Final report - Integrated Land Management Bureau
Final report - Integrated Land Management Bureau
Final report - Integrated Land Management Bureau
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5. RECOMMENDATIONS<br />
5.1 General Strategic Recommendations<br />
Transportation Assessment of the Central & North Coast of BC<br />
► Begin lobbying federal and provincial government now for funding to<br />
undertake “shovel-ready” infrastructure projects. As part of its economic<br />
stimulus program, the federal government has earmarked funds to accelerate<br />
and expand infrastructure. Some major projects are moving forward, but the<br />
kind of infrastructure projects that will proceed at the provincial or municipal<br />
level will likely be repair work with 2009 starts and 2010 finishes. 63<br />
We have identified some priority short-term projects as follows (Note that<br />
these are described more fully in Issues, and later in this section.):<br />
• new ferry and passenger rail terminal in Fairview area (Prince Rupert) 64<br />
• new ferry dock at Aero Point (Prince Rupert);<br />
• improvements to Kitkatla’s float dock (small float dock related projects are<br />
possible throughout the coast);<br />
• larger and safer ferry terminal in Klemtu;<br />
• larger airport terminal and night time runway lights in Bella Bella;<br />
• improvements to Highway 20 between Anahim Lake and Bella Coola Valley,<br />
in particular Heckman Pass;<br />
• implementation of a public bus service from Bella Coola to Williams Lake;<br />
and,<br />
• pedestrian sidewalk or walkway between Nuxalk Subdivision 4 with the<br />
town of Bella Coola.<br />
► Create a coastal transportation investment strategy for longer term projects<br />
As cited earlier, there is no overarching Coastal BC Transportation Strategy or<br />
Plan. Our recommendation is that the BC Ministry of Transportation and<br />
Infrastructure be asked to spearhead a multi-stakeholder strategy-making<br />
process for coastal transportation. We envision the strategy being undertaken<br />
within a roundtable format by a coalition group that includes First Nations, BC<br />
Government, federal government, BC Ferries, municipalities, regional districts,<br />
and industry and NGO representatives.<br />
Any regional transportation plan should take into account the role that the<br />
North Coast and Kitimat will play in the proposed Northwest Corridor strategy.<br />
63 National Post, January 31, 2009.<br />
64 This project requires additional planning, considerable collaboration and is connected to the Tsimshian<br />
Access project so it may not be feasible to undertake within the short term.<br />
Chisholm Consulting 91