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BEEFS & BOUQUETS
I’VE BEEN THINKING a lot about one of the comments I read in Beefs and Bouquets last week. The writer was expressing a beef to those who live in fear --including fear of earthquakes and fear of climate change. Those living in fear were compared by the writer to Chicken Little who thought the sky was falling. In one way, I understand the point. Intense fear can be paralyzing and who wants to live a life dominated by fear? The comment gave me pause because for the first time I have been reading in depth about climate change and it has really scared me. Most of us are familiar with some of the catastrophic consequences that scientists have connected to what is happening now or what is going to happen in the future as a result of too much carbon in the atmosphere. Suffice it to say things are already getting messed up and it’s not looking good for our children and grandchildren. However, this is not like the story of Chicken Little. Chicken Little jumped to the conclusion that the sky was falling because an acorn landed on her head. I really wish that climate change was like that. Unfortunately, especially for the younger among us, it’s not conspiracy theorists build-
THE COMOX VALLEY’S FIRST AND BEST READER’S FORUM Email to: echo@comoxvalleyecho.com ing the case. It is something that the international community of climate scientists have 97% consensus on and they have been urging us to take substantial action for a long time now. Even the conservative World Bank is deeply concerned. I think fear of climate change is a healthy fear and hopefully will motivate us to take real action since we actually care about the earth and future generations of humans as well. Denial is understandable and I am certainly familiar with it. We can’t think of catastrophic things all the time. But we must
not live our lives or vote for a government while we are in denial. Denial will not satisfy us nor will it help us solve the problem that the fear is alerting us to. I appreciate the writer’s point. I don’t want fear to dominate my life. But I no longer want denial to be what I base my life on. What is at stake is too A VERY BELATED but heartfelt bouquet to Dr. Ken, Dre, and Marina at Puntledge Veterinary Clinic. You treated our girl cat Squeek for many years, always with respect and concern, then
helping her pass peacefully at the age of 17. She didn’t always appreciated your care but we certainly did. Thank you so much. A BOUQUET of yellow roses to Uptown Yarns. They cheerfully replaced (free of charge!) my broken woolwinder. This is an awesome shop and I recommend it for great needlework ideas and helps and very good service! A BIG THANK YOU to the young couple (Ryan and Marie) who picked us up on Cumberland Road as we were walking back to the service station after
my truck broke down at 10:00 on Sunday night Sept. 20. Ryan was able to get my truck back to the service station. If that wasn’t enough he drove my girlfriend home to Courtenay and myself to Comox, which is out of their way as they live in Cumberland. Wish nothing but the best for you both. A BEEF to my medical clinic who called me on Monday evening because my MD’s locum wanted to see me. I called on Tues a.m. and booked something for that day. They say stuff about my health that has
me upset but I put a brave face and go. I get there and the doc looks at me and says “so what can I do for you”? COME ON! If you called me in it was urgent. Please don’t ever pull this stuff on me again. It’s stuff like this that make me want to look for another doctor. Note to ALL Medical Clinics - train your staff ! Beginning from the telephone receptionists. Train them to be discrete and not say stuff that will upset me first of all. Secondly, train your locums that they don’t waste my time like this.
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success, offering humour and history at the same time! A portion of the proceeds from this show helped to support two worthy charities. They include ‘Dawn to Dawn,’ which assists in finding housing for homeless people, and the Care-A
THIS WEEK’S WINNER, DRAWN AT RANDOM FROM SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED UP TO TUESDAY, IS: Linda Ellis, of Courtenay Winner of two classic cheese baskets from Dairy Queen Winners, you may pick up your prize certificates at the front desk of the Echo, 407-D Fifth Street, during regular business hours. Thanks to everyone for the great submissions- keep ‘em coming!
-Van, which provides medical help to the needy throughout the Comox Valley. A cheque for $500 was presented to each organization. Thanks go out to the many Evergreen Club volunteers on stage and off that allowed this to come to fruition!
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