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SOUTH DELTA LEADER FRIDAY OcTObER 15 2010 › 1
FRIDAY OCTOBER 15 2010 www.southdeltaleader.com[more-online
❚ VIEWPOINT P8 ❚ OUTSTANDING P9 ❚ DATEBOOK P9 ❚ COFFEE WITH P11 ❚ LOCAL FLAVOUR P18
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Public HearingThe Municipal Council of The Corporation of Delta will hold a Public Hearing, in accordance with the Local Government Act, to consider the following proposed projects and related applications:
Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 (Project No. 1) Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 and Wednesday, October 27, 2010 (Project No. 2) Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: South Delta Recreation Centre 1720 – 56 Street Delta, BC V4L 2B1
Additional Information
Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports and any relevant background documentation may be inspected until Tuesday, October 26, 2010 for Project No. 1, and Wednesday, October 27, 2010 for Project No. 2.
Municipal Hall: Community Planning and Development Department
Website: www.corp.delta.bc.ca Email: [email protected] Phone: 604.946.3380 Hours: 8:00 am to 4:45 pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 8:00 am to 8:00 pm Thursday
▼ Project No. 1 Application for Rezoning (File No. LU006045)
Location: 8232 and 8266 92 Street, Delta as shown on MAP NO. 1
Applicant: Steve Knoblauch/Product Care Telephone: 604.501.5282
Proposal: Application for Rezoning to allow a household hazardous waste facility on the subject sites.
“Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” Amendment Bylaw No. 6884
To amend the “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” by rezoning the subject proper-ties from I2 – Heavy Industrial to Compre-hensive Development (CD) 393.
Staff Contact: Barry Konkin 604.946.3334
Web Location: Regular Meeting: October 4, 2010 E.04
▼ Project No. 2 Application to amend “The Corporation of Delta Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3950, 1985” – Proposed New Tsawwassen Area Plan (File No. P09-06)
Location: All lands within the Tsawwassen Area Plan boundary as shown in MAP NO. 2
Applicant: The Corporation of Delta Telephone: 604.946.3380
Proposal: The Corporation of Delta is proposing to amend Schedule A and Schedule E and replace Schedule D.1 of the “The Corporation of Delta Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3950, 1985” in order to create a new Tsawwassen Area Plan.
“The Corporation of Delta Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3950, 1985” Amendment Bylaw No. 6877
Proposed amendments to Schedule A include replacing two mixed-use designations with a new designation for the Tsawwassen Town Centre area and a new mixed-use designation. Proposed amendments to Schedule D.1 include replacing the current Tsawwassen Area Plan with a new plan. Proposed changes include: new town centre and mixed-use areas, new apartment and townhouse areas, new infill single family areas and updated policies. The plan also proposes to maintain the Agricultural land use designation for the Southlands. The proposed amendment to Schedule E is to delete the 30 degree building step-back requirement from the Tsawwassen Town Centre Development Permit Area Guidelines and Requirements.
A summary of the main policy directions of the proposed Tsawwassen Area Plan is provided in the September 9, 2010 staff report entitled “Tsawwassen Area Plan – Official Community Plan Amendments”.
Staff Contact: Barry Konkin 604.946.3334
Web Location: Regular Meeting: September 13, 2010 E.03
Web Info: Additional information and documents regarding the Tsawwassen Area Plan are available at: www.corp.delta.bc.ca/tap
Anyone who believes that their interest in property will be affected by the proposals shall be given an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing on matters contained in the bylaws and/or proposed by the applications.
For Project No. 2 (Tsawwassen Area Plan), a Speakers List will be available for the public to sign at the entrance to the Public Hearing venue approximately one hour prior to the start of the Public Hearing. Speakers will be asked to come forward in the order of the Speakers List and will be allowed up to five minutes to address Council regarding the bylaw under consideration.
Should you have any concerns or comments you wish to communicate to Council in advance of the Public Hearing, you can write to:
Mayor and Council 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent
Delta, BC V4K 3E2 Fax: 604.946.3390
Email: [email protected]
To be considered, correspondence must be received by the Office of the Municipal Clerk no later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 for Project No. 1 and no later than 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 for Project No. 2 (Tsawwassen Area Plan). Written submissions received prior to or submitted during the Public Hearing will be recorded as part of the official public record by the Clerk.
Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public or interested persons concerning any project after the Public Hearing has concluded.
The Corporation of Delta4500 Clarence Taylor CrescentDelta BC V4K 3E2www.corp.delta.bc.ca
MAP NO. 1FILE NO. LU006045
MAP NO. 2FILE NO. P09-06
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›INBRIEFMan claims to be cop
Delta Police are investigating a suspicious incident involving a male who claimed he was a police officer and an eight-year-old girl in Tsawwassen Wednesday (Oct. 6) morning.
Delta Police say the girl was approached in the 200 block of 52A Street at around 8:40 a.m. by the man who was in plain clothes and not wearing a police uniform.
However, he did produce what appeared to be a gold or yellowish badge from inside a black wallet.
According to Delta Police, the man spoke with the young girl but did not make any attempt to grab her or follow her after their brief conversation.
The youngster did the right thing by listening to her instincts to keep walking toward the school, but did not report this immediately to school staff, stated the release. The young girl’s parent did notify the school the following day and the school subsequently called their School Liaison Officer.
At this time Delta Police are unable to confirm wheth-er the man was a police officer. A notice was sent home with elementary students of Pebble Hill School on Friday to make parents aware of the incident.
The man is described as Caucasian, five-foot eight to nine-inches tall and 35-45 years old. He was clean cut, with short hair and an average build. He was wearing jeans and a t-shirt.
Hansen to address HSTB.C.’s finance minister, Colin Hansen, is scheduled to
visit Delta Nov. 23 to speak on the controversial HST.The event is a joint Rotary Club—North Delta, Lad-
ner and Tsawwassen—breakfast at the Delta Town & Country Inn.
The event starts at 7:30 a.m. The cost is $20 and includes breakfast. Proceeds will go towards the Delta Rotary’s new business award.
Tsawwassen gas station held up
A suspect escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash after holding up the Tsawwassen Chevron service station Sunday evening (Oct. 10).
According to Delta Police, a man wearing a dark ski mask, hoodie and gloves knocked on the service win-dow of the station at around 8:15 p.m. and demanded the attendant inside hand over some cash.
The suspect then showed the attendant what appeared to be a handgun tucked in his waistband.
After receiving the money the man fled the area on foot, heading south down 56th Street.
No one was injured in the incident.Additional description of the suspect puts him at
five-foot 10-inches tall with a medium build.While officers were attending the scene a tip from
a passerby said they saw a black Dodge Caravan leaving the area, possibly related to the hold up. A search by police failed to turn up a vehicle matching that description.
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New concession on the wayEnvironmentalists fear impact on Centennial Beach area wildlife
This rendering shows what the new concession stand and washroom facilities at Centennial Beach may look like. The project is expected to be complete next summer. Metro Vancouver image
PHILIP RAPHAELE D I T O R
A new concession stand and wash-rooms for Centennial Beach could be in place by next summer. But
there’s a hold on future plans for a destina-tion restaurant for a number of years.
Mitch Sokalski, west area manager for Metro Vancouver Regional Parks which is in charge of the project, said that while the $2 million to $2.5 million needed to build the two facilities still requires Metro’s bud-get approval, it should be up and running by July 2011.
The project to replace facilities now con-sidered outdated has been controversial, mainly over where it would be located.
Originally, Metro wanted to place the buildings in the northern end of the beach’s parking lot on land it owned. But a deal was struck with the Corporation of Delta to place it on it’s property adjacent to the recently expanded children’s playground.
And that has some environmentalists concerned it could negatively impact wild-life in the area.
Noted bird authority and Leader col-umnist Anne Murray feared the building
will affect songbirds in the park and short earred owls who use the region as a hunt-ing ground.
Murray said the plan to keep the building partially illuminated at night could disrupt the owl’s search for prey. And the extensive use of glass in the concession portion is almost certain to cause birds to die after flying into side of the structure.
“That happens, especially at migration time,” she said. “Glass (wall) is dangerous to birds. And there’s only so much you can do by placing decals on the windows.”
