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Delta’s longtime mayor will beback for one final term.

Not a single challenger filednomination papers by last Friday’sdeadline, which means LoisJackson will be acclaimed for hersixth, and what she says will beher final, term as mayor.

The absence of competitioncame as a surprise to the veterancivic politician who doesn’t needto campaign in the run up to theNov. 15 election.

“I’m absolutely gob smackedas the British say. I’m very sur-

prised,” Jackson said shortly afterthe nomination deadline hadpassed.

“On one hand, I’m very grati-fied how people support me, buton the other hand I say this is sup-posed to be a democratic societyand everybody should be chal-lenged.”

First elected in the early 1970s,Jackson had served continuouslyas a councillor, except for oneterm, until 1999, the year she was

elected mayor for the first time.She has subsequently been re-elected four times.

Jackson has faced a varietyof challengers, including severalhigh profile names, in her fiveprevious mayoral campaignsbut has always come out on top,thanks in large part to her domi-nance of the polls in North Delta.

The 2011 election saw Jacksonchallenged by former councillorKrista Engelland, then-council-lor Heather King as well as JohnMeech. She finished far aheadwith 43.17 per cent of the vote.

Two killed in five-vehicle crash on Highway 10

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Two people were killed Monday afternoon in a crash involving five vehicles on Highway 10. The highway was closed between Highway 91 and Scott Road for some time while police investigated. Itwas reported that preliminary investigations suggested a vehicle lost control and crossed into oncoming traffic. Delta police said in a Tweet Monday it was notifying families and no further informationon the victims would be released.

No challengers for mayor’s chairLois Jackson will run unopposed in next month’s civic election

FILE PHOTO

Lois Jackson, who won a fifth term as mayor in 2011, will be the only nameon the ballot this time.

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As far as nobody elsegiving it a shot this timearound, Jackson said that’sunusual for any LowerMainland civic election.

When she first ran in1972, Jackson campaignedfor “orderly, planned qual-ity growth patterns” and“preservation and produc-tion of agricultural lands”

to become the first femaleelected to Delta council.

She’s seen many changesin Delta since then and hasbeen at the helm for a vari-ety of significant issues.

In addition to wanting tobe around one more term tosee the municipal debt fullypaid off, she said she alsowants to deal some huge

challenges facing Delta.Those include the construc-tion of a bridge to replaceGeorge Massey Tunnel,working with the businesscommunities of Ladnerand Tsawwassen to helpthem deal with the com-ing competition from theTsawwassen First Nationmalls, as well as workingwith her Surrey counter-parts to address transporta-tion and transit concerns in

North Delta.“We’re moving ahead

as a new community thathas never been reallyrecognized in the LowerMainland as having a veryhigh status, but now we are.When you look at it, we’vegot the port, the ferry, theairport, we’ve have AnnacisIsland, Tilbury Island andindustrial areas, so manythings we’re working onin terms of creating jobs

and good places for peopleto live and work and play.We’re going to try to makethat even better.”

Although she will beacclaimed this year, thatdoesn’t mean Jackson won’tbe on the campaign trail asshe will be out supportingfellow Delta IndependentVoters’ Association incum-bents Robert Campbell andIan Paton and newcomerRod Binder.

Some familiar namesas well as many new faceswill be running for Deltacouncil and Delta schoolboard in next month’s civicelection.

The nomination filingperiod wrapped up lastFriday at municipal hallwith 14 names vying for sixcouncil seats and 16 can-didates running for sevenschool trustee positions.

The biggest surprise isthat no one will be runningagainst incumbent LoisJackson for the mayor’s job.

There’s no official politi-cal party or organizationthat wants to be representedon council or school boardas the days of such entitiesas TriDelta and IDEA arelong gone. All the candi-dates nowadays are callingthemselves independents.

However, that doesn’t

mean several aren’t runningtogether as “like-minded”independents, which can beseen with Jackson, who isonce again aligned with theDelta Independent Voters’Association (DIVA) ticketthat includes incumbentsRobert Campbell and IanPaton and newcomer RodBinder.

Meanwhile, BruceMcDonald is runningwith colleague JeannieKanakos for council andschool board trusteesNick Kanakos and LauraDixon on a ticket calledIndependents Working forYou. All four are incum-bents.

Several newcomerswanting to get onto coun-cil for the first time havejoined forces in a groupcalled Delta Connect,which includes NicholasWong, Peter van derVelden Jennifer Thoss,Lori Mayhew and Johann

Ackerman.Only incumbent Sylvia

Bishop, former councillorHeather King and newcom-ers Ron Calliou and PeterMattoo are running on theirown.

Former councillor ScottHamilton’s seat is openafter he vacated it for pro-vincial politics, so at least

one candidate currently onthe outside will be elected.

As far as the schoolboard, one seat is alsoopen there after trusteeSimon Truelove recentlyannounced he’s not runningagain.

All the other incumbentsare seeking re-election,including Dale Saip and

Fabian Milat, former adver-saries now part of a REALslate that also includes new-comers Scott Stoilen andCarla Qualtrough.

Newcomers RhiannonBennett, Bruce Reid andNic Slater, a former federaland provincial NDP candi-date, are running togetheron a slate called KidsMatter.

Incumbents Donna Burkeand Val Windsor are run-ning on their own as arefive others looking to getelected for the first time:Corinne Atwood, Phil Hurt,Laura Michelle Thomas,Brad Sherwin and SusanFetterkind.

Sherwin ran in the lastelection, while Fetterkindis suing the school districtover school fees.

Council and schoolboard terms will increaseto four years with this elec-tion, which will be heldSaturday, Nov. 15.

MAYORLois Jackson (Delta Independent Voters’ Association) *COUNCIL (6 seats):Johann Ackermann (Delta Connect)Rod Binder (Delta Independent Voters’ Association)Sylvia Bishop *Ron CalliouRobert Campbell (Delta Independent Voters’ Association) *Jeannie Kanakos (Independents Working For You) *Heather KingPeter MattooLori Mayhew (Delta Connect)Bruce McDonald (Independents Working For You) *Ian Paton (Delta Independent Voters’ Association) *Jennifer Thoss (Delta Connect)Peter van der Velden (Delta Connect)Nicholas Wong (Delta Connect)

SCHOOL BOARD (7 seats):Corinne AtwoodRhiannon Bennett (Kids Matter)Donna Burke *Laura Dixon (Independents Working For You) *Susan FetterkindPhil HurtNick Kanakos (Independents Working For You) *Fabian Milat (REAL) *Carla Qualtrough (REAL)Bruce Reid (Kids Matter)Dale Saip (REAL) *Brad SherwinNic Slater (Kids Matter)Scott Stoilen (REAL)Laura Michelle ThomasVal Windsor * * Incumbent

Independents join forces‘Like-minded’ candidates band together on several fronts for next month’s civic election

MAYOR from page 1

Here’s the final list of candidates running in the 2014 Delta civic election:

14 seek Delta council seats, while 16 are in the running for school board


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School trustee Nick Kanakos and his wife Jeannie, a Deltacouncillor, are part of Independents Working for You.

