Delta Optimist - December 4, 2010

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Banking on itDemand is on the rise atSouth Delta Food Bank 3

Dancing sistersLadner trio is inThe Nutcracker 16

Social placeFriends gatherat Browns 30-33

Hoop dreamsSun Devils enter seasonwith optimism 46

A group of volunteers is tryingto keep local pets from going hun-gry over the holidays.Members of Feed the Animals

Delta, now in its fifth year ofoperation, have been collectingdonations to make baskets of petfood and supplies for low-incomeanimal owners.The baskets are distributed by

Deltassist, a family and commu-nity services organization, duringthe holiday season.Its a passion of ours, said

Troy Hannafin, whos been withthe group since it started. Thegroup, which also gets supportfrom local pet stores, has grownfrom half a dozen volunteers toclose to 20.Every year we started getting

a little larger, he said.Last year Feed the Animals was

able to put together 95 baskets forpet owners.Were aiming for 120 this

year, Hannafin said.He noted the original volun-

teers had been helping animals invarious ways like dog rescues andshelters but wanted to do more.

We were looking for anotherway to help people with animals.He said one of the negative

things hes encountered whileworking on the Feed the Animalsproject is that some people askwhy low-income owners have apet if they cant afford to keep ananimal.My response to that is that

animals are always great therapy.Anybody whos in a trying time,or monetarily cant make endsmeet and theyre struggling, thebest therapy is to have an animalthere. They request four thingsfrom you: Feed me, play with me,

love me and lead me. The onlything that takes money is feed-ing.Shayla Cusworth, manager of

the Ladner Bosleys store, oneof those supporting the effort,echoed Hannafins statement.Theres a lot of times too when

a family has lost its main bread-winner. The children in that fam-ily, theyve already lost a lovedone, they dont need to lose theirpets too, she said.While this years donations cut-

off has already passed, the groupcan be contacted at [email protected] for more information.

PHOTO BY CHUNG CHOW

Ladner Bosleys assistant manager Rayne Timmons (left) and Feed the Animals Delta volunteer Troy Hannafin pose for a photo Thursday.

Dont forget the animalsVolunteers make over 100 holiday baskets for low-income pet owners in Delta

BY DAVE [email protected]

Officers arenot off hookyet despiteDelta report

The police complaints com-missioner has ordered a publichearing into the actions of twoVancouver police officers thatwere earlier this year cleared ofany wrongdoing by a Delta policeinvestigation.Stan Lowe, B.C.s police

complaints commissioner, hasannounced a public hearing intoallegations of abuse of author-ity against two Vancouver policeofficers.The allegations stem from an

incident earlier this year whereYao Wei Wu was injured duringhis arrest in a case of mistakenidentity.Vancouver police chief Jim

Chu asked Delta to look into thematter and after several months ofinvestigation, chief Jim Cessfordconcluded the allegations wereunsubstantiated. Cessford alsodetermined the force used wasreasonable under the circumstanc-es to control Wu.In ordering the public hearing

this week, Lowe said he consid-ered several factors, including:the seriousness of the complaint,which involved a significantbreach of public trust; the natureand the seriousness of the harm;and that there exist flaws in theinvestigation.Delta police spokesperson Sgt.

Sharlene Brooks said the depart-ment supports the call for a publichearing but takes exception to thecommissioners assertion therewere flaws in the investigation.She said the chief remains

confident in his finding and thedepartment feels its investigationwas thorough, fair and impartial.A date has not yet been set for

the public hearing.

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About 20 years ago thepastor at Ladner ChristianFellowship went away on aretreat to pray and fast. Later hefelt he should start a food bank.The church bought the food

and set up in the little kitchenof the small church on TrunkRoad.From that humble beginning,

the South Delta Food Bankhas served the communitiesof Ladner, Tsawwassen andTsawwassen First Nation eversince.Come with us and we will

show you a hub of activity.It begins on Wednesday

mornings at about 8:30 a.m.and there are a few early riserssitting quietly on the woodenbench at the back of the churchbuilding.The registrars arrive and

open the doors of the portable.The recipients sign in and col-

lect their number in the orderthey will obtain their groceries.In the room where the bread isgiven out, at about 10 a.m., agroup of workers and recipientsassemble to give thanks for allthe donated food.This food is now bought by

people in the community, fooddrives, by various organizationsand with money given by localcitizens. All workers are volun-teers and the money is used topay for fresh milk, eggs, ham-burger and fresh vegetables andfruit each week. Canned anddry food is purchased when thesupply is short.Nurses from public health

visit and give vaccines to thosewho want them.Another lady gives out chil-

drens books occasionally.The second section of the

portable is where the breadis sorted and arranged. Bunsand doughnuts are bagged andneatly displayed for individualpick up.

Family bags with cannedgoods and dry staples arepicked up here as are similarbags for singles.Several times a year ladies

collect good, used clothing andfootwear, warm winter jacketsand winter gear for the needy.These are displayed on thechairs in the church. When thedoor opens for the boutique, thepeople enthusiastically floodin filling bags with childrens,baby and adult clothing.A babysitting service is

provided for mothers wherechildren are lovingly cared forwhile the food bank is open.Our next stop is at a small

new building where the co-ordi-nator has his modest office. Theother section of this building iswhere the eggs, meat, milk andproduce are given out. Extradry food is stored at the back ofthis room as well as in the shed.The food is sorted in the shed

and placed on shelves and even-tually bagged for families and

single persons.At about 9:30 a.m., several

workers give out sandwiches,hot soup or bananas and muf-fins.In December a party is usu-

ally held for the people and theworkers.On a more solemn note, last

year the pastor held a memo-rial service for a homeless manfrom Ladner. There have beeneight deaths in the past fiveyears of people who have regu-larly come to the food bank.For all those who donate

their time and labour, those whogive food and money, we say:Thank you very much. Yourgenerosity has helped manypeople.Kent and Joan Nickerson

have been volunteers at theSouth Delta Food Bank for thelast 14 years. More informa-tion on the food bank, whichis located at Ladner ChristianFellowship, can be found atwww.ladnerlife.com.

