Gabriola Sounder - Opinions and Letters http://www.soundernews.com/rss/opinions-letters.html en Gabriola Sounder News Online 2006 120No call for blind-siding staff in public http://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/no-call-for-blind-siding-staff-in-public.htmlThis past Thursday at the Gabriola Local Trust Committee the level of criticism aimed at staff and the consultants hired to conduct the climate change report appeared to be a complete blind-siding. It was unprofessional for an elected official to chew out staff in such a public manner.

]]>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:44:32 -0400http://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/no-call-for-blind-siding-staff-in-public.htmlDerek KilbournLetter: On the mendhttp://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/letter-on-the-mend.htmlAs the occupant of the middle car in the three-car pileup on South Road on April 16, I want to show my appreciation to all the people who helped me. 

These include the woman who asked me my name and called Bob,

]]>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:42:15 -0400http://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/letter-on-the-mend.htmlLetter: The new Fire Hallhttp://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/letter-the-new-fire-hall.htmlWhile those working on the project and in our community pat themselves on the back because the project is ahead of schedule, the people who live on Church Road can explain how this came about. Our noise bylaws I believe indicate a morning construction start time of 8 a.m.

]]>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:42:37 -0400http://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/letter-the-new-fire-hall.htmlLetter: Free at last! http://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/letter-free-at-last.htmlDear Editor,

Good news! One Tibetan prisoner of conscience has been released after 17 years in Chinese prisons.

]]>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:39:16 -0400http://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/letter-free-at-last.htmlLetter: Re: great gift to the communityhttp://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/letter-re-great-gift-to-the-community.htmlI’d like to thank Dimitri Tzotzos for setting up a camera over a hummingbird nest and posting beautifully edited clips of the baby hummers over the last three weeks, including the final take-off of the second chick last Thursday.

]]>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:41:10 -0400http://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/letter-re-great-gift-to-the-community.htmlBus ensures everyone has chance to get to Hall to vote on May 14http://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/bus-ensures-everyone-has-chance-to-get-to-hall-to-vote-on-may-14.htmlTue, 14 May 2013 01:03:24 -0400http://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/bus-ensures-everyone-has-chance-to-get-to-hall-to-vote-on-may-14.htmlDerek KilbournLetter: No increase in tankers out of Vancouver http://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/letter-no-increase-in-tankers-out-of-vancouver.htmlOne expects silly arguments in election campaigns, but the one that takes the cake this time around goes, “Oil tankers have been sailing out of Vancouver for 30 years without incident, so a major increase in tanker traffic is nothing to be concerned about.” The trouble is, the same reassurance could have been offe

]]>Tue, 14 May 2013 01:02:40 -0400http://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/letter-no-increase-in-tankers-out-of-vancouver.htmlLetter: Dust abatement http://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/letter-dust-abatement.htmlAt this time the unpaved roads on our island are a virtual dust bowl. 

I am asking on behalf of all the people that live on these roads for drivers to slow down when going past our homes.

On the hot days we cannot even open a window due to the very fine dust that is stirred up every time a car goes by.&nb

]]>Tue, 14 May 2013 01:00:17 -0400http://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/letter-dust-abatement.htmlLetter: Let the market bell ring http://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/letter-let-the-market-bell-ring.htmlTue, 14 May 2013 01:01:28 -0400http://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/letter-let-the-market-bell-ring.htmlEarls Cove ferry held to allow connections, ours should be toohttp://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/earls-cove-ferry-held-to-allow-connections-ours-should-be-too.htmlTue, 07 May 2013 00:08:16 -0400http://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/earls-cove-ferry-held-to-allow-connections-ours-should-be-too.htmlDerek KilbournPotty Lockshttp://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/potty-locks.htmlTue, 07 May 2013 00:07:34 -0400http://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/potty-locks.htmlJanina StajicLetter: Riparian areas againhttp://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/letter-riparian-areas-again.html(In response to Trustee Gisele Rudischer’s letter in the April 15 Sounder)

Thank you, Gisele, for your reply to my letter. I will concede that you are partially correct.

]]>Tue, 07 May 2013 00:06:01 -0400http://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/letter-riparian-areas-again.htmlExploring the cost of a pool a good place to starthttp://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/exploring-the-cost-of-a-pool-a-good-place-to-start.htmlMon, 29 Apr 2013 14:51:19 -0400http://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/exploring-the-cost-of-a-pool-a-good-place-to-start.htmlDerek Kilbourn Letter: SCORE the parties before you votehttp://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/letter-score-the-parties-before-you-vote.htmlIt’s election time and once again B.C. voters face the same old same old – a litany of promises made and a litany of promises broken.

]]>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:22:10 -0400http://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/letter-score-the-parties-before-you-vote.htmlLetter: Please slow downhttp://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/letter-please-slow-down.htmlIn response to statements made by Cpl.

]]>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:23:01 -0400http://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/letter-please-slow-down.htmlLetter: Stop cutting my trees!http://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/letter-stop-cutting-my-trees.htmlToday I went down to my property’s frontage to pull out broom, but spent much more time, saddened and disgusted, collecting many, many torn and dying branches that had been ripped from my now-mutilated trees above – for ‘visibility’ – along a perfectly straight section of road.

]]>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:21:44 -0400http://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/letter-stop-cutting-my-trees.htmlVoluntary dog tags help the pooch get home safehttp://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/voluntary-dog-tags-help-the-pooch-get-home-safe.htmlMon, 22 Apr 2013 12:26:10 -0400http://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/voluntary-dog-tags-help-the-pooch-get-home-safe.htmlDerek KilbournSifting through the sillinesshttp://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/sifting-through-the-silliness.htmlMon, 22 Apr 2013 12:24:10 -0400http://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/sifting-through-the-silliness.htmlJanina StajicLetter: Farewell to our island family http://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/letter-farewell-to-our-island-family.htmlWe arrived here disheveled.

]]>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:21:48 -0400http://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/letter-farewell-to-our-island-family.htmlLooking ahead to paying more taxes to boost education and health care fundinghttp://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/looking-ahead-to-paying-more-taxes-to-boost-education-and-health-care-funding.htmlMon, 15 Apr 2013 13:58:44 -0400http://www.soundernews.com/opinions-letters/looking-ahead-to-paying-more-taxes-to-boost-education-and-health-care-funding.htmlDerek Kilbourn