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Delta is going to needmajor help paying forhugely expensive flood pro-tection measures over thecoming decades.

Facing the inventiblechallenge of sea level rise,the Fraser Basin Councilthis summer announceda multi-year initiative todevelop a regional floodmanagement strategy, whichincludes Delta’s involve-ment.

It signifies what couldfinally be a major com-mitment by the federal andprovincial governments, aswell as 25 Lower Mainlandlocal governments, to worktogether on flood protectionmeasures.

Taking place this yearand next, the first phaseof the initiative is to builda better understanding offlood hazards in the Lower

Mainland, while the secondphase in 2016 will includesetting out options for fund-ing and implementation.

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lenge in that it has about67 kilometres of dikes. Themunicipality, which hasundertaken some improve-ments over the last couple

of years, is looking toupgrade most of its dikes.

Mayor Lois Jackson saidthere’s no denying commu-nities will have to contrib-ute to long-term upgrades.

Whatever the fundingformula, she said Delta’scase as the biggest commu-nity in the Lower Mainlandrequiring dike upgrades hasto be considered.

She said figures obtainedfrom the province two yearsago indicate it would cost$9.5 billion for long-termimprovements province-wide, while Delta’s portionwould be around $1.9 bil-lion.

“I think we do have toface it and I think we dohave to plan for it and startin the most vulnerable

areas,” Jackson said. “Itwill be a long-term budgetprocess, looking for shar-ing dollars with federal andprovincial governments.”

Steve Litke with theFraser Basin Council toldthe Optimist that he antici-pates some sort of costshare approach would con-tinue.

“It’s hard to know whatmagnitude or proportion theparties would contribute,”Litke said. “Many of theinfrastructure programs,whether it’s flood or otherkind of infrastructure,there’s often a local govern-ment contribution, so we’llhave to wait and see on thatone.”

The municipal engineer-ing department, whichwill hold a workshop withcouncil to discuss a strategyfor dike improvements, willlikely recommend a stagedupgrade starting with a par-tial raising of the dike overthe next 50 years.

Initial estimates have thatwork in the $300 millionrange.

Earlier this year, Deltareceived just over $666,000from the federal and provin-cial governments for someflood protection projects.That funding was a costsharing arrangement inwhich each level of govern-ment contributed one-thirdtoward the work.

Flood work comes with huge price tagMunicipality has 67 kilometres of dikes to upgrade, which could run costs into the hundreds of millions


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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that at the Council Meeting to be held on Monday, October 20, 2014at 7:00 P.M. at the Municipal Hall, 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, B.C., the MunicipalCouncil of The Corporation of Delta will consider third reading and final adoption of Delta LandUse Contract Discharge Bylaw No. 7369, which relates to the properties listed below.

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Tsawwassen First NationEconomic DevelopmentCorporation CEO ChrisHartman has received aprestigious national award.

Hartman was pre-sented with the IndividualEconomic Developer ofthe Year Award at the 21stannual national confer-ence of the Council for theAdvancement of NativeDevelopment Officers inNanaimo last month.

As well, an Award ofRecognition was presentedto Tony Jacobs on behalf ofthe TFN.

“Economic developmenthas allowed us to achieveindependence for our chil-dren and grandchildrenso we may carry on theadvice and wisdom givento us by our elders to fulfillthe wishes and dreams forour people,” said Jacobs, amember of the TFN execu-tive council.

The awards recognizethose who demonstrate theirvision and success in thepursuit of sustainable eco-nomic self-sufficiency andimproved quality of life for

aboriginal people.A 2009 treaty provided

the TFN with a land base,money and new authority,but it was up to the commu-nity to manage these assets.In the five years sinceHartman became CEO, hehas launched numerousinitiatives to further TFN’seconomic goals.

The TFN has securedpartnerships with experi-enced real estate develop-ers that are building twocomplementary shoppingcentres on 185 acres ofTFN land — slated to openin 2016 — and three indus-trial facilities.

In addition, TFN hasestablished four joint ven-tures with private sectorpartners to provide civilconstruction, security,building construction andIT outsourcing services.

“I truly believe that suc-cessful economic develop-ment means looking beyondbasic business principles,and focusing on the bal-anced delivery of social andeconomic opportunities sothat all TFN members are

afforded an opportunity toachieve their dreams,” saidHartman.

An economic impactstudy estimates the cur-rent projects will generatealmost 5,800 person yearsof employment and $1 bil-lion in construction-relatedspending, and once com-pleted, 5,600 permanentjobs and $235 million inannual employment income.

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TFN Economic DevelopmentCorporation CEO ChrisHartman (right) and executivecouncil member Tony Jacobs(far right) both acceptedawards from the Council forthe Advancement of NativeDevelopment Officers at theorganization’s annual nationalconference last month inNanaimo.

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With the civic election exactly onemonth away, it’s officially time for can-didates to begin declaring that municipalhall must listen to the people.

OK, so some haven’t waited for thecampaign to formally get underway toutter that familiar refrain, which hasamazing staying power regardless of thepolitical stripe of those running the hallat any given time.

The first time I saw it in action locallywas back in 1990 when the upstart IDEAparty was looking to wrest control ofmunicipal hall from Doug Husband andhis slate. “You shouldn’t have to fightcity hall,” declared IDEA’s ads, whichurged voters to elect a mayor and councilthat would work for you.

Nine years later the tables were turnedon IDEA when the Lois Jackson-ledTriDelta slate used a similar campaignpush. This time voters were implored to:“Put your voice on Delta council.”

In more recent elections, Jackson’sgroup, which now operates under theDelta Independent Voters’ Associationbanner, has been on the other end of suchmessaging. Several challengers havealready gone down that road this year,including independent Peter Mattoo,who, when declaring his candidacy for acouncil seat, said he would stand up forthose not being listened to at municipalhall.

