Opinion

To the Editor, I must take issue with a couple of points made by Graham Ritchie in his letter in the last Undercurrent in which he emphasizes the importance of “opinions based on facts.

Dear Editor, Having been on this island for over ¼ of a century now and still hanging onto some remnants of sanity because of it, we would like to pass on our views of Mr. Murray Skeels.

Dear Editor, The primary purpose of a Municipality is to direct and regulate development towards the best interests of the community, both in the short and long term. We will certainly need many forms of development on Bowen over the next few years.

Dear Editor, It’s been 26 years since I wrote a letter to the Undercurrent; but recent election buzz has prompted me to talk about why I will vote for Murray Skeels for mayor. For those who might not know, Murray moved to Bowen 36 years ago.

Dear Editor, I moved to this small community over 16 years ago with three young children in tow. I’ve worked for several local entrepreneurs and managed and owned small businesses over that time.

Dear Editor, In almost every part of Canada, municipal elections are held in the fall. There must be a logic in choosing this particular time of year.

Dear Editor, When I first moved to Bowen Island more than 35 years ago, there were only about 750 full-time residents on the island; we were an “unorganized territory”, governed by the “preserve and protect” mandate of the Islands Trust.

Dear Editor, From our volunteer work together designing two library calendars, Len Gilday knows I have some facility in graphic design and I suspect he knows I have some facility with words.

Dear Editor, In his recent Bulletin article, candidate Tim Rhodes says that much of this Council’s work in the past term has gone “largely unseen”. If only that were true.

Way back in 1964, when I was working in Boston with a very high-powered team of developers working on elementary science curriculum, I was absolutely surrounded by brilliant people.