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Face to Face ❙ P7Rosemarie Hurst channels E. Pauline Johnson

❙ The dust up over coal After more than 40 years, controversy over coal dust from Westshore Terminals continues, as a proposed coal port in Surrey could mean more coal trains rolling through Delta P.10

❙ Adrian MacNair reporter A Delta councillor is publicly questioning Delta’s

share of Fraser Valley Regional Library’s budget in-crease, suggesting public libraries may have outlived their usefulness.

“At the risk of having books thrown at me as I walk down the street in Ladner tomorrow, I have to won-der if libraries are going the way of the dinosaur,” he said.

❙ Adrian MacNair reporter

The Delta Secondary Pacers downed their South Delta rivals 75-45 Tuesday night in senior boy’s basketball, giv-ing DSS the 2-1 edge in their third meeting at the annual Stebbings-Murray Cup.

Pacers’ guard Bowen Bakken shot 13 points and picked up eight rebounds on the night, while guard Andrew

Jones and forward Sam Evanson chipped in 12 points each.

Libraries questioned

Pacers take Cup

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Killer flu hits care homes ❙ P5Fraser Health orders unvaccinated to wear masks

Students improving ❙ P3Fewer kids in SD37 at risk of failing

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Glendinning guilty❙ robert Mangelsdorf editor Tsawwassen’s Jamiseon Glendinning pleaded guilty

to three counts of indecent assault and one count of failure to appear, at Surrey Provincial Court on Wednesday. The former minor baseball volunteer was caught molesting children and subsequently fled the country. ❙ See story, P.3

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Students in the Delta School Dis-trict are performing better than they were five years ago, according to the district’s annual student achievement contract.

The provincially-mandated report sets target areas for improving stu-dent performance, and was presented to trustees at Tuesday’s school board meeting.

Data collected by the district shows an improving trend between 2007 and 2012, with fewer at-risk students in math, language arts, and English at both the elementary and second-ary levels. While aboriginal students considered at-risk in language arts and English fell from 44 to 36 per cent at the elementary level over the past five years, at the secondary level, at-risk students increased from 34 to 36 per cent. However, the six-year high school completion rate for aboriginal

students jumped from 60 per cent in 2011 to to 67 per cent last year. That puts the local school district well above the provincial rate of 56 per cent.

“Certainly we have room to improve, but we are doing far better than the provincial average,” said Nancy Gor-don, Director of Learning Services, Delta School District.

For special needs students, the six-year completion rate average in the Delta School District is 62 percent,

while the provincial average is 49 per cent.

“It’s very encouraging to see this improvement,” said district superin-tendent Dianne Turner at Tuesday’s school board meeting. She credited much of the district’s success to its efforts in identifying students who are struggling and at-risk early in their ac-ademic careers, and giving them the supports they need.

The school district has also hired a new Coordinator of Adolescent

Learning to work with secondary de-partment heads, as well as a Coordi-nator of Early Learning, to provide support for kindergarten teachers.

“While we have seen overall im-provements, there are still areas of concern and we are determined to fo-cus on these areas in order to increase student achievement even further,” said Turner in a press release on Tues-day. “We want to make sure that every single student in the Delta School Dis-trict excels.”

❙ Robert Mangelsdorf editor [email protected]

Delta students improving, SD37 report shows

Slippery winter weather resulted in a rollover accident involving a dou-ble loader dump truck at the Del-taport offramp from Highway 17 in Tsawwassen, Tuesday morning.

Snow accumulation in South Delta along with temperatures hovering around the freezing mark has caused

dangerous driving conditions.Delta Police officers were kept busy

throughout the morning commute on Monday and Tuesday, dealing with several motor vehicle accidents and road closures.

Icy conditions caused the truck to jackknife and flip on its side at around 8:30 a.m. The truck appeared to have been empty when it over-turned.

The accident caused massive back-ups of semi-trailers and other trucks waiting to use Deltaport Way.

A Deas Island RCMP spokesman said the driver may have attempted to pass another truck and lost con-trol. Noone was injured in the acci-dent.

The Corporation of Delta has snow and ice advisory updates for local roads at www.delta.ca

❙ Staff writer [email protected]

❙ Icy conditions caused a dump truck to flip over on the Highway 17 offramp to Deltaport Way Tuesday morning. Deas Island RCMP indicated noone was injured in the accident. Adrian MacNair photo

Winter weather snarls traffic

Glendinning pleads guilty

Tsawwassen’s Jamiseon Glend-inning pleaded guilty to three counts of indecent assault and one count of failure to appear, at Surrey Provincial Court on Wednesday. The for-mer minor baseball volunteer was caught molesting children and subsequently fled the country.

“This was a welcome change in circum-stance,” said Crown counsel Winston Sayson of Glendin-ning’s guilty plea. “There was a long process of discussion with defence, so it didn’t come as a total surprise, but we’re very pleased to not have to proceed [with a criminal trial].”

Glendinning originally faced a total of six charges relating to the sexual offences, as well as three charges for breaching his bail conditions. As a result of Glend-inning’s guilty plea, his victims will be spared having to testify in court.

“They will be able to get on with their lives,” Sayson said.

Glendinning will be back in court March 8 for sentencing, and could face a maximum sentence

of 25 years years and six months in jail. Glendinning undergo a court-ordered psychological as-sessment, as well as a risk assess-ment, prior to sentencing.

The incidents Glendinning pleaded guilty to oc-curred between 1969 and 1974, and involved three victims; two boys and a girl ranging in age from elementa-ry to secondary school students.

The first of Glend-inning’s victims went to police in December of 2009, and following an investigation by Delta Police’s Sexual

Offences Section, led by A/Sgt. Dave Black, charges were brought against Glendinning. His arrest resulted in two other alleged vic-tims coming forward afterward.

This past June, a warrant was issued for his arrest after Glend-inning failed to attend court in Surrey. He was found in Sydney, Australia, in October, and extra-dited back to Vancouver by Aus-tralian authorities, where he was turned over to Delta Police.

Glendinning, 63, used to live in Tsawwassen, and was involved with the Tsawwassen Amateur Baseball Association between 1985 and 1995, going by the name “Rick.”

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Delta farmers won’t notice much of a rate increase in their water bills this year, as the Corporation of Delta will pass on the Greater Vancouver water rate at cost.

According to the 2013 Utility User Rates presented to council Monday (Jan. 14), water utilities will rise 1.7 per cent in Delta, with almost no in-crease for farmers.

Delta will offer their agricultural wa-ter meter low rate for the first 8,000 cubic metres per quarter at the 2013 Greater Vancouver Water District (GVWD) peak water purchase rate of $0.69 per cubic metre (the cost was

$0.68 per cubic metre in 2012). After 8,000 cubic metres, the rate will rise to $1.18 per cubic metre from $1.16, while the quarterly minimum charge remains at $25 per quarter.

Coun. Ian Paton, who also sits on the Agricultural Committee for Met-ro Vancouver, said a couple of green-house growers complained about the new water rates but were not repre-sentative of farmers in general.

“We’re basically not even making a profit off it,” he said. “We’ve got to run the Corporation of Delta like a busi-ness. If you own a corner store and the guy drops off your supply of O’Henry candy bars for 68 cents, you’d be pretty stupid to sell them at 68 cents.”

Delta’s finance director Karl Preuss

pointed out that water and sewer rates used to be at par only a few short years ago, but water has since nearly doubled in cost.

“This is probably one of the low-est increases we’ve seen from Metro Vancouver for water in some time be-cause if I remember correctly last year the increase was 14 per cent,” he said.

Another bonus for Delta farmers is that most municipalities raise water rates after the first 125 cubic metres, but in Delta it’s set at 8,000 cubic me-tres, a level few farms ever surpass.

Paton said he has fought for years to have a rebate program for users of large amounts of potable water on farms, but without success.

“Nobody wants to help pay to sup-

port agriculture in Delta and yet we’re providing a recreational tourism kind of industry on weekends for every-body else that lives in Metro Vancou-ver.”

