(The Letter was sent to the AV News on January 8, 2026) Dear Editor, I’ve been increasingly disturbed by Mayor and Council’s decisions of late and the latest budget related scandals have only gotten worse: Ending the City’s relationship with the BCSPCA; proposed ending support for McLean Mill National Historic Site; the Visitor Centre begging …
Continue reading “Austerity and sprawl are not the future Port Alberni deserves.”
(This Letter was sent to the Times Colonist on November 7 2025 – It was published on November 11, 2025) Dear Editor, 140 years ago today (November 7th, 2025) the last spike was driven near Revelstoke BC, completing what is now known as the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway. It took just 4 years for …
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 …
