Opinion

Editor: I was painting with my art group at the Sunshine Coast Art Centre on Wednesday, May 2 where an army of Sechelt Garden Club members were busily weeding and cleaning up the beds of the garden, pruning trees and trimming rhodos.

When my brother was a little boy, he loved to present my mom with gaudy jewelry, the brighter, shinier and more colourful, the better.

Editor: I am writing to show my support for a trapping bylaw in Sechelt.

Editor: Responding to a letter by Geoff and Carolyn White in the April 27 edition of Coast Reporter they suggest that the, "new sense of vibrancy and activity taking place in Sechelt," is somehow the doing of this new council? In a nutshell that assu

Editor: In response to the letter to Sechelt mayor and council, written by Elizabeth McNeil (Coast Reporter, May 4), it has to be said: the negative perceived impacts of a local business expanding are a direct result of fear mongering; a smear campai

Editor: I am so proud to be a member of this community, especially after going to view the new Chatelech Secondary School baseball/soccer field and reading Kathy Mercer'sexcellent write-up (Coast Reporter, May 4).

Editor: Regarding the recent plethora of letters from people crying for a passenger-only ferry to Horseshoe Bay, many readers may not be aware that there is a locally owned 12-passenger water taxi that travels to various points on demand, to and from

Editor: In the April 27th edition there was a letter from an individual who was concerned about the possibility of a nudists resort starting up in Roberts Creek.

The following letter was sent to Gibsons council and copied to Coast Reporter. Re: Gibsons spring clean-up day I'd like to thank council for continuing the Gibsons spring clean-up day this year.

Editor: Last week's Coast Reporter would have us believe that one-third of Coast families cannot afford to feed their children breakfast. One-third? I hate to sound heartless, but I find that hard to believe. We don't live in a third-world country.