Dear Editor, What is the purpose of a Class A Provincial Park like Cathedral Grove (MacMillan Park)? Is it to turn trees into tall lifeless poles? According to BCParks in a Class A park: "no natural resource may be granted, sold, removed, destroyed, damaged, disturbed or exploited unless authorized by a valid park use permit.” …
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(This Letter was sent to the Times Colonist on January 15, 2026) Dear Editor, I am actively watching, as we all should be, the travels of our Premier and Prime Minister in Asia. Both are touting their own version of Canadian fossil energy export diversification. Let’s focus on Premier Eby, India, and the market for …
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(The Letter was sent to the AV News on January 8, 2026) Dear Editor, I’ve been increasingly disturbed by Mayor and Council’s decisions of late and the latest budget related scandals have only gotten worse: Ending the City's relationship with the BCSPCA; proposed ending support for McLean Mill National Historic Site; the Visitor Centre begging …
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