Opinion

Editor: I appreciated the letter submitted by Joyce Rigaux, John Rayment, Colleen Haynes and Bruce Haynes in regard to illegal dumping (“Action needed on illegal dumping,” Sept. 25).

Editor: Why do costly feasibility studies for a road link when we have a potentially great ferry system already in place? Our ferries could be a much bigger tourist draw as well as necessary transportation.

Editor: While I would love to see more sailings and reduced fares, that is simply not realistic as long as BCF is private and clearly our government has no interest in taking it back.

Editor: It was my understanding when the council in Sechelt was changed last November, it was partly because the previous council was apparently awarding contracts without due process.

Editor: A look at a previous fixed link project in Canada, the Confederation Bridge, shows up the incredible belief in fairy tales of the proponents of a bridge-road link.

Editor: The tongue in cheek letter from Dianne Goldberg was a delight (“What really matters,” Sept. 25). The dollars it would cost to build a road traffic connection from the Sunshine Coast “to the other side” could be put to better use.

Editor: In response to your Sept. 25 editorial, “Fixed link a diversion,” I feel Mr. Gleeson has ignored the basic economic facts that make a fixed link not only possible but likely.

Editor: Here are some reasons we shouldn’t have a fixed road to the Sunshine Coast: • Our water supply needs protecting. It couldn’t support our present population this summer and global warming will only worsen this problem.

Editor: May I gently remind Simon Broomhill (“Zero credibility,” Letters, Sept. 25) that the people he denigrates as an “anti-George mob” are his fellow townspeople who have as much right to an opinion as he does.

Editor: I attended the George Hotel open house on Thursday, Sept. 24 at Elphinstone school. I went seeking information about the project from the developer and what zoning bylaw amendments were being requested.