South Delta Leader, December 13, 2013

❙ 40 years of change at SDSSSouth Delta Secondary School celebrates milestone as new wing opens A10

A Vancouver developer has extended nine op-tion-to-purchase agreements for Agricultural LandReserve properties near the Roberts Bank superportwhich he hopes to turn into industrial real estate.Ron Emerson of the industrial consortium Emer-

son Real Estate Group extended all but two optionsset to expire Nov. 30 on 240 hectares of farmland.

After close to four years of construction, thelong-awaited opening of the 40-km, $1.26 billionSouth Fraser Perimeter Road in South Delta is near-ly at hand, but there will be a few final delays beforethat happens. According to the Ministry of Transpor-tation website, Highway 17A through Ladner will beclosed beginning on Sunday, Dec. 15 with the openingof the SFPR.

Farmland eyedfor development

Tower power ❙ A4Radio tower opponents raise big bucks

Going to the birds ❙ A6Tsawwassen sanctuary home to exotic pets

The Delta Ice Hawks suffered their second loss in arow and gave up first place in the Pacific Junior HockeyLeague on Tuesday, as they fell 2-1 to the visiting NorthVancouverWolf Pack at the Ladner Leisure Centre.

Ice Hawks droptwo straight

Face to face ❙ A7Dr. Joan Hansen celebrates 30 years

❙ See story, A3

SFPR openingcomes with detour

❙ See story, A17

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A Vancouver developer has ex-tended nine option-to-purchaseagreements for Agricultural LandReserve properties near the Rob-erts Bank superport which hehopes to turn into industrial realestate.Ron Emerson of the industrial

consortium Emerson Real EstateGroup extended all but two op-tions set to expire Nov. 30 on 240hectares of farmland.Located adjacent to rail lines

servicing Deltaport the consor-tium–composed of railway com-panies CN and CP, Western Ste-vedoring, and international portconsultant Carrix–would buildan intermodal yard four kilome-tres in length to load and un-load trains which are roughly thesame length.There would be a further

1.5-million square metres of

warehousing facilities for distrib-utors looking to import and ex-port goods from Asia.But in order to do that, Emer-

son would need to convince bothmunicipal council and the Agri-cultural Land Commission of theneed to destroy farmland.“The option-to-purchase exten-

sions come as no surprise,” saidDelta South MLA Vicki Hunting-ton. “The developer has drawn

out the agreements for anotheryear in the hopes that either theport or the province will handhim keys to steamroll over theAgricultural Land Reserve.”Huntington called for action

in Victoria last year urging theprovince to oppose the industrialspeculation of farmland.Previous remarks made by Del-

ta Council regarding the proposalindicate Emerson would find no

support there either, but Coun.Ian Paton said that doesn’t meanit can’t happen.“That’s the scary thing about the

whole deal is that no matter howadamantly opposed ourmunicipalgovernment is against it, or eventhe land commission, sometimesyou get overruled by the federalport authority to go ahead withthe expansion of Deltaport.”

Farmland near Deltaport eyedfor industrial development

❙ Developer Emerson Real Estate Group has extended options to purchase nine properties protected by theAgricultural Land Reserve adjacent to the Roberts Bank superport, totalling 240 hectares. File photo

Emerson Real EstateGroup extends optionson ALR parcels❙ Adrian MacNair reporter

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❙ Continued on A4

Delta council has deferred a mo-tion to request a comprehensive,independent health impact assess-ment on a proposed coal handlingfacility in Surrey, pending a staffreport whichwas not ready in timeforMonday’s meeting.The motion on Fraser Surrey

Docks comes from Delta’s ownenvironment advisory committee,but a staff report won’t be availableto council until the next scheduledmeeting on Dec. 16.Mayor Lois Jackson said without

the report it wouldn’t give council

the answers it would need to takedirection on the issue.“I must say from my perspective,

normally the council would have areport that comes with a motion,particularly of this magnitude.”She said that other than Coun.

Bruce McDonald, who is the en-vironment advisory committeechair, nobody on council has heardcomments made at those meet-ings.McDonald said despite the delay

in receiving the report, he believesa health assessment needs to takeplace.“I amprepared towait for the rec-

ommendation from staff on who

should do it, what extent it shouldbe, and where that should comefrom.”Coun. Ian Paton said the munic-

ipality has received hundreds ofemails about the coal port fromresidents, and that council takesthematter seriously.“My farm has been right next to

the railway tracks going throughEast Delta since 1969 so I knowplenty about coal trains going pastin my neighbourhood,” he said.“But I do agree with Her Worshipthat we’ve got staff working hardright now bringing some of the an-swers forward to us.”Paton said council still doesn’t

know who would pay for an inde-pendent health assessment, partic-ularly given the project affects theentire region.“Should Delta foot the bill for a

health impact assessment which isgoing to answer questions for all ofMetro Vancouver, including Surreyand Langley andNewWestminsterand everybody?”Couns. Jeannie Kanakos and

Sylvia Bishop were opposed todeferral, citing the fact that chiefmedical health officers from bothregional health authorities havealready demanded a comprehen-sive assessment.

Delta Council defers motion on Surrey coal port❙ Adrian MacNair reporter

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❙ Continued on A4

Detours toprecedeopening ofSFPR

After close to four years ofconstruction, the long-awaitedopening of the 40-km, $1.26 bil-lion South Fraser Perimeter Roadin South Delta is nearly at hand,but there will be a few final de-lays before that happens.According to the Ministry of

Transportation website, High-way 17A through Ladner will beclosed beginning on Sunday, Dec.15 with the opening of the SFPR.The detour will be in place untilThursday, Dec. 19. During thattime, drivers wishing to accessHighway 99 to the Massey Tun-nel via Tsawwassen or the FerryTerminal will now drive onto thenew SFPR highway at the 28thAvenue onramp.Meanwhile, access from the

north to the south will use thenew SFPR interchange at High-way 99 at the sign reading “Exit26.”For those people who are going

to local areas in Ladner or alongLadner Trunk Road, drivers arebeing asked to use Arthur Driveor the Deltaport Way as access.When the SFPR is opened, the

highway will be named 17 andthe existing one renamed to 17A.As well, on Monday Delta Coun-cil approved the expenditures of$50,000 to install two signs along17/17A to promote Ladner Vil-lage and Tsawwassen. The ap-proval is conditional upon thesigns being designed to Ministryof Transportation and Infrastruc-ture standards, including basedesign, breakaway connectionsand reflectivity. The sign leadingto Tsawwassen will ask north-bound drivers leaving the ferry toturn right on 56th Street, whilethe sign leading to Ladner willask drivers to turn left on LadnerTrunk Road.

