Opinion

Along with the rest of the world, we on the Sunshine Coast watched with horror as yet another part of the world was flattened by a vicious water-fuelled storm.

This past weekend was one spent in sacred places. On Friday I visited the Sechelt Longhouse for the first time.

Teachers across the province are ready for a strike vote. This week, teachers decided to hold a vote for job action Sept. 20 to 22. It's the worst kind of news for students, who are the real losers in a situation like this.

I think it's time to set some ground rules about asking if a woman is pregnant. I have been asked the question (dreaded by all women who aren't a size six) many times in the past few months.

On Sunday we witnessed a milestone here on the Sunshine Coast. Habitat for Humanity broke ground for its first affordable housing project.

I recently took an eye-opening road trip across B.C. and back on Highway 3. The famous scenery exceeded my expectations, and I came home with a new appreciation of how lucky we are to live in such a beautiful part of the world.

I'll be the first to admit I'm not a major car buff. Ask me to engage in a conversation about baseball, the Red Sox and the Yankees, the NFL or the Vancouver Canucks Ñ and I'm your man. Ask me about how cool an engine looks, and I'm pretty lost.

So, what would you do if you won $30 million? It's an interesting question. We're sure many of us would splurge on ourselves buy a new car, go on a major shopping spree, purchase a dream home. A couple from England were faced with this question.

About once a week in this job, I meet someone who inspires me. Sometimes the person is a senior, like this year's Golden Girl Edna Husby, who makes a huge difference in a community by working quietly behind the scenes.

We're scratching our heads this week at word that Vancouver Mayor Larry Campbell has been chosen as B.C.'s next senator. Quite a feat for a man who tells all and sundry he's not a politician. And Campbell's right, he's not a politician.