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Off to MetroSouthlands proposal nowwith regional district 3

Major upgradesRoberts Bank coal terminalspending $230 million 4

In the bat caveSisters spend vacationvolunteering in Cuba 10

On the riseSun Devil grad climbsCFL draft rankings 21

3-peat for Pacers

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Andrew Jones and the Delta Pacers proved to be too much for the South Delta Sun Devils in the Stebbings/MurrayCup senior boys basketball rivalry game Wednesday night. The host Pacers won 80-28. For details see Page 21.

Dredging tofinally startWork expected to begin later this month toclear more than a decade of silt build up

After years of lobbying everylevel of government, the LadnerSediment Group could soon seeall that work pay off.With one of the needed permits

already issued and two othersexpected next week, some ofthe second-ary channelsof the FraserRiver couldsee dredgers inaction beforethe end of themonth.Weve got

the green lightfor LadnerHarbour andhopefullytheyre goingto have the restof the paper-work in placein the next couple of weeks, saidJohn Roscoe, chair of the LadnerSediment Group.Thats really good news and

really exciting.The federal government han-

dled the dredging of the Fraseruntil 1998. In 1999, the portauthority took over dredging themain navigational channel only,which has resulted in silt buildingup in the many secondary chan-nels.The Ladner Sediment Group

has been working since 2009 toget some of the secondary chan-nels dredged while silt continuedto pile up, wreaking havoc on

float homes and making some ofthe channels impassable at lowtide.In late 2012, the group finally

hit pay dirt with the announce-ment of a $10-million dredgingproject in Ladner and Steveston.A collaboration between Port

Metro Vancouver, the Departmentof Fisheries and Oceans, the B.C.

Ministry ofTransportationandInfrastructure,the Corporationof Delta andthe City ofRichmond, theproject is alsosupposed toinclude fundsfor maintenancedredging for upto the next 10years.Environment

Canada justissued the dredging permit forLadner Harbour, and the permitsfor Deas Slough and Sea Reachare expected by next week.According to a report this week

from Corporation of Delta staff,the work is expected to start atthe end of January with CanneryChannel in Richmond, Sea Reachand Deas Slough. That work isexpected to continue until the endof March. It will resume after thefisheries closure, likely at the endof August.Phase two of the work will con-

tinue in the fall and winter withan expectation that everythingwill be completed by spring 2015.

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Silt build up has made some secondarychannels of the Fraser River impossibleto navigate at low tide.

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The Southlands applica-tion took another step for-ward this week.After receiving condi-

tional approval from Deltascivic politicians last fall,it will now be up to MetroVancouvers board of direc-tors to say whether thecontroversial developmentapplication gets the goahead.Delta council approved

an application packageMonday night and munici-pal staff sent a request toamend the regions growthstrategy on Wednesday.Century Group is propos-

ing to build 950 housingunits on 20 per cent of the214-hectare (537-acre)Tsawwassen property in anarea that reportedly has thepoorest soil quality.The remaining 80 per

cent would be given toDelta, much of it for farm-ing. The proponent would

also pay millions to upgradedrainage and irrigation forsoil-based farming.Delta council gave the

application third readingin November following afive-day public hearing thatheard from hundreds of res-idents, both opposed to andin favour of the proposal.The package forwarded

to Metro includes com-

ment sheets from publicinformation meetings heldby Century and the munici-pality as well as corre-spondence submitted to themayor and council, includ-ing petitions and form let-ters, staff reports to council,and minutes from councilmeetings and the publichearing.The Southlands is zoned

agricultural and also desig-nated that way in the MetroVancouver growth strategy.Any change in regionaldesignation would require atwo-thirds weighted vote bythe board of directors.The timeline for the

Metro application is notyet known but municipalstaff will provide updatesto council and on Deltas

website as the applicationmoves through the process.Century Group president

Sean Hodgins said last yearone of the likely issues iswhether its Metros place torigidly enforce the growthstrategy when a mem-ber municipality seeks achange.That will be a key issue,

I think, he said at the time.To what degree is the RGS(Regional Growth Strategy)a locked-in-stone issue oris this a guideline whichwill allow government toadjust? I do think its goingto be a difficult test to getthrough.The Metro Vancouver

board has gone both wayson amending the growthstrategy in recent years.It has approved propos-

als, including the JacksonFarm in Maple Ridge andTsawwassen Springs, butlast fall shot down a coupleof applications by LangleyTownship for land in theALR.

Eerie feel at foggy harbour!

PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE

When the fog rolled in Wednesday night it created a spooky feel at Ladner Harbour, including near this little footbridge off McNeelys Way that takes boaters to thewharf.

Southlands sent to MetroControversial Tsawwassen development proposal now in hands of regional politicians

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Metro Vancouver received a mountain of documents, including minutes from a five-day publichearing last fall, along with the Southlands development application.


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North Americas busi-est coal export facility atRoberts Bank is about toundergo a major upgrade.Originally opened on a

much smaller footprint in1970, Westshore Terminalswill spend about $230 mil-lion over the next five yearsfor a large-scale equipmentupgrade as well as replace-ment of older buildingswith a centralized officeand equipment complex.Westshore has already

begun replacing equipment,including spending over$14 million on new dustsuppression and water recy-cling measures, over thepast couple of years.Weve been in business

for 44 years and some ofour equipment has becomequite old, in need of majorrefurbishment. Its not aboutexpansion but staying effi-cient and in business, saidvice-president and generalmanager Denis Horgan.The upgrades include

new stacker-reclaimermachines that move coalinto stockpiles as well asload it onto ships. The elec-

tric-poweredmachines willhave a longerreach, reduc-ing the needfor bulldoz-ers to movecoal around,and will havebuilt-in dustsuppressionequipment.The

improvementsalso include awider and qui-eter conveyerbelt system, thereplacement ofthe 30-year-oldshiploader onBerth 1 witha system thatwill also havedust suppres-sion capabili-ties as well as energy effi-cient lighting throughoutthe site.In late 2012, a large

