I have made no apologies for my position on this issue, and make none now. I support it. However, I do take issue with the way it wound up back in the hands of the province.
The RDEK turned the whole thing back to provincial hands, asking Victoria to decide whether or not to legislate it as a mountain resort municipality. The vote was 8-7.
This entire damned thing has been kicked around for twenty or so years, and now the regional reps send it back to Victoria. Is this a political dodge or what? It is pretty close to disgusting that LOCAL politicians didn't have the intestinal fortitude to make their own decision, but instead opted to kick the ball back to Victoria so come next election time, they'll be clear of responsibility for the predictable decision.
As much as I support the ultimate disposition of this matter, they (local directors) made it the wrong way. State your case clearly, locally, get on the record, and don't try to skate around it with such a blatantly obvious dodge.
By the way, how much money do you think this entirely insane procedure has cost the proponent AND the opponents? Just shameful.
But then, there IS election time and it's really not that far away.
Next, Glacier/Howser. How will the politicians deal with this one if they do at all, the sidewalk man asked? Once again, it's called intestinal fortitude, with an eye on the future, as opposed to NIMBY. Oops, guess I just stepped on a toe or ten.
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