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No winners in school closure debate

No winners in school closure debate

The more I report on possible Sechelt school closures, the more certain I become that there can be no true winners here. As a community, we are in that tiny, airless crevasse between the rock and the hard place.
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Good press for B.C. Ferries

Good press for B.C. Ferries

Editor: Considering all the bad press that B.C. Ferries gets, I would like to commend the captain on the 7:30 p.m. run from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale last week. When we got to Langdale the hydraulics on the ramp would not work.
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Urging council to re-consider

Urging council to re-consider

Editor: Is it possible that four members of council really wish to tax a bunch of school girls simply for attending camp for a few days annually? The District offers no services to Camp Olave and the camp costs the District not one cent.
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Bus passes more accessible

Bus passes more accessible

The following letter was sent to MLA Nicholas Simons and copied to Coast Reporter I was in Horseshoe Bay on Tuesday, Jan. 26, and found that the TransLink Bus day passes are now on sale at the Sea to Sky Dollar Store.
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Well done paramedics

Well done paramedics

Editor: There was a knock on my door at Hopkins Landing, and there stood a B.C. ambulance paramedic holding two plastic shopping bags. One of my tenants had just been taken to St.
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Paper route more than expected

Paper route more than expected

Editor: When I decided to try a paper delivery route to residents in town, the only thing I expected was to get exercise. The exercise is great - takes one and a half hours of solid walking - something I wouldn't normally do.
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SuCESS welcomes input

SuCESS welcomes input

Editor: Sunshine Coastal Environmental Sustain-ability Society (SuCESS) enthusiastically awaits any constructive input Ms. McNevin (Coast Reporter letters, Jan. 22) or any other citizen may have regarding the issues we highlight.
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Embracing Olympic spirit

Embracing Olympic spirit

Wow! There are many words to describe Thursday's Olympic Torch Relay celebration in Sechelt, but wow just about covers it.
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Money can buy anything

Money can buy anything

Editor: No matter what one feels about the Olympics and the torch relay, one has to feel more than a little bit queasy that the Sunshine Coast torch bearers were "selected by" RBC Royal Bank and Coca Cola.
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Prorogation explanation

Prorogation explanation

Editor: Bill Forst (Coast Reporter letters, Jan. 22) is unctuous in his fulsome praise of my relationship with my friend, the prime minister. This is an open invitation to Mr.
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