Opinion

I'm finding it hard to let my little boy grow up, not that I actually have a say in the matter. This past week we celebrated the birthdays of both my children - Kaitlyn turned nine and Ryder turned five.

Editor: I find it hard to believe we in Gibsons plan to charge the people who visit us to drink water. Also we locals who may have dry wells in the summer. Campers, cyclists, walkers and even dogs.

Editor: In a recent letter (Coast Reporter, May 11), Taneth Amos pits the interests of local camping enthusiasts against a group of "fear mongering" citizens who reside near Porpoise Bay Provincial Park.

Editor: On driving into Sechelt from Halfmoon Bay,I can't help but notice the immense display of bright yellow Scotch broom growing amongst the tall rockface around the 6000 block of Highway 101 as you get close to Sechelt.

Editor: In the May 4 edition of Coast Reporter, an advertisement offered thermography as an alternative to mammograms for breast cancer detection.

During the seven-plus years that I have lived on the Sunshine Coast, I have had numerous encounters with wildlife - mostly deer in my backyard munching on the grass or trees, but on occasion, I have received a visit from a bear.

Editor: The first thing I notice when I go to the city is the air and how it smells, usually the smell of exhaust.

Editor: In reference to recent letters on a trapping bylaw for Sechelt, I have the following comments. The statement by Mr. Ellis that a previous writer probably did not have to trap animals for her winter clothing is no doubt accurate. In fact, 99.

Editor: Am I wrong in starting to resent the constant whining whenever anyone wants to improve things on the Coast? The Coast has lived with three concrete batch plants in Gibsons and Sechelt with nary a complaint for decades.

Editor: Re: Letter to the editor from Elizabeth McNeill (Coast Reporter, May 4). I attended the Stockwells' open house at their gravel pit and viewed the location of the proposed site.