bulk carrier docking atWestshore collided andheavily damaged the Berth2 loader, knocking it out ofcommission for a coupleof months, resulting inmillions in lost revenue. Itwas replaced with a better

system.The next round of

upgrades at the site willresult in extra space avail-able for coal storage ofabout 135,000 metrictonnes. The new stackerreclaimers and conveyersystem, meanwhile, willoperate more efficiently,thereby improving through-put capacity.The result will mean the

terminal will be able toprocess an additional threemillion tonnes annually,increasing its annual capac-ity to 36 million tonnes.It will result in one extratrain every two days, overits existing six trains perday, and an additional twoships per month, on top ofan approximate 25 ships permonth.Horgan said while the

improve-ments willmake theopera-tion moreefficient,Westshoreisnt lookingat expand-ing, eventhough itsoperatingat capacityand has hadto turn awaybusiness.He said

trying tomake theterminaleven biggeron a man-made islandwould becost-prohibi-tive as well

as face potential environ-mental roadblocks.A recent civic staff report

to Delta council notes thatapproximately 270,000 railcars currently pass throughto Westshore Terminalsevery year and that thecommunity is now ask-ing questions and wants tounderstand the impacts, ifany, the movement of coal

may be having on theirhealth and the environment.Because industrial opera-

tions are subject to stringentregulations, which requiremonitoring of emissions,the report notes, its notunreasonable to hold thetransportation industry tothe same standards andexpect the impacts from thetransportation of coal onlocal communities and theenvironment are monitoredand understood.Council agreed to request

funding from Westshoreand Metro Vancouver forDelta to undertake an inde-pendent one-year study ofdust emissions from coalcars, including continuousdust monitoring at locationsalong the railway corridor.Westshore has already com-mitted to contribute.Horgan said Westshore,

meantime, has additionaldust emission measuresplanned this year, includingfour more high tower spraysalong the southern edgeof the site, spraying emptyrailcars with dust bindingcoatings as well as a systemto apply dust suppressioncoatings on coal beingloaded onto ships.

Expensive updates for coal terminalWestshore to spend about $230 million over the next five years to upgrade its aging equipment and buildings

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More than two monthsafter it was damaged,repairs to the Highway 10overpass should be com-plete this weekend.Traffic on the overpass

has been reduced to a singlealternating lane since Oct.29 when a truck carryingan over height steel tanksouthbound on Highway 99slammed into the structure.According to the

Ministry of Transportation,the overpass suffered dam-age to the outside girdersin the crash, which snarledrush hour traffic for hoursas commuters had toreroute around the overpass

and southbound Highway99, which were both closedfor several hours.The driver of the truck

received more than $600 infines from police and the

province as a result of theincident.The ministry is working

with ICBC to recover thecosts for the repairs, esti-mated at $500,000.

Canadas Aviation Hall ofFame recently announcedTsawwassens Fred Moorewould be one of its newinductees at a gala dinnerand ceremony in Calgarylater this year.Inductees are selected

for their contributionsto Canadas developmentthrough their integral rolesin the nations aviation his-tory.When asked for his reac-

tion Moore, 85, said he wasgrateful. He noted a goodfriend had nominated him afew years ago and just keptpersisting.Moore said he has done

just about everything inaviation.He spent a lifetime in

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tion in both the military andcivilian fields, notes anews release from the hallof fame.He started out his 16-

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was given significant lev-els of authority to improveacceptance standards formilitary aircraft orderedfor the Royal Canadian AirForce and subsequently tomanage the early effortsto develop simulators forincreasingly complex weap-ons systems, the newsrelease states.Outside of the air force

Moore rose to high-levelpositions with NorthwestIndustries in Edmonton andthen Okanagan Helicopters.

Moore also served inorganizations like the AirTransport Association ofCanada (vice-chairman)and Helicopter AssociationInternational (chairman).Other inductees include

WestJet airlines founderClive J. Beddoe, Lorna DeBlicquy, a flight instructorand advocate for womenin aviation, and Robert P.Engle, founder of CanadasNorthwest TerritorialAirlines.The CAHF is proud

to honour these four well-deserving individuals fortheir significant contribu-tions to Canadian aviation,and to Canadas develop-ment as a nation, saidTom Appleton, chair of theCanada Aviation Hall ofFame board of directors.The inductions will take

place on May 29.

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Fred Moore, pictured with his son David after a recent flight, will be inducted into CanadasAviation Hall of Fame in May.

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The following are someof the calls of interest theDelta police respondedto in the South Delta areabetween Monday, Jan. 6 andSunday, Jan. 12:

Tsawwassen Jan. 6, 7:42 p.m., 700-

block of Gilchrist Drive:Complainant reported abicycle stolen from theelementary school. The bikeis described as an aqua blueand brown Nirve Lohainaone-speed with one hand

brake and chrome handle-bars. Jan. 7, 3:15 p.m.,

1200-block of 56th Street:The pub contacted policeto report a patron in thebilliard area was playingaround with a pool cueand launched it into a TVmounted on the wall. Thepub had attempted to con-tact the suspect but the callswere not returned. The pubis seeking compensationfor the damage but does not

wish to lay charges. Jan. 7, 8:53 p.m., 200-

block of Robson Place:Complainant reported shefound four car tires onher front lawn. A check ofpolice files did not locateany reports of stolen tires.The complainant wasadvised to check with herneighbours as to possibleownership of the tires andif they did not belong toany of them, to call theworks yard to have the tiresremoved. Jan. 9, 8:08 a.m.,

1100-block of 53A Street:Complainant reported hisunlocked vehicle parkedin the driveway of hisresidence was rummagedthrough sometime over-night. Approximately $10in change was stolen. Nosuspects or witnesses. Jan. 9, 12:45 p.m.,

5200-block of 9A Avenue:Sometime overnight anunknown person enteredand rummaged througha vehicle parked in thedriveway. The complainantbelieves the vehicle was leftunlocked.

