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The Delta school board standsby everything its done to advo-cate for increased funding for theeducation system.Chair Laura Dixon defended

the boards record during pub-lic submissions Tuesday on theupcoming budget in response toa suggestion by teachers it should

be doing more.Delta TeachersAssociation

president Paul Steer, the firstspeaker, said the B.C. SchoolTrustees Association has beenadvocating for better resourcesand funding, so Delta should addto the call.Your own representative body,

the BCSTA, has done as much,so it is incumbent upon you notto remain silent and to add your

individual and collective voices insupport of public education, thisvery essential part of the govern-ments realm of responsibility,Steer said.He said teachers are urging the

board to adopt a policy of con-structive adversarial engagementagainst the governments policies.Steer said the district should

also begin planning now to inte-grate the recent B.C. Supreme

Court ruling in favour of teachers,ordering the restoration of previ-ous class size and compositionlimits.Dixon was quick to respond,

saying through the BCSTA theDelta board has participated inissues regarding public education.She also said through a provincialcouncil she spoke directly to the

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education minister aboutcost pressures.The board has never

shied away from its respon-sibilities to participate inthe core review or anyother ministry process. TheBCSTA has been a strong,effective advocate on ourbehalf, Dixon said.We stand by our record

for support for public edu-cation, we stand by recordof support for all the peoplethat work in our district,and we stand by our recordof putting our interest forstudents first.Dixons support for the

BCSTA came despite amotion earlier in the meet-ing by trustee Dale Saip,

who wants Delta to with-draw from the association.That motion will be debatedat the next school boardmeeting.CUPE Local 1091 presi-

dent Colin Pawson and par-ent Brad Sherwin were theonly others to make presen-tations Tuesday.Pawson suggested the

board not bother undertak-ing a satisfaction survey,noting it would find lowmorale because employeesare having a harder timedoing their jobs properlydue to cuts.Sherwin asked the board

to explore every opportu-nity to obtain additionalgrants and that those mon-

ies be directed to the trans-portation budget.Still dealing with declin-

ing enrollment, the district

recently stated this yearsbudget process would bechallenging, which suggestsmore cuts are on the way.

Its faced with additionalcosts in a number of areas,including the CUPE settle-ment and a B.C. Hydro rateincrease.Good news didnt come

from the provincial govern-ments latest budget, whichprovided no new money forthe K-12 system.Last year the board

made $1.9 million in cutsto balance the books, themost contentious being thereduction of bus service.District staff will release

budget recommendationson April 11. A meeting tohear public input on thoserecommendations will takeplace at the school boardoffice April 15. A weeklater, on April 22, the boardis to consider approving thebudget.

A locally-based flightschool has partnered witha Lower Mainland collegeto offer a new professionalpilot training program.Professional Flight

Centre, which has beenoffering flight training foralmost 30 years, recentlypartnered with DouglasCollege to create anAssociate of Arts for FutureProfessional Pilots program.The academic classes are

taught at the college cam-pus, while flight trainingtakes place at ProfessionalFlight Centres headquar-ters near the Boundary BayAirport.Owners John and Blythe

Montgomery recentlyproudly showed off theiroperation, which is one ofCanadas largest and mostrespected flight traininginstitutions. The operationincludes 22 aircraft, twofull motion flight simulatorsand a fully-equipped main-tenance facility.The full-time course also

allows students to transfer

to Bachelor of Arts pro-grams at other institutions,including SFU, UBC andUVic.John Montgomery, who

has almost 40 years of avia-tion experience under hisbelt, said as baby boomersretire in large numbers, anincrease in the number ofplanes being built has ledto an increased demand fornew pilots.

Airlines hire pilots withAirline Transport Pilotlicenses and degrees.Associate of arts degreesteach many transferableskills such as criticalthinking and communica-tions, he said. Completingthe Associate of Arts ForProfessional Pilots programwill greatly increase theemployability of pilots whohave completed a profes-

sional flight training pro-gram.Professional Flight

Centre is holding a seriesof open houses later thismonth for anyone interestedin the program or flighttraining.The sessions will include

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school, as well as an oppor-tunity to ask questions.Sessions are planned for

Saturday, March 22 from10 a.m. until 12 p.m., andWednesday, March 19 and26 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.Professional Flight

Centre is located at 6-4340King St., Ladner.For more information call

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Pilot program taking flightBoundary Bay Airport-based Professional Flight Centre partnering with Douglas College

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Deltas unionized work-force has a new president.Jennifer Clarke won the

presidency of CUPE Local454 in a membership votelast month, replacing DarrylRobison, who did not runagain. Her only challengerfor the two-year term wasJohn Gibson.A Tsawwassen resi-

dent, Clarke is an eight-year employee for theCorporation of Delta, cur-rently working in the legalservices department.She told the Optimist

she decided to run for thepresidency to provide a newvoice as well as make a dif-ference.The union represents

more than 850 civicemployees. It also rep-resents civilians at theDelta Police Departmentand Delta Museum andArchives employees,although contract negotia-tions with those workers areheld separately.

