Opinion

It has taken years of fundraising, blood, sweat and tears, but finally the new wing at St. Mary's Hospital is ready to be unveiled. To celebrate the opening, the hospital is holding an open house on Wednesday, March 20, between 1:30 and 4 p.m.

The Sunshine Coast is striving to be a fully transparent, zero-waste community.

Editor: We the taxpayers are the shareholders of the BC Ferry Corp., and it is our provincial government that needs to change the contract to provide a more efficient and reasonable service/cost for the residents of the Coast.

Editor: I have observed several letters expressing concern over the direction Sechelt council is taking over the new sewage treatment plant. The letter writers seem to be concerned about the company selected to design and build the plant.

Editor: Christine Wood's piece on the controversy surrounding the proposed $22.4 million wastewater treatment facility (Coast Reporter, March 8) revealed a point that I find significant and troubling.

Editor: Re: "It's not a competition, Tretick tells Weston" (Coast Reporter, March 1) You're darned right, it's a competition. Yes, we are all one country, but the reality is that, in the case of economic programs, all are over-subscribed.

Editor: Change is inevitable for any living organism.

Editor: Four DVDs from the Sechelt Public Library (SPL) were taken from my backpack outside of Raven's Cry Theatre on Friday, Feb. 8. I would like to ask whoever took them to please return them to the library.

Editor: Reference is made to your very good articles regarding ferry fares (Coast Reporter, March 8). With all the attention focused on the ministry's consultation process and the general fare increase of 4.

Editor: Re: "Felled eagle tree deemed a danger," (Coast Reporter, March 1) If the tree wasn't protected under District of Sechelt bylaw 484, 2009 when the subdivision was being developed, why wasn't a platform built outside the development at that ti