Editor:
I wanted to add something regarding the contentious Southlands proposal.
I moved to beautiful Tsawwassen in 2012. I came from Coquitlam. As nice as Coquitlam was, it was changing in ways I didn't think were conducive to raising my two boys, ages seven and nine.
Coquitlam gave the green light to high density housing, clearing and developing green space (Burke Mountain) and redeveloping current commercial properties to include residential and commercial.
I began to see a decline in the standard of living while I was there and I didn't want my children growing up in an overpopulated commercialized environment.
My wife and I decided to move after 20 years in Coquitlam. We seriously searched all over the Lower Mainland, heading east of Coquitlam and to White Rock. There were pleasant communities but none compared to the utter beauty and tranquility of Tsawwassen.
I want your readers to know Tsawwassen is a true jewel in the Lower Mainland. Since living here I have been observing the Southlands dispute and have come to the realization that anyone that supports the development of viable and excellent farmland into houses is missing the reason they love Tsawwassen.
I can only conclude the people that are in support of this development truly are living the example of "you don't know what you have until it's gone."
There are communities all over the Lower Mainland that have lost that beauty that brought people there in the first place. Please don't let Tsawwassen be one of them.
Al Anderson