The local last reacheda contract with theCorporation of Delta inDecember 2012 after beingwithout one for a year.The current deal expires

in 2015, but Clarke and hernegotiating team are hop-ing to start bargaining wellbefore then.We are anticipating a

fair and equitable collectiveagreement, said Clarke.She said there are sev-

eral outstanding issues thatneed to be resolved, but anumber of grievance fileshave to be dealt with in themeantime.Last months membership

vote also saw Tamara Lazaacclaimed as vice-president.

Only one Delta publicschool managed to crackthe top 200 in the latest edi-tion of the Fraser Institutescontroversial rankings ofB.C. elementary schools.Released this week,

the annual Report Cardshowed the three high-est rated schools in Deltawere all private institutions,headed by TsawwassensSouthpointe Academy,which placed 69th out of982 B.C. schools.Immaculate Conception

and Sacred Heart alsoplaced in the top 100.The top public elemen-

tary school was Cliff Drive,which was ranked 199thoverall.The rankings are based

on 10 academic indica-tors using data from theannual Foundation Skills

Assessment exams.The Fraser Institute says

parents can use the websitecompareschoolrankings.orgto measure their schoolsperformance over the pastfive years, including areasof improvement or decline.They can also compare theirschool with others in theprovince.Our website provides

parents and educatorswith objective informa-tion thats hard to findanywhere else. If youre aparent at a school with aconsistently low ranking,or a school with decliningresults, you should ask theprincipal about improve-ment plans and whenstudent performance isexpected to improve, saidPeter Cowley, the FraserInstitutes director of schoolperformance studies.B.C. teachers have long

dismissed the Report Card

as both flawed and mislead-ing. Theyve also been criti-cal of the FSA tests.As far as the Delta

school district, it doesntconsider the Fraser Instituterankings a true reflection ofthe school system.In Delta, we have a

strong commitment toensuring students reachtheir full potential and thisis reinforced by our DistrictVision of being a leadingdistrict for innovative teach-ing and learner success. Wehave a vast array of pro-grams and initiatives gearedat achieving this goal, suchas early literacy programs,said spokesperson DenekaMichaud.At the elementary level,

for example, we have aco-ordinator of elementaryliteracy who is developingresource handbooks forearly primary teachers,Michaud said.

Jennifer Clarke elected asCUPE Local 454 president

Private schools are only ones tocrack Fraser Institutes top 100

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An eight-year employee of the Corporation of Delta, JenniferClarke of Tsawwassen was elected union president.

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carpentry students in WayneMcKinnons class have hadan opportunity to buildvacation homes, sheds andgarages, while students inGlen Addisons draftingclass have created drawingsand models of numerousprojects.For the first time this

year, the classes collabo-rated on a single project.The drafting class did the

drawings for the cabin thatsbeing built by the construc-tion class on the groundsof the Ladner high school,allowing drafting studentsto see walls drawn on com-puter software go up beforetheir eyes.Principal Terry Ainge

says its an initiative by theteachers of the tech classes.They are trying to create

real relevant experiences fortheir students, Ainge says.Since September, a team

of five drafting students hasbeen creating drawings onAutoCAD for carpentry stu-dents. Students from bothclasses have been workingtogether for months andthe cabin is now ready tobe assembled in 100 MileHouse.Ainge says its exciting

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various stages of projectmanagement, he says, add-ing they usually only seetheir own discipline area.

The drafting studentsare now able to see the nextstages, walk outside and seewhats happening throughthe construction processand see their design cometo life. And the construc-tion students are able toknow where the concept,these ideas, came from.There is an opportunityfor an exchange, some realauthentic feedback.Carpentry teacher

McKinnon says the cabinshave to be designed andbuilt to code.

These houses have topass inspection and theplans have to go throughthe municipality for anapproval as well, he says.We can take a little

extra time here at the schoolbecause we are learning aswe go, but when its done,it has to be as professionalas any other house thatsbuilt.One of McKinnons car-

pentry students, Jace Day,who is part of the crew thatwill go to assemble thecabin in 100 Mile House,

plans to pursue trades aftercompleting high school.This gives me an expe-

rience working with floorplans and drawings and alsoits just good to see on aresume, to see that I havebuilt a cabin, Day says.Drafting teacher Addison

says his students werepretty excited to see theirdrawings come to life.That changes things.

