Opinion

Editor: Well, here we are, just as the Ministry of Forests and Lands (MOF) had hoped - private logging companies have walked away from contentious areas, leaving Coastcommunity members to duke it out.

Editor: My chin dropped when I read that 80 per cent of the proposed cuts in the Sunshine Coast Community Forest need to be exported, because of the lack of sawmill facilities (Coast Reporter, Nov. 16).

There have been some discussions the past few weeks about various areas of Highway 101 regarding speed and safety.

Editor: My intention in writing this letter is not as a complaint, but as a form of support for the community. In the last few years I have noticed a decline in the services offered by the emergency facilities at St. Mary's Hospital.

Editor: Recently, I had the pleasure of presenting "Pursuing tomorrow's business today" at UBC's Sauder School of Business. The underlining theme was the need to think differently, see the bigger picture and be innovative.

Editor: I thought I would pass on this tip for all dog walkers. Last winter I noticed that my dog was excessively licking his paws, and sometimes throwing up. I finally figured out that this was happening whenever the roads had been salted.

The following letter was sent to community forest president Glen Bonderud and Sechelt council and copied to Coast Reporter. As residents of Sechelt, we urge you to reconsider your logging plans in Wilson Creek.

Editor: The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) is having a public open house meeting in Gibsons on Dec. 1 between 1 and 4 p.m. at the Cedars Inn.

Editor: I read with interest the several letters and advertisements of both proponents and critics of the harvesting of EW002, in the Nov. 9 issue of Coast Reporter. Initially, when the Community Forest operator, Sechelt Community Projects Inc.

Editor: There has been a call to consider lowering the speed limits on a portion of Highway 101 due to high incidence of accidents. I suggest that speed may not be the cause. The accidents are reported at intersections.