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At the request of RCMP, Delta Police major crimes investigators arrived in the area Sept. 25 and began working to determine the circumstances that lead to Zinser's death.

According to Delta Police, preliminary indications show that on Sept. 24, RCMP responded to a report of a domestic dispute in which an assault occurred.

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Renew Delta announces mayor, council candidates

John Meech is the fourth candidate to announce his bid for mayor in the November civic election.

A member of the new electoral organization Renew Delta, the Tsawwassen resident joins incumbent Mayor Lois Jackson, Coun. Heather King and former councillor Krista Engelland in the race for the mayor's seat.

"We need a new way to govern our affairs that unites all of Delta and share the wonder and beauty of our land," Meech said in a Renew Delta press release.

Meech is a professor at UBC in the department of mining and engineering.

Meanwhile, fellow Renew Delta members Ranj Heer and Garth Cuthbert have both thrown their hats in the ring for seats on council.

Basi to run for trusteeDr. Andy Basi announced Monday (Sept. 26) he

will seek a seat on the Delta Board of Education in the November civic election.

Basi has served with the Canadian Cancer Society BC & Yukon Division, the Delta Hospital Foundation board of directors, the International Clinical Laboratory Management Association, and the Canadian Association of Allied Health Programs. Basi also served as Parent Advisory Council chair at Delta Secondary School from 1998 to 2002.

He is currently employed as executive lead, Practice Sup-port Program, an initiative of the General Practice Services Committee (GPSC), committee with membership from the BC Ministry of Health Services (MoHS) and the BC Medical Association (BCMA).

He said his campaign will emphasize the need for execu-tive level leadership on the Delta School District Board of Education.

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Harvest season in full swingDry weather conditions still needed to finish gathering local crops

Peter Guichon of Felix Farms shows off some examples of this year's potato crop as one of his harvesting machines busily gathers hundreds of acres of the ripe spuds. Guichon is hoping the rain holds off until the job is done. Christine Lyon photo

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F armers in South Delta are crossing their fingers for plenty of sunny weather over the next couple weeks

so they can finish harvesting their fall crops.

Many are still stinging from last year's devastating harvest season, when Lower Mainland farmers watched their cash crops rot in soggy fields after record-set-ting September rains.

"None of us could handle back-to-back disasters," said Jack Bates, who runs Tecarte Farms, a 450-acre potato, blueberry and dairy operation in South Delta.

Harvesting was slowed down by last weekend's heavy rainfall. As of Wednes-day, Bates estimated he had about 50 acres of potatoes yet to gather. It should take 10 solid days of work to complete and dry weather is crucial.

"You basically have to sift the pota-toes out of the dirt, and if it's sticky and muddy then things don't sift very well," he explained. "Even now, with only part of

the harvest done, we certainly need some good weather to make this year a success-ful year for farmers."

Barring a weather disaster, he antici-pates a pretty average season.

"I think the crops are fairly good over-all," he said, estimating his farm should yield some 20 tons of potatoes per acre.

Farmers planted their crops late due to a wet spring, and July wasn't as hot or sunny as usual. That will affect the size of some potato varieties, Bates said, but there's no point leaving them in the ground any longer.

"You just have to take a smaller crop. They basically quit growing anyway once you get into September."

Still, compared to last year's disap-pointing yield, this season is a success.

"Last year we struggled for two weeks to dig about 15 acres," Bates said. "It was very costly and we were lucky we have two fields we could get in. There was growers last year that didn't harvest one potato."

Peter Guichon and his family run Felix Farms in South Delta, one of B.C.'s largest producers of vegetables. Guichon esti-

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With about 200 acres to go, he's a little less than halfway through harvesting. Like Bates, his operation was also slowed down by last week's rain.

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Rash of robberies hit South Delta

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Two financial institutions and a local business targeted

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Critic says move contradicts principles of democracy


Delta Police have con-firmed a trio of robber-ies, including one armed robbery, took place in South Delta between Sept. 17 and 20.

At approximately 3:10 p.m. on Sept. 17, an unknown male entered a financial institution in Tsawwasen and demand-ed money. Staff complied and the suspect fled on foot in a southwest direc-tion, making off with an undisclosed amount of money. No weapon was produced.

"We did deploy canine, but the track was nega-tive," said Delta Police spokesperson Sgt. Shar-lene Brooks.

T h e s u s p e c t i s described as five-foot-eight with a medium build, wearing a black hoodie with a grey pat-tern. His face was partial-ly covered with a black mask and he was wear-ing a yellow-brimmed baseball cap.

Two days later on Sept. 19 at around 4 p.m., a male entered a financial institution in Ladner and demanded money. Again, no weap-

on was produced and the man made off with an undisclosed amount of money.

T h e s u s p e c t i s described as a Cauca-sian male, 25 to 35 years old, wearing a brown and green jacket, blue jeans and runners. He was wearing a baseball cap under a toque and a black bandana was cov-ering his face.

In the most recent case, Sept. 20 short-ly before 10 p.m., an unknown male entered a business in Tsawwas-sen and demanded money, producing what

appeared to be a long kitchen knife and utter-ing threats toward staff. The male obtained an undisclosed amount of money and fled the scene.

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The incidents are all under investigation by Delta Police.

"At this point we're reviewing the mode

of operation and they appear similar," said Brooks. "It's probably too early to tell whether they're linked, or we're looking at the same suspect, although the description is similar," she said. "We're not dis-counting that they may be linked."[email protected]


Ladner’s Dugald Mor-rison Park could be the future site of a brand new synthetic turf field.

The Delta Parks, Rec-reation and Culture Commission last week endorsed a plan to build a turf field at the park—a move hoped to increase playing time for athletic groups faced with chron-ic soggy field conditions.

Chair of the com-mission, Coun. Robert Campbell, said a few things must be consid-ered before plans can go

ahead—like how the field will be paid for.

“Essentially our munic-ipal money is there. We have the money to build a field,” said Campbell. But what has been agreed to informally is that user groups also contribute to the cost.

“That contribution would be along the lines of what was contributed by the user groups to make the field at Winskill happen,” Campbell said.

The Tsawwassen Soccer Association forked over $200,000 toward the $2.6 million, 111,000-square-foot Winskill turf field, which opened in 2007.

Debate advice onSouthlands supported

A lawyer has confirmed Mayor Lois Jackson’s advice that councillors be cautious in voicing their position on the proposed development of the South-lands.

At the Sept. 12 council meeting, Century Group president Sean Hodgins reviewed his company’s latest development proposal for the land and asked councillors for their opinion. But Jackson said care must be taken not to prejudice a decision of any member of council in case it is seen by a court as being biased.

A letter to the municipality from Bill Buholzer of Young & Anderson Barristers & Solicitors finds Jack-son’s statement to be true.

With the next civic election coming up on Nov. 19, council candidate Sylvia Bishop expressed concern with the mayor’s cautionary advice.

“The idea that a candidate for elected office should not take a position on such an important issue contradicts some of the most basic principles of our democracy,” Bishop said in a press release.

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Hurst has battled her way back from ill health to release a CD of songs using lyrics from the poetry of Pauline Johnson.Philip Raphael photo

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T here were days earlier this year when Ladner's Rosemarie Hurst felt drained.

After spending hours each day recording her CD, Faithfully Yours, Ballads of E. Pauline Johnson, Hurst's drive home from the studio required quite an effort.

But the motivation to complete the project honouring the beloved First Nations poet and performer on her 150th anniversary is what kept her going.

Hurst was still in recovery from a stroke in June 2009 and a ruptured brain aneurysm about four months later that left doubts not only about her perform-ing career but her life.

"I'm pretty lucky to be here," she says smiling. "About 75 per cent of people suffering this don't get through the first six months because there are so many things that can go wrong."

She still had to re-learn how to walk and talk and has managed to come back to the point where her CD has been completed.

"I've come through it and am happy to be alive. Every morning when I wake up I feel like saying, 'Hey, I'm still here,'" she says.

Hurst says she's always been a writer and remembers when she was five-years-old and living in a small town in East Anglia in the U.K. developing sto-ries and performing plays with her sister for her mother and aunts.

When she came to Canada three years later she continued writing.

"That was my way of self expression," she says.

So, when it came to focusing on a subject with her music, Johnson was a natural.

As a teen, Hurst would often visit Johnson's house in Ontario that was nearby. Already a fan of her poetry—she had to learn The Song My Paddle Sings in high school—she became enamoured with Johnson's story as a woman of mixed heritage who crossed Canada 19 times delighting audiences in theatres and saloons with her per-formances that had Johnson appear in the proper dress of a lady in those times during the first half, and then change to that of a First Nations woman following the intermission.

