Opinion

Editor: In the May 4 edition of Coast Reporter, an advertisement offered thermography as an alternative to mammograms for breast cancer detection.

During the seven-plus years that I have lived on the Sunshine Coast, I have had numerous encounters with wildlife - mostly deer in my backyard munching on the grass or trees, but on occasion, I have received a visit from a bear.

Editor: The first thing I notice when I go to the city is the air and how it smells, usually the smell of exhaust.

Editor: In reference to recent letters on a trapping bylaw for Sechelt, I have the following comments. The statement by Mr. Ellis that a previous writer probably did not have to trap animals for her winter clothing is no doubt accurate. In fact, 99.

Editor: Am I wrong in starting to resent the constant whining whenever anyone wants to improve things on the Coast? The Coast has lived with three concrete batch plants in Gibsons and Sechelt with nary a complaint for decades.

Editor: Re: Letter to the editor from Elizabeth McNeill (Coast Reporter, May 4). I attended the Stockwells' open house at their gravel pit and viewed the location of the proposed site.

Editor: I am writing in regard to the letter about gas prices (Coast Reporter, May 4).

Editor: It seems as if the term "misinformation rules" is an accurate slogan for the "concerned East Porpoise Bay citizens" who have spoken their opposition regarding any and all changes occurring in the District of Sechelt.

Editor: May is Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) awareness month. MCS is a chronic condition with symptoms that recur reproducibly in response to low levels of exposure to multiple unrelated chemicals.

Editor: The Coaster mountain bike race has now been running for three years. Before that it was the Rat Race and that ran for eight years.