Opinion

Editor: My husband and I had a front row seat to the actions of the Ken Moore, RCM-SAR Halfmoon Bay Search and Rescue, the Penac, Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft, the CCGS Cape Caution and the SAR Cormorant helicopter late Friday night from 11 p.m.

Editor: Re: "Hwy. 101 speed reduction referred back to Mounties" (Coast Reporter, Nov. 9). The speed limit is not the main problem in trying to access Highway 101 - it's the sheer volume of traffic.

Editor: We were unable to attend the farewell party for Dr. John Farrer on Nov. 2, so it was a pleasure to read about the event in the Nov. 9 edition of Coast Reporter.

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.