Optimist The Voice of Delta since 1922 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 Delta Newsstand 50¢ YOUR SOURCE FOR LOCAL SPORTS, NEWS, WEATHER AND ENTERTAINMENT! WWW.DELTA-OPTIMIST.COM Windsor in race Former DTA president seeks school board seat 3 Relaxed learning ElderCollege offers variety of courses in fall semester 6 Day at the Farm Suburbanites get taste of rural lifestyle 19 Riding high Ladner teen thrives at North American show 25 Delta police officers flooded Tsawwassen last Friday afternoon in search of a missing boy. Acting on a tip that the car believed to be involved in the abduction of three-year-old Kienan Hebert of Sparwood was seen in Tsawwassen, police con- trolled traffic at all major choke points and even searched a B.C. ferry. The Coastal Celebration was turned around and returned to the dock in Tsawwassen. The ferry resumed its trip to Vancouver Island about half an hour later after nothing suspicious was found on board. Delta police spokesperson A/Sgt. Paul Eisenzimmer said officers maintained a perimeter in the South Delta area for about two hours before calling off the search. Hebert, who was taken from his home last Tuesday evening, was returned, reportedly unharmed, early Sunday morning. His suspected abductor, 46- year-old Randall Hopley, was captured yesterday morning in Alberta. It’s time Delta council became an active participant and allowed his development proposal for the Southlands to move forward for public input. That’s the message Century Group president Sean Hodgins gave during a presentation to civic politicians Monday. The council chamber was packed as Hodgins went over the attributes of the scaled-down pro- posal he first presented earlier this summer. He also delivered a stern message that once he submits an application, it’s time to allow the people to have their say at a for- mal public hearing. Saying he was expecting a council report on his earlier pre- sentation, Hodgins noted he sim- ply wants to know what process will be followed and what kind of timeline he can expect. “I feel I’ve lived up to the obligations in terms of bringing something before you and I hoped there would be recommendations whether to go forward,” he said. “I want to understand with clarity how council is going to deal with it and I think the public wants to know how council will deal with it. I just think the com- munity wants to know,” Hodgins said. Responding to several recent letters from residents, Delta staff noted they weren’t “meeting or working” with Century Group until a formal development appli- cation is submitted. CAO George Harvie said once the application is submitted, and he was expecting Hodgins to do so in short order, several things have to be sorted out, includ- ing how the consultation process should unfold, as well as recom- mendations on what Delta should do with the agricultural land Hodgins is willing to hand over. He said the earliest a council report could be ready is mid- October, but it wouldn’t contain recommendations to consider pre- liminary approval just yet. Community planning director Tom Leathem pointed out a public consultation process was also held prior to the Delsom Estates hous- ing proposal going to council for preliminary approval. Hodgins wants public to have say Police set up checkpoints and search ferry for missing boy PHOTO BY CHUNG CHOW Ladner Village turned into small town U.S.A. last Thursday for filming of the popular TV series Supernatural. Stars Jensen Ackles (left) and Jared Padalecki are shown being arrested during the fourth take of this scene on Delta Street. See more photos at www.delta-optimist.com. Century president tells politicians to let residents speak out on Southlands proposal BY JESSICA KERR [email protected]Supernatural takedown! PHOTO BY SANDOR GYARMATI Century Group president Sean Hodgins urged Delta council Monday to let the public have a say on his vision for the Southlands. See SOUTHLANDS page 3 BY SANDOR GYARMATI [email protected]09143663 #220-6165 Highway #17, Delta, BC www.theprimerose.com #220-6165 Highway #17, Delta, BC www.theprimerose.com 604-940-0200 604-940-0200 Join us for Dinner Join us for Dinner New Features New Features Join us for Dinner Join us for Dinner New Features New Features
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OptimistThe Voice of Delta since 1922 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2011
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Windsor in raceFormer DTA presidentseeks school board seat 3
Relaxed learningElderCollege offers varietyof courses in fall semester 6
Day at the FarmSuburbanites get tasteof rural lifestyle 19
Riding highLadner teen thrives atNorth American show 25
Delta police officers floodedTsawwassen last Friday afternoonin search of a missing boy.
Acting on a tip that the car
believed to be involved in theabduction of three-year-oldKienan Hebert of Sparwood wasseen in Tsawwassen, police con-trolled traffic at all major chokepoints and even searched a B.C.ferry.
The Coastal Celebration wasturned around and returned to thedock in Tsawwassen. The ferryresumed its trip to VancouverIsland about half an hour laterafter nothing suspicious wasfound on board.
Delta police spokespersonA/Sgt. Paul Eisenzimmer saidofficers maintained a perimeterin the South Delta area for abouttwo hours before calling off thesearch.
Hebert, who was taken from his
home last Tuesday evening, wasreturned, reportedly unharmed,early Sunday morning.
His suspected abductor, 46-year-old Randall Hopley, wascaptured yesterday morning inAlberta.
It’s time Delta council becamean active participant and allowedhis development proposal for theSouthlands to move forward forpublic input.
That’s the message CenturyGroup president Sean Hodginsgave during a presentation to civicpoliticians Monday.
The council chamber waspacked as Hodgins went over theattributes of the scaled-down pro-posal he first presented earlier thissummer. He also delivered a stern
message that once he submits anapplication, it’s time to allow thepeople to have their say at a for-mal public hearing.
Saying he was expecting acouncil report on his earlier pre-sentation, Hodgins noted he sim-ply wants to know what processwill be followed and what kind oftimeline he can expect.
“I feel I’ve lived up to theobligations in terms of bringingsomething before you and I hopedthere would be recommendationswhether to go forward,” he said.
“I want to understand withclarity how council is going to
deal with it and I think the publicwants to know how council willdeal with it. I just think the com-munity wants to know,” Hodginssaid.
Responding to several recentletters from residents, Delta staffnoted they weren’t “meeting orworking” with Century Groupuntil a formal development appli-cation is submitted.
CAO George Harvie said oncethe application is submitted, andhe was expecting Hodgins to doso in short order, several thingshave to be sorted out, includ-ing how the consultation process
should unfold, as well as recom-mendations on what Delta shoulddo with the agricultural landHodgins is willing to hand over.
He said the earliest a councilreport could be ready is mid-October, but it wouldn’t containrecommendations to consider pre-liminary approval just yet.
Community planning directorTom Leathem pointed out a publicconsultation process was also heldprior to the Delsom Estates hous-ing proposal going to council forpreliminary approval.
Hodgins wants public to have say
Police set up checkpoints and search ferry for missing boy
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The Southlands is zonedagricultural but was pulledout of the Agricultural LandReserve 30 years ago.
The Century Grouphas owned the 500-plusacre property, borderedby Boundary Bay Roadand 56th Street, sinceTsawwassen DevelopmentLands defaulted on a mort-gage not long after a con-
troversial housing proposalin the late 1980s failed. TheTDL plan would have cov-ered almost the entire sitewith houses.
The current proposal,a scaled-back version ofa 1,900 housing unit planHodgins pitched severalyears ago, contains 950housing units with 80 percent of the land, more than
400 acres, transferred toDelta. The housing wouldbe built on the area near-est Boundary Bay with thepoorest soil quality, saidHodgins.
According to a brochuredistributed by his companythis summer, the center-piece of the latest plan “isa vibrant Market Squarewith walkable streets thatconnect agriculture withthe larger community. TheSouthlands neighbourhood
will include a mix of cot-tage, townhome and apart-ment-style housing.”
The brochure statesthe new homes are key tofunding the infrastructureneeded to improve theagricultural capability ofthe remaining land, includ-ing a drainage system thatconnects to Delta’s pumpstation.
On Monday, Harvienoted the latest proposalis vastly different than the
original scheme, which hesaid wouldn’t have evenmade it to the preliminaryapproval stage.
Coun. Bruce McDonald,who chaired theTsawwassen Area PlanCommittee, said it wasfrustrating his committeecouldn’t discuss specif-ics when it came to theSouthlands, when in factthat’s just what it shouldhave done.
Hodgins said more
than once Monday thatindustrial agriculture wasan option he was lookingat for the land if his pro-posal isn’t approved, buthe didn’t want to elaboratewhen asked by Coun. ScottHamilton if he had anythingspecific in mind.
A development appli-cation by the CenturyGroup would also haveto be approved by MetroVancouver because the siteis within the Green Zone.
SOUTHLANDS from page 1
Former Delta Teachers’Association president ValWindsor has announced hercandidacy for Delta schoolboard, saying trustees havebeen silent about the realneeds of Delta classroomsfar too long.
“I have been an activeparticipant in the educa-tion system from almost allsides of the teachers’ desk,”said Windsor, “and I believethat the experience I havehad from my various rolesas parent, teacher, presidentof the local teachers’ associ-ation and councillor on theB.C. College of Teacherswill enhance the service Ican provide to Delta as aschool trustee.”
