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Participate now in Massey Crossing future

February 3, 2020

Publc participation in the George Massey Crossing enhancement starts again on Feb 5, 2020. Who to believe about what to do?

Sandra Bourque and Otto Langer

For what’s best for the environment, there’s none more credible than Otto Langer. Otto met wife Sandra (left) doing master’s degrees in zoology, and they’ve protected the Fraser Estuary together for the past half century.

Otto got results as a federal biologist and manager for 32 years and then with the David Suzuki Foundation. After retiring a decade ago, he remained immersed in the environment.

With Sandra, Otto now leads the Fraser Voices Association—voices for the life of the estuary. After their study of Massey Crossing options, he wrote:

Fraser Voices concludes it is best that a less obtrusive tunnel be considered as a Richmond-to Delta Fraser River crossing at this time.

An eight-lane immersed-tube tunnel would have less overall impact and would require and promote better long-range planning. . . .

This tunnel option may have a greater construction impact on the local environment (dredging and filling), but it will rapidly heal. . . .

Read the full report here! And/or read more about Otto and Sandra’s service to our environment here (scroll down).

Take part at the Richmond Oval on Wednesday, Feb 5, or at the Coast Tswawwassen Inn in Delta on Thursday, Feb 6. It’s 4–7 p.m. both days. Details here.  Later information will be here.