Delta Optimist November 27 2015

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2015

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Kids filling stockings for other kids PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE

Youngsters from Kidzone Daycare drop off toys Wednesday morning for the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall’s Stocking For Kids program. All 300 stockings in the mall’s annual program were adopted earlier this month and must be filled and returned by the end of day Monday. Now in its 19th year, Stockings For Kids, which is sponsored by mall merchants, Century Group and the Optimist, collects gifts to be distributed through Deltassist’s Toy Depot. New, unwrapped toys can also be dropped off at Deltassist’s Ladner office at 4891 Delta St. Families wishing to register for Toy Depot assistance can call Deltassist at 604-594-3455 or 604-946-9526.

Delta’s future fueled by LNG With Tilbury plant expanding, a marine export facility planned and a proposal at TFN, Delta becoming hub SANDOR GYARMATI

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Liquefied natural gas has been part of Delta’s scene for many years, but it’s going to be an even bigger part of its future. That was the underlying message at a packed Delta Chamber of Commerce luncheon Wednesday where LNG expansion was the topic. A who’s who of Delta business and political leaders, as well as representatives from the

Tsawwassen First Nation and a few local activists, were at the Coast Tsawwassen Inn to hear from FortisBC president and CEO Michael Mulcahy, prime contractor Bechtel Canada’s Michael Hurley, WesPac Midstream vice-president of engineering Art Diefenbach and Delta Mayor Lois Jackson. They talked about the major expansion underway at the FortisBC Tilbury facility as well as the proposal by WesPac to build an adjacent marine jetty

for LNG shipping. A separate proposal by the TFN to enter into a partnership with FortisBC to build an LNG export facility on Tsawwassen lands was also mentioned but not talked about in much length, as it was noted TFN members still have to vote on the plan. EXPANSION: see Page 3 PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE

FortisBC president and CEO Michael Mulcahy addresses the luncheon.

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