Letters

I am both disgusted and appalled by the number of people who think it is OK to blow the four-way stop near Oceanside Elementary School (on Wembley and Wright roads), the many who think it is just fine to ignore the kids waiting to cross at a crosswalk, on Lowrys Road, and blast right past them.

Re: Qualicum Beach development back to drawing board ( The NEWS , April 24)

We’ve just spoken with Elections B.C., looking for email addresses so that we might ask the candidates running in the upcoming election whether they support a UNESCO World Heritage Site designation for the Salish Sea.

It’s obvious that Canadian politicians who feel compelled to wear visible minority attire while attending cultural festivities or ethnic religious events do so only to garner political favour and votes.

As a resident of Lasqueti Island, I am extremely bothered by the survivor contest PQB News is running. In no way, shape, or form does it have anything to do with Lasqueti other than to capitalize on the name.

Re: RDN favours group’s plan to turn railway into a recreational trail ( The NEWS, April 18).

I like reading my local paper and in particular, enjoy the editorial section. However I see the winds of change taking place. The cartoon in the April 18 edition is a repeat from the previous week. It is a very left-leaning cartoon and when I read it last week I thought the PQB News was making a statement. Having seen it two times now, I am really curious to understand the editor’s motives.

During the past year several well-researched articles have criticized B.C.’s wildlife policies as inept, ineffective and badly in need of updating.

When I originally composed this letter it was simply a thank you to the Nanaimo Transit System drivers on Routes #91 and #20. I am a regular rider travelling from our home in Parksville to Departure Bay, taking the BC Ferry to and from Vancouver. I have been making semi-weekly trips to the mainland, with quick turn arounds, caring for an elderly family member on the mainland.

Monica Bradbury, a teacher at Parksville’s Ballenas Secondary School, recently invited me to speak to members of the newly formed “Eco-club” on campus.