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Boaz Joseph

Surrey North Delta Leader

There was a time about 13 years ago when Wendy Fuller would have loved to have known about the group she’s now a part of.

Newly divorced, with kids to feed and no income, there was a one-year period

when she would have swallowed her pride and used the services of the North Delta Food Bank.

But at the time, she didn’t know it ex-isted.

It started about two years earlier at the Boys and Girls Club, and in the fall of 2011, moved to North Delta Evangelical Free Church, where Fuller is a member of the

congregation – and a food bank volunteer.Some church members had wanted to

volunteer at the Surrey Food Bank, but the convenience of their location (across the street from the Boys and Girls Club) and a growing clientele meant that the available church gym was too good an idea for the Surrey Food Bank to pass on.

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PICTURED The Surrey Food Bank’s Lisa Soumang (left) and volunteers Wendy Fuller and Bob Wilson help run the North Delta Food Bank at North Delta Evangelical Free Church. Boaz Joseph photo

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Banking on goodwill

Robert Mangelsdorf

South Delta Leader

The bonds of friendship are not easily broken, But for Christine Cole and Linda Ealing, the de-structive force that is Alzheimer’s disease has done it’s best to divide them.

The North Delta pair have been inseparable friends for more than 35 years, and have lived together as neighbours for more than 25.

“Linda’s always been there for me,” says Cole. “She’s seen my kids grow up. She’s like a sister to me.”

But close to 10 years ago, Cole began to notice her dear friend was changing.

“We were both getting to that menopausal stage, so we both used to laugh about not remem-bering things,” recalls Cole. “But for Linda, it just got worse.”

Ealing would miss appointments, and frequent-ly lose things.

“She kept phoning me up with the same re-quests, and couldn’t remember our earlier con-versations,” says Cole. “That’s when I realized this was something more serious.”

Cole convinced Ealing to see a doctor, and eventually Ealing was diagnosed with Alzheim-er’s at the age of 49.

The destructive neurological disease causes dementia, confusion, long-term memory loss, and mood swings. Alzheimer’s eventually effects bodily functions, and life expectancy after diag-nosis is typically � ve to 10 years. The disease af-fects more than 70,000 British Columbians, close to 750,000 Canadians, according to the Alzheimer Society of B.C.

Early onset Alzheimer’s, that is, cases that ap-pear before a patient is 65 years old, accounts for just � ve to 10 per cent of all Alzheimer’s cases.

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By Adrian MacNair

South Delta Leader

The saga of Forgotten Fe-lines came to close earlier this month as the woman behind the no-kill cat shelter pleaded guilty to animal cruelty in B.C. Provincial Court in Surrey.

Penny March, 60, who was referred to as a "cat hoarder" by some people in the animal rescue service, spent nearly 20 years rescuing feral cats in the Lower Mainland.

Although March was fined $500 on Jan. 9 for pleading guilty to one count of causing an animal to be in distress, the B.C. SPCA estimates as many

as 500 feral cats were in her care at the height of her prob-lems.

"We've dealt with Penny over the years on a number of occa-sions and I think it really is an issue with someone becoming overwhelmed with the number of cats in her care," said Lorie Chortyk, general manager of community relations for B.C. SPCA. "It's always that fine line you walk where you have someone who has the best of intentions but when they're taking in far more animals than they can properly care for we have to intervene if animals are in distress."

Chortyk said the SPCA en-

courages rescue groups to only take in a number of animals it can adequately care for.

The charity, which was start-ed in 1990 by March, first came to the attention of the SPCA in 2002, when volunteers com-plained about the living con-ditions of the animals in her care.

The cats were housed in a long, loft-type space in the top half of a barn in the 9000-block section of Ladner Trunk Road. A hallway ran in between high, wired cages where cats huddled beside heat lamps, under comforters or in decrepit chairs.

'Cat hoarder' fined for animal crueltyFounder of former Forgotten Felines no-kill shelter had upwards of 500 cats at the height of operation

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What do North Deltans treasure most about their community?

Mark Sakai, executive director of the Delta Mu-seum and Archives Society, is curious to fi nd out. Whether it’s the mighty Fraser River, the ancient archaeology sites along its banks, or the commu-nity’s long fi shing history, Sakai wants to know what people, places and things the residents of North Delta identify with.

