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 …

To The Editor: It is Time for a Provincial Environmental Health Officer

Dear Editor, (Published June 20 Times Colonist “We need a Bonnie Henry for climate change”) As I watch the calm, compassionate and intensely rational and authoritative handling of the COVID19 pandemic by Dr. Bonnie Henry, I can’t help but think we need this for BC’s environment and ecosystems. Dr. Henry’s primary goal is to work …

To The Editor: COVID19 and Climate Change

Dear Editor, I write this after two and a half months of working at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic and 25 years of hearing about taking action on climate change. We now know the stark difference when people listen to scientists and when they don’t. In B.C. we have lost lives but we listened …