May 8/21 Letter to CCA re meeting top 10 worst roads. Click on icon below to read it.
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May 8/21 Letter sent to Minister of Transportation, the Honourable Lloyd Hines. Click on icon below to read it.
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May 7/21 update
See Reporter article re the Commitment from Government for Paving our road https://porthawkesburyreporter.com/pcs-question-plans-for-isle-madame-bridge/ .
In person presentation by Terry Smith, Destination Cape Breton was rescheduled tentatively for June 7/21 re Covid restrictions on gathering in person.
Meeting April 26/21 was cancelled re Covid concerns with gathering in person. Summary for meeting March 29/21 will be posted soon.
See Reporter article re the Commitment from Government for Paving our road https://porthawkesburyreporter.com/pcs-question-plans-for-isle-madame-bridge/ .
In person presentation by Terry Smith, Destination Cape Breton was rescheduled tentatively for June 7/21 re Covid restrictions on gathering in person.
Meeting April 26/21 was cancelled re Covid concerns with gathering in person. Summary for meeting March 29/21 will be posted soon.
Good news/bad news
We made the CAA top 10 worst road list. Impressive as we just started the last week of the three week survey. It is listed as Saint Peters Fourchu Road Lower St Esprit. When we voted it was for all the communities on the road . When you go to CAA map and look for St Peters Fourchu Road it takes you to St Esprit so that is likely why it was listed like that. Interestingly, it is where the worst section of the road begin/ends (heading toward Grand River). Follow the link https://www.atlantic.caa.ca/public-advocacy/worstroads.html
We made the CAA top 10 worst road list. Impressive as we just started the last week of the three week survey. It is listed as Saint Peters Fourchu Road Lower St Esprit. When we voted it was for all the communities on the road . When you go to CAA map and look for St Peters Fourchu Road it takes you to St Esprit so that is likely why it was listed like that. Interestingly, it is where the worst section of the road begin/ends (heading toward Grand River). Follow the link https://www.atlantic.caa.ca/public-advocacy/worstroads.html
Good News
On April 13, 2021, The Minister of Transportation, The Honourable Lloyd Hines, in response to the question about our road from Transportation Critic has announced that 7.5 km of this road is scheduled for paving in 2022. He notes that this is the beginning of the rebuild of the road and it is the intention of the Department to continue each year with funds from the Maintenance Budget until it is completed. Click on link below to see the video.
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Our group would like to thank everyone who worked hard to get our concerns addressed, everyone who attended our group meetings, signed petitions, and wrote letters of support.
We would like to thank the Honourable Member for his commitment to seeing the whole road rebuilt.
We would like to thank the following persons (in alphabetical order of last name) for their interest and dedication in working with us toward our goal.
Trevor Boudreau, Progressive Conservative Candidate Richmond.
Friends of Gabarus - Tim Menk and Gene Kersey
Mike Kelloway, MP Cape Breton- Canso
The Honourable Alfie MacLeod
Amanda Mombourquette, Warden, Municipality County of Richmond
Alana Paon, MLA Cape Breton- Richmond
Brent Sampson, District 5 Councillor, Municipality County of Richmond
We will be continuing our meetings and following up with the Dept of Transportation regularly re ongoing progress of the project.
On April 13, 2021, The Minister of Transportation, The Honourable Lloyd Hines, in response to the question about our road from Transportation Critic has announced that 7.5 km of this road is scheduled for paving in 2022. He notes that this is the beginning of the rebuild of the road and it is the intention of the Department to continue each year with funds from the Maintenance Budget until it is completed. Click on link below to see the video.
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Our group would like to thank everyone who worked hard to get our concerns addressed, everyone who attended our group meetings, signed petitions, and wrote letters of support.
We would like to thank the Honourable Member for his commitment to seeing the whole road rebuilt.
We would like to thank the following persons (in alphabetical order of last name) for their interest and dedication in working with us toward our goal.
Trevor Boudreau, Progressive Conservative Candidate Richmond.
Friends of Gabarus - Tim Menk and Gene Kersey
Mike Kelloway, MP Cape Breton- Canso
The Honourable Alfie MacLeod
Amanda Mombourquette, Warden, Municipality County of Richmond
Alana Paon, MLA Cape Breton- Richmond
Brent Sampson, District 5 Councillor, Municipality County of Richmond
We will be continuing our meetings and following up with the Dept of Transportation regularly re ongoing progress of the project.
March 26, 2021
Our petition has been tabled by our MLA, Alana Paon on March 26, 2021. There were over 1100 names on the petition. Here is the video of her her questions to the Honourable Minister of Transportation and the Honourable Minister of Tourism. Click on the link below to view it.
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Our group would like to thank the following for letting us place our petitions in their establishments:
Fleur de Lis Restaurant Port Hawkesbury
Seal Cove restaurant Louisdale
Louis Cozy Corner restaurant St Peters
The General Store St Peters
Basque In Business – Potlotek (Chapel Island)
The General Store - Lower L'Ardoise
Gabarus Village post office
Church's Store Marion Bridge
General Store - Louisburg
Nicole's Barber shop 131 Lake Rd, Glace Bay
You can download a copy of the petition here:
| Fleur de lis Trail - St. Peters Fourchu Rd Project Petition |
The petition reads as follows:
(Header:) We, the undersigned, would like to PETITION government regarding the deplorable state of the St Peter's Fourchu Road, which runs from Lower L’Ardoise to Fourchu, a 50 km section of the Fleur de Lis Trail which is listed in the Nova Scotia Doers and Dreamers Travel Guide 2020. Initially paved in 1994, the road is now in severely poor condition risking motorist safety and resulting in repeated vehicular damage to residents and visitors alike. We ask the Nova Scotia Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal and the Minister of Business, responsible for Tourism Nova Scotia, to recognize the economic importance and tourism impact of the Fleur de Lis Trail; acknowledge the above mentioned road’s current deplorable condition and commit to prioritizing the repaving of it as well as improved maintenance to it and its connecting roadways. We are asking for an IMMEDIATE 5-year plan to repave this stretch of highway, starting with the most urgent sections of the roadway, to a standard that can accommodate the heavy weight traffic it sustains.
(Footer:) Only petitions with original signatures will be accepted. Alana Paon; MLA for Cape Breton-Richmond will table the petition on our behalf in the NS House of Assembly. We would ask that the petition forms be back to your “pick up person” before Mar 4/21 Any petitions received after this date may be tabled at a later date.
(Header:) We, the undersigned, would like to PETITION government regarding the deplorable state of the St Peter's Fourchu Road, which runs from Lower L’Ardoise to Fourchu, a 50 km section of the Fleur de Lis Trail which is listed in the Nova Scotia Doers and Dreamers Travel Guide 2020. Initially paved in 1994, the road is now in severely poor condition risking motorist safety and resulting in repeated vehicular damage to residents and visitors alike. We ask the Nova Scotia Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal and the Minister of Business, responsible for Tourism Nova Scotia, to recognize the economic importance and tourism impact of the Fleur de Lis Trail; acknowledge the above mentioned road’s current deplorable condition and commit to prioritizing the repaving of it as well as improved maintenance to it and its connecting roadways. We are asking for an IMMEDIATE 5-year plan to repave this stretch of highway, starting with the most urgent sections of the roadway, to a standard that can accommodate the heavy weight traffic it sustains.
(Footer:) Only petitions with original signatures will be accepted. Alana Paon; MLA for Cape Breton-Richmond will table the petition on our behalf in the NS House of Assembly. We would ask that the petition forms be back to your “pick up person” before Mar 4/21 Any petitions received after this date may be tabled at a later date.
