Delta Optimist April 27 2016

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A hearing got underway yes-terday morning in B.C. SupremeCourt in NewWestminster todetermine if the accused ina fatal 2013 stabbing at theTsawwassen First Nation shouldbe held criminally responsiblefor his actions.

The prosecutor told the courtthe Crown agrees that a findingof not criminally responsibledue to a mental disorder is thecorrect ruling in the case.

The accused, who was 17 atthe time of the incident and can-not be named under the YouthCriminal Justice Act, has admit-ted to the attack that left oneteen dead and another criticallyinjured.

The defense called a forensicpsychiatrist and expert on themental state of individuals at thetime a crime is committed.

The psychiatrist interviewedthe youth on five occasions lastfall and concluded the stab-bing was a result of paranoiddelusions, a symptom of theaccused’s schizophrenia.

Police were called to a resi-dence on Tsawwassen Drive ataround 10 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2013.Upon arrival, officers discoveredtwo teenaged girls suffering fromstab wounds.

The 16-year-old victim suc-cumbed to her injuries while the15-year-old survived.

The suspect was taken intocustody the next morning.

The accused and the victimswere known to each other.

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Delta council unanimouslygave final approval Monday to a3.5 per cent property tax hike for2016.

It means the average single-family residence assessed at$645,000 will see an increase ofapproximately $75 on the Deltaportion of their property tax bill.

The increase this year is bro-ken down to one per cent tomaintain government services,0.5 per cent for additional police

officers and civilians. 0.5 percent for a life cycle replacementreserve for Delta’s five syn-thetic turf fields and 1.5 per centtoward a new emergency ser-vices fire hall and training centreat Boundary Bay Airport.

Construction of the fire hall isscheduled to begin next year, butDelta is still looking for seniorgovernment funding to help payfor the $8 million project.

OnMonday council alsoapproved awarding a $633,000contract for architectural ser-vices for the project.

Council approves3.5% taxhike

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A Tsawwassen familyis sharing its story in thehopes of inspiring peopleto register for organ dona-tion.

Joon Templeton hadwhat she describes as anon-eventful pregnancy.

“It was almost textbook,”she says, adding sonCallum was born a coupleweeks early.

However, doctorsexpressed concerns abouthis liver function early on.The new family was keptin the hospital an extraday as doctors monitoredCallum’s liver.

“He was never ablack and white case,”Templeton says as Callum,now 4, strums a small gui-tar in the background.

Callum was jaundicedbut nursed well and wasgrowing.

“The doctors always feltthat he would outgrowthis,” she says.

Callum was monitoredwith blood work everycouple of weeks.

It wasn’t until he wasthree-and-a-half monthsthat he was finally diag-nosed with a rare congeni-tal liver disease — biliaryatresia.

The disease causesinflammation in the bileducts, blocking the flow ofbile from the liver to thegallbladder. The trappedbile causes liver damagethat can lead to impairedfunction of the organ,which will eventually fail ifleft untreated.

The family received thediagnosis on a Friday andCallum was scheduled fora Kasai procedure the fol-lowing Monday.

The procedure aimsto establish bile flow byremoving the damagedduct and replacing it witha new drainage systemmade from a piece of thesmall intestine.

Initially, the procedure

was a success.“His symptoms went

down,” Templeton says,adding the jaundice disap-peared and his swollenbelly decreased.

However, once Callumturned one the jaundicestarted to return and thedoctors started talkingabout a liver transplant.The family was sentto Stollery Children’sHospital in Edmonton forthree months of extensive

testing. Stollery is hometo Western Canada’s pedi-atric liver transplant pro-gram.

After a grueling assess-ment process, the familywas sent home and onJune 26, 2013 Callum wasofficially placed on thetransplant list.

According to B.C.Transplant, as of Jan. 1there were 562 BritishColumbians waiting for atransplant and last year 21

people died while on thelist.

Callum has a rare bloodtype and Templeton wastold that could either workfor or against them.

Unlike some on the list,the tot didn’t have to waitlong. The phone rang at1:30 a.m. on July 2.

“I’ll never forget,”Templeton says.

The family packedup and headed to B.C.Children’s Hospital. From

there, Callum was mediva-ced to Stollery Children’sHospital and after twodays of testing, he went infor surgery at 3:30 a.m. onJuly 4.

The surgery, which took10 hours, made an imme-diate difference.

“When we first saw him,we noticed a differenceas soon as we walked in,”Templeton says.

Callum was kept inintensive care for a cou-ple days and then spentanother six weeks in hos-pital.

The family was requiredto stay in Edmonton forthree months as doctorsmonitored his new liver.

The first year is critical,Templeton says, as that’swhen transplant recipientsare at the highest risk ofinfection or rejection.

In the beginning,Callum had to take 14 dif-ferent medications a day.

Today, the happy four-year-old is down to onebut has to go for monthlyblood work to monitor hisliver function.

Templeton says he hasdone well since the sur-gery, but she is alwayscautious.

“I never like to boastabout his health or take itfor granted.”

Templeton says thefamily decided to shareits story in the hopes ofpromoting organ donationand to encourage peopleto talk to their familiesabout their decision andregister as an organ donor.

“He’s really an examplethat it works.”

Having a decal on adriver’s license or carecard is no longer enough.Potential donors must reg-ister their decision online.

According to B.C.Transplant, one organdonor can save up to eightlives.

For more information,or to register as an organdonor, visit www.trans-plant.bc.ca.

PHOTO COURTESY OF B.C. TRANSPLANT

Callum Templeton received a new liver three years ago at Stollery Children’sHospital in Edmonton.

Newlifewith transplantTsawwassen four-year-old CallumTempleton is proof organdonationworks

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More than a year-and-a-half after two teens died ina Thanksgiving long week-end crash, the installationof a barrier along a notori-ous stretch of Highway 10is complete.

The provinceannounced last week theinstallation of 600 metresof concrete barriers onHighway 10 between ScottRoad and Highway 91, a$2.15-million project, isnow finished.

“As a community, wehave been calling on thegovernment for protec-tive barriers to divide thefour lanes of traffic onHighway 10 to help reducecollision,” said Mayor LoisJackson.

“It is gratifying to seeour request has beenanswered and we knowthis newmedian barrierwill go a long way towardimproving safety for allmotorists travelling alongthis route.”

The municipality hadbeen pushing for a bar-rier along the stretch since2012, but renewed the callin 2014 after two Surrey17-year-olds were killed ina five-vehicle collision onthe hilly curve. At the timepolice said a westboundcar appeared to losecontrol and crossed intooncoming traffic.

“This new segmentof median barrier alongHighway 10 will sig-nificantly boost safetyfor local motorists,” saidNorth Delta MLA ScottHamilton. “This is awell-travelled stretch ofhighway, and the concretemedian will now serveas both a visual and aphysical barrier to preventcross-overs, which willbe especially importantduring bad weather condi-tions and at night.”

