Opinion

The following letter was sent to Tom Jensen, assistant deputy minister Forest, Lands and Resource Operations, and copied to Coast Reporter.

No one likes a bully. Being teased, called names or, even worse, being physically assaulted is just wrong. Imagine if you are a child or a teen and are faced with the prospect of going to school every day and being bullied by other children.

Editor: The Sunshine Coast is one of the few communities with a winter population size of about 30,000 people that does not have a large cultural complex to serve that community.

Editor: All governments use standing committees to do their leg-work before issues are debated by the larger body. In municipalities, the mayor customarily appoints standing committees within days of taking office.

Editor: The timing of our MP John Weston's latest 10 percenter (those little "promotional" pamphlets that Mr. Weston is so fond of sending out) extolling the efforts of the Conservatives on seniors' issues, couldn't be worse.

The following letter was sent to Island Timberlands and copied to Coast Reporter. I write you hoping to encourage a reconsideration regarding an area in Roberts Creek at the end of Day Road.

Editor: The DriveABLE program wants to take your licence away. That's its purpose. If you get a letter from the Motor Vehicle branch requiring you to take a computer test, it's deadly serious.

Editor: Re: Letter from Brian Baggs (Coast Reporter, Feb. 3) Brian, you certainly have a right to your opinion, as I have to mine, but to attack me personally, I believe you have gone too far.

Editor: Since much of the data on the recycling contract (Coast Reporter, Aug. 10) is out of context, the public must be held blameless if they misunderstand the article. The 18-month contract expense of $297,000, mentioned twice, is not the point.

Editor: I am very disappointed by the lack of meaningful communication from the conservative government and our member of Parliament, John Weston.