Opinion

The following letter was sent to MP John Weston and copied to Coast Reporter.

The following letter was sent to provincial transportation minister Todd Stone and copied to Coast Reporter. My name is Rosemary Roberts. I commute from Gibsons to my work here on the North Shore via BC Ferries.

Editor: Piers can be categorized into different groupings according to their principal purpose (working pier, pleasure pier, etc.).

Editor: Anyone who's been jolted by a health or other serious setback understands how such challenges bring their own set of unanticipated blessings. My eye surgeon on July 23 informed me that I had a detached retina, with other complications.

Editor: Some members of the public are quick to complain when union workers, such as school district staff, demand a middle class income. Others begrudge the pittance welfare recipients are expected to live on.

Bells will be ringing this Tuesday signaling the start of a brand new school year here on the Sunshine Coast. Hundreds of students will be heading back to class at the elementary and secondary school levels eager to learn - well, most of them anyway.

Editor: You should always use archival inks and paper when you print your own photos to preserve your precious digital photographs. Otherwise, your very important photos might fade or the paper will break down in a few years.

I suspect if ever there is a survey done about the most unsuccessful measure ever undertaken in Canada it would likely be the conversion to metric measurement in the 1970s. Hands up if you still measure your height in feet and inches. I rest my case.

Editor: Dean Clement's letter (Coast Reporter, Aug. 23) asks why those who've accepted BC Hydro's contention that smart meters are safe and cost effective should pay extra to accommodate those of us who've decided to not accept one of these devices.

Editor: On Wednesday evening, Aug. 21, after a day with my grandson on the water tending a crab pot, I had to dash off to a meeting in Sechelt, still with my inflatable in the back of my truck.