Delta Optimist August 13 2014

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Berthing fees waivedTrial period for fish salesat Elliott St. wharf underway 4

Fundraiser tourneyChesapeake Landing eventsupports Delta Hospital 24

Juniors thrivingSuccessful summer forBeach Grove golfers 27

That’s one giant rabbit!

PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE

A “Rabbitats” rep holds an enormous Flemish Giant Rabbit at the sixth annual Delta Community Animal ExpoSunday at Memorial Park. The event had exhibits, education booths and activities while raising money for the DeltaCommunity Animal Shelter’s Tollie Fund. See more photos on Page 21 and at www.delta-optimist.com.

Animal cruelty charges havebeen laid against the dog walkerimplicated in the deaths of sixLadner dogs, including her own.

The B.C. SPCA announcedMonday that dog walker EmmaPaulsen is facing several animalcruelty charges.

Initially reported stolenfrom her truck while parked ata Langley park on May 13, itlater came out that the canines— Buddy, a Boston terrier, Mia,a pit bull, Oscar, a Rottweiler-husky mix, Molly, a blue heeler-shepherd cross, Teemo, a Bouvierpoodle cross, and Salty, the dogwalker’s own border collie — diedafter allegedly being left inPaulsen’s vehicle on a hot day.

The dogs were later recoveredfrom an Abbotsford ditch.

“Every charge that we recom-mended — and really, every pos-sible animal cruelty-related chargethat she could have faced – hasbeen approved,” said B.C. SPCAchief prevention and enforcementofficer Marcie Moriarty. “We

could not be more pleased.”“We’re happy to see the charg-

es,” said owner Jennifer Myers,who lost her dog Buddy.

“We’re just hoping to see jailtime and a lifetime ban...”

Paulsen is facing several charg-es under both the Criminal Codeand the Prevention of Cruelty toAnimals Act, including killingor injuring an animal, causingunnecessary pain or suffering ofan animal, failing to provide ade-quate care to dogs, and mischief.

The Crown also, for the firsttime, invoked a new section of thePrevention of Cruelty to AnimalsAct, which was enacted in 2012,that makes it an offence to failto provide adequate care to ananimal.

If convicted, she could face amaximum fine of $75,000, upto five years in jail and a banon owning or having custody ofanimals for a period of time deter-mined by the judge.

Myers said she plans on follow-ing the court proceedings everystep of the way.

“I will be at every single one ifI can be there.”

Dog walker nowfaces charges

BY JESSICA [email protected]

B.C. SPCA has recommendations approved

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High-flying fun over South DeltaOptimist reporter gets a bird’s eye view of Ladner and Tsawwassen from Maid in the Shade

I got a very cool bird’seye view of Ladner andTsawwassen last Tuesdayaboard a B-25J bomber.

The plane was at BoundaryBay Airport last week as partof a summer tour put on bythe Commemorative Air ForceAirbase Arizona, a non-profitgroup that restores and pre-serves combat aircraft.

The bomber, nicknamedMaid in the Shade, underwenta 28-year restoration and wascompletely taken apart and putback together, said flight loadmaster Mike Mueller during apre-flight briefing.

After listening to historicalinformation about the aircraft(it did see combat action inthe Second World War, flyingout of Serraggia, Corsica) andsome instructions, myself andtwo other passengers followedcrew chief Ron Hawes up aladder into the front portion ofthe plane. Another small groupwent with Mueller to ride fur-ther back in the bomber.

We put on seatbelts and ear-muffs, listened to the impres-sive roar of the engines as theystarted up and waited a coupleminutes before a smooth take-off.

One seat up front was rightbehind the pilot’s chair whilethe other two were just a bitfurther back. It was a fairlycozy space but not crammedfeeling.

The views of the ground andwater below were incredible,especially when the bomberwas making turns.

The highlight of the ride wasgetting to spend time in thebombardier’s position in thevery front of the plane.

You had to crawl on yourhands and knees to get there.There was a big machine gun,bullets and, of course, moregreat scenery below.

The two other up front pas-sengers and I took turns in theprime spot.

We were up in the air for alittle over 20 minutes.

I talked to passengers SteveTotzke and David Johnston,both from Tsawwassen, afterthe ride. They were clearlythrilled.

“Totally phenomenal,” saidTotzke. “Unbelievable.”

BY DAVE [email protected]

PHOTOS BY DAVE WILLIS

Optimist reporter Dave Williswas among a group of pas-sengers who recently got aride in this B-25J bomberwhen it made a stop at theBoundary Bay Airport lastweek. For more photos visitwww.delta-optimist.com.

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Delta waives fees after fishers cry foul

Delta will waive its feesfor boats wanting to sellfish in Ladner.

Chief administrativeofficer George Harvieannounced Tuesday morn-ing that the Corporationwill waive all berthing feesfor fishermen selling theirfish at the Elliott StreetWharf during the trial peri-od for fish sales, which isrunning until Sept. 30.

“This initiative is intend-ed to attract local fishers tosell their catch at our com-munity wharf for residentsto enjoy,” said Coun. RobertCampbell. “After receivingfeedback from our fishingcommunity, we quicklyreviewed our trial rates andprotocol and ultimatelydecided to waive the berth-ing fees in order to helpboost this new program andget it up and running.”

Local fishermen wereupset earlier this weekwhen they learned the ratesat the municipal wharf forthe public fish sales pilot

program ranged from $60for up to two hours to $400for anyone docked overeight hours.

