Editor:
I was utterly amazed to see in your newspaper that the Sunshine Coast Community Forest (SCCF) had a full page advertisement entitled the Sunshine Coast Community Forest Harvesting Plan (Coast Reporter, Nov. 2).
The ad goes on to explain that logging in the Wilson Creek forestwill commence immediately. Even more surprising is the fact that this harvesting plan comes after the interesting ad that Elphinstone Logging Focus placed the week before of why we should protect the Wilson Creek forest.
Here is a quote taken from the website of the SCCF: "A Community Forest is managed based on community values. The challenge in managing a community forest is balancing all values and stakeholders' needs in the community. This includes recreation, the environment, business, education and providing employment."
In my opinion, the SCCF and Sechelt council are not taking community values into account. I would think living in Sechelt and the Sunshine Coast would make us "stakeholders"too.
Why hasn't the general public been invited to a council meeting to discuss this issue? I hope council will honour voters byallowing public input as was done in the Gibsons council in connection with Gospel Rock. This wayit will be a win win situation.
Jack Stein, Gibsons
