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›INBRIEFDelta firms receive renovation awards

A pair of Delta construction firms were among the winners in the Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association's annual renOVATION Awards.

Kenorah Construction & Design and Best Builders were honoured for their excellence in home-renovation design and construction. Kenorah Construction & Design tied Burnaby-based TQ Construction with six awards, while Best Builders won two awards.

Kenorah Construction & Design were winners in the categories of best kitchen ($80,000-$119,999 and $120,00 and over), as well as best bathroom renovation ($20,000-$39,000). The company also took top honours for best accessible renovation, and two more for best renovation. Best Builders won awards for best renovation ($400,000-$599,999 and $600,000-$799,999).

—Staff writer

'Dial-a-dope' line shut downA Delta police investigation revealed a "dial-a-dope" line targeting South Deltans and people

living on Tsawwassen First Nation land.In a media release, Sgt. Sharlene Brooks said the department started an investigative project

targeting street-level drug trafficking in December 2010.As a result of the initiative, police executed a search warrant in January that resulted in the seizure of

cocaine, ecstasy, marijuana, psilocybin (mushrooms) as well as cash and drug-related paraphernalia.As well, six people from Delta were arrested and now face a total of 21 charges related to the

Controlled Drug and Substances Act: Lucas William Robinson, 26, Jordan Brandon Thompson, 23, Matthew Douglas Prasad, 25, Brittany Nattrass, 35, Daniel Itterman, 35, and Alex Weiner, 36.

Brooks said the primary drug being distributed was cocaine, and that it appears the "dial-a-dope" line has been shut down as a result of the investigation.

—Staff writer

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Political sparringCandidates share their views at forumKRISTINE SALZMANNR E P O R T E R

D elta Richmond-East candi-dates sparred and shared their views at an all-candidates

meeting Tuesday night (April 19).About 100 people came to the forum

to get to know five of the six candidates asking for their vote despite the draw of a Vancouver Canucks playoff game.

Looking to replace longtime MP John Cummins, who has stepped down from federal politics to lead the B.C. Conser-vatives, are Conservative Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Liberal Alan Beesley, Nic Slater with the NDP, Duane Laird with the Green Party, independent John Shav-luk, and Libertarian Jeff Monds.

Monds was the only candidate not in attendance at yesterday's meeting hosted by The South Delta Leader, The Richmond Review, and DeltaTV at the Coast Tsawwassen Inn, mediated by broadcaster Simi Sara, and sponsored by the Ladner Business Association and Business Improvement Associa-tion of Tsawwassen.

The candidates were asked ques-tions on a range of topics such as their views on proportional represen-tation, how they would address health care issues in remote First Nations communities, their plan to encour-age greener forms of transportation in urban areas, the purchase of F-35 fighter jets, and immigration (to hear

their answers in their entirety, tune in to DeltaTV—see box below).

Those looking to change the colour of the riding from Conservative blue took what opportunities they could to take jabs at the Harper government.

Beesley reiterated the Liberals are "about putting additional spaces in schools, not additional spaces in jails," a dig against the Conservatives' "tough-on-crime" measures.

Slater said while all parties are well-intentioned, "the road to hell is paved with good intentions," and accused the Conservatives of "doublespeak" and a lack of transparency.

All criticized the Conservative Party for cutting funds to Canada's public broadcaster the CBC. Findlay said the CBC is part of the country's national fabric, "but there are balances that have to be taken and decisions that have to be made with respect to any economic recovery."

One question from the audience asked how the candidates would keep taxes low.

Slater responded taxes cannot be lowered any further without impact-ing services.

"The roads out here, did anybody know the roads are all socialist roads? We all pay for them. There's all sort of infra-structure in communities that are paid for by us, and they don't get paid for by corporations, you can be sure of that."

Shavluk said he would advocate for lower income taxes and a shift toward a consumption tax and taxing polluters, while Findlay said the Conservative's policy to keep taxes low will put more money in people's pockets so they can make their own spending decisions.

"We have a low tax plan and that is a proven plan—that is why right now we

are one of the most economically viable countries in the world," she said.

Laird suggested that when Cana-dians complain about taxes, they are expressing frustration with the way their money is spent, such as $1 billion "to host a party for two days," a refer-ence to last year's G8 summit.

When asked if the candidates are in favour of closed containment fish farms, Laird, Shavluk and Slater all said yes to land-based aquaculture away from B.C.'s natural stocks.

Laird pointed to a closed system tila-pia farm run by Redfish Ranch on Van-couver Island: "It is possible to actually have a food system that is safe."

Findlay and Beesley said closed con-tainment fish farms are not the only answer for protecting wild stocks.

"If it's not closed containment, then we have to make sure we have solid science going forward and that we look to other countries for their expe-riences, too," Findlay said.

The candidates were also asked what they believe are the key issues in the riding of Delta Richmond-East.

Findlay said dredging of the Fraser River is "something I will take up and something I consider to be very serious."

Laird said the Green Party would cut

federal funding for the South Fraser Perimeter Road which is planned to connect Deltaport with other major highways in Metro Vancouver.

"We are going into a carbonless economy whether we like it or not, and building bigger roads that hold more containers coming from other places is not the way to move forward with our municipalities."

Beesley said federal and provincial review systems of contentious proj-ects such as a fuel pipeline through Richmond to Vancouver Internation-al Airport need to have higher stan-dards, while Slater pointed to a lack of accountability and transparency among the authorities that operate Deltaport and the airport.

Slater, Laird and Shavluk each asked voters to see them as viable alternatives to the Liberals and Conservatives.

Laird said he's disappointed his generation will be the first that has to tell their children the economy and environment will be worse for them than the generation prior.

"It's time to be Green," he said.Shavluk claimed if he was elected, he

would put Delta on the map in Ottawa."We'd be known as the Quebec of

B.C. if I'd been there."

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Jeff Monds Libertarian Party

Alan BeesleyLiberal

Kerry-Lynne FindlayConservative

Duane LairdGreen Party

John ShavlukIndependent

Nic SlaterNDP

Find out more about the candidates for Delta Rich-mond-East running to represent you in Ottawa.

The South Delta Leader has posed a number of ques-

tions to the candidates and will publish their answers in the weeks leading up to the May 2 election.

Here is their second round of responses.

What specific envi-ronmental regulations would you like to see implemented?

As MP I will support: $400 mill ion Green Renovation Tax Credit of up to $13,500 to retrofit homes; higher liability limits to ensure taxpay-ers are not left to pay for the clean-up of a major oil spill—without lengthy litigation; introduction of a national $1 billion Renewable Power Pro-duction Incentive for BC entrepreneurs.

There is huge concern with congestion and delays in our courts. What do you propose to reduce crime in the first place?

Stephen Harper prom-ised to hire 2,500 new police officers to protect our community from gang violence and gun crime. Five years later that promise still stands broken.

Liberal MPs will take a more responsible approach to making our communities safer, cracking down on orga-nized crime, reducing crime rates and protect-ing the most vulnerable members of our society.


Committed to con-serving Canada’s natu-ral heritage, we will con-tinue to protect marine areas and Park Reserves. We wil l establish a National Conservation Plan to restore degraded ecosystems and a Hunt-ing Advisory Panel to ensure balanced deci-sions. Air quality and clean energy are priori-ties. DFO should rigour-ously protect wild fish habitats.


