Port Alberni connector long needed
Over 25 years ago there was a lobby that took place led by the mayors of Lake Cowichan, Port Alberni and Cumberland to turn the logging roads into finished highways to provide alternate routes in and out of Port Alberni. At the same time the logging road from Mesachie Lake to Port Renfrew was suggested as a part of a circle route proposal. That was eventually done.
But, for whatever reasons neither the Liberals nor the NDP saw fit to make the Port Alberni section happen. Wow, no foresight by either government. The yearly caravan to Port Alberni kept lobbying and the governments kept ignoring. Just like the efforts to repair and make use of the rail corridor.
I cannot for the life of me understand the lack of planning ahead. Canada’s population is heading for 50 million while Vancouver Island will be a million in a few years. Planing ahead should be a no brainer not a “wait and see” situation. Money is thrown at the lower mainland to attract votes while the Island is ignored and has been for a long time. Now is the time to plan to use these corridors to improve all forms of transportation on our Island.
Walter J. Peake
Duncan