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“I don’t think our staff wouldcome back and say we havemore knowledge than thechief medical officers of theexisting health authorities”said Kanakos, who argued atlength with Mayor Jacksonover procedure.

The visible divide on councilroused the audience in coun-cil chambers, some of whomshouted from their seats.“Think about the commu-

nity,” said Doug Massey, whostormed out in disgust afterthe council vote.Several communities, in-

cluding Surrey and WhiteRock, have already expressedopposition to the coal termi-nal until a health assessmentis conducted.Fraser Surrey Docks cur-

rently has a proposal to im-port between two and fourmillion metric tonnes of U.S.

thermal coal along the BNSFrailway line through WhiteRock, North Delta, and thena deep sea terminal on theFraser River in Surrey. Thecoal would then be barged toTexada Island where it wouldbe loaded onto deep sea ves-sels to transport to China.

❙ Coal Port, from A3

Paton said another concernwith the core reviewunderwayin the provincial governmentis that an overhaul of the Ag-ricultural Land Commissioncould water down protectionfor farmland.As well, Paton said local

governments across Canadaare worried about changes tofederal legislation that wouldmake it easier for First Nationsto take lands from the munici-pal tax base.But Emerson said there’s

“not a chance” of working withthe Tsawwassen First Nationon the project.“I don’t want to say anything

negative about the Tsawwas-sen but their ability to executeand do business is–I mean,they’re trying hard and I hopethey’re successful–but it’s all

new to them.”Emerson said he couldn’t

speak to specifics because of aconfidentiality agreement butdid say the project was neces-sary for the industrial needs ofthe Lower Mainland.“We understand people’s

concerns about the ALR butit’s a matter of education anddoing the right thing in theright location,” he said.Emerson said he remem-

bers when Charles Grosvenorowned all of Annacis Islandfrom 1955 until 1986 when abridge ushered in an industri-al park that is now one of themost valuable industrial realestate parks in Western Can-ada.As a real estate broker back

then Emerson said he sold 60hectares in 13 months. At thetime, the Greater Vancouver

Regional District estimatedthat would supply the indus-trial needs of the region for 15to 20 years.The industrial shortage today

has been in part due to Burna-by and Richmond convertingtheir lands into residentialand commercial districts, saidEmerson. Richmond, in par-ticular, had a successful indus-trial sector but much like itsfarmlandmost has been pavedover with houses and big boxstores.Another problem has been

the BC Assessment Authorityvaluing land based on nearbyproperties, making it impos-sible for industrial tenants toafford lease rates.The growing shortage of in-

dustrial lands and pressuresto redevelop existing industri-ally-zoned properties has led

Port Metro Vancouver CEORobin Silvester to suggest thecreation of an industrial landreserve.The time is also ripe for in-

dustrial growth, given the im-minent opening of the prov-ince’s Gateway project, theSouth Fraser Perimeter Road,designed to better service theport, which has filed an appli-cation for a federal environ-mental assessment for Termi-nal 2.“I think Delta has an incred-

ible opportunity to look at theoverall land inventory, makesome good decisions, utilizethe South Fraser PerimeterRoad, and they’re going tohavejobs, they’re going to have thetax base, and if they embracethe opportunity they’re goingto be in incredible shape,” saidEmerson.

❙ ALR, from A3

Staff report on coal port due for Dec. 16 council meeting

‘I think Delta has an incredible opportunity’

Radio tower opponents raise $18k for lawyers

Organizers behind a groupopposed to a five-tower radioarray being built in Point Rob-erts are nearly halfway tomeet-ing their fundraising goal tohire a world-class law firm.American Suzanne Ross-

er, who runs the Stop theRadio Towers email list andis a contributor to the web-site notowers.webs.com, saidthis week that her group hasraised $18,000 of the estimated$40,000 needed to retain a legalfirm inWashington, D.C.Rosser said the Point Rob-

erts Taxpayers Association andPointRobertsConservationSo-ciety have been accepting do-

nations on the American sideof the border with the expecta-tion that the issue will eventu-ally wind up in the courts.“These donations would be

collected to pay for our twospecialized lawyers, one forWhatcom County Hearing andthe FCC [Federal Communica-tions Commission] hearings,”she explained.“Our FCC lawyer in Washing-

ton, D.C. is $800 per hour andthe land use lawyer in Belling-ham, Wash. is closer to $300per hour. “Rosser said she expects the

proponent behind the radiotowers, KRPI Radio (owned byBBC Broadcasting, Inc. and op-erated under a local marketingagreement by Sher-E-Punjab

Radio Broadcasting Inc.) willspare no expense in meetingtheir challenge in court.But despite raising $18,000,

she hesitates to talk about ahalfwaymilestone.“The issue here is we don’t

know how much it’s going tocost us, so we don’t really knowwhat the halfway mark reallyis,” she said. “Lawyers are ex-pensive.”Rosser also organized the

Dec. 1 crossborder demonstra-tions in an attempt to uniteresidents on both sides of theborder against the project.“We feel the demonstration

was quite successful and therewere almost 300 people on thePoint Roberts side during theday,” she said, adding there

were about 100 people on theTsawwassen side.The application from KRPI

radio currently located in Fern-dale, Wash., is to relocate andinstall a five-tower radio arrayat McKenzie Way and TyeeDrive in Point Roberts, andbroadcast at a signal strengthof 50 kilowatts.The FCC granted approval for

the plan earlier this year, but isnowbefore theWhatcomPlan-ning Committee, which won’tmake a decision until 2014.People wishing to help the

