Opinion

Editor: Somewhat belatedly I offer my heartfelt thanks to the members of the Gibsons volunteer Coast Guard for their kind assistance to me and my crew. The Coast Guard rescued us on July 7 in Shoal Channel one or two miles from Gibsons.

Editor: As one of the founding members and a former director of SCRAPS, I would like to respond to the recent letter from Ed Lands (Coast Reporter, Aug. 28).

Editor: With the prompt and professional help of the BC Ambulance Services, I am here today to say thanks. Sabrina and Jamie are paramedics who were serving the Sunshine Coast as a part of this local shortage of available paramedics.

Editor: Mayor Inkster is quite right to laud the good work of municipal staff and councillors in bringing eight badly-needed social housing units to the Coast (Coast Reporter, Aug. 28).

Ding, ding let the games begin. The 39th session of the provincial legislature began on Tuesday in Victoria and it promises to be one of the more explosive and interesting political sessions in this province's history.

Editor: My wife and I are recent residents/retirees to the beautiful Sunshine Coast from Calgary and would like to offer up a fresh-eyed perspective: is the Sunshine Coast serious about recycling? Shouldn't we set ambitious goals for the future to re

Editor: Thank you for your reportage about the independent power projects (IPP) and the decision of the B.C. Utilities Commission (Coast Reporter, Aug. 14).

Editor: The B.C. government has signaled that it may cut grants to public libraries when it tables a new provincial budget on Sept. 1.

Editor: I am writing to express my strong support for the new traffic changes in Upper Gibsons. Here is a list of reasons why I appreciate Gibsons Way now more than ever:I feel safer when I walk between North and Pratt Road.

Editor: Since April, B.C. paramedics have been on strike to bring the Campbell government to the negotiating table for better wages and working conditions. It's not as if our government officials won't know where we, the public, stand.