Paddle Together

Dear Editor, (Sent October 13, 2023 – Published October 24 Issue of AVNews note: printed version omitted final sentence with E&N, but the digital version was the full letter) It was wonderful to see the ribbon cutting on Bamfield Road. Once upon a time I rode that bus to Bamfield Marine Station on that same …

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 …