The main issue Windsorintends to be an advocatefor Delta students is the realcost of funding for studentswith special needs.
“Delta residents do notrealize that the provincialgovernment does not fullypay for the costs of support-ing students with specialneeds,” said Windsor. “Astudent requiring full-timeeducation assistant support,for example, receives only$36,000 in funding whilethe real cost is consider-ably higher once the costof benefits and pensionsare added to a salary; thisfigure does not include theteacher and other special-ists’ salaries.
“I fully support integra-tion of students with specialneeds in classrooms. Theministry, however, needs
to pay school districtslike Delta the full cost ofsupporting vulnerable stu-dents.”
The downloading ofextra costs to boards bythe provincial governmentis another concern forWindsor. For the govern-ment to expect boards tobalance their budgets afterthe school year beginsmeans further cuts need tobe made to student supportand programs.
She said Delta elementa-ry schools cut most of theirmusic programs severalyears ago in order to bal-ance the budget. Windsoralso said no school in Deltahas a full-time teacher/librarian.
She’s also concerned thatall Delta schools are forcedto embark on fundraisingto pay for basics. Someschools, however, havediffering abilities to raisefunds, which she said leadsto “have” and “have not”school populations.
Val Windsor seeks school board seat
Val WindsorFunding concerns
Locals remember tragedy of 9/11
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Local first responders, including members of the Delta fire department, took part in a cavalcade Sunday morning to mark the 10thanniversary of the terrorist attacks in the United States. The procession left the River Rock Resort in Richmond en route to a cer-emony at Peace Arch Park near the U.S. border. Visit www.delta-optimist.com for more photos and a video from the event.
Students attendingEnglish Bluff Elementarygot a little extra vacationtime last week when theTsawwassen school wasforced to close Friday dueto a watermain break.
Cathy Hussey, who’s thenew principal at EnglishBluff, said a municipalwatermain broke around8 a.m., prompting repaircrews to shut off the watersupply to the school untilthe line was fixed.
The watermain was notnear the school and therewas no damage to the facil-ity.
The school tried to getthe word out but some par-ents began arriving withtheir children only to betold classes were cancelled.
Hussey said the parentswere understanding and themorning went smoothly.
Classes resumed Mondaymorning.
Hussey joked the stu-dents “looked very sad”when told they had a longweekend.
Both the Delta police and fire departments responded toa suspicious fire in Ladner Monday night.
Just before 11:30 p.m., a man reported his black GMCpickup truck was fully engulfed by fire and he saw some-one fleeing the scene.
The Delta fire department put out the fire in the 5000-block of Linden Drive and the vehicle was seized forforensic examination.
A woman is facing pos-sible charges after she col-lided with a police car overthe weekend in Ladner
At around 6:30 p.m.Sunday, an on-duty officerwas driving an unmarkedpolice car in the 4600-block of River Road West.The officer was travellingeastbound and was aboutto make a left turn with histhe emergency lights acti-vated when he was struckby a 2005 Kia, which wasalso travelling east on River
Road West.Police say the driver of
the Kia came up behindthe police car, which wasstopped to make the turn,and chose to pass on thewrong side of the road, clip-ping the front end of thecruiser.
Damage to the police caris estimated at $10,000.
The driver of the Kia,a 50-year-old woman,appeared to be impairedand refused to take abreathalyzer test.
She was arrested andreleased on a promise toappear in court.
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Getting their name outto the public is still one ofElderCollege Delta’s focus-es, says chairperson SallyNorcott.
“We are getting out to thecommunity more and more,but we’re still working onit,” said Norcott, who is intoher second year as chair buthas been involved with thelocal ElderCollege for eightyears.
The group offers courses,at various locations aroundSouth Delta, for those 50and over in a in a relaxed,risk-free and social environ-ment. A public registrationfor the fall program is setfor Saturday.
Norcott highlights com-puter, music and literaturecourses as ones that areusually popular.
There are also twospecial community pre-sentations scheduled.Tsawwassen First Nationlands and natural resourcemanager Andrew Bakwill talk about the TFN(Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 7p.m. at the Ladner PioneerLibrary) and Rev. JimShort of Ladner UnitedChurch will talk about hisexperience in Afghanistan(Saturday, Oct. 1 at 10:30
a.m. at Cedar Park Church).The presentations are
free and open to the publicbut ElderCollege requestspeople call and register ifthey want to attend.
One recent change forElderCollege is the additionof a paid, part time officeadministrative assistant,said Norcott, adding themove is going to be veryhelpful for the group.
She also noted represen-tatives from ElderCollegeDelta attended a third agelearning conference inthe spring that was hostedby Capilano College’sElderCollege group.
“It was fabulous, therewere up to 20 ElderCollegesattending from around theprovince.
It made us feel goodbecause most of them areconnected to a college andwe’re not. That has been ourchallenge. It made us feelgood we’ve gone as far aswe have,” Norcott said.
Public registration takesplace at the TsawwassenTown Centre Mall onSaturday, Sept. 17 from 10to 11:30 a.m. For moreinformation or to registerafter Sept. 17, contact 604-943-0262 or e-mail [email protected].
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Stacy Whitman took overthe operation from longtimeowner Erna Swan earlierthis summer.
Whitman,who gradu-ated fromthe denturistprogram atVancouverCommunity College in2009 and got her licence in2010, is not new to manyTsawwassen Denture Cliniccustomers. She startedworking with Swan back in2008 when she was still astudent.
As Whitman learned theropes and got some practi-cal experience in the field,Swan started preparing forretirement. And, at the endof July, Whitman boughtthe clinic and took over.
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I’m not sure governments necessarilylearn the lessons provided by history, butthe recent HST fiasco offers a valuableteaching point.
As much as it was, and continues tobe, maligned, the harmonized sales taxis not some evil plan hatched by GordonCampbell as a parting shot to BritishColumbians. Three Maritime prov-inces have had the HST for more than adecade, while Ontario implemented it onthe same day B.C. did last year.
No one likes taxes, but given it’s inexistence in four other provinces at themoment, and there’s some sound eco-nomic thinking behind it, it’s not incon-ceivable it could have also been intro-duced here without all the uproar.
That’s where the lesson part comes in.The result of the province-wide mail-in referendum was so close that it waslikely the introduction factor, not the prosand cons of the tax itself, that tipped thebalance against the HST and prompted areturn to the old PST/GST model.
I heard many people say they didn’tfeel strongly one way or the other aboutthe tax — particularly after the promisedreduction to 10 per cent made the finan-cial impact a wash for most — but wereangered by the way the Liberals wentabout bringing it in.
In Ontario, the government announcedin March of 2009 it would be introduc-ing the HST the following summer, butduring the B.C. election campaign twomonths later, Liberals rejected any sug-gestions they’d be doing the same. Withinweeks of being re-elected, the HST wassuddenly on the table.
In hindsight, this sleight of hand ulti-mately doomed the tax.
The planned reduction to 10 per centwent a long way to propping up pitifulapproval numbers for the HST, so whencoupled with the benefits that busi-ness, and ultimately the economy as awhole, would realize, it appeared PremierChristy Clark just might pull this one outof the fire.
That turned out to be the case in someridings, including Delta South, but thetax ultimately fell when 54.73 per centof those province-wide rejected it. Therelatively narrow defeat has opened thedoor to much second-guessing, includingwhat could have been done differentlyto convince just five per cent of BritishColumbians to vote the other way.
You don’t have to look too deep tofind an answer to that one: Don’t lie to usand don’t foist something onto us with-out at least a little consultation.
In the end, it’s really just a lesson incommon sense, but don’t be disappointedif governments at all levels don’t end upheeding it.
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What do Delta area plans andrequests for information fromDelta taxpayers have in common?Apparently quite a bit.
At Monday’s Delta councilmeeting, several residents askedwhy they were being faced witha development proposal on theSouthlands, just months after aTsawwassen Area Plan processresulted in the Southlands beingretained in an agricultural designa-tion.
Mayor Lois Jackson’s answerand the ensuing silence from coun-cillors should be of grave concernto not only residents of Ladner andNorth Delta, who are just embark-ing on their own area plan, buta warning to all B.C. taxpayers.According to Jackson, they were“just following normal process.”
What’s the point in being
engaged in public consultation thatour elected officials are not expect-ed to honour?
What residents learned was,that after hundreds of thousandsof taxpayer dollars were expended,two years of endless meetings, anexpensive poll and a tremendousamount of confusion, the new planwas a waste of time. What is thepoint if all that public discourse isa huge waste of capital and humanresources?
I had a conversation with aCentury employee, Bob Ransford,at the recent Southlands informa-tion meeting, who informed methat what Century required was azoning change, pure and simple.
None of the plans being givenat the “presentation” were guaran-teed. Like our area plan, nothingis written in stone and could bechanged at anytime after approval,provided, of course, the developerstays within the guidelines of thenew zoning.