Jan. 9, 5:32 p.m., 5400-block of 4A Avenue: Reportreceived that a suspect hadbroken thelaundry roomwindow andentered thehome. Cash leftaccidentally on the dryerwas stolen. Investigationrevealed the battery hadbeen removed from themotion sensor in the livingroom defeating the homealarm. The complainantsprovided police with infor-mation regarding a possiblesuspect.

Ladner Jan. 7, 4:32 p.m., 6500-

block of Holly Park Drive:Report received fromcomplainant that his BCITU-Pass was stolen from hismothers unlocked vehicleparked on the street in frontof the residence. The wasno damage to the vehicleand nothing else appearedstolen. Jan. 9, 4:30 p.m., 4500-

block of Edmonds Drive:Complainant reported hermedical number had beenused fraudulently to apply

for a Presidents Choicecredit card. The credit cardcompany was contacted and

the applica-tion wascancelled.The com-plainant

also contacted B.C. MedicalServices to report the fraud. Jan. 10, 9:37 p.m.,

4900-block of 57A Street:Police called to assist withan intoxicated and belliger-ent youth who, believinghe was at his own home,had broken the front doorwindow of a neighboursresidence. The mother ofthe youth attended andtook custody of her son.Arrangements were madewith the neighbour to repairthe damaged door. Jan. 11, 5:16 p.m.,

Arthur Drive and 34BStreet: Report receivedthat a van travelling northwas being driven in anerratic fashion, swervingin and out of traffic. Policeattended and after activatingemergency equipment, thevehicle eventually stoppedbehind an apartment com-

plex and the driver attempt-ed to flee on foot. Thesuspect was apprehendedand admitted to consumingalcohol before driving. Astwo breath samples pro-vided by the suspect readWarn, he was given athree-day immediate road-side suspension, his driverslicence seized and the vehi-cle towed. The suspect waspicked up by his partner. Jan. 12, 7:14 p.m.,

4400-block of ClarenceTaylor Crescent:Complainant attendedpolice headquarters toreport she was being con-tinually followed by herhusband from whom shehad recently separated.Police located the suspectin the police headquartersparking lot and advised himhe was to stay away fromhis wife as she has reason-able grounds to fear for hersafety. The suspect claimedhe understood the request.Both parties were givenlegal information on how toobtain a lawyer to attemptto resolve the situation. Nocharges at this time.

Delta police are lookingfor help in tracking down a

man who hasnt been heardfrom in over a month.Andrew William Munro,

42, was reported missingfrom North Delta on Nov.4. After some investigation,police discovered he waslast seen in the northernB.C. community of Stewarton Nov. 15.Department spokesperson

A/Sgt. Sarah Swallow saidinvestigators believe Munrowas trying to get to Hyder,Alaska.

Foul play isnot suspected inthe disappear-ance, but Munrohas not beenheard from sinceDec. 2.He is

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TEDMURPHY

MURPHYSLAW

In the end, I guess a little of ScottHamiltons time is better than none at all.Weve reached the juncture where

the veteran civic politician, who waselected Liberal MLA for Delta North lastspring, was to part ways with his long-time municipal colleagues, yet it doesntappear hes going anywhere.Hamilton took a leave of absence from

his Delta council duties, rather than for-mally resigning, shortly after winningthe seat last May in order not to trigger acostly municipal by-election. The think-ing was that hed be on leave through theremainder of 2013 and then officiallyresign this month when a by-electionwould no longer be required because ofthe proximity of this falls general elec-tion.Although he was on unpaid leave

through the latter half of last year, he stillkept his hand in civic affairs, which itappears is something he will continue todo until November.I was of the mind that he should have

resigned last year and been replaced by acouncillor that could devote all of his orher energies to the job. Yes, it would havebeen the more costly route and wouldnthave really changed the balance of power,but no one said democracy was cheap.Opting not to hold a by-election and

running a body short most of the timecertainly saved taxpayers some cash,so its hard to argue with the decision,although Ill be sure to hold it over coun-cil members the next time they rational-ize a salary increase due to an additionalworkload because theres only seven ofthem (not nine or more like on otherGreater Vancouver councils).Now that were at the point where a

by-election is moot, it makes sense forHamilton to continue doing what hesbeen doing, which is attending meetingsand tending to civic business when hisprovincial schedule permits. It standsto reason its better to have a part-timecouncillor than none at all, although youcould question whether that arrangementshortchanges the good folks of DeltaNorth that he represents in the legisla-ture.Hamilton has been a capable, hard-

working councillor for more than adecade, so hes not the type to let suchresponsibilities slide. I think the fact heeven wants to continue in this dual rolesays something about him given hes notgetting paid at municipal hall and hisplate is full with another gig.No one would blink if he simply cut

ties with council at this point, but hewants to help out where he can. Andyou never know when that will come inhandy.

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Last fall while on a sabbaticalfrom this column, my wife and Itook our daughter and her two chil-dren on the Prairies section of ourgrandchildrens North Americanodyssey. Although Canadian, theyhave lived in Southeast Asia for adecade, so this was their first jour-ney east of Salmon Arm.Many friends wondered about us

trying to be tourists on the Prairiesin November. My response that wewere avoiding mosquitoes didntresult in many laughs.We rented a van in Winnipeg

and drove it to our starting point Calgary. The logic of that is buriedin horrendous drop-off charges.Sure enough, our start was delayedone day by a snowstorm in Calgarythat blocked highways to the east.We got away and, avoiding driftingsnow, reached Saskatoon and rela-

tives the first day. The -10C was achallenge.In Saskatoon we visited one

of four Economic DevelopmentMuseums on the Prairies, allexcellent examples of early life.Since my wifes ancestors hadimmigrated and homesteaded onthe Prairies, introducing the kidsto Bennett buggies and to theeffects of drought was educational.Then on to Moose Jaw and the

