Editor:
I’m just your average Coast homeowner who, like many others, spent time hydrating my veggies with grey water last summer. And like everyone else, I wish to see a solution to water shortage problems.
But nothing that I’ve heard from the SCRD justifies messing up the ecology of a lake in a provincial park, threatening fish species and the clarity of our water. None of their assurances negate the fact that any Band-Aid solution will cost between five and seven million of our tax dollars, without providing any long-term solution.
And what happened with our commitment to the Tetrahedron Park Master Plan that was set up, in part, to protect the ecological integrity of forests and waterways?
Why does a short-term solution that has been rejected by previous SCRD boards suddenly seem acceptable, without a proper impact assessment in place? What about the risk of lake shoreline collapse and the resulting turbidity of our water supply (we’ve already seen the result at Tyson Lake in Narrows Inlet)?
As a concerned citizen, I request an intelligent approach on the part of our elected officials, including a proper impact assessment and a long-term solution for this challenge – Band-Aids lose their sticking power really fast.
To sign the SCRD form indicating your opposition, go to www.thescca.ca, print out and complete the form, and deliver it to the SCRD office on Field Road, or to the Visitors’ Centre (Sechelt) or Gaia’s Fair Trade (Gibsons).
B. Gail Riddell, Sechelt