Due to health standards in food pro-duction, Delta farmers can no longer wash vegetables in their irrigation wa-ter from ditches, which means they use far more potable water than in previous years. That includes the wa-ter cows drink on dairy farms.

Paton said Delta farmers used to be able to take crops to a facility in Rich-mond for washing, grading and pack-aging, but it has since closed down.

Water rates for residential metered homes will go up to $0.85 per cubic metre for the first 125 cubic metres

per quarter from $0.83 last year, and $1.18 per cubic metre above that level. Tsawwassen First Nation water rates will be the same.

The bulk water meter located at Highway 17 and Tsawwassen Drive North would be allowed an additional 125 cubic metres at the low rate per quarter as this meter is now servic-ing 74 residences. The metered water consumption rate for the first 9,250 cubic metres per quarter would be $0.85 and $1.18 thereafter. The quar-terly minimum charge would remain at $25 per quarter.

These rates are still subject to final approval by Delta council in the 2013 budget.

A Delta councillor has public-ly questioned Delta’s share of the cost increase to the Fraser Valley Regional Library budget of more than $82,000 in 2013, suggesting public libraries may have outlived their usefulness.

“At the risk of having books thrown at me as I walk down the street in Ladner tomorrow, I have to wonder if libraries are going the way of the dinosaur,” he said at a municipal council meeting

Monday evening ( Jan. 14).

Paton then wondered aloud whether it makes sense to spend mon-ey on library resources when many people have access to information at home with personal computers and the In-ternet.

The 2.65 per cent in-crease to the budget puts Delta on the hook for nearly $3.2 million as its share of the just under $22 million bud-

get of the FVRL, which shares resources with a dozen other regional municipalities.

“I’m one of these types that I don’t ever go into the libraries, but when I do drive by the Ladner library I say, wow, there sure aren’t that many people in there,” he said in a followup interview.

Paton said he doesn’t think people stop to

think about how much it costs to run libraries every year.

“All of a sudden I realized, wow, we’re doling out $3.2 million a year to keep our three libraries in oper-ation, which is a pretty big chunk of change,” he said, adding the FVRL keeps asking for more mon-ey each budget.

“I’m not some library hater or anything like that. But that’s sort of your job on council, to question staff and ask if we’re getting good use out of these libraries or are there enough people using them to justify doling out $3.2 million a year.”

In the municipal report, the

$82,426 increase includes funding for a new IT systems analyst to co-incide with the FVRL’s major com-puter system upgrades, including the Integrated Library System— a program that supports all library operations.

The entire FVRL budget is in-creasing 6.25 per cent in 2013, with a 20 per cent increase to Hu-man Resources, a new library in Chilliwack, and a larger facility in Abbotsford. The library materials budget has been increased by five per cent.

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❙ This year’s severe flu season is prompting Fraser Health to introduce strict health protocols at care homes and assisted living facilities. South Delta Leader files

The provincial sales tax is set to go back into effect on April 1 following a massive public backlash and refer-endum on the implementation of the harmonized sales tax.

Now, less than three years after the provincial government made the switch, the return to the PST is frus-trating one Delta business.

Mattias Tobias, senior project man-ager at International Marine Floa-tation Systems in Tilbury, says the process will cost them thousands of dollars.

“If we supply and install something we have to treat the PST one way and if we just supply something we have to treat it another way,” he said.

If that sounds confusing it’s probably because it is. Tobias said they’ve had issues with provincial auditors using their interpretation of each contract in a different way that makes the tax process difficult to understand.

“Our life is so easy right now because we just pass on the HST,” he said.

Under the HST companies are able to write off business inputs through their taxes—such as buying supplies or ma-terials—whereas under the provincial

tax that expense is passed on to the consumer.

Once the PST goes back into effect, the company will have to add in the cost of the PST during an estimate.

“So, the price will go up certainly,” said Tobias. “Right now many of our clients are trying to get us to supply ev-erything before March 31 so they can get the benefit of the HST.”

One problem the company expe-rienced under the PST was when a customer asked for a product to be supplied, but then later requested in-stallation after they’ve already received the cost estimate. The company would then be forced with the unpleasant choice of billing the customer more or swallowing the cost of the PST.

A new PST notice was issued to busi-nesses in October providing general descriptions of transition rules for re-implementation.

The transitional rules describe how and when PST applies to transactions that straddle April 1, 2013, and should be read in conjunction with federal transitional rules for the elimination of the HST in B.C.

Interactive webinars are being held from 10:30-11:30 a.m. on Jan. 22, and 24 and people can register at www.gov.bc.ca or www.PSTinBC.ca.

Return of PST frustrates businessComplications over old tax system causes confusion

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This year’s severe flu season is killing or hospitalizing far more elderly care home residents than usual, prompting Fraser Health to declare a health hazard and invoke special powers to protect the vulnerable.

Anyone going to a residential care or assisted living facility who hasn’t had the flu shot this year must now wear a mask and prac-tise stringent hand hygiene while there, chief medical health officer Dr. Paul van Buynder ordered Tuesday.

The infection-prevention di-rective issued under the Public Health Act applies to all staff, vol-

unteers and visitors.“We’re in the midst of an out-

break, there’s a public health risk and these are frail elderly that need to be protected,” van Buyn-der said.

There have been flu outbreaks at more than 20 long-term res-idential care homes in Fraser Health so far this year – more than twice as many as in each of the previous two years.

“The rate of people who are dy-ing is much higher than in previ-ous years,” van Buynder said, add-ing flu fatalities so far are triple the number at care homes for the last three years combined. “Well over 500 people have been ill.”

There have been more than four times the number of flu-related hospitalizations from long-term care facilities than in a typical flu season, he said.

“It doesn’t seem to be as severe in the other health authorities at

this stage. It’s a response that’s happening in Fraser because we’ve got much more activity than the others.”

Although long-term care res-idents are generally vaccinated against flu, van Buynder said they’re still greatly at risk because of their weak immune systems.

People who refuse to comply with the order to wear masks and wash with alcohol hand sanitizer will be turned away.

“I believe people will do the right thing,” van Buynder said.

Health-sector unions last year resisted the provincial govern-ment’s infection control policy that required workers to wear masks throughout the flu season if they refused the flu shot.

Enforcement of that initiative was put on hold for a year but Fraser Health officials say the region’s order now takes prece-dence.

Deaths abnormally high as outbreaks continue

Masks ordered at care homes for those without flu shot

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Start the new year with a new friend. The Delta Community Animal Shelter (7450 80

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All cats adopted are spayed/neutered, have per-manent identification (tattoo or microchip), had initial vaccinations, worm and flea treatments, come with six weeks of complimentary insurance from PetSecure and a certificate for a compli-mentary health examination.

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Idle No More protesters aren’t the only group opposing federal reforms to how First Nations operate.

Metro Vancouver politicians will send a delegation to Ottawa because they fear new legislation will saddle local cities with higher costs to provide water and sewer services to Indian reserves.

At issue is Bill S-8, the federal govern-ment’s proposed Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act.

The legislation would mandate billions of dollars in upgrades to improve water quality and sewage treatment for reserves, where provincial water standards don’t apply and many aboriginal families are on substandard systems.

The legislation applies to reserve lands, but treaty First Nations can opt in – mean-ing it could also apply on Tsawwassen First Nation land or other bands that sign future treaties, such as the Katzie or Tsleil Wau-tuth.

Metro has written to federal Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan, various MPs and other politicians arguing the bill has “significant implications” for local govern-ment.

In a recent discussion paper, Metro warns local cities could be obliged to provide wa-ter and sewer to reserves with no assurance the bands would pay for the services.

“We’re not going to deny anybody’s right to clean, safe drinking water,” said Maple Ridge Mayor Ernie Daykin, who chairs Met-ro’s aboriginal relations committee.

“What we would like is to be consulted. Are we going to be legislated or mandated

or forced to provide servicing to First Na-tions?”

