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It's going to take a bit more time before a neighbourhood plan is completed for Gospel Rock, but what's wrong with that? If we want to get it right, having more consultation and getting the public more involved is a good thing, isn't it? In November,

It's going to take a bit more time before a neighbourhood plan is completed for Gospel Rock, but what's wrong with that? If we want to get it right, having more consultation and getting the public more involved is a good thing, isn't it?

In November, Gibsons council approved a motion to select Plan B, a plan that the select committee endorsed and the majority of the community selected during a summertime survey conducted by the consultants. But at that fateful meeting in November, two councillors objected to the approval, wishing for more consultation and saying the process by which the approval was being done was not right. Those councillors appear to have been proven right, as the Town stated this week they could be in a position of a legal challenge over process if they did not rescind the motion and restart the process from that point. Council did that Tuesday night. They have seen the error of their ways and have reversed that decision. How we have reached this point is moot now. The Town has a second chance to get it right. Our hope is that this added consultation and more input from the select committee, residents and property owners will result in an even better plan. Plan B is the preferred choice of the vast majority, but maybe Plan B can be even better.

Gospel Rock is a beautiful area and everyone wants to see that area developed in a sustainable, environmentally sensitive way. It's very rare you get a second chance - so let's take it, and make sure this is something everyone can be proud of.

PPA no wayAfter months away from the spotlight, Pan Pacific Aggregates have resurfaced with a new mining plan for Sechelt. Unfortunately for them, they haven't done their homework, haven't done the necessary research and have come to the regional district with a lot of talk, but very little to back it up. PPA has to prove to this community that they are capable of running a quality operation and that they will do so in an environmentally friendly way. This community has rejected PPA in the past because they didn't do those things - and unless they get their house in order, they have little chance of succeeding this time either.