Opinion

'Don’t you love the new “labour-saving” addition to Dairyland cardboard cartons? Now, instead of having to go through the arduous process of tearing open one end of the carton’s gabled top to create a pour spout – a process of at least three seconds – you simply twist off the handy plastic cap, grab the ring and peel out the hygienic plastic seal and pour your milk or cream through the circular plastic grommet glued into the side.'

'I explained that it was an AirBnB owned by someone from Vancouver, rented out for $500 a night to eight different people every three days, and offering backyard dining, full playground, where kids can play all day, BBQ and fire pit where parents can visit with friends. All offered to guests on the platter of a quiet residential street, where the only noise comes from the STR itself.'

'Please leave adequate room in your reservation system for truckers who continue to keep our Coast supplied with goods. During COVID they were seen as heroes. Which they still are, in actuality. Only now the resurgence of car traffic on board has overwhelmed your reservation system. Please adjust accordingly.'

' It has now been over a month that Gibsons council passed a resolution to keep Glassford Road closed despite the majority area residences requests the road to remain open. So much for public consultation.'

'I recently attended the memorial service for Annie Aculiak, the tiny Inuk artist well-known in the community for her cards and carvings of polar bears, wolves, and igloos.'

'Unlike in most regional districts in B.C., we have no public gym (or field house or sportsplex) to offer needed sports and recreational opportunities for the health and well-being of Coastal residents – particularly in the rainy months.'

'B.C. needs to plan for the future, not the past. Planning such a project would take a few years at least, and economists worldwide predict an economic downturn by then. A bridge-highway project would create needed employment in the predicted recession. Our next premier should act on a bridge-highway plan on the first day in office.'

'The Coast needs a better highway, and you, and obviously others will not be happy.'