Opinion

Editor: On a 'peaceful' sunny day recently, my husband and I went to have a coffee outside on a pleasant cafe deck in Davis Bay to enjoy that part of the wonderful seascape that weenjoyon the Sunshine Coast.

Editor: I enjoy reading your editorials, even though you sometimes get it so wrong, as is the case with your opposition to the improvements to Gibsons Way.

Editor: Being acutely aware that the parties I have voted for in past years are seriously under-represented in the Legislature and the House of Commons under a First-Past-the-Post system, I was disappointed when the referendum for Single Transferable

Editor: Re: Islanders consider float option (Coast Reporter, May 1) It is noted in this article that these folks "have trouble getting a firm idea from B.C. Ferries on what the biggest concern about the float is." I'll bet that B.C.

Editor: I like the new lane system on Gibsons Way. When there's no ferry traffic, I think it works great. Unfortunately, there is ferry traffic, going both ways.

Editor: Why vote yes to keep our present simple to understand and easy to use existing electoral system First Past the Post - a voting system that guarantees us the election of an accountable local Powell River- Sunshine Coast MLA representative.

Editor: I would like to apologize to the citizens of the Sunshine Coast for any mayhem I may have caused while I lived there. I was a drug addict for more than 30 years and I am now clean and free of all drugs, including powerful prescription drugs.

Editor: A vote for STV is not a vote for computerized voting. Ballots can be cast and counted by hand just as they are now. The total number of first choice, second choice, third choice...

The following letter was sent to MP John Weston and copied to Coast Reporter Dear Mr.

Editor: Debating the upcoming STV referendum has generated a lot of fear-mongering anddyspepsia throughoutour region.