tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post5501851369304374425..comments2023-08-07T01:17:07.238-07:00Comments on Delta Free Press | The Blog: Meet Kathleen E. HigginsElvis Glazierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03769549906454650804noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-87168746919555451322010-09-16T09:57:09.971-07:002010-09-16T09:57:09.971-07:00To those of you that incessantly whine about the M...To those of you that incessantly whine about the Mayor and 3 Councillors residing in North Delta - let's do some math together, shall we...North Delta has more than 50% of the entire population of this community. So why shouldn’t they have 50% or more of council representation? The comments being posted are simply indicative of the greed and sense of entitlement that so many of you feel. Its disgusting really – you deserve each other!Bob Sandersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-36829160899041638512010-09-15T08:15:39.883-07:002010-09-15T08:15:39.883-07:00Haha. That's funny. East Delta is part of La...Haha. That's funny. East Delta is part of Ladner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-29070883246556547742010-09-15T06:28:36.958-07:002010-09-15T06:28:36.958-07:00He's not from Ladner. He lives in East Delta w...He's not from Ladner. He lives in East Delta which is waaay away from Ladner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-54222220850879868542010-09-15T05:55:25.557-07:002010-09-15T05:55:25.557-07:00We need a councillor from Ladner. All other regio...We need a councillor from Ladner. All other regions already have representation on Council. I'm voting for Ian Paton.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-67522926587688471582010-09-14T23:51:24.089-07:002010-09-14T23:51:24.089-07:00The fact that the mayor and 3 counillors live in N...The fact that the mayor and 3 counillors live in North Delta hasn't helped us any, has it. It's a good point that most of the major political money contributors live in the south, and they vote for these people based on their records. South Delta gets a lot of representation. Why give them anymore?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-27154100539324929902010-09-14T21:14:17.680-07:002010-09-14T21:14:17.680-07:00The mayor and 3 councilors are all from North Delt...The mayor and 3 councilors are all from North Delta. That's a majority. <br /><br />So if you have a complaint about what's happening in North Delta, why do you keep electing them? <br /><br />It's time for more representation from South Delta.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-76820278678434404102010-09-14T15:01:13.463-07:002010-09-14T15:01:13.463-07:00Agreed.Agreed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-81145924243342968622010-09-13T22:55:12.016-07:002010-09-13T22:55:12.016-07:00Kathleen Higgins is an excellent candidate, full o...Kathleen Higgins is an excellent candidate, full of fire and the passion to serve her community. She genuinly cares and will do everything possible to help young families be able to find an affordable home. As a mother of three living in a one bedroom apartment, I fully realize how important this is! Vote for her, you won't be disappointed! I'm sure she'll give her utmost to improve the quality of life for all in Delta.Annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-27566135227783758702010-09-13T20:54:04.161-07:002010-09-13T20:54:04.161-07:00I personally agree with your statement that North ...I personally agree with your statement that North Delta keeps getting crap. It is so obvious and I am sick of it too. I can't drive down River Road or Scott Road without shaking my head in utter dismay. It's shameful and I for one would like to see someone stand up and shout, "I'm fed up and I'm not going to take it anymore!"<br /><br />Unfortunately, that never happens and North Delta keeps voting in the same group over and over again. You have the population in the North. You have the votes. Why then are you not represented properly when you do vote in mostly North Delta candidates in?<br /><br />Is it because most of the major political money contributors live in the south? It is something to think about.<br /><br />The majority of the current council lives in the north. Are you are being served properly?<br /><br />I believe this by-election is more about sending a message. Who we choose to send that message is up to you, I'm not going to even try to persuade your vote. All I know is that the status quo is not working for anybody and we as <b>ONE UNIFIED CITY</b> need to stand up in unison and say, "NO!"Elvis Glazierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769549906454650804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-3387769307384207262010-09-13T20:36:59.091-07:002010-09-13T20:36:59.091-07:00Someone wants something done in SOUTH Delta, its d...Someone wants something done in SOUTH Delta, its done in a week or less...You live in NORTH Delta and it takes over 3 MONTHS of pesturing Delta hall and engineering staff till your blue in the face.Then it finally gets done because Canada day celebrations just happen to be in the school yard next to your house where the mayor will attend and doesnt want to get you in her face about it.<br />Go look at how a SOUTH Delta school is maintained with regular yard work done so it looks like the grass is cut with sciccors and hand fertilized,newly painted school etc and then go look at a school in NORTH Delta with weeds everywhere and unpainted since Reagan was in power...<br />Find ONE tall building in Twassen or Ladner thats over 10 stories high..then go to NORTH Delta and look at our towers.When you ask why they dont have tall buildings out there you get told"Well they dont want them".You think WE want them????????????????