Pro Forma Letter to NavCan

Hello SCAANS member,

In our discussions with the City we have asked how SCAANS members can support the City's efforts...

One strategy is to contact NavCanada at the highest level and encourage them to seriously consider the recommendations as a step towards resolving this issue.

In this case, we feel that writing a letter (as opposed to an e-mail) directly to John Crichton (President and CEO), Nicholas Geer (Chairman of the Board), and the Board members of NavCanada will have the most impact.

Attached is a suggested letter you can print off and MAIL.... or of course write your own. Please remember to date and include your address and postal code....that is how the impacted areas are tracked. By sending us an email to let us know you have sent in a letter, we can also track the numbers. Both Word and RTF formats have been provided.

Please mail your letter to:

Mr. John Crichton
NavCanada
77 Metcalfe Street
Ottawa, ON
K1P 5L6

We will tally the number of letters sent in and pass that on to both Mayor Watts and Russ Hiebert. You may also want to copy (or email) your letter to them. Their mailing information is:


Mayor Dianne Watts
14245 - 56th Avenue
Surrey, BC
V3X 3A2
or: dlwatts@surrey.ca


Russ Hiebert
#106A- 2429 152nd St.
Surrey, BC
V4P 1N4
or: info@russhiebert.ca
Colleen Kusack SCAANS

The letter follows:

Mr. John Crichton , President and CEO NavCanada,
Mr. Nicholas Geer, Chairman of the Board,
NavCanada Board of Directors
NavCanada
77 Metcalfe St.
Ottawa, ON
K1P 5L6


Dear Mr. Crichton, Mr. Geer, and Board Members,

I am writing you as a resident of South Surrey, British Columbia. I live on what is known as the Semiahmoo Peninsula, covering the area west of Highway 99 and south of the Nicomekl River down to the American border, and some 30 km south-east of YVR.

The new air routes implemented by your organisation on 10 May 2007 have greatly impacted our previously quiet community. These new routes result in aircraft flying over our densely populated residential area, creating continuing noise problems for me and my family. Many people are reporting sleep disturbances, anxiety, inability to concentrate on their work, and general loss of enjoyment of their homes and neighbourhoods. Residents are now moving, or considering doing so, after having located their families in this area because of its previous quiet. Some even moved here from Richmond to escape the aircraft noise associated with YVR.

The City of Surrey has forwarded you a series of recommendations which I hope you will view as a "win-win" opportunity for Nav Canada and our community. I urge you to direct your staff to work in good faith with the City of Surrey to implement these recommendations and provide some relief to our once peaceful community.

I thank you in advance for your help in this serious matter.

Sincerely,






cc Russ Hiebert, MP - South Surrey,White Rock,Cloverdale
Mayor Dianne Watts, City of Surrey

SCAANS

South Surrey Citizens Against Airplane Noise
SCAANS is a coalition of local residents who have joined together to restore the peace and quiet in our community.
We encourage you to join our growing list of members. We send out periodic updates, provide information of interest, and track complaints. All members are encouraged to send in their suggestions.
NavCanada has said that the only monitoring they will do as to the impact of these flight paths will be by the NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS they receive.
We urge you to send a complaint in EACH time you are bothered by plane noise. Let them know you are NOT HAPPY with these flight paths and the noise impact they are having. We need to speak up now or be faced with another NOISY SUMMER.
You can add your name by e-mailing scaans@gmail.com or calling:
Colleen @ 604-538-1091 or Janet @ 535-9900
You can address your complaints to:
NavCanada service@navcanada.ca 1-800-876-4693
YVR noise@yvr.ca 604-207-7097
MP Russ Hiebert info@russhiebert.ca 604-542-9495
Mayor Dianne Watts dlwatts@surrey.ca 604-591-4126
Minister of Transport mintc@tc.gc.ca 1-613-991-0700
Please cc scaans@gmail.com to help us keep a record of the # of complaints being sent in.