Opinion

Editor: The May 18 edition of Coast Reporter contained two letters about logging. One was a short negative letter blaming the Elphinstone Logging Focus for blocking the road to the clearcut logging operations on Mount Elphinstone.

Editor: Re: "SIB angered over administrative changes" (Coast Reporter, May 11) I am responding to this article with a certain degree of misgiving. As a Canadian, my freedom of expression is protected under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Editor: I am writing to object to the letter from Taneth Amos (Coast Reporter, May 11). The fire ban in Porpoise Bay Park was initiated about 15 years ago.

There are many reasons to ditch your car and ride your bike to work. And what better time than next week during Bike to Work Week May 28 to June 3? The Sunshine Coast is one of 22 communities in B.C. hosting a Bike to Work Week event.

Editor: The fate of the Wilson Creek forest will be, to a large extent, determined by a report being prepared by two hydrologists appointed by Sunshine Coast Community Forest (SCCF) and an advisory committee.

The following letter was sent to member of Parliament John Weston and copied to Coast Reporter.

Editor: B.C. to Victoria. Come in Victoria. Victoria is anyone listening? That's the hollow feeling I had when I read of the Liberal government's proposed changes to the Coastal Ferry Act tabled May 9.

Editor: In the "news briefs" (Coast Reporter, May 11), you mention some of the recipients of the funding to enable participation in the federal environmental assessment (EA) for the proposed Burnco aggregate mine in West Howe Sound.

Editor: Concerning the school breakfast program, I think it is misleading for Viveca Ohm, in her letter of May 11, to suggest that children are offered such high cost foods as "muffins and strawberries.

Editor: As a Sechelt resident who has witnessed numerous council meetings over the last six years and been a supporter of a more dynamic, progressive council to lead our community, I find it hard to believe that Keith Thirkell is claiming credit for