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. …

Beaver Pond Development – Good City Building?

The Series continues This is the 3rd in a series of posts on these properties. San Group’s Pacific Mayfair Estates takes over Beaver Ponds – Maybe They Should Donate The LandSan Group Beaver Pond Development – The Environmental ImpactThis Post. There appears to be considerable concern building around this development particularly around the loss of …