Comments for Western Station Committee http://www.westernstationcommittee.org ...facilitating an Evergreen Line station in Moody Centre Sat, 09 Apr 2011 06:10:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on Evergreen Line evictions displace businesses by Tom Everheart http://www.westernstationcommittee.org/2011/01/evergreen-line-evictions-displace-businesses/#comment-165 Tom Everheart Sat, 09 Apr 2011 06:10:26 +0000 http://www.westernstationcommittee.org/?p=458#comment-165 What "Tetu" fails to mention, is that his business was failing and he hasn't paid tax for several years. The eviction was a saving grace, buying him a few more months to further defraud our government. What “Tetu” fails to mention, is that his business was failing and he hasn’t paid tax for several years. The eviction was a saving grace, buying him a few more months to further defraud our government.

]]> Comment on Bid for increased property taxes to pay for Evergreen Line rejected by John http://www.westernstationcommittee.org/2010/10/bid-for-increased-property-taxes-to-pay-for-evergreen-line-rejected/#comment-74 John Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:07:38 +0000 http://www.westernstationcommittee.org/?p=358#comment-74 "Provincial Transportation Minister Shirley Bond said it was too soon to say just how much money the province would put up." How about TransLink’s $400-million share of Evergreen? If the new TransLink business model with a board appointed by the province doesn't work then change it and provide the proper funding sources to meet the demand. “Provincial Transportation Minister Shirley Bond said it was too soon to say just how much money the province would put up.”

How about TransLink’s $400-million share of Evergreen?

If the new TransLink business model with a board appointed by the province doesn’t work then change it and provide the proper funding sources to meet the demand.

]]> Comment on Historic day or another false start? by Use lotto to fund Evergreen | http://www.westernstationcommittee.org/2010/09/historic-day-or-another-false-start/#comment-67 Use lotto to fund Evergreen | Thu, 30 Sep 2010 06:11:52 +0000 http://www.westernstationcommittee.org/?p=337#comment-67 [...] Western Station Committee …facilitating an Evergreen Line station in Moody Centre Skip to content HomeAbout UsMissionResearch and SupportSupport the CauseCommunity BenefitsEvergreen LineCity of Port MoodyNeighbourhoodNewsLinksFAQsContact ← Historic day or another false start? [...] [...] Western Station Committee …facilitating an Evergreen Line station in Moody Centre Skip to content HomeAbout UsMissionResearch and SupportSupport the CauseCommunity BenefitsEvergreen LineCity of Port MoodyNeighbourhoodNewsLinksFAQsContact ← Historic day or another false start? [...]

]]> Comment on Letter to Port Moody Council on the Murray-Clarke Connector by David Ritcey http://www.westernstationcommittee.org/2010/09/letter-to-port-moody-council-on-the-murray-clarke-connector/#comment-61 David Ritcey Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:02:31 +0000 http://www.westernstationcommittee.org/?p=332#comment-61 The past 18 months have seen the biggest outlay of infrastructure spending Canada is likely to experience for a generation. This was an enormous opportunity lost. The simple fact that after 20-plus years of promises and proposals the MCC was not "shovel ready" for federal funding has to be an absolute condemnation of TransLink's budgeting and planning. Fix TransLink and then we might get the transportation systems we need. The past 18 months have seen the biggest outlay of infrastructure spending Canada is likely to experience for a generation. This was an enormous opportunity lost.

The simple fact that after 20-plus years of promises and proposals the MCC was not “shovel ready” for federal funding has to be an absolute condemnation of TransLink’s budgeting and planning.

Fix TransLink and then we might get the transportation systems we need.

]]> Comment on Mayors consider raising taxes to pay for TransLink by David Ritcey http://www.westernstationcommittee.org/2010/09/mayors-consider-raising-taxes-to-pay-for-translink/#comment-49 David Ritcey Tue, 21 Sep 2010 23:43:48 +0000 http://www.westernstationcommittee.org/?p=329#comment-49 Mayors consider raising taxes to pay for TransLink. What choice do they really have when the Provincial Government consistently refuses to pay their share for transit? Mayors consider raising taxes to pay for TransLink.
What choice do they really have when the Provincial Government consistently refuses to pay their share for transit?