Delta is by no means unique in thisregard as it doesn’t matter the level ofgovernment or the party in power, thetheme endures because there’s validity toit. Before politicians are elected, they areone of us, but the longer they’re in office,the more they become one of them. Itcan’t be helped; it’s human nature.

If anything, the current administrationis defying the odds in term of longevity,which is a credit to Jackson, who knowsa thing or two about the way politicalwinds blow after spending four decadeson Delta council.

Having said that, you can still seedifferences. Would the Lois Jackson of1999 limited speakers at the Southlandshearing to five minutes each or suspend-ed the hearing with people still waiting tobe heard? I don’t think so. At the same,would Jackson circa 2013 have heardanything new from speaker No. 500 orcome to a different conclusion if thehearing had dragged on for several moredays? Not likely.

Governing is a delicate balancing actof leading and following, so strayingtoo far in either direction can be prob-lematic. Politicians must listen to theirconstituents, but ultimately they have tomake decisions they think are best for themunicipality as a whole.

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

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The slogan, and policy, of theDelta police is “no call too small.”To me that means they will respondto any criminal act regardless ofthe size of the loss involved. Acouple of weeks ago, I got to seethe policy in action.

I was on my way home fromthe Point Roberts marina whereI had fought another battle withblackberry-eating birds that thinkmy boat makes a great open-airlavatory. After clearing the border,I pulled over to call my wife toinform her I was on my way.

Starting up again, I just threwmy iPhone in the console next tomy Nexus card — it being too dif-ficult to put them in a pocket whilesitting belted into a vehicle.

When I returned home, I remem-bered my Nexus card but inexpli-cably didn’t grab my phone. Thenext morning when I got in the car,the glove compartment was open as

was the holder for the garage dooropener. It was obvious someonehad rifled through the vehicle.

So what was missing? Dida quick inventory: cell phone,Blackberry, wallet, passport andNexus card were safe in the house.But the iPhone was nowhere to befound. Oh well, I thought, it waslocked and I still had a cell phoneand an old Blackberry. Also, theiPhone was a 5, not a spanking new6. I would just learn my lesson andcarry on.

My wife, however, insisted Ireport the loss. In our house, a“wife insistence” carries the weightof a Royal Proclamation. So itwas off to the Delta police stationto record my minor loss. When Ireported the incident, I was toldsome crook had a busy night asmine was not the only car illegallyentered.

The good news was they thoughtthey had the perpetrator in custody.At the end of a long evening ofrifling through cars, the crook(s)decided to steal a car and drivehome to Surrey. So not only isthere medical tourism and vol-unteer tourism, but also criminaltourism that operates on the off-peak hours. This is probably notsomething Tourism Delta wants topromote.

One problem ruined the trip forthe visiting crooks though — thecar they stole had On Star technol-ogy and could be traced. Betweenthe Delta police and the SurreyRCMP, they tracked down the vehi-cle and arrested the occupants.

Good news but I still thoughtmy iPhone was gone for good.Next day, however, we got a mes-sage that they had my iPhone andI could pick it up. So it was off toSurrey the next day to be recon-nected with my unit.

Lessons learned?One: Small calls are important.

Your episode could be, and prob-ably is, part of a larger criminalactivity.

Two: If your car is burglar-ized, don’t drive away in it beforenotifying the police. You could bedestroying possible forensic evi-dence. I, of course, drove the sceneof the crime to the police stationand did just that. The officer wasquite understanding.

Three: Do a pre-bed check ofimportant stuff that generally trav-els with you to ensure nothing hasbeen left in the car. (I have to dothat before I leave the office aswell.)

Four: Listen to my wife. She isalmost invariably right — well,except for financial matters.

Police’s no call too small policypasses test with flying colours

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Letters to the Editor

Editor:Re: Preserving integrity

of agricultural land, Oct. 3I found the article quite

amusing.Coun. Ian Paton says

the filling of the farmlandnear Cedar Park Church iscompletely above board andnot one of these new guyscoming in to make a wholelot of money from tippingfees. Consider the “newguy” only purchased thisfarm last year and now hasseen a need to fill what wasperfectly arable land thathad been laser leveled.

Ask him about the num-ber of truckloads a day. Hehas turned 44th Avenue intoa complete truck route. I

live on 44th and can consis-tently count an average ofsix trucks every half hour.That is only inbound, sodon’t forget they all comeout the same way.

For the last three monthswe have seen these trucks,10 to 12 hours a day, sevendays a week.

I’m glad Delta council islooking after us so well. Itis comforting to know the“new guy” even has a streetcleaner to pick up the mudand dirt being tracked offthe farm onto 44th Avenue.Now all he has to do is finda qualified operator forthat machine. This operatormakes more of a mess thanhe cleans and for those of

us who have to hose downour cars every day, I willsay thank you.

The final thing Patonshould know is that I havepictures dating back to thelate 1970s showing thisfarm completely covered inwater, yet we never had anystanding water in our yards.I wonder what’s coming thiswinter?

It looks like this “newguy” is quite a bit moreon the ball than the formerowner, who tried twice toget this land out of the ALRfor development. Seemslike all they needed to dowas ask Delta for a fillpermit.

Fred Wilde

Editor:Re: Power pole stallsconstruction, Oct. 1

As a Delta resident, itis truly disturbing that oursenior Delta managers andDelta council approved thetownhouse developmenton 47A Avenue behindthe former Ladner BaptistChurch, which has resultedin dangerous conditions fornearby residents and work-ers along with potentialrisk to a treasured heritagechurch.

Council made a question-able decision to approvethe project by giving thedeveloper a development

variance permit to reduceroad dedication on DeltaStreet, thereby allowing thebuilding to be built closerto a power pole and trans-formers.

This was done afterneighbours warned Deltarepeatedly of this potentialproblem.

Many school kids andresidents walk by this siteas it is a main entranceto Ladner Village andMemorial Park and alsoserves as a parade entrancefor Remembrance Dayactivities. If WorkSafe B.C.has shut down this con-struction site, how safe is

that section of Delta Streetat 47A Avenue?

It’s unacceptable forsenior managers and coun-cil to finger point andblame B.C. Hydro or thedeveloper when it is councilthat approved the project.

Will the developer nowsue Delta/the public pursefor this mess? And whywere residents’ concerns notheard and acted upon? Whowill be held accountable?

