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It's time to banish the bullies

It's time to banish the bullies

Sometimes I think the world is divided into two camps -the bullied and bullies. All of us at one time or another have likely occupied both camps. And on any given day, indeed any given hour, we can change camps.
Technology: no more than a tool

Technology: no more than a tool

Editor: The word technology is defined as "the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society and the environment.
Disturbed by route options

Disturbed by route options

Editor: I am rather disturbed that one road is being given preferential treatment in the entry and exit to the Gospel Rock development.
Keep zoning the way it is

Keep zoning the way it is

The following letter was sent to Sechelt mayor and council and copied to Coast Reporter. When we purchased our 9.8 acre property on Norwest Bay Road in 2003, the zoning allowed for a minimum of 1.7 acre.
More needed to keep young people

More needed to keep young people

Editor: I am writing to commend Jenny Wagler for her column (Coast Reporter, April 2). We very much need to do more to keep our young people on the Sunshine Coast - in fact, we need to attract even more talented and motivated people.
Column was right on the mark

Column was right on the mark

Editor: In response to Wagler's Watch, (Coast Reporter, April 2), a superb column. Right on the money. Let's all go there, yet how? It's about the whole community coming together.
We are doing something about it

We are doing something about it

Editor: Jenny Wagler's column, "Where are the Coast's visionaries?" (Coast Reporter, April 2) struck a chord. She is absolutely correct about what is happening here on the Coast.
HST: the Dutchman cometh

HST: the Dutchman cometh

One of this province's most colourful and at times controversial politicians could be current Premier Gordon Campbell's worst nightmare. That's right folks, the Zalm is back and he's ready for a fight - a harmonized sales tax (HST) fight - that is.
Gospel Rock: ah, progress?

Gospel Rock: ah, progress?

Editor: If one was sitting on the patio in Dundarave, sipping a mojito, one might say, yes, the Sunshine Coast is evolving. However, as a Coast resident of over 25 years, I beg to differ.
No public voice with this OCP

No public voice with this OCP

Editor: The population of Sechelt is forecast to grow from 8,454 (2006) to 13,171 in 2021 if recent growth rates are repeated. The population of West Sechelt alone will be between 8,000 to 10,000 according to the official community plan (OCP).