At least he was honest in tellingme that and I did note that we onlysaw a development concept, notan application, being given at thecouncil meeting.
While Delta spends thousands onarea plans it can disregard, it appar-
ently doesn’t have the resources todeal with requests made throughthe Freedom of Information andPrivacy Act.
One would think the goings onbetween staff members, politiciansand developers would be public.Nope. In some cases the publicis being forced to pay upwards of$500 before Delta will providewhat should be readily availablepublic information.
Surprisingly, there have beena couple of residents who havepaid the money, only to have theirrequests stalled. I have been con-tacted by other residents who areunable to pay upfront for theirchance to take a look at what’sgoing on in Delta.
There is undoubtedly a costincurred by Delta, and other armsof government, to provide this kindof information, but I can’t help butwonder whether the fees chargedand the delays imposed are tacticsintended to foil such requests.
Why is it that Delta is willing toexpend loads of taxpayer time anddollars on public consultations itcan, and does, ignore but when aresident requests information Deltapleads poverty, forcing our engagedresidents to be kept in the dark?
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A8 The Delta Optimist September 14, 2011
Letters to the Editor
Editor:Re: Pedestrians hit
along Trunk Road,Sept. 7
Having read about yetanother couple of pedestri-ans being hit I find I can’thold my tongue any longer.
First let me send myheartfelt sympathy to thefamilies of those who werehurt or killed in those twotragic and avoidable acci-dents.
That being said, forsome time, while drivingand walking around, I havebeen conducting my ownprivate poll on how manypeople actually look beforestepping off the curb orcontinue to look for trafficwhile crossing the street.
I am shocked to find thatapproximately eight out of
10 do not look left or right,especially at a crosswalk,and furthermore if they didlook, they stop looking forapproaching cars once theyare in the crosswalk.
The amazing thingis there seems to be nospecific demographic ofpeople; it is the old, young,parents with kids, male andfemale alike.
At this point I’m suresome of you pedestriansout there are thinking youhave the right-of-way sowhy should you bother tolook.
The answer is simple:You may have the right-of-way, but you will be theone who will be hurt orkilled, not the driver.
As a car driver andmotorcyclist for many
years, I can tell you thereare a lot of distracted,obnoxious, aggressive andjust plain bad drivers outon the road and I wouldnot trust any driver to lookout for my safety or atanytime assume they cansee me.
The best way to preventbeing hit (in a vehicle,walking or as a motorcy-clist) is to always assumethe other driver does notsee you or even cares thatyou have the right-of-way.That means looking before,and especially during,crossing any roadway.
I don’t know about you,but I would choose to havemy right-of-way takenfrom me and be alive overbeing dead right any day.
Jim Rogers
Don’t put faith in driversEditor:
I have lived inTsawwassen for over 20years now and recently Ihave noticed there are birdguns going off in the fieldsbordering Tsawwassen.
I live on 14th Avenueand hear them every dayin the early mornings andevenings, and they are quiteloud. I used to enjoy sittingon my balcony after work
and relaxing with a book,but I can no longer do thatdue to the incessant bang-ing coming from the fields.
I have an anxiety dis-order due to an accidentin Ladner a few years agoand this constant bangingaffects that. Also, my pet isnow scared to join me onthe balcony because of thisnoise.
What is our town coming
to when we can no longerenjoy our simple pleasures?
I hope all residents ofTsawwassen that are both-ered by this invasion to ourpeace and quiet will put aletter of complaint into themayor’s office.
We should not allowthis noise disturbance tobecome a fixture of ourfuture in Tsawwassen.
Chrissie Harvey
Incessant banging from farm fieldsdisturbing peace & quiet in Tsaw.
Editor:The recent referendum
regarding the 12 per centHST versus GST/PST (fiveper cent + seven per cent)was incomplete.
It didn’t provide us withthe considerable cost con-sequences to stopping theHST and restarting theGST/PST of over $1.7 bil-lion.
My personal opinionis the HST rate could belowered to nine or 10 percent and harsh applicationseliminated.
Ronald Bruce
Lack of consequences makes referendum incomplete
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Public Hearing - September 20, 2011The Municipal Council of The Corporation of Delta will hold a Public Hearing, in accordancewith the Local Government Act, to consider the following proposed projects and relatedapplications:
Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2011Time: 7:00 pmPlace: Council Chamber, Delta Municipal Hall
4500 Clarence Taylor CrescentDelta, BC V4K 3E2
A Council meeting is scheduled to immediately follow this Public Hearing in the event Councilwishes to give further consideration to any projects at that time.
Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports, and any relevantdocumentation may be inspected until Tuesday, September 20, 2011.
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 Zoning Text Amendment and Development Permit(File No. LU006260)
Location: 5028 47A Avenue, as shown outlined in bold on MAP NO. 1
Applicant: H. Smid Enterprises Ltd.
Telephone: 604.644.2754
Proposal: Application for Zoning Text Amendmentand Development Permit in order to allow renovationsand additions to the existing building on the subjectproperty.
To amend Comprehensive Development Zone No. 392 asfollows:
1. Section 3(a) by increasing the total floor areapermitted from 380 m2 to 400 m2; and;
2. Section 4 by reducing the minimum front setbackfor a principal structure from 6.5 m to 6 m
Development Permit LU006260
To regulate the form and character of the proposed development.
Staff Contact: Mike Ruskowski - 604.946.3382Web Location: August 15, 2011 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Item E.05
Project No. 2 Application for Official Community Plan Amendment, Rezoning andDevelopment Variance Permit (File No. LU006202)
Location: 11764 84 Avenue, as shown outlined in bold on MAP NO. 2
Applicant: Juggy Pallan
Telephone: 604.946.9842
Proposal: Application for Official Community PlanAmendment, Rezoning and Development VariancePermit to allow subdivision and development of twosingle family residential lots.
“The Corporation of Delta Official Community PlanBylaw No. 3950, 1985”Amendment Bylaw No. 6960
To amend the land use designation for the subjectproperty in the North Delta Future Land Use Plan inSchedule C.1 of the Official Community Plan from SFR– Single Family Residential to ISF – Infill Single Family.
To amend the “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” by rezoning the subject property fromRM1 Multiple Family (Duplex) Residential to RS8 Single Family (390 m²) Residential.
Development Variance Permit LU006202
To vary “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” as follows:
1. Section 305(a) by varying the front setback averaging requirement from 13.6 m to 6.5 m forproposed Lot 1; and
2. Section 914 by reducing the special setback from the centre line of 84 Avenue from 21 m to18.6 m for proposed Lots 1 and 2.
Staff Contact: Alex Cauduro – 604.952.3163Web Location: August 29, 2011 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Item E.09
Project No. 3 Application for Official Community Plan Amendment, Rezoning andDevelopment Variance Permit (File No. LU006183)
Location: 4790 47A Avenue, as shown outlined in bold on MAP NO. 3
Applicant: H. Smid Enterprises Ltd.
Telephone: 604.644.2754
Proposal: Application for Official Community PlanAmendment, Rezoning and Development VariancePermit to allow subdivision and development ofthree single family residential lots with a single familydwelling and coach house on each lot.“The Corporation of Delta Official Community PlanBylaw No. 3950, 1985”Amendment Bylaw No. 6963To amend the land use designation for the subjectproperty in the Ladner Future Land Use Plan in ScheduleB.3 of the Official Community Plan from ISF – Infill SingleFamily Residential to RG – Ground-Oriented Residential.“Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977”Amendment Bylaw No. 6964To amend the “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” byrezoning the subject property from RM1 Multiple Family(Duplex) Residential to RS9 Single Family (330 m²) Infill Residential.Development Variance Permit LU006183To vary “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” as follows:1. Sections 305(a) and (b) by reducing the front setback averaging requirement for principalstructures on the proposed lots to 4 m from the required setbacks ranging from 4 m to 6.3 m;and2. Section 901.5 (a) by reducing the minimum driveway width to 2.75 m from 3 m fordriveways providing access from the street to the parking spaces located at the rear of theproposed lots.Staff Contact: Alex Cauduro – 604.952.3163Web Location: August 15, 2011 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Item E.07
Project No. 4 Application for Zoning Amendment (File No. LU05171)Location: 5825 60 Avenue, as shown outlined in bold on MAP NO. 4Applicant: Shato Holdings Ltd.Telephone: 604.874.5533Proposal: Application for Zoning Amendment in orderto allow subdivision and development of a four-storey,thirteen-unit apartment building on a new lot. Theexisting restaurant, pub and marina would be retainedon the remainder lot.“Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977”Amendment Bylaw No. 6470To amend Comprehensive Development Zone No. 267,including the following:1. For the new lot:
• To permit a maximum thirteen-unit apartmentbuilding;
• To restrict the height of the apartment building to amaximum of four storeys and 20 m to the roof ridge;
• To reduce the minimum width of a parking space from 2.75 m to 2.5 m;• To reduce the minimum width of parking spaces adjacent to obstructions from 3 m to
2.7 m for a regular space and to 2.6 m for a small parking space;• To reduce the minimum width of a drive aisle in the parking area from 7 m to 6.7 m;• To reduce the minimum dimensions for small parking spaces from 2.4 m x 4.8 m to
2.3 m x 4.6 m; and• To increase the number of permitted small parking spaces from 0 to 4.