Joe Van Essen says he has seen anincrease in families making use of theSouth Delta Food Bank over the years.When I started there was maybe 25

families coming. That was a busy day.Now its been up to 120 families a day.Thats also a busy day. Some weeks wehave 80 or 90, 100, he said.Van Essen, the food banks co-ordina-

tor, has been with the group for nearly20 years.Asked why he thinks the numbers

have increased, he noted the communityhas grown, its an expensive area to livein and the economy hasnt been verygood recently.Sometimes having a job doesnt

guarantee you can make ends meet, hesaid.Van Essen said the food bank gets

plenty of help from the community.Were one of the food banks that is

very blessed to have a really good com-munity that supports us.He noted local churches are on board,

people donate money and drop off food,and businesses help as well.Help also comes from the approxi-

mately 30 volunteers who lend a hand atthe food bank. Ladners Kent and JoanNickerson have been volunteering for 14years.We enjoy it, Kent said.Theyve been awesome. We have a

really good core of volunteers. Theyvebeen here for the longest after me, saidVan Essen. Joan gets involved withlistening to people who have needs andconcerns. She really supports them bypraying for them. We all have our strongpoints and Joan is really good at commu-nicating with people in need of prayer orjust a listening ear.The food bank is located at the back

parking lot of the Ladner ChristianFellowship on Ladner Trunk Road. The Ladner Community Kitchen,

which is operated in conjunction withthe food bank and serves soup and sand-wiches, will be holding its second annualChristmas Dinner at Ladner ChristianFellowship on Monday, Dec. 13 at 5 p.m.If youd like to participate, contact

Ladner Community Kitchen organizerJini Aroon at 604-940-9355.

Through volunteer eyes

Demand onthe rise atSouth DeltaFood Bank

PHOTO BY DAVE WILLIS

South Delta Food Bank co-ordinator Joe Van Essen (left) and volunteers Joan and Kent Nickerson take a break from their work Wednesday.

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is appealing to the commu-nity to help outfit the DeltaSports Development Centre,the new home of DeltaGymnastics Society.So far the campaign has

raised sufficient moneyto outfit the offices andfunctional elements of thefacility, such as the securitysystem, the phones, theadministrative spaces andchange rooms.The next step is to outfit

the gym with the uniqueequipment that makes theprograms possible. Andwith double the space thereis a need to double theequipment.So why give to sport this

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and wanted to help providekids in our community witha great opportunity, saiddonor Geoff Chamberlain,who recently visited theconstruction site adjacent tothe Ladner Leisure Centreto update the campaignsthermometer.With another $500,000 to

go and the deadline loom-ing to order equipment toarrive by opening, thereis a sense of urgency toreceive pledges by the endof January. Gifts of anyamount make a phenomenaldifference.While a tumble track for

youngsters costs $6,500, agift of $100 brings us thatmuch closer, said cam-paign chair Doug Husband.All gifts over $20 are

eligible for a charitable taxreceipt. You can make yourgift in this tax year, apply it

towards next year or, in thecase of larger gifts, you canspread it out over time.While the walls for the

new facility are goingup, Delta Gymnastics isactively working on plansto expand the activity pro-grams. Bookings have start-ed for school field trips forthe spring in the new facil-ity. Plans for a foundationalacademy for athletes fromall sports are underway,and parents have called inanticipation of more classoptions for their toddlers,preschoolers and youngsterswith special needs.Delta Gymnastics offers

an environment where ourchildren have fun, makefriends, develop new skills,and learn to set goals andwork towards them, saiddonors Deirdre and DougLewis.

The coaches and staffset a positive tone for thekids and older gymnastsinspire and encourage theyounger ones. The life-

long skills our childrenare acquiring will servethem well in whatever theychoose to do.For information on how

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Mukhtiar Singh Panghalihad told police in tapedinterviews that he stayedhome looking after hisyoung daughter between6:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. onthe night his pregnant wifewent missing.But the Crown attacked

this claim Thursday duringhis trial in B.C. SupremeCourt.The former Surrey

teacher is being tried forsecond-degree murder andinterfering with a deadbody in the October 2006strangulation of his wife,Manjit Panghali.She was last seen leav-

ing a prenatal yoga classin South Surrey on theevening of Oct. 18, 2006.Her burned body was foundalong Deltaport Way inSouth Delta on Oct. 23.The Crown charges

that Panghali had staged amissing persons complaintwith the Surrey RCMP inan attempt to conceal thecrime.The Delta police took

over the investigation fromthe Integrated HomicideInvestigation Team after herbody was found and Deltapolice Sgt. Guy Leeson tes-tified Thursday that policeseized the victims handsetfrom her husband, as wellas his SIM card, after pull-ing him over in traffic onJan. 22, 2007.A SIM card (Subscriber

Identity Module) is a por-table memory chip thatcan be transferred fromone cellphone to another.Sharon Barnes, a veterancorporate investigator withRogers Communications,was called to testify aboutthe couples cellphonerecords Thursday.Jasmine Bhambra had

testified earlier on in thetrial that her sisters cell-phone number was 505-5000 and the accuseds was897-0240.On Thursday the court

heard that four calls hadbeen placed from Manjitshandset to the coupleshome line while she wouldhave been enroute to her 7p.m. yoga class.Earlier on, police videos

showed her husband tellingpolice that was the last hedseen of her.But on Thursday, the

court heard that after shedfailed to return home fromher yoga class, the phonenumber she used had beenreplaced with her husbandsnumber and remained thatway until the handset wasseized in January.Barnes testified that

sometime between 6:57p.m. on Oct. 18 and 2:02p.m. Oct. 19, the 505-5000number had been replacedwhen a new SIM card con-taining the 897-0240 num-ber was installed.Earlier in the trial Chris

Hunger, a friend of thePanghalis, testified thatafter the accused haddropped his cellphone insome water during a camp-ing trip theyd been on inthe summer of 2006, he puthis SIM card into anotherfriends phone and his datatransferred to it.He never said how he

