Opinion

Editor: Does it strike any of your readers that something is wrong with the picture of a civilization that can program computers to land an object on the moon, or even on a meteorite spinning through outer space, but cannot identify the costs of runn

Editor: Firstly, I am very sympathetic to the burden that some short-term rental properties (“STRs”) have caused for neighbours. Such problems and the failure of our system to address these are unacceptable.

Editor: Re: “Marmite, the yeast of our problems” by Sophie Woodrooffe, Nov. 6. Marmite – the food that dare not speak its name.

Editor: I was stopped in a ferry lineup recently, TAP form in hand. I was more than 30 minutes early for the sailing, but I had to call my specialist in Vancouver saying I’d miss my appointment.

Editor: Fireworks are fun. They are community-building. They can be enjoyed while being socially-distant. Let’s not split hairs on the negative environmental costs of fireworks.

Editor: Re: “Massive solar array on Claytons a B.C. first,” Nov. 6. Claytons is to be commended for installing a solar array and helping generate their own electricity. It is beneficial for sustainability, but it does little for climate change.

Editor: Having read the original story of his family, I was pleased to see your announcement of the publication of Ken Custance’s second book in the Coast Reporter (“Art Beat,” Oct. 30).

Editor: According to the group Oil Change International, the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline would facilitate a major increase in tar sands extraction, releasing as much as 162 million additional tonnes of CO2 per year, or the equivalent of

The confusion started on Saturday when the B.C. government website listed the Sunshine Coast among the communities exempt from the new regional public health order announced by Dr. Bonnie Henry earlier in the day.

The U.S. election served as a reminder of how much healthier the political discourse is in this province.