Metro also has concerns about taking on environmental and public health liabilities, as well as the fact it would have no pow-er to enforce bylaws on reserves requiring water system hookups or compliance with conservation rules.

There’s no date yet set for the delegation to Ottawa but Daykin met with federal officials Jan. 8.

He was assured the bill is in-tended as a framework that must fit the entire country, and spe-cific regulations to follow will take municipal concerns into account.

Daykin still expects Metro to send the delegation before the House of Commons votes on the Senate-initiated bill.

A federal assessment in 2009 found three-quarters of B.C.’s more than 200 bands had high-risk water or sewer systems.

And such problems are not just limited to remote rural reserves.

Despite being on the border of both Sur-rey and White Rock, the Semiahmoo First Nation receives water from neither – band members are on a permanent boil water advisory and some of their aging septic fields are failing.

Meanwhile, Daykin notes the Kwantlen First Nation wants to hook up to water from both the City of Maple Ridge and Langley Township to serve a band-proposed devel-opment east of downtown Maple Ridge.

“We’ve got investments in water lines, pumps, chlorination stations, we’ve got people testing water,” Daykin said. “It’s not as simple as hooking up a pipe to a new

pipe and turning the tap on.”Some Metro directors are uncomfortable

they might be accused of opposing water upgrades for First Nations.

But Daykin said most agree they must pursue a fair deal on behalf of civic taxpay-ers.

Metro has raised concerns be-fore over federal reforms that make it easier for bands to build condo towers or shopping cen-tres on reserve and start collect-ing revenue from their largely untapped lands.

In those cases as well the con-cern is reimbursement of the cost of municipal services the new developments would use.

Cities want to strike compre-hensive servicing agreements where bands agree to pay their

share of not just water and sewer, but ser-vices like firefighting, libraries, swimming pools and parks.

Belcarra Mayor Ralph Drew, who also sits on the aboriginal relations committee, called bill

S-8’s goal of improving reserve drinking water a “noble objective” but said Metro and local cities must protect themselves.

“Municipalities are more than happy to enter into servicing agreements with First Nations, but it’s got to be on a full cost-re-covery basis – a level playing field,” Drew said. “Municipalities do not want their tax-payers to end up subsidizing services to First Nation communities.”

Some First Nations are also critical of the drinking water legislation, arguing it over-steps their aboriginal or treaty rights over their land.

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With 2013 the 100th anniversary of Johnson’s death, Hurst has been asked to perform her music by the museum dedicated to preserving and sharing Johnson’s legacy, the Chiefswood Na-tional Historic Site in Ohsweken, On-tario.

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once in a lifetime opportunity.”Hurst grew up in Ontario, and re-

members visiting Chiefswood, John-son’s home and birthplace, when she was a teenager. She says she was in-spired by Johnson’s story as much as her work.

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Johnson travelled across Canada doz-ens of times performing her poetry live. Johnson, who’s mother was En-glish and father was Mohawk, would perform her poems initially dressed in traditional English garb, before donning buckskin in celebration of her First Nations heritage.

“She was a courageous woman to do that at that time,” says Hurst. “It might be considered performance art today.”

Hurst says Johnson’s poems, such as The Song My Paddle Sings, both in-spired and empowered her as a young artist when she was in her late teens.

“Her writing was so romantic,” she says. “I was hooked.”

Writing music for the Johnson’s work wasn’t easy, however. Johnson’s poems don’t follow a traditional song structure, so there isn’t a chorus to work with.

Through the process of writing and recording the album, however, Hurst believes the music helped her recov-er from the stroke and aneurysm she suffered.

“[Music] helps the brain rewire it-self after it’s been damaged,” she says. Music therapy is an increasingly common treatment for neurological disorders.

Hurst was lucky enough to avoid any serious physical repercussions, and last year was presented with the Phyllis Delaney Life After Stroke Award, by Stroke Recovery B.C.

• Rosemarie Hurst’s album, Faithful-ly Yours is available on iTunes.

Local artist pays homageWorks of E. Pauline Johnson set to music by Rosemarie Hurst

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❙ Ladner artist Rosemarie Hurst has been asked to perform her album Faithfully Yours at the Chiefswood National Historic Site in honour of the 100th anniversary of the death of E. Pauline Johnson. Robert Mangelsdorf photo

Car thefts hit South DeltaDelta Police is advising car owners to exer-

cise caution when leaving their car unattend-ed and to remove all valuables, after a pair of car break-ins this past week.

On Friday, Jan. 11, police received a report a vehicle had been broken into on the 8400-block of River Road in Tilbury. The owner of the car reported he arrived at work only to discover his vehicle had been broken into while parked in the parking lot. An unknown suspect broke the front passenger side window, and was able to steal property from inside the car. A neigh-bourhood canvass was conducted with nega-

tive results, and the stolen property was added to the police database.

On Tuesday, Jan. 15, a car was broken into at Ladner Trunk Road and 64th Street. Com-plainant called Delta Police to report her vehi-cle was broken into while parked on the side of the roadway. Again a neighbourhood can-vass was conducted to no avail, and the items stolen were entered into the police database.

Delta police continues to investigate both break-ins.

• Anyone with information is asked to call the Delta Police Department at 604-946-4411. To remain anonymous call CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or leave a tip online at www.bc-crimestoppers.com. CrimeStoppers will pay a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

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Delta’s resident farmer on council, Ian Pa-

ton, turned heads at Monday night’s coun-cil meeting when he suggested libraries are

“going the way of the dinosaur” and won-dered aloud whether we need to spend $3 million each year on them.

Now, it would only be fair to fully dis-close that my mother was a librarian in the City of Toronto for 15 years, even though I don’t think this biases me in any way.

And while I do not share the same pas-sion for libraries as my mother—indeed I can see more where Paton is coming from—I have always admired her views.

The basic and fundamental principle of a free society is that the foundation to knowledge should be free. That is, access

to the wealth of information that might ordinarily be affordable only to the socio-economically privileged be available to all.

It’s a nice principle and one I whole-heartedly agree with, which is why I be-lieve universal public education is also a good idea.

Having said that, I can’t help but think of a joke I heard recently.

“I possess a device, in my pocket, that is capable of accessing the entirety of infor-mation known to man. I use it to look at pictures of cats and get in arguments with strangers.”

It’s funny because it’s true. Whereas li-braries levelled out of the playing field prior to the invention of the iPhone, it’s a fact that practically anyone who has a smartphone can now access any informa-tion they want instantaneously. Whether they use it for practical purposes is anoth-

er matter entirely.So, have libraries become outmoded by

technology? That’s certainly up for debate.I would argue that although the tangible

benefits to libraries may seem diminish-ing, there is still a place in our society for their upkeep.

They provide a quiet place to visit and study for students. They allow for mothers or caregivers to get away from the house and spend time with their children in a cost effective way. And they do provide ac-cess for lower income residents and new Canadians to information otherwise not available.

But I don’t think Paton was out of line to ask whether libraries are still relevant. Like the song goes, sometimes you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.

For more than 40 years, Westshore Termi-nals has been Canada’s chief coal export terminal on the West Coast. And for just as

long, there have been concerns over the coal dust generated by the operation.

For good reason, too. After all, who wants to wipe off a blanket of soot from their car every morning.

Thankfully, that’s not the case. Metro Vancou-ver’s strict air quality guidelines require Wests-hore to keep the coal dust at an absolute mini-mum. Railcars are sprayed with a latex-water mix while roads around the terminal are sprayed with magnesium chloride. The company employs 77 ground level rain guns that will soon be replaced by 96 new units with valve control stations, a fog cannon, and six new water spray towers.

It is up to the Corporation of Delta and Metro Vancouver to be vigilant in ensuring Westshore fulfills its obligations to keep coal dust down, but the science says Westshore’s measures are work-ing.

Thanks to Westshore’s coal dust suppression efforts and the fact it’s located four kilometres offshore, a 2005 UBC study found that coal dust from the terminal has no negative effect on the sensitive wildlife along the Roberts Bank fore-shore.

