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Emotions ran high on bothsides of the issue as the long-awaited public hearing on theSouthlands development proposalgot underway Monday.

Close to 75 speakers hadtheir say during the first of threescheduled days for the hearing,which is being held in the gym

of the South Delta RecreationCentre. It continued yesterday andwas scheduled to wrap up today,although it will continue as longas there are still people wantingto speak.

If the first day’s proceed-ings were any indication, theSouthlands is as divisive as adver-tised, with proponents and oppo-nents entrenched in their positionsover a proposal that calls for 950

housing units while transferring80 per cent of the property toDelta, primarily for farming.

Following a brief introduc-tion by Century Group presidentSean Hodgins and presentation byarchitect Patrick Cotter, the firstfew speakers were enthusiastic

supporters, but by the conclusionof the evening session, opponentswere in the majority, althoughthat lead was slim. Many of thosewho spoke against the plan wereBoundary Bay residents.

Many opponents wore red hatsthat read “No Houses” and carriedsmall “No” signs they waved forthe TV cameras. Many support-ers wore yellow “Yes” stickersand some also sported customary

green T-shirts.Although both sides tried to

stress their viewpoints to Deltacouncil, the hearing, for the mostpart, was civil, but it did get heat-ed at times with occasional jeers.

Opponents leveled familiararguments, including the loss offarmland, flooding concerns andtraffic. Some even questioned the

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Mayor Lois Jackson (left) and the rest of Delta council heard from almost 75 speakers during the first day of the Southlands public hearing Monday at the South Delta Recreation Centre.

Civic politicians get an earful as public hearing on development proposal for the Southlands gets underway

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Delta police are high-lighting a case last weekwhere a potential tragedyhad a successful outcome.

Officers had to use aTaser to subdue an armedbreak and enter suspect inTsawwassen who was ask-ing officers to kill him.

“This had the potential tobe a very dangerous situa-tion involving a person withapparent mental health anddrug addiction issues,” saidChief Jim Cessford. “InBritish Columbia we trainour officers to the highest

level and in Delta we utilizeongoing training and real-ity-based scenarios whichare designed to effectivelyprepare our officers to han-dle these situations in a safeand effective manner.

“We often talk about theincidents that end up witha tragic outcome,” he said.“It is important to state thatthe police handle dangerousincidents like this on a dailybasis and the end result is apeaceful outcome.”

At about 1:30 p.m. onOct. 21, Delta police werecalled to a residence onJackson Way after a neigh-bour reported an unknown

man was walking around onthe second floor deck androof area of a home.

Upon arrival, officerssaw the man, who was nowinside the home, walkingaround in an apparent agi-tated state. The man toldpolice he had a gun.

“Refusing to complywith any police commands,he then stripped his shirtoff and told police mem-bers that he wanted themto shoot him,” said A/Sgt.Sarah Swallow.

Officers called in theRCMP emergency responseteam, however in the mean-time the man produced a

knife and began stabbinghimself in the neck andchest.

Concerned about theman’s safety, Swallow saidofficers entered the homeand attempted to talk tohim, but he refused to fol-low directions and attempt-ed to barricade himself in aroom with the knife.

Officers then Taseredthe man, who was believedto be high on drugs at thetime, and safely took himinto custody. Paramedicsimmediately treated him atthe scene before taking himto hospital for treatmentof his self-inflicted stab

wounds.“The sad thing is, that

while under the influenceof drugs or suffering fromsome sort of acute mentalillness, the subjects we dealwith are often unpredictableand a higher level of forcehas to be used to solve thesituation,” said Cessford.

During a subsequentinvestigation, officers wereable to link the man, whois known to police, to asecond break and enter anda vehicle theft that occurredearlier that day.

As a result, 26-year-oldKatlin Richardson has beencharged with two counts

of break and enter and onecount of theft of a motorvehicle.

Non-lethal force subdues manPolice point to Tasering incident in Tsawwassen last week as successful outcome to potentially tragic situation

Here’s a sampling ofquotes from the first day ofthe Southlands public hear-ing:

“For a long time this landhas divided this communityand right now you havebefore you an opportunityto embrace a plan that willunite the community.”

Sean Hodgins“Farmland is a finite

resource. Once removed, itcan never be recovered, it isgone forever. Ultimately, weare losing the ability to feedourselves, and where doesthat leave us? Importingmore and more food frominsecure sources.”

Jennifer Allen“The majority of the

farmland would be leasedfor larger-scale, soil-basedfarming, while smallerleased areas would provideopportunities for innova-tion in agriculture andencourage young peopleto become engaged in thatprofession... Delta wouldbecome the owner andtherefore control the typesof farming that could take

place.”Dianne Kirkbride

“The proposed build-outfor this development hasgiven us 15 years. Who

would want to buy in anarea where all the construc-tion and noise and trafficwould continue 15 years? Ifa family with a child in kin-

dergarten moved in at thebeginning, that child wouldbe in second-year universityby the time the constructionis finished.”

Sid Heinz“I hope this time every-

one will see the light andappreciate what is beingoffered to us by a dedi-cated developer who has thevision to see what we needfor Tsawwassen.”

Karel Ley“Is anyone satisfied that

council has done every-

thing it can to aid and abeta developer, which hasconsistently ignored publicopinion? No.”

Peter Malim“Sustainability involves

balance of economic, socialand environmental issues.This remains central to thisproject, which was designedwith careful thought in anopen and transparent man-ner.”

John Meech“Delta council, the CAO

and staff appear to have

lost sight of the agriculturaland habitat values of theSouthlands. Not only is thisvast stretch of land valuablefarmland, it is also unique,critical habitat stretchingfrom the forested habitatacross the open fields to theforeshore of Boundary Bay.It will be severely degradedand fragmented if you cut itup into parcels, and it willbe negatively impacted bycommercial and housingdevelopment.”

Susan Jones

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need for that kind of devel-opment, saying Tsawwassenis just fine.

“The plan is in totallyin contrast to the hand-in-heart preservation rulethat guides Delta’s future.The proposed developmentwould swamp this corner ofDelta forever, paving para-dise with a very, very largeparking lot,” said DuncanHolmes.

Supporters often touchedon the need for greaterhousing variety. Saying shewas forced to move out ofthe community due to alack of housing choices,Shauna Nicole said shewould like the opportunityto move back.

Things got heated duringdebate about the viabilityof soil-based farming onthe property when longtime

farmer and former MLAJohn Savage turned aroundto speak directly to thosewearing the red baseballcaps, saying they had noidea what they were talkingabout. He said he tried tofarm the property but wasunsuccessful due to the lackof proper irrigation and soilconditions.

The hearing continuestoday with sessions at therecreation centre from 3 to6 p.m. and again from 6:45to 9:30 p.m.

Quotes from opening day of Southlands hearing

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Former mayoralty candidate John Meech spoke in favour of theCentury Group’s Southlands proposal.

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B.C Agriculture MinisterPat Pimm joined others atthe West Coast VegetablesLtd. in Ladner lastThursday to announce theB.C. Greenhouse GrowersAssociation is receiving$100,0000 in Buy Localfunding to help consumersidentify local greenhouse-grown produce.

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Also joining Pimm, whotoured several South Deltafarms, as well as took partin a helicopter flyover, atWest Coast Vegetables wereDelta Mayor Lois Jacksonand councillors Ian Patonand Scott Hamilton, munic-ipal CAO George Harvie,as well as Delta Farmers’Institute president DaveRyall and longtime farmerPeter Guichon.

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the addition of a co-gen-eration facility. The familybusiness specializes in pep-pers and other vegetables.

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The tour group had alively conversation onwhat’s needed to get shop-pers to buy B.C. produce,which in many cases ishigher in quality, includ-ing taste and shelf life,than products trucked upfrom other places such asMexico.