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The Green Party ofCanada is gearing up fora possible federal electioncall.The party announced

this week it has openedthe nomination contest tochoose a candidate in Delta-Richmond East, a longtimestronghold of ConservativeMP John Cummins.Saying an election

can be called at any timeunder the current minor-ity Conservative govern-ment, Green Party regionalorganizer Rob Hines notedthose interested in becom-ing candidates should befamiliar with the policiesand principles of the GreenParty of Canada, comfort-able with public speaking

and be able to communicatesuccinctly and effectively,as well as be a member ofthe party.The Greens managed to

almost double their votes inthe 2008 federal election inDelta-Richmond East from2006.The party says prospec-

tive contestants must sub-mit a completed candidateapplication and a biography.A nomination meeting datewill be announced in anumber of weeks after con-firmation of the nominationcontestants.The Green Party of

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contact Hines at 778-689-6666.Meanwhile, the Liberal

riding association for Delta-Richmond East held itsannual general meeting afew weeks ago but theresno word yet when it willhold a nomination meetingto choose a candidate.In the 2008 federal elec-

tion, Cummins, who wasfirst elected in 1993, wonagain with 55.7 per cent ofthe popular vote. LiberalDana Miller was a distantsecond (22 per cent), fol-lowed by the NDPs SzilviaBarna (14.4 per cent) andthe Greens Matthew Laine(7.8 per cent)The Conservatives won

two of three federal by-elections this week.

Setting up a Christmaslights display youre proudof?The Optimist will be

compiling a list of SouthDelta homes that are

decorated for the holidayseason.So if youre looking to

let others know about yourspecial festive setup, sendan e-mail to editor@delta-

optimist.com with youraddress and a descriptionof the decorations.Please send us an e-mail

no later than Thursday,Dec. 9.

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The following are a fewof the calls of interest theDelta police respondedto in the South Delta areabetween Sunday, Nov. 21and Friday, Nov. 26:

Tsawwassen November 26, 6:07

p.m., 1300-block of56th Street:A localbusinessreported that sometime dur-ing the day someone stole19 Vancouver Canucks jer-seys from a rack in the frontof the store.

Ladner November 21, 11:02

a.m., 4600-block ofClarence Taylor Crescent:Complainant reportedthat while she was in theleisure centre someonehad removed the valida-

tion tag from her licenceplate. Information of thetheft has been enteredin the Canadian PoliceInformation Centre com-puter system. November 26, 10:53

p.m., 3600-block of 88thStreet: Areport wasreceived thatsomeone wasdriving danger-

ously by traveling at highspeeds on icy roads andsmashing through a gate onthe dike. Police attendedthe area but were unable tolocate the vehicle, whichis described as a whitemidsize pickup with a loudmuffler, a broken left tail-light and front-end damage.Police found two dike gateshad been smashed to theextent of $2,000.

Monday marks the anni-versary of a grim date inCanadian history.On Dec. 6, 1989,

Marc Lepine walked intoa classroom at colePolytechnique in Montrealand shot 27 female stu-dents. Fourteen died and13 were wounded simplybecause they were women.Since 1991, the day

has been recognizedas the National Day ofRemembrance and Actionon Violence Against

Women and this yearDOVE (Delta OpposesViolence Everywhere) isbringing public awarenessto the issue.On Sunday, the commit-

tee will host a display atSouth Delta Baptist Churchin Tsawwassen, where itwill receive recognition anda special presentation fromthe congregation.On Monday, DOVE will

be at Scottsdale Centre inNorth Delta from 11 a.m. to5 p.m. to provide resourceinformation. Throughoutlast week the committeereached out to Deltas youth

through presentations atthree local high schools.Last year, the commit-

tee started putting togetheremergency care kits forwomen, men and childrenleaving abusive relation-ships. The kits include basicitems such as toiletries tohelp get victims through acritical time.With the support of the

community, DOVE was ableto achieve its 2009 goal ofcreating 150 kits.Donations can be made

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Delta police are warningpeople to be wary of fraudattempts during the holidayseason.Department spokesperson

Sgt. Sharlene Brooks saidthis week that police arereminding the public to beaware when approached bysomeone asking for a dona-tion for a specific charity.These fraudsters are

appealing to peoples emo-tions, she said, addingthere can be an increase offraud attempts during theholiday season.People want to give,

she said.Brooks has a few rec-

ommendations for peoplewanting to make a donation.If someone solicits a

donation at the door or overthe phone, dont feel pres-sured to donate right at thatmoment.We need to be very

vigilant that were giving to

a legitimate organization,she said.In the case of a phone

call, ask for a call backnumber.If someone is soliciting

for donations door-to-door,ask for identification.Do some research

before you donate, Brookssaid.She also recommends

initiating a donation.Look for specific dona-

tion outlets instead of giv-ing right at the door, shesaid.There have been some

cases of fraud in the com-munity recently.Brooks said the depart-

ment has seen a resurgenceof a telephone schemetargeting seniors. Theperpetrator(s) will call asenior and pose as a familymember who is either trav-eling or lives far away, is introuble and needs money.They ask the victim to

wire money through a trans-fer system, sometimes call-

ing back asking for more.Local businesses have

also recently been targeted.Earlier this week, policesent out a warning about aman posing as a fire extin-guisher maintenance personunder the name Metro FireService. He has enteredseveral Ladner businessesoffering to provide fireextinguisher maintenance.After obtaining the fire

extinguisher, he leaves thestore briefly and returnswith an invoice for thework, usually chargingbetween $20 and $45.The suspect is described

as 56, heavy set withshort brown hair and wear-ing dark coloured clothingand jeans.A bogus window washer

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Opinion Page

Baby stepswont cutit on HST

TEDMURPHY

MURPHYSLAW

Im not so sure Liberal leadershiphopefuls are doing themselves muchgood by taking baby steps when it comesto the HST.As potential successors to Premier