tunnels where we learned about theabysmal life of immigrant Chineseafter the railway was completed.The next stop was the family

farm, which was home to the fam-ily from the 20s until just a fewyears ago. The house, barn, chickencoop and equipment shed stillstand and are in use by the nextgeneration of farmers.The linoleum on the floor in the

house is yet to be ripped out andreplaced so patterns of the 30s,40s and 50s could be seen. Theoriginal banister is still in use, andlight switches which originallyserviced the 32-volt battery sys-tem from the basement still work!Unlike here on the coast, the wood-en fence has withstood winds andsnow for a century.We then visited the new genera-

tion of farmers who acquired theland and saw todays technologyat work. The evolution from asingle horse-drawn plow to todaysmachinery is absolutely breathtak-ing.My grandson climbed a ladder to

get into the air-conditioned cab ofa new track driven tractor. He wasabout 10 feet above me.That evening we stayed at a

nearby B&B that operates in anEatons Catalogue house thathas been lovingly preserved andrestored. A home cooked dinnerhad the kids full of questions aboutpioneer experiences and the nick-knacks around the house.Our journey continued east-

ward, past my wifes childhoodvillage, on to Brandon and then toWinnipeg. No snow it was toocold a remembrance from mychildhood on the Prairies.We left our daughter and grand-

children to visit and then go onto toEastern Canada and back throughthe U.S. They made it before theweather chaos that has grippedlarge portions of our countries inrecent weeks.I wonder what they will report

in their diaries that are part of theirtravel school assignment.

Nothing says vacation like avisit to Prairies in November

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Letters to the Editor

Editor:Delta council voted unan-

imously Jan. 6 to providetaxpayer funding for theFraser Basin Council to pre-pare a Flood ManagementBusiness Plan. There is fullsupport from other Metromunicipalities for this proj-ect, which is supposed totake two years.In its letter to the

Corporation of Deltarequesting support, theFraser Basin Council indi-cated that among the manyfactors to be considered

will be the expected sealevel rise by 2100, andstated the cost of protectioncould reach $9.5 billion.Coun. Sylvia Bishop

asked engineering directorStephen Lan if Deltas floodmanagement criteria includ-ed provision for the 2100sea level rise, or just forthe rise by 2050. Lan foundit difficult to give a clearanswer to this question,merely stating they wereworking towards a policy.There is urgent need for

all levels of government to

adopt a clear and unambig-uous policy with regard toconstruction and protectionfrom what is universallyacknowledged by the U.Nto be a sea level rise of onemetre by 2100.It is ironic that on the

council agenda for Jan. 13was a report containing thedetails of the request byDelta to allow constructionof a development for 950homes on the floodplain.The level of fill proposed

will not protect these homesfrom the expected sea level

rise by 2100.In 2011 the province

employed engineering con-sultants to prepare guide-lines that would requirethis level of protection.Adoption of these guide-lines has been delayed forreasons that are not known.Meanwhile, unwise and

potentially unsafe develop-ment can proceed on thefloodplain in Delta.Future residents and their

insurers will do well to takeheed of this situation.

Peter Duffey

Editor:Re: Re-examining sea

level rise could reducedump truck trips through

Tsawwassen,letter to the editor,

Jan. 10Ed Ries used several

myths about global warm-ing to argue that it mightnot be necessary to adopta more conservative floodprotection level for theSouthlands development.

One cannot use a short-term snapshot of localweather to identify long-term climate change.Thus, the fact it has

recently been exception-ally cold in parts of NorthAmerica says nothing aboutwhether Earth is cooling orwarming. That determina-tion needs an examinationof climate trends overseveral decades, and thechange on average shows

the whole globe is defi-nitely warming.The extent and volume

of sea ice changes naturally,but there is also a cleartrend in the decrease ofboth ice volume and extentin the Arctic over the last20 years, coupled with amarked rise in air tempera-ture over the same period.The trapped icebreakers

in Antarctica were strandedby exceptionally thick ice

that broke off a very largeiceberg, which itself wasdetached from a floating iceshelf a few years ago. Thatdramatic story also saysnothing about global warm-ing or cooling.Other arguments should

be used to determinethe best flood protectionmeasures for Delta in theface of inevitable human-induced sea-level rise.

Stephen Calvert

Editor:May I urge your readers

to give themselves an houror two of mental excitementby viewing, and compre-hending, the outstandingart presented by studentsof South Delta Secondaryand the South Delta ArtistsGuild in the current show.A Cappella encourages

the students to give writtenvoice to their inner thoughtsand concerns. Each poemor essay has been inter-preted by a student-artist,with some guild membersparticipating, and theentire show is exciting andthought-provoking.Here you will see what

matters now for young peo-ple, and how brightly someof their stars will shine in

the future. Thecourage andenthusiasm dis-played is a won-derful tribute tothe South Deltateachers whotaught thesestudents how towrite and makeart to expressthemselves sowell.Make time to

see A Cappellaat Gallery 1710adjacent to theSouth DeltaRecreationCentre. Taketime to read thepoems, lookat the art, andthink about what you have

seen. You have until Sunday.Noreen M. Fairweather

Editor:This is just a little note

to Mainroad Contracting,the people who keep ourlocal highways in tip-topshape through all kinds ofweather.Living in the Lower

Mainland in the winter canbring an abundance of rainand we witnessed this lastFriday.

I drove to work atVancouver Airport at 5:30and experienced not one butthree lanes full of overflowwaters around Highway 99and Westminster Highway.On the journey back homeat 4:30., I had to wait inline 15 minutes to go southaround same area.Mainroad trucks were

parked around with noth-

ing happening. This is thethird winter where exces-sive water has impededhighway progress. The solu-tion should not be to closea lane on the highway andwait until the waters recede.Any comments or feed-

back to the people of Deltafrom Mainroad would beappreciated.

