Editor:
I do not know what is wrong with our politicians and local governments but we do have a problem.
I grew up in the ‘50s as a logger and an outdoor kid on Vancouver Island. When we had a fire season nobody but nobody was allowed in the bush. We did not go fishing or camping even if it was only 100 yards off the road – that is the way we were brought up.
I grew up on Vancouver Island, most of the work was logging, fishing and mining.
We had pipelines that ran miles from Sproat Lake to the pulp mills to provide water in Alberni, no problem.
Pipelines from First Lake in Nanaimo for pulp mills, even talk about using Cameron Lake if need be.
But not here, nobody seems to know of this solution. In 1970, I was told to hook up to the village water as we would soon run out. I did. I filled in my well so it would not harm anyone.
I read in the paper they would soon ban campfires.
We have had years of forest fires like never before, but fire seasons have been ignored. The bush has not been shut down. I don’t know why. Is it big money running the country or is it plain ignorance of people? I won’t go fishing, hiking or go in the bush.
I am an avid fisherman and I hunted all my life, but if we have this dry weather problem, I stay out of the bush.
We have big lakes: Ruby, Sakinaw and Clowhom Lake. Seven million dollars would sure help putting in a pipeline or reservoirs.
But we have people in the know who say water meters will solve the problem – well good luck.
Bill Ellis
Sechelt
