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Saturday, July 28, 2012 Nanaimo News Bulletin
B.C. selling off environmental integrity on the hook for all recovery and clean up. To properly address the disaster in advance is to demand that the pipeline be insured for at least $200 billion dollars, and that, by multiple insurers so that we, the people of this province, can be confident that even the insurance companies will not use the same trick, leaving their favoured shareholders with profits as they in turn bankrupt themselves. When the cost of doing business is too great, the return on the invested dollar is not great enough and thus, there is no point to business.
To the Editor, Re: B.C. sets conditions for pipeline OK, K July 26. It seems like Christy Clark would sell off our environmental integrity and economic selfdetermination – the only detail left to decide is the price. Today’s fantasy economy will provide little or nothing for the protection of our environment. Once a disaster happens and it will, the Northern Gateway Pipeline companies will just go broke, the shareholders will walk away with the profits made prior to the disaster and we the people will be
Only when a government is willing to grant, at public cost, concessions that will insure profitability, can many of these projects like the Northern Gateway Pipeline be done. These concessions include the government, on behalf of the people, taking on the liabilities that a corporation could and would not be able to profitably afford or absorb. The responsibility of a good government, any government, is to serve and protect the people and the environmental heritage that the people have granted them custody of. Hearing all of this
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haggling between countries, corporations, provinces and stakeholders, I am reminded of that old story in which the gentleman asks the lady to sleep with him for $1 million. The lady thinks about it for a while and then says “yes, for that amount I would.” The gentleman then asks if she would sleep with him for $10. The lady, shocked, says “what do you think I am?” The gentleman replies, “we have already determined what you are, we are now discussing price.” Alan MacKinnon Nanaimo
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To the Editor, Re: Pit bulls’ bad reputation undeserved, Letters, July 24. We need to use historical facts when describing the temperament of a breed of dog. The pit bull was developed through breeding and cross breeding right back to Roman times. It has 1,000 years of instincts that are bred into the makeup of the dog that include fearlessness, muscular stature and protective nature. Let’s look at facts, laws and insurance requirements that are only relevant to the pit bull. In some U.S. states, owners are required to carry bite insurance on this breed. In many areas on the planet, the pit bull is not allowed to be owned or bred. Many airline companies will not even transport this dog. Pit bulls are responsible for 30 per cent of deaths when it comes to bite attacks on humans. These dogs are very loyal and will protect their yard, home and family. This happy dog can turn territorial and see red if they are trigged
with an event that appears threatening. The fearless, loving animal that you talk about can and will turn into the monster that is bred into its genes. The power that these dogs have in their jaws can clamp, shake and break a child in an instant. Think you can break a cycle of 1,000 years of breeding a fighting species of dog with a bit of training and
kindness? Put it in the situation where it thinks it needs to protect you or your family. All I can say is that you should be prepared to use ammonia or a stick to pry its jaws open. And before that happens, make sure you have enough insurance. I do not trust these dogs in public places without a muzzle. Most deaths caused by these dogs happen in their own yard. If you have one of these dogs in your yard, do everyone a favour and put warning signs up or muzzle it. Insure it, muzzle it, train it and treat it with kindness. Matt James Nanaimo
Humans ignorantly destroying planet To the Editor, Re: Vandalism of trees not entirely surprising, Letters, July 24. Melody Botten declares her sympathy for the unknown tree vandal who trespassed on someone’s property and ringed the bark and Cambrian off the trees in what seems to be an attempt to get a better view.
There are many things in this world worthy of giving sympathy for, but sympathy for a tree vandal’s act is like throwing your pearls before swine. This whole obsession of having a view has caused many new neighbourhoods to be devoid of any natural beauty or shade and having a completely unobstructed view is too often more of a show of one’s status and mankind’s dominion over nature. I find the older neighbourhoods with simple houses mixed in with mature trees of all kinds much more beautiful to walk in because there is a balance with nature as it should be. If one wants a view, go for a walk and the view will be much more grand and not taken for granted. Humans are slowly destroying this planet and too often it is not for need, but for the pleasure, the convenience, the status, the thrill, and out of ignorance and we have to be on guard that self-absorbed people with an inflated sense of self-worth stop abusing nature. Holden Southward Nanaimo
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