Not too many students getto do that. They get to actu-ally start from zero, withsome ideas and then put it

together, make some chang-es and start to see it grow.Matthew Wegener, one

of Addisons students, says:I get to see it (the plans)evolve over time and see itbuilt up and make changes.Ashley Robinson, who

is planning to study archi-tectural design upon gradu-ation, is also pleased tohave been involved in theprocess.Its definitely a differ-

ent experience because wehavent done anything likethis.

DSS classes collaborate to build cabinDrafting and carpentry students combine skills to design and construct vacation home for Ladner family

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PHOTOS BY JULIA VERGARA

Wayne McKinnons carpentry class (right) constructed a cabindesigned by students in Glen Addisons drafting class (above).The cabin will be assembled in 100 Mile House.

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of the calls the Delta policeresponded to in the previousweek:

Tsawwassen March 5, 4:47 a.m.,

100-block of 67th Street:Complainant reportedobserving two people insidean orange SUV. The passen-ger was getting out of thevehicle and searching yardswith a flashlight. Police setup a containment of thearea, however an extensivesearch did not locate thevehicle. March 6, 3:22 p.m.,

1A Avenue and 67th Street:Report received that a malewas going door-to-doorsoliciting yard work butdid not have any garden-ing tools with him. Policeattended and located themale who was legitimatelyoffering his services to aer-ate lawns. Nothing suspi-cious or of concern. March 6, 4:55 p.m.,

4800-block of 53rd Street:Vehicle left in parkinglot was entered sometimeovernight by an unknownperson. There was no dam-age to the vehicle as it wasleft unlocked. Items stolenincluded a 32GB iPad. Anattempt to locate the iPadwith the GPS search systemdid not pinpoint the exactlocation of the iPad and asearch of the area by policeproved negative. March 7, 3:57 p.m.,

5500-block of 15B Avenue:

Report received that twostorage lockers were brokeninto sometime over the lastseveral days. Investigationfound three lockers hadbeen entered by prying thehinges out of the woodenlockers. The scene waschecked for fingerprintsbut nothing of significancefound.

March 8, 9:30 a.m.,5500-block of SummerWay: Complainant reportedseeing two suspicious peo-ple in the yard. One of thesuspects was in the drive-way while the other wasstanding by the shed eyeingthe lock. Both the suspectsfled when they saw thecomplainant at the door.

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5000-block of 48th Avenue:A womens brown leatherwallet containing bankcards and personal paperswas found outside theLadner Library. Efforts tolocate the owner were notsuccessful as the phonenumbers were not in ser-vice. Owner can claim thewallet upon identificationat the Ladner CommunityPolice Station. March 5, 8:21 p.m.,

7000-block of 72nd Street:Police investigating a hitand run collision noticedsymptoms of alcohol con-sumption and the odourof alcohol on the driversbreath. The driver refused toprovide a sample of breathinto an approved screeningdevice and as a result wasissued a 90-day immediateroadside prohibition. Thedriver was picked up fromthe scene and the vehiclewas impounded for 30 days. March 6, 8:05 p.m.,

River Road/AlexanderRoad: Police were operatinga traffic control point whena driver attempted to bypassthe officer. The driverprovided a breath sampleinto an approved screeningdevice, resulting in a FAILreading but a second testresulted in a WARN read-ing. The driver was issueda three-day immediateroadside prohibition and thevehicle was impounded forseven days. March 7, 12:01 a.m.,

4400-block of Arthur Drive:Police pulled over a vehicleobserved swerving withinthe lanes and travellingbelow the posted speedlimit. The driver smelledstrongly of alcohol andadmitted to consumingseveral beers. The driverreceived a FAIL readingon two separate approvedscreening devices and wasissued a 90-day immediateroadside prohibition. Thevehicle was impounded for30 days.Did you know? If a

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Truck fightsheds lighton port

TEDMURPHY

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I dont pretend to understand the com-plexities of the trucking industry and itsrelationship with Lower Mainland ports,but I do know the ongoing dispute hasbrought to light a couple of issues thathave been debated in these parts foryears.The current work stoppage has not

only demonstrated how vital ports areto our economy, which has never reallybeen in question, but has also given us ataste of what it would be like if our portfacilities didnt keep pace with demand.Port Metro Vancouver officials have

spewed platitudes about the benefitsof international trade and the needto accommodate such for so long itsbecome little more than white noisearound here. When you play host to aport, the idea of greater economic goodtends to get lost among the ever-increas-ing number of trucks on the highways,the insatiable appetite for more land andthe impacts on a fragile environment. Inshort, we see the worst in this economicengine for the country.But when theres a disruption that

