Opinion

Editor: Why is it that cyclists have an allergy to using the bike lane on Redrooffs Road in Halfmoon Bay? They ride on the travelled portion of the road where there is not even a shoulder, pulling their kids in buggies, etc.

Editor: I was dumbfounded by Sechelt council's decision to eliminate 15 to 20 parking stalls at Davis Bay (Coast Reporter, July 30).

Although most people on the Coast are enjoying the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer, folks in and around Davis Bay are most definitely not.

A few bad apples: that's all it takes to ruin a good time.

Editor: Strange there was not one comment or feedback on the recent announcement by B.C. Ferries to possibly reduce the discount rate on our Experience Card plan.

Every year, when I remember we get a long weekend in early August, I pause fractionally before my brain supplies the explanation: B.C. Day. And then I usually half-smirk - because what the heck kind of holiday is B.C.

Editor: This year, for the first time, Gibsons volunteer fire department trucks were missing from their customary spot at the end of the Sea Cavalcade parade. This is why we decided not to participate this year.

Editor: Thank you very much for the great article on Hidden Grove ("Exposing a hidden gem," Coast Reporter, July 16). Especially thank you for expressing appreciation to the volunteers who work so hard to make and groom the trails for all to use.

Editor: I have resided in Sechelt for the past 14 years, and as long as I've been here, the most bandied about term used to hold back the development of this potentially beautiful, small coastal town is the official community plan (OCP).

Editor: Edward Keeling suggests the Sunshine Coast should aggressively seek out high-tech companies to locate here and not more hotels, conference centres or tourists ("Light industry, not hotel," Coast Reporter letters, July 23).