Opinion

Editor: When people hear about the upcoming Sechelt airport runway celebration, they should remember that until 1999 the landscape surrounding the runway was a wilderness. Aerial video footage shows the extent of the problem.

Editor: This letter was sent to local governments on the Sunshine Coast. I am not a climatologist or a meteorologist.

Editor: Re: “Drivers urged to slow down on Hwy. 101,” July 9. It is not only in the summer months that our traffic increases significantly. Every year, the number of cars on our roads is increasing as our population increases.

Editor: I appreciate the interest shown in the water metering program by the letter writer (“Meters a myopic strategy”) in last week’s paper. I want to address some of what they had to say. Meters are more than leak detectors.

Editor: Before you make any decision on whether or not to call a conservation officer, please take the time to ask yourself “what” may have brought the bear onto your property in the first place? Are there attractants? Or is the bear simp

Leaf blowers pegged as the worst noise offenders in poll of British Columbians.

Two close calls during the past two weekends should serve as ample warning of just how precarious the fire situation is on the Sunshine Coast.

One of B.C.’s most popular television programs has finally gone off the air and that is a sign the COVID-19 pandemic may finally be in the rear-view mirror. I am referring to the regularly scheduled briefings by provincial health officer Dr.

Editor: On July 1, I was heading to the Sunshine Coast for the long weekend. I planned to arrive at the ferry terminal around 8 a.m., expecting there to be fairly big lineups. I fully expected to miss the 9:50 a.m.

Editor: In response to Chris Wilkinson’s letter of July 2, “BC Ferries PR lacking,” perhaps signing up to receive emails from BC Ferries in which they advise of any delay for any reason or checking their website to find out if there