limits the flow of goods, it doesnt takelong to realize how much we depend onthat trade in our everyday lives. It mightseem trivial, but a piece on the TV newsearlier this week about bars worried theywouldnt be getting their shipment ofGuinness in time for St. Patricks Dayexemplified how ports touch our lives inso many different ways.The longer the dispute drags on, the

more instances were going to hear aboutport-related shortages.Another issue that has come to the

forefront during the work stoppage isthe rigidity of the supply chain and therepercussions that creates. Truckers areunderstandably upset by the amount oftime they must wait to either pick up ordrop off containers, but despite a num-ber of efficiencies put in place over theyears, its obvious that only so much canbe moved in and out of a port over thecourse of a regular work day.Should that volume get spread out over

a longer period, I assume those delayswould be minimized, perhaps even elimi-nated, but that would take co-operationfrom all players, including those receiv-ing the shipments, in the supply chain.An 18- or 24-hour day would not only

smooth out the congestion being felt atthe ports, but it would also take trucksoff the road during peak times, quitelikely improving the plight of the belea-guered commuter.And for a community like Delta that

bears a greater burden than any otherwhen it comes to truck traffic, thatswitch cant come soon enough.

The Optimist encourages readers to write letters to the editor. Lettersare accepted on any topic, although preference is given to those onlocal matters. The Optimist reserves the right to edit letters and thedecision to publish is at the discretion of the editor or publisher. Allletters must be signed, dated and include the writers phone number

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Deltas community spirit wasinspired by its pioneering familiesfollowing incorporation in 1879and extended to the first commu-nity centres, which were all builtwith volunteer labour.Ladners Landing opened its

town hall on Elliott Street in 1885.This was the site of the first fallfair in 1888, organized by the DeltaAgricultural Society. The corner ofChisholm and Elliott streets was ahive of civic and community affairswith its proximity to the municipaloffice and nearby hotel.With a substantial increase in

population following the FirstWorld War, there was a need forlarger facilities in Ladner, as wellas in the Sunbury/Annieville areaand in East Delta.In 1919, the residents of the pre-

dominately fishing community inSunbury opened their communitycentre adjacent the Fraser River. In1962, their current hall opened atSunbury Park on Dunlop Road and

remains in operation today.In 1926, and largely with volun-

teer labour, Ladner opened its com-munity hall at the corner of Elliottand Chisholm streets. This was thesite of Deltas civic and communityactivity until it was destroyed byfire in 1968.Generations of families celebrat-

ed NewYears Eve galas, weddingsand anniversaries, movies, theatreproductions, talent contests, ama-teur boxing tournaments and thelist goes on. Forty years of docu-mented family memories were lostthat tragic night.The third, and likely the highest

profile, community hall still activeis the East Delta Hall on Highway10. In 1875, John McKee and fam-ily settled in the East Delta farmcommunity and McKee donatedland for St. Davids United Church.Discussions ensued on the

need for a church hall to meet thesocial needs of the congregation.The community agreed to build aseparate centre with free use forchurch activities. Johns son, DavidMcKee, donated land for the hallsite.In 1930, the McKee Athletic

Association was formed and vol-unteer labour organized. Driftwoodlogs were hauled off the beach andDouglas fir logged off SunshineHills. The logs were hauled byhorses to Lester Embrees farm and

sawn into building material.The main builders and organiz-

ers besides Lester Embree were hisbrother George, Thomas Robertsonand Leonard Dennis. These origi-nal settlers and many volunteersopened the hall doors on Feb. 11,1931.For 50 years, Dennis was East

Deltas Santa Claus, first at theSt. Davids Church and then theEast Delta Hall. In those days,East Delta had its own elementaryschool and held school plays aswell as Christmas and Halloweenparties at the hall. It was the homefor wedding receptions, dances andfamous fundraising box socials.The hall was also known for its

many athletic competitions: box-ing, basketball and tennis in thetwo outdoor courts.East Deltas civic spirit was

tested in 1993 when fire engulfedone-third of the hall. Like theirfathers and grandfathers beforethem, the directors of the McKeeAthletic Society rallied to the causeand the hall was reopened on Sept.24, 1995.As a result of this phenomenal

accomplishment, the directors ofthe McKee Athletic Society wererecognized as Deltas 1995 Citizenof the Year.Now thats community spirit!And a good night to you, McKee

Athletic Society.

