Opinion

The following letter was sent to Silas White, chair of Sunshine Coast Board of Education, and copied to Coast Reporter for publication.

Editor: What an upstanding young citizen the Sunshine Coast has in Jared Wheldon, the 10 year old who asked his friends to bring toys and treats for homeless animals instead of birthday presents for himself, and then donated them, plus a cheque for $

After a year and a half on the Coast, I still feel that thrill rounding Mission Point into Davis Bay on my morning drive to work. Sometimes, the vista is merely pretty - a gentle bay and a soft, understated sky.

Editor: Why do we need another road with a minimum 12 per cent grade? Do we not already have enough? A 12 per cent grade is excessive and greatly compromises safety, especially in winter conditions.

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: The public consultation on Oct. 7 about the sea walk park was as noisy and contentious as the original meeting about the highways widening at Davis Bay.

The following letter was sent to District of Sechelt parks department and copied to Coast Reporter for publication.

Editor: Further to my letter in Coast Reporter, Oct.

The following letter was sent to Premier Gordon Campbell, MP John Weston and MLA Nicholas Simons and copied to Coast Reporter for publication.

Editor: I lived in West Sechelt for seven years. In 2002, I was lucky enough to adopt a mature black lab retriever.