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-4579547071001634022010-09-13T20:24:37.512-07:002010-09-13T20:24:37.512-07:00Im voting for her,she LIVES in NORTH Delta(where I...Im voting for her,she LIVES in NORTH Delta(where I live).This means she knows what goes in here more than in South delta.She will care more about the part of Delta she lives in.Im sick and tired of all the people in south Delta getting their butts kissed while North Delta gets all the crap they dont want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-9860206976819450972010-09-10T06:47:16.586-07:002010-09-10T06:47:16.586-07:00Kathleen Higgins is a fresh voice for families. S...Kathleen Higgins is a fresh voice for families. She has no political ties to any party and would not be drawn into the provincial political arena. Affordable housing for young families with children and the possibility of keeping Delta taxpayers in Delta are two good reasons for supporting Kathleen HigginsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-3443431497775626922010-09-10T05:40:50.819-07:002010-09-10T05:40:50.819-07:00I support Kathleen, it is clear that she wants to ...I support Kathleen, it is clear that she wants to keep young families in Delta and preserve the future.<br />She is not afraid to take a radical stance.<br />-Theresanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-42997550995763132442010-09-07T09:21:59.858-07:002010-09-07T09:21:59.858-07:00That's funny.That's funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-75043873235969805792010-09-07T08:58:00.068-07:002010-09-07T08:58:00.068-07:00It's amazing that supporters of other candidat...It's amazing that supporters of other candidates come on here and espouse their opinions of Kathleen and Sylvia. It's obvious they read the Delta Free Press and take it very seriously, if that go to the effort of making comments.<br /><br />Instead of attacking the two ladies that have the courage to answer the questionnaire and bare public scrutiny, you should be asking why is it that the candidate you are backing doesn't have the courage? <br /><br />Is it because they can't honestly answer the very simple and straight forward questions?<br /><br />Is it because their honesty would damn the in the public eyes?<br /><br />Is it because they have too much to hide?<br /><br />Instead of attacking these honourable ladies, you should be asking yourselves why won't your candidates speak up?<br /><br />Enough said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-4440627722885742002010-09-07T08:44:25.210-07:002010-09-07T08:44:25.210-07:00Sylvia is the president of NDP Delta South, so I&#...Sylvia is the president of NDP Delta South, so I'd be pretty sure she hold the beliefs of the NDP party.<br /><br />Delta Independent Voters Association is not a political party, but rather an electoral orginization. There is a big difference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-42761188524656071692010-09-06T22:43:57.499-07:002010-09-06T22:43:57.499-07:00To imply that Sylvia holds all of the beliefs of t...To imply that Sylvia holds all of the beliefs of the people who endorse her is just silly. Getting an endorsement doesn't mean that you represent all of the interests of a particular group. Sylvia has received a number of endorsements from a range of people from different political ideologies and backgrounds.<br /><br />I will point out that Pandher is a Conservative, Devries a BC Liberal, and Paton is DIVA. All of these candidates have made statements about being independent and balanced. Are they also "dishonest?"<br /><br />Of course not. Every candidate has a different political background and different groups who support them. But governing fairly and for all citizens is related to a politician's approach, not their political history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-43198205423872857312010-09-06T21:56:46.300-07:002010-09-06T21:56:46.300-07:00Most people getting involved in their communities ...Most people getting involved in their communities or running for office typically do have a political belief system. That doesn't necessarily mean that they have a political agenda. However for someone who, in print, states that they don't represent any particular group as they want to represent all, and then asked for endorsement from a specific group,( who hold some specific beliefs and values) at the very least, show a certain degree of dishonesty. At least Ian Paton met Sean Hodgins in public. Sylvia has hidden the names of all her "members" on her "Elect Sylvia Bishop to Delta Council" Who exactly is she fraternizing with??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-10230325988799839392010-09-06T21:02:45.420-07:002010-09-06T21:02:45.420-07:00I'm not sure how having a political belief sys...I'm not sure how having a political belief system somehow means that you only represent a particular group. Would you rather have a politician who doesn't hold positions or strong values? Is that who you think will represent "everyone?"<br /><br />I would rather have a councilor who has taken positions and worked in their life for things he/she cared about, rather than played it safe and avoided taking a stand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-82649009033699465572010-09-05T22:00:06.248-07:002010-09-05T22:00:06.248-07:00Lorne, you are right about conflict of interest (f...Lorne, you are right about conflict of interest (farmers declaring that their own land is not longer farmable). However, if you are referring to the Toigo project, it was not the farmers that owned the land and they had nothing to gain by stating that the land was no longer farmable. There were also independent studies done and cost analysis of returning the land to a farmable state. This was in the millions. The farmers were asked to comment simply to see if anyone was willing to take on this small piece and farm it. No one would touch it. <br />For a farmer to get any land out of the ALR would be very difficult, if not impossible for the purpose of rezoning and developing, and rightly so.<br />I also agree with you on Bishop. Her being president of NDP Delta South seems to have been kept quiet during her campaign and is in total conflict with what she is preaching about not representing any particular group. Hopefully the general population of Delta already know this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-75830337697698922872010-09-04T21:18:16.084-07:002010-09-04T21:18:16.084-07:00Let's not forget that Sylvia Bishop is also th...Let's not forget that Sylvia Bishop is also the president for NDP Delta South. Yet she claims she does not represent any particular group.