This was a letter I sent to the Economic Development Manager of Port Alberni a while back. I thought I’d post it here as well. Two of the most valuable economic resources in our City are the deep water Port and the (formerly) heavy grade rail line. Combined with the rail barge at Nanaimo Harbour, …
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So today the family went out to celebrate the largest flying boats in the world. The Martin Mars Water Bombers. Here are some pictures of the event, which marked the purchase of the two bombers by a local forest company after much handwringing and worrying that the Alberni Valley and City of Port Alberni might …
The flood gates seem to be opening to independant power producers here in BC. And while i don’t like that BC Hydro isn’t doing the dirty work, clean power is still the most important thing in the long. I saw the notice of purchase of Crown Land today in the Alberni Valley Times. The application …
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