Pioneers put a hall of a lotof work into the community

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Letters to the Editor

Editor:Re: B.C. families have

one of the lowest overalltax burdens, letter to the

editor, March 5I appreciate the finance

ministers response to mycomments on the budget.As the minister points

out, the decrease in thepersonal income taxexemption is a part of thereturn of the PST. What theminister did not addresswere my comments thatthe change comes at a timewhen the government ishitting British Columbianswith rising hydro and

ICBC rates, ferry farehikes, and increased tuitionrates and MSP premiums.This years budget pre-

dicts that a senior coupleearning $30,000 of pen-sion income, and a familyof four earning the same,will pay more in provincialtaxes this year. Accordingto the governments docu-ments, theyll be paying$152 and $284 more,respectively, primarily insales and property taxes. Ifyou have a higher income,then you can expect to paymore in MSP premiums.Its true there are items

in this years budget thatwill help families, and Ispoke to some of thosemeasures in my previouscomments. Nevertheless,the government andminister should be hon-est about how increasedfees and taxes will affecteveryone in B.C. Whetherits through taxes or rateincreases, more of yourmoney will be going to theprovince in 2014.And as I said, for those

of us on fixed income, itcan be a difficult reality.

Vicki HuntingtonMLA, Delta South

Editor:The Cross-Border

Coalition has put out a callfor funds to help fight andstop the installation of theKRPI radio transmitter tow-ers in Point Roberts.Donating to the legal

fund is a relatively effort-less but very effectiveway for all Tsawwassenresidents to help stop thesetower transmitter installa-tions.If Tsawwassen residents

experience the same inter-ference problems that theresidents of Ferndale areexperiencing, notwithstand-ing the possible health andproperty value concerns,

what is the cost to you forthe aggravation, the incon-venience and invasion ofprivacy you may experi-ence?If you and your home

experience similar interfer-ence problems, and if andwhen KRPI responds to youout of a queue of thousands,how fast will that responsebe?How effective will it

be? Who will pay for thefixes and how much ofyour time will you have tostay at home waiting for theengineer to arrive? What isyour time worth to you?Given the nightmarish

scenario described above,

I believe that digging intoyour pocket now and send-ing in a donation to thegood people of the Cross-Border Coalition to helpfund the lawyers fightingthis issue before it is toolate is money well spent.Every dollar (Canadian

or U.S.) helps. Donate atthe following: Town hall meeting on

Tuesday, March 18 at 7p.m. at Tsawwassen UnitedChurch, 693-53rd St. At www.notowers.webs.

com. Send cheque to PRTA/

FTT, P.O. Box 158, PointRoberts, WA, 98281.

David Bowyer

Increased fees and rates will take tollTime to fund tower fight

Editor:Re: Its imperative not

to confuse capitalism withdemocracy, letter to the

editor, Feb. 28, and Idealsdepend on each other, letter

to the editor, March 5R. Browns letter was

one of the best letters Ihave seen in a long time.In response to Bob Orricksletter on the same subject, Irespectfully disagree.Orrick writes: For capi-

talism to succeed, democra-cy is a necessary ingredient;for democracy to succeed,capitalism is a prime com-ponent. Unfortunately, thisdoes not always ring true.Hong Kong is a prime

example of successfulcapitalism. Hong Kongwas a British colony anddemocracy was only anafterthought just prior to thehandover to China in 1997.The Peoples Republic

of China is an extremeexample of capitalism. Todate, democracy has yet to

be established there.Capitalism does really

well under corrupt andundemocratic regimeswhere regulations protect-

ing labour, human rightsand environment arebypassed in favour of capi-tal investment.

Tom Steele

Capitalism thrives in undemocratic regimes

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Port Metro Vancouver isundertaking various fieldstudies this month as it pre-pares to submit an applica-

tion for Terminal 2.The port authority says

three studies are underway,including one examiningthe existing visual impactsat Roberts Bank as well asidentifying potential light-ing changes associated withthe proposed three-berthcontainer terminal.Another is a continuation

a study of the behaviourof marine mammals in thevicinity of the marine ter-minals.The third is a study on

the impact of underwaternoise levels on southernresident killer whales.For the marine mammal

observation study, the portsays a ground-based remotevideo surveillance systemmay be used. For the under-water noise study, ambientnoise levels and marinemammal vocalizations willbe recorded continuouslyfor one year at RobertsBank using a hydrophonecabled to shore.All the field studies will

eventually form an environ-

mental impact statement,a comprehensive docu-ment to be submitted to thefederal government at theend of this year or early2015. Once submitted, itwill launch a lengthy envi-ronmental review processinvolving an independentpanel.Port Metro Vancouver

says its also continuing acomprehensive consultationprocess that began in June2011.The port is also plan-

ning further environmentalprojects in Delta, includingcreating a new tidal marshhabitat near Canoe Pass,as part of a habitat bank-ing program, designed togive the port environmentalcredits in advance of T2.The port authority

recently released its 2013year-end results showingits facilities handled 135million tonnes of cargo,a record for Port MetroVancouver and an overallincrease of nine per centover 2012.