"I Ioved her poems, they were about Canadian history and the Indian and white situation going on at the time," Hurst says. "There were also poems about love and romance. I just found her fascinating.

So, how do you go about that process without infringing on the poet's original work?

"I had this picture of her (Johnson) and would sit and play and then say, 'Okay Pauline, how's this one?' I know that sounds crazy but I wanted her approval. And I asked myself on every song, would she like this if she heard this as a complete body of work."

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It’s no secret, Mayor Jackson and councillors, that many view you as favouring development of the Southlands; however, whether you are, or not, is known for sure only to you and your mirrors.

However, let me remind you that

Deltans owe Century Holdings nothing; let me remind you that Century took over those lands as a speculator after Deltans made it well known in the late ‘80s—and since—that they don’t want those lands developed.

And let me remind you that Century recovered what those lands cost in the Boundary Bay Regional Park deal.

Let me also remind you that it was people with vision who established Stanley Park.

If Stanley Park is too close, and too local, for you to appreciate, let me remind you that New York would be a fuming concrete maze without its Central Park.

Greg J. Edwards,Delta

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If there’s a collective bad taste in the mouths of Delta citizens who value democracy it’s likely because they were fitted for a gag last week.

In a move that can only be termed “distasteful” Mayor Lois Jackson called for a legal opinion on whether current council members, and even those running in the Nov. 19 election, should be advised not to voice their opinion on developing the Southlands property in Tsawwassen.

What she got was advice that elected officials do indeed run the risk of being disqualified from further dealings on the future of the contentious 500-plus acre property that owner Century Group would like to build houses on and then turn over the remaining 80 per cent of the land to Delta for farming and parkland.

Perhaps Jackson is hoping to prevent the elected officials from doing a “Hugh Mawby.”

Mawby was an alderman in Richmond in the late 1980s who got caught up in a legal kerfuffle after saying he had all but decided about whether or not to develop portions of the Terra Nova area of Richmond—fallow farmland that is now in part made up of high-priced homes.

Sound familiar?While Jackson’s motives are laudable—

protecting Delta and its elected officials from its own, potentially costly legal squabble—the optics are not good. And it’s clouded the rules of engagement leading up to the Nov. 19 civic election.

Who will stand up and say just where they fall on the Southlands?

Or will debate be frozen for everyone by a far-reaching legal chill.

You can’t blame the electorate for wanting to know where their elected public officials—and those would-be councillors—are on the issue. After all, the next Delta Council will, in all likelihood, be entrusted with making a decision on the Southlands.

And we should know exactly where all the candidates position themselves before we hand them over our votes.

Anything less erodes the basis of democracy.

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EDITORIAL

Every few years it seems we get into a discussion about tunnel traffic (Letter: Bright idea to speed Massey Tunnel traffic, South Delta Leader Sept. 23, 2011). While the tunnel itself has its challenges, there is a way to make the drive along Highway 17 a little less congested.

The HOV lane is typically underutilized. Drivers headed for River Road are also stuck on the Highway 17 parking lot.

If River Road traffic used the HOV lane, it could eliminate a number of vehicles included in tunnel traffic, making it a little better for everyone (not to mention the environment).

I seem to remember discussion about this when the HOV lane came in, but alas, nothing was done.

It could be as simple as a sticker placed on the windshield that alerts the police and other drivers that this HOV rider, regardless of how many people are in the car, is headed for River Road, not the tunnel.

Try to cheat and use the sticker to get into the tunnel with one occupant, you get the ticket and lose your sticker.

Having traveled that road for many years, and having to sit for 15 minutes waiting to take River Road during rush hour, it makes sense to get me out of that line; I can get out of the way faster, improving my productivity and reducing my carbon footprint.

Plus I'm not taking up space that can be used by someone headed for the tunnel, making their trip a little faster as well.

Before we start talking about building more, let's use what we have more effectively. It's more affordable that way.

Brad Sherwin,Tsawwassen

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Government is in the business of maintaining a robust economy so that its customers, us, can continue to enjoy the benefits of social services such as health care

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to be complacent either. It needs to find new markets for our goods and services and expand on opportunities that we currently enjoy with our trading partners.

I have been following the roll out of Premier Clark’s job creation program and as a business person, I can say that I fully support her initiatives and her understanding that economic expansion will lead to more business and more jobs.

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Clockwise from top left: ❚ Tsawwassen Legion members Bob Wilkinson (left) and Terry Nylander (right) present a Stellar Tilt Wheelchair worth more than $7,200 to Maria Rosenthal-Boothby, Mountain View Manor occupational therapist at Delta Hospital. Contributed photo ❚ Eight-year-old T'kai Shepherd-Wong from Ladner recently surrendered his lengthy locks to benefit cancer patients when he went for a hair cut at Atomic Hair Studio. Shepherd-Wong also raised $69 in donations for Wigs for Kids at BC Children's Hospital. Jim Kinnear photo ❚ Members of the Rotary Club of Tsawwassen gathered last week to celebrate World Peace Day. Tsawwassen First Nation elder Ruth Adams was invited to give a prayer to commemorate the event. Photo contributed

7 DAYS> ART SALEThe Delta Community Music School is pleased to sponsor an art sale featuring works by the late Raine Leagh. Leagh was the founder of the Delta Arts Council and taught at Delta Secondary School for many years. Available for sale will be drawings, intaglio prints, oil and watercolour paint-ings. Cash and cheques only please. When:Sunday, Oct. 2, noon to 5 p.m. Where: Kin Room at the Music School, McKee Heritage House, 4705 Arthur Dr. For further infor-mation call Maureen at 604-833-0804.

> ESL CONVERSATIONCome practise your English at the George Mackie Library. Meet new people in a friendly, relaxed environment. When:Tuesdays, Oct. 4 to Nov. 8, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Where: 8440–112 Street, North Delta. These ESL conversation circles will be guided weekly discussions on everyday topics.

> LEARN AN INSTRUMENTIt is never too late to learn how to ‘blow your own horn.’ Aspiring adult concert band musicians, or nearly new musicians are invited to join the Delta Adult Begin-ner Concert Band and learn to play a wood-wind, brass, or percussion concert band instrument (and how to read music). When:7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 5 to Dec. 7. Where: Delta Secondary Music Room, 4615 51 St., Ladner. Register through Delta Continuing Education 604-940-5550. Course number 10449.

> BBQ ANNIVERSARY LUNCHSources Community Resources Society is celebrating first year in Ladner. A barbecue luncheon event will mark the successful first year of the centre and the programs, cli-

ents and staff it supports on a daily basis. When: Thursday, Oct. 6, 12 noon to 2 p.m. Where: Crossroads Day Program/Georgia House back patio, 4812 Georgia St., Delta.

GROUPS & VOLUNTEERSThe Delta Photo Club meets every Wednes-day 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the KinVillage Rec-reation Centre. Photographers of all skill levels are welcome to join us for photo dis-plays and workshops. For further informa-tion, please contact Karoline at [email protected].

Dr. Heather Mohan, RCC, will be holding a Children’s Grief Group for children five to 12 years old who are grieving the death of a parent, sibling, grandparent or other significant person. A Parent’s Grief Group, facilitated by Marg Fletcher, RCC, will be held at the same time. The groups run on Tuesdays from 4:30 to 6 p.m. every other week throughout the school year. The pro-gram starts Oct. 18. All participants must

pre-register in advance. Call the Centre for Supportive Care at 604-948-0660 and ask to speak to Heather Mohan for more information and to register.

The Volunteer “Delta Marine Unit” needs volunteers for organizing fundraising and events. Crew volunteers are also needed to train for this important humanitarian service. Saving lives and property at sea. If you love boating and the sea, you’ll love this. We operate an enclosed all weather fast response lifeboat. We are based in Ladner Harbour. If you want to help, please call Chris Scurr at 604-946-7641 for details.

Are you interested in making a real and profound difference in the lives of people caring for a family member with Alzheim-er’s disease or a related dementia? Come join the Alzheimer Society of B.C.’s team of dedicated support facilitators. A commit-ment of three to six hours a month over a one year time period is required. Training is provided. Contact Anthony Kupferschmidt for more information: 604-238-7390 or e-mail: [email protected]. To learn more about our programs and services, please visit www.alzheimerbc.org.

The Harley Davidson Baggers & Hawgs Den are looking for Santa suits by dona-tion for the traffic control volunteers for the 33rd Annual Toy Run Oct. 2. If you ride and have a Santa suit of your own and would like to volunteer for a few minutes for traf-fic control, then hop on at the tail end for the ride to the PNE. Please sign up on the site for more details at www.hawgsden.com. Email [email protected] if you have a suit to donate. New riders welcome.

French classes for adults ( beginners and advanced level) are available at pub-lic French School, Ecole du Bois Joli in Tsawwassen starting Oct. 3. Please call 604-948-7077 or contact via e-mail [email protected] for more info.

