Last week we lost, most suddenly, Ellen Frood. I had the pleasure and honour to work with Ellen from 2018 to 2024 on the Board of Sage Haven (formerly ACAWS), a service provider for people fleeing domestic violence in Port Alberni. The only picture of the two of us together that I can find is …
Category Archives: Dear City
2026 Municipal Referendum on Uniting Port Alberni
The Elephant’s name is Amalgamation
(This letter was sent to the AV News on November 13. It was published in the November 18 Edition in print and online.) Dear Editor, Fees, taxes, and time… they all go inevitably higher but at least we can slow the first two. The Mayor is right, we don’t have industry to pick up the …