Dear Bowen Island,
As I have always been a subscriber of The Undercurrent, I would very much miss our informative weekly if it was forced to discontinue. I encourage the community-at-large to take heed of publisher Peter Kvarnstrom’s comments/plea in his front-page article, “Community journalism matters”, in the January 25th issue.
While some Islanders have been known to complain about the paper, a lack of perfection is far better than no weekly paper. I personally find it informative and entertaining, and a great way to learn of community initiatives, be they business, volunteer organizations or social. I consider myself reasonably informed and to a noticeable degree thank our little weekly. There are so many undertakings the paper has served well from conception to becoming a reality, with our community golf course being a fine example. They covered us all the way and now serve us well as an advertising medium. Thank you!
For the mere promotion price ($33) of a couple bottles of wine, from another local advertiser, we can all subscribe and help retain an important member of the community for as Joni Mitchell suggested in a song, “you don’t know what you’ve got ‘till it’s gone”. That, is a very small price to pay to be entertained by Ron Woodall’s weekly, editorial cartoon!
Sincerely,
Bruce Russell
