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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
S Q U A M I S H C H I E F. C O M
RETIRING MLA JORDAN STURDY SPEAKS OUT AGAINST HIGHER FUEL COSTS IN SEA TO SKY
Sturdy raises concern over high gas prices highlighting discrepancies despite lower local fuel levies compared with Metro Vancouver JENNIFER THUNCHER
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PHOTO BY LORETTA M. JELLIS
BE BEAR AWARE: As we move into the fall, bears will be more active during the hyperphagia phase, meaning hyper eating, as they prepare for hibernation. Thus, make sure garbage is tucked away and that fruit is picked from fruit trees. (Loretta M. Jellis had thought she had picked them all, but this bear found one!)
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hough retiring from politics, member of the legislative assembly for West Vancouver – Sea to Sky Jordan Sturdy isn’t ready to be full-time on his Pemberton farm just yet. First, he is making his voice heard on a few Sea to Sky Corridor chestnuts that get his constituents riled up. The one that is sure to get new and long-time locals most in a tizzy is the topic of gas prices in the corridor. “Drivers filling up in Metro Vancouver pay the TransLink fuel levy, which goes to fund public transportation in Metro Vancouver. Drivers in the Sea to Sky Corridor do not pay this levy; we do not have a regional transportation system connecting our communities and Metro Vancouver. We, therefore, have a lower tax burden per litre of gas than Metro Vancouver drivers,” said Sturdy in his emailed newsletter, noting that despite this lower burden, we often pay more to fuel up. Sturdy points to the data collected and published by GAS PRICES: Continued on 3
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