Major Safety Issues in Queensborough, says Community Delegate

First up from the community was a delegation by a civil engineer living in Queensborough, who had some safety concerns locally, including what he said was a dangerous cross walk.

He said that the crosswalk goes across Ewen Street from the Community Centre to two schools. He says the street has become a hazard for pedestrians crossing – many of them children - because it is being used by commuters to get to Annancis Island, and is not just used by locals. Many drive quickly and don't stop for pedestrians waiting.

As a civil engineer, he had some concerns of the costing of the sign to be put up and proposed a number of engineering suggestions for making the crossing safer.

He also expressed concern with the fact that policing in the community is limited. He said that there is a need for a satellite police station as there had been in the past. Councillor Tasha Henderson, who sits on the Police Board, said that it was being considered for the next fiscal year.

And finally, he said that there is a pervasive belief that Queensborough doesn't get the city revenues ploughed back into the area commensurate with the property taxes paid. Councillor Ruby Campbell pointed out that this year there was many millions of dollars being put into the community, including the Active Transportation Plan, pavement additions and other amenities in the Community Centre. Of course, the Q2Q ferry had been subsidized to a very high level so it could be continued.

There was a good discussion with council members on these points.