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Jul. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Massey Crossing Tunnel Vision,Locals Speak Out about Bridging the Gap

There is now direct crossing controversy in Delta where the editor of the Delta Optimist has gone on record favouring the option…
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Jul. 17, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Full Page Advertisement to "Get The Facts" on the New Massey Bridge

The game of “Whack a Mole” got a little more complex in Delta where the Corporation decided to take out…
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Jul. 14, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Can Massey Tunnel "Bottleneck" be relieved by Short Sea Shipping?

  The CBC reports on a rather sensible potential solution to reducing traffic south of the Fraser River through “short sea…
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Jul. 13, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Massey Tunnel and "Catastrophic Implications of a Tunnel Failure"

One more time in the “you just can’t make this stuff up” department, the Corporation of Delta is again letting people…
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Jul. 05, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Revisiting Massey Bridge Issues A Year Later

  Work continues at the  Massey Tunnel where millions of dollars of preload and preconstruction work is progressing  for the…
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Jun. 30, 2017 / Gordon Price

PTERR: Ending the Referendum Requirement – 4

Two down, one to go. Finally – a response from an NDP MLA: Spencer Chandra Herbert, MLA for Vancouver West…
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Jun. 28, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

No Massey Bridge Rethink say Liberals

From south of the Fraser River the Delta Optimist reports that despite anything else  you may have heard,  the Provincial Liberal party…
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Jun. 16, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Liberals Say Economy At Risk with Massey Tunnel Rethink

More hyperbole regarding the rethink of the Massey Bridge has emerged as reported in the Delta Optimist. The newly minted Delta…
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Jun. 15, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Richmond Mayor says Massey Bridge won't fix Congestion, Rethink Needed.

The Mayor of Richmond Malcolm Brodie in the Richmond News counters the conjecture and misinformation emerging post-election on the potential rethink of…
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Jun. 14, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Back to Deltaport's Dirty Coal,Terminal 2, and the Green Tubes

Richmond’s Garden City Conservation outline two initiatives impacting the vital Fraser River estuary which passes through Richmond and Delta.  A citizens’…
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Jun. 13, 2017 / Gordon Price

PTERR: Ending the Referendum Requirement – 3

One down, two to go. Sam Sullivan, newly (if briefly) appointed minister responsible for TransLink, made a breakthough announcement yesterday…
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Jun. 06, 2017 / Gordon Price

PTERR – Price Tags Initiative to End the Referendum: Responses

Responses to the Price Tags Initiative to End the Referendum (more here) in the order received:   June 6, 2017…
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Jun. 06, 2017 / Gordon Price

Ending the Referendum Requirement – Response from Sam Sullivan

Sam Sullivan, the Liberal MLA from Vancouver-False Creek, is the first to respond to the “Price Tags Initiative to End…
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Jun. 06, 2017 / Gordon Price

Backgrounder on the 'Mobility Pricing Independent Commssion'

Just announced today by the Mayors’ Council:   WHAT IS THE MOBILITY PRICING INDEPENDENT COMMISSION? The Mobility Pricing Independent Commission’s…

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