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The federal and pro-vincial governments arechipping in $4.3 millionto support B.C. agri-foods producers export-ing to new internationalmarketplaces, andDeltafarmers stand to profitfrom themove.The second phase of

the Growing Forwardprogram now includesseafood for the firsttime, and will providematching funds tosupport industry par-ticipation at interna-tional tradeshows, pro-motional events, anddevelop marketing ma-terials for internationalaudiences.Christina Burridge,

executive director ofthe BC Seafood Alli-ance, knows how im-portant it is to promoteagrifood on an interna-tional level.“To get seafood in-

cluded, particularlygiven that seafood ac-

counts for two-thirdsof B.C.’s agrifoods ex-ports, is actually a pret-ty good deal,” she said.Burridge said the gov-

ernments of most sea-food-producing coun-tries already providemarketing support tohelp them get into newexport markets.“So, this is just a fairly

modest, but nice, re-dressing the balance alittle bit.”Burridge said

cost-sharing programsaimed at marketingagrifoods is ultimate-ly beneficial for bothfood producers and theeconomy.The U.S. is still the

biggest market forfarmed seafood, whileJapan and China re-main the largest wildseafood markets in theworld. Burridge saidthey’re hoping Canadacan secure a deal withSouth Korea in 2014,

while Canada’s recentlynegotiated free tradedeal with the Europe-an Union opens up thedoor to smoked salm-on exports.Linda Delli Santi, ex-

ecutive director of theBC Vegetable Market-ing Commission anda former greenhousegrower, also welcomedthe program.“To make more mon-

ey you have to movemore product. To movemore product you neednew markets.”Greenhouse growers

have been trying to getpeppers into Japan for20 years but have hadtrouble getting aroundJapanese food inspec-tors concerned aboutimporting plant-basedviruses. The CanadianFood Inspection Agen-cy has been trying tohelp growers convinceJapan the food is safe,but Delli Santi said thefederal governmentneeds to do more toconvince other nationsas well.“I think in particu-

lar food items, moreso than steel or lum-ber, there are those

concerns that they’reafraid you might im-port something youdon’t want,” she said.The greenhouse sec-

tor in the Lower Main-land tends to export60 or 70 per cent ofits product outside ofB.C. with the bulk of itheaded for the U.S.Delli Santi said

brands like WindsetFarms or BCHot Houseare the licensed agen-cies looking for newmarkets and not theindividual greenhousegrowers in Delta whomove their produce tothose distributors.“B.C. blueberries are

the number one fruitexport from B.C. andthis new export pro-gram will be beneficialto our growers and en-able competitive and

sustainable access inthe target markets inChina, Japan, India,southwest Asia and theEU,” said BC BlueberryCouncil executive di-rector Debbie Etsell.According toMinistry

of Agriculture’s Agricul-tural Land Use Inven-tory for Delta, berriescover 1,241 hectares,or 13 per cent. Between2002 and 2010, blueber-

ries accounted for thehighest rate of growthof any agrifood, withexport demands push-ing production 253 percent in that time.The Growing Forward

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associations to pro-mote their products tointernational buyers.The $3-billion Grow-

ing Forward 2 programruns from 2013 to 2018,which includes $2 bil-lion in cost-sharingon a 60/40 basis forprograms deliveredby provinces and ter-ritories, as well as $1billion for federal-onlystrategic initiatives.

Delta farmers to benefit from $4.3M agrifoods programFederal and provincialgovernments want to openexports to international markets❙ Adrian MacNair reporter

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When Blackbeard hasdowned his last bottleof rum and drifted offto Davy Jones’ Locker,what happens to hisfaithful shoulder-sit-ting parrot?It’s a question that

any bird owner shouldbe asking himself orherself, since exoticbirds have lifespansthat rival, and some-times exceed, that oftheir human compan-ions.In fact, the average

parrot will live to 95years in the wild, andup to 75 years in cap-tivity. That means anadult buying a youngparrot in a pet storewill likely die long be-fore it will.And if there’s nobody

to care for the bird,chances are it will windup at Greyhaven Ex-otic Bird Sanctuary inTsawwassen where thebird is left puzzled atits new surroundings.Jenny Tamas, who has

been volunteering withGreyhaven for 10 years,says people buy birdswithout really knowinganything about them.“They get them and

they don’t realizethey’re going to live 30,40, 50 years,” she says.“And it’s a huge com-mitment.”Tamas takes Ariel out

of her cage and hugsthe 12-year-old macawgently. Nearby in herown cage is 26-year-oldCoco, another macawwho doesn’t quite likeso much affection (shebites).All parrots have dif-

ferent personalities,explains Tamas. Cody,a 40-year-old Africangrey, squawks out, “It’stime for beer.” His pre-vious owner kept himin a cage and never lethim out.The popular African

grey and macaw par-rots are purchasedby people who likethe idea of a bird thattalks, but soon growtired of the noise andget rid of them. Tamassays most long-livingbirds will have an aver-age of seven differentowners.She says people don’t

realize the birds canbe destructive to fur-niture, are loud, andcan get nervous habitsthat require veterinarycare. They are thenpassed from hometo home using socialsites like Craigslist andKijiji.Tamas saysmost peo-

ple will call Greyhavenand the first questionwill be about the big-gest birds.“I’ll ask what kind

they’re looking forand they’ll say, I don’tknow, give me the big-gest you’ve got.”That’s a red flag for

Greyhaven, whichaims to find the perfecthome for discardedbirds, most of whichcome from owner sur-render. The sheltertook in over 218 birdsin 2012 and adoptedout 182, accepting sur-renders from as far asHope and parts of Van-couver Island.Exotic birds in B.C.

are usually bred in cap-tivity and sold by petstores or bird marts.Parrots, cockatiels, ca-naries and budgerigarsare all common im-pulse buys for peoplelooking for a pet thatthey think is low main-tenance.The budgerigar, or