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G enerally, I am not one to cower. I don’t shy away

easily.But put me face-to-

face with a border guard at Pt. Roberts, and I morph into a trem-bling, inar-ticulate mess. M y m i n d g o e s w a r p speed, spit-ting off ran-dom paranoia like: “What if I screw up?” “What if he t h i n k s I ’m lying about going down for gas?” “Is my tank actu-ally on empty?” “Should I keep the receipt?” “Can he hear my thoughts?” “What if he pulls out his gun?”

If they ever decide to set up a lie detector test as part of the interroga-tion, I would be so bust-ed. Arrested on the spot.

My heart does wild palpitations. My palms sweat. My hands shake. It’s crazy! And more than a little annoying, consid-ering all I want to do is save some money on gas or wine or beer.

I don’t like feeling 15 again. Being questioned about where I am going, how long I am going for, what my plans are…. got enough of that from my parents. It intimidated me then, and it still does today.

I love Pt. Roberts for many things. Lighthouse Park, the trails, the long stretches of country roads, the Reef tavern, the Jog for a Jug race, cheaper gas, cheaper booze, the marina, the quaintness of it all, the close proximity… but I often choose not to go because I just can’t face my "borderguardapho-bia."

The Canadian side isn’t much better, if any. They are equally as surly, suspect, and all round bullyish.

I know, I know…. just doing their job. But honestly, do I look like a criminal? I drive a Honda Accord. I often have one or two or three kids in the back seat with me. Crumbs everywhere (is that a crime?). Oh, and some receipts for house-hold goods or other such

basic everyday living evi-dence.

But the way I’m ques-tioned, I may as well have a tonne or two of some illegal substance in the

back, or be a recently escaped convict, looking for a place t o c r a s h . W i t h t h e questions and pierc-i n g l o o k s of seeming hatred, you’d think so.

I have been through other border crossings. I have not found the same level of intensity. Do they get special training for Pt. Roberts?

Where else? Truly, where else?

Of course, we do have a little bit of a transient population, courtesy of the ferries. Yup, those weekend trippers to the island who miss their turnoff and end up at the border: very, very intimidating. And soon, we will have out of town-ers visiting the ensuing shopping development being planned on First Nations land. Gasp. But come on. Are we all really presumed to be trying to orchestrate a quick escape via the Point. Perhaps a getaway boat awaits. Or a helicopter is hovering just offshore.

Yet, the other part of me is glad. The part of me that is a mother, and the part of me that values the safe community we have here. It’s worth protecting and preserving, yessiree. I wouldn’t trade that for the world.

But I wonder what they’d do if I decided to ask them the ques-tions next time? Turn the tables, you know?

“How long have you been a border guard?” “When are you going to quit being a border guard?” “Why do you ask so many questions?”, and “What’s love got to do with it?”

Christine Thompson is a freelance advertising copywriter by trade, liv-ing in, where else? South Delta. You can reach her at [email protected].

Love thy neighbourTrying hard to get over 'borderguardaphobia'

The idea of slapping a tax on every shipping container that moves through local port terminals will be investigated in detail by Metro Vancouver.

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BC Ferries CEO David Hahn is leaving his post at the end of the year, part of a cost-cutting move as the province's ferry service endures a slowdown in traffic.


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W hen it comes to grow-ing and eating locally, South Delta has plenty

of variety, depending on the sea-son.

But who is tapping into the local bounty, and how are they using it?

The South Delta Leader got some insight from a number of sources—from high school stu-dents in the their classrooms to the mayor who grows produce in her own backyard.

Read on to see several slices of Delta life as homegrown produce goes from field to table.

Young chefs get educatedFrom Roma tomatoes to Russet

potatoes, high school students in South Delta are getting an educa-tion in local produce.

Delta Secondary and South Delta Secondary are among 37 schools province-wide partici-pating in the Take a Bite of BC program. Developed in part by the BC Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation, the program gives students hands on experience with seasonal fruits, vegetables, dairy products and meat—all 100 per cent donated by local grow-ers.

DSS teacher Lori Pilling’s culi-nary arts classes just received a load of fresh blueberries, bell peppers, eggplants and tomatoes donated by Delta’s Houweling Nurseries and Windset Farms, and other growers in Richmond and the Fraser Valley.

Her students learn how to pre-pare the products while develop-ing a better understanding of the agricultural process. Pilling said the program has been a huge eye-opener for those students who are detached from the food they eat. But for others, especially those who have grown up on farms, the learning curve isn’t as steep.

“The students are extremely receptive to it (the program) and huge advocates because it’s the livelihood of a lot of their parents,” Pilling said.

And because all the food is donated, the school gets access to items that would otherwise be too expensive to buy—like Salt Spring Island artisan cheese or caseloads of fresh raspberries.

A typical classroom discussion might revolve around the impact of importing food from overseas.

“We talk about the chain of what it takes to get a head of Romaine lettuce from China to here,” Pilling said. “How fresh would that lettuce be? And what’s the cost involved in getting it here? And what’s the cost to our environment?”

The culinary arts students run the cafeteria at DSS and inform the student body what B.C. prod-ucts are featured on each day’s menu. The young chefs learn creative ways to cook some of the more unpopular veggies—such as Brussel sprouts au gratin, topped with a bubbly cheese—so the greens appeal to even the pickiest of teens.

“Now it’s something that they can accept into their diet,” Pilling said.

Her class is currently working on the Thanksgiving lunch menu, which promises to incorporate as many local ingredients as pos-sible.

Gardening a family affairThe soil in North Delta may not

be as ripe or readily available as it is in the south, but that hasn’t stopped Mayor Lois Jackson from producing a harvest of plenty in her own backyard.

Using store-bought garden ties, she and her greenthumb fam-ily have built two eight-by-eight-foot plots where they’ve planted tomatoes, lettuce, zucchini, green beans, peas, beets, radishes, car-rots, herbs and more. It’s a smaller-scale version of the garden Jack-son had growing up in Northern Ontario, where her family planted

just about anything that would grow.

“We’re just picking that up and doing it here,” she said. “It’s really very simple and it’s such great rewards at the end.”

When it comes to eating, Jack-son keeps things plain and simple so she can relish the natural fla-vours of her homegrown veggies. It’s one of the benefits of eating from the garden instead of the grocery store.

“The taste is probably some-thing that you realize immediate-ly,” she said. “It’s like going fishing and you get a fresh fish and you cook it right away. The flavour is enhanced by the immediacy rath-er than freezing it and eating it in two weeks.”

There’s also a monetary benefit and sense of self-satisfaction that comes with growing one’s own veggies, Jackson said.

“It’s good for the grandkids to see,” she added. “And it’s good for the neighbours because anything we have that we’ve got too much of, we give it to them.”

She and her family are toying with the idea of expanding their backyard operation.

“We’ve had so much fun and so much enjoyment from the food this year that we might do another one (plot) next year so we’d have three.”

Jackson sponsors an annual garden contest for kids to encour-age young Deltans to learn about planting and cultivating food and flowers.

Chefs enjoy staying localHow much do local chefs enjoy

being surrounded by a good sup-ply of produce?

“Let’s say it this way, it’s not only been a personal quest to find the freshest food on the market, it’s just what you do,” said Bruno Marti, owner of La Belle Auberge Restaurant in Ladner. “When you are a professional you want to be the best. And to do that you use the best product. And naturally, those are the ones closest to you.”

Culinary arts students at Delta Secondary School prepare tarts using fresh B.C. blueberries. DSS participates in the Take a Bite of B.C. program, which aims to give high school students experience working with local produce. Houwelings Nursery and Windset Farms are two Delta growers that donated produce to the program this season. Tyler Garnham photos

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But it’s not only serving a mas-terful end product, the drive towards shopping and eating local has also become a business direc-tive, one initiated by the clientele passing through the front door.

“Maybe we (society) are more health conscious as well today, but I’ve never seen so much allergy demands from customers. People want to know where the veggies are from,” Marti said. “That’s a steady comment. Where are those things from? Is it imported, is it local? People, they want to know. And any good chef today, if he has any brains, he will make sure he uses all the local products avail-able.”

It’s a similar story at Illuminate Restorante in Tsawwassen where owner and chef Roland Smith takes pride in serving dishes featuring locally grown items.

“The importance for us is the fact we live locally and if we can sustain ourselves locally then it’s not just good for the restaurant business, it benefits the people around us,” said Smith. “And we get better, more wholesome products that we know are better raised.”

Growing up on his family’s farm in Sweden that was limited by geography and climate to one crop a year, Smith said he appreci-ates the fact Delta farms can pro-duce at least two harvest for some items.