Plus, she feels the building is not appro-priate in terms of scale, calling its estab-lishment as a creeping urbanization of a natural park setting.
Susan Jones of the Boundary Bay Con-servation Committee said it would have better to have built an updated facility on the site of the current concession stand and then placed a much smaller facility near the playground.
“They are needlessly forcing people into the northern end of the beach and there doesn’t seem to be any logic behind it,” Jones said.
Metro’s Sokalski said the project incor-porates two buildings connected by a breezeway covering 4,413-square-feet.
The first is a concession and seating area on the east side of the building and change rooms, washrooms and a first aid room on the west side.
Sokalski said the current concession stand and washrooms located further east along the beach will remain in use until the new buildings are completed.
As for the prospect of engineering the new concession building to allow for an expansion to a full service restaurant, Sokalski said the idea is not economically feasible currently.
“At this stage a restaurant could be another 15 years away and doesn’t make economic sense to include that right now,” he said.
When the plan first surfaced Metro had invited interest in the site from the res-taurant industry and received just one response.
“A restaurant just doesn’t make sense. The numbers are not there,” Sokalski said. “For now, that idea is on the back burner.”
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Ladner’s Mike Owen has an idea of what the future likely has in store for sewer expansion in his neck of the woods, and says he doesn’t like what he’s seeing.
Owen, who runs Mike’s Marine Services on River Road West, says Metro Vancouver’s Regional
Growth Strategy that out-lines policies and land use designations is limited, meaning sewer service is likely not coming to busi-nesses and residents in the area any time soon.
“The 4300 block of River Road West is the end of the sewer service,” said Owen who is concerned Delta officials have not pushed to have the infra-structure extended to the
40 to 50 homes and busi-nesses in the area cur-rently left out.
The strategy is expect-ed to plan as far out as 2040, leaving Owen to keep paying about $100 a week for a portable potty
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likely could not afford to update their facilities.
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KRISTINE SALZMANNR E P O R T E R
A local group recog-nizes the growing number of seniors
in Delta and wants to hear from them about their housing needs in the community.
Seniors in Delta are expected to make up more than 26 per cent of the municipality's popu-lation by 2026, up from 14 per cent today.
The Delta Seniors Community Planning Team wants to hear from Delta's seniors about their plans for housing as they age and as their needs change.
To collect feedback, the group is offering a survey for seniors avail-able at local libraries until the end of Octo-ber, funded by United Way and sponsored by
Deltassist Family and Community Services.
Team coordinator Lynda Brummitt said both the group and later the survey arose out of a snapshot report com-pleted in June 2009 called Aging in Place by Deltas-sist and United Way that looked at the concerns of seniors in Delta.
The Delta Seniors Community Planning Team was formed to delve deeper into the issues of housing, transportation and access to services.
"We've got this oppor-tunity for planning because it's going to be a few years before the crunch hits," says Brum-mitt.
With regard to housing, Aging in Place reported the majority of seniors in Delta have lived here for more than 15 years (67 per cent), and that 83 per
cent of respondents are homeowners and most of those want to stay in their current homes. Most of the seniors who said they want to move want to stay in Delta.
The Delta Seniors Community Planning Team wants to find out what type of housing options seniors in Delta want and what supports are needed to maintain independent lives.
"Seniors are a diverse group of people," says Brummitt. "What one person might see as a housing solution might not be a solution for oth-ers."
The group hopes to present their findings to local seniors centres and various levels of govern-ment.
Copies of the survey can be picked up at the Ladner Pioneer Library,
Tsawwassen Library, or George Mackie Library, or contact the Deltas-sist office in Ladner at 604-946-9526.
The team is also host-ing a forum on Building Age Friendly Communi-ties in Delta, Oct. 23, 10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. at the
Delta Manor Resources Centre (4750 57 St.).
Register by calling 604-946-9526, or visit www.deltassist.com/deltaseniorsplanning.html and download the registration [email protected]
Survey focuses on housingOpportunity to plan before senior population grows
Volunteers with the Delta Seniors Community Planning Team prepare housing surveys for distribution (left to right: Henry Jonker, Flo Mann and Sheila Zerr, with coordinator Kay Dennison, standing). Contributed photo
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DAN FERGUSONB L A C K P R E S S
F our different Lower Mainland commu-nities—four very
different profiles when it comes to gun owner-ship.
Delta residents are the most likely of four com-munities to be registered firearms owners.
People in Surrey are most likely to report lost or stolen weapons.
Vancouver residents are more likely to own handguns, and Abbots-ford residents are the least likely to possess restricted or prohibited weapons.
T h e i n f o r m a t i o n about weapon owners in the four municipalities comes from the Cana-dian Firearms Registry, which requires the reg-istration of all guns in Canada.
The Leader obtained specific figures for Delta and Surrey, plus num-bers for Vancouver and Abbotsford for compari-son purposes.
The result is a snap-shot of the prevalence of weapons in those com-munities.
Who owns whatThe statistics show
registered owners are more likely to possess handguns in Vancouver than they are in Delta, Surrey or Abbotsford.
In the three suburban communities, rifles are the most common type of registered weapon, followed by shotguns, then handguns.
Delta has 8,300 regis-tered rifles, 4,700 shot-guns and 2,000 hand-guns (note: figures are rounded off).
Surrey has 22,000 documented rifles, 9,600 shotguns and 6,100 handguns.
Abbotsford reports 17,000 rifles, 7,100 shot-guns and 3,400 hand-guns.
In Vancouver, hand-guns are more com-mon, where they are the second-most prevalent type, but long guns still dominate. B.C’s largest
city has 19,400 rifles, 8,100 handguns and 7,200 shotguns.
Per capita, there are more gun licences in Delta and Abbotsford, which have one legal gun licence for every six residents.
In Surrey, the ratio is one licence for every 10 people. In Vancou-ver, the proportion of gun registration is even lower—one licence for every 16 people.
Delta has more mul-tiple weapons owners per capita than the other municipalities.
There are 40 licence holders who possess 30 or more firearms in Delta, one for every
2,400 residents.Abbotsford has 43
firearms owners with 30 or more guns or rifles, or one for every 3,700.
Surrey ranks third with 75 such owners, or one for every 5,300 resi-dents.
Vancouver has the fewest per capita in the high-ownership catego-ry—76 or one for every 7,600 residents.
Age range of gun owners
The statistics show registered gun own-ers tend to be older in Delta, Abbotsford and Surrey than they are in Vancouver.
In Delta, the age cat-
egory with the highest licence count is 50- to 59-year-olds (802), fol-lowed by 60- to 69-year-olds (756) and 40- to 49-year-olds (598).
Delta also has the old-est firearms owner of the four communities sur-veyed: one person over the age of 100.
In Surrey, the break-down is slightly younger with the most numerous age category being 50-59
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A look at who's packing what Delta, Abbotsford have more registered weapons per capita than Surrey or Vancouver
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Mayor and council members, this email is to express my con-cern regarding the construction of a fence across the dike in an area running along the river, near River Road West.
The construction of this fence
is a travesty to all things the City (Municipality) of Delta, the vil-lage of Ladner, their citizens, and the general public have been working on for some time.
We are all proud of our dike trails and the access we have to the river, the village, and the parks in the area.
This fence is a major setback to many forward steps that have
been made over the past few years, not to mention issues regarding dike maintenance, emergency access, and public safety along River Road.
Please do what needs to be done and have this fence removed.
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Rural politicians who voted to keep the current three-year election cycle at recent Union of B.C. Municipalities meetings probably have their ears tuned into the electorate more than their big-city counterparts.
They surely recognize those who voted for them—the pitifully few engaged citizens who do—probably prefer more frequent elections. These voters take their responsibility seriously and want more opportunities to have their say in how councils and school boards are run, not fewer. Voters and elections are what make municipal politicians accountable.
We can understand why many urban politicians would prefer four-year terms. Saving money is one argument, but money spent on elections is money well spent. Add another year to the term and even more voters would likely become disengaged, giving even less bang for the buck.
Elections at least remind citizens of their obligations and bring important issues into their fields of vision.
It’s true city councillors have tough jobs to do and difficult decisions to make. In some of the bigger municipalities, meetings go on for hours and politicians need to be informed on many issues.