RobWelsh

Editor:Re: Search is on for

moniker, letter to the edi-tor, Dec. 24

The Wiggle Roadseems an apt descrip-tion for the South FraserPerimeter Road.

D. Jahraus

Unambiguous policy required toprotect area from sea level rise

Must be better way to get water off highways

Climate changing despite short-term events

Wiggle down roadThere are only a couple of days left tosee exciting exhibit at Gallery 1710

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Sisters Rowan, Darseyand Cailean Meredithspent an atypical holiday inVaradero, Cuba last month.Rather than sunning them-selves at one of the manyall-inclusive resorts, theMerediths spent a week inand around the many cavesassisting Canadian biolo-gist Melissa Donelly andher Cuban colleagues in anongoing bat conservationstudy.It was youngest sister

Cailean who initiated thegirls interest in the project.As a Grade 12 student atSouth Delta Secondary whowill be studying biodiver-sity at Drexel University inSeptember, she was lookingfor a way to gain hands-onexperience in animal con-servation as a part of herhigh school curriculum.She was fortunate to gain

the support of local teacherMonica Burnett and UBCprofessor Alice Cassidy inputting together an indepen-dent directed study as oneof her Grade 12 classes.Both course sponsors

encouraged Cailean todevelop a plan that includeda strong experiential learn-ing component, so sheresearched a variety ofvolunteer conservationprojects. The Cuban batproject Programa parala Conservacion de losMurcielagos has juststarted recruiting volunteersthrough the Canadian orga-nization Animal ExperienceInternational (AEI).AEI works with commu-

nity-based groups to matchvolunteers to projects thathelp animals. Of the manyprojects AEI supports, theCuban one most interested

Cailean.Sisters Rowan and

Darsey decided the timingwas perfect for them to par-ticipate as well as they eachfinished university examsjust before the trip.In interviewing each of

the sisters before place-ment, AEI co-ordinatorHeather Reid remarked howexciting it was to have threesiblings who all loved theidea of helping bats.As team leader Donelly

noted, So many peoplefear bats because they mixmyth with facts.The result is that bat

populations are especiallyvulnerable.When you have the

chance to work with bats,and to see how incrediblytiny and delicate they are,it seems incredible that somany people react so nega-tively, said Cailean.They are amazingly

useful. The bats we workedwith were all fruit eaters,and are very important inpollinating bananas andother food crops. Andtheyre cute!There are 28 species of

bats in Cuba. The teamfound five of these spe-cies, all located within andaround the small ecologicalpreserve of Varahicacoswhere three of the caves areregularly visited by ecotour-ists.

The Merediths learned toset up mist nets, to hand-net, and how to carefullyhandle and examine thebats, including tagging andtaking measurements.Donnelly notes,The most exciting

part of the whole trip wasfinding a single Macrotuswaterhousii in a cave bor-dering on the constructionsite of an intended marina,according to Darsey. TheMacrotus waterhousii is anendangered species, andwe hope that evidence welocated of its use of thatcave might help conserva-tionists efforts to protectadditional habitat to ensureits survival.

As a reward for theirhard work in the caves,the Merediths experiencedtwo additional excursionsthat tourists to Cuba rarelyenjoy: a tour through aportion of the enormousCuevas de Bellamar cavecomplex and the con-nected community gardenproject, and a day trip ledby a Cuban ornithologistto observe a wide array ofbirds, including the worldssmallest bird.AEI is recruiting volun-

teers for a June trip to thesame area to continue thework. More information onthis and other projects isavailable at www.animalex-perienceinternational.com.

Sisters spend holiday in bat cavesMeredith girls volunteer with unique Cuban conservation project through Animal Experience International

PHOTO BY MELISSA DONELLY

Cailean, Darsey and Rowan Meredith processing a Brachyphylla nana during the Cuban bat project last month.


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REGISTRATION OF KINDERGARTEN STUDENTSRegistration of Kindergarten students who are eligible for entry in September 2014 will take place

on the following dates and times shown.

PLEASE REGISTER AT YOUR CATCHMENTAREA SCHOOL(For verification of your catchment school, please contact the School Board Office at 604-952-5340

or visit our website at http://web.deltasd.bc.ca)

B.C.s Ministry of Education has been phasing in full-day Kindergarten and is now fully implemented.

SCHOOL DAY TIMENORTH DELTAAREA

Annieville 9240 - 112 St. Wednesday, February 19 9:00 a.m. 12:00 noonBrooke 8718 Delwood Dr. Tuesday, February 18 9:00 a.m. 12:00 noonChalmers 11315 - 75 Ave. Monday, February 24 9:00 a.m. 12:00 noonCougar Canyon 11664 Lyon Rd. Monday, February 17 9:00 a.m. 12:00 noonDevon Gardens (Fr. Imm./Montessori) 8884 Russell Dr. Wednesday, February 19 9:00 a.m. 12:00 noonGibson 11451 - 90 Ave. Tuesday, February 18 9:00 a.m. 12:00 noonGray 10855 - 80 Ave. Tuesday, February 25 9:00 a.m. 12:00 noonHeath (Traditional) 11364 - 72 Ave. Monday, February 17 9:00 a.m. 12:00 noonHellings 11655 - 86 Ave. Wednesday, February 19 9:00 a.m. 12:00 noonJarvis (Traditional) 7670 - 118 St. Tuesday, February 18 9:30 a.m. 12:00 noonMcCloskey 11531 - 80 Ave. Thursday, February 20 9:00 a.m. 12:00 noonPinewood 11777 Pinewood Dr. Tuesday, February 18 9:00 a.m. 12:00 noonRichardson (Fr. Imm./English) 11339 - 83 Ave. Wednesday, February 19 9:00 a.m. 12:00 noonSunshine Hills (Fr. Imm./English) 11285 Bond Blvd. Tuesday, February 25 9:00 a.m. 12:00 noon

