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Tunstall residents want area traffic issues addressed
ALEX KURIAL Editor
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A west side community group is speaking out on the state of the traffic situation in their neighbourhood. The Tunstall Bay Neighbourhood Group (TBNG) presented a delegation to council on Monday night outlining their concerns over Metro Vancouver’s proposed park and campground at Cape Roger Curtis, particularly on the vehicle front. Led by resident Liz Watson, the members discussed potential impacts to the island including those on ferry and emergency services. The major focus of the group though surrounds access to the Cape, specifically along Whitesails Drive which is currently the only road to Cape Drive, and perhaps the future park. TBNG says the 30 km/h road, with no sidewalks on either side, is already hazardous even without the estimated tens of thousands of visitors a park would add each year. “There had been a growing concern about the increasing traffic on our roads. So it was galvanizing when they announced the park,” says Watson, a Whitesails resident. She says her and other neighbours have used radar detectors to track vehicles, including logging and construction trucks along with normal vehicle traffic, travelling sometimes double the speed limit along the narrow road. Watson says this isn’t a new problem either, and has been going on for more than a decade. Efforts to quell the speeds, including a past petition from fellow delegation member Susan Alexander, haven’t resulted in significant traffic calming measures says the group. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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