Calculating Commuting Costs on Vancouver Island

This will be the first post in a series as I work through this data. First, full disclosure, I work at Malaspina (Vancouver Island University) in Nanaimo and live 80KM away in Port Alberni. It’s a 1 hour drive morning and night, so yes, I have a vested interest in this topic. I am also …

What Private Lands is Sayers talking about in TFL44?

Hi everyone. I’ve had lots of discussions lately on www.alberni.ca about TFL44 and all the terrible forest practices going on on lands that have been deleted from the TFL. This is what I’ve found. What I’m trying to find out is… are the lands granted to Robert Dunsmuir for the E&N the “private” lands and …

Seeking Environmental and Economic Leadership on Port Alberni City Council

This is a letter I wrote to Port Alberni Mayor Ken McRae on November 2, 2007. Dear Mr. Mayor and Members of Council Over the past few months I’ve had the chance to engage in some good discussion on City matters through the public meetings on the Budget and Recycling. Thank you for that opportunity. …