Opinion

When reading the concerns of local residents about the halfway house on Pratt Road, (Coast Reporter, June 5) it would be so easy to dismiss them as just another not in my back yard (NIMBY) incident. That would be wrong. The concerns were genuine.

I live only a few doors away from the new Vision Quest transition house on Pratt Road and have been a resident here for 17 years.

During my usual afternoon walk with my dog up through the trails and trees of Sprockids Park above the Gibsons bypass, I found something most unusual last week.

Thank you for Cathie Roy's editorial regarding the controversy over the transition house for recovering addicts (Coast Reporter, June 5). Addiction permeates all levels of society. I visited a loved one in a recovery house recently.

Editor: The following letter was sent to District of Sechelt mayor and council and copied to Coast Reporter. I am very concerned that the sanitary sewer user fee was increased by $30 to $321 for properties connected to sewer for the year 2009.

Editor: If you weren't at the Sunshine Coast Com-munity Orchestra spring concert at Heritage Play-house last Saturday, you missed a stellar performance from all groups - the intermediate and youth orchestras conducted by Kathleen Hovey, the Coast sym

Editor: The article "Illegal dumping a growing concern" (Coast Reporter, May 8) states that if someone spots a large accumulation of illegal waste and wants to bring it to the landfill, they can call Cathy Kenny, the Sunshine Coast Regional District

The following letter was sent to Elphinstone director Lorne Lewis and copied to Coast Reporter. Dear Mr. Lewis: I am writing you concerning the planned halfway house for Pratt Road in Gibsons.

Wow! There are many words to describe Thursday's Olympic Torch Relay celebration in Sechelt, but wow just about covers it.

Editor: Nine years ago, a law was passed in Canada requiring that operators of powered recreational boats have a basic level of boating knowledge.