Gordon Campbell make their intentionsknown, the contentious harmonized salestax invariably makes its way prominentlyinto their pitches. These guys are nofools and realize how they handle themuch-maligned HST will go a long wayto whether the Liberals form governmentfor a fourth term.Of the frontrunners, George Abbott

was first off the mark, calling on hisparty to move up the date of the HST ref-erendum from September to June. KevinFalcon did one better, not only endorsingthe idea of an earlier referendum but alsomusing about cutting the tax rate to 11per cent, or possibly even 10.Although these now-former cabinet

ministers were integral parts of a govern-ment that introduced the HST less thansix months ago, they are doing theirbest to differentiate themselves from theCampbell administration and minimizethe stink that would be attached to themas a result of the new tax.Im not so sure these rather lame

attempts are going to do the trick.I think the Liberals, and their new

leader, are faced with a simple, althoughby no means easy, choice: Either theystand firmly behind the HST, extol itsvirtues and be willing to fall on thatsword should the electorate decide orthey have to shelve the tax immediately.I realize waiting for the referendum

is the easiest route to follow, and couldwork out for the Liberals should therebe support for the tax at the polls, but ano vote, which is a distinct possibility,would effectively doom the party.Should the referendum result force

government to scrap the HST, it will bethe voters, not the governing Liberals,who take credit. The Liberals would bein the bad books of those who favourthe HST and would be upset to see itgone, but wouldnt get much supportfrom those who dislike the tax and see itselimination only as a desperate measureof a party backed into a corner.If they abandoned it on their own

accord, however, the Liberals could takecredit, or at least a big chunk of it, andtheir new leader just might be viewed asa legitimate alternative to the unpopularstatus quo. Waiting until after the refer-endum to act wont produce those sameresults.The flip side to that is rolling the dice

and hoping the average person somehow,some way embraces the new tax in nextyears referendum.

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Over a quarter of a millionleaked files and what have welearned?According to U.S. embassy

cables obtained by WikiLeaks,Vladimir Putin and DmitryMedvedev are like Batman andRobin, Nicolas Sarkozy is theemperor with no clothes andKim Jong-il is a flabby old chap.Canadians always carry a chip

on their shoulder and, a tad moreseriously, Iran has obtained a cacheof missiles from North Korea. U.S.diplomats were asked to collect,among other things, the credit cardinformation and DNA of seniorUnited Nations officials and it isestimated that bribery in Russiatotals $300 billion a year.This is just the smallest fraction

of information media around theworld have gleaned from the leakedcables sent between the StateDepartment and 270 American dip-lomatic outposts around the world.And if you think that all this

isnt making Canadian politiciansvery, very nervous, then you prob-ably dont know the bureaucraticmess thats in place right now thatmakes it incredibly hard to obtainpublic records in Canada.The fact that there is a world-

wide frenzy surrounding therelease of these documents is anindicator were not the only nationthirsting for more informationabout the inner workings of gov-ernment.In B.C., you can file a freedom

of information request to the pro-vincial government or an access toinformation request to the federalgovernment for everything fromdocuments to maps, letters anddrawings, but both processes areinsanely laborious and involve a lotmore delays than necessary.The most startling example is

from the Toronto Star, where areporter submitted a request forpolice files and only got themseven years later, after going allthe way to the Ontario Court ofAppeal. What the files showed wasthat police officers in Toronto werepulling over black men between theages of 15 and 24 twice as often aswhite men of the same age.In 2003, some crafty investiga-

tive journalists even found theLiberal government in B.C. hadput the entire FOI system undersurveillance in order to flag poten-

tially embarrassing documents.Troublesome requesters like report-ers, lobbyists and activists had alltheir requests marked politicallysensitive. Refusals and delaysremain uncomfortably common.You can argue that Julian

Assange, founder of WikiLeaks,did more harm than good byreleasing the files to the media, oryou could even call for his execu-tion like former Arkansas governorMike Huckabee, but the embassycable leaks are so much bigger thanhim and besides, he wasnt eventhe one who stole the documents,just the one with enough know-howand balls to get them out to thepublic.When you stop the flow of infor-

mation, you are not only imped-ing the publics right to know, butalso the medias ability to act as awatchdog for the public.Whether its convenient or not,

all levels of government should betransparent and accountable. Theyoperate in glass houses becausehistory has taught us, time and timeagain, that working behind closeddoors fosters a culture of corrup-tion, posturing and spin.This bureaucratic culture of

delay in B.C. is the exact oppo-site of what a working democracyneeds, and only makes people wantto throw stones through that glasshouse even more.

Too bad it takes leaks to getthe goods from government

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Letters to the Editor

Editor:Re: Century gets wellearned recognition,

Murphys Law, Nov. 27As Ted Murphy stated,

we are so pleased to seeCentury Group acknowl-edged for its philanthropicdedication not only to theDelta Hospital Foundationbut to the entire commu-nity. Century Group hascontinuously taken on aleadership role, beginningwith its founder, the lateGeorge Hodgins, and nowfollowed by his son, Sean.As the chair of the

board of Delta HospitalFoundation, I have seenfirsthand the contributionsCentury Group makes to

charitable organizations.Since 1991, Century Grouphas donated over $1.6million to Delta Hospital,ensuring that up-to-datemedical equipment anddiagnostic tools are avail-able to everyone in ourcommunity.The foundation is not

the only benefactor of thisgenerosity. Century Groupcontinuously gives to orga-nizations such as DeltaHospice Society, DeltaChamber of Commerce,Earthwise Society,Tsawwassen BoundaryBay Lions Club and Tourde Delta. In addition, italso supports other com-munities in which it does

business.The philanthropic work

of Century Group providesa wonderful model for oth-ers to follow. It leads byexample in its commitmentto the people and needs ofthe community and fre-quently takes the initiativein leading other businessesas well as its employeesand the greater communityto do the same.Delta Hospital

Foundation is immenselygrateful for CenturyGroups philanthropic lead-ership and generosity.

