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Tories drop Saip as candidateDale Saip is no longer the

Conservative candidate for Delta-Richmond East.He made the announcement

Thursday afternoon, just threedays after he beat out four oth-ers in a snap nomination meetingMonday in East LadnerThe longtime school trustee

found himself facing controversywhen his past financial woescame to light following his nomi-nation victory.Several resi-

dents, who wereopposed to hisnomination, wentto the mediawith informationon his personal financial issues,which Saip insists have been allresolved.Saying the party informed him

Thursday he was out, Saip toldthe Optimist he fully disclosedall the required candidate back-ground information, and it was upto the party to make a determina-tion on his suitability before thenomination meeting.They had two questions in

that meeting and I answered thosequestions. Part of it was a lackof due diligence on their behalf.Maybe they were strained andrushed, but it didnt seem to be anissue at the time, Saip said.I just wish they would have

dealt with this before I went to anominating meeting and draggedmy family through this. I guessIll just keep moving forward.His money problems included

a personal bankruptcy in 1993.Then in 2005, he filed for a credi-tor proposal under the Bankruptcyand Insolvency Act due to owingback taxes.Prior to Saips announce-

ment, the Optimist asked Delta-

Richmond East riding associa-tion president Don Brooks if theConservatives were aware ofSaips financial problems beforethey accepted his candidacy.Brooks said theres little he couldsay on the matter other than theywere taking it seriously and it wasin the hands of the party.Saip came out on top after

four rounds of preferential votingMonday. He edged out runner-upKerry-Lynne Findlay 78 to 66.She told the Vancouver Sun

after Saips financial issues weremade publicthat the partyneeded to re-examine hisqualifications.The

ConservativeParty of Canadas NationalCouncil last year updated itscandidate rules and procedures.Among the rules is a requirementfor prospective candidates to sub-mit completed forms authorizingthe Canada Revenue Agency, theCanada Border Services Agency,Citizenship and ImmigrationCanada and the Department ofNational Defence to release anyavailable information though thePrivacy Act to the party concern-ing any offences, infractions orpending matters involving theapplicant under an act, regulationor code enforced by those depart-ments.Saip said thats just what he

did.Saying he hasnt done any-

thing criminal, Saip noted hewent through a negotiated taxsettlement five years ago after adisagreement on an assessment,which he said shouldnt be areason to disqualify someone forrunning for a nomination.Everything was all paid up six

School board chair, who won partys nomination Monday, gets boot after his financial past causes concerns

BY SANDOR [email protected]

Who the Conservative candi-date will be in Delta-RichmondEast is still up in the air.Yesterday, as the Conservative

government of Prime MinisterStephen Harper was being defeat-ed in the House of Commons on

a non-confidence motion, Delta-Richmond East riding associationpresident Don Brooks said he wasstill waiting for word from partyheadquarters.As of Optimist press deadline,

it hadnt been determined whether

the riding association must holdanother nomination meeting orif Kerry-Lynne Findlay, whofinished second to Dale Saip inMondays nomination vote, wouldbe appointed.

Sandor Gyarmati

PHOTO BY SANDOR GYARMATI

Dale Saip speaks to Conservative members at the ridings nomination meeting Monday night in Ladner. He beat theother four in the race, but wont end up being the partys candidate.

Conservative candidate still not determined

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Mayor Lois Jacksonssummit on the Southlandsbegan Thursday at munici-pal hall.The group comprised

of representatives of theCentury Group, those infavour of having the 538-acre property placed backin the Agricultural LandReserve and others withan interest in the issuehas been assembled in anattempt to discuss the futureof the contentious propertyand perhaps reach somekind of compromise.Century Group president

