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Kisses and Kicks: June 30 edition

Kisses and Kicks: June 30 edition

Here are the good deeds (and not so good deeds) that happened in our Coast community this week!
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Charla Huber: A missing submarine will always get more attention than a housing crisis

Charla Huber: A missing submarine will always get more attention than a housing crisis

Non-stop news coverage kept the focus on Titan, but our attention span is short
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Monique Keiran: Canada Day was 'Humiliation Day' for Chinese immigrants

Monique Keiran: Canada Day was 'Humiliation Day' for Chinese immigrants

100 years ago, Canada was encouraging immigration, but only certain immigrants were welcome
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Kirk LaPointe: Canada set to become one of world’s worst democracies for news consumption

Kirk LaPointe: Canada set to become one of world’s worst democracies for news consumption

'Last week the government steamed ahead and passed Bill C-18. It taunted Facebook and Google as arrogant and was certain they were bluffing. This week it found out they weren’t,' writes Kirk LaPointe
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Letters: Too many cars travelling to the Coast

Letters: Too many cars travelling to the Coast

'No one seems to even want to think or talk about the air quality we must endure - as thousands of cars drive Langdale to Powell River year, after year, after year, polluting us humans living along the Sunshine Coast of B.C.'
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Comment: What is the 'meaningful reform' our health care needs?

Comment: What is the 'meaningful reform' our health care needs?

We are seeing lack of access to primary care, lack of access to the latest in cancer care, delays in surgery for orthopedic and cancer surgery.
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Canadians have deep concerns about the country’s justice system, new poll finds

Canadians have deep concerns about the country’s justice system, new poll finds

Many Canadians have concerns about impartiality and fairness, writes Mario Canseco
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Letters: Seniors' care facilities slated to close on the Coast desperately needed

Letters: Seniors' care facilities slated to close on the Coast desperately needed

Editor: The following is an edited version of a letter addressed to Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons and shared with Coast Reporter. January 2024 will mark the beginning of a new era in long-term care on the Lower Sunshine Coast (LSC).
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Letters: Indeed, we need to be staying out of the woods

Letters: Indeed, we need to be staying out of the woods

'I spent years in logging camps on the west coast of Vancouver Island in the ‘60s.  When summer dry season hit, and the government and meteorological reports went out, we left the woods. Period.'
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Letters: Land management planning urgently needed on the Coast

Letters: Land management planning urgently needed on the Coast

'To successfully accomplish this, all local stakeholders both professional and volunteers along with us everyday folks from one end of the spectrum to the other need to come together, leaving their personal agendas at the door, working collaboratively for what is truly best for everyone and everything on the Coast over the next 20 to 25 years.'
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