Opinion

With one week to go before the recreation referendum, I'd like to take one last shot at convincing people to vote "yes.

Don't look now, but governments on the Coast are agreeing on something again. It's no secret that for years, governments on the Coast have had a tough time working together. Lately, that has been changing.

Canadian community newspapers are a mixed bag. They range from little mom-and-pop publications with small circulations to big conglomerates that publish in Canada's largest cities.

The recreation referendum on June 25 is a historic opportunity for the Sunshine Coast. Firstly, it's an opportunity to build much-needed facilities in Gibsons and Sechelt.

I recently had the unpleasant experience of being interviewed by Coast Cable's Steve Sleep. He was fabulous, don't get me wrong.

I've been stewing over this column for the past month.I wasn't sure whether I should put pen to paper, or in this case keystrokes on my keyboard, but after a few more incidents on the highway this week, I can stay silent no more.

It was a week for the ages. Parliament Hill in Ottawa was the site for historic moments in Canadian politics last week.

This was a can't-lose election for the citizens of Powell River-Sunshine Coast. After four years of mostly absentee representation by Harold Long, the quintessential backbencher, any result on election night was bound to bring an improvement.

It was an historic night in provincial politics on Tuesday. The B.C. Liberals were returned to power and Gordon Campbell became the first premier in 22 years to be returned to office.

I have a new mantra: BC-STV, it's not for me. After writing several stories on the proposed voting system and reading everything I can lay my hands on in the past few months, I've decided to vote "no" to the proposed change.