Opinion

Editor’s note: the following is a public statement from the Bowen Trail Riders Association president.

“What do you think of Woodfibre LNG?” I am often asked. Not that I work for the company –– I am doing the opposite –– but folks know who ask me the question.

I must confess that I am not a fan of artificial turf (AT). It is plastic and we are already making a mess of our planet by over-consuming this stuff and chucking it about without a care.

Winter is so diverse and theatrical it gives us magnificent views and incredible atmosphere.

This morning, insights galore, while brushing my teeth, squeegeeing the shower, opening the blinds, and so on. A prominent thought was about: how a sunset doesn’t try to be beautiful. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Achieving the community’s dream of a health centre on Bowen grew closer in 2019. As with similar community health centres, the capital funds to build Bowen’s health centre must come from the people in our community.

Michael Nankin reflects on 15 months of observing island interactions

Open letter to the community: The Bowen Island volunteer firefighters (BIVF) wish to thank the community for all the support we have received over the past several months in the face of the dispute by Municipality.

When do we regulate an activity and when do we let things be? Also, who are we affecting with new regulations?

Dear Editor: Yes, and it is happening in Átl’ḵa7tsem / Howe Sound, in Burnaby, in Kitimat, in B.C. and Alberta: CO2 lock-in. “Is CO2 lock-in a good thing?” Here is the deal.