They face tough budgets every year and sometimes elections conflict with those budget discussions. But these are challenges that can be managed without reducing the opportunities for voters to have their say.
Another argument in favour of longer terms is the stability an extra year would bring to local governments. But as anyone who as been to a council meeting lately can attest, these institutions are as grey and predictable as the weather in November. What’s more, most councillors are incumbents.
At least elections liven things up a little and remind politicians under whose service they labour. Every three years, they have to get in front of the voters and justify their jobs once again.
Give them more time? No.Longer terms might be good for senior
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Mayor and council. I am extremley concerned about the truck-train proposal for Del-ta’s highways and the dangers brought by these big rigs (‘Truck trains’ coming, Oct. 1, 2010 South
Delta Leader).We already have the large con-
tainer trucks on our roads and they alone can be very intimidat-ing when you are in an automo-bile surrounded by them.
We already have had roll-overs on our overpasses corners. How much research was done across America in determining the dan-gers of these truck-trains?
What are the effects of these rigs on smaller vehicles when it
rains or snows?Will Delta be called on to spend
taxpayers money to adjust some of its road turns to accommodate them? Should you not have had a public hearing before you endan-gered the lives of the citizens?
Has there been a report done to determine the safety of running these truck-trains on our roads?
Doug Massey,Delta
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It is easy to see that Peter Thoss (Farmer’s plight, letter to the edtior Oct. 8, 2010 South Delta Leader) is a “simple realtor.”
He is elaborating on something he is clearly not knowledgeable about.
One of the primary reasons Delta farmland is so productive is due to the laser leveling.
As a fourth generation farmer in Delta, I know there is no chance we would have the high yields per acre that we have without doing this, whether it be for blueberries, cranberries, potatoes, beans or
anything else grown here.Laser leveling is used to put a
crown on the land for all fields, and without it there would not be a successful farmer in Delta.
This gives the farmer the chance to plant an entire field in the spring because we do not need to wait for the wet holes, which could occupy 25 to 40 per cent of the field, to dry out.
Laser leveling allows farmers to withstand two inches of rain, without causing a major impact to the quality of the product we produce.
The problem we faced this fall was from the last few days of
August until the end of Septem-ber when we had close to nine inches of rain when the average is around 1.5 inches.
There is not an area of farmland which I am aware of that could withstand that and not have a devastating outcome.
One factor that doesn’t help is that Delta farmland is about vsix feet below sea level, which results in slow drainage.
To lay blame of farmers for try-ing to make our land more pro-ductive is an insult and shows ignorance to the facts.
Tim Guichon,Delta
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I giggle to myself sometimes. Like a four-year-old who has an amazing secret and is bursting to tell. It hap-pens whenever some-one from The City says to me almost pitifully: “Oh, Tsawwassen. You’re way out there?”
I suppress my urge to tell them I can get down-town in 35 minutes, thank you very much. And oh, by the way, did I men-tion the ferries, direct to the islands, are a mere 10 minutes from my home?
Nah. I say nothing. They can have their s top-and-go city traffic, along w i t h t h e i r high cr ime rate, homeless people and everything e l s e S o u t h Delta doesn’t seem to want or own.
I get a little smug too, when they say things like “What’s it like out there?” or “You have a beach there?” having never experienced a dewy morning stroll on the dike or a summer splash in the middle of Boundary Bay at low tide (while it’s rain-ing in North Van).
It’s likely they haven’t attended the Ladner Vil-lage Market on a sunny Sunday, where you can’t go past four or five stalls without spotting a neighbour or friend.
Not to sound smug, though. After all, we S o u t h D e l t a n s a re decent, humble people. We don’t brag. Unless it’s about our low crime rate. Where else, after all, does the local newspaper’s crime report include such petty acts as: “watch stolen from the front seat of an unlocked vehicle.”
Excuse me? Unlocked? Where else do people leave their vehicles
unlocked overnight? And their homes, for that matter?
The wildlife seem to like it here, too. The Lad-ner Leisure Centre rab-bits find it to be a cozy community. The Snow Geese have a consen-sus this is a great place to rest, eat and hang out annually.
Where else, too, are herons spotted just off the highway, fishing in a farmer’s ditch? Where else are locals virtually blasé about bald eagles, due to the frequent sightings?
But hey, let’s be real too. It’s not always para-
dise in South Delta. Where else can you end up stuck in the tunnel for a good portion of your morn-ing commute? And where else do contentious issues like the power lines or Southlands stir such strong
sentiment and action?Yes, we South Deltans
are a passionate bunch. No wonder we’re enthu-siastic though. After all, where else can you go golfing, kiteboard-ing, watersliding, lawn bowling, frisbee golf-ing, go-kart racing, sail-ing, rowing, swimming, fruit-picking, wine-tast-ing, bird-watching and more, all within 15 min-utes of your front door?
I have lived in the area for 15 years. A newbie, compared to most. I have lived in other countries. I have travelled some-what. I have lived small town, and big city. But I can’t think of another place quite like this. South Delta: where else?
Christine Thompson is a freelance advertising copywriter by trade, liv-ing in, where else? South Delta. You can reach Christine at [email protected].
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Ladner: a cozy community for rabbits. Boaz Joseph photo
SEVEN DAYS> PHOTOGRAPHY CONTESTThe Delta Museum and Archives is holding a photography contest in conjunction with its upcoming exhibit, A Delta Self-Portrait: Pho-tographs of Delta by Deltans. When: Contest closes Oct. 15. Photos submitted to the contest will become part of the exhibit scheduled to open Oct. 23. For guidelines and entry form, visit deltamuseum.ca or call 604-946-9322.
> THE CENTAURSThe Centaurs will perform three times at the Tsawwassen Legion 289 to introduce their newest CD recordings. When: Oct. 15, 16 and Nov. 20, 8 p.m. Where: Tsawwassen Legion branch 289. Tickets $10. For more info call the Legion at 604-943-0232.
> COLLECTIBLE SALEDYSL WearHouse Collectible Sale. When: Oct. 16, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: 1308 56 St.
> NATURE TOURDelta Nature and Birds on the Bay invite you to their next field trip. When: Oct. 16, 9 a.m. Where: Meet at Cammidge House for a 2.5 hour ramble through Boundary Bay Regional Park. Bring binoculars if you have them. Free, voluntary donation for snacks. Contact Tom at 604-940-9296 or [email protected].
> YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTThe Delta Arts Council presents the new sea-son of The Young People's Concert Series. When: Kicks off Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m. Where:The Tsawwassen Arts Centre. Tickets $8. For more info, call 604-943-9787. Variety of local talent with their original works of pop, blues, folk, contemporary and jazz.
> JAZZ IT UP FOR THE CUREJazzercise students are hosting a pub night fundraiser for breast cancer research. When: Oct. 16, 6 to 9 p.m. Where: Sundance Pub
(6574 Ladner Trunk Rd.). Silent auction, 50/50 and raffle draws. Advance tickets $20, includes a steak, baked potato, Caesar salad and beverage. Contact Zoe at 604-839-1067 or Janice at 604-813-3990.
> WIRED WEDNESDAYSThe Tsawwassen Library invites you to drop in for some computer training this fall. Open to everyone, no registration required. When: Internet basics, Beyond the Basics, and Email Basics rotate on Wednesdays starting Sept. 22 until Dec. 8. Next one Beyond the Basics, Oct. 20, 9 to 10 a.m. Where: 1321A 56 St.
Call 604-943-2271 for more details.
> THE PERILS OF PLASTICThe Delta Museum and Archives presents 'Perils of Plastic,' a series of short films and photos that document what it's like on an island of toothbrushes, cigarette lighters and other swirling garbage. When and Where: Oct. 21 at the Tsawwassen Arts Centre, and
Oct. 22 at the Firehall Centre for the Per-forming Arts in North Delta, 7 to 9 p.m. $10 per person. Tickets can be purchased by call-ing 604-946-9322. Visit deltamuseum.ca.
> KIDS' DAY OFFDelta libraries invite parents and caregivers to bring children in primary grades to see some free entertainment. When: Oct. 22, 2 to 3 p.m. Where: Ladner Pioneer Library (Joseph the Magician), Tsawwassen Library (Kellie Haines, ventriloquist), and George Mackie Library (Mike's Critters). Contact the informa-tion desk at your local library for more details.