“budgie,” is the world’smost common “throw-away bird” accordingto Tamas, because theyare the cheapest par-rot money can buy andthey can often learnto vocalize words andsentences.Tamas says Grey-

haven receives a lotof cockatiels and oth-er small birds whenseniors go into carehomes.Greyhaven was start-

ed 17 years ago by acouple who only tookin small birds like bud-gies and canaries. Butthen they got an Afri-can grey parrot and itnot only changed thename but the outlookof the rescue.The non-profit is now

composed of dozensof volunteers with fivemembers who sit onits board of directors.Tamas donates hourseach day to feeding thebirds, cleaning up af-ter them, and showingthem love and atten-tion.“We just have all com-

mitted because we lovethe birds and someonehas to look after them.”There’s an interview

process before Grey-haven will adopt outa bird to somebody,

including a home visitto determine suitabili-ty. It’s during that visitthat Tamas will some-times identify hazardsto the bird, such as alarge pet with predato-

ry instincts.Tamas urges poten-

tial adopters to re-search before buyinga bird so they’re notabandoned later.The most emotional

part of her job is let-ting the birds go to afamily with the hope itwill be treated right.“A little piece of your-

self goes with each oneof them,” she says. “The

nice part is when youfind somebody wholoves their bird.For more informa-

tion on the birds or todonate visit greyhaven.ba.ca.

Tsawwassen home a sanctuary for exotic birdsGreyhaven Exotic Bird Sanctuary a retirementhome of sorts for long-lived birds❙ Adrian MacNair reporter

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South Fraser Perimeter Road (SFPR) will open to traffic in late December.It will include a new route connecting the currently open portion of the SFPRin the Fraser Heights/Bridgeview area of Surrey to North Delta, Ladnerand Tsawwassen.

AS PART OF FINAL CONSTRUCTION FOR THE NEW SOUTH FRASERPERIMETER ROAD, THERE WILL BE A TEMPORARY DETOUR OF THEEXISTING HIGHWAY 17 BETWEEN DELTAPORT WAY AND HIGHWAY 99.

SCHEDULED DETOUR DATES: DECEMBER 15 TO DECEMBER 19, 2013.

From Tsawwassen, ferries, and Deltaport Way, through-traffic will use the newSouth Fraser Perimeter Road to access Highway 99 while local traffic betweenTsawwassen and Ladner will use Arthur Drive or Deltaport Way. Access fromthe north will be through the new SFPR interchange at Highway 99 (look forExit 26) just southeast of the existing Highway 17 interchange near the Townand Country Inn.

Drivers are requested to please watch for and obey all detour signs.

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If most ofTsawwas-sen recog-

nizes Dr. JoanHansen, it’s be-cause she hasdone her job.The local op-

tometrist is responsible for improv-ing the eyesight for thousands ofresidents and recently celebrated 30years practicing in Tsawwassen.During that span, she has seen the

community grow up around her.“I’m now having the bifocal conver-

sation with patients I’ve known sincethey were teenagers,” says Hansen.Hansen, herself, grew up in Mani-

toba to Danish parents and studiedoptometry at the University of Wa-terloo, graduating in 1979. A friendliving in Tsawwassen suggested shecome out west, as the community

did not have an optometrist at thetime.“I came to visit in the middle of

winter and I couldn’t believe howgreen everything was,” says Hansen.“It was -30C when I left Winnipeg.”When she arrived in 1983, Hansen

gave herself three years to decidewhether or not she’d stay.“I’ve been here 30 years now.”Over the past three decades Han-

sen has made Tsawwassen herhome, and has spent considerabletime and effort giving back to thecommunity.Hansen is a charter member of the

Tsawwassen Rotary Club, and sits onthe board of the Tsawwassen Busi-ness Improvement Association, aswell as the Delta Police Board.Hansen is five and a half years into

her six-year term on the police board,where she helps ensure the local de-

partment gets the resources it needsto effectively do their job.“We have a pretty phenomenal po-

lice force and a pretty great chief,”says Hansen. “We’re one of the safestcommunities in B.C., so that says alot.”Hansen has also served the presi-

dent of both the B.C. and Canada As-sociation of Optometrists.“I’ve always wanted to be at the

table when a decision is being madeso I can have my voice heard, rath-er than be dictated to,” she says. “Mywaymight not be thewaywe gowith,but at least I’ve had my say.”Not surprisingly, Hansen says pol-

itics is something that interests her,once she retires, of course.“But I’ve still got a few more years

left,” she says. “I think 2020 would bea good year to retire.”

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• An employee at a bargainstore on the 5100-block of Lad-ner Trunk Road reported onDec. 8 that he had observed asuspicious male in the store.When an alarm in the store

went off, the employee ap-proached the male who pro-

duced a fruit cake and orangejuice from his backpack forwhich he had not paid.The employee also observed a

new boxed Black & Decker drillin the backpack but it was notfrom the store. Police investi-gated but the suspect had leftby foot and a patrol of the areaproved negative.• Thieves entered the canopy

of a truck on the 4600-block ofEvergreen Lane by punching outthe lock and stole several powerand hand tools valued at $1600.The theft occurred sometime

during the night of Dec. 7 in theparkade of the apartment build-ing. Damage to the canopy wasestimated at $300.• Delta Police were called to

English Bluff Road before 4 a.m.

on Dec. 5 after receiving a reportof a damaged vehicle left on thefront lawn of a residence in thearea.The intoxicated female driver

was located in a friend’s car ashort distance away. The sus-pect told police she had swervedto miss an animal and hadcrashed onto the lawn of theresidence. She also admitted to

consuming a small amount of al-cohol an hour and half prior tothe collision.As a result, the driver was

given a 24-hour roadside sus-pension and her driver’s licenseseized. The owner of the vehi-cle, the mother of the driver, wascontacted and advised her vehi-cle had extensive damage andhad been towed.

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Idon’t believe inGod. Never have,never will.

