South Delta Leader, February 15, 2013

Local Flavour ❙ P17Gerald Worobetz inspires students at SDSS

❙ The Legend of George C. Reifel Beer baron, rumrunner, and conservationist, Reifel lived a grandiose life, and helped shape the Lower Mainland. P10

When faced with the prospect of having a smart metre installed on their home against their will, one Tsawwassen couple has instead opted to go o� the grid.

� e couple has spent more than $60,000 to retro� t their house with natural gas appliances and solar panels on the roof that generate their own electricity. ❙ See story, P3

The top two teams in the Pacific Junior Hockey League faced off at the Ladner Leisure Centre Tues-day night, and it was the Delta Ice Hawks who came out on top.

The Ice Hawks defeated the Richmond Sockeyes 3-2 in overtime to draw within three points of the league-leading Sockeyes. ❙ See story, P25

Power struggle

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ER congestion easing ❙ P4Wait times down at Delta Hospital

Rabbit dances in Delta ❙ P20Flamenco singer performs at Los Gitanos

Reach for the StarsReach Child and Youth Development Society helps close

to 1,000 children with developmental disabilities such as Down syndrome, autism, or fetal alcohol spectrum disor-der (FASD), succeed in life.

� e non-pro� t agency has just launched a fundraising campaign to build a new facility in the heart of downtown Ladner on land donated by the Corporation of Delta. � e new 20,000-square-foot facility will cost more than $4 mil-lion to build, and will increase the society’s overall space by 60 per cent. On Feb. 23, the organization is holding Reach For the Stars: An Evening of Inspiration to kickstart the fundraising campaign. ❙ See story, P5

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The quiet of Paul Pilon’s Tsawwassen home is inter-rupted only by the twitter-ing songbirds and chattering squirrels playing outside the bay window which looks onto the front yard.

“This is our television set,” jokes Pilon, who moved here from Kitsilano with his part-ner Linda two and a half years ago.

Most houses have a low fre-quency hum as the electrical current within flows from ap-pliance to light switch to elec-tronic device, but this house is not like most houses. This house is off the grid.

The couple decided to pull the meter in September to avoid BC Hydro’s smart meter installation.

Instead, they paid $60,000 to retrofit their house with nat-ural gas appliances and solar panels on the roof that gener-ate their own electricity.

“We felt we were forced into not having any other option other than cancelling the hy-dro,” says Paul, adding the de-cision was not made lightly.

It all began a year and a half ago when Linda read an ad-vertisement in the newspaper that smart meters were going to be installed in Tsawwassen. After reading up on the devic-es, the couple felt there were risks that would make their home unsafe. And there was

no way they were going to live with that feeling.

“If you’re being chased by a tiger, you’re going to run like hell,” explains Paul. “And even if you just think you’re being chased by a tiger, you’re still

going to run like hell.”The worst part, Paul says, is

there’s BC Hydro on one side telling people it’s perfectly safe and critics on the other side saying it isn’t. Ordinary people get stuck in the middle trying to choose who’s right. Only, until recently, there was no choice. Installation was man-datory, and since smart meters are a province-wide initiative, moving away from Tsawwas-sen wasn’t an option either.

“When they force a smart meter on you there’s no more decision,” says Paul, frustra-tion etched across his face.

There were many challeng-es to going with solar pan-els. The house doesn’t have a south-facing roof where the sun’s rays would be maxi-

mized, their neighbours’ trees sometimes cast shadows across their roof, and of course the predictable weather of a Lower Mainland winter did not make the retrofit suitable.

It didn’t change their minds.“We said, it doesn’t really

matter whether it’s perfect, we have to try it. And if we have no electricity, we’ll sit around the candle and keep warm,” says Paul, laughing.

The house had to be com-pletely retrofitted before the solar power system was even installed. They had to get a nat-ural gas-fired stove and clothes drier, and a gas heater in the bedroom. Their hot water tank is now on-demand natural gas.

Now they can’t just vacuum or wash their clothes whenev-

er they want. Everything has to be carefully planned.

“You really start living con-sciously,” says Linda, adding they now use three kilowatt hours per day, whereas they used to consume the BC Hy-dro provincial average of 30. “But it’s not all sunshine and lollipops for us.”

Beginning in October they had to start running a pro-pane generator for three hours on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, or when the solar panels are low in power.

Energy costs are now down to $70 a month for natural gas and $20 a month for pro-pane, compared to the $110 a month under BC Hydro. Paul expects those numbers to decline as the weath-

er gets better and they use their solar stove for cooking.

The couple is surprised more people don’t go with solar power. Paul thinks it may be due to a lack of tax incentive. South of the border, retrofit-ting their house might only have cost between $13,000-$18,000 with government re-bates and tax deductions.

The couple is taking other steps to make their home sus-tainable, using farmers mar-kets and supporting organic farming practices.

“We were city dwellers our whole entire lives until about two and a half years ago. My tomatoes came from a can,” says Linda, laughing. Back when they lived in Kitsilano it was a rare occasion to fire up the stove, and with the plen-tiful choice of restaurants eat-ing out was the norm.

“I was always keenly aware of the fragility of our food se-curity living in the city and seeing the changes that are happening in the Lower Main-land and our agricultural land being swapped out and paved over,” says Paul.

By having a garden to grow their own food and creating their own electricity, Paul and Linda feel prepared not only to face daily life, but the after-math of a natural disaster.

“I didn’t like the idea of be-coming a refugee somewhere,” says Paul.

“You can build a little forest garden on a balcony,” says Lin-da. “All you need is some sun and some water. There’s really not much of an excuse not to start that, even to just grow your own herbs.”

BC Hydro officials say it’s highly un-likely that smart meters are driving up the power bills of some house-holds this winter. Smart meter pro-gram spokesperson Cindy Verschoor said testing has proven the new wire-less meters to be extremely accurate.

“Last year we had 169 customers who were absolutely convinced their meters were not reading accurately,”

she said, adding BC Hydro pulled them out and had them tested at Measurement Canada’s facility in Burnaby.

“Every single one of them came back as accurate.”

Anyone can request such a test and watch as it’s conducted – the home-owner has to pay $100 if it turns out to be accurate, while Hydro covers the cost if it’s outside the accepted one per cent margin of error.

In the last 18 months since smart

meter installation began, Verschoor said, there have been six cases of smart meters malfunctioning, lead-ing Hydro to adjust four bills down-ward and increase the other two.

“It’s extremely rare,” she said, noting 95 per cent of BC Hydro’s 1.9 million customers now have smart meters.

Hydro is gradually switching house-holds over to automated billing and only about half of smart meters are currently sending data wirelessly, while the other half of smart meters

are still being read manually.Homes where automated billing is

now in effect can sign in to their BC Hydro account online and see hour-by-hour power consumption.

Verschoor said a household can use the feature to compare how their power consumption changes when a space heater or other appliance is used. A malfunctioning smart meter will alert Hydro, she added.

“The old meters, if they were bro-ken we didn’t know unless there was

something wrong with the custom-ers’ bill.”

The provincial government has said it won’t force the remaining five per cent of B.C. homes with-out smart meters to accept them against their will for at least the next few months.

It’s not clear what will happen to smart meter resisters if the BC Lib-erals win the May 14 election, but the NDP has said it would look to the B.C. Utilities Commission for guidance.

❙ Jeff Nagel reporter [email protected]

Power struggleTsawwassen couple go off the grid over battle with BC Hydro

❙ Paul Pilon shows off the solar power unit that converts rooftop sunshine into electricity. A propane generator and natural gas are still required to supplement the power needs of the household. Adrian MacNair photo

Tests show new smart meters accurate: BC Hydro

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Congestion eases at Delta Hospital, Fraser Health

A six-month drive to cut hospital congestion in Fraser Health has led to a significant drop in patients be-ing treated in hospital hallways or other overflow areas.

The previous average of 100 ad-mitted patients at any time getting hallway medicine in overflow areas has been cut to 43, and they’ve been eliminated entirely at some hospi-tals, according to a health authority report on the improvements.

Former health minister Mike de Jong directed Fraser Health last June to pursue improvements on five fronts after the report of the Fraser Health Congestion Review Panel flagged ongoing high levels of con-gestion that many staff considered intractable.

One of the biggest gains reported was a cut by nearly half in the rate of C. difficile infections in area hos-pitals, attributed to enhanced clean-ing and hand-washing strategies. Alarmingly high rates of the bacte-ria-spread illness had prompted the health region to send roving “super clean” teams through six hospitals in early 2012.

The congestion-control exercise didn’t reach all of its targets. It suc-ceeded in increasing the percentage of admitted ER patients getting a

hospital bed within 10 hours to 58 per cent – up from 51 per cent last year but not yet consistently at a target of at least 61 per cent. All hospitals are now beating a target of having more than 90 per cent of hip surgeries performed within 48 hours of the patient being admitted.

“We cannot take our foot off the gas,” the report says, cautioning that “there will continue to be pressure on access to services and from time to time there will likely be conges-tion-related events.”

Fraser Health previously estimat-ed the region will be short 1,100 beds by 2020 but that study is being updated to recalculate expected de-mand for acute care beds. The 2,200 acute care beds across 12 hospitals are routinely full. But the 2014 open-ing of the new $512-million expan-sion at Surrey Memorial will add 150

more beds. The province has also committed to a huge redevelop-ment of Royal Columbian Hospital and other expansions or redesigns are under consideration.

“It is clearly understood that ex-panding hospitals is not the sole solution to meeting increasing demand,” the report said, adding there’s a critical need to increase community-based services.

The report shows the average length of stay of a patient is down from 8.4 to 8.1 days but not yet at a target of 7.9.

Some of the gains were made through methods like having home care staff at emergency depart-ments intercept incoming elderly patients and redirect them back home, provided it’s appropriate and sufficient home support can be dis-patched.

❙ Wait times for hospital beds are down at Delta Hospital and across the Fraser Health region. South Delta Leader file photo

❙ Jeff Nagel reporter [email protected]

The design follows the basic pattern for Canadian municipal police badges. The shield of the municipality of Delta represents the community that the department serves, while the maple leaves and dogwood fl ower symbolize the department’s service to Canada and British Columbia respectively. The Royal Crown refers to the Delta Police Department’s commitment to uphold the Crown’s peace. Original concept of Forrest Pass, Saguenay Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

As granted by Claire Boudreau, Chief Herald of Canada, on 15 May 2012 and entered in Volume VI, page 143 of the Public Register of arms, fl ags and badges of Canada.

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There was a time when many of the young people who pass through the doors at the Reach Child and Youth Development Society in Delta would have fallen through the cracks.

The non-profit agency helps chil-dren with developmental disabilities - such as Down syndrome, autism, or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) - giving them the skills to suc-ceed in life and reach their full poten-tial. Generations ago, those deemed “slow” had few prospects in life, and even less support.