Noting she would cer-tainly pay a little more for ahigher quality local productif it were clearly identifiedon store shelves, Jacksonsuggested that only localvegetables be distributedto B.C. hospitals, includingDelta Hospital.

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Mayor Lois Jackson saysshe feels betrayed by herfellow mayors over theirobjections to a bridge toreplace the aging GeorgeMassey Tunnel.

The Metro Vancouverboard voted last Friday toask the province for moreinformation as well as abusiness plan to justify con-struction of a bridge overthe south arm of the FraserRiver, citing a number ofconcerns outlined in a staffreport.

Jackson couldn’t even geta seconder to her motion tohave the report redirectedto Metro chief administra-tive officer Carol Mason fora higher level of analysis,including studies previouslyconducted.

“Now, suddenly, thistransportation committeeat Metro is taking a posi-tion on what should bedone, and I am calling foulbecause they don’t havethe mandate, they don’thave the staff to make rec-ommendations, and I wasreally quite frustrated,” she

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board notes that only lim-ited information has beenprovided by the provinceabout the proposed bridge.It also states the projectwill engender debate aboutthe way transportationprojects are prioritized andthe impacts of expandingroad capacity on land use,air quality and economicobjectives.

The report notes thebridge could “unleash pentup travel demand (travelerswho may be adverse to sit-ting in traffic may decideto take more trips in thefuture as a result of the

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The report recommendsan urgent meeting of pro-vincial, TransLink andMetro Vancouver staff.

Jackson said MetroVancouver, until now, hasnot been involved withtransportation planningsince TransLink went intopower, even though she had

lobbied to get transporta-tion and planning together.But now Metro has decidedit wants to get involved,despite not having all theinformation, she said.

The mayor noted Deltacommissioned a study acouple of years ago thatoutlined congestion issuesat the tunnel and the hugecost the regional economy,concluding that the tubeneeded to be replaced.

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me because we have all ourfacts and figures. One ofthe major points is the factthat the Massey Tunnel istaking 22,000 vehicles perlane, per day as a through-put of traffic. The GoldenEars (Bridge), on the otherhand, is 5,000 per lane, perday.

“The Massey Tunnel,according to a report wehave, has the highest vehi-cle volumes per lane, overand above the Arthur Laing,

the Queensborough, OakStreet, Pattullo and AlexFraser.”

Jackson said regionalmayors don’t grasp what’shappening in Delta asfar as planned port andTFN expansion, Americanvisitors from the borderand ferry traffic, as well asgrowth south of the Fraser.

Jackson, who is the vice-chair of the transportationcommittee, also noted thesuggestion to ban trucksduring the day is a feel-good idea that simply won’thappen.

Putting the tunnelreplacement funding intomore transit isn’t a practi-cal solution to the problemsthe tunnel now faces, sheadded.

“When I was asked on-air why do you think thisis the mayors seem to beganging up on Delta, andparticularly the mayor ofDelta, I simply had to put itdown to politics.”

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You don’t have to read too many ofthe comments from the good folks inFerndale, Wash., to come to the realiza-tion that radio towers proposed for PointRoberts are bad news.

Many in Ferndale have been voicingtheir frustration for years over towersused to broadcast a South Asian radiostation that’s based across the borderin Richmond. The broadcaster wantedto increase the wattage at night, butAmerican authorities refused, so a moreout-of-the-way location was found in thetiny peninsula just south of the interna-tional border.

In what appears to be a skit from oneof those Rick Mercer specials, the U.S.Federal Communications Commissionhas shown a breathtaking ignoranceof Canadian geography by approvingrelocation of the towers despite the factthey’d be on the doorstep of a communityof more than 20,000 people.

Whatcom County still has to signoff on the proposal, so there’s hope itcan be derailed, which is hearteningbecause there’s absolutely no way thatTsawwassenites would want to endurewhat their American counterparts havebeen dealing with for years.

Most of the complaints emanatingfrom Ferndale have to do with the inter-ference these towers cause with almostevery type of electronic device imagin-able. Annoying, frustrating, irritating ...statements describing life adjacent tothe towers ooze with exasperation frompeople who find simple, everyday activi-ties — answering the phone, logging onto the computer, watching TV — arecompromised in some way.

It’s eye opening to see just how perva-sive a problem these towers have becomein that Washington town of about 12,000.

From interference so bad you can’thear the dial tone on the phone to a con-stant hum in the house to the radio sta-tion playing in the background on everyTV show or on the computer, the impactsare widespread. One resident had to turnoff their front doorbell because the radiostation was coming through it, whileanother had to abandon using a babymonitor because it picks up the station.

These towers have generated a litanyof complaints to the point where it wouldbe grossly unfair to relocate them, andall the baggage they bring, in proxim-ity to any populated area. And as muchas American regulators might think thatLadner is the first Canadian communitynorth of the Point Roberts border, we allknow otherwise.

It’s time that common sense took holdof this issue and the towers are moved towhat’s truly an out-of-the-way location.

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We are on Day 3 of theSouthlands public hearing, but mydeadline is Monday, so I can’t com-ment on the proceedings. The bestI can do is share what I plan to say,so here goes:

Mayor Jackson, members ofcouncil, thank you for your timetonight.

I believe that the prototypes,the concepts, the drawings and theproposals for the Southlands haveclouded a key issue — why shouldthis land have its designationchanged? The land was acquired asfarmland — that’s what was pur-chased, that’s what you have. Tochange the designation has to comewith complete agreement from thecommunity, and will likely includesignificant concessions, which Idon’t believe we have today.

But let me put this in a differentcontext.

When I bought my house, Ireally wanted a movie theatre. I

looked around, and didn’t seeenough movie theatres. I figured,over time, I could ask for a changein the designation, which is myright to ask.

I figure there are lots of peoplewho would love to come to mymovie theatre. I’ll attract themfrom all around Vancouver. I mayeven get people from others areassaying, “Hey, a movie theatre!That would be great! Build it overthere.”

But my house isn’t in an areadesignated for movie theatres, soyou’ll want to hear from my neigh-bours. My neighbours will tellyou they won’t like the traffic, theparking and the 30,000 truckloadsof popcorn that I’ll bring in. Theyprobably won’t want me to have amovie theatre.

And you might ask me, “Brad,there are a lot of people who don’twant your movie theatre. Whatwould make them happy?” I’dprobably reduce the number ofseats, make them more comfort-able and maybe throw in some freepopcorn.

But it’s still a movie theatre.Unless I make enough concessionsthat my neighbours then say, “OK,I won’t oppose your movie theatre,”they will speak out against it.

And if they speak out againstit in large enough numbers, you

won’t let me open my movie the-atre, in the place where my house,the house I originally bought,stands. You won’t change my des-ignation, just because I want itchanged, unless I get complete sup-port from my community.

I’m concerned that, for the sixyears people have been writing andspeaking and signing petitions, thatall of that feedback is now beingignored. I’m concerned that, exceptfor one time, no one on council haspublicly said to Century Group,“Gee, there still seems to be a lotof opposition since the Mayor’sSummit — what can be done tochange that?”

When Surrey was consider-ing a big casino project last year,120 speakers were heard, andthen Surrey council rejected theproposal. At the time, there wasspeculation that Delta might bethe next location. Yet I heard in aninterview on CKNW that the lasttime Delta looked at a casino appli-cation “people came out in drovesagainst it.”

I think I’m safe in saying peoplehave also come out in drovesagainst this proposal, just like theywould for my movie theatre.

One way or another, this is com-ing to an end. And after six years,it’s about time. Then let the healingbegin.

Southlands saga seems like amovie without an ending

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Letters to the Editor

Editor:I am a Tsawwassen resi-

dent and I am opposed tothe proposal that woulderect radio towers in PointRoberts that would affectour town.

