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 Kettle Island crossing garners more support

November 21st 2008

With fears the current controversy over the proposed Kettle Island interprovincial link will sway study operators towards the Lower Duck Island site, residents of several east-end neighbourhoods are speaking out in defence of an area they say is sorely unrepresented in the bridge debate.

"We don't have a voice," says Rothwell Heights inhabitant Bruce Cappon, explaining that he's concerned area politicians and community associations are not representing the full spectrum of resident opinions by protesting the Kettle Island link and staying mum on the Lower Duck option. "This is such a huge issue. When the politicians aren't there (it makes it difficult). We're the weakest link."

While community associations and elected officials further east have recently stepped up to support the Kettle Island Bridge Now! campaign, Community Action for Reasonable Analyses and Decision – a local coalition of more than a dozen community groups united against the Kettle Island bridge – has mounted an outspoken crusade alongside municipal, provincial and federal politicians. Montfort Hospital also joined the fray earlier this month, voicing their opposition against the link due to concerns about noise, traffic, vibrations, pollution and impeded access.

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