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Solid reporting of campaign financing

Solid reporting of campaign financing

Editor: I wish to compliment Coast Reporter for the extra layer of depth it offered in its reporting of campaign financing in Gibsons (Coast Reporter, March 30).
Fed budget: nothing but cuts

Fed budget: nothing but cuts

Editor: Prime Minister Stephen Harper's budget is about cutting $5.6 billion from our public programs. People will have to wait two years longer to age 67 to qualify for their Old Age Security pensions.
This is the test John

This is the test John

Editor: I was very disappointed today (March 30) when I read the paper and there was no schedule of community meetings with MP John Weston to determine whether our representative should support the Harper budget.
Identity theft through email

Identity theft through email

Editor: On Thursday, March 29, I received an email telling me that my BMO account has been suspended unless I answered a series of questions. I did not respond.
Current system is unrealistic

Current system is unrealistic

The following letter was sent to Minister of Public Safety Shirley Bond and copied to Coast Reporter.
The value of water

The value of water

The debate continues at the Town of Gibsons over what to charge people who draw water from well number one. This week, councillors decided to lower the charge to 20 cents a litre, down from the proposed 25 cents.
What's the value of an old growth forest?

What's the value of an old growth forest?

Editor: To understand the logging protest of the lower slopes on Mount Elphinstone, one needs to use eagle vision that looks at things from altitude with a bigger perspective.
Sechelt council showing leadership

Sechelt council showing leadership

Editor: Accolades must go to the new Sechelt council for considering the issue of drafting a bylaw banning the use of all body- gripping traps in the District of Sechelt (Coast Reporter, March 30).
Put animal safety first

Put animal safety first

The following letter was sent to Sechelt council and copied to Coast Reporter. I was present at the March 28 committee of the whole meeting with a group concerned about the use of body-gripping animal traps on the Sunshine Coast.
Our choice: change or extinction

Our choice: change or extinction

Editor: Last Wednesday, I saw the awesome film Peace Out, about energy production and consumption.