GROUPS & VOLUNTEERSEvergreen Garden Club meets the third Tuesday of each month at Kinsmen House (5050 47 Ave.). Next meeting Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m. David Wilson will speak on Heathers. For more details call 604-940-0937.
The Probus Club of South Delta, a non-profit fellowship club for retired and semi-retired professional and business people, will hold its next monthly meeting at the Coast Tsawwas-sen Inn, Oct. 20 at 10 a.m. Chris Thomson, an expert on the Middle East, will speak. Call Dick Willians at 604-940-6542 for more info.
The Canadian Mental Health Association-Delta Branch offers free, facilitated Family Support meetings for family and friends supporting a person living with a mental ill-ness. Meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Delta Hospital Education Conference Room (5800 Mountain View Blvd.). Call 604-943-1878.
The Canadian Mental Health Association-Delta Branch offers free, facilitated Family Support meetings for people with Depres-sion/Bi-polar or with symptoms. Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month from 7 to 9 p.m. at #14 1835 56 St. (CMHA Delta Branch office). Call 604-943-1878.
The Centaurs will perform at the Tsawwassen Legion Oct. 15, 16 and Nov. 20. Contributed photo
Clockwise from top left: ❚ Janet Blair and Barb Melnyk presented a cheque for $420 to the South Delta Food Bank (Kent Nickerson, left, and Ladner Christian Fellowship Pastor Danny Stebeck, right) on behalf of the Beta Sigma Phi Chapter Laureate Beta Chi, and encourage other service groups to do the same. ❚ Ella Harris celebrated her 108th birthday at Kin Village on Oct. 1. Ella was born in Watford, England in 1902, and has two sons, eight grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren. Her son Doug says she is bright, happy and witty, and is deeply loved by the staff at Kin Village and her adoring family. ❚ The Tsawwassen Walking Group got together for a wine and appetizer tasting fun night with all proceeds going to the SRABC - Delta branch. The group raised $355. Contributed photos
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Zhongxi Wu with the Delta Police Pipe Band will play Celtic music on a traditional Chinese suona at the band's upcoming gala. David Roberts, ARPS photo
East meets west
A n upcoming Celtic Gala will include a medley of Celtic tunes performed on traditional
Chinese instruments.It’s an unexpected twist to the annu-
al gala that’s a fundraiser for the Delta Police Pipe Band, headed to Windsor Castle for the Royal Windsor Tattoo next spring.
The traditional Chinese instruments will be played by Zhongxi Wu, who
joined the band last April, and his wife Karen Wong.
W h i l e W u joined the Delta Police Pipe Band as a piper, the immigrant from northeastern China (Heilongji-ang Province) s p e c i a l i ze s i n
the suona, a type of reed instrument. Before coming to Canada 10 years ago, he was a professional musician in China.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t make a living here as a professional musi-cian, but that didn’t stop him from making music. Wu began looking for another instrument to play similar to the suona. He recalls performing at the Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby eight years ago for Chinese New Year when he heard an intriguing sound.
“I hear a sound really like my suona. I got excited and went there to talk to them—it was the bagpipe. I’d never ever seen that kind of instrument before,” says Wu.
He met a piper who offered to teach him to play the bagpipes in exchange
for lessons on the suona. They would meet every Thursday in Horseshoe Bay, where they were both living, and exchange one hour each of lessons.
Wu wanted to improve his English language skills and play music, so he joined a North Shore pipe band.
Today, the Coquitlam resident plays with the Delta Police Pipe Band as well as the B.C. Chinese Orchestra, Vancou-ver Chinese Music Ensemble, and the Vancouver Intercultural Orchestra.
The pipe band decided to showcase Wu’s talent at this year’s Celtic Gala.
“He is a shy, self-effacing individu-al and it took a while for us to realize that he is an experienced and talented musician in playing Chinese tradition-al instruments,” said band photogra-pher David Roberts.
Wu will play the suona in a duet with Sgt. piper David All, followed by a medley of Celtic music played by Wu on the suona and his wife Karen Wong on the sheng, another traditional Chi-nese reed instrument.
“We (he and David All) did some rehearsals, it sounds really good,” says Wu. “Both of us really like the sound.”
The Celtic Gala is Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m. at the South Delta Baptist Church. In addition to featuring the pipe band, performers include Tiller’s Folly, the Delta Community Choir and the Clar-ion Highland Dancers. Tickets are $25, available through www.ticketweb.ca or at local retailers (visit www.deltapo-licepipeband.com for locations).
For a video clip of a suona solo by Wu in a B.C. Chinese Orchestra con-cert at the River Rock Theatre in Rich-mond, visit southdeltaleader.com and click on the “Entertainment” tab.
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A larger space, an accessible facility, and a building tailored to meet their needs—and the needs of the families
they serve.Reach Child and Youth Development Soci-
ety is planning for a new home in central Lad-ner and is reaching out to the community to help build their dream facility.
The non-profit organization has offered programs and services for youth with a range of developmental needs for more than 50 years.
It's currently located in east Ladner—turn south on 72nd Street off Ladner Trunk Road and continue past the turn-off for the Bound-ary Bay Airport. When the rain turns to sleet beware of the ditches on either side.
It's not the most accessible facility for fami-lies without vehicles, and hardly a visible site for raising the society's profile—"On the fring-es," as executive director Renie D'Aquila says.
The building was constructed four decades ago as a residence for older teens with special needs working at the Ladner Farm Training
Centre. Reach has adapted to the space, serv-ing between 800 to 1,000 children every year. But they would like to reach more.
Fifteen per cent of the population have special needs, says communications director Cathy Nidoski, which translates to potentially 3,486 children impacted by special needs in Delta.
Thanks to a partnership with the Corpora-tion of Delta and local Kinsmen Club, in a few years Reach will have plenty of room to grow as well as enhance its connections in the community.
The society plans to redevelop Kin House in Ladner, a decades-old building on 47th Avenue next to Ladner Memorial Park.
The municipality endorsed the use of the facility and contributed the land, valued at more than $1 million. The local Kinsmen Club is on board as well, and fine with being homeless while construction is underway for the centre that will include a space for them as well.
But ground is not likely to be broken until 2015. Reach must first raise $3.7 million over four years to cover capital costs.
They are in the process of launching
that campaign, titled Building for Children Together. The word "together" is particularly important to Reach.
"This is going to be a community effort to raise the money. And it's going to benefit the community in so many different ways," says Nidoski. "We know there are so many people who are excited to see this happen."
Reach's current facility covers about 14,000-square-feet—the new building will be 19,500-square-feet, with the potential to expand another 2,000-square-feet if the fund-ing and need is there. In addition to the extra space, they've had the opportunity to design the layout in a way that fits their needs.
Plans include larger therapy rooms (occu-pational, physiotherapy, and speech and lan-guage), rooms for counselling, toy, book and equipment lending libraries, and space for their preschool with a playground. Nidoski said Reach is particularly looking forward to being able to expand its services and pro-grams for older children.
"That's a really underserved population with special needs in Delta right now, older youth . . . There are more children with spe-cial needs who are older who are needing
services and who require those kinds of big spaces that are designed for them," says Nidoski. "We'd like to see something that can be exclusively for youth and have their input in that as well."
Plans could include a drop-in centre or lounge where youth with learning disabilities can hang out while developing the social-emotional skills needed to make and keep friends and develop relationships. Hopes are to also offer more programs that assist teens in transitioning to adulthood, such as help preparing for post-secondary education or gaining work-readiness skills.
Reach also wants to assist more youth with high-functioning learning disabilities such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
"There's a whole target area of kids with learning disabilities that needs addressing, such as ADHD," says D'Aquila. "Those kids are not being well served . . . So they are kids that both have a lot of problems and potential given the right kind of support at the right time."