“There’s only 10 or15 boats in Ladner andhow would they pay $400a day? It doesn’t makesense because we haven’tfished for four years andnow we’re going to makea little bit of money, butour expenses are huge,”longtime fisherman DarinChung said Monday.

Noting there’s only lim-ited space for sales at thelocal harbour comparedto the extensive moorageavailable at Steveston withits large, well establishedprogram, Diana Cousins, asenior policy analyst for themunicipality, said Delta’spilot program followed theprocedures and protocols ofthe Steveston Fish Market.The rates, however, sim-ply followed the currentharbour berthage rates for

Ladner Harbour.“In Steveston the fisher-

man have an annual licencewith the Steveston HarbourAuthority and then they payan additional daily fee forthe selling of their catch,”she said.

“This was really justan opportunity for Deltato say, ‘We didn’t have apractice in place where youcan commercially sell freshcaught fish off our wharf,so here’s an opportunitythat we can have for fisher-man if they wanted to takeadvantage,’” she added.

Quickly put together inresponse to this year’s bigsockeye run, the fish salestrial program at the ElliotStreet Wharf will run sevendays a week, from 8 a.m. to5 p.m., until Sept. 30.

Campbell put forward themotion approved by coun-cil, saying fish sales off theboat had been attemptedat the harbor previouslybut is worth another shot.Launched in 1989, theSteveston program attractsthousands of visitors annu-ally.

BY SANDOR [email protected]

PHOTO BY SANDOR GYARMATI

The Corporation of Delta has waived its berthing fees for fisher-men selling their catch at the Elliott Street Wharf after initiallysetting fees at up to $400 a day.


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What is the activity? Using the gym and pool.

Where and when does this take place? Ladner LeisureCentre and Winskill Aquatic & Fitness Centre.

How often do you participate? Every day.

How long have you been involved? Since last August.

Why did you get involved in this activity? I have beenswimming for 25 years.

What do you like best about this activity? I enjoyswimming, and appreciate this nice community and facility.

How does it benefit your life? I like to stay healthy, and feelrefreshed after using the facility.

What other things do you do to keep active? Walk.

Did you know that swimming is easy on the joints and usesmost of the major muscle groups, as well as offering a goodcardiovascular workout? Length swimming is offered everyday at Delta’s indoor aquatic facilities, with a minimum onelane available. Consider attending during the non-peak times,such as weekday afternoons from 1-3pm. For those new toswimming, speak with a lifeguard for some helpful advice andtips on how to get started. Or, to swim even more effectivelyand get the most out of your swim workouts, sign up for someRed Cross Adult Learn to Swim lessons or Adult Stroke/Workoutlessons.

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Ladner’s Carol Burgoynewill receive a SilverSpotlight Award from theCanadian Picture Pioneerslater this year.

She’s being recognizedfor her industry and chari-table work.

“I couldn’t believe it,”she said when asked for herreaction to finding out she’dbe receiving the honour.

Burgoyne will be pre-sented with the award ata ceremony in Toronto inNovember.

From 1968 to 2003 sheworked distributing films totheatres, schools and othervenues. She also served

as the group’s WesternCanada branch manager for20 years. She continues tosupport the group, whichis one of the country’s old-est motion picture industrybenevolent organizations.

B.C. branch presidentJohn Pedersen nominated

Burgoyne for the award. Hesaid she’s a great team play-er and that he couldn’t thinkof anyone more deservingof the honour.

“She’s always been there.If you’ve ever needed ahand, you can always counton her to be there to helpyou out,” Pedersen said.

Burgoyne said she enjoysvolunteering.

“I like giving back,” shesaid.

She has spent the last 11years supporting the DeltaHospital Auxiliary, includ-ing serving as coordinatorof the thrift store for twoyears. She has also spenttime volunteering with BetaSigma Phi, minor hockey,brownies and scouts.

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Oliver, who owns and operates OliverIrrigation, has enjoyed the great sport ofthoroughbred horse racing for the past sev-eral years buying and claiming racehorsesat the East Vancouver track.

Wilo Kat, with the ever-present AmadeoPerez aboard, took the race — a mile andan eighth race that he finished third in lastyear — in the racehorse time of 1:49.61for trainer John Snow, Oliver and fellowowners Rob Fiorvento, Bill Randall and theCowboys n Indians Stables.

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Tsawwassen’s BruceFougner stopped his can-cer fundraiser bike ride toCalgary last month after thedeath of his cycling partner.

Francis Jean, 56, suffereda heart attack just past theColumbia Icefield on theirway to Jasper, said Fougner.

“It was a tough night inJasper,” he said.

Jean, the president of theeye care company IRIS,was a friend and a “remark-able guy,” said Fougner.

He said it was unbeliev-able how people, including

doctors and an armed forcesmedic team, stepped up tolend assistance at the scene.

Fougner and Jean, whowere joined by anotherrider along the way, were tomeet up with more cyclistsin Jasper taking part in theIRIS Challenge, a cancerfundraising ride.

Fougner, a Delta HospitalFoundation board director,was cycling to Calgary toraise money for cancer careat Delta Hospital.

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TEDMURPHY

MURPHY’SLAW

It’s strange to try to prevent a plantfrom being grown on farmland, but Ithink our civic politicians were on tosomething.

Those over at municipal hall wereinformed recently by provincialAgriculture Minister Norm Letnick thattheir bylaw prohibiting medical mari-juana from being grown on farmlandhad been quashed. It was reasoned byboth the Agricultural Land Commissionand the Ministry of Agriculture that theproduction of medical marijuana is con-sistent with the definition of farm use inprovincial legislation.