Conservative initia-tives on crime reduc-tion will be expanded to expedite deportation of foreign criminals, fortify our National Anti-Drug Strategy to reduce illicit drug use and support access to treatment for dependencies, and intro-duce tougher deterrence policies to combat elder abuse, expand defence of property rights, and pun-ish child sex offenders.


We need to protect the fundamental right to clean freshwater for all Canadians today and in generations by amend-ing the Canadian Char-ter of Rights and Free-doms to enshrine the right of future Canadians to an ecological heritage that includes breathable air and drinkable water. See www.duanelaird.com for more.


The National Council of Welfare estimates that over 4.9 million of Cana-dians are living in pover-ty, this is unacceptable. Our prime concern is eliminating poverty, as that will pay for itself in reduced health costs, reduced crime rates and the resulting legal costs and delays.


Common sense—we ban “Vanity” pesticides and lawn poison use totally as well as for-malize run off liabilities/rules, containment rules and laws.

In some cities they are already illegal yet we still allow stores to sell these products then only charge the purchaser for their use which is wrong.


Common sense —get-ting smart about crime as B.C. people are still doing drugs, obviously, and we should be regu-lating them to ensure our own public safety and also to generate tax dollars instead of just allowing the generation of criminal dollars and paramilitary police dol-lars by our wilfully blind consent.


Climate change mea-sures were included in the NDP Climate Change Accountability Act, Bill C-311 that was defeated by the unelect-ed, undemocratic Sen-ate after being passed by Parliament. Regulations to redirect $1.4 billion in subsidies to the oil and gas sector to renewable energy sources are par-amount to our energy policies.


Canada’s New Demo-crats take an approach to crime that is not only tough but smart and effective in making our streets safer and our neighbourhoods stron-ger. Jack Layton recently announced that our party will hire 2,500 more per-manent police officers to make our streets safe. This compliments our party’s call for action on poverty and affordable housing.


Environmental regu-lations do more harm than good. Repeal them. The best approach for dealing with problems of pollution is respect for private property rights and legal protec-tion against pollutants and polluters through traditional common law remedies of injunction and damages for tres-pass.


All systems of politi-cal government seem to cause injustice. I call for more "SELF-gov-ernment." What is self-government? Tolerance combined with personal responsibility. From tol-erance comes justice. And peace. Ownership of firearms and the use or sale of drugs should not be subject to crimi-nal penalties.

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Police officers' overtime costs managing crowds and celebra-tions in Delta during NHL play-offs could run up to $100,000.

The Delta Police board advised Delta Council of the estimated extra cost Monday (April 18).

Sgt. Sharlene Brooks said the Delta department is work-ing with the Surrey RCMP on a joint operational plan to manage crowds that often gather in North Delta on 120th Street (Scott Road) between 70th and 72nd Avenue after playoff games featuring the Vancouver Canucks.

"It could potentially be up to $100,000, and that is depen-dent on how far the Vancou-ver Canucks go in the playoff series," Brooks said.

She said in the past spontane-ous celebrations have been less likely to occur in South Delta, but officers will be patrolling Ladner and Tsawwassen as well.

"We're not there to crash any parties, but what we are there for is to provide high visibility to ensure public safety, that the cel-ebrations are fun for everyone," she said, noting people of all ages come out to support the team.

Brooks asked that revelers stay on the sidewalks and fol-low police directions to help keep traffic moving.

"We're finding people are very cooperative and we cer-tainly want to keep that trend going during the playoffs."

She added police officers are also on hand to ensure emergen-cy vehicles can access the area if anyone has a medical emer-gency, whether it be someone celebrating or a local resident.

Brooks added efforts are being made to mitigate costs.

"We've re-adjusted some shifts and are utilizing our volunteers through our reserve program."

Police costs rise during Canucks' playoff runEstimated overtime cost up to $100,000

Delta school trustees in midst of trying to balance books

Budget wishes heard

Delta creating community GHG emission reduction plan

Clearing the airKRISTINE SALZMANNR E P O R T E R

D elta has hired a consultant to help the municipality reduce the community's greenhouse gas emissions by 33 per cent

of 2007 levels by 2020.On Monday (April 18), council awarded Stan-

tec Consulting Ltd. a $132,000 contract to devel-op a long term (25-year) Community Energy and Emissions Plan.

Part of that funding—$66,000—comes from a grant from the Federation of Canadian Munici-palities Green Municipal Fund, and another $57,000 from the B.C. Hydro Sustainable Com-munities Program.

The Community Energy and Emissions Plan would estimate energy use throughout the community (heating, cooling, lighting and plug loads), and forecast how much energy will be needed in Delta and how those needs will be met based on a business-as-usual approach.

The consultant will then lay out strategies to reduce energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions in the community.

The final phase will involve creating a plan to implement and monitor the preferred strategies, including developing a timeline and identifying potential grants to help achieve these goals.

Mike Brotherston, manager of climate action and the environment, said they hope to have the plan ready in six months.

Delta also has a goal of reducing municipal greenhouse gas emissions to 20 per cent below 2007 levels by 2015.

A progress report is expected to be complete this spring.

In a report to council, Brotherston said 2010 accomplishments include the energy and emis-sions reduction retrofit of Sungod Recreation Centre in North Delta, the 20,100 trees by 2010 initiative, and expansion of Delta's rain garden [email protected]

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I t may be a relatively small budgetary item in the grand scheme of things, but Colin

Pawson would like to see the position of morning openers returned to Delta’s elementary schools.

Pawson, president of CUPE Local 1091 which represents 850 school staff workers, said the casual work positions pro-vided a much needed service many school administrators would also like re-instated after being cut two years ago.

The request was one of a small number made Tuesday night (April 19) to Delta school trustees as part the school dis-trict’s budget discussions with the public.

Pawson said the school openers worked between 30 to 45 minutes each day and were responsible for opening the school and checking for any damage or other problems that occurred overnight.

“It was really casual work,” he said, adding it cost about $50,000 annually. “Talk to a lot of the principals now and

you’ll hear they would like that back.”

The likelihood of that is slim considering the Delta School District is dealing with a budget shortfall of $3.49 million for the coming school year.

To balance the books the dis-trict is proposing staffing cuts—12 teaching positions and close to seven support staff.

Part of the move to address the anticipated shortfall means dipping into the district’s reserve funds for $670,000.

The funding gap has been created by a continued spiral-ing down of student enroll-ment numbers and the fact all of B.C.’s school districts must submit a balanced budget.

Pawson said the problem does not lie in the need to find enough money to cover the shortfall as much as it has to do with what he considers is chronic underfunding of the province’s education system.

With enrollment in Delta not expected to flatten out in 2016, that could mean continued cuts.

Two years ago, Delta trust-ees closed a pair of South Delta elementary schools to cover the

shortfall.No such drastic measures

this time around, but there is the possibility of job losses.

For Pawson’s members, the 6.83 positions facing the axe will be made up through attri-tion.

Pawson did commend the district for being fiscally respon-sible and creative in its attempts to steady enrollment numbers through the set up of school academies that can retain local students and attract some from outside school districts.

On the school staffing cuts, the district has proposed increasing the student-teacher ratio in both elementary and secondary schools. That would save $921,020 or 10 of the 12 full time equivalent positions expected to be cut.

Among other proposed changes are the loss of one ESL teaching position across elementary and secondary schools, and the re-organiza-tion of specials needs bussing to eliminate one route.

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I, my husband, and our grow-ing family moved from Vancouver to Ladner in 1989 and consider that move the best thing we have ever done.

