Save Our Southlands

In addition to being zoned agriculturally and designated for agriculture within the Tsawwassen Area Plan, the Southlands is also part of the Metro Vancouver (GVRD) Green Zone.

The Livable Region Strategic Plan (LRSP) is Greater Vancouver's regional growth strategy, it was adopted by the Board with the formal support of all municipalities in 1996. The Province of B.C. has recognized the plan under the Growth Strategies Act. The primary goal of the plan is to help maintain regional livability and protect the environment in the face of anticipated growth.

The following passage is from Delta's Official Community Plan and explains our municipality's support of Metro Vancouver's (GVRD) Livable Region Strategic Plan and describes the areas in Delta preserved for greenspace in the OCP and the LRSP.                                   

1. Protect the Green Zone

The intent of the LRSP Green Zone policy is to protect Greater Vancouver’s natural assets, and by doing so, establish a long-term boundary for urban growth.

The Green Zone in Delta, shown in Map 12, includes the following areas:            

• All lands in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) including streams, ditches and sloughs in the agricultural area;            

• The Fraser River foreshore and its various channels, excluding the foreshore immediately adjacent to Ladner village and Port Guichon;             

• Dikes, foreshore, intertidal areas and accreted lands outside the dikes in Boundary Bay along the Georgia Strait;             

• Beach Grove Park, Watershed Park, Delta Nature Reserve, Wellington Point Park, Boundary Bay Regional Park, Ladner Harbour Park, John Oliver Park, and Deas Island Regional Park;             

• All of Burns Bog, and the Vancouver Landfill;             

• Roberts Bank and South Arm Marshes, Wildlife Management Areas including Ladner Marsh and sloughs, and the Alaksen National Wildlife Area;             

• Albion and Harlock Islands and unnamed islands in the Fraser River;             

• The fishing bars and wetlands along Annacis Island, the Dow Fishing Bar and its extension to the east tip of Tilbury Island and the wetlands along Tilbury Island;             

• Drainage ditches along River Road East and sloughs along or draining into the Fraser River and adjacent wetlands, including Chillukthan Slough, Ladner Harbour Slough, Crescent Slough, sloughs in the Marina Garden Estates development, Deas Slough and Tilbury Slough;            

• The Southlands area of Tsawwassen

Click here to view information regarding Metro Vancouver's Livable Region Strategic Plan