It’s hard to argue with that logicbecause when you boil it down, whatwe’re talking about is growing a plantthat can be harvested for commercialconsumption. But — and this is a prettysignificant but — it must be noted thisisn’t any old plant. We’re not talkingabout blueberries or potatoes or any ofthe other crops that dot Delta’s landscape.

This commodity comes with its ownunique set of circumstances that makesit unlike any other, which in turn makesapplying the basic definition of agricul-ture problematic. It’s why there are strictfederal regulations, particularly withregards to security, and why Delta pre-fers to see medical marijuana operationslocated in industrial areas.

Municipal leaders didn’t see it as a fitfor farmland and they weren’t alone asseveral other jurisdictions in the prov-ince also sought to ban the growing ofmedical marijuana in agricultural areas.Victoria clearly wasn’t on the same page,so now we’ve got the prospect of theseoperations setting up shop on agriculturalland.

Obviously the crop can’t be grownout in the open like all the others, so Isuspect should any such operation set upshop here it would resemble some sort ofcross between a warehouse and a green-house, fortified, of course, by a state-of-the-art security system.

I guess you could make the argumentthat such an operation wouldn’t be allthat different from a greenhouse foot-print-wise, but the one obvious exceptionis there isn’t a flourishing black market,at least that I know of, for bell peppers orgrape tomatoes.

There’s no denying the actual growingof the plant is an agricultural activity,but the end product is so much beyondthe norm that it screams out for more,which was obviously the rationale behindDelta’s efforts to regulate the industry.

Make no mistake, there are stringentregulations in place; it’s just that prevent-ing it from being grown on farmlandisn’t one of them.

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Anyone in the media tends toget a lot of press releases from avariety of sources. I give them aquick scan and pass them along tothe appropriate editor or trash themif I feel they have no interest to ourreaders.

One that made it to the trashrecently was a screed on the nega-tive aspects of multiculturalism.Since then a couple more releaseshave crossed my desk.

Seems the writer has a phobiaabout Asia. He was distraughtthat Jason Kenney had referred toVancouver as Asian. The writerwas concerned that French andEnglish were not being recognizedas Canada’s official languages.

As someone said years ago (itmight have been Bill Vander Zalm),in British Columbia, learningMandarin is more beneficial thanlearning French.

Multiculturalism, along withbilingualism, is supposed to beone of the tenets of the Canadianfederation. I always thought thatmulticulturalism was just a politi-cal ploy to garner ethnic votes. Itseemed that the passage of timewould result in the Canadianizationof the immigrants within a genera-tion or two. After all, people canonly live in ghettos for so long.

Many years ago, I was part ofa management group of six run-ning a variety of businesses inVancouver. Only one was originallyfrom Vancouver. One was born inItaly, one in Norway, one in theUSA, one in China and myselffrom the great city of Winnipeg,Manitoba. However, my Dad wasfrom Slovakia.

Despite our cultural differences,we formed a fairly cohesive group.We would have made a pretty lousyhockey team, but all had pickedup sufficient language skills andeducation to be capable of profes-sional employment. To me thiswas the epitome of the melting pot— and a free enterprise system.A group of kids of humble originsfrom disparate parts of the worldwere in one generation able toachieve success and become activeparticipants in the life of this coun-

try. However, the country changedbecause of their background andcultural upbringing. The sameis true of more recent waves ofimmigrants to this country. Theirpresence changes the country forbetter or worse. Those who missthe old days of an English protes-tant majority and a French catholicminority should realize that theirarrival changed the country as well.

No one saw greater changesin their country than the nativepeoples. Canada was changed intosomething they didn’t recognize.Those who complain about theprominence of non-official lan-guages should check with FirstNations on how well their lan-guages fared with the coming ofthe original settlers.

Is it really a problem that somesigns are in Chinese only? If youfeel it is important to be able toread and understand everything,take language lessons. If in a fewyears we had another official lan-guage, so be it. Or we could justlegislate Cree as our one and onlylanguage.

Canada tomorrow will be dif-ferent than today. I have no doubtthe melting pot will triumph. Afterall, weren’t two solitudes two toomany?

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Ferry causeway cleaned upEditor:

Re: Overgrown plantsforce cyclists onto road, let-ter to the editor, Aug. 6

I am writing in responseto a letter published onAug. 6 regarding a concernraised by a cyclist aboutScotch broom on the ferrycauseway.

On July 17, our CustomerCare department in Victoria

advised me that a cus-tomer contacted them aboutScotch broom impeding thebike path. As the safety ofall of our passengers is ournumber one priority, weassessed the situation andtook action to address thisconcern.

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Columnist invited to join teamEditor:

Re: Park destined for a higher and bet-ter use in the future, Community Comment,Aug. 8

Further to Doug Husband’s communitycomment on the future for Paterson Parkand his suggestion of having a multi-usefacility for arts, cultural and heritagepurposes, we, the Delta Seniors PlanningTeam, think this is a fine idea and inviteMr. Husband to join our team. It’s curiousthat he, a former mayor of Delta, made nomention of our vision for Paterson Park,then maybe he doesn’t know about it.

