Opinion

The following letter was sent to Gibsons council and copied to Coast Reporter. I would like to lend my support to the proposed hotel/convention centre development project presently under consideration. I have lived in and around Gibsons all my life.

Editor: So Minister of Education Peter Fassbender was flummoxed by the Supreme Court decision, and he was unable to answer any questions.

Editor: Regarding the proposed George Hotel construction,I will state upfront that I am one of the Gibsons residents who stand to lose a portion of my view. However, I am not a NIMBY. I do support the economic benefits of this project.

Editor: I am confused as to why there was abrainstorming session planned to ask people where they think smoking should be banned outdoors on the Coast and in what areas they would like to see this done.

Editor: Reading the health article In Consideration of GMOs, (Coast Reporter, Jan. 31), I wish I could agree that all GMOs are benign.

Editor: The level of discourse on the subject of the George has truly reached a new low. For those folks not on Facebook, you are lucky.

Editor: In light of recent events which are taking place within our business community, I feel compelled to weigh in on what can only be considered controversial tactics by individuals and groups within our community who are opposed to a pending deve

Editor: If the Town of Gibsons or any local government were to officially authorize any unsolicited report performed by anyone with professional certifications, we could flood Town Hall with a plethora of sparkly letterheads containing conflicting "p

Editor: It is time for the proponent of The George to compromise. So far the only thing we are seeing is The George tearing the citizens of our town apart.

Editor: I was happy to see a write-up extolling the tremendous benefit of having bats in our midst (Coast Reporter, Jan. 31). However, I would like to add a caution to the request for reporting bat sightings.