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›INBRIEF Delta driver facing 11 chargesA Delta man who went on a wild driving rampage in North

Vancouver July 25 is facing 11 charges. RCMP Sgt. Peter DeVries says the 44-year-old began his dangerous driving spree by alleg-edly accosting a couple and running his vehicle into the woman.

The driver then fled the scene and approached a group of four women and ordered them to get into his car. When they refused, he struck one of them with his car, injuring her as she was pinned against a pole.

The same car then hit another vehicle, ramming it two more times before the suspect drove up to a third woman, whom he threatened to kill when she wouldn't get into his car. Police were finally able to box in the Mustang and arrest the driver, who faces charges ranging from dangerous driving causing bodily harm, assault with a weapon and impaired driving.

—With files from CTV

Intersection makeoverThe corner of Arthur Drive and Ladner Trunk Road is set to get

a long-awaited makeover, which will include a new right-hand turn lane and park space.

Mayor Lois Jackson and council announced last week that the Corporation of Delta has purchased the old Kentucky Fried Chicken building, owned for many years by Shato Holdings Ltd.

The deal is still subject to the current tenant vacating.Jackson said a new right-hand turn lane is planned for Arthur

Driver so northbound traffic can turn more easily onto Ladner Trunk Road. The KFC building would be torn down to make way for an expanded Magee Park.

"It's very exciting. It's something that people have been ask-ing for for quite a long time," Jackson said.

— Christine Lyon

Smash and grab in LadnerA trio of Ladner businesses fell victim to a thief and a brick

Sunday (July 24).According to a Delta Police report, the suspect threw the brick

through the glass door of one store in the 5200 block of 48th Avenue to gain entry.

They then proceeded to steal the cash register.The two other stores suffered a similar fate with smashed

front door windows, but did not have anything stolen from the premises.

Police are continuing with their investigation.

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TFN mulls incinerator planGarbage-burning waste-to-energy plant could help power future developmentCHRISTINE LYONR E P O R T E R

T he Tsawwassen First Nation (TFN) plans to re-examine the pos-

sibility of hosting a regional garbage incinerator after the province endorsed Metro Van-couver’s regional waste plan this week.

The region adopted its Integrated Solid Waste and Resource Management Plan (ISWRMP) a year ago, which includes the incineration of garbage, and Minister of Environment Terry Lake gave it his approval on Monday (July 25).

In the past, the TFN had been approached by several companies, including Aquili-ni Renewable Energy, a firm owned by Vancouver Canucks owner Francesco Aquilini, to build a waste-to-energy plant on its land.

“We are still interested. We hadn’t really actively been advancing any plans with-out knowing the future of the plan,” said Chief Kim Baird. “Now that it’s in place we’re trying to finalize discussions with the Aquilinis in relation to a potential project on our land.”

Still, she said the TFN will wait to see what kind of RFP (request for proposals) process comes out of Metro Vancouver

before moving forward.Baird said a waste-to-

energy garbage incinerator would fit in with the commu-nity’s desire to have renew-able, green-based utilities. Although the “knee-jerk reac-tion” to burning garbage is negative, Baird said research has shown incineration to be safe and effective.

“Everything I’ve seen has shown that the emissions are negligible,” Baird said. “Dealing with our garbage in region and getting energy out of it is better than putting it in a landfill.”

She said an incinerator would also fit in with the TFN’s future development plans, which include close to 1,900 homes and a 1.8-million-square-foot shopping mall.

“From it (the incinerator), we could produce district heat as well as produce electricity that would help our desire to be sustainable from an ener-gy perspective,” Baird said. “I think it would be good for the region and I think the econom-ic opportunity would be good for my community, including employment opportunities.”

Aside from incineration, the ISWRMP also calls for an aggressive push for increased recycling and composting of household organics.

Metro Vancouver board chair and Delta Mayor Lois Jackson said Monday the provincial approval was great

news.“This solid waste manage-

ment plan will help us preserve non-renewable resources, save energy, generate revenue, protect the environment and reduce greenhouse gases,” Jackson said.

The ISWRMP was the result of an exhaustive public con-sultation and involves several methods of waste disposal as the region attempts to cut down the amount of garbage headed for the landfill.

The targets are an 80 per cent diversion in the amount of waste heading for landfills, which are quickly hitting their maximum allowable intake.

“But even with high diver-sion rates, we still need to deal with the more than one million tonnes of waste we cannot recycle, and the new plan does that by focusing on the recovery of materials and energy from the garbage that remains,” Jackson said.

Jackson said the plan looks at garbage as a resource and an opportunity to find better ways to protect our planet.

Because of strong pub-lic reaction to decrease the amount of garbage going to landfills, Metro staff are rec-ommending an 80 per cent diversion by 2020. Previously, the goal had been a 70 per cent diversion by 2015.

Politicians in the Fraser Valley have expressed vehe-

ment opposition to building an incinerator close to home, fearing increased air pollution. And at least one green group is upset with the fact that Envi-ronment Minister Terry Lake approved the plan.

“Decisions like this one today would seem to suggest that Minister Lake sees his job as helping big companies get around dealing with envi-ronmental concerns, rather than actually protecting our environment,” said Ben West,

Healthy Communities Cam-paigner with the Wilderness Committee.

“The real fight will begin when they pick a location and try to build one of these pollution-spewing garbage-burning monsters,” said West. “Wherever they try to do this we will be there to make sure people know the truth about what is being proposed in their backyard.”

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The homeless cats, dogs and rabbits at Delta Community Animal Shelter are sleeping more comfortably thanks to a donation from the Coast Tsawwassen Inn.

