Opinion

Editor: I am a retired professional civil engineer who has been living on the Coast for over 20 years - certainly not one of the "brilliant people" referred to in your editorial (Coast Reporter, Oct. 5), but I do rise to the challenge.

Editor: I hate to see people lambaste a politician who is working hard to make things happen in his riding. Currently our member of Parliament John Weston is working to pass a private members bill to create a National Health and Fitness Day.

Editor: A public watchdog charged with protecting our environment has flipped sides. It is now actively promoting private interests. The B.C. Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) hosted open houses Oct.

Editor: I agree with last week's writer who suggested that we cater to the elite few ("It's a luxury cruise, not a ferry service," Coast Reporter letters, Oct. 5) and for a sailing such as ours, we need to really pare it down to basics.

Editor: I would like to congratulate you on your editorial in the latest edition (Coast Reporter, Oct. 5) suggesting either a road or bridge link to the Lower Mainland. We all have horror stories about the ferries, so I won't denigrate them here.

Editor: In response to the letter writer's complaint about being "kicked when down" (Coast Reporter, Oct. 5), I suggest a simple way to avoid this is by not being down in the first place.

Editor: An open letter to charities. It's sad that because I have chosen to support select charities over the years, I am being inundated with crap.

Editor: Jacob Knaus's letter "Oil income supports our lifestyle" advocates building pipelines to export Canadian petroleum to foreign markets and reduce our reliance on the U.S. He cites alleged projections of U.S. energy self-sufficiency by 2020.

Editor: Once again we are to be held hostage to B.C. Ferries, whilst they merrily raise the fares and reduce the services. Lower fares mean more customers.

The following letter was sent to Gibsons council and copied to Coast Reporter. In the early 1970s, I was involved in the design, construction and administration of the town of Logan Lake, B.C.