🚲 Victory for Taxpayers! Sherman Road Bike Lane Defeated 🚲
Tonight! Seems Council May have Listened to a FB post for once ?
The $1.96M Sherman Road bike lane is DEAD after North Cowichan council failed to pass the vote (3-3 tie).
https://x.com/ContactWwind/status/1892441605342446061
This was never about cycling—it was about wasting public funds. And tonight, that plan crashed and burned.
Final Vote Count:
✅ Against (Victory!): Tek Manhas, Bruce Findlay, Mike Caljouw
❌ For (More Waste): Mayor Rob Douglas, Christopher Justice, Chris Istace
❌ Not Voting? Debra Toporowski (resigned for NDP seat)
Why This Matters
This is a huge win for common sense in North Cowichan. Instead of throwing $196M into a bike lane fantasy, we can push council to fund real priorities like roads, infrastructure, emergency services, and real community needs.
The public was loud on this one, with over 1,000 readers engaging in our original report and 300+ comments on Facebook. Your voices mattered.
What’s Next?
We’ll have a full breakdown once the council meeting video is released in 48 hours. For now, celebrate this one, we just dodged a massive waste of taxpayer dollars.