Opinion

As I watch the road issues in Davis Bay unfold in Coast Reporter, I'm struck by the fact that this is, again, just the tip of the iceberg being considered.

The following letter was sent to Sechelt Mayor Darren Inkster and copied to Coast Reporter.

On Sept. 16, 2008 we ordered three certified bear proof garbage cans from the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD). We followed up on the order a month later. We offered prepayment. Today (July 21) is garbage pick-up day for our neighbourhood.

Gordon Campbell and his political lickspittles have been touting B.C. as the best place on the planet to live. During the election campaign, Campbell, in a very serious manner, hammered home the message that only he and his party could guide B.C.

Re: Curbside recycling put on hold Editor: I was amazed that our regional directors would make the statement that an alternate approval process (AAP) was an unacceptable way to deal with curbside recycling because "it was vulnerable to being hijacked

I grieve for another beat that had to die over a person's carelessness. Why did the family not get fined for leaving two garbage bags outside for the bear to be attracted to? I feel honoured when I see my local bear. She is very shy.

When I grew up and worked in the woods industry in the late '50s until 1966, when we had a high fire risk in the woods, the woods were shut down for any activity whatsoever until the risk was over.

Editor: Excessive vehicular noise and speeding in Lower Gibsons is threatening the viability of the Lower Gibsons community. Residents, businesses and tourism, so vital to the Town are under siege.

Editor: Some of the people residing within a two block area of Laurel Avenue are not in favour of completing an approximately 50-metre strip on this road. This incomplete portion is not a cul-de-sac.

Re: Bears and other concerns (Coast Reporter, letters, July 10) Editor: Mr. Hogberg, we are not in the stone ages anymore. I think hunting is a "heritage" we can drop.