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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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Opinion: Fixing B.C.’s Home Owner Grant is long overdue

Opinion: Fixing B.C.’s Home Owner Grant is long overdue

You can be a billionaire and you will still get that whole amount.
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Letters: It's time we start rethinking forestry

Letters: It's time we start rethinking forestry

'We can learn to look after our forests sustainably and appreciate clearings and broad leaf trees, which let light in during the winter and give cool shade in the summer. We can control burn so nobody loses their house. '
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Rob Shaw: Two byelections, one wake-up call for BC United

Rob Shaw: Two byelections, one wake-up call for BC United

Results suggest a lot of work to do before challenging the NDP
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Charla Huber: Celebrate Indigenous People's Day on your own terms

Charla Huber: Celebrate Indigenous People's Day on your own terms

Even if an organization isn’t organizing an event, there are other ways to show support
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