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Kudos for the extra service

Kudos for the extra service

Editor: We would like to give kudos to B.C. ferries for their excellent service on Aug. 19. We had made a reservation on the 10:50 a.m. ferry as we had to be at a funeral on Bowen Island at 2:30 p.m.
Lots of vision, lack of planning

Lots of vision, lack of planning

British Columbia is tagged by the provincial government as the "Best Place on Earth." We are blessed to be home to some of the greatest parks and trails in the world.
Renewable clarifies facts

Renewable clarifies facts

Editor: Renewable Power Corp. appreciates the assistance of the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association on our current Tyson Creek operations, and we will continue to work closely with them and regulators in the future.
Be careful what you wish for

Be careful what you wish for

Editor: Your Aug. 13 issue contained a letter from John Paulin titled "Harper crowd must go.
Why dump on our property?

Why dump on our property?

Editor: In the last 18 months we've had household garbage, recyclables, construction bits and pieces, an old door, a child's sled, a candle stand, a tractor tire and even a car dumped on our property.
Say ya not nay

Say ya not nay

Editor: I'm positive person. Call me a yaysayer.
Thanks for the drag races

Thanks for the drag races

Editor: On behalf of local and visiting spectators who took in the drag racing events at the airport, I'd like to thank the many busy volunteers for running such a complex operation.
Cycling needs clean highways

Cycling needs clean highways

Editor: In response to the letter from Mr. Armstrong (Coast Reporter letters, Aug. 6, "Use bike lanes properly"), I agree that cyclists riding on the left side of the bike lane white line is a problem, and not only in Halfmoon Bay.
Select cutting a better plan

Select cutting a better plan

Editor: Don Hudson, acting timber sales manager for BC Timber Sales, says he understands the concerns [of residents] over water but must fundamentally misunderstand the effects of clearcut logging to state: "Generally, when you cut timber down, you e
A year on the Coast: ferries, bears, and the fringe

A year on the Coast: ferries, bears, and the fringe

A year ago, new to the Coast and Coast Reporter, I was still enamored of ferry rides, petrified of bumping into bears by night, and trying to gauge if Coast culture was - as a Gibsons-born friend of mine wryly described it - "all fringe and no middle