Opinion

Never again A tragedy happened yesterday. I too was stuck in the disaster that was described as Monday's departure from Powell River [“Ferry sailing waits frustrate travellers,” July 27].

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Some of our best friends are gay. Really. It is no longer just something that is said to validate our open-mindedness and inclusion, or to try to downplay our insecurities about the homophobic trappings of a remote, blue-collar town.

Pretend for just a minute that you own a transportation company with many vehicles. Your profits are up by nearly half from the past fiscal year and you’ve identified the weakest links in your fleet: a couple of old jalopies that keep breaking down.

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Misleading information I read that we have a new pool lift [“Complex adds lift,” July 6] to assist handicapped people and I want to thank the city for its efforts.

I live on Texada Island. When I first arrived our local ferries were part of our highway system, although we did pay a “toll” for their use. At that time we had an active iron-ore mine, limestone quarries and logging operations.

Crime is usually associated with being a big city problem. When one thinks of the ugly underbelly of criminal behaviour, it is not usually linked to a small city like Powell River.

The new and improved amphitheatre [“Contest to name new civic venue,” June 15] at Willingdon Beach is a beautiful facility. It is one of the best, if not the best, logger sports venues in BC and will host many other events in coming years.

It appears that a mammoth conglomerate and the BC provincial government are conspiring to fulfill Captain George Vancouver’s dismal observation when he wrongly named Desolation Sound: “There was not a single prospect that was pleasing to the eye.