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 …

San Group’s Pacific Mayfair Estates takes over Beaver Ponds – Maybe They Should Donate The Land.

The Beaver Ponds – A Series This Post San Group Beaver Ponds Development – The Environmental ImpactBeaver Pond Development – Good City Building? Updated — I added a section on the very end about park dedications and fish habitat. There has been a lot of concern, rightly, about what is going on with the Beaver …

To The Editor: Restoring the Estuary is an Option

(This letter was sent to the AVNews on July 25, 2021) Dear Editor, There is a lot of talk of what might come of the WFP lands if they are expropriated. What if they went back to their original purpose? There are amazing photos (courtesy Alberni Valley Museum) of the harbour just after the E&N …