Opinion

Editor: The front-page news flash (Coast Reporter, Nov. 16) advising the Sunshine Coast residents of the doctor shortage is alarming.

Editor: The federal Conserva-tive's latest "householder" [mailbox flyer], Focused on Jobs and Growth, carries local MP John Weston's image and again masquerades as a "survey" asking Canadians: "Who is on the right track to support job creation and ec

Before I launch into the following assessment of the great 2012 Grey Cup game, I have to preface it with a confession. I'm not really a football fan.

Editor: In response to your recent articles and editorial, yes, there is a doctor shortage here, as there is in B.C. and across Canada. The population - and doctors - continue to age. New graduate doctors are increasingly choosing to specialize.

The District of Sechelt government is facing some public scrutiny this week over a decision that has us scratching our heads. A terse statement released to the local media Monday afternoon said, "Council resolved to remove Coun.

Editor: My husband and I had a front row seat to the actions of the Ken Moore, RCM-SAR Halfmoon Bay Search and Rescue, the Penac, Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft, the CCGS Cape Caution and the SAR Cormorant helicopter late Friday night from 11 p.m.

Editor: Re: "Hwy. 101 speed reduction referred back to Mounties" (Coast Reporter, Nov. 9). The speed limit is not the main problem in trying to access Highway 101 - it's the sheer volume of traffic.

Editor: We were unable to attend the farewell party for Dr. John Farrer on Nov. 2, so it was a pleasure to read about the event in the Nov. 9 edition of Coast Reporter.

Editor: Well, here we are, just as the Ministry of Forests and Lands (MOF) had hoped - private logging companies have walked away from contentious areas, leaving Coastcommunity members to duke it out.

Editor: My chin dropped when I read that 80 per cent of the proposed cuts in the Sunshine Coast Community Forest need to be exported, because of the lack of sawmill facilities (Coast Reporter, Nov. 16).