So the Highway 14 expansion is well underway, and getting in and out of Sooke will finally be easier. Right?

Frankly, no.

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More than 2,000 additional cars on the road will also make the climate emergency that much worse and that much harder to solve.

The province is counting on individual transportation reduction and the change to electric cars to make a visible dent in greenhouse gas production. But then we spend $80 million to make it easier to put more cars on the road. If you want a planet, or even just a better life, you need to demand better.

E.B. Klassen

Sooke

editor@sookenewsmirror.com
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