We love Ladner for its small town feel; it’s always a relief to come back here from more devel-oped, busy centres. The green spaces and farmers’ fields are things of beauty as are the wildlife that use these spaces.

The idea of redevelopment of Ladner Harbour is an intriguing one as long as this keeps with the peaceful and beautiful place

called Ladner that we have come to love so well.

We absolutely agree with Vicki Huntington’s statement that four storey retail buildings on Chish-olm St. would damage the general character of Ladner village. The space would be well suited as, for example, an area for off the boat seafood retail (as in Steveston), small cafés, the existing kayaking centre and dance studio, and art-ists and craftspeople’s shops and studios.

I am professional printmaker, a graduate of Emily Carr. I see great potential for this area to be, in part, an area where artists can display various forms of visual art.

There could be working studios similar to those on Railspur Alley on Granville Island: a potter’s stu-dio for instance, a printmaking studio, perhaps a glass blowing studio, or any studio showcasing a visual art form.

Our First Nations have a rich visual art heritage, so this should interest them. As well as show-casing the making of various art works, these studios could also offer classes in their respective art forms.

I will continue to monitor the planning discussions regarding our waterfront.

Christina A. Hopkins,Delta

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Hope springs eternal.While this year’s spring has felt more like

an extended winter, Vancouver Canucks’ fans still hope this is the spring the team finally sips champagne from the Stanley Cup.

The playoffs have barely begun and already the cars are painted blue and green, and window flags and Canuck capes are out in force.

And the Delta Police Department is gearing up with overtime cost estimates to handle the anticipated celebrations

There’s good reason to believe this passion and faith will finally be rewarded.

The Sedin twins, Daniel and Henrik, have matured from fuzzy-cheeked youngsters who cowered when the going got tough, as it always does in the playoffs, to hard-nosed superstars who find new ways every game to bedazzle defenders with their seeing-eye passes and nose for the net.

Ryan Kesler has evolved into the kind of player it was always hoped Todd Bertuzzi could be—tough, feisty, fearless and supremely talented.

Goaltender Roberto Luongo has put the discord and doubt of his past two seasons behind him.

The defence of Sami Salo, Alex Edler, Kevin Bieksa and a rotating cast of blue line partners are the best in the league.

Even the support players have fulfilled every role asked of them.

In their 40-year history, the Canucks have reached the Stanley Cup final twice. It’s been 17 years since they came tantalizing close to winning it all, when they lost the seventh and deciding game to the New York Rangers.

This year, the stars finally seem to be aligning in their favour.

The players are at the top of their game. The team is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The previous two times a Canadian city has hosted the Olympics, that city’s team has gone on to win the Stanley Cup the following season.

Even the weather is cooperating; it’s easy to stay inside and watch the games when it’s cold and raining outside.

A Canucks’ Stanley Cup this spring would make for a glorious summer.

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EDITORIAL

The coverage of the open house held by the Corporation of Delta (Sailing forward, April 15, 2011 South Delta Leader) on the subject of revitalizing Ladner’s waterfront would have one believe that everyone in the audience was happy with what was being proposed.

No so. Not even among the speakers. I can’t imagine that Terry Fletcher, former chair of the Lad-ner Area Plan Committee, meant for his words to be interpreted as support for the proposal.

MLA Vicki Huntington’s speech was anything but in favour of the Corporation’s plans for the area.

All the above could easily be construed as hearing what one wanted to hear.

Others of us who spoke had other “bees in our bonnets.”

I’m among those. When I spoke, I wanted to make clear to the organizer, the Corporation of Delta, and especially to Municipal Council, how unhappy I was with the late date at which the general public was being included in the process.

It is easy to believe that the Corporation of Delta does not consider the general public to have any stake in what is finally decided here at the waterfront.

Therefore, the message was that the property owners along Chisholm Street are the only “stake-holders” here.

Well, the Corporation of Delta

is wrong. Many of us do not support this project. Mr. Dales opined that there was no one in the crowd prepared to go to the wall where the Ladner waterfront is concerned.

Well, I’m not so sure of that. I believe there ware serious issues at stake, namely, traffic, building height (four storeys) is absurd, and parking.

I also think Ladnerites need to organize in order to show council we do care about what happens in the future on the Ladner water-front.

Something along the line of a group called “Save Ladner Water-front” would do the job.

If you’re interested, get in touch with me at 604-946-4890.

Gwen Szychter,Delta

LETTERS

Not all smooth sailing

Last summer, Tsawwassen's Brent Seabrook brought the Stanley Cup to his hometown after the Chicago Blackhawks captured the Holy Grail of hockey. Is this the season the Vancouver Canucks claim the game's most sought after prize? If so, Delta Police have ideas on how to keep playoff celebrations in Delta on an even keel. See story on page 7.Jim Kinnear file photo

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SEVEN DAYS> BEE FRIENDLYThis Earth Day, Earthwise Society and Delta Chamber of Commerce invite the community to its Bee Friendly event. When: April 22, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: 6400 3rd Ave. Master beekeeper Brian Campbell will guide a 'native bee safari through the garden. View an active hive, purchase local honey, and meet bee-keeper Don Cameron. Admission by donation.

> APRIL WINEThe South Delta Artists' Guild hosts "April Wine," an art show celebrating spring with all things food and wine. When: Now until April 24, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thurs.–Sunday. Where: Kiwanis Longhouse Gallery (56 St. at 18 Ave).

> ELEKTRA WOMEN'S CHOIRVancouver's internationally renowned Elek-tra's Women's Choir is coming to Tsaw-wassen. When: April 27, 7:30 p.m. Where: South Delta Secondary School Equinox Theatre. SDSS Concert Choir will be guests performers. A bursary fundraiser of the Canadian Federation of University Women South Delta. Tickets $20 for adults and seniors, $10 for students/children. Call 604-948-9323 or 604-943-4634.

> WIRED WEDNESDAYSDrop in for some computer training at your local Delta library. When: Next class is Inter-net Basics, April 27, 9 to 10 a.m. Where: Tsawwassen Library (1321A 56 St.). Call 604-943-2271 for more details. Open to everyone, no registration required.

> SPRING COLLECTIBLE SALEThe Delta Hospital Auxiliary invites you to its spring collectible sale. When: April 27, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Ladner Thrift Shop (4816 Delta St.). Cash and Interac only. All proceeds go to medical equipment and patient com-

forts at Delta Hospital. Call 604-946-1455 for more details.

> KIN JAM BANDThe Kin Jam Band will play music for dancing and listening. When: April 28, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Where: KinVillage Community Centre (5430 10 Ave.).

> BIRTHDAY LUNCHMcKee Seniors Recreation Centre is host-ing its April Birthday lunch. When: April 29,

12:30 p.m. Where: 5155 47 Ave. Members $6, guests $7. Entertainment by Kenny Bus-ton, Cowboy Singer. Tickets at customer service desk.

> PHOTOGRAPHY DISPLAYA Photographic Print Exhibition will be dis-played by local photographer Ray Goddard. The exhibit includes black and white, color, and artistically altered images. When: Now until the end of April. Where: Tsawwassen Library.

GROUPS & VOLUNTEERSStrong Start in French is a free family drop-in program for children 0-5 years old in French, including free play, healthy snack, story time, gymnasium and more, at Ecole du Bois Joli (785 49 St.). Open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9 a.m. to noon. Email [email protected] or call 604-948-2385.

