Opinion

Editor: Regarding your article “Arm your children against vaccine-preventable diseases (Coast Reporter, Aug. 28) and with World Polio Day on Oct.

Editor: The names given to things and ideas are very important. They can obfuscate reality and truth. “A rose by any other name” smells sweet only to a person who has experienced its fragrance.

Editor: Sechelt has a new wastewater treatment facility. It only required $4 million of, not taxpayers’ money, but sewer user fees.

Editor: The airport issue continues to take up time and resources. Some improvements for local and recreational flyers would be very nice but the cry to spend $12 million or more (most likely) to have a fully scheduled wheel service is silly.

Editor: I attended the Oct. 10 Sunshine Coast Regional District meeting where the issue of recent logging in the Chapman Creek drinking watershed was the first item on the agenda due to its emergency nature.

Editor: OK Sechelt council and mayor candidates, here is something to think about and maybe talk about.

Editor: Ian Jacques wrote one of his best articles March 14, 2014. It was about the apathy of the Sechelt voters during the $7.4 million referendum. Twenty-two per cent voter turnout was unacceptable.

Editor: Isn’t it interesting who and what comes out of the woodwork leading up to election time? I can’t help but notice these “Flush the John” bumper stickers popping up around town.

Editor: I attended the Voice on the Coast event on Saturday, Oct. 18 at the Roberts Creek Hall and was impressed by Lyndsay Poaps.

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