Brad Sherwin

The plan for the new tunnel is as big a mess as the traffic trying to get through it. Anyone who’s travelled north in the past three weeks has been subjected to incredible delay and confusion. The new pylon system has created a serious headache for people. It seems looking at pylons is like a deer in the headlights – what do I do? It only takes one car hitting the brakes to hold up a km worth of traffic. Notice how the first day was the Monday after the time change? What’s the thought process there?

By now you’ve all seen the notice from the city on how the Official Community Plan (OCP) is proposed to be changed. There has been a mandate from the province, in response to the rapid population growth and lack of housing. I’d like my kids to someday have a home to call their own. Currently, that’s just a dream, or an unlikely lottery. South Delta is going to change, just as it changed many years ago to what it is today. Of course, there are residents worried about this change, and for good reason.

I have a neighbour down the street with a Japanese cherry tree. Forget the groundhog, that tree tells me when spring is coming. As soon as it starts blooming, away go the heavy coats and tuques, and out come the ball caps and lighter jackets. So far, nothing. A few years ago, I saw blooms on Groundhog Day. Not this year. To say it’s been a mild winter (not counting a couple weeks in January) is an understatement.