The Canadian Mental Health Association-Delta Branch offers free, facilitated Family Support meetings for family and friends supporting a person living with a mental ill-ness. Meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Delta Hospital Education Conference Room (5800 Mountain View Blvd.). Call 604-943-1878.

The Canadian Mental Health Association-Delta Branch offers free, facilitated Family Support meetings for people with Depres-sion/Bi-polar or with symptoms. Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesday each month, 7 to 9 p.m. at #14 1835 56 St. (CMHA Delta Branch). Call 604-943-1878.

Learn the art of public speaking and leader-ship skills with a fun, safe and supportive group for $8 per month. Join Tsawwas-sen's Ambassadors Toastmasters Club the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at the Tsawwassen Library, 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. Visit AmbassadorsToastmasters.org.

The Tsawwassen Badminton Club wel-comes new adult members. If you have played before, just drop in and play in this social and friendly club. Meets Fridays, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Ladner Community Centre. Contact Peter Edwards at 604-940-0844.

The Delta Hospice Society invites you to join the energetic Hospice Cottage Thrift Store Team. Volunteer opportunities seven days a week. Drop by for an application or call 604-948-0660. Store is located at 1521 56 St.

See The South Delta Artists Guild's 'April Wine' show until April 24 at the Kiwanis Longhouse Gallery. File photo

Clockwise from top left: ❚ The Delta Relay for Life volunteer organizing committee is hoping the community joins them in fighting back against cancer at the 6th annual 12-hour Relay for Life on May 13, this year at North Delta Secondary School. To register, visit www.relaybc.ca/delta or call 604-837-6837. Contributed photo ❚ The Tsawwassen and North Delta Rotary Clubs supplied an army of volunteers April 9 as well as a moving truck and several pick up trucks to help out with the Delta Gymnastics Society's move into its 20,000-square-foot facility at the Delta Sports Development Centre in Ladner. Society executive director Mark Friesen said, 'We’d like to extend our deep gratitude to the clubs and all our supporters for their assistance on this landmark day.' Contributed photo ❚ It turns out the Great Blue Heron at the entrance sign to Ladner is a hockey fan—rooting for the Vancouver Canucks, of course. Contributed photo

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better time to borrow money. Credit cards, loans, and lines of cred-its are readily available, and at usually great low rates.

Line of credits/credit lines, in particular have become a popular way to access more money for a variety of uses, such as home renova-tions. But before you jump in and apply for a line of cred-it, there are some things y o u s h o u l d consider, as there are pros and cons to these prod-ucts.

T h e p o s i -tives include t h e c o n v e -n i e n c e o f h a v i n g t h e funds available at a moment’s notice, and accessing it through a variety of channels like ATM, cheques, etc.

Also a positive are f l e x i b l e re p a y m e n t and payment options, such as making month-ly payments as low as interest only, or pay off the full outstanding amount with no penal-ties.

Usually there are no monthly or administra-tive charges if you don’t use lines of credit, plus they have lower rates than most credit cards, or loans.

Good use of the line of credit can help build up and strengthen a credit history.

However, this type of financing might not make sense for every-one. There are some pitfalls to be aware of.

Often, they are t i e d t o the Bank of Canada key interest rate, and can adjust on a regular basis. This can make interest payments go

higher, and potentially unmanageable, if the interest rates go up as expected in the next couple of years.

If interest-only pay-ment is only made, then the balance would remain the same, and may never be paid off.

Another pit fal l is exercising a lack of discipline on use of the line of credit. Using a line of credit to pur-chase new cabinets for a kitchen might make

sense, as i t c a n b u i l d value into a h o m e , b u t buying a new flat screen TV might not.

It’s not free money.

Using cred-it can benefit you in many ways. But if a loan or credit

repayment is not care-fully budgeted or uti-lized, it can lead to financial strain.

The best move is to speak with your finan-cial advisor and see what product fits you best.

If you have ques-tions or would l ike some more informa-tion, please contact our local Vancity Savings branch in Tsawwassen at 604-877-2583, or drop by and ask how we can help.

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L ast week Delta Council decided to end the public

hearing on whether the Southlands should be put forth to the Agricul-tural Land Commission.

The move, recom-mended by Chief Admin-istrative Officer George Harvie, was expected after a summary docu-ment released follow-ing a Mayor's Summit on the contentious issue stated Century Group has asked for the opportunity to create a new proposal for the 500-plus acres in south Tsawwassen.

Century Group, the majority owner of the Southlands, has until July 1 to submit a new development plan that increases the amount of land given to the Corpo-ration of Delta for public ownership.

On Sept. 12, Har-vie will recommend to council whether Delta should allow Century Group to submit a for-mal appl icat ion or proceed with the Agri-cultural Land Reserve application.

Century Group presi-dent Sean Hodgins' original conceptual plan proposed up to 1,900 res-idential units on a third of the land and two thirds of the property set aside for agriculture (in a commu-nity trust), wildlife and community uses.

A public hearing in early March on whether an application should be made to include the Southlands in the ALR was in its fourth night when Mayor Lois Jack-son decided to adjourn it until April 14 in order to hold a Mayor's Summit.

Jackson said a differ-ent forum for debate was needed as it was clear there was no consensus on the issue, adding it was not a decision she made lightly.

"I, of course, was made aware that this would be perceived by some as a further delay in what has already been a rather long process," she said.

Jackson went on to say it is not her inten-tion to end the discus-sion about the future of the Southlands, adding the public is invited to continue to submit their comments to council.

Century Group's new plan will also be posted on the Corporation of Delta's web site once it's been received.

Those who took part

in the c losed-door Mayor's Summit, which took place March 24 to 26, included Jackson, Harvie, Hodgins, Coun.

Ian Paton, farmer Peter Guichon, Southlands the Facts co-founder Dana Maslovat and represen-tative Richard Kunz, local

environmentalist Anne Murray, Bob Ransford and Ian Robertson.

At last night's meet-ing, Coun. Heather King

agreed with the recom-mendation to termi-nate the public hearing, noting she has learned much about the ALR

application process.King said ALC execu-

tive director Colin Fry told her putting the Southlands in the ALR

would be the correct move if they want the land to be farmed, but not if they want some of the ecologically sensitive areas to be protected.

She added it is not a given the ALC would conduct public [email protected]


New Century Group proposal to be considered in September

Hearing terminated

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It's time to celebrate the community's efforts to help make the environment increasingly "green." From battery-powered dragsters to recycling mattresses, Deltans are finding unique ways to be kind to Mother Earth.

EARTH DAY APRIL 22


Auto shop students help transform pick up into battery driven dragsterPHILIP RAPHAELE D I T O R

Zooming from stationary to the quarter mile mark in about 14 seconds isn't quite the thing to get most drag rac-ers and fans excited about.

But for Delta Secondary automotive shop teacher Casey Mynott and his stu-dents, the fact the feat will be accomplished without burning a single drop of fos-sil fuel will.

Mynott and his students have been piecing together a 1989, two wheel drive Toyota pick up since 2008 and are in the closing stages of getting it ready for its initial run at Mission Speedway.

After stripping the truck of its engine and transmission and adding a new electric motor and other equipment to run it, all that's needed are 50 lead acid batteries to provide

Automotive students (L-R) Mike Kilmek, Dallas Hale, Alex Lee, and Davis Pfitzenmaier. Contributed photoContinued on P12


If you have a green thumb and want to suppor t local non-profits, there's no bet-ter place to be May 7 than Gwen's Grow-ing and Giving (G3): A Sharing and Caring Fundraiser.