We made two presentations to theCorporation of Delta over this past yearwith our vision for Paterson Park tobecome a mini village that would pro-vide affordable housing for all ages andincomes. The site would include a smallcommercial hub, both rental and ownedhousing for young families and seniors, acommunity market garden, a memory carecentre for those with dementias and a num-ber of public pocket parks as well as retain-

ing the heritage racing oval.Three public forums were held and

response from the community has beenvery favourable. The high cost of land inMetro Vancouver is forcing South Delta’syoung families and seniors on fixedincomes to move farther east up the valley.Schools and stores are closing because ourshrinking population can’t support them.

There are important housing issues weneed to address for the general health ofour community. We see the size and loca-tion of Paterson Park as being unique withaffordability being attained through leasingthe land from the municipality.

We are currently awaiting feedbackfrom our June 16 presentation to themunicipality and hope that Paterson Parkwill be a continuing topic in the upcom-ing November elections. We welcome theinsight of Mr. Husband and invite him andothers who would like to join our team.

ML BurkeChair, Housing Action Team

Delta Seniors Planning Team

Walk signal not long enoughEditor:

For many years thecrossing at View Crescentand 56th street was partof my dog-walking routeto get from View CrescentPark to Highland Park.

It was a dangerous routeas the pedestrian walksignal did not stay on longenough for me to get to thecentre of the intersectionand I walk quickly; anydriver arriving to turn leftonto 56th Street after the

few seconds that the walksignal was on would beannoyed as they assumedI was crossing on the waitsignal. They showed theirirritation and annoyance byturning very close behindme at one time brushingthe back of my coat.

I eventually called theCorporation of Delta trafficengineers to notify themthat they had to increasethe time of the walk signal.

To my astonishment I

was then given a verballesson on how to cross astreet safely!

I can’t imagine how itwould be for anyone elder-ly coming from any of theapartment condominiumson View Crescent. If theymanaged four steps beforethe walk signal changed,I would be surprised. Thetraffic engineers are to beblamed for this elderly per-son being struck.

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When you’re West Coast-born and bred, as I am,you’re more than familiarwith the sea. It’s kind of inyour blood.

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You would have stayeduntil the sun drifted out ofview, and you would havebuilt a beach fire, toastingmarshmallows on slendersticks until they were brownand gooey.

These days, I still skipstones and hunt for treasure,but I’ve put the pail away. Icollect driftwood, but I sel-dom build the forts.

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The 11th annual Quilt Walk& Classic Car Show runs 10a.m. until 4 p.m. on Sunday inLadner Village.

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Thousands of residentsand visitors will flock to thestreets of Ladner Village forthe yearly event this week-end. Hosted by the LadnerBusiness Association (LBA)and The Quilted Bear, theevent is in its 11th year andtypically attracts in the areaof 10,000 people to see thehundreds of classic cars andcolourful quilts.

This year’s event is slatedfor Sunday, Aug. 17.

Initially a popular quiltexhibit, the addition of theclassic cars came a fewyears after its inception.

The free event typicallyattracts hundreds of classiccars from around the region— many vintage car own-ers have attended the showevery year to proudly show

off their restored vehicles.Each year a myriad ofcolourful and creative quiltsare put on display in manyVillage business windowswhile the cars are displayedalong 48th Avenue andDelta Street.

In addition to the carsand quilts, organizers havealso lined up lots of prizes,vendors, refreshments andentertainment.

This year, organizershave lined up Ring of Fire,a tribute show to JohnnyCash and June Carter star-ring Tony Barton and TracyNeff.

The nostalgic show takesa glance at the man behindthe music while presentingthe adorable slapstick com-edy that endeared Carter tothe world of country andwestern music.

“It’s not just somebodyup there playing music,”said Brad Cooper, event

committee chair. “It’s like aVegas routine.”

Ring of Fire will runfrom 12:30 p.m. until 2:30p.m. Both the cars andthe quilts are on displaybetween 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.this year.

Before heading out totake in all the colourfulquilts and classic cars, visi-tors can fill up at the pan-cake breakfast at the LadnerLegion on Delta Street.

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Thousands of car enthu-siasts from around theregion will be flocking toLadner Village this week-end for the annual QuiltWalk & Classic Car Show.

Set for Sunday, Aug.17 this year, the free fam-ily-friendly event hostedby the Lander BusinessAssociation and TheQuilted Bear typicallyattracts more than 10,000people and hundreds ofclassic cars and colourfulquilts to Delta Street and

48th Avenue in the heart ofLadner Village.

The unique combina-tion gives the show a wideappeal.

This year, the show isexpected to attract upwardsof 400 to 450 vehicles ascar enthusiasts from farand wide, and right hereat home, arrive in LadnerVillage to proudly show offtheir labour of love — fromCadillacs and Austin Ministo hot rods and muscle cars,like Camaros and Corvettes.

In addition to the manycars, organizers have alsolined up a variety prizes,vendors, refreshments andentertainment.

In addition to the dis-plays there will be manydifferent vendor and spon-sor booths set up with foodand car trinkets and memo-rabilia.

The show runs from 10a.m. until 4 p.m. this year.The awards will be givenout between 3:30 and 4p.m.

More than 400 carsexpected this year

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Classic cars from throughout the decades are expected to roll into Ladner Village this weekend.


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Local performers Tony Barton and TracyNeff are bringing a musical blast from thepast to this year’s event.

The pair is starring in Ring of Fire, atribute show to Johnny Cash and JuneCarter.

The nostalgic show takes a glance at theman behind the music while presenting theadorable slapstick comedy that endearedCarter to the world of country and westernmusic.

