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 …

To a Mentor – Donna Brett

Thank you. I don’t want to make this long, it wouldn’t be what Donna would want anyway. But I do feel compelled to write. Donna Brett – former Councillor, Mayor (acting) and Freeman of the City of Port Alberni – passed away recently. Donna was one of the first people to sign my nomination papers …