Dear Editor
Translink does not care about our Bowen Island Community.
I asked them the other day what would it specifically take to implement a commuter bus from Bowen Island directly to downtown Vancouver. This has not been answered.
Instead, Translink says they understand Bowen’s unique situation?
It is okay for them to treat Boweners as third-rate in their books, they told me even buses on the Horseshoe Bay side take precedent to follow a schedule that mixes well for Nanaimo and Sunshine Coast residents, rather than Bowen.
However, what taxes do these people pay to Translink? Why are Bowen Islanders getting shafted again? This is pure human rights discrimination in my books because we live on this island.
It is bad enough our local transit shuttle bus on the island ends service at 7 p.m. If Translink can’t provide necessary services to encourage less car usage, (it’s) no wonder why overloads continue on our B.C. Ferries on a daily basis.
Andrew Pietrow
Bowen Island
