Fire and flood proves Government fails on island transport

(This letter was sent to multiple Island newspapers on June 8, 2023. Published: June 12 Times Colonist.) Dear Editor,We have four alternatives to Highway 4. Three roads are controlled by Mosaic Forest Company and one railway escaped the fire and floods but not decades of Government neglect. It is time for Government’s stubborn, ideological resistance …

New Co-op Cardlock Key to Other Adaptations

Dear Editor, It is great news about the Co-op Cardlock facility on Johnston Road not only because it is a reputable and community minded business that deserves our support, but let us also hope it will encourage heavy truck traffic to use Johnston Road, a provincial highway whose maintenance is mostly funded by the taxpayers …

Earth Day 2019 – Letting go of the past is hard but exciting!

It’s Earth Day! On this special combination of Earth Day and Easter Monday I find myself reflecting on how it can be hard to let something go. I had a big reminder of that this week. 14 years ago, on the 22nd of June 2005, I had to let something go that was dear to …