I wish to take issue with Mr. Godbout’s editorial in the May 21 paper, not because of the opinion expressed but because of the way he dismissed people opposed to the West Coast Olefins scheme.
He describes them as “a noisy minority kicking up a fuss” and “hounding someone out of town.” Apart from the undesirable tone used, the very word “minority” might not apply.
I want to briefly give my argument as to why the scheme should not go forward in Prince George, Bear Lake or anywhere else on the planet.
The final product was to be plastic. Surely the world does not need more plastic. It is chocking the waterways in the Third World and suffocating many aquatic organisms that try to coexist with us.
Too many commercial enterprises have been started with goals that are much too localized. Entrepreneurs plan schemes that will enrich them and communities go along because there may be something in it for them. The result has been mayhem. We have filled the globe with rubbish and are driving its climate to a state that perhaps nothing can survive.
We have to extend our vision beyond where we live and begin acting like residents of the planet.
Ross Pearce
Prince George
