From a CBC News article: “A report by BC Ferries for efficiencies has raised questions about running ferry service between Horseshoe Bay and Nanaimo, suggesting that the route may become a passenger-only service or be re-routed entirely through Tsawwassen.” We mentioned in our Why No Bridge section that it was likely that the provincial government was considering this—evidently that consideration is serious. We will…
Author: Whalebone
BFSS call for volunteers
“Bridge-Free Salish Sea needs volunteers! Currently, we’re asking for people to collect signatures for our petition; could you take a shift or two? Soon we’ll be asking for people to take part in our letter-writing campaign and our other strategies. If you love our bridge-free island and you want to help, please contact us at bridgefreesalishsea@telus.net. Together, we can defend our…
BFSS: letter to Todd Stone
From Steve O’Neill’s letter to Todd Stone: “I am requesting that you withdraw the funds for this study and instead navigate your Ministry towards re-establishing BC Ferries as a Crown Corporation and funded similarly to other transportation systems within the province.” Read the whole thing at the Bridge-Free Salish Sea site.
Gulf Islands Alliance
It’s a few days old now, but I just found this article—Troubled Waters Over Gabriola Bridge Study—by the Gulf Islands Alliance on the bridge proposal. It’s a fairly concise summary but manages to cover a lot of ground in its analysis.
Mudge Island
A commenter has made a good point: there’s not nearly enough on this site about Mudge Island and the potentially devastating impacts a bridge to Gabriola via Mudge would have on that island and its residents. It is certainly not just Gabriola that would be affected! We’d like to hear more and report more on this topic in order to make…
A proper bridge
This is what we think a proper bridge for Gabriola looks like. What about you? Tweet pictures of your “proper bridges” to @gabriolabridge with the hashtag #propergabriolabridge.
Passion, values and emotion-shaming
I’ve watched a lot of fights unfold over the years, within organizations or communities, between people with different political views—you name it. And in every fight, sooner or later someone calls someone else out for being too emotional. This really pisses me off. Accusing someone of arguing from emotions is a derailing tactic. It’s used as a strawman tactic to…