But coal has a bad reputation. It’s seen as dirty and harmful, despite being non-toxic, and it seems no one wants the coal trains to run through Delta. Some want to prevent all coal ex-ports altogether.

But are we prepared to go without the many goods that coal is used to produce, and its eco-nomic benefits?

The high quality coal exported from Westshore Terminals is used largely to produce steel used by automobile manufacturers in Asia.

That Toyota Prius in your driveway? Coal from Westshore help build that.

Then of course there’s the 200 jobs the termi-nal directly provides, as well as other economic spinoffs.

The fact is, Westshore Terminals in a perfect location to export coal. Because it’s in the mid-dle of the Georgia Strait, there are no next door neighbours and it poses little threat to the envi-ronment.

Comparatively, the proposed addition of a coal terminal at the Fraser Surrey Docks, which is surrounded by residential development and ad-jacent to the most important salmon-spawning river in the world, makes little sense socially or environmentally.

Coal necessary, but not evil

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Letters to the editorPublic needs to get involved

It was quite some time ago that the three solitudes of Delta were first recognized. It is only in recent history that our society has be-come polarized to the extent that it has today.

One would have to believe that we live in Delta for a reason. Whatever the reason(s) we can safely assume that we like the community and that we have hopes for the community. Whatever those hopes may be, there will be differences in the community. However, the reasons we like or are drawn to the communi-ty would have to be for what it is or represents.

It is true that if a community does not grow it will languish. This is part of a cycle that is ev-ident everywhere and can last anywhere from 30 years upwards. A community grows around a family cycle from parenthood through re-tirement. As we go through this cycle our needs from the community change. This cycle in and of itself used to be the basis for commu-nity change. Schools were augmented with se-nior centers and golf courses replaced tennis courts. With urban sprawl this cycle started changing, drawing people away from centers. This can be seen to different degrees in city centers where the commercial core loses its edge to newer malls around those suburbs.

What needs to be considered in all growth is long term well-being. This is at odds with our political cycles of three to four years. As a result our growth is less based on quality of life. It is more likely based on short term finan-cial decisions or the will/drive of a particular group/person or party.

Looking at Delta, we know there are differ-ences in what each part of Delta represents. As a result there will be different needs. In

the past four decades Canadians have expe-rienced phenomenal changes. Our politicians have not necessarily been better prepared for these changes than we have ourselves. Cer-tainly looking back we can see how bad some of these decisions around change have been.

One of the reasons is the inability of var-ious levels of government to actually com-municate as stakeholders of an overall plan. The planned development on TFN land is a case in point. This will be a major issue with infrastructure requirements. As a result our community planning needs to be altered not only for infrastructure but subsequent issues around the needs of people populating this land. Where will they work, how will they get there, where will they shop, how and where will they be educated, etc.

What is important is that governing bodies need to be more transparent in their decision process rather than just fulfilling their legal requirements. When all or part of the com-munity feels as though they are not heard an-ger flares up and polarization turns decision making into emotional arguments. Hence the Southlands argument and the debacle around the approved 37 storey structure in North Del-ta.

Growth is necessary. However, one needs to look at what that means for each part of the community. A blanket “growth is good” attitude is as incomplete as an attitude of “no change”. If either of these don’t take into ac-count quality of life or community well being, that community will languish and become unhappy and thus unhealthy.

A process needs to be put in place that will honour all input without the disparaging backwash. As a community we could require

this from our municipal council. This would avoid the general distrust and apathy we have in politics and get people really involved. Not just at the committee or public hearing levels. A form of referendum could be required on anything as large as the Southlands or major planning decisions. If these are planned for that part of the community they involve and affect, some of our differences will be mitigat-ed.

Lastly, we may lose half of the Council mem-bers this spring. This in itself is a situation that needs to be addressed. The way this can be dealt with is a public appeal to Council to hold off on any major decision until new council-lors can familiarize themselves with the issues and process.

All this will involve expense and time. How-ever, all major decisions incur involvement and expense. Be it consultants or staff hours or public input, these are all a part of the pro-cess. At least the process should empower the constituents, not disempower them. This will result in facilitative discussions rather than confrontational argument. It will engender trust and improve the planning process mak-ing it less costly and more effective in the long run.

This means getting involved. Getting in-volved means staying away from divisive lan-guage and argumentative discussion. Emo-tion needs to be used to create constructive dialogue. And yes, this means everyone; the press, politicians and the public! We all really want the same thing; a healthy thriving com-munity.

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Last weeks results Are you going to watch NHL hockey now that the lockout is over?

A study of six northern Alberta lakes con-ducted by Environ-

ment Canada and other scientists was published last week, generating head-lines around the world.

“Oil sands toxins ‘accu-mulate in freshwater sys-tems,’” the BBC announced. The headline in The New York Times declared: “Oil sands industry in Canada tied to higher carcin-ogen level.”

The study was reported with similar alarm across Canada. It looked at levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in lakebed sedi-ment, and found levels measurably higher than natural sources since oil sands extraction began 50 years ago.

Most news reports I saw made little or no effort to put this information into context, in terms of the actual risk to humans, fish and oth-er organisms. Some quoted people they knew would scream bloody murder, because as we in the media are taught, conflict and fear attract an audience.

As expected, U.S. environmental groups and their Canadian branch offices ramped up the rhetoric to battle their favourite villain.

At least one major Canadian newspaper, The Globe and Mail, did a responsible job. Its report on the study stated “PAH pollution level remains low – on par, at worst, with an urban lake – but is rising.”

In fact, five of six lakes tested were far below average contamination of urban lakes. PAH fallout is a daily constant of urban life, from vehicles, industry, and particularly where coal is burned for electricity.

To be clear, there are dozens of different forms of PAH. Some have been shown to increase cancer risk, and some have been linked to (but not proven to cause) infertility, immune disor-ders and fish mutations.

So when you drive your kids to school, stand at the bus stop, or drink a glass of water from Coquitlam Lake or any urban reservoir, you are exposed to PAH pollution from human and natural sources. The risk from this is an ongo-ing focus of research, but this study confirms one thing: your exposure is likely greater in any urban area than it is downwind of the Alberta oil sands.

I argued this point with B.C.’s celebrity environmentalist Tzeporah Berman, who has shuttled back and forth from ForestEthics to Greenpeace in recent years.

She took to her Facebook page to publicize a dramatic call to action from 350.org, one of the most strident climate change advocacy groups in the U.S., selectively using a quote and picture from The New York Times.

Our debate turned to greenhouse gas emis-sions. I argued that this PAH study mirrors the true picture of carbon dioxide emissions, which is that nearly 70 per cent of CO2 from all petro-leum comes when you burn the final product in engines and furnaces. In B.C., which doesn’t burn coal for electricity, fully 40 per cent of hu-man-caused greenhouse gas emissions are from transportation. Other sources include home heating and industry.

Berman insisted I was wrong, and claimed 70 per cent of Canada’s greenhouse gases come from “heavy industry.” I asked for her source. No response.

A 2010 report by a Royal Society of Canada expert panel calculated that 27 per cent of our country’s fossil fuel emissions come from trans-portation. Another 16 per cent is from fuels

burned for electricity. Five per cent is from oil sands operations. Berman’s figure is convenient-ly untrue.

Greenpeace and the rest of the environmental scare industry want you to believe that stopping Alberta’s oil sands and pipelines would save the planet.

Also wrong. It would drive oil demand from the U.S., Ven-

ezuela’s oil sands and elsewhere, with little net effect on the climate or pollution.

• Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and col-umnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

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Letters to the editorChief Spence calling Canada to account

Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence with her hunger strike is fulfilling a nec-essary and heroic function for Canada (“Canada’s First Nations at a tipping point: Baird,” South Delta Leader, Jan. 4, 2013).