Last week, the hotel dropped off 20 large boxes full of used blankets.

“The dogs will think they’re in a hotel instead of in the shelter,” said the hotel’s director of sales and marketing, Kristen Bishop.

The hotel recently outfitted close to 300 beds with brand new comforters and staff didn’t have to think twice about what to do with the used blankets.

“The Coast Tsawwas-sen Inn is pet friendly, so we’re all pet lovers,” Bishop said, explaining canine guests are greeted with just as much enthu-siasm as their owners.

“We want to help out our community organi-zations,” she added.

Shelter manager Sarah

Lowe said the donation couldn’t have come at a better time.

“We are completely full of cats right now,” she said, explaining it is now kitten season.

The bedding will be used to line the cages and kennels of cats, dogs and some rabbits. The shelter frequently runs out of blankets because dogs chew them up, or they get worn down in the laundry.

While the shelter is now stocked with bed-ding, it is still in need of wet pet food, treats, interactive toys and other "wish list" items.

Delta Mayor Lois Jackson was on hand to help Lowe accept the bedding. She called the donation “absolutely smashing.”

“What a wonderful donation to a wonder-ful cause,” she said.

—Christine Lyon


Findlay settles into ridingCHRISTINE LYONR E P O R T E R

I t’s been almost three months since Kerry-Lynne Findlay was elected MP of Delta-

Richmond East and she’s finally getting a chance to settle into the riding.

Parliament recessed for the summer on June 24 and the Conservative MP moved into her new Ladner constituency office in mid-July.

After installing new carpets, removing the existing bright pink blinds and slapping on a fresh coat of paint, the second-floor suite at 202-5000 Bridge St. is ready for business. Findlay is inviting the public to an open house on Tuesday, Aug. 2 from 5 to 7 p.m.

“It’s geographically central,” Findlay said when asked why she chose Ladner as the site of her office. “I assume that’s why my predecessor (John Cummins) chose Ladner as well.”

When she’s not organizing

her new workspace, Findlay says she’s busy packing boxes at home. The Vancouver resident has been planning to move into the Delta-Richmond East rid-ing since she was elected, and recently made an offer on a house in Tsawwassen.

The Leader sat down with Findlay this week to hear how things are going since being sworn in as a Member of Par-liament.

“Just after that I got the call that the Prime Minister wanted to see me,” she said. “I went to meet with him personally and he told me he was going to appoint me Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice.”

The appointment came as a surprise to the rookie MP, who believes she was selected because of her 30 years experi-ence as a lawyer. Now considered a legal advisor to the Crown, she has had to give up her job at her former law firm.

“It would be a conflict for me to be having any private

clients,” she said.During Findlay’s first session

in Parliament, one major piece of justice legislation—the mega trial bill—received royal assent.

“Because the minister had to be away due to a death in his family, I was the one who did the second reading of that and introduced it,” she said.

She also gave her first speech in the House of Commons in support of introducing back-to-

work legislation for Canada Post employees.

When Parliament resumes Sept. 19 Findlay says she will continue to support legislation put forward by Justice Minister Rob Nicholson.

“We have a strong law and order agenda. We want to emphasize the protection of families and emphasize victim’s rights,” Findlay [email protected]

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Delta-Richmond East MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay will hold an open house at her new Ladner office Aug. 2. Christine Lyon photo

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Ladner's Norma Bastidas is no stranger to long distance running after having completed a series of ultramarathon events that also served as a fundraiser for the CNIB.Contributed photo

Long distance commitment

Ladner’s Norma Bastidas doesn’t believe in doing anything in half measures. That’s why when she

first tried out long distance running in 2008, hoping to make it to the end of a marathon and found she was pretty good at it, she decided to up the ante and the distance.

As a result, about a year later the 43-year-old

single mom with two sons became the first person to complete seven ultramarathon races across seven continents in a span of just seven months.

While it took plenty of effort to complete the events that ranged from 100-250 km, Bastidas, who moved to South Delta from Calgary last September, has plenty of motiva-tion.

Five years ago her oldest son, Karl, then 11, was diagnosed with a rare eye condi-tion called Cone Rod Dystrophy that was slowly robbing him of his sight.

“I was overwhelmed, I was a single mom with two kids and everything was happening at the same time, so I started running just to relieve the stress,” says Bastidas, who works as a personal trainer. “That’s basically how it started.”

Bastidas turned her long runs in plac-es such as the Sahara Desert, Brazil and the imposingly named Canadian Death Race—a 125 km long course in Grande Cache, Alberta that passes three moun-tain summits and 17,000 feet of eleva-tion—into fundraising opportunities for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB).

“That gave me something that I could focus on and from everything else I couldn’t control that was something I could. For every kilometre I finished I

asked people to please pledge me,” she says. “I emailed five people and about 25 responded because they thought this was the craziest thing they had ever heard. And instead of raising $500 I raised $3,200.

While the challenge of the Canadian Death Race was long and painful, Bas-tidas ended up completing 94 km with-out any serious training. At first, Bastidas was determined to give it another try to complete the course, but she realized the event was part of a six-race series all over 50 km in various spots in Alberta.

She signed up for them all and estab-lished a reputation by winning one of the events as an almost complete unknown.

The results gave Bastidas the confi-dence to take on other events around the globe and she ended up completing the seven race, seven continent trek in seven months.

“I decided to do the seven continents,” Bastidas says, adding it became the 777 Run For Sight. She started in Brazil and finished in Switzerland, compiling 1,272 km along the way to becoming the first person to complete the feat. The shortest was 100 km and the longest stretched 250 km. In Brazil she ran 50 hours non-stop to complete the 217 km course.

