Logging truck broadside indicates desperate need for Industrial road network

[poll id=”11″] In today’s paper… the story on the logging truck broadsiding a minivan is pretty frustrating and again illustrates the need for a proper industrial route that includes safety measures and traffic calming measures so that truck drivers, car and minivan drivers, pedestrians and all other road users are safe. I brought up this …

Breaking down the costs of commuting – now with two jobs!

Update: I’ve added the savings if someone was driving a car/truck that got more average mileage. (9L/100km or 26 US mpg) As many of you likely already know, I commute to work at VIU five days a week. Yup, this means driving back and forth everyday in some fashion. Since about 2008 (I can’t even remember anymore …

Poll. So? Should we still do it? Airport expansion.

New poll! [poll id=”10″] The good news is the new lights and GPS routes are already happening. (new lights are part of the borrowing, see bottom of post).  The bad news is the ACRD has so far been unsuccessful trying to get grants to cover some of the cost for the upgrades and runway lengthening …