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In favour of two lanes

In favour of two lanes

Editor: I would like to voice my opinion in favour of the two lane highway in Upper Gibsons. I walk that highway almost daily with my children. It is safer and the traffic is slower than it was when there were four lanes.
Can relate to traffic frustration

Can relate to traffic frustration

Editor: I have been reading about the petitions asking the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to change Gibsons Way back to four lanes.
Crime and punishment

Crime and punishment

It's kind of ironic that three days after the first homicide on the Sunshine Coast in five years, the minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Kash Heed released statistics stating B.C.'s crime rate is the lowest in decades.
Labour fighting for EI

Labour fighting for EI

Editor: On Monday, Sept. 7, Canadians will celebrate Labour Day, but this year we are facing a challenging time. More than 1.5 million Canadian workers have lost their jobs and more than 800,000 are on Employment Insurance.
Four lanes to two; a bad idea

Four lanes to two; a bad idea

Editor: I am one who believes making a four-lane road into two was very wrong. The exact spot where this was done is one of the main spots for ferry traffic.
BC Hydro are no experts

BC Hydro are no experts

Editor: I find it interesting that Mr. Bengeyfield who wrote a letter (Coast Reporter, Aug. 28) about IPPs has an existing water licence on Owl Creek which is part of the IPP goldrush he is complaining about.
A newspaper mystery

A newspaper mystery

Editor: Two Sechelt residents found a large volume of bound newspapers under a bench in Teredo Square in Sechelt on the evening of Thursday, Aug. 20. The newspapers are copies of the New York Herald dated Jan. 1 to April 30, 1897.
Belated thanks for the rescue

Belated thanks for the rescue

Editor: Somewhat belatedly I offer my heartfelt thanks to the members of the Gibsons volunteer Coast Guard for their kind assistance to me and my crew. The Coast Guard rescued us on July 7 in Shoal Channel one or two miles from Gibsons.
Where does the Styrofoam go?

Where does the Styrofoam go?

Editor: As one of the founding members and a former director of SCRAPS, I would like to respond to the recent letter from Ed Lands (Coast Reporter, Aug. 28).
I would have died last month

I would have died last month

Editor: With the prompt and professional help of the BC Ambulance Services, I am here today to say thanks. Sabrina and Jamie are paramedics who were serving the Sunshine Coast as a part of this local shortage of available paramedics.