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PRESS RELEASE
June 10/2008
The Gabriola Transportation Association (GTA) has just been incorporated under the Society Act of British Columbia.
The purposes of GTA are as follows:
(a) To co-ordinate local and inter-regional transportation
by land, sea and air on behalf of the residents of
Gabriola Island,
British Columbia;
(b) To assist all Gabriola Island residents in dealing with governments and governmental agencies in respect of land, sea and air transportation issues, and related infrastructure including roads;
(c) To develop and promote transportation alternatives which reduce costs and environmental impacts.
All Island voters are nominally members of GTA, as are young people aged 14 to 18 who would be qualified to vote if aged 19 or over.
There are many ongoing transportation issues related to Island roads and Ferry services, in particular, and it is hoped that a registered Society will be more successful than individuals and ad hoc groups in dealing with the various levels of government and governmental agencies that provide transportation services to Gabriola.
The founding directors of GTA are Jim Ramsay, Andre Lemieux, Erik Andersen, John Woods and Randy Young. As President of the Ratepayers' Association, Erik is coordinating the ongoing issues with road conditions, while Andre is Chair of our Ferry Advisory Committee.
Considerable interest has been expressed by many Gabriolans for a bus service as well as a ride share program. GTA plans to establish committees to deal with these initiatives.
The first Annual General Meeting of GTA will be held in the fall, probably October. In the meantime, the founding directors will be speaking to various community groups and organizations about transportation issues in our community.
The GTA website is www.gabriolatransportation.org.For more information contact info@gabriolatransportation.org or Jim Ramsay at 250-247-9374.