It’s part of a Delta Museum and Archives out-reach program that hopes to connect North Delt-ans to their community’s history, and strengthen the link between the northern and southern sec-tions of the municipality.

The Delta Museum and Archives was founded in 1969 by a group of Ladner historians and most modern-day Ladnerites are at least somewhat fa-miliar with their town’s fi shing village heritage and early pioneering families.

But it’s a different story in the North. For some, there is a perception that North Delta is simply a residential suburb that emerged after the George Massey Tunnel was built. But in fact, North Delta has a rich past predating the 20th century that may surprise some locals.

“Certainly Annieville has tremendous history. The very fi rst salmon cannery in British Colum-bia was established in Annieville at Gunderson Slough,” Sakai said. “It has traditionally been a settlement where Scandinavian immigrants came—hence the name Gunderson Slough.”

Meanwhile, Trinity Lutheran Church remains one of the oldest churches in Delta and Kennedy Trail—which was built by early settlers to link the Fraser River and Mud Bay—is an important his-toric landmark in North Delta, Sakai said.

In February, the Delta Museum and Archives will hold “mind-mapping” workshops with repre-sentatives from North Delta schools, local busi-nesses, the South Asian community, church con-gregations, and other interested parties.

Participants will be asked what they treasure most about North Delta. And with the under-con-struction South Fraser Perimeter Road slated to

North Delta's Avcorp Industries celebrated comple-tion of the first shipment of wing components for the new F-35 fighter aircraft on Jan. 19.

The J-35 is the latest fighter ordered by the Royal Canadian Air Force. Estimated to cost around $117 million each, the J-35 is slated to replace the aging F-18. Canada has ordered 65 planes.

Avcorp will work on 240 to 360 of the aircraft ordered by various customers, depending on how many of the aircraft carrier variant are ordered.

On hand to mark the event was Julian Fantino, Associate Minister of National Defence and Delta Richmond-East MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay.

The contract is worth around $500 million and is expected to employ 50 to 75 workers over 10 to 15 years, said mark Van Rooij, CEO of Avcorp Indus-tries.

Avcorp presently has 550 employees.

After taking a hiatus in 2011 due to construction of the 80th Street Overpass, the Boundary Bay Air-port Airshow is set to return this summer.

On Monday (Jan. 16) Delta Council approved Alpha Aviation’s request to host the 2012 Bound-ary Bay Airshow with a beer and/or wine garden on July 28.

The Corporation of Delta will contribute $20,000 cash toward the event.

The 2009 and 2010 airshows were attended by more than 5,000 people.

PICTURED Mark Sakai, executive director of the Delta Museum and Archives Society, is hoping a 'mind mapping' project focusing on North Delta will create improved links between Delta's three townsites.Rob Newell photo

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Now, there’s more space to help to those who need it.

Lisa Soumang, the Surrey Food Bank’s Hamper to Your Home co-ordinator and client services as-sistant, comes to the church every second Tuesday morning.

“I take the food there. They set up the tables and unload the food from my five-tonne reefer truck.”

Instead of waiting in the a line like at the Surrey Food Bank (the North Delta Food Bank’s home base), clients at the church are giv-en tickets, and when they’re called, proceed to the tables to pick up their food.

“It’s a well-oiled machine,” says Fuller. “Everyone knows what they’re doing.”

During cold weather, “we let them come in and sit in our sanctu-ary,” says coordinator Bob Wilson, who has lived in North Delta since 1970 and had never heard of the North Delta Food Bank either.

There are 10 volunteers from the church and a handful of volunteers who came from the Boys and Girls Club.

“We want to help serve the com-munity any way we can,” says Wil-son, a church member since 1988 and a retired Safeway employee who used to be on the other end of the donation system – loading food onto the Surrey Food Bank truck.

Organizers say there is no need for more volunteers, but the need

for donations to the (Surrey) food bank is ongoing.

Fuller, now a life coach and a counsellor, sees herself in the faces of the clients.

