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Archive for April 10th, 2008

March 2008 part 2

Posted by Steven Hurdle on April 10, 2008

Following on the heels of similar summaries for January, February (part 1, and part 2), and the first week of March, here is a summary of the most popular articles from the second week of March.

The week started off with reports on 30 protesters being challenged by over 100+ counter-protesters, and a high-profile developer admitting, then immediately recanting, that he helped incite them.
Wild Interchange Exchange

Then we heard that the internicine lawsuit between two of the developes at Bear Mountain had been settled.
Quigg group, Bear Mountain settle legal differences

I posted an analysis of who is really paying for the proposed Spencer Road Interchange, and came up with an answer that surprised some.
Who’s Really Going to Pay for the Proposed Interchange?

The BC Civil Liberties Association entered the fray, taking Mayor Young to task over suggestions that he might sue protesters (a threat that has still has yet to be either acted upon, or retracted).
Civil Liberties Group Urges Mayor to Retract Threat of Suit

The week ended with word coming down that the Municipal Finance Authority wasn’t so thrilled with Langford’s plans to borrow money on behalf of local developers.
Loan Plan for Interchange Abandoned

- Steven Hurdle -

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Blasting to close highway… until September?

Posted by Steven Hurdle on April 10, 2008

Langford’s website has a press release noting that the highway will be periodically closed for 15 minute intervals while they start blasting for the Spencer Road Interchange. The DriveBC website has an interesting addendum to that, as they note that the traffic interruptions will last until September 8th, or 151 days & 5 hours as they put it. The DriveBC website also maintains that the delays will be up to 20 minutes. It appears that 20 minutes is the legal maximum you can close a provincial highway for at any one time.

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