Opinion

Editor: You reported in the Feb. 26 article, “High-speed internet coming to Egmont, Kleindale areas,” that telecommunications giant, Telus, a private company, “received $6.

Editor: Much is said about planting trees to aid carbon sequestration. What is not said but imperative to understand is that trees alone are not the answer, they are simply the most visible part of the answer.

Editor: This letter was sent to Sechelt mayor and council. Mayor Siegers is to be applauded for asking our planning staff at the Feb 3 council meeting to work on a revamped zoning bylaw “sooner rather than later.

Editor: This letter was sent to Sechelt council. I would like to express my frustration with the budget planning process. The budget meeting held on March 1 was nowhere to be found on the District of Sechelt home page.

'For a while, every time I saw a Tesla drive past me on the highway, I could feel myself throw up a little in my mouth. It was a bitter, bitter taste.'

Sexist dress codes continue to perpetuate rape culture. Throw in racism and classism, and it's time to move B.C. schools' policies into the 21st century.

Even a cursory look at the third-quarter results of BC Ferries’ fiscal year is enough to show that whatever capital and operational plans were in place prior to the pandemic are certain to be shaken up once we’re on the other side.

The past year has seen a great deal of saluting, thanking and publicly recognizing the frontline workers in the pandemic – and rightly so, of course. A steady diet of anything becomes routine, however, so it’s quite understandable that B.

Editor: Spring is just around the corner, which means International Women’s Day is on its way on March 8.

Editor: I’m writing in regard to the District of Sechelt’s proposed new operations building. The need and cost for the project may seem somewhat unnecessary at the moment but the need will remain and the cost will only increase over time.