Opinion

Editor: Five years ago, Mike Evans posted his excellent letter in The Coast Reporter, stating the reason not to proceed with water meters in Sechelt was it is not the “will of the people.

Editor: Re: “Mask up on public transit,” Letters, Sept. 25. I am astonished to see the ignorance concerning BC Transit’s mandatory mask policy.

Editor: A few years ago the subject of a cat bylaw came before Sechelt council. The bylaw enforcement officer at the time said it would be too hard to enforce a bylaw (this despite the fact that much larger towns do have bylaws).

Editor: Early in July, safe return plans were presented to the SCRD demonstrating several months of dedication to local youth sports.

Editor: Weathering the physical and psychic storms of the next few months on the Sunshine Coast are surely going to test our mettle. I felt more reassured about this after reading Hugh Macaulay’s column, “The healing power of art,” in the Sept.

Never underestimate the power of voter self-interest. The NDP didn’t in 2017 when their bold pledge to remove the tolls on the Port Mann and Golden Ears bridges helped them win enough suburban Vancouver seats to form a minority government. Now the B.

On the eve of the 2017 B.C. election, I used this space to plot a potential path to victory for the B.C. NDP and, wouldn’t you know it, they followed it almost to the letter.

Editor: Thank you for publishing the letter from Dale Morgan about the closure of the Gibsons swimming pool (“Gibsons needs its pool,” Sept. 18).

Editor: Since Aug. 24, masks have been mandatory on public transit. This is a most excellent plan, as it is in fact impossible to socially distance yourself properly on a bus. There is no better place to pass on a virus than on public transit.

Editor: Re: “Sechelt to explore software to track short-term rentals,” coastreporter.net Sept. 21.