“I have seen women come in needing the food bank, and they’re crying out of embarrassment and shame that they have to come. It’s really gut-wrenching for a woman who would never have seen herself in that position before.”

She says her nature is to alleviate that embarrassment.

Soumang says the demographics of the clients are pretty much the same as at the Surrey Food Bank – single parents, working families, seniors and people with disabili-ties.

Since the move to the church in 2011, the number of clients has grown to 90 from about 60. (The Cloverdale Food Bank, the Surrey Food Bank’s other off-site depot, has about 60 clients).

Soumang says she sees a change

in the mood of the clients who come in.

“With the church, you come in, you talk, you get smiled at – they ave a feeling of welcome that they couldn’t get at the Boys and Girls Club.”

“Every person that walks in the door has a sense of worth and value,” adds Fuller. “My heart gets all warm and fuzzy when I think about it.”

The Surrey Food Bank distributes food every second Tuesday from 10

a.m. to 12 noon at the North Delta Evangelical Free Church, 11300 84 Ave. Registration (including proof of need) is the same as at the Sur-rey Food Bank. For more informa-tion, call 604-581-5433, Ext. 110 or visit www.surreyfoodbank.org

North Delta Food Bank serves 90 clients

Pictured The Surrey Food Bank distributes food every second Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon at the North Delta Evangelical Church. File photo

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I have seen women come in needing

the food bank, and they are crying out of embarrassment.”

-Wendy Fuller, Volunteer

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“It’s not common but it can happen,” says Cole.

With Ealing’s family back in Manitoba and un-able to care for her, it fell to Cole to look after her dear friend as Ealing’s condition worsened.

Ealing lived downstairs from Cole, so Cole would cook meals for her every day, make sure she was showering and changing her clothes, helped with her finances and shopping, and made sure she was taking her medication.

Navigating the system was difficult at first, says Cole, but once Ealing was referred to UBC,

“It was a whole different ballgame,” she says. “They really supported us. Not only Linda, but they were supporting me as a caregiver.”

The burden of Alzheimer’s is often carried by the caregiver, usually a spouse or child. Some-one suffering from dementia requires near con-stant attention.

After five years of caring for her friend, Cole was burned out, and her role as Ealing’s care-giver was affecting her job.

Ealing’s condition had deteriorated; she was becoming aggressive and could no longer live on her own. So three years ago, Cole decided to place her in a care facility in Surrey.

It was not an easy decision.“She was resistant,” says Cole. “But she was

unable to see how her situation was effecting everyone else.”

Cole visits Ealing two, three times a week

now, and has hired a companion to visit with Ealing two hours a day, five days a week, so Eal-ing doesn’t get lonely.

Cole leads a support group for the caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients, where they can get help navigating the system, and discuss the many stresses and frustrations that come with the role.

“Obviously I didn’t want this job, nobody does, but there are people in far more difficult situations than I am,” she says.

This weekend, Cole will be taking part in the Alzheimer Society of B.C.’s Walk for Memories in Surrey, and will walk in honour of her dear friend.

It’s Cole’s hope that with more funding, a cure can be found to the debilitating disease, and comfort can be brought to its sufferers.

Walk for MemoriesThe Investors Group Walk for Memories for

Delta, Surrey, and White Rock takes place Jan. 27 at 1 p.m. at Eaglequest Golf at Coyote Creek, 7778 152nd St., Surrey. Registration for the event is at 11:30 a.m.

The money you raise will support the more than 70,000 individuals and families in B.C. liv-ing with Alzheimer disease and other dementias.

To start at team, volunteer, donate or sponsor, visit www.alzheimerbc.org/Get-Involved/Walk-for-Memories.aspx. For more information, call 604-541-0606 or 604-681-6530.

Walk for Memories this Sunday in Surrey— Continued from p.1

North Delta Secondary School graduate and beloved children's entertainer Char-lotte Diamond is returning to her alma mater for a family concert this Saturday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m.

Diamond will celebrate the New Year with songs in Eng-lish, French and Spanish, and favourites from her latest CD, 24 Carrot Diamond – the Best of Charlotte Diamond.

Diamond has been perform-ing her award-winning music at concerts and conferences throughout Canada and the USA for more than 30 years, inspiring families to enjoy singing and playing musically with their children.

