The Municipal election rhetoric is starting to heat up with the pro-development crew taking out full-page ads in the Undercurrent and treating our mailboxes to their propaganda. I read some of it and decided that they were saying almost the exact opposite of what I would say if I were running for council.
Also tagged Cape Roger Curtis, Island Life, Municipal Politics, National Park, Snug CoveShortly after the current council took office they outlined certain tasks that they hoped to complete during their term. Ferry marshalling was one of them. So now two and a half years later we get to once again enjoy one of our perennial debates. This time the consultant, along with our new senior planner, waded [...]
Also tagged Island Life, Snug CoveI really don’t mean to sound like an alarmist but, our ferry service will soon be an intolerable disaster and we’ll have nobody to blame but ourselves. B.C. Ferries has no plans to upgrade our ferry service. Their plan is simply to keep increasing ferry fares to reduce demand. However we have reached a point [...]
Also tagged Island Life, Snug CoveI was listening to the last Parks Canada meeting. A woman got up and spoke about how the actions of BC Ferries (BCF) were “unconscionable”. That struck me as a little harsh even for BC Ferries so I looked it up.
Also tagged National ParkUntil recently I really thought that there was a chance that there would be a National Park (NP) on Bowen. Now I’m pretty sure that there won’t be. The Parks Canada (PC) people seem to be trying to talk us out of the deal. Some of the information that I have is second hand so [...]
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I never thought that I’d be able to say this but… (drum roll please)… B.C. Ferries made money on the Bowen Island run last year. I remember when the ferry fares hit $1 million and BC Ferries told us that it cost them $2 million to run the boat.
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 [...]
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