Opinion

Editor: I have been a resident of Pender Harbour for 49 years during which time my ability to earn a living was facilitated by the logging, fishing, gravel industries and the support of local residents and visitors.

Editor: It was with some amusement I read the comment in Mr. Kevin Rea’s letter (“Silence on airport noise,” Dec.

Editor: Sechelt director of planning Andrew Allen’s comments at the recent zoning bylaw public meeting indicated that the community remains “split” on the issue of changes to short-term rental (STR) regulations.

Editor: In the Dec. 4 edition, a letter appeared from John Dafoe (“Value mushroom culture”) about a Sunshine Coast Community Forests (SCCF) block in Halfmoon Bay designated HB50.

Editor: Re: “Sitting pretty on the Coast,” Editorial, Dec. 11.

Editor: An open letter to the SCRD regarding the Coopers Green Hall: We are residents of Halfmoon Bay, and stakeholders in the replacement of Coopers Green Hall.

Editor: Many thanks to the Coopers Green Hall replacement design task force and fundraisers for your vision and determination.

Editor: FACTBC (The Federation for Associations of Counselling Therapists in BC) submitted a formal application on Dec. 7 to have counselling therapy designated a regulated health profession under B.C.’s Health Professions Act.

Editor: The airport expansion is an unnecessary expense in these times of tight budgets. I understand that some of the money is coming from grants, but that is still public money being spent, no matter the source.

Many of us grew up believing that the security of mail was sacrosanct, and that “tampering with the mail” was a crime that came with such serious consequences, no one in their right mind would even attempt it. There’s an obvious reason for this.