Now that the OCP (Official Community Plan) Update has moved into the realm of things too boring to try to explain it’s time to look at the next $100,000 that we’re going to spend on consultant’s fees. The new project is supposed to be the “Snug Cove Village Implementation Plan” (SCVIP). It’s not only one [...]
Also tagged Housing, Snug Cove, Surplus LandsRarely, sitting down to write a column do I find that there is too much to write about. But I’ve just returned from holidays and find that there are a myriad of interesting things happening. This isn’t going to be a column per se but more a collection of random thoughts and a preview of [...]
Also tagged Cape Roger Curtis, CO2 Emissions, green collar jobs, Island Life, Municipal Politics, National Park“I have a dream”, no, already taken. “Yes we can”, “take heart”, something that includes “heart soars” would be good. Coming up with a new inspirational catch phrase to use in a political campaign is not easy. I don’t think that anybody running for council has even tried to come up with anything inspiring. But [...]
Also tagged Municipal PoliticsIt now costs a commuter $25.30 every day to drive a car onto the ferry. In most people’s books, that’s a lot of money. Ferry fares affect everything from house values to who can afford to live on Bowen. Before looking at the fallout from this fare hike, let’s look at how we got here [...]
Also taggedIn my last column, I said that BC Ferries treats their clients on minor runs with very thinly veiled contempt. Afterwards I wondered if maybe that statement was a little too harsh so I looked at their recent policy change that requires cars to arrive five minutes before the scheduled departure time and walk on [...]
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