As a 30-year telephonelineman/installer (B.C. Teland Telus) in the LowerMainland (retired), I can’tbegin to tell you all the sto-ries that I (and fellow fieldstaff) have regarding callscoming in to the phonecompany with customers

complaining of “radio-sta-tion-on-the-line” during the1980s, ‘90s and this lastdecade.

The effects that radiofrequency have had onthe people living herein Tsawwassen (and inRichmond) has had radiofrequency suppression play-ing a big part in a repair-man’s weekly tasks.

For the company, andas a worker, there was afrustrating (and costly)redundancy to all of it. Our

rate at alleviating or justsuppressing “radio-on-line”was always only marginallysuccessful and there tendedto be a high redundancy/recall rate.

The main factor forTsawwassen was that somany of the houses builtin the 1960s, ‘70s, early‘80s were wired using theolder three-strand (partyline) telephone wire. Thisbecame problematic whereradio frequencies wereprevalent.

Coupled with that, prob-lems really got going whenpeople began buying theirown phones (cheap, after-market phones and fax-phones). Of course, profitmargins dictated these after-market phones were madeand sold without properradio frequency noise sup-pression built in.

Of note here, owners ofhomes having/using the oldthree-strand (red, blue, yel-low or red, green, yellow)phone station jack runs, and

there are many, should bemost concerned about thisnew, uninvited threat thatwill come with these pro-posed radio towers.

Radio frequencystrengths as proposed(50K watts) this close totown promise to become anightmare for radio influ-ence affecting most all ofour (home and mobile)electronic devices here inTsawwassen and likelyeven Ladner. This includesan over-riding effect to our

home entertainment sys-tems as well.

If this project goes ahead,it is my experience that anydevice with a speaker inthe home will then have anew feature of an uninvitedvoice in there along withthe main feature. This isthe nature of beastly radiotowers. You can quote meon this: “You won’t believeyour ears!”

I say stop this proposalnow.

WT (Bill) Hamilton

Lineman knows all about impacts of radio towers

Editor:Re: Land could be lost toFirst Nations, Oct. 18

What land lost? The trueheadline, which Delta needsto hear, is “Land was lostby First Nations.”

The first sentence of thearticle is more accurate as“Tsawwassen First Nation’svaluable land was lost toDelta’s development whichcame also from outside themunicipality from Canadaand British Columbia.”

When I saw this headline,my heart felt broken by the

continuing blindness to thehistory and people of thisland. For 12 years I was amember of the Delta TreatyAdvisory Commissionmeeting every month to tryto reconcile Delta with theongoing Tsawwassen treaty.

During that time of treatynegotiations there wasbroad public access andinformation to the historyof Tsawwassen First Nationon this land for the pastthousands of years. Whenthe treaty was achieved in2007, the success seemed to

be shared with a significantpublic sector who saw thetreaty as a new beginningfor First Nations people aspartners and neighbours inDelta, B.C. and Canada.

This headline shows thatlots of talking betweenDelta and Tsawwassen FirstNation is urgently needednow to solve the many cur-rent changes and challengesin land use and legislation.

Some good news: Thereare signs of new communi-cations between Delta andTFN. I applaud Mayor Lois

Jackson and Chief BryceWilliams for beginning tospeak out to clarify andsearch for new solutions tothe old colonial disputes ofwinners and losers.

I have confidence andfaith that our communitiesof Delta and TsawwassenFirst Nation have the capac-ity, goodwill and leadershipto find a new path of pros-perity, justice and safety forall if we work together withheart. All it really takes isheart.

Carol Vignale

First Nations are the ones to have lost land

Editor:It is true that with a

Canadian dollar near par,cross-border shopping hasbecome a serious challengefor B.C. retailers. Peopleresiding near B.C. bor-der crossings temporarilymigrate for deals on goodsas well as gas and grocer-ies.

The trek across the bor-der is not only detrimentalto retailers, but to govern-ments in lost tax revenues.

Add the pollution caused bycar travel as well as waitingin line at the borders andwe have a lose-lose situa-tion.

We have a social netwider and more benevo-lent than in the U.S.,whereby our health caresystem is the envy of NorthAmericans, and to main-tain that our governmentsrequire higher taxation thanin the U.S.

Considering all the above

there might be a solution ifwe think outside the box.

A number of LowerMainland retailers havebecome so fed up at hav-ing to charge prices thatmust account for an 18 percent federal import dutyon clothing, for example,they recently opened satel-lite stores in Blaine, wherethey are able to chargeAmerican-style prices.

Why not create a zonenear all borders where gas

stations and some retailstores can be set up thatwould be exempt fromtaxes, which would bringthe price of gas as well ascertain retail items to thelevel of prices across theborder?

The government willrecoup the lost revenuefrom the excess sales, theconsumer will have theirsavings and the environ-ment would be better off.

R.H. (Rusty) Deshmukh

Keep shoppers on this side with tax-free zone

Editor:Surely this dispute over

growth versus saving thebest agriculture land inCanada has gone longenough.

Please put it to a gen-eral plebiscite so all Deltacitizens can express theiropinions. Only in thismanner will there be a justand honourable democratic

response that will enableDelta council to make aproper decision by requestfrom the majority.

Taking action from aplebiscite will also relievecouncil of any accusa-tions of bias or favouritismtoward either contendingparty, and would rest wellwith most citizens.

A.R. Warner

Plebiscite will provide answer

Editor:I just attended one of

Port Metro Vancouver’sopen houses and I leftextremely disappointed,feeling it was a waste oftime.

From all appearances,this new terminal is alreadya done deal; PMV is goingahead no matter what. Onlymitigation is spoken about,i.e. we destroy this mucharea here, so plant somestuff there, clean up a beachover there.

We already have morethan sufficient port capac-ity in B.C. and the PanamaCanal expansion is sched-uled to be completed longbefore T2. Shipping com-panies are always going togo where it is easiest andfastest.

Lots of other global fac-tors, too many to name inthis letter, are also workingagainst the need to expandports on the west coast ofB.C.

This open house was just

lots of expensive marketingand bafflegab from PMV.

This project should notgo ahead.

This extremely impor-tant area of Roberts Bankis already developed morethan it should ever havebeen. We cannot afford itenvironmentally.

We need a healthy bal-ance in everything in lifeand the environment atRoberts Bank has beentaxed enough.

Teresa Jones

Editor:Re: Kids devastated

after their hockey netgoes missing, letter to the

editor, Oct. 23I am very pleased to

report that as a result ofour letter in the Optimist,our hockey net has beenreturned.

We would like to thankthe Optimist for publish-ing the letter, and mostimportantly thank theoffending party for yournote and for returning thenet.

Greg Nobbs

Faith restoredas children’shockey net isreturned

Editor:Who do we believe

amongst Mike Duffy,Pamela Wallin and PrimeMinister Stephen Harper

on the Senate entitlementscandal?

Someone defined politi-cal correctness as “thebelief that it is possible to

pick up a turd by the cleanend.” My advice to all threeis “do not lick your fin-gers.”

Andrew Block

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Editor:Re: Majority voice is the

one that doesn’t really care,letter to the editor, Oct. 23

Barry Brett’s letterechoes the same warpedversion of democracy thatDelta council has adoptedfor the last few years.Namely, that even if themajority of votes cast ona subject indicate a strongsupport (or not) for a pro-posal, they then claim thatit is not a true indication ofwhat the community wantsbecause turnout was low.

I do so wish we could berid of many of our coun-cillors based on that logic(i.e. that more people in thecommunity did not vote forthem than did). However,we live in a democracy and,for now at least, we arestuck with them.

We have the right to voteand to express our opinion.If we choose to remainsilent on a subject, then wehave abdicated our right toinfluence a decision.

So looking at the fig-ures he gives (19 per cent

against and only 11 per centfor) of those who voted,nearly twice as many peo-ple oppose building on theSouthlands than support it.That is a huge majority.

