Opinion

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

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.

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.

Editor: Anne Miles (Coast Reporter letters, Jan. 22) thinks it is "ludicrous" to involve residents of the Down-town Eastside in the Olympics.

Editor: Declining student enrollment is forcing School Dist-rict No. 46 to close at least one elementary school in Sechelt and/or Davis Bay.

Editor: I have just read the FAC advertisement (Coast Reporter, Jan. 22), and must voice my displeasure with B.C.

Beware and be wary a simple message this week from Sunshine Coast RCMP after several reported incidents of scams and attempted frauds.

Editor: This statement was made by Dion Whyte (Coast Reporter, Jan.

Editor: Re: the letter to the editor from the president of the Teachers' Union of our Sunshine Coast (Coast Reporter, Jan. 22). It is admitted that such tests should not be the sole tool for the assessment of education in our school district.

The following letter was sent to Coastal Link Ferries and Captain Ihab Shaker and copied to Coast Reporter. In the Jan. 22 edition of Coast Reporter, you are quoted as stating that Coastal Link Ferries plans to use B.C.