Barton and Neff are scheduled to per-form Ring of Fire from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

The audience will be able to sing alongto staple songs such as Folsom PrisonBlues, I Walk The Line, Jackson, Ring ofFire and discover tunes such as Hurt, I’ve

Been Everywhere and Juke Box Blues.The pair recently performed the tribute

show at this year’s Ladner Pioneer MayDays. The Ladner Village Quilt Walk &Classic Car Show is now in its 11th year. Ittakes place Sunday, Aug. 17 from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. in Ladner Village.

It was estimated that about 10,000attendees came last year to see roughly 400classic cars and a myriad of colourful andcreative quilts that are put on display inmany village business windows.

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Along with the cars,many quilts will also be ondisplay Sunday at the annu-al Quilt Walk & Classic CarShow.

Ladner Village will getan extra splash of colour asquilts of all shapes, sizesand styles go on display.

More than 100 quilts willbe put on display over fiveblocks in Ladner Village.

The quilts will startgoing up on Thursday andall will be hung and readyfor viewing by 5 p.m.Saturday for any one whowants a sneak peek.

Most will be displayedin store windows while thelarger quilts will be hungup at Open Space Yoga onDelta Street.

The quilts will remain onfull display throughout the11th annual Quilt Walk andCar Show on Sunday, whichruns from 10 a.m. until 4p.m.

Visitors will be ableto vote on their favouritequilts in seven different cat-egories, including entries inthis year’s block challenge.Ballots can be dropped offat The Quilted Bear.

Again this year, mem-bers of the Boundary BayQuilters Guild will be infront of The Quilted Bearwith quilt displays anddemonstrations.

As well, there will bea by donation quilt raffle,with proceeds benefit-ing the Canadian CancerSociety. The quilt up forgrabs is made up of lastyear’s block challengeentries.

New this year, the storewill also have a range ofprofessional quilts fromNorthcott Fabrics on dis-

Professional quilts tobe included as part ofthis year!s display

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Hundreds of colourful quilts of all sizes will be going up later this week as part of the annual QuiltWalk & Classic Car Show.


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Delta Museum curator DarrylMacKenzie and curatorialassistant Stacey Gilkinsonlast year showed off the MaryRaby Cruikshank quilt thathas just been added to themuseum’s collection. The quiltis among many the museumwill have on display thisweekend to coincide with theannual Quilt Walk & ClassicCar Show.

Once again this year the Delta Museumis getting into the spirit this weekend with aspecial display.

In honour of the annual Quilt Walk &Classic Car Show, the museum is pullingout a number of antique quilts from itsarchives for its Historical Quilt Walk dis-play.

The museum has an assortment of hand-made quilts dating back to the mid-1800sin its collection.

Traditionally, women made quilts as giftsto mark special occasions, such as wed-dings or the birth of a baby.

Many of the patterns incorporate smallerpieces of fabric from worn out clothing andserved to become historical documents forthe quilt maker and his or her loved ones.

Last year, the museum debuted a newaddition to the collection – a “crazy” quiltthat dates back to the late 19th century.

The quilt was made by Mary RabyCruikshank and, based on the fabric used,

it’s believed that it dates back to the late1800s.

The quilt features a background ofmostly dark swatches of fabric with brightand colourful pieces added in and joinedtogether with decorative embroidery stitch-es.

One of the better-known quilts at themuseum is also done in the crazy quiltingstyle.

Delta pioneer Isabella McKee Curtis cre-ated it in the 1880s. She used lush scrapsof velvet, silk and cotton. She also usedinventive embroidery stitches used to jointhe patches together. Curtis’s grandson, TedCurtis, donated the quilt to the museum.

The antique quilts will be on displaythroughout the museum’s recreated periodrooms.

The museum, which is on the corner ofDelta and Bridge streets, will be open from10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Sunday.

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Last month’s Chesapeake Landing Charity Golf Tournament raised over $2,000.

The annual ChesapeakeLanding Charity GolfTournament raised $2,040for Delta Hospital lastmonth. Since 2007,Chesapeake Landing hasdonated the proceeds ofits tournament to DeltaHospital, adding to a totalof over $10,000 with thisyear’s proceeds. The moneyraised will go towardsHospital’s Greatest NeedsFund — a fund dedicatedto fulfilling the hospital’shighest priority needs.

This year’s tournamenthad blue skies, 40 par-ticipants enjoying a greatday of golf, and a total of53 people at the deliciousbarbecue roast beef dinnerat the Chesapeake LandingClubhouse. Dave Rudberg,Heather Melidones andRob Bougie, the co-chairsof this year’s tournament,were all very happy withthe event’s outcome. Theysaid they are proud to sup-port Delta Hospital and aregrateful for the generosityof Chesapeake residentsand sponsors who made itall possible.

Rudberg, Melidonesand Bougie wanted to rec-ognize and express theirgratitude to the follow-ing tournament support-ers: Black Bond Books,Budget Foods, ExpediaCruiseShipCenters, StarGrooming Tsawwassen,Ichiban Fine Cleaning,

Ladner Village Hardware,RBC Royal Bank, LadnerVillage Floral & Gifts,Lawlor Goldsmith Shoppe,Riverhouse Restaurant,Safeway, TsawwassenCollision, TsawwassenSprings Golf, Save OnFoods, Meridian FoodMarket, Coast CapitalSavings, Vinca’s Kitchen,

CIBC, Double R Rentals,Localz Urban Cafe, MuddyRiver Landing, SandmanInn Airport, Sharkey’sSeafood Bar and Grille,Stir Coffee House, AquiliniGroup (Golden Eagle GolfClub), and Cove Links GolfCourse.

