Editor:
I attended the Sechelt committee of the whole meeting on Feb. 22. I was more than happy when Coun. Doug Hockley recommended looking into putting out a contest to our local citizens to create a new logo and motto for Sechelt.
Our new orange ball, which was done at some expense, off-Coast, by our last council, is certainly not representative of a coastal community. The slogan "Naturally Spirited" is the copyright slogan of a company called VnC Cocktails, which promotes women and their desired type of freedom in life. I would hope that the District's lawyer will look into this and perhaps the company that came up with this slogan, at great cost, can be sued for not checking that this slogan was already in use and copyrighted.
Coun. Hockley has, at his own expense, made up bumper stickers promoting Sechelt. He does not intend them to be our final slogan or logo, or to enter the contest himself. They are a warm welcome, however, to the nondescript rubbish that was handed to us by the last council.
I urge you to contact council by letter or email and let them know that we in Sechelt deserve a logo and slogan that represents Sechelt and its citizens and our beautiful coastal lifestyle. We have an enormous pool of talent out there, and I know we can come up with something far better.
Anita Paulin
Sechelt