Sean Hodgins, who is tak-ing part in the summit, lastweek said he didnt knowmany details such as theagenda, mandate or termsof reference for the groupthat will be meeting behindclosed doors.Heading into the

first meeting this week,Southlands the Factsspokesperson DanaMasolvat confirmed he wasinvited to participate, notinghe wasnt sure of the extentof the discussions or howoften the group assembledby Jackson would meet.Saying hes participating

only as a resident in favourof the ALR inclusion, andwont act as though hesspeaking on behalf a seg-ment of the community,Maslovat wasnt going

into the meetings with anyexpectations. However,he noted hes still hopefulsomething positive wouldhappen and that theresnothing to lose in having adialogue.Im not sure where this

is going to go, but the onething Id agree with themayor is that the publichearing process was certain-ly not engaging in dialogue.I would somewhat argueweve been trying for ayear-and-a-half trying to getthat dialogue, Masolovattold the Optimist.Maybe its because it

was such a divisive issueand adversarial issue.Maybe if you do get a smallgroup of people that canhave a conversation and cancome out with somethingeveryone can live with, Ithink that would be won-derful. I would say Im notsure theres high expecta-tions from anybody, but Ithink its nice at least thateveryone is willing to say,Im not just going to turnmy back on this.The most controversial

element of the proposedarea plan is the recom-mendation Delta applyto the Agricultural LandCommission to have theSouthlands placed back inthe ALR.The public hearing was

heading into its fourthnight earlier this monthwhen Jackson, noting it was

clear there was no consen-sus, announced it wouldbe adjourned until April14. By then, the summitwould have met and issueda report. Jackson said themessage she heard morethan any other was the need

for more dialogue.As far as what a com-

promise might look like,Maslovat said it doesntnecessarily mean therewould be a housing devel-opment.On one hand, trying

to come up with a solu-tion a hundred per cent ofthe public wants is alwaysgoing to be challenging.Theres still a very largemajority of input comingin still supporting the ALRapplication, Maslovat said.

To me, compromiseisnt how many houses doyou want. To me, compro-mise is within the agri-cultural designation, whatcan we do to allow thedeveloper to make moneyoff the land that will benefitthe community and bringbusiness to Tsawwassen.Thats what I consider to bea compromise and a solu-tion.In an email to support-

ers this week, Maslovatnoted both he and fellowBoundary Bay residentRichard Kunz, also a vocalopponent to developmenton the Southlands, wereinvited to the summit. Henoted they would not dis-cuss or negotiate future usesfor the land that involve achange in designation orany residential develop-ment.The majority of speakers

over the first three days ofthe hearing were opposedto the ALR application.Maslsovat, though, insiststhose people are, in fact,in the minority in the com-munity. He also noted themajority of letters to Deltaare now in favour of ALRinclusion.The Optimist couldnt

reach Maslovat, Hodgins,the mayor or CAO GeorgeHarvie prior to press dead-line yesterday. Staff atmunicipal hall wouldnt sayif a summit meeting wastaking place.

The Tsawwassen FirstNations legislature hasapproved a neighbourhoodplan that will welcomeabout 4,000 more residentsto TFN lands over the com-ing decade, said Chief KimBaird.We are thrilled to con-

firm this plan and look for-ward to its positive impacton our community, Bairdannounced to band mem-bers following the March15 vote.The village centre, a

local school, the GreatBlue Heron Way and variedforms of housing will allbe great additions to TFN,she said.

The new neighbour-hood plan for land near theTsawwassen ferry terminalwas unveiled at a publicopen house at the TFNRecreation Centre earlierthis month.The land involved is

about 110 hectares (270acres) in an area designatedby the TFN as enterpriseand community within the

bands overall land use plan.According to the neigh-

bourhood plan, 1,684 resi-dential units would be builtcomprising single-detached(50 per cent), townhouse(35 per cent) and apartment(15 per cent).Richard Cook, a con-

sultant and planner whoworked on the draft plan,told the Optimist at the

open house the plan wouldalso include pathways,some retail opportunities,an elementary school andother amenities in a villagecentre, including a gymna-sium and arts centre.Next steps will involve

completion of the necessaryengineering, environmentaland archaeological stud-ies, as well as reviews and

approvals of any develop-ment applications, Cooksaid following the vote.Meanwhile, TFN

Economic DevelopmentCorporation CEO ChrisHartman this week told theOptimist there could bean announcement about adevelopment in the bandscommercial zone in the nexttwo to three weeks.

years ago, and that was forbusinesses back more thana decade ago, said Saip.Conservative Party

spokesman Fred DeLorey

issued a one-line statementthat was more targeted atLiberal Leader MichaelIgnatieff.If Michael Ignatieff is

successful in forcing anunnecessary election, DaleSaip will not be our can-didate in Delta-RichmondEast, he said.The party has not

announced who will replaceSaip as the candidate in

Delta-Richmond East.Saip also ran for the pro-

vincial Liberal nominationin Delta South in 1999 butwas disqualified after it wasrevealed he failed to dis-close he had been in courtdisputing child support

payments from a previousmarriage.The Conservatives

wanted to get all their can-didates in place and readyfor an election call thatwas expected as early asthis weekend, however, the

hastily arranged nominationmeetings in several ridingshave drawn criticism.The Liberals and NDP

have yet to name candidatesin Delta-Richmond East.

