Opinion

Editor: We see this on a daily basis — dogs not properly restrained in a truck. Dogs riding in the back of pick-up trucks are at risk of serious injury. Think about your dog’s safety. Your dog could fall or be thrown out.

Editor: We are blessed with some wonderful hiking trails on the Sunshine Coast. One of them is a magical loop through the forest, an extension of the Big Tree Recreation Area accessed to the south of Trout Lake from the highway.

The following letter was sent to the Surveyor of Taxes in Victoria and copied to Coast Reporter. Re: 2014 rural property tax notice I am complaining to you about the 2014 rural tax notice. You have increased my taxes by 18.3 per cent.

Editor: MP John Weston made the national TV news on June 18. As he rushed past and was asked about Northern Gateway, his brief response was that he believed in science.

Editor: Some constituents have recently expressed concerns about the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline Project.

Editor: I am writing in response to Barry Janyk’s letter of June 19, ‘World’s best water wasted.’ While it is clearly a shame that the Gibsons water source has suffered this occurrence, I have to take exception to Mr. Janyk’s letter.

Editor: Re: World’s best water wasted (Letters, Coast Reporter, June 20). Please, Mr.

Editor: What kind of society do you want to live in? I grew up in a just society, a social democracy that cared for its citizens through education, health care and pensions.

Editor: It takes a village to raise a child for sure. I’m an elder in our village and I’m deeply saddened and concerned by the inability of our leaders to resolve the education system challenge before them.

Editor: On Saturday, June 21, I attended the 2014 Sunshine Coast Women’s Municipal Campaign School. What great information, although I was very disappointed to see such a small turnout from our women in Sechelt.