The Ladner plant sale,

named after founder Gwen Szychter, was started 17 years ago. Today it's known to draw a line-up before the gates open. And when they do, visitors come upon hundreds of plants donated by resi-dents and businesses selling for as little as $1 to $10, at the most.

Last year more than

2,000 plants were con-tributed to the fund-raiser, from Hostas and Daylilies to ground cov-ers, grasses and herbs. The organizing com-mittee raised more than $3,000, their most suc-cessful sale yet, which was donated to the Delta Hospice Society and an orphanage in Kakamega, Kenya.

Committee member Pam Mason said this year the money raised will be split between the Delta Hospice Society and O.W.L. (Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society), both based in Ladner.

O.W.L. will also be in attendance with one or two of its raptors.

It's an event "by the

community, in the com-munity, for the commu-nity," Mason said, with volunteers running the sale, residents donating funds, and the money going to locally-based organizations.

T h e s e l e c t i o n o f donated plants has also been expanded to

Members of the G3 organizing committee, clockwise from top left: Pam Mason, Mary Ellen Jiles, Judy Matilda, Karen Harding and Shannon Marfleet. Kristine Salzmann photo

Buy $1 plants while supporting local non-profits

Continued on P14

Earth Day 2011

Mayor Jackson and Delta Council are dedicated towards reducing Delta’s carbon footprint. As a local government, we continue to develop and implement initiatives to reduce negative impacts on our environment. The following is a snapshot of upcoming sustainable events and initiatives – join us in tackling climate change together.

Visit Delta’s events calendar at www.corp.delta.bc.ca/events

Free Sustainable Gardening Workshops April - September 2011Delta is pleased to offer a series of free gardening workshops to Delta residents throughout this spring and summer. Workshop topics include organic gardening, growing food year round and backyard composting. For more information, contact Delta’s Engineering Department at (604) 946-3260.

Pesticide Drop-OffMay 7, 2011 10am - 3pmLooking to get rid of unused and leftover pesticides? Delta is hosting a free pesticide drop-off at the Delta Works Yard located at 5404 64th Street. Only domestic pesticides in liquid, solid and aerosol form will be accepted.

Ivy PullApril 30 & May 28, 2011 10am - 12 noonHelp us make our parks healthy! Invasive plants like English ivy and periwinkle harm native plants and animals. Spend the morning outdoors in the Delta Nature Reserve, one of North Delta’s most spectacular parks. Email [email protected] or call (604) 946-3288 for more information.


the vehicle with a power source that will vault it down the track.

"It's not built for range," says Mynott, adding the quarter mile time is just an estimate. "It can probably have a range of about 40

miles (roughly 60 km), but it will be trailered to the drag strip."

The electric motor will produce 450 horsepower and 450 foot pounds of torque.

The conversion from gaso-line to electric left the vehicle with about 100 pounds of extra

weight—most of it from the bat-teries which weigh in at about 15 pounds each.

Students will be behind the wheel to pilot the truck down the track, something that is expected to take place in a couple of weeks [email protected]

From P11

Annacis company recycles old mattressesKRISTINE SALZMANNR E P O R T E R

What do you do with your old mattresses and box springs?

It's likely most resi-dents dump them at the dump, for $20 per item—or worse, toss them somewhere illegally.

But a new Annacis Island-based company will gladly take them for less, and the public can sleep more soundly knowing their mat-tresses and box springs will be recycled instead of languishing in the landfill.

Terr yl Plotnikoff , general manager of Ca n a d i a n Ma t t re s s Recycling, said the com-pany has recycled more than 260,000 pounds of materials from residents and businesses since it

opened in January of this year.

“We recognized that there was going to be a drastic need for a profes-sional, licensed, and effi-cient recycling operator in the Lower Mainland to handle the thousands of mattresses being put in the dump," she said in a press release. "So we moved up the open-ing of our facility to fill the void, but what we did not expect was that the volume of mattress-es and box springs was going to be this great."

And because of the demand from residents, Ca n a d i a n Ma t t re s s Recycling also decided to start a pick-up service for those who cannot deliver their mattresses themselves.

Plotnikoff said since mid-March the com-

pany has been provid-ing the Saturday pick-up service to customers who call and book.

"We think that our low disposal fee of $12 per mattress or box spring,

along with our cheap pick-up charge, will real-ly reduce illegal dumping in the Metro Vancouver area," she [email protected]

An employee takes apart a mattress for recycling.Contributed photo

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Tsawwassen's Rod Asher explored rural India by bike—traveling 1,700 km—earlier this year with a group of about 30 cyclists through Toronto-based Tour d'Afrique. While promoting cycling as a viable form of green transportation, they distributed hand bicycles to people with disabilities in a Mumbai slum. Contributed photo

ot many people would jump at the opportunity to bike 1,700 km, let alone through

India at age 65.Tsawwassen resident Rod Asher

did just that between January and Ma rc h o f t h i s y e a r w i t h 3 2 other cyclists, for the adven-ture as well as to increase aware-n e s s a b o u t cycling as a via-ble form of trav-el and to raise funds for people in impoverished communities.

Asher, now 66, read about Toronto-based Tour d'Afrique in a magazine. It's a company that offers transcon-tinental tours for cyclists of all levels, and aims to raise public conscious-ness about bicycles as an alternative and beneficial means of transporta-tion.

When he found out they were orga-nizing their first bike trip through India the avid cyclist thought, "this is me."

Asher, whose wife is from Goa, India, has been to the sub-contint-ent numerous times but knew this would be a unique way of exploring areas he was less familiar with.

The group of 32 cyclists rode 100 km a day, some for a total of 1,700 km, like Asher, and others for 4,000 km, accompanied by two support vehicles.

While it was the longest distance he's yet to cycle, Asher has also walked and biked the 780 km Cami-no de Santiago de Compostela Pil-grimage in Spain, also known as The Way of St. James.

Asher said riding along secondary routes in India, from the Taj Mahal in Agra (in northern India) to Kanya-kumari at the southern tip of India, while avoiding major highways, was a novel, intimate and rewarding way of seeing rural and remote areas.

Along the way the group raised awareness for The Able Project, a Victoria-based charity that raises funds for research into spinal cord injuries.

A fellow rider on the trip, Morgan van Breda, has lived with a spinal cord injury since age 24 and com-pleted the India tour on an electric assist hand pedal bicycle while rais-ing money for the organization.

In Mumbai The Able Project donated 42 hand bikes made in India to people with disabilities living in one of the city's slums.

Tour d'Afrique (tourdafrique.com) also contributes part of its proceeds to purchasing bicycles for health care workers in Africa to help them get around impoverished commu-nities.

While definitely a trip for those interested in being a tourist, Asher said, Tour d'Afrique's mandate also fits in with what many in B.C. are try-ing to do: get more people on bikes and reduce their ecological foot-print.

Along the way, group donated bicycles to people with disabilities in Mumbai slum

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From P11


In the age old discussion in favour of buying quality made products that have a longer useful working life over cheaply built ones, Steve Laughlin has another reason to keep in mind this Earth Day.

Purchasing quality consumer goods is kinder to the environ-ment.

That’s most notable in the realm of vacuum cleaners, says Laughlin who runs Vacuum Works in Ladner and has been in the repair and maintenance busi-ness for more than 25 years.

