Editor:
Each fall for two to three weeks, we in Tsawwassen, are treated to the marvelous daily sight of thousands of Canadian Geese and White Snow Geese flying overhead and coming to rest in the southlands area before journeying south.
Five million migratory birds recuperate in Delta each year. This yearly spectacle makes Tsawwassen a beautiful place to live, aiding migratory birds and incorporating nature in our shared environment.
Unfortunately, the migratory birds’ traditional flyway and resting site are being threatened by the proposed development of industrial green houses and a parking lot just a few meters and immediately east of the Forest by the Bay subdivision.
Forest by the Bay residents were alarmed and dismayed at the large equipment levelling the land, cutting trees and depositing gravel directly behind their homes.
It was determined that the purchaser of the land did not have a permit – consequently, the City of Delta issued a stop work order.
This was front page news in the June 27th issue of the Delta Optimist.
Concerned citizens in Tsawwassen and Point Roberts are dismayed at this potential blight in their vicinity.
Green houses can emit large amounts of light which can be seen long distances, have fans creating noise pollution and if marijuana crops are grown, emit a foul odour which some growers have used chemically harmful “air fresheners” to mask the smell. Currently open air soil-based vegetable crops are grown in this area.
In my opinion we must stop any development to both protect the migratory birds’ long established and traditional habitat as well as prevent noise, air, and light pollution in our residential neighborhoods.
Industrial greenhouses must be sited far away from the heart of Tsawwassen.
It is our shared duty to protect and preserve this precious habitat for these birds.
For more information you may wish to check out Concerned Citizens of Delta South at www.ccods.ca and consider filling out the on-line survey or downloading the petition.
Don and Beverly Alder