I could go into a long-winded explana-tion of how I came to this conclusion, butthere’s no need.Everybody who has lived more than a

few moments on this planet has heardthe religion argument and nothing Icould saywouldmake a difference at thispoint. In many ways we atheists are a lotlike most of our religious neighbours. Wego about quietly doing our thing and wedon’t try and convert anybody else to ourpoint of view.Few people know I’m an atheist be-

cause I don’t go about telling people. Andthat’s theway it should be, really. Your be-liefs are your own and you don’t need toforce them on others.Which is why it bothers me that an

atheist group in Vancouver is trying sodesperately to post up anti-religiousbillboards to convert the believers

and agnostics. The Centre for InquiryCanada is complaining that their adsfor Pattison Outdoor billboards wererejected recently and are consideringfiling a human rights complaint in re-sponse.The rejected advert shows a stock pho-

to of a smiling woman holding a cup ofcoffee with a biblical font reading, “Jenn13:1. Praying won’t help. Doing will.”You know what doesn’t help? Self-righ-

teous billboards plastered around Van-couver during a Christian season of cel-ebration.The only thing worse than somebody

foisting their religion in your face likesome kind of telemarketer calling justas your hot dinner is on the table is anatheist trying to turn unbelief into a be-lief system.Atheism is anti-theism. We don’t know

what others think aboutGod, and franklywe don’t care.Not caring frees up our time to invest

our energies in the pursuits we actuallyenjoy.By taking atheism and turning it into

an organization that accepts donationsand plasters up billboards and tries toconvert other people into accepting “thetruth,” this group is becoming the thing itclaims not to be: A religion.It isn’t for me to convince others to be-

lieve or not believe in God. That’s theirown journey and choice. Leave each per-son to find God or the infinite nothing-ness on their own and save the preachingfor the fundamentalists in Alabama andAfghanistan.

The Christmas season is upon us andthat means endless hours spent bat-tling big box shopping mall chaos

looking for the perfect gift for our lovedones.For many Ladner and Tsawwassen res-

idents, it will undoubtedly mean a tripacross the river into Richmond, or downthe highway into Surrey to get the shop-ping done. Others will opt to order theirgifts online.The allure of cheap goods and one-stop

shopping is understandable.However, spending our hard-earned dol-

lars in far flung municipalities does thiscommunity a disservice.The business owners of Ladner and Tsaw-

wassen are our neighbours, our friends,and even our family. And when we spendour dollars at local stores, we ensure thosedollars are in turn circulated throughoutour community, benefitting everyone.These businesses pay taxes, which help

pay to pave our roads and tend our parks.They employ local residents, who in turnspend their pay cheques locally.Local businesses also offer much-needed

services close to home.These same businesses also help organize

and pay for the many Christmas eventswe’ve come to know and love here in SouthDelta, such as the Ladner Business Asso-ciation’s annual Christmas tree lighting,Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall’s Wake UpSanta event, and the Tsawwassen Busi-ness Improvement Association’s Christmaslights display.As such, the success of local businesses is

tied closely to the success of our communi-ty as a whole.Shopping close to home can save you

time and money as well, since you won’t beusing as much gas driving out of town, norhaving to pay for parking.It may be tempting to drive into Rich-

mond or Surrey for your shopping needs,or cross the border into Point Roberts andpick up gifts ordered off the Internet.But this Christmas, shop close to home

and support our community.Your neighbours will thank you.

-South Delta Leader

Be a goodneighbour, shopclose to home

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Letters to the editorLehigh plant will foulFVRD air qualityRe: FVRD concerns ring hollow, Editori-

al, Dec. 6, 2013.While I am pleased the South Delta

Leader has opened up discourse onMet-ro Vancouver’s additional incineratorproposal that will affect our health, willimpact our environment and will befunded at a cost of $500 million to Met-ro Vancouver tax payers, I am also dis-mayed as the editorial is a bit of a headscratcher. Not only was it riddled withfactually incorrect statements but tomy surprise the community newspaperappeared purposeful in its character as-sassination of the Fraser Valley Region-al District. Therefore, on behalf of theFVRD, I present the editor of the SouthDelta Leader and readers with the facts.Firstly, it is hypocritical to chastise

the FVRD for open burning. FVRD re-strictions for electoral areas are no lessrestrictive than Metro Vancouver’s. Mu-nicipalities such as Chilliwack and Ab-botsford are far more restrictive thanMayor Jackson’s municipality, which

has open burning year round unlessthere is a ban in place by the CoastalFire Centre. The City of Vancouver doesnot allow open burning but other mu-nicipalities in Metro Vancouver observeopen burning even during the summermonths when air quality is the worst,whereas most of FVRD municipalitiesrestrict it at those times. As an exam-ple, in Abbotsford there is a burningban from May until September in ruralareas and all year in urban areas. Nei-ther Metro Vancouver nor the FVRDhave a ban on wood stoves. They are nomore common in FVRD than in MetroVancouver. This is definitely somethingboth regions need to address, but it isnot an excuse to burn garbage, which isnot a 21st century solution.Secondly, the claim that incinerating

garbage instead of coal at the LehighCement Plant would not create addi-tional air emissions is simply errone-ous. The FVRD acknowledges that theburning of coal pollutes our airshed, butsubstituting that with incinerating gar-bage is not the solution. If all emissionsare counted, burning garbage is worsethan burning coal. As for the use of ash

in concrete, a Metro Vancouver reporthas already claimed it unfeasible, as itwould have stability problems, createhealth and safety issues for plant staff,be highly corrosive and contain heavymetals.Lastly, the assertion that FVRD is large-

ly responsible for pollution in the airshedis again erroneous. The facts are that59 per cent of smog-forming pollutantscome fromMetro Vancouver, 25 per centfromWhatcomCounty and 16 per cent isgenerated from within the FVRD. Whilethe FVRD is indeed a provincial trans-portation corridor, roads within MetroVancouver carry significantly more traf-fic. The FVRD’s population increased by37,000 people this past decade, whileMetro Vancouver’s increased by 330,000.

Sharon GaetzChair, Fraser Valley Regional District

Editors note: According to Jasper van deWetering, environmentalmanager at LehighCement, Lehigh’s existing production facilitywoulduse refuse-derived fuel in place of coaland natural gas, and would create no addi-tional air emissions andnopost-combustionresidue, or ash.

