Opinion

Cathie's Comments

Opinion

Editor: One of last week’s letters referred to bringing people to Sechelt in order to create more supply, thus more demand, resulting in more jobs and something about not letting the tail wag the dog.

Editor: I thank Coast Reporter for their extensive election coverage and for encouraging us to vote. I am keeping your candidates’ pull-out section to remind me of what those elected said they were going to do.

Editor: The Gibsons and District Chamber of Commerce would like to welcome the newly elected Gibsons town council. We look forward to continuing to work with the town as partners in economic development.

Editor: Instead of wasting our time on get-rich-quick schemes that only benefit the one per cent, like the George and a new airport, we need to focus on what would bring real growth and prosperity to all residents on the Sunshine Coast.

Editor: I read with wry amusement the article in the Nov. 14 Coast Reporter, “High tipping fees linked to more illegal dumping.” You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure that one out.

Editor: I noted, with some amusement, the only kick in the Nov. 14 Coast Reporter Kisses & Kicks section: “Kicks to the drivers through Roberts Creek who, at 50 to 60 kph lead a half-mile long parade of increasingly irate traffic.

Editor: We recently had the opportunity to hike through a section of first growth forest on the slopes of Mount Elphinstone, which is slated to be sold by BC Timber Sales (BCTS).

Editor: Last Tuesday, Nov. 11 my wife and I attended the Remembrance Day ceremony in Sechelt. This year’s commemoration was notable for a small, but moving vignette that added a poignancy to the occasion.