Opinion

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.