By her insistence to include the Gov-ernor General as the Queen’s represen-tative to meet with the Prime Minister and other Chiefs, she is demonstrating the truth that First Peoples of this land through the Royal Proclamation of 1763 and pre-Confederation treaties have a nation to nation relationship with the Crown and not with Canada.

First Peoples were not partners in Canadian confederation and have never taken part in a process of entering the nation of Canada.

Instead of partnership in Canadian confederation, First Peoples were hand-ed the Indian Act of 1876 as the ultimate colonial control of First People by Can-ada. How tragically ironic that the new nation of Canada achieves self-rule from colonial Britain then it acts as a coloniz-er to the First Peoples of this land.

Carol Vignale,Tsawwassen

The numbers gameI learned something about “new math”

at Delta’s December council meeting. When staff reported the majority of communications received were against any Southlands proposal, it was revealed that the calculations included multiple submissions by individuals, which is the statistical equivalent of ballot box stuffing.

One-citizen-one-vote is still the defini-tion of democracy and it’s important for council to know how many individuals expressed their opinion for or against, not just the totals in each type of communication. What a terrific project a new spreadsheet and accurate tally of communications would make for a

math class in South Delta! Is anyone up to the challenge? Let’s get the real facts.

Janice WasikTsawwassen

Delta should consider citizens’ interests

Regarding the application approved by Delta for a 37-storey highrise at Scott Road and 80th Avenue (“37-storey tower headed for North Delta,” southdeltalead-er.com, Jan. 3, 2013).

It was recently announced that the Corporation of Delta’s Mayor and Coun-cil unanimously voted in favour of the profit motive and against the interests of its citizens who spoke out overwhelm-ingly against this monstrosity. It is very fitting that the word “Corporation” is part of the municipality’s name as it walks hand in hand with its business partners while it steps all over the little people.

Our bylaws and so-called North Delta Area Plan are no match for the shredder at city hall. This result (approval of the application) isn’t what we expected from our elected representatives who were given the task of being responsible administrators. They lack the will to represent the ordinary folk of Delta, therefore they are not deserving of being our administrators.

What they really deserve is a healthy dose of civil disobedience. When the next election comes around they won’t get my vote. Not any of them.

Jason Lewko,Delta

Port tax neededIf Delta could levy a “welfare tax” or

something similar to mitigate the im-pact on the environment, on port users, this might recoup the loss of revenue gained from the taxes previously collect-ed from the Port Metro Vancouver.

Jim Ronback,Delta

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The dust up over coal

The issue of coal dust in South Delta has been blowing around for a long time.

Delta councillor and farmer Ian Pa-ton says he remembers as a kid run-ning to the tracks to watch the first coal train rolling toward the brand new Westshore Terminals.

“The first thing we noticed was this black haze of dust coming off of each coal car as they roared through Delta on their final phase of getting to the Roberts Bank coal port,” he says.

Westshore opened in 1970 in Rob-erts Bank, one of the most ecologi-cally important estuaries on the west coast of North America. The facility is a 96-hectare man-made island situat-ed at the end of a 4.8 kilometre cause-way serviced by a 20-metre deep dredged waterlot.

Paton believes coal dust from the facility is still a problem in Delta and he’s not alone.

Coal dust complaints have come as far afield as Point Roberts, and residents have complained seeing coal dust escaping the piles from the terminal in high winds, as well as the conveyor belts and returning empty trains. Paton says he used to keep his leisure boat in the Riverhouse marina but this year decided to move it to Point Roberts. Before he did, he says

people warned him he would have to clean coal dust from his boat.

“Sure enough, every time we went down to the boat each weekend, there would be this very fine film of black coal dust on the boat and you’d have to take a hose and wash it off. I thought I was dreaming but it’s really true.”

Paton says when there’s a wind from the northwest it collects coal dust from the port and deposits particles in southern Tsawwassen’s English Bluff and Point Roberts.

“You can imagine that the very fine black particles of coal dust, as the train is going through Delta or other agricultural parts of the Fraser Valley, that stuff has got to be settling on our crops,” says Paton.

Denis Horgan, general manager at Westshore Terminals, appeared be-fore council on Monday (Jan. 14) to explain their efforts toward coal dust mitigation.

“This year has been a long, hot and dry summer which lasted into Octo-ber… it pinpointed to us that there were weaknesses in our system that needed addressing,” Horgan told council.

Westshore’s dust suppression plan is governed by Metro Vancouver, which issues an air quality permit. Railcars are sprayed with a latex-water mix while roads around the terminal are sprayed with magnesium chloride.

The company employs 77 ground lev-el rain guns that will soon be replaced by 96 new units with valve control stations, a fog cannon, and six new “Big Bertha” water spray towers at the west end of the site. Westshore will spend $7 million on those upgrades.

Horgan says that owing to the pecu-liar wind patterns of the region, coal dust drift to Point Roberts can be a problem. It’s an issue Horgan says is unacceptable, but adds it isn’t harm-ful.

“There’s a lot of misinformation around coal. Coal is a naturally-oc-curring mineral. It is not toxic.”

Horgan says he’s never heard of any adverse health effects of coal dust from long-term workers at the ter-minal. He says the perception of coal workers are people working in under-ground mines and confined spaces without any ventilation when health becomes a factor.

Westshore takes the allegations of harmful coal dust seriously. David

Crook, manager of engineering and environmental services for Wests-hore Terminals, has been examining samples brought in by residents for decades and coal is rarely the culprit.

Using a powerful electron micro-scope, he has found materials are usually a combination of organic ma-terials ranging from agricultural ma-terials and diesel particles to fungus growth.

It’s tough to convince people that black residue isn’t coal dust because it’s a battle of perception, wrote Crook in a 1998 publication called The News Breaker.

“People see the coal piles and know the trains roll by every day and it is easy to see how the perception is that coal dust is the culprit.

“This is typically the type of result we get when we received complaints and put samples to analysis.”

Perception is often a key problem for Westshore. When their causeway was taken out by a coal freighter in a Dec. 7 shipping accident, aerial photos from media seemed to show a film of coal dust spilling into the ocean.

In fact, what people were seeing was the artificial reef created by Port Metro Vancouver as part of environ-mental mitigation plans for marine life.

An air quality study conducted in 2003 by the Greater Vancouver Re-

gional District (now Metro Vancou-ver) after complaints from residents determined that inhaled particles of coal dust were well below the most stringent health requirement stan-dards.

Air samplers set up at three loca-tions in Tsawwassen found that coal dust makes up less than one per cent of all dust content, and was consis-tent with air quality measurements taken in other GVRD communities.

That study revealed most black coal-like substances put under a microscope were actually “carbo-naceous particles” most likely from wood burning, or else mould, pollen, or topsoil.

Gasoline and diesel emissions from vehicles still constitutes the greatest levels of air pollution, according to the study. One theory of combating the problem is to plant more trees that absorb carbon emissions.

A UBC study conducted by Ryan Johnson and R.M. Bustin of coal dust in the marine environment around the Westshore marine terminal be-tween 1977 and 1999 revealed the concentration of coal particles “in-creased substantially” from a mean concentration of 1.8 per cent to 3.6 per cent over the 22-year period. The study noted, however, that the disper-sal distance of coal had not increased, only the abundance of coal in the ex-isting sediment.

Westshore Terminals says black residue found on objects is often not even coal


❙ Above: One of four stacker-reclaimer machines that helps Westshore Terminals manage the inventory of coal. Right: Coal cars are not covered, but are sprayed with a water-latex liquid that prevents dust from escaping. This is generally consid-ered more effective than covering, according to Westshore’s general manager Denis Horgan. Photos submitted.

Health officers seek voice on coal plans

Medical health officers for the Lower Mainland’s two health authorities are requesting a “formal voice” in Port Metro Vancouver’s expansion plans, such as the pending decision on a proposed new coal terminal in Surrey.

The Dec. 17 letter to the port is signed by Dr. Paul van Buynder, Fraser Health’s vice-president of public health and chief medical health officer, and his counterpart at Vancouver Coastal, Dr. Patricia Daly.

