I enjoy the Snowbirds — what remarkable skill and such a show. However, one practice day would cover the cost of a homeless shelter and water meters for Courtenay and Comox. The Courtenay mayor says the Courtenay homeless people are a provincial problem, but the Province is already borrowing $3 billion a year to provide services. Meanwhile, acute care survival for heart attack and stroke victims is below the B.C. average at St. Joseph’s Hospital and a new hospital is five years away. Politicians — federal, provincial and especially the four local governments need to get involved with spending priorities for their constituents. Wooden bridges in Courtenay and trails to Goose Spit would be low priority to stroke and heart attack victims! As we all know, there is only one taxpayer.I think this is a great idea to build the new RCMP building at the former Courtenay High School site. I also strongly believe it’s a good idea to have the homeless shelter there, too. Many thanks to the couple who ran over from Art Knapp to help my husband when he fell on our driveway. Your caring and assistance were very much appreciated. Thanks also to Gordon who stopped to help and the paramedics who did their job in their usual efficient manner. St. Joseph’s emergency staff did their job quickly and pleasantly, and he was home within a few hours. He sustained a concussion and won’t be out pruning trees again!Could my government and my premier please tell me how parents taking their kids out hunting and killing wild animals makes families tick — how hunting gives children character. Perhaps a better way to give children character would be to take them out to watch the beautiful wild animals and to take pictures of them. Maybe nature has a better way of  keeping wildlife in balance.Comox Valley Book Friends would like to express huge amounts of gratitude to the following folks who helped to makes their annual sale, held in March, a great success: Comox Centre Mall, Comox firefighters, Comox Valley Record, Zen Zero, Second Pages Books, Peter Woodhall and, of course, everyone who donated and purchased. A total of over $11,000 was collected and will be donated to nine local non-profit groups.Many thanks to the man who anonymously bought lunch for my friend and me. May your days be filled with love. What a great feeling! We’ll pay it forward for sure!Gratitude to the Comox Valley End-of-Life Resource Team and CV Hospice for organizing the excellent film Life Before Death and fostering community conversations that matter with panelists Dr. Barb Fehlau, Steve Hill, Necia Kaechele, Lori Novelli, and Barb Warren.

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