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Make new houses / developments install rain water holding tanks with pumps (for sprinkling from another source besides our main water)

Rain Water for Sprinkling

BC Ferries Route 3 Trial - let's collaborate & look at keeping the good & improving the problem areas instead of throwing it out altogether

Glad to find this forum where ideas can be shared & discussed in a respectful way. I am not against the proposed BC Ferries Route 3 trial, but I do have some concerns about some of it's features. I've listed out what I think is worth keeping & what should be changed.  I'd like to engage in respectful, meaningful discussion here. I do not think taking a position that 'nothing but a 2nd boat will do' is the answer. A 2nd ferry could be up to 5 years away & keeping the status quo for the next 5 years doesn't improve anything. I am also against resident priority boarding. I think the most equitable solution is one with one set of rules for everyone. With that said, please let me know what you think of these ideas. Thanks! Here's what I think is good & what could be improved: Good: 1. Ability to book in advance & save money 2. Having reduced fares for less busy sailings will incent those with the flexibility to travel at less popular times, saving them money, and also taking some of the demand away from the more popular sailings. Good for all.  This does mean that fares for non booked ahead vehicles would have to be collected at Langdale and a traffic management plan would be needed. Change: 1. Lower the book ahead from proposed 95% to allow for more first-come-first-served. 2. Increase the medical assured from proposed 5%. 3. Ensure booked ahead spots are not transferrable, but can be changed/cancelled. 4. Introduce a sliding scale change/cancellation fee structure. i.e. Fee to change/cancel goes up the closer you get to the sailing. 5. Release spots a month ahead so that commuters don't have to pay for their spots months in advance.

Build a modern, advanced garbage incinerator

at the pulp and paper mill site. Start making energy and money from other peoples garbage. Europe shows how to stay environmentally friendly.

We, in Sechelt, expected food waste bins to be delivered for garbage management. What is a reasonable timeline for this service?

home owners should be allowed to put out 2 containers for bi-weekly garbage collection

bi-weekly garbage collection will create problems for large families that already fill one container/week. In summer bi-weekly garbage collection will smell twice as much and be an added attraction for bears.