Opinion

25 years ago in the Undercurrent In her column ‘Island News’ Laura Cochrane professed, “Whenever I read or hear about complaints regarding the development of Bowen Island and the criticism directed at so-called “developers,” I can but shake my head.

Dear Editor, It was a cool misty evening when Peter (thank you for driving us all home too) brought the first busload of people to BI’s first International Wine tasting at the Lodge at the Old Dorm.

Thank you! Sunday, September 21 we held a gathering at the Legion for the many friends and family of our brother Bob, so that we could all share out thoughts on his life well lived.

Dear Editor, In response to the “no-brainer” solution for ferry line-up congestion that was featured in the September 12 issue of the Undercurrent, I am glad that we are pitching solutions for the issue.

Since the last municipal election, when 1,920 out of the 2,292 eligible voters on Bowen Island cast their ballots, countless hours of meetings, both open and closed, have been clocked at our Municipal Hall.

A project like the infill building on Dorman Road that houses the new branch of First Credit Union doesn’t come easily. It takes the will and determination of many players and the skill and talent of many artisans and trades-people.

When I was in school, it seems a million years ago, I had a science teacher who insisted on the existence of the ‘ether’ affording structure to space. This in spite of Albert Einstein’s 1905 and 1915 proofs that it does not exist.

Thanks to everyone who worked with me over a busy summer to shrink the distance to Ottawa. Ministers and other MPs came to our riding to work with constituents and me on pressing national issues that affect us here, where we live.