Opinion

Editor: All the experts tell us to “wash your hands.” But I have not heard a clear explanation as to, shall we call it, the chemistry behind washing your hands. I asked 20 random strangers why we should wash our hands frequently.

Editor: All of us at Halfmoon Bay Community School would like to thank the Halfmoon Bay Community Association for their incredible fundraising drive this holiday season.

Editor: I have been a resident of Pender Harbour for 49 years during which time my ability to earn a living was facilitated by the logging, fishing, gravel industries and the support of local residents and visitors.

Editor: It was with some amusement I read the comment in Mr. Kevin Rea’s letter (“Silence on airport noise,” Dec.

Editor: Sechelt director of planning Andrew Allen’s comments at the recent zoning bylaw public meeting indicated that the community remains “split” on the issue of changes to short-term rental (STR) regulations.

Editor: In the Dec. 4 edition, a letter appeared from John Dafoe (“Value mushroom culture”) about a Sunshine Coast Community Forests (SCCF) block in Halfmoon Bay designated HB50.

Editor: Re: “Sitting pretty on the Coast,” Editorial, Dec. 11.

Editor: An open letter to the SCRD regarding the Coopers Green Hall: We are residents of Halfmoon Bay, and stakeholders in the replacement of Coopers Green Hall.

Editor: Many thanks to the Coopers Green Hall replacement design task force and fundraisers for your vision and determination.

Editor: FACTBC (The Federation for Associations of Counselling Therapists in BC) submitted a formal application on Dec. 7 to have counselling therapy designated a regulated health profession under B.C.’s Health Professions Act.