DIRA’s (Denman Island Resident’s Association) Newest Committee – Denman Roads Committee
A group of Denman Island residents has formed a Roads Committee under DIRA. This Committee is working with the Ministry of Transportation and Transit (MOTT) and Main Road North Island Contracting to improve the roads and road safety on Denman Island. The Committee appreciates the efforts of our local road contractors, who are working hard to maintain our existing roads to the current road standards and classifications. However, we are also aware of many issues on our roads, and expect that improving them will require a renewed attention and effort within our community.
The Committee has ten members, and would welcome assistance from other interested residents. In our first four meetings we have defined terms of reference, begun identifying many issues associated with our roads and road safety, and established contact with the various government organizations involved. We now want to hear from the Denman community.
The Roads Committee can become a central focal point for identifying issues about roads and safety, for understanding the community’s views about priorities among these issues, and for working to bring about solutions. We will have a Committee member available on the veranda of the Denman General store every Saturday afternoon from 1:00 – 3:00 during November, to hear people’s thoughts about issues and priorities. Should you prefer to submit your thoughts by email, please do so at frankfrketich501@gmail.com. We aim to consolidate our findings into a survey to establish and demonstrate the community’s views about priorities among our various roads and safety problems. Once we have identified priorities, we can begin to focus our efforts towards solutions.
Frank Frketich
Chair
DIRA Roads Committee
