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ELF goes too far

ELF goes too far

Editor: I think ELF has gone too far when it unequivocally advocates purchase of private lands in the watershed. ELF takes an extreme position, namely that any logging is detrimental.
Why pick on broom?

Why pick on broom?

Editor: A couple of thoughts on the unhappiness that Scotch broom seems to cause on the Coast. I agree there are areas that appear to be overtaken with broom.
Broom worse than smoke

Broom worse than smoke

Editor: For years on Vancouver Island, volunteers cut broom at this time of year when it blossomed. They then took it to a safe place and burnt it.
Technically legal is not good enough

Technically legal is not good enough

Editor: John French, Woodfibre LNG’s community relations manager, wrote hoping to assure the public that we need not worry about the inherent risks of building an LNG export facility up Howe Sound at Woodfibre (“Benefits of responsible LNG,” Letters,
Spoils go to the victor

Spoils go to the victor

Editor: Re: Collective punishment and human rights violations (HRVs). All HRVs are HRVs but are not necessarily apartheid.
Fox back in henhouse

Fox back in henhouse

Editor: Senator Duffy has been pronounced “not guilty” because his actions broke no rules that could be considered hard and fast enough to be laws.
Am I missing Weston?

Am I missing Weston?

Editor: With respect to last week’s letter from David Rogers (“Disgraceful stand on Mideast”), in addition to other problematic actions already undertaken by Pamela Goldsmith-Jones and her fellow Liberals, I find myself feeling embarrassed that I onc
VCH needs to deal with elder crisis

VCH needs to deal with elder crisis

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Please be one of the good guys

Please be one of the good guys

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Leap sets out correct agenda

Leap sets out correct agenda

Editor: Regarding the NDP’s controversial Leap Mani-festo that threatens to tear the party apart, I feel the debate misses the point.