Our region is large and thankfully mostly flat considering the cost of road maintenance and construction. Our roads are our life line. For our businesses and for our residents. In Inkerman, the New Life Mills manager spoke about the importance of high quality roads to keep his business running, which they do, 24hrs a day. Many commute between townships or towards Cornwall and Ottawa. Having a smooth, safe ride is critical. As your council representative I would advocate for well maintained and constructed road ways as well as strive to find new means to keep our roads clean and safe. One such measure was introduced to me by Pud Johnson of Johnson Treefarms. He said they had conducted a study in the 50's to see how trees could prevent snow drift onto the roads. Looked into it and it appears viable, as the "living snow fence" can last up 40-50 years, but there are trade offs in that it takes some land out of production.