People don’t think too much about how much a new home theatre or stereo system costs.

“Those are fun things,” Laugh-lin says. “But when it comes to vacuuming, a chore most people don’t like doing, they don’t con-sider paying more for quality.”

The real loser in that instance is the environment, he says, as consumers frequently end up pur-chasing a machine that lasts any-where from six months to a year

and then ends up in a landfill.“They buy a poorly made

machine, run it into the ground, then throw it away. It’s that con-sumer mentality,” Laughlin says. “Better they buy a vacuum which performs well, is built sturdily and can be repaired easily.”

“About 95 per cent of the vacu-ums out there now are made in China and are pretty disposable,” Laughlin adds. “And the major-ity of the machine is made from plastic, much of it non recyclable, that goes into the landfill.”

Even those vacuums made with recyclable materials are often so complex to break down into their individual parts that recycling is not a viable option.

“It used to be that vacuums were made from metal which is easily recycled.”

Tips to find a vacuum that will have a longer life include getting advice from those who service them. And don’t be taken in by the glitz and glamour in advertising.

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and design the same way Rolls Royce and Ferrari do.”

The problem with the “throw away culture” when it comes to vacuums and some other con-sumer goods is getting so bad that Laughlin says it should come as no surprise when environmental levies are placed on them at the point of purchase.

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It was during Peg Keenleyside's recovery from breast cancer seven years ago that she began thinking about the food she eats.

She was researching cancer preven-tion during her treatment, and what often came up was a healthy, organic diet.

"I got the 'organic food religion' I guess, as part of my recovery, and I decided I really wanted to give back," Keenleyside says.

In 2005 the Tsawwassen resident, always an avid gardener, decided to start The Cottage Pantry Gourmet Edibles with a friend, a heritage farm on an acre in Point Roberts where she grows organic vegetables and fruits.

From that, the self-proclaimed foodie makes in-season pies, jams and preserves which she sells at local craft fairs, such as the upcoming Spring Craft Market at the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall (May 7), and the Earth-wise Society farm store in Boundary Bay (open Wednesdays, 3 to 6 p.m.,

and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to noon).Keenleyside also created her own

curriculum to teach organic garden-ing to children. In 2009 and 2010, she guest taught organic vegetable grow-ing to students at South Park Elemen-tary, where her two young children attend.

One project involved a "salad cele-bration" where students grew their own lettuce and then incorporated it into a salad they shared with their peers.

"They get excited by that feeling of empowerment," she says.

Keenleyside hopes her passion for local agriculture, eating what's in sea-son, and gardening comes across to students.

"I do think that teaching kids how to grow food is going to be an important life skill, because food is going to get more expensive," she says.

To learn more about The Cottage Pantry Gourmet Edibles, email [email protected].

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HISTORIC occasion


O ne-hundred and thirty years of history has a way of shaping and re-

shaping an institution.In the case of All Saints Angli-

can Church in Ladner, the pass-ing of time has not only shifted the geographic orientation of the building from its original, it has altered the way it interacts with the community.

The church, which officially marks its 130th anniversary later this year, is possibly one of the most recognizable in South Delta for its prominent location on Arthur Dr. at the busy inter-section of Ladner Trunk Rd. and 47 A Ave.

The church has been located on the property since 1881 when the Anglican Bishop of the day, Right Rev. A.W. Sillitoe, decided in 1880 that the small fishing vil-lage needed a church.

"He (Sillitoe) gathers a few of the townspeople around and says, 'I think you need a place to worship.' And he looks around and Mr. (William) Ladner has a couple of acres he was willing to give up in this particular area which was central to where they thought Ladner would be," says Rev. Elizabeth Northcott. "The Ladner brothers were actually parishoners and there a number of other families who got togeth-er and said 'let's help build a church.'"

The area of the parish back in those days was determined to stretch the distance of a cart ride—four or five miles. And the Ladner church was one of two in the Anglican diocese around that time. The other was in the boom town of Hope.

"If you lived within that bound-ary, the care of your soul was with the church," Northcott says with a gentle laugh and smile.

The land in Ladner was cleared and the building went up and was finished in November 1881.

Cost of building the church was $1,100, a figure split between the diocese and parishioners.

"Bishop Sillitoe said, 'If you raise half, I'll see you get the other half.' It was a huge sum in those days and he originally thought $700 would do nicely, but they must have gone over budget," Northcott says.

To celebrate completion of the job the parishioners organized a music night.

"Bishop Sillitoe, I guess, was a very pragmatic fellow and he came and found out there was a musi-cal night planned to celebrate his arrival and consecration of the new church," Northcott says, add-ing it annoyed the bishop.

It confused the blessing of a church with an entertainment, Northcott says, and unless they ceased and desisted, the bish-op said he would not bless the church.

"In those days, the bishop was the 'voice,'" Northcott says. "The bishop told his parishioners how it was going to be. So, that idea for a musical night was canned rather quickly and the actual date for the opening was Dec. 18, 1881."

No such plans are being quashed to celebrate the anni-versary this time around as cur-rent Bishop Michael Ingham is scheduled to attend ceremonies June 5 that include officially open-ing of an expanded library in the building.

Nearer to the actual anniversary date local dignitaries will be invit-ed to take part in the readings.

"It's a very old English thing, and it's a service where you tell the story of Christmas, interspersed with hymns."

While that may be more tradi-tional, the way the church oper-ates today is a far cry from its origi-nal ways, Northcott says.

"One hundred and thirty years ago, you opened the doors to a church and people came in. This was a place people came in to socialise and meet your neigh-bours. There was the prayer and the worship aspects, but also the social life of the community. Peo-ple came here to meet, greet, get to know each other. To play together and worship together."

Part of that included seasonal social events and regular educa-tional nights.

"It was all sort of focused on 'You come in and we'll provide this thing.' What's happening now is the church community says that's not working anymore. It did for a time when people saw the church as the centre of their community. The church today is being called outside, so we support things like the extreme weather shelter, we have a community meal here once a month."

There's also a program called Messy Church which provides a setting for those who have no church-going experience.

"It's an evening of worship, but in a style that's kinda messy (including an arts and crafts com-ponent prior to the service)."

All Saints has also partnered with other area churches to fund-raise for the Community Fund of Faith which supports needy indi-viduals and families, regardless of their denomination.

"All of the churches in the area are recognizing that simply open-ing the doors and expecting the


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people to come in is not working with this generation," Northcott says. "So, our theme today is moving out into the neighbour-hood."

But it was that neighbourhood which decried any changes to the original building, said Don-ald Gordon, a former rector at All Saints who oversaw the reno-vations that were completed in 1985.

The need for more room for parishioners was evident when Gordon arrived in 1978.

"We had hardly any space for services and Sunday school," he says, adding capacity inside the building was about 70 people. Today, there's room enough for about 250.

The original church was deemed unfit to save.

"Believe it or not, the church at that time had all the original

wiring," Gordon says. "The con-tractor who was doing the work on the new building said it was a fire trap."

Much of the controversy sur-rounded demolishing the old building.

"It was just a little old church and you didn't go around knock-ing them down," says Gordon, who used his experience as a car-penter and electrical engineer on the project.

So, much of the original church—its beams and rafters—was salvaged from the original structure and incorporated into the new one to avoid the need to apply for a demolition permit.

"Now, when you're inside the new building, when you look up, you see the old church," Gordon says.