Let’s hope Delta resi-dents vote on Nov. 15 andhold present Delta council-lors accountable for suchactions.

D. Reynolds

Farm turning 44th Avenueinto a busy truck route

Questionable decision goes sideways

Editor:Re: Delta wasting money

on increased medical train-ing for firefighters, letter to

the editor, Oct. 8I agree 100 per cent with

Ian Hames’ letter regardingDelta council’s agreementfor additional firefightertraining. There should beno doubt in anyone’s mindhaving read everything onthis issue that we have quitesufficient firefighters in

Delta, who should stick totheir job of fighting fires,but a grossly understaffedambulance service.

After 30 years in themedical support service,Hames correctly pointsout that firefighters can-not transport patients tohospital, and their veryappearance as first respond-ers makes no difference topatient outcomes.

Therefore, it should be

apparent to everyone theservice that needs the addi-tional funding is the ambu-lance service.

I would respectfully sug-gest all Delta citizens towrite mayor and council-lors to stop wasting moneyon unnecessary additionalfunds for firefighters, but toseriously consider the muchneeded additional fundingfor ambulance service.

Maurice Newby

Editor:Re: Delta wasting money

on increased medical train-ing for firefighters, letter to

the editor, Oct. 8I am writing in response

to the letter to the editorfrom Ian Hames who saysDelta is wasting money onincreased medical trainingfor firefighters.

Our Delta firefighters

are tremendous and worthevery penny spent on theirtraining.

Believe me, when youhave a medical emergencyand you call 911, those menand women respond withinabout three or four minutesin Tsawwassen, and prob-ably the same in Ladner.

They are trained and effi-cient, and compassionate

as well.When my husband was

very ill with cancer a fewyears ago, I made multiplecalls to which they respond-ed speedily, and was I evergrateful.

With our increasing, andaging population, any fur-ther training they can get ismoney well spent.

Karin Fulcher

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It’s still the most talked-about wedding.

You know whose I’mtalking about. Unlessyou’ve been vacationingon Neptune these pastcouple of weeks, you willknow that George Clooneyrecently tied the knot withinternational human rightslawyer Amal Alamuddin.

It’s been impossible tomiss.

It was on television. Itwas in the newspaper. Itwas on Facebook. It waseverywhere I turned.

I’m not certain whythere was such an effortmade to get my attention,unless there was an expec-tation that I should havebought them a toaster or aCorning Ware casserole orsomething like that. Highlydoubtful, though, giventhey probably have more

casseroles than they need.After all, they’re not onlysuccessful and beautiful;they’re also very, very rich,and no doubt hire others tofill their casseroles.

But I digress.The point is, I couldn’t

care less about the nuptials.I had no choice but to bebombarded with all thedetails — what she wore,what they ate, what thewedding cost — but bom-barded I was.

I realize, of course, thatI must be in the minorityhere. Take the pal I saw theother day.

“Can you believe it?” sheasked. “George Clooney?Married?”

“So I’ve heard,” I said.“What’s the big deal?”

“Oh, I don’t know,” shesaid with a sigh. “It’s justthat he’s so, well, gor-geous.”

OK, I said. He’s not bad.No doubt about that. Butwhat was she thinking?Disappointed, given thatGeorge is no longer avail-able?

“You’re married,” I point-

ed out.She knew this, of course.

Still, she said, seems ashame that he’s taken.

As I say, I’m a minorityfigure.

Don’t get it. Don’t reallycare to hear where Georgeand Amal honeymoonedany more than I’d care tohear that Jennifer Aniston’shaving quintuplets or thatOprah is planning to geta tattoo of a spider on thesmall of her back.

Besides, seems only rightthat if I’m privy to theirpersonal stuff, they ought toknow, oh, that I’m buyinga new brand of toothpasteand changing the length ofmy bangs.

If I’ve been made awarethat George is now married,by golly, it seems only fit-ting that he ought to knowI picked up a really nicepair of purple runners theother day, made a perfectmeringue last weekend andam planning a wee trip tothe island this fall.

It’s not on a par with hiswedding, I know. But ithappens to be my news.

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Fall fungi remind us ofearth’s rich biodiversity

Startling in their wealthof colour, shapes and gen-eral weirdness, fungi area ubiquitous presence inthe environment yet revealthemselves best in fall.Suddenly mushrooms areeverywhere, popping up inthe hundreds overnight.

Fungi are neither plantsnor animals, but an entirelyseparate kingdom withlikely over a million speciesworldwide, although fewerthan 100,000 have beenidentified. B.C. may haveabout 10,000 species.

Even a short fungusforay is a reminder of howmuch we still have to learnabout the natural world. Allecosystems are deeply com-plex: we mess with them atour peril.

A Tiger’s eye fungus,Coltricia perennis, is grow-ing beneath a Douglas-fir inmy garden. It is a fine spec-imen, with a soft, velvetybrown cap, fringed withcream. Like many fungi, itis associated with particulartree species in a mutuallybeneficial, symbiotic rela-tionship, swapping mineralsfor nutrients.

Beneath the forest floor,the ground is riddled with

vast quantities of thinmycelia strands, the real“bodies” of the fungi king-dom, hidden from sight yetconstituting a dominantproportion of the soil’sbiomass. Forests would notexist without the funguskingdom.

Mushrooms are pushedabove ground as part ofthe fungus’ reproductioncycle, producing millionsof spores that are releasedinto the air. The name“toadstool” often refers to apoisonous mushroom (fromancient Germanic wordsfor death, tod or tode), suchas the colourful fly agarictoadstool, Amanitus mus-caria, of fairy tale books.That fungus has a scarletcap covered with whitescaly patches, and associ-ates with birch trees.

Fungi occur throughoutthe landscape. There are themushroom-types growinglike mini-umbrellas, bracketfungi clinging to dead treesand branched coral fungithat cluster on fallen logs.Puffballs grow in the grassand orange-peel fungusinhabits pathways.

The variety of shapes andtextures is astounding. Lesseasily seen, yet met on adaily basis, are the micro-scopic fungi responsiblefor beer fermentation, freshbread, blue cheese mouldsand antibiotics.

Getting to know fungiis a lesson in humility; thecomplexity of identifica-tion is daunting. A usefulguide is J. Duane Sept’sCommon Mushrooms ofthe Northwest. It has greatphotos of local species, and

explains how to test forspore colour, a key step incorrect identification.

While some fungi areedible and choice, such aschanterelles and morels,many are not.

