ToTheEditor – Murkyview

Port Alberni is growing and could be even better together.

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(Letter sent to AVNews on August 18, 2026 – Published in Sept 2 print edition – ) Dear Editor, We should correct the record when it comes to growth in Port Alberni. Port Alberni is growing. The latest official data is from the 2021 Canadian census. Between the 2016 and 2021 census, the “City” population …

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Buy an EV like your wallet depends on it

This is a letter to all my driving friends. There is one good thing that is actively saving me money every single day, my electric car.

Cathedral Grove is supposed to be a Class A park

(Sent to AVNews – April 22 Edition – Online Article April 26) Dear Editor, What is the purpose of a Class A Provincial Park like Cathedral Grove (MacMillan Park)? Is it to turn trees into tall lifeless poles? According to BCParks in a Class A park: “no natural resource may be granted, sold, removed, destroyed, …

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