LoisWilkinsonChair of the Board

Delta HospitalFoundation

Editor:Political correctness in

B.C. has indeed been insult-ing to those of us who cele-brate Christmas as it alwayshas been.Canada is truly multicul-

tural; we welcome peopleof all religions and races tobe a part of our country, tojoin us, but not make everyeffort to do away with allthe traditions and celebra-tions that have been longestablished here.We have not asked you

to change your beliefs. We

have respected and edu-cated ourselves about yourbeliefs. We have adaptedsome of our beliefs andlaws in recognition of yourrace and religion.However, at this special

time of year, our Christmastradition is being takenaway from us as people newto our country state they areoffended by our traditionalcelebration. Instead of say-ing Merry Christmas weare requested to say HappyHolidays, Christmas cardsare referred to as winter

cards and Christmas lightshave become holiday lights.We are not wishing to

offend anyone. Christmas isour tradition and we shouldbe able to celebrate it in thetraditional ways withoutanyone being offended.During this Christmas

season wherever I go Ishall be wishing everyonea Merry Christmas. Pleasedo not be offended. Instead,embrace the celebration ofthe new country you havechosen to be a part of.

Ray Crawford

Editor:A big thank you to the

ladies who returned mywallet.I was walking along

Ladner Trunk Road withmy children last Saturday

afternoon when my walletfell out of the back pocketof my stroller as I tippedmy sleeping baby back. Iwould never have knownwhere to look.They returned it right

to my door. Thank you somuch and happy holidays.

Helen Dockerill

Century has history of givingChristmas is hit by political correctness

Woman grateful lost wallet returned right to her door


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Sunday Car LotTsawwassen Town CentreThe Lions car lot will close over the holidayseason, December 19, 26 and January 2.

The sales lot will open again January 9, 2011.

The Lions wish to thank everyone who hassupported this project over the years andwishes everyone a very Merry Christmas

Reminder - the Christmas Tree Chipping will be onJanuary 8 and 9 between the hours of 9 AM and 4 PMat the South Delta Recreation Centre. By donation.

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Writingcontestfor kidsall wetLadner author and sto-

ryteller Laura Thomas ispleased to announce theopening of a new shortstory contest for youthcalled Water in Words.All Delta students in

grades 4 through 12 arewelcome to submit a shortstory in prose or verse witha watery theme of no morethan 1,000 words betweennow and Feb. 15.Unlike Thomas B.C.-

wide Junior Authors ShortStory Contest, which hasrun for three consecutivesummers, Water in Words isonly open to Delta residentsand it has a theme: water.This contest is just the

first step toward the big-ger event Im planning forWorld Storytelling Day onMarch 20, said Thomas.I dont usually like to putthematic constraints onyoung writers, but water isthe WSD theme for 2011and the conditions of thegrant I received from theStorytellers of Canada stip-ulate that we use it.The top 12 writers in

the Water in Words shortstory contest will work withThomas to transform theirwritten stories to the oralform and then present theirstories at a free public eventthat will be held at theGenesis Theatre on March20.When asked what kind

of stories she is looking for,Thomas made the followingsuggestions: Really youcan build water into yourstory in many ways throughthe setting, characters orstory problem. But whatI think works about thistheme for kids who live inDelta is that water be itBoundary Bay, the Fraser,Sungod pool or the rain inNovember is a huge partof our lives. I think the topstories will embrace thatunique aspect of our water-fringed community.Thomas would also

like to acknowledge AmyMassiah-Karwandy, theGrade 12 student fromDelta Secondary who wonthe Water in Words posterdesign contest. You can seeher winning poster at yourlocal school, in shop win-dows and online.For complete contest

details and to find out howto get a contest poster tohang in your venue, [email protected] or visit www.agentstory.net. You can also followwaterinwords on Twitter.


The Corporation of Delta4500 ClarenceTaylor CrescentDelta BCV4K 3E2

Public HearingThe Municipal Council of The Corporation of Delta will hold a PublicHearing, in accordance with the Local Government Act, to consider thefollowing proposed projects and related applications:

Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2010Time: 7:00 pmPlace: Council Chamber

Delta Municipal Hall4500 Clarence Taylor CrescentDelta, BC V4K 3E2

A Council meeting is scheduled to immediately follow this PublicHearing in the event Council wishes to give further consideration to anyprojects at that time.

Additional Information

Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports,and any relevant background documentation may be inspected untilTuesday, December 14, 2010.

Municipal Hall: Community Planning and Development DepartmentWebsite: www.corp.delta.bc.caEmail: [email protected]: 604.946.3380Hours: 8:00 am to 4:45 pm Monday, Tuesday,

Wednesday, and Friday 8:00 am to 8:00 pm Thursday

Project No. 1 Application for Ofcial Community Plan Amendment,Rezoning and DevelopmentVariance Permit (File No.LU006066)

Location: 11720 84 Avenue asshown on MAP NO. 1

Applicant: Warren Barnard,Watson & Barnard

Telephone: 604.943.9433

Proposal: Application for OfcialCommunity Plan Amendment,Rezoning and DevelopmentVariance Permit to allowsubdivision into two singlefamily residential lots.

The Corporation of DeltaOfcial Community PlanBylaw No. 3950, 1985Amendment Bylaw No. 6901

To amend the land use designation of the subject property from SingleFamily Residential (SFR) to Inll Single Family (ISF).

Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977Amendment Bylaw No. 6902

To amend the Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977 by rezoning thesubject property from RM1 Multiple Family (Duplex) Residential to RS7Single Family (335 m2) Residential.

Development Variance Permit LU006066

To vary the following Sections of the Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750,1977:

i) Section 305(a) by exempting proposed Lot 2 from the frontsetback averaging requirement of 10.36 m and specifying aminimum front setback of 9.63 m; and

ii) Section 914 by reducing the required special setback from thecentre line of 84 Avenue from 21 m to 19.69 m for Lots 1 and 2.

Staff Contact: Lisa King 604.952.3164Web Location: Regular Meeting: November 15, 2010 E.01

Project No. 2 Application for Land Use Contract Discharge,Development Permit and Development Variance Permit (File No.LU006033)

Location: 7655 120 Street as shown onMAP NO. 2

Applicant: Crossroads United Church (Keith Donald, Architect)

Telephone: 604-538-6232

Proposal: Application for Land Use Contract Discharge, DevelopmentPermit and Development Variance Permit to allow renovation andaddition to the existing church.

Land Use Contract Discharge Bylaw No. 6883

To discharge Land Use Contract LU-74-48 from the subject property inorder to reveal the underlying P Public Use zone.