This year, Charlotte is joined by her son, Matt Diamond on electric guitar, as well as her long time friend and accom-panist, Bob Wishinski on key-

boards. Saturday's event is spon-

sored by Delta School District. Tickets are available at all the Delta French Immersion Schools. Ticket also available by calling Cindy at 604-952-5058.

• JCharlote Diamond per-forms at North Delta Second-ary School, Saturday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. 11447 82nd Avenue, North Delta.

NDSS grad Diamond returns for concert

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• Delta Police were requested to attend the 8200-block of 120th Street on Monday, Jan. 14, to locate a male known to have an out-standing warrant for his arrest. The suspect was subsequently located and taken into custody without incident. Dur-ing the search of the suspect, he was found to be in possession of property contrary to his court-ordered condi-tions. The 35-year-old male was transported to Delta Police head-quarters where he was held in custody pend-ing court appearance. Breach of probation charges are pending.

• Police were called to the 8000-block of 117th Street the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 15, after a resident discover his home had been broken into. Various house-hold items were stolen and the property was entered into the police database. Delta Police Department's Forensic Identification unit at-tended and seized evi-dence left at the scene. A neighbourhood can-vass was conducted with negative results.

• Delta Police located a male breaking into a vehicle parked out-side of a residence on the 7300-block of 112th Street on Tuesday, Jan. 15. The male was arrest-ed at the scene without incident and was found to be in possession of property belonging to another vehicle nearby. The man was escorted to police headquar-ters where he was held pending his appear-ance in court. Charges of Theft Under $5000, Mischief Under $5000, and Possession of Sto-len Property are being recommended.

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and 120th Street after observing various me-chanical defects on Jan. 15. Investigation re-vealed two males inside the vehicle in posses-sion of possible stolen property. Property was seized for ownership identification. The two males were identified and released at scene. However, charges for possession of stolen property are being con-sidered. The investiga-tion is still ongoing.

• A North Delta resi-dent on the 9300-block of 114th Street called Delta Police on Wednes-day, Jan. 16, to report a male attempting to steal property from her garage. The resident confronted the male who fled prior to police arriving. Area search and neighbourhood canvass were conducted with negative results. The male suspect is de-scribed as caucasian, approximately five-foot-six, 40 to 50 years old and weighing 150 pounds. The man was wearing a black toque, dark jacket, and jeans.

• A vehicle was stolen from in front of a busi-ness centre at the cor-ner of 81st Avenue and 120th Street on Wednes-day, Jan. 16. The owner reported his vehicle was stolen sometime during the early eve-ning. The vehicle was entered into the police database and a neigh-bourhood canvass was conducted with no re-sults. The investigation is ongoing.

South Delta• $200 worth of cop-

per wire was stolen after an unknown suspect cut a hole in wire fence at back of apartment build-ing on the 1300-block of 56th Street to gain entry to the gas meter area the afternoon of Jan. 7. Ap-proximate damage to the fence is estimated at $200.

• A bike was reported stolen from the Boys' and Girls' Club on the 4700-block of Arthur Drive on Wednesday, Jan. 9, around 5 p.m. The bike is described as a grey Mirraca BMX with red tires and is val-ued at $400.

  • Delta Police re-ceived a report from a man in Ladner on Jan. 11 that he had received a $2,300 bill from the telephone company

for an address in Co-quitlam.  The victim indicated he had lost his wallet in 2009 and that his driver’s license and SIN card had been used to setup the ac-count.  The telephone company has waived all charges.  Police re-quested the RCMP in Coquitlam to investigate the identity theft fraud.

• Several pieces of aluminum from the unlocked yard of a win-dow business on the 7600-block of MacDon-ald Road were reported stolen on Jan. 11. Value of stolen goods estimat-ed at about $1,000.

• A woman reported her wallet stolen af-ter hiding her purse in the spare tire compart-ment of her vehicle as she walked her dog on the 4500-block of 72nd Street on Jan. 11. On her

return to her vehicle, she retrieved her purse and left the area. The victim then received a call from the bank indi-cating there was an at-tempt to make a change in her bank card pin number.  The investiga-tion revealed her wal-let was missing from her purse and $600 had been charged to her credit cards.  All cards were cancelled and investigation will con-tinue examining bank video surveillance.