Potential development onboth sides of the RobertsBank causeway isnt partof Port Metro Vancouversenvironmental review forTerminal 2.Thats because develop-

ment there isnt reasonablyforeseeable for now, accord-ing to the port authority.Following a recent pre-

sentation by Port MetroVancouver president andCEO Robin Silvester tothe Delta Chamber ofCommerce, officials withthe port held a briefing forthe media to explain theextensive environmentalassessment and field workthats underway in advanceof submitting an applicationto build Terminal 2, a three-berth container facility pro-posed adjacent to the three-berth Deltaport containerterminal.That work will form

whats known as an envi-ronmental impact statement,which will be submittedto the federal governmentby the end of the year andwill trigger an extensiveenvironmental review of theapplication.Noting there hasnt been

any major environmentalconcerns identified so far,biologist Ben Wheeler saidthe port should have a highdegree of confidence itsstudies are both robust anddefensible.As far as studying the

combined impacts of T2with future development atRoberts Bank, the analysishasnt gone that far becausenothing more is specificallyplanned at this point.The port authority recent-

ly released its latest draftof an extensive Land UsePlan, which has a graphicdepicting the causewayfrom the shoreline of theTsawwassen First Nation tothe existing terminal as well

as the future T2.Prior to reaching the cur-

rent terminal, both sidesof the causeway are nowjust water, presently desig-nated as Port Marine/PortWater. The new desig-nation would change toSpecial Study Area.According to the port,

having areas with such adesignation means addition-al study, consultation andplanning are required.The port received scath-

ing criticism a few yearsago for separating an appli-cation to add a third berthat Deltaport from the futureT2 before the environmen-tal review process.Noting the third berth

application, however, didinclude a cumulative effectanalysis, Cliff Stewart, PortMetro Vancouvers vice-president of infrastructuredelivery, said it simply cantbe the case for a study areawhen it comes to the T2application.

Port not looking beyondTerminal 2 at moment

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for some level of independence, Ithink it has too often been pushed toits limit and has been found lacking.Independence ultimately separates,divides and risks dissolving our foun-dational need for healthy community.Ironically, healthy community is theonly place where independence cancontinue to exist at any level.I write these thoughts as I sit in

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Elvis extravaganza rolls into town

A trio of tribute artists will pay homageto the King of Rock and Roll at a concertin Ladner next Wednesday.The Elvis Elvis Elvis, An American

Trilogy show will take place at GenesisTheatre and will feature performancesfrom Chris Connor, Ted Torres andBrandon Bennett.Connor, who hails from Manchester,

England, will perform as 70s era Elviswith songs like Suspicious Minds, PolkSalad Annie, Just Pretend and Youve Lostthat Loving Feeling.Connor has been an Elvis tribute artist

for about five years. He took it up afterfollowing advice from friends who heardhim singing Elvis at karaoke bars, he saysin an email to the Optimist.He says his goal and dream was to per-

form an honest and respectful tribute toElvis.To be doing so and gaining fans world-

wide is just overwhelming, he says.Connor sang at the Penticton Elvis

Festival last June and says hes happy to becoming back to Canada to perform for thefans here.His style was one of a kind and had

never been seen before and will never beseen again. He truly was the King of Rockand Roll.Elvis Elvis Elvis, An American Trilogy

comes to Genesis Theatre, 5005-45th Ave.,Ladner Wednesday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m.Call 604-507-6355 or visit bellperformin-gartscentre.com for tickets ($41.50).For more on the show visit www.

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Ladners Nathen Aswell will beback at the Genesis Theatre foranother live@5005 concert seriesperformance next Friday.Aswell, who performs a brand

of conscious pop, was at thelocal venue last March.Hell be playing tunes from

his latest CD YES and his firstalbum Little By Little using an NSStick, an eight-stringed electronicinstrument that can be pluckedlike a bass, played like a guitaror tapped with both hands like apiano.Probably 90 per cent of the

time I perform on my own. Thebeauty of that instrument is that itgives me a nice, full sound, saysAswell.Hell be performing with

friends on guitar and drums at theupcoming concert, which shouldprovide a really big sound.Aswell says 95 per cent of

all stick players were inspired toplay it by Tony Levin, a musicianknown for his work with PeterGabriel and King Crimson.I remember hearing the bass

lines and going, What is that?recalls Aswell, referring to listen-ing to hit Gabriel songs in the late70s and early 80s.The version of the stick that

Aswell uses came out years later.He got his first one secondhandin 2002 and used it as a bass fora while before immersing himselfin the instruments technique.I started doing shows com-

pletely using my stick in 2009and I havent looked back, hesays. My guitar is pretty lonelybut Im happy that I made the

choice.Aswell, whos been moving

towards songs with choruses thatpeople can sing along with, sayshell be encouraging a lot of audi-ence participation at the Genesisshow.A big phrase for me the last

year or two of my life aroundwhat I do is wanting to move theexperience from me and change itto we, he says, adding he wantsto create much more of an inclu-sive experience and not just himstanding up and singing somesongs.Aswell will be at Genesis

Theatre, 5005-45th Ave., onFriday, March 21 at 8 p.m. Ticketsare $15, cash only, at the door onthe night of the performance.For more on Aswell check out

his website at www.nathenaswell.com.


