Dear editor,Re: Francois Lepine’s rant Enough is enough.Infrastructure and services are the backbone of a community. Culture, leisure activities and sports are the soul. I cannot afford a private gym; therefore I am very grateful for the CRI gym in our little village.I can afford almost any event at the Sid; I am hugely appreciative of their relatively low ticket prices compared to the Big Smoke.Many families need two incomes to get by; low-cost daycare is all they can manage.While I’m aware there are many private yoga teachers in the Valley, I feel blessed to go to classes taught by my all-time favourite yoga instructor, Sheron Jutila, through the CRA. The Vancouver Island Mountain Sports Society’s mandate is “to provide yearly grants to competitive athletes from Vancouver Island (and neighbouring Gulf Islands) who compete in mountain sports on Vancouver Island. The Centre will also serve as a classroom for local school and university groups, and provide a venue for recreational users and related events.”The Comox Valley Art Gallery is a stunning venue, offering exciting exhibits and a first-class shop showcasing local artists. How I wish there could be a permanent, year-round home for our Farmers’ Market.It astounds me how supposedly intelligent people believe that our local producers scheme to rip us off while pocketing huge sums of money.I am happy to pay taxes to enjoy an enriched life in as glorious an area as we do. Perhaps a change of scenery, Mr. Lepine? Gale Wheeler,Cumberland
Infrastructure and services are the backbone of a community
Dear editor,
Re: Francois Lepine's rant Enough is enough.