You cannot claim toknow what the people whodidn’t vote would reallylike to see happen; theyremained silent and willhave to accept the conse-quences.

Another thing that strikesBrett as odd is the factthat more than one personper household was able toreturn a survey. Well, I forone, am grateful that I do

not always have to agreewith my wife!

He claims the “well orga-nized” contingent opposingthe destruction of a valuablepiece of agricultural landhas no right to influence thechanges being proposed tothe OCP, the bylaws and thecurrent zoning. Well, sorryto burst your bubble, butwe do.

Sean Hodgins has theright to apply to changehis property’s land use des-ignation and we, as Deltaresidents, have to right tooppose it.

Peter Malim

Editor:Re: Don’t allow Delta to

become another claustro-phobic suburb of Vancouver,letter to the editor, Oct. 23

I could argue just aboutevery point that Liz Goughendeavours to make in herletter. For example, Goughsays developments likethe proposed Southlandsinitiative introduce “sim-ply too many people, toomany cars” into an area (Ipresume she is referring toTsawwassen) where thereis “not enough space” toaccommodate these peopleand cars in a way that shewould seem to prefer.

Well, it’s not difficultto suppose that just aboutanybody would enjoy anacre or more upon whichto build their home.Unfortunately, there arejust “too many people,” asGough says, in the worldand not enough money— at least money that isdistributed appropriately,sensitively and fairly — foreveryone to live in thatfashion, where they maywant.

So, we have to accom-

modate each other and ourdifferences — includingour different interests. Theproposed Southlands devel-opment accomplishes thisin spades.

There is, however, a com-ment in Gough’s letter thatis at best inappropriate andat worst irrelevant and justplain mean spirited.

Gough refers to “greed-induced land develop-ments.” I am trying todetermine from where thisinappropriate, unnecessary— and, yes, likely reallyinaccurate — attitude andway of addressing “theSouthlands issue” springs.

Comments that imply“greed” and “greedy devel-opers” have no place at allin the discussion of thisinitiative.

Further, those kinds ofcomments threaten thosewho make them, and theirarguments that employthese kinds of remarks, withirrelevancy.

When did it become a sinto try to make money? IsGough, then, by some defi-nition, a sinner?

Firth Bateman

Editor:Development is inevi-

table. It all comes down tohow development is con-trolled.

The Lower Mainlandhas seen exponentialgrowth over the past 25years. This includes goodand bad development.

Bad development andcommunity planning isseen everywhere, scatteredaround in pockets withno sense of community,character and sustainablethinking. Good develop-

ment is exactly what theSouthlands communityplan is all about.

I remember Tsawwassenduring the past 35 yearswell. I praise CenturyGroup for what it has donefor our town centre andoverall community overthe years.

I urge Delta councilto move forward with adevelopment plan thatis unprecedented in itsrespect for community val-ues and wishes.

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in Tsawwassen who helpedin the search for my miss-ing dog Charlie while I wasin hospital recovering froma recent surgery.

Charlie went missing onthe morning of Oct. 23 andwas found near Cliff DriveElementary in the lateafternoon on Oct 24. Therewere reports that he may beinjured so time was of the

essence in finding him.I want to thank the

dozens of people who dis-tributed flyers, the storesthat posted the flyers, thosewho shared the informationon social media and thenumerous family, friendsand strangers who spenthours searching on foot andby car.

I would also like to thankHuff Animal Hospital forits quick response, my

five-year-old great nephewBradley who was relentlessin distributing flyers andsearching, and ShannonTaylor for the sighting andphone call that ultimatelyled to Charlie’s return.

Charlie was dirty andhungry, but otherwise ingood health.

It’s wonderful to knowthat we have so many caringpeople in our community.

Barbara Brintnell

Editor:On Oct. 9 the Grade 3

students of SouthpointeAcademy in Tsawwassenwent on a field trip tothe Ladner CommunityGarden. We visit the gardenfrequently to learn aboutplants and sustainability.

During this trip we madescarecrows to decorate thegarden. Unfortunately, thevery next day we heard thatour scarecrows were stolen.

We were depressed, mad,ferocious, angry, upset,heartbroken, disappointed,devastated and outraged.We decided to write this let-ter so our community wouldknow what happened. Wewanted the word spreadabout this villainous act.

We worked really hardon these scarecrows and

are very disappointed theywere stolen from such aspecial place as the LadnerCommunity Garden.

The garden serves ourcommunity by providingspace and food to the foodbanks.

By writing this letter, wehope our scarecrows may befound or that whoever tookthem will bring them back.We do not want to be sadanymore.

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Reach Child and YouthDevelopment Societyshowed its appreciationlast week to Port MetroVancouver for its generousdonation to a campaignto build a child develop-ment centre in the heart ofLadner.

Representatives from theport, including CEO andpresident Robin Silvester,joined Reach membersand others, includingDelta councillors BruceMcDonald and SylviaBishop, for a cheque pre-sentation and tour of thesociety’s 72nd Street facil-ity in East Ladner. Theevent was to also highlightCommunity Living Month.

This summer, Port MetroVancouver and port indus-try leaders joined forces tohost the 14th annual PortGala Fundraising Event tohelp raise awareness andfunds for important com-munity organizations. Theevent raised $180,000 andReach was one of threegroups to get $60,000 fromthe gala, which has raisedmore than $1.3 millionsince it began. The port’scontribution to Reach is thefirst of a three-year com-mitment.

Noting it is a huge gen-erator of jobs, Silvester saidthe port is also intent onbeing a good neighbour thatis part of the community.

“We see it as veryimportant to not just be

a neighbour, but try andbe a good neighbour. ForPort Metro Vancouver, wehave community invest-ment programs which areup to one per cent of ournet income that are focusedon community enrichment,environmental sustainabilityand education. Of course,we (also) have our annualgala,” said Silvetser.

He acknowledged contri-butions by others, includ-ing Terminal Systems Inc.,Westshore Terminals andFraser Surrey Docks.

Having now reachedthe $1 million mark asit aims for its $4 milliongoal, Reach wants to builda modern, 20,000-square-foot facility at the currentKin House location on 47thAvenue at Memorial Park.Delta will provide the land.

The old building will betorn down and the KinsmenClub will use space in thenew building, which willthe also give Reach a muchlarger place to provideprograms for youths withspecial needs.

Some of the services itnow offers include occupa-tional, speech and languagetherapy, communication

enhancement skills as wellas programs to help thosewith social or emotionaldevelopmental challenges,including autism.

Parent and caregivereducation is emphasized toenable them to support kidsat home and in the com-munity.

Having set up a thriftstore to help in the fundrais-ing goal, the society alsooperates two pre-schools.

It current centre, former-ly a residence for mentallychallenged youths, is clearlyin a less than ideal location,cramped, antiquated andprone to flooding.

The non-profit group,which has been providingservices since 1959, servesaround 900 youths annually,saying children with specialneeds are at risk of beingleft behind without earlysupport.

After having read a letterfrom Mayor Lois Jackson,McDonald agreed Reachplays an important role inthe community.

“I think we have toget through to people theunderstanding that we eitherinvest money early on inthis game or we will spenda lot more money lateron if we don’t reach thesekids. When they are youngand we can do things, setthem on a course for aproductive and reasonablelife. Otherwise, they willbecome difficult as adults,”he said.

McDonald added thegoal of the new facility isfor all the community touse, integrating Reach andthe kids it serves within thecommunity.

He also said the port is“becoming more and morepart of the community.”

The goal is to have thecentre completed and oper-ational by April 2017. Formore information about thesociety and the fundraisingcampaign, visit www.reach-development.org/campaign.

