Opinion

Editor: Re: Farmland consolidated in Tsaw, Oct. 2 What a lovely story your reporter did on the sale of the Century Group's 56th Street property to Delta.

Efforts to save farmland are as plentiful as they are noble, but what about all the agricultural land that continues to sit fallow? It makes sense to ensure nothing gets built on a piece of land so it's available for food production, but doesn't the

Editor: I carefully watch the Southlands saga, which is over 40 years old now.

Editor: Re: Bridge set to replace tube, Sept. 25 Does anyone else feel duped? Those community consultations were a complete sham that were set up to make us, the public, feel as if we had a say.

Editor: Gosh, there are a lot of little chickens (oops, I meant Chicken Littles!) living in Tsawwassen, it seems. The sky is falling over the Southlands. Truck exhaust is gonna kill us, maybe even way up here in North Delta.

Hello! I'm back from a sixmonth sabbatical. It's hard to believe I started contributing to this column back in 2005; time sure passes.

As I write this column, I don't know what the letters to the editor on our op-ed page are about and what the writers say. I usually see them for the first time when they are published in the paper.

Editor: I've been trying to wrap my head around the upcoming Southlands public hearing. Administratively, I understand it is a legal requirement (per the Local Government Act) as well as a key pit stop in the municipality's planning process.

Editor: It is important the people of Delta South know that Port Metro Vancouver has submitted its project description for Terminal 2 to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency.

Editor: For joggers, walkers and cyclists on the dike, there is a little rest stop between 17th Avenue and 64th Street complete with comfortable seats offering a million-dollar view of Boundary Bay, White Rock and Mount Baker.