2. To reduce the minimum lot size for subdivision from 1 hectare to 0.30 hectare for the newlot and 0.85 hectare for the remainder lot.Building design and landscaping would be regulated by a Section 219 Restrictive Covenant.Staff Contact: Tanya Mitchner – 604.952.3472Web Location: August 29, 2011 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Item E.08
Project No. 5 Application for Rezoning and Development Variance Permit(File No. LU006229)
Location: 9364 116 Street, as shown outlined in bold on MAP NO. 5Applicant: Juggy PallanTelephone: 604.946.9842Proposal: Application for Rezoning and DevelopmentVariance Permit in order to allow subdivision anddevelopment of three single family residential lots.“Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977”Amendment Bylaw No. 7003To amend “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” byrezoning the subject property from RM1 Multiple Family(Duplex) Residential to RS7 Single Family (335 m2)Residential.Development Variance Permit LU006229To vary “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” as follows:1. Section 305 by varying the front setback averagingrequirement to establish a front setback of 7.5 m for theprincipal structures on the proposed lots; and2. Section 914 by reducing the special setback from the centre line of 116 Street from 21 m to19.6 m for the proposed lots.Staff Contact: Tanya Mitchner – 604.952.3472Web Location: August 15, 2011 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Item E.06
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Letters to the Editor
Editor:Re: Premier in town forround-table, Aug. 24
As one of the peopleinvited to attend the recentround-table meeting withPremier Christy Clark, Iwas surprised to see thereaction of some of yourreaders and thought I mightshare my first-hand per-spective of what actuallytranspired.
I was invited to attendthis round-table in myrole as volunteer chairof the Delta Chamber ofCommerce and did so withtwo of my fellow boardmembers and a member ofthe chamber’s transportationcommittee.
We had an opportunityto convey to the premiersome of the interests andconcerns of our memberbusinesses, including theSouth Fraser PerimeterRoad and our long-held
position on the requirementfor interchanges not inter-sections; the much-neededreplacement of the GeorgeMassey Tunnel, its feed-ers and overpasses, and animproved critical incidentresponse plan in the inter-im; along with the cham-ber’s annual letter to thefederal government request-ing an immediate resolutionto the siltation problem onthe Fraser River, anotherone of our community’s keytransportation corridors,and the required dredgingof its main and secondarychannels.
As noted in your story,along with the chamberwere representatives of theTsawwassen First Nation,Corporation of Delta, Deltaschool board, Burns BogConservation Society, DeltaHospital Foundation, theagriculture sector and otherindividuals and organiza-
tions, all of whom had anopportunity to share theirinterests and concerns too.
Following the meet-ing with the premier, Ifound that a video show-ing excerpts of the variouspresentations was posted towww.deltasouthbcliberals.org/delta-south-leaders-our-premier. You can see a por-tion of the chamber’s pre-sentation at 2m30s and theentire list of invited guestsat 5m30s.
If in future I receive aninvitation to bend the ear ofthe premier or one of hercabinet ministers on issuesand interests of importanceto the Delta Chamber ofCommerce, I will jump atthe opportunity.
Our members expectnothing less.
Ian TaitChair
Delta Chamber ofCommerce
Bending the premier’s ear
Editor:The New Democratic
Party has little to gain byassociating itself with acorrupt old-boys’ club thatthinks itself entitled to gov-ern this country.
The Liberals, on theother hand, would standto gain much by latchingonto the NDP at its time ofascendancy.
The “natural governingparty of Canada” needs to
take a time out.A good decade or two as
the third party should beenough to wash away thestench of hypocrisy andentitlement.
Gareth McCall
It would do Liberals good to be left in the wilderness
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Project No. 6 Application for Official Community Plan Amendment, Rezoning andDevelopment Variance Permit (File No. LU006070)
Location: 11873 75A Avenue, as shown outlined in bold on MAP NO. 6Applicant: Mandeep Badesha and Charan KhosahTelephone: 604.315.3823Proposal: Application for Official Community PlanAmendment, Rezoning and Development Variance Permitto allow subdivision and development of two single familyresidential lots.“The Corporation of Delta Official Community Plan BylawNo. 3950, 1985”Amendment Bylaw No. 6897To amend the land use designation for the subjectproperty in the North Delta Future Land Use Plan inSchedule C.1 of the Official Community Plan from SFR– Single Family Residential to MGR – Medium DensityGround-Oriented Residential.“Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977”Amendment Bylaw No. 6898To amend the “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” by rezoning the subject property from RM1Multiple Family (Duplex) Residential to RS7 Single Family (335 m2) Residential.Development Variance Permit LU006070To vary “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” by reducing the front setback averagingrequirement in Section 305 from between 5.59 m and 6.56 m to 6.04 m for the principalstructures on the proposed lots.Staff Contact: Mike Ruskowski - 604.946.3382Web Location: August 15, 2011 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Item E.04
Project No. 7 Application for Rezoning and Development Variance Permit(File No. LU006115)
Location: 4998 and 5008 Stevens Drive, as shown outlined in bold on MAP NO. 7
Applicant: Peter C. Popperl and Peter J. PopperlTelephone: 604.943.6975Proposal: Application for Rezoning and DevelopmentVariance Permit in order to allow subdivision of two singlefamily residential lots into three, and construction of anew single family dwelling on proposed Lot 2.“Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977”Amendment Bylaw No. 6965To amend “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” byrezoning the subject properties from RS1 Single FamilyResidential to RS5 Single Family (550 m2) Residential.Development Variance Permit LU006115To vary “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” as follows:1. Section 636B by reducing the average lot depth
requirement for subdivision from 30 m to 23 m for Lot 2;2. Section 632B by reducing the minimum front setback from 6.5 m to 6 m for the principal
structure and 5 m for the porch structure, and the minimum rear setback from 9 m to5.5 m for the principal structure on Lot 2;
3. Section 305(a) by reducing the front setback averaging requirement from 7.9 m to 6 m forthe principal structure and 5 m for the porch structure on Lot 2; and
4. Section 632B by reducing the minimum rear (east) setback from 9 m to 3 m for the principalstructure on Lot 1.
Staff Contact: Alex Cauduro - 604.952.3163Web Location: July 25, 2011 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Item E.05Any persons who believe that their interest in property will be affected by the proposed projectsshall be given an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing on matters contained in thebylaws and/or proposed by the applications.Should you have any concerns or comments you wish to communicate to Council in advance ofthe Public Hearing, you can write to:Mayor and CouncilThe Corporation of Delta4500 Clarence Taylor CrescentDelta, BC V4K 3E2Fax: 604.946.3390Email: [email protected] be considered, correspondence must be received by the Office of the Municipal Clerk no laterthan 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 20, 2011.Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public or interestedpersons concerning any project after the Public Hearing has concluded.
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Hot chocolate, I get. Hotbaths, I understand. Hotyoga? Not so much.
Still, there’s no denyingit’s all the rage. Even myhusband, who’s never triedyoga, would try yoga if it’shot.
“Maybe they don’t meanhot as in warm,” I suggest.“Maybe they mean hot asin, you know, popular orattractive. As in: Brad Pittis really hot.”
“No,” says my husband,who has researched the hotyoga subject. “They meanhot as in HOT. As in saunahot. As in sweat-your-face-off hot. Sounds like a really
great workout.”I consider the possibility.
I go into a sauna to sit. I gointo a sauna to chat. But Iwould not go into a saunato do the downward dog. Oreven the walking dog or thebarking dog — assumingthose are also yoga posi-tions.
How anyone came upwith the idea of hot yogabeats me. As far as I know,no one has yet come upwith the idea of hot basket-ball or hot volleyball or hotindoor tennis, even thoughthose are also great ways ofkeeping trim.
It’s a no-brainer whyno one has developed hothockey or hot curling orhot ringette, of course,(they’re on ice! duh!), butwhy not hot indoor badmin-ton? Why not hot aerobicsor hot swimming or evenhot Monopoly? (Hey, I’m
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“You don’t get it,” saysthe husband. “When you dohot yoga, you’re just crank-ing it up a bit. You know,pushing yourself. Sweat canbe your friend.”
OK, I say. I get that. Butwhy not go for a walk in thesummer wearing two par-kas, three pairs of socks andfour toques? Hot walkingwould get you sweating.
“Because!” says the hus-band, clearly exasperated.“That would look STUPID!WHO goes hot walking?”
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Gabriel McIntyre (left), 5, and Aili, 9, take a bubble-blowing trac-tor for a ride. Three-year-old Sekora Black makes friends with Ronaldo during Day at the Farm last Saturday on Westham Island.
