A hearing date has been set for Noba Anderson vs the Strathcona Regional District, in the Supreme Court of British Columbia courthouse at #500 – 13th Avenue, Campbell River, B.C., sometime during the assize week starting November 23, 2020.
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EASC rejects SRD Staff report on Directors input
The latest version of a Strathcona Regional District staff report on directors input into the reporting process was not received by the Electoral Areas Services committee. Cortes Island Regional Director Noba Anderson said. “I think that’s the first time I’ve ever voted in opposition to receipt of a report in 12 years.” Regional Directors Jim Abram and Brenda Leigh joined her in opposition.
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SRD seeking grant to help reduce wildfire risk in rural areas
The Strathcona Regional District (SRD) may be on its way to acquiring a $244,000 grant to reduce wildfire risk in rural areas. Close to $76,000 of this could go to a variety of projects on Cortes Island, more than $52,000 to Quadra and Read Islands and more than $50,000 each to Electoral Area’s A and D. The Electoral Areas Services Committee passed a recommendation that the SRD send application to 2021 Community Resiliency Investment grant program.
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Island residents say travelling for health care can cost thousands
National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Quadra Island resident Mike Windrim has logged a lot of miles and doled out a lot of money over the years to get the medical care he needs.
The 66-year-old was diagnosed 14 years ago with a bone marrow disease that affects the normal functioning of his internal organs.
So, like many other residents of rural and remote communities in B.C., he has to travel off island, and long distances for specialized care in urban centres.
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Overdose Fatalities
It has been a week since B.C.’s chief coroner, Lisa Lapointe, said, “The number of people dying in B.C. due to an unsafe drug supply continues to surpass deaths due to homicides, motor vehicle accidents, suicide and COVID-19 combined.”
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