Resident pleads for Tucelnuit Drive sidewalk
Council thanked Judy Harvey for her presentation Tuesday in favour of a new sidewalk along Tucelnuit Drive, but could offer little by way of hope that it might actually happen.
Harvey told council that children going to Tucelnuit Elementary and many seniors living in the Cherry Grove, Sunningdale and Green Acres neighborhoods walk along the road between McKinney Road and Park Drive.
She said the ground is uneven and the road is traveled by transport trucks hauling logs and other cargo.
Mayor Ron Hovanes said the idea is “one of those things that has to get in the queue.” And Councillor Jack Bennest said even if the sidewalk were to get on the priority list, it could be a long way down.
Council will be back on television
Oliver residents will again be able to watch council members at work if a test telecast from Tuesday’s meeting was successful.
A single, fixed television camera was recently installed in the council chamber. It was turned on at the beginning of the 7 p.m. regular council meeting to deliver live coverage over the Eastlink community channel.
Corporate officer Diane Vaykovich said the telecast will be assessed and next steps determined. She said she is also looking at the potential to webcast the proceedings on the town website.
At a meeting in August council members expressed frustration with Eastlink, which had not acted to replace the live and taped-delay coverage of regular and special meetings. The programming was cancelled early this year with the retirement of the producer.
Council gave Eastlink until the end of September to remedy the problem.
Town seeking bylaw enforcement officers
The town has severed its relationship with its bylaw enforcement officer and is advertising for a replacement.
The town had contracted with SOS Security to provide enforcement and Donald Lowndes was employed by SOS to work on enforcement in Oliver. However, since Lowndes is no longer employed by SOS, he cannot work security in Oliver and his appointment was rescinded.
SOS will continue bylaw enforcement until the end of October. In the meantime, the town is seeking “expressions of interest” through local media for bylaw enforcement and animal control services.
Reporter: Roy Wood