Senior gov't levels need omelette, not eggs: Delta council hopeful

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Submitted by Nathalie Heiberg on November 3, 2008 - 3:18pm.

Senior levels of government need to be presented with an omelette, not an egg, by Delta council.

That was the analogy given by council hopeful Duane Laird to describe what he views as consistently unsuccessful attempts by council to lobby senior levels of government on contentious projects.


This issue was a main theme at the all-candidates meeting Saturday, coming up again and again while the current mayor and council were left to deflect criticism of their methods.

Laird, along with other first-time candidates, argued that the local government shouldn’t just confront the provincial and federal government with problems, but present them with viable solutions.

Krista Engelland, who is running for mayor, agreed that “council had the wrong approach,” while Mike Reilly, who is also running for mayor, quipped that voters shouldn’t forget that she had been “in control too” for the past 15 years as councillor.

The crowd reacted strongly when Amy Ghuman Sara, who is running for council for the first time, asked, “how would Campbell feel if it was in his backyard?” referring to the controversial overhead power lines recently erected in Tsawwassen.

Written questions were posed to the four mayoral candidates and 10 councillor candidates in attendance. They included topics of a post-secondary institution in Delta, development on the Southlands, the Deltaport expansion, the overhead power lines, recreation opportunities for children, the Ladner Harbour rehabilitation plan and the remediation of properties used in grow operations.

More than 100 people attended the meeting, which was hosted by the Delta Chamber of Commerce at the Town and Country Inn.

- Nathalie Heiberg for 24 hours