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Honour veterans by voting

Honour veterans by voting

Editor: On Nov. 11 we will be honouring those members of our armed forces who paid the supreme sacrifice to protect our nation’s democracy. This year, four days afterwards, we will be electing our next District mayor and council.
What’s really behind the ire?

What’s really behind the ire?

Editor: While many find the stickers and displays that circulate Sechelt to be negative and distasteful, I think that it’s far more important to look past the stickers to what they represent.
Staff directed bylaw process

Staff directed bylaw process

Editor: During the Oct.
Stand back and reflect

Stand back and reflect

Editor: It is time to stand back from the trees and look at what Sechelt’s assets are.
For the record

For the record

Editor: Mark Sager and I want to retract the comment that Kirk Exner left SIL “without notice” in our letter to the editor of Oct. 24. We were misinformed and wish to set the record straight. Lance Sparling, Mark Sager, Sechelt
Openness is lacking

Openness is lacking

Editor: While reading letters to the editor in the Coast Reporter lavishing praise on Sechelt’s new wastewater treatment plant, I am reminded of the political process chosen to build this facility, the most expensive public works project in our Distr
Reserve funds must be addressed

Reserve funds must be addressed

Editor: Some folks in Sechelt are crowing that “Sechelt never looked better.” Perhaps they don’t realize that it might be because Sechelt’s debt ratio has never looked worse.
Missing a few points

Missing a few points

Editor: Taylor Martin seems to have missed a few points in his letter to the editor regarding the new wastewater treatment plant (Coast Reporter, Oct. 24).
Our Gibsons

Our Gibsons

Editor: My first view of Gibsons was flying over it in a floatplane. What a pretty sight it was with houses nestled on a hillside going down to a little harbour with an assortment of boats.
Clean Air supports SCRD

Clean Air supports SCRD

Editor: In our recent 2014 strategic planning session, the Sunshine Coast Clean Air Society (SCCAS) named mitigating industrial pollution as a top priority.