Opinion

Dear Editor: How appropriate is it for a company to hire PR firms, such as Hill + Knowlton and National Public Relations, to lobby the federal government all the way up into the Prime Minister’s Office? How appropriate is this when this company has t

Dear Editor, Bowen does a few things really well – like Hallowe’en and Remembrance Day for starters. But it does one thing really, really well – this village sure knows how to raise kids.

There I was in Claremont, California – philosophers to the right of me, scientists to the left – attending Seizing an Alternative: Toward an Ecological Civilization. The conference was the brain -child of John Cobb Jr.

Dear Editor, The organizers of Aaron’s Run would like to thank Bowen for all the support that made Sunday’s run a success.

Dear Editor, When my wife, Georgeanna and I moved to Bowen 20 years ago this spring, among the many things that first impressed us is the community spirit and the deep friendships that can be forged here - two decades later as we end our life here un

Dear Editor, Back in May, the day when the summer ferry schedule came in to force, the BCF staff at HSB were still cutting off tickets for foot passengers according to the old schedule (and thus 10 minutes early!) Since I was there when it happened,

Dear Editor, John Sbragia (June 5) believes that the implementation of the OCP would “avoid polarization” within the Bowen community. In this, he appears to be supported by Dave Witty (June 12). I disagree with Messrs Sbragia and Witty.

25 years ago in the Undercurrent Laura Cochrane uncovered a 30 year old Vancouver Sun article written by Mac Reynolds which bemoaned the downfall of the great resort island of Bowen. Gone were the days of Black Ball’s Bainbridge ferry being full.

Dear Editor, I am compelled to write one last time to the Undercurrent to provide a professional planner’s perspective on the docks at Cape Roger.