The Double Edged Sword of the Politics of Fear

In the past two weeks we have had two very separate but similar instances where fear has played a large role in decision making.  I’m going to start with the most recent one. Fear wins over contracts and trust At the just completed council meeting on Monday July 13th (Agenda) Councillor Minions and I brought …

Gardens, Greenery…. and Gall. The Power of Community to Overcome Greed.

Grow a Garden, It’s Important. 🙂 This past Sunday I had the honour and privilege to cut the ribbon (it was even red!) at the Official opening for the Community Garden built by the Young Professionals of the Alberni Valley at 4th and Napier. It is a wonderful space and it has been put together by a …

Transport, Climate Committee, Strange LNG Answers and AVICC Conference

Here we go! VIEA Intermodal Transportation Forum On Tuesday March 31st I went down to Victoria with Councillor McLeman for the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance forum on Transportation.  This was a very exciting event. You might be wondering what the VIEA is… well, I’m not entirely sure honestly.  But my understanding is that they are an organization …