“We are in an extraordinary fer-tile and productive area with the delta and the ocean,” he said.

One place Smith likes to use as a source is the Earthwise Garden in Tsawwassen (earthwisesociety.bc.ca).

“We like supporting the com-munity which supports us, and by

that I mean we buy from the Earth-wise Garden when available. Right now we are using their tomatoes and beans. We’ve been using their arugula, patty pans squash, beets and silverado chard.”

From Westham Island Herb Farm (westhamislandherb.ca) Smith said he stocks up on pota-toes and artichokes.

“Whatever is seasonal, we use,” he said. “The whole ideology here is we try to give the customer local, when we can, and also the cleanest and best products.”

Among the items Marti likes to use in his kitchen that sprout from the Delta soil are beets and potatoes.

“Golden beets are one of my favourite, and potatoes, natural-ly,” he said. “We’re excited that we know we can pick it up here and be confident it hasn’t been sprayed.”

Photos clockwise from left: Mayor Lois Jackson loves the fresh flavour of the veggies she grows in her own backyard. Jim Kinnear photo Bruno Marti, owner of La Belle Auberge Restaurant, says the best products are found close to home. Rob Newell fi le photo Roland Smith, owner and chef at lluminate Restorante, holds a plate of patty pans squash from the Earthwise Garden. Philip Raphael photo


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After having three children—including four-year-old twins—and turning 38 this year, longtime Tsawwassen resident Colleen Hukul decided it was time to freshen up her look.

Hukul admits she's never had much of a beauty regimen. She simply showers, blow dries, spends about five minutes getting ready and is out the door. A bargain shopper, Hukul doesn't spend a lot of money on her wardrobe. The bulk of her paycheque goes straight to her children.

Our Be Fab stylist Michelle Sullivan took Hukul shopping, hoping to find staple items she could incorporate into her everyday wardrobe. They found the perfect ensemble at C'est Moi Boutique in Tsawwassen.

"We went for a stylish trendy outfit that Colleen can wear out to dinner with the girls," Sullivan said. "She looks totally put together and fashionable while staying completely comfortable and fresh. She felt like it was her and not a totally exaggerated look that she wouldn't go for in real life. We basically took the idea of jeans and a tee and spiced it up a notch—or 10."

A few days after the shopping excursion Hukul was treated to a full day of pampering.

"I think it's going to be exciting. I've never had anything like this before, never been pampered the way it's going to happen today," Hukul said before her glam transformation.

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"I like the highlights, they're subtle, nothing too drastic," she said.

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“ ”I'm happy with it and feel good.

The South Delta Leader felt it was time to put Colleen Hukul into the spotlight with a fab makeover!

After having three children—including four-year-old twins—and turning 38 this year, longtime Tsawwassen resident Colleen Hukul decided it was time to freshen up her look.

Hukul admits she's never had much of a beauty regimen. She simply showers, blow dries, spends about five minutes getting ready and is out the door. A bargain shopper, Hukul doesn't spend a lot of money on her wardrobe. The bulk of her paycheque goes straight to her children.

Our Be Fab stylist Michelle Sullivan took Hukul shopping, hoping to find staple items she could incorporate into her everyday wardrobe. They found the perfect ensemble at C'est Moi Boutique in Tsawwassen.

"We went for a stylish trendy outfit that Colleen can wear out to dinner with the girls," Sullivan said. "She looks totally put together and fashionable while staying completely comfortable and fresh. She felt like it was her and not a totally exaggerated look that she wouldn't go for in real life. We basically took the idea of jeans and a tee and spiced it up a notch—or 10."

A few days after the shopping excursion Hukul was treated to a full day of pampering.

"I think it's going to be exciting. I've never had anything like this before, never been pampered the way it's going to happen today," Hukul said before her glam transformation.

At Spa Vilamoura in Tsawwassen, Hukul received a manicure, pedicure and makeup. Then it was over to Myne2 Hair Spa where her long dark locks were brightened up with some natural peek-a-boo highlights and styled in soft waves.

"I like the highlights, they're subtle, nothing too drastic," she said.

Hukul said the final look was something she would feel completely comfortable doing for a night on the town.

"I'm happy with it and feel good—feel really good. It's really refreshing," she said.

To add to the experience, Tsawwassen Pilates Studio provided Hukul with a certificate entitling her to two private sessions and four group classes.

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Carol Gan displays the new logo and name for Maison Rouge Interiors at the former Pebblecreek location at the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall.Philip Raphael photo

Design changesNew name, new selection at Maison Rouge Interiors

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That’s why the husband and wife team of Stanley and Carol Gan took a long while when it came to taking their two furniture stores in Tsaw-wassen and Cloverdale in a differ-ent direction under a new banner.

What was known previously as Pebblecreek is now Maison Rouge Interiors.

“I studied design when I lived in Europe,” says Carol. “Maison Rouge Interiors results from my experience living in the French country and my passion for travel and a love for the uncommon.”

Maison Rouge Interiors has added a new range of B.C. made furniture and classic handcrafted unique finds from all corners of the world.

More affordable pricing and an expanded design range are other reasons for the shift.

“Our team has worked in the design industry for over 18 years and are well versed in design. We also do all aspects of interior design and staging consultation, and in fact as an opening promo-tion, Maison Rouge Interiors will be offering free half-hour appoint-ments where our customers can bring their design questions to the store to talk directly with us,” Carol says.

She adds the quality shopping

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“We want to create a unique environment where our custom-ers feel inspired and can explore all their design needs in a fun and warm atmosphere,” she says. “From small accessories to entire living rooms, every piece tells a story. "

With a focus on Canadian-made products, Maison Rouge Interiors hopes to offer something different in South Delta and Surrey.

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Heating your home

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As reluctant as we are to even think of the cold damp days and months ahead, some action and attention to detail now while the weather is relatively mild could save you big prob-lems and lots of money if things go pear-shaped with your fur-nace in the middle of winter.

Alex Williams, a partner

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Th is couple bought the house with the inten-tion of renovating right from the start. Th ey had lived in the area and wanted to stay, and their kids had left the nest but live down the street with the grandchildren. Th ey felt comfortable in

the neighbourhood; they fi t in. So what to do? What is the next step?

Enter the brilliant My House Design/Build Team, who transformed this 40-year-old Lindal Cedar Home with sympathetic grace and made it into a home the owners will stay in for the rest of their days.

Like many people, this couple bought the house because they were attracted to the neigh-bourhood, the mature trees in the backyard and the high cedar ceilings in the house. But the reality was the house just didn’t work for the way we live today.

Forty years ago, design was much diff erent; we didn’t have great rooms and open plan living.

Rooms were smaller, with assigned uses and closed-off with walls. Th e bones of this house were great but it needed a fresh breath of air.

My House Design was contracted in the summer of 2010 and started the design pro-cess, applied for variance, and permits. Th ey started construction the winter of the same year. Because this was a total renovation, the couple moved into an apartment for the duration.

“We did the roofi ng prior to the weather getting bad then spent the rest of the winter working on the interior,” says Graeme Huguet, Managing Director of My House Design.

A major reno doesn’t have to be scaryA 40-year-old home in Delta gets an amazing renovation from the My House Design/Build Team.

By Maggie Calloway Lurking under your home is

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Th e Lower Mainland is a rain forest, and as beautiful as it is, if we do not control moisture in this space, nasty things like mold thriving and spreading by producing millions of air-borne spores could be at work. Frightening rot and decay occur in damp environments, which could cause structural damage if left unchecked. Th e natural airfl ow in a house is from bot-tom to top, so moist air and other nasties are sucked up into the living areas, which could create a very unhealthy envi-ronment for people and pets.

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“It was very important to this couple that the newly designed home work not just for themselves but work when the kids and grandkids come over, which they do all the time. Th is is a close-knit family.”

First the team upgraded the plant. Th e original heating system was electric, which was changed over to forced air along with a heat pump. Th is allowed the family to have heat and air conditioning effi ciently at low cost. Energy-effi cient gas fi replaces were installed and a lot of care was taken to include build-green concepts into the home.

Th e ceiling was insulated from the top by taking off the existing roof, insulated using foam which created a higher R value, and then a new roof was installed. Th is kept the interior cedar ceiling, which fi rst attracted the home owners to the house, intact. Removing the roof allowed the team to install pot light-ing, which had a huge impact on the fi nished space.

“We changed all the windows and doors; they are all high-effi ciency, EnergyStar rated. All the windows have a type of glass which keeps the heat inside in the winter and the heat out in the summer,” Huguet says. “We added energy-effi cient skylights to add more light. Because we took everything down to the studs, we were able to insulate all the walls and insulate the crawlspace. Th e hot water is an on-demand system which is also very effi cient.”