LADNER AREAHawthorne 5160 Central Ave. Friday, February 28 9:00 a.m. 12:00 noonHolly 4625 - 62 St. Tuesday, February 25 9:00 a.m. 12:00 noonLadner (Fr. Imm./English) 5016 - 44 Ave. Wednesday, February 26 9:00 a.m. 12:00 noonNeilson Grove 5500 Admiral Blvd. Wednesday, February 19 9:00 a.m. 12:00 noonPort Guichon 4381 - 46A St. Tuesday, February 18 9:00 a.m. 12:00 noon

TSAWWASSEN AREABeach Grove 5955 - 17AAve. Thursday, February 20 9:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m.Cliff Drive 5025 - 12 Ave. Wednesday, February 26 9:15 a.m. 11:30 a.m.English Bluff 402 English Bluff Rd. Wednesday, February 19 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.Pebble Hill (Traditional) 246 - 52A St. Monday, February 17 9:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m.South Park (Fr. Imm./English) 735 Gilchrist Dr. Wednesday, February 19 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

A child may be registered to attend Kindergarten in September 2014 if his or her fifth birthday occurs on or before December 31, 2014.

At the time of registration, the following original documents must be provided:1. Proof of birth date for the student (birth certificate or passport)

(registration will not be accepted until proof of birth date is received)2. Proof of citizenship for both the parent and the student (Canadian birth certificate, citizenship card, passport, landed immigrant

document, permanent resident card)3. Immunization record, Care Card, medical and emergency contact information4. Proof of Residency showing address (Property Taxes - current receipt, purchase/rental agreement or rental receipt)

Parents should be aware that students may be required to attend a school outside of their usual attendance area if class enrolmentsexceed 22.

Application forms for French Immersion are completed separately and are available at all elementary schools. Completedapplication forms for entry into Early French Immersion should be delivered only to the French Immersion school in yourattendance area on or before 4:00 pm, Friday, February 7, 2014. Successful applicants will be notified by the school the weekfollowing the application deadline, and will be advised of the registration procedures. For more information on French ImmersionParent Information Meeting nights, please visit our website at http://web.deltasd.bc.ca/programs/frimm, or contact Christine Carriou [email protected] or 604-952-5066.

Applications are now being accepted for the Traditional Elementary Schools and are to be completed separately. Forms areavailable at Heath, Jarvis and Pebble Hill Traditional Elementary Schools or on the district website at http://web.deltasd.bc.ca/.Completed application forms should be delivered only to those schools on or before 4:00 pm, Friday, February 7, 2014.

Applications forMontessori are being accepted at Devon Gardens Elementary on February 19, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Foryour convenience, you may attend any Delta elementary school to register for Montessori at Devon Gardens Elementary.Please contact Mr. David Hope, Principal, at [email protected] for program information.

NON-CATCHMENT AND NON-DISTRICT APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT DISTRICT SCHOOLSCOMMENCING FEBRUARY 3, 2014 AND WILL RECEIVE PRIORITY IN THE RESPECTIVE CATEGORY IFRECEIVED PRIOR TO MARCH 7, 2014.

Name: Laurie

Occupation: Delta Parks, Recreation & Culture employee soon to be retired!

What was the activity? The 34th Annual Polar Bear Swim

Where and when did this take place? Centennial Beach atBoundary Bay Regional Park on January 1st.

How often do you participate? I come to the Polar Bearswim every year.

How long have you been involved? Ive worked for Parks,Recreation & Culture for 38 years, and attended this event atleast 30 times!

Why did you get involved in this activity? One of the bestparts of my job is when I get to watch the members of thecommunity enjoy themselves at a special event.

What do you like best about this activity? Its a wonderfulfamily activity, a great way to get people outside on a coldwinter day, and I love seeing the expression on the swimmersfaces when they run into the water!

How does it benefit your life? It inspires me when I seethe swimmers come back year after year to participate in thisevent.

What other things do you do to keep active? I am veryinvolved with the annual Tour de Delta cycle event, and enjoyactivities with my family.

Did you know that families that play together staytogether? The Polar Bear Swim is just one of the many all-ages events held each year in Delta. This year the oldestswimmer was Lui Porc (73) and the swimmer from farthestaway was from Australia. It was a wonderful family outing anda great way to kick off 2014.

If you would like to stay informed about the many other greatall-ages activities and events offered throughout the year inDelta, consult the seasonal Leisure Guide, visitwww.delta.ca or call (604) 952-3000. Happy New Year!

MThe excitement at Ladner United

of a new church building and phaseof ministry is at times accompaniedby a sense of weariness and burnoutfor some of us in the long haul ofthis journey.I surprised myself this week. It

was hard at first to say it. As excitedas I am and proud of what we havedone together, I am feeling spiritu-ally and mentally out of breath.Yet after I said it a few times, I feltrelived and lighter.We live in a world where project-

ing an I have it all together imageis highly valued. That image can eas-ily become a prison where we hideour real selves, our fears, failures,disappointments and hurts.How are you? we are asked.

Im fine, we reply without missinga beat.I suppose it is because we are

afraid if I really show you whoI am, you may not love me and thatme is all I have.How difficult it can be to say those

words, I am not really OK. I needsome help.May we reflect as Christians the

promise of Jesus: Come unto me,all you who are weary and burdened,and I will give you rest. Take myyoke upon you and learn from me,for I am gentle and humble in heartand you will find rest for your souls.For my yoke is ready and my burdenis light.

Jim Short can be reached at [email protected].

Jim ShortLadner United Church

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REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR THE2014/2015 SCHOOL YEAR

Delta School District is pleased to accept applications from families and students residing withinand outside of the Delta School District. We offer a wide range of learning programs for all students.

Continuing Delta Students

Delta students already registered in Delta will continue for the new school year.

Delta students who wish to submit a Non-Catchment Application at a new school, must submit anew Non-Catchment Application and will receive priority in this category if their application isreceived starting February 3rd and before:March 7, 2014.

Current Non-District students who wish to continue at the same school for the next school year,are NOT required to submit a new Non-District Application.

