Editor:
Last Friday morning Premier Christy Clark came to Tsawwassen (unannounced to the public) to address the media with her announcement of $8 million for school playgrounds.
I was tipped off to her arrival so showed up at South Park Elementary (behind South Delta Secondary with the power pole) with my MAPP shirt on.
I informed all the media who I was and that I was going to question Clark about her rationale of keeping children healthy and active, when the power line, located right behind her, was dangerous to all the children in our community.
One of her media assistants came up to me and informed me that Clark would speak with me privately, after her announcement, so long as I did not join the media scrum after her announcement.
Clark did speak with me for about 10 minutes and said she would meet with me in her office to discuss the issue further - that the schoolyard, on a fixed timeline, was not the right place to have a proper discussion.
Some media recorded our conversation and a fraction of our conversation was on News 1130 that day.
Another assistant took down my phone numbers and said they would set up this meeting.
I indicated to her I have also spoken with Adrian Dix and he said he would come on a walk of the line with me. It will be interesting to see if Clark follows through on her word.
I'll let you know if she does.
Heather Colls Mothers Against
Power Poles
