Opinion

An open letter to Canada Post and Prime Minster Stephen Harper.

Editor: Re: "Private property a Hopkins amenity" (Coast Reporter, Aug. 31). As the administrator of Hopkins Landing Waterworks District and resident for more than 60 years, I would like to clarify a couple of statements regarding the Aug. 31 article.

Did you get away for some vacation time this summer? I was fortunate enough to go on two holidays with my family this year, and I've got to say the time away did me some good.

By George, the news is out. A visionary businessman is boldly going where many have feared to tread in the past. Klaus Fuerniss, entrepreneur and calculated risk-taker, released his dream of a high-end complex on the Gibsons' waterfront Sept. 8.

Editor: Every vehicle that stays on the Coast should be electric. Most electric cars have enough range to make a return trip from Egmont to Langdale. Electric fuel is cheaper.

Editor: After another hectic summer with more tourists and more traffic congestions, I decided to check out what I've been hearing a lot of people complaining about.

Editor: I sure am blessed and lucky to have such admirable neighbors. Far from being "uneducated harassers of Target Marine and the District council as stated in a recent letter to the editor, (Coast Reporter, Aug.

Editor: Why is the District of Sechelt council continuing spending taxpayers hard earnedmoney on non-essential items? Not content to spend thousands of dollars on a lifeless logo, now they voted to spend $13,000 to $16,000 to conduct a 10 to 15 minut

As was the case for many folks, my two main events off-Coast this summer were both reunions. The first held no memories for me. In late July my late mother-in-law's family celebrated 100 years in the same area in Alberta.

Where would we be without our RCMP officers, firefighters and paramedics? The answer - in deep, deep trouble.