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A Unique Work of Artby Martha Davis, DCLS

When you walk through the hallway toward Studio 19 in the Tsawwassen Connections office, you can previewsome of the great art that is created inside. The studio itself is a bright space that displays works-in-progressand completed works, in addition to a treasure-trove of supplies that help fuel the creative projects.

The Delta Community Living Society art program opened in 2000 to help ensure that Individuals withdevelopmental disabilities have opportunities to share their gifts and talents. The Studio is open onWednesday and Fridays, where participants have the opportunity to take on creative projects that might be

tailored to a particular timely theme – such as recent autumnalprojects – or a specific medium, such as card-making or murals.

Some of the creative projects have also offered the opportunityfor social enterprise. Program participant Heather Clark puts theskills that she has honed at Studio 19 to good use, creating beautifulgreeting cards for many different occasions. Heather notes that sheenjoys making the cards, and uses the proceeds to purchase boththe supplies and the Starbucks coffee that help fuel future card-making projects.

Community support worker Evelyn Catterall runs the program,and notes that the projects she develops “allow the participantsto really cooperate and enjoy each other’s company through art”.The group will periodically visit the Tsawwassen Longhouse Galleryor the Vancouver Art Gallery to experience art displays first-handand to inspire the participants own creative works. And the projectsare also driven by the participants themselves. One participant hasbeen pursuing his own interest in First Nations art and has produceda two-dimensional totem pole for his apartment.

Catterall notes that the group particularly enjoys abstract artprojects, and have recently spent time studying the life and workof Jackson Pollock and attempting to recreate his "dripping" style.“We found that it was a lot harder than it looked but had great fun

throwing paint around and working on the floor as we had seen him do in an old piece of film.”

Barb Goertzen, DCLS community services manager adds “Studio 19 has provided such a valuable conduit forself-expression, and allows people to really explore their creative capacity. Through the use of multi-mediaand multi-sensory exploration, we have seen people who are non-verbal or limited in communication skillreally flourish in the program.”

Many of the core residential, community inclusion and vocational programs provided by DCLS are supporteddirectly through contracts with Community Living British Columbia. However, additional life-enhancing and life-enriching programs such as the art program at Studio 19 would not be possible without donor support.

For more information about Studio 19, or to support the Art Program with a donation, please contact MarthaDavis at 604.946.9508 or [email protected].

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Studio 19 participants worked together to create large scale collaborative collagesearlier this year.

Studio 19 participant Heather Clark displaysone of the handmade greeting cards she sellsat the DCLS office.

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I’m talking about theteller at the bank, who maybe looking a little like azombie when I go in to getsome U.S. cash.

I’m talking the check-ers at the supermarket,who will have turned intowitches and dragons andbumblebees.

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Tomorrow, many of uswill park our adult sensi-bilities — along with thedress skirt, suit or uniform— and get into somebizarre creation that’s beenweeks in the making. Wewon’t so much be retailclerks, teachers or insuranceadjusters as much as we’llbe Spidermen, Cinderellasand Sailor Moons.

Gotta love it. Gotta lovethe way grown-ups becomekids on the 31st of October.Thing I wonder, though,is this: What’s wrong withApril 16th or June 22nd?

I, for one, would love toencounter a dinosaur a littlemore often when I get onthe bus.

I wouldn’t mind walkinginto the dry cleaners, oh,in the middle of the sum-mer, and being greeted bya mermaid, a princess or a

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The Corporation ofDelta, in cooperationwith CUPE Local 454, isonce again organizing a

Halloween Patrol to keepan eye on civic facilitiestomorrow night.

The Halloween Patrolinvolves the police and firedepartments, municipalhall and volunteer membersof CUPE Local 454. Thepatrol provides extra eyesand ears to enhance security

at Delta’s facilities, parksand schools, as volunteersreport all suspicious activi-ties to police.

“The Halloween Patrolis a well coordinated effortand another great exampleof staff working togetherto help reduce vandalismand protect our community

assets,” said Mayor LoisJackson.

To increase visibility andsafety, the lights at somesports fields will be left onovernight.

Anyone who sees suspi-cious activity is asked tocall the Delta police at 604-946-4411.

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B.C.’s ombudsperson,Kim Carter, will be in Deltanext Wednesday to providea progress report on therecommendations in herreport, The Best of Care:Getting it Right for Seniorsin British Columbia.

Carter’s report wasreleased in February 2012and contains 143 findingsand 176 recommendationsto the Ministry of Health inthe areas of home and com-munity care, home support,assisted living and residen-tial care.

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The event is free butregistration is required asseating is limited. Call Lynat 604-946-9526 or [email protected].

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Tsawwassen’s best knowncurated holiday craft anddecor show, Silk Threads,returns next week.

The show runs fromThursday, Nov. 7 toSaturday, Nov. 9, bringingthe best of local handmadeartisan crafting to theseason of giving in SouthDelta.

From edibles, to art, toglass, metal and wearablefabric crafting, the showbegun by Margaret Rydingin her Tsawwassen homealmost 30 years ago hasbecome a holiday traditionthroughout South Delta andbeyond.

“Every year we welcomehundreds of visitors fromall over who come to seeour artists and crafters’amazing talents displayedthroughout the house andgarden,” says Ryding abouther unique annual show thatblends the handmade cre-ations of some 24 artisans.

The Christmas craft fairtradition, with its legions ofcontemporary fans, datesback to the late MiddleAges in Germany andelsewhere in Europe whenarts and craft guilds wouldcome together at seasonalmarkets to sell their hand-made crafts and traditionalholiday foods. Now, in the

age of the Internet, the sea-sonal marketplace can bea global one, with artisansfrom all over the worldmarketing through onlinehandmade craft sites.

But the value of meet-

ing the artists andcrafters showcasedat Silk Threads, allwho are on handthroughout thethree days of theshow and many ofwhom are locallybased, is an essen-tial ingredientin the long-run-ning success ofRyding’s show.

“There’s a cama-raderie betweenartisans and anauthenticity ofcraft-making spiritabout this showthat’s just veryspecial,” saysVeronica Lynchof Tsaswwassen,whose workincludes shadowbox composi-tions of timelessChristmas imagescrafted with upcy-cled vintage rhine-stone jewelry.

Silk Threadstakes place at4808 English BluffCourt. It opens

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Karen Graham’s unique metal sculptureswill be available at this year’s edition ofSilk Threads.


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Fright Fest funMcKee seniors relish taking part in the

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Delta’s Family Fright Festrolled into Ladner last week andthe McKee seniors were one ofthe groups to get into the earlyHalloween spirit.

“We had 615 trick-or-treat-ers come through our doors,”says Arla Tanner, chairperson ofthe McKee Seniors’ RecreationSociety.

Seniors decorated the recreationcentre, were busy preparing foodin the Kee Café, and dressed upas characters from the Wizard ofOz, including favourites like Toto,Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion andthe Tin Man.

The seniors love taking part inFamily Fright Fest, notes Tanner.

“They love to see the smiles onthe little ones’ faces.”

Shesays itcan be afirst-timeHalloweenexperi-encefor theyoungestkids.

“We’regrand-mas andgrandpashere andwe allhave grandchildren, we know howspecial it is for children at thistime of the year,” she says.

The free family event saw theMcKee Heritage House trans-formed into a haunted house bySouth Delta Secondary theatrestudents, performances by students

from the Delta Secondary DanceAcademy, hay rides, storytell-ing from Fraser Valley RegionalLibrary, as well as activities anddisplays from the Wintemute Boys& Girls Club, Science World,BC Hydro, Orphaned WildlifeRehabilitation Society and DeltaParks, Recreation & Culture.

