At its regular board meeting on Thursday, April 22, the regional district board voted to write a letter in support of the request from Stump Lake Ranch.
NRD Area P (Rivers and the Peaks) director Mel Rothenburger said safety concerns can be seen in news headlines of accidents on the winding highway, which he noted often include the term “fiery crash.”
Barriere Mayor Ward Stamer said he had a logging company, noting Highway 5A was not built for lumber trucks.
“Common sense says those trucks should be kept off Highway 5A and kept to the Coquihalla [Highway, also known as Highway 4],” Rothenburger said.