• A break and enter was reported on the 8300-block of River Road on Jan. 11. Delta Police responded to an audible alarm at a com-mercial premises. Upon arrival, investigators dis-covered that someone had gained entry into the building by breaking the front door window,

and proceeded to steal property from inside. The Forensic Identifica-tion Section was called out to assist in the in-vestigation, and a video canvass was conducted with negative results. The investigation is still on going.

• Police responded to a report of a large number of youths fight-ing at the Tsawwassen recreation centre on the 1700-block of 56th Av-enue on Jan. 11.  Most of the youth had dis-persed when police ar-rived.  Witnesses stated the incident was a mu-tual fight between two youths and there were no serious injuries.

• A male suspect stole two bottles of vodka val-ued at $58 from a liquor store on the 4800-block of Elliot Street on Sun-day, Jan. 13. Police

given description of suspect but a search of the area was negative. Video surveillance to be examined.

• A car was broken into at Ladner Trunk Road and 64th Street on Jan. 15. The victim called Delta Police to report her vehicle was robbed while parked on the side of the roadway. Items stolen from with-in vehicle have been entered into Police da-

tabase. Neighbourhood canvass completed with negative results and the investigation is ongoing.

• On Wednesday, Jan. 16, a vehicle was bro-ken into while parked in front of a business on the 3800-block of 72nd Street. Items stolen from within vehicle have been entered into Police data-base. Neighbourhood canvass completed with negative results and the investigation is ongoing.

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Delta Police Crime Beat

NORTH DELTA AREAAnnieville 9240 - 112 St. Tuesday, February 19 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noonBrooke 8718 Delwood Dr. Tuesday, February 12 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Chalmers 11315 - 75 Ave. Monday, February 18 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Cougar Canyon 11664 Lyon Rd. Tuesday, February 12 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Devon Gardens (Fr. Imm./Montessori) 8884 Russell Dr. Wednesday, February 13 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Gibson 11451 - 90 Ave. Tuesday, February 12 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Gray 10855 - 80 Ave. Thursday, February 14 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Heath (Traditional) 11364 - 72 Ave. Tuesday, February 12 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Hellings 11655 - 86 Ave. Tuesday, February 19 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noonJarvis (Traditional) 7670 - 118 St. Monday, February 18 9:15 a.m. – 12:00 noonMcCloskey 11531 - 80 Ave. Thursday, February 21 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Pinewood 11777 Pinewood Dr. Wednesday, February 20 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Richardson (Fr. Imm./English) 11339 - 83 Ave. Wednesday, February 13 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Sunshine Hills (Fr. Imm./English) 11285 Bond Blvd. Wednesday, February 20 9:15 a.m. – 12:00 noon

LADNER AREAHawthorne 5160 Central Ave. Wednesday, February 20 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noonHolly 4625 - 62 St. Thursday, February 21 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noonLadner (Fr. Imm./English) 5016 - 44 Ave. Wednesday, February 20 9:15 a.m. – 12:00 noon Neilson Grove 5500 Admiral Blvd. Wednesday, February 13 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Port Guichon 4381 - 46A St. Tuesday, February 12 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon

TSAWWASSEN AREABeach Grove 5955 - 17A Ave. Tuesday, February 19 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Cliff Drive 5025 - 12 Ave. Thursday, February 14 9:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. English Bluff 402 English Bluff Rd. Tuesday, February 12 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m Pebble Hill (Traditional) 246 - 52A St. Friday, February 22 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. South Park (Fr. Imm./English) 735 Gilchrist Dr. Tuesday, February 19 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

A child may be registered to attend Kindergarten in September 2013 if his or her fifth birthday occurs on or before December 31, 2013.

At the time of registration, the following original documents must be provided:1. Proof of birth date for the student (birth certificate or passport) (registration will not be accepted until proof of birth date is received)2. Proof of citizenship for both the parent and the student (Canadian birth certificate, citizenship card, passport, landed immigrant document, permanent resident card)3. Immunization record, Care Card, medical and emergency contact information4. Proof of Residency showing address (Property Taxes - current receipt, purchase/rental agreement or rental receipt)

Parents should be aware that students may be required to attend a school outside of their usual attendance area if class enrolments exceed 19.

