OPENING OF NEW BIKE PATH
The Community is invited to celebrate the opening of the Victoria Airport Bike Path on Saturday May 30th, 2009 10:00 am at Patricia Bay Park (corner of Mills Road and West Saanich Road).
A ribbon cutting ceremony will be part of the festivities and light refreshments will be served.
We hope to see you there!
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jOHN lUTON, CHRISTINE STONEMAN, RICHARD PAQUETTE, MAYOR ALICE FINALL
A GRAND DAY
Well what a perfect day it was for the Bike Path Grand Opening. The Airport provided treats and drinks and hospitality in abundance. Thanks Richard (Richard Paquette CEO Victoria Airport Authority) and Christine (Christine Stoneman Chair Victoria Airport Authority) There was a lot of mingling and bike talk amongst all the attendees and the entire North Saanich Council as well as John Luton of Victoria City Council and also President of Capital Bike and Walk Society of Victoria. It was great to see them all there. After these preliminaries Richard Paquette addressed the crowd about the involement of the Airport in the community and the vision for the bike path to eventually circumnavigate the airport. After John Luton, Christine Stoneman and North Saanich Mayor Alice Finall also addressed the crowd the ribbon was cut and a group of about 30 riders did an inaugural ride of the approximately 2 kilometre path. Thank You Airport Authority YYJ!
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
The Editor, Peninsula News Review:
Regarding the letter by Jeannie Wright, “Parents Want to Be Heard” of the 24th of March 2009, I think she misunderstood Mayor Finall’s introductory remarks.
Mayor Finall’s intention was to indicate that Council had already received a lot of information on the topic from both the parents and the Haro Park Terrace residents. However, the floor was open for those that could add new material to the discussion. The residents of that street are concerned primarily with pedestrian safety on a narrow road with no sidewalks and congested traffic. Council was already well-informed – the agenda for that meeting included nine letters from parents.
Mayor Alice Finall indicated she had already scheduled a meeting with various Kelset School officials. The gentleman who declined to speak did so because his points had already been presented to Council and he felt no need to rehash them further in light of the imminent meeting. Ms. Wright pressed on but presented no new material and did not augment the nine letters on file. My translation: the Mayor wanted discussion but not on old ideas; Ms. Wright only reiterated the existing points.
Mayor Finall has committed herself to a high level of communication and fairness in conducting municipal business and this likely will be evident in Council’s solution to the Kelset School parking problem. At the Council meeting, I heard the Mayor say that she does want to hear from the Kelset School parents but only if they can present fresh information that advances the discussion. Rather than speculate about her motives, why don’t we all just assess the decision after it is announced?
Springfield Harrison,
North Saanich
“North Saanich Council Sinks Deep Cove Marina Expansion and Pub Proposal“
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/fp/banana+republics+politics/1413922/story.html
The article about Banana Republics is a must read – alarming revelations. It looks like the citizenry has to monitor the democratic process with their own cash, rather than count on Elections BC to oversee things.
Check out the antics of the Peninsula Co-op:
“Without seeking the permission of its membership, the co-op sent out letters to some, if not all, of its 28,000 members urging them to vote for the candidates who would support the rezoning. It had posters printed and prominently displayed in its grocery store listing the candidates who supported and those who opposed it.”
“Peninsula Co-op registered as campaign organizer on Nov. 6, only nine days before the election, even though its campaign began weeks earlier and even though Central Saanich chief electoral officer Sara Ribeiro says that groups and individuals must register as soon as they have spent $500.
“The Co-op spent a total of $16,488 endorsing and stumping for council candidates.”
– Vancouver Sun, 21 Mar 2009.
Perhaps some questions should be put to the Co-op?