Nidoski says Reach will be consulting with the community to learn more about what families want in the new facility. One need identified is an events room both for Reach's
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Opposite page: Reach, local Kinsmen, and the Corporation of Delta have
come together to make a new home for Reach possible. Left to right:
Kinsmen Kerry Condon and Dave McMillan, Reach foundation director
Irene Forcier, Kinsmen Charter member Edgar Dunning, Reach communications
director Cathy Nidoski, Reach executive director Renie D'Aquila, and Delta Councillor Anne Peterson. This
page: Reach serves youth with a wide range of developmental needs, from
preschoolers (above, the inclusive preschool program), to older children
(right, a weekend respite program), an age group they hope to reach more
of once they move to a more central location in Ladner. Rob Newell photos
and contributed photo
parent workshops that can also be rented out for presentations and gatherings by other groups.
In addition to being able to serve more youth with the additional space, Nidoski said they are excited to be moving to a centralized location where they can connect with other service groups. Reach's new home will neighbour the Ladner Pioneer Library, Delta Senior Secondary School (easy access for teens), and the Boys and Girls Club's Ladner site, to name a few. There's also the potential for intergen-erational activities with the Kinsmen Club.
The facility will be built using green building prin-ciples, says Nidoski, to limit the environmental foot-print as well as create a healthier environment for the kids.
To raise funds, Reach has launched its Building for Children Together campaign online (donation forms can be downloaded at http://reachdevelopment.org). The society, which has about 50 volunteers, will also take part in community events during the holiday season, such as the Tsawwassen Business Improvement Association's Christmas gift wrap
program where they will wrap presents by donation. They also hope to host a walk-a-thon in the spring centered around Kin House.
In the meantime Reach is continuing to enhance its current programs and services, including the addition of a relatively new Applied Behavioral Analysis program for children ages six and under with autism, and by shifting the focus of their inclu-sive preschool to help children better prepare for full day kindergarten.
"It's all about serving more kids, and supporting more kids," says D'Aquila. "Being in the heart of the community, in the middle of the community, I think will be very exciting for our families."[email protected]
Look for the South Delta Leader's annual Flavour Favourites cookbook in the Oct. 29 issue. The annual cookbook raises awareness for Reach Child and Youth Development's Building for Children Together cam-paign. Plus, it provides you with the favourite recipes from people in your community.
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Helping get 3-year-old Isabelle Mather an early start on martial arts training is Sami Gustafson who along with partner Andrew Davis run United Martial Arts in Tsawwassen. Jim Kinnear photo
Studio growsPHILIP RAPHAELE D I T O R
K eeping it fresh. That's been one of the keys for Andrew Davis and Sami Gustafson, owners
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From relatively humble beginnings and steady growth over the years, Davis and Gustafson made a big leap in January to acquire an established studio (Hap Do Sool Martial Arts Academy), move into a more promi-nent and much bigger space on 12th Ave., and adopt a new name, United Martial Arts.
Gustafson figures they just about doubled their floor area from their old premises at Century Park that housed their previous studio—Total Defense System. But more importantly they assumed an existing business that had built up a good reputation in the community for instructing students of all ages.
Amidst all the changes the stu-dio's duo made sure they kept their approach to instructing new and interesting.
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Getting out in the community to demonstrate what they offer has been another successful building block.
The studio also branches out into the community by providing both local sports academies at South Delta Secondary school with classes for their students.
"Both the hockey and soccer players really enjoy the chance to learn some new skills," Davis said. "And martial arts is a great form of cross training for them."[email protected]
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lost a lot of money, my husband decided to build the kitchen himself. One of his other passions is wordworking.”
With no real kitchen to use, Joel had to make do with a propane wok burner, a barbecue, a microwave, and an old electric cooktop that struggles to boil water.
Thankfully, the kitchen at Taverna Gorgona and Franco’s skill provided Joel with plenty of opportunity to turn out three sensational dishes. First up was a classic appetizer: saganaki.
The fried cheese dish uses kefalograviera, a hard goat cheese imported from Greece
which is first rolled in a milk and egg wash then in flour and seared in a hot cast iron pan with olive oil. It’s then doused with fine Metaxa (Greek) brandy and set alight.
Next on the menu was a smoked Greek sausage appetizer called Loukaniko which was cooked with a selection of onions, peppers, tomatoes, lemon and oregano.
“Oh, wow,” said Joel as he and Franco sampled a taste.
Then it was on on the main course, lamb chops cooked on the grill and seasoned with Franco’s special, homemade collection of herbs
and spices and finished with a lemon sauce.Franco said the process is quick and the
quality of new Zealand lamb he uses is a favourite with customers.
Accompanying the meal was traditional Greek bread that had a drizzle of olive oil and a liberal sprinkling of Franco’s special seasoning and then placed on the grill.
Linda, who admits she doesn’t cook, also had a chance to try out the meal and was pleased with the results.
“It’s excellent,” she said. “I’m always impressed with his (Joel’s) abilities. He’s a
good chef and I get to benefit.”As a result of the Master Chef
experience, Joel said it helped rekindle his interest in cooking and he signed up for an evening program at the Northwest Culinary Academy in Vancouver in what is called an “Advanced Foodie’s Course.”
Franco said he was impressed with Joel’s talent in the kitchen and would welcome him back any time. And to help with that Franco presented the Chamaschuks with a gift certificate to his restaurant.
- Philip Raphael, Editor
Cook with the bestThose are two
subjects that go hand in hand for Ladner couple Joel and Linda Chamaschuk.
So, when Linda nominated her husband for the Leader’s Master Chef feature, Joel was delighted he had a chance to spend some time in the kitchen with Franco Lafakis, owner of Taverna Gorgona, a longtime favourite of theirs in Ladner Village.
“I love food and my wife and I have traveled quite extensively over the years and one of our favourite places ended up being Greece,” said Joel. “So, we had some good first hand
exposure to all the great fresh ingredients they have there and their techniques. And hopefully I can duplicate that here today and learn a few things I’ve never been exposed to.”
But that culinary hobby has had to take a bit of a back seat in recent months since the Chamaschuks have had their kitchen under renovation. And unfortunately it’s a project that has turned out to be a bit of a nightmare.
“We had the kitchen of our dreams in our heads. Unfortunately, the designer was not able to make our dream a reality,” wrote Linda when nominating Joel. “Since we had
The South Delta Leader has partnered with local chefs to provide people in the community with the opportunity to learn from the masters. If you know a foodie who would love to experience a working kitchen, or if your loved one's meals leave something to be desired, nominate them for our monthly Master Chef section. Email [email protected] and tell us why your friend or family member deserves to cook with the best in South Delta. For a video clip of Joel Chamaschuk's experience this month at Taverna Gorgona, visit southdeltaleader.com.
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Opposite page: Ladner's Joel Chamschuk (left) with
Franco Lafakis, owner of Taverna Gorgona sample the
Greek sausage appetizer. This page: Lamb chops,
flaming saganaki and a glass of Retsina with the main course. Tyler Garnham photos
Taverna Gorgona serves up inspiration
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lost a lot of money, my husband decided to build the kitchen himself. One of his other passions is wordworking.”
With no real kitchen to use, Joel had to make do with a propane wok burner, a barbecue, a microwave, and an old electric cooktop that struggles to boil water.
Thankfully, the kitchen at Taverna Gorgona and Franco’s skill provided Joel with plenty of opportunity to turn out three sensational dishes. First up was a classic appetizer: saganaki.
The fried cheese dish uses kefalograviera, a hard goat cheese imported from Greece
which is first rolled in a milk and egg wash then in flour and seared in a hot cast iron pan with olive oil. It’s then doused with fine Metaxa (Greek) brandy and set alight.
Next on the menu was a smoked Greek sausage appetizer called Loukaniko which was cooked with a selection of onions, peppers, tomatoes, lemon and oregano.
“Oh, wow,” said Joel as he and Franco sampled a taste.
Then it was on on the main course, lamb chops cooked on the grill and seasoned with Franco’s special, homemade collection of herbs
and spices and finished with a lemon sauce.Franco said the process is quick and the
quality of new Zealand lamb he uses is a favourite with customers.
Accompanying the meal was traditional Greek bread that had a drizzle of olive oil and a liberal sprinkling of Franco’s special seasoning and then placed on the grill.
Linda, who admits she doesn’t cook, also had a chance to try out the meal and was pleased with the results.