According to theMinistry of Transportationand Infrastructure, thestretch of road sees anaverage of 30,000 vehicletrips daily.

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Medians have now been installed on Highway 10between Scott Road and Highway 91.

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Set for Saturday, April30, the event will be achance to see thousandsof western sandpipers asthey stop on their north-ward migration.

They feed on biofilm ina concentrated area justnorth of the port cause-way.

Opponents of the pro-posed Terminal 2 expan-sion at Roberts Bank saythe biofilm is a uniquelayer on the surface ofthe mudflats close to theshoreline and is onlyfound in a few places, withthe majority of the west-ern sandpiper populationfavouring the small area.

T2 could destroy thathabitat, according to APEand others opposed to theplanned three-berth con-tainer terminal.

According to theVancouver Fraser PortAuthority, its studiesfound there is extensive

biofilm at Roberts Bankand in the Fraser Riverestuary to support largepopulations of migrat-ing and overwinteringbirds, contending birdswould not be significantlyaffected by construction ofanother terminal.

Terminal 2 is undergo-ing a federal environmen-tal assessment and willbe examined by an inde-pendent review panel. Theproject is also undergo-ing an assessment under

the B.C. EnvironmentalAssessment Act andrequires other permits andauthorizations before itcan proceed.

The port authority saysit’s confident potentialadverse effects can be fullyor partially avoided orreduced through projectdesign and the implemen-tation of environmentalmanagement programs.

APE, however, says theport ignores significantenvironmental issues.

The group com-mended Steveston-EastRichmond Liberal MPJoe Peschisolido’s recentstatement that a review isneeded on how the portauthority operates.

The Peep-In is sched-uled for 11 a.m. atBrunswick Point. Thoseplanning to attend areasked to park at the end ofRiver Road West and makethe 20-minute walk alongthe dike to BrunswickPoint.

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Volunteerism was topof mind for many in thecommunity last week asCollaborate Delta hosted aVolunteer Summit.

Last Wednesday’s eventbrought together morethan 100 representativesfrom organizations thathave a strong volunteercomponent with the aimof identifying challengesand brainstorming solu-tions. As well, participantsalso shared what they havelearned through their ownorganizations and howsome of those ideas couldbe implemented andexpanded into the widercommunity.

“The summit was partof the journey to helpDelta create its ownmadein Delta model of a struc-ture for people who needvolunteers and peoplewho want to volunteer,”said Donna Burke, pro-gram coordinator forCollaborate Delta.

The session includeda keynote speech fromformer police chief JimCessford, a long-time vol-unteer who also has exten-sive experience workingwith volunteers during histime leading Delta’s policedepartment.

He spoke about themany important roles vol-unteers fill at the depart-ment, including those invictim services who oftenassist officers in notifyingfamilies when a loved onehas died and help victims

of crime through the courtprocess.

“When we talk aboutgiving volunteers simpletasks and simple jobs,that’s not a simple job,”Cessford said, adding vol-unteers help the depart-ment offer more servicesto the public.

“We could never affordall the services these vol-unteers fulfill for us.”

The former chief saidvolunteers in any segmentof the community are ableto bring a wealth of experi-ence and knowledge to anorganization.

After a panel discussionfeaturing four experts onvolunteerism, the sessionbroke into groups where

participants were able todiscuss what had they hadheard and generate ideason what can work for indi-vidual organizations aswell as Delta as a whole.

Ideas were shared andseveral participants vol-unteered to work withCollaborate Delta to movesome of the initiatives for-ward.

“There is an appetite inDelta for pragmatic solu-tions to work more collab-oratively,” said CollaborateDelta president JohnThornburn.

Thornburn said throughdiscussions with over 40Delta-based organizations,volunteerism was repeat-edly an area that was

pointed to as pivotal, bothfrom the point of view as avolunteer and as one whoutilizes volunteers.

Collaborate Deltarecently held two volun-teer fairs using a speeddating-like theme tomatch organizations withpotential volunteers.

Thornburn added thatCollaborate Delta seesitself as playing a rolein bringing like-mindedorganizations, businessesand non-profits togetherto discuss ways to enhancelife in Delta.

For more informationabout Collaborate Deltaand its initiatives, or howto get involved, visit www.collaboratedelta.org.

VolunteeringinspotlightCollaborateDelta hosts summit to allowgroups to share ideas

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Former police chief Jim Cessford addresses the crowd at last week’s VolunteerSummit at the Delta Town & Country Inn.


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Mayor Lois Jacksonpaid a visit to the McKeeSeniors’ Recreation Centrelast Thursday in a new ridefor local seniors.

During an apprecia-tion event to honour theMcKee House SeniorsSociety’s 115 volunteers,

who work in partnershipwith Delta to help makethe Ladner seniors’ centrea great place to go, themayor arrived in the newSouth Delta Seniors Bus.It’s a new free service thatwill likely be managed outof the recreation centre.

Ken Kuntz, Delta’s direc-tor of parks, recreation andculture, told the crowd the

bus, delivered to the DeltaWorks Yard the day before,should be ready for servicein a few weeks, once driv-ers have been organized.

Three years afterlaunching the North DeltaSeniors Bus program, theSouth Delta bus was giventhe green light when Deltacouncil recently approveda one-year lease on a

wheelchair-accessible bus.The route will be deter-

mined by riders and willfocus on medical appoint-ments, shopping andsocial engagements.

After the bus wasunveiled, Jackson thankedthe volunteers for their“unlimited love, friend-ship, caring and concern”for their community.

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Mayor Lois Jackson waves to volunteers inside the McKee Seniors’ Recreation Centre after curtains werepulled to unveil the new South Delta Seniors Bus.

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It’s a tale of two investments.

For years, decades even, we’vebeen told to sock money away forretirement because a governmentpension alone won’t be sufficient

to fund our golden years. I’ve dutifullyfollowed the advice and for the lastquarter century (man, does that makeme sound old) I’ve contributed to myRRSP like clockwork.

Some years have been promising,but more often than not, at least inrecent times, the returns have beenmore depressing, thanks to single-digit growth in domestic-based mutualfunds over the past five-year stretch.

That would be really dishearten-ing if it wasn’t contrasted with theother big investment for most people— their home. While we’ve watchedretirement investments flatline for themost part, the price of real estate hasabsolutely skyrocketed, building previ-ously unforeseen equity for most LowerMainland homeowners.

Over the past five years, homes inTsawwassen have jumped by 70 percent, according to the Real Estate Boardof Greater Vancouver. They’re up 56per cent in Ladner over that period.That means a Tsawwassen home worth$700,000 five years ago is now priced ata cool $1.2 million.

Try finding that kind of return any-where else.

A half-million in additional equityalso means the blood pressure is keptin check when opening those RRSPstatements that come in the mail.

