Opinion

Editor: I was pleased to read Paul Martiquet's column "Art promotes healthy aging" (Coast Reporter, Feb. 15) on the benefits of making art, particularly for the elderly.

Editor: Why is Sechelt rushing to sign contracts by early March with the Veolia consortium to build the new wastewater treatment facility at the Ebbtide site, ahead of the March 19 open house? In March 2012 the District invited five companies to subm

Editor: It was with both anger and despairthat I read the articles drawing attention to Women's Day on March 8, in particular, "A Voice for the Silent,"which mentions the appalling amount of sexual violence against women, and how fewcriminals are bro

It's astounding how supposedly business-minded governments can be so bad at doing business. How they can stare an opportunity in the face and miss it entirely. Take B.C. as a prime example.

The following letter was sent to Sunshine Coast Community Forest chair Glen Bonderud and copied to Coast Reporter. I attended a joint watershed committee meeting on March 1 at the Sunshine Coast Regional District.

April Fools - your BC Ferry fares are going up again. But it is no joke and no one is laughing as the corporation announced March 6 that it would be going ahead with its planned 4.1 per cent fare hike for all routes on April 1.

Editor: It is alarming to see our Sechelt mayor and council apparently making behind closed doors arbitrary decisions involving our new sewage treatment plant without prior meaningful public consultation.

Editor: About three weeks ago several news organizations reported on the Northern Gateway joint review panel (JRP) that bitumen "floats" and will not sink. At first I thought that cannot be right given the Kalamazoo River spill experience.

Editor: This is for the unknown Roberts Creek firefighter who, on the morning of Feb. 9, climbed into the back seat of my demolished car and talked me through the most devastating event of my life.

Editor: Are you seeing an increase in hydro bills since the smart meter install? I have been hearing from a lot of people complaining about the major increase in their power bills since a "smart meter" had been installed.