Opinion

Summer on the Sunshine Coast is something to celebrate -the bright sun, the fantastic flowers and hip, hip, hurray, the arrival of the tourists and their spending power.

The following letter was sent to Gibsons council and copied to Coast Reporter.

Editor: Re: Cat bylaw brushed off (Coast Reporter, July 13). Sechelt Coun. Chris Moore said the idea of regulating cats was a "big hairball, a total waste of time and energy.

Editor: Re: Possible big box store rezoning application (Coast Reporter, July 13). If a rezoning application for Eco Village on Field Road comes to Sechelt council this will be the end of the Sunshine Coast, as we know it.

Editor: I was enjoying my early morning walk in the woods with my dog, the sun filtering down through the trees.

Editor: Like many retirees, my wife and I moved to the Sunshine Coast many years ago from other parts of Canada.

The following letter was sent to Sechelt Mayor John Henderson and copied to Coast Reporter. I'm not a resident of Sechelt, nor do I pay taxes in your fine region.

Editor: I live in Western Australia and have relatives in or around Sechelt whom I would like to contact. My father's uncle Ted Higginson and his wife Lottie settled in the area after the First World War after emigrating from Cheshire, England.

Editor: Today (July 15) we went to the Halfmoon Bay Country Fair. It was extremely well organized. The pancake breakfast was excellent and the people serving were wonderful. They had a large area of games set up for children.

Editor: I am writing this letter to express my disgust at certain people on the Sunshine Coast. I do not know who they are, but I hope, after reading my letter, they will realize how disrespectful they are.