Opinion

Editor: Bicycle access to 28th Avenue at Highway 17 (new overpass) will soon be possible. This access will enable cyclists on Highway 17 to proceed to Ladner, Highway 10 and River Road via 64th Street.

Editor: Re: Delta rids itself of property that's an environmental nightmare, Sept.

Editor: Re: Debate poised to resume, Sept. 21 Will the debate over Southlands ever end? I fail to understand why, when it comes to the Southlands, our current council seems to ignore the word "no.

Editor: Re: Debate poised to resume, Sept. 21 If Mayor Lois Jackson thinks she can stifle discussion and debate on perhaps the most important issue facing Delta voters - Southlands development - she has another thing coming.

Editor: When Delta commissioned an Ipsos Reid poll last year to specifically ask if we wanted to retain the current policy and land use designation, as agricultural, for the Southlands, the public had its say. We spoke with a strong majority as 61.

Editor: It is heartening to see quality candidates putting their names forward as school trustee candidates in the coming municipal election. Last election trustees were elected by acclamation because there were only seven candidates.

I saw an absolutely outrageous sight on Sunday, a sight that left me speechless with the knowledge that citizens have to fight for even the most basic respect from our government. And as a resident of Delta, you'd think I would have learned by now.

Editor: When the Corporation of Delta took over the Tsawwassen Arts Centre and the Firehall Centre for the Arts this spring, I was not sure what was going to happen.

Editor: Re: Debate poised to resume, Sept. 21 Mayor Lois Jackson is seeking a legal opinion that could prevent people from asking candidates for Delta council about their position on the Southlands proposal.

I understand the legal requirement for local politicians to remain impartial when dealing with development applications, but, come on, at some point voters deserve to know where our decision makers stand.