An addition was added to the front of the house to give more space to the great room and the ability to create a covered entrance-way but care was taken to make it seamless. Th is addition is only six feet long but really made a diff erence to both the great room and the look of the exterior.

Th ere are three bedrooms upstairs; the

house is a split level, with an en-suite for the master and a walk-in closet. Downstairs there is a room which could be a bedroom but is used as a hair salon, a laundry room and another full bathroom. Th e gem of the downstairs is a wonderful family room/media room with a fi replace, a library area and a big television.

“Before we start any renova-tion, including this one, we do a full energy audit to show the ho-meowner where they are losing energy,” says Huguet. “Another reason is we want the homeown-ers to qualify for both federal and provincial grants. Once the renovation is complete we do another audit which will show the diff erence in effi ciency. Th is client received $3,000 in grant incentives.”

My House Design is pretty well one-stop-shopping; 85 per cent of every project is done in-house from design to permits to build to interior design. Th ere is a great advantage to this, as all of the colleagues are constantly in touch with each other regarding order-ing materials, scheduling and the multitude of details which go into what is a complicated process. Th ere are no delays waiting for an outside trade to complete their part of the build.

Th e before and aft er photos show what an amazing home was created for this wonderful family; a home they will certainly enjoy for many years to come.

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with his brother in A.D.W. Mainland Heat & Air Conditioning, is an expert on heating and cooling. Twenty-seven years of experience means there is not a lot Williams doesn’t know.

Th e fi rst step depends on how old your furnace is. If it’s less than 10 years old, “(you) can take a chance and turn the furnace on because they have a lot of the newer technology and they don’t use much service,” Williams says. “If the furnace is over 10 years old (you) should get a licensed gas fi tter to come in for a full service check.”

He says they should check several things before giving you the go-ahead.

“Th ey should check the heat exchanger, the motor, the amperage draw, a clocking to make sure it’s burning cor-rectly and they should test with a monometer to see if the pressure going to the burner is correct,” Williams says. “Th e biggest thing is to check for cracks in the heat exchanger because over time metal expands and contracts with heat and eventually it breaks.”

Th e biggest problem with a cracked heat

exchanger is that it can release carbon monoxide into the house.

“I would say out of twenty furnaces over 20 years old, fi ve of them will have cracks,” Williams says. “If your family suff ers from chronic fl u-like symptoms or constant tiredness while at home and they feel better when they are away from the home, check the carbon monoxide levels in the home immedi-ately; your family may be being poisoned.”

Williams also says a furnace over 20 years old is only 50 per cent effi cient. One has to think about

replacing the unit if $50 out of every $100 you send to the natural gas provider is literally not providing any comfort to the family.

“Right now the federal government has a grant program called EcoEn-ergy and the provincial government’s program LiveSmart,” Williams says. “Just by changing your old furnace to a high effi ciency (one) you will get $1,390 back ... Th e average cost of put-ting in a high effi ciency furnace is $4,700 so you are only looking at around $3,300. If you are now losing 50 per cent on the dollar with your old furnace it doesn’t take long to pay for a new safe, effi cient one.”

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Furnace safety important

Alex Williams from A.D.W. Mainland Heat & Air Conditioning says there are several things to check before turning on your furnace for the fi rst time if it’s more than 10 years old.

Rob Newell photos

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My House Design/Build a one-stop-shop for all your renovation needs

A Delta home got an incredible upgrade from the people at My House Design/Build. Changes include energy-effi cient gas fi replaces and pot lights in the cedar ceiling.

Submitted photos. After photos by Keith Henderson

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By Maggie Calloway I checked in with Kevin Skelly of

Cloverdale Paint to ask what’s new in paint and ended up with a tutorial on the new regulations governing the manufacture of paint. Normally we, the consumer, wouldn’t necessarily be aware of new regulations but this time the information is important, so mega thanks to Kevin!

Th e technology of paint has come a very long way. In 2010 the federal government, in conjunction with the Canadian Paint Coating Association, came out with regulations restricting the VOC (volatile organic compounds) levels in paint. Th ey divided paint into 53 diff erent categories and set VOC limits for each of the categories.

“Th e two common ones the homeowner would recognize are the fl at and non-fl at paint,” Skelly says. “Th e legislation doesn’t care if its latex or oil-based paint; it just says for fl at paints the limit is 150 grams per litre and for non-fl at paint, eggshell, semi-gloss and

gloss, the limit is 250 grams per litre. What this means is, as of this month ... manufacturers cannot make any new paint product which does not meet these new standards, although the retailers can sell this paint until they run out.”

Skelly says that this shouldn’t really aff ect homeowners. “Th is would mostly aff ect your painting contractor if you are in the middle of, or planning, a renovation as they traditionally used alkyd paint which no longer meets the federal standard. Th e beauty of alkyd paint was its ability to cover in one coat, so the painting contractors will have to radically change the way they do business,” he says.

“Manufacturers like ourselves have formulated new paint which does a great job while adhering to the new regulations. For the homeowner this means paint with great durability while still having low VOC,” Skelly continues. All this is great news for those of us concerned about the air quality in our homes.

Ever wonder how the fashion designers, car companies, paint companies and interior designers come up with their colour palette for the coming seasons? Wonder no more.

“I have been following colour trends through a group called Th e Colour Marketing Group,” says Skelly. “Th is is a group of hundreds of professionals from many diff erent professions who all need to get the colour forecast right. A

mistake for this group has devastating consequences. Can you imagine a car manufacturer painting his new cars teal green when the trend is to grass green?”

It’s quite the process in choosing the colours, Skelly says.

“We come up with a palette of about 30 to 40 colours we jointly agree colours are going (towards). We deal in very fi ne detail such as the tone of each colour, not just say red. Is it apple red or rust red? It’s pretty interesting to see experts from so many diff erent backgrounds sharing information and then coming to conclusions. So much depends on getting everything right.”

And the answer to what colour trends we can expect?

Warm colours across the country are on trend, except in some ethnic populations of Vancouver where bright primary colours are very popular.

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By Maggie Calloway Your kitchen is looking a little worn around the edges and as

much as you would like to gut the whole room, it just isn’t in the budget right now. So what can you do?

A gallon of paint can do absolute wonders, and have a good look at your cabinet doors. If they are salvageable, take them off , remove the hardware, sand and paint. You will be amazed what a diff erence it will make to the whole kitchen. If the hardware is dated change it to something sleek and modern. If the upper cabinet doors are beyond saving, think about just changing the doors or, if it suits your personal taste, leave the doors off for a more country look. Be careful what you display; no one wants to see your cereal boxes, but dishes look great.

I removed all the upper cabinets from one wall of my kitchen and installed open steel shelves. All my plates, casse-role dishes and cereal bowls live there. I love the look and the convenience of just reaching up for whatever I need. I have a laundry room off my kitchen which is too large a room to hold just a washing machine and hot water heater, so I installed rows of shelves around three sides of the room and created a pantry. One shelf holds appliances like my KitchenAid mixer

and two diff erent sizes of crockpots, which gets them off the counter.

While I am talking about counters, be ruthless about removing “stuff .” Clearing off the counters will make a huge diff erence in how the whole kitchen looks.

If your budget stretches to a new fl oor, here is where you can make a great change. A fresh fl oor looks terrifi c. Again, if budget is an issue, look into peel-and-stick tiles.

When the time comes to start from scratch and gut the whole kitchen, think about how you have been using your current kitchen. Write down what worked and what didn’t. Th ink about deep drawers for pots and pans rather than shelves and, if a separate pantry isn’t possible, where you are going to store food and supplies.

Th e kitchen is the one room you need to get right; it really is the heart of the home and the most expensive to build so mistakes are not easily fi xed.

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If your wish list includes a media room, your fi rst consideration is the physical limits of your space. Start by sketching out a scale drawing including doors, windows, and any objects which may be immovable such as a furnace, water heater, or even laundry machines if you are planning on placing your new room in the basement.

Th ink about how you want the room to look. Th ese rooms get the most use in the fall, winter and early spring when the weather is grim, so a warm, cozy décor is a great choice. Th ink about lighting, which is very important in a media room, and storage for the

piles of DVDs and video games.Next, be realistic about what you

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“Th is is a fantastic time to do window upgrades,” he says. “Th ere is a federal grant and there is a provincial grant incentive.”

Th e federal grant, called the Eco Energy Program, is only available until March 31, 2012.

“Th e fi rst step everyone must take is to call to get a registration number. Call 1-800-O-Canada (1-800-622-6232),” Brandow says. “Step two, to qualify for both the federal and provincial grant you must have an energy effi ciency assessment of your home ... You must have this assessment done before any improvements start.”

Right now you can receive $40 per window from the federal government if you replace an old window with an Energy Star window.

