Opinion

'There are many charities and non-profits that are integral to making the Coast an amazing place to live. Each of these organizations can use some of your skills and time as a volunteer, whether as a board member or some other volunteer activity.'

'It’s time for all players to get together and make a world-class protected area on Mt. Elphinstone'

More than half of British Columbians (51 per cent) believe the level of criminal activity in their community has increased over the past four years

'Have the hospital, the schools, local government, the repair shops and construction businesses, logging, the ferries, and the mill all closed down? No. In a notice in the same issue of the Coast Reporter, HSSP refers to the 380 people it employs and the 1,500 indirect jobs it supports.'

'Your study states that it could help save up to 1.8 minutes of commute time between Gibsons and Sechelt. The relocation of individuals in our communities through expropriation, the environmental degradation and disruption of wildlife and habitat along the new highway route plus the enormous financial cost of construction does not seem a price worth paying to save 1.8 minutes of commute time.'

'If changes are to be made, the commission should consider re-uniting Powell River with the Lower Sunshine Coast. Residents of these areas have more common interests and are affected by government decisions in ways that do not impinge upon West Vancouver, or North Island.'

It’s hard to recruit nurses when your slogan is: “Come for the long hours, stay for the lunatic-fringe protesters.”

'The proposed four-lane highway would require expropriating dozens of people’s properties, including many agricultural properties - displacing multiple families (including farmers) in a housing crisis and at a time when we need increased food security...seriously?!'

'This is dedicated to my father-in-law, Ralph Meyer, who passed away June 28 at 91. To honour Ralph, I thought I would share a bit about him and the importance of having fun, staying sharp, and enjoying life.'

'This is why our “Community First” campaign fits the bill for us, because that is so much of what we do – after all we only make up one per cent of the logging happening on the Sunshine Coast, and 100 per cent of the financial benefit goes to our community.'