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Above: Three-year-old RubyKump finds the Greek yogurtcan be a little messy.
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!Are you responsiblefor the care of a familymember or friend at homeor in a facility? Trying tocope with the changes thataging and illness bring toa loved one can be a diffi-cult and stressful job. DeltaCaregivers’ Network isoffering an education seriesand support group startingThursday, Sept. 15 from12:30 to 2:30 pm once aweek for eight weeks. Costis $25. Subjects coveredinclude caregiver stress,communication techniques,role and lifestyle changes,accessing and using com-munity resources, and legaland financial issues. Toregister call Laurie Pettmanat 604-943-3921 or TheCentre for Supportive Careat 604-948-0660.
!South Delta Newcomers& Alumni meetings areheld the third Thursday ofeach month at 7:15 p.m. inthe Kiwanis Longhouse,1710-56th St., Tsawwassen.The club is for all womenwho have moved to Ladner,Tsawwassen or PointRoberts, to introduce youto the community and helpyou make new friends. Joinus Thursday, Sept. 15. Formore information pleasecall Marie at 778-434-2090.
!St. Andrews Church Deltais offering a fall Alphacourse. It is a practicalintroduction to the Christianfaith, addresses foundation-al questions, and exploresthe meaning of life. A“Kickoff ” dinner/info eve-ning is being held in Tsaw.,on Friday, Sept. 16 at 6:30p.m. where you can register.The 15 Thursday eveningsessions start Sept. 22. Nocost for dinner or course.All ages welcome. PhoneDawn at 604-943-8094 forother details.
!Come out to theEarthwise Market Days“Tomato Festival” onSaturday, Sept. 17, from10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 6400-3rd Ave., Boundary Bay,Tsawwassen. Featuring40 varieties of Earthwiseorganic heirloom tomatoes!Don’t miss the Lions ClubPancake Breakfast from 10to 11 a.m. There will betomato tasting, pocket mar-ket, live music, cob ovenpizza and more. For info:www.earthwisesociety.bc.caor call 604-946-9828.
!A healthy relationshipsand stress managementgroup beings the week ofSept. 19 - 23 at DeltassistFamily and CommunityServices, 9097-120th St.,Delta. The group is foradults who are 19 and
older and are self-referred.Registration deadline isSept. 19. Call 604-594-3455 to register.
!Saturday, Sept. 19 -There’s a monthly jewelry,watches and ‘designer col-lection’ for sale at Hospice
Cottage Thrift Store, 9:30a.m. to 4 p.m., 1521-56thSt. Tsawwassen.
!The next regular meet-ing of the South DeltaLow Vision Support Groupwill be held on Tuesday,Sept. 20 at 1:30 p.m. at the
Ladner Pioneer Library,47th Ave. The guest speak-ers will be John Timms,director of public relationsfor Coast Mountain BusCompany and Jim Dawe ofEXIT Transit.
!The Boundary Bay
Quilters Guild invitesyou to attend our meet-ing on Tuesday, Sept. 20.Check out our great Show& Tell and this month’sguest speaker: Judy Rosswill present “negotiatingthe gap between art quiltsand traditional quilts.” We
meet at the Sacred HeartGym, 3900 Arthur Drive inLadner. Doors open at 6:30p.m. and our meetings arefrom 7 to 9 p.m. Guests arewelcome for a $5 entrancefee. For more info: www.boundarybayquiltersguild.caor call 604-948-0692.
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Coming Events
!The Evergreen GardenClub is excited to wel-come Steve Lorton, for-mer publisher of SunsetMagazine, to give a pre-sentation of “My Life inOther People’s Gardens.”He will be speaking onSept. 20, at 7:30 p.m. at theLadner Community Centre.Admission for non-mem-bers is by donation.
!Housing, transportationand services help support
seniors to remain active andindependent. Delta SeniorsCommunity Planning teaminvites Delta residents55+ to get involved andstay informed on theseimportant communityissues. We meet the thirdTuesday of the month. Ournext meeting is Tuesday,Sept. 20 from 10 a.m. tonoon at Deltassist Familyand Community Services,9097-120th St., NorthDelta. For more informa-tion: 604.946.9526 [email protected].
!Could you use a laugh?Toastmasters HumorousSpeech Competition.Tsawwassen Library,Tuesday Sept. 20, from 6:45to 8:45 p.m. Come and joinus.
!The Alzheimer Societyof B.C. welcomes you toattend Life after Diagnosis& Navigating the Systemon Sept. 21. This two-hourworkshop will provideparticipants with an oppor-tunity to learn about thediagnosis of Alzheimer’s
disease or a related demen-tia, how the health caresystem works, accessingdifferent programs andservices in the community,early planning and strate-gies for living well withdementia. The event will beheld from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.at the Tsawwassen Library(1321A-56th St.). Pleasecontact Anthony for moreinformation at 604-238-7390 or e-mail: [email protected].
!The Probus Club of SouthDelta, a non-profit, fellow-ship club for retired andsemi-retired professionaland business people willhold its next regular month-ly meeting at 10 a.m. onWednesday, Sept. 21 in TheCoast Tsawwassen Inn. Ourspeaker is Melinda Burns,Mandate Travel on SeniorsTours. Guests welcome.Please call Dick Williams at604-940-6542 for informa-tion.
!A Party Dance willbe held at KinVillage
Community Centre, 543010th Avenue, Tsawwassen,Friday, Sept. 16. Doorsopen at 7:30 p.m. withdancing from 8 p.m. tomidnight. Tea, coffee anddessert will be served midevening. Tickets are $8for members and $10 non-members and are availableat the Centre or at the door.604-943-0225.
!Registration forElderCollege Delta’s fallcourses will take placeat the Tsawwassen TownCentre Mall on Saturday,Sept. 17 from 10 to 11:30a.m. ElderCollege is opento all 50 years and over.Learn in a relaxed, risk-freeand social environment.For further information orto register after September17 contact 604-943-0262or [email protected]. Complete fall
program available at www.kinvillage.org.
!Singles over Sixtyresumes Sept. 21 at 4p.m. at Kin Centre inTsawwassen. New membersare welcome. For moreinformation call Win at604-946-0299.
!Broadway Show Stopperswill perform at the McKeeSeniors Recreation Centre,5155-47th Ave., in Ladneron Sunday, Sept. 18 at 2p.m. Tickets are available atthe centre or call 604-375-8126. Tickets cost $20 foradults and $16 for seniors/students.
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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NOMINATION PERIODThe 2011 Local Government Elections for the Offices of
Mayor (one to be elected)Councillor (six to be elected)
School Trustee (seven to be elected)will be held on Saturday, November 19, 2011
Nomination Packages and information on the requirements and procedures for makinga nomination for these offices may be obtained from the Office of the Municipal Clerk.
Nominations will be received at the Office of the Municipal Clerk, Delta Municipal Hall,during regular business hours, commencing at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 4, 2011and concluding at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 14, 2011. Please note the MunicipalHall is closed on Thanksgiving Day, Monday, October 10, 2011.
No Nominations will be accepted after 4:00 p.m., October 14, 2011.
CAMPAIGN ORGANIZERA campaign organizer is an organization or an individual that undertakes or intendsto undertake an election campaign to support or oppose a candidate or electororganization or proposed course of action advocated by a candidate or electororganization that is not run directly by the candidate or elector organization. Acampaign organizer is also an individual who accepts, or intends to accept, campaigncontributions in relation to the campaign.
Campaign organizers are bound by the same campaign fundraising restrictions anddisclosure rules as candidates and elector organizations. The specific requirementsregarding campaign finances are detailed in Division 8 – Campaign Financing - LocalGovernment Act.
Any organization or individual, who intends to undertake an election campaign as partof the 2011 Local Government Elections, is requested to contact the Chief ElectionOfficer to obtain additional information regarding these requirements.
For additional information please contact:
The Office of the Municipal Clerk 604-946-3222The Corporation of Delta 604-946-3390 (Fax)4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent [email protected], B.C. V4K 3E2 www.corp.delta.bc.ca
BE A FAN OF SPECIAL OLYMPICSIf you are a fan of courage and determination, then you are already a fanof Special Olympics.Why not make it official?
VOLUNTEERS URGENTLY NEEDED FOR FALL SEASON:We are looking for enthusiastic assistant coaches to work with ourdedicated athletes in swimming, floor hockey, curling, 5-pin bowling,rhythmic gymnastics, basketball, active start (ages 2-6) and alpine skiing.These Fall programs begin in October and run until March. Most programsconsist of one practice a week and two competitions.Training and coachdevelopment support is provided. We also have administrativepositions open at this time. For more information please go towww.sobcdelta.blogspot.com for further informationor e-mail us at [email protected]
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Village market finale
The last Ladner VillageMarket of the year was heldlast Sunday. Shoppers (right)browsed through a variety ofofferings (above and left) andlistened to tunes from MojoZydeco (top left). This seasonwas marked by a run of goodweather. For more photosfrom the market’s 2011 finale,visit www.delta-optimist.com.