Now, I’m not suggesting abandon-ing your retirement savings in favour ofdumping everything into real estate asit certainly wouldn’t take much to letair out of the bubble. A bump in inter-est rates would make already insanemortgage payments unmanageable formany, while a rising Canadian dollarhas the ability to put a chill on interna-tional buyers. And that’s assuming gov-ernments don’t try to impose any regu-lations on foreign home ownership.

As hot as the real estate market is atthe moment, things can turn on a dime,although the law of supply and demandwill always favour homeowners in amost desirable part of the world that’sconstrained by the Agricultural LandReserve.

That’s not good for those lookingto break into the market, but it’s wel-comed by those at the other end of thespectrum who haven’t been treated aswell by their other investments.

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I’m not sure why, butI’m quite happy theCorporation of Delta seemsto be doing an about-faceon a number of issues.

The first one is the improve-ment in the relationship betweenthe Delta Seniors Planning Teamand the municipality. The plan-ning team had a difficult job get-ting recognized for the first fiveyears of its work, possibly becausethe Corporation of Delta sawus as a political group with anagenda.

The truth is we are non-partisan with members from allpolitical stripes, we are all vol-unteers and, yes, we do have anagenda, which is seniors’ issuesin Delta. Being a truly grassrootsgroup, nobody owns us and noone can fire us. We are strong,growing and welcoming newmembers all the time. Eligibilityto join is simply that you are55-plus and reside in Delta.

The second and third issueswere the need for a social plannerand a seniors support coordina-tor to help us navigate the sys-tem. These issues have resulted inthe creation of two new positions,the second one being part-time.Both have recently been hiredand are on the job. I was veryhappy to see who they hired asI know both from their previouscareers.

Our new social planner is

Gillian McLeod, who had beenthe manager for Delta’s branchesof the Fraser Valley RegionalLibrary. You may ask, why is alibrarian our social planner? First,let’s start with defining what asocial planner does. Contrary topopular belief, they do not plansocial events.

The word “social” in this con-text means people. They look forand try to resolve emerging issuesin Delta concerning the well-being of its citizens, especiallythose marginalized through pov-erty, disabilities and ill health.

McLeod has two master’sdegrees but her suitability liesmore in her experience, compe-tence and knowledge of issues inDelta. She raised her family here.Mix in her open and engagingpersonality and voila, we have theright person for this challengingposition.

Another pleasant surprise wasthe hiring of Eva Busich-Veloso,the new seniors support coordi-nator. Busich-Veloso had been acare-homemanager and morerecently was the seniors coordi-nator for the City of Richmond.

Her new role is to connectDelta’s 50-plus residents to ser-vices and resources. There aremany but finding them or tryingto navigate the health system canbe daunting. Her knowledge inthis area is vast plus her work willcontribute to the social planner’srole. To make an appointmentwith the seniors support coordi-nator, call 604-787-1242.

And lastly, the Corporationof Delta asked the Delta SeniorsPlanning Team to do a 55-plusHousing Needs Survey, the resultsof which will be presented to theseniors sub-committee on May11. If you haven’t done the surveyyet, you can ask for one at thelibraries or seniors centres, orvisit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P2CD3RZ. It closes April30.

Something’s happening atmunicipal hall, and so far it’sall good. Thanks for listening,Corporation of Delta.ML Burke retired from the

health sector to work on issuessuch as affordable housing. Shesits on the Delta Seniors PlanningTeam and the B.C. SeniorsAdvocate’s Advisory Council.

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Letters

Editor:Re: Grove snakes getcheck-up, April 13

The article did a greatjob of raising awareness ofthe snake hibernation sitein Tsawwassen which localresidents have grown toappreciate. However, I wasmisquoted a few times inthe article which I’d like toclarify.

I did not state that peo-ple “should steer clear ofthe area until the end ofthe month.” In fact, it’sgreat that people are goingout there and seeing them.It indicates the den is stillbeing used post-construc-tion and people appreciatethem enough to noticewithout killing or other-

wise harassing them.People should stay off

the rock dike until the endof the month though, asthis is the main hiberna-tion area from which thesnakes are emerging andbasking on, around, orunder the rocks. We’vediscovered four snakesthat were crushed to deathby people stepping on therocks or logs they werehiding under so pleaseavoid walking on the rockdike and among the logsbetween the rocks andgarbage cans to the north.

Not all the snakes weremicro-chipped, only thosethat were big enough toreceive the rice-grain-sized Passive Integrated

Transponder (PIT) tags.My request to “leave the

snakes alone” was takenout of context. That com-ment is tied to the requestthat people should not belooking for snakes by flip-ping over rocks and logs ortrying to catch them.

People can watch forsnakes that are basking onthe rocks and admire themfrom a distance to avoiddisrupting mating ballswhere several males inter-twine or follow a female,and being careful not tostep on or run them overon their bicycles if theycross the top of the dike.

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Editor:Re: Editorial cartoon,

April 22It really is hard to

believe that a normallyreputable paper like theOptimistwould decide toprint such an asinine dis-play of childish garbage onits pages.

Regardless of your opin-

ion of Donald Trump, tocompare him to the likesof Adolf Hitler tells me thatsomeone on your edito-rial staff has some seriousissues to deal with. Pleaseget help ASAP.

I didn’t notice suchpathetic attempts athumour when politi-cal lightweights like

Barack Obama and JustinTrudeau were running foroffice, but of course theywere firmly planted onthe far left of the politicalscale, so shielded fromyour sarcasm.

Yes, political correctnessis rampant in our societybut this is going too far.

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Editor:Re: Doctor shortage willonly get worse, April 22There is a simple fix to

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to open independent prac-tices.

NPs do this in manyplaces around the worldbut not here. I am not surewhy the government is soresistant to this idea butsuspect it is because it isbeholden to the physi-

cians, who probably fearthe competition.

Given howmany peopledon’t have a GP I don’tthink they have anythingto worry about. It is longpast time for the govern-ment to institute this.

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He wanted to go to afavourite place: the nurs-ery.

This, some may think,is decidedly odd. Afterall, we do not have greenthumbs, or even jadethumbs or olive thumbs oravocado thumbs. We don’tknow a delphinium froma daisy or a forget-me-notfrom a foxglove. Our gar-den, if you can call it that,is anything but a show-stopper.

Still, we love the nurs-ery.

“It’s time,” the husbandsaid. “Let’s get in the car.”

No, I pointed out, it wasstill a tad too early. Better

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“OK,” he said. “We’llwait a bit to buy the plants.But can’t we go and look?”

We went to take a look.We strolled past the beau-tiful garden sculptures andthe beautiful bird bathsand the beautiful ceramicpots.

There were, let’s just say,a heck of a lot of plants.

“We should mix it upthis year,” the husbandsaid. “You know— putsomethingnew in theplanters.”