“It’s excellent,” she said. “I’m always impressed with his (Joel’s) abilities. He’s a
good chef and I get to benefit.”As a result of the Master Chef
experience, Joel said it helped rekindle his interest in cooking and he signed up for an evening program at the Northwest Culinary Academy in Vancouver in what is called an “Advanced Foodie’s Course.”
Franco said he was impressed with Joel’s talent in the kitchen and would welcome him back any time. And to help with that Franco presented the Chamaschuks with a gift certificate to his restaurant.
- Philip Raphael, Editor
Cook with the bestThose are two
subjects that go hand in hand for Ladner couple Joel and Linda Chamaschuk.
So, when Linda nominated her husband for the Leader’s Master Chef feature, Joel was delighted he had a chance to spend some time in the kitchen with Franco Lafakis, owner of Taverna Gorgona, a longtime favourite of theirs in Ladner Village.
“I love food and my wife and I have traveled quite extensively over the years and one of our favourite places ended up being Greece,” said Joel. “So, we had some good first hand
exposure to all the great fresh ingredients they have there and their techniques. And hopefully I can duplicate that here today and learn a few things I’ve never been exposed to.”
But that culinary hobby has had to take a bit of a back seat in recent months since the Chamaschuks have had their kitchen under renovation. And unfortunately it’s a project that has turned out to be a bit of a nightmare.
“We had the kitchen of our dreams in our heads. Unfortunately, the designer was not able to make our dream a reality,” wrote Linda when nominating Joel. “Since we had
The South Delta Leader has partnered with local chefs to provide people in the community with the opportunity to learn from the masters. If you know a foodie who would love to experience a working kitchen, or if your loved one's meals leave something to be desired, nominate them for our monthly Master Chef section. Email [email protected] and tell us why your friend or family member deserves to cook with the best in South Delta. For a video clip of Joel Chamaschuk's experience this month at Taverna Gorgona, visit southdeltaleader.com.
video online
Food and travel.
southdeltaleader.com
Opposite page: Ladner's Joel Chamschuk (left) with
Franco Lafakis, owner of Taverna Gorgona sample the
Greek sausage appetizer. This page: Lamb chops,
flaming saganaki and a glass of Retsina with the main course. Tyler Garnham photos
Taverna Gorgona serves up inspiration
Those are two exposure to all the great fresFood and travel
Taverna Gorgona serves up inspirationRekindled interest
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2 cloves garlic4 tsp. olive oil3 cups sodium reduced vegetable broth½ tsp. each caraway seeds and saltWhite pepper
Kelly Wilson, recreation programmer with Delta Parks ‘brewed’ up her recipe for pumpkin apple soup just in time to invite little ghouls, goblins and their parents to enjoy the third annual Family Fright Fest at McKee Heritage House in Ladner on Oct 28. Philip Raphael photo
Spooky soupRecipe perfect for a chilly Halloween night
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Peel apple and transfer along with roasted mixture to food processor.
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In a large pot, stir in vegetable puree, remaining vegetable broth, 1 cup of water, caraway seeds, salt and pepper. Bring to boil.
Reduce heat and simmer for 5 min-utes.
Serves 4 to 6.
Want to celebrate Halloween with some spooks and scary fun, and at the same time have something to help keep little trick or treaters warm?
Kelly Wilson, recreation program-mer with Delta Parks, Recreation and Culture has the perfect plan.
She says a dose of her pumpkin apple soup can chase away the shiv-ers of a cold Halloween night.
And to have some more fun, visit the third annual Family Fright Fest event at McKee Heritage House in Ladner on Oct. 28.
From 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. McKee House (47th and Arthur Drive) will be transformed into a haunted house full of all things spooky by the drama students from South Delta Secondary school.
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For more information about the event, call 604-952-3029 or email [email protected].
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Growing confidenceIce Hawks maintain firm hold on top spot with mature gamePHILIP RAPHAELE D I T O R
T he faces mugging for the photographer prior to Tues-day (Oct. 12) night’s 4-2 win
over the North Delta Devils show a group of Delta Ice Hawks play-ers more mature than their ages suggest.
The fake, black moustaches they were sporting helped in part add a few, albeit comical years, to their appearance to promote the club’s upcoming prostate cancer fundraiser.
But with a five-point lead atop the PIJHL’s Tom Shaw Conference and a record of nine wins and just two losses, plus a pair of overtime defeats, the team has shown a cohesiveness that belies their short time together as a unit.
First year head coach Daryl Erickson said his team has shown great resilience as they raced out to their current record during the young season after faltering early on in the schedule.
They dropped their first two games of the year, but then went on to rattle off six straight wins to
close out September, and then followed that up with four wins in five games so far in October.
Erickson said a good portion of the team’s veterans were away at other training camps when the Ice Hawks hopefuls assem-bled in August. And when those experienced players returned to South Delta the result was a team of players unfamiliar with each other, disjointed and needed time to gel.
“It really showed in our first two games,” Erickson said. “No one was really on the same page.”
But that has been turned around and the ‘Hawks are on track with an effective blend of youth and experience.
As for the Ice Hawks’ maturity off the ice, for the prostate cancer fundraiser the club announced last week that men could toss away their razors and unplug their electric shavers for a good cause next month.
To help promote greater aware-ness of prostrate cancer, the Delta Ice Hawks are supporting “Movember.”
The name is meant to urge
men to grow a moustache during November to raise awareness of the disease.
Anyone who has a moustache, grown one, or has purchased some other form of a moustache, will get free admission to the Ice Hawks game Nov. 30 at 7:30 p.m. when the North Delta Devils pay a visit to the Ladner Leisure Cen-tre.
That night there will be more than the two points on the line as the evening will serve as a fund and awareness raiser for prostrate cancer.
The moustache becomes the ribbon for men’s health, said Steve Erickson, the Ice Hawks’ play by play voice and media contact, adding much like the commitment to run or walk for charity, the men of “Movember” commit to growing a moustache for 30 days.
The 'Hawks have a week off from game action. Their next home game for is Oct. 19 when they take on the Port Moody Black Panthers.
Game time is 7:30 [email protected]
Members of the Delta Ice Hawks show off their 'adopted' moustaches in support of 'Movember.' During the month of November, fans and players are encouraged to grow a moustache to help raise funds for prostate cancer. Jim Kinnear photo
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RelievingstressPHILIP RAPHAELE D I T O R
S tress. It surrounds us, and in some cases motivates
us. But when it becomes chronic and not dealt with in a positive way it can make us prone to illnesses.
That is one of the themes Dr. Gabor Maté will be addressing this Saturday (Oct. 16) when he conducts a day-long presentation at Ladner United Church.
Maté is a medical doc-tor and author who has worked in palliative care as well as an educator.
He says today’s har-ried lifestyles that can be chock full of harmful stress are often at the root of diseases.
And the way our cur-rent medical system works is not always as helpful in treating stress-related conditions.
“Our medical system is based on treating
symptoms,” said Maté. “What physicians need to do is look further and find out more about what is causing the situ-ation.”
Delving deeper into a patient’s life, finding out what condition their family and personal relationships are in can be a big help.
One of the biggest problems, though, is most people suffer-ing from stress-related conditions are unaware of the situation.
Frequently, the toll chronic stress has on a person manifests itself in headaches, stomach upsets, and are a result of a stress-weakened immune system.
But how to combat that?
Maté said people need to assess their cir-cumstances.
“Some chronically stressed people are those who cannot say no,” he
Chronic problem can lead to contracting illnesses
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KRISTINE SALZMANNR E P O R T E R
Y ou can toss them, bowl them, carve them up, or stick googly eyes on them.
Pumpkins will be the star at Wellbrook Winery’s second Spook-tacular on the Farm event.
It’s another family-friendly com-munity event to add to Wellbrook’s repertoire, which also hosts an annual celebration of blueber-ries at Summerfest and a musical Christmas lights display.
At Spooktacular, Wellbrook encourages visitors to take part in a pumpkin toss contest, costume
contest, pumpkin bowling, and a pumpkin carving and decorating contest.
Most of the activities are free. Winery manager Pat Wilkinson said is important to them to make the event affordable for everyone so all families can have a good time.
The one activity that requires registration and an entry fee is the pumpkin carving and decorating contest (call 604-946-1868). Cost is $5 or a donation of non-perishable canned goods for the food bank.