Port expansion projects can bring more air

emissions and noise, as well as increased road and rail traffic, the letter said, pointing in particular to the Fraser Surrey Docks proposal to add a new coal terminal and a proposed coal terminal expansion at Neptune Terminals in North Vancouver.

Coal trains already roll along the BNSF Railway to Westshore Terminals in Delta but more trains would go through White Rock and Delta to the proposed new terminal on the Fraser River in Surrey if it’s approved.

The letter notes Port Metro Vancouver is primarily responsible for the impacts of direct port activities, but not indirect ones, such as increased road and rail traffic in surrounding

communities.“Rail and road trafic produce air emissions,

noise and risk of injury, as well as livability concerns,” the health officers’ letter says. “The public increasingly expects health impact considerations to take a broader systems perspective.”

The Fraser Surrey Docks and Neptune proposals would boost coal shipments through Port Metro Vancouver by 14 million tonnes per year or 35 per cent.

Opponents object to the port’s ability to approve the projects internally, without consent of any other agency and with minimal public input.

Climate activists who don’t want U.S. coal to get to market in Asia also hope to block the projects and are also fighting new coal export terminals proposed in Washington State.

Port Metro Vancouver officials aren’t yet promising any changes in response to the health officers’ request.

Director of planning and development Jim Crandles said the Neptune and Fraser Surrey Docks environmental reviews already underway consider potential risks to human health.

“The very things they talk about in their letter are being reviewed under the process,” he said.

-Jeff Nagel, Black Press

"Coal is a naturally occuring mineral. It is not toxic."

-Denis Horgan, Westshore Terminals


When Lad-ner’s Kris-tin Crouch

decided to make her own cereal it was mainly because she didn’t like what she saw on the la-bel.

If you see a bunch of ingredients with unpronounceable names, perhaps it shouldn’t go into your body, she says.

“We decided to try some organic cereals, but then I saw a recipe and thought why not make my own?”

Crouch, who plants vegetables in the Ladner Community Garden and runs the community event “Seedy Satur-day,” has made many changes to her diet to live a more healthy lifestyle.

She made the switch to an all plant-based diet in September to reduce her

cholesterol and it worked.“It was interesting to see how just

changing your diet can imrove your health,” says Crouch.

As a gardener, she freezes her veggies so she can enjoy greens year-round.

Granola is a particularly healthy food because almonds are fruit are high in protein and Vitamin E, Crouch says.

And you don’t have to stick with the recipe. Be creative, add walnuts, cran-berries, or any combination of dried fruit or nut that tickles your fancy.

“It’s very adaptable to however your family likes to eat it,” explains Crouch. “If your kids want a snack after school, better to give them that instead of a candy bar.”

That’s not to say you can’t satisfy your sweet tooth in a healthy way with

your granola mix.“I like to put [dark] chocolate in it

but that’s probably not a good idea,” she confesses, laughing.

When making granola, be sure to use all-natural ingredients and healthy al-ternatives, such as brown sugar, natu-ral maple syrup, and organic vegetable oil.

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Monday, Jan. 21• french classes for adults organized by Par-

ent advisory Council of Public French School/ Ecole Bois-Joli in Tsawwassen begin Jan. 21. For more info, email [email protected].

• Parkinson’s Support Group meets at 11 a.m. at KinVillage. The group is for those who either have Parkinson’s disease, or live/help someone who does. For more info call 604-943-8350.

Tuesday, Jan. 22• South Delta Stroke recovery Group meets at

Tsawwassen United Church, 693 53rd St., from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Support group for stroke and aneurysm survivors offering caregiver support, speech therapy, music therapy, social activities, speakers, outings, guided physical exercises. For more information, call 604-319-6775, or email [email protected]

• Delta libraries celebrate Family Literacy with special guest readers from the Delta Police Department and the Delta Fire and Emergency Services participating at story time at Ladner Pioneer Library at 10:30 a.m.

• Delta friends of the Library meets at 2:30 p.m. at the Ladner Pioneer Library, 4683 – 51 Street, Delta. The Delta Friends of the Library is an organization of volunteers who initiate fund-raising activities and lend support to the three Delta libraries as needed.

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Council has approved a new four-year collective agreement between the Corporation of Delta and CUPE Local 454 that will see marginal wage increases in each of the next four years.

The deal, which was agreed to on Dec. 19 and ratified by CUPE members Jan. 9, will see salaries rise 1.25 per cent retroactive to 2012, 1.75 per cent in 2013 and 2014, and 2 per cent in 2015.

It also sets standardization of hours of work for municipal hall staff from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. with a half hour lunch break and non-standard hours for Delta Community Animal Shelter staff in order to provide round-the-clock coverage.

The wage increases negotiated for CUPE staff are the same as

those reached by the City of New Westminster, City of Burnaby and City of Vancouver.

CUPE employees had been with-out a contract since Dec. 31, 2011, and negotiations lasted nearly all of 2012 until a senior mediator with the Labour Relations Board of B.C. was brought in to break the gridlock.

The new contract guarantees la-bour peace until at least Dec. 31, 2015.

CUPE 454 represents approxi-mately 850 workers employed by the Corporation of Delta.

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Delta launches garbage collection appThe Corporation of Delta is

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Delta’s new Collection Sched-ule App allows users to set cus-tomized reminders in advance of their collection day as well as one-time events including spring clean-up and free compost week.

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Other special features of the app include a search function that lets residents quickly deter-mine how to dispose of and recy-cle a variety of items as well as a report-a-problem function to report missed collections, illegal dumping and more.

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A: Great question! Psychologist Dr. John Gottman used the term, “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” (symbolized in the New Testament as events occurring at the end of time) as a metaphor describing hostile communication styles that may predict the end of a relationship. Namely: 1) Criticism: blaming, verbal attacks or negative labels on our partner’s character; 2) Contempt: use of sarcasm, cynicism or body-language (i.e. eye-rolling) to indicate disgust; 3) Defensiveness: turning it back on our partner to de� ect a potential truth (i.e. OUR responsibility or role in a given problem/situation, etc.); and, 4) Stonewalling: it’s more than just avoiding a con� ict - it’s shutting down or shutting our partner out completely. Gottman views Contempt as the worst of the 4 Horsemen because it signi� es disdain, disgust or a deep aversion for the other person. Contempt in a relationship blatantly indicates that one person deems the other as unworthy or undeserving of respect, often resulting in a hostile or toxic environment. Take inventory of your own communication style in your relationships & perhaps you’ll � nd that one or more of these ‘4 Horses’ can be put out to pasture.

Relationship Series Part 2: To Be Continued in the February Issue

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Q: During counselling with my partner, the counsellor made reference to 4 Horses or 4 Horsemen. Our relationship has since ended & I’m left wondering what on earth Horses have to do with a relationship in turmoil?

Relationship Series – Part 1. Q: I got a new portable MP3 music player for Christmas. Will listening to music through the earbuds damage my hearing?

A: There is nothing wrong with listening to your new portable MP3 player through earbuds as long as you abide by the 120/60 rule. The rule states that it is safe to listen to your music for 120 minutes a day at 60% volume which will give you half of your daily dose of music exposure. Music exposure from iPods and other MP3 players can be potentially damaging because the listener tends to raise the volume over the environmental noise. Using isolation earphones will lessen the environmental noise and allow you to keep the MP3 player volume at a safer listening level. My advice: Protect your hearing and continue to enjoy music. If you have any other hearing related questions feel free to call me at the Connect Hearing Tsawwassen clinic at 604-948-2821.

Christopher Cummings, RHIP

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Q: Do I need a Power of Attorney? Why?

