Opinion

Editor: Re: Council calling on senior gov't not to remove land, May 9 I must say I was heartened to read that Delta council has called on senior governments not to remove land from the Agricultural Land Reserve.

Editor: Sixty years ago when I was first licensed to operate a motor vehicle in B.C., the requirement to read road signs and the like was paramount. Today, it seems, such is not the case.

Editor: Re: Traffic impacts to be 'insane,' May 9 When I read the headline, I thought our mayor and council had finally come to the realization what any Southlands development would do to our local traffic situation.

Editor: After living in Tsawwassen for my entire 42 years, I am continually amazed at the narrow vision of some residents. I am a "lifer" here and feel I've paid my dues in order to say that comment.

Editor: I note with interest all of the letters concerning the viability or not of farming in Delta. Dr.

Editor: Here's an idea that would avoid putting a pipeline through the pristine B.C. wilderness and having supertanker terminals at both Kitimat and Burrard Inlet.

Editor: Re: Traffic impacts to be 'insane,' May 9 I don't know what the "best" answer is to concerns about predictions of traffic congestion with the currently planned TFN developments.

Port Metro Vancouver anticipates container traffic will double over the course of the next 10 to 15 years, and nearly triple by 2030.

With the 12-month countdown now officially underway, the race for the Delta South seat in next spring's provincial election has the capability to be the most contentious in recent memory.

Editor: Re: Farmland concerns focus on aesthetics, not economics, Community Comment, May 11 I am incensed by Doug Husband's misrepresentation of Delta's proud tradition of farming, of local history and of provincial law.