Category: SCRD Updates
Steps to a New Well
If you’re on Facebook, you’ve probably seen a post something like this: “My cousin Wayne borrowed a backhoe and scrounged up some pipe and he dug a well over one weekend for $100 including a …
July 2021 “Fringe” Roads Update
On July 14 I met with staff from the Town of Gibsons (ToG) and (Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) to discuss the Town’s plans for traffic calming on Gower Point Road, plus other transportation …
Curbside Recycling Pick-Up: Why Not?
Published June 2021, Updated April 2023 This spring a survey on curbside recycling pick-up received over 1700 responses—the largest public participation in an SCRD survey ever. So one thing is very clear. There are a …
Thrown Under the Ferry
News Flash: As of April 30 the Summer Trial has been cancelled. There’s been a huge outcry against the SCRD for “approving” BC Ferries’ summer reservations trial (see Coast Reporter article), so here’s some background. …
The Good News About Water
The 2013 Comprehensive Regional Water Plan is hopelessly out of date after only eight years, and that’s a wonderful thing! I’ll tell you why. The Chapman water treatment plant was commissioned in 2004, and by …
Elected to Receive Rational Pay
After all the loud complaining I’ve done about how SCRD directors are paid (see old post), I am extremely pleased to report that the Remuneration Review Task Force reported in on Jan. 14 and we …
Why Green Bins?
I’ve had a number of people call or email me to complain about the green bin program which requires residents to separate organics such as food scraps from the rest of their garbage. Here’s one …
My Ode to the SCRD Logo
There’s no other way to describe the SCRD’s logo: it’s ugly. Just for fun, I recently went online and reviewed the logos of the 26 other regional districts in BC and I defy you to …
Why Has My Utility Bill Increased?
There’s a big uproar going on over increases to SCRD utility rates. So first, an apology. Thanks to COVID-19 it’s been a hairy six weeks at local government, and everybody thought somebody was going to …
Washouts Spark Community Concern
On February 1, there was an alarming washout of Whittaker Creek, which forced the closure of Lower Road and the emergency evacuation of several Roberts Creek properties. Below are photos, some taken by me and …