Opinion

Editor: Gibsons council’s Sept. 1 agenda stated that director of planning Andre Boel would report verbally on “potential dates for a public information meeting on the George Hotel and Residences Development Application.

Editor: If you’ve ever been to Paris, you’ll appreciate that official community planning, limits to building heights, and a lasting and unique character can be the most valuable assets a place can have.

Editor: What a thoughtful letter in the Sept. 4 Coast Reporter from Mike Evans (“Against the public will”). I agree completely with every point he makes. It should be mandatory reading for all the SCRD directors.

Editor: If 23,000 people on the Sunshine Coast are consuming 20 million litres of water per day during Stage 2 restrictions, there must be something seriously wrong.

Editor: We face a dramatic opportunity, Sunshine Coast. We have abundant fresh water available “if” we open our minds. We must consider alternatives to catching rainwater in Chapman Lake. Climate change has arrived.

Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to give heartfelt thanks to the unsung heroes of the SCRD infrastructure department (waterworks).

Editor: Folks whining about our water shortage and suggesting “solutions” like accessing more to use more (Clowhom) or using our aquifers need a serious wake-up call. Aquifers take thousands of years to fill.

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