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Youth work compromised

Youth work compromised

Editor: Our Federation's board and 126 community-based member agencies have serious concerns about recent legislative changes that could compromise the work of B.C.'s Representative for Children and Youth.
Energy: we need a new vision

Energy: we need a new vision

Editor: If anything good is to come out of the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, it is that governments around the world may take seriously the need to get the planet off oil.
Thanks for salmon support

Thanks for salmon support

Editor: Thanks to all who participated in the Gibsons' rally in support of Alexandra Morton's campaign to remove fish farms from wild salmon migration routes.
No harmony happening here

No harmony happening here

Editor: Former Gibsons Seniors Society (GSS) member Graham Wray cites our June and August 2009 executive minutes as proof that the executive insisted he incorporate a society (Coast Reporter letters, April 30).
Budget cuts hurt school kids

Budget cuts hurt school kids

Editor: While the 2010/2011 budget for the school district is not official, it is apparent that deep cuts have had to be made in order to present a balanced budget to the ministry.
A little NIMBY Ms. Morton?

A little NIMBY Ms. Morton?

Editor: Two recent letters (Coast Reporter, May 7) from Jane Degnan and Edwin Keeling both decry the fish farming industry.
Court system in peril

Court system in peril

A lack of provincial court judges, delays in trials, even cases thrown out and alleged criminals let back onto our streets - these all combine to make a dire situation, one that could get even worse on the Sunshine Coast and other communities unless
Be prepared for fire season

Be prepared for fire season

Editor: Emergency Preparedness Week prompts me to write. The area at the top of Selma Park Road forms a boundary between natural forest and city-type properties.
Are you kidding Colin Hansen?

Are you kidding Colin Hansen?

Editor: The pure hypocrisy shown by Colin Hansen and his ever shrinking club has risen to a level we have not seen in our province's history. In his sad and pathetic attempt to convince Elections B.C.
Wild salmon are sacred

Wild salmon are sacred

Editor: The 'Get Out Migration' is an action spearheaded by B.C. marine biologist Alexandra Morton that is attracting international as well as local support.