Opinion

Editor: Tony Greenfield wrote in the 2015 Community Forest Annual Report that logging enhances biodiversity. He argued that open systems (i.e., freshly logged sites) possess greater biodiversity than closed canopy systems.

Editor: I very much appreciate your coverage of my recent presentation on my conservation report on the Elphinstone park expansion proposal (“ELF report finds major biodiversity,” June 19).

Editor: I had to read it twice! There it was, in the June 5 edition: the request by the Gibsons and District Public Library to add a second storey was declined, in part, because of “building height restrictions in Gibsons.

Editor: Almost 20 years ago, I was on the eternal Gibsons OCP committee that discussed “form and character.” Suggestions of a bylaw like Cannon Beach, Ore., requiring specific building form and character rules, were rejected.

Editor: Woodfibre LNG’s “Size Matters” ad (Coast Reporter, June 19) alleges it complies in every way with the safety standards set down by the Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators (SIGTTO), the global authority on the safe handl

Editor: Re: “All candidates mostly agree on major issues,” June 19. In the past, the Sunshine Coast Club of the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) has appreciated your paper’s careful reporting of CFUW events.

Editor: Sadly I have another negative story about BC Ferries to add to the many submitted to the paper. Our story began on June 21, a day to celebrate Father’s Day and attend FIFA soccer in Vancouver.

Editor: Opinions of the Sechelt Nation are blowing like the wind here on the Sunshine Coast, heading in all directions. Some are supportive and respectful, and others are angered and resentful.

An open letter to MP John Weston, MLA Nicholas Simons and SCRD Area A director Frank Mauro: This letter is sent with the utmost respect for the integrity of the individuals addressed.

Editor: Recently the Gibsons and District Chamber of Commerce asked local businesses to participate in their Business Walk, determining each business’s successes, barriers, and solutions to improving business in the community.