Opinion

As you read this editorial with your morning cup of coffee on Aug. 2, we will be into 34 days with little or no rain on the South Coast.

Editor: As a dog owner, I always appreciate articles about animal health, but the letter (Coast Reporter, July 19) about the puppy that fell unconscious on the beach left me frustrated.

Editor: I would like to thank everyone who stepped in to help Sunday afternoon when a small plane had to make an emergency landing in Elphinstone Secondary School's rear field.

Editor: Mr. Campbell declares Gibsons council to have acted in a "non-democratic" fashion (Coast Reporter, letters, July 26). Unfortunately, Mr.

Well, it has been a week to remember on the Sunshine Coast. Thanks to a lot of sung and unsung heroes we had the best Sea Cavalcade parade ever, an almost incident-free Sea Cavalcade, and a visit by the RCMP Musical Ride.

The following letter was sent to the Ministry of Environment and copied to Coast Reporter. Dear Minister: For several years I have been reading about neonicotinoids and the devastation that pesticides bring to bees.

Editor: In a recent letter (Coast Reporter, July 5) Gord Clayton suggests only ratepayers in the District of Sechelt ought to have a say on the new sewage treatment plan.

Editor: I have been a spokesman for fish most of my adult life, but now I am speaking on behalf of cyclists -the pedal kind.

Several business ideas and initiatives have ignited our passion this week.

The following letter was sent to Health Minister Terry Lake and copied to Coast Reporter. Dear Minister Lake: Recently five community-based mental health agencies were informed they lost their Vancouver Coastal Health funding.