One of the biggest complaint from Mayor Colin Kinsley and council, when it comes to issues that are based on population numbers, is that the 2006 Census is wrong. The redistribution of the provincial electoral ridings is a prime case where population, and how it is distributed at least according to the Census has a real impact on the area. The Census says we have fewer people and, bingo, fewer ridings follow. But it’s more than just decreased representation in Victoria or Ottawa.
Many provincial and federal funding programs are based on population. Those levels of government use the Census to determine population levels. When the population decreases, so does the flow of federal and provincial cash.
In most cases, I was pleased with the response we received and receptiveness to the issues that we have at hand, said Pemberton Mayor Jordan Sturdy during Tuedsay s (Oct. 2) council meeting. Granted, though, these are 15-minute meetings. It s really difficult to go into any kind of substantial discussion. We ll receive letters of follow-up from the minister or ministry staff, which will create a point in time where we can have a dialogue and refer back to discussions that we ve had.
In a meeting with transportation minister Mary Polak, Gimse said she and Village of Pemberton representatives brought up a number of issues with conditions on Highway 99 north of Whistler, including the need to improve shoulders for cyclists and the necessity of a northbound passing lane on Suicide Hill instead of the informal arrangement that currently exists.
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