delta leader may 2011

THE DELTA LEADER MAY 2011 ❙ B1

Boaz Joseph, reporterSurrey North Delta Leader

From a distance, seen from Highway 99 as it passes over Deas Slough, they look like water striders—the insects that walk on water.

From the other side, off the dock at the Delta Deas Rowing Club, they come into focus as dedicated high school students working hard for an upcoming regatta.

The back of a T-shirt belonging to Amanda Serek, a 15-year-old Grade 10 student from Sands Secondary, says it all: Row Hard or Die.

The juniors, students aged 15-18, are preparing for the 22-annual Scholastic Regatta on May 28 and 29 at Deas Island Regional Park.

They’re part of two programs—juniors

and masters (adults)—that the 25-year-old rowing club offers.

The club has about 50 masters mem-bers and a 13 dozen juniors—with eight juniors competing at the end of the month.

“We’re a small club,” admits coach Alex Bond, a former juniors rower at Delta Deas who came back last year to coach after winning a rowing scholar-ship at the Washington State University.

“Traditionally, we’ve been known as the underdog and we’re trying to change that.”

Late last month, Delta Deas came third, fourth, sixth and seventh, as well as clinching one fi rst place spot (the boys Jr. B doubles) in fi ve races at the Brent-wood Regatta in Mills Bay on Vancouver Island.

Unlike other clubs that have larger facilities and boat trailers, Delta Deas is limited to singles, doubles and quads, and all are scullers, meaning that each rower works both sides of the craft.

Bond says a big misconception with rowing is that people must start when they’re young.

Indeed, while the juniors program is intended for those in Grades 8-12, the club’s learn-to-row program is suitable for adults of all ages—including one

The Delta Sport Council is helping local sports groups get a game plan together to help use social media. To do that, the council is hosting an educa-tional session June 4 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Delta Sport Development Centre (4680 Clarence Taylor Crescent in Ladner).

“We are very fortunate to have Jacquie McCarnan, veteran Internet Marketer and Social Media Guru, from Social Media Canada as our session leader,” said council president Barry Howard.

“Jacquie is always on the cutting/bleeding edge of technology educating the Canadian market on the enormous benefits of a strategically planned Social Media Marketing Campaign.”

The session is offered on a complimentary basis, but donations to the council will be accepted. To reserve a seat, email [email protected].

Delta is extending the lease on Boundary Bay Air-port until 2099 to ensure the "long-term viability" of the facility.

The municipality entered a lease agreement with operator Alpha Aviation Inc. in 2004, which was amended in 2005 to extend the term from 2032 to 2050. The report states the airport operates at a defi-cit, therefore long-term subtenants for the industrial lands are needed to generate rental income and maintain long-term airport operations.

In 2010, the airport generated about $489,000 in municipal property tax.

A group of 100 or so cyclists will be rolling into North Delta late in the evening of June 18 after riding close to 400 km from Kelowna in the annual Ride-2Survive cancer fundraiser.

This year's ride is the seventh annual. To date, the event has raised $1.4 million. Riders are expected to complete the route, which ends at Cap's South Shore Cycle (7917 Scott Rd.) in around 19 hours.

For more information, visit ride2survive.ca.

PICTURED Earl Marriott Secondary Grade 10 student Jake Elward, 15, rows on Deas Slough during a practice session with the Delta Deas Rowing Club. Boaz Joseph photo

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B2 ❙ MAY 2011 THE DELTA LEADER

Message from

Mayor Lois E. Jackson

and Delta Council

North Delta Transportation Study Initiated

Council recently approved a North Delta Transportation

Study – a component of the North Delta Area Plan Review.

Members of Delta’s Transportation Technical Advisory

Committee will work closely with the successful consultant

to develop a strategy to accommodate proposed land use

changes and address issues identified through the recent

North Delta Town Hall meetings. The study will focus on

the following key themes – traffic operations; functional

road classification and the pedestrian and cycling network;

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North Delta Recreation Centre Expansion Public Consultation to Get Underway A public consultation process will soon be underway to determine the

community’s preferred design for the North Delta Recreation Centre

expansion. Options include construction of a gymnasium; additional

family and youth space; or a new fitness centre. Stay tuned - public

consultation meetings will be announced soon.

