Gabriola Island Bridge
The purpose of this Blog is to provide a forum for those
Islanders who support the Bridge option for our transportation needs.
The Provincial Government has recently amended the Coastal
Ferry Act in such a way, that a Bridge option is on the table.
The Government’s position is to prepare a process for an
Island to have input for a decision on the future of Transportation to that
Island.
Further comments will be forthcoming as the Government’s
position becomes clear.
Looking forward to seeing the feedback on this subject. I myself am not against the idea of a bridge, and will be quite interested to see what the forcasted costs, etc. would be. PM
ReplyDeleteI agree with you completely, Mr. Baker. Connecting Gabriola to Cedar via a bridge across Mudge Island would save thousands of litres of diesel fuel per year and millions in subsidy and provide Islanders the opportunity to travel at their convenience to and from Nanaimo. However a foot passenger only ferry would still be necessary to get to downtown.
ReplyDeleteWell done, JB. Somebody needed to do this.
ReplyDeleteMany people say "real islands don't have bridges", but I say:
"Real islands don't have exploding populations that inhabit cloud-cuckoo-land".
Too many people, in too small a space, too out of touch with reality to make any sense.
Too many fantasy-dwellers wanting, as their 'right', everything, for nothing, to their specification.
Anyway, look what you'd get with a bridge:
Lots of covered space beneath, for the trolls.
That should take care of the 'homelessness problem'.
Would love to see a bridge to ol' Gabriola, ferry costs under gov control will continue to escalate at disproportionate rates, as conpared to inflation. Or you could even see a private operator of our ferry, and then service and fares will be completly out of reach for most. So lets get at it, build a fixed link highway so we all can enjoy Gabriola.
ReplyDeleteNice to see this. The opinions you never see are those of people forced to leave the islands because of escalating ferry costs, no hospital, and other limited facilities. The ferries are going to keep getting exponentially more expensive with declining services already planned, and an aging population needs ever increasing access to facilities, typically on a fixed budget.
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