She has managed to raise more than $150,000 from her exploits.

And she’s not finished yet.Bastidas runs 112 to 120 km a week

in training. When she’s building up for a competition that goes up to 75 to 110 miles.

It’s all in preparation for the Trans-Alps event this September, a 250 km run that crosses three countries starting in Germany, on to Austria and finishing in Italy.

She’s also hoping to complete climbs of the world’s seven highest summits.

“It (running) is my passion,” she says. “It gives me everything that I need. I don’t tell my kids that they can do anything, I show them.”

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Delta Council has to be commended for its plan to purchase the property on the south east corner of Ladner Trunk Road and Arthur Drive.

With traffic backed up there on a regular basis, it has become an increasingly frustrating traffic bottleneck.

The proposed changes to the intersection designed to improve traffic flow will undoubtedly bring a smile to the faces of many commuters, and possibly some support at the ballot box in the coming civic election this November.

And while it is cynical to link this pleasingly progressive move to unknot traffic tie ups in and out of Ladner Village with an approaching municipal vote there are some who will.

In council's defence, the deal to get ownership of the location where the Ladner Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet once served customers had apparently been a long time in coming.

A deal had to be struck with the property owner and there were considerations regarding current tenants.

So while the armchair pundits may sit back and arch their eyebrows at the timing of this move—announced last week (July 20) at the Ladner Business Association's annual summer barbecue—it may be more productive to simply accept this and other possible goodies coming from Delta Municipal Hall over the coming months.

There is so much that needs to be done in all three Delta communities that pretty much any civic improvements should be welcomed with open arms and minds.

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Absurd comes to mind.Last week, at the 12th Ave.

entry to Boundary Bay Park, a Metro Vancouver employee was busy chewing up the blackberry cane with a noisy gas-fuelled tool.

Okay, this is a nature park and a wildlife preserve, but the cane's an invasive species that has to be controlled. Hand tools would be quiet, clean and green, but who needs quiet green practices in a park?

We carried on.Then, in spite of the open

windows of the homes along the shore, the worker raised a cloud of dust.

Why?

She fired up her powerful blower to go after a few bits of cane that had landed on the path. But her blower couldn't raise them, so she cranked up her blower, which caused the dust cloud to grow, but those stubborn bits of cane continued to resist her blower.

You get the picture. What are we to conclude?

When working in a nature reserve, emitting exhaust, raising dust, and making noise is much more important than using good sense—a rake, in this case.

Then, today, while returning home through Winskill Park, a Delta Parks employee was weed-whacking the grass along the treed walk between the Kinsmen Apartments and the Tsawwassen Medical Clinic with no regard for the trees' bark: Nick, slice, hack.

Those trees have survived Delta's neglect, but I doubt they'll survive Delta parks staff.

And then two big, strapping guys arrived to clean up after her with their powerful, noisy, smoky blowers.

G a s f u m e s , n o i s e , a n d pointless blowing of cuttings here and there and everywhere for the breeze to blow about.

Costly, noisy, dirty nonsense. And what about the danger those machines pose?

Delta knows they're dangerous because its workers wear eye protection and heavy overalls.

Delta knows, too, that they're noisy because its workers wear ear protection.

But a pox on the peace and safety of tax payers.

Delta and Metro Vancouver might just as well dump trucks of tax dollars about for public workers to nick, slice, hack and blow to the four winds.

Nothing is absurd if taxpayers are paying.

Greg J. Edwards,Delta

LETTERS

Taxes weed-whacked and blown to the winds

Last week, Delta Council announced the municipality has purchased the property on the corner of Arthur Drive and Ladner Trunk Rd. and will improve the intersection which has frequently become a traffic bottleneck.Christine Lyon photo

Kelly Guichon's statements ( G u i c h o n e y e s p r ov i n c i a l s e a t , S o u t h D e l t a L e a d e r July 22, 2011)—"She's ( Vicki Huntington) done the best she can do to date, but with all these issue facing Delta, we really need a strong voice" and "being part of a bigger team would benefit the community" and "we really don't have a voice in Victoria"—are the same spin we heard during the last election.

What part of Val Roddick and Wally Oppal were on the " b i g g e r t e a m " w h e n t h e i r Liberal compatriots imposed the hospital cuts, the Tsawwassen power lines, the South (Fraser) Perimeter road, etcetera on the citizens of Delta.

Doesn't Guichon understand? Were their voices not heard?

If she does secure the Liberal nomination, she most certainly won't be getting my vote.

Trotting out the same old party line just doesn't cut it.

If she (Guichon) were in a re-elected Liberal Caucus, the

results on the next serious issue probably facing South Delta—the creation of a tax free trade zone—will be imposed, just like all the other poor decisions were.

The Liberal big business interests control the agenda, not a rookie MLA's actions.

Now is the time for others to kick-out all the Liberals in Victoria.

Major change is needed and hopefully coming.

Robert W. Craig,Delta

Tired of the same old party line

Are you pleased with the proposed changes to the Ladner Trunk Rd. and Arthur Dr. intersection?

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Clockwise from top left: ❚ The 3rd Boundary Bay Scouts group from Tsawwassen attended the Scouts Canada Provincial Jamboree 2011 in Roberts Creek, B.C. Photo contributed ❚ Jeannette Kerluke, Sherry Browne, Diana Paiuk and Jennifer Delf of the Delf Group present a $5,048.94 cheque to Anne Herringer (centre) representing the Delta Stroke Recovery Association. Photo contributed ❚ (L-R) Irene Forcier and Renie D'Aquila of Reach Child and Youth Development Society receive a $20,000 donation from Linda Ottho and Guillermo Bustos representing the Rotary Club of Ladner. Photo contributed

7 DAYS> OIL & WATER ART SHOWThe South Delta Artists' Guild cordially invites you to their annual juried and award-winning show Oil & Water. When: July 28 to Aug. 28, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Where: Longhouse Gallery, 1710 56 St.

