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Question
came down to what is role of MIMC? All its members are elected – and it manages
Sandspit’s water, recreation etc --- but it apparently has no ‘official
status’ and thus not like Mayor & Council --- Meaning Travis does not
need its support – or that seemed to be the interpretation SQCRD gave to ‘affair’
--- Note in Budget material MIMC will get 40T$ annually from SQCRD and thus taxpayers
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Gordon Usher came over from Sandspit to voice his objections --- after much discussion – he was ignored
Specific
question was if Area E Director Travis
Glasman could sign a protocol agreement with Council of Haida Nation --- In
end SQCRD gave its consent |
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Presumably
the majority did not agree with Travis – and wanted more discussion both
within community and with CHN |
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Something
that was meant to bring the communities together actually is pushing them
apart |
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The
irony was that Travis was maintaining he was elected Area E rep therefore he
was only voice needed --- Gordon pointed out that Travis was elected by one
vote (110 to 109 and one vote was spoiled) The
second point was that Travis sometimes works for CHN and thus was in a ‘conflict
of interest’. Travis seemed to be saying because he did not financially
benefit from signing of Protocol with CHN – he was ‘not in a conflict of
interest’ The
meeting tried to find some other mechanism for quantifying community support –
but in the end just voted to give Travis the authority (by 6-4 vote? Previous
votes had tied 5-5) |
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In the SQCRD
Budget material lists grants as totalling $683,600 and another $119,400
coming out of ‘Reserves’ for total project cost of $802,800 --- I will have
to check into this as difference is about 270T$ |
Dodge Cove
Water |
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Here
is the BC announcement
It
says Dodge Cove has been under a ‘boil water advisory since March 1988 |
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Part 3 will deal with the SQCRD Budget
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Created by LG on 31/3/2008
Last updated on Monday, March 31, 2008