Ian Robertson, Tsawwassen Residents Association and former member of the Tsawwassen Area Planning Committee told Metro Board that the application violates the Tsawwassen Area Plan
Tsawwassen Seniors spoke against the foolishness of destroying farmland in a world facing a global food security crisis
Tsawwassen resident urged the board not to remove land from the green zone before public process respecting the future of the Livable Regional Strategic Plan and regional growth strategy.
Is Barbara Steele (Surrey Councillor) looking for divine guidance?
Sigfreid Putz, Tsawwassen Resident, urges the Board to avoid starting the "salami tactic", slicing off pieces until there is little or nothing left
Dr. Anne Murray, Conservation Chair of Federation of BC Naturalists, representing 50 organizations united in opposing Green Zone removals. Told the board that these lands are critical wildfowl habitat. She read a long list of species at risk found on the subject lands.
Leona Cox tells the board that Tsawwassen seniors do NOT support the development, irrespective of the developer's assertions
approximately 100 green zone protection advocates packed the tiny Metro Vancouver Board room
Tsawwassen Resident, Marni, reminds the board that the Green Zone was created to prevent precisely this type of development.
Joan Green, former Executive Assistant to Delta Mayor Lois Jackson questioned the Mayor's role in the application and spoke against diminishing green zone.
Terri and Paddy Munro, a Tsawwassen daughter-mother team fighting for Delta's foodlands
Lance Read, Delta Resident and passionate farmland protection advocate
Tsawwassen Resident Kent Warmington tells the Board that the decision of the Agricultural Land Commission is under Judicial Review
Delta's environmental voice waiting to speak
Delta Councillor Vicki Huntington talks about the cumulative threats facing Delta, its people and its wildlife
Vicki denounces developer's claims of net agricultural or wildlife benefit
Kathleen Whipp, Tsawwassen Resident
Susan Jones, Boundary Bay Conservation Committee and Delta Director, Farmland Defence League of BC urged the board to hold public hearings on matters of process, such as whether a Council can vote at the regional level where it is the proponent of an application, whether a Mayor who has pushed a development can chair the green zone removal hearing.
Rick Green, Livable Region Coalition - Vancouver resident and food security advocate
Rebecca Lawrence, Green Party
Dr. Mary Taitt, Biologist, Boundary Bay Conservation Committee and member, Delta Farmland Trust told the board that the developer had tried to silence agrologist and environmentalists who reported that the proposal does not represent net agricultural or environmental benefit
Jim Cuthbert, biologist and senior project manager, the Land Conservancy
Family for foodlands
Deb Jack, Chair, Surrey Environmental Partners and Conservation Chair, White Rock/Surrey Naturalists
Terri Munro, Environmental Youth Educator, resident of both Vancouver and Tsawwassen, urged the Board to consider the needs of the 7th Generation and protect our foodlands.
Tsawwassen resident urged the Board to avoid supporting the application, which would set a dangerous precedent for the rest of the Green Zone.
Ms. Kemp, former Campaign Manager to Mayor Lois Jackson accuses the Mayor of violating campaign promises to protect farmland and the environment.
