Opinion

The following letter was sent to Minister of Public Safety Shirley Bond and copied to Coast Reporter.

The debate continues at the Town of Gibsons over what to charge people who draw water from well number one. This week, councillors decided to lower the charge to 20 cents a litre, down from the proposed 25 cents.

Editor: To understand the logging protest of the lower slopes on Mount Elphinstone, one needs to use eagle vision that looks at things from altitude with a bigger perspective.

Editor: Accolades must go to the new Sechelt council for considering the issue of drafting a bylaw banning the use of all body- gripping traps in the District of Sechelt (Coast Reporter, March 30).

The following letter was sent to Sechelt council and copied to Coast Reporter. I was present at the March 28 committee of the whole meeting with a group concerned about the use of body-gripping animal traps on the Sunshine Coast.

Editor: Last Wednesday, I saw the awesome film Peace Out, about energy production and consumption.

Editor: Don't blame the rise in the cost of Hydro solely on the smart meter. In 2010 Hydro rates went up six per cent. In May 2011 Hydro rates went up eight per cent. The proposed rate increase for April 2012 is seven per cent.

Editor: I find it very frustrating reading an article (Coast Reporter, March 23) that shows the obvious jubilation of one of our taxpayers for causing another cost burden for the District by starting the whole Target issue over because of a possible

Editor: Last week, a BC Hydro employee thanked me when he saw the sign telling Corix that a smart meter is not welcome at our house.

Editor: B.C. has a long history of environmental protection and advocacy. We are the birthplace of Greenpeace, the David Suzuki Foundation and the first Green Party member in Parliament and have made B.C.