Opinion

I would like to thank everyone who was involved in my re-election campaign, and all those who became engaged in the political process. Powell River - Sunshine Coast had almost 60 per cent voter turnout.

Last Tuesday B.C. voted for both our MLAs, and either yes or no for STV - the proposed new electoral system. Many people say they want a new system, but not STV.

As a student at the University of Guelph in the early 2000s, I taught English as a second language (ESL) to families of visiting professors and international students to help pay the rent.

Now that the provincial election is in the books and government is slowly getting back into the swing of things, is it not time to get back to the bargaining table and hammer out a deal with B.C.

Tuesday, May 12 was a red-letter day for me. I was part of something with far reaching implications for the future. And I'm not talking about voting in the provincial election.

Editor: In her column (Coast Reporter, May 1) Shannon Bond stated, "the effort to get down to the beach is too much to overcome with dignity intact." Forget dignity, it is impossible at any time.

Editor: Thank you to Shannon Bond for the report on SD46's preliminary budget (Coast Reporter, May 1), but, one important item was missing.

Editor: It has come to my attention that we no longer live in the 13th century, that we actually have the technology today to represent ourselves.

Voters in Powell River-Sunshine Coast can take small comfort in the fact they were the best of the worst on Tuesday night. Voter turnout on Vancouver Island/Sunshine Coast was 55 per cent, tops in the province.

Editor: On a 'peaceful' sunny day recently, my husband and I went to have a coffee outside on a pleasant cafe deck in Davis Bay to enjoy that part of the wonderful seascape that weenjoyon the Sunshine Coast.