Opinion

Editor: In regards to Paul Martiquet's column, Should you be Gluten-free (Coast Reporter, Aug. 10) I think the author uses the same arguments that smokers use to dismiss any evidence of cancer from cigarettes.

Editor: Why is it that some citizens of Sechelt choose to waste time, money and energy on a negative path rather than doing something for the good of all? Ms.

Editor: I was really looking forward to a meet and greet reception for the new Gibsons Public Art Gallery location last Saturday, Aug. 11, until a dog started running around the place like it was in a park.

Watching the Olympic Games come to a close Sunday night in London had many moments of brilliance, none more so than the stirring scene of Burnaby's Christine Sinclair marching into the stadium carrying Canadian colours.

The recent attack by a coyote on a dog sitting just inside a local business has people talking all over the country.

Editor: In the article "New deal for Gibsons Recycling" (Coast Reporter, Aug. 10) it was mentioned that Green-omics is promoting the resource recovery model in Africa. A number of people have asked why.

Editor: As Oscar Dorval's parents, we are humbled by the incredible generosity that has been extended to our family over the last year and a half while Oscar has been in cancer treatment.

Editor: Coastal residents can expect to see still higher beer, wine and liquor prices and licensed retailers will see their profit margins squeezed if the Liberals' privatization of liquor distribution warehousing to a private 10-year liquor distribu

Editor: Coyotes are unfairly getting a bad reputationthroughout the Sunshine Coast. Across Canada, coyotes are living in urban and semi-urban communities. Yes, they will eat small dogs and cats.

Editor: I have recently moved from the Tri-Cities area to the beautiful Sunshine Coast. The invasive Himalayan balsam, also known as policeman's helmet, has destroyed many beautiful areas in the Lower Mainland.