Opinion

Editor: The yes vote won, if only by 15 votes, but it won - the people have spoken. As I understand it, a referendum requires 50 per cent of the votes plus one.

Editor: The column from the publisher of Coast Reporter (March 14) is right on the mark - the only thing Multi-Materials BC (MMBC) will recycle is consumer cash.

Editor: I was totally amazed at the level of indignation expressed by the anti-development cult in the paper last week. They are incensed at the tone of the column by John Gleeson (Coast Reporter, March 7).

Editor: Here's a question worth investigating: how come the federal government funds 60 per cent of Marine Atlantic and only 28 per cent of our Marine Pacific? Did you know that $55.

The following letter was sent to the Town of Gibsons and copied to Coast Reporter Sunshine Coast Tourism (SCT) would like to voice its support for the rezoning and development permit applications for The George.

Editor: I am writing to congratulate you on running columns by Hugh Macaulay on mental health. His from-the-heart stories do much to bring mental illness from darkness into the human realm.

Editor: It is not the decision of the referendum that bothers me, it is the apathy of the citizens of Sechelt that does. I can't believe that only 22.5 per cent of eligible voters, regarding an important decision, came out to vote.

One of the biggest projects to hit Sechelt in recent memory, with millions of dollars on the table and a chance at a funding option with grant money that could save some costs in the long run — and only 1,721 votes are cast out of a possible 7,639 —

British Columbians have every right to be proud of our world-leading recycling program, built right here in this province.

Editor: I was quite surprised that John Gleeson's column "George terror smells like politics" (Coast Reporter, March 7) was so heavily laced with hyperbole and blunt stereotypes.