Texada needs protection

It feels like rape--something very nasty and totally unacceptable being forced on someone/

Andrew J. and Pam Mackenzie

Gillies Bay

It feels like rape--something very nasty and totally unacceptable being forced on someone completely unexpectedly. This is how the liquefied natural gas (LNG) power station proposal felt ["LNG draws island ire," September 12].

We have had a house in Gillies Bay, on Texada Island, since 1977 and intermittently, the captains of industry and financial entrepreneurs attempt to install an ugly, moneymaking enterprise on Texadans, which will despoil the environment and destroy the beauty and tranquility of a gorgeous island in the Strait of Georgia.

Texada people may be few in number, but their commitment and focus and passion are incalculable when determined to protect the island. This is what is happening now on Texada. We have continued to enjoy the incomparable grandeur and beauty of the scenery and the peace and serenity.

Attempts must be made to stop the hypocrisy of politicians who mouth platitudes of publicly espousing green projects, but support an enormous environmental degradation such as an LNG facility. Everyone who wishes to stop this can support TAN (Texada Action Now) financially and by publicizing their opposition.

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