Wefound anadorablepurplishwhateverwith broadshinyleaves.We founda yellowsomethingor otherthat had long stems andbushy flowers. We founda peach-coloured thingiewith clusters of showy pet-als.

“These would look nice,”the husband said. “Andwe’ve never planted thembefore.”

I looked at one of thetags protruding from thesoil.

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“I have no idea,” I said.“All I know is that we havesoil.”

I considered the lightfactor.

“There’s no place on ourproperty that gets directsun all day,” I pointed out.“But I guess we could justmove the pots aroundthroughout the day.”

“Are you kidding?” thehusbandsaid. “Weboth workfull-time.Besides, bythe timewe fill ourpots withsoil, they’regoing toweigh at least40 poundseach.”

He had apoint.

We continued to tourthe nursery and makemental notes of what tobuy. Pink this. Crimsonthat. Sapphire-violet thisand that.

In good time—whenthe thermometer says it’ssafe enough—we willreturn and buy our annualplantings. At the store,they will look just brilliant.Bets are off when we bringthem home.

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Please respond in writing prior toMay 6, 2016, 2:00 PM PST, with an outline of your proposal.Clearly identify your submission as an Expression of Interest in Seasonal Produce Sales,4900 - 96th Street, East Ladner.

Issues to address in your expression of interest are:

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Young people have anobvious attachment to –some would say dependence

on -- their smartphones to thepoint where many find it difficult tofunction without one.

Teens typically contendtheir smartphones keep themconnected but the generation that

came before them believes thatwith young people glued to theirphones, they aren’t paying enoughattention to the world aroundthem.

Parents and teachers, whogrew up in an era when a phonecould only stray as far as the cordwould allow, see a downside to thetechnology.

Ladner parent Kathie Morissonbelieves speaking face-to-face is a far better form ofcommunication and one notprone to misinterpretation, sayingtexting is for quick and impersonalmessages.

“I communicated using atelephone in the kitchen and I

could only say things my parentswould approve of,” Morisson says.

She says when someone reallywanted to see someone else, theywould do it in person, which wouldallow them to be able to hear thatperson’s tone of voice.

Delta Secondary teacherChris Dobrovolny says he seesa disconnect when people aretethered to their smartphones.

“I think it’s very sad how yousee people having dinner at arestaurant and they’re both lookingat their phones. However, a lot ofthe time teachers are just as bad.It’s unfair to just blame the kids.”

On the school’s occasionalhumanitarian trips to Nicaragua,when students are asked to ridthemselves of their devices,Dobrovolny describes an incredibledifference in their attitudes, sayingmany become lively and enjoyeach other’s company.

Delta Secondary counsellorHeather Colls says smartphoneschange the way people act,particularly young people.

“Studies show that thisgeneration is almost physicallyand biologically attached to theirphones because they were raisedwith it. It is like a pencil to them.”

Colls says the immediacy ofcommunication has changeddramatically over the course of hercareer, which can lead to stressand anxiety.

“(When I began my career) Iwould go home and I’m not incommunication with parents orstudents or checking emails. Nowif I have access to a computer, Ipotentially could be doing my job24 hours a day. How do you letthat go?”

Colls says young people today

want to be connected 24 hours aday so they always know what’sgoing on.

“People expect you to returntheir message immediately. So ifteachers or parents don’t respond,they get more stressed. Ten yearsago if it took people three days (torespond), it was normal.”

A study conducted at theInternational Center for Media andPublic Agenda at the Universityof Maryland asked approximately1,000 students from 10 countrieson five continents to abandon allmedia, including their cellphones,for 24 hours. The results weretelling.

“Although I started the dayfeeling good, I noticed my moodstarted to change around noon,”said one student. “I started to feelisolated and lonely.”

Another said: “Texting and IMingmy friends gives me a constantfeeling of comfort. When I didnot have those two luxuries, I feltquite alone and secluded from mylife. Although I go to a school withthousands of students, the factthat I was not able to communicatewith anyone via technology wasalmost unbearable.”

While young people may be“addicted,” it’s not causing themto isolate, according to someLadner teens.

Zoe Evans equates reading thenewspaper with going on yourphone.

“People have always tried to findthings to disconnect them fromreality. It’s not a new thing, just adifferent device,” she says.

Sara Thatcher, 17, makes anempowering argument as well,stating, “You have no idea what(the person on their phone) is

doing. It allows us to communicatewith people we are not physicallyclose with. We still go out anddo things but half the things wewant to do are too far away, tooexpensive or too dangerous, so wesettle for communicating on ourphones.”

Teens say they could be usingtheir smartphones to submit lastminute assignments or contacta loved one who is otherwise outof reach. Many young peoplealso claim that using their phonerelieves them of anxiety or otherdisorders, as opposed to causingthem.

A telephone survey of 2,512adults, conducted by PrincetonSurvey Research International in2009, found that since 1985, theextent of social isolation had hardlychanged at all.

It found that people who havemobile phones and take partin a variety of Internet activitiesare associated with larger, morediverse discussion networks. Onaverage, the size of a person’sdiscussion networks is 12 per centlarger among mobile users.

A survey done by the PewInternet and American Life Project,titled Social Isolation and NewTechnology, found people’s livesare likely to be enhanced by newtechnologies rather than thoseforms of communication sendingthem into a spiral of isolation.

It found smartphone users areas likely as anyone else to visittheir neighbours and take partin community activities, and aremore likely to be a part of voluntaryorganizations.

Sharan Hundal is a DeltaSecondary student doing workexperience at the Optimist.

PHONE!WITHOUTCan’t

live

my

There’s definitely a generationalgap when it comes to technology

Sharan HundalOptimist contributor

I think it’s verysad how yousee people

having dinnerat a restaurant

and they’re bothlooking at their

phones.However, a lot ofthe time teachersare just as bad.It’s unfair to justblame the kids.– Delta Secondary

teacherChris Dobrovolny

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Our family has lived inTsawwassen, a wonder-ful family community,since 1980. My husband,Harvey, has always hadexcellent health, so in2009 it was very disturb-ing for me to see Harveyexperience major disori-entation while travelling inEngland. This was particu-larly disturbing becauseHarvey was a mastermariner who could alwaysnavigate his way.

In 2010, Harvey wasdiagnosed with mild cog-nitive impairment thatdeveloped into Lewy bodydementia by October2012. I am Harvey’s maincaregiver with 100 percent support from our sonChad, and his wife PeiPei (Coquitlam), and ourother son Carl (Salt SpringIsland).

A dementia journeyshould not be attemptedin isolation. We have hadexceptional support fromfamily, friends, neighboursand the community. TheAlzheimer’s Society pro-vided workshops, presen-tations, the First Link pro-gram and support groups.