Field guides always givetoxicity information, yetunsuspecting pickers havedied eating poisonous spe-cies. Better to photographin the wild and shop at thestore.

Anne Murray is a localnaturalist and writer whoblogs at www.natureguides-bc.wordpress.com. Herbooks on Delta’s naturaland ecological history, ANature Guide to BoundaryBay and Tracing OurPast, a Heritage Guide toBoundary Bay, are avail-able in local stores or fromwww.natureguidesbc.com.

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Ladner ChristianReformed Church will holda dedication service thisSunday morning to givethanks for and celebrate thecompletion of a new wing.In the evening, the voicesof the African Children’sChoir will cap off the cel-ebrations.

The construction project,which started at the endof April, has added 3,800square feet of space, includ-ing an expanded foyer, alarge multi-purpose room,offices and new wash-rooms.

The new space will freeup current offices to beused as meeting rooms,give gatherers more con-versation areas and providegreater capacity for groupfunctions.

“My dream for thisbuilding is that we workhard to leverage this spacefor the sake of our com-munity,” says pastor MikeKoot, who has been withthe church for just over ayear. “This is a resourcethat God has given us toshare. What exactly thatwill look like is somethingwe have to work out.”

The church serves thecommunity through severalregular events: a monthlySingle Parents’ dinner, atwice-monthly Kids’ Cluband a one-week BasicSkills Kids’ Camp duringthe summer. Coffee BreakBible Study and Children’sStory Hour (if required) runsimultaneously one morn-ing a week and The Well isa Friday morning drop-infor young moms or caregiv-ers with young children.

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culminate with the AfricanChildren’s Choir concert at6:30 p.m. All are warmlyinvited to experience thelively music and dances,along with the children’s

beautiful voices and joyfulsmiles that have captivatedaudiences the world over.

Expect to hear well-lovedchildren’s songs, traditionalspirituals and gospel favou-rites. A free-will offeringwill be taken to supportAfrican Children’s Choirprograms, such as educa-tion, care and relief anddevelopment programs.

The church is located at4594-54A St.

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During this season of moreindoor hours you generallyhave the time to take onprojects. Consider givinga lift to that tired outdatedpiece of furniture with newknobs/handles and a coatof cottage paint and give ita whole new life. When itcomes to furniture, neverunderestimate the power ofadding a special statementpiece as it can shift every-thing and give you a soul-satisfying boost.

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When choosing flooring for theirhomes, many homeowners are over-whelmed by all the options. Educatingyourself about flooring is a great wayto make the process of choosing yournext floor much less overwhelmingand more enjoyable. The following aresome of the more popular flooringoptions you will no doubt encounter asyour search for a flawless floor begins.

HardwoodNearly everyone is familiar with hard-wood floors, which are durable, warmand a favorite of homeowners aim-ing for a traditional look. Homes withopen floor plans often benefit fromhardwood flooring, as it creates thefeeling of continuity. Various species,including oak, maple and cherry, ofhardwood flooring are available, andthey typically vary in price, with moreexotic imported options carrying heftyprice tags. More traditional hardwoodflooring is less expensive, and solidwood flooring can be refinished sev-

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Engineered woodEngineered wood is less susceptibleto temperature changes and humiditythan solid wood, and some new variet-ies of engineered wood include sub-strates made from recycled wood fiberand stone dust, which may appeal toeco-friendly homeowners. Men andwomen who want to install their ownfloors may prefer engineered wood,which is now available in self-lockingparquet or plank squares that can beinstalled without using glue or nails.

BambooBamboo is another flooring alternativethat’s popular among eco-conscioushomeowners, as it comes from plantsthat regenerate quickly and is there-fore considered a sustainable material.Bamboo flooring is made of strands ofbamboo that are glued together, form-ing engineered planks or solid strips.Bamboo flooring is strong and able toresist the negative effects of fluctuat-ing humidity, which include swellingand contraction. Many people preferthe fresh, bright feel of bamboo floor-ing.

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and install. Homeowners who pur-chase laminate flooring have an arrayof options to choose from, and float-ing laminate flooring systems can beinstalled over existing floors withoutglue or nails. Some feel laminateflooring is indistinguishable fromreal wood, but the plastic coatingthat makes up the top layer of lami-nate flooring is often a giveaway thatthe floors are laminate and not realwood. Similar in construction to engi-neered wood, laminate flooring differsbecause its top layer is a photographicimprint on the face of each board,whereas engineered wood is made upof real hardwood veneer attached toseveral layers of plywood.

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The first step is to make alist of the rooms you want topaint and I suggest the liv-ing and dining area, familyroom and kitchen, masterbedroom and en suite, guestroom and main bathroom.That is eight rooms butthe living and dining roomcan be painted in the samecolour and the master bed-room and en suite the samecolour.

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Pick a pattern you don’thave to match. You canpaint to your heart’s contentbecause you will have extrafor touch up after you havedone your renovations. Forexample, when you chooseyour new kitchen floor youdon’t have to worry aboutpaint drops and your newcupboards will be basicallyinstalled in the same placeso only touch up is neces-sary. But that is anotherchapter.

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Don’t skimp and use flat narrow moldings.Get new base, chair or ceiling moulding, noless than five to six inches, and paint themwhite. Darker bedrooms will really lookalive. Also make sure you have lots of goodlighting in the bedrooms.

Some homes have ceiling lights, which is

such a bonus and there are lots of newstyles to choose.

This is a great start and with a little com-mitment it can only spur you on to continuethis very worthwhile project. This is just thebeginning.

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Gerber daisy and aloe among those that improve indoor air quality

Houseplants canhelp clear the airIndoor air quality is notoften an issue in thewarmer months, whenmany homeowners opentheir windows to let thefresh air of the great out-doors enter their homesin abundance.

But once the temperaturesbegin to dip and windowsstart to close, indoor airquality can suffer. Musty airis not only uncomfortable,it’s also unhealthy.

Volatile organic compounds,or VOCs, can build up insidea home, especially whenwindows are kept shut forlong stretches of time,which is often the case inwinter. Indoor plants cancounter such stale air, insome cases filtering outVOCs to make the air insidea home more breathableand healthy. The followingare a handful of house-plants that can improveindoor air quality.