>TSAWWASSEN SUN FESTIVALThe annual Tsawwassen Sun Festival is the largest community festival in South Delta. There's fun for the whole family includ-ing a parade, children's midway, market-place, slow pitch tournament, BMX air show, bingo, main stage entertainment, fireworks, food vendors, and much more. When: July 29 to Aug. 1 with the Rotary Club parade on Aug. 1 at 11 a.m. Where: visit sunfestival.ca for event times and locations.

> ANTIQUE FAIRThe 33rd annual Tsawwassen Sun Festival Antique Fair returns this weekend. Over 50 antiques dealers will be selling a wide vari-ety of antiques and collectables. New for 2011 will be a gemologist on site offering written appraisals on jewelry for a modest fee. There is also a door prize of a collect-able Royal Doulton figurine. When: July 31 and Aug. 1, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: South Delta Rec. Centre. 1720-56 St. Admission $4.

> THE PURPLE PIRATEIn his energetic interactive show, award winning performer Dustin Anderson, a.k.a the Purple Pirate, will have kids of all ages thrilled about reading for pleasure. When:Wednesday, Aug. 3. Where: Tsawwassen Library (1-1:45 p.m.) and Ladner Pioneer Library (3:30-4:15 p.m.) Suitable for ages 5 and up.

> WATERWORKS OPENINGMayor Lois Jackson and Delta Council, in partnership with the Tsawwassen Rotary Club, invite you to the Rotary WaterWorks grand opening. When: Aug. 4, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Where: Diefenbaker Park. Light

refreshments will be served. Wear water-proof clothing.

> BATS OF BURVILLAFollow the flight of the bat at sunset. Listen to their hunting sonar using a bat detector as they dash and dart in search of mosquitoes and moths. When: Friday, Aug. 5, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Where: Deas Island Regional Park. Be prepared to walk 2 km outdoors. Call 604-432-6359 to register. $7.50 adult; $4 child/senior; $20 family.

> 'UNGARAGE' SALELadner Baptist Church is holding a garage sale with a twist—there's nothing being sold. Everything is free. The 'ungarage' sale will freely give donated household items, clothing and toys to those in tough finan-

cial situations. When: Saturday. Aug. 6, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: 5624 Ladner Trunk Rd.

GROUPS & VOLUNTEERSDo you have time to help improve the lives and increase the independence of seniors in your neighbourhood? By vol-unteering only two to three hours once a week with the Deltassist Seniors Phone Shopping Program, you can help a senior or a person with disabilities that can no longer manage grocery shopping on their own. To find out more about this oppor-tunity, call Deltassist at 604-946-9526 and ask for Lyn.

Are you interested in making a real and profound difference in the lives of people caring for a family member with Alzheimer’s disease or a related demen-tia? Come join the Alzheimer Society of B.C.’s team of dedicated support facilitators. A commitment of 3-6 hours a month over a one year time period is required. Training is provided. Con-tact Anthony Kupferschmidt for more information: 604-238-7390 or email [email protected]. To learn more about our programs and services, please visit www.alzheimerbc.org.

Are you eight to 13 years old and love to sing? Join the Sing Out Summer Cho-ral Camp and learn to sing a variety of music. This Ladner camp runs on Tues-days and Fridays from 10:30 a.m. to noon for the months of July and August. For more information and registra-tion, contact [email protected] or call 604-720-3392. For five to seven year olds, singing circle jam from 9:30 to 10 a.m.

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The Tsawwassen SunFest Rotary parade takes place Aug. 1. Jim Kinnear file photo

W hen people find out I live a "zero waste"

life without weekly gar-bage pickup to my Tsaw-wassen single family res-idence, they are usually incredulous.

It could be an uncom-fortable situation as people question my honesty.

"What do you mean, you have no garbage? Everyone has garbage," is the response as if the get-t i n g r i d o f garbage is a tenant of faith for upright liv-ing.

Does this idea need an update?

I contend that upright living is best done with-out garbage. Imagine no garbage can under your kitchen sink—that is good living!

Eliminating or greatly reducing garbage pick up saves Delta, and thereby Delta taxpayers, significant money.

But the question is how to achieve zero waste in our lives. What is the secret?

The basic step is pay attention to the gar-bage/waste you produce as it happens, and think about how to keep it out of the garbage can. This is a fun problem-solving exercise for our brains—maybe as good as cross-word puzzles?

Ask yourself, how can I recycle or reuse this waste or most important, how can I, in the future, reduce this item?

Nu m b e r o n e — a l l recycled or reused items must be clean, without food scraps. As you are cleaning up after a meal or snack, wash out or rinse the containers you have used. Then dispose items in appropriate recycling container, or reuse for another pur-pose.

Number two—elimi-nate organic food waste from garbage. Try to start a compost container in your back garden if you have one. If not find, a friend or neighbour with a compost bin and ask if you can contribute your organics.

Did you know that paper that is rinsed of food residue can be included in compost. Organic garbage causes the most problems in the land fill because it decomposes to produc-es greenhouse gases.

Did you know that used coffee grounds or tea leaves applied to the soil is good for some plants?

Number three—keep trying.

So what is left in your garbage? Good to iso-late the prob-l e m i t e m s. Maybe you will decide, as I have, not to purchase specific hard

to recycle items, or maybe you will ask your friends and neighbours for ideas.

