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LETTER: Here’s why we should save ALL the Orchard Cottages

LETTER: Here’s why we should save ALL the Orchard Cottages

Dear Editor, On April 26, 2017, the Metro Parks Committee, at a meeting held on Bowen, received a staff report recommending two options for the future of the Union Steamship resort-era cottages in Davies Orchard.
LETTER: Hold on to the cottages

LETTER: Hold on to the cottages

Dear Editor, The surviving cottages in Davies Orchard, however timeworn and humble should not be evaluated for their restorability or utility alone.
LETTER: Book Launch Gratitude

LETTER: Book Launch Gratitude

Dear Editor, I would like to thank those who made my book launch such a stunning success. Paul Hooson, my go-to- guy, handled everything with such grace, love and aplomb.
Islanders coming and going

Islanders coming and going

LETTER: Enough already with Wild West-style democracy

LETTER: Enough already with Wild West-style democracy

Dear Editor, The Bowen-based NDP candidate in the recent provincial election, Michelle Livaja, speaks for the great majority of B.C.
LETTER: A proper send-off

LETTER: A proper send-off

Dear Editor, My sincere thanks to all of those who came out last Saturday to help celebrate my retirement from Island Pacific School.
LETTER: Save the cottages? Thanks but no thanks

LETTER: Save the cottages? Thanks but no thanks

Dear Editor, Do you support the restoration of the orchard cottages; support the restoration of cottages with less architectural interest than some long abandoned roadside fruit stand? Thanks, but no thanks - the bulldozer can’t come soon enough.
Woodfibre LNG and the Canadian government: alternative facts galore!

Woodfibre LNG and the Canadian government: alternative facts galore!

Is there any word that describes the Federal Liberals did in their 2015 better than dishonest? Two years in, the governing party continues to break promises after they ‘won a majority’ with 39% of the vote and were handed the reigns of this country.
What's happening at the Phorum

What's happening at the Phorum

LETTER: The sunshine edition of the Undercurrent

LETTER: The sunshine edition of the Undercurrent

Dear Editor, Your May 26th issue was full of good stories as to the happiness enjoyed by many locals and visitors from the overdue arrival of sunny, warm weather on the May long weekend.