Our Fraser Health casemanager arranged forHarvey’s regular attend-ance at the Adult DayProgram in Tsawwassen aswell as four respite breaksat Delta View care home.A private home supportservice provided very reli-able companions to cometo our home twice a weekwhile I went to my Pilatesclasses. They would dostretching exercises withHarvey before taking him,and our dog, for a walk.

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We had his name puton the regular placementlist. The following month,after an appointment withour geriatrician, we hadHarvey’s name put on theurgent placement list atthe recommendation ofthe geriatrician.

After three months ofno placement, the AdultDay Program, our geriatri-cian and our social workercontacted Fraser Healthexpressing concern that

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One wonders howmuchlonger we would have

waited on the “urgent”list had we not made a lotof noise to get Harvey’splacement.

From the time Harveywas diagnosed with mildcognitive impairment towhen we requested anurgent placement for fullcare, we received timely,positive support fromevery health care profes-sional involved in Harvey’scare. It was not until webecame involved in theplacement process that wehit a very severe detour onthe journey. Even our casemanager could not accessinformation regardingHarvey’s urgent placementrequest.

As a result of this place-ment experience, we wrotea letter of complaint toFraser Health’s Patient

Quality Care Office. Wehave since met with FraserHealth. They have apolo-gized for the untimelywait while acknowledgingthat Harvey’s placementhad been mishandledand should have occurredmuch sooner than it did.

During our meeting itbecame clear to our fam-ily and the Fraser Healthattendees that internalcommunication withinFraser Health needs a tuneup. Hopefully our actionof complaint will resultin some positive changesin the placement system,and that families will nothave to endure a frustrat-ing, stressful wait time forplacement.

Besides hoping for animmediate cure for alldementias, let us now

hope that with soci-ety’s continually growingawareness and under-standing of dementia, ourgovernments, provincialand federal, will rise tothe occasion and provideleadership in creatingenough modern carefacilities with all neededresources for a portion ofour population that cannotspeak for themselves.

Our B.C. government isstarting to talk about keep-ing seniors in their homesfor as long as possible withhome support servicesbeing provided. In princi-ple, this sounds ideal butit will only work if the gov-ernment keeps its promiseof providing that homesupport for as long as itis needed and, when thetime comes when living athome is no longer viable,there is a system in placethat is timely, compas-sionate and transparent infinding a full-care facilityplacement.

The Investors GroupWalk for Alzheimer’s isCanada’s biggest fun-draiser for Alzheimer’sdisease and otherdementias.

The annual five-kilometre walk forRichmond and SouthDelta will be held onSunday, May 1 at theThompson CommunityCentre, 5151 GranvilleAve., Richmond.Registration begins at 9a.m.

Every year the walk isheld in honour of some-one in the community,but this year all caregiv-ers are being honoured.

Familyhitsbumpindementia journeyTimely support received fromsystemuntil ‘very severe detour’ during the placement process

PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE

Fran Linton cared for her husband Harvey at home until he required placement in a full-care facility last year.

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Delta Photo Clubmeetsthis Wednesday, April 27, at7:30 pm for digital displaynight. Photographers willbegin a discussion abouttheir images: why they tookthem, point of view, andintent. Constructive com-ments or suggestions frommembers will follow. It’s agood night to visit the photoclub–plenty of interactionand a variety of photogra-phy. DPC members assem-ble weekly at KinVillageCommunity Centre. Guestswelcome. For more informa-tion, please visit www.delta-photoclub.com.

Canadian Mental HealthAssociation Vancouver-Fraser offers a FamilySupport Group in SouthDelta for individuals sup-porting someone with amental illness. Meetings areon the second and fourthWednesday of each monthfrom 7 - 9 p.m. Next meetingis on April 27. Please call theDelta office at 604-943-1878or email info.delta@cmha.

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Restorative Yoga forPeople Living with Cancer,Thursdays April 28, May 12,26, June 9, 23, 1:30-3:30 pmat Harold & Veronica SavageCentre for SupportiveCare - 4631 ClarenceTaylor Crescent, Ladner.Restorative yoga supportsthe body in poses lyingdown or seated, in stillnesswith breath awareness. Thisencourages release of mus-cle tension, increases flexibil-ity and balances the body/mind connection. No previ-ous experience is neces-sary. Please pre-register byphoning Maureen Dufresneat 604-948-0660 for moreinformation.

Ladner United Churchis having its 12th annualgarage sale on Saturday,April 30. Located in thevillage at 4960-48th Ave,Ladner (604-946-6254).Doors Open from 8 am to12 noon. Come and checkout the wide variety of toolsand toys, books and boots,clothes and more.

Taoist Tai Chi is a movingmeditation that exercisesthe whole body, calms themind, improves balanceand overall health. New

beginner classes start inTsawwassen at St. David’sAnglican Church, 1115 51ASt., on Monday May 2, 10a.m. to 12 p.m. and in Ladnerat Ladner United Church,4960 48 Ave. on WednesdayMay 4, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. andThursday May 5, 7 p.m. to 9p.m. Payment by cheque orcash only. www.taoist.org or604-681-6609.

Delta Nature presents, TheWondrous Birds and Watersof Chile and Argentinawith keen bird and naturephotographer Peter Ward.All ages are welcome andthe event is free. Tuesday,May 3, 7:30 p.m. (approx.2 at Benediction LutheranChurch, 56th Street & 6thAvenue, Tsawwassen.Contact Tom at [email protected] for more infor-mation.

Free UVic Chronic PainSelf-Management workshopruns Thursdays, 9:30 am to12:30 pm at McKee SeniorsRec Centre from May 5 toJune 9. Participants willlearn strategies to managepain, deal with difficult emo-tions, exercise safely, andwork with their health careteam. Caregivers are wel-come. To register call UVic at604-940-1273 or go to www.selfmanagementbc.ca.

Ladner Lawn BowlingClubis having its annual Plant &Bake sale Saturday, May 7, 8a.m. to 2 p.m., 5128-47th Ave.(604-946-6722). Fresh homebaking, locally grown peren-nials and some annuals,hanging baskets.

Plant Sale: SouthDeltaGarden Club’s annual plantsale. Saturday, May 7. 9 to2 pm at Delta Hospital (ECUgardens). Perennials, toma-toes, veggies, Mother’s Daycontainers, tool sharpeningservice. www.southdeltagar-denclub.ca.

The Point Roberts YachtClub (PRYC) will holdits annual Flag RaisingCeremony, Blessing of theFleet and Sail Past Salute onSaturday, May 7 at the PointRoberts Marina to officiallyopen the boating season.This is a formal event for theclub with local dignitariesparticipating. The public isinvited watch the event andget involved in our club. Theflag raising ceremony startsat 12:30 PM and the sail pastsalute will start on the wateroutside the Point RobertsMarina breakwater at 2 PM.