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leisure&lifestyles

Ladner author Cynthia ElizabethSully is holding a double book launchnext week.One of her new books is Colour

Beautiful Life Sunny, a sequel toher 2008 novel Child of Where TwoOceans Meet.The follow up novel is again set in

Sullys home country of South Africa.It is set after the apartheid era andsees the return of main character FleurRowin Elizabeth Eugene, along withher family.Not only her family and friends

but her enemies as well, says Sully,adding that its a very exciting tale.Her other new release is titled

Happiest Splash.I wanted to do something very

different, says Sully, describing thebook as a compendium with all sortsof things in it.There are short stories, poetry, a

recipe section and more.Theres a lot of humour in the book

but it has some serious material aswell, she explains.Proceeds from both books will go

to the Crohns and Colitis Foundation

of Canada. Sully has family memberswho suffer from Crohns.The book launch is set for Saturday,

March 22 at 1 p.m. at Ladner PioneerLibrary. There will be refreshments,South African food, prizes and liveAfrican drumming.

Tsawwassens TomPickett is part of a newsinging duo, Salt n Peppah,that will perform Sunday inNorth Vancouver.Pickett and Cayla Brooke

met during rehearsals forEva Cassidy How Can IKeep from Singing, whichpremiered last year.Sundays concert at the

Presentation House Theatreis a fundraiser for futureproductions of the EvaCassidy show.The talented cast and

band of the Eva Cassidyshow is reuniting to puton an exceptional eveningof music jazz, gospel,Motown, blues, standards,country and maybe evena little funk thrown in forfun, the theatres websitestates.The concert is set for

Sunday, March 16 at 7:30p.m. at Presentation HouseTheatre, 333 ChesterfieldAve., North Vancouver.Tickets are $25. Visit

www.phtheatre.org/show/spice-up-your-spring or call604-990-3474.

Concert raisingfunds for show

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Longtime actorTom Pickett isperforming at afundraising concert inNorth Vancouver onSunday.

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Local author CynthiaElizabeth Sully is hosting adouble book launch at theLadner library next week.

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Greg Schurman has apair of upcoming photogra-phy workshops this month.The first, How to Select

Award Winning Images,is set for Monday, March17. He will go over theuse of design, colour har-mony, negative/positivespace, focal points, powerquadrants and composi-tion at the workshop at

the Tsawwassen AllianceChurch, 4951-12th Ave.,from 7 to 9:30 p.m. It costs$35 (or $20 for Delta PhotoClub members).The second, on Monday,

March 24, is an outdoorshoot at Boundary Bayfollowed by a class atTsawwassen AllianceChurch. Schurman willdemonstrate a creative

outdoor portrait with a bal-lerina on the beach and thendemonstrate workflow fromstart to final image at thechurch. It goes from 6:30to 9:30 p.m. and costs $65($40 for Delta Photo Clubmembers).Call or email to pre reg-

ister at 604-270-1965 [email protected].

Schurman hostingphotography sessions

Club wins challengeThe Delta Photo Club won the

prestigious 30th annual North ShorePhotographic Challenge last Saturday inWest Vancouver.The club finished five points ahead of

second place Abbotsford Photo Club andeight points in front of the North ShorePhoto Club. A total of 28 clubs from B.C.and the Yukon participated and almost 280images were judged.Kerri-Jo Stewarts image of White

Stallions garnered the highest score forDelta at 24 out of 30 points. That, alongwith the scores for the images from Frank

Pali (Its My Leg), David Friederich (FlightInstruction), Hamid Ebrahimi (Shades ofGrey), Ethan Mahdizadeh (Old SchoolJustice) and Larry Leslie (On The Move),propelled the club to first place.Competition chairs Heather and Mike

Latondresse congratulated the winning clubfor its wonderful images.The Delta Photo Club meets Wednesdays

from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the KinVillageRecreation Centre in Tsawwassen,September to May. Photographers of allskill levels are welcome. Visit www.delta-photoclub.com for more information.

PHOTO BY KERRI-JO STEWART

Kerri-Jo Stewarts image, White Stallions, garneredthe highest score for the Delta Photo Club at the 30thannual North Shore Photographic Challenge.