• Aloe: Many of us knowaloe for its restorative prop-erties with regard to treat-ing burns and cuts, but aloealso improves indoor airquality by helping to cleara home of the by-products,including formaldehyde, ofchemical-based householdcleaners. Aloe loves the sun,so if you hope to keep analoe plant healthy through

the winter, be sure to placethe plant in a window thatgets lots of sun exposurethroughout the day.

• Gerber daisy: Like aloe, agerber daisy needs amplesunlight, and tends toonly withstand winters inwarmer climates. But hom-eowners who live in suchclimates may still keep theirwindows closed in winter,and those who do can usethese colorful, low-mainte-nance flowers to remove tri-chloroethylene, a chemicalthat clothes may be exposedto during the dry cleaningprocess.

• Golden pothos: Thegolden pothos can survivea winter, but homeownersshould be careful not to letthe plant dry out, which canhappen if they are directlyexposed to sunlight. Agolden pothos vine will growquickly, so a hanging basketis a great way to keep one

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Entrepreneurs have toinnovate to survive andthrive.

However, innovationoften doesn’t come easily.Let’s face it, it’s the rarebusiness that strikes it richwith some mind-blowinghigh-tech invention or coolnew wonder-product.

In fact, that’s not thekind of innovation thathas the most impact inthe small business world,says Michael Selci, seniorvice president, finance andconsulting, at the BusinessDevelopment Bank ofCanada. Much more impor-tant is something calledincremental innovation —small, manageable improve-ments in your business.

They might not be assexy as a fancy new productthat makes a big splash inthe news or revolutionizesan industry, but they’re thebread and butter of mosthighly innovative business-es, Selci says.

And given the limitedR&D resources at mostsmall companies, incre-mental innovation probably

offers the best payoff forentrepreneurs over the long-term.

“If you don’t innovate,you risk falling behind,”Selci says. “But radicalinnovation isn’t the answerfor most businesses. Small,incremental steps are whatthey need to work on tohelp their business grow.”

Rob Read of Bison FireProtection agrees. Hiscompany, which suppliesfire protection products

and services, is growingat an impressive clip, withsales shooting up 20 percent each year since 2001.Bison has ranked as one ofCanada’s 500 fastest-grow-ing companies two years ina row.

What is Bison’s secret?Constant improvement,Read says. “I think if you’renot innovating, changing ortrying things, you’re dying.If you think business isdone the same way as 10 or

even five years ago, you’rewrong. It doesn’t have to bethe clouds parting and lightbeaming down. And we’retalking doable things; littlechanges on a regular basis.”

Read recently broughtin an outside consultant toaudit his business processesand look for efficiencies.He had noticed some ofhis employees were over-worked, so he wanted tofind ways to make theirlives easier.

“If you’re running amarathon every day, you’lllose a lot of your people,”he says.

The expert recommendedsome simple streamliningmeasures, such as pro-cessing paperwork moreefficiently and improvingscheduling and inventorymanagement. It soundslike simple stuff, but theseinnovations made a hugedifference.

“That marathon turned

into a walk in the park.People are less stressed.We’re getting better produc-tion with the same peopleand lower costs,” Read says.“The staff have repeat-edly come to me and said,‘Thank you.’”

Another recent innova-tion was to start havingweekly meetings to briefsales people and projectmanagers on the status ofvarious jobs. That’s resultedin better productivity andcustomer service, Readsays.

One more innovation:hiring a supervisor for eachof Bison’s three divisions.Thanks to these managers,employees are now gettingbetter support and train-ing. Bison has also startedinvesting more in its peopleby offering weekly stafftraining sessions.

And Read’s not done.Upcoming plans includea customer survey andanother outside audit in ayear or two.

“As we grow,” he says,“I’m continually looking atways to innovate.”

Small Business Week is an annual celebration ofentrepreneurship that the Business Development Bank ofCanada has been organizing for 35 years.

Each year, around 10,000 business people come togeth-er at events across Canada to learn, network and socialize.Conferences, seminars, information sessions, luncheonsand trade fairs take place across the country.

“Every year during BDC Small Business Week, wecelebrate entrepreneurs and Canada’s small and medium-sized enterprises,” said Jean-René Halde, president andCEO of the Business Development Bank of Canada.

Halde said successful entrepreneurs focus on tried andtrue strategies to take their companies to the next level,

knowing there will be challenges on their path to creatingand sustaining a competitive business.

“To prevail, they need the right preparation and a solidroadmap,” he said. “That means fostering excellent cus-tomer and supplier relationships, applying sound financialmanagement principles and hiring the best people.”

In 1979, Business Development Bank business centresin the Fraser Valley pooled their resources to organize aweek of activities for entrepreneurs. Two years later, BDCdecided to launch Small Business Week across Canada.

Canada’s business community quickly adopted theinitiative and BDC Small Business Week has become anannual event for entrepreneurs.

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Every entrepreneur feelsit at some point: the fear offailure. Only half of newbusinesses make it to theirfifth birthday, and that cancause entrepreneurs a lotof stress. However, expertssay failure can actuallylead to major accomplish-ments.

In fact, failure has beena key ingredient in someof the business world’sgreat success stories, saysMichel Bergeron, seniorvice president of market-ing and public affairs atthe Business DevelopmentBank of Canada.

“Canadian entrepreneursand the public at largeneed to be more forgiv-ing about failure. Failure— and learning from mis-takes — is often an impor-tant milestone on the pathto success,” Bergeron says.“We have to change ourperception about failurein order to help businessowners stay in the game.”

No business is too bigor too small to confrontroadblocks. Bergeron citesthe example of Groupon,

the giant deals website.The company got its startas a social media sitecalled The Point, whichwas created to help peopleconnect for social activismpurposes. After a year ofeffort and $1 million inoperating costs, the start-up was going nowhere.

“The founders shiftedgears and turned theiroffering into the discountcoupon service Groupon.They learned, adapted andmade a fortune,” Bergeronsays.

Two years later, the shiftin focus proved profitable:Groupon ballooned froma few dozen employees to10,000 and was the fast-est company in historyto make $1 billion US inrevenue.

Bergeron advises entre-preneurs to adopt a “try,try again” philosophy. Atits core: learning frommistakes and showingresilience, a new businessapproach that is growingin popularity in today’srapidly changing economy,he says.

The Ladner BusinessAssociation has representedsmall business in the com-munity for over 50 yearsand currently representsover 100 members.

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Bill ColesI don’t really have any.Pretty pleased with theway everything’s going,except maybe the port. Ican’t do anything aboutthat. Nor can the council.