Pumpkins are provided, but par-ticipants are asked to bring their own carving tools. The categories
are pumpkin decorating for ages 10 and under (decorations pro-vided), and pumpkin carving for ages 10 and up. No electric tools or stencils allowed.
Any donations of money or canned goods will be donated to Deltassist’s Christmas hamper program. Deltassist will also be on hand with a game booth to raise funds.
“We always pick a charity to give back to when we have these events, and because there are so many needy people, especially at Christmas, we thought this would be a good one,” said Wilkinson.
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At last year’s event, toddler Ethan Kelly from Surrey gave him pumpkin some personality. Jim Kinnear file photo
Toss ‘em, carve ‘em, and bowl ‘em at Wellbrook
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Betterlivingsaid, adding they tend to be those who pile on more responsibilities than they can handle for fear of guilty feel-ings.
It can also include people who do not man-age anger in a healthy way, either by venting in a non productive way or suppressing it.
Maté, who has worked on the Downtown East-side of Vancouver, will also speak on addiction on Saturday.
And on Friday (Oct. 15) he will cover the subject of how peer orientation can result in poor behaviour in children.
Maté said the con-cept of a nuclear family is not functional and referred to the saying that “it takes a village to raise a child” as a better way.
The key to remedying the situation is nurtur-ing exposure to a big-ger group that includes maintaining significant adult attachments.
Friday’s two-hour talk on kids in chaos starts at 7:30 p.m. Admission is by donation. Saturday’s session on addiction and stress and its con-nection with disease runs from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and admission is $90 for adults and $75 for seniors and stu-dents.
For more information contact Ladner United Church (4960 48th Ave.) at [email protected]
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BURKETT, Robert Eric (Bob)Aug 16, 1926 – Oct 3, 2010
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Robert Eric Burkett. He passed away at home at the age of 84. Bob is survived by his wife of 58 years Rhoda, sons Barry, Don (Barb) and David (Sylva) and grandchildren Daniel and Josephine.
Bob was born in St. James Manitoba. After graduating from high school at the age of 16 he joined the Navy and served during WWII. Following the war Bob studied pharmacy at the University of Manitoba. Pharmacy runs in the family: Bob and his brother Jim started Burkett’s Drug Store along with their father. They managed stores in Flin Flon, Lynn Lake and Gilbert Plains. Bob continued as a pharmacist in Manitoba until moving to BC in 1967, settling fi nally in Tsawwassen in 1968. Bob retired and closed his store in 1997, having served the citizens of Tsawwassen and Point Roberts for over 30 years. His many friends and customers will remember him as always having a joke to tell. He had varied interests throughout his life, which included fl ying two airplanes he owned, boating, curling and bridge. He also owned many dogs over the years (all of them named Major) and enjoyed walking with them at Lily Point in Point Roberts. He was a Master Mason and a life member of the Boundary Bay Lions Club. Bob will be missed by many.
A Memorial Service will be held at the Tsawwassen United Church on Sunday, October 17, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. with a reception to follow at the Tsawwassen Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.
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DEMEZZI, ThelmaJanuary 2, 1931 - October 10, 2010
On Sunday, October 10, 2010 Thelma passed away at home in Point Roberts, Washington, surrounded by family after a long courageous fi ght with cancer. Service will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church 1880 Apa Road, Point Roberts on Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 11:00 am. Interment to follow at Point Roberts Cemetery.
Because Thelma had a great love of animals, she
requested that in lieu of fl owers, donations be made to
Whatcom Humane Society 3710 Williamson Way,
Bellingham, Washington 98226
www.whatcomhumane.org(Formal Obituary to follow
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Illegal weaponsIt is not possible
to calculate the number of unreg-istered weapons in each community, but the figures sug-gest the incidence of illegal weapons is higher in Vancouver than it is in Surrey, Delta or Abbots-ford.
In Vancouver, 48 per cent, or about one out of every two guns seized by police, were in the restricted or prohib-ited categories that include handguns, semi-automatic rifles and illegally modified weapons such as sawed-off shotguns.
In Surrey, those types made up 38 per cent of police seizures.
The proportion was much smaller
for Delta (20 per cent) and Abbots-ford (16 per cent), likely because long guns are more com-
mon in semi-rural communities with a large proportion of farmers.
Overall, during a one-year period, Delta police seized 294 firearms of every type, one for every 329 residents.
T h a t ’s m o r e p e r c a p i t a t h a n
Abbotsford, where 302 weapons were seized, or about one for every 526 residents.
And more than Surrey, where RCMP seized 416 weap-ons—one for every 949 residents.
Vancouver police seized 350 weapons, one for every 1,651 residents.
The debateThose critical of
the need to regis-ter long guns con-sider registering rifles and shotguns a waste of money that could be better spent elsewhere.
Conservative MP Candice Hoepp-ner’s private mem-ber’s bill to scrap the long-gun regis-try—while keeping the requirement f o r h a n d g u n s —was narrowly voted down in the House
o f Co m m o n s i n September.
Delta Police Chief Jim Cessford, a long-gun registry sup-porter, says despite initial cost overruns and other problems, the system provides “timely and reliable information” that helps police do their job.
There have been at least two recent incidents where the Delta Police Department (DPD) was able to use the registry to deter-mine the exact level of danger, Cessford says.
Officers investi-gating threatening comments posted on Facebook were able to use the gun registry to discover the Delta resident making the com-ments owned sev-eral weapons. They were subsequently
seized.The registry also
a s s i s t e d a D P D
i n v e s t i g a t i o n o f threatening behav-iour by a Delta stu-
dent who turnedout to own 14 fire-arms.
Long gun registry supported by Delta chiefFrom P7
DAN FERGUSONB L A C K P R E S S
B .C. communities that operate their own police departments still aren’t
getting enough say in the oper-ation of an expensive computer network that connects all B.C. law enforcement agencies, D e l t a M a y o r L o i s Ja c k s o n says.
The provin-cial government recently said it would appoint three local gov-ernment repre-sentatives from B.C. communi-ties to the board that manages PRIME (Police Records Infor-mation Man-agement Envi-ronment).
But all three representa-tives come from communi-ties policed by RCMP detach-ments, including Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts and her counter-parts from Langley and Prince George.
“You don’t have anybody from the municipal (non-RCMP police) sector,” said Jackson, the chair of the Delta Police
Board.She said she has raised the
matter with provincial Attor-ney General Michael de Jong, who has indicated room may be made for at least one represen-tative from a community like Delta, Abbotsford, New West-minster or Vancouver, which operate their own municipal
police forces.T h i s y e a r ,
the fee PRIME c h a r g e s d o u -bled, rising from $500 an officer to $1,000.
F o r D e l t a , with 173 offi-cers, the result was an increase from $85,000 to $173,000. That’s about what it costs to hire and equip two con-stables.
Surrey, which had 615 officers at the time of the hike, saw its
PRIME fee rise from $307,500 to $615,000.
Under a 2003 provincial gov-ernment order, every municipal police department and RCMP detachment must use PRIME, a system that provides instant access to information about criminals and crimes.
Delta wants more clout
JEFF NAGELB L A C K P R E S S
F raser Health Authority board chair Gordon Barefoot is stepping
down, saying he intends to pursue other commitments after three years of steering B.C.’s largest and fastest-growing health region.
Barefoot, a South Surrey resident, is departing early—his term had been extended last year and was to run until September of 2011.
“I’m a very busy guy right now,” said Barefoot, who has been on the board since 2006 and has been chair for the past three years.
“I felt I just couldn’t bal-ance everything so I decided it was time to move on.”
Barefoot is chair of the board of the Corix Water Group of companies and the AutoCanada Income Fund.
The former Terasen Inc. chief financial officer is also president of Cabgor Management and serves as a director for three other organizations.
Barefoot told health min-ister Kevin Falcon in mid-September he wanted out after deciding the workload was too much.
Both men deny his depar-ture is linked to any discord between the board and the provincial government over funding or health policy.
Barefoot said he’s “frank” in discussions with Falcon but they enjoy a good rela-tionship.
“I’ve got a lot of respect for him.”
He said Fraser Health is fairly stable at the moment but still faces significant long-term issues of sus-tainability and keeping up with demand because of the growing, aging population.