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In the Community
Six Delta studentswere chosen from morethan 100 applicants toreceive Envision FinancialEducation Awards.
Kajsa Cuthbert, HilaryHwu, Amy Zell, JacobWolstencroft, Amanda Dowand Allyson Wollin knowthat hard work, commu-nity involvement and goodgrades really do pay off.The students are each recip-ients of $2,000 awards.
Every year, Envisionawards 12 $2,000 scholar-ships to secondary andpost-secondary studentsthroughout the province.The selection commit-tee chose the recipientsbased on their communityinvolvement and academicperformance.
The winning studentsdemonstrated academicexcellence and have devel-oped leadership skills intheir neighbourhoods and
communities as well asoverseas. From volunteer-ing in hospitals and youthcamps to helping residentsof Vancouver’s DowntownEastside and the needy inrural India, each recipienthas not only maintainedexcellent grades but alsostepped up and taken onresponsibilities to assistothers who need a littleextra help.
“It’s encouraging to seeour youth step up and chal-lenge themselves to becomeactive members of society,”said Kay Gandham, branchmanager of Envision’sLadner location. “Thesescholarships acknowledgeour young leaders who haveworked incredibly hard tomake a difference in thecommunity of Delta. As anorganization, we are proudto help give them a headstart on funding their edu-cation.”
Building on a suc-cessful first event heldlast month, KinVillagewill host a second PartyDance on Friday.
Co-ordinators ShariBoyce and Dorothy Robbsaid the turnout for thefirst dance was “phenom-enal” and they receivedgood feedback.
“We will again providea variety of CD musicfrom the ‘50s, ‘60s and‘70s which will give thedancers an opportunity todance to their favouritetunes,” say the coordina-tors.
Tickets are $8 formembers and $10 non-members and the priceincludes a dessert withtea or coffee mid-evening.
Call 604-943-0225.Doors open at 7:30 p.m.with dancing from 8 to 11p.m. Tickets may be pur-chased at the Tsawwassencentre ahead of time or atthe door.
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LIST OF REGISTERED ELECTORSThe List of Registered Electors (List) to be used for the 2011 Local Government Electionsfor Mayor, Councillors and School Trustees in The Corporation of Delta and SchoolDistrict No. 37, to be held on November 19, 2011, will be available for public inspectionat the Delta Municipal Hall during regular business hours, beginning Tuesday, October4, 2011, until the close of general voting for these elections at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday,November 19, 2011.
An elector may request that personal information respecting the elector be omittedfrom or obscured on the List in accordance with Section 63 of the Local GovernmentAct.
Objection to Registration
An objection to the registration of a person whose name appears on the List may bemade in accordance with Section 64 of the Local Government Act and must be receivedby the Chief Election Officer before 4:00 p.m. Friday, October 14, 2011.
An objection may only be made by a person entitled to be registered as an elector ofDelta and can only be made on the basis that the person whose name appears on theList has died, or that at the time of objection, the person is not qualified to be registeredas an elector in Delta.
An objection must be made in writing, signed by the person making it and include thefollowing:
(a) the name and address, as shown in the List, of the person against whoseregistration the objection is made;
(b) the basis of the objection, including a statement of the facts that the objectorbelieves support this; and
(c) the name and address of the person making this objection.
Before viewing the List, a person must sign a statement that he or she will not inspectthe List or use the information included on the List except for the purposes of theElection.
For additional information please contact
The Office of the Municipal Clerk (604) 946-3220The Corporation of Delta (604) 946-3390 (Fax)4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent [email protected], B.C. V4K 3E2 www.corp.delta.bc.ca
ElderCollege DeltaA KINVILLAGE COMMUNITY CENTRE INITIATIVE
Our MissionOur purpose is to extend to our valued citizens,
over 50, a variety of programs with a view toexpanding their knowledge and enhancing
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FALL SEMESTER 2011You must be a member of ElderCollege Delta to take a course. Membership fees are $10.00 per year.
ElderCollege Delta membership is valid for the calendar year in which it is paid. You may pay for yourElderCollege Delta membership and registration fees at the same time.
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B17 - Computers for Beginners - Level 2 - Internet, E-mail, Foldersand FilesPresenter: Paul & Kathleen Vanderwood (Returning Presenters)4 sessions: $35; Class size max. 8Saturdays: Nov. 19th, 26th, Dec. 3rd and 10th10:00 am - 12:00 noonMulti-purpose room, KinVillage Community Centre, 5430 10thAve., Tsawwassen
C17 - Using Your Computer for Digital PhotographyPresenter: Keith Dinwoodie (Returning Presenter)4 sessions: $35; Class size max. 8Mondays: Oct. 17th, 24th, Nov. 14th and 21st6:30 pm - 8:30 pmMulti-purpose room, KinVillage Community Centre, 5430 10th Ave.Tsawwassen
D17 - GPSPresenter: Andrew Murray (Aviation Electronics Technologist)6 sessions: $55; Class size min. 5 - max. 12Wednesdays: Oct. 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, Nov. 2nd & 9th10:00 am - 11:30 amMulti-purpose room, KinVillage Community Centre, 5430 10th Ave.Tsawwassen
E17 Health and Wellness LecturesSession One: Healthy Living to 100Session Two: Brain Fitness - Avoiding those Senior MomentsPresenter: Dr. Wayne Jakeman D.C. (Wellness Expert & LifestyleEducator)2 sessions: $20; Class max. 16Wednesdays: Nov. 2nd and 16th 3:00 pm - 4:30 pmMulti-purpose room, KinVillage Community Centre, 5430 10th Ave.Tsawwassen
F17 - History Through the Eyes of WritersPresenter: Guillermo Bustos (Retired Delta Educator)6 sessions: $55; Class size max. 25Tuesdays: Oct. 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th, Nov. 1st and 8th10:00 am - 11:30 amCedar Park Church, 5300 44th Avenue, Ladner
G17 - “On Being Aboriginal in Canada”Presenter: Jim Morin (instructor at BCIT and Langara UniversityCollege)4 sessions: $35; Class size min. 10 - max. 20Wednesdays: Nov. 9th, 23rd, 30th, and Dec. 7th4:00 pm - 6:00 pmMulti-purpose room, KinVillage Community Centre, 5430 10th Ave.Tsawwassen
H17 - From Requiem to Creation: The Choral Music of Mozart andHaydnPresenter: Nicolas Krusek (Orchestral Musician, Conductor, Speakerand Graduate of UBC)6 sessions: $55; Class size max 30.Fridays: Oct. 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th and Nov. 4th & 18th10:15 am - 12:15 pmAugustine House, 8320 Arthur Drive, Ladner (Please park in theSacred Heart parking lot)
I17- OperaPresenter: Betty Tanney (Former ElderCollege Council Member andReturning Presenter)4 sessions: $35; Class size max. 30Thursdays: Oct. 13, 20th, 27th and Nov. 3rd1:00 pm - 3:00 pmAugustine House, 8320 Arthur Drive, Ladner (Please park in theSacred Heart parking lot)
J17 - JazzPresenter: Betty Tanney (Former ElderCollege Council Member andReturning Presenter)2 sessions: $20; Class size max. 30Thursdays: Nov. 17th and 24th 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmAugustine House, 3820 Arthur Drive, Ladner (Please park in theSacred Heart parking lot)
K17 - Do You See What I See? (Photography)Presenter: Sally Roberts (Retired Delta Educator)3 sessions: $30; Class size max. 10Mondays: Oct. 24th, 31st and Nov. 7th10:00 am - 12:00 noonMulti-purpose room, KinVillage Community Centre, 5430 10thAvenue, Tsawwassen
L17 - F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, and the RoaringTwentiesPresenter: David Hunt (Past Chair of ElderCollege and RetiredEducator)4 sessions: $35; Class size max. 20Tuesdays: Nov. 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th1:00 pm- 3:00 pmAugustine House, 3820 Arthur Drive, Ladner (Please park in theSacred Heart parking lot)
M17 - French - Introductory FrenchPresenter: Sylvie Haering (Retired Secondary Educator)6 sessions: $55; Class size max. 20Mondays: Oct. 3rd, 17th, 24th, 31st, Nov. 7th and 14th10:30 am - 12:30 pmMargaret Vidal Court, 5492 11th Ave., Tsawwassen
O17 - What a Spectacular World!Presenter: Tom Griffing (Undergraduate of University of Illinois andtwo graduate degrees from the University of Michigan)4 sessions: $35; Class size max. 20Wednesdays: Oct. 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th1:00 pm - 3:00 pmCedar Park Church, 5300 44th Ave., Ladner
P17 - Travel Presentations4 sessions: $35; Class size max. 167:00 pm - 8:30 pmTsawwassen Public Library, 1321A 56th Street, TsawwassenMonday, November 7th - New ZealandPresenter: Mike Hawkes (Retired RCMP Officer)Monday, November 14th - KenyaPresenter: June Morin (Retired Delta Educator)Monday, November 21st - IndochinaPresenter: Diane Hendry (Tsawwassen resident and lab technician)Monday, November 28th - TurkeyPresenters: Debbie and Ric Slaco (Experienced Travellers)
Q17 - Crisis ManagementPresenter: Daniel McGrath (Retired Professional Public AffairsPractitioner)2 sessions: $20; Class size min. 10 - max. 16Tuesdays: Oct. 18th and 25th6:45 pm - 8:45 pmTsawwassen Public Library, 1321A 56th Street, Tsawwassen
FIELD TRIPSR17 - Museum of AnthropologyFieldtrip Fee: $20Friday, Nov. 18th 10:45 am - 3:15 pm (including travel time)Host: Paulette TattersallUBC Museum of Anthropology, 6393 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver
T17, U17 & V17 - “Bring Your Mug” SeriesThursdays: 10:00 am - noonKinVillage Community CentreFree to members and the public Class size max. 20Oct. 27th - Nursing Uniforms and Professional IdentityPresenter: Sheila J. Rankin Zerr, Adjunct Professor, UBCNov. 10th - Problems Related to GamblingPresenter: Kiana Abedi, Problem Gambling Prevention WorkerNov. 24th - Life Transitions (class size max. 15)Presenter: Barbara Leroy, Counselling Psychologist
Special Feature PresentationsFree and Open to All in the Community
Tsawwassen First NationAndrew Bak, a member of the Tsawwassen First Nation Legislature, to speak on:
Structure of the TFN Government and TFN Public InstitutionsDate: Tuesday, Sept. 20th, 7:00 pm - Ladner Pioneer Library, 4683 56th Street, Ladner
Afghanistan: A Personal PerspectiveA presentation by Major Jim Short
Saturday, October 1st, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm - Cedar Park Church, 5300 44th Avenue, LadnerRegistration necessary through ElderCollege: 604-943-0262
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Delta SportsLadner teen thrives in dressage arena
On a rural stretch of No.3 Road, south of StevestonHighway in Richmond, liesone of the province’s equinehotbeds where MonicaHouweling has been chas-ing and realizing her dreamfor the last seven years.