“Some of these children have tre-mendous potential, and often have high IQs” says Cathy Nidoski, Reach’s communications director. “But with-out support, they don’t get the skills to function.”

That can lead to those with devel-opmental problems to withdraw from life, which in turn leads to depression, and often a life of crime and substance abuse. Much of the society’s work focuses on developing social skills, something Nidoski says impacts ev-ery aspect of a client’s life.

“How they interact with their friends, their family, in the workplace, how they communicate, social skill development strengthens all other area of their life.”

Services include therapy for children with autism, counselling services,

preschools for children with special needs as well as children who are de-veloping typically, programs for teens with special needs, therapies, respite, support groups for parents of children with ADHD or behavioural challeng-es, workshops, specialized lending and equipment libraries and more.

By giving children with develop-mental disabilities the skills to live independently, they don’t become a burden on the healthcare or criminal justice system, says Reach’s executive director Renie D’Aquilla.

“For every dollar that goes into pro-grams like this, you save $5,” she says.

The society’s present home was built as an agricultural training cen-tre more than 40 years ago, and leaves much to be desired. Located at the south end of 72nd Avenue, past the Boundary Bay Airport, the facility is miles away from the nearest bus route and doesn’t have so much as a side-walk leading to it.

“If you think you’re lost in the middle of nowhere, then you know you’re al-most here,” says Nidoski.

As a result, if children want to access services at Reach Child and Youth De-velopment Society, they need to be driven there, and for many parents, that can create a barrier to access.

Reach has just launched a fundrais-ing campaign to build a new facility in the heart of downtown Ladner on land donated by the Corporation of Delta. The new 20,000-square-foot fa-

cility will cost more than $4 million to build, and will increase the society’s overall space by 60 per cent. Unlike the Reach’s current facility, their new home will be open to the public, with a community hall and community-ac-cess kitchen incorporated into the design. The new children’s centre will replace the current Ladner Kinsmen House at 47th Avenue, neighbouring the Pioneer Library, Memorial Park, Delta Secondary School, Ladner Com-munity Centre and other community services like the Boys and Girls Club, creating a network of supports work-ing together for children and families.

Currently, Reach Child and Youth Development Society serves 800 to 1,000 clients annually, and with 60 per cent more space, they hope to expand their programs to offer help for chil-dren with learning disabilities and be-havioral disorders, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Being located in downtown Ladner will improve access for after school programs, as older children will be able to walk to Reach, and make it easier for parents without transporta-tion However, Reach has a long way to go to reach their fundraising goal, and the society is hoping to kick off

their efforts Saturday, Feb. 23, with their Reach for the Stars: An Evening of Inspiration fundraiser. The event will be hosted by Global TV anchor-man Chris Gailus. Nidoski says Reach is hoping to raise $30,000 for the event.

“This is the first time we’ve ever put together an event of this size, so we’re keeping our expectations modes,” she says. The event takes place at 6 p.m. at Sacred Heart School, 3900 Arthur Dr., Ladner, and includes a buffet dinner, speakers, live and silent auctions, raf-fles, live music and more. Tickets are $65. Call 604-946-6622 Ext. 0 or visit www.reachforthestarsevent.org

Reach Society plan new home in Ladner

❙ Clockwise from top left: Agnes Douglas, Barbara Wallick, Cathy Nidoski, Renie D’Aquila, and Joni Wright of the Reach Child and Youth Development Society in Delta are hoping to jumpstart the fundraising campaign to raise the $4 million need to build a new 20,000-square-foot home for Reach in downtown Ladner (pictured above) with the Reach for the Stars event, Feb. 23. Robert Mangelsdorf photo

Feb. 23 event to kick off fundraising efforts❙ Robert Mangelsdorf editor [email protected]

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The Delta portion of the South Fra-ser Perimeter Road would be called the Delta Connector if council had its choice.

The suggestion to designate a portion of the SFPR as the Delta Connector originally came from Delta’s Heritage Advisory Commission, but ultimately the say is up to the province’s ministry of transportation and infrastructure.

“When I think of giving directions to someone coming to my house, I’d love to be able to say, well just hop on that Delta Connector and get off at High-way 91,” said Coun. Jeannie Kanakos.

In a followup interview, Kanakos said connecting the distant communities of North and South Delta with a super-highway has been a longtime goal of Delta councils and so the name is fit-ting and appropriate.

Coun. Scott Hamilton, who also vot-ed for the motion, said it will probably wind up being called the Delta Connec-tor regardless.

“My understanding is most of these roads wind up getting a nickname any-way, and I use the East-West Connector as an example of that,” said Hamilton

of Highway 91A which runs from Rich-mond to Annacis Island.

But not everyone was in favour. May-or Jackson said it’s not helpful because it doesn’t describe where it connects.

“Delta Connector could be any place,” she said. “It could be down by Highway 17, it could be the overpass where the farm vehicles are going, it could be any-where.”

Jackson opposed the motion, as did Couns. Bruce Campbell and Ian Paton, but was passed by a vote of 4-3.

Delta’s Heritage Advisory Commis-sion was consulted by The Gateway Program—the province’s SFPR team—for advice in naming three new munic-ipal connections and input in naming two provincial connections which are being created as a result of the new road.

The commission recommended choosing road names that recognize the Japanese and Swedish ancestry of the Sunbury community, as well as the suggestion of the Delta Connector.

However, Gateway staff have indicat-ed that the province is seeking to main-tain consistency over the provincial highway network and would likely seek to maintain the recently announced Highway 17 designation.

The current Highway 17 which runs from the BC Ferries terminal to High-way 99 will likely be renamed as a local road, and possibly reduced to a single lane in each direction.

❙ Snaking into the New Year Grade 3 students from Pinewood Elementary welcome the Year of the Snake by performing a traditional lion dance during Chinese New Year events at the Delta Museum Annex on Monday. Rob Newell photo

Council eyes a‘Delta Connector’

❙ Adrian MacNair reporter [email protected]

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❙ An aerial view of the SFPR Highway 17 interchange in Tsawwassen. The new road goes off to the right. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure photo

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Every pho-t o g r a p h , document,

and artifact at the Delta Museum and Archives tells a story. For acting executive director

Gabrielle Martin, the responsibility of col-lecting, protecting, and sharing these sto-ries is one she takes very seriously.

“People entrust us with their history, with their memories,” she says. “It’s a big responsibility to preserve it and to pass it on to future generations.”

With the departure of executive direc-tor Mark Sakai in December, Martin has taken over the head of the Delta Museum and Archives. Originally hailing from New Zealand, by way of Australia, Martin’s background is in fine arts and non-profit administration, and her deep apprecia-tion for local history is obvious.

The museum spans Delta’s history from

the Musqueam and Tsawwassen First Na-tions to European and Asian settlement, to the transformation from farming and fishing village to modern commuter sub-urb.

“It’s not just about who settled here, but what brought them here, why did they come, what did they contribute and pass on,” says Martin. Creating a bridge to the past prevents the lessons of the past from being forgotten.

“That continuity is so important.”That’s why when residents drop off his-

toric items, Martin says it’s important to find out what the story is behind the item, as that is where the item’s true value lies.

“We’re not really concerned with ob-jects if they don’t have a story,” she says. “They help tell the story, not the other way around.”

The non-profit society was started in 1969 in a grassroots effort to preserve Delta’s rich history. Much of the work the Delta Museum and Archives does is edu-

cational, as staff routinely lead programs for local school children, and assist uni-versity students, researchers, people who are looking up their family history.

The Delta Museum and Archives cur-rently operate three facilities: The Delta Museum, the Delta Archives and Edgar Dunning Reading Room, as well as an administrative annex. However, being split between three facilities doesn’t make things easy for staff, and the Delta Muse-um has outgrown its present site in down-town Ladner. While historic, the building has its accessibility and safety issues.

Martin hopes the coming years will bring a new direction for the society, and possibly a new facility.

“But it’s really up to the people of Delta what form, what direction [the Delta Mu-seum and Archives] will take,” says Martin.

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If you’re a resident of B.C. there’s a near statistical certainty

your home has a smart meter on it.

All except for about four per cent of homes

in the province have had analog meters re-moved in favour of the modern, more accu-rate and “smarter” variety.

But that retrofit has come at a severe price, both in terms of the $1 billion capital costs and the immeasurable political costs.

Forcing people to take smart meters they didn’t want has generated significant anger toward the BC Liberals and BC Hydro.

And when Energy Minister Rich Cole-man told British Columbians two weeks ago that mandatory retrofits were being halted, it was a lot like closing the barn door after the horses have already es-

caped and a fire incinerated the rest.Whatever goodwill the government was

hoping to achieve was lost a long time ago. Those who felt forced to switch have already grudgingly done so and the damage is done. Those who haven’t are so entrenched in their position that they trust the government to keep its word about as much as Pinocchio.

Look, in every objective, scientific, and ra-tional analysis, smart meters are a good and logical move. They’re more energy efficient, can save a homeowner money, and will alert BC Hydro to problems before they arise.

But just because something is good for someone doesn’t mean they shouldn’t have the right to refuse it.

Take the HST as a perfect example. There’s every indication the tax was a good eco-nomic stimulus, good for businesses, and fairer for consumers. But people got it into their heads it was a bad tax and that was

that. No amount of convincing helped, and the more it was forced on people the more they hated it.

The fears behind smart meters don’t really wash for me. I don’t believe they’re danger-ous, and even if they were, I can’t imagine it’s any worse than a thousand other things slowly killing me paper cut by paper cut.

But ridiculing and ignoring the fears of people who think they’re dangerous isn’t just irresponsible, it’s outright cruel.

Would you lock a person who is afraid of the dark in a closet? Would you shove a tarantula in the face of a person terrified of spiders? Would you take someone rock climbing who’s afraid of heights?

So why would the government force peo-ple who are convinced smart meters are dangerous to put them in their homes, the one place we all have a right to feel safe and secure?

You don’t have to be a bleeding heart to understand why adequately fund-ing social programs makes a lot of

sense.Education funding keeps kids in school,

off the streets, and increases their chances of securing gainful employment as adults. A strong public healthcare system offers vast economies of scale and ease of access, reducing healthcare costs for employers and ensuring a healthier, more productive workforce.

Tax dollars spent on worthy social pro-grams are investments not only in our so-ciety, but our economy as well.

The proposed new facility for the Reach Child and Youth Development Society in Ladner is one project that will bring enor-mous benefit to South Delta.

By giving children with developmental disabilities and behavioral issues the skills to function properly, to live independently, to hold down jobs, and to pay taxes, Reach is creating citizens that will ultimately be contributing to society, instead of being a burden to it.

