Opinion

Editor: After Canadians elected a federal Conservative majority government, it was just a matter of time before their ideological fangs would be snarling at us.

While doing an interview with the regional chair of the B.C. Nurses Union this week, I found out about a specific cut to the health care system that hit me hard, and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it.

Editor: Further to the article "SCRD might sue over pool" (Coast Reporter, Jan. 27), I along with a large number of friends attend aquafit classes at the pool.

Editor: The Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA) is a set of standardized provincial tests to assess math, reading and writing. Lucky participants observe this event in a variety of ways.

The following letter was sent to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other party leaders through the Sierra Club with a copy to Coast Reporter. To whom it may concern: As a citizen of Canada, resident of B.C.

The long-awaited and much-anticipated review of B.C.

Editor: After a visit to St. Mary's Hospital emergency department three weeks ago, I was sent by helicopter to the intensive care unit at Lions Gate Hospital with a severe case of streptococcus pneumonia.

Editor: Most of us are familiar with the routine of buying fuel for our vehicles. We go to the gas station, fill our tank, and pay based on what the meter on the pump says - a fair and equal transaction.

Editor: Mayor John Hendersonand council members for the District of Sechelt - if you wish to commit political suicide continue on with your self-indulging thoughts of owning your own golf course.

The following letter was sent to B.C. Ferries president Mike Corrigan and copied to Coast Reporter. On Jan. 20 my 88-year-old mother Jean McKeating of Gibsons was discharged from Lion's Gate Hospital in North Vancouver, where on Jan.