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Time to look below ground Renee Andor
director of operational services, provided a high-level report on Courtenay’s infrastructure, notWith City budget discussions ing overall, the city is in “fairly fast approaching, Courtenay staff good condition.” However, he explained underrecommend a focus on underground infrastructure upgrades ground and surface infrastructure generally has a lifespan of in the coming years. Council is expected to start about 40 years, and much of the budget talks later this month, city needs some attention. “Since its incorporation in 1915, and during this week’s committee of the whole meeting, staff updat- the City of Courtenay has grown ed council on the general status significantly over the years, stretching over the of city infrastrucoriginal borders to ture and strategic So where we’re the present boundimprovements. aries,” he wrote in Tillie Man- focusing now at the his report. “Rather they, director of staff level is saying, than undergoing financial services renewal, and deputy CAO, you know, ‘We’ve done urban infrastructure has noted the city has a lot of work above been built out into completed quite a ground, and so now, new areas as develfew above-ground for the years forward, opment demand infrastructure improvements in we really would want increased and the city expanded.” recent years. to shift to the below He pointed out a During “the last ground.’ map showing much 10 years or so, Tillie Manthey of the city’s westcouncil’s approved side was incorpomany projects related to above-ground infra- rated before 1973, as well as the structure, so you’ve addressed area around the bottom of Ryan the theatre, the museum, built a Road. He added roadways are genernew library, built Courtenay Fire Hall No. 1, refurbished the Native ally in decent shape, and while Sons Hall, you’re working on the roads need some work, the focus Lewis Centre,” she said during should be on underground facilities. her presentation to council. “We have many pipes under the “So where we’re focusing now at the staff level is saying, you ground which are still working, know, ‘We’ve done a lot of work still functioning, and we maintain above ground, and so now, for the those, we repair them but the years forward, we really would time to replace them with capital want to shift to the below ground’ projects is fast coming along, and — and not that we haven’t spent that’s a fairly large area,” he told money on the below-ground infra- council. He also noted increased comstructure, but there’s a lot there pliance requirements around and there’s a lot of work to do.” Kevin Lagan, Courtenay ... see CAPITAL ■ A2
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AN ENERGETIC PRESENTATION Two members of the B.C. Lions CFL team were at Arden Elementary School on Monday giving an Energy Champions presentation to students and staff. Jason Arakgi (above) was a hit with the kids. The Lions were touring schools throughout B.C. this week. PHOTO BY EARLE COUPER
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