Those who suffer mental health issues are among the biggest financial burdens on society.

A 2008 SFU report pegs the total cost on society for each homeless person at $55,000, for healthcare, social services, po-licing costs, and corrections.

Forty per cent of the homeless living in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside suffer from a mental illness, according to a 2012 City of Vancouver report. Many of those who have found their way to the streets of the Downtown Eastside ended up there af-ter the provincial government’s closure of Riverview Hospital in Coquitlam.

By investing in preventative programs that keep these individuals off the streets, we not only greatly improve the quality of their lives, but can save tax dollars as well.

The next provincial government needs to take a long look at how it funds mental health, and realize that preventative and supportive social programs for youth can lead to exponential savings down the road.

Preventative programs are vaccinations against social ills.

While the effects may not be immediate, they are long-lasting, and profound.

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Smart meter reprieve too little, too late

❙ Publisher Chrissie Bowker [email protected]

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❙ VIEWPOINT

Letters to the editorBuild out responsibly

I fully believe that everyone is entitled to their own opinion (Re: Marina Gardens proj-ect riles Ladner residents, Feb. 8, South Delta Leader), in this case regarding the � nal build-out of Marina Garden Estates. � is includes ML Burke, a proponent of this development as it is currently proposed.

However, as a member of the executive of the Marina Garden Homeowners Associ-ation, I am perplexed why Ms. Burke, who continually gets the facts dead-wrong, has such high exposure in the local media.

Take note, Ms Burke: Neilson Grove Ele-mentary School is near capacity. Commer-cial space in the proposed development has been increased.

I attended MGHA’s Annual General Meet-ings and have been active soliciting signa-tures for our Petition opposing the current application at the Public Information Meet-ing, Jan 31, 2013 and within my own commu-nity. Ms. Burke’s view represents a very small percentage of the resident’s views. Trust me on that one. Our association is not anti-de-velopment. We have expected and welcome the � nal build-out.

But, just what are we getting? We pur-chased here, from Polygon, to be be precise, with the assurance we would have a general continuation of the same type of neighbour-hood we currently enjoy, but with the mari-na, pub, some commercial space and a hotel. A possible seniors residence was mentioned plus somewhat higher residential density. � e homes in Woodard Landing and Chesa-

peake Landing were marketed on that basis and the developer no doubt pro� ted by that.

To now propose density so high that it dic-tates a 752 car parkade with four-story apart-ments, (yes…27m from Woodward Landing) is an outrageous betrayal and nothing less!

� at’s when I put on my NIMBY hat and you can spell that with a capital N. As I have pointed out before, this insane parkade ad-dresses the symptom and not the problem (excessive density).

I do note the developer wants to scrap the entire current zoning and current bylaw, but keep the one number that suits: the high number of residential units permitted. We say NO!

I say to you Mr. MacNair, what we have been trying to tell City Hall: What madness has come over Delta to think that a� ordable ‘starter homes’ and � ve-story apartments belong in a beautiful residential area on the water, between a golf course and marina?

What madness accepts a 752 car parkade in the middle of a nice established residen-tial neighbourhood? � is isn’t Metrotown or Lougheed Mall. Read my lips: “It just doesn’t � t”. Do you, Mr. MacNair, truly think these 3-1/2 storey units are suitable for seniors? You said it well: It’s not good enough.

Despite repeated meetings with the de-veloper and Delta’s planning department, MHGA has yet to receive meaningful con-cessions to this insatiable corporate greed.

Build out the neighbourhood, but do it tastefully and responsibly.

William WheelerDelta

ALR needs stronger voiceOur lifestyle, our livability, our agricultural

food sources, our freedom from industrial pollution and the ability to live like real hu-mans are threatened - we complain and pro-test about this basic right to live comfortably in our established, chosen communities and we are called NIMBYS!

� ey want to turn our streets into commut-er highways and our peaceful shopping malls into crowded metropolis’s, where they can have their style of fun and pro� t.

We NIMBYS complain, protest, yell at public meetings and vote against it but the beat goes on. Growth, whether by industry or population is deemed necessary to sus-tain the continual expansion of markets and world trade.

Perhaps Canada needs a stronger voice than the ALR, in the protection of our agri-cultural lands, like the natural resource cat-egories given to waterways, and Parks and Recreation.

Also remember that at one time, cities and towns in North America were attempt-ing, and some managed to put a cap on the growth of population to protect the livability of their existing residents. We can grow in numbers like weeds or we could grow with wisdom by focusing on the quality and e� -ciency of our products and the comfort or our chosen livestyle, and acknowledge the disasters that we see in the overpopulated countries in the world around us.

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Last week’s results Does South Delta need more low-income housing for young families?

Imagine a province where party lead-ers are chosen in

an independently supervised vote, with 12-year-olds, dead people and

pets prevented from voting.Imagine a province where roving

gangs of influence-seekers aren’t al-lowed to join multiple parties, and the rule is actually enforced. One where cor-porations and unions have to advertise in their own name instead of financing political parties and then disclosing millions in donations months after the election is over.

Imagine a province where elections are held based on audited financial statements, not a collection of election promises that will be dismissed as a work of fiction by the new regime if the incumbent party is defeated.

A cat joined the B.C. Liberal Party to support Christy Clark. Adrian Dix won the NDP leadership with the help of bags of $10 bills stapled to new mem-berships. As parties go to online voting, multiple PIN numbers may be activated from the same phone number or the same address.

These and other glaring problems with our party-based political system were highlighted last week in a set of reforms proposed by three independent MLAs. Vicki Huntington broke the party choke-hold on B.C. politics by getting elected as an independent in Delta South in 2009. Bob Simpson was kicked out of the NDP caucus shortly after winning re-election for the party in Cariboo North, because he dared to criticize then-leader Carole James for a lack of policy specifics.

They were belatedly joined by Ab-botsford South MLA John van Dongen, who quit the B.C. Liberals in an orches-trated move to the B.C. Conservatives, and then quit that party soon after. Van Dongen does not have the credibility of the others to speak on integrity, giv-en his self-serving party antics and his questionable decision to hire his fian-

cée and pay her one and a half salaries to serve as his constituency assistant.

Leaving that aside, there are some good ideas in the independents’ re-form package. One is to give backbench MLAs a meaningful role in policy-mak-ing.

Simpson gave the example of Prince George MLA Shirley Bond’s term as education minister, where she had to reverse ministry policies that didn’t make sense in rural school districts. The all-party standing committee on educa-tion could have prevented this error, he said, but it didn’t because it never meets.

The party voting irregularities de-scribed above could be addressed by giving Elections BC authority to super-vise party leadership votes, the way it does elections and referenda. There are unknown costs for this, and other prob-lems. For instance, should the Marijua-na Party be subject to this, or the Work Less Party, should either one muster enough organization to stage a leader-ship contest?

The independents had high hopes for one fundamental reform, moving B.C.’s set election date from the spring to the fall. This would take a simple amend-ment. The idea is for the government to table the annual budget, present the audited public accounts for the pre-vious year, then have an election that rests on tested financial statements and initial results for the current fore-cast.

Both the B.C. Liberal Party and the NDP have expressed support for this idea. The independents suggest that this brief three-week legislative session is a good time to do it, so the next gov-ernment can implement it.

I asked Mike de Jong, the B.C. Liberal finance minister and house leader, if he would consider it.

He allowed that it is interesting, but it’s not contemplated for the pre-elec-tion session. That will be dominated by returning the provincial sales tax, and the usual jousting over untested spend-ing and revenue proposals.

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Credit to independent MLAs It is hardly surprising that the call to “start fixing

B.C’s democratic deficit” has come not from the government or the official opposition, but from three independent MLAs, Vicki Huntington, John van Dongen and Bob Simpson. This is to be expect-ed because many of the current rules and practices concerning governance are designed to favour the political parties, not the citizens of our province.

We would all benefit from changes such as mov-ing the date of the provincial election to autumn so the government is less able to use the spring budget to influence the vote. Allowing more free votes for MLAs could give them the courage and freedom to vote according to their conscience and the will of their constituents. Having Elections B.C. run lead-ership contests would help ensure the party would elect a capable leader. Most of the six items on the Independents’ agenda have been suggested in the past, but neither the Liberals or the NDP have em-braced them.

The track record of political leaders in B.C. over the past two decades is dismal. Is it because of their resistance to constructive change that so many premiers, beginning with Bill Vander Zalm and Rita Johnston, have fallen on the ash heap of B.C. pol-itics? Certainly it seems that the Liberals and the NDP don’t have solutions or the will to implement them.

It is uncertain that the Independents can bring about change. At the very least, though, we have to give them credit for trying.

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his 80 years, and everything he did, he did on on a grandiose scale.

For many Deltans, Reifel’s name is synonymous with the preserva-tion of wildlife as the namesake of the George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary on Westham Island. Reif-el was an avid outdoorsman and in the 1920s, he set to work reclaiming much of the northern tip of the island to be used as his own private hunting and wildlife reserve.

While the sanctuary, which cele-brates it’s 50th anniversary this year, may be Reifel’s most enduring legacy locally, he and his family helped to shape not only Delta, but the entire Lower Mainland.

Born in 1893 in Nanaimo, Reifel was the eldest son of Henry Reifel, a German brewer who emigrated to the US at the age of 17. Henry Reifel’s brewing career began in Portland, Oregon, and in 1888 had moved north to B.C. to brew beer

for the fledgling province.George C. Reifel was sent to Milwau-

kee at the age of 16 to study at Hant-ke’s Brewers School and Labrotories, graduating in 1909, and entered the family business upon his return. He and his father opened their own brewery in Vancouver in 1910.

While prohibition put many brew-ers out of business, the Reifels profit-ed greatly.

According to William H. Hagelund’s House of Suds: The History of Beer Brewing in Western Canada, the prohibition of alcohol in B.C. in 1917 prompted Reifel and his father to purchase B.C. Breweries for a reduced price. In the search for other markets for their products, they soon travelled to Japan to found the Anglo-Japanese Brewing Company, where Reifel de-veloped a method for producing malt, a necessary component of beer, out of rice.

While Reifel was overseas, Ameri-can thirst for Canadian contraband li-quor began to grow. Alcohol sale and consumption was only temporarily banned in Canada, but its manufac-ture remained legal.

So after two years overseas, the Reif-els sold their stake in their Japanese brewery and acquired a distillery in

New Westminster, allowing the them to become major players in the en-tirely legal business of rumrunning.

The Reifels soon set up a supply net-work that fed most of the Western US thanks to their fleet of cargo ships, including the legendary rumrunning mother ship Malahat, a five-masted former First World War naval ship measuring 75 metres long, and capa-ble of carrying 60,000 cases of liquor.

