Opinion

Editor: It's a perfect day in Sechelt. Hundreds of dolphins are in Trail Bay this morning (Saturday, Aug. 14). Maybe they are welcoming the many tourists attending the Writers Festival. We do have a pretty little town.

We are in full festival swing here on the Sunshine Coast - and what a swing it has been so far.

Editor: I feel compelled to respond to the letter from the Coast Community Builders' Association (Coast Reporter, Aug. 6) in which they endorse the proposed bylaw changes affecting industrial zoning in East Porpoise Bay.

Editor: Re: Supply glut, HST slow real estate market (Coast Reporter, Aug. 13). I couldn't help but laugh at the headline of your article and the rationale presented by the experts quoted in your article.

The following letter was sent to the Sunshine Coast Regional District and copied to Coast Reporter.

Editor: I wish to comment on Reg Armstrong's letter about the use of the bike lanes along Redrooffs Road (Coast Reporter, Aug. 6). I bike along Redrooffs usually at least twice a week riding a road bike.

Editor: John Weston mentioned in your paper (Coast Reporter, Aug. 6) that he had received no emails criticizing the cancellation of the mandatory long form census. Well, I was one of those who never wrote to him.

Editor: Recently I wanted to drop off a few items at the Salvation Army Thrift store in Gibsons as it opened one Saturday morning. As I got out of my car, I was greeted by: "We're full and can't take any more.

Editor: Re: Tyson IPP running clean, with conditions, Coast Reporter, Aug. 13). Your article correctly states that we don't think regulators are getting the job done.

Writer's block is a funny thing. It leads you to some pretty murky waters.