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Golfers: The Tsawwassen Mens Golf Club welcomes new membersfor an exciting season at Kings Links Golf Course playing every

Tuesday beginning April 1 and continuing until September 30. Teetimes start at 12:30PM, so join us for a variety of events,

tournaments and prizes for different ages and handicaps along witha super closing season banquet.

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Canadians have a Giant challengeB.C. Major Midget Hockey League team will meet defending champions for 6th straight season

The Greater VancouverCanadians managed to get a mon-key of their backs last weekend.Now they are hoping to remove agorilla.The Canadians advanced to

the B.C. Major Midget HockeyLeague semi-finals by taking outthe Vancouver Northeast Chiefs inthree games. Now they face a hugechallenge against the defendingchampion Vancouver NorthwestGiants. This marks the sixth con-secutive year the two teams havemet in the post-season and amaz-ingly the Giants have prevailedeach time despite every series goingthe distance.The league powerhouse will be

heavily favoured to continue thetrend after taking three of fourregular season meetings. The entireseries will be played at the BurnabyWinter Club with game one takingplace tonight.There really is no pressure on

us, said first-year head coach PhilAlalouf whose roster features 101998-born players. We have oneof the youngest teams in the leagueand nobody thought we would fin-ish in the top four this season nevermind be in the semi-finals. We haveto play with discipline and stickwithin our structure after doingsome different things of late thatworked for us last weekend.The Canadians dropped a 5-2

decision to open their quarter-finalseries against the Chiefs mark-

ing the fifth consecutive time theyhave lost to them this season.However, game two was a

much different story as the hostsexploded for six goals in the open-ing period en route to a 9-2 victoryat the Richmond Olympic Oval.The line of Dante Hannoun. AlexWhitwham and Kyle Uy combined

for 19 points. Hannoun led the waywith four goals and two assists.Whitwham had a goal and sixassists while Uy had a hat trick andthree helpers.The deciding game was a much

tighter affair with Ryan Wilkinsonbreaking a 2-2 tie in the final min-ute of the second period as Greater

Vancouver went on to a 5-2 victory.Hannoun completed his huge week-end with two more goals and oneassist. Whitwham and Scott Munroalso scored.Tyler Shugrue was terrific in net,

highlighted by a penalty shot savein the third period with the gamesoutcome still in doubt.

BY MARK [email protected]

PHOTO BY MARK BOOTH

Spokane Chiefsw prospect Alex Whitwham had a goal and six assists in the Greater Vancouver Canadians 9-2 game twoplayoff win over the Vancouver Northeast Chiefs last weekend.

Ladner United wrapped up another successful season by capturing itsgroup in B.C. Coastal Girls Soccer League cup play.The joint Ladner/Tsawwassen U16 Silver rep team came through with a3-2 win over the North Shore Dynamite in penalty kicks last Sunday. Thevictory concluded a perfect 5-0 run in cup play and capped a great three-year run for the team that started with a quarter-final appearance in 2012and a runner-up finish last season. The roster features: Taylor Archibald,Kassie Beaumont, Katelyn Cooper, Michelle Dasilva, Hana Lamb, CherisLee, Katiana Lee, Danielle Madore, Abby Morrison, Angela Noguer, SamPecht, Gabrielle Raaby, Jenah Smith, Denise Toor and Brooke Waterman.The team is coached by John Raaby. His assistants are Deb Dasilva andAndrew Beaumont. The team manager is Shannon Cooper.

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Ladner Celtic U11 Development Teamcapped an outstanding season with a deci-sive victory in the Delta Cup final.

Following an undefeated season, theboys saved their best for last rolling to a9-3 victory over North Delta to capture theGroup A title last Saturday at Holly Park.Noah Thomas opened the scoring on a

beautiful diving header. Other goals fol-lowed from Jordan Bach, Sean Weichersand Mathew Burt. North Delta was stillwithin striking distance until Burt took overin the second half to complete his secondhat trick of the match.Huge saves were made by Euan

Aitchison and Jackson Lawton who sharedthe goalkeeping duties. The stops came ata critical time, early in the game, when theoutcome could have gone either way.Coaches Paul Bach, Scott Neaves and

Whitfield Crump said it was the boys mostcomplete game of the season with everyonecontributing to the win.The Celtic roster also features: Carter

Torok, Liam Chong, Evan Neaves, JasonCrump and Sebastian Ortiz.

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Ladner Celtic pulled away in the second half todefeat North Delta in the Delta Cup final.

U11 Celtic thrive on home field towin Delta Cup in convincing fashion

Ladner Celtic capped an unbeaten season with a victory in the Delta Cup final.

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