Development Permit LU006033

To permit the proposedrenovation and addition to theexisting church which contributesto the revitalization of the ScottRoad Corridor.

Development Variance PermitLU006033

To vary the following Sectionsof the Delta Zoning Bylaw No.2750, 1977:

i) Section 901(4) by reducingthe required off-streetparking for an assemblyuse from 83 parking stallsto 60 parking stalls; and

ii) Section 552 by reducingthe minimum south sidesetback from 8.1 m to6.1 m for a principal structure.

Staff Contact: Alex Cauduro 604.952.3163Web Location: Regular Meeting: November 22, 2010 E.03

Project No. 3 Application for Ofcial Community Plan Amendment,Rezoning and Development Variance Permit (File No. LU006047)

Location: 7843 120 Street as shown onMAP NO. 3

Applicant: William Rhone,Architect

Telephone: 604-261-0951

Proposal: Application for OfcialCommunity Plan Amendment,Rezoning and DevelopmentVariance Permit to allowdevelopment of ve townhouseunits.

The Corporation of DeltaOfcial Community Plan BylawNo. 3950, 1985Amendment Bylaw No. 6906

To amend the land usedesignation of the subjectproperty from Medium DensityGround Oriented Residential (MGR) to Residential Ground-Oriented(RG).

Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977Amendment Bylaw No. 6907

To amend the Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977 by rezoning thesubject property from RM1 Multiple Family (Duplex) Residential toComprehensive Development Zone No. 395.

Development Variance Permit LU006047

To vary the following Section of the Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750,1977:

i) Section 913 by waiving the special setback of 24.3 m from thecentre line of 120 Street in order to allow a front setback of3.6 m, which would be 17.4 m from the centre line of 120 Street.

Staff Contact: John Hopkins 604.952.3155Web Location: Regular Meeting: November 22, 2010 E.04

Any persons who believe that their interest in property will be affectedby the proposed projects shall be given an opportunity to be heard atthe Public Hearing on matters contained in the bylaws and/or proposedby the applications.

Should you have any concerns or comments you wish to communicate toCouncil in advance of the Public Hearing, you can write to:

Mayor and Council4500 Clarence Taylor CrescentDelta, BC V4K 3E2Fax: 604.946.3390

Email: [email protected]

To be considered, correspondence must be received by the Ofce of theMunicipal Clerk no later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 14, 2010.

Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from thepublic or interested persons concerning any project after the PublicHearing has concluded.

MAP NO. 1FILE NO. LU006066

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In the Community

Celebrate the holidayseason at the newly retrofit-ted Earthwise Farm Store inBoundary Bay.The Rotary Club of

Tsawwassen has just fin-ished transforming a spacethat was once a home tocows into a cozy and wel-coming farm store. TheEarthwise volunteers, whorun the store twice a week,are really looking forwardto the new, warmer location.Earthwise invites the

public to drop in for aseasonal open house nextSaturday from 9 a.m. untilnoon. Visitors can enjoysome hot chocolate andcheck out the selection

of Christmas gift basketsfor all the connoisseurs oforganic goodies on yourshopping list.While youre there,

select some fresh producefrom the Earthwise Farm,including red and goldenbeets and tender baby car-rots to share with familyand friends at your winterfeasts. Fresh, local andorganic does not have to belimited to the summer.The last day for the farm

store for 2010 will be Dec.18, from 9 a.m. until noon,marking the longest sea-son ever for the EarthwiseFarm.Since Feb. 25, farm store

volunteers have offereda wide variety of freshseasonal produce fromEarthwise, in support ofthe societys environmentaleducation programs. Toreceive notification of pro-duce availability and farmstore hours for 2011, [email protected].

For more informa-tion, call 604-946-9828.Earthwise Society is locatedat 6400-3rd Ave. and isaccessible by transit andbicycle.The Earthwise Farm

Store will be openWednesdays and Saturdaysuntil Dec. 18.

It has become a localChristmas tradition and itsback again this year.The Hannahs Heroes

Foundation Christmas cardsare once again on sale.The foundation was

established four years agoto raise awareness andfunds for pediatric braincancer research.It is named in honour

of Hannah Hatlen, a littleTsawwassen girl who wasdiagnosed with a terminal

brain tumour called a dif-fuse intrinsic pontine glio-ma. She died a year later atthe age of five.There are few treatments

available for a child facingthis diagnosis and very littleresearch has been done.Hannahs family startedthe foundation with an aimto change that and severalfundraisers are held annu-ally to raise money to puttowards research.The Christmas card tradi-

tion began in 2006 whenthe children who were inHannahs kindergarten classdrew Christmas picturesthat were turned into cardsto raise money.Today, those same kids

are now in Grade 4 andhave drawn new pictures forthe cards every year since.The cards are on sale at

Albany Books and The RunInn in Tsawwassen as wellas at www.hannahsheroes.com.

Open house at farm store

Christmas cards benefit Hannahs foundation


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In the Community

Photographic artistUrsula Easterbrook willtake people on a thrillingjourney next week at theTsawwassen Library.Shell share her spec-

tacular photos from herfour-week trip with Joseph

Van Os Photo Safaris inAntarctic Adventure withUrsula Easterbrook.The trip began at the

worlds southernmost city,Ushuaia in Argentina,continued to the FalklandIslands, South Georgia

and onto the AntarcticPeninsula.Along the way,

Easterbrook saw scores ofpenguins, countless ice-bergs, glaciers, ice floes,mountains, whales, sealions, elephant seals and

reindeer.A trip to Antarctica is

not only the dream, but alsothe adventure of a lifetime,said Easterbrook.The free tour will be

held on Wednesday, Dec. 8from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

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Three truck loads of toys left the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall this week destined for Deltassists Toy Dept. The delivery was theresult of the annual Stockings For Kids program, which saw over 350 stockings adopted and filled by schools, businesses and indi-viduals. The Optimist co-sponsored the program along with mall merchants.