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PHOTOS BY GORD GOBLE

Clockwise from top left: Many groups came together for the annualFamily Fright Fest at McKee Heritage House. South Delta Secondarystudents performed an Alice in Wonderland routine outside the hauntedhouse throughout the evening. The Delta Secondary School dance acad-emy performed Threatened throughout the night. The haunted houseincluded many characters, including Pinocchio. Miles (Luigi) and Max(Mario) Pike of Ladner enjoy the festivities. Dalmatian Kallum Holiday-Scott of Ladner hangs out on the bumper of the Delta Fire Hazmat truck.See more photos online at www.delta-optimist.com.

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Coming Events

!Learn the benefits ofmeditation in these enjoy-able, practical classes withwestern Buddhist nun GenKelsang Delek. Tuesdays,7 - 8:30 p.m. at TheTsawwassen LonghouseGallery, 1710-56th St.New series starts Tuesday,Nov. 5. No pre-registrationnecessary. Drop in $10 perclass, or $40 for five class-es. Find out more at www.MeditateInVancouver.org.

!UBC is holding an infor-mation session for futurestudents in the South DeltaSecondary Theatre at 7 p.m.Nov. 5. Everyone is invited.

!Canadian Mental HealthAssociation offers anObsessive CompulsiveDisorder (OCD) Group forindividuals with OCD and/or friends and family: FirstWednesday of every month7 to 9 p.m., 11715-72ndAve., North Delta (house).Next meeting takes placeon Wednesday, Nov. 6. CallCMHA Delta for info at604-943-1878.

!Please mark your cal-endars for the DeltaWelcoming CommunitiesProgram’s Communitymeeting, scheduled for

Nov. 7 between 2:30 - 5:30p.m. at George MackieLibrary. Your participationand feedback at the WCPCommunity meeting is keyto the successful implemen-tation of our program.

!South Delta Secondary(new gym) is hosting aPost-Secondary EveningFair, Nov. 7 from 6:30 - 8p.m., with 16 different B.C.universities and colleges.Check: http://southdeltasec-ondarycareercentre.weebly.com/ for the program.Everyone is invited.

!Fraser Health Flu Clinicfor at risk adults and seniorstakes place Nov. 7 from 9a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at McKeeSeniors Recreation Centre,5155-47th Ave., Ladner.

!Canadian Mental HealthAssociation Delta offersa Family Support Groupfor individuals support-ing someone with a men-tal illness: Second andfourth Wednesday everymonth from 7 - 9 p.m. Thenext meeting takes placeWednesday, Nov. 13 atDelta Hospital (educationroom) 5800 Mountain Blvd,Ladner. Call CMHA Deltafor info at 604-943-1878.

!CFUW presents a fall

2013 speaker series. Allare welcome. Donationsare accepted for ourlocal scholarship andbursary funds. Location:Benediction LutheranChurch, 56th St. & 6thAve. Doors open at 7p.m., speaker at 7:30 p.m.Tuesday, Nov. 26 speakerwill be Joanne Schroeder,from UBC’s Human EarlyLearning Partnership.

!Come join thePhilosophers’ Café discus-sion Friday, Nov. 1, 1:30- 3 p.m. at the McKeeSeniors Centre, 5155-47thAve., Ladner, where we’llbe looking at possiblefuture uses for the PatersonPark land area. ML Burkefrom the Seniors AdvisoryCommittee will presentideas for creating an afford-able village on the parkland. No registration neces-sary. Call 604-946-1411 forfurther information.

!Delta Seniors PlanningTeam presents Kim Carter,B.C. ombudsperson, whowill give an update on theprogress of recommenda-tions contained in her reportThe Best Care: Getting itRight for Seniors in B.C.Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 1

to 3 p.m. at South DeltaBaptist Church, 1988-56thSt. Event is free but regis-tration required - 604-946-9526 or [email protected].

!Elvis impersonatorDarren Lee, Saturday,Nov. 9 at the KinVillageCommunity Centre doorsopen at 7 p.m., show startsat 8 p.m. Located at 5430-10th Ave., Tsawwassen, call604-943-0225. Tickets are$25.

!Bridge and AfternoonTea, a IODE BoundaryBay Chapter fundraiser, isset for Wednesday, Nov.13, 1 - 4 p.m. at All SaintsAnglican Church, 4755Arthur Dr., Ladner. $10per person. Tea/coffee andlight snacks will be served.Door prizes. This event is afun social outing for play-ers at all levels. Arrange atable with your friends. CallFrances at 604 943-1119for tickets.

!St. David’s AnglicanChurch Christmas CraftFair, featuring artisans,knitters, quilters and bakers,takes place Saturday, Nov. 2from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

!The Parish of All SaintsPoinsettia Bazaar, 4755Arthur Drive, Ladner, willfeature: Handmade crafts,silent auction items, QuiltRaffle, Attic Treasurers,baking, our delicioushomemade frozen pies,Christmas specials, aBalloon Blast for all ages,along with our famous lun-cheon served by our gentle-man. The date is Saturday,Nov. 2, from 9:30 a.m. to1:30 p.m.

!The Delta Music MakersCommunity Concert Bandis once again presenting aConcert of Remembranceon Sunday, Nov. 3, 2 to4 p.m. at KinVillage inTsawwassen. Refreshmentswill be served. Admission isby donation. Address of KinVillage Community Centreis 5410-10th Ave.

!Creative Treasures 10thannual Christmas craft fairruns Wednesday, Nov. 6 toSaturday, Nov. 9 from 10a.m. to 5 p.m. (Thursdayopen until 8 p.m.) atEast Delta Hall, cornerof Hwy. 10 and 104th St.Complimentary admission

!The Delta HospitalAuxiliary Thrift ShopChristmas Store, at 4830

Delta St., Ladner, runsuntil Dec. 21. You canfind everything for yourholiday and decoratingneeds. Hours are Monday1 - 4:30 p.m. and Tuesdayto Saturday 10 a.m. - 3p.m. Proceeds go to patientcare & comfort and medi-cal equipment at DeltaHospital. To donate or forinformation please call604-946-1455 or check outwww.deltahospitalauxiliary.org.

!Richmond Delta YouthOrchestra presents All ThatJazz with special GuestsVan Django at the HarrisBarn at Kirkland House onNov. 16. For Tickets andinfo visit: http://www.rdyo.ca/classical-cabaret-with-van-django/.

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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Delta Hospice FamilyBereavement Support Program

A group specially designed for children (5 to12 yrs of age) grieving the loss of a loved onewill be facilitated by grief counsellor HeatherMohan. Through the use of play, music andart, the children will have the opportunity toexpress their grief and learnnewcopingskillsin a safe environment.

The parent’s group (children’s guardiansand grandparents are also welcome) will befacilitated by Grief Counsellor Marg Fletcher.This group will run simultaneously with thechildren’s group and offers parents a placeto talk with one another about their owngrief, as well as a chance to gain insight andunderstanding into their children’s grief.

These groups run November through June:twice a month, on alternate Tuesdays: 4:30to 6:00 PM at the Harold & Veronica Savage

Centre for Supportive Care, 4631 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Ladner.

Teens grieving a significant loss are invited to attend a monthly teen support groupfacilitated by Heather Mohan

There is no cost to participate, but a pre-registration interview with the Dr. Mohan isrequired. New teens or families may join the groups throughout the year if space isavailable. There will be amaximum of ten participants in each group.

Formore informationor to register, pleasecall:Dr.HeatherMohan 604-948-0660, x. 312

Dr. Heather Mohan,Music Therapist & Grief Counsellor

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Members of the 828 Hurricane Air Cadet Squadron have startedtheir year off on a high note. They have already “taken off” fortwo days of gliding as well as two days of familiarization fly-ing in a powered aircraft. The gliding adventure took place inAbbotsford, where the cadets’ day involved pushing the gliderinto position on the runway and then getting strapped in to takea flight with a cadet glider pilot. The weather was terrific and15 cadets got to experience flight, many for the first time. Formore information about air cadets, email [email protected].