“What an amazinggroup, from the organiz-ers to the participants andsupporters, year after yearputting on a great golf tour-nament, and ensuring thebest of care is available atour hospital,” said SharlaDe Groote, Delta HospitalFoundation’s special eventsmanager. “This is theirseventh year and we here atDelta Hospital Foundationare just so grateful.”

The Chesapeake LandingGolf Tournament is one ofmany independent fund-raising initiatives that haveraised thousands of dollarsto enhance patient care atDelta Hospital. If you areinterested in hosting yourown fundraiser, contact DeGroote at 604-940-9695 [email protected].

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!Canadian Mental HealthAssociation Delta offersa Family Support Groupfor individuals supportingsomeone with a mentalillness. The next meetingtakes place on Aug. 13from 7 to 9 p.m. at DeltaHospital, 5800 MountainBlvd., Ladner (educationroom). Call CMHA Deltafor info at 604-943-1878.

!A Stuffie Sleepover is setfor Wednesday, Aug. 13, 7- 7:45 p.m. at the LadnerPioneer Library. Do youwonder what your stuffedanimals do when you’renot around? What wouldthey do if they were leftat the library overnight?Unsupervised! Come to ourstuffed animal storytimethen tuck your stuffie in fora night at the library. Followour updates on Facebook tosee what shenanigans theyget up to!

!Tsawwassen Parkinson’ssupport group meetsMonday, Aug. 18. We area group whose memberseither have Parkinson’s orare caregivers to someonewith PDS. We meet once amonth at KinVillage from11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. totalk, exchange ideas andsocialize. For more infor-mation call Peter or Eileenat 604-943-8350.

!Uzume Taiko is at theLadner Pioneer LibraryWednesday, Aug. 20, 1- 1:45 p.m. Experience theheart-stopping pulse ofJapanese taiko drums com-bined with beautiful flutemelodies and storytelling.Join members of award-winning, world famousUzume Taiko as they takeyou on an intimate journeythrough the world of taiko.There will also be a perfor-mance from 10:30 - 11:15a.m. at the TsawwassenLibrary.

!There will be a TeenPizza & Games night atthe Ladner Pioneer LibraryThursday, Aug. 21, 5:30- 8:30 p.m. Do you love

to play board games? Areyou between 12 and 19years old? Then come tothe library for a fun nightof gaming and free pizza.Games and snacks providedby Imperial Hobbies.

!Real Men Don’t Cry - OrDo They? Interactive dis-cussion for men who havelost partners. Wednesdays,Sept. 10, 17, 24, Oct. 1 atthe Centre for SupportiveCare. Call 604-948-0660for more information or toregister.

!CMHA Delta invites youto our 21st Annual GeneralMeeting on Tuesday, Sept.23 at 7 p.m. at LadnerPioneer Library, 4683-51st St. Darren Gallagherfrom Investors Group willexplain the RDSP andrefreshments will be served.RSVP by Sept.15 604-943-1878 or [email protected].

!Fun and friendly volun-teers are needed for a chil-dren’s thrift store in down-town Ladner. Reach Childand Youth DevelopmentSociety is a non-profitorganization that helpschildren with special needs.We need volunteers to workin our store, especially forSaturdays. The store is openTuesday to Saturday from10am to 2pm. Interestedvolunteers please [email protected] or 604-946-6622.

!Blueberry Festival atMcKee Seniors RecreationCentre until Aug. 15.Look for special menuitems featuring TheAlmighty Blueberry.Special Presentation of the“Saxman” Peter Preston,Thursday, Aug. 14, 11:30a.m. to 12:30 p.m. So comelisten to all the “Blue”songs.

!KinVillage Travel has atrip to Pacific Institute ofCulinary Arts, GranvilleIsland and Stanley ParkMonday, Oct. 6. Members:$55. Non-members: $58.

KinVillage Travel is open10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Tuesday to Thursday atKinVillage CommunityCentre and at McKee. Call604-943-0225.

!Starry Night takes placeSaturday, Aug. 16, 7:30 - 10p.m. at Deas Island Park.Experience the magic &mystery of the park transi-tioning from day into night.Dress for the weather &bring flashlights: allowbetween one & two hoursto complete the quest.Presented by Delta ParksRecreation & Culture &Metro Vancouver.

!40th reunion for DeltaSenior Secondary ‘74and South Delta SeniorSecondary ‘74 will be heldSaturday, Aug. 16 in theSundance Inn Banquet Hallat the Sundance Inn [6574Ladner Trunk Rd., Delta,BC]. Come celebrate!Tickets: $35 [no ticketsavailable at the door].Doors open at 6 p.m., appe-tizer buffet. Please RSVP.DSS74 grads contact MaryJo (Glen) Ohl [email protected]; SDSS74 gradscontact Deb (Reimer)Tremain [email protected].

!Car boot sale. Where:Centennial Beach Park.When: Each second andfourth Saturday. Next sale:Aug. 23. Time: 8:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. Vendors shouldset up at 8 a.m. Bring tar-paulin to display goods.Cost $10 per allocatedspace. Refreshments avail-able. Buyers enjoy barter onthe beach. Weather permit-ting. Info: Tom 604-940-9296 or www.boundarybay-parkassociation.wordpress.com.

