Development, logging, decisions

Good intentions, but not much action. Actually I have been busy and writing and all those other things since I first posted to this blog. Now I am going to try to make this a regular thing. I hope to spend most of the summer here on the inlet.
Lots of things have been going on in this remote area of the Sunshine Coast. Our little town has been puzzling with the decisions facing many small villages in BC. Development and logging and mining are trying to expand on the coast and it is causing a great many problems for residents. There are those who don't want any change at all. There are those who want to expand and make the big money that can be made. And there is, I suspect, the majority, who can accept some change and adapt, but not at the expense of the environment and the reason we all came to live here. Unfortunately, it is starting to divide our community and one would hope that it could bring everyone together to solve problems. There have been a series of meetings over the last month with logging companies and development companies bringing their plans for our forests and surrounding lands to the community. It is starting to be overwhelming. Everyone is just wanting to make their daily living, enjoy some time to fish, garden or watch the sunset. But these outside interests are pulling at us. Now we can just go on with our lives, but at some point it would catch up with us. This might be driving down the main highway into town and realizing all the trees along one section are gone. Or having our water become turpid for the summer while trees are being logged in our watershed. Or not having in parking space in town because so many new summer residents and tourists are here for the season. So you eventually become forced to take a stance. Besides who wants to feel powerless and not have some say in their future? There are the developers and loggers to address, but I feel that the Provincial government is who must be called to task. They are giving away our collective natural resources to make money, plain and simple. The fact that anyone would consider giving out cutblocks in a watershed is unbelieveable! But it is happening all over BC. So time to write letters and emails.