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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2017 Car buffs pay annual visit to Ladner Village
PHOTO BY ADRIAN MACNAIR
The Quilt Walk and Car Show presented by the Ladner Business Association attracted thousands to Ladner Village last Sunday. The 13th annual event featured approximately 400 cars and 200 quilts throughout the village. See more photos on Page 17 and at www.delta-optimist.com.
New fire hall costs on the rise
More contracts awarded this week but final price tag for Boundary Bay Airport facility is still not known SANDOR GYARMATI
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Delta’s new fire hall and training centre at Boundary Bay Airport inched a step closer to reality this week with several major contracts awarded, although the final price tag for the facility is still not known. At a special meeting of Delta council Monday morning, a $624,400 contract was approved for a supplier to provide beams and decking, a $197,000 contract was awarded for a company to install the material and a con-
tract for just over $1 million was awarded for asphalt work. A report to council notes the financial implications of the project are not known but there will be greater certainty once other construction tenders close in late September. During discussion of the project this week, Coun. Bruce McDonald, noting the project is being handled in a different way than past contract awards, said council was “blindsided” by the escalating costs. CAO George Harvie acknowledged they are experiencing
an “escalation in pricing” that is making him “nervous.” Once the other bids are in, a funding strategy will be devised, he explained. Council was also told the installer and supplier are working in conjunction with design specialists to reduce the costs. Mayor Lois Jackson said they don’t want to start scrimping but want use their budget wisely. The original budget for the project was just over $8 million but that has since risen to $9.6 million. INCREASE: see Page 5
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Construction of a fire hall and training centre will soon begin on a parcel of land at Boundary Bay Airport.
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