(This letter was sent April 2, 2024 and published in the April 10 issue) Dear Editor, Imagine the public reaction today if a party campaigned on “axing the cigarette tax”. We know cigarette companies hid the facts, with the help of politicians, for decades before government finally acted in the best interests of the people dying …
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Mosaic Forest Management Only Has Contempt
(Background: “Logging near cemetery a ‘shock’ for Port Alberni residents” Letter Published in March 13, 2024 edition of AV News) Dear Editor, I am not shocked. Mosaic’s (formerly Island Timberlands and Timberwest) recent logging adjacent to the cemetery and Hole in the Wall shows in the worst way that it respects the dead as much …
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Thank you Helen and Mike – Tragic links in hard times
This letter was sent to the AV News on January 29, 2024 and published in the February 7, 2024 edition and published online. Dear Editor, Usually the words come easily but it has been hard to write about the recent tragic passing of two people. You may have known Mike Stewart. He was a passionate …
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