July 6 Township Council Meeting Coverage
The local papers have posted a number of stories on their websites covering yesterday's Township Council meetings, including:
- A general recap on the meeting (Advance).
- The Mayor's press release on BC Hydro's commitment to renew its passenger rail rights on a portion of the old Interurban line (Times). Interestingly, CP is upset that the Mayor hasn't contacted them directly to discuss the issue. Hopefully this lack of communication doesn't come back to bite the Township if and when we need CP's cooperation on other issues:
- Council will receive an update on the Water Management Plan at our Priorities meeting tomorrow (Times).
- Neighbours (and Council) are concerned about a fill site proposed for 16th Avenue (Times).
- On July 19, the Township is hosting a tire recycling day (Times).
- A general recap on the meeting (Advance).
- The Mayor's press release on BC Hydro's commitment to renew its passenger rail rights on a portion of the old Interurban line (Times). Interestingly, CP is upset that the Mayor hasn't contacted them directly to discuss the issue. Hopefully this lack of communication doesn't come back to bite the Township if and when we need CP's cooperation on other issues:
Mike LoVecchio, a CP spokesperson, said he is surprised Green has not contacted CP on this matter. "First of all, the agreement is with BC Hydro, not the provincial government." LoVecchio said that CP has not seen Green's press release, nor has it heard from the mayor.
"It is fair to say Mayor Green has put a premium on public communication, but that doesn't apparently include CP. CP has always maintained a very good relationship with the Township and the City, and is willing to engage them positively... I'm disappointed he (Mayor Green) is not engaging CP. We haven't seen his press release... and it is hard to comment on something we haven't seen. We indicated to the mayor some time ago that we would review the agreement, and we have not yet concluded our review."
The letter to Green from BC Hydro's Elton says in part: "We confirm that before the end of June 2009, BC Hydro will take steps to notify Canadian Pacific Ltd. renewing all passenger rights it has reserved to itself in the Master Agreement in respect to the Pratt-Livingstone section of the Fraser Valley Corridor."
The Master Agreement between BC Hydro and Canadian Pacific would expire Aug. 29, but apparently needs only one party's request, for renewal.
- Council will receive an update on the Water Management Plan at our Priorities meeting tomorrow (Times).
- Neighbours (and Council) are concerned about a fill site proposed for 16th Avenue (Times).
- On July 19, the Township is hosting a tire recycling day (Times).
posted by Jordan Bateman @ 4:02 PM