Reifel’s ships would sail down the US coast as far as Southern Califor-nia, making sure to stay outside of US territorial waters. Smugglers in speed boats would rendezvous with the ships to pick up their liquor and head back in to the US.

While rumrunning was technically legal, and paid very well, it was still looked down upon by much of polite society.

Reifel’s grandson, also named George C. Reifel, says his grandfather kept a very low profile as a result.

“Even though it was legal, it was frowned upon and not seen as legit-imate,” he said. “So he was a very pri-vate person.”

According to Fraser Miles’ memoir of the West Coast rumrunning days, Slow Boat on Rum Row, “rumrun-ners, as a group, made the Sphinx

sound like a chatterbox.” The low profile was good for busi-

ness, as well. With such lucrative trade being done, competition was not encouraged, and many estab-lished liquor producers worked to-gether to get their product to the American market, while shutting out upstarts, according Hagelund.

The remnants of Reifel’s rumrun-ning fleet still exist today. One of Reifel’s ships, Fleetwood, is currently being restored at the Britannia Heri-tage Shipyard in Richmond, while the Malahat lies in 20 metres of water off of Powell River, and is a popular scuba diving site.

During the 1920s, Reifel amassed a great fortune thanks to the le-gal liquor trade, and it was during this time he began to acquire vast amounts of property in and around Vancouver. Reifel saw Vancouver’s potential for growth and realized how well-positioned it was for trade, says his grandson.

Having ample capital to develop his properties, Reifel would build some of Vancouver’s most enduring land-marks.

Reifel’s first major landmark was the family home he built on Marine Drive, called Casa Mia. The 20,000-square-

foot Spanish-inspired mansion was the largest residence in Vancouver at the time, and is still standing today. The home was recently sold for close to $10 million and is slated to become part of a proposed seniors’ care home.

Reifel was also responsible for building the Commodore Ballroom on Granville Street, completed in 1929. The live music venue featured an innovative sprung dance floor and has played host to some of the most important music artists of the past century.

The Vogue Theatre was also one of Reifel’s creations, and the completion of the Vancouver Seawall between Stanley Park and the Burrard Street Bridge was made possible after he handed over his waterfront proper-ty along Beach Avenue to create the Sunset Beach portion of the shoreline park. Reifel’s father Henry donated the land to the City of Vancouver for the original Vancouver Art Gallery, which was situated at 1145 West Georgia Street from 1931 to 1983.

Reifel focused on the domestic beer and liquor market in the 1930s and 40s after prohibition ended in the US, and restrictions on the sale and consumption of alcohol in Can-ada were eased somewhat.

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When his father died in 1945, Reif-el sold his holdings to Seagrams and others.

But Reifel’s first love was always the outdoors, and he would spend much of his later years in the par-adise he created for himself on Westham Island in Delta.

In 1929, Reifel embarked on his ambitious plan to reclaim much of the north end of Westham Island in order to create his own private hunting retreat.

Six earthen dams were built, creat-ing three small lakes to attract wa-terfowl to the 200-hectare property.

With the Massey Tunnel still many years away, access to the island re-treat was by ferry from Woodward’s Landing in Richmond.

“Everything that came in, came by barge,” says Reifel’s grandson.

While Reifel spent nearly every weekend at his hunting retreat, it was never enough.

Reifel was once offered the op-portunity to buy Annacis Island, to which he allegedly quipped, “Why do I need another Island, when I al-ready have one I can’t get to?”

According to an oral history by Reifel’s son, George H. Reifel, record-ed in 1981, his father took it upon himself to tag and track the ducks that passed through his hunting

grounds. If a hunter shot one of the banded ducks, they would send the small aluminum band back to Reif-el so he could track where the birds were migrating to.

“Some of the birds made it as far away as Venezuela,” said his son.

Feeding the birds was never an is-sue. Should the the distillery in New Westminster receive a shipment of grain that had spoiled in transit from the Prairies, Reifel would use it to fatten up the geese and ducks at Westham Island.

Reifel’s son received a degree in agriculture from UBC, and farmed the Westham Island property for decades. During the Second World War, Reifel’s innovative farming techniques made him one of the leading sugar beet producers in Canada at the time.

Reifel passed away in 1958, but left a legacy his children and grandchil-dren have worked hard to preserve. Reifel left the Westham Island prop-erty to his son, and in 1963, George H. Reifel donated a portion of the property to create a wildlife sanctu-ary in his father’s honour.

By 1972, the entire farm was trans-ferred to the federal Crown to create the George C. Reifel Sanctuary for Migratory Birds, as well as the adja-cent Alaksen National Wildlife Area.

In 1987, the sanctuary was desig-nated a Wetland of International Significance under the Ramsar Con-vention, as the largest migratory bird wintering area in Canada, and the largest estuarine habitat on the Pacific coast of Canada.

“The biggest thing he instilled in us was a strong sense of conserva-tion,” says the younger George C. Reifel of his grandfather. “He was an avid sportsman and loved to be in nature… and he believed very strongly that you should leave more than you take.”

The younger Reifel grew up on Westham Island, and has carried on those values as a director of the B.C. Waterfowl Society, which manages the sanctuary. He also served as a director of Ducks Unlimited Canada for more than 30 years, serving as its president in the 1990s.

Today, the more than 300 hectares of protected wetlands that bear George C. Reifel’s name serve as a fitting tribute to a man who cared deeply about preserving wildlife, and leaving more than he took.

“None of us had any idea how the sanctuary would evolve over its first 50 years,” says his grandson. “We think our forebears would share our pride in what the sanctuary has be-come.”

❙ Facing page, from far left: George C. Reifel; The Commo-dore Ballroom as it appeared in 1967; Reifel making friends with one of the many birds on his Westham Island property.❙ Clockwise from top left: The Reifel family estate in Vancou-ver, Casa Mia; Rumrunning “mother ship” Malahat; Reifel’s original plans for diking the north end of Westham Island. Photos courtesy Delta Museum and Archives, and Vancouver Archives.

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Guichon, for the ongoing maintenance and care of the Guichon Residence in Ladner and Susannah Alexander and Edward Evans, for the preservation of the Knight Residence in North Delta. I also congratulate those who have been named Friends of Heritage.

We can all be proud that the preservation of our heritage building and sites, and the care that has been taken to protect that our parks, playgrounds and natural green spaces insures that they are places of enjoyment for us today and will be for generations to come.

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• February 21, 10 am at the foot of 112 Street at Boundary BayHeritage Advisory Commission Display

• February 24, noon – 4 pm, Cammidge House, Boundary Bay Regional Park

Heritage Awards Presentati onsWhen: Regular Meeti ng of Council Monday, February 18, 7:00 pmWhere: Kennedy Seniors’ Recreati on Centre 11760 – 88 Avenue, North Delta

The Corporation of Delta4500 Clarence Taylor CrescentDelta BC V4K 3E2delta.ca

The Guichon Residence 4260 River Road West

The Knight Residence6425 Knight Drive

Heritage Commission Scholarship• Calling all Delta high school students – apply for a $750 scholarship towards post-secondary studies – applicati on must include an original piece of work representati ve of an interest in local or regional heritage.

For more informati on, call 604-946-3380, email [email protected] or visit delta.ca/heritage

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Chamber Week looks at barriers to business

BC Chamber Week kicks off on Monday (Feb. 18-22) with a new message aimed at curb-ing barriers to competi-tion for business.

The Canadian Cham-ber of Commerce re-cently unveiled its Top 10 Barriers to Competi-tiveness for 2013, listing a slew of ways business-es can close the gap with international competi-tors.

Among the Top 10 are skill shortages, barriers to world markets for Canadi-an energy products, inadequate work-force productivity, inadequate public infrastructure planning, tax complex-ity, poor innovation performance, deficient strategies for trade success in new markets, internal barriers to trade, uncompetetive travel and tour-ism strategies, and a lack of access to capital.

Inadequate public infrastructure planning is something that has person-ally affected Delta, as Chamber Vice Chair Orv Nickel can attest.

The road congestion around High-ways 99 and 17 is something the Cham-ber is hoping will soon be alleviated.

“There’s a responsibility to keep those traffic lights off of the main fareways so vehicles can go smoothly through, you don’t get stop and go and the pollution

issue,” said Nickel.Infrastructure in Delta

was one of the key issues brought to the table by Chamber members at Delta-Richmond East MP Kerry Lynn-Findlay’s pre-budget consultation meeting in late January.

Many businesses in Tilbury Industrial Park have complained in the past that gridlock issues is harming their produc-

tivity and competitiveness in the inter-national marketplace.

Another Delta issue relevant to the Top 10 list is the aging population and the effect it will have on skilled work-ers.

The Chamber has called for more jobs training and skilled workers to fill the void that will be left by retiring workers over the next decade.

Eliminating the “red tape” and ensur-ing Delta is placed competitively from a tax perspective is another focus.

“Government has to provide some in-centives to start off, and then as they grow and become more successful the tax dollars flow back to government,” said Nickel.

Be sure to read more about the Delta Chamber of Commerce and all busi-nesses in South Delta with our new 2013 Business Guide in this issue of the South Delta Leader.

Orv Nickel

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Undoing the harmonized sales tax and establishing a modernized ver-sion of the 60-year-old provincial sales tax is the biggest task facing Premier Christy Clark’s government in the brief legislative sitting that precedes the May 14 provincial election.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong in-troduced the transition legislation Wednesday. It includes provisions for transactions that straddle the transi-tion date such as new home purchas-es.

The bill to replace the HST runs nearly 200 pages, and it will add ac-counting costs for business as well as taking away business input tax credits that match those available under the

federal Goods and Services Tax. The government has given itself a deadline of April 1 to make the switch for the 2013-14 fiscal year.

The administrative burden of the switch starts with businesses repro-gramming cash registers and other systems to go back to collecting two separate sales taxes. One of the few modern touches to the new PST is the ability of more than 100,000 business-es to register online at www.gov.bc.ca/etaxbc/register, and view online in-structions to help make the transition.

About 30,000 B.C. businesses have started up since 2010, and operators may have no experience with the old sales tax system.

PST return looms for B.C. business


Chamber Week looks at barriers to business

BC Chamber Week kicks off on Monday (Feb. 18-22) with a new message aimed at curb-ing barriers to competi-tion for business.

The Canadian Cham-ber of Commerce re-cently unveiled its Top 10 Barriers to Competi-tiveness for 2013, listing a slew of ways business-es can close the gap with international competi-tors.

Among the Top 10 are skill shortages, barriers to world markets for Canadi-an energy products, inadequate work-force productivity, inadequate public infrastructure planning, tax complex-ity, poor innovation performance, deficient strategies for trade success in new markets, internal barriers to trade, uncompetetive travel and tour-ism strategies, and a lack of access to capital.