Bereavement RelaxationGroup, starting May 10 andrunning Tuesdays 1-2:30pm.May 10, 17, 24, June 7, 14, 21

at the Centre for SupportiveCare - 4631 Clarence TaylorCrescent, Ladner. Pre-registration required by May3. Call Jean at 604.948.0660ext. 312 or email: [email protected] for more infor-mation or to register.

SPECIALEVENTS

Jewelry Sale – Saturday,April 30. New Inventoryof jewelry & watches forsale, 9:30am-4pm, HospiceCottage Charity Shoppe,1521-56th St. Tsawwassen.

Come play games during afree drop-in for InternationalTabletop Day at TsawwassenUnited Church, 693-53rdSt., from noon to 10 p.m.Saturday, April 30. [email protected] for more info.

Sunday, May 8, 12:30– 3:30 pm Mother’s DayTea with the Birds at andaround Cammidge Houseand Centennial Beach atBoundary Bay Regional Park.

ARTS

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Tsawwassen Arts CentreWednesday, April 27, 7 p.m.$4 admission at the door.Singers, poets, actors, writ-ers, musicians & comediansall welcome. Call 604-943-9437 to sign up, walk-ins alsowelcome.

The Perfect Alibi,seven piece rock and rollband, Saturday, April 30.KinVillage CommunityCentre 5430-10th Ave.,Tsawwassen, 604-943-0225,.Doors open at 6:30. Dancing7:30 to 11. Tickets $15 onsale now. A roast beef andYorkshire full dinner is avail-able from 6:30 to 7:30 for $15per person.

Delta Music Makers,Sunday, May 1 at 2 pm.KinVillage CommunityCentre 5430-10th Ave.,Tsawwassen. Admission bydonation.

The Coming Events column ispublished every Wednesdayas a community service. Ifyou have a non-profit event,mail, drop off, fax, or e-mail([email protected])the details to the Optimist by3 p.m. Monday. Submissionsare subject to space limitations(no phone calls, please).

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Splashin’anddashin’ inLadnerEven somebikin’ thrown in for theKids of Steel asDeltamodifies its annual triathlon

PHOTOS BY GORD GOBLE

The annual DeltaTriathlon was turned intothe Splash N’ Dash lastSaturday as road workeliminated the cyclingportion, although notfor the Kids of Steel. Seemore photos at www.delta-optimist.com.


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BC Minor Bantam AAR. Meadows 5 5 0 1.000Ladner 8 7 1 .875North Langley 7 5 2 .714Mission 7 5 2 .714Richmond 5 3 2 .600Cloverdale 8 4 4 .500Vancouver 6 3 3 .500Abbotsford 4 2 2 .500Burnaby 7 3 4 .429Tri-City 7 3 4 .429Delta-Tsaw 8 3 5 .375Newton 7 1 6 .143Vancouver 3 0 3 .000White Rock 6 0 6 .000

UPCOMINGINTERMEDIATE LACROSSEFriday, April 29,: NewWestSalmonbellies at Delta Islanders,8 p.m. Ladner Leisure Centre

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SDSS juniorsamongBC’sbestOutstandingmulti-sport athletes& keen coaches have rugbyprogram inhigh gearMARK BOOTHmbooth@delta-opt imist .com

An outstanding group ofathletes, with the desire tocompete in more than onesport, and the rarity of onstaff teachers with exten-sive experience as playersand coaches.

It’s a perfect storm thatis poised to take the rugbyprogram at South DeltaSecondary where it hasnever gone before.

The Sun Devils juniorboys team is soaringthrough an unbeaten sea-son at the tier one leveland showing it is fullycapable of proving overthe coming weeks it is thebest in B.C.

South Delta completeda perfect 5-0 run in LowerFraser Valley Leagueplay with a win over EarlMarriott on Friday. Its nowonto the Valley playoffsand potentially aveng-ing a one point loss inlast year’s championshipgame. Do that and the SunDevils will face the winnerof the Vancouver/NorthShore playoffs for a chanceto play in Abbotsfordnext month against theVancouver Island repre-sentative for the tier oneprovincial junior title.

They already got a tasteof Island opposition atthe recent Scrumfest atClaremont where a perfectrun included wins overOak Bay and Brentwood.

The core of this teamis part of a juggernautfootball program thatcompleted a perfect three-year run at the communitylevel. Some of them havealready got a jump on theirhigh school football careerafter being aged up lastseason, including quar-terback Michael Calvert.Another Grade 10 stand-out, Jarvis Dashkewytch,recently played for the

provincial U16 team at arugby sevens tournamentin Las Vegas. He is alsoconsidered one of the toplacrosse goalies in theprovince.

Spencer and MattBaines are recent addi-tions to the SDSS teachingstaff. Last year was theirfirst season guiding thejunior program. Both werestandout out players atMcRoberts in Richmondand went on to play at thesenior men’s level. Theyhave also coached at otherprograms before arrivingin Tsawwassen.

It’s hard to contain theirenthusiasm for the studentathletes they are currentlyworking with.

“I have coached a lot ofpretty good teams and Ihave never seen anything

like it,” marvelled SpencerBaines. “Beyond their tal-ent and athleticism, theyare the most coachableguys too. It’s just an amaz-ing group.

“The neat thing is allof them are multi-sport(athletes). It’s so good tosee they don’t specializeand don’t get burnt out ina sport early which we allknow about these days.We encourage them to dowhat they like. The footballand rugby seasons run atdifferent times of the yearand the programs have agood relationship.”

The Sun Devils’ domi-nance in many games hasallowed the Baines broth-ers to utilized all theirplayers on a regular basisand ensure the programkeeps building depth

for the junior and seniorteams.

“This year, we are alsoabout getting as many ofour guys playing as wecan,” continued Baines.“We have 32-33 guys andwe try to slide them all inwith our first 15. We wantto keep many guys play-ing the game as possible.Being part of a winningteammakes it easy.”

While the focus is on thecurrent year, the brothersare already discussing nextseason and possibility ofone of themmoving upwith the Grade 10 playersto senior.

“We are the only teach-ers in the whole programand I think it’s crucial tohave that in the school,just being able to talk tothe kids all the time.” said

Baines. “It’s not like we lastplayed in the 70s eitherso we can bring some ofthose things (as players) tocoaching.”

Up to this point of theseason, the Sun Devilshave had to play all theirhome games at JohnOliver Park. The SDSSOval and South Park fieldhave been closed to hostnext month’s provincialAAA girls soccer champi-onships. Baines is hopingthe goalposts can be erect-ed for at least one week.

“We’re hoping for theMay 6 (playoff) game tobe at the school to get thestudents out and give theprogram somemomen-tum,” added Baines. “I maybe bias, but in my opinion,this is the showpiece teamat the school this year.”

Aingenamedplayerof theweek forherworkwithRoyalsA pair of local fastpitch products

are enjoying outstanding freshmanseasons with the Douglas Collegewomen’s softball team.

