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In Memoriam – Ellen Frood

From the AVNews article linked... a line of people stand in front of the doors of a building as a ribbon is cut.

Last week we lost, most suddenly, Ellen Frood. I had the pleasure and honour to work with Ellen from 2018 to 2024 on the Board of Sage Haven (formerly ACAWS), a service provider for people fleeing domestic violence in Port Alberni. The only picture of the two of us together that I can find is …

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Updated Oct 14 — Small town Canadian newspapers at risk from anti-democratic Carpenter Media ownership group

A screenshot of the Alberni Valley News banner on the e-edition of the AvNews

(The Letter was sent to the Alberni Valley News on October 8 2025) Update: October 14th – Carpenter Media Editor Refuses to Run my Letter. Today I was phoned (I believe… it all happened a little quickly) by Senior Vice President & Group Publisher Canadian Division, Mary Kemmis. She said she is in charge of …

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2 years later, my Freedom of Information Request shows a snapshot of Government ignoring Vancouver Islanders for 20 years.

On June 28, 2023 I submitted a Request for Information to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure of British Columbia for documents related to the Island Railway on Vancouver Island. It took two years to receive the response.