The orientation of the building was also switched around—the

entrance is now on the parking lot end and the altar is located at the Ladner Trunk Rd. and 47 A Ave. intersection side of the site.

Whatever the changes over the years, the church has been an anchor for the community and provided a place for prayer and a sanctuary.

"It's more than just a worship-ping place. It became, for people going through two World Wars a place for solace, security, and a sense place where people could go and question and listen for a sense of peace the clergy could provide," Northcott says. "What's happening now, the church is moving out of the building a little more. And what I mean by that is we are getting out into the com-munity, doing things and not just expecting the community to come in."[email protected]

Opposite page: All Saints Anglican Church as it appears today (above). Tyler Garnham photo An image of the church shortly after the original building was constructed in 1881 (below). This page: Rev. Elizabeth Northcott enjoys afternoon tea with some of the parishioners in the church hall (above). Tyler Garnham photo Celebrations at the church in 1931 (below).Contributed photo


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Last Thursday (April 1 4 ) Ro t a r i a n s a n d municipal officials gath-ered to break ground on the Rotary Water Works project at Diefenbaker Park.

The park will use the natural slopes at the former gravel quarry to provide running streams children and adults can play in. A flat portion of the park will be home to a splash pad that will be accessible by children of all abilities.

A n d e d u c a t i o n a l information—by way of story boards—focus-ing on Rotary's global endeavours to provide potable water to impor-verished communities will be placed at various points around the park.

Standing in for Mayor Lois Jackson was Coun. Robert Campbell who relayed words of praise from the mayor for the water park project.

"It is a project that so many people, young and old, can look on with a sense of pride and pleasure," said Campbell, who is also chair of Delta's Parks, Recreation and Culture Commission.

Funding for the water park came from Com-munity Initiated Cost Sharing Projects Pro-grams that has local groups raise 50 per cent of the costs which are then matched by the municipality.

"In this case, the Rota-ry Club of Tsawwassen has surpassed the 50 per cent mark. The project cost is $315,000, with the Corporation of Delta contributing $136,000," Campbell said.

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Rotarians and municipal officials broke ground on the Rotary Water Words project at Diefenbaker Park last week. Philip Raphael photo


Delta has been working with the Canadian Wildlife Service of Environ-ment Canada, the B.C. Ministry of Environment, and Metro Vancouver to achieve Ramsar designation for a number of wetland sites, including Burns Bog.

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L indsay Jamieson-Powel remembers the very first Delta Triathlon.

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nant and her job as race director for was restricted to help count laps of the competitors during the swim portion of the event held at Winskill pool where she was an aquatic program direc-tor.

It was 11 years ago and there was a grand total of 50 partici-pants challenging the 700 metre swim, 20 km bike ride and 5 km run.

While the distances of the Delta Triathlon haven't changed, the course location has—it was moved in 2001 to the present day Ladner site that uses the leisure centre's pool.

Since 2000, the popularity of the event and the number of people needed to put it on have changed significantly.

"I think we had about 50 vol-unteers that first year—about one volunteer for each com-

petitor," says Jamieson-Powel, who today is the Corporation of Delta's volunteer coordinator for the triathlon which on Saturday (April 16) drew close to 500 com-petitors, about 100 of them aged eight to 15 who took part in a pair of special, shorter distance Kids of Steel triathlon categories.

On Saturday, evidence of how times have changed was a veri-table small army of around 250 volunteers helped with every-thing from counting pool laps to directing traffic along the race course.

Jamieson-Powel says the remarkable growth of the local triathlon has much to do with how well organized the race.

It's that sterling reputation which has spread through the triathlete community, drawing competitors from all over the Lower Mainland.

"People have come to know we run a very clean race," she says.

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"We're not too early in the year and for the most part people think the weather will be better," she says.

She also claims, jokingly, the rise in popularity has nothing to do with the fact the event was moved from the hills of Tsawwas-sen to the flatlands of Ladner.

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How Hunter handled the project is a great primer for those hesitant to dive in and sort things out.

“It makes sense to fi rst, as hard as this is, edit out the books you know you won’t read again or subjects you have lost interest in,” says Hunter. “Take out all the paperbacks and use them in other parts of the home ...Once you are left with your ‘keepers’ and empty space the fun can begin.”

Bookcases can hold more than the obvious; they can be almost a blueprint of your life. Books, works of art, family photographs, and mementos of past travels well-displayed can be an amazing, unique, addition to any room.

“Try to get away from that typical library look which is all the books pulled to the front of the shelf,” says

Hunter. “Now you can add interest by adding accent pieces like pottery, small statues. Th ink about using some of the additions as bookends.”

She suggests laying large books horizontally on the shelves and placing art on the top of the stack, which allows it to be displayed to great eff ect.

“If you have books say on Th ailand and a pieces of art from your visit to that wonderful country together they would make a wonderful display,” says Hunter. “Change textures by mixing up porcelain, wood, woven art such as ethnic baskets, with photos, this creates contrast. Don’t overdo adding pieces or you are back to a hodgepodge.”

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“Try to get away from that typical library look – all the books pulled to the front of the shelf. You can add interest with

accent pieces like pottery, small statues. Think about using some of the additions as bookends.”

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Maggie Calloway

Can you imagine living in a small bedroom for four months, a couple, three children and three cats, then moving down to live in the basement, while your whole home is torn apart and rebuilt around you?

Weeks and months with no heat and no proper cooking facilities? Somehow they not only stayed sane but stayed tight as a family.

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Th us, the plan was changed to a renovation of the entire house.

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Th e basement now has a media room, laundry room, bedroom and den. What was a damp, unusable, badly sloping low basement, with bad air quality which permeated the whole house,

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Now that your new deck is built you have decide whether to paint or stain it.

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Preparing a deck properly for re-staining or painting is critical, not just for the end look but for the integrity of the structure.

“If you have a cedar deck it is not recommended you use a tsp (trisodi-um phosphate), bleach and water solu-tion to kill mold or mildew because it can damage and degrade the quality of the wood,” Lawrence says, adding that a cold power wash is all you need.

“If your deck is gray from the weather a restorer that removes the dead fi bre, which causes the graying, is what you need to get back to the original brighter wood.

“If you just want to re-paint your deck a good wash with a warm water and tsp solution then a light sanding will prepare the deck for a new coat of paint.”

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Th ere has been an explosion of interest in outdoor living in recent years.

It seems we have come full circle from looking outside our homes for entertainment to spending much more time at home with family and friends.

It follows that as we open our homes more, we need to turn our attention to what is working and what is not. Our crumbling decks, patios and terraces are not very inviting as outdoor rooms, so what to do?

Like any other renovation, there are a few things to consider before jumping into the deep end.

You should decided how you are planning on using the outdoor area and what the budget for the project will be. You should also consider how the outdoor space will complement the house.

Building the space is just the beginning.

Because a deck takes a certain amount of punishment from the elements, unlike an interior space, money should be put aside to furnish what could be considered a new room.

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Build the perfect deck as summer beckonsHomeowners are moving outside as the sun comes out, and renovations to an outdoor deckare often high on the priority list.

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“Some decks are very straightforward. Some can be tricky. To (ensure) the fi nished project is everything you want, hiring a professional is a wise move.”

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Th e 50-year-old house sits in a beautiful neighbourhood of similar homes with a street canopy of mature trees and established gar-dens. Th e original plan was to tear down the house and build a new home but a new home would have had to follow all the city’s new set back guidelines which would mean a smaller home. Conversely, a renovation would have the advantage of being able to grandfather all the set backs, an important point to keep in mind when buying property as a tear down.

