Delta Optimist November 6 2015

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BRIDGING THE GAP: MLA seeking information on proposed crossing, 5 WILD ABOUT HOCKEY: School academy program looking to expand, 21

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An accident at a Ladner construction site forced the closure of 55B Street for several hours Wednesday. A concrete pumper truck tipped on its side while working at the multi-family development project at the corner of Ladner Trunk Road and 55B Street.

Qualtrough named to cabinet

Trudeau tabs first-term Delta MP as federal minister of sport and persons with disabilities JESSICA KERR

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She is one of Canada’s newest cabinet ministers, but MP Carla Qualtrough says serving Delta will always be her main job. “Delta is my number one priority,” she said over the phone from Ottawa yesterday morn-

ing, one day after being sworn in as minister of sport and persons with disabilities. Qualtrough said she met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week and was told she was being considered for a cabinet posting but it

wasn’t until the night before the swearing in ceremony that she got the news she would become minister for two departments that encompass two of her passions. Carla Qualtrough Qualtrough, who

is legally blind and has worked as a human rights lawyer, is also a former Paralympic swimmer and life-long sports enthusiast. Throughout her career she has worked with various human rights organizations, including the B.C. and Canadian human rights commissions, and chaired the Minister’s Council on

Employment and Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities. Qualtrough beat Conservative cabinet minister Kerry-Lynne Findlay by more than 9,000 votes in the Oct. 19 federal election, making her the first Liberal to represent South Delta in Ottawa since 1968. QUALTROUGH: see Page 3

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