Opinion

Editor: Re: John Hird's letter "Slow down, enjoy the ride" (Coast Reporter, Feb. 8).

Editor: We are the school district support staff workers in School District No. 46. We are the clerical workers who are the front-line staff who make schools warm and welcoming.

Editor: I have had kids in youth soccer on the Sunshine Coast for eight years, and I am also a dog owner. I have been conflicted on the issue of dogs on sports fields over the years.

Editor: Sechelt mayor and council announced Feb. 5 that construction of a wastewater treatment plant would commence immediately on the Ebbtide property.

The Olympic motto reads as follows: "The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win, but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph, but the struggle.

Editor: Re: Dog attack on off leash trail leads to death (Coast Reporter, Jan. 11). What happened to Pepper, the pomeranian was horrible! The 'apparent' indifference of the owner of the dogs that caused his death is unconscionable.

Monday, Feb. 11, is a time to celebrate. And no, I don't mean just a celebration of a day off work. Feb. 11 is the inaugural Family Day in B.C. - the first official holiday dedicated to families. I am very close to my family.

Editor: Health Canada is proposing serious changes to the medical marijuana program. These changes will eliminate the licence for critically and chronically ill people to grow their own medicine, or designate someone to grow it for them.

If you have been stockpiling your pennies, it's time to get rid of them, as the Canadian penny is no more.

Editor: The government of the Right Honourable John Diefenbaker unconditionally extended the franchise to Canadian Aboriginal people in 1962. Before this historic act, Aboriginal people were required to give up their native rights in order to vote.