A: A Power of Attorney (PoA) gives the right to someone else to manage your money and � nancial matters if you can’t, either because you are not physically able (out of the country) or su� ering from mental in� rmity. EVERY adult should set up a PoA. If you don’t and tragedy happens – an accident or illness or the onset of age-related dementia – you would be faced with a di� cult problem: Either someone will have to go through an expensive court application to be appointed your representative (committee), or your � nances will be taken over by the Public Trustee. A PoA is inexpensive to set up, and can be controlled so that your named representative does not get power until and unless it is needed. Your attorney should be someone who you trust, and ideally the same age or younger (younger persons can appoint their parents temporarily). It is especially important between husbands and wives who own property together; if one is unable to sign, the other cannot sell the house if they need to. We are all living longer but may lose mental capacity; a PoA is just as important as a will.

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Q: I recently injured my right knee and low back playing soccer and sustained a mild concussion. I’ve had trouble sleeping ever since and several friends have recommended craniosacral therapy. It sounds like something to do with the skull, how can this help my knee, back and sleeping problems?

A: Yes, craniosacral therapy does involve manipulation of the skull and spine. Skull bones are gently leveraged in order to straighten the inner dural membrane of the skull. The dural tube which houses the spinal cord is accessed through the spineous processes. This improves nerve conduction and can be extremely bene� cial for nerve pain such as ‘sciatica’ as the mobilization can help clear misalignments and pain.CST is not limited to the spine and skull as the name suggests. Soft tissue and bones in the entire body can be unravelled in this same gentle manner. This includes feet, hands, arms, legs and joints through out the body. It even includes the mouth, teeth and jaw.As far as your sleep issues go, CST is similar to rebooting a computer. By shutting down the cerebrospinal � uid � ow the body gets a chance to restart. The body can then leave a state of ‘� ght or � ight’ and transition into a calmer relaxed mode where proper sleep function is restored. Any injury, if too great for the body to dissipate will leave the body stressed. In fact any type of stress or sleeping disorders can have remarkable bene� ts from craniosacral treatment.

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A: What a wonderful question. It also brings with it more questions. So the � rst priorities we look at are your budget and your time constraints. Let’s break it down into how fast you want to achieve a new look and what are you willing/able to spend. Will you be doing the work yourself or hiring others to do it for you? (Perhaps some of each depending on budget and time)

Sometimes all that is needed is a quick do over with fresh paint, or a fabulous accent wall of exotic wallpaper, new pillows and a few accessories. In other areas it may be a statement piece, that special something with the ‘Wow Factor’.

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Q: We noticed over the holidays that our grandparents could use help at home. How do we begin a discussion about assistance?A: Family gatherings, like Christmas, can often be times when

siblings recognize a change in their parents/ grandparents abilities. When regular visits aren’t possible, any change may seem abrupt. It’s key to see how they’re managing on their own – maybe slower, or di� erently, but are they still meeting their needs? Are they cooking, cleaning, getting out, socializing?Timing is everything. Engaging your elders in a sensitive, respectful way is the � rst step to opening a positive conversation. Be mindful of the environment when initiating a dialogue to relieve any unintentional threat - pick neutral territory.Be clear on your own motivations and gently express your concerns for their well-being. Ask them about their concerns, listen to what they have to say… and even more to what they don’t. There may be unspoken fears, like a feeling of getting “put away’ or losing their independence.We suggest the purchase of a gift certi� cate to help introduce services. This allows the recipient to get comfortable with the idea and enjoy the bene� ts without feeling obligated. Call HoneyDo for gift certi� cates on sale now.

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The B.C. government is rolling out its new high-tech medical services cards starting Feb. 15, in an effort to phase out millions of CareCards in the hands of non-residents.

The new cards will be combined with the B.C. driver’s licence, with a similar “BC Services Card” avail-able to those who don’t drive. Res-idents will be required to re-enrol to renew the card every five years, whether they drive or not.

Qualified residents can enrol in the Medical Services Plan at any provincial office that issues driver’s licences. There is no fee for the health services card only. The current $75 fee for a five-year driver’s licence renewal will apply to the new combined cards, discounted to $17 for se-niors.

There is no requirement to get the new card until your driver’s licence needs to be renewed. The government’s plan is to change over all eligible B.C. residents between the ages of 19 and 74 to the new cards over the next five years.

To be eligible for MSP cover-age, you must be a citizen or approved permanent resident of

Canada, living in B.C. at least six months of the year. Dependents must also be residents to be eli-gible for coverage.

The health ministry announced the new card program in May 2011, after a review showed there were up to 9.1 million B.C. Care-Cards in circulation. The total population of B.C. is 4.5 million.

Health Minister Margaret Mac-Diarmid said the new card is designed to comply with B.C.’s information and privacy law, which restricts how personal data can be used and shared.

That means ICBC and police have no access to medical files, and hospitals and medical offic-es have no access to driving re-cords.

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❙ A sample of the new combined driver’s licence and health card. A “BC Services Card” without driving privileges will also be available. Submitted photo

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Q: What happens if we fail to pass a three quarter vote exempting the strata corporation from the depreciation report requirement?

A: Normally, an exemption, if desired, would be voted on at an annual general meeting. It may also be done by calling a special general meeting. The vote should always be conducted well in advance of the next deadline for obtaining a depreciation report. The regulation specifies three such deadlines or triggers:1. December 13, 2013 (two years after the legislative requirement came

into force);2. Three years after your last valid depreciation report was obtained; and3. Eighteen months after any previously passed three quarter vote to exempt.The eighteen month time frame allows six months to complete a depreciation report if an exemption passes one year but fails at the next AGM.

HOW LONG IS A DEPRECIATION REPORT GOOD FOR?The regulation specifies that a new report must be obtained three years after the last one. These subsequent reports may be less expensive than the original baseline report as some of the information and modeling will only require updating. However, the new report must still include on-site visual inspections and cover at least 30 years from that date. Be aware that, in addition to your assets having aged since the last report, interest rates, inflation rates, and the cost of items and labour will likely have changed.Some experts advise that depreciation reports should cover the entire expected life of the building rather than the minimum 30 years required. Such a report may be no more expensive and would give the strata corporation better information to use in planning, saving and equitably allocating costs between present and future owners.

A: Applications are not only games; they can help to enrich and personalize your smartphone by adding more possibilities. There are applications for just about every situation and task you can think of.SocialFacebook (free): See what friends are up to, share updates, photos, and videos.Facebook Messenger (free): Reach your facebook friends on their smartphone, feature phone, or desktop computer.CommunicationSkype (free): Send instant messages, voice or video calls on Skype users for free and regular numbers at a low rate.WhatsApp ($0.99): A super popular cross-platform messaging program for instant messages, audio notes, and video messages for free to other WhatsApp users.Productivity30/30 (free): A simple, attractive task manager that budgets your time e� ciently throughout the day.Mint.com (free): Allows you to track, budget, and manage your money all in one place.Google Chrome (free): Browse and search the internet fast and bring import your history and bookmarks from your home computer.All these applications are available on either the Google Play Store or the Apple Apps Store.For all your application questions or for information on all things tech come see us at Solution Co!

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Q: What are some naturopathic considerations during the cold and � u season?A: A healthy immune system is a key aspect to cold and � u prevention.

I believe the most proactive approach involves supporting the immune system at the onset of cold and � u season with the goal of avoiding them altogether.

Common naturopathic approaches aimed at strengthening the immune response to unavoidable exposure to cold and � u viruses involve nutritional, botanical and homeopathic remedies.

The therapeutic goal of a treatment plan utilizing this naturopathic approach is to prime the immune system to � ght an increased exposure to cold and � u viruses and thus prevent infection.

Another key aspect of a healthy immune response is a decrease in the frequency, duration and severity of symptoms if acquiring a cold or � u proves to be unavoidable.

Other therapeutic considerations in regards to immunity involve assessment of key physiological systems having an in� uence on immune health including endocrine and digestive health.

Imbalance in endocrine or digestive health could help explain why some individuals experience a less e� ective immune response. Resulting in an increase in frequency, duration and severity of cold and � u compared to others with similar exposure.

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Q: We currently have a wood-burning fireplace with brick facing and a mantel. We are planning to install a gas insert. What steps should we follow if we want to update the fireplace surround and mantel?

A: To best prepare for this project two things should happen.

First, do not remove the brick facing. This is what the manufacturers expect to be in place when they designed,

tested, and approved their inserts. The existing fireplace and chimney must maintain the standards set by the Fire Code ensuring the heat generated by the new insert will be managed safely by the existing fireplace. If you have a rough rock face then speak with a mason about its removal and prepare to replace it with a standard brick in advance of finishing the fireplace.

Second, you should be ready to make a decision on the style, size, and model of fireplace insert. Having the manufacturer’s specifications for the insert will give you clearances for combustible and non-combustible materials. Plan to use tile and/or stone material on the face brick immediately around the opening while the specifications will clarify mantel details. For example, our most popular insert requires a height of 44” for a 12” deep mantel when measured from the hearth whereas choosing a less efficient unit from the same manufacturer will allow the 12” deep mantle to be at a height of 37”.

We always invite our customer to come by our showroom with pictures, dimensions and some ideas of what they would like as a finished project so that we can assist in the planning and selection of your new insert.


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The Delta Secondary Pac-ers downed their South Delta rivals 75-45 Tuesday night in senior boy’s basket-ball, giving DSS the 2-1 edge in their third meeting at the annual Stebbings-Murray Cup.

Pacers’ guard Bowen Bak-ken shot 13 points and picked up eight rebounds on the night, while guard Andrew Jones and forward Sam Evanson chipped in 12 points each.

“I would call it a compet-itive game but it was pretty clear early on that they are the better team,” said Devils’ coach James Johnson.

But Johnson said their post standout Nolan Sullivan and forward Gord Nicholson played well throughout the game, giving credit to his team for their effort.

“We could have prepared better, there’s no doubt,” said Johnson. “I think if we saw them again there’s some things we would do differ-ently, but at the end of the day they’re bigger, they’re stronger, and they’re defi-nitely more athletic than we are.”

The two schools have an intense rivalry, said John-son, adding it was a physi-

cal affair with quite a bit of talking back and forth, es-pecially since most players all know one another from years of South Delta basket-ball games.

The Sun Devils won the first Cup, while the Pac-ers got even in the rubber match last year in an 80-77 overtime nailbiter.

Former coaches and Delta Sports Hall-of-Famers Bob Stebbings and Neil Murray were on hand to present the trophy afterward, which Johnson said was nice be-cause both men are still quite active in the commu-nity and are responsible for the development of basket-ball in South Delta.

“They have such a strong connection with coaches that are there,” said Johnson. “I’ve known Bob for a lot of years.”

It’s still only midway through the basketball sea-son, with the Sun Devils still looking for their first win (0-3) in the Fraser Valley South West division, while the Pacers are sitting sixth (3-2-1) in the top half of the 11-team division.

Both teams are back in action Jan. 22, as the Pacers take on Tamanawis Second-ary at home, while the Sun Devils are in North Delta.

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❙ delta ice hawk Spencer Schoen lays a hit on a member of the mission City outlaws tuesday night. Jim Kinnear photo

The Ice Hawks made short work of the Mission City Outlaws at home Tuesday night, thumping the visitors by a score of 6-2.

With the win the local junior B hockey club pulls within two points of the conference-leading Richmond Sockeyes.

The Ice Hawks opened up a 4-0 lead in the first period Tuesday and never looked back as they outshot the Outlaws 44-28.

Brent Cherptyk returned from a six-game sus-pension, and quickly made his presence felt with a pair of goals and first star honours.

Jeremy Gossard was named the game’s second star with two goals, while Kolten Grieve was third star with a goal and an assist. Alexander Ahnert stopped 26 of 28 shots he faced.

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The Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association is welcoming the new year with a slate of big events.

The first will take place on Feb. 6 at the Delta Burnaby Hotel and Conference Centre. The Legends of Housing event will include a panel of residential construction industry leaders including David Podmore of Concert Properties, Peeter Wesick of Wesgroup and Ward McAllister of Ledingham McAllister discussing where they think the housing industry is going and their experiences in the industry, followed by a question and answer session. The session will be moderated by urban design specialist Bob Ransford of Counterpoint Communications.

The GVHBA will also announce the finalists for the 2013 Ovation Awards at the event, which is also the first dinner meeting of the year. Tickets can be purchased on the GVHBA website until Feb. 4.

The next big event in the GVHBA calendar is the BC Home and Garden Show on Feb. 20 to 24. The association hosts the GVHBA Pro Renovation + Design Centre every year, showcasing before and after photos of professional renovations by member companies. You are also able to book a free consultation with a renovation or design professional. The event will take place at BC Place, with tickets available on the day or at www.bchomeandgardenshow.com. While you’re there, you can see photos of the finalists for the Ovation

Awards, and cast your vote for the People’s Choice Award, which will be handed out for the first time this year. The ceremony will take place in April.

The show features more than 425 local experts in all aspects of home ownership, from renovation to organization, appearances by HGTV celebrities like Sarah Daniels of Urban Suburban and tons of tips for outdoor living and gardening.

The third big event of the next few months is the annual First-Time Home Buyer Seminar on March 19 at the Bell Performing Arts Centre in Surrey. The seminar is the largest of its kind in North America and is always popular. Admission is free, though pre-registration is required on the GVHBA website and attendees are asked to bring an item for the Surrey Food Bank.

“Our experts will help first-time buyers consider all available options and important issues before they take that critical first step onto the property ladder,” says GVHBA CEO Bob de Wit. “Real estate continues to be a hot topic in this region, so seminar attendance is expected to be as many or greater than the 750 young people who attended last year’s event.”

The seminar will cover a wide range of topics, including

finding the best home for you, how to choose a location, what’s involved when buying a home before it’s built and wading through the legal considerations that come with purchasing a home for the first time. Doors will open at 6 p.m. to allow participants to talk to the experts one-on-one, and the seminar will take place between 7 and 9 p.m.

For more information about any of these events and to see a list of others, visit www.gvhba.org.

Submitted photosThe Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association will hold its annual First-Time Home Buyer Seminar on March 19. It will feature a panel of experts ready to answer your questions, above. The BC Home and Garden Show will take over BC Place next month. It will feature the GVHBA Pro Renovation + Design Centre, below, where you can see photos of gorgeous renovations.

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Face to Face ❙ P7Rosemarie Hurst channels E. Pauline Johnson

❙ The dust up over coal After more than 40 years, controversy over coal dust from Westshore Terminals continues, as a proposed coal port in Surrey could mean more coal trains rolling through Delta P.10

❙ Adrian MacNair reporter A Delta councillor is publicly questioning Delta’s

share of Fraser Valley Regional Library’s budget in-crease, suggesting public libraries may have outlived their usefulness.

“At the risk of having books thrown at me as I walk down the street in Ladner tomorrow, I have to won-der if libraries are going the way of the dinosaur,” he said.

❙ Adrian MacNair reporter

The Delta Secondary Pacers downed their South Delta rivals 75-45 Tuesday night in senior boy’s basketball, giv-ing DSS the 2-1 edge in their third meeting at the annual Stebbings-Murray Cup.

Pacers’ guard Bowen Bakken shot 13 points and picked up eight rebounds on the night, while guard Andrew

Jones and forward Sam Evanson chipped in 12 points each.

Libraries questioned

Pacers take Cup

FriDAy ∙ JANuAry 18 ∙ 2013 ❙ southdeltaleader.com

Killer flu hits care homes ❙ P5Fraser Health orders unvaccinated to wear masks

Students improving ❙ P3Fewer kids in SD37 at risk of failing

❙ See story, P.15

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Glendinning guilty❙ robert Mangelsdorf editor Tsawwassen’s Jamiseon Glendinning pleaded guilty

to three counts of indecent assault and one count of failure to appear, at Surrey Provincial Court on Wednesday. The former minor baseball volunteer was caught molesting children and subsequently fled the country. ❙ See story, P.3

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