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A right to be concerned

A right to be concerned

Editor: There is no question that the stigma of mental illness still pervades every part our society.
Considerable costs for ignoring input

Considerable costs for ignoring input

Editor: A recent Coast Reporter article ("Coast stimulus projects to beat 2011 deadline") noted that the SCRD received just under $3-million in funding for infrastructure projects through the federal government's economic stimulus grants.
Lessons from the back of the courtroom

Lessons from the back of the courtroom

Way back, a million years ago, when I was a criminal justice and public policy student in university, my professors used to lament with the class what we perceived as mediocre to abysmal crime reporting by the media.
Educated with facts, not fiction

Educated with facts, not fiction

Editor: You should practise what you preach, Ms. Roy. In your editorial of Oct. 15 regarding the mental health treatment facility proposed in Langdale, you encourage people to educate themselves on the issues at stake here.
Terasen Gas assures safety

Terasen Gas assures safety

Editor: On behalf of Terasen Gas, I am writing in response to some of the concerns Ms. Kit Moffat has outlined in her Oct. 15 letter to the editor, "Opposed to the Neptune Connector.
Hey all you zombies and vampires

Hey all you zombies and vampires

Editor: This Halloween, let's remember to feed the Food Bank. We are a group of students who will be collecting donations of food and money this Saturday, Oct. 30, at Sunnycrest Mall from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Politics doesn't work like that

Politics doesn't work like that

Editor: Amid all the fuss about Davis Bay shoulders and seawalls, seniors and signals, stop signs and speed limits, the long-awaited bypass continues to surface as an alternative (albeit expensive) solution to these other troublesome plans.
Amused, amazed, frustrated

Amused, amazed, frustrated

Editor: I'm writing this as a citizen living on the corner of Davis Bay Road and Highway 101. I've been watching the Davis Bay highway modification debate with a mixture of amusement, amazement and deep frustration.
Cottage Farm is not surprising

Cottage Farm is not surprising

Editor: Re: "Cottage Farm a surprise to most" from Lynn Doupe (Coast Reporter letters, Oct. 8). On behalf of Cottage Farm, I would like to clarify some misinformation contained in comments regarding the Cottage Farm proposal.
Women deserve right to choose

Women deserve right to choose

Editor: A woman's right to choose - these words are almost sacred today. Unfortunately, some women have not had the right to choose. Many women have been coerced or even forced to abort their wanted babies. Roxanne Fernando was such a woman.