Thank you Helen and Mike – Tragic links in hard times

This letter was sent to the AV News on January 29, 2024 and published in the February 7, 2024 edition and published online. Dear Editor, Usually the words come easily but it has been hard to write about the recent tragic passing of two people. You may have known Mike Stewart. He was a passionate …

Education is a right. Make it free.

(Sent to the Globe and Mail June 30, 2023 – letters@globeandmail.com) Dear Editor, Canada is not the United States of America yet we have gradually followed that country’s decades long descent into a world where education is only available to those with the ability to pay up front or for 20 years after completion. It …

When will the City take responsibility for Safety?

In Response to Alberni Valley News: “City of Port Alberni prioritizes funding for pair of deadly intersections” Dear Editor, In 2015/2016 when I was on the City Council that helped create the bike lanes, they were intended to only be a first step. Both the Active Transportation Plan and the Food Security and Climate Disruption …