Keeping trying with hope. Every small step you take is a big step in the reduction and elimi-nation of garbage.

Ha v e I f o r g o t t e n an important part of garbage—cooked food waste?

I understand this is a significant portion of current garbage con-tent. Is the waste of food in any way related to the question of famine?

Today, there is seri-ous famine in the Horn Somalia and East Africa. How much money it wasted in food waste to garbage? Is food in some way sacred?

These are important questions for our soci-ety.

Did you know that currently the Canadian government is matching dollar for dollar contri-butions to aid for Famine relief for the desperate people of East Africa. To get the list of some Cana-dian Partner humanitar-ian agencies go to cbc.ca/eastafricarelief/how-tohelp.html.

Also check with local churches for further opportunities.

Check Canada Gov-ernment website canada.gc.ca/home.html.

Carol Vignale is a long-time Tsawwassen resident who strives to maintain a zero waste lifestyle.

Waste not, want notFood and famine and the secrets of zero waste

BC Ferries is offering refunds for assured-loading passes that have expired. Visit southdeltaleader.com and click on the 'news' tab to find out more.

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The B.C. government finished the fiscal year this spring with a deficit of $309 million, nearly $1 billion less than what was forecast last fall.


CarolVignale

Going green

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PHILIP RAPHAELE D I T O R

'Water is every-thing,” says Clar-ence DeBoer

as he stands near a reservoir covering four acres of his cran-berry farm in East Delta.

He’s not exaggerating. With-out good access to it his live-lihood would take a severe downturn. So would those of other farmers in the South Delta region who depend on it not only for irrigation but tending livestock, preparing produce for market, and in DeBoer’s case harvesting his annual crop that requires the diked fields to be flooded.

Looking for rate reliefWhile DeBoer has a water

reservoir, it’s not nearly enough to meet his needs—shifts in traditional weather patterns mean rainfall at opportune times can’t be counted on anymore. He relies on water from other sources,

including the supply piped in and administered by Metro Vancouver. And it’s with the regional government where he and other local farmers are trying to strike a better deal to help them stay in business.

DeBoer, along with long-time farmer and Delta Coun-cil member Ian Paton—who is also a member of the Metro Vancouver Agricultural Com-mittee—are calling for an eve-ning out of agricultural water usage costs.

“Years ago you could use all the water you wanted for an inexpensive rate,” Paton says.

Currently, local farmers are charged a rate of 67 cents per cubic metre (1,000 litres) of water up to 8,000 cubic metres used during a three-month period.

“After a farmer uses that first 8,000 cubic metres of water the price jumps from 67 cents to $1.08, which I find is somewhat unfair,” Paton adds. “You’re penalizing the bigger farmers like a dairy farm or a

greenhouse operation. Sud-denly, why should you pay $1.08 just because you are using more than 8,000 cubic metres per quarter?

“It doesn’t make any sense. If you went to buy a new pick up truck at the dealership and were charged $40,000 for one, and you said ‘What if I buy 12 of them?’ and the dealership says $45,000 each, it wouldn’t make any sense. It should be lower.”

In comparison, non-agri-cultural water users in Delta are charged 78 cents per cubic metre of water up to 125 cubic metres per quarter. After that the rate rises to $1.08 per cubic metre.

Usage for both categories includes a $25 minimum quarterly charge.

But the charge for water is not something farmers are used to and it is tightening business margins to the point where the future viability of working the land is seriously being brought into question.

Paton and DeBoer are hop-ing farmers in the Metro Van-couver region can get the rate down to a flat 67 cents per cubic metre.

“The farmers of Delta have done a good job of adapting to what has been thrown at us over the years with railways, hydro lines, freeways, the container port and all of these things,” DeBoer says. “It’s been tricky to work around all of these things. But there have been some really good farmers who at 60 or 65 have packed it in over the last few years because they are tired of all the different things you have to adhere to make a liv-ing farming.”

Costs add up quicklyWhen it comes to water

usage, the costs can add up very quickly, depending on the type of farm operation.

“In some cases it’s a huge percentage, like in green-houses and dairies,” DeBoer says. “But it’s like everything

else, the costs keep going up and up. This is one of the most expensive regions to produce milk and vegetables because we have to live with high taxes like the (proposed) transit tax on gas.”

“What people have to understand is the use of water is not just irrigation and greenhouses,” Paton adds. “It’s chicken farms, potato and other vegetable growers who have to wash their products. You can’t draw water out of a ditch for chickens. It’s the same if you’re washing pota-toes, carrots or turnips. You have to use city water which is very expensive.”

In the case of dairies, that lower consumption rate can be quickly eclipsed.

“A dairy cow in full produc-tion milking 100 litres a day will drink almost 100 litres a day in the summer time,” Paton says. “And when you have a dairy farm with, say 500 head of livestock from calves right on up to mature cows you can go through a lot of water a day just for your animals to drink. People don’t think about that. That’s something a farmer has to pay for now.”

Change in weatherAdd in the nature of the

local soil—farmers are in a constant battle to lower salin-ity levels by flushing the land with water—and it’s enough for some farmers to look heav-enward for solutions. But even then there’s little help.

“I think we’re all noticing that the climate is changing,”

DeBoer says. “Even though we’ve had a year like this where we’ve had lots of rain, at criti-cal times of the year we don’t seem to have the rain when we need it.”

In fact, a wet harvest season last year ruined the bulk of the local potato crop. And unsea-sonably wet and cold condi-tions this spring and summer have delayed some crops, especially blueberries.

