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Letters: Heat underscores urgency

Letters: Heat underscores urgency

Editor: In light of the recent extreme heat, breaking all-time records not just in fractions of a degree but by several degrees both here and across the province, it’s high time that we push for immediate action on the climate emergency facing
Letters: Keep flowers in their pots

Letters: Keep flowers in their pots

Editor: This letter is addressed to Sunshine Coast residents and visitors.
Letters: Forest serves critical role

Letters: Forest serves critical role

Editor: The Sunshine Coast Community Forest (SCCF), a logging company owned by the District of Sechelt, states in their 2021 Operating Plan Guideline, “As stewards of our forests we have a responsibility to ensure that our ecosystems, our fores
Letters: Ease up behind the wheel

Letters: Ease up behind the wheel

Editor: With the increase in traffic on our roads and highway here on the Coast, it is disheartening to see an increase in aggressive and impatient driving behaviour.
Letters: Chemicals & soapy water

Letters: Chemicals & soapy water

Editor: Two things caught my eye in the July 2 Coast Reporter.
Letters: Meters a myopic strategy

Letters: Meters a myopic strategy

Editor: Estimates of Canada’s renewable fresh water supply vary from 5.6 to nine per cent of the total world supply. Canada’s current population is under 38 million (0.
Letters: Water meters not needed

Letters: Water meters not needed

Editor: There are several reasons why there is no need for water meters. We can detect pipeline leaks by using ground penetrating radar. It is very effective and cheap to use and can be done when and where needed.
Letters: Tap developers for link

Letters: Tap developers for link

Editor: This past weekend was the first big post-pandemic test for BC Ferries on the Sunshine Coast. By all reports traffic cleared nicely from Langdale on Sunday with the 12 sailings. Monday was similarly busy.
New president changes Canadians’ minds about U.S.: poll

New president changes Canadians’ minds about U.S.: poll

Joe Biden helps raise positive perceptions of the United States to 50% in Canada, from 32% a year ago.
Winners and losers in post-pandemic professional sports business

Winners and losers in post-pandemic professional sports business

Vancouver Canucks still command fan interest, but pandemic has dulled overall appetite for live sports, poll suggests