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An old carol, the 12Days of Christmas,sings of “seven swans

a-swimming, six geesea-laying.”Delta is the wintering

area for many swans andgeese, attracted by the estuarine marshesand water-logged farm fields. Most of thesewaterfowl are Pacific flyway migrants, andretaining habitat for them should be an envi-ronmental priority.Three swan species can be found locally. The

magnificent Trumpeter Swans are the largestof all waterfowl. Close to extinction at onetime, they have now made a successful comeback and several thousand spend the winterin southern British Columbia. Tundra Swans,sometimes called Whistling Swans, are muchless common here. A few are spotted amongthe Trumpeter flocks each year. The thirdmember of the swan family, the Mute Swan,is an orange-billed introduction from Europe.It is resident in Ladner and a few other areas.Swans and Snow Geese may be confused:

both are big, white birds. Swans fly with longoutstretched necks, whereas Snow Geesehave black wing tips and form V-shapedskeins. Both feed on sedge roots, stubble andabandoned potato crops, and are often seencrowded onto agricultural fields.Snow Geese nest on Wrangel Island, Russia.

Their population varies with the weather and

predators, such as Arctic Foxes. In the lastfew years, Mother Nature has been kind andsurvival of young ones has been good. Conse-quently, huge flocks are present in the deltathis winter. Some migrate on to California,although in smaller numbers than formerly,while others form a Skagit - Fraser Delta flockthat move between these two river mouthsover the course of the winter.Some Canada Geese migrate through the

delta, although the most commonly seenbirds are a hybrid race, introduced in the1900s. They are non-migratory and can be anuisance bird. Old timers knew many wildraces, such as the small Cackling Goose andthe dark Dusky Goose. The rather similar,Greater White-fronted Goose, another north-ern migrant, is an uncommon visitor. Alongwith Tundra Swans, it was market hunted inthe early days of European settlement. Pop-ulations may now be recovering; this fall aflock of over fifty birds stopped at BoundaryBay.Brant differ from other geese by feeding off-

shore, not on land. Most winter in Baja Cali-fornia, but some stay in Boundary Bay, graz-ing on eelgrass. In spring they head north, tonest in the everlasting daylight of the Arcticislands.

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Recently the City of Surreypassed a motion in oppositionto coal imports to the FraserSurrey Docks based on defi-ciencies in the Port Metro Van-couver environmental impactstudy primarily based on PMV’shealth impact assessment.Our own Council in their

wisdom have demanded theCanadian EnvironmentalAssessment Agency (CEAA) do

an independent environmen-tal assessment panel reviewon the Roberts Bank T2 portexpansion proposal. Many of ushave been requesting this formonths. PMV again completedtheir own impact study whichshows considerable bias and in-accuracies particularly regard-ing shorebird habitat, trans-portation logistics and overallgrowth in trade projections.

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Students fill the halls of South DeltaSecondary School, as they hurriedlymake their way from class to locker

to class. Every year, the faces and fashionsin these hallways change as a new genera-tion comes and goes.The building itself, which celebrates its

40th anniversary this year, has also un-dergone near-constant change. Over thepast four decades, South Delta SecondarySchool has seen all manner of additions,demolitions, renovations and upgrades,resulting in a building that bears little re-semblance to the one that first opened its

doors to the public in 1973.“I love the fact that this is a place that

changes,” says art teacher Julie Lymburner.She started out teaching at South Delta

Secondary School back in 1980, when itconsisted of a separate junior and seniorhigh school.“I was at Tsawwassen Junior High in

those days, and that building was on theother side of the oval,” she says.The two schools shared a cafeteria and

sports field, before being amalgamatedas a single secondary school in 1992. Theold junior high was eventually demol-

ished and the land sold off, the proceedsof which went to expanding the remainingwing in 2005.The school is currently undergoing a

$10.2 million upgrade to its original 1973classroom block, science block, libraryand shops. The project includes seismicupgrades to the entire building and therenovation of existing science labs.Construction started this past summer

and is expected to be complete by Octo-ber 2014.The renovations are already beginning

to take shape with the opening of the

school’s new science lab last month, offer-ing students and teachers an open learn-ing space complete with the latest scienceequipment.The lab combines what was four tra-

ditional classrooms into a large flexiblespace that would be the envy of many col-leges, and ismore than capable of handlingany sort of high school science lesson.“It’s really cool to look at, and it’s great

to have full size work benches,” says Grade12 student Katie Baillie of the new lab. “It’sso much more organized and easier to doexperiments now.”

40 years of change at SDSSThe future has never looked brighter for South Delta Secondary School as it celebrates four decades of education

❙ Graphic arts teacher Bobby McDowell poses in front of the South Delta Secondary School logo he designed as a student at the Tsawwassen highschool back in 1998. Adrian MacNair photo

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Lymburner’s art classroomwill be one of themanyrooms renovated as part of the ongoing work onthe school. For her, the constant change has beenblessing, as the SDSS has been able to reinvent itselfboth physically and educationally, changingwith thetimes to better serve its students.“The school has grown more comprehensive in

what we provide,” she says. “We have continued toprovide more electives and courses… tomeet the interests of the changing schoolpopulation.”The school is currently home to more

than 1,300 students, as well as 112 teach-ers and staff.Andwhilemany other LowerMainland

high schools have suffered from fallingenrollment in the past decade, South Del-ta Secondary School has been able tomain-tain its student population by opening its doorsto international students and high performance ath-letes. The school also offers a variety of performingarts-based academies and sports programs, whichattract students from across the school district.“We have diversity here, thanks to our thriving

international program,” Lymburner notes. “We areattracting students from all over the world - fromEurope, Asia, South America - and these studentsare getting involved with the culture of the school.”That culture is one of participation. The school

offers endless avenues for students to pursue theirinterests beyond the “three Rs.”There is a something for everyone at SDSS, wheth-

er it’s extracurricular programs such as the school’smany competitive sports teams, clubs, or studentcouncil, or career programs like culinary arts, fash-ion and design, business, and trades“Students excel here because they can find their

niche,” says Lymburner.SDSS is also home to theVancouver Giants’ educa-

tionalprogram.Players for the locally-basedWesternHockey League team finish their high school coursework while playing for the team, offering them theflexibility to graduate while traveling with the team.Having future NHLers walk the halls might be a

distraction at other schools, but Lymburner says theGiants players are all part of the SDSS family, and seta positive example for the other students.“The work ethic they have on the ice you see in

the responsibility they take for their work,” she says.“They are living their dream, andwewant to supportthem in that.”Despite 40 years of change, there are some con-

stants, Lymburner notes.Thededicationof the staffand their ability to adapt

with the times has been chief among them.“I’m now teaching the kids of the kids I taught in

