Opinion

Editor: Our Grade 6/7 classes at Roberts Creek Elementary School recently held a Haiti relief benefit, and last week we sent $9,355 off to help Haiti. We were in the midst of planning a ski trip when our teacher, Mr.

Editor: I have difficulty walking and was worried how I'd manage when my husband and I travelled as foot passengers from Langdale to Horseshoe Bay and then on to Nanaimo on Feb. 18.

Editor: I want to congratulate the Sunshine Coast community for filling 1,224 shoebox gifts with school supplies, hygiene items, toys and a personal note for needy boys and girls aged two to 14 in 2009.

Editor: I agree with Kim Mellor - our national anthem should be sung by all (Coast Reporter letters, Feb. 26). But what I object to most is the tones our young singers use in belting out O Canada. It is not a hip-hop song.

Editor: In 2002, Doctors With-out Borders (DWB) warned that the Canada-U.S.-NATO invasion of Afghanistan would cause massive civilian casualties and create over a million refugees. Ignoring DWB and in defiance of the United Nations, NATO attacked.

Editor: Loved the Coast Reporter's Feb. 12 cover page, so thank you all. I have been beating myself up for wrongfully assuming O Canada was/is our national anthem. Upon viewing the Olympic opening ceremony on Friday, Feb.

Editor: To ICBC or whoever is in charge of this disaster awaiting the Sunshine Coast: For the last weeks on end, logging trucks have been trying to make the trip from Bear Bay Road to Port Mellon woodfibre mill in just over one hour driving time.

The following letter was sent to Premier Gordon Campbell and copied to Coast Reporter.

The following letter was submitted to District of Sechelt council and copied to Coast Reporter.

Come April 1, coastal communities are going to be hit hard once again in their pocket books, forking out more money to B.C. Ferries. Fares are expected to climb by about 8.4 per cent for both walk-on and vehicle passengers.