Opinion

Editor: I was recently involved in a car accident in Lower Gibsons with a new driver who did a U-turn in front of me. I T-boned the kid and wrote off his car. I did not phone the police because it was very obvious that the kid was at fault.

Editor: The front page story of Coast Reporter, Jan. 6, confirms that a legal challenge is to be made against BC Hydro's smart meter installation program.

Language is such a funny thing. Words that delight one person can have an entirely different effect on another.

Editor: Recently, John Weston, our member of Parliament, distributed a year-end message titled Seasons Greetings, extolling the achievements of the Harper government, highlighting security, health and well-being, job creation and good government.

Editor: This letter is our way of saying thank you to all who have supported the SC Grandmothers and GrandOthers, the Stephen Lewis Foundation and the tens of thousands of grandmothers in Africa raising their orphaned grandchildren.

Editor: Cathie Roy's editorial "Drive to arrive alive" (Coast Reporter, Jan. 6) was pretty one-sided against drivers, and I feel I need to point out there are pedestrians who behave just like the drivers she so scolds.

Editor: The old electric meters we had were "totalizer" type meters, much like a water meter. They simply told us how much electricity, in total, we used over a given time period.

Editor: The year 2012 has arrived, and with it comes one of the most important decisions British Columbians will ever have to make. It will affect not only us but our children for generations to come.

It's 3 a.m. and you are sound asleep in your bed when suddenly you are startled out of your slumber by the sound of explosions.

Editor: As I write this letter, I am still reeling from the verbal assault that I witnessed on a customer service representative at our IGA store in Gibsons the day after Boxing Day.