Island Transit on Rails

It’s time for the 21st Century. In this article I will lay out a vision for rail based transportation integrated seamlessly with other public transit on this Island (colonially named Vancouver Island). The Deadline for the Island Corridor Foundation The Supreme Court ruling (read a brief here) in Snaw-Naw-As First Nation v. Canada (Attorney General), …

A War Effort is Needed – To Transition from Fossil Fuels

Sent to the Alberni Valley news March 10, 2022 Published in the March 15, 2022 Alberni Valley News Dear Editor, Nearly every war of the past century can be directly or indirectly tied to the securing of fossil fuel resources. That applies to Ukraine today. My mother’s family (Neufeld and Heubner) were refugees from southern …

To the Editor: It’s time for John Horgan’s Tommy Douglas Moment – Universal Basic Income

This letter was sent to the Alberni Valley News on October 29, 2020 and published November 4, 2020. Dear Editor, The provincial election is over and it is now time to look ahead to how this strong NDP majority can truly do the most good for all British Columbians no matter their station or political …