The Times Colonist has published an editorial about the Gabriola Bridge study. It begins: Thorough public consultation has the potential to save a lot of money and headaches. When the B.C. government received a petition in 2014 supporting a bridge to Gabriola Island, the Transportation Ministry agreed to a $200,000 feasibility study. “The signal we have received from Gabriola Island…
Month: April 2015
Gabriola anti-bridge petition presented in BC Legislature
Yesterday (April 13th, 2015) Doug Routley and Claire Trevena presented the no bridge to Gabriola petition in the BC Legislature. Apparently there were 2,269 signatures. Gabriolans who attended the session: Chris Bowers, Jacinthe Eastick, Veronica Hartman, Howard Houle, Leaf Kotasek, Sheila Malcolmson, Heather Nicholas, Steve O’Neill, and Penny Sidor. To see what was said, you can read the Hansard draft…
Watch the petition presentation on live webcast
Yesterday we mentioned that a group of people who want Gabriola Island to remain bridge-free are to present a petition to the BC Legislature. Our friends at Bridge Free Salish Sea have posted that this is to happen on April 13th (that’s today!) in the afternoon session. They add that: A press conference will follow on the steps of the…
Anti-bridge petition to be presented
Here’s what we spotted in the current issue of the Gabriola Sounder: Members of Bridge Free Salish Sea, Trustee Heather Nicholas, and RDN Director Howard Houle will be driving to Victoria April 13 with the petition signatures of 2,026 British Columbians, 1,591 of which are from Gabriola and Mudge Islands. The petition supports the Islands Trust policy statment against bridges…