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Ron VepertsThe growth we have withthe First Nation area, withthe malls, which is going totake business away fromLadner Village. Anotherone is the coal port.

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!Garden Design Workshop- Part 1, Thursday, Oct. 16,7 - 8:30 p.m. at the LadnerPioneer Library. In the firstsession you will learn todeconstruct what appeals toyou and learn some basicelements of good design.Part 2 takes place the fol-lowing week on Thursday,Oct. 23, 7 - 8:30 p.m.

!The South DeltaNewcomers & Alumnimeetings are held the thirdThursday of each month at7:15 p.m. at the Art Gallery,Kiwanis Longhouse,located at 1710-56th St.,Tsawwassen. The club isfor women who have movedto South Delta and PointRoberts, to introduce youto the community and helpyou make new friends. Joinus on Thursday, Oct. 16.Contact Holly at [email protected].

!Next meeting of the LowVision Support Group isMonday, Oct. 20 from1:30 - 2:30 p.m. at LadnerPioneer Library. $2 dona-tion for coffee supplied bythe library.

!Job Seeker Workshop -Resume Overview, Monday,Oct. 20, 1 - 3 p.m. at theTsawwassen Library. Learnthe basics of a good resumesuch as layout and what toinclude.

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!Canadian Mental HealthAssociation Delta offersa Family Support Groupfor individuals supportingsomeone with a mentalillness. Meetings are heldon the second and fourthWednesday of each monthfrom 7-9 p.m. The nextmeeting takes place onWednesday, Oct. 22 at DeltaHospital(education room)5800 Mountain View Blvd,Ladner. Please Call CMHADelta at 604-943-1878 tobe registered for your first

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!Is South Delta about tobecome a global LNG gasstation? Come hear a com-pelling presentation on whatare the risks to our com-munity if LNG expansion isallowed on the Fraser River.Speakers include EoinFinn PhD. Wednesday, Oct.22, 7-9 p.m. Kin House5050-47th Ave., Ladner.Sponsored by the Delta/Richmond chapter of theCouncil of Canadians. Allwelcome.

!Vancouver LymeAwareness and SouthDelta Lyme Support Groupare hosting a free movienight Thursday, Oct. 23for “Emergence,” themuch-anticipated sequelto “Under Our Skin.” Weinvite all those healing fromlyme disease to attend atthe Little House Societybuilding, 5061-12th Ave.,Tsawwassen. Doors open at6:30, film showing from 7to 8 p.m.

!Living a Healthy Lifewith Chronic ConditionsFree workshop runsThursdays, 10 a.m. to12:30 p.m. at St. Cuthbert’sAnglican Church in NorthDelta starting Oct. 23.Learn tools for living wellwith a chronic health condi-tion. To register call UVicat 604-940-1273 or go towww.selfmanagementbc.ca.

!Special Presentation of“The SAXMAN” Saturday,Oct. 18, 2 - 4 p.m. Tea andcookies will be served.Tickets are $3 for membersand $5 for guests at McKeeSeniors Recreation Centre.

!Newfie Night DinnerDance with the DoghouseBand, Saturday, Oct. 18.Doors open at 6 p.m. atKinVillage CommunityCentre, 5430-10th Ave.,Tsawwassen, 604-943-0255.Tickets: $30 members, $35for non-members.

!Jazz It UP for a Cure- 2nd annual Pink RibbonTea, hosted by Janice’sLadner, RichmondJazzercise, Sunday, Oct.19 at McKee SeniorsRecreation Centre, 5155-47th Ave., Ladner from 1to 4 p.m. Tickets are $40(McKee members $5 off).Proceeds to CanadianBreast Cancer FoundationBC Yukon. For info/ticketscall Janice 604-813-3990or email [email protected].

!Delta Parks Recreationand Culture is sponsoringa Children’s Swap Meet atthe North Delta RecreationCentre (11415-84th Ave)on Oct. 18 from 9 a.m. - 1p.m. Tables are $20 to rent,commercial tables are $50.Admission is free.

!The fourth “Wander InnCafe” will be open on Oct.18 from 7 - 10 p.m. Liveentertainment includesacoustic instrumental styl-ings of Samantha Fordy;folk/rock/blues sounds ofNicole Grazier, and vox/acoustic sounds of TinaHoell & Steve Gunter.Suggested entrance dona-tion is $5 which includesfree coffee/tea and good-ies! The cafe is located inLadner Christian FellowshipChurch - 5545 LadnerTrunk Road.

!Everyone is invited tothe Point Roberts FireDepartment’s second annualSpooook-tacular HauntedHouse and Social Saturday,Oct. 25, 2 to 5 p.m. 2030Benson Rd.

!Sidekick Players Clubpresents The Secret Maskby Rick Chafe and directedby Carroll Lefebvre. Runsto Oct. 25, Thursday, Friday& Saturday at 8 p.m. andSunday, Oct. 19 at 2 p.m.All performances at theTsawwassen Arts Centre,1172-56th St. Adults $18.Seniors $15. Reservations604-288-2415. This play isnot suitable for those under16.

!The Extra-CurricularElementary Band programtaught by Curt Jantzenand Margaret Behennabegins Thursday afternoon,Oct. 16, in the HawthorneElementary Multi PurposeRoom. There are two class-es: Beginners 3:15-4:15p.m. every Thursday andAdvanced (for children withone or more years experi-ence) every Thursday, 4:30-5:30 p.m. This program isfor children Grade 4 andup. For further information,call Margaret Behenna 604-946-7304 or Curt Jantzen604-946-2309.

The Coming Events col-umn is published everyWednesday as a communityservice. If you have a non-profit event, mail, drop off,fax, or e-mail ([email protected]) thedetails to the Optimist by 3p.m. Monday. Submissionsare subject to space limi-tations (no phone calls,please).

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For the second straight week, the SouthDelta Sun Devils’ passing attack performedon high-octane in an impressive win over atraditional B.C. high school football pow-erhouse.

Quarterback Lucas Kirk fired five touch-down passes in the opening half as the thefourth ranked Sun Devils rolled to an easy38-6 win over the Notre Dame Jugglers

on Friday night at the Burnaby LakesSports Complex. The victory improvedSouth Delta’s record to 4-0-0 in WesternConference AAA play with the BelmontBraves up next on Saturday (1:30 p.m.) inTsawwassen.