Still, rates aside there’s some reason for optimism and it comes in the form of improved irrigation infra-structure promised by the Gateway Program which is overseeing construction of the South Fraser Perimeter Road that has cut through portions of South Delta farmland.

Compensation for that is the vow to provide better delivery of water with new pumping stations and canals.

While there is a memoran-dum of understanding with Gateway officials to set things in place, hopefully before the new highway’s completion in 2012, Paton and the rest of the South Delta farming commu-nity are committed to ensur-ing needs are met.

Until then local farmers are hoping for some economic relief for what they provide to a society that is increas-ingly coming around to value locally grown produce.

“We don’t like to stand here holding our hand out saying we want this or that, that’s not really what we’re doing,” DeBoer [email protected]


South Delta farmers say they have had to adapt to plenty of obstacles that have been placed in their way over the years. Now, they are seeking more affordable water rates to keep their businesses vaible. Philip Raphael photo

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Clarence DeBoer's four acre reservoir on his east Delta property helps with the harvesting of his cranberry crop. Better and more affordable access to water for local farmers is needed for local farms to survive, he says. Philip Raphael photo

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NEW THIS YEAR – Introducing the 1ST Annual SunFest Music Festival – See our website at sun-festival.ca for a complete schedule to kick off on Friday July 29th with 35 acts that include over 70 musicians at 8 venues around town… come celebrate the Arts & Culture of Tsawwassen!!

FRIDAY JULY 29, 20117:30pm ...............SunFest Music Festival

(see website sunfestival.ca)

SATURDAY JULY 30, 20119am – 5:30pm .....Softball tournament Day 1

11am – 6pm .........Beer Gardens & Music

11am – 6pm .........BBQ by TOOBS at Winskill Park

12pm ...................SunFest Music Festival (see website sunfestival.ca)

SUNDAY JULY 31, 20119am – 5:30pm .....Softball Tournament Day 2

9am – 5pm ..........Antique Fair at South Delta Rec Center

11am – 6pm .........Beer Gardens & Music at Winskill Park


3pm – 8pm..........Skateboard Competition at South Delta Rec Center

12pm – 4pm ........Children’s Bouncy Rides


9:30pm-10:30pm ..FIREWORKS AT SOUTH DELTA REC CENTRE

MONDAY AUGUST 01, 20118am – 11am .........Kiwanis Club Pancake

Breakfast

11am-12pm ...........ROTARY CLUB PARADE – 16th Avenue to Winskill along 56th Street

9am – 5pm ..........Antique Fair at South Delta Rec Center

9am – 5:30pm .....Softball Tournament Day 3

11am – 6pm .........Beer Gardens & Music at Winskill Park


10am – 5pm ........Food Stands -Thai Food,

Pakoras, Hot dogs, Hamburgers & more

10am – 5pm ........Marketplace – Clothes,Hats, Jewelry, Books, Fitness and a whole lot more!

12:30pm-5:30pm .. WINE TENT back again this year!

11am - 5pm .........Total Defense Martial Arts Demonstrations

11am - 5pm .........Delta Gymnastics for kids

11am - 5pm .........Midway, Children’s Rides & Activities

11am - 5pm .........Petting Zoo & Pony Rides

11am – 3:30pm ....Men In Black


12:25pm ...............Delta South MLA, Vicki Huntington at the Main Stage

1:30pm ................Pie Eating Contest with Bruce Williams

1pm, 2pm, 3:30pm BMX Bicycle Air Show

1:30pm – 5pm .....BINGO at KINVILLAGE

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Schedule of EventsWinskill Park – 56th Street at 9th Avenue

and South Delta Recreation Centre – 1720 56th Street

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This year's edition of the Tsawwassen Sun Festival will have a definite, made in South Delta sound track—pretty much wher-ever you go.A total of eight venues scattered

across the town July 30, 31 and Aug. 1 will feature a collection of 40 talented musicians who will be performing a variety of styles, from easy listening to electronic ambient music.The offerings are an ambitious

expansion over previous years at the Sun Festival that had just one day of live music, says Sun Festival volunteer Dave McIlroy who is orga-nizing the talent.The expansion is a result of the

Tsawwassen Business Association's growing efforts over the past two years at establishing live music nights each Friday and Saturday at The Stage inside the Tsawwassen Legion.McIlroy, who spearheaded the

TBA's arts and culture initiative, says the following for the perfor-mances has been steadily building with local talent taking the stage to get increased exposure.

And that has paid off big time for the upcoming Sun Festival as almost all of the 40 performers call South Delta home, McIlroy says."This is what I'm most proud of,"

says McIlroy. "Through the TBA's arts and culture initiative we rec-ognized there was a large body of musicians in the local area who would show up and contribute. And the Sun Festival Music Festival wanted to reach out to those peo-ple first."As a result, roughly 95 per cent

of the performers playing over the Sun Festival weekend are local.That bounty of homegrown talent

and subsequent interest in hearing them could bode well for the future as plans that may one day spawn a Tsawwassen music festival which could draw visitors from across the region and provide the town with an economic boost.Until then, music lovers will be

able to choose their venue and corresponding music style during the upcoming Sun Festival.The Tsawwassen Legion (22-1835

56 St.) will be home to blues music. Meanwhile across the street, the

South Delta Recreation Centre's skate park will host youth-orientat-ed tunes.The Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall

will feature two venues—one by the RBC Bank and the other at Rotary Square.One day will headline easy listen-

ing, while more "robust" bands will play on the other, McIlroy says.At the Tsawwassen Shopping

Centre, Petra's Art Kafe and the glass-covered courtyard will stage alternating performances.Those two areas will have light

jazz, a youth orchestra, singer-songwriters and electronic ambi-ent sounds.Further south on 56th Street

Illuminate Restorante (125-1077 56th St.) will host piano jazz and easy listening music over all three days.And the final venue at Earthwise

Garden (3rd Ave. and Boundary Bay Rd.) will be the setting for some world music, a drum circle, a jazz improvisational jam and origi-nal works from singer-songwriters.

