Opinion

Residents on the Coast will be faced with many decisions in the coming months - decisions that will shape the future and what we want the Coast to look like in the coming years.

Last week we had an announcement in our classified section telling the world that Bob Maxwell is 90. That in itself is quite the achievement, but it's the life in this man that's amazing, not just the number of years he's graced planet Earth.

Malicious vandalism or a practical joke - either way, no one connected to last weekend's Rat Race is laughing. Planning for the seventh annual Rat Race mountain bike event had been going on for months.

It may be only May, but the silly season has started. For those of you new to the lingo, the silly season is the lead-up to an election - in this case, the municipal elections set for November.

Two weeks ago I penned an editorial about the ongoing vandalism and destruction of the Gibsons skatepark in Brothers Park.

This will be my last column for Coast Reporter before I drive into the wild blue yonder, across the length of Canada ending on my daughter's doorstep in Halifax.

The justice system in this country is laughable at times. Two recent examples are cases in point. Federal officials are launching an internal investigation into a MySpace webpage about serial killer Clifford Olson that surfaced two weeks ago.

The level of senseless vandalism and graffiti in the Town of Gibsons is starting to take its toll on Town council and staff.

It never ceases to amaze me what a talented community we have. We have people who are conversant in so many arts they make my jaw drop in sheer envy. Sometimes, though, I wonder if we value these people enough.

It's been one of the hottest and politically charged topics to hit Sechelt in a long time - and it all came to a head on Wednesday night.