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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 2017 A home run for Challenger Jamboree
PHOTO BY GORD GOBLE
South Delta’s Hope MacPherson had plenty of fun as she raced home during Saturday’s B.C. Challenger Jamboree at Winskill Park. The Challenger program provides children with cognitive or physical disabilities the opportunity to play baseball in a team environment. See Page 39 for more details.
Bridge project in jeopardy Liberal initiative on shaky ground as legislature to reconvene tomorrow SANDOR GYARMATI
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These could be the final days for the George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project. Premier Christy Clark’s Liberal government’s Throne Speech tomorrow will begin a debate, expected to last several days, which will likely culminate in the
NDP-Green alliance defeating the minority government on a confidence vote. Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon would then decide whether to call an election or ask New Democrat Leader John Horgan to govern. The latter is expected. Where that leaves the $3.5-billion bridge across the south arm of the Fraser River is still unclear
but uncertainty over whether the project, which has already commenced, will be halted persists. Horgan has not stated whether he’d stop the project, but has said it’s not likely the best plan and that he would defer the issue to the region’s mayors. Green Leader Andrew Weaver has said a second tunnel would be “much cheaper” and has also
said that the new bridge was not part of an overall transportation plan. The region’s mayors, as well as Metro Vancouver, have already stated their opposition, indicating the 10-lane bridge is unnecessary, leaving Delta and its wholehearted support on its own. PATON: see Page 3
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