FYI - A great write up about what is going on with the ramp.....................http://www.sookenewsmirror.com/opinion/letters/213710391.html
"$60 annual pass for locals has been proposed and $10 for one-offs. Annual out of town is $120."
Sooke paid approximately the same amount as the federal grants received for the ramp, therefore every Canadians taxes went in to that ramp. No other ramp that I'm aware of has a two tiered pay system for "out of towners". Esquimalt anglers is still $50 even if your from Timbuktu, and it's twice the ramp the prestige will ever be.
Just sayin'......sooke should be embracing anglers not trying to pull this bs
Wonder what cow bay does? There is a pretty sweet ramp with tons of parking and not much tax base....and it's free!
We up here in the valley pay for it and so do other facilities such as in my community Shawnigan Lake wharf. We don't *****. We all know money is generated from those ramps being there , and it goes into the local community through gas stations/restaurants/tackle etc. Everyone benefits. Sooke seems like it can't seem to grasp that concept. I can understand why residents are upset they were told it wouldn't cost anything and now everyone changed there mind...
SIRA I wish you luck on your application, but at the rate Sooke council is moving I don't see anything happening soon.
I'd pay 10 bucks just for that alone