Opinion

Editor: Isn’t it time to seriously consider designing a vehicle reservations system as a primary demand management strategy for our BC Ferries? This is a system successfully in place in Washington state since 2009. Users reserve at no extra cost.

Editor: On Sept. 22 we experienced a very serious structural fire on our property in Sechelt. As horrible as it was, we know it could have been much worse had it not been for the amazing first responders that attended.

Editor: As tourist season winds down and the weather turns many of us indoors, Sechelt communities will now get a reprieve from the high capacity short-term rental businesses set up near all of us.

Editor: I would like to reach out to Howard White, writer of “A Plethora of Plagues,” published in the Sunshine Coast Life Fall/Winter 2020 magazine. His succinct article was a pleasure to read.

Editor: Due to COVID, the need for social distancing, and the fact that many exercise facilities are not open, there is a great need for safe and stress-free outdoor recreation.

The quick and dirty B.C.

The first day of the SCRD’s new Green Bin Era exposed a couple of potentially major flaws in the organic waste collection program that went full rural this week.

Editor: My husband and I have lived in Sechelt for over 25 years and have enjoyed living on the Coast. We drive a van, to accommodate mobility problems, and need parking close to the restaurants and shops we frequent.

Editor: When I read the Coast Reporter headline for Sept.

Editor: It is 10 years since Joe Harrison and I began a campaign to have a new national marine park created in Jervis Inlet and a portion of Squamish Indian Band territory. The roughly 3,500-sq.