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. …

To The Editor: Restoring the Estuary is an Option

(This letter was sent to the AVNews on July 25, 2021) Dear Editor, There is a lot of talk of what might come of the WFP lands if they are expropriated. What if they went back to their original purpose? There are amazing photos (courtesy Alberni Valley Museum) of the harbour just after the E&N …