Delta Secondary graduateKeeley Ainge earned NorthwestAthletic Conference Player of theWeek honours after pitching theRoyals to three straight victories inas many starts.

Ainge allowed just four earnedruns in 16 innings of work, whilestriking out 14, with a 1.75 era. Sheleads all Royals pitchers with an8-2 record and ranks third in theentire league with a 2.66 era.

Meanwhile, it’s been a smoothtransition at the plate for TaylorWoodward. The Tsawwassenstandout ranks fourth in the league

in hitting with a .521 batting aver-age. She has driven in 31 runs andalso shown some power with a pairof homers. Woodward was namedSoftball B.C.’s Minor Player of theYear in 2015 after leading the DeltaHeat to gold at the U18 Nationals— earning the championships’ TopHitter Award. She also helped B.C.reach the top of the podium with

a dominating run at the WesternCanada Games.

Woodward graduated fromSeaquam Secondary where shewas part of the Delta SoftballAcademy.

The Royals currently sit third inthe NAC’s North Region standingswith a 5-3 record. They are also14-5 overall.

PHOTO BY MARK BOOTH

It took a host of Earl Marriott players to try and bring down standout Jarvis Dashkewytch as the South DeltaSun Devils junior boys rugby team continued its unbeaten season with another win.


Sports

A pair of Ladner alpine skiershelped the Hemlock Ski Club turnin a strong showing at the recentZone finals at Mt. Washington onVancouver Island.Patricia Safar (far left) crackedthe top 10 (sixth and eighth) inboth her U12 slalom races, whileNate Rohwer (left) placed fourthin his second U12 slalom race. TheHemlock Ski Club provides racingopportunities for youth from fourto 18 years of age.For more information visit www.hemlockskiclub.com

Ladner skiers shineat Mt. Washington

Homegrowntalentbigpartof IceHawksprogramJunior hockey teampleads their case to remain in Ladnerwith parks and recreation commissionMARK BOOTHmbooth@delta-opt imist .com

The Delta Ice Hawks had anopportunity to plead their casefor returning to Ladner for their20th season at Delta parks andrec commission’s monthly meet-ing.

The junior “B” hockey clublearned two weeks ago the com-mission had recommendedits ice time contract not berenewed. It was part of an exten-sive process to finalize ice allo-cation for the next three yearsfor user groups in all municipalrinks.

Armed with a 19-page pre-sentation that included lettersof support from B.C. AmateurHockey, the league and Deltaresidents, team owner WesMussio wanted to clarify severalpoints.

Among them is the Ice Hawks

should be considered a “orga-nized youth sports” ice user,not a “non-Delta/commercialgroup” — as Pacific JuniorHockey League rosters featureplayers ranging from 16 to 19years of age.

He also said the club is cuttingback its ice allocation requestfrom six to three hours by pur-chasing two practice slots atthe Great Pacific Forum nextseason. That would leave the IceHawks only requiring its regularTuesday night allocation for 22league games and potentially theplayoffs in late February.

Mussio also emphasized theIce Hawks have always had astrong content of local talent andthat will continue for as long asthe franchise remains in Delta.

It was one of the stipulationsmade clear to him when he pur-chased the club last fall.

Homegrown players fluctu-

ates year-to-year, depending ondepth, in order to still remaincompetitive. This past season,the Hawks had nine Delta play-ers and as many as 18 two yearsago.

“If two kids are equal, thenwe are taking the Delta kid everytime,” said Mussio who is pre-paring for the club’s upcomingprospects camp.

Local players have certainlyhad a huge role in the club’s his-tory, dating back to 2000 whenTsawwassen’s Brent Seabrookhelped the Hawks win their first-ever PJHL title, earning rookie-of-the-year honours and leadingthe league in playoff scoring.

A year later, it was TroyBrouwer stepping up from NorthDelta Minor Hockey to play forthe Ice Hawks.

However, for the most part,it’s been teens who have had theopportunity to wind down theirhockey careers playing for theirhometown junior team. Manyof the veteran players are full-time university or college stu-dents and junior “B” is the moredesired route to handle their

course load.That was the case when

Ladner’s Spencer Traher wonthe league scoring title for theIce Hawks in 2012 while attend-ing UBC. His path is typical of somany over the years.

The Hawks also remain aspringboard for up-and-comingplayers too. After a standoutrookie season, Tsawwassen’sSam Kozlowski, 17, will be mak-ing the jump to the B.C. HockeyLeague’s Coquitlam Express nextseason.

These are opportunities theIce Hawks hope they can keepproviding local players.

Mussio says he is scheduledmeet with Delta parks and rec-reation director Ken Kuntz nextweek. Ice allocation is expectedto be finalized at next month’sparks and rec commission meet-ing before being presented toDelta council.

Tsawwassen’s Sam Kozlowskihad an impressive rookie year.


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There is currently an epidemic of anxiety affectingchildren and youth which can take many formsincluding obsessions, compulsions, phobias, panic,sleep issues, physical illnesses.

Family Therapist Colleen Drobot will lead a workshopto help make sense of the roots of anxiety usingDr. Gordon Neufeld’s approach. She will suggest waysin which parents can help to support their childrenwho are experiencing anxiety.

A community event hostedby Delta Christian School

Making Sense of AnxietyPresented by Colleen Drobot,

Adjunct Faculty of the Neufeld Institute

When: Thursday, May 5th, 2016Time: 7pm to 9pmWhere: Delta Christian School gym | 4789 53 St, Ladner, BCWho: For parents, grandparents, caregivers,

teachers and anyone who works with childrenCost: Tickets are $10 (+ small processing fee)

To Register: pre-registration required by paying online athttp://delta-christian-school.simpletix.com/Event/26086/Making-Sense-of-Anxiety/

Questions: email [email protected]

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BLAKE, Jim.

It’s challenging to compose a paragraph or two that describes a person’s entirelife story. Scanning obituaries was a part of our Dad’s routine so we wanted tomake this one a worthwhile read… so here is a glimpse of our Dad’s journey -we hope you take something from it.

Peter James (Jim) Blake was so much more than we can describe here and wesadly share with you his passing on Sunday April 17, 2016 after starting hisjourney on October 4, 1927 in Melville Saskatchewan. Born to Scottishimmigrants Peter and Margaret, the first son and younger brother to Margaretand Nancy of the Blake clan, he was ‘PeeWee’ to his schoolmates and ‘Jimmy’when he concluded his military training at the end of WW2. In 1945, hegraduated from high school and joined his sister Margaret in Winnipeg, leavingMelville, where his Mom and Dad had contributed so richly to the community.Dad was a quiet man of uncompromising work ethic and principles. He rosethrough the ranks in CN Rail by following those principles, graduating from theAlexander Hamilton School of Business while simultaneously working and raisinga family and holding successive management positions at CN Rail. A loyalcompany man for over 40 years, he retired early in 1985 at the age of 57 to carefor the love of his life, our Mom Jocelyn (Joey), who lost her long andcourageous cancer battle in 1986. It’s fair to say Dad never really recoveredfrom that heartbreak. That loss created a hole in his life and for the past 30years, hemourned her, as have we all.

