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Heating homes with wood selfish

Now that the cold weather is upon us, we are again inflicted by air pollution emanating from wood-fired stoves.
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Now that the cold weather is upon us, we are again inflicted by air pollution emanating from wood-fired stoves.

The irresponsible and selfish people who heat their homes with wood and not by natural gas are inflicting discomfort and even harm on many people in the community with breathing problems but they don’t care as they are saving a few dollars. City council seems to like to ban such things as plastic bags and straws (non of which harm people’s health) but when a serious health problem comes up that they could easily fix - nothing.

I urge people who are affected by this solution or have loved ones who are, to phone the mayor and demand action. It’s long overdue.

Al Skiber

Parksville