Mine reclamation a failure – Acid problem is exaggerated says mine executive

Often times in life it is worthwhile considering what was not said in a long string of correspondence or letter writing. In his lobbying efforts Charles never disparaged a proponent of a resource development. This allowed him to exchange correspondence with resource developers, sit with them on his deck overlooking the Oyster River and enter a dialogue which sought out mutually beneficial solutions. Although Charles Brandt collected the names, biographies and contact information of forestry and mining executives involved with the Tsolum River watershed, he never disparaged them in any of the roughly 100 newspaper clippings contained in the archives. Charles’ lobbying efforts were focused on what unites humanity rather than remaining entrenched in what separates us. This non adversarial world view was reflected in his lobbying approach and in his contemplative teachings which was to go into the future as a single sacred community. He set an example of what it meant for a community to work together to facilitate the restoration of its relationship to one another and to the natural world.