Back in June of 2010 I wrote a letter to the Optimist concerning an investigation, accepted by Delta council, that concluded the black dust covering Tsawwassen was not coal dust or diesel particulate, but was actually insect or caterpillar droppings.
I’ve still not witnessed these hordes of caterpillars that invade our property but the black dust is still there so they must be nocturnal. But the “experts” and our council says its caterpillars so I guess I have to believe them.
In February of this year the Optimist reported that 30 dead ducks were found in a pond adjacent to the Tsatsu Shores condo complex near the ferry terminal in Tsawwassen. Environment and Climate Change Canada was called in and two months later after an examination, attributed the ducks’ deaths to malnutrition.
All at the same time and in the same place? Delta is on the Pacific Flyway, where hundreds of thousands of birds of all types come to fatten up for their long journey north or south, so how could 30 ducks die of starvation at one time and all in the same place?
I equate this to starving to death in a food store.
Now wait, if you believe the experts in the first story, perhaps the ducks ate a massive amount of those dusty caterpillars, lost their appetite and just couldn’t eat any more.
Speaking of Environment and Climate Change Canada, there was a letter in the May 23 edition of the Optimist indicating that Delta should declare a “climate emergency” which got me wondering what would make this necessary?
In my lifetime, I’ve lived through the world running out of oil, a predicted mini ice age, the collapse of the ozone layer, Y2K, the end of the Mayan calendar and global warming. All of these were predicted by experts and all were wrong.
The Maldives have over half a million residents and the islands are an average of only 1.5 metres above sea level, and many of Holland’s folks live 6.5 meters below sea level. When the Maldives are evacuated and the Dutch are moving to Germany, I might start to get concerned.
Yes, I’m a climate change disbeliever and my reason for feeling that way is because “experts” who can’t get tomorrow’s weather correct 50 per cent of the time are telling us of this great pending climate disaster and blaming the human population for it.
They never tell the public how much our crops and forests depend on carbon dioxide to grow, and they never mention the 100-plus volcanoes under the Antarctic and the dozens of volcanoes under the Arctic ice sheet that are spewing lava and super heated gas and water under the ice.
I’ve gotten very tired of the Baloney Diet.
Greg Hoover is a project manager in industrial and commercial construction who has lived with Christina in Tsawwassen for over 25 years.