–Philip Raphael, Editor

Musical feastSun Festival awash in local sounds

Friday, July 29 Tsawwasen legionTin Pan Alley—7:30 p.m.illuminate restoranteJazzers—8 p.m.

SaTurday, July 30Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall—rotary SquareTyson McIlroy—3 p.m.Caitlin Toom—4:30 p.m.

Tsawwasen legionThe Hutchison Effect with guests—7:30 p.m.

Tsawwassen Shopping CentrePetra's art KafeJpegs—12 p.m.Lee Cannon-Brown—3 p.m.

CourtyardBossa Boys—1:30 p.m.Oliver Conway—4:30 p.m.Earthwise GardenKuimba—12 p.m.Krista Marshall—1:30 p.m.Brittany Hebenton—3 p.m.Drum Circle—4:30 p.m.illuminate restoranteRoss Houghland—7 p.m.

Sunday, July 31Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall—rBC

The Centennials—12 p.m.Patrick Gurr Trio—1:30 p.m.Tin Pan Alley—3 p.m.Frankly Yours (George Ellenton)—4:30 p.m.

Tsawwassen Shopping CentrePetra's art KafeDelta Youth Orchestra—1:30 p.m.James Glennon—4:30 p.m.

CourtyardDaryle Sherman—12 p.m.Christine Magee—3 p.m.

Earthwise GardenGerry and Trevor Layton—3 p.m.Jazz Jam Session—3 p.m.

Tsawwassen Skateboard ParkLucidity—12 p.m.Strange Fruit_1:45 p.m.Rhymists—4 p.m.Six to Midnight—6:30 p.m.

illuminate restortanteStephen Robb—7 p.m.

Tsawwassen Sun Festival

July 30 to August 1, 2011

Celebrate BC Day long weekend at South Delta’s

community festival. We hope to see

you there!

The Corporation of Delta4500 Clarence Taylor CrescentDelta, BC V4K 3E2(604) 946-4141 www.corp.delta.bc.ca

Cllr. Heather King, Mayor Lois E. Jackson, Cllr. Anne PetersonCllrs. Scott Hamilton, Ian Paton, Robert Campbell, Bruce McDonald

Tsawwassen Sun Festival

1308-56th Street, Tsawwassenopen Mon. - Sat. 10 am to 5 pm.

www.dyslsociety.com

Monday, August 1st

for a barbeque at the store from 12pm - 2pm.

Come join us

Store Open Monday, August 1

10 am – 2 pm

Delta South Constituency O�ce4805 Delta Street, Delta, BC V4K 2T7Phone 604-940-7924 Fax 604-940-7927Email: [email protected]

Parliament Buildings, Room 145Victoria, BC V8V 1X4

Phone: 250-952-7594 Fax: 250-952-7598 Email: [email protected]

Vicki HuntingtonMLA, Delta South

Firefighters and fireworks...baseball and bands...the parade and the pancakes...and a whole lot more. Take in the Sun

Festival fun in Tsawwassen this weekend.

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Firefighters and fireworks...baseball and bands...the parade and the

pancakes... and a whole lot more. Take in the Sun Festival fun in

Tsawwassen this weekend.

CUPE Local 454 Delta Public Employees

Celebrating 60 Years of Service to Our Community

1951 - 2011This year, CUPE Local 454 celebrates its sixtieth anniversary. In over a

half century of labour activism the local has grown to over 900 hundred members representing workers at the Corporation of Delta, The Delta Police

Board, and the Delta Museum and Archives.


Three hundred ball players are set to descend on Tsawwassen this long weekend for three days of sun, social-izing and slo-pitch.This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Tsawwassen

Sun Festival's annual slo-pitch tournament. Local resident Judy Kirk has helped organize the softball event since its inception in 1981. She remembers the inaugural year scrounging up just six teams to play a double knockout on one day."Then a friend of mine who thinks big said 'Come on, let's

do it up big' and then we ended up with 30 teams on six fields for three days," Kirk said of the second year.Today the tournament is limited to 20 teams—five each in

four divisions ranging from recreational to competitive.Twelve of those teams are from South Delta; the others

come from across the Lower Mainland. As usual, the tournament will take place at Winskill Park

and follows the same format as previous years with round robin play on Saturday/Sunday and playoff games on Monday, which tend to draw large crowds of spectators. "On the Monday, particularly for the final game, a lot of

people are around the park for that one," said Kirk.For most players, the tournament involves just as much

socializing as batting and catching.Kirk said some of the returning teams plan their holidays

around this event. Many participants will camp out for the weekend and look forward to catching up with old acquain-tances. A few of this year's registered teams have been participat-

ing in the annual competition for more than 20 years."They were kids when they started playing. Now they're

married with children," Kirk said. As the event grew in popularity, Kirk decided to guarantee

teams a spot in the tournament. As a result, she said she has an almost 100 per cent return rate. "Those that have been in and have given up their spot know

that it's very tough to get back," she said.Each year there is a waiting list of teams hoping to snag a

place in the tournament.Reflecting on 30 successful years, Kirk says the event's

popularity is due to guaranteed sunny weather and an onsite beer garden."It's a well run tournament, everybody likes the location,

likes the weekend event."In addition to bragging rights, the top four teams receive

trophies and the winner gets gift certificates for a season-end party. Male and female MVPs will be selected from each division.