South Delta Recreation Centre

Gymnasium and Entrance Upgrade

Construction is underway to convert the former Delta Gymnastics space

at the South Delta Recreation Centre into a community gymnasium. The

gymnasium is expected to be complete this fall and will provide a new

multi-sport venue for south Delta. This project includes a new entrance

and expanded lobby; South Delta Recreation Centre will soon have a

whole new look!

Centennial Beach Concession and

Change Rooms

Construction of the new concession stand and change rooms at

Centennial Beach is starting soon. Metro Vancouver expects to have

this project complete and open for early 2012. For more information

contact (604) 432-6350.

Upcoming Eventswww.corp.delta.bc.ca/events

Delta Works Yard Open House

June 11, 2011: 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Bring your family and join us at the Public Works Open House at

the Engineering Operations Works Yard. The event will feature

entertainment for children, interactive displays on emergency

preparedness and information on services that your Engineering

Department provides. Hot dogs and refreshments will be served.

Engineering Works Yard – 5404 64 Street, Ladner, BC.

North Delta Family Day

June 26, 2011: 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

The annual North Delta Family

Day Parade and Picnic will be

held at North Delta Community

Park and the Social Heart area.

Enjoy live performances, children’s

activities, displays, games and a

BBQ. The parade starts at 11:00 am

at Burnsview Secondary School

located at 7658 - 112th Street and

will proceed along 112 Street to

84 Avenue and then to 114 Street,

ending at North Delta Community

Park. We hope to see you there!

Front row: Cllr. Heather King, Mayor Lois E. Jackson, Cllr. Anne Peterson Back row: Cllrs Scott Hamilton, Ian Paton, Robert Campbell and Bruce McDonald

THE DELTA LEADER MAY 2011 ❙ B3THE DELTA LEADER MAY 2011 B3

Tractor thefts, B&Es top cop issues in Tilbury/Annacis

Centennial Beach project to be complete by next winter

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behind the scenesEditorialPhilip RaphaelSouth Delta Leader, Editor604-948-3640 ext. 122 [email protected]

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Fuel theft on the rise

Concession stand delayed

Christine Lyon, reporterSouth Delta Leader

Gas theft is an emerging trend in Delta’s industrial areas, likely thanks to skyrocketing prices at the pump which may create de-mand for black market fuel.

That’s according to a presenta-tion by Delta Police Insp. Kaare Coupar to the Delta Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, in which he highlighted the main policing issues in Tilbury and

Annacis Island.Locking gas caps is one secu-

rity measure people can take to prevent fuel theft.

Other policing issues affect-ing the areas are theft of tractor trailer units, break and enters and metal thefts.

Over the course of four months there were 20 incidents of tractor trailer thefts, with losses valued at $890,000; 13 incidents of commercial break and enters, with losses valued

at $35,000; and 10 incidents of metal thefts, valued at $20,000.

Among the crime prevention strategies listed in Coupar’s presentation were incorporat-ing criminal and background checks and drug testing into hiring practices, enforcing strict sign in/out policies for vehicles leaving the premises, manda-tory ID checks, onsite surveil-lance cameras, onsite security, alarms, and maintaining proper lighting and trimmed bushes.

Christine Lyon, ReporterSouth Delta Leader

Deltans hoping to soak up some sun at Centennial Beach this summer will have to buy their hot dogs and ice cream cones from the same old con-cession stand.

Paperwork delays mean the new concession and washrooms planned for the beach will not be in place for this summer.

Metro Vancouver has had to amend its lease with Delta and obtain development and building permits, said Mitch Sokalski, west area manager for Metro Vancouver Regional Parks, which is in charge of the project.

"That took a little longer than we fi rst had thought," he said.

In October 2010, Sokalski told the Leader he hoped to have the two facilities up and running by July 2011.

Now he estimates the project won't be complete until Novem-ber or December of this year.

Workers have completed a preload, he said, and construc-tion crews are expected to be onsite at the beginning of June.

The existing concession stand and washrooms—which are now considered outdated and do not accommodate patrons

with disabilities—will be in full operation throughout the sum-mer.