!The Point Roberts FireDepartment holds an openhouse Saturday, Aug. 23from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at2030 Benson Rd., PointRoberts. Meet and sup-port the professionals whoprovide emergency and

healthcare services. Enjoyhelicopters, fire equipment,boats, great food and funfor all ages.

!DSS class of 1969 has a45-year reunion, all are wel-come, Saturday, Sept. 13 atthe Riverhouse Pub, 5825-60th Ave., Delta. Appetizerbuffet, cash bar, $15 at thedoor. RSVP Louise (Toigo)Greene, [email protected], 604-946-7545.

!The Thrive City Festivalof Strings has upcom-ing concerts including:Thursday, Aug. 14, 7 p.m.- Herbert Greenberg &Friends, South Arm UnitedChurch, 11051 No. 3 Rd.,Richmond and Saturday,Aug. 16, noon - FinaleConcert, All Saints Church,Delta.

!The Songwriter Cafeat St. David’s AnglicanChurch will take a breakin August and return withChristine McGee as the fea-ture performer Sept. 6.

!Fall registration for theDelta Choral Society takesplace Monday, Sept. 8 at6:55 p.m. at BenedictionLutheran Church, 5575-6th Ave., Tsawwassen. Thesociety is welcoming newmembers to it’s award-win-ning pair of choirs, theDelta Community Choirand Tapestry. For moreinformation, please visitwww.deltachoral.ca.

The Coming Events col-umn is published everyWednesday as a communityservice. If you have a non-profit event, mail, drop off,fax, or e-mail ([email protected]) thedetails to the Optimist by 3p.m. Monday. Submissionsare subject to space limi-tations (no phone calls,please).

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Reach Child and Youth Development SocietyChildren’s Thrift Store VolunteerFun and friendly volunteers are needed for our Children’sThrift Store in downtown Ladner. Volunteers are neededto work in the store, especially on Saturdays. The store isopen Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm. For moreinformation contact [email protected] call 604-946-6622.

Deltassist Family & Community ServicesVolunteer VisitorsDeltassist is looking for volunteers who can providecompanionship, friendship, outings and share commoninterests by visiting with Delta seniors. Commitment is2 hours per week at a mutually beneficial time.For more information contact Lyn at 604-946-9526or e-mail [email protected]

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The Ladner Legion’s OlwenDemidoff (middle) recentlypresented a donation toGlen Hodge (treasurer of BC/Yukon Command) and AngusStanfield (president of BC/Yukon Command). The dona-tion includes $2,200 to theBCIT Veteran’s Program and$2,200 for the PTSD ServiceDog Program.

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A trio of local products had significantroles in B.C. teams reaching the podiumat last week’s National Box LacrosseChampionship, co-hosted by NewWestminster and Coquitlam.

Jake Cantlon finished third in tourna-ment scoring in helping B.C. place secondin the Bantam Division. He finished thechampionships with 11 goals and nineassists in seven games, notching a pair inB.C.’s 5-4 loss to Ontario in last Saturday’s

gold medal battle played at Queen’s ParkArena.

His biggest outing was six points (twogoals and four assists) in a 9-1 round-robinromp of Saskatchewan. He also notchedtwo goals in a pair of victories overAlberta, including a 6-5 triumph in thesemi-finals.

Meanwhile, Team B.C. also came upjust short in the Pee Wee Division, fall-ing 8-2 to Ontario in the final. The B.C.

line-up featured Ben McDonald and RhysPorteous.

McDonald led his team in scoring with10 goals and added a pair of assists in sixgames. He had both B.C. goals in the goldmedal game and recorded a hat trick ina 5-2 semi-final victory against Alberta.He opened the tournament with anotherthree goal performance in a 16-0 win overNew Brunswick and added a pair in a 10-1result against Saskatchewan.

McDonald’s goal output tied Ontario’sColtran Tyson for tops in the tournament.

Porteous also enjoyed a productive tour-nament, notching five points, including agoal in the win over Saskatchewan.

In Midget divison play, B.C. capped aa dominating run from start to finish witha 14-2 win over Alberta in the gold medalgame. The hosts rolled to seven straightwins and outscored their opponents by awhopping 105-7 margin.

Lacrosse standouts lead Team B.C. to silver medals

Solid summer for Beach Grove juniorsAnother successful junior camp &impressive results in big tourneys

It’s been a successfulsummer for up-and-comingtalent at the Beach GroveGolf Club.

The Tsawwassen course’sannual Junior-Junior Campwas another huge successwith 80 youngster partici-pating in the four day longevent. The program waslaunch to introduced chil-dren, ages four to 11, to thegame of golf.

The camp included put-ting, chipping, iron andwood play. At the conclu-sion of the week, eachjunior was presented witha golf club. The programis well supported by clubmembership and volunteers.

“Once again this year wesaw many smiling faces”,says Beach Grove HeadGolf Professional BrentDerrheim. “By giving theopportunity to provide kidswith clubs, it helps keepthem interested in the game.The excitement in the air isvery gratifying when theyreceive their clubs and theirfavorite treat at the end ofthe week…ice cream sun-daes.”

Derrheim suggests tocall early to register for the2015 program.

“We want to ensurewe are able to cater to alljuniors so it is best to regis-ter early.” he added.

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the program, call Derrheimand his professional golfshop staff at 604-943-9381.

It is not only the youngergolfers that are thriving atBeach Grove, it’s also thekids who have game.

In late June, CharlesThompson representedTeam West at the JuniorCanada Cup in Nova Scotiaand spent time with MikeWeir. Upon returning home,he proceeded to win theB.C. Junior ChampionshipSupplemental Qualifyingwith a round of 72.

