As we go about our lives on the island, we are pleased to note that many of our fellow islanders are wearing buttons like the one shown here. Maybe those button-wearing Gabriolans share our reasons for not wanting a bridge to Gabriola, or maybe they have their own reasons. The buttons were made by the Bridge Free Salish Sea group.…
Month: March 2015
FOI documents and consultations
We note with interest that Ivan Bulic’s Letter to the Editor in this week’s Sounder references a significant amount of contact between the Gabriola Bridge Society (the pro-bridge lobby) and the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure during 2014, including a quoted offer by the Deputy Director to hold meetings with the Society. The letter goes on to ask to what extent these consultations…
Gabriola toll bridge?
We’re all hoping for no bridge at all to Gabriola. But if we do get a bridge to our island, driving across it might not be free. Look at what’s happening in the Lower Mainland. The Golden Ears Bridge and the Port Mann Bridge now require tolls. The Pattullo Bridge is to require tolls when it is replaced. Drivers are…