Th e provincial LiveSmart BC program is a little diff erent. Every area is broken down into a climate zone (Metro Vancouver is Energy Zone A) and windows have a rating corresponding to each zone.

“If we here in Metro Vancouver ... install a window rated say Zone B, we would get a higher grant from the provincial program,” says Brandow. “Th is is because there is higher energy effi ciency on the window. Zone A installing a Zone A window would get back $30 but if you exceed this climate zone, by ... installing a Zone B window, you would get back $60.”

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Now is the time to do an inspection of the state of your gutters, clean them of debris, and make the necessary repairs. If your patch jobs of years past are starting to fail, it is probably time to bite the bullet and install new ones.

If you are unsure about where your leaks are, clean the gutter. Th en, with the help of a spotter, fl ood the gutter with water. All the trouble spots will be apparent and easy to mark. To repair, dry each area completely, then dip a paintbrush into a can of roofi ng cement and apply a very thin layer to the leak-ing area. To further enforce the repair, cut a piece of metal fl ashing, which should be the same type of metal as the gutter to avoid cor-rosion, and press into the cement. It is impor-tant you then cover the metal with a further application of roofi ng cement, then spread out the cement to level the patch. Otherwise, your repair will impede the fl ow of water.

Something else to keep in mind is to make sure you do your repairs when the weather forecast is for sunny weather, as your repairs need time to dry before being hit by rain.

Shell Busey has some wisdom on caring for our gutters and downspouts.

“Almost everyone, when dealing with gut-ters, gets out the ladder, leans it up against the aluminum gutter, putting both the weight of the ladder and their weight on the gutter. Now you have an aluminum ladder pressed against an aluminum gutter, which could act like greased lighting,” Busey says. “Th e best, and safest, way is to use ladder stand-off s

which insert into the ladder then rest on the roof.”

Aft er cleaning your gutters, he suggests laying a yard stick along the inside of the gutter.

“Th en take a small level to make sure the gutter is sloping toward the downspout,” he says. “You will be amazed how oft en this is not the case.”

Busey warns that standing water in a gutter can freeze during a cold spell, then thaw, and then freeze again with the next bout of cold.

“Th is is when the seams of the gutter are blown apart. It is vital people check the slope; they can repair seam problems forever but if the slope is wrong the same thing happens again and again.”

A great hint Busey passes along is to check where all the gutter repair items are manufac-tured. Turns out a great number of them are manufactured in the southern states where they wouldn’t recognize a rain forest.

“Th ey don’t have to deal with algae, moss or mildew down there,” Busey says. “Some of the inserts moss up to the point they don’t let water through to the gutter, it just washes over the top.”

Once we have looked aft er our gutters we need to make sure the downspouts are han-dling the fl ow. If there is a concern, or you are seeing signs of seepage in the basement, you may want to investigate redirecting the water away from the house and into the perimeter drain by intercepting the fl ow at the bottom of the downpipe.

We live in a wet climate, and the more attention we pay to handling the water, the less accumulated damage can be done.

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Creating a cozy living space isn’t hard, if you have the right accents.

By Maggie Calloway

My home is predominantly white. White walls, white painted fl oors, white slip covers. Th e texture is in the knobby weave of the sea grass rugs and the heavy old oak dining table. Th e shots of colour are in the art and the dust jackets of books on the shelves of the built-in bookshelves.

I love this style; it fi ts my personality. I hate clutter, as it makes me feel unsettled; I don’t go in for things that require dusting. Mention the word tchotchke and I freeze in place.

I immediately pass on magazines as soon as I fi nish reading them and my clothes take up about four feet of closet space ... for both winter and summer.

I somehow escaped the sentimentality gene, so I have no piles of old birthday and Christmas cards and as soon as I realize I haven’t worn or used an item I donate it. You get the picture.

But the grey, damp and cold days of winter are approaching. Th e fi rewood is waiting in the shed to feed the wood stove, and the house needs a hit of cozy.

It’s time to discover the best way to warm up your home without adding to the heating bill and bankrupting yourself in the process.

Th ere are very easy and frugal ways to warm up a home.

Perhaps changing the covers on the sofa throw cushions to a warm red and pulling out a couple of throws to toss over the back of the sofas. Flowers for the living room and dining table can change from white to reds and oranges. Drapes, which have been taken down and cleaned over the summer, can go back up to be drawn against winter nights.

Paula Akoury, Maren Vanoene and Joyce Steven, three designers at Chinz & Company, are experts at creating cozy. Th ey are so passionate about design and helping clients make the most of their space.

Th ey all agreed that it doesn’t take a lot to change the atmosphere; just very careful additions of colour to warm the room. In addition to adding hits of colour, they suggest warmer tone rugs on hardwood fl oors or a lampe berger to introduce woodsy scents through the house. A berger is a vessel with a wick in oil; you light the wick then blow out the fl ame and the heat infuses the room with the perfume. Th ey also suggest putting out fi replace tools on the hearth even if you don’t have a working fi replace. All these things help layer the

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And don’t forget the outdoors. Your front door sets the tone of welcome to family and friends, so hang a beautiful wreath on the front door, then relax and enjoy. A wreath doesn’t have to have a Christmas theme to add a touch of warmth and welcome to your outdoor spaces.

All of these things will go a long way towards making your home warm, comfortable and welcoming.

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Planting bulbs in the fall, when thoughts are still on family barbeques and the beach, is a perfect example of delayed gratifi cation. It’s the gardening equivalent of giving yourself a secret hug.

Th en, when you despair of the seemingly endless grey rainy days of spring, nature does her magic and produces a wondrous array of colour. Suddenly, all is right with the world.

In Metro Vancouver, we are blessed with the most amazing online company specializing in not just the most stunning choice of bulbs but a bred-to-the-bone commitment to personalized service.

Botanus was started in 1999 by partners Elke Wehinger and Pamela Dangelmaier. Wehinger and Dangelmaier purchased a mailing list from a bulb grower in Abbotsford who was going out of business.

Th ey made the decision at the beginning to focus on the website and brochure as sales tools. Th eir decision allowed them to concentrate on what they do best without the overhead of running a brick-and-mortar outlet plus the benefi t of passing the sav-ings onto the customer. Th e mailing list has grown to 25,000 with clients across the country. A third colleague, Wendy Leroux, soon joined the company, with the title of Customer Care Manager.

“In a country like ours with hundreds, if not thou-sands, of climate zones, there is not a one-size-fi ts-all planting guide,” says Dangelmaier. “Th is is where our personal service pays off for the client. We are slaves to the Weather Channel and are constantly checking local weather forecasts so we can ship bulbs as close as possible to when each individual client should plant. Nobody wins when bulbs arrive when the ground is frozen solid.”

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The best time to plant is in the fall, says Rylan van der Pauw of Triple Tree Nursery in Maple Ridge.

By Maggie Calloway

Every spring, as soon as the weather starts to warm up, there is a rush to the local plant nursery to buy just the right tree or shrub. Th e rest of the spring, summer and early fall the homeowner is a captive to watering duty in order to keep the new plantings alive.

Th e best time to plant is in the fall. Th e new trees or shrubs get time through the seasons to acclimatize to their new home. Th e rainy season looks aft er the daily watering and the roots, which can’t help but be damaged to a certain degree during replanting, can rejuvenate without stress. By the time the hot weather comes, the plants are established

and can more easily handle less care. If you are planning a renovation next

year, which would most likely take place during spring, summer and early fall, chances are your garden is going to need some rehabilitation. Why not sit down with a knowledgeable person at your local nursery and make a plan well in advance?

Rylan van der Pauw, of Triple Tree Nursery in Maple Ridge, says, “People need to think about trees and shrubs as the bones of the garden. Th e rest such as perennials, annuals and bulbs can be introduced over the following seasons.”

Van der Pauw is certainly willing to give homeowners a few tips.

“Th e perfect scenario would be a homeowner sitting down with us to make a plan personalized to their space, taste and budget well ahead of fall, then we can arrange for the trees and shrubs to be delivered directly to their home from the grower and our people can supervise the proper planting

plus the application of suitable nutrients such as bonemeal and transplant liquid,” he says. “Th e huge advantage is there is less stress on the plant if they don’t have to spend the summer on a nursery lot. We have great built-in irrigation to keep everything fully hydrated but the less a tree is moved the better.”

Fall is the perfect time for planting for exactly that reason.

“Th e very fact of the grower digging a tree from the fi eld damages the fi ner roots. Now you have a situation where all the foliage has to be hydrated by compromised roots, which can be substantial on a larger tree or shrub,” he continues. “Th is is the reason planting in the fall is much more desirable because the tree can be greatly assisted by the natural rainfall. (Hydration is) much more diffi cult (with) surface watering through the summer. With proper handling, planting and support with nutrients, by spring the tree or shrub will have rooted out enough to support themselves.”