Current Non-District students who wish to attend a different school in Delta for the next schoolyear, must submit a new Non-District Application and will receive priority in this category iftheir application is received starting February 3rd and before:March 7, 2014.

NewApplicants

KindergartenStudents living in schools catchment area should apply at the catchment area school on thedesignated registration date or thereafter.

Kindergarten to Grade 12Students living in schools catchment area will receive priority in this category if application isreceived before: June 6, 2014.

Non-Catchment area students will receive priority in this category if application is receivedbefore:March 7, 2014.

Non-District students will receive priority in this category if application is received before:March 7, 2014.

PLEASE NOTE:The time and date will be recorded on all applications and registrations at time of receipt.

Non-Catchment and Non-District Applications will be accepted at District schoolscommencing February 3, 2014.

Definitions

Catchment Area Students: Students living in the catchment area of theirdesignated school.

Non-Catchment Students: Students living in Delta who wish to attend adifferent catchment area school in Delta.

Non-District Students: Students not living in Delta who wish to attendschool in Delta.

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Benediction Lutheran

Church5575 6th Avenue (56th St. at 6th Ave.)

Tel: 604-943-3432

SUNDAYS, 10 AM

Worship & Christian Education

All are warmly welcomed to worship

with us as we Celebrate Gods Grace.

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St.Andrew's Church

Service of Holy Communion9:00 am Sunday

Womens Bible Study9:00am Thursday

1710 56th Street, Tsawwassen, BC(South Delta Artists Guild Arts Gallery)

(next to SD Rec Centre)

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

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Sacred HeartCatholicChurch

3900 Arthur Drive, Ladner604-946-4522

Daily Mass in ChapelMonday - Saturday at 9am

Weekend MassesSaturday at 5pmSunday at 9am, 11am & 5pm

Filipino Mass (Tagalog)Last Sunday of every monthat 7pm (except July & August)

ConfessionsSaturday at 10amin the Chapel

Baptismsavailable every Sunday

For other Sacrements please callthe parish ofce for an appointmentwith the Pastor.

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On behalf of the generous citizens of South Delta, Michelle LeMoignan of Pets-N-Us presented acheque for $2,510 to Sheila Kullar of S.A.I.N.T.S. Animal Rescue. The donation represented theproceeds from the Pets Pictures With Santa fundraiser held annually at the Tsawwassen loca-tion. The store is grateful to Bob The Real Santa Cristofoli for his patience and care during thephotographing of over 160 animals as well as its amazing volunteers. Pets-N-Us donates 100 percent of all donations collected to numerous animal shelters and charities.

For the first time, Deltaauthor Laura MichelleThomas is hosting a free-to-enter international poetrycompetition for aspiringyoung writers.This past August,

Thomas added the poetrycontest to her current offer-ings, which include theInternational Junior AuthorsShort Story Contest thatopens for its seventh seasonin February.The poetry contest closes

at midnight on Jan. 31, andThomas is seeking a hand-ful of qualified judges tohelp her choose the win-ners. So far, according toThomas, more than 700poems have been submittedfrom over 30 countries fromyoung writers in four agecategories, ranging fromnine to 21 years old.Im blown away by the

response, said Thomas.The most surprising thingis that on the entry formmore than 80 per cent ofthe entrants state that theyheard about the contestby doing a Google search,from a teacher, or friend.Thomas originally

believed it would be the1,800-plus writers in her2013 short story contestwho would make up themajority of contestants inher poetry contest.With so many young

writers finding out about usthrough the poetry contestfor the first time, we couldsee thousands of entriesfor this years short storycontest, she said. At 1,000words per short story, itsa bit daunting when youthink about how much read-ing and judging that willentail.

Thomas said judgingthe poems for the poetrycontest should be much lessarduous for the volunteersshe is currently seeking.She has limited the lengthof the poems to 50 lines,and has created a detailedjudging key, which makes iteasier to assign scores.To keep the amount of

work reasonable for hervolunteers, she will do apreliminary round of judg-ing before distributing thestrongest poems in eachcategory to her team.Judging will take place in

March. Qualified individu-als who would like to jointhe Junior Authors PoetryContest judging team mayapply by contacting Thomasprior to March 1. For moreabout the poetry contest,visit www.laurathomascom-munications.com.

Pets-N-Us fundraiser benefits S.A.I.N.T.S.

Judges needed for newyouth poetry contest


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Weaving stories out of stringFamily entertainer Anne Glover uses string manipulation as part of her storytelling

Entertainer Anne Glover is bringingher storytelling show to Ladner nextweekend.Using string is a big part of her

family show.Theyre woven into the stories or

sometimes they are the centerpiece ofwhat Im doing, says Glover.Audience members can expect

to have fun, be laughing and to beinspired by how much one can do witha really simple loop of string.Glover explains that what she works

with is a game of string manipulationknown as Cats Cradle in this neck ofthe woods. But, she says, shes alsolearned to make shapes from all differ-ent parts of the world.She says stories can be illustrated

with a dog that moves across one handfrom another, or a turtle, fish, snake orall kinds of things.She also uses French in her show

with some sign language woven in aswell.

Glover has appeared at countlessschools, festivals, and conferencesacross the continent, and has per-formed her original stories on CBCradio, in both English and French, herwebsite states.Glover, who has been performing

for over 20 years, also recently startedteaching part time as a substitute inVictoria.She is scheduled to perform

Saturday, Jan. 25 at 3 p.m. at GenesisTheatre, 5005-45th Ave., Ladner.Tickets are $3 per person and are

available at all French immersionschools (Ladner Elementary, CliffDrive Elementary and South ParkElementary in South Delta).Tickets are also available by calling

604-952-5058 or by emailing [email protected] is also performing at

Richardson Elementary, 11339-83rdAve. in North Delta, on Sunday, Jan.19 at 3 p.m.The Delta school district and

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Entertainer Anne Glover uses string manipulation to illustrate her storytelling.

