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Letters - We need bike lanes
Gulf Islands Driftwood • Nov-12-2009 Getting more people to ride bicycles is easy: have bicycle lanes on all major roads. I have bicycle… more |
Letter - Greenwoods sale success
Gulf Islands Driftwood • Nov-12-2009 Greenwoods Eldercare Society’s first annual Christmas craft sale was a tremendous success! With th… more |
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Letter - Keep wharf garbage free
Gulf Islands Driftwood • Nov-12-2009 I had not been out on Fernwood wharf for a few days and when I went out there yesterday I saw some … more |
Letter - Accessible jewels
Gulf Islands Driftwood • Nov-12-2009 Here are a couple of more voices in support of “yes” to the upcoming library referendum. The current… more |
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Letter - Library collection holds its own
Gulf Islands Driftwood • Nov-12-2009 I heard recently through a friend that some people on Salt Spring have been casting aspersions on t… more |
Letters to the editor
Gulf Islands Driftwood • Nov-18-2009 Adding it up In recent weeks we have read many letters and articles praising the current plan… more |
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Letter - Library design mini critique
Gulf Islands Driftwood • Nov-12-2009 Having examined the plans and model for the new library, I find the consultation process discouragin… more |
Letter - Weir plan needs public forum
Gulf Islands Driftwood • Nov-12-2009 In regards to his Nov. 4 “Raise the Weir” letter, Gus Mitchell notes a recent study being maintaine… more |
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Letter - Library questions remain unanswered
Gulf Islands Driftwood • Nov-12-2009 Opposing the library association’s authority to borrow funds through the CRD for a new building is … more |
Letter - Phosphorus levels are known
Gulf Islands Driftwood • Nov-12-2009 Apparently, CRD director Garth Hendren is poorly informed about enrichment of our lakes. The Driftwo… more |
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Letter - Island's medical service impressive
Gulf Islands Driftwood • Nov-12-2009 On the evening of Oct. 30 I had a bad fall while in Ganges, resulting in a broken arm, lacerations t… more |
Letter - Library vote is no-brainer
Gulf Islands Driftwood • Nov-12-2009 Some years ago I was crossing the intersection at Third and Victoria in downtown Prince George when… more |
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Letter - Proposal is realistic
Gulf Islands Driftwood • Nov-12-2009 Is the design for the new library perfect? Do I like every single thing about it, and agree with ev… more |
Letter - Library service is valuable
Gulf Islands Driftwood • Nov-12-2009 I would like to direct my comments to the 6,600 members of our community who hold Salt Spring Public… more |
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Letter - Voting yes this time
Gulf Islands Driftwood • Nov-04-2009 The problems of our present library have been listed many times and, as an occasional shelver, I can… more |
Letter - Referendum offer the best deal in town
Gulf Islands Driftwood • Nov-04-2009 As a published author and someone who has worked in numerous libraries I have a keen interest in the… more |
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Letter - Same old fiddle tune sours
Gulf Islands Driftwood • Nov-04-2009 I see that friend of libraries, Michael Friedman, is back at it. Having done his best to torpedo th… more |
Letter - Nerve commended
Gulf Islands Driftwood • Nov-04-2009 Thank the heavens that someone has had the nerve to write in the Driftwood what most of us think: t… more |
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Library - SS library has excellent resources
Gulf Islands Driftwood • Nov-04-2009 I cannot agree with Mr. Friedman’s view that the library houses a “tired collection.” (“If island ca… more |
Letter - Facts, not politics, on sea level changes
Gulf Islands Driftwood • Nov-04-2009 Regarding Kees Visser’s Oct. 28 In Response piece, I would like to commend Visser on his thoughtful… more |
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Letter - Five-metre point
Gulf Islands Driftwood • Nov-04-2009 Five-metre point I want to clarify the purpose of the article which you published two weeks ago rega… more |
Letter - Raise the St. Mary Lake weir
Gulf Islands Driftwood • Nov-04-2009 In his “Don’t raise the weir” letter in last week’s Driftwood regarding the proposed raising of the… more |
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Letter - Personal invective no part in civil debate
Gulf Islands Driftwood • Nov-04-2009 It’s hard to leave this island without returning to discover surprising events such as the ill-natu… more |
Letter - Clearing the way to beach accesses
Gulf Islands Driftwood • Nov-04-2009 I read your article on beach access (“Residents speak up to preserve beach access” in the Sept. 23 … more |
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Letter - Pathways gratitude
Gulf Islands Driftwood • Nov-04-2009 On behalf of Greenwoods Eldercare Society, I wish to convey appreciation to Partners Creating Pathw… more |
Letter - Timely gathering
Gulf Islands Driftwood • Nov-04-2009 For people feeling overwhelmed by talk of global warming and climate change, a recent gathering of … more |
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Letter - Eyes on the prize
Gulf Islands Driftwood • Nov-04-2009 The prize: $4.55 million of federal and provincial funding for the building of the new library. Coul… more |