Inadequate public infrastructure planning is something that has person-ally affected Delta, as Chamber Vice Chair Orv Nickel can attest.

The road congestion around High-ways 99 and 17 is something the Cham-ber is hoping will soon be alleviated.

“There’s a responsibility to keep those traffic lights off of the main fareways so vehicles can go smoothly through, you don’t get stop and go and the pollution

issue,” said Nickel.Infrastructure in Delta

was one of the key issues brought to the table by Chamber members at Delta-Richmond East MP Kerry Lynn-Findlay’s pre-budget consultation meeting in late January.

Many businesses in Tilbury Industrial Park have complained in the past that gridlock issues is harming their produc-

tivity and competitiveness in the inter-national marketplace.

Another Delta issue relevant to the Top 10 list is the aging population and the effect it will have on skilled work-ers.

The Chamber has called for more jobs training and skilled workers to fill the void that will be left by retiring workers over the next decade.

Eliminating the “red tape” and ensur-ing Delta is placed competitively from a tax perspective is another focus.

“Government has to provide some in-centives to start off, and then as they grow and become more successful the tax dollars flow back to government,” said Nickel.

Be sure to read more about the Delta Chamber of Commerce and all busi-nesses in South Delta with our new 2013 Business Guide in this issue of the South Delta Leader.

Orv Nickel

More than a century of service

to business in DeltaWe in Delta have been, for

more than century now, the beneficiaries of the Delta Chamber’s support to business and industry in our communities. We recognize that the Chamber has been instrumental in the development and growth of Delta’s business community. We applaud their efforts to boost economic growth - and expand the economic base - in our area.

We also appreciate that through sponsored programs such as “Hats Off to Excellence”, we are made aware of the many businesses, services and individuals who contribute so much to our enjoyment of our communities.

I wish you continued success in the upcoming year and those ahead.

Vicki HuntingtonMLA, Delta South

Delta South Constituency Office4805 Delta Street, Delta, BC V4K 1V8Phone 604-940-7924 Fax 604-940-7927Email: [email protected]


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BIOSVOLUNTEERS

LISA HOGLUND: INDIVIDUAL GIVING MANAGER, DELTA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

As a life-long resident of Ladner, I feel very privileged to be able to fundraise for Delta Hospital Foundation.

Having medical services nearby is extremely beneficial for our community and is something that I have often taken for granted.

However, with aging parents and two small children of my own, it gives me piece of mind to know that we have such outstanding health care so close to home.

The staff at Delta Hospital is a leader in the medical field and provide patients with the highest quality health care services.

I am proud to say I work with Delta Hospital and for the Delta Hospital Foundation. There is nothing better than involving yourself in something you are passionate about and I am passionate about this hospital.

I Heart Delta Hospital because it’s been a steady support for me, my family, and this community.

CHARLENE DISHAW: CVA MANAGER, VOLUNTEER RESOURCES FOR FRASER HEALTH AT DELTA HOSPITAL

I Heart Delta Hospital because the volunteers who support the hospital each day are so amazing!

I look forward to seeing them each week. They make the hospital a warm and welcoming place to live and visit.

I also Heart the staff at Delta Hospital who work so hard, and are so supportive and caring!

The following are community letters on their love for Delta Hos-pital. Between now and Feb. 28 the Delta Hospital Foundation is collecting stories and images about why people in the com-munity love their hospital. For every piece submitted, MK Delta Lands Group will donate $100 to the Foundation. Your stories and images have raised over $2500 to date in 2013.

A couple years ago, my mom somehow got necrotising fasciitis – more commonly known as flesh-eating disease.

She came home from work feeling ill one day, and went to have a nap. My dad brought her to the hospital later that day as she was worsening.

The hospital staff were able to diagnose her very quickly, consider-ing this is a quite rare condition. We were all shocked and terrified.

My mom was rushed from Delta to Royal Columbian immediately, where specialists performed surgery within a couple hours to remove the damaged tissue in her arm. By the time she arrived, her internal organs were beginning to shut down.

We were braced for her to like-ly lose her arm, and potentially die. She spent a week or so in the ICU recovering. She now has full function of her arm, and you would never know she had this disease

unless someone told you.The specialists at Royal Colum-

bian applauded the Delta Hospital staff for their quick action.

The surgeons told us that had my mother’s diagnosis been delayed by even a few more hours, she likely would have lost her arm, and very easily died.

This is why I Heart Delta Hospital.

Rob Gallop Ladner

Several years ago my father was here visiting from out of town. A year or so prior to his visit he had an open heart procedure, and was in Vancou-ver for a follow up.

While visiting he did not feel well, and became disoriented. I immedi-ately took him to the Delta Hospital emergency department, and within minutes of arriving and describing his symptoms they had him in and being checked out.

It appeared he had experienced a TIA which is a mild stroke warning.

The doctors, the nurses and the staff did everything possible to make sure my dad was stable, comfortable and above all reassured that he was in good hands.

The degree of compassion that these professionals exhibited was unbelievable. It made me proud of our little hospital, it made me aware that while all folks in the medical field are hard working and dedicated that the people at Delta Hospital just have a truly unique and heartfelt concern for their patients.

They kept my dad in the hospi-tal for the whole day, and would not release him till he was stable. The prompt manner in which he was dealt probably saved his life. I will always be grateful.

My father has been in Delta Hos-pital, my children have been there and I have been there. Our hospital is a blessing, it is a gift, it is a trea-sure that we all should cherish.

And that is why I love Delta Hos-pital.

We Heart Delta Hospital!

Brad CooperLadner

Eowyn Leigh (top): "I Heart Delta Hospital because my little sister was born here!" Farryn is one of the few babies born at Delta Hospital.

Delta Hospital continues to run smoothly thanks to a group of dedi-cated volunteers from the local community.

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Saturday, Feb. 16• McKee Seniors Recreation Cen-

tre is having a St. Valentine’s Day/Chinese New Year celebration from 5 to 10 p.m. Cash bar with Chinese buffet from 6 to 7 p.m. Dancing from 7 to 10 p.m. wit music by Sincere-

ly Yours. McKee Seniors Recreation Centre, 5155 47th Ave., Delta

• General registration for ElderCol-lege Delta’s spring semester takes place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall. Open to all 50 years and over. Spring pro-gram brochures are now available at Delta public libraries and senior cen-tres. Full program information is also available online at www.kinvillage.

org/elder_college. For more info, call 604-943-0262.

Tuesday, Feb. 19• The Delta Seniors Planning Team

meets at KinVillage Community Cen-tre, 5410 10th Avenue, Tsawwassen, at 10 a.m. guest speaker is Bev Bak-ka of Patient Voices Network. She will explain how to stay involved in your health care and how to make your

needs and concerns known. For more information, call 604-946-9526, email [email protected], or visit www.deltassist.com/senior.html

Wednesday, Feb. 20• South Delta Therapeutic Touch

Network meets at the Natural Com-fort Wellness Centre in Tsawwassen. For more information and to register call Selena 604-952-4175.

Thursday, Feb. 21• The South Delta Newcomers &

Alumni Group meets at 7:15 p.m. at the Kiwanis Longhouse Art Gal-lery, located at 1710 56th St., Tsawwassen. The club is for wom-en who have moved to Tsawwassen, Ladner, or Point Roberts. For more info, email [email protected]

W hen SDSS c u l i n a r y arts in-

structor Gerald Wo-robetz began teaching kids about food over a decade ago, his goal was to make every-body a chef.

But one day he took a class trip to South-lands where potatoes were being harvest-ed. One student seemed confused.

I’ve never seen any potato trees down there, she said.

“At that point with my students I knew we were losing where our food comes from,” says Worobetz, who runs the culinary arts program at SDSS.

The goal now is a little more basic. He wants to teach young people to recognize the difference between good food and un-healthy food.

“By cooking your own food you control the quality over it,” says Worobetz.

Keeping things basic doesn’t mean stu-dents at SDSS can’t put an artistic flair into their menu. The finished product is de-signed to be as aesthetic as it is appetizing.

“It takes time to learn how to cook, espe-cially with the volumes we do here,” he says.

The school cafeteria serves fresh foods daily to students. The type of fresh depends on the time of year.

It could be strawberries to end the school year in June or potatoes in the fall. One of the first things Worobetz does with his class in September is go and pick blackber-ries off the local bushes. He uses the trip to watch the class to see who works well to-gether and who shows enthusiasm.

Then they freeze the blackberries and incorporate them into recipes throughout

the year, often in cinnamon buns or muf-fins.

“I always tell students you can taste the summer in them,” he says.

The programs teaches students all basic kitchen cooking techniques and princi-ples if for no other reason than it will open doors for them. An estimated 84 per cent of people between the ages of 15-25 will work in food service industry at some point.

For this week’s Local Flavour, Worobetz shares a Pacific Rim inspired Salmon Tar-tare recipe, great for an appetizer.

A kitchen classroom A little knowledge can go a long way for young people

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A: You must start a court application by � ling a Notice of Family Claim in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. You can apply for a divorce on the basis that you have lived separate and apart for at least one year. Your spouse must be served with the � led application and he/she has 30 days to � le a Response. If no Response is � led, or your spouse consents, the divorce can proceed by way of a desk order application upon � ling the proper documentation. However, it can take several weeks to process. A divorce is o� cial 31 days after the date the judge signs the divorce order.

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A: Hypnobabies is not a typical birth hypnosis class. Hypnobabies o� ers complete childbirth education during the 18 hours of class time. In class you will learn all about staying healthy and low-risk, the stages of labour, the physiology of birth, the bene� ts/risk/alternatives of common interventions and more. Hypnobabies also o� ers comprehensive birth partner training, helping birth partners stay calm, con� dent and prepared for their role in the preparation for and during the birth of baby.

Hypnobabies also has several unique bene� ts in regards to the hypnosis portion of the program. Hypno-moms learn to enter self-hypnosis instantly and are taught medical hypnotic anesthesia techniques which are similar to the kind people who undergo surgery successfully using hypnosis as their only anesthetic use. Hypno-moms also learn Eyes Open Childbirth Hypnosis which allows them to remain deeply in hypnosis and comfortable while having their eyes open, moving, talking, eating and drinking during their labour.

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A: We all value our independence and freedom. We also want to maintain our lifestyle throughout our lives and that doesn’t have to change as years advance.Statistics point to diminishing capabilities as you age. While this is reality for a percentage of our senior population, it may not limit your freedom and independence. At HoneyDo we strive to o� er seniors a� ordable options to maintain their accustomed lifestyle for as long as possible.HoneyDo enables you to concentrate on what you are able to do and � ourish in your own home. We give you time to focus on your passions, abilities and strengths. Don’t wait for circumstances to dictate your lifestyle… start now and enjoy the peace of mind a helping hand brings.Allow HoneyDo to take care of your daily tasks and you can get on with what’s really important to you: your family, volunteering, hobbies, travel… your life!

