Opinion

Editor: I have had the privilege of serving for three years as the resident provincial court judge on the Sunshine Coast.

The images on television Tuesday night were shocking, sad and heart-breaking. A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near Port-Au-Prince in Haiti, toppling buildings in seconds, trapping residents in the rubble and killing thousands.

Editor: On behalf of the directors and members of the West Sechelt Community Association, I write to express our disgust with an act of vandalism that saw the flag pole on the lawn of one of our neighbours destroyed.

The following was sent to member of Parliament John Weston and copied to Coast Reporter. At your recent Town Hall Meeting in Sechelt (Dec.

Yogi Berra, the legendary New York Yankees catcher, has a knack for mangling the English language in a manner that's both funny and appropriate at the same time.

Editor: Isn't it rather ironic that our own federal government seeks to avoid democratic process while we have sons and daughters fighting and dying in a foreign country to bring them that same process? For shame, Prime Minister.

Editor: In your editorial of Jan. 9, you made the point that Harper shut down Parliament for three months, which is true. However, what he really did was extend the opening date from Jan. 25 to March 3 - just over one month.

Editor: Public service is a privilege, not a burden. It is a noble profession, and for many, a genuine calling. Our country has been blessed with outstanding public servants - both elected and unelected - throughout our history.

Editor: The provincial government has taken a radically new direction in providing energy for B.C. citizens and industry. The government's new Energy Plan has taken away BC Hydro's right to create new energy and given that job to the private sector.

Editor: Four of the letters on page A11 in the Jan. 8 edition of Coast Reporter just have to be the some of the most vitriolic I have read in some time. One letter complains that Sechelt council "have regressed to a state back beyond the Neanderthal.