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Trails need fixing

Trails need fixing

Editor: This is a long over due thank you to the Rotary Club of Sechelt for the wonderful work they have done repairing the bridges in Kinikinnick Park. My wife and I walk our dog there regularly and it is much appreciated what they have done.
A watershed moment

A watershed moment

It's just one little cutblock, but it tells you how things can go forward in this country. When B.C.
Hands-on humanitarian gems

Hands-on humanitarian gems

Recently I listened to a presentation by Canadian Gem Munro. Who is he, you ask? That's a question not quickly answered. Munro is a published author who, I dare say, boldly goes where few of us would.
Does anybody pay attention?

Does anybody pay attention?

Editor: First of all I want to congratulate Sechelt mayor and council for their wise decision to put in a complete sewage treatment system instead of doing it piece-meal as former councils have wanted to do it.
A well conceived plan

A well conceived plan

Editor: First off, let me offer a sincere kudos to the mayor and council for their delivered promise of a state-of-the-art sewage treatment plant, which will bring much deserved recognition and attention to the Sunshine Coast.
Fracking is insanity on a large scale

Fracking is insanity on a large scale

Editor: Thank you John Gleeson for your insightful column (Coast Reporter, Feb. 15) about fracking. It was refreshing to see something in the print media about how the oil industry controlled the Alberta election.
Sechelt needs this kind of vision

Sechelt needs this kind of vision

Editor: It is thrilling that Sechelt council has fulfilled its election promises to begin building a state-of-the-art, odourless and green waste water treatment plant. They deserve big kudos for the work that they put into this project.
Questions that need answers

Questions that need answers

Editor: Why did Sechelt mayor and council hold complete in-camera meetings for the design and selection of contractors, for this project without holding public meetings? Why spend money to build facilities to demonstrate new technologies andcreate a
Fantasy gardens?

Fantasy gardens?

Editor: There is a fawn grazing on the mowed lawn, a little girl standing in awe of the technology behind the picture window, an elderly couple chatting about the pleasant ambiance and ravens circling above - it's all there, in the picture that accom
Would like to give credit, but can't

Would like to give credit, but can't

Editor: I would have so liked to give credit to the Sunshine Coast Community Forest (SCCF) for their decision to donate $22,000 to the trail strategy initiative (Coast Reporter, Feb. 1, "Society to complete trail strategy").