Opinion

Editor: Have you been following the Olympic Torch as it travels through 1,000 communities? How can you not be impressed as each village, town or city embraces the opportunity to participate, children and seniors alike, often in frigid, snowy weather?

Editor: Canada Post have increased their postal rates, but can't afford to clean off graffiti from Coast mailboxes? They have to get approval to do a clean up from Vancouver and it is not forthcoming due to cutbacks.

Editor: How is my school doing? This is a question asked by many parents, and there are many ways to answer it. Some people go directly to the Fraser Institute school rankings for a quick, easy-to-understand score.

You have to give them an A for effort, but after that, Coastal Link Ferries (CLF) gets a failing grade for communication and consultation.

Editor: St. Mary's Hospital/Health Care Auxiliary would like to thank the Sunshine Coast Community for their support over the past year, especially those who donate to and shop at our Thrift Store in Sechelt.

Editor: As someone who was an anti-poverty activist and advocate throughout the '90s, I was taken aback by the front page story about Lynwood Ministries' plans for Downtown Eastside women during the Olympics (Coast Reporter, Jan. 15).

Editor: Re: Ad from the Sunshine Coastal Environmental Sustainability Society (Coast Reporter, Jan. 15). The title of the ad is: "A new watchdog group for the Sunshine Coast." Here is a group that hides behind the anonymity of an email address.

Editor: Mr. Gordon Politeski, (Coast Reporter, Jan. 15 letters, attempts valiantly to minimize his friend Stephen Harper's decision to prorogue Parliament.

Editor: After a long day of travelling and driving through a storm on Thursday, Jan. 14, we were happy to be on the 7:25 p.m. ferry heading home.

Editor: With reference to the advertisement (on this page) with regards to B.C. Ferries fares, it might be useful to have the following background: Student fares: a long time ago the B.C.