January 16, 2017 SIRRA PO Box 27 Saturna, BC V0N 2Y0 Attention: Jonathan Sector as Consultant to the Tsawout and Tseycum Bands RE: Logging Proposal on IR7 Saturna Island Dear friends;
From: charles reif <creif@shaw.ca>
Subject: Community Meeting and Concerns
Date: August 10, 2016 at 1:04:03 PM PDT
To: "Jonathan Secter (SPSI-SERC)" <jpsecter@sercbc.com>
Cc: Casey L <clarochelle@tsawout.ca>, Gordon Atkinson
<gordonkatkinson1@me.com>, Johnstone Dian&Tom <thom.johnstone@gmail.com>,
charles reif <creif@shaw.ca>
Dear Mr. Secter,
Thank you for your patience in waiting for this reply. It was important for us to await the return of members of
From: Susie Washington-Smyth <susiewashingtonsmyth@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: Roads on Saturna
To: "Haley, Shawn TRAN:EX" <Shawn.Haley@gov.bc.ca>
Hi Shawn:
Again, thanks for your attention to our concerns. However, I do have two comments in
response. The road is excessively narrow along East Point Road by the water and over the
“missing link” to allow both a logging truck and a car to pass each other. Also the road is
Saturna Island Ratepayers and Residents Association
PO Box 27, Saturna, British Columbia, V0N 2Y0
Email: info@sirra.ca
Mr. Mark Collins, Vice President December 14, 2015
BC Ferries
mark.collins@bcferries.com
Dear Mr. Collins:
The Satuma Island Ratepayers and Residents Association (SIRRA) appreciates the opportunity to
respond again to improve BC Ferry schedules and service to the Southern Gulf Islands. It is
encouraging that BC Ferries is prepared to solicit the input of their users before finalizing the 2017
schedule.
Saturna Island R.atepayers and Residents Association {SIRRA)
PO Box 27, Saturna, British Columbia, VOFI 2Y0
Email: nfo@sina.ca
September 14,2015
BC Ferries
Attn: Mr. Mark Collins
Vice President, Strategic Planning and Customer Engagement
1321 Blanshard Street
Victoria, BC
v8w 0B7
. Response to 2015 BC Ferries Southern Gulf Islands Schedule Consultation
The Satuma Island Ratepayers and Residents Association (SIRRA) wishes to comment on BC Ferries consultation to
Dear Ms. Fair, Our combined associations represent residential and commercial property owners and renters on Mayne and Saturna islands and have been approached by concerned landowners of large parcels of undeveloped or underdeveloped land (+25 acres). Almost all of these properties have seen their assessments increase (many by more than 25% from the previous year) at a time when the assessed and actual value of properties on these islands has declined significantly. Our members would like to gain an understanding of BC Assessment’s approach to evaluating property values.
Saturna Island Property Owners’ Association P. O. Box 27, Saturna Island, BC, V0N 2Y0 Email: SIPOA@saturnanet.net September 4, 2014 To Whom it May Concern Re: Saturna Island Marine Research and Education Society The Saturna Island Property Owners Association (SIPOA) has more than 230 members and represents a majority of property owners on Saturna Island. We want to emphasize our support for the work the volunteers of SIMRES have accomplished over the past couple of years.
Property Taxes 101: Part III
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Saturna Island Fire Protection Society Mandate
The Saturna Island Fire Protection Society (SIFPS), incorporated in 1994, has two
purposes: to provide fire protection services and to provide emergency response
services to the residents of Saturna Island.
Saturna Island Property Owners Association
Property Taxes 101: Part II
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The
Islands
Trust
Mandate
The Province enacted the Islands Trust Act in 1974 with the objective to protect the
unique character and environment of the islands in the Salish Sea. The Act gives the
Islands Trust, a unique form of local government, the following powers and
responsibilities:
• Official community plans
• Zoning and rural land use bylaws
• Subdivision bylaws
• Development permits