At the B.C. Juniors,hosted by Meadow Gardensin Pitt Meadows, threeBeach Grove membersmade the cut — OleHatelid - (71,74,72,77),Thompson (74,74,81,76),Sam Thornley -(69,84,82,76). Hatelid’stotal left him tied for 20th.

A week later at theMaple Leaf Junior GolfTour’s Odlum BrownChampionship atNorthview, Thompson fin-ished tied for seventh andJacob Hayes was 12th.

Thompson then headedto Toronto for the PINGCanadian Match PlayChampionship where onlythe top 16 make it to matchplay. He finished 10th ona course rated at 74 andslope of 143. His greatshowing ranked him 10th

nationally on the CanadianJunior Golf Association’sOrder of Merit for 15-to-19-year-olds. Thompsonstayed on in Toronto totrain at renowned GlennAbbey as member of TeamCanada before travelling toScotland for the Junior EuroCup. He helped Canada winthe competition for the thirdtime in four years, edging

teams from Scotland andthe United States.

At the B.C. SummerGames in Nanaimo, AidenSchooley helped Zone 4(Delta, Richmond, Burnaby,New West) earn the bronzemedal in the team competi-tion.

Last week, Beach Grovecoach Toni Taylor tookDaniel Porter and Hayes

to St. Catherines forCJGA’s Mizuno NationalChampionships. Hayes fin-ished tied for 25th (77-74-77-77).

On the junior girls side,Amanda Minni’s impres-sive season includes a 17thplace finish at the B.C.Junior Girls Championship.She also recently won theclub’s women’s title with

rounds of 76-80-73. Hersummer schedule isn’t quitefinished. She will be play-ing in the 16 and underJunior Girls Championshipat the Royalwood GolfClub, Aug. 26-28.

Back in July, Minni (82-77) and Austin Hughes (67-74) successfully defendedtheir respective BeachGrove Junior titles.

(Left) Beach Grove Golf Club’s annual Junior Junior Camp was once again a big hit with 80 youngsters getting introduced to thegame. (Right) a successful summer in tournament play for Charles Thompson included helping Canada win the recent Junior EuroCup in Scotland where he got a chance to walk across the famed Swilcan Bride on The Old Course at St. Andrews.


Boon shinesfor Canadain California

Ladner’s Dalton Boonhas returned home withtwo medals and a pairof new national recordsfrom the Para Pan PacificChampionships inPasadena, California.

The 19-year-old mem-ber of the Winskill OttersSwim Club won silver inthe S14 category 200 metrefreestyle with a clocking of2:03.45, breaking his ownCanadian record set hoursearlier in qualifying heats(2:03.95). Boon then addeda bronze in the S14 100freestyle which also earnedhim a new national record(57.34).

Meanwhile, NorthDelta’s Danielle Kisser,who is a member of theSungod Swim Club, cap-tured bronze in the S6 100breaststroke to close out thechampionships on Sunday.

The 32-memberCanadian team finishedwith nine gold, 25 silverand 28 bronze medals.

The competition was thebiggest event of the year forCanada’s Para-swimmingsquad. It was up against itsbiggest rivals in the sportincluding the U.S. Australia,New Zealand, Japan andBrazil.

Ladner Red Sox wrapped up a successful all-starsummer baseball season with a fourth place finishat the Mosquito “A” Provincial Championships inSidney.

The Red Sox headed across Georgia Straightwith high hopes after an impressive unbeaten run(6-0-2) in Lower Mainland League qualifying play.Ladner earned a semi-final berth by winning threeof four games, before losing a hard-fought one runbattle to a strong Victoria team that also went unde-feated in the regular season. The locals closed outthe tournament and a terrific campaign with a lossto Abbotsford in the third place game.

Coaches Todd Allan, Tim Bakker and CoreyEdge are extremely proud of their team’s efforts,attitude and demonstration of sportsmanship.

The team includes: Ryder Stojkovich, BradyWastila, Hayden Cuthbertson, Michael Norcott,Kennedy Ainge, Layne Edge, Logan Lechner,Arjun Chahal, Cameron Ferguson, Tyler Allan, MaxKidds-Brodie and Jackson Bakker.

Mosquito All-Stars4th at provincials

Ladner Mosquito “A” All-Stars went undefeated in provincial qualifying play with a 6-0-2 record.

Mann & Moore help BC repeat

Michael Mann & Charlie Moore

A pair of Tsawwassen rugby standoutshave helped Team B.C. capture gold atthe U16 Canadian Championships inCalgary on the weekend.

Michael Mann and Charlie Moorewere members of a B.C. team thatdominated the championships from startto finish to win its fourth consecutivenational title. B.C. rolled to five consecu-tive victories, including a 26-0 win overAlberta in Sunday’s championship game.

B.C. had earlier defeated Alberta 22-5in round-robin play and also recordedwins over Quebec (43-5), Newfoundland(85-6) and B.C. #2 (38-2).

Mann and Moore are both enteringGrade 11 at South Delta secondary wherethey are prominent players with theschool program.

They will now be turning their atten-tion to the coming high school footballseason with the Sun Devils. Mann’s busysummer schedule also included playingfor the B.C. Sevens program.

In U14 action in Calgary,Tsawwassen’s Jarvis Dashkewytch andMichael Calvert, helped B.C. Gold rollto wins over Newfoundland (26-12) anda pair against Alberta North (50-0) and51-0).


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