Opinion

Editor: One only need look at the recent power outage to see how ineffective our overpriced “smart meters” were. After digging up every single water line on the Coast we will have the same failure.

Editor: Lynn Chapman and John Turnbull in their letter (Coast Reporter, Sept. 4) make the statement: “We all know that pressures on biodiversity will only increase with climate change.

SCRD Board of Directors: I would like to thank those responsible for managing our water resource for the much improved handling of the outdoor water use levels this year. It is now time to move forward.

Editor: I was overwhelmed by Breanna Picard’s gracious letter of thanks to the Coast Recital Society (Sept. 4).

Mayor Rowe and Council: I am writing this email to you in order to register my objection to the Town holding an information meeting on Sept. 24 from 5 to 8 p.m. This is just not any “info” meeting.

Editor: While commenting on the George saga, Kylie Hutchinson mentioned Carmel, Monterey and Mendocino (“Find middle ground,” Letters, Sept. 11). All three are delightful, partly because their bylaws restrict height, density and also design.

Editor: I agree with Doug Hockley’s letter of Sept. 11, “Majority too silent,” with one exception. The “majority” has not been silent. In fact, they came out to vote in the last municipal election in numbers amongst the highest per capita in B.C.

Editor: On Wednesday, Sept. 3, we were hiking up the Chapman Creek trail. On the opposite bank we spotted a seagull, which seemed quite unbalanced, at the edge of the creek. On our return, it was sitting, yet its feathers seemed ruffled.

Editor: On July 9, the SCRD directors passed a highly significant motion. They requested the province to undertake a study to look at a “fixed link” (a road, plus possibly a bridge or tunnel across Howe Sound) in comparison to our ferry service.

Editor: I recently returned from a trip down the coast of California. In popular tourist towns such as Carmel, Monterey, and Mendocino, I never saw a building on the waterfront higher than four storeys.