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Unconscious man airlifted to hospital BY
JESSICA KERR
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Paramedics rushed an unconscious cyclist to hospital after he was found in the 400-block of 56th Street Monday afternoon.
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A Tsawwassen homeowner is reeling after being swept up in the controversy over the future of the Southlands. Chris Herbst, who owns a five-acre property on Copsfield Drive that borders the Southlands, contends he’s been railroaded by Delta council and senior municipal staff over a provision in the proposed Tsawwassen Area Plan that would put his land in the Agricultural Land Reserve.
The public hearing, which by CAO George Harvie. began last night at the South “He (Harvie) is using the guise Delta Recreation Centre, was that it’s in the (Metro Vancouver) to hear from citizens on Delta’s Green Zone and he wants to proposal to keep the apply to the For coverage of last night’s (Southlands) Agricultural application public hearing, visit Land consistent,” www.delta-optimist.com Commission said Herbst. to have all He said the agriculturally-zoned properties property he’s owned for a decade in Tsawwassen not in the ALR was never in the ALR and was placed in the reserve. once part of the larger Welburn Planning to speak at the hearfarm, which had been partially ing, Herbst said he was stunned developed years ago. when informed of the plan written Herbst, a Delta firefighter, has
a house on his property that he built in 2002. The rest has essentially been used as a hobby farm. He said he was blindsided when, without any prior consultation, he was notified Delta had applied to put his property in the ALR. “I feel my rights were taken away from me ... I’m just really disappointed that this council and administration is resorting to bullying and intimidation,” he said. “Do you know we are going to
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Traffic along Tsawwassen’s main drag had to be diverted for a short time Monday after a cyclist was found unconscious on the side of the road. Emergency personnel were called to the 400-block of 56th Street after passersby found a 48year-old man. Delta police spokesperson Sgt. Sharlene Brooks said the call came in just after 3:30 p.m. “It does not appear that the cyclist was struck but may have either fallen off his bike or suffered a medical emergency causing him to fall to the ground.” Police closed 56th Street between 1st and 8th avenues while a helicopter was brought in to airlift the man to hospital. Brooks said he was airlifted to hospital because he was unconscious and the nature of his condition was not known. He did not sustain any serious injuries but was kept in hospital.