Petition circulating opposing Dicken Road detour
Some issues divide communities. Some issues bond them.
It doesn’t seem to matter what side of the societal fence one stands, there is firm opposition in the Elk Valley to Dicken Road being used as a detour when Highway 3 east of Fernie is closed in 2027 for the Hartley Creek Bridge project.
The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) and City of Fernie have formally opposed routing heavy Highway 3 traffic through the rural residential area, asking instead for a temporary i
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