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Grandmothers tackle Bill C-393

Grandmothers tackle Bill C-393

Editor: In recent days a story with international impact, national opportunity and local involvement has been taking place in the houses of Parliament.
Today we remember them

Today we remember them

Editor: Today I'm remembering. Imagining - memories that good fortune and the brave decreed were not to be my own. The momentous cost of moments lost to tyranny and time.
Justice system and sense needed

Justice system and sense needed

Editor: I want to extend my best wishes to the parents of Genoa May. They should not have to endure the pain they are experiencing, around the issue of parole for the person who took their daughter from them.
Sean Whalen: a great volunteer

Sean Whalen: a great volunteer

Editor: Anyone who has ever volunteered knows it can be a thankless task. Volunteer your time to help develop soccer on the Sunshine Coast, and you'll probably find this to be particularly true.
Time to elect new trustees

Time to elect new trustees

Editor: What are our Sunshine Coast accountable elected school trustees doing during these costly harmonized sales tax restraint times? Are they restraining themselves? No. On Tuesday, Oct.
Fish industry must clean up its act

Fish industry must clean up its act

Editor: I read with interest the picturesque presentation of the BC salmon farming industry's perspective of itself delivered to my mailbox recently. Words with "farm" as their root appear 45 times.
A sober second look

A sober second look

Most people who enjoy a pint or two while at their favourite watering hole or a glass of wine with dinner have changed their habits since the province introduced strict new drinking and driving laws - and that's a good thing.
Calling all Strata Councils

Calling all Strata Councils

Editor: Taxpayers of Gibsons - you know that the Town will soon be sending you a bill for your metered water.
Goodbye to great friends

Goodbye to great friends

I've been thinking a lot about losses this November. Three in particular have been occupying a lot of my grey matter. We who work in community newspapers are luckier than our counterparts who grace the pages of the big dailies.
Something's gonna hit the fan

Something's gonna hit the fan

Editor: What is the plan for dealing with sewage in the District of Sechelt? On Oct. 25, I went to a public meeting to find out. The Urban Systems company, which was hired (without tender), was paid approximately $70,000 by the DOS.