Renovating your garden is a great opportunity to think about what would you like to attract. Do some research about attracting birds, butterfl ies and bees to your garden, which will not only enhance your space but contribute to the overall health of the environment.

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Rylan van der Pauw of Triple Tree Nursery, top, has a few tips for homeowners looking to do some planting. He recommends installing water features fi rst, and thinking about the trees and shrubs that will make up the bones of the garden.

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Central is unlike every other residential building that came before it. Instead of the typical tower and podium approach, meaning a tower surrounded by a base of commercial space or townhomes, one residential tower is turned on its side. Onni calls it the Skybridge.

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“So many of the downtown towers have been built in a very short time, and so they have become a sea of sameness. With the design of Central, we wanted something that would rise above the too-oft en dull waters of the

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Th e building will feature two towers, one that will hold offi ce and retail space, and the other residential, topped by the Skybridge, which is set at an angle to maximize light and views of the water, city and mountains. A courtyard features a refl ecting pool set into a half-acre park area. Homes are available in one-bedroom, two-bedroom and penthouse plans, ranging from 515 to 1,500 square feet, many with attached balconies or patios. Th e penthouses also include a terrace.

But the architecture isn’t the only thing attracting buyers. Belmar says about half of the 304 homes have been sold, and the high-quality fi nishings and proximity to everything Vancouver has to off er keeps bringing potential buyers in droves.

One of the popular features at

Central is the full-sized appliances, which are a rarity in the condo market.

Other features include European-made commercial-grade wide-plank laminate fl ooring in the living areas, and Berber-style carpeting in the bedrooms and walk-in closets.

Foodies are able to choose between honed natural stone or composite countertops, with a breakfast bar overhang in most homes. European-inspired cabinetry with a rift -cut oak veneer face is standard, fi tting in seamlessly with the modern over-height tile backsplash and stainless-steel under-mounted sink.

Bathrooms at Central are made for luxury, including porcelain fl oor tile and an oversized vanity mirror for all your grooming needs. A separate deep soaker tub with tiled front is ready for every bubble bath, and the glass shower enclosure includes a mosaic-tiled base and high-gloss tile from fl oor to ceiling. All of this combines with the solid composite stone countertops with a matching backsplash to become the perfect ode to relaxation.

Belmar is not exaggerating when he says how close to everything Central is.

Th e SeaWall, recently voted as the best public space in Canada, is just steps away, while a water taxi or the Aquabus is ready to whisk you across False Creek to Granville Island, Yaletown or the West End. Shopping, restaurants and every other service you could possibly need are close by, making Central the perfect neighbourhood hub.

Owners will have access to a 7,000 square-foot wellness centre that includes a fi tness centre, yoga studio and a steam and sauna room. A dining room with a professional kitchen will also be available for residents looking to host a party, and a games room, lounge/entertainment area and theatre are also included. Finally, owners will have the use of a quiet study room and a rooft op garden terrace with plots available for growing your own food.

Belmar warns potential homebuyers that they must not wait to buy a home at Central. “I tell them regardless of where, you must get into this building. You won’t be disappointed.”

Buyers will be able to take residence in 2014. Homes start at $347,900. For more information visit www.ownatcentral.com or call 604-682-8801.

Submitted photo above. Left photo by Martin KnowlesThe architecture at Central is second-to-none, including the innovative Skybridge (above). The kitchen in every suite is perfect for the budding gourmet (left), with European-inspired cabinetry and natural stone or composite countertops

Central rises above Vancouver skyline

‘Where sculpture meets structure’

Rooftop decks sometimes a better plan than a backyard

Outdoor spaces still usable for fall Even if the weather wasn’t as nice as we

could have hoped, there was no shortage of people enjoying the outdoors this summer. While many could be found on restaurant patios or the beaches around the Lower Mainland, some were enjoying the sunshine on their very own rooft op deck.

Many new home developments are including rooft op decks in their plans, responding to a demand for outdoor space without having to leave the comfort of your own home. With space sometimes at a premium, it is more useful to have a deck on the roof than it is to have a backyard.

Th e rooft op deck at Aragon Properties’ Flow at Port Royal “is so tranquil and wide-open,” says Aragon Director of Sales and Marketing David Wan.

With views of the Fraser River and a fi replace, the decks are usable year-round.

Azura Management’s Aviva on the Park in Port Coquitlam also boasts its own rooft op spaces at their townhomes, giving residents a bit of extra space for entertaining or relaxing.

For the ultimate in luxury, Adera’s Ultima at Pacifi c Spirit includes private rooft op lanais perfect for adding a hot tub. Th e lanais are the best place to check out the stunning views of the University of British Columbia.

Many developments include a rooft op deck as an amenity, including Barber Creek Development’s Edgewater in Surrey and Intergulf Development’s Kits360 in Vancouver. Edgewater’s deck includes an outdoor pool.

It’s doubtful anyone will regret owning a place with a deck, no matter what the weather.

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Gearing upTsawwassen field hockey products Mark Pearson and Rob Short hoping for repeat gold at Pan Am GamesPHILIP RAPHAELE D I T O R

W i t h a s p o t at the 2012 Summer

Olympic Games hanging in the balance, Tsawwas-sen’s Mark Pearson and Rob Short are gearing up to help lead Canada’s men’s field hockey team at the Pan Am Games in Mexico next month.

“As the number one ranked team in the A m e r i c a s w e m u s t

have the confidence to repeat the same result as we did four years ago,” Short wrote via email from Holland where he is entering his 14th sea-son playing profession-ally. “We are going there for gold.”

Pearson said there is an enduring rivalry with the Argentine team which traditionally does well in the opening rounds of the Pan Am tournament, but tails off as the games enter

the knock out phases.In the past seven Pan

Am Games—which are held once every four

y e a r s — Ca n a d a h a s beaten Argentina in the gold medal game four times.

Tsawwassen's Mark Pearson tries to go around an Australian player during one of the matches in the CANgaroo Clash played in West Vancouver in early September. Pearson and former Tsawwassenite and fellow Canadian National Team member Rob Short hope to lead Canada to a first place finish at the Pan American Games next month in Guadalajara, Mexico which will secure a place at the 2012 Olympics.Wilfred Lach photo

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AT NORTHWEST ROOFING Re-roofi ng, Repair & New Roof

Specialists. Work Guar. WCB.10% Senior’s. Disc. Jag 778-892-1530

GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, As-phalt Shingles, Flat roofs, WCB Clean Gutters. $80. 604-240-5362

Roofi ng Experts. 778-230-5717Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank.

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

RECYCLE-IT!JUNK REMOVAL

Recycled Earth Friendly• Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard

Waste • Concrete • Drywall• Junk • Rubbish • MattressesOn Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

604.587.5865www.recycle-it-now.com

bradsjunkremoval.com

Haul Anything...But Dead Bodies!!

604.220.JUNK(5865)Serving The

Lower Mainland Since 1988



372 SUNDECKS

Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, gates, alum roof. 604-521-2688www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

PETS

477 PETS

AUSTRALIAN Shepherd, 5/mo fem, beauty & brains, tri-colour, top fami-ly dog. $600 fi rm. 604-930-8551.

BEAGLE PUPS, tri colored, good looking, healthy, vet check $600. (604)796-3026. No Sunday calls

BERNESE MOUNTAIN dog pup-pies, vet checked, 1st shots. Jen 604-807-3853 / [email protected]

Boston Terriers pups, ckc reg, vet checked, reputable breeder, excel-lent pedigree. (604)794-3786

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are

Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at

fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977

Chihuahua pups, tiny teacups, ready to go $700; male standard Chihuahua, $450. 604-794-7347

LAB PUPS, Chocolate, $700. vet ch, dew-claws rem. 1st shots, de-wormed. qual. lines (604)702-0217

LABS, Chocolate, Parents CKC, 1st shots, dewormed, vet chkd, M/F, $600/ea. (604)850-4945

LAB Yellow X Golden Retriever pups family/farm raised,shots, short hair, vet checked, parents excellent tem-per. F$695, M$595. 604-835-0305.

MALTIPOOS; 2 fems, 3/mo’s old, 1 black, and 1 white & black. Will be smaller dogs. $500. (604)945-8787 or (604)805-2567

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

PRESA CANARIO P/B UKC, fem’s $250 Special. Both parents approx. 120 to 150 lbs. Call 778-552-1525.

