Opinion

Editor: The stormy evening winds hissed and wheezed, as I trudged across the street with a tornado of anxiety rolling in my conscience. I perched my anatomy on one of the seats in the cybercafé to enjoy a sail on the Internet.

Editor: Re: Federal salmon inquiry (Coast Reporter, April 9). This article brought to mind something I read a few years ago regarding open net fish farming in Norway that was suspected of causing a depletion of wild stocks.

Most people believe disasters won't happen to them, but in the event of an emergency, residents can't always rely on government and first responders such as police, firefighters, paramedics and personnel with the Provincial Emergency Program.

Editor: After January's devastating storm, the Coast took a mighty beating and the damage done was quite severe.

While many of us are still basking in the after-glow of an amazing Winter Olympic Games experience, the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) is working hard to capitalize on that Olympic glow and positive energy the Games brought to our province.

Editor: Six years ago, my partner Ben and I opened a Gibsons' business which ran for five years, a nurturing space for physical and spiritual growth.

Editor: People living on the Sunshine Coast are blessed with abundant wildlife and glorious natural spaces only dreamed of in the highly urbanized communities where most of the world's population now lives.

Editor: I think Ms. Samaras missed the point of the documented letters written by Chris Rowan regarding the overuse of "technology" in education (Coast Reporter letters, April 16). Parents as taxpayers want the best for their kids.

Spring is here, and so too are the bears - and they are plenty hungry looking for food after their winter's sleep. Environment Minister Barry Penner is urging B.C.

In the movies, reporters are always uncovering complex political scandals, hobnobbing with the powerful or, at the very least, frequenting interesting bars and drinking expensive scotch.