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LETTER: Program moves greenhouse gas emissions from one pile to another

CO2 is an essential gas for life on Earth…

  • Nov 3, 2021
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LETTER: Federal government must act boldly to get society off of fossil fuels

The federal government is in the midst of drafting its long-promised Just Transition legislation…

  • Nov 3, 2021
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Victoria Quay offers a short walking path along Port Alberni’s waterfront. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)

LETTER: Why can’t City of Port Alberni pay for both the pool and Quay to Quay path?

To the Editor, I’m not one who would use the pool, but…

  • Oct 27, 2021
Victoria Quay offers a short walking path along Port Alberni’s waterfront. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)
River Bend Bridge, which crosses the Somass River at Falls Street on one side and Tsuma-as Drive at the other, has gone through different iterations since it was first built circa 1910. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)

LETTER: The ‘Orange Bridge’ presents perfect path to Truth and Reconciliation

Port Alberni could come together to make symbolic gesture

  • Oct 27, 2021
River Bend Bridge, which crosses the Somass River at Falls Street on one side and Tsuma-as Drive at the other, has gone through different iterations since it was first built circa 1910. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)
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LETTER: Port Alberni needs a new pool before a quay to quay walkway

Our tax dollars would be better spent on a brand new pool…

  • Oct 20, 2021
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LETTER: People who deal with public should be vaccinated, says writer

I find it very upsetting to read about the number of COVID-19 cases that are arising…

  • Oct 20, 2021
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LETTER: Port Alberni senior in dire straits over dental work, says system is flawed

I have recently started a GoFundMe account to help pay for my dental work…

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LETTER: Yard waste helps fill senior’s green bin in new Port Alberni compost system

Hopefully it will help make better Port Alberni dirt…

  • Oct 13, 2021
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Victoria Quay is located on the Somass River in Port Alberni. Also the unceded territory of the Tseshaht and Hupacasath First Nations. (AV NEWS FILE PHOTO)

LETTER: Port Alberni’s quay to quay walkway survey misses the mark

First question should have been ‘do you want a walkway,’ says writer

  • Oct 13, 2021
Victoria Quay is located on the Somass River in Port Alberni. Also the unceded territory of the Tseshaht and Hupacasath First Nations. (AV NEWS FILE PHOTO)
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LETTER: The election about nothing had a familiar ring to it

Bernie Smith summons his best musical trivia to describe the 2021 federal election

  • Oct 6, 2021
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LETTER: Different vision could create better community and leave beaver ponds alone

I’m sad to see the excitement generated by San Group’s plans…

  • Oct 6, 2021
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LETTER: Burde Street ponds could be Port Alberni’s nature park

The Burde Street Ponds, surrounding forest trails and beautiful green space are my sanctuary…

  • Oct 6, 2021
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Logging trucks from around the province arrive at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in downtown Vancouver to protest forest industry job loss, Sept. 27, 2019. (Kat Slepian/Black Press Media)

LETTER: Embattled B.C. forest industry needs government leadership

Industry getting attention ‘for all the wrong reasons’

  • Oct 5, 2021
Logging trucks from around the province arrive at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in downtown Vancouver to protest forest industry job loss, Sept. 27, 2019. (Kat Slepian/Black Press Media)
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LETTER: Canada’s election system is broken, not democratic

The Black Press support for Canada’s existing electoral process is puzzling…

  • Sep 29, 2021
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LETTER: Election results were anything but democratic

With respect, I disagree with the Oct. 22 editorial…

  • Sep 29, 2021
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The MV Frances Barkley can be seen in the harbour in Bamfield in this undated photo. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

LETTER: Visitor from Ontario excited at news MV Frances Barkley will still sail

It hardly needs repeating that COVID-19 has exacted a terrible toll on Canadians…

  • Sep 22, 2021
The MV Frances Barkley can be seen in the harbour in Bamfield in this undated photo. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
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LETTER: Bad behaviour of one person mars Toy Run trip for visiting couple

My wife and I are here for our third time to attend the Port Alberni Toy Run…

  • Sep 22, 2021
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A beaver lodge can be seen in one of two ponds along the Log Train Trail near what is known as the Burde Street Beaver Ponds. A group of Port Alberni residents is concerned that development in the area will compromise habitat in the wetlands. (PHOTO COURTESY SANDY MCRUER)

LETTER: Port Alberni beaver ponds in danger from proposed development

The Burde Street ponds are under threat from a proposed massive housing development…

  • Sep 22, 2021
A beaver lodge can be seen in one of two ponds along the Log Train Trail near what is known as the Burde Street Beaver Ponds. A group of Port Alberni residents is concerned that development in the area will compromise habitat in the wetlands. (PHOTO COURTESY SANDY MCRUER)
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LETTER: Show up and vote Sept. 20

On September 20, voters will pass judgment on the Trudeau government…

  • Sep 15, 2021
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