Response to, “There are truly limits to living on an island, but carrying capacity is only half the conversation” in May 28 Sounder
Dear Tobi Elliot, With respect to your tutorial essay in the May 28 Sounder I respect and appreciate your acknowledgement of the original settlers here and their history and meaningful use of land and resources. Also acknowledge the way things changed with land...
Response to “Carrying Capacity” column in May 28 Sounder
Carrying capacity to what end Tobi Elliot’s article (May 28 Sounder) is much appreciated for engaging in a fairly thorough-going critique of ‘carrying capacity’ in the context of the Island Trust Mandate. In a certain sense Tobi Elliot’s article effects a crack in the...
Tangled Roots raised $600 for Food bank
Speaking for Tangled Roots, I want to thank the people who made our Food Bank benefit concert at the GAC Hall on May 17th a success. We raised almost $600 for the Food Bank I hope everyone there enjoyed themselves as much as we did! Carol Furgusson/May’D on the rock,...
Fire Improvement District Voting should have advance and mail-in options
Voting processes for Gabriola’s Improvement District Trustees has been problematic for a number of years; it took a concerted effort back in the day to get an advance nomination period and longer voting times, but we got it. However this year only a ‘mid-week,...
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