–Christine Lyon, Reporter

SunFest slo-pitch tournament turns 30

Making contact—Trevor Ruehs takes a swing at a pitch during a previous year's Sun Festival slo- pitch finals. Jim Kinnear file photo

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604-948-1610 Westland Insurance

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clothIng:Boutique Blanche Intimates

604-943-8306 Fusion Boutique 604-948-8034

Food stores: Thrifty Foods 604-948-9210

Tsawwassen Joe’s Farm Market 604-943-7736

lIBrary:Tsawwassen Library

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lIquor stores:B.C. Liquor Store 604-943-3322 Mud Bay Wines 604-948-2199

oFFIces:Century Group 604-943-2203

Mall Promotions Office 604-943-1735

Daniel Boisvert, Notary Public 604-943-3133

Dr. Glenn Faris MD FRCPC 604-943-9059Peter J Dandyk Architect Inc.

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Corporation of Delta Chief Administrative Officer George Harvie (left) accepts the prize for winner of the draw among finalists in the putting contest, from Delta Cable’s Greg Cooke-Dallin

The Archie Novakowski Memorial Golf Trophy for the lowest score went to the TSI Terminal Systems Inc. foursome

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Delta Chamber Chair Ian Tait (left) and Delta Cable’s Greg Cooke-Dallin (right) present a cheque to Delta Hospital Foundation Vice Chair Keith McGee, as Delta Cable’s charity of choice supported by the tournament

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Junior Challenge golfers, Micky Hernandez (middle front) and Stephanie Wong, with Tournament Chair Dave Hamilton (left), Chamber Chair Ian Tait (back left) and Delta Cable’s Greg Cooke-Dallin

abc Country Restaurant’s Pamela Langham accepts a Fantasy Golf prize from Dave Hamilton

Kwantlen Polytechnic University Foundation Chief Advancement Officer Jeff Norris works the room as live auctioneer

Mark Schnarr, of Alpha Technologies, (left) accepts the award for Men’s Longest Drive, from Greg Cooke-Dallin

thank you to:Tournament Chair Dave Hamilton of the Delta Optimist and Delta Chamber Board and the golf committee of Barb Wallick of Envision Financial, Sujay Nazareth of Rapidtech and event management team of Sharon Bonner and Carolina Lee of Bright Ideas Events Coordinators, supported by many Chamber staff and volunteers.

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INGREDIENTSSalad1 package chow mein noodles6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (cut

Asian style—diagonally, approx. 6 slices)

2 carrots (cut Asian style—diagonally)1 each red, green, yellow and orange bell

pepper (cut Asian style—diagonally)1 medium red onion (cut Asian style—

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1/2 pound bean sproutsVegetable oilSalt and pepperSesame seeds

Dressing1/2 cup teriyaki sauce1/2 cup rice wine vinegar1/4 cup vegetable oil4 tbsp peanut butterSplash of sesame oilSplash of hoisin sauce

Longtime South Delta resident Cindy Anderson was hired as the new banquet chef at Coast Tsawwassen Inn last March. Christine Lyon photo

Asian inspirationNew chef at Coast Tsawwassen Inn prepares crowd-pleasing chow mein noodle salad

DIRECTIONSBlanch chow mein noodles in a large

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Prepare chicken breast, toss with veg-etable oil and salt & pepper, bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.

Prepare roasted cut vegetables, car-rots first. Toss with vegetable oil and salt & pepper. Roast for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.

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VARIATIONSPan-seared salmon or halibut also

work well on this salad. You can use shrimp, prawns or scallops too.

It's great with asparagus or green beans or even add some cilantro for a nice finish.

Longtime Tsawwassen resident Cindy Anderson received an email from an old co-worker last weekend that reaffirmed the popularity of one of her signature dishes.

"She'd gone to another venue and she'd had Asian salad and she said, 'I was so disappointed. It was so not like yours,'" explained Anderson, who was hired as the new banquet chef at Coast Tsawwassen Inn last March.

So, while the veteran chef has a wealth of recipes up her sleeve, she

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Anderson, who formerly worked at the River House Restaurant in Lad-ner, developed her salad recipe when she used to prepare banquets at the Tsawwassen Golf and Country Club. Her dish was so popular it had to be restocked constantly.

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Invaders claim goldGirls '94 fastpitch team prevails in all-Delta final

T he South Delta Invaders 1994 won gold in an all-Delta final at the Midget

B Provincial Softball Champion-ships last week in Nanaimo.

The task for the local girls fast-pitch team was no easy feat. The group of Grade 11 girls was the youngest team competing at the provincial championships against a field of Grade 12 and first year university aged players.

The final game was one for the record books as the Invaders ‘93 and ‘94 faced each other for the gold medal and B.C. title.

The younger team started well with one in the first inning but the ‘93 Invaders in their gold uni-forms came back to score two in the bottom of the first.

The offence of the younger team in green took over in the second scoring four more with

Jodie Westerhof pitching six more innings of shutout ball to claim the championship 6-2.

Missing from the weekend tournament was team member Gillian Thiel.

Club officials said the one two finish shows that the South Delta Invaders program is developing great athletes from Ladner and Tsawwassen.

—Staff writer

Members of the South Delta Invaders '94 team include (front row L-R) Madison McCardell, Alysia McFarland, Delanie Chang, Cassidy Chang, Lauren Walton, Kayla Graham, (middle row) Samantha Badock, Halle Gulbrandsen, Jessie Priestlay, Jodie Westerhof, Cassidy Ellis, Lauren Gatfield, (back row) coaches Wayne Ellis and Terry Westerhof.Contributed photo

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