Opinion

Dear Editor, Last week on Wednesday May 13, we headed to the ferry line-up for 8:30 a.m. sailing to Horseshoe Bay expecting the usual overload.

Dear Editor, I’m a little concerned that our new, clean and lovely ferry will be taken away once again for painting to erase graffiti on the walls.

Dear Editor, Bowen Island’s Municipal Transportation Advisory Committee (BIMTAC) met with BCFerries (BCF) on May 13th. The discussion was wide-ranging, but some specific issues deserve attention.

Dear Editor, I write to offer a few observations on the value of protecting public spaces on Bowen such as the foreshore areas at Cape Roger Curtis. It is well known that Vancouver is consistently ranked as one of the world’s most liveable cities.

This paper will be fresh and crisp, landing at the General Store just hours before what I predict to be to be the first real political battle of 2015.

Mayor Skeels’ recent comment about herons got my attention. “If you’re going to have herons in the middle of downtown,” he said in council, “it doesn’t matter how much you write. People are going to say, this is crazy.

I, and most of the people I know, ardently want to see the end of the Harper oligarchy in this fall’s election.

Dear Editor, Thanks to the suggestion of Amanda Ockeleon and financial support from the municipality we now have an AED (Automated External Defibrillator, or “defib” for short) at the golf course which is ready for use at the pro shop @ 604- 947-GOLF

Dear Editor, The Supreme Court of British Columbia decision of Judge Lynn Smith allowing doctor assisted suicide in certain situations was upheld unanimously by the Supreme Court of Canada, overturning their earlier decision in Rodriguez.