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Public hearing for North Delta land plan Proposal seeks to redesignate 36 hectares of land near Burns Bog by Adrian MacNair METRO VANCOUVER has decided
to send the MK Delta Lands development proposal back to the Corporation of Delta for a public hearing prior to determining its land use designation under the Regional Growth Strategy. The North Delta application came before a Metro board meeting last Friday (July 26) and led to a heated discussion about whether the regional government should designate the land use question Lois Jackson before residents of the municipality have had the opportunity to weigh in at a public hearing. The application is to re-designate 36 hectares of land east of Highway 91 and south of 72 Avenue in North Delta to “general urban” from “conservation and recreation.” Metro’s current designation is reserved for lands intended to “protect significant ecological assets.” See PETITION / Page 3
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Life’s just ducky after a month of sun A mallard duckling chasing insects at Green Timbers Lake is not the only one enjoying warm waters: Wednesday marked the 34th consecutive day of sunshine in Metro Vancouver, making July the sunniest month on record. But an end to the dry spell may be here. Weather forecasts were calling for light rain by today (Thursday).
Woman, 64, jailed for theft Surrey bookkeeper stole millions of dollars from engineering firm
by Sheila Reynolds A WOMAN who admitted to stealing millions from a Surrey engineering firm was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in jail last month. Ellen Norris pleaded guilty in March to theft over $5,000 and was handed the prison term in
New Westminster Supreme Court at the end of June. The reasons for sentence were just posted online this week. Norris, who had worked as a bookkeeper at Megatech Engineering Ltd. since 1986, was accused of stealing $2.9 million from the company between May 2000 and September 2005.
The theft was discovered by happenstance, when a WorkSafe BC audit was conducted and the assessment officer noticed Norris’ income for 2004 was said to be $78,524, but the company’s payroll ledger showed it at $195,141.
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