Opinion

Editor: We thank Coast Reporter for their interest in following the proceedings of the Browns' rezoning application in Halfmoon Bay, but we wish to clarify some key points surrounding this rezoning issue for those not at the June 13 public hearing.

Editor: When FABS wanted a "better" Sechelt last Nov-ember, I recall they touted that a more fiscally conservative council was their primary issue. However, the last three councils were far more conservative.

Editor: I could not agree with Tony Greenfield more (Coast Reporter letters, June 15) in the sense that, as contributors of arguments for or against any position, we should proceed in our discourse with fact-based knowledge.

I was in Vancouver and Victoria last weekend and their gas prices reinforced my impression that we on the Sunshine Coast are being gouged.

Editor: Tony Greenfield's letter to the editor (Coast Reporter, June 15) rehashes his position that disturbed landscapes have higher biodiversity than intact landscapes, such as ancient forests that have evolved since the last Ice Age.

Editor: Reading the letter from Tony Greenfield gave me pause to ponder. Comparing the number of species in an old growth forest with the number of species in a recently logged forest is looking at biodiversity from a very limitedperspective.

Editor: District of Sechelt council's firing of a second senior staff person should be added cause for concern. The first termination cost the District $185,000 in severance pay. The second is still in negotiation, but presumably will be comparable.

Editor: I read with interest Mr. Weston's statement: "Why conservationists (not just Conservatives) should support Bill C-38." His main argument for repealing the Environmental Assessment Act 1999 and creating a new Act is major project streamlining.

Editor: John Weston's mea culpa critique of his own Conservative government, on the eve of the June 2 Blackmark Budget actions, for failing to do a better sales job on Bill C-38, the omnibus budget bill, is both condescending and patronizing (Coast R

Editor: Don't think omelette, or over-easy or even huevos revueltos con jamon. Think small groups of teens and 20-somethings cruising the streets of Gibsons late at night decorating random homes with Grade A extra large in the shell.