up a royal warrant of my own to get

the keys to one.

Sports Editor: Mark Booth Phone: 604-946-4451 Email: [email protected]

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Tsawwassens HannahCarrothers is heading southof the border, but not toofar south, to take the nextstep in her soccer career.The 18-year-old left

fullback is part of the 2015Seattle University womenssoccer teams recruitingclass.I really, really feel

at home in the PacificNorthwest. I love the coach-ing staff. The girls are reallygreat. The team is awe-some, saidCarrothers,who got afour-yearscholar-ship. Ihad offersfrom otherplaces inthe Statesbut this justfelt rightfor me. Ifelt like itwas a greatfit.Carrothers, whos in

Grade 12 at South DeltaSecondary, said playingsoccer at the universitylevel is something shesalways wanted to do andthat its amazing to get theopportunity to play at aNCAA Div. 1 school.She has visited the cam-

pus a few times and met theteams coaching staff.Its a really great team

environment. Theyre allabout being a really bigfamily. It was really wel-coming and positive.In terms of her first

year with the Redhawks,Carrothers said her numberone goal is to crack thestarting 11. She also wantsto make an impact everytime she gets out on thefield, whether in practice orgames.She describes herself as a

never-give-up defender who

also loves to get forwardand join the attack.Being relatively close to

home was also a positivefor Carrothers, adding itllbe nice her family will beable to come and watchgames.I love the location, for

sure.Carrothers has spent

the last two years with theVancouver Whitecaps FCGirls Elite U18 programafter playing for Coastal FCof the B.C. Premier SoccerLeague.She said shes learned a

lot from GirlsElite headcoach JesseSymons.Weve

been ableto focus ongoals and tojust continueto get better,being in thathigh intensityenvironmentand playing somany times a

week, its been really goodfor my game.She plans on working

towards a business degreein marketing and said shemay pursue law after that.The Redhawks womens

soccer team is comingoff back-to-back WesternAthletic Conference cham-pionships.This incoming class

reminds me a lot of ouroutgoing seniors, said headcoach Julie Woodward onthe university website. Ibelieve that what sets themost successful student-ath-letes apart is their character,commitment and consis-tency.I can see those qualities

in this class, and I knowthat our program will nur-ture their desire to reachboth individual and teamgoals. These new additionsto the SU womens soccerfamily have big shoes to

fill, and I know they cando it.Woodward described

Carrothers as a high-levelplayer who will transitionto the college game very

quickly.She is a talented left

back with incredible fitness,allowing her to contrib-ute to the attack withoutneglecting her defensive

responsibilities. Hannah isa special talent and a won-derful young woman whoexemplifies our team valuesof character, commitmentand consistency.

BY DAVE [email protected]

On her way to the Emerald CityTsawwassen fullback Hannah Carrothers gets scholarship to play soccer at Seattle University

PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE

Hannah Carrothers has been a member of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite program for twoyears and will continue her soccer career with the Seattle University Redhawks.

She is a talented leftback with incrediblefitness, allowingher to contributeto the attackwithout neglectingher defensiveresponsibilities.

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The Greater VancouverCanadians are on to theB.C. Major Midget Leaguesemifinals after knockingoff the Okanagan Rocketsin Kelowna last weekend.The Canadians eliminat-

ed the Rockets, the defend-ing league champions, witha 2-0 victory last Saturdayafter taking a marathon 4-3triple overtime win in Game1 of the best-of-three quar-terfinal series.Goaltender Matteo Paler-

Chow was in net for theCanadians in both games

and stood on his head inthe series, said head coachPhil Alalouf.Greater Vancouver now

plays the Vancouver NorthEast Chiefs in the semis.The series begins tonight inPort Coquitlam.Alalouf is predicting the

series against the Chiefswill go to a third and decid-ing game.Theyre a tough team,

he said, noting the grouphas a high-end offencecombined with good goal-tending and defence.

The teams put on a realshow for the fans at PlanetIce in Coquitlam for thefinal game of the seasonto determine if the divisionplayoff banner would go toSouth Delta Storm or behung in the Tri Cities, homeof the Predators.The female Midget game

proved to be an amazingback and forth battle show-casing spectacular plays byplayers and goalies on bothteams. After ending in a 3-3tie, the championship gamewent to a shootout whereSouth Delta triumphed.With barely enough time

to dry their hockey gear, theteam travelled to Kelownato play in the inauguralAlleys Angel Tournamentof Hearts. After an impres-sive and extremely com-petitive four-game winningstreak through the round

robin, the girls took on theVanderhoof Bears in thegold medal game.Scoreless until the middle

of the third period, SouthDelta found another gearand notched three goals toclaim the tourney title.The team is comprised

of Claire Kozak (goalie),Lexine A

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