Editor:
The North Oyster Diamond Ratepayers Association (NODRA) has embarked on a membership drive in CVRD Area H, North Oyster.
Speaking at the directors meeting, chairman Bob Smits announced that the drive would begin immediately and continue up to the Annual General Meeting in March.
“We want”, he said, “to be a positive influence on the community and especially want to see an ongoing dialogue with the entire community about how we can best afford and build a replacement fire hall. To that end, we have set up a community website at www.nodra.ca and a listserve to facilitate discussion.”
NODRA has a long history of advocating for community interests, including changes made to the Brenton-Page Road intersection with Highway 1 that caused the Highways Department to greatly extend acceleration lanes north of Brenton-Page Road and provide a turnaround at Cedar Road.
NODRA plans to bring in as many people as possible into a respectful, civilized discussion with each other about what can be done to modernize our fire hall and make it safe for our firefighters. “It’s time,” Smits said, “to put aside past differences and plan a way to make North Oyster safer.”
Bob Smits
Chair, North Oyster Diamond Ratepayers Association