Kirk twice connected with JackMcDonald for 28 and 54-yard majors. Healso teamed up with Gord Cooper for a

48-yard score and Thomas Franklin from25-yards out. South Delta stormed out toa 22-0 lead after one quarter and took a38-0 advantage into the second half. TheJugglers finally got on the scoreboard latein the fourth quarter.

Kirk got an early jump on his highschool career when he was aged up by theSun Devils to practice with the team in

his Grade 10 year. He got to learn underKyle Menzies who guided South Delta tothe 2012 provincial AA title. Kirk was alsobusy leading the the South Delta BantamRams to the B.C. Community Football title.

The head start has paved the way forKirk to enjoy an outstanding senior season.to date. He has now thrown for 13 touch-downs in conference play.

Sun Devils ride Kirk’s hot hand to easy win over Notre Dame

Field hockey team learning on the flyWith eight new starters South Delta Sun Devils still hope to be a factor at next month’s provincial tournament

After reaching the provincialchampionship game for just thesecond time in the program’s richhistory, it’s a “work in progress”season for the South Delta SunDevils.

The powerhouse senior girlsfield hockey program saw itsmost memorable 2013 campaignconclude with a loss to two-timedefending provincial championHandsworth on a miserable lateNovember afternoon in Burnaby.Eight members from that talentedgroup have since graduated, leav-ing longtime coach Neil McLennanwith plenty of work to get hisyoung squad ready to battle theelite teams in B.C. again.

The Devils showed plenty ofencouraging signs during criticalthree week stretch that concludedat last weekend’s Bridgeman Cupin Victoria.

The girls had made earlierstops at tournaments in Cowichanand UBC as they got a previewof potential opponents for nextmonth’s provincial AAA champion-ships in West Vancouver.

South Delta’s spot in the 16-team tournament is a near certaintythanks to its annual dominance inthe Fraser Valley zone.

“We should be okay (getting toprovincials) but this is a totally dif-ferent team,” said McLennan, whois remarkably in his 19th seasonleading the program as a volunteeroutside coach. “I have lost eightcore players who were all excellentathletes and experienced hockeyplayers.

“The void will be tough to fillwith younger players but the group

that has joined the team is will-ing to learn and improve. The fiveremaining Grade 12s will have toprovide significant leadership anddirection so we can put our gametogether in the short time we haveprior to the Valley Championships.”

The late start to the school yearhas resulted in an abbreviatedleague schedule that started lastweek with a 6-2 win over the NorthDelta Huskies. The Devils hostedSullivan Heights yesterday and

their final home game of the sea-son is Oct. 21 against Sardis.

McLennan has never measuredhis program’s success on the num-ber of banners and trophies earnedeach year. It’s more about buildingcamaraderie among the girls andlearning to play the game within astructure that will help them shouldthey chose to continue at higherlevels.

He stresses a possession gameand working the ball up the park

through a series of passes that onlyworks if the girls remain commit-ted to their formation. It can leadto some anxious moments withinexperience players but pays off inthe long run.

“Most of our inexperience isat the back end with a new goalieand all our defenders,” continuedMcLennan. “They are learning toplay with composure and makingthe right decisions with the ball butit does take time.”

In Duncan, the Sun Devilsplayed to a scoreless draw withCowichan then dropped a 2-0 deci-sion to Shawnigan Lake in a gamethat was much closer than the scoreindicated. The girls then struggledin another 2-0 defeat, this time toFrances Kelsey, before battlingBrentwood to a scoreless draw.

“The (Kelsey) game was prob-ably our low point of the season sofar but that is the reason why wego in these tournaments.”

BY MARK [email protected]

PHOTO BY MARK BOOTH

South Delta Sun Devils converted this scoring chance in last week’s 6-2 win over the North Delta Huskies to open Fraser Valley AAA League play.


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Delta Pacers made it two straight wins to open the Delta Junior Boys Soccer League season witha 2-0 victory over the South Delta Sun Devils last week at Dugald Morrison Park.

Grannary’s goal outburst powersIce Hawks to a pair of victories

Delta Ice Hawks’ biggest offensive out-put of the season wasn’t nearly enough in awild 9-6 road loss to the Langley Knightsin Pacific Junior Hockey League action.

Coming off a tight 2-1 home ice winover the Mission Outlaws two nights ear-lier, the Hawks rallied to tie the game at 5-5, only to surrender four more goals in thepenalty-filled contest

Langley opened up a 5-2 second periodlead before Delta exploded for three goalsin a 2:34 span to pull even.

Colin Catchpole’s power play goal inthe final minute of the period put the hostsback out in front for good. They added twomore in the third before Evan Grannarycontinued his red hot play of late with hissecond goal of the night.

Jake Fletcher, Andreas Siagris and new-comer Stephen Hawco had the other IceHawk goals. Jacob Latrace faced 48 shotsas Langley cashed in on four of 11 powerplay opportunities, led by the four goal per-formance of veteran Carson Rose.

The Knights, who improved to 6-3-0-0with the win are the former North DeltaDevils franchise which moved east duringthe off-season.

In the win over Mission, Grannary pro-

vided the difference with just 45 secondsremaining in regulation time. He now hassix goals in his last three games, high-lighted by a third period hat trick in lastSunday’s 5-2 road win over the GrandviewSteelers.

The outburst matches the 18-year-oldSouth Delta Minor Hockey product’s entireoutput in 30 games last season.

The Ice Hawks (6-4-0-0) travel toMinoru Arenas Thursday to take on theleague-leading Richmond Sockeyes at7 p.m. The Hawks are eight points backof their rival (10-2-0-0) with two games inhand.Icing…• Local product Spencer Schoen had the

other goal against Mission.• The Hawks picked up some needed

veteran offensive help last week byacquiring Hawco from the Creston ValleyThundercats of the Kootenay InternationalJunior Hockey League. The 18-year-old made stops in Campbell River andSicamous last season, managing 25 goals in60 games. He had 29 goals over 52 gamesin his final year of Midget AAA in Surrey.Hawco added two assists to go along with agoal in his Delta debut.

Footmen triohelp Team B.C.win nationals(Left to right) Jon Phillips,Trevor Snow and Riley Phillipscapped their summer by help-ing Team B.C. capture theFirst Nations Trophy as U19field lacrsse national cham-pions. The tournament tookplace in Edmonton with B.C.defeating Ontario 11-6 in thechampionship game. Phillps isnow in his freshman seasonat UMass Lowell while Snowand Phillips are playing for theU19 Delta Footmen.


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