With files from theVancouver Sun

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TFN legislature approves plan for 1,684 housing unitsBY SANDOR [email protected]

Mayors summit now underwayAll sides in the Southlands debate descend on municipal hall in an effort to reach some sort of compromise

BY SANDOR [email protected]

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Dana Maslovat, one of the founders of Southlands the Facts, is one of 10 members taking part inthe mayors summit.

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Local artist MichaelDuncan is selling more ofhis original heritage piecesto raise money to help ani-mals in the region.Duncan, a professional

artist and Tsawwassen resi-dent, started an organiza-tion called Artists-HelpingAbused Animals (AHAA)in 2009. That year healso started selling origi-nal pen and ink drawingsof local heritage sites toraise money for the DeltaCommunity Animal Shelter.So far, Duncan said last

week, AHAA has raised$12,000 and he has anotherbatch of original printsready for sale.

The unframed 15-by-20-inch works sell for$200 each and AHAA hasbranched out to try andbenefit more organizationsin the area working withanimals, including OWLand the Delta HomelessAnimal Fund.Duncan was inspired to

start AHAA by his own pet,Ellie, an Australian cattledog that was abused andended up at a shelter. Dr.Kevin Harris at the TrenantPark Pet Clinic united Elliewith Duncan after his wifesdeath a decade ago.Before starting a new

life with Duncan in SouthDelta, Ellie was found inthe Prince George areastarving and beaten witheight dead pups.

Duncans work has beenshowcased at the VancouverInternational Wildlife ArtShow and the Pacific RimWildlife Art Show.The municipality has

also recognized him for hiswork in preserving Deltasheritage.In 2009 he received a

Friends of Heritage Awardfor providing a windowinto Deltas past throughhis illustrated sketches pub-lished in his book GreenHorizons: This Then isDelta.Duncan said AHAA is

also looking for volunteers.For more information on

AHAA or the prints, callDuncan at 604-948-0301 orKaren Bennett at 604-943-1442.

Artist helping animals byselling original pieces

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Michael Duncan was inspired to help abused animals by his own pet, Ellie, an Australian cattledog that had been beaten and abandoned in the Prince George area.

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first to arrive on the sceneand saw two men wearingmasks and approaching thestore. One of the men wascarrying what appeared tobe a shotgun.With his gun drawn,

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verged on the scene andwithin minutes the secondman was located with theassistance of K9 and callsfrom the public, and arrest-ed without incident, Deltapolice spokesperson A/Sgt.Paul Eisenzimmer said thisweek.Two 18-year-old Delta

men were arrested andcharged with robbery, useof an imitation firearm anddisguising their faces withintent to commit an offence.Both pleaded guilty.

On Feb. 1, one of the menreceived a conditional sen-tence. The other is awaitingsentencing.Dueck recently received a

provincial Award of Valourfor his courage.The award is presented

to police officers who

purposely take action forthe benefit of others whileknowing that, in doing so,they place themselves atsubstantial risk of death orserious injury.Const. Dueck reacted

very bravely and profes-sionally, but no less so thanI expect more of our offi-cers would have responded,said police chief JimCessford. That is not toundermine the importanceof his actions but to reflectthe confidence I have in theofficers of the Delta policedepartment.Cessford also commend-

ed the actions of residents,who quickly called police.The public are the eyes

and the ears of the police,he said.The potential for a high

level of violence causingserious injury or loss of lifewas circumvented by alertmembers of the public.

NDP leadership candi-date Adrian Dix will be inLadner tomorrow to meetmembers and supporters atthe Sundance Pub at 6 p.m.Its a good thing when

candidates make themselvesaccessible to people intown hall meeting style,said Delta South NDP rid-ing association presidentJim Morrison. People get

a really good opportunityto ask questions and get toknow the candidate better.Stressing the local riding

association is not endors-ing any one candidate,Morrison went on to say itwas the Dix campaign thatmade the initial contact.