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A: Location services allow applications to follow your location through cellular, GPS and wi� networks. Allowing your phone to know your location can seem a little weird at � rst, but it proves to be an extremely useful tool. Your camera application can attach the location where a picture was captured. This is useful when posting on a leading social networking site such as Facebook, or remembering the location of that fabulous restaurant you visited on vacation.In-phone mapping applications also use Location Services to help with directions. Many phones now come equipped with Google Maps, and a similar alternative many of which feature turn-by-turn directions, route planning and voice navigation. When lost or in need of directions your phone is often all you need to � nd your way.The Apple iCloud has a built-in application called ‘Find My iPhone (also works with iPad and iPod). Turning on both the iCloud and the ‘Find My iPhone’ allow the user to view the location of their iPhone on a navigable map. This app is often the di� erence between recovering your device and having it remain lost or stolen. There are similar Apps available on the Google Play Store such as “Where’s My Droid”.All of these features are optional, but having them enabled can certainly make life easier. If you are uncomfortable with giving your phone access to your current location, each of them can be toggled-on and -o� and customized in a way that works for you.For more information on Location Services please come see us at SolutionCo!

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Q: Why do I need Location Services?

A: In any relationship, escalating emotions & hypersensitivity often run high during con� ict and a productive resolution might seem distant or even impossible.

• Try setting ‘ground rules’ before a hot topic discussion, such as taking turns making ONE point at a time;

• If the situation has already escalated, take a 10-minute break & come back with a cooler head;

• Know your ‘hot button’ or trigger point & IF you reach that point, make every conscious e� ort to mitigate the potential damage. Changing even one aspect of your part in this exchange can make a di� erence (i.e. voice/tone control; body language: avoid eye-rolling; neutral vs aggressive stance, etc.);

• Try using language that doesn’t attack the other person (over generalization) but rather, addresses the negative action or behavior at focus (i.e. using “I” statements to say how that action made you feel: ‘I felt demoralized when you criticized me in front of our friends’ vs ‘you’re a real piece of work’).

Relationship Series Part 3: To Be Continued in the March Issue

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Q: When my partner & I are in con� ict on a certain issue, it often seems as if things get out of control very quickly & we say things we often later regret (with negative sarcasm or criticism). What can we do di� erently so that we can solve our issue without getting negatively side-tracked?

Relationship Series – Part 2.

Christopher Cummings, RHIPConnect Hearing204-1077 56th St.Tsawwassen, BC604-948-2821connecthearing.ca

A: Hearing professionals like myself know that hearing loss negatively a� ects psychosocial health. A British study of 1500 hearing impaired people 55 years and older showed evidence that hearing loss is likely to cause marital strain. Almost half said that relationships with their partner, family and friends su� ered because they could not hear properly. A third had lost touch with friends and in some cases marriages had fallen apart as a direct result of a communication breakdown. My advice is to arrange a hearing test right away. Explore the solutions for hearing loss a hearing professional is trained to provide. Get the facts about hearing instruments and various pricing levels directly from a quali� ed reputable hearing health provider in your community. Ask about payment plans, instrument warranties and follow up care before believing that a remedy for your hearing loss is not available or a� ordable.

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Benefit helps children in needEight band lent their musical talents to help Variety – The

Children’s Charity on Feb. 8 at the Tsawwassen Legion, rais-ing more than $2,400 to help B.C. kids with special needs.

The fundraiser was headlined by Jerry Doucette and the Doucette band, and was in memory of Rhyan Gordon, step-son of Doucette’s band mate Ken Boychuk. Rhyan was a child who had special needs and recently passed away at the age of 34.

Jerry and Ken will make an appearance on the Variety Show of Hearts Telethon on Global BC this Saturday (Feb. 16) to present the cheque for the total amount raised.

Helping to put on the event was Terry Nylander of the Tsawwassen Legion No. 289, The Blues Piggies, Tin Pan Alley, Southside Vibe, Paul Tobin, Delta 88, The Simpson Brothers Band, the Delta Police Pipe Band, and all the gen-erous donors who showed their hearts for children who special needs.

❙ Staff writer [email protected]

❙ Jerry Doucette and the Doucette Band helped raise $2,400 for Variety - The Children’s Charity at their Feb. 8 fundraiser. Contributed photo

Q: How does what we eat e� ect our long-term health.

A: What we eat has a signi� cant in� uence on our health. This includes both our body composition and metabolic factors such as cholesterol levels. The proportions of the major macronutrients that we eat (proteins, carbohydrates and fats) determines what happens with our blood sugar levels. I believe that the management of this dietary in� uence on our blood sugar levels has a signi� cant in� uence on long-term heath and prevention of age related health problems. This includes weight gain, diabetes, dyslipidemia and cardiovascular disease. These are conditions of accelerated metabolic aging and it is this process that is greatly in� uenced by or blood sugar levels. Not only does blood sugar management play a vital role in disease prevention but in the quality of daily life in respect to energy levels and mental acuity.

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Q: Can I track the visitors to my website and what can I learn from the info?A: Yes, Google Analytics (GA) can be implemented within the code of your web site to generate detailed statistics about visits to your website. The basic service from Google is available free of charge. Here are just a few of the detailed stats available;

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A:There are many smaller things you can do that will help your home show at its best for the spring market! A few good ideas prior to listing are as follows: De-cluttering and simple staging of your furniture and belongings can have a serious e� ect on the appeal of your home. Remove any excess clutter, things from your fridge, countertops, etc! Hide any loose hanging wires! Cleaning the winters grime o� your driveways, walkways, balconies, and gutters gives a home a more looked after feel and helps the buyer get past the ‘winterey” look of the yard! Re-caulk any bathroom or kitchen caulking strips that are showing discoloration, grime, or signs of age. Touch up any chip and scu� marks on your walls and baseboards etc!! Clean your home thoroughly, get those kiddie handmarks o� your walls! Work at getting rid of any odors, pet smells, etc! Buyers have a pre-conception that pet smells are hard to remove from the home when they move in! PS. You may not smell these odors yourself so make sure to ask others if they exist! Fix any missing transition strips or light switch covers etc. it is easy for you to forget that you just never got around to putting on that last transition or plate cover! Clean your windows. If there are any broken window seals you may want to consider having the window pane replaced. It’s not as expensive as we think and can remove any concerns that “all windows” need replacing. Pull any dirt away from the exterior siding if it is in contact with it. Inspectors hate to see this as it causes deterioration of siding and they will � ag it!

We do o� er free staging advice to our clients as well so you can get a professional staging opinion on where to place your furniture/belongings! It does help! Even though your home doesn’t look as good coming out of the winter months as it usually does in the summer, this is still a good time to list!!!!! Spring is around the corner!

Q: Any tips on how to get my home ready to list?

Fraser Elliott RE/MAX Progroup Realty 100-5000 Bridge Street Delta604.728.2845 www.fraserelliott.comTop 100 RE/MAX REALTORS® WORLDWIDE 2011**#1 Agent in Ladner/Tsawwassen**Based on # of Sales in 2010, 2011, and to-date 2012!

Len BradyThe Richmond Firebox

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Q: With the recent sunny weather I realize that the summer days are upon us. How can you help me plan for a new outdoor space for my back yard?

A: We can first start to understand the various purpose of

the space(s) which will allow us to determine what is needed together. For example: a 10’ x 20’ patio may

be broken down to three spaces: a 10’ x 12’ space for seating, a 3’ wide corridor for traffic to and from of the house, and the final 5’ space for your outdoor cooking barbecue area.

Adding a gas fire feature to the seating area plus supplementing it with either electric or gas heaters will allow you and your guests to enjoy your time together longer into the evening.

Of course, the cook can have a free-standing grill or a fully customizable outdoor kitchen ready for him/her including built-in accessories making the space ready for any event. Above the grill can also have heating so they aren’t left in the cold while their guests are enjoying themselves.

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Renowned flamenco singer “El Conejo” (The Rabbit) Azcarate, is coming to perform at the Rosa Ne-gra Fiesta at Los Gitanos Spanish School of Dance, Saturday, Feb. 16.

“I am so proud to be able to pro-mote the development and love of the Flamenco culture here in South Delta and the Lower Mainland,” said Bev Mantovani, owner of Los Gitanos. “Over my eight years in this community, I have seen people fall in love with this art form, either dancing with me or attending our performances and fiestas. I am happy to bring some of the Spanish scene to our own backyard without having to travel there.”

Mantovani has been invited to attend the Jerez Flamenco Festival in Spain by Vicki Ramos director of Centro De Baile Jerez.

“I will be attending with a few of my students to a 12-day intense training to further our study of Fla-menco dance and bring it back to Canada,” said Mantovani.

The festival takes place from Feb. 19 to March 2, and features expert dancers and teachers including Rafaela Carrasco, Maria Jose Fran-

co, Beatriz Morales, Pilar Ogalla and Adela Campallo.

“I hope to incorporate some of the new things I learn at our an-nual performance early in June at the Tsawwassen Art Centre,” added Mantovani.

For those who stay behind and cannot attend the festival, the Rosa Negra Fiesta will give them a taste of the “tablao”. This performance will be featuring Bev Mantovani and students of Los Gitanos and the highlight of the evening will be the performance of singer “El Conejo”, accompanied by Rodrigues on gui-tar and Tsawwassen’s Dave McIlroy on percussion.

“My goal is to expose people in our community to different artists, dancers and musicians,” Mantovani said. “This is a complex and deep art form and there is always some-thing to learn, to feel and to enjoy.”

Tickets are $20 and doors open at 7:30 p.m. The evening includes tapas and great flamenco music, singing and dance. Tickets are lim-ited so book seats early by calling 604-948-8081 or email [email protected]

Los Gitanos is located at 40B-1865 56th Street in Tsawwassen (behind McDonald’s).

❙ South Delta Flamenco dancer Bev Mantovani has been invited to attend the Jerez Flamenco Festival in Spain by Vicki Ramos director of Centro De Baile Jerez. Contributed photo

‘The Rabbit’ comes to Delta❙ Staff writer [email protected]

Delta’s Deanna Bulycz will be climbing for a cause on March 3, as she joins more than 500 British Columbians to take on a 48-storey stair climb to fight lung disease in the BC Lung As-sociation’s 12th annual Climb the Wall: The Stairclimb for Clean Air fundraiser. Bulycz, who lost both her mother- and father-in-law to lung cancer, will be participating for the first time.

