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Summertime: and living is noisy

Summertime: and living is noisy

I have an important question for people in the Langdale area. For the past month or so, I have been awakened every morning at sunrise (and let me emphasize that is around 5 a.m.
Feds need to help with fires

Feds need to help with fires

Wow - what a hot, dry dangerous summer. Since April some 2,200 dangerous forest fires have threatened the well-being of thousands of people.
Upset by service reduction

Upset by service reduction

The following letter was sent to the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) and copied to Coast Reporter. To our SCRD directors: My name is Sandi and I have a grandson with many disabilities.
Terminal looks like prison

Terminal looks like prison

Disgusted, embarrassed, inside anger competing with the hot temperatures outside, I stood at the Langdale terminal last week waiting for a visitor to arrive.
Taking pride to the Coast

Taking pride