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-74166286007285365372010-08-31T14:53:22.901-07:002010-08-31T14:53:22.901-07:00I must say i wouldn't trust the land owner far...I must say i wouldn't trust the land owner farmers of Delta to decide what land is still viable for farming if the alternative is to allow the land to be sold for development as i would see this as a conflict of interest. The farmers stand to make a huge profit if they convince us the land is no longer "farm-able" and should be re zoned for housing or business use. i dont know who is to be trusted with this determination but certainly not the farmers! As to Sylvia Bishop I wouldn't trust anyone who says she doesn't represent any particular group as she wants to represent all and then has her representative approach both the Provincial and Federal NDP riding associations in Delta (North) to ask for motions of support ( dont know if they made the same request of the South Delta NDP Provincial riding association) . Seems Kathleen has some insight into a housing plan for Delta that doesn't favour developers and if for that alone I will support her. Oh, and to the person who made the references to "Communism" in the posts much earlier, I would venture a guess u have no idea what "Communism" even is other than a swear word in ur vocabulary seeing as how i doubt the folks u refer to are in fact communists nor do i see how u could possibly refer to this publication as communist, its not owned by the State, which would be a minimal requirement to qualify. As a matter of fact i see above some advertising for a yoga business and other free enterprise endeavours which would be completely out of keeping with a "Communist publication" seeing as how "Free Enterprise " wouldn't be supported in such a manner in a Communist publication , u sound just like the Americans who demonized Canadian Health Care by calling it "Socialism" in the health care debate they went through recently ( when, if asked, they had no idea of the principles of Socialism ), they , like u have no idea what the words mean other than "bad", such ignorance, its no wonder u prefer to be known as "anonymous"!lorne malennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-20915362760390468182010-08-30T14:43:38.095-07:002010-08-30T14:43:38.095-07:00I want to reply to the person from California. I&...I want to reply to the person from California. I'm glad you were curious enough to look up Delta and find out where we are. The editor should be flattered that you like the DVD reviews so much. That being said the discussion taking place here is healthy and actually very Canadian, especially on the weird - oops I mean - the west coast of Canada. We're much like Californians, who care very much for their environment and the future that lies ahead. Actually, Tsawwassen is a major stopover on the Pacific Flyway and many of the birds you see where you are need to rest and feed here on their way down south. Delta holds the record for the longest Public Hearing in British Commonwealth history, a part of history Americans at one time were part of. That 1989 public hearing was over the public will to prevent the development of a large piece of farmland and an integral part of the Pacific Flyway now called the Southlands. At the time Delta politicians and developers were trying to develop it and the public's wish was that it remain as farmland. Now here we are some 20 years later back to the same issue with the same developer, more housing units and the same political bent. Only now, while the protection of the Pacific Flyway is still important, people are realizing that our food security is a hugely important issue. The Southlands has some of the world's best farmland and to pave over a large portion of it is probably not the smartest thing to do, especially when we see what is happening to farmland in your neck of the woods. Better for us to feed ourselves than expect California to. California is already having problems feeding itself, so, being Canadian I politely say this to you. Since you like DVD's so much, please watch Food Inc. and then get outside and get involved in what's happening around you locally. The way things are going here, we're going to have a hard time feeding ourselves, let alone feeding California.Lynne Taitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-52863672585628855742010-08-28T10:51:31.323-07:002010-08-28T10:51:31.323-07:00I only watched a bit of the all candidates forum, ...I only watched a bit of the all candidates forum, so far, so I'm not sure if it was there or in a newspaper but there is a "statement" made that more tax incentives should be made for developers (housing?) I'm not sure which years that Kathleen was on the North Delta Area Plan and what her experience was, however, when I was on one in the early 90's, meetings were held in every neighbourhood for input on what they would like to see. A strata built at 84th Ave & 115th was originally to be six units. No developer would touch it unless they could build eight units, due to profit margin. They were well built and very reasonably priced, at the time. A great plan was made for the "triangle" (Scott, from 96th to 92nd,) with retail and residential both on top of the stores and plan for towers, apartments etc. The owners were, for the most part, out of the country speculators, who aren't interested in improving anything. Also, there and the rest of the community is the profit margin problem again when speaking to developers. What can be done for this. I so glad to so someone addressing housing here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-81132499380194847572010-08-26T16:20:56.102-07:002010-08-26T16:20:56.102-07:00Finally someone with a firm grasp of issues facing...Finally someone with a firm grasp of issues facing all of the Delta communities and with some direction as to how these can be solved. Kathleen Higgins will certainly have my vote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com