Friday May 8 2015
The
Leader
▲ Music for Mother’s Day 26-27
▲ Jays on three-game win streak 30
MASSEY BRIDGE DETAILS ONE YEAR OVERDUE ▼ SCOPE AND COST OF 10-YEAR SPAN NOW EXPECTED BY FALL
The B.C. government is a year overdue on its spring 2014 target of unveiling a detailed project scope and business plan to replace the Massey Tunnel with a new bridge. But Transportation Minister Todd Stone insists the government remains on track to begin construction in 2017 on the new span between Delta and Richmond – and associated Highway 99 upgrades – and complete it by 2022. Premier Christy Clark announced the decision to proceed with the project – as a bridge on the existing alignment – in September 2013, after two rounds of public and stakeholder consultation, and said the project scope and business case would be made public the following spring. NDP transportation critic Claire Trevena said the failure to deliver a business plan before detailed design work began shows the province’s attitude continues to be “just do it and see what evolves” without solid evidence of what will be useful or cost-effective. continued on page 2
▶ “A real business case should address if this is the best way of dealing with that bottleneck.” CLAIRE TREVENA
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Leora Shipley is gearing up for the Woman2Warrior adventure race to support BC Easter Seals Camps on behalf of her son Nathan, 19, (centre). At left is Nathan’s brother, Jason, 9. BOAZ JOSEPH
SHE’S ONE TOUGH MOTHER ▶ 12 OBSTACLES ARE NO OBSTACLE FOR LEORA SHIPLEY, WHO IS FUNDRAISING FOR BC EASTER SEALS CAMPS ON BEHALF OF HER SON
BOAZ JOSEPH
It goes without saying that Leora Shipley’s heart will race on May 24. She’ll be exhausted, sweaty, wet and dirty, and possibly bruised after a five-kilometre, 12-obstacle adventure race in and around Swangard Stadium in Burnaby.
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She’s unsure whether a currently broken toe will rebel at the exertion. But certainly, there will be a smile on Shipley’s face – even after she hits the (real) wall, which she’ll climb over at the end. The challenge, called Woman2Warrior, is a way for Shipley to give back to the
people who have helped her son over the years. Nathan, 19, has a severe form of cerebral palsy and has very limited us of his arms or legs. The formerEarl Marriott Secondary student, who graduated with honours last year, spent most of his teen summers at Camp Squamish, run by BC Easter Seals. “It was probably the biggest thing he would look forward to all year,” says his mom, who has experienced the difficulties of parenting a son who needs constant care and supervision. continued on page 4
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