Opinion

Editor: I was at the Davis Bay Community Association's monthly meeting Feb. 10, and what a memorable meeting it was.

Just as parents and students in Sechelt and Davis Bay were preparing for their schools to be closed, the board of trustees for School District No. 46 (SD46) pulled a bait and switch this week.

Editor: I am writing to let you know how upset and disappointed I am in your article about the Torch Relay and in Brent Richter's opinion column to go with it (Coast Reporter, Feb. 12).

Editor: Penny Allport is partly right about the wildlife being in their natural habitat (Coast Reporter letters, Feb. 12). The reason deer, cougars, coyotes, etc.

Editor: Bill Forst appears to endorse my private member's bill, for which I'm grateful, but regrettably, he misconstrues the effect of proroguing ("Prorogue: not a simple recess," Coast Reporter letters, Jan. 22). As Mr.

Editor: Sechelt council has been petitioned to allow bow hunting of elk within the urban area in order to "harass" the animals because they are a danger to both dogs and rose bushes. Apparently the kill rate of bow hunting is 20 per cent.

I have been in Ottawa, mostly, since the Olympics ended. Not physically there -that's just where my mind and web browsers have been pointed. Through the throne speech, end of the prorogue and the budget, there's a lot to comment on.

The following letter was sent to the SCRD and copied to Coast Reporter.

Editor: I was saddened to see the photo of the cougar killed by conservation authorities (Coast Reporter, Feb. 5).

Editor: I have had a few folks suggest the Town spent an inordinate amount of tax dollars in our efforts to improve public safety and slow vehicle traffic on O'Shea Road.