(This letter was sent to multiple Island newspapers on June 8, 2023. Published: June 12 Times Colonist.) Dear Editor,We have four alternatives to Highway 4. Three roads are controlled by Mosaic Forest Company and one railway escaped the fire and floods but not decades of Government neglect. It is time for Government’s stubborn, ideological resistance …
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In Response to Alberni Valley News: “City of Port Alberni prioritizes funding for pair of deadly intersections” Dear Editor, In 2015/2016 when I was on the City Council that helped create the bike lanes, they were intended to only be a first step. Both the Active Transportation Plan and the Food Security and Climate Disruption …
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(This letter was sent to the AV News February 22, 2023. You may also be interested in this post about Passenger Rail schedules on Vancouver Island) Dear Editor, A report released by the BC Government on its website recently, listed as a “primary finding†something many have said for a long time (17 years in …
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