Wed do this for anycandidate who contacts us.Its good for the commu-

nity.Tomorrows event

includes a burger and bev-erage for $12 per person.Dix joins Mike

Farnworth, John Horgan,Dana Larsen and NicholasSimons in seeking the partyleadership.NDP members will vote

for their new leader April17.

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On Wednesday afternoon,officers executed searchwarrants at homes in the5200 and 5300 blocks of12th Avenue.

Two adult males werearrested at the home in the5200-block. Officers seized550 plants and $15,000 ingrow-op equipment fromthat home.

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of the calls of interest theDelta police respondedto in the South Delta areabetween Saturday, March 12and Sunday, March 20:

Ladner March 12-13, over-

night, 4900-block of 47thAvenue: Vandals kicked intwo wooden fence panels.Damage valued at $50.

March 12-13, over-night, 4400-block of 66thStreet: Vandals removedrear licence plates fromthree vehicles, cut them upand threw them in the ditch.They also broke the rearlights on one car.

March 13, 4 p.m.,6100-block of Highway17: Thieves used fraudu-lent credit cards to obtain$1,400 worth of fuel. Thesuspects left in a vehicleassociated to Vancouverfiles of a similar nature.Still under investigation.

March 11-14, 7100-block of Vantage Way: Overthe weekend, thieves brokeinto a parked cube van andstole numerous items. Aninventory of the items miss-ing is still being prepared.Damage: $300.

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4600-block of ClarenceTaylor Crescent: Thievesbroke the drivers side win-dow of parked car and stolea Blackberry and a blackbriefcase. Damage: $300.

March 17, 6 a.m., 7500-block of Vantage Place:Thieves entered a parkedvan overnight, removed theinterior seats and left themat roadside as they stolethe van. The vehicle wasentered on CPIC.

March 19, 12:30 a.m.,5200-block of LaburnumPark Place: Several youthsvandalized a fence by kick-ing in panels worth $700.

March 19, 4700-blockof 53rd Street: Vandalsdamaged the outsideentrance lights to an apart-ment complex overnight.Damage estimated at $600.

March 19, 8 p.m.,5200-block of MapleCrescent: Police respondedto a call where fence pan-els had been kicked in.Damage: $500.

March 19, 11:55 p.m.,4500-block of 53A Street:Complainant reported anintoxicated male kicking inseveral fence panels. Policeattended and arrested a manwho admitted to causing

the damage out of frustra-tion over the loss of anolder family member. Theaccused agreed to pay fordamagesand wasreleased.

March20, 1 p.m.,4600-block of 53A Street:Vandals broke off the out-side mirror of a parked carovernight. Damage: $200.

Tsawwassen March 15, 11:30 a.m.,

1700-block of 56th Street:Two parked vehicles hadtheir outside mirrors broken

off, and one vehicle wasentered. Stolen was a diaperbag (recovered), a walletcontaining ID and credit

cards and a cel-lular telephone.Damage: $700.Value of itemsstolen: $500.

March 16, 6 p.m.,5400-block of 5B Avenue:Complainant received a let-ter from a collection agencyin Ontario requesting imme-diate payment for a cellulartelephone bill. Thieves hadobtained the complainantspersonal information and

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March 16, 7 p.m.,1200-block of 56th Street:A vandal keyed the victimsvehicle while it was parkedat a local shopping mall,causing $500 damage todrivers side door.

March 18, 12:30 a.m.,1200-block of PacificDrive: Police responded toa complaint of mischief ata house party after a minoraltercation between intoxi-cated guests. One angryguest used a baseball bat to

smash the outside mirroroff a parked car after beingasked to leave. Damage:$200.

March18, 6 a.m., 5500-block of 8B Avenue: A thiefentered an unlocked vehicleand stole cash from a walletleft inside overnight.

March 20, 5 p.m.,5500-block of 13A Avenue:A white Adidas sportsbag with no ID inside wasfound in the garbage cans atHighland Park. The bag andcontents were seized andheld until the owner can beidentified.

The Surrey man con-victed of murdering hiswife and dumping her bodyalong Deltaport Way in2006 must serve 11 moreyears in prison before heseligible for parole, it wasannounced yesterday.