Ken Kuntz, Delta's director of parks, recreation and culture, said Metro Vancouver had pro-tection under its old contract, but chose to renew its lease be-fore they committed to the con-struction.

"Their motivation was just to have a new refreshed agree-ment," he said.

The terms of the new lease are 25 years, plus a renewal of another 25 years.

"If everything goes accord-ing to the terms of the agree-

ment, they could be there for 50 years," Kuntz said.

Initially budgeted at between $2 and $2.5 million, the new beach facility will incorpo-rate two buildings connected by a breezeway and covering 4,413-square-feet, located ad-jacent to the children's play-ground.

On the east side will be a con-cession and seating area, with washrooms, change rooms and a fi rst aid room on the west side.

"It'll all be ready for use in the winter/spring of next year," Sokalski said.

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early: They’re shells, not boats. They’re oars, not paddles. And the coxswain (the person who commands the crew and rud-der) is pronounced “coxin” or “coxie.”

While rowing can be com-petitive, “it’s not a collision sport,” says regatta chair Joy Fera. “(People are) not getting bowled over like in football or hockey or basketball.”

Fera says that while Deas Slough allows races of no more than 1,000 metres—one-third to half the length of some other regattas—it does offer a good breakwater, protection from wind, and the short distance makes for competitive sprints on the water.

The public is invited to watch the Scholastic Regatta on May 28 and 29. Races will start at 8 a.m. both days—just bring a lawn chair, binoculars and dress for the weather.

Fera says there will be more

than 300 rowers from high schools through the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Is-land.

Delta Deas Rowing Club is lo-cated on Deas Island Road, off 62B Street (River Road).

Delta Deas Rowing Club wel-comes new members. If you are interested in learning to row, visit www.deltadeas.com or call 604-946-3074.

The club will also host the Cascadia Masters Regatta on July 23 and [email protected]

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Kristine Salzmann, ReporterSouth Delta Leader

A surge in drug stores along Scott Road has Delta Council consider-ing regulations to limit the number of such businesses in the mu-nicipality.

As of April this year there are 24 drug stores in Delta—16 in North Delta, and four each in Ladner and Tsawwas-sen, plus an additional two business licence applications under re-view for the north end, said staff in a report to council.

Council is considering prohibiting drug stores from locating less than 400 metres from an al-ready existing one, simi-lar to a bylaw passed by the City of Surrey.

“We don’t know ex-actly why they are pro-liferating but they re-ally are,” said Thomas Leatham, director of community planning and development.

“We started investi-gating and talking to the City of Surrey—they had noticed a pro-liferation as well and had amended their by-laws to put in this 400 metre separation, so

we thought best to be consistent and intro-duce this same regula-tion across the street on Scott Road.”

Surrey, which has 10 pharmacies on its side of Scott Road, intro-duced the measure a few years ago to limit drug stores in part to deal with an increase in methadone dispen-saries. Methadone is a synthetic drug used to treat heroine addic-tion and sometimes for chronic pain.

Leatham said Delta changed its regulations with respect to metha-done dispensaries a

long time ago, and that the new separation re-quirement would be to encourage a greater variety of businesses along that corridor.

“We want a diversity of businesses up there, we don’t want it all one thing . . . We defi nitely want to get a rich mix of services up there that are going to serve the residents,” he said.

The proposal passed fi rst and second read-ing May 9, and heads to a public hearing sched-uled for June 28.

—with fi les from the Surrey North Delta Leader

Philip Raphael, EditorSouth Delta Leader

The Corporation of Delta has teamed up with Climate Smart, a Vancouver consulting fi rm, to help Delta busi-nesses get a little greener by reducing their green-house emissions and re-duce operating costs.

Those businesses signing up will get a reduced program rate—starting at $500—which involves a three-step, training program which will take a company through a series of ex-ercises to evaluate their operations.

Businesses will re-ceive tools, training and technical assistance from Climate Smart professionals for a year

upon completion of the program.

A total of 11 Delta businesses took part in the program last year. They are part of the more than 200 busi-nesses in B.C. that have identifi ed their carbon-cutting strategies.

