Dear Editor,
Along with Cro Lucas, Murray Atherton and Michael Kaile, I was pleased to organize a meet and greet on April 2 for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky MLA Jordan Sturdy as a kick-off to his re-election campaign.
The timing was ideal, as it provided the perfect forum to thank him for his timely assistance on the municipality’s recently received License of Occupation (LOO) which will enable us as a community to work together in dealing with the problem boats in Mannion Bay and returning the bay to the iconic recreational area it was in the past, more than 10 – 20 years ago.
At the BIM hosted LOO information meeting on Thursday, March 30, Bonny Brokenshire advised the full house of attendees, the vast majority of whom were in support of BIM’s Mannion Bay Remediation Plan, that the municipality’s conservative estimate of costs in dealing with problem boats over the last 5 years was $60,000, plus an additional $30,000 between the provincial and federal governments. As we all know … that expense is paid for with taxpayers’ money.
The meet and greet attendees enjoyed an informative, interesting and entertaining presentation by Sturdy, who listed a number of the Bowen community initiatives in which he has been most helpful in securing much-needed government financial assistance. His presentation was followed by a lively question and answer session, which most agreed demonstrated our MLA’s vast knowledge of a wide variety of issues important to the province, his riding, and our community.
Many thanked him for his dedication, excellent listening skills and hard work in serving our community in a first-class manner.
R.B. (Bruce) Russell
