Recently, I received a letter in the mail from the Interlakes Economic Association (whatever that is) informing me that at their request, the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) had applied for and obtained a $10,000 grant from the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development to study the present form of governance in the Interlakes and Bridge Lake areas.
The CRD, under advice from the local MLA I assume, took the initiative and hired former BC Liberal cabinet minister George Abbott to do the study of governance in this area by holding interviews and a question-and-answer at the Interlakes Community Hall on Oct. 14.
If this doesn’t bother you, it should because one ultimate recommendation that could come out of this meeting is to incorporate the area.
I moved here 26 years ago to get away from the municipalities and cities to a more peaceful rural life, and I still love it today.
Higher taxes is what I see. After all how would they maintain the roads, bridges, council salaries, maybe even water and sewer at some point without out raising the mill rate.
I understand their position is to bring more families, more work, keep the school open at Bridge Lake and so on.
I agree, but families are not moving to this area without a living wage so they can purchase homes that are in that price range now. You are not doing that on a $12 an hour minimum wage, unless a gold or diamond mine is opening up I don’t know about.
Closing the Bridge Lake Elementary School would be sad, but keeping it open at all costs is even sadder. If there is only a few kids going to the school now, it’s hard to justify.
What we have now works. I think the CRD although not perfect is doing a commendable job in this area.
Honestly, why fix it if it not broken?
Get out on Oct. 14 to the Interlakes Community Hall and express your opinion.
K. McDonald
Bridge Lake