“I’m lucky because my family has always been pretty healthy – but my husband’s family has been through the wringer,” said Bulycz. “Both his parents passed away from lung cancer, as well as a couple of his aunts and uncles. I want to do the climb in their honour, and to cele-brate my own health.”

Organizers expect more than 500 Climbers to ascend the heights of the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre, including a large contingent of B.C. firefighters who have participated in the event since its inception 12 years ago. All proceeds fund vital lung health research, education and advocacy.

“Some participants climb for themselves, oth-ers to honour a friend or family member affect-ed by lung disease,” said BC Lung Association event organizer Kate Jarvis. “While each par-ticipant’s motivation is different, their reward is the same: making a difference in the lives of the one in five British Columbians affected by lung disease.”

To participate, climbers each pay a $25 regis-tration fee and must commit to fundraising a minimum of $125.

• To register, visit www.stairclimb.ca or call the BC Lung Association at 604-731-LUNG (5864).

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The Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association has announced the finalists for the 2013 Ovation Awards.

This year will mark the fourth year for the awards, which recognize excellence in renovation, new-home construction and design in the Metro Vancouver area.

There are several familiar faces in the new-home construction category, including ParkLane Homes, Bluetree Homes, Portrait Homes and Concert Properties.

ParkLane is a finalist in four categories, with the first being Best Townhouse/Rowhome Development: Less than 2,000 square feet for Flatiron at Bedford Landing. They are also nominated for Best Multi-Family Lowrise Development for The Village at Bedford Landing, Best Marketing Campaign for River District Vancouver and Multi-Family Builder of the Year, which is a Grand Ovation Award.

Portrait is a finalist in the Best Single-Family Detached Home: Less than 2,000 square feet for Hampstead, as well as Best Single-Family Detached Home 2,000 to 2,999 square feet and Best Marketing Innovation for Hampstead. They are also in the running for the Grand Ovation Award for Single-Family Builder of the Year.

Bluetree, which comes from ParkLane, is a finalist in the Best Townhouse/Rowhome Development: 2,000 square feet and over for Bluetree Homes at Kanaka Creek, as well as Best Interior Design Display Suite: Single-Family or Multi-Family for Kanaka Creek. They are also up for the Best Marketing Campaign for their Bluetree Homes – Your Friendly Neighbourhood Builder campaign.

Meanwhile, Concert Properties will be competing in the Best Multi-Family Highrise Development category as well as Best Interior Design Display Suite: Single-Family or Multi-Family and Best Marketing Campaign, all for their Patina development. Concert is also up for the Multi-Family Builder of the Year Grand Ovation Award.

Another developer who is up for several awards is Porte Development Corp., who is a finalist in the Best Multi-Family Lowrise Development and FortisBC Award for Excellence in Energy Efficiency in New Construction: Multi-Family Home awards for Origin, on Burnaby Mountain.

In the renovation categories, My House Design/Build is up for many awards. Among the categories they will be competing for is Best Kitchen Renovation: $100,000 and Over, Best Renovated Room, Best Condominium Renovation and Best Renovation: $500,000 to $799,999. They are also up for the Grand Ovation Awards for RenoMark Renovator of the Year – Large Volume and Custom Builder of the Year.

The other companies that will be competing for the RenoMark Renovator of the Year – Large Volume award are Kenorah Construction & Design Ltd. and TQ Construction Ltd.

The other Grand Ovation Award is for the RenoMark Renovator of the Year – Small Volume. The renovators up for RenoMark Renovator of the Year – Small Volume are Cirrus Homes, Intermind Design Inc. and Shakespeare Homes and Renovations Inc.

Best Builders Ltd. is also a finalist in multiple categories, including Custom Builder of the Year, Best Heritage Renovation, Best Custom Home: Over $2 million and Best Outdoor Living Space: New or Renovated.

This year the GVHBA has also included a People’s Choice Award, which will allow people to vote for their favourite new or renovated project. There are 19 projects up for the award.

The winners will be announced at the awards gala on April 20. For more information, to see a full list of finalists and to vote for the People’s Choice Award, visit www.ovationawards.ca.

Submitted photosPortrait Homes’ Hampstead at Silver Ridge, top, is up for several awards at this year’s Ovation Awards, including Best Single-Family Detached Home: Less than 2,000 square feet. Bluetree Homes is also a finalist in several categories for their Bluetree Homes at Kanaka Creek development, above, including Best Townhouse/Rowhome Development 2,000 square feet and over.

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The top two teams in the Pacific Junior Hockey League faced off at the Ladner Lei-sure Centre Tuesday night, and it was the Delta Ice Hawks who came out on top.

The Ice Hawks defeated the Rich-mond Sockeyes 3-2 in overtime to draw within three points of the league-leading Sockeyes.

With just two games left in the regular season, and a game in hand on the Sockeyes, the Ice Hawks still have a chance to grab the top spot in the Tom Shaw Con-ference, and the PJHL. But they’ll need to win their two remain-ing games against the Mission City Outlaws and the North Vancouver Wolf Pack to do it, while Richmond will have to drop its final game of the season.

� e Ice Hawks got out to an early lead Tues-day night at home, as they opened up a 2-0 lead on Richmond after 20 minutes of play, outshooting the visitors 15-7 in the process.

The Sockeyes weren’t done yet, however.After a scoreless middle frame, Richmond

was able to tie the game in the third with a pair of goals.

The teams headed to overtime, and four minutes into the extra frame, Anthony Brito scored the game-winner for the Ice Hawks,

securing them the much-needed two points.

Alex Martin had two assists for the Ice Hawks and was named the

game’s first star, while goal-ie Alexander Ahnert was named second star for his 33-save performance. Mak Barden and Ryan

Procyshyn also had goals for Delta, while Grange Gordon and

Aaron Merrick had assists. While the Ice Hawks’ first round foes have

yet to be determined, the team has already clinched home ice advantage.

The Ice Hawks’ first playoff game will be played at the Ladner Leisure Centre on Tues-day, Feb. 19, at 7:30 p.m., with their second home playoff game set for Sunday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m.

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Swim clubs from across B.C. descended upon Surrey this past weekend for the an-nual Short Course Provincial AA Cham-pionships. � e Winskill Dolphins sent four competitors and each swimmer col-lected medals, including two � rst-time medalists, two � rst-time champions, and two � rst-time AAA quali� ers.

Rachel Yeo, 14, shattered her previous best time in the 800m freestyle for her � rst gold medal of the meet, and a berth in the B.C. AAA meet in Victoria later this

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Duco Shuurman Hess, 13, captured silver medals in the 100m and 200m breaststroke to qualify for the AAA pro-vincials, while Isaiah Rusak-Gillrie, 13, won bronze in 200m and 1500m freestyle.

Alex Zhang, 16, handily won gold in the 200m individual medley Zhang also took silver medals in 100m backstroke and butter� y, and a bronze in the 100m freestyle.

❙ Tanner Gattinger of the Delta Ice Hawks grapples with Richmond Sockeyes Stephen Campbell (No. 42), and Dean Allison (No. 21), Tuesday night at the Ladner Leisure Centre. The Ice Hawks won the game in overtime, 3-2. Jim Kinnear photo

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Delta, BC V4L 2P7

or email: [email protected]

We thank all those who are interested for this position, however only those selected for interview will be contacted.

This is an excellent opportunity for an individual

looking to supplement their income.

phone: 604.948.3640 ext.125

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

7 OBITUARIES

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

21 COMING EVENTS

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33 INFORMATION

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42 LOST AND FOUND

LOST DOG JORDY New con-fi rmed sighting January 8 at Diefenbaker Park in Twassaw-sen. Jordy resembles a very shy small fox. Is wearing a blue col-lar; but the ID tags are now gone. If you have seen “Jordy” please call ASAP with details (date, time & location of sighting). Call: 604-946-9968, 454-4257 or 424-4121

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98 PRE-SCHOOLSTHE Richmond School District is looking for NOON HOUR SUPER-VISORS to work either on-call or fi ve (5) days a week in an Elemen-tary or Secondary school.The shifts for this part time position are 1.5 hours per day at $20.80 per hour. Please send your application to [email protected]

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

102 ACCOUNTING/BOOKKEEPING

Junior Intermediate Accounts Receivable

ClerkF/T at Vtech, Richmond.

For full details, visit www.vtechcanada.com and email resumes to [email protected]

No phones calls please.

108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIESJOIN our team and work locally! Operations Administrator Needed. The successful candidate will sup-port our Migrant Worker, Food Safety, and Workplace Safety pro-grams. We are looking for a very or-ganized, detail oriented person who is competent on Microsoft Offi ce and is fl uent in Spanish and Eng-lish. This position reports to the Hu-man Resources Manager. Houwel-ing’s Tomatoes, 2776 64th Street, Ladner. Email your resume to [email protected] or fax it to 604-946-9158.

114 DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING

DRIVERS WANTED:Terrifi c career Opportunity with outstanding growth potential to learn how to locate rail defects. No Rail Experience Needed!! Skills Needed - Ability to travel 3 months at a time, Valid License w/ air brake endorsement.

Extensive Paid Travel, MealAllowance, 4 weeks Vacation

and Benefi ts Package.Compensation based on prior

driving experience.Apply at www.sperryrail.com

under careers, keyword Driver. DO NOT FILL IN CITY OR STATE

OWNER OPERATORS$2500 SIGNING BONUS

Van Kam’s group of companies req. Owner Ops. to be based out of our Surrey Terminal for runs throughout BC & Alberta. Applicants must have winter and mountain driving experience / training.

We offer above average rates and an excellent employee

benefi ts package.Email a detailed resume and cur-rent driver’s abstract, and details of your truck to:

[email protected] orCall Bev at 604-968-5488

Van Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.Thank you for your interest however only those of interest to us will be contacted.

130 HELP WANTED


115 EDUCATIONINTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL.NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options.SIGN UP ONLINE! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

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130 HELP WANTED

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EXEC Assistant for Evangelical Free Church of Canada National Offi ce, 4-5 days/week. [email protected] or 604-513-2183 by March 31, 2013.

EXPERIENCED PARTS PERSON for a progressive auto/industrial supplier. Hired applicant will re-ceive top wages, full benefi ts and RRSP bonuses plus moving allow-ances. Our 26,000ft 2 store is locat-ed 2.5 hours N.E. of Edmonton, Al-berta. See our community at LacLaBicheRegion.com. Send re-sume to: Sapphire Auto, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: [email protected].

PUT POWER INTO your career! As a Fairview Power Engineer. On-campus boiler lab. 4th Class-Part A 3rd Class. Affordable residences. GPRC Fairview Campus. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview

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130 HELP WANTED

Journeyman HD mechanic required for oilfi eld construc-tion company. Duties will in-clude servicing, maintenance and overhaul of our equip-ment. The job will be predomi-nately shop work , but with a portion of your time spent in the fi eld. A mechanics truck will be supplied for you. The job is based in Edson, Alberta. Call Lloyd at 780-723-5051.