1980s… so a lot of things have changed in that time,”Lymburner says. “But the professional developmenthere has always been second to none, so we do ourbest to learn and grow.”Teachers have gone from banning cellphones to

using them as a learning devices.“Teachers are excited about new things,”

she says. “But you still need good class-roommanagement skills.”Perhaps a testament to the positive ef-

fect the school has had on its students isthe fact that a handful of the current cropof teachers at SDSS are former students.Teacher Bobby McDowell has spent a

good portion of his life at the school, firstas a student from 1993 to 1998, and then as

a teacher from 2006 onwards.As a student, McDowell won a contest to design

a new school logo, which now adorns the school’sfront foyer. After graduating and finishing his teach-er’s training,McDowell saidhe jumpedat the chanceto teach at his old high school.“I loved growing up here and to come back was a

big opportunity,” he says.McDowell admits it was strange at first being back

at the school as a teacher. As a fresh-faced recentuniversity graduate, he was occasionally mistakenfor a student.“The first time I walked into the staff room, it felt

like I wasn’t supposed to be in there,” he says.But with the support and mentorship of his fellow

teachers, he says he quickly became comfortable inhis new role as an art and design teacher.Thatwelcoming aspect of SDSS extends to the stu-

dent population as well, he believes.“This is a school where students can be them-

selves,” says McDowell. “It’s a very welcoming andaccepting place.”The school is planning a 40th anniversary celebra-

tion forMay 10, 2014, and former teachers, students,and families of students are invited to join in the fes-tivities slated for the day and the evening.“We love to see all our old students,” says Lymburn-

er. Ultimately it’s the students who make SDSS theschool that it is, year after year. And for Lymburner,like many teachers at the school, it’s what she lovesmost about teaching there.“I love the fact that I canworkwith peoplewho are

young and energetic,” she says.“It doesn’t get any better.”• For more information about SDSS anniversary

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❙ Art teacherJulie Lymburneris organizingthe SDSS 40thanniversarycelebraton onMay 10,2014.Adrian MacNairphoto

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Friday, December 13• This year the all-ages Christmasconcert features entertainment fromFree Flight School of Dance, theMcKee Tappers, and a sing-along offavourite Christmas carols. Admissionby donation to the food bank. From7-9 p.m. at the McKee SeniorsRecreation Centre.

Saturday, December 14• Richmond Delta Youth Orchestraperforms from 10:30 to 11 a.m. atthe Ladner Pioneer Library, 4683 –51 Street and from 1 to 1:30 p.m. atthe Tsawwassen Library, 1321A – 56Street. Call 604-946-6215 for moreinformation.• Breakfast with Santa from 9 to 11a.m. at the South Delta Recreation

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Sunday, December 15• Skate with the Grinch at SouthDelta Recreation Centre from noonto 3 p.m. Regular admission ratesapply. 1720 56th St. in Tsawwassen.• The fifth annual Ladner/Tsawwassen Community ChristmasDinner takes place from 5 to 8 p.m.at the Ladner Christian FellowshipChurch, 5545 Ladner Trunk Road.For more information, call Jini Aroonat 604-940-9355.

Thursday, December 19• Do you love to play board games?Are you between 12 and 19 yearsold? Then come to the LadnerPioneer Library, 4683 – 51 Street,

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Friday, December 20• Christmas shop and drop at thepool. Drop the kids off at the poolfor some fun while you get yourlast minute Christmas shopping &wrapping done from 5 to 7 p.m. Forchildren 7+ years. Ladner LeisureCentre, 4600 Clarence TaylorCrescent.

Saturday, December 21• Second Chance Horse Rescue isholding a Christmas bake sale from10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Westway Feed,10600 Ladner Trunk Road. Get yourphoto taken with Santa Pedro, theChristmas donkey.

Sunday, December 22• Christmas shop and drop at thepool. Drop the kids off at the poolfor some fun while you get yourlast minute Christmas shopping &wrapping done from 1 to 3 p.m. Forchildren 7+ years. Ladner LeisureCentre, 4600 Clarence TaylorCrescent.

Ongoing• Operation Red Nose is stilllooking for volunteer drivers for theholiday season. Anyone interestedin volunteering should visit www.operationrednosedelta.com or [email protected] orcall 604-943-0460. The remainingnights of Operation Red Nose areDecember 13, 14, 20, 21 and NewYear’s Eve.

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An online fundraiser has been set up to help thefamily of six who were displaced by a house fire on88th Street in East Ladner.Carlos Jarquin, along with his wife Ruby and four

children, Charlie, Shirley, Jasub, and Gary, had beenrenting the farmhouse and working as a farmhandon the De Boer property for 20 years.Although everybody survived the Nov. 28 blaze

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the house ablaze, and frantically searched for hisbrother Gary whom he believed to be home at thetime.He also reportedly re-entered the burning house

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The Delta Ice Hawks suf-fered their second loss in arow and gave up first placein the Pacific Junior HockeyLeague on Tuesday, as theyfell 2-1 to the visiting NorthVancouver Wolf Pack at theLadner Leisure Centre.After a scoreless first period,

the local junior B hockey clubgot into penalty trouble in themiddle frame, taking five con-secutive minor penalties.The Wolf Pack took advan-

tage of the shorthanded IceHawks, scoring one powerplay goal, as well an even-strength goal, to take a 2-0lead. The Wolf Pack outshotthe Ice Hawks 17-10 in thesecond periodTanner Gattinger had the

Ice Hawks’ lone goal of thegame, which came in the finalminute of play.The Ice Hawkspulled goalie Scott Lapp forthe extra attacker in the final

30 seconds of the game, butcould not tie the game to sendit to overtime.Lapp finished the gamewith

33 saves on 35 shots, whileGattinger was named thegame’s third star.Evan Grannary picked up

the sole assist on Gattinger’sgoal.In all, the Ice Hawks were

assessed a total of 52 minutesin penalties, including three10-minute misconducts toMark Trotman, David Rudin,and Jackson Beavis.The Wolf Pack, meanwhile,

only received 10 minutesof penalties, giving the IceHawks three power play op-portunities, on which theyfailed to score.The loss comes on the

heels of a 5-4 road defeat tothe Aldergrove Kodiaks lastWednesday. Despite scoringmore than three goals in agame for the first time sinceNov. 9, the Ice Hawks wereunable to claw their way back

from a 4-1 first period deficit.With the pair of losses, the

Ice Hawks fall to second inthe PJHL with 39 points, onepoint behind the Kodiaks. TheIce Hawks’ 18-7-3 record is stillgood for first place in the TomShawConference, however, theRichmond Sockeyes are nip-ping at their heels, one pointbehindwith a record of 18-8-2.