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Capt. Melissa Peel of the 828 Hurricane Air Cadet Squadron was pleased to accept a $700 dona-tion from the Tsawwassen Legion, represented here by Gary Bain and Al Wakarchuk. The dona-tion will support the varied activities of the youth program, which include leadership and survivaltraining, biathlon, effective speaking and community citizenship, to name a few.

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Ray Moon can now turn his attention togetting his football team out of its late sea-son funk after securing a couple of venuesto host upcoming playoff games.

In an effort to save money, the B.C. HighSchool Football Association has decided thefirst two rounds of the provincial playoffswill be hosted by the higher seed teams rath-er than played at a neutral site. The semi-finals are still slated for UBC’s ThunderbirdStadium and the championship games atB.C. Place Stadium. Moon estimates two

weekends of playoff games at B.C. Placewould cost the BCHFA $70,000.

With the games having to be played onartificial turf to avoid potential postpone-ment, the Devils were forced to look outsidethe municipality for their temporary home.Their round of 16 game against CollegeHeights of Prince George will take place atHugh Boyd in Richmond on Nov. 9. A likelyquarter-final date will be played the follow-ing weekend, also in Richmond, at MinoruPark.

“It’s been a bit of a challenge,” said theSun Devils head coach. “We will have tobring all our (game day equipment) to the

park since it’s our home game. We alsohave to pay a fee (to the BCHSFA) as theythink we are going to make money fromthis through (paid admission). That’s almostimpossible to do at both parks.”

The team is scheduled to resume trainingtomorrow as it tries to re-discover its earlyseason form. For the third straight confer-ence game, the Sun Devils struggled, thistime in a 27-20 win over the 1-5 Hugh BoydTrojans last Friday in Richmond.

The game was actually tied at 6-6 in thefourth quarter when Grade 11 standout JackMcDonald put the visitors in front on a 15-yard touchdown run.

The Trojans answered on the ensuingkickoff when Kory Nagata ran it back 90yards for the major score. He also shreddedthe Devils defence for 209 yards along theground on 19 carries.

The explosion of points continued asMcDonald answered by taking the Boydkickoff the distance. The Devils needed tokill the clock to hang on for the win.

“Right now we are looking at game filmto figure out what is wrong with us ratherthan worry about our opponents,” saidMoon. “We are reassessing and breakingdown everything. It’s definitely a concerngoing into the playoffs.”

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Sun Devils head to Richmond for home playoff venues

Devils & Pacers look to secure B.C. berthsSouth Delta and Delta open play today at Fraser Valley AAA Senior Girls Field Hockey Championships in Surrey

The battle-tested South DeltaSun Devils will be favoured toreclaim top honours when theFraser Valley AAA Senior GirlsField Hockey Championships getunderway today in Surrey.

The Tsawwassen school hasdominated this event for nearly twodecades, however, was surprised inlast year’s semi-finals by HeritageWoods. The Devils reboundedto finish fourth at the provincialchampionships and are a B.C. con-tender once again.

South Delta finished unbeatenin league play, capped by a 3-0victory over the Delta Pacers lastThursday. The third place Pacersare also in the Valley playoffs andwill be looking to secure theirsecond straight trip to provincialsafter the program was re-launchedlast year. The Sun Devils open playagainst Gleneagle, while Deltafaces Charles Best. Wins wouldmean the local rivals would meet inthe semi-finals.

The Devils enter the post-seasonwith plenty of tournament experi-ence under their belts, includinga second place finish earlier thismonth at the prestigous BridgmanCup in Victoria. They also cameaway with a 2-2-1 record at theUBC Tournament which featuredseven of the top AAA and AAteams in the province.

“We are capable of playing verywell with excellent team work

in attack and on defence,” saidlongtime SDSS head coach NeilMcLennan. “We have some veryfast, smart and skilled players thatcan move the ball around the pitchvery well so it’s hard for opponentsto key on one particular player.

“The girls have proven in acouple of tough tournaments thatthey can be successful in impor-tant games. I am excited to seehow they play at the Fraser ValleyChampionships.”

In Victoria, the Sun Devils rolledoff three straight wins in pool-play including a 2-0 triumph overHeritage Woods in what very wellcould be a preview of the Valleyfinal. The girls moved onto thequarter-finals where they producedanother 2-0 win, this time over St.Michaels University.

The result set-up a final fourdate with No. 1 AA ranked CroftonHouse. South Delta stepped up itsgame and came through with a 1-0win in a shootout.

“It was a high tempo affair withCrofton applying lots of continuouspressure all over the field,” notedMcLennan. “We defended verywell and did not allow any clear-cut scoring chances.”

The thrilling result sent the SunDevils to the championship gamefor the fifth straight year — thistime with Cowichan providing theopposition.

Again, regulation time couldn’tdetermine a winner and the gameremained tied after five shooters.The perennial Vancouver Island

powerhouse finally prevailed insudden-death, denying South Deltaits first-ever Bridgman title.

“I was really pleased at the waywe played,” added McLennan.“With only 14 players, we werereally beat up at the end. But the

girls never gave in and playedsome excellent field hockey rightto the very end.”

At UBC, South Delta producedwins over Argyle and Kelowna,while falling to Crofton House(1-0) and No. 1 AAA ranked

Handsworth. The girls also tiedShawnigan Lake.

The Fraser ValleyChampionships conclude onThursday with the top teamsadvancing to the provincials inBurnaby, slated for Nov. 13-15.

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OPEN LETTER TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCILRe: Development Application for the Southlands

Please accept this letter as my opposition to this development application, and following are my reasons for opposition. During thedevelopment application for Marina Gardens in Ladner, mayor Jackson was quoted in the Optimist Jul 17/13 saying “to create a goodcommunity based on good plans and common sense” council must base their decision on facts not emotion, so lets summarize the factson the Southlands and not involve the discussion with bicycle paths, organic vegetables or green houses. Let’s discuss the law and theramifications for the taxpayers of Delta and the residents of Tsawwassen.History:a/ Much of the land in question was farmed successfully over decades.b/ The applicant knew the land was agricultural when it was purchasedc/ Early attempts to develop the land were stopped in the Supreme Court by taxpayers.d/ The applicant has maintained the agricultural tax rate by farming it over the decades.e/ A further attempt to develop the land was defeated in a referendum by a 61% majorityf/ The mayor and council keep accepting ongoing applications even with past opposition

