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A Liveable Region Coalition Initiative
Tel: 604-736-7732
(SPEC OFFICES)
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Some of the
best action you can take is by addressing your local politicians and telling
them directly that you are concerned about the issues!
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Questions to Consider:
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1.
Based on what evidence will twinning the Port Mann Bridge and
widening the freeway solve the congestion problem?
2. How does this project fit with the priorities in TransLink's
Strategic Transportation Plan,
the GVRD Livable Region Strategic Plan, the GVRD Sustainable Region
Initiative, the Vancouver City Transportation Plan and the Vancouver
Climate Change Action Plan?
3. Will the additional traffic on an expanded freeway add to air
quality problems and greenhouse gas
emissions? If air quality is reduced, have the resulting health
costs been factored into the cost of the project?
4. What will be the impact of added freeway capacity on financial
returns from bridge and transit infrastructure improvements
already committed or under construction?
5. What transportation demand and other alternative options, costs
and benefits have been assessed and compared with the proposals to
increase road supply?
6. Is there an expectation of widened arterial streets in adjacent
municipalities to access the expanded freeway? If so, are the costs
of these widenings included in the proposed budget?
7. How does this project meet the commitment to sustainability in
the Vancouver 2010 transportation plan?
("We will reduce energy use, minimize local air pollution and
congestion, limit
greenhouse gas emissions, and showcase new technologies while
ensuring safe, reliable and efficient movement of people and goods
during the Games.")
8. What kind of region will we create in the Fraser Valley?
9. What effect will this have on the Agriculture Land Reserve (ALR)?
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Contacting
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-You can find your
local MLA in BC by
clicking here.
-You can also find your local MLA's phone number by
calling B.C. Enquiry at:
604-660-2421 (or 1-800-663-7867 if outside Greater Vancouver area).
You can also use this service to call Victoria numbers of
legislative officials toll free.
And the following
is a list of key MLAs
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Premier Gordon Campbell |
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Victoria Office:
PO BOX 9041 STN PROV GOVT
Victoria, BC
V8W 9E1
Tel: 250-387-1715
Fax: 250-387-0087
Email:
premier@gov.bc.ca |
Constituency Office:
3615 West 4th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
V6R 1P2
Tel: 604 660-3202
Fax: 604 660-5488 |
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Kevin Falcon, Minister of
Transportation |
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Victoria Office:
PO BOX 9055, STN PROV GOVT
Victoria BC
V8W 9E2
Tel: 250-387-1978
Fax: 250-356-2290
Email:
Minister.Transportation@gov.bc.ca |
Constituency Office:
108, 17700 No. 10 Highway
Surrey, BC
V3S 1C7
Tel: 604 576-3792
Fax: 604 576-3797 |
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Carole Taylor, Minister of
Finance |
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Victoria Office:
PO BOX 9048 STN PROV GOVT
Victoria BC
V8W 9E2
Tel: 250-387-3751
Fax: 250-356-2290
Email:
fin.minister@gov.bc.ca |
Constituency Office:
430 North Tower,
Oakridge Centre
650 West 41st Ave
Vancouver, BC
V5Z 2M9
Tel: 604 664-0115
Fax: 604 664-0133 |
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Members of the Official
Opposition: |
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Carole James, Leader of the
Opposition |
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Victoria Office:
Room 201
Parliament Buildings
Victoria, BC
V8V 1X4
Tel: 250-387-3655
Fax: 250-387-4680
Email:
carole.james.mla@leg.bc.ca |
Constituency Office:
1084 Fort St
Victoria, BC
V8V 3K4
Tel: 250 952-4211
Fax: 250 952-4586 |
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David Chudnovsky, Transportation
Critic |
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Victoria Office:
Room 201
Parliament Buildings
Victoria, BC
V8V 1X4
Tel: 250-387-3655
Fax: 250 387-4680
Email:
david.chudnovsky.mla@leg.bc.ca |
Constituency Office:
6106 Fraser St
Vancouver, BC
V5W 3A1
Tel: 604 775-1033
Fax: 604 775-1330 |
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Contacting Federal Officials:
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You can find your local federal
Member of Parliament (MP):
-using your postal code here
-by
the name of your MP
Also, keep in mind the contact information for
David Emerson, Minister of International Trade and Minister for
the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics.
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Constituency Office
Hon. David Emerson, P.C., M.P.
Vancouver Kingsway
2148 Kingsway
Vancouver, BC V5N 2T5
Tel: 604-775-6263
Fax: 604-775-6284
Email:
emersd1a@parl.gc.ca
or
emersd1b@parl.gc.ca |
Ottawa Office
Hon.
David Emerson, P.C., M.P
House of Commons
Ottawa ON K1A 0A6
Tel: 613-943-0267
Fax: 613-943-0219
Email:
emersd@parl.gc.ca
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Additional Ways to Act: |
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There are a number of things you can do about the proposed freeway
expansion. Here are a few ideas (we're also open to new and innovative
suggestions!):
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The SPEC Action Centre - a mass emailing to:
 Honorable Gordon Campbell:
Premier of British Columbia
Minister Lawrence Cannon:
Federal Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and
Communities
Minister David Emerson:
Federal Minister for the Asia Pacific Gateway
Minister Kevin
Falcon: BC Minister for Transportation and Highways
Minister Chuck Strahl:
Senior Federal Minister for BC,
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Stay informed. This site is
updated regularly with the latest news regarding freeway expansion. There
are also other great resources
out there.
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Write letters to your local
and regional papers expressing your support for the Livable Region
Strategic Plan, and a stand against poorly-conceived highway expansion
projects and their associated car dependent land developments.
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Attend an LRC event. Check
back for the next meeting.
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Contact your MLA, and your MP
to express your support for a livable region and your concern over the
Minister of Transportation's intent to proceed with plans for major
highway expansion without first considering more forward-thinking
solutions (with a copy to the Minister of Transportation).
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Use the published letters in
our In the Media
section as samples when writing to your MLA or MP. You can also base your
letter on the
LRC's 10
questions to the Minister.
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The important thing is to let
your voice be heard.
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| “The
effect of a Sumas 2 plant in the Fraser Valley airshed, though significant,
is relative. Of more importance is our own contribution of emissions
from passenger vehicles and housing developments. With regard to
housing, our interest in residential development contrasts with
the negative reactions to industrial development. Similarly, the
convenience of personal motorized transportation seems to outweigh
the impacts vehicles have on air quality. In 2002, British Columbians
purchased approximately 107,000 passenger cars and 87,500 light
trucks. Over ten years, these vehicles will produce six times more
health-related emissions than a single Sumas 2.”
BC Provincial Health Officer's Annual Report
2003
Air Quality in British Columbia, A Public Health Perspective
Ministry of Health Services Office of the Provincial Health Officer |
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