Opinion

Editor: I find it interesting to walk around my neighborhood and observe some of my neighbors ignoring sprinkling restrictions.

Editor: It was a very nice ad the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) submitted to the July 24 edition of Coast Reporter, extolling democracy and complimenting Gibsons Recycling Depot on their "excellent level of free service in community recycli

The following letter was sent to the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) and copied to Coast Reporter. I understand the need for the new restrictions on water usage.

Re: Beach fire in the Creek (Coast Reporter, July 10) Editor: Nowhere else in the world do we see beaches polluted with cut logs like we do here in B.C.

Big Brother is watching you. OK, maybe not you, but your friendly and trusty companion.

The following letter was sent to West Howe Sound director Lee Turnbull and copied to Coast Reporter. Dear Lee: I am one local resident who has made good use of the Gibsons Recycling Depot.

I don't know if I'll ever live in a time where racism won't be an issue and diversity and diverse views will be welcomed. But I hope that day is coming sooner rather than later.

Excerpt from a recent gathering of the Bears of the Sunshine Coast (BOSC). Bears of the Sunshine Coast: We'd all like to welcome you to this meeting to discuss something of significant and current importance to us and to our future.

It is with great sadness that I have just read the brochure from the Gibsons Recycling Depot, outlining their important changes and that they will no longer be able to accept most household recycling items.

Thanks to Bill and Ev Sluis for flagging the growing summertime nuisance of speeding, baffle-less motorbikes through the streets of Gibsons (Coast Reporter letters, July 17). The race track is indeed open.