Opinion

Editor: Re: Recreation and parks master plan I am taking this opportunity to respond to the articles in the paper dated July 19. I found both headings of the articles, as well as the articles themselves, to be disappointing.

Editor: I have been visiting Gibsons in the summertime for the last three years and enjoying the freshness of the culture, as well as of the air. So the battle between the province and the lady of the hanging-garden boat surprised me.

Editor: Having just returned from the 2013 Sea Cavalcade parade and buoyed with enthusiasm, I am writing to say how much I enjoyed watching this event, as well as the one that preceded it: the Mile Run.

As you read this editorial with your morning cup of coffee on Aug. 2, we will be into 34 days with little or no rain on the South Coast.

Editor: As a dog owner, I always appreciate articles about animal health, but the letter (Coast Reporter, July 19) about the puppy that fell unconscious on the beach left me frustrated.

Editor: I would like to thank everyone who stepped in to help Sunday afternoon when a small plane had to make an emergency landing in Elphinstone Secondary School's rear field.

Editor: Mr. Campbell declares Gibsons council to have acted in a "non-democratic" fashion (Coast Reporter, letters, July 26). Unfortunately, Mr.

Well, it has been a week to remember on the Sunshine Coast. Thanks to a lot of sung and unsung heroes we had the best Sea Cavalcade parade ever, an almost incident-free Sea Cavalcade, and a visit by the RCMP Musical Ride.

The following letter was sent to the Ministry of Environment and copied to Coast Reporter. Dear Minister: For several years I have been reading about neonicotinoids and the devastation that pesticides bring to bees.

Editor: In a recent letter (Coast Reporter, July 5) Gord Clayton suggests only ratepayers in the District of Sechelt ought to have a say on the new sewage treatment plan.