(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 …
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Enough Bickering – Build the pool, unite the City.
(Letter sent May 29, 2024 to Alberni Valley News published June 4, 2024) Dear Editor, Enough. This aquatic centre debate has dragged through at least 5 terms of Council and Regional Directors spanning nearly two decades. An entire generation and more of young people, my own children included, have had to use a facility that …
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To the Editor: Cannabis facility latest reason why the City of Port Alberni should include the entire Alberni Valley.
Dear Editor, (not published) Two facts: First, pretty much everyone reading this will have “Port Alberni” at the end of their mailing address, and second, the most difficult issues communities face are often about how and where to use land. We saw a few weeks back at the Alberni Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD) board, a …