One of them was Tilbury-based Arpac Storage Systems which was experimenting with a new paint formula to reduce the cost of painting the warehouse racking products it manufactures. Accord-ing to Climate Smart’s case study, Arpac’s fi nal stage in manufacturing is baking the enamel paint onto the product utilizing a bake oven process at 350° F. The natural gas energy cost

required to power the oven annually is in ex-cess of $100,000.

The new paint for-mula allows the amount of energy required in the baking process to be reduced by 49 per cent. The investment of $25,000 to add a cata-lyzing agent to paint stream using a special-ized mixer is expected to be recovered within two years.

Training programs run throughout the year including upcoming sessions in North Delta on June 29 and July 21 from 8 a.m. 12 p.m. Businesses may send up to two staff members for training.

Angela Danyluk, Del-ta’s Senior Environmen-tal Offi cer said the pro-

gram is unique since it targets small to medium-sized businesses which traditionally do not have a lot of support for envi-ronmental changes.

“There’s usually more support for large emit-ters like cement plants and sawmills,” she said. “And we were miss-ing this other audience of smaller businesses which make up a large portion of the business sector.”

For more information about the program, call 604-254-6283, extension 238. To register by email contact Climate Smart’s Christine VanDerwill at [email protected]. Busi-nesses will be selected on a fi rst come fi rst served basis.

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PICTURED Ladner photographer Greg Schurman was recognized with a national award last month. Schurman was named Commercial Photographer of the Year by the Professional Photographers' of Canada (PPOC). The award is an indication of a photographer's ability to produce exceptional quality, diversity and creativity, said the PPOC in a media release. Schurman, who runs Blootung Studio in Richmond, was also awarded a "best in class" trophy in the editorial category. As well, two of his images, titled "Dance Flow" (top) and "Corporate Spiral," were chosen for the prestigious Canadian Loan Collection. Contributed photos

Kristine Salzmann, ReporterSouth Delta Leader

The Delta Hospital Foundation’s newest fundraising prize has all the characteristics of a lottery dream home.

It is professionally de-signed and decorated, comes fully furnished, and features details like a

sleeping loft on the sec-ond fl oor and a cupola on its cedar shake roof.

The only difference from a typical lot-tery home? Everything is miniature—it’s a 60-square-foot, farm-themed dream activity centre for kids.

But while there are plenty of teeny features that will delight chil-

dren, the quality crafts-manship and thought put into the project will impress their parents.

The fundraiser has come together thanks to three South Deltans: Sarah Gallop of Sarah Gallop Design Inc. and Brandon Smith and Dan-ny Christian, owners of New Vision Projects.

Gallop says her com-pany often works with New Vision, and the idea for a playhouse in support of the founda-tion was born over lunch with them one day while they talked about how to get involved in the upcoming Ladner May Days, which Gallop is co-chairing this year.

The barn-like home, valued at more than $20,000, will be unveiled at the event’s parade on May 29, and then put on display throughout the summer at Delta Hospi-tal and the Ladner Vil-lage Market.

“It’s great,” says Smith of the mini-home. “There’s a lot of detail and a lot of time and effort that has been put in by a lot of people to

make sure this thing’s perfect.”

Donations such as miniature windows from Delta-based West Coast Windows, barn board-style fl ooring from Delta Carpets, and more furniture, materi-als and supplies from other businesses and individuals in the com-munity have made this labour of love project possible for the trio.

“Pretty well every-body has been on board that we’ve approached and asked to help spon-sor the project,” says Smith.

Tickets are one sale starting May 27 for $5. Only 4,000 are avail-able.

They can be pur-chased by phone at 604-940-9695, or at the Delta Hospital Foundation, Dogwood Gift Shop in Delta Hospital, Delta Carpets in Ladner, and ICI Paints in Tsawwas-sen. The winner will be drawn Sept. 27.

For more details visit [email protected]

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PICTURED Brandon Smith (left) and Danny Christian of New Vision Projects flank Sarah Gallop of Sarah Gallop Design Inc. in the Mini Home. Contributed photo

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Stay tuned for more details on how you can become a part of our Shaw Family.

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