The 18-year-old fromLadner has made daily vis-its to Centre Line Stablespart of her life as she hasdeveloped into one of thecountry’s top up-and-com-ing dressage competitors,working under her longtimecoach Karen Pavicic.
“I just love coming outhere and doing my thing,”smiled Houweling after alesson last week in CentreLine’s indoor arena onboardStentano, her 12-year-old
Dutch Warmblood geld-ing. “Karen knows me andknows just how to push metoo. She is really talentedand has really brought mealong.”
Houweling’s measure-ment for success the pastfour years has come inthe way of earning theopportunity to representCanada at the InternationalFederation for EquestrianSports (FEI) NorthAmerican Junior and YoungRider Championships inKentucky. After reach-ing the podium a year agoin the team competition,Houweling’s goal was tocontend in individual eventsin what was her final com-petition at the Junior (18and under) level.
She fulfilled her expecta-tions and then some, win-
ning silver in the freestyleround and bronze in theindividual test. Her divi-sion featured 43 competi-tors from throughout NorthAmerica.
Houweling took themomentum into therecent B.C. DressageChampionships where shemade her debut at the YoungRiders level (21 and under)and came away with gold.With one more regionalevent on her 2011 schedule,she is in a favourable posi-tion moving ahead and try-ing to earn her way back toKentucky in the new year.
“I wanted to see whereI was at and thought wewould just go in and testit,” she said. “We ended upon top but there is still lotsof work to do. I will nowbe focused on training andsettling (Stentano) into thenew level.
“My scores were goodenough to (get me back toKentucky). But I only wantto go back if I am going tobe competitive too.”
With her mom hav-ing a passion for horses,Houweling and her twosisters, were in introducedto riding at a young age. ForMonica, it quickly devel-oped into more than just aweekend pastime.
She began by taking basicriding lessons at a localbarn and made rapid prog-ress. By the time she firsthooked-up with Pavicic,Houweling’s parents hadpurchased her a pony. Shewould go on to anothermount, before Stenato wasimported from Hollandin 2006. It took about ayear before a great enoughbond was developed forHouweling to become theFEI Children’s Champion.
Describing her sport ascombination of figure skat-ing and gymnastics, withjudges’ scoring based onhow well movements areexecuted, Houweling says
there is no real “peak” agein dressage and it’s moreabout experience and con-tinued progress to perhapsone day reach the grandprix level.
“The time frame is really
just moving forward,” shesaid. “You can go as longas your body can take itbut horses can go lame atanytime. A big part of it toois the mental game. You canget yourself there but the
horse has to as well. Theyare unpredictable and that’swhy it’s so important gettingto know him.
“This is my dream andwho knows where it its tak-ing me to.”
Monica Houweling solidifies her promising status with outstanding showing at North America Championships
Ladner’s Monica Houweling and her 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding Stentano have wastedlittle time in making an impact at the Young Riders level of dressage, winning the recent provincialchampionhips. The result came after an impressive run at the junior level of the equine sport.
PHOTO BY CHUNG CHOW
Monica Houweling has been competing with Stentano for thepast five years.
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Boundary Bluebackscapped the 2011 seasonwith some outstand-ing performances at lastmonth’s B.C. SummerSwimming Association’sprovincial championships atWatermania in Richmond.
Leading the Tsawwassencontingent was DivisionSix competitor Talon Sladewho captured gold in the100 metre freestyle witha winning time of 56.10seconds. He would lateradd a bronze in the 100backstroke with a clockingof 1:02.82.
Slade’s busy weekendalso included being a mem-ber of the gold medal win-ning Fraser South Regionalrelay team in the 200 free-style event. He came ever-so-close to adding moremedals, placing fourth inthe 50 butterfly (27.92) andfifth in the 50 free (25.58).
In Division 6 girls, ErinMacDougall was a memberof the silver medal winningSouth Fraser medley relayteam. She also placed in thetop 10 in three individualevents, finishing fifth inthe 100 free (1:04.60),sixth in the 100 backstroke(1:14.40) and ninth in the50 free (29.15).
Morgan Slade finished10th in the Division 5 boys100 backstroke with a timeof 1:12.22, while Lindsay
Nicholson was 12th in theDivision 3 girls 50 breast-stroke (42.33).
Longtime Delta residentand former Bluebacksmember Sarah Munroenjoyed a three medalweekend, winning goldin the Division 7 girls 50butterfly (31.59). She was
also a member of the goldmedal winning regionalrelay team and added abronze in the 100 butterfly(1:13).
Winskill Dolphins mem-ber Melissa Kwantes wasfifth in the OCAT2 100breaststroke with a clock-ing of 1:22.94.
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Boundary Bay Bluebacks Talon Slade receives his gold medalafter winning the Division 6 100 metre freestyle at the provincialchampionships in Richmond.
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Overcoming extreme heat and a shortageof players, the Ladner U16 Strikers boyssoccer team opened its season in outstand-ing fashion by winning gold at the MichaelSmith Memorial Tournament in Langley onLabour Day Weekend.
The local Silver level rep team got off toa rough start, dropping an 8-2 decision to aGold side from Guildford.
The boys did not get discouraged andcame out fighting hard against the LadnerU16 Gold team, later that day. Through twohard fought halves, the Strikers came awaywith a 3-2 upset win.
After dropping a tough 1-0 decision toAldergrove, the boys had one more chanceto show their stuff in a rematch againstGuildford.
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The U16 roster includes AnthonyBorland, Jeremy Cook, Cyrus Kohlmetz,Jayven Gill, David Copeland , AndrewJones, Byron King, Adam Lariviere, AidanPhagura, Dustin Poon, Bryson Rachel,Lewis Reid, Josh Robinson, Jake Rudnikand Pali Sarai. The coaches are excited bythe recent addition of Adrian Blanco to theteam.
The team also thanks U15 players CharlieThompson and Anthony Cervi for filling inover the weekend.
The Strikers would also like to congratu-late the Ladner U16 Celtic team for winningthe silver medal.
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Ladner Strikers boys soccer team avenged an earlier loss to Guildford to capture the U16 divisionat the Michael Smith Memorial Tournament in Langley on Labour Day Weekend.
