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Protecting this forest gem

Protecting this forest gem

Editor: Reading the letter from Tony Greenfield gave me pause to ponder. Comparing the number of species in an old growth forest with the number of species in a recently logged forest is looking at biodiversity from a very limitedperspective.
Legal actions eat tax increase

Legal actions eat tax increase

Editor: District of Sechelt council's firing of a second senior staff person should be added cause for concern. The first termination cost the District $185,000 in severance pay. The second is still in negotiation, but presumably will be comparable.
Where was the collective pause?

Where was the collective pause?

Editor: I read with interest Mr. Weston's statement: "Why conservationists (not just Conservatives) should support Bill C-38." His main argument for repealing the Environmental Assessment Act 1999 and creating a new Act is major project streamlining.
Weston mea culpa condescending

Weston mea culpa condescending

Editor: John Weston's mea culpa critique of his own Conservative government, on the eve of the June 2 Blackmark Budget actions, for failing to do a better sales job on Bill C-38, the omnibus budget bill, is both condescending and patronizing (Coast R
Egg season is here

Egg season is here

Editor: Don't think omelette, or over-easy or even huevos revueltos con jamon. Think small groups of teens and 20-somethings cruising the streets of Gibsons late at night decorating random homes with Grade A extra large in the shell.
Spending a day with the SIB

Spending a day with the SIB

I had the privilege of spending a day with members of the Sechelt Indian Band (SIB) last Thursday learning about their history, beliefs and traditions, their unique self-government and their vision for a better future for their people.
Trying to sell us more for less

Trying to sell us more for less

Editor: Our MP John Weston said the Conservative party could have done a better job of selling the budget implementation Bill C-38 to Canadians (Coast Reporter, June 15). Were you serious Mr.
Shocked by Weston's response

Shocked by Weston's response

Editor: Having read the response of MP John Westonto Bill C-38, I was appalled and shocked at his gall and chutzpah/cheek. In his support of Bill C-38 he wrote why he supporteda new Fisheries Act and Bill C-38. No word of the other 69 laws.
Bill C-38: pressure NDP as well

Bill C-38: pressure NDP as well

Editor: Local outrage at the essentially anti-democratic intent of Bill C-38 is rightly aimed at the Harper government. John Weston's lamentable response (Coast Reporter, June 15) serves to confirm that our concerns are well justified.
Let's respect fairness and democracy

Let's respect fairness and democracy

Editor: As the Conservatives popped up and down to vote in Parliament on Thursday, June 14, a more profound Coast meeting was taking place in Sechelt.