What is wrong with the application:a/ In many communities an application to build on land designated as agricultural would not be accepted for consideration at all, as it isnon-conforming to land use policy.b/ This application contravenes the Official City Plan ( OCP ) for Deltac/ This application contravenes the Tsawwassen Area Plane/ This application contravenes the Metro Vancouver Regional Growth Strategyf/ The current application would result in between 2000 & 4000 new residents added to Tsawwassen. This is proportionate to adding20,000 to 40,000 people to Richmond or 50,000 to 100,000 people to Surrey. This is a phenomenal number of new residents in ONEdevelopment for this small community. With the proposal for adding such a large number of residents to Tsawwassen shouldn’t the councilbe preparing and making public an extensive report which costs out the impact this application will have on existing infrastructure andservices for Delta taxpayers and the residents of Tsawwassen?I have seen no such public report regarding;- Delta Hospital service - Ambulance service - Police service - Fire protection service- By – Law enforcement – Libraries – Schools - Public Recreation facilities- Engineering and dyke maintenanceg/ The applicant has gone to great lengths to persuade the people of South Delta that the development will be a quality and “sustainable”development, even to the extent of building a model home in the Tsawwassen Town Center. However on July 29/13 the applicant toldcouncil that the first 50% of the development to be built will be condo townhouses. So the model home in the mall used to influenceopinion will not be built first, and may well be never built, because of market forces, if further building takes place at all. I ask how cancouncil consider a development application when they are being told by the applicant what he intends to build, with no confirmation ofwhat may actually be built?h/ Recently the developer of Marina Gardens in Ladner returned to council asking to alter construction on a development application thatDelta council granted years ago. The developer didn’t get everything he wanted, but council said that to a great degree they had littlesay over what was being built because their hands were tied by previous agreements made in the original development application. So ifSouthlands is accepted what will future phases look like? Will they be more townhouses, single family homes or apartment buildings 4 or6 stories high? Who knows, because the application doesn’t address that, and the council is not obligating the applicant to what he builds.Normally the Delta building department wants complete drawings and all the engineering information even if you are just proposing anaddition on your house! Why does this development of 950 homes have such flexibility?i/ The applicant has advertised heavily that the Southlands will be a pedestrian friendly neighbourhood in Tsawwassen, which means tome that there will be 950 residences that aren’t built to accommodate cars. The model home has no garage and the streets are narrow, sosince all these residents don’t only ride bicycles in the real world, where will the over 950 cars be parked?j/ The advertising of the development has also appealed to some people who see them as a chance to downsize and stay in Tsawwassenor as an opportunity for their kids to buy a first time home. In all of the rhetoric I have never seen a suggested price range for whateveris built. The TFN are building small homes on their land and selling starts at $499,000, and that does not include ownership of the land.If that is similar to what the applicant is proposing with the model home one would have to think these downsize homes are going to sellin the $600,000 to $700,000 range, but we don’t know. We do know that condo townhouses will have stairs and that is not what peoplewho want to downsize are looking for.k/ If the Southlands application is accepted it will be a large wedge in the door for other developers in the area to by-pass zoning andby-laws for all the same reasons given this applicant. This will result in more applications to develop neighbouring parcels based on theprecedent set by the Southlands, that will regenerate all of the servicing and infrastructure issues I mention here.l/ As part of this project the applicant is offering to donate a large portion of the assembled Southlands property to Delta. To my knowledgethe council has not forecasted what this “gift” will cost the taxpayers of Delta. Aside from the cost of maintaining the land and theinfrastructure in and around it, what does Delta intend to do with the land it assumes? An extremely difficult and expensive place toconstruct anything, and I really don’t think there are enough residents interested in growing their own carrots to use that kind of acreage.In my opinion this land is not a “gift”, rather it is an albatross that will be tied around the necks of taxpayers for decades at the relief ofthe developer.m/ As happens in many of these development applications the proposal is supported by many people who don’t live and pay taxesin Tsawwassen, or people whose employment or financial gain is best served by showing public support. The process is large andcomplicated so the average person does not have the time to get involved and relies on the municipal government to ensure the projectfollows bylaws and building code practices, and is in the best interest of the residents and taxpayers. As my concerns indicate I don’tbelieve those uninvolved residents are being properly informed with unbiased information.n/ With two phases of 475 units the residents of Tswawwassen are looking at years of construction and thousands and thousands of carsand trucks associated with the building of this project, that will clog 56th St. and damage local roads. I won’t even discuss dust, noise andother associated issues.

What is the long term cost to Delta taxpayers?a/ The Corporation of Delta has spent hundreds of thousands of tax dollars, maybe more, on studies, open houses, public meetings andstaff time. Is the developer being billed for the costs of these ongoing repetitive applications?b/ Domestic water- South Delta is on water restrictions every year, yet council continues to grant permits for large and dense projects likethis one, with no consideration of the future impact and tax increases that will be required to provide all these new residents with water.Our drinking water comes from North Vancouver and the pipe is only so big, so adding to existing capacity to service this proposed growthis not an easy or cheap fix for Delta taxpayers.c/ Sanitary Sewers – in an interview with the Vancouver Sun Aug 30/12 regarding the provision of sewage disposal to the TFN, mayorJackson said that the existing 20 km. sanitary sewer from Ladner and Tsawwassen to Annacis Island could only accommodate 700additional residents until 2041! So my question is … Since that statement Delta Council has approved numerous dense developmentsacross Ladner and Tsawwassen that have eaten well into that number of 700 maximum new residents, so how is that existing 20 km.sewer going to handle the 2000 to 4000 new residents this application will bring? The bigger question of course is who is going to pay forthat sewer upgrade from Tsawwassen to Annacis Island? Will it be the taxpayers?d/ Flood Plain Construction - In its wisdom council has indicated they will allow the applicant to not up fill the site to the elevation requiredfor flood protection as suggested by engineers. In a time when the world is concerned about global climate change I have seen no report onthe liability assumed by Delta taxpayers if this reduced elevation results in flooding or water issues in the future. Why would the taxpayersof Delta want to assume a potential liability of that size simply to save the applicant money? That liability will last into perpetuity.e/ Once 950 homes are built, or even the initial 475, what is going to have to happen to the intersection of 12th Ave. and 56th St.? Won’tthe comings and goings of thousands of additional cars everyday require major road and intersection changes? Or maybe a new roadpushed through Beach Grove?These homes will also require natural gas, telephone and cable service that all must be installed down 12th Ave. and Boundary Bay Road,as well as sidewalks and possibly bicycle paths and street lights. All more costs to Delta taxpayers resulting from this development.f/ If each of the 475 first phase townhouses pays $2000 per year in municipal taxes and service fees Delta will receive a total of only$950,000 per year to maintain, service and provide new municipal infrastructure to this development, which in my opinion is extremelyinadequate and will require constant subsidizing by Delta taxpayers.

Summary:For the various reasons mentioned above my personal opinion is that there is almost no reason why the Delta council should even beconsidering this application. The project contravenes all land use policies associated with the area, and does not provide anything that isreally needed by the existing residents of Tsawwassen. The application has also morphed from a development of cottages in a pastoralsetting to blocks of townhouses, which is totally out of context with the surroundings, no matter how many trees you plant. The addition ofthat many new residents will dramatically strain existing infrastructure, which will result either in downgraded local service capabilities,or a massive tax increase to remedy the issues. If the applicant only profits $25,000 from each unit he will profit $12,000,000 and walkaway, leaving taxpayers with ongoing maintenance and infrastructure costs, a huge flood liability issue and a “gift” that costs moneyforever. These questions from a taxpayer not directly involved in the process should make it clear that for a development of this size therehas not been enough work done to inform the people of Delta of the costs and ramifications it will have on local services and daily life inTsawwassen.Conclusion:With all of the concerns I have mentioned I fully believe the development application should be stopped immediately and not pushed onthe people of Delta again. That seems unlikely as council seems bound and determined to give the applicant never ending opportunitiesto build something on that land. By now I’m sure the Southlands has become the longest running development application in Canada, andfrankly as a resident I am embarrassed by this never ending saga.I also believe that if this huge development is allowed to proceed as discussed here with all these outstanding issues and long termramifications, then I believe this mayor and council should be held personally responsible for the poor way this application has beenhandled and how they have not done due diligence for the taxpayers of Delta.This application should not be approved by the number ofcoloured T shirts in the room, or the number of letters from different sources in a binder. There is only one way to review an application ofthis size, with its potential costs and liabilities and the ramifications it will have on Tsawwassen, and that is by a public referendum.It is my suggestion that for the next year both sides of the debate should be able to construct their positions with the truth and facts, andDelta should provide, at the applicants cost, definitive cost and impact studies for precisely what the developer is asking to do.Then in next years elections a simple question is put on the ballot in Tsawwassen.“Do you accept the current application for development of The Southlands …YES…NO”If the application is accepted by the people it proceeds. If the application is rejected by the people it is stopped, the developer is billed forall costs and presented with a position statement from Delta, that any further development applications for this land will only be consideredif the developer pays for and wins a local referendum on the subject. This entire issue must be brought to a conclusion once and for all bya well informed democratic approach.

Yours truly, Greg Hoover - A Delta taxpayer and 22 year resident of Tsawwassen


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