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Editorial: What’s in store in 2023?

And bringing our community together even more in 2023 is a responsibility for all of us.
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As we close the books on 2022 and open 2023, it is a good time to take a few moments to reflect on 2022 and see what could be in store in 2023 here in Delta.

There are several key development decisions on the horizon.

Starting next week, the city begins the in-person consultation for a proposal to develop the Dunbar Lumber site in Ladner Village. There will be two public consultations this month, while residents can also voice their concerns, ideas and thoughts online at: https://letstalk.delta.ca/.

There is also a consultation on several development applications in Tsawwassen with public hearings upcoming. Again, get engaged and let your voices be heard.

On the environmental front, we are awaiting decisions on the Fortis Tilbury LNG project as well as Roberts Bank T2 – projects that have certainly sparked a lot of conversation in the past year. We have covered both extensively in the pages of the Optimist while residents have expressed support and non-support on our letters pages. I suspect that this chatter will continue in 2023 whether these projects are approved or not.

As COVID pandemic restrictions were lifted in 2022, we saw the return of many much-beloved community events – the May Days festival, Boundary Bay Airshow and Tsawwassen Sun Festival – just to name a few. I look forward to these events and others continuing in 2023. They are fantastic events that bring our community together.

And bringing our community together even more in 2023 is a responsibility for all of us.

There are many major issues that will re-shape our community. There will be people that will not be in favour of some of these changes, while others will welcome them with open arms.

Let’s respect the differing opinions and not let those differing opinions divide us. Let’s continue to make Delta the wonderful community that it is.

Happy New Year!