But the house needed a tune up. Today’s families want more open space with daylight fl ooding each room. Gone are the small rooms with dim light and the parlour saved only for tea with the vicar.

And so it was with this family of fi ve, including three small children. Th ey loved the neighbourhood and they loved the solid house but needed to create a family home which would work for them.

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Th e client was not using an architect so we were design-ing the renovation along with the homeowner, which was a unique project for us.”

Th e house was suspended in the air on piers and the builders dug down un-derneath to make a new full basement with a new foundation from what was originally 6’ headroom with all the old drain tiles. On the top side the roof was removed and they went up another full fl oor, which was reframed to make it look like the original home from the street.

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“In the basement level there are bedrooms, for the kids and the nanny, and laundry. Th e main fl oor is a large kitchen and dining area, living room and family room, all of which work perfectly for this family because they wanted a main fl oor designed so they can always keep their eyes on the kids. Th e family room doors pull right back and lead onto a covered outdoor play area for the kids”

On the third fl oor, Best Builders incorpo-rated the closets, drawers and even the TV into the design, which left more fl oor space for the homeowners.

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“Th ere (are) a ton of material choices available to fi t any style of house and budget.”

Miller says another consideration is the other materials being used in the garden.

“If you have an Allen block wall you wouldn’t typically use fl agstone for a walkway; it just wouldn’t be pleasing,” he says.

“But if you have a natural stone look and feel to your garden you could use fl agstone for the walkways and they would look great.”

Miller advises if you are planning on doing work outside, you should step back and make a plan for your entire garden even if your current budget only allows you to complete part of the plan for the time being.

“Even if the entire project takes you ten years to complete, at least if you are working off a master plan your garden doesn’t end up looking like you picked away at it for years,” he says.

“You want to end up with a garden that fl ows, not a patch work quilt.”

One of the most neglected outdoor areas is the side of the house. Th is area is usually narrow and sometimes shaded which makes it diffi cult to plant, but there are ways of making this area an integral part of the garden

plan.“A great way to clean

this area up is by using your typical 24” x 24” paving slab interspaced with river rock,” Miller says.

“It’s an easy do-it-yourself project which doesn’t cost much.”

However, he points out that the spacing of the slabs and rock is important.

“Th ere is nothing more frustrating than paving stones set too close together which hinders your natural walking rhythm,” he says.

“If you are using a 24” by 24” you need a 6” space between the slabs which give you

30”.“If you are using smaller 18” x 18” slabs you need a

12” space to again make it up to 30.”Your outdoor living space is an extension of your

home so everything should be considered in relation to the rest of your property, both inside and out. Th is is much more important these days when people are investing in our homes and spending more time at home with both family and friends.

Spend time looking at websites which have great photos of completed jobs, and study how and why certain materials are used and where.

You will be living with your decisions for a long time so take care and get it right the fi rst time.

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Starting down the right path...Resurfacing your outdoor walkways is a good place to startwhen doing an outdoor landscaping project,especially when you’re on a budget.

Jeremy Miller of Houston Landscapes is an expert on turning diffi cult gardens into beautiful landscapes, and says that a walkway renovation doesn’t have to be a time-consuming process. MARTIN KNOWLES PHOTOS

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Martin Knowles photosEstate homes at Castle Hill range from $1.5 million to $1.7 million. The acreage estates feature large backyards with green belt or river views, and homes ranging from 5,500 to 7,000 square feet.

by Kerry Vital

Castle Hill is just fi ve minutes from Fort Langley, but owners will never know it once they step onto their property.

Homes at Castle Hill include large terraced backyards, with a view of either a lush green belt backing onto the Salmon River or the Lower Mainland’s beautiful mountains.

Th e homes range from 5,500 to 7,000 square feet, with plenty of open spaces including large kitchens and great rooms.

“It’s a great development,” says HomeLife Benchmark Walnut Grove real estate agent Sherman Foster.

All 12 one-acre lots have been sold,

with some being purchased by builders.Th ere are currently three homes

on the market, all built by Lanstone Homes. One home is completed, with the second due to be ready in August and the third in October.

Other builders involved with the project include Wallmark Homes, Wescraft Residential Builders and Clay Construction Inc.

“Every lot is a unique setting,” Foster says.

“I was showing the home (recently) and there were deer walking through the yard.”

Potential homebuyers have told him they love the location of the subdivision and the lots, Foster says.

Th e open-plan layout of the homes has also been popular.

Homes at Castle Hill are close to historic Fort Langley, three local golf courses and the Fraser River, as well as numerous shops, restaurants and other services.

Th e current home, at 5,912 square feet, includes a double garage at the front of the house, plus a second double garage at the back, perfect for a boat, project car or bike.

A large unfi nished basement area is

A touch of luxury at Langley’s Castle Hill

Estate acreages near Fort Langley make Castle Hill a private haven on the

grounds of the old Castle Ziegler.

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Homes and communities:

Valley homes sales hit fi ve-year high for March.Fraser Valley Real Estate Board records its best March since 2006.

Home sales had a huge month in March, with sales hitting fi ve-year highs.

Th e Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) recorded 1,818 property sales last month, marking its best March since 2006.

Sales jumped by 16 per cent over March 2010, which saw 1,565 sales in total. March also saw a jump of 42 per cent in sales over February, when the FVREB processed 1,279 sales.

Back in March of 2006, 2,072 sales were recorded.

Board President Sukh Sidhu says the overall demand was strong, but it wasn’t spread across the Valley as a whole.

“For example, sales of single family detached homes in White Rock/South Surrey

increased by over 150 per cent in March compared to last year, however in Abbotsford they were down by almost seven per cent,” he said.

Sidhu added that the number of new properties being listed for sale jumped by 11 per cent, rising from 3,038 new listings in February to 3,376 in March this year.

Real estate prices also rose in March, but that jump was not quite as dramatic. Th e benchmark price for detached homes in the Fraser Valley hit $519,628 last month, an increase of 0.9 per cent over the March 2010 price of $514,787.

Townhome prices remained relatively fl at, rising from $326,307 in 2010 to $327,328 in March of 2011.

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included, and the yard is fully landscaped with a sprinkler system.

Th e four-bedroom, four-bathroom home includes a studio or bonus room with a private entrance on the second fl oor, perfect for a home offi ce.

A private rear deck holds a natural gas fi replace and backs onto the green belt and Salmon River. Th e luxurious master bedroom includes a large walk-in closet and looks out over the back yard, and the formal living and dining rooms just add to the feeling of opulence.

Th e fi rst fl oor also includes a study and a nook area in the kitchen.

Th e house includes Luxor clean face fi replaces, granite countertops throughout and a full stainless steel gourmet appliance package. Hardwood fl oors are included throughout, and the fl oor of the en-suite bathroom is heated, perfect for bare feet on a cold morning.

Th e house is wired for sound and a central distribution audio control system, and includes a complete security and vacuum system.

Outside, the brick and stucco frontage welcomes you home, past the ruins of Castle Ziegler. Th e castle was originally built in 1910, and was the site of many parties thrown by owner Fritz Ziegler, a former consul general of Mexico.

Th e entire Castle Hill development will be built in a European country style design.

Homes at Castle Hill range from $1.5 to $1.7 million. For more information, visit www.castlehillestates.com.

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