“We’re in as good shape or
better shape than any of the authorities,” he said.
Barefoot oversaw Fraser Health as it opened the Abbotsford Regional Hospi-tal and Cancer Centre and began construction on both the Surrey Outpatient Hos-pital and the Surrey Memo-rial Hospital expansion.
The last year saw sig-
nificant budget restraint, including cuts to scans, sur-geries and grants to commu-nity partners.
No immediate succes-sor as board chair has beennamed.
Falcon, who said he “very regretfully agreed” to letBarefoot go, plans to take his time selecting a replace-ment board chair, a position that comes with a $45,000stipend.
“I didn’t want to have torush to make that decision,”he said.
“I want to find someonethat’s going to very clearly understand the commit-ment to serve as chair of Fraser Health and make sure they’re comfortable with that.”
He said he will look atboth existing directors and other candidates in thecommunity.
The board has at leastone director with close tiesto Falcon.
Chris Gardner, one of thenewest, is Falcon’s longtimefriend and political ally, andformer adviser to Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts.
Falcon said Barefoot hasbeen “instrumental in the growth and developmentof health care in the FraserValley” and if anything had pushed for a faster pacetoward aggressive healthpolicy reforms.
Barefoot to concentrate on other commitments
Fraser Health board chair steps down
Gordon Barefoot
Representatives managing police
computer network system from
communities with RCMP, Jackson says
Chief Jim Cessford
Mayor Lois Jackson
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(2,445), with the second-biggest being 40-49 (2,306), followed by 30- to 39-year-olds (2,120).
A b b o t s f o rd ow n -ers tend to be older too: 50-to-59 (1,578), followed by 40-to-49 ( 1 , 4 6 3 ) a n d t h e n 60-to-69 (1,224).
Registered gun own-ers in Vancouver trend younger, with 30- to 39-year-olds the largest group of firearms own-ers at 1,946, then those aged 40-49 (1,684), fol-lowed by people aged 50-59 (1,458).
Reported stolenMore guns are report-
ed lost or stolen in Sur-rey than the other three municipalities com-bined.
There were 2,400 reported lost or stolen in Surrey, compared to 320 in Vancouver, 280 in Abbotsford and 80 in Delta.
Illegal weaponsIt is not possible to
calculate the number of unregistered weap-ons in each community, but the figures suggest the incidence of illegal weapons is higher in
Vancouver than it is in Surrey, Delta or Abbots-ford.
In Vancouver, 48 per cent, or about one out of every two guns seized by police, were in the restricted or prohibited categories that include
handguns, semi-auto-matic rifles and illegally modified weapons such as sawed-off shotguns.
In Surrey, those types made up 38 per cent of police seizures.
T h e p r o p o r t i o n was much smaller for Delta (20 per cent) and Abbotsford (16 per cent), likely because long guns are more common in semi-rural communities with a large proportion of farmers.
Overall, during a one-year period, Delta police seized 294 firearms of every type, one for every 329 residents.
That’s more per capita than Abbotsford, where 3 0 2 w e a p o n s w e re seized, or about one for every 526 residents.
And more than Surrey, where RCMP seized 416 weapons—one for every 949 residents.
Vancouver pol ice seized 350 weapons, one for every 1,651 resi-dents.
The debateThose critical of the
need to register long guns consider register-ing rifles and shotguns a waste of money that could be better spent elsewhere.
Co n s e r v a t i v e M P Candice Hoeppner’s private member’s bill to scrap the long-gun registry—while keep-ing the requirement for handguns—was nar-rowly voted down in the House of Commons in September.
Delta Police Chief Jim Cessford, a long-gun registry supporter, says despite initial cost overruns and other problems, the system provides “timely and reliable information” that helps police do their job.
There have been at least two recent inci-dents where the Delta Po l i c e De p a r t m e n t (DPD) was able to use the registry to determine
the exact level of danger, Cessford says.
Officers investigating threatening comments posted on Facebook were able to use the gun registry to discover the Delta resident making the comments owned
several weapons. Theyw e re s u b s e q u e n t l yseized.
The registr y a lsoassisted a DPD inves-tigation of threateningbehaviour by a Deltastudent who turned outto own 14 firearms.
Long gun registry supported by Delta chiefFrom P7
DAN FERGUSONB L A C K P R E S S
B .C. communities that operate their own police departments still aren’t
getting enough say in the oper-ation of an expensive computer network that connects all B.C. law enforcement agencies, D e l t a M a y o r L o i s Ja c k s o n says.
The provin-cial government recently said it would appoint three local gov-ernment repre-sentatives from B.C. communi-ties to the board that manages PRIME (Police Records Infor-mation Man-agement Envi-ronment).
But all three representa-tives come from communi-ties policed by RCMP detach-ments, including Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts and her counter-parts from Langley and Prince George.
“You don’t have anybody from the municipal (non-RCMP police) sector,” said Jackson, the chair of the Delta Police
Board.She said she has raised the
matter with provincial Attor-ney General Michael de Jong, who has indicated room may be made for at least one represen-tative from a community like Delta, Abbotsford, New West-minster or Vancouver, which operate their own municipal
police forces.T h i s y e a r ,
the fee PRIME c h a r g e s d o u -bled, rising from $500 an officer to $1,000.
F o r D e l t a , with 173 offi-cers, the result was an increase from $85,000 to $173,000. That’s about what it costs to hire and equip two con-stables.
Surrey, which had 615 officers at the time of the hike, saw its
PRIME fee rise from $307,500 to $615,000.
Under a 2003 provincial gov-ernment order, every municipal police department and RCMP detachment must use PRIME, a system that provides instant access to information about criminals and crimes.
Delta wants more clout
JEFF NAGELB L A C K P R E S S
F raser Health Authority board chair Gordon Barefoot is stepping
down, saying he intends to pursue other commitments after three years of steering B.C.’s largest and fastest-growing health region.
Barefoot, a South Surrey resident, is departing early—his term had been extended last year and was to run until September of 2011.
“I’m a very busy guy right now,” said Barefoot, who has been on the board since 2006 and has been chair for the past three years.
“I felt I just couldn’t bal-ance everything so I decided it was time to move on.”
Barefoot is chair of the board of the Corix Water Group of companies and the AutoCanada Income Fund.
The former Terasen Inc. chief financial officer is also president of Cabgor Management and serves as a director for three other organizations.
Barefoot told health min-ister Kevin Falcon in mid-September he wanted out after deciding the workload was too much.
Both men deny his depar-ture is linked to any discord between the board and the provincial government over funding or health policy.
Barefoot said he’s “frank” in discussions with Falcon but they enjoy a good rela-tionship.
“I’ve got a lot of respect for him.”
He said Fraser Health is fairly stable at the moment but still faces significant long-term issues of sus-tainability and keeping up with demand because of the growing, aging population.
“We’re in as good shape or
better shape than any of the authorities,” he said.
Barefoot oversaw Fraser Health as it opened the Abbotsford Regional Hospi-tal and Cancer Centre and began construction on both the Surrey Outpatient Hos-pital and the Surrey Memo-rial Hospital expansion.
The last year saw sig-
nificant budget restraint, including cuts to scans, sur-geries and grants to commu-nity partners.
No immediate succes-sor as board chair has been named.
Falcon, who said he “very regretfully agreed” to let Barefoot go, plans to take his time selecting a replace-ment board chair, a position that comes with a $45,000 stipend.
“I didn’t want to have to rush to make that decision,” he said.
“I want to find someone that’s going to very clearly understand the commit-ment to serve as chair of Fraser Health and make sure they’re comfortable with that.”
He said he will look at both existing directors and other candidates in the community.
The board has at least one director with close ties to Falcon.
Chris Gardner, one of the newest, is Falcon’s longtime friend and political ally, and former adviser to Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts.
Falcon said Barefoot has been “instrumental in the growth and development of health care in the Fraser Valley” and if anything had pushed for a faster pace toward aggressive health policy reforms.
Barefoot to concentrate on other commitments
Fraser Health board chair steps down
Gordon Barefoot
Representatives managing police
computer network system from
communities with RCMP, Jackson says
Chief Jim Cessford
Mayor Lois Jackson
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