Category: Letters

  • Heritage Professionals advocate saving Shakesides

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    The BC Association of Heritage Professionals (BCAHP) has written a strong letter to BC Attorney General David Eby, and Hon. Doug Donaldson Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources, advocating saving Mack Laing’s former home of Shakesides. They also condemn the Town of Comox for its plan to demolish and replace it with a viewing…

  • ANNOUNCEMENT

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      On February 27, 2019, the Town of Comox Council Committee of the Whole voted to hold a public meeting between themselves, the Mack Laing Heritage Society (MLHS) and the so-called Friends of Mack Laing Nature Park (FMLP) on matters related to the Mack Laing Trust. While the MLHS appreciates being invited, we expected there…

  • The power of words – and how they are used

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    Re: “Bias not a dirty word, says ex-councillor”, The CV Record, July 26, 2016. Let’s talk about words. As a former leader of the BC Liberals and Comox ex-councillor, you will be well aware of the power of words and how they can be used to incite or defame. Going back to your September 2014…

  • No excuses acceptable

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    Many thanks to Lt Col Terry Chester (ret) for so clearly demonstrating his technique on the Mack Laing Nature House Advisory Committee, through eight weary meetings over several months. However, he has not been authorized to speak on behalf of the Committee, so his opinion is just that – his alone. This Committee could have…

  • Clarity on the Shakesides issue

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    Over 30 years ago, Mack Laing bequeathed his waterfront home, Shakesides, as well as a generous amount of money, to the Town of Comox. The money was to be used for the upkeep of Shakesides and for its preservation as a Nature Museum for the enjoyment and education of the citizens of Comox. After years…

  • Make it right!

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    Make it right, mayor and council of Comox … On Wednesday, July 20, you are scheduled for the final vote on the fate of an historic house called Shakesides, donated to the Town of Comox in trust to be used as a place to reveal the magnificent nature we have here in Comox Bay, one of…

  • Action needed

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    Last month my husband and I visited this beautiful property in Comox. We are Australians, travelling across the continent on a years motorcycle trip. By chance we met a couple from Comox who took us on an evening walk in the area and on this particularly cold and miserable evening we came across Shakesides. We…

  • Where is the “Trust, respect and honour” our Mayor promised?

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    Letter sent via individual hard copy to Mayor and Councillors, copy to Mack Laing Society -posted with permission) Re: Saving Shakesides, the honouring of our elders and love of place. First: I draw attention to the Mayor’s inaugural address. “As I noted on election night, this is all about trust – what the voters and…