SHELTIES beautiful loveable happy 2 male pups. Warm & cuddly, 6 mo old. House trained. (604)826-6311

TOY POODLE. One little girl left, black & brown. $650. Call 604-820-4230, 604-302-7602

VIZSLA PUPS, PB, shots, guar-anteed. Champion lines, $750. 604-819-2115. [email protected]

YELLOW LAB PUPS. Ready to go. Vet checked, 1st. shots. Parents on site. $400. 604-852-6176 Abbts

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

518 BUILDING SUPPLIES

DO-IT-YOURSELF STEEL BUILD-INGS Priced to Clear - Make an Of-fer! Ask About Free Delivery, most areas! Call for Quick Quote and Free Brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.

SAWMILLS from only $3997 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.Nor-woodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899.

533 FERTILIZERS

WEED FREE Mushroom Manure 13 yards - $130 or Well Rotted 10 yards - $150. 604-856-8877

545 FUEL

1YR Seasoned Alder Birch MapleClean, Split, DRY & Delivered.

Family Operated for 20 yrs. (604)825-9264

548 FURNITURE

MATTRESSES staring at $99• Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings

100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

551 GARAGE SALES

Richmond

MOM’S UNITE(Kids Stuff)

SWAP MEETSunday, Oct. 2nd, 10am-1pm

Free Admission - Over 75 TablesSouth Arm Community Centre

8880 Williams RoadPh: 604-718-8060

WE’RE ON THE WEBwww.bcclassified.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

555 HEAVY DUTY MACHINERY

2 Ditch Witch TRENCHERS2 models - R-40 & 3500Both exc. cond. Approx

3-3-1/2 thousand hrs on each Asking $20,000/obo - R40 and

$25,000/obo - for 3500Owner retired.

Call 604-536-1992or 604-240-7798

559 MEDICAL SUPPLIESCAN’T GET UP your stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help! No obligation consultation. Comprehensive war-ranty. Can be installed in less than 1 hour. Call now 1-866-981-6591.

560 MISC. FOR SALE

Can’t Get Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stair-lifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-981-5991

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

REAL ESTATE

603 ACREAGE

82.8 ACRES, 300’ lakefront, S Cariboo. Beautiful, pastoral, private, rural setting. Borders crown land. Adjacent 80+ acre parcel available.

www.bchomesforsale.com/view/lonebutte/ann/

BIG BEAUTIFUL AZ LAND $99/mo. $0 down, $0 interest, Golf Course, Nat’l Parks. 1 hour from Tucson Int’l Airport Guaranteed Financing, No Credit Checks. Pre-recorded msg. (800) 631-8164 code 4001 or visit www.sunsiteslandrush.com

636 MORTGAGES

Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refi nances, im-mediate debt consolidation, foreclo-sure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations.

Call 1-888-685-6181www.mountaincitymortgage.ca

640 RECREATIONAL

RARE OPPORTUNITY: wa-terfront property on beautiful Jim Lake, .83-acre with 360 sq ft insulated cabin, located near Green Lake/Watch Lake (70 Mile House). Rare privacy, only three lots on the lake, good fi shing for rainbows to 10 lbs, nice swimming, surround-ed by crown land. Great trails for hiking, ATV and snowmo-bile. Seasonal 10-km back road access in 4x4 or pick-up. FSBO. $230,000. 250-395-0599. (Please see bchomesfor-sale.com/70mile/frank.)

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE

HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYSwww.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

$1200 - Richmond 2-bed. garden suite with patio area. 5 yrs. old, newly redecorated. Cable/internet access. Insuite w/d, secured park-ing. Bus stop at doorstep, close to highway, shopping malls, golf etc. Available October 1st. Phone 604-908-2640 or 604-277-1673.

DELTA WEST 4895 - 55B St., Ladner Spacious 1 & 2 bedroom

& Bachelor Suites Balconies, rent incl heat & h/w. Prkg avail. Refs req’d, N/P

Call 604.946.1094Bayside Property Services Ltd.

LANGLEY

CLAYMORE APTS1 & 2 Bdrm Apts Avail$200 Move-In Bonus!!

Close to shopping & schools. Seasonal Swimming pool, and tennis court. 3 Appliances (fridge, stove dishwasher), blinds hot water and parking included. Carpeted throughout. Some pets welcome.

5374 - 203rd St, LangleyCall 604-533-9780

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

RICHMOND

WATERSTONEBright ★ Quiet ★ Spacious

1 & 2 Bdrm Apt Suites3 Appliances, balcony,

swimming pool,heat & hot water.Also 2 & 3 Bdrm

Townhomes6 Appliances

Close to schools &stores. N/P.

Call 604-275-4849or 604-830-8246

www.aptrentals.net

Soleil Terrace, 5599-14B St.

7 BRAND NEW 2 bdrm, 2 bath-room, garden level. Close to free-way & ferry. N/S. N/P. Avail now. $1400. Also unit 406 available.

604-535-8080Atari Property Management

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

BUILDING SALE... “ROCK BOT-TOM PRICES” 25x40x12 $7350. 30x60x15 $12,700. 35x70x16 $15,990. 40x80x16 $20,990. 47x100x18 $25,800. 60x140x20 $50,600. End walls included, doors optional. Pioneer Steel Manufactur-ers DIRECT 1-800-668-5422.

736 HOMES FOR RENT

Tsawwassen. Furnished house for rent in Beach Grove. 2 bdrms, 2 bath + den. Short or long term. $2400/mo. incl all utils, cable, inter-net & local phone. N/S. N/P. Avail Oct. 15. Please call 604-729-3959.

752 TOWNHOUSES

SURREY / Delta Border

Newly Renovated!Large 3 bdrm, inste storage. Starting at $1400/mo. 5 Appl’s, 1.5 baths, gas fi replace. Close to schools, shopping & transit. No pets.

Come visit our park-like setting

Call NOW 604-589-1805 Website: www.aptrentals.net

SURREY

LARGE FAMILY COMPLEX

3 Bdrms, large in-ste storage.5 Appl’s, 1.5 baths, gas fi replace,

backyard. Close to schools & transportation. No pets. Starting at $1250/mo.

Call 604-589-1805Website: www.aptrentals.net

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCINGNeed A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply Now, 1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

Auto Loans ApprovedLargest dealer GroupHuge Selection Free Delivery to BC/AB

Cars Trucks SUV’s VansApply online

autocredit911.comCall toll-free 1-888-635-9911

FREE CASH BACK WITH $0 DOWN at Auto Credit Fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599 www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309. Free Delivery.

INSTANT AUTO CREDIT We can fi nance your auto loan in minutes, you Drive Home Now or we deliver to BC & Alberta

www.DriveHomeNow.com

WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CRED-IT? Christmas in September, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations ac-cepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888-593-6095.

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

2002 BMW, 4 door, 325I auto, 80,000K New service, brakes, tires, mint cond. $13,500. 604-541-0018.

2005 ACURA RSX Rare Luxury Sport Model / pristine condition.Only 45,000Ks. With I-V TEC 4 cyl. Lady driven - loaded, 5 speed. $14,500/OBO. 604-538-2239.

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA dealer serv. since new, 97K, 1 owner, exc. cond., $10,800. (604)535-9984

827 VEHICLES WANTED

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE

1993 Coleman trailer great shape rec service propane tanks incl. c/w org. manuals fold-out king sz & dble bed table & seating area converts into 3rd bed. $4995. 604-534-6305

TRANSPORTATION

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE

1996 ALLEGRO 36’, Cummins, Allison 6 spd, clean, air ride, new batteries, well maintained. $29,900/obo. Call 604-341-8694

1999 SlumberQueen Adventurer Camper

10 Foot WS model with all the trimmings, 13’’ Sansui TV, queen bed 8 foot awning & much more!

Excellent Condition. Callfor more info. $8600.

604-535-5777 or 604-785-6827

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE

REMOVALASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT

$$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

DELTA SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL

Minimum $160 for Complete full-size VehiclesServing the Delta Area since 1986 604-649-1627 or 604-946-0943

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVALMinimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL“No Wheels, No Problem”

$ WE PAY CASH FOR CARS $

CALL604-328-0081

7 Days/Week

SCRAP BATTERIES WANT-ED We buy scrap batteriesfrom cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Min. 10. Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288

Autos • Trucks• Equipment Removal

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.We pay Up To $500 CA$H

Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022The Scrapper

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES1996 SUZUKI auto, 4 cyl. 1.3L, stereo, passed AirCare for 2 yrs. $1250. Call (778) 551-1662.

851 TRUCKS & VANS1992 GMC pick up, V8-305, 235,891 km, very clean, well main-tained. $3500 obo. 604-793-81071999 HINO FB box truck, diesel, auto, brakes 90%, new glass, great tires, 1600 lb. lift gate, 316K, $9,999. Call (604)869-34662006 Glendale Titanium Tour edt. ATTN SNOWBIRDS; 4 Slides, elec f/p, all options, pics avail, mint cond, $36,000. Ph: (604)858-4878

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