]]> Comment on Mayors consider raising taxes to pay for TransLink by Rosemary Small http://www.westernstationcommittee.org/2010/09/mayors-consider-raising-taxes-to-pay-for-translink/#comment-41 Rosemary Small Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:35:15 +0000 http://www.westernstationcommittee.org/?p=329#comment-41 Just what the taxpayer needs. More taxes to cover TransLink's inadequacy! Just what the taxpayer needs. More taxes to cover TransLink’s inadequacy!

]]> Comment on Looking for the green in Evergreen by John in Port Moody http://www.westernstationcommittee.org/2010/08/looking-for-the-green-in-evergreen/#comment-34 John in Port Moody Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:13:16 +0000 http://www.westernstationcommittee.org/?p=277#comment-34 Were representatives of the Burrard Inlet Marine Enhancement Society (BIMES), Burke Mountain Naturalists and Port Moody Ecological Society, told that the Evergreen Line project is moving forward with or without the Murray Connector? It is incomprehensible that one project would proceed without the other, and coming back to disturb such a sensitive area again in the future seems to go against everything Port Moody citizens and the environmentalists represent. It is crucial for the Murray Connector to be built in conjunction with the Evergreen Line project in order to ensure it is an environmentally friendly project. This is one of the 32 conditions the City of Port Moody imposed on the Province to prevent any possible devastation of Schoolhouse Creek. Surely Council is not going to do a flip-flop on something as important as this? Were representatives of the Burrard Inlet Marine Enhancement Society (BIMES), Burke Mountain Naturalists and Port Moody Ecological Society, told that the Evergreen Line project is moving forward with or without the Murray Connector?

It is incomprehensible that one project would proceed without the other, and coming back to disturb such a sensitive area again in the future seems to go against everything Port Moody citizens and the environmentalists represent.

It is crucial for the Murray Connector to be built in conjunction with the Evergreen Line project in order to ensure it is an environmentally friendly project.

This is one of the 32 conditions the City of Port Moody imposed on the Province to prevent any possible devastation of Schoolhouse Creek.

Surely Council is not going to do a flip-flop on something as important as this?

]]> Comment on Port Moody Councillors display Disdain and Disinterest by Deborah Nijdam http://www.westernstationcommittee.org/2010/08/port-moody-councillors-display-disdain-and-disinterest/#comment-24 Deborah Nijdam Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:26:47 +0000 http://www.westernstationcommittee.org/?p=304#comment-24 This meeting was the worst display of small town politics I have ever seen. It is hard for me to shrug this off and say that Port Moody will get what it deserves but at this point all I can say to people is that they ought to watch the meeting when it is aired on TV or read the transcript and decide for themselves if this behavior is what they expected when they cast their vote on election day. This meeting was the worst display of small town politics I have ever seen. It is hard for me to shrug this off and say that Port Moody will get what it deserves but at this point all I can say to people is that they ought to watch the meeting when it is aired on TV or read the transcript and decide for themselves if this behavior is what they expected when they cast their vote on election day.

]]> Comment on Too many broken promises, says PoMo’s Trasolini by Rosemary Small http://www.westernstationcommittee.org/2010/07/too-many-broken-promises-says-pomos-trasolini/#comment-21 Rosemary Small Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:52:31 +0000 http://www.westernstationcommittee.org/blog/?p=65#comment-21 Well said Mayor Trasolini. I agree with you totally. Thanks for being such a strong active voice for Port Moody residents. Well said Mayor Trasolini. I agree with you totally. Thanks for being such a strong active voice for Port Moody residents.

]]> Comment on Participate in the Environmental Assessment Process by Western Station Committee – Evergreen Line Environmental Assessment Submission | http://www.westernstationcommittee.org/2010/07/participate-in-the-environmental-assessment-process/#comment-20 Western Station Committee – Evergreen Line Environmental Assessment Submission | Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:04:52 +0000 http://www.westernstationcommittee.org/?p=220#comment-20 [...] Evergreen Line Environmental Assessment is nearing completion. We encourage you to participate and make your voice heard before August [...] [...] Evergreen Line Environmental Assessment is nearing completion. We encourage you to participate and make your voice heard before August [...]

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