Opinion

Editor: In addition to making a living with one occupation, I completely renovated the interiors of two houses over many years – first in Vancouver then in Gibsons.

Letters once were things well said, Lines of prose were live, not dead. Conversations on the phone Occupied the mind alone. Communication now advanced, Speed and brevity are enhanced. Tiny screens in pockets dwell, Texts, attachments, ads pell-mell.

Editor: Attending the BC Federation of Labour’s 59th (virtual) convention on Nov.

Editor: Re: “BC Ferries working group proposals focus mainly on reservation system,” Nov. 27. I am outraged by the proposal to increase reserved space for non-commute times.

Editor: Can we afford the SCRD’s “projectitis”? A friend of mine suffered from “footitis.” He originally had a 14-foot sailboat then needed to buy a 24-footer. Finally, he confessed that he had bought a 40-foot+ sailboat.

Editor: I am very grateful for your Nov. 20 editorial on COVID numbers on the Sunshine Coast (“Good news for dreadful times”).

Editor: I liked Hugh Macaulay’s suggestion of mindfulness meditation as a way to reset in COVID (“Doing the COVID Reset,” Nov. 20). We all hate having our routines disrupted by COVID.

Editor: We are dismayed by the Nov. 12 decision by the SCRD area directors to seek further “consultation” and feedback on the replacement of Coopers Green Hall.

Editor: I agree with the points Richard Carton made about short-term rentals (STRs) in his letter of Nov. 20 (“Henderson misses mark”).

Editor: An open letter to our MP and MLA: I sure would like to know why we here in B.C. do not have access to Canada’s COVID Alert app meant to reduce spread by identifying spread hotspots and anonymously alerting us if we might have been infected.