Former Surrey teacherMukhtiar Panghali Singhwas found guilty last monthof murdering his wife,Manjit Panghali, 31, andthen burning her body toconceal evidence of thecrime.

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Party quickto toss Saipunder bus

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MURPHYSLAW

After more than two decades on theDelta school board, Dale Saip knowshow cutthroat politics can be, but he gotanother lesson this week he wont soonforget.The veteran school trustee, who won

the Conservative nomination for Delta-Richmond East Monday night, foundhimself on the outside looking in lessthan 72 hours later, his political aspira-tions torpedoed by his financial past.After the jubilation of besting four

others in a hastily-called nominationmeeting at the Sundance Inn, Saip is nowresigned to the fact he wont be followingJohn Cummins to Ottawa. What prevent-ed that are his personal finances, includ-ing a bankruptcy in 1993 and an issueover back taxes half a dozen years ago.Given he applied and was accepted to

stand for the nomination, I can see threescenarios at play here: Either he didntdisclose his financial history, he did sobut the party didnt catch it or it wasaware of the situation but didnt think itwas a big deal until stuff started hittingthe fan this week.My guess is its the latter, although,

given the second and third scenariosdont reflect well on the Conservatives,Im betting they opt for the first one.Theyve already thrown him under thebus on this one, so why not back it up onhim too?Im not saying Saip is an angel. Hes

got a big personality that can rub somepeople the wrong way, but if he declaredhis financial past, and he says he did,then at the very least the party shouldhave ruled him ineligible before Monday.Is he unfit to serve in public office

because he declared personal bankruptcyalmost two decades ago? Hes been at thehelm of the school board for years, andwhile its endured many financial chal-lenges brought on primarily by decliningenrollment, its finances appear to havebeen managed quite well, so whateverpersonal issues Saip has encountered,they havent necessarily translated to hispublic life.I suspect that while Saips personal

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In Delta, our mayor has, for thethird time, interrupted the pro-cess of developing/approving theTsawwassen Area Plan.Last spring she ordered an inde-

pendent poll after the committeehad been refused funds for similartasks. Last fall, when the plan wasrunning into serious trouble, sheterminated the public hearing. Shethen directed the CAO to tacklethe Southlands, and to attach it to anew, much less ambitious plan.At the recent hearing, after three

nights the plan seemed tied upwith the disputed outcome for theSouthlands. Again she adjournedthe hearing due to it getting intoheavy opposition and too manyspeakers.I, for one, am left wondering

how she seems to have the powerto turn public hearings on and offat will. Is the council not obliged tosit it out and hear everyone?

We are now to wait it out whileshe convenes a secret meetingwith experts she has chosen. Arethese secret discussions part of thehearing? If these august, unknownexperts come back with a newplan, can we not accuse the mayorof breaking the rules of publichearings?A public hearing requires all

relevant information be broughtto the hearing and heard by allassembled. Council decisions areto be based on what the public hasheard. So what will happen withthe in-camera debate she is chair-ing? Is she going to be the brokerof ideas behind the closed doors? Ifso, what happened to her impartial-ity? Is this legal? Is this the way wewant Delta to be governed?One of the known participants in

this secret meeting is the presidentof Century Group, Sean Hodgins.In a recent interview on Delta TV,he said he wants a compromise.What does this mean?

* A settlement of differencesby mutual adjustment or modifica-tion of opposing claims, principles,demands, etc.; agreement by mutu-al concession.

* A settlement of differences inwhich each side gives up somethingit has previously demanded.

* To allow your principles to

be less strong or your standards ormorals to be lower.Century acquired land zoned for

agriculture in 1989 with the inten-tion of developing it. When acquir-ing it, the proposal to rezone for1,900 houses had just been turneddown. Now, 23 years later, Centurywants to build 1,900 housing unitson it.When a developer buys farmland

and then says he wants to buildhouses, do we have to compro-mise? Why? Where is it writtenthat when land ownership changeswe have to agree and compromise?If this is part of our customs and

our practices, then when do wetalk about all the farmland betweenTsawwassen and the GeorgeMassey Tunnel? Most of it hasbeen in developers hands for muchlonger than Southlands. The pur-pose of official community plans,as I understand it, is to prevent justthis from happening.This public hearing is not to

change zoning, or look at a devel-opment proposal. Delta is askingthe Agricultural Land Commissionto return the land to the ALR.It was removed, over the ALCsopposition, in 1981, by an order-in-council. It is the ALC that will lookat the appropriateness of returningit to the ALR.