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Gomez (nee Reynolds), SadieMay 19, 1980 - August 29, 2011
Sadie Gomez (nee Reynolds)
Sadie passed away in Calgary, Alber-ta at Foothills Medical Centre onMonday August 29 surrounded byher loving family. She is survived byher devoted husband Shane Gomez(Calgary), her parents Kim and JohnReynolds and her brother JoshuaReynolds (North Vancouver), his wifeColleen Wheeler and their daughter,Sadie’s niece and namesake, LillianSadie Reynolds, who shares Sadie’sfeisty spirit and fabulous lips. Her in-law family includes her parents-in-law Suzanne and Jose Gomez(Crowsnest Pass), her brother-in-lawJay Gomez, his wife Jill and theirchildren, Ozzy and Willow (Brisbane,Australia) and grandma, FelicitaGomez (Crowsnest Pass, Alberta). Acelebration of Sadie’s life will be heldat St. Agnes Church, 530 East 12thStreet in North Vancouver on Satur-day September 17 at 2:00 pm.
It is with much sadness that we announcethe sudden but peaceful passing of LauraMerle Levagood, age 86, on September 3rd,2011 at Delta Hospital, after a seven monthstruggle with cancer.
Born July 8th, 1925 in Manitou, Manitoba.She was the youngest daughter of Williamand Laura Manning of Darlingford, Manitoba.Merle had two sisters, Alva and Ella, andthree brothers Clayton, Wray and Delbert. Allher family had predeceased her.
Merle had a happy, small town childhood in Darlingford. She always hadlots of friends, sang in the church choir, and enjoying skating at the localcommunity centre. After graduation from high school, Merle moved toCalgary where she worked for McDonalds Consolidated. There she met andworked with Marion Levagood, soon to be her sister-in-law.
Merle met Glenn Levagood in Calgary in 1946.They were married in Calgaryon February 8th, 1947. Soon after, they moved to Camrose Alberta, whereGlenn began his 50 year career with Sun Life. Moving with this new familywas Mrs. Laura Manning Sr., who lived with the family for eleven years, untilshe passed away in 1958.
Pamela Jean Levagood was born in Camrose, Alberta on February 16th,1951. Cynthia Louise Levagood was born in Edmonton,Alberta on July 23rd,1959.
Merle had a zest for life! She loved to cook and entertain. Everyone wasalways welcome at the Levagood home. She played an active role in thecommunity, volunteering at Ronald McDonald House and the MisericordiaHospital for decades. Merle loved curling at the Hillcrest Country Club,quilting with her quilting group, playing cards, knitting afghans and boy didshe know her sports trivia. She and Glenn were avid Edmonton Eskimos andEdmonton Oilers fans, having season’s tickets for decades.
After Glenn’s passing on September 2nd, 2001 in Edmonton, Merle movedto Tsawwassen, BC. in 2007 to be closer to her girls. There she lived atthe Waterford Seniors Residence where she made many, dear friends,enjoyed playing bridge, attending happy hour, (especially when Elvis wasentertaining!) and had many daily laughs.
Merle is survived by Pam and Moray Keith of Tsawwassen, BC, andCindy Levagood and David Dupont of Fairmont Hot Springs BC.
Much joy in Merle’s life was attributed to her grandchildren, Greg Keith andCourtney Keith of Vancouver BC. Years of dance recitals’, hockey games,Nan’s baking and Nana’s love was special to them, and shall be greatlymissed.
Fairmont Hot Springs, Mountainside Villas played a big part in Merle andGlenn’s life. The family has enjoyed 30 summers there, with lots of friends,and many good times.
A Celebration of her life will be held at Beach Grove Golf Course, 5946 - 12thAvenue, Tsawwassen, BC, on Wednesday, September 21st, 2011, from 1 to3 pm. To make this joyous celebration even more fun, the family requestsyou bring photos of Merle for them to keep. Please explain on the back whois in the photo and the occasion. Write down a funny or memorable storyand bring it with you. The girls are preparing a book in memory of her lifeand these photos and stories will all be included. Merle’s favourite colourwas pink. You are asked to wear something pink on the 21st to celebrateher zest for a life well lived!
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to ICAN, Invermere CompanionAnimal Network, the Delta Hospital Foundation, or the charity ofyour choice.
Levagood, Laura MerleJuly 8, 1925 - Sept 3, 2011
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It is hard to believe it has been 2 years since you left us. Yourpassing has left such a void in our lives which can never be filled.We wonder every day what you could have been, what youcould have accomplished. If you were still with us, knowing thekind of young man you were, we know you would have madesome changes in this world. But it wasn’t to be.
We love you Brandon and we will always miss you.
Love Mom, Dad, Brother Chris, Grandma, Grandpa, AuntTracy, Uncle Pat, Natasha, Nick, Spencer and Nevada
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25. Asian court attendant28. African overland journeys31. A cable car32. A feudal lord entitled toallegiance33. Gambling town34. In an honest way39. Apothecaries’ unit40. Long times41. Ventilates42. Obsolete petroleum45. Part of a dress above the waist48. US Sec. of Energy49. Lime or lemon drink
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Delta based progressiveTour Operator is seeking aPart time Tour Coordinator& p a r t t i m e O f f i c eAssistant.Both positions are 4-5 hoursper day Mon - Fri. Also willconsider 1 full time positionfor the right candidate. Theidea l cand ida te mustp o s s e s s M S O f f i c eexperience and be able tope r fo rm a var ie t y o fadministrative duties.Qualified candidates areinvited to email/fax theirdetailed resume with a handwritten letter of interest andsalary expectation to:[email protected]
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1310 Trades/Technical1310AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIANrequired in a very busy GeneralMotors dealership. We offer aHealth Benefits plan, modernwell-equipped facility, greatt ra in ing& above averagecompensation! If interested call oremai l Jasyson Kowalchuk3 0 6 . 3 3 1 . 7 7 6 [email protected]. EchoValley GM Fort Qu Appelle, SK.
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NOTICE is hereby given thatCreditors and others havingclaims against the Estate ofRochelle Barbara Barker alsoknown as Rochelle BarbaraGiesbrecht and Rochelle BarbaraO’Fallon, Deceased, late of11057 84A Avenue, Delta, BritishColumbia, who died on June 7,2011, at Delta, British Columbia,are hereby required to send fullparticulars of such claims to theundersigned at 510 - 1040 WestGeorgia Street, Vancouver,British Columbia, V6E 4H1, on orbefore October 7, 2011, afterwhich the Executor will distributethe said Estate among the partiesentitled thereto, having regardonly to the claims of which theExecutor then has notice.Carolyn M. Coleclough,solicitor for Robert BruceBarker, Executor for the Estate
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4 level split, 3 BR., 2 ½ baths,double att. garage, large dble.lot fully landscaped with largework/garden shed. Updatedthroughout incl. oak floor andpot lights in the kitchen, new ensuite, new window coverings,new paint inside and out, newroof and completed basementwith wet bar plus intercom/radio system up and down.Great for medium to largefamily – lots of room to installpool or play area in thebackyard. Good neighborswho have lived on this streetfor years – well looked afterproperties. $479,000 (thisprice includes all appliances)and some furniture negotiable.Call for appointment to view
6508 Apt/Condos6508LADNER 1 bdrm $795 incl., heat,h/w, prkg. Some pets ok. Nod o g s . N o s m o k i n g .
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LARGE BRIGHT spacious Pent-house suite, 4th flr, Ladner Vil-lage, avail Oct 1, $1675 incl heat,h/w, 2 baths, 5 appl, ref’s, elevat-or, prkg, well maintained bldg,quiet mature tenants, n/s n/p,604-940-9434
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Kerry Court1 and 2 bedroom suites available in a quiet well maintainedbldg. Rent includes 2 appl, drapes, heat and hot water. Buildingimprovements include a putting green, updated windows andpatio doors. Located close to school, shopping centre and busroute. To make an appt. to view please call 604-943-1487
Century Village and Tsawwassen ManorBeautiful complex consisting of 6 bldgs. with landscaped greenareas. 1 & 2 bedroom suites, include drapes, wall to wallcarpets, balconies, elevators, and wheel chair access. Tsaw.Manor includes heat. Close to beach, parks, recreation centre& school. To make an appt to view please call 604-948-9111
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Evergreen Lane1 bedroom suites available in one of our 4 well maintainedbldgs. Located near shops, school and bus routes. Rentincludes 2 appl, carpets and drapes. To view this suite pleasecall 604-946-2694
Georgia Ct/HarboursideAffordable 1 and 3 bedroom suites available in the heart ofLadner Village. Rent includes 2 appl, carpets, drapes and hotwater. Heat is included at Georgia Court. Shops and bus stopnearby. To view or for more info please call 604-946-9268
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6540 Houses - Rent65402700 sq ft home in Tsaw., cul-de-sac,central location. No Pets $2,600Mnth 948-2018, Avail Oct. 15thLADNER, FULLY furn luxuryhome, Oct 15 - Apr. 14th, $2500,www.ladner.ca/rent or 946-1133
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6602 Suites/PartialHouses6602
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2005 JIMMY 4X4, one owner, noaccidents, 112 K, all servicerecords kept. $5600. Phone 604-619-7501
9160 Sports &Imports9160
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9515 Boats9515
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