Opinion

EDITORIAL

Editor: We would like to thank all of the artists who were part of the Sunshine Coast Art Crawl. We have done the art crawl for three years. People who don’t do the art crawl are missing out on something really, really cool.

Editor: Two weeks ago a pair of paramedics bundled a 250-pound barely breathing lump into the back of an ambulance in the dead of night and took me to St. Mary’s Hospital in Sechelt.

Editor: In just six years our existence will radically change as we enter an era of total connectivity of people, places, and things promising.

Editor: It is common to hear folks criticize government workers. In this town, the Ministry of Social Development seems to attract more than its fair share of negative comment.

Editor: Regarding your article “Arm your children against vaccine-preventable diseases (Coast Reporter, Aug. 28) and with World Polio Day on Oct.

Editor: The names given to things and ideas are very important. They can obfuscate reality and truth. “A rose by any other name” smells sweet only to a person who has experienced its fragrance.

Editor: Sechelt has a new wastewater treatment facility. It only required $4 million of, not taxpayers’ money, but sewer user fees.

Editor: The airport issue continues to take up time and resources. Some improvements for local and recreational flyers would be very nice but the cry to spend $12 million or more (most likely) to have a fully scheduled wheel service is silly.

Editor: I attended the Oct. 10 Sunshine Coast Regional District meeting where the issue of recent logging in the Chapman Creek drinking watershed was the first item on the agenda due to its emergency nature.