Opinion

Every week I’m amazed by the incredible young athletic talent here on the Sunshine Coast. So far 2014 has been a huge year for athletic achievement — and we are less than three months into this calendar year.

Editor: We would like to thank everyone who assisted in helping find our daughter Tonielle King-Rose when she went missing on March 12 from Sechelt. It takes a community to come together to ensure our children are safe.

Editor: I totally object to the idea of changing the name of St. Mary's Hospital. The first St.

Editor: The yes vote won, if only by 15 votes, but it won - the people have spoken. As I understand it, a referendum requires 50 per cent of the votes plus one.

Editor: The column from the publisher of Coast Reporter (March 14) is right on the mark - the only thing Multi-Materials BC (MMBC) will recycle is consumer cash.

Editor: I was totally amazed at the level of indignation expressed by the anti-development cult in the paper last week. They are incensed at the tone of the column by John Gleeson (Coast Reporter, March 7).

Editor: Here's a question worth investigating: how come the federal government funds 60 per cent of Marine Atlantic and only 28 per cent of our Marine Pacific? Did you know that $55.

The following letter was sent to the Town of Gibsons and copied to Coast Reporter Sunshine Coast Tourism (SCT) would like to voice its support for the rezoning and development permit applications for The George.

Editor: I am writing to congratulate you on running columns by Hugh Macaulay on mental health. His from-the-heart stories do much to bring mental illness from darkness into the human realm.

Editor: It is not the decision of the referendum that bothers me, it is the apathy of the citizens of Sechelt that does. I can't believe that only 22.5 per cent of eligible voters, regarding an important decision, came out to vote.