Miners Bay Dock
Restoring Critical Island Infrastructure
For over 140 years the Miners Bay Dock has been a cornerstone of our community. Historically it was the main access point to the island, where goods, people and materials were shipped onto and off the island.
Today it remains one of the key components of our community. This is where … Read the rest of this post
Mayne Island Residents and Ratepayers Association
Annual General Meeting
Saturday December 12, 2015 – 1:00PM
Mayne Island Community Centre
493 Felix Jack Road
Memberships / renewals $10.00 – available at the door… Read the rest of this post
Service Proposal-final Saturna Short Link – Fina
Below you will find the draft proposed schedules that will be presented to the island on August 18, 7:00- 9 pm at the community centre. What is not shown are the inter island schedules, which are dramatically changed. Full schedules will be posted in the coming days on the BCFS … Read the rest of this post
Mayne Island Residents and Ratepayers Association
An open letter to;
CRD SGI Director, Dave Howe,
CRD Integrated Water Services GM, Ted Robbins
November 7, 2014
On November 4, 2014 at 1:00 pm I attended a SGI Harbours Commission meeting in Saanich. CRD Integrated Water Services General Manager Ted Robbins reported that the CRD was reviewing the financial status … Read the rest of this post
Dear Members and Candidates,
As a follow up to our invitation to the All Candidates Meeting Sunday October 26 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm,
I am pleased to provide the following information:
Meeting Format: Read the rest of this post
All seven Candidates will be given 3 minutes each to introduce themselves (Order will be by draw).
The meeting will then be opened to …
The latest update of the British Columbia Hunting Regulations gives the impression that hunting is open on Mayne Island.
Mayne Island remains a ‘no hunting’ area with the exception of a handful of special permit holders licensed to cull the invasive Fallow Deer. In the regulations, Map A3 clearly states no hunting is permitted on Mayne Island. For clarification, … Read the rest of this post
Below are some emails that have been circulating on island, these are the views of individuals and are presented for information:
Dear Mayne Islander:
We face a decision about a new Fire Hall. Permission is being sought to spend $2.4 million to build a much-enlarged facility. Is this the right goal related to firefighting on Mayne Island? Last week, friends … Read the rest of this post
A Rational Approach
In response to many questions from community members, Mayne Island Residents & Ratepayers Association has compiled the following alternate proposal for a new firehall for your consideration. MIRRA is in no way competing with MIID on this project but taking a different approach in presenting an alternate model for public consideration.
MIID has done the hard … Read the rest of this post
There has been a great deal said about costs and affordability at each step in the fire hall replacement process. Each time taxpayers were told that the proposal was the ‘bare bones’ and could not be any cheaper, as well the statement was always made that costs were going up and we need to build now before it gets more … Read the rest of this post
At the March 15, 2014 public meeting, in response to MIRRA questioning the need for a six bay fire hall, the statement was made that a six bay fire hall was being proposed specifically as it was the primary recommendation of the consultant that was hired on 2011 to review the fire department and its operations.
What was … Read the rest of this post
March 19, 2014
Mayne Island Residents and Ratepayers Association
On March 15, 2014 Mayne Island Improvement District Trustees held a public meeting to discuss the new fire hall plans. Several issues came up, the most concerning of which is the Trustees’ decision to not allow a mail in ballot in this referendum. Contrary to our understanding from the meeting, … Read the rest of this post
MIRRA thanks all of the Trustees and volunteers who contributed much time and effort to the new firehall construction project. It has been a long, arduous and difficult struggle for all involved. As this latest process has been progressing, MIRRA Directors have been approached by members of the public with many questions as to status of developments. This is … Read the rest of this post
Click below for the response from the Province to a freedom of information request submitted to the Ministry of Highways by MIRRA regarding paving on the Gulf Islands.
Taxation Reality
The impact on our island economy is severe as many of those dollars never return to the community.
MIRRA has compiled taxation amounts for the past 10 years in an effort to help islanders understand where your dollars go, where the increases have occurred and what it takes to govern our society.
The BC Assessment Authority provided the … Read the rest of this post
