Opinion

Editor: In the Year in Review in last week's Coast Reporter, there was a photo of Vicki Starfire and her dog Sammie.

Your sports Year in Review managed to cover a great swath of athletic achievement made by residents of the Sunshine Coast, so great it seemed that any limb straying near enough a ball or net or field had a bullet point in your feature.

The winds of change blew up and down the Sunshine Coast last Saturday night as Coast residents made their voices heard during the municipal election. The biggest change saw four-term incumbent mayor Barry Janyk defeated at the hands of Wayne Rowe.

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.