Application forms for French Immersion are completed separately and are available at all elementary schools. Completed application forms for entry into Early French Immersion should be delivered only to the French Immersion school in your attendance area on or before 4:00 pm, Friday, February 1, 2013. Successful applicants will be notified by the school the week following the application deadline. Once you receive confirmation of acceptance into the program, please follow the registration procedures as described above. For more information on French Immersion Parent Information Meeting nights, please visit our website at http://web.deltasd.bc.ca/programs/frimm, or contact Christine Carriou at ccarriou@deltasd.bc.ca or 604-952-5066.Applications are now being accepted for Traditional Elementary Schools and are to be completed separately.  Forms are available at Heath, Jarvis and Pebble Hill Traditional Elementary Schools or on the district website at http://web.deltasd.bc.ca/.  Completed application forms should be delivered only to those schools on or before 4:00 pm, Friday, February 1, 2013.

NON-CATCHMENT AND NON-DISTRICT APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT DISTRICT SCHOOLS COMMENCING FEBRUARY 1, 2013 AND

WILL RECEIVE PRIORITY IN THE RESPECTIVE CATEGORY IF RECEIVED PRIOR TO MARCH 8, 2013.

REGISTRATION OF KINDERGARTEN STUDENTSRegistration of Kindergarten students who are eligible for entry in September 2013

will take place on the following dates and times shown.

PLEASE REGISTER AT YOUR CATCHMENT AREA SCHOOL(For verification of your catchment school, please contact the School Board Office at 604-952-5340 or visit our website at http://web.deltasd.bc.ca)

B.C.'s Ministry of Education has been phasing in full-day Kindergarten and is now fully implemented.

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The SPCA visited in November 2007 by search warrant, noting trou-bling conditions of the care, but did not seize any animals. Another search warrant was executed on Sept. 24, 2008, when the SPCA and veterinar-ians descended on the shelter. What they found was shocking.

"The cats were suffering from life-threatening neglect and many were in critical distress," said Eileen Drever, senior animal protection officer for the B.C. SPCA in a followup report.

Cats were found emaciated, dehy-drated, and extremely sick, many with leukaemia or FIV (the feline form of HIV). The bodies of two decomposing cats were also found on the premises.

Drever said it was an "appalling situation."

On the advice of veterinarians, 51 cats were immediately removed. Even under emergency care, five more cats died within hours. A further 10 were humanely euthanized at a later date, although 36 others were adopted to new homes following proper medical care.

“The veterinary report, which out-

lines the medical condition of each animal examined during the inves-tigation, contains some of the most damning and disturbing evidence of animal neglect the SPCA has ever wit-nessed,” Drever said.

As many as 125 cats remained in her custody following the raid.

Forgotten Felines billed itself as Metro Vancouver’s largest, “100 per cent donor-funded, true ‘no-kill’ cat shelter dedicated to the care and pro-tection of hundreds of abandoned and forgotten cats and kittens found on the streets.”

March once said her registered charity required between $100,000 and $200,000 to run annually.

Animal cruelty charges were laid March 26, 2009, based on evidence gathered by the SPCA.

March was later evicted from the Ladner barn by landowner John van Dongen Sr., uncle to B.C.'s solici-tor general at the time, for failure to pay rent. Van Dongen filed a petition in B.C. Supreme Court in February 2009 claiming $4,500 in back rent and charging that March had allowed her liability insurance to lapse.

10 cats put down after raid— Continued from p.1

By Boaz Joseph

Surrey North Delta Leader

Two years ago, a Burnsview Sec-ondary Grade 8 basketball coach did a double-take when Danielle Kisser, standing all of four feet tall, showed up to try out for the team.

Despite his preconceptions, she did well and made the team. During the following season, some opposing players dismissed her at first, leav-ing her unguarded, at their peril. It turned out she was a tough competi-tor, ready to duke it out.

"As soon as I scored, they got em-barrassed, so they put an extra few guys on me."

