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VCH responds to column

VCH responds to column

Editor: Re: "Health cut hits close to home" (Coast Reporter, Feb. 3).
Stalling the development of natural resources

Stalling the development of natural resources

Editor: I am pleased that we finally have a Prime Minister with economic plans for Canada expounded at Davos that extend beyond the next election and are not solely concerned with the winning of the next election.
Traffic calming does work

Traffic calming does work

Editor: Re: Gibsons bus route letter (Coast Reporter, Jan. 27).
Golf course: an interesting dilemma for council

Golf course: an interesting dilemma for council

Editor: Re: Offer to run golf course takes back seat to RFP (Coast Reporter, Feb. 3) Let's see if I am getting this right. In your story Coun.
Hall responds about golf course

Hall responds about golf course

Editor: Sechelt Golf commenced operation in 1991 and has steadily improved and grown over these past 20 years.
Seeking others with chemical sensitivities

Seeking others with chemical sensitivities

Editor: Like the canary in the coalmine whose collapse or death warned the miners of toxic fumes of which they were unaware, there are many people - like myself - who are far more sensitive to the chemicals in our environment than the average person.
None so blind as those who will not see

None so blind as those who will not see

Editor: Stephen Harper's late January pilgrimage to the invitation-only economic summit of international financiers, CEOs and their political allies in Davos, Switzerland was a sordid display of fealty before the lords of largesse.
Musing on Mexican safety

Musing on Mexican safety

What's the burning question these days when someone finds out you've just returned from Mexico? Well, sad but true, it's 'how many times were you shot at?' Happily, the answer in my case was none.
A war in the woods?

A war in the woods?

A potential war in the woods might be brewing after the news this week that B.C. Timber Sales (BCTS) intends to proceed with auctioning off a controversial cutblock in Mount Elphinstone.
Northern Gateway far from beneficial

Northern Gateway far from beneficial

Editor: Much has been made by the Harper government about the economic benefits for all Canadians from the development of the Northern Gateway pipeline.