We Blake kids came along in the late 50’s and early 60’s, were raised inRichmond and taught to love the Canadian National Railway; the N-gaugemodel rail; camping at Tee-Pee Trailer Park at Cultus Lake; Hockey Night inCanada on TV Saturday nights; Walt Disney on Sunday nights and were guidedto believe that both CP Rail and the Montreal Canadians were devil incarnates.Dad loved organization, order and his lawn cut just so. As a result, we all learnedto master the Pennsylvania push mower early in our youth, to cross cut everysecond day, and to pay regular homage to themanwho invented the weed eater.

In recent years, Dad spent his time in Richmond and then Ladner, where hemade great friends at ANAF 284, Legion Branch 61, Laburnum Park andeventually Augustine House. It is there that he was cared for, ever-so-lovingly,by the amazing staff and there that he assumed a weekly role as “Popcorn Jim”,lording over the preparation and distribution of Happy Hour treats. Ourapologies to anyone he may have ‘railroaded’ with his rules during that process- but we can assure you it was done out of love and concern for fairness to all.

We will miss his sometimes too frequent daily calls to tell us what he just told uson his previous call. We will miss his ‘heh-heh-heh’ laugh and gentle smile. Wewill miss the sharpness of his wit and his really bad puns. Mostly, we will miss hisunconditional love for us, our families and even our pets - with the exception ofthe cats…

Happy travels, Dad. We are sure your heart is happy now that you and Momhave finally been reunited somewhere beyond our mortal world. Thank you forbeing a great Dad to us and to our spouses and partners, Leslie, Deborah, andGary, as well as a wonderful “Gramps” to Emma, Tess and Finn. You and Momtaught us all how to love and be loved and there is no greater legacy than that.

As you (vehemently) requested, there will be no funeral. A donation in Dad’smemory to the charity of your choice would be nice, however, giving your lovedones a hug and reminding them how much you love them, would be better.“Outside of that, bye for now” Dad. You were an exceptional gentleman, adevoted husband, an amazing father, uncle, brother and friend and we will beforever proud to be your kids. Raise a glass…with all our hearts - Kim, Peter andMike.

Kearneys Funeral Services604-736-0268

DENMAN,Margaret “Agnes”

(nee Lawlor)1924 - 2016

Born in Chicoutimi, Quebecon March 21, 1924 andpassed away on April 22 inLadner, BC. Predeceasedby her loving husband of68 years, James “Red”Denman, her eldest son,James Michael in 1988 andson John “Frank” in 2013.

Left to mourn are her family, Linda, Robert (Brenda),Brian (Jennifer), daughter-in-law Marilyn; grandchildren,Kent (Kim), Christine, Amanda (Nathan), Christopher;great-grandchildren Kayela (Chris), Keagan, Kyle,Nathan, Alexander and great-great-grandchildAubrey, as well as numerous extended family andfriends.

The Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday,April 28, 2016 at 11:00 am at Sacred Heart Parish,3900 Arthur Drive, Ladner, BC with refreshmentsto follow. In lieu of flowers, spend more time withyour loved ones or donate to your favourite charity.

On-line condolences can be shared at:www.deltafuneral.ca

Delta Funeral Home (604) 946-6040

GRAVES, Douglas B.(Reverend, Retired)

Dec 13, 1944 - March 23, 2016We are deeply saddened to announce that Dougpassed away suddenly in Powell River, BC.

Doug and his wife Laurel had moved fromTsawwassen to Powell River just over 2 years ago,where he joined in to community life, offering hisexperience and knowledge to the WelcomeRefugees Powell River Committee, becoming anadult literacy tutor, serving the L’Arche ComoxValley community as a mentor, as well ascontinuing his work with the L’Arche InternationalChurch Leaders group.

As a member of the Powell River United Church and aretired minister, Doug sang in the choir, and helpedwhere he could, presiding over funerals and leadingworship as needed.

Ordained in 1969, Doug had served congregations in ruralManitoba and Vancouver, including First United, Southill,Ladner and St Stephen’s in Delta. In the last years of hisworking ministry Doug helped organize severalcommunity dialogues between the Tsawwassen FirstNation and the non-aboriginal residents of Delta, to easetensions and promote understanding. This was just one ofthe many projects during his life, that highlight his insight,quiet pursuit of justice, patience with people and hopeful,optimistic nature.

Classic Country music, hymns and their histories,the theologian Henri Nouwen, movies of all kindsbut especially musicals, books on music, ministry,history and politics, his dogs Penny and Bear, hiswork, family and comfortable home all brought himgreat joy.

Doug is survived by his wife Laurel Hunt,stepchildren Haley Hunt-Brondwin (Tom James),Ariel Hunt-Brondwin (Christopher Wulff), and PietaWoolley (Martyn), his sister Barbara Shoemaker(Bart), brother Allan, niece Brittany Shoemaker(Shaun), nephew Bryce Shoemaker, andgrandchildren David and Abi Woolley and RowanWulff, who was born just days after Doug passedaway.

A memorial service will be held in Powell River at the PRUnited Church on Thursday April 21 at 2 pm.A second service, for his lower mainland family andfriends, will be held at the Ladner United Churchon SundayMay 1 at 2 pm.

Donations to the L’Arche Greater Vancouver or Comox Valleycommunities and Rotary International’s “End Polio Now”Campaign are welcome in lieu of flowers.

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AYERS, Rozalia.Rozalia (Rose) Ayers passedaway peacefully on April 21,2016 at Kin Village inTsawwassen.

She was born in Bowden,Alberta on August 13, 1916.Rose was predeceased byher husband Elmer in 1990.She leaves her son Howard(Ida), two daughters, Shirley(Brian) and Bette Jean (Al),seven grandchildren andeight great-grandchildren.

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Rose moved to Ladner in 1941 and was very activein the community and Ladner United Church. Shewas a Registered Nurse and worked in this field forover 40 years. In 2009, she was given a lifemembership in Delta Hospital Auxiliary, after 35years of service. She started singing in church andcommunity choirs at age 15, and continued untilshe was in her 90s.

Deep gratitude is extended to the wonderful andcaring staff at Kin Village and to her companionsWendy and Charlene. Also, thanks to Dr. David Kasonfor his care and friendship over the years.

Reverend Jim Short will officiate at a Memorial Serviceon Monday, May 2, 2016 at 2:00 pm, at LadnerUnited Church, 4960 48 Avenue, Ladner, BC.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to DeltaHospital Auxiliary, 5800 Mountain View Blvd, Delta,BC, V4K 3V6.

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