San Group’s Pacific Mayfair Estates takes over Beaver Ponds – Maybe They Should Donate The Land.

The Beaver Ponds – A Series This Post San Group Beaver Ponds Development – The Environmental ImpactBeaver Pond Development – Good City Building? Updated — I added a section on the very end about park dedications and fish habitat. There has been a lot of concern, rightly, about what is going on with the Beaver …

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 …

Fits and Starts in City Building

(This letter was sent to the Alberni Valley News on Friday May 7, 2021 in response to ‘‘New’ Dry Creek path falls into disrepair in Port Alberni’) Letter published May 26, 2021 Dear Editor, Change often comes in fits and starts, other times, it appears all at once. It’s getting to the end that matters. …