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Letters to the Editor

Editor:It has been over a month

since Delta council referredthe Agricultural LandReserve inclusion proposalto a public hearing andsince CAO George Harvieundertook to bring a reportback with options forthe provision of improvedirrigation and drainage ser-vices for the Southlands.In that month, a great

deal has happened: petitionscirculated, T-shirts printed,meetings held, speakers

spoke, writers wrote, meet-ings adjourned, summitsproposed, communitiesdivided and democraticprinciples violated, again.What didnt happen in

the month was the prepara-tion and delivery of thereport from Harvie regard-ing irrigation and drainageservices and costs for theSouthlands in the event theALR inclusion proposal issuccessfully implemented.Many speakers and let-

ter writers have asked the

question, but no answer hasbeen given about the costto the taxpayers of Delta?Why wont they tell us?This would be good infor-mation for the summit.In that same month,

those who oppose the ALRinclusion were not invitedto the summit. I share afence with the Southlands.I live even closer to itthan Southlands the Factsspokesperson DanaMaslovat.I oppose councils pro-

posal yet am not represent-ed at the summit.The mayor assumes

Century Group will rep-resent my interests. She iswrong.I am not a developer. I

am not a landowner. I amcitizen who is opposed toindustrial agriculture in themiddle of my communityand the way the proposalarose and I have no voice.Does that sound likedemocracy?

Douglas Bolen

Editor:Re: Fight for question-

able land while good acre-age lost, letter to the edi-

tor, March 19The writer is correct in

his plea to speak up on theloss of farmland to supportgovernment mega-projects.The present governmenthas been responsible forby far the largest propor-tion of ALR exclusions inthe last decade.Because of its policies,

B.C. currently producesless than 50 per cent of thefood we eat and we shouldbe protesting such short-sighted policy vigorouslyand continuously until itstops.This does not, however,

excuse us from fightingfor the Southlands.

The era of cheap oilis at an end, making theviability of importing foodless likely.Climate change has

affected crop yields allover the world so we canno longer expect to takethe food out of the handsof those who grow it inpoorer countries.This means every piece

of farmland will needto be in production andfarmers will need to befairly paid for their work.Therefore, lets get behindall groups working to savefarmland from develop-ment and irresponsiblegovernments alike.The future of our chil-

dren and grandchildrendepends on us.

Wilma Haig

Opinion not represented on summitCant rely on others for ourfood, so all farmland needsto be put into production


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Editor:Re: Irresponsible to

develop farmland, letter tothe editor, March 12

While I agree with AlWebb regarding the impor-tance of preserving localagricultural capability, Itake issue with his conclu-sion that we should stopdevelopment of any kindon any and all agriculturalland. There are many dif-ferent types of farming andnot all land has the samecapability, suitability oraccess for particular typesof farming.The Southlands is an

example where these issuescome into play.It has been said many

times, but some peopleare not listening or notunderstanding: Industrialfarming is not suitable ina built-up area. On theSouthlands, we need small-scale, intensive, marketgarden type of farming,the type envisioned in theSouthlands plan put forwardby Century Group.Can we have that type of

farming without develop-ment? We probably couldprovided some philanthro-pist or organization withlots of cash were interestedin buying the land and set-ting up a land trust dedi-cated to farming. So far thishas not happened.BCEATS has made a rep-

resentation to Century, themajor landowner, but a let-ter not backed up with solidfinancing in place is hardlyan offer.In any case, we do not

need an outside organiza-tion to ensure farmingoccurs on the Southlands.Sean Hodgins has offeredto donate two-thirds of theland to the Corporationof Delta. Transferring thedeed to Delta would ensurea favourable tax regimethat would make affordableleases possible to farmerswishing to farm a smallholding.Through the partnership

with Kwantlen PolytechnicUniversity, the establish-

ment of a sustainableagriculture program wouldensure a steady supply ofyoung farmers. Neededinfrastructure for drainageand irrigation to make theland productive would befunded by the proceeds ofecologically sound develop-ment on approximately one-third of the land.This development built

out over a 20-year periodwould serve to maintainTsawwassens popula-tion base and viability asa small, sustainable town,rather than just a bedroomcommunity. Why wouldanyone oppose this win-winsolution?