Easterbrook to take library visitors on Antarctic Adventure

Stockings filled for less fortunate


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Dave EsauCedar Park Church

When Jesuit Missionary MatteoRicci went to China in the 16th cen-tury, he brought along samples ofreligious art to illustrate the Christianstory for people who had never heardit. The Chinese readily adopted por-traits of the Virgin Mary holding herchild. But when he produced paint-ings of the crucifixion and tried toexplain the Christ-child had grownup only to be executed, the audiencereacted with revulsion and horror.They much preferred the story of thechild in the cradle to that of Christon the cross.A look at the Christmas cards and

displays around us would lead one toconclude we, in our part of the world,prefer much the same thing. As writ-er Philip Yancey notes, We observe

a mellow, domesticated holiday ...Above all, we purge from it anyreminder of how the story that beganat Bethlehem turned out at Calvary.So I was intrigued when I read

recently of a woman who livedand worked among the many refu-gees displaced by the violence inColombia. She noted that when theycelebrate Christmas they focus on thepart where Jesus and his parents fleeas refugees to escape King Herodsmurderous plans. What the displacedpeople she worked with heard in thatpart of the Christmas story was arefreshing, hopeful message about... Christ who understands their lifesituation from first-hand experience.Thats why the whole story of Jesuscoming is worth celebrating.

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All are warmly welcomed to worshipwith us as we Celebrate Gods Grace.

Pastor Courtenay Reedman

Ladner Christian Fellowship

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St. DavidsAnglican Church

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Sunday Services8:00 am - Holy Communion(Book of Common Prayer)

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9:30 am Intergenerational Programs

10:40am Worship Service

Stories from IndiaSpeakers: Jon & Suzi Livingstone

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Lead Pastor - Dave EsauYouth Pastor - Dan Peters

Worship Pastor - Roy Salmondwww.cedarparkchurch.com

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Ruth604-946-4451

All SaintsAll SaintsAnglican ChurchAnglican Church

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604-946-8413

SUNDAY SERVICESHoly Communion 8:30amFamily Communion andSunday School 10:00am

WEDNESDAY SERVICEHoly Communion and Short

Bible Study 10:00am

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SaviourLutheran Church

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9:45 am

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Wednesday Bible Class10 am

Pastor Steven A Naylor4737 57th Street, Ladner

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Sundays 10AMWorship Service Welcomes you

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10:30 amWhen HeavenCame BackLuke 1:26-38

Pastor Henry Jonker

4594 54A Street, Ladner, B.C.Call: 604-946-7033

Email: [email protected]: www.ladnercrc.orgPastor: Henry Jonker

Youth Pastor: Jed Schoepp

www.tsawwassenunited.orgMinister: the Rev. Dan KirkegaardMusic Director: Sandra Dawn Nash

Ladner UnitedChurch

A Heart for Godin the Heart of the Village

4960-48th Avenue, LadnerPhone 604-946-6254www.ladnerunited.orgThe Rev. Jim Short

9 am Worship Service andSunday School

11 am Worship Service

We Welcome You to Join Us!

St. Stephen's United Church9696 Ladner Trunk Rd. (East Delta)

The Rev. Doug Graves10:00 am Sunday Services

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The DeltaCommunity Choir and Tapestrywish to thank everyone for their

support this past year.For our Spring concert,

our "Show Down at the Chorale" fundraisingdinner/dance, and most recently the

joint concert with the Delta Police Pipe Band.

We invite you to our Christmas concert seriesDec. 11 ~ 7pm and Dec. 12 ~ 5pm

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Atrio of Ladnersiblings will bepart of the GohBallets presentation of TheNutcracker in Vancouver.Seven-year-old twins

Lauren and Carmen Accili,and their nine-year-oldsister Caelan, say theyreexcited about being in theshow and that its fun to bein it together.Lots of people are going

to watch, says Lauren.Theyll be dancing as a

little lamb, a gingerbreaddoll, an angel and a soldierbetween the three of them.The sisters have been

busy practicing for theshow, heading to rehearsalsfrom about 9 a.m. to 4:30p.m. every Sunday sinceSeptember.Since the performances

are coming up soon,rehearsals are now on week-days too.Having all three [in the

show], we have to reallyjuggle our schedule a lot,says mom Cyndi Accili.

On top of regular schooland Nutcracker rehears-als, the sisters have classesthree days a week at Deas

Island Dance.Accili says Lauren,

Carmen and Caelan arehaving a good time being

involved in the production.They seem to really

enjoy it and have made a lotof friends and learned to be

a little more disciplined toowhen theyre on stage.Initially only Caelan was

going to try out for The

Nutcracker but the twinswere really excited aboutthe prospect and wanted togive it a shot too.All three of them got

accepted during the audi-tions, says Accili.The family found out

about the auditions onlineafter Caelans teacher askedstudents to do a project on aperson they admire. Caelanpicked Chan Hon Goh,who was a principal dancerwith the National Ballet ofCanada and is the executiveproducer of The Nutcracker.The ballet, a holiday

favourite, is based on theclassic E.T.A. Hoffmanfairy tale The Nutcrackerand the Mouse King.The Nutcracker will

feature principal dancersfrom the National Balletof Canada and PacificNorthwest Ballet. It willrun from Dec. 16 to 19at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 18and 19 at 2 p.m. at TheCentre in Vancouver for thePerforming Arts.Tickets are available at

www.ticketmaster.ca or bycalling 604-280-3311.

leisure&lifestylesfeatures co-ordinator: Dave Willis 604-946-4451 email: [email protected] ....in South Delta

The Delta YouthOrchestra will have all ofits components in action attomorrows Winter Concertin Ladner.All of the groups divi-

sions, including the junior

and intermezzi strings, thewind ensemble and thesymphony orchestra, willbe performing a selectionof classical and Christmasmusic.At the end were doing a

couple of combined pieces,says DYO music directorStephen Robb.

One of those will beChristmas Dreams byaward-winning Vancouvercomposer ChristopherNickel.Orchestras and chamber

ensembles in Canada, theUnited States and Europehave performed his numer-ous concert works. A

UBC grad, Nickel has alsoworked on music for filmand TV projects.The youth orchestra will

also perform Americancomposer Leroy AndersonsA Christmas Festival, amedley of carols.The concert will also fea-

ture DYO violinist Jonathan

Lago playing AccolaysConcerto in A Minor.The concert is set for 3

p.m. tomorrow at GenesisTheatre, 5005-45th Ave.,Ladner.Tickets cost $10 for

adults and $7 for students.Children 13 and under getin free.


