We have been fools – Rebuild the Railway

Dear Editor. (Sent to the Times Colonist Nov 17, 2021) The Malahat is closed again. This time due to unprecedented rainfall. It will now be periodically closed for repairs for weeks. We now have fuel shortages because tankers can’t get down Island. Just when will the economic costs of decades of stubborn refusal to rebuild …

Port Alberni Needs Both a Path and a Pool

Dear Editor, (submitted Oct 20, 2021) Letter writers are correct when they say Port Alberni would benefit greatly from a new pool and community centre. Letters writers are also correct when they say the same about new pathways like the Connect the Quays project.  There hasn’t been a new pool built in Port Alberni for …

A Bouncer at Every Door?

Letter published Sept 15, 2021 – AVNews Dear Editor, I truly hope people are respectful at businesses now that the vaccine passports are in effect.  Getting ID’d at a liquor store, pub, nightclub or cigarette counter has been common for decades. Showing proof of vaccination while we are in a pandemic is hardly any different. …