Opinion

Editor: Re: “MP has no plans to open office on Coast,” Jan. 8. It is good that Lucie McKiernan will represent our new Liberal MP here on the Coast. I can think of nobody better for the job.

Editor: With enthusiasm, I read Christine Wood’s Dec. 18 article in Coast Reporter about the opening of the Dakota Ridge snowshoeing resort. My local friend has been encouraging me for some years now to go there.

Editor: As I read in the paper about yet another repeat impaired driver, I am left to wonder what to do next. The RCMP catches about four impaired drivers per week, which means that probably 20 people per week drive impaired.

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Editor: The article contributed by Gary Pennington to your paper of Dec. 24, concerning the aquafit program, causes me some concern. I would remind Mr.

Editor: In response to the Dec. 24 article entitled “Sustainability of Sechelt campus questioned,” Capilano University remains relevant because we anticipate and respond to changing demands.

Editor: I wonder if there are any expats on the Coast who remember, as I do, the true meaning of Boxing Day? It started in the 1800s, I believe, when those who had the good fortune to receive more than they needed on Christmas Day – food and gifts, e

Editor: Thank you for the plug for the Jan. 12 Chatelech Climate Forum. I applaud your suggestion of fewer letters to the editor wrangling over whether or not climate change is real and caused by human actions.

Editor: The gall of John Gleeson to declare that he has “had enough” of the climate change issue is mind-boggling to me.