Sisters join Nutcracker castLadners Lauren, Carmen and Caelan Accili will be dancing in holiday favourite

PHOTO BY CHUNG CHOW

Lauren, (left) 7, Caelan, 9, and Carmen, 7, Accili will be dancing in this years Goh BalletNutcracker production in Vancouver.


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Richmond Chorusreturns to Ladner

The Richmond Chorus will bring a rangeof Christmas music, including some oldfavourites, when it performs Song of Maryat All Saints Anglican Church in Ladner onTuesday, Dec. 7.The first half of the 7:30 p.m. concert

will feature some gentler music, includ-ing a haunting Ave Maria by Biebl and thebeautiful Marys Lullaby by John Rutter.The second half will have a decidedly spar-kier flavour, including a wonderful settingof the calypso carol De Virgin Mary andthe upbeat Gospel Magnificat.The chorus, with a good core of Delta

members, loves coming to Ladner.We have been singing our Christmas

concert here for years, said director BrigidCoult, and it remains one of our favouriteperformances.

Coult enthused about the friendlinessof the people and the warm receptionLadnerites always give to this annual con-cert.The concert is sponsored by the All

Saints Parish Health Ministry.I cant think of anything better for our

health than listening to this great choir,said Sue Paege, one of the ministry mem-bers.And just to make sure the intermission is

also memorable, refreshments help bridgethat gap in the music.It is always a full house and tickets can

be hard to come by close to the concert.They are available for $10 each at thechurch (604-946-8413), Grapes 4U inLadner Harbour Centre and from PeterBayley (604-946-5132).

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The Richmond Chorusreturns to Ladner nextweek. The group willperform its ChristmasConcert at All SaintsAnglican Church onTuesday.


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Madeline comingto Genesis

The Surrey YouthTheatre Company returnsto Ladners Genesis Theatrein December for a produc-tion of the well-loved chil-drens classic MadelinesChristmas.Based on the stories

of Ludwig Bemelmans,this holiday special bringsus Madeline and her 11little friends who verymuch want to go home forChristmas, but the flu mayget in the way.The Ladner production

will be staged on Saturday,Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. Ticketsto this performance are $16for general admission and$12 for children five andunder and seniors. Call 604-541- 4134 for tickets.The Surrey Youth Theatre

Company will also be run-ning five performances ofMadelines Christmas at theSurrey Arts Centre Dec. 17to 19.Directed by Susan

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A youthful look at Christmas

South Delta Baptist Church willhost a delightful Christmas con-cert for the community featuringthree choirs, an orchestra, costumesand many other surprises.Christmas Through the Eyes of a

Child will be presented on Saturday,Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, Dec.12 at 5 p.m.Fifteen years ago, producer Calvin

Dyck was inspired by the South DeltaBaptist Church Christmas programsdirected by Rod Appleton. At thattime, he was a member of the orches-tra, but for the past 10 years, he hasbeen producing collaborative shows inthe Fraser Valley involving communitymusicians, singers and dancers.He is delighted to be invited back

to produce these concerts for SouthDelta. The local production will

include the Delta Community Choirand Tapestry (an outstanding womensensemble), both under the directionof Danielle Hamilton; the PacificMennonite Childrens Choir directedby Sonja Hindmarsh and Carmen Fast;the Abbotsford Youth Orchestra andguest vocalists Patrick Cotter, JeremyJohnson, and Andrea and Amaris, atwin sister duo that just released itssecond CD.Artistic director Sylvia Friesen

is key to the production, which willfeature choreography, costuming andvisuals.I love the music of Christmas,

says Dyck.It celebrates the greatest gift ever

given to the world and it inspiresand uplifts us all as we contemplateGods great love to us. The music of

Christmas reminds us of what is trulyimportant and brings a sense of peace,love and joy. We look forward tocelebrating Christmas with the Deltacommunity.Highlights from the program

include sing-a-long carols, music fromPolar Express, the Hallelujah Chorusand the poignant Grown Up ChristmasList. The program opens with MichaelW. Smiths Christmastime andincludes favourites such as O HolyNight, Silver Bells, Do You Hear WhatI Hear, Joy to the World and Once inRoyal Davids City.This years event is free to the pub-

lic. An offering will be collected tohelp offset expenses.Further information is available at

www.southdelta.org or by calling 604-943-8244.

The VancouverSymphony Orchestra isreturning to South Deltathis holiday season.One of the Lower

Mainlands most belovedholiday music traditions,the VSOs A TraditionalChristmas, will be per-formed 13 times in sixcommunities acrossMetro Vancouver, includ-ing Tsawwassen.VSO music director

Bramwell Tovey leads theorchestra in a celebra-tion of the holiday spiritwith carols, heart-warm-ing Christmas favourites

and plenty of audiencesing-alongs. The VSO isjoined by the UBC OperaEnsemble and Enchor,and Vancouvers very ownbard, Christopher Gaze,narrates.A Traditional

Christmas will be per-formed at the SouthDelta Baptist Church onWednesday, Dec. 15 at 4and 7:30 p.m.Tickets are $36.50

(senior, student andsubscriber discountsavailable) and can bepurchased online at www.vancouversymphony.ca.

Concert will feature music of the seasonVSO returnsto South Delta


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Tree Lightingat 48th Avenue & Delta Street

Friday, December 10th at 7pmFollowed by the Santa paradeat 7:30pm to the Carol Ships

Join the choir singing Christmas carols Enjoy coffee and hot chocolate prepared by theRoyal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxillary

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Breakfast with SantaSaturday, December 11th

Ladner Community Centre from 8am 11am

Enjoy pancakes prepared by the crew of the RobertsBank Lifeboat - Delta Society, face painting, songs and

stories by Daryle Sherman, Christmas crafts with the DeltaMuseum and dance entertainment by The Flow

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