A weekly acting workshop starts nextweek at The Portal in Ladner.There will be classes on Thursdays for

kids, youth and adults, says Claire Pollock.Its just a good way for people to take

time for themselves and have fun [on] aThursday, she says. Acting is a reallygreat way to teach you about yourself andto play and have fun.

Pollock directed The Portals first-evertheatrical performance last October. Thiswill be her second time putting on a work-shop there.Participants will learn how to warm up

their voices and bodies for acting, differ-ent acting techniques and will play somegames and have fun, she says.Theyll get scripts to perform dialogues

and monologues at the last class for achance to show what theyve learned.The classes would be good for beginners

or people who have done some acting andwant to get back into it, she notes.The classes will run every Thursday

from Jan. 23 to Feb. 27 at The Portal,4755-51st St., Ladner. Times are 4:30 to5:30 p.m. for children, 5:30 to 7 p.m. foryouth and 7 to 9 p.m. for adults.Costs are $90 for adults (or $75 for The

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Local church hosting tiny dancersThe Tsawwassen

Alliance Church will hosta performance by 10 littledancers from the Place ofRescue AIDS Centre andOrphanage in Cambodialater this month.The youngsters, ages

eight to 10, will performCELEBRATE on Thursday,Jan. 23 at 7 p.m.Place of Rescue was

founded as a CambodianNGO in 2003 by retiredCanadian missionary MarieEns. At that time, it consist-ed of 15 houses for familiesdealing with AIDS.Ten years later, Place of

Rescue now has three cam-puses and is home to 426children, 23 destitute gran-nies and 27 AIDS families.It also has three universitydorms housing 40 of thenow-young adults.Of the children coming

to Canada, two are from theAIDS Centre where theylive with their HIV positivemothers, one is an aban-doned child and seven areorphans. Some have been at

Place of Rescue since theywere babies; all have comefrom tragic circumstances.At Place of Rescue they

have a kind and lovinghouse mom and new sib-lings (nine other childrenliving together in a house).Their lives have changeddramatically and they nowhave every opportunity fora good future.Your heart is never

really the same after anencounter with Marie andkids from Place of Rescue,says Rhoda Brooks, staffmember at TsawwassenAlliance Church.We are very excited

about having the childrencome to share their dancesand stories with us. Place ofRescue is an amazing placeand we look forward to cel-ebrating with them.The performance is open

to everyone. There is noadmission fee, althoughdonations are gratefullyaccepted.The church is at 4951-

12th Ave.

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A group of young dancersfrom the Place of RescueAIDS Centre and Orphanagein Cambodia will perform inCELEBRATE at TsawwassenAlliance Church nextThursday.

Youngsters from Place of Rescue in Cambodia will perform at Tsawwassen Alliance

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I am in northernArizonas badlands asurreal landscape in a worldthat existed before manlearned to measure time bythe seasons and the constel-lations wheeling above him.As I stand on the rim

of a gigantic circular hol-low gouged into the barrenearth, a desert wind rufflesmy hair and whisperssecrets of an event thathappened 50,000 years agoto create what lies far, farbelow my viewing platform:the largest meteor crater onEarth. It is nearly a mileacross, 550 feet deep andlarge enough at its baseto encompass 20 footballfields while two millionspectators would fit com-fortably along its slopingwalls.The crater was formed

by what came to be knownas the Canyon Diabolometeorite. The power andspeed of the meteorsimpact slammed into theearth at 40,000 miles anhour (which would be liketravelling from NewYorkto Los Angeles in four min-utes) and caused an explo-sion equivalent to a forcegreater than 20 million tonsof TNT. The shock wouldhave registered on every

seismograph across theglobe.The wind dies away and

I lean over the rails to peerat the crater, its surfacepocked like a moonscape,and Im not surprised tolearn this site was used byNASA as a training groundfor Apollos astronauts(including Neil Armstrong)back in the 1960s. A spe-cial section at the on-sitemuseum has been dedicatedto these heroes who dared,as John Gillespie Mageeputs it, to slip the surlybonds of earth and soarinto space.Hollywoods imagination

too has been fired by theArizona crater: the 1979movie Meteor starring SeanConnery and Natalie Woodwas filmed here and StarMan with Jeff Bridges andKaren Allen told the storyof an alien who was pickedup from the floor of the cra-ter by a spaceship.The sheer unpredictabil-

ity of a cosmic event of thismagnitude raises the pointas to whether this couldhappen again, and if so,are there any early warn-ing systems in place? Ifind the answers to this andseveral other questions atthe adjoining Meteor CraterLearning Centre.While we arent immune

to the possibility of another

massive meteorite suddenlysmashing into our planet, itis reassuring to know thatscientists feel this is unlike-ly to happen for another

50,000 years.That isnt much in terms

of the earths evolutionaryhistory, but 225 millionyears is a mind-boggling

concept, and standing at alookout point in the PaintedDesert Park, I am leftbreathless at the panoramaof scarlet, indigo, orange

and white rocky outcropsthat stretch, fold upon fold,to the far horizon.Erosion has sculpted

portions of the graniteinto twisted shapes: here araised fist clenched againstthe sky, there a staircase ofgray blocks piled one overthe other in defiance ofgravity or, in the distance,the silhouette of somefabled castle perched on topof a mesa.The Chinle Formation

area in the adjoiningPetrified Forest NationalPark has its own treasuresalso dating from the sameperiod. I crouch down topeer closely at a petrifiedfive-inch cross-section ofwood compressed into mar-ble-smooth whorls of royalpurple and fire engine red.Not far away lies anotherchunk that looks like a min-iature modernist paintingwith splashes of bright yel-low, veined by a network ofthin blue capillaries.

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Badlands offer surreal viewsArizona is home to the largest meteor crater on Earth

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The Canyon Diablo meteorite formed the worlds largest meteor crater in Arizonas northernbadlands. It is nearly a mile across and 550 feet deep.

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