Opinion

Editor: When a huge, derelict sailboat drifted onto Granthams Landing beach last week, my neighbour and I were very concerned.

Editor: Premier Clark, I am appalled at both the disrespect and the outright theft of the Peace River area you are enforcing on the inhabitants there. This is so un-Canadian.

Editor: With the Christmas shopping season upon us, it seemed a good time to consider how we shop. I was just looking at some reviews for a book from 2006 called The Wal-Mart Effect by Charles Fishman.

Editor: On Dec. 10, Vancouver CTV evening news ran a report in which irate gas station patrons decried the fact that according to Gas Buddy, Vancouver has the highest gas prices in Canada.

Editor: Thank you, Christine Wood, for your “Stage performance an eye opener” column (Dec. 4).

Editor: Being a teenager is the stage of life where they are both liberated and panic-stricken by the realization of their own autonomy and moral independence.

Editor: The debate over climate change, man-made or an act of nature, is usually stifled by less than salutary labels such as “denier” or unsupportable claims such as “the science is settled.

Editor: I notice in the Nov. 27 issue of Coast Reporter that priorities for the SCRD include “attracting business investment” and “new resident attraction.

Editor: In this day of concern about refugees and how to best include people in our post-modern world, the following account may be pertinent.

Editor: Last week the SCRD stated we have a $50,000 shortfall in recreation facility funding.