Helen Kettle

Editor:Re: Summit participants

to be kept secret for now,March 19

Those who do not wantthe Southlands going intothe ALR and who are notaligned with the Southlandsteam have no voice inthe mayors summit. Thisseems unfair along with theunfairness of private discus-sion without the residentsof all of Delta knowing

what is going on.I attended all three nights

of public discussion andshowed up for the fourth,only to be told discus-sion was going to carryon behind closed doors. Inthose three nights it wasclear there was a majorityof those who did not wantto see the land returned tothe ALR. Why does themayor need to take thisdiscussion out of the public

eye?I, like many others, think

she fears conflict will over-flow into this falls election,which might make NorthDeltans, where her votingbase lives, aware of howmuch she wants to commitall taxpayers to pay.The sad thing is people

are playing politics withour childrens future. Thosemost passionate againstanything being done on the

Southlands are, like unrulychildren, trying to get theirway no matter what it doesto the next generation. Imafraid this applies to thepeoples representatives too.It is time to compromise,

but the makeup of the sum-mit does not indicate a fairplaying field and I thinkthe anti-ALR voters shouldhave two seats at the tablelike the pro-ALR do.

Karel Ley

Editor:Re: Question boils down

to one of control, letter tothe editor, March 23According to the argu-

ments Robert Kristinssonputs forward, there shouldbe no Agricultural LandReserve to put this envi-able piece of farmlandback into. In fact, thereprobably shouldnt bebuilding code or animalwelfare protection laws orpollution control legisla-tion. If the thesis is thatwe let people do whateverthey want with their ownland ...There are a fair number

of people who share thatunenlightened view. Sincethe Agricultural LandReserve was created 38years ago, polls have prettyconsistently shown that 10per cent of the populationshares Kristinssons views.The last such poll, con-

ducted in the winter of2008, just before the pro-vincial election and com-missioned by the GordonCampbell Liberals, showed90 per cent of BritishColumbians continue tooppose any development

of farmland.Kristinsson refers to

rights of landownersaround the world. WhileBritish Columbia wasmiles ahead of the rest ofthe world in protectingfarmland, as we stand inthe midst of a global foodsecurity crisis, jurisdic-tions around the worldhave created farmland orgreen space reserves.The Southlands should

never have been removedfrom the ALR. It has beenwell documented that theexclusion was the result ofpolitical insiders and wascontrary to sound scienceand land use planning. Thecommunity has an oppor-tunity now to right thatwrong.Delta polled its citizens

and learned that 62 percent of them want the landused for agriculture, andnothing else. There was noneed for another hearingor the ridiculous cloak-and-dagger secret mayorssummit.

Donna PassmoreCampaign DirectorFarmland Defence

League of B.C.

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Poll shows 90% opposedto developing farmland


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The first ever Meet YourMatch event was a successfor the Delta CommunityAnimal Shelter and moreare planned for the nearfuture.It was amazing, shel-

ter manager Sarah Lowesaid of the event held inTsawwassen earlier thismonth.

Meet Your Match broughtanimals available for adop-tion to a satellite adoptioncentre at the Town CentreMall.The goal of the new

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Lowe said the shelter had800 people come throughthe centre over the two-dayevent. Five animals threedogs and two cats wereadopted.We were pretty happy

with that, she said.The shelter already has

three more Meet YourMatch events planned forApril 3, 17 and May 1, withthe hopes of holding at leastone a month in the future.

The satellite adoptioncentre in the mall has beendonated by Century Group.It also has informationavailable about the sheltersservices, responsible petownership, bylaws, volun-teering, dog licence salesand wildlife management.Future Meet Your Match

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Delta Community Animal Shelter manager Sarah Lowe is pleased by the results of its first Meet Your Match event held at the satel-lite adoption centre in the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall.



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As the health care needs of a senior change, family caregivers will come to acrossroads and reach a point where they are considering outside help, whetherfrom a Nursing Facility or from Home Care.

The majority of seniors prefer to remain in their own homes as they age ratherthan in long-term care. There are some tangible benefits of using Home Carecompanies like Nurse Next Door that go beyond personal preference, and areimportant to consider from the point of view of both the patient and the familycaregivers:

Home care supports families while keeping them together. This is particularlyimportant in times of illness. The ties of responsibility and caring can be severedby hospitalization.

