Opinion

Editor: Mayor Henderson's New Year's message (Coast Reporter, Jan. 4) recognizes the past year was a rocky one for Sechelt council and asks that we "leave the negative energy back in 2012" and go forward on a positive note in 2013.

Editor: Re: "A typical media response" (Coast Reporter letters, Jan. 4).

A disturbing dog attack has us on edge this week. Last Saturday, Dana Urbanski was out walking with her Pomeranians Pepper and Hondo along the off-leash Kinnikinnick trails. It's a walk she has done many times - without incident.

Editor: Thank you, Elizabeth Scott, for bringing up the fixed link alternative to the current ferry system (Coast Reporter letters, Dec. 28).

Editor: Wow - we have had more snow for this time of year than I can remember. Dakota Ridge has become less a local secret and more of a destination.

Welcome to a new year on the Sunshine Coast. I hope 2013 brings us all exciting new possibilities, prosperity and peace in this beautiful place I'm thankful to call home.

As the calendar switches from 2012 to 2013, it's a time for reflection. We take time for personal reflection on the year that was, remembering family and friends, the good times we shared, the bad times, the losses, the highs and the lows.

Editor: Great word, isn't it - sustainability? Loved by politicians particularly here in Sechelt. We must, though, question whether current plans for endless growth are sustainable. One letter in last week's Coast Reporter explained why St.

The following letter was sent to the District of Sechelt and copied to Coast Reporter. Alice Lutes has been stripped of all her committee positions. This was done in camera by a council and mayor that refuses to reveal any details.

Editor: The community forest and other proponents of clear cutting, which means the liquidation of natural forests and their replacement with tree farms, are still trying to tell us that we will have more biodiversity in a clear cut than in the exist