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Garry Young, who lives in the town’s Chartwell subdivision, presented a petition with 556 signatures from neighbourhood residents during council’s Oct. 6 regular meeting.

“This is a key project for the town, which will further utilize our prized waterfront and stimulate tourism in peak and shoulder seasons,” Mayor Brian Wiese said.

A Vancouver Island woman said she feared a single vehicle collision that closed down a section of the Island Highway and sent two people to hospital could have ended very differently.