The Ice Hawks are back inaction on the road to takeon their crosstown rivals, theNorth Delta Devils, at SungodArena this Saturday at 7:15p.m. The Ice Hawks returnhome this Tuesday, Dec. 17, totake on the Port Moody Pan-thers at the Ladner LeisureCentre. Game time is 7:30p.m.

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Cycling’s international gov-erning body, UnionCycliste In-ternational (UCI), has officiallyupgraded the 2014 Women’sWhite Spot Delta Road Raceto a 1.2 UCI sanctioned event.“The Corporation of Del-

ta is very excited to have theWomen’s White Spot | DeltaRoad Race become a UCI 1.2sanctioned event and join themen’s race on the internation-al cycling calendar,” said DeltaMayor Lois E. Jackson. “Deltais a community that encourag-

es active healthy living and fairplay, therefore, the inclusion ofthe women’s race was a natu-ral step for us to support.”With international sanction-

ing and awarding of officialUCI points, the road race willdraw a deeper, stronger fieldof top professional cyclistsfrom all over the world to thealready well attended threeevent Tour de Delta and therest of the nine race BC Su-perweek series to be held inJuly 2014. UCI officials attend-ed and closely examined lastyear’s race before awarding thecertification.

“The Tour de Delta, alongwith all BC Superweek events,are committed to enhance thesport of cycling and providethe opportunity for local ath-letes to compete against someof the best athletes in NorthAmerica and theworld,” addedWhite Spot Delta Road RaceDirector Mark Ernsting. “Withthe inclusion of the women’srace into the UCI calendar,this adds significant profile tothe Tour de Delta and overallseries of BC Superweek.”In addition to top profes-

sionals, Ernsting expects morenational teams to take part in

an effort to earn UCI points,which are used to determinethe number of entries eachcountry gets into events liketheWorldChampionships andOlympics. Canada is amongthose expected to field a team.The Tour de Delta begins the

BC Superweek series by host-ing three days of racing thatconsists of the very fast MKDelta Lands Criterium on theevening of Friday, July 4, theBrenco Criterium around anold fishing village on Saturday,July 5 and theWhite Spot DeltaRoad Race on the morning ofSunday, July 6.

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Shortly after her 95th birthday, joyfully celebrated with familyand friends, Isobel contracted pneumonia. She slipped awaysofty with her son, Peter and daughter-in-law, Kit Grauer by herside.

Born in Glencoe Ontario, Isobel completed her Pharmacy Degreefrom the University of Toronto in 1940, one of only 6 women ina class of 150. She worked at Saint Michael’s Hospital until shemoved with her husband, Grant (1916- 1991), to Burnaby. Shelived in the same house on Wellingdon until two years ago whenshe moved closer to her family.

Filled with compassion and interest in others, Isobel madefriends easily and maintained those friendships. She was anactive volunteer with All Saint’s Anglican Church in Burnabyand stayed in contact with church and neighborhood friends.A remarkable woman, admired and loved by all who knew her,she is survived by her son, Peter (Kit), grandsons Taylor andAlexander Scurr, niece Susan Thomas and many friends thathave become family.

Isobel’s life will be celebrated with a Service at Saint David’sAnglican Church, Tsawwassen, on Monday December 16, at11:30am. A reception afterward will be held at her home inBoundary Bay.

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BUSINESS SERVICES................... 203-387

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477 PETSCATS GALORE, TLC has foradoption spayed & neutered adultcats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

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Chocolate Labradoodle Puppiesnon-shedding, multi generation.

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GERMAN SHEPHERD Pups &young adults. Quality German &Czech bloodlines. 604-856-8161.

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YELLOW LAB PUPS. 1 female.Ready to go. Vet checked. $500.604-852-6176 Abbotsford.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

520 BURIAL PLOTS

FOREST Lawn, West summit.$16,000. Selling 1 Dbl depthGround Burial Plot, (holds 2 coffins& 2 urns) Includes 1 Open/close fee($1600) [email protected]

560 MISC. FOR SALE

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566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

FOR SALE. My Piano accordioncollection of 16 piano accordions.Priced from $190. to $1500.(604)853-7773

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627 HOMES WANTED

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RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

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RENTALS

715 DUPLEXES/4PLEXESLADNER 5865 48A Ave - Duplex.4br, 2baths, reno’d, newer appls,

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736 HOMES FOR RENT

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821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

2007 MERCEDES. A luxury carlike no other. This fully loadedMercedes S550 4-Matic S class.Premium and comfort packageincludes - navigation, voice com-mand, heated and cooled seats,power rear shades and blinds,premium sound system, pano-ramic roofs both front and rear.Absolutely has it all. Very cleaninside and out. No accidents.150,000 km. Asking $29,500OBO. Contact me via emailfor further information at:

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827 VEHICLES WANTED

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NOTICE TO CREDITORSAND OTHERS

Notice is hereby given thatCreditors and others havingclaims against the estate of DorisAdriana Grant formerly of 9-625048A Avenue V4K 4W2 LadnerBC DECEASED are herebyrequired under Section 38 of theTrustee Act to send fullparticulars thereof to theundersigned Executor at theaddress shown below on orbefore January 10, 2014 afterwhich date the estate’s assetswill be distributed, having regardonly to the claims that have beenreceived.Roger GadsdenExecutor6103 Boundary Drive WestSurrey, BC V3X 2A5

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