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Letters: Where’s my (oil) heating rebate?

Letters: Where’s my (oil) heating rebate?

'My wife and I have electric heat in our two-level home here on the Sunshine Coast. We are both seniors and we DO NOT look forward to our increased BC Hydro bills during these colder temperatures.'
Letter: Will Sechelt Hospital efficiencies improve wait times?

Letter: Will Sechelt Hospital efficiencies improve wait times?

'So, I ask VCH...will these efficiencies improve wait times?'
Adrian Raeside cartoon: Building plenty of housing

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Building plenty of housing

Les Leyne: Accelerating push for electric vehicles makes no sense in North

Les Leyne: Accelerating push for electric vehicles makes no sense in North

Ninety per cent of light-duty vehicle sales will need to be electric by 2030, even in the North, where colder temperatures reduce their efficiency
Letter: Hats off for Hallowe’en on the Sunshine Coast

Letter: Hats off for Hallowe’en on the Sunshine Coast

Editor: We live in an easy access, well lit neighbourhood, and every Hallowe’en we get about 150 trick or treaters. Last night was no exception. They come from away, and often in carloads.
Baldrey: Keeping score on B.C.'s flip-flop stance on the carbon tax

Baldrey: Keeping score on B.C.'s flip-flop stance on the carbon tax

In a land of "political ironies," Keith Baldrey says the current B.C. government has become the "staunchest defender" of the carbon tax.
Opinion: Paddling Together – Indigenous health care and the Sunshine Coast

Opinion: Paddling Together – Indigenous health care and the Sunshine Coast

Golden Eagle Rising Society recently submitted a proposal to Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) for a Longhouse-style, environmentally friendly cedar building that will house a culturally appropriate and trauma-informed service model
Opinion: Electric vehicles are not ready for broad use

Opinion: Electric vehicles are not ready for broad use

We neither have the technology nor the economy to back what is in fact one of the biggest grifts we've ever seen.
Charla Huber: Troubling Buffy Sainte-Marie revelations feel personal

Charla Huber: Troubling Buffy Sainte-Marie revelations feel personal

Hearing the stories of Buffy Sainte-Marie and other alleged "Pretendians" feels more personal than just being let down by an icon, teacher or author.
Geoff Johnson: Children should be protected from frightening images of war

Geoff Johnson: Children should be protected from frightening images of war

Very young children do not need to learn specifics about conflicts they can’t understand, and should be reassured that the war is far away