Gabriola Sounder - Opinions and Letters

Letter to the Editor: RE: Pole-painting issue

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:02:17 -0400

Really? Yes, we here on Gabriola are not all aficionados of public art.

Use it or lose it

Derek Kilbourn — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:02:51 -0400

Editorial, May 14

Letter to the Editor: RE: Pole-painting issue

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:01:08 -0400

I am poleaxed by the hostility about the public art being displayed on the hydro poles.

Letter to the Editor: “Public Art” = Pole Painting?

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:00:28 -0400

I have been following various newspaper announcements with some vague reference to ‘public art.’

Letter to the Editor: RE: Pole-painting issue

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:59:37 -0400

I like the idea of artwork on some power poles.

Letter to the Editor: Ferry waste

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:50:08 -0400

The B.C. taxpayers are now on the hook for the expenditure of $80 million in front money to the Ferry Corporation. This money is a similar amount estimated by the government that would be required to build the bridge connector to Gabriola Island.

Letter to the Editor: To Sheila Malcolmson and Gisele Rudischer, our Island Trustees

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:51:12 -0400

As our Island Trust Representatives you are bound to uphold the Islands Trust Mandate...

Lively discussions! Lets have them in person

Derek Kilbourn — Mon, 07 May 2012 12:10:34 -0400

May 7 Editorial

Polarizing Opinions

By Janina Stajic — Mon, 07 May 2012 12:08:30 -0400

May 7 Column

Letter to the Editor: Up the pole

Mon, 07 May 2012 12:06:22 -0400

That impeccably prescient poet Hilary Peach has precisely pinned the painted pole proposal — ‘tis all about the process.

Letter to the Editor: Re: April 30 letter, “Public consultation for public art”

Mon, 07 May 2012 12:06:54 -0400

Gee whiz, Hilary and Mowry Baden. I remember the many Christmas Elves who “decorated” random trees this winter.

Letter to the Editor: Vandalism of BC Hydro poles

Mon, 07 May 2012 12:07:32 -0400

I am appalled at the arrogance of the Gabriola Arts Council in pursuing their plan to paint the hydro poles on our island without any consultation with those of us who live here.

Letter to the Editor: Statement from GAC on Local Colour project (hydro pole painting)

Mon, 07 May 2012 12:05:06 -0400

First of all, I’d like to apologize if – through our unbridled enthusiasm for this project – I or the Gabriola Arts Council (GAC) have contributed to misunderstandings about the pole painting project. I’m hoping that I can now clear up any misconceptions and keep this initiative rolling.

Letter to the Editor: Isle of the Arts Festival: Positive Cultural Exchange

Mon, 07 May 2012 12:05:46 -0400

I arrived back on the island after my winter away just in time for the Isle of the Arts events and want to express my appreciation for the Gabriola Arts Council and the hard-working organizers who invited representatives of the Snuneymuxw First Nation to the island.

Letter to the Editor: Hydro pole art

Mon, 07 May 2012 12:04:07 -0400

I understand the Gabriola Arts Council is intending to paint hydro poles on Gabriola. I think more information to Gabriolans would be in order.

Letter to the Editor: On Polegate

Mon, 07 May 2012 12:04:32 -0400

Wringing of hands, scratching of heads, furious postings of opinions on Facebook’s Gabriola Bulletin Board – weeping, wailing, gnashing of teeth – beating of the drums of utility pole war; surely all presage the coming of doom.
Woe to those charged with deciding great matters during this time of strife,

Letter to the Editor: Richie Road access to Rollo Park

Mon, 07 May 2012 12:03:36 -0400

To Howard Houle, Regional Director (Area B) and Chairperson of the Gabriola Parks and Open Spaces Committee.

Letter to the Editor: The precious social power

Mon, 07 May 2012 12:02:05 -0400

Lately I have had the good fortune of attending a public meeting on our island, during which a revelation – which matured on the basis of careful observation – struck me. It appears as if islanders have a precious social power which, I feel, they ought to consider exercising off-island in other domains of life.

Letter to the Editor: RE: “Vessel sewage regulations coming into force this May” in April 23 Sounder

Mon, 07 May 2012 12:02:55 -0400

The article by Mike Richards of the Georgia Strait Alliance is a good primer on the subject, but the article (and the law as written) contains some potentially confusing information.

#harperhistory

Derek Kilbourn — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:43:12 -0400

Editorial, April 30