Opinion

Editor: As a relatively new "immigrant" to the Sunshine Coast, I fortunately have had no reason to visit the emergency department of St. Mary's Hospital.

Editor: Driving home along Marine Drive from the ferry last night (Aug. 23), several cars passed me heading the other way. In order to stay in my lane, I had to drive through the blackberry vines reaching onto the roadway.

Editor: In response to the Aug. 9 article "Digital newspaper archive set to launch," I would like to clarify UBC's position on copyright for the record.

Editor: I am writing to voice my objection to both Kinder Morgan's plans for a massive expansion of tar sands crude exports out of Vancouver Harbour and the proposed Enbridge pipeline expansion project.

Editor: All changes come with a price. No doubt, they also include benefits. I grew up in a European farming community learning about a time when there was neither electricity or running water.

Whew! Are you as tired as I am? The past three weekends on the Sunshine Coast have been a whirlwind of activities where we Coasters had a chance to put our best foot forward. And by all accounts, we did just that. It began with the weekend of Aug.

Editor: There is a very progressive movement spreading through universities and colleges across the United States, and that is the ban of plastic bottled water sales because of the unethical degradation caused from resource used to make, ship and the

After years in power, could we be seeing the end of the B.C. Liberal Party as the top dog in the province? If the rapid departure of sitting MLAs is any indication, then the answer is yes.

Editor: On page 13 of the Aug. 17 edition of Coast Reporter it was stated that a plan is already underway to develop a Coast-wide infrastructure for facilities for the charging of electric cars.

Editor: Re: More user-friendly rec facilities (Coast Reporter letters, Aug. 24). We would like to take this opportunity to apologize to Jim Gray and the fastball league that was inconvenienced at Brothers Park a few weekends ago.