The warden of Inverness Co. says he hasn’t been included in any discussions about closing the Canso Causeway to non-essential travel.
The idea has been floated by a number of people- and some politicians- in Cape Breton.
After December’s regular municipal council meeting Thursday afternoon, Laurie Cranton, Inverness Co.’s warden, said he heard a rumor there was a Nov. 24 meeting, but he wasn’t invited.
“First thing I said is ‘I should be involved in that, obviously, because the causeway comes across into Inverness Co’.”
Cranton said he couldn’t even confirm that a meeting was, in fact, taking place.
He said he’s willing to discuss it with other regional leaders.
“It’s a big step to look at closing the causeway, and to justify that when we have no cases here- if we we’re going to be flooded tomorrow and someone said ‘The only way to stop that was close the causeway,’ I’d be 100 per cent in favour of it,” he said. “The eastern (health zone) comes from the Antigonish line on down- it’s not just at the causeway- so for us to divide our district and say ‘We’re safe on this side of that bridge’ I don’t know if that’s the best way to approach it.”
Cranton said he doesn’t think it’s right unless absolutely necessary.
He said the idea of abandoning their mainland neighbours, without that worst-case scenario, reflects badly on all of Cape Breton.