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Dave EsauCedar Park Church

When Alvin Toffler wrote hiswatershed book, Future Shock, henoted how rapidly the pace of changein our lives had become. Change isavalanching upon our heads, he said,and most people are grotesquelyunprepared to cope with it.

That was 40 years ago and thepace of change has only continued toincrease.

Change, especially unexpected andrapid change like a sudden departureor death, can be extremely disorient-ing. When people or things (like ajob or ability) that we took as givensin our lives change, when these stabi-lizing and orienting forces that helpdefine who we are and where we areunexpectedly move, we feel shockand grief. That is how the church in

Ephesus felt in Acts 20 when Paultold them he would be leaving.

But the grief they felt was goodgrief because it pointed to howdeep and wide the relational bondsbetween them had become. Its likethe bonds I feel as I transition out ofmy local church this month.

Stability in times of transition doesnot come through clinging to a per-son, or a position, or the good olddays of the past.

Real stability through the rapidsof change lies in the presence andpromises of God. That is why evenin the midst of massive natural disas-ters and national upheavals, Psalm46 reminds us: God is our refugeeand strength, an ever-present help introuble. Therefore we will not fear...

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In the Community

Residents of Ladnershowed their generosity bysupporting a food drive forthe South Delta Food Bankon March 13.The drive, which was

organized by the DeltaChurch of Christ, fillednearly 200 grocery bags,primarily collected fromresidents in the Hawthorneand Neilson Grove schoolzones.Twelve students from

Harding University in

Searcy, Arkansas, who spenttheir spring break workingwith the Delta church, pro-vided assistance.This was the second

year we have conducted afood drive in Ladner, saidorganizer Larry Waddell.Grocery bags and noticeswere delivered to onlyabout 1,000 homes the pre-vious week. The generousresponse says a lot aboutthe concern people in ourcommunity have for the less

fortunate.The South Delta Food

Bank, which is operatedby the Ladner ChristianFellowship, was thrilled tohave its cupboards replen-ished as the number of resi-dents requesting assistancecontinues to grow.Waddell said the Delta

Church of Christ and theSouth Delta Food Bankthank everyone who con-tributed to the worthycause.

Tsawwassen UnitedChurch will welcome mem-bers of LArche GreaterVancouver to give leader-ship during the 10 a.m.worship service on Sunday,April 3.The church is extend-

ing an invitation to anyoneinterested in hearing moreabout the work of LArche.Following the service therewill be a light potlucklunch where you can meetand talk more directly withmembers of the LArchecommunity.Canadian humanitarian

and social visionary, JeanVanier, founded LArche in1964.Distressed by the insti-

tutionalization and theisolation and loneliness ofpeople with developmentaldisabilities, Vanier invitedtwo men from an institutionto live with him in a smallhouse. He called the houseLArche, a French wordfor the ark in the biblicalstory of Noah and the flood.LArche grew quickly and

spread around the world,attracting many young peo-ple who wanted to help andopening new homes andworkshops. LArche beganin Canada in 1969.Today, there are over 130

LArche communities in 34countries on six continents.All of these communitiesare part of the InternationalFederation of LArcheCommunities.In LArche, people who

have developmental disabil-ities and those who come toassist share life and daytimeactivities in family-like set-tings that are integrated intolocal neighbourhoods.LArche in Canada has

nearly 200 homes andworkshops or day programs.These are grouped intowhat LArche calls com-munities. LArche com-munities are open and wel-coming of neighbours andfriends and often engage invarious collaborations at thelocal level.Tsawwassen United

Church is at 693-53rd St.

Church collects almost 200 bags full ofgroceries for South Delta Food Bank

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A food drive earlier this month by the Delta Church of Christ hasfilled shelves at the South Delta Food Bank.

LArche bringingits message toTsaw. UnitedDevelopmentally disabled embraced


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In the Community

Automotive students atDelta Secondary are goinggreen at full speed by creat-ing a one-of-a-kind vehiclein Canada.Over the last couple

years, many students, pastand present, have had theopportunity to do some-thing in the Ladner highschools auto shop thatnot even professionals aredoing across the country.We are the only elec-

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the project is complex andvery peculiar, when lookingunder the hood of the truck,the mechanics are amaz-

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