For Kisser, it's okay for people, whether adults or children, to do double-takes or to stare when they first see her. It's ever better to come over and say hi and to ask questions.

The now-four-foot-one 16-year-old doesn't bite – though nowadays, she swims like a shark.

The Grade 10 Burnsview Second-ary student, a short-statured para-swimmer at Delta Sungod Swim Club, holds three records and is 15th in the world in the women's S6 cat-egory.

Last March, she missed making the London Paralympic Games by just 0.98 seconds.

"Now it's a four-year slog to get to Rio," notes her mom Sherri.

In the meantime, in April, Kisser will try out for the nationals in Min-neapolis, Minn., and hopes to com-pete in the Canada Summer Games in August in Sherbrooke, Que.

In regional competitions, Danielle, who has a form of dwarfism, com-petes alongside regular-statured ath-letes. In higher-level races, she goes up against competitors with varying mobility disabilities, but all catego-rized as S6 (the lower the number, the more severe the disability.)

Only at sanctioned swim meets – provincial and higher – do the world

rankings take effect. Kisser recently raced to what would have been a sixth-in-the-world spot had that race's numbers been official.

Danielle started competitive swim-ming at age 11 at the suggestion of a coach with para-swimming coaching experience.

Her competitive nature now keeps her aiming within.

"I don't focus on the other swim-mers," she says of regional heats. "I know they're going to beat me. It's me and the clock."

Kisser trains eight times, five days a week at the Sungod Aquatic Centre. An average workout is 3,000 metres, at times all-out.

"I made the (basketball) team again this year, but I had to say no because it conflicted too much with swimming. I had to concentrate on my bigger goals."

And her goals, which are often reached, are the products of capital-izing on the things she can control – not her stature, but technique, strength and stamina.

"She's got an internal desire to be the best," says her mom. "You don't do these things for other people, you do them for yourself. That's the only way you get up (at 5 a.m.) every morning."

Danielle, who's comfortable with her disability and abilities, will tell her story this Saturday (Jan. 26) as a "human book" at the City Centre Library (10350 University Dr.)

Danielle will be among 20 people who share their unique stories from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the library's sec-ond-annual Human Library Project Event.

She'll also make visitors aware of The Society for Short Stature Aware-ness and its website, www.littlepeo-pleofbc.org/

To reserve a one-on-one conversa-tion with your "book," call 604-598-7426. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/Z1W2Jv

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REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR THE2013/2014 SCHOOL YEAR

Delta School District is pleased to accept applications from families and students residing within and outside of the Delta School District. We offer a wide range of learning programs for all students.

PLEASE NOTE: The time and date will be recorded on all applications and registrations at time of receipt. Non-

Catchment and Non-District Applications will be accepted at District schools commencing February 1, 2013.

Kindergarten Students living in school’s catchment area should apply at the catchment area school on the designated registration date or thereafter.

Kindergarten to Grade 12 Students living in school’s catchment area will receive priority in this category if application is received before: June 7, 2013.

Non-Catchment area students will receive priority in this category if application is received before: March 8, 2013.

Non-District students will receive priority in this category if application is received before: March 8, 2013.

Continuing Delta Students

New Applicants

Definitions

Catchment Area Students : Students living in the catchment area of their designated school.

Non-Catchment Students: Students living in Delta who wish to attend a different catchment area school in Delta.

Non-District Students: Students not living in Delta who wish to attend school in Delta.

Delta students already registered in Delta will continue for the new school year.

Delta students who wish to submit a Non-Catchment Application at a new school, must submit a new Non-Catchment Application and will receive priority in this category if their application is received starting February 1st and before: March 8, 2013.

Current Non-District students who wish to continue at the same school for the next school year, are NOT required to submit a new Non-District Application.

Current Non-District students who wish to attend a different school in Delta for the next school year, must submit a new Non-District Application and will receive priority in this category if their application is received starting February 1st and before: March 8, 2013.

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UNTIL FEBRUARY 15TH

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When the HST ends in April, heating contractors will have to pay 12% PST + GST on furnaces & boilersagain... So you might not save much by waiting (even before you consider our special offer).