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Voter wonders why McDonald would align himself with Liberals

Bruce McDonald is a seasoned politician and I can't understand why he would align himself with a party that promised never to sell B.C. Rail and promptly sold it after it was elected.


 
The Optimist posed a series of questions to Delta South candidates

Questions and answers with your candidates

Do you support further port expansion at Roberts Bank?...


 
Delta is a critical stopping point for migratory birds.

Birding event set for Sunday

World Migratory Bird Day will be marked for the first time in Delta this weekend.


 

Citizens should be lauded, not lambasted

Re: "Environmentalists can't refuse everything," In the House (Keith Baldrey), March 20.


 

Mayor looks to make business case for inland port

The lobby effort to move container port expansion away from South Delta farmland will take another direction.


 

Coal dust one of many concerns

The Editor: -- Re: "Coal dust not a concern," Letters, April 5.


 

Hurdles to clear for inland port

There's an effort afoot to move the Roberts Bank back-up lands more than 300 kilometres inland.


 
Westshore Terminals coal port

Delta to implement coal dust monitoring

Delta is undertaking a coal dust monitoring program because of concerns about emissions from the Westshore Terminals facility at Roberts Bank.


 
Mayor Lois Jackson

Delta backs inland port option

Delta is organizing a tour of the Village of Ashcroft's container terminal with Lower Mainland port, rail and trucking officials.


 

Here's hoping feds lack of foresight doesn't sink Fraser River estuary

Madonna was pretending to be a virgin, Michael J. Fox was heading Back to the Future, Live Aid was raising money and awareness about famine in Ethiopia and British scientists had just informed the world about a troublesome hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica.


 

Port stats show growth in 2012

Port Metro Vancouver says its numbers continue to grow, including setting records in the container and bulk sectors.


 
A meeting was held Saturday

Turning up the pressure on port

More than 200 people attended a public meeting last Saturday to hear about the multitude of concerns regarding planned port expansion in South Delta.


 

Economy is overpowering the environment at Roberts Bank

Do you wonder where all the container trucks will go as the port expands or as the South Fraser Perimeter Road opens? Have you wondered when the road closures on highways 10 and 99 will end?


 
Port expansion at Roberts Bank

Port gets closer to identifying land required for expansion

Port Metro Vancouver has completed a second phase of consultation as it devises a plan to identify future land needs and how those sites should best be utilized.


 
MLA Vicki Huntington and APE spokesperson Roger Emsley

Port opposition clad in a CAPE

A newly formed grassroots group opposed to port expansion in South Delta is holding a public meeting this Saturday.


 

The ALR at 40

To say it's tranquil at his East Ladner family farm would be a little clichéd, but, nonetheless, it's just about right.


 
Port Metro Vancouver president and CEO Robin Silvester

Port would like to see 24-hour operation

A Deltaport that sees trucks arriving 24 hours a day would be key in helping make its operations even smoother, says Port Metro Vancouver president and CEO Robin Silvester.


 

Port told its impacts go well beyond terminal gates

Port Metro Vancouver's responsibilities shouldn't end at its gates.


 
Coun. Bruce McDonald and former mayor Doug Husband

Delta councillor takes on tunnel challenge

It's exactly 7: 45 on a chilly Monday morning as long-time councillor Bruce McDonald and former mayor Doug Husband pull out of the parking lot at Delta municipal hall.