Opinion

By Donald Gordon We are writing to express our outrage regarding the manner in which Lafarge Canada Ltd.

Texada coal – Bruce Thurston, Gillies Bay Should this plan materialize, Texada Island would be laughed at and loathed by not only its neighbours on the south coast and Lower Mainlanders, but by concerned citizens worldwide [“Coal export expansion pro

Texada Island is a key piece in the plan to increase coal exports to Asia through the Lower Mainland.

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Coal threat – Dolores de la Torre, Marine Avenue Not another threat to our environment. Last night I attended a meeting regarding the stockpiling of coal from the United States to be shipped to China from Texada Island (“Coal meeting,” August 14).

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By John Thomson A recent report in the Peak on the Clansman Pipe Band brings to mind the following. In 1960 the Powell River Company Pipe Band was practicing in the Vancouver International Tattoo.

BC Ferries ranks high on the list of what many Powell River residents are concerned about.

By Donald Mostat I write this letter to express my viewpoint regarding the “Highway to Squamish” in the July 24 issue of the Peak. I disagree with the previous writer in many areas of his composition.

High-speed craft – Dave Loveluck, Serendipity Road May I suggest that the brothers developing this craft make themselves aware of the design of the first operational hovercraft, the SR.