156 SALES

RETAIL Trade Supervisor for the long board/skateboard industry. Re-sponsibilities:Supervision of staff and hiring. Prepare inventory and sales reports. Handle refunds and customer complains. Provide feed-back to senior management. Re-quirements: Secondary school. Several years of experience in sales, specifi cally related to the long boarding/skateboarding indus-try. $17/hour. Please apply through email at [email protected], or [email protected]. www.landyachtz.com

160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

ASPHALT SHINGLEROOFERS

Required for Maple Ridge roofi ng co. Previous experience is an asset, not necessary - willing to train. Wages Commensurate with Experience.

Fax resume 604.462.9859 ore-mail - hiroofi [email protected]

or Call: Sue 604.880.9210

PYRAMID CORPORATION is now hiring! Instrument Technicians and Electricians for various sites across Alberta. Send resume to:[email protected] or fax 780-955-HIRE.

130 HELP WANTED


160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT &DIESEL ENGINE MECHANICS

Required for Cullen Diesel Power Ltd. and Western Star & Sterling Trucks of Vancouver Inc. Posi-tions avail. in Surrey. Cummins, Detroit Diesel and MTU engine experience considered an asset.Union Shop ~ Full Benefi ts.

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PERSONAL SERVICES

171 ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

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Please submit all resumes by February 15

PERSONAL SERVICES

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

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188 LEGAL SERVICES

CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, educa-tion, professional, certifi cation, adoption property rental opportu-nities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

203 ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTINGBOOKKEEPING

SERVICES30 years experience, Business, Non-profi t

Organizations, Housing & Personal taxes, payroll.Gilles 604-789-7327

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236 CLEANING SERVICES

EUROPEAN LADY 18 years exp. Home & Offi ce Cleaning, Moving, Small or Big jobs welcome. Ref’s. Call 604-825-1289.

242 CONCRETE & PLACING

PLACING & Finishing * Forming* Site Prep, old concrete removal

* Excavation & Reinforcing* Re-Re Specialists

34 Years Exp. Free Estimates.

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184

257 DRYWALL

DRYWALLReliable Work - Res. & Comm.

Mike 604-789-5268

260 ELECTRICAL

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

C & C Electrical Mechanical• ELECTRICAL

• FULL PLUMBING SERVICES• HVAC GAS FITTING

*Free Est. *Licensed *Insured24hr. Emergency Service

604-475-7077

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

ALWAYS GUTTER Cleaning Ser-vice, Repairs, 20 yrs exp. Rain or shine.7dys/wk.Simon 604-230-0627

283A HANDYPERSONS

HANDYMAN. Very reliable. 20 yrs exp. Senior’s discount. Make a list. CAN DO IT ALL! 604-866-4977

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

www.samsonhomes.bizDesign. Build. Reno’s. Sundecks

(604)723-3001


287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Additions, Home ImprovementsRestorations, Renovations,

& New Construction.Specializing in Concrete, Forming, Framing & Siding. 604-218-3064

320 MOVING & STORAGE

AFFORDABLE MOVINGLocal & Long Distance

From $45/Hr1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks

Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 MenFree Estimate/Senior DiscountResidential~Commercial~Pianos

604-537-4140

SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured

Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

GET the BEST for your MOVING. From $40/hr. Licensed & Insured. Senior Discount. 778-773-3737

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable. Rates. Different From the Rest. 604-721-4555.

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland

604.996.8128 Fraser ValleyRunning this ad for 8yrs

PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $299,

2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls

Cloverdale Premium quality paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is

completed. Ask us about ourLaminate Flooring &

Maid Services.

Mike The Painter ‘’Painting is my Profession’’

Call (778)834-8724

338 PLUMBING

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fi tter. Aman: 778-895-2005

Precision 1 Plumbing & Heating Licensed ~ Insured.

Hot water tanks, service, renos. Contact Rick 604-809-6822

PRECISION 1 Plumbing & Heating. Lic. & Ins. h/w tanks, service, renos. No hst. Rick 604-809-6822


338 PLUMBING

FULL PLUMBING SERVICES• Hvac Gas Fitting • Electrical*Free Est. *Licensed *Insured

24hr. Emergency ServiceC & C Electrical Mechanical

604-475-7077

Local gas ‘A’ fi tter / plumber

Lic/Insured/Senior disc.

Competitive rates.Pipe / Toiletsink/faucet

H/W tank / furnace / boilerReplace/repair/maintenanceAny Plumbing/heating jobs.

Call Red: 604-771- 4077

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

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

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

bradsjunkremoval.comHauling Anything.. But Dead Bodies!!20 YARD BINS AVAILABLE

We Load or You Load !604.220.JUNK(5865)

Serving MetroVancouver Since 1988

RECYCLE-IT!JUNK REMOVAL• Estate Services • Electronics

• Appliances • Old Furniture• Construction • Yard Waste• Concrete • Drywall • Junk

• Rubbish • Mattresses • MoreRecycled Earth Friendly

HOT TUBS ARENO PROBLEM!

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PETS

477 PETS

BEAUTIFUL ST. BERNESE PUPS $750 Healthy, Happy, 1st shots, Vet Check Ready to go Feb. 22/13 www.stbernese.com (604)750-0480

BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOGS, pure bred at Diesel Kennel, 3 male, $1500. each. Call (604)869-5073

BORDER COLLIE X, born Dec 5th, ranch raised, getting lots of atten. $350. Carol 604-316-4668 or email: [email protected]

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

German Shepherd pups, ckc reg, vet check, 1st shots, own both par-ents, gd tempered, farm & family raised in country, make a good guard dog and family pet. $1000. 604-796-3026, no sunday calls

ITALIAN MASTIFF(Cane Corso) P/B blues, ready to go, 1st shots,

tails/dew claws done. Ultimate family guardian $800

(604)308-5665

MULTI POM puppies, 2 F, 1 M, 7 weeks old. Ready to go. All shots. $550. obo. Phone 604-825-2271.

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

SHIH TZU Tiny Toy Poodle X pups, vet checked, 1st shots, dewormed. M $400, F $450. 604-866-4467.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

533 FERTILIZERS

WEED FREE Mushroom Manure 13 yards - $160 or Well Rotted 10 yards - $180. 604-856-8877

548 FURNITURE

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

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

*NEW QUEEN MATTRESS SET*Pillow Top in Plastic. Mfr. Warranty Must Sell $200 ~ 604-484-0379

560 MISC. FOR SALE

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

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 Ext:400OT.

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

REAL ESTATE

627 HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES!Older House • Damaged House

Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments

Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms! CALL US FIRST! 604-657-9422

WE BUY HOUSESDamaged House? Pretty House? Moving? Divorcing? Estate Sale?

We Will Buy Your HouseQuick Cash & Private.

Mortgage Too High & House Won’t Sell? Can’t Make Payments?

We Lease Your House, Make Your Payments & Buy It Later!

604.657.9422www.webuyhomesbc.com

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

• DIFFICULTY SELLING ? •Diffi culty Making Payments?

No Equity? Expired Listing? Penalty? We Take Over Payments! No Fees!www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

$1100-1BRM, 32FT², BRIGHT Top Floor, 12633 No. 2 Rd. Close to all Steveston amenities. 6 appls incl. W/D, gas fi replace, secure under-ground parking, no pets, no smok-ing. Angela at 312-659-6474

SURREY

Regency Park Gardens

Large 1 & 2 bedroom units Rent from $725.00/mo.

Phone: 604-581-8332 & 604-585-0063

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706 APARTMENT/CONDO

RICHMOND

1 & 2 Bdrms Available Immediately.

Located in central Richmond, close to all amenities & No. 5 Rd.

Rent includes heat and hot water. Sorry no pets.

Call 604-830-4002 or604-830-8246

Visit our website:www.aptrentals.net

WINDSOR WOODS1 bdrm penthouse includes: w/d, d/w & f/p. Newly renovated. n/s. $1150/mo. (604)880-9413

752 TOWNHOUSES

RICHMOND

BRIARGATE & PADDOCKTOWNHOUSES

2 Bedrm + Den & 3 Bedrms Available

Private yard, carport or dou-ble garage. Located on No. 1 & Steveston, No. 3 & Steves-ton. Landscape and mainte-nance included.

Call 604-830-4002or 604-830-8246

Website www.aptrentals.net

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

DreamTeam Auto Financing“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -

Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals1-800-961-7022

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

810 AUTO FINANCING

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

827 VEHICLES WANTED

830 MOTORCYCLESTHE ONE, THE ONLY authorized Harley-Davidson technician training program in all of Canada. You’ll work on all types of HD bikes. Quality instruction and state-of-the-art training aids. GPRC Fairview Campus, Fairview Alberta. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVALAAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

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$ WE PAY CASH FOR CARS $

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ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME

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DELTA SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL

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

The Scrapper

RENTALS RENTALS

Local Flavour ❙ P17Gerald Worobetz inspires students at SDSS

❙ The Legend of George C. Reifel Beer baron, rumrunner, and conservationist, Reifel lived a grandiose life, and helped shape the Lower Mainland. P10

When faced with the prospect of having a smart metre installed on their home against their will, one Tsawwassen couple has instead opted to go o� the grid.

� e couple has spent more than $60,000 to retro� t their house with natural gas appliances and solar panels on the roof that generate their own electricity. ❙ See story, P3

The top two teams in the Pacific Junior Hockey League faced off at the Ladner Leisure Centre Tues-day night, and it was the Delta Ice Hawks who came out on top.

The Ice Hawks defeated the Richmond Sockeyes 3-2 in overtime to draw within three points of the league-leading Sockeyes. ❙ See story, P25

Power struggle

Ice Hawks top Sockeyes in OT

Gerald Worobetz inspires students at SDSS

FRIDAY ∙ FEBRUARY 15 ∙ 2013 ❙ southdeltaleader.com

ER congestion easing ❙ P4Wait times down at Delta Hospital

Rabbit dances in Delta ❙ P20Flamenco singer performs at Los Gitanos

Reach for the StarsReach Child and Youth Development Society helps close

to 1,000 children with developmental disabilities such as Down syndrome, autism, or fetal alcohol spectrum disor-der (FASD), succeed in life.

� e non-pro� t agency has just launched a fundraising campaign to build a new facility in the heart of downtown Ladner on land donated by the Corporation of Delta. � e new 20,000-square-foot facility will cost more than $4 mil-lion to build, and will increase the society’s overall space by 60 per cent. On Feb. 23, the organization is holding Reach For the Stars: An Evening of Inspiration to kickstart the fundraising campaign. ❙ See story, P5

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