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I'm casting an informed vote

I'm casting an informed vote

Editor: I am voting yes on March 8 after attending several information sessions regarding the Green Municipal Fund financing opportunity. I'm voting yes because I now understand how this funding option benefits both present and future taxpayers.
Vote wisely on March 8

Vote wisely on March 8

Editor: In the Feb. 28 edition of Coast Reporter, you published two letters to the editor from Geoff White and from Sechelt Coun. Tom Lamb.
Harper's Orwellian Canada

Harper's Orwellian Canada

Editor: Just a quick note to Prime Minister Stephen Harper to commend him on his masterfully named Fair Elections Act, an act which you and I know is anything but fair.
What about heritage protection?

What about heritage protection?

The following letter was sent to the Town of Gibsons and copied to Coast Reporter. I was shocked to learn that for the last three years Gibsons has not had a functioning heritage advisory committee.
Shaking up the neknomination game

Shaking up the neknomination game

A disturbing online drinking game that is all the craze on Facebook has spurred a local man to take a different stance.
Residential school movie opened my eyes

Residential school movie opened my eyes

I had no idea what I was in for when I took my seat at the Raven’s Cry Theatre last Saturday to see the film We Were Children.
Time to get a deal done

Time to get a deal done

Wouldn’t it be nice to just see students in the classroom learning and teachers teaching? It seems like forever that the provincial government and the B.C. Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) have been in conflict. Two weeks ago, the B.C.
Showing some Olympic spirit

Showing some Olympic spirit

s I pen this column, Canadian Olympic athletes are off to a fantastic start at the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. On Tuesday morning, Canada was second in the medal standings with nine, including four gold medals.
Thinking pink

Thinking pink

So you are on the 8:30 a.m. ferry out of Langdale on Wednesday morning.
Love for baby Shea

Love for baby Shea

Before you begin to read this column, a warning — some of it will be most upsetting. Please be aware my intention is not to disturb, but to inform. Today, Feb. 28, marks an observation I never knew existed until a couple of months ago.