Opinion

Last weekend on election day, as I sat in the glow of a backyard campfire with some visiting comrades from Vancouver, I couldn't help but take notice of the things they were saying about our beloved Coast.

Well, residents of the Sunshine Coast, here we are - one day to go before D-day.

Community Living is an organization that is close to my heart. My friend Glen McClughan, the executive director of Sunshine Coast Association for Community Living (SCACL), is a great guy.

Every year we lose more and more of our remaining veterans. Our stately soldiers say goodbye to their comrades and patiently wait their turn for the bugler's farewell. It's a sad day in many respects, but an important day nonetheless.

While Coast politicians were working to win your vote, I was at the mall lobbying for some votes of my own last Saturday.

With the municipal election in full swing and things starting to take a nasty turn in some circles, it's refreshing to know that it's not all doom and gloom these days on the Coast.

I can remember the night as if it was yesterday.

I can remember the night as if it was yesterday.

The list is long of things I missed during my six-month foray into the barren Saskatchewan north. The smell of ocean air in the morning, deer wandering into your yard with nary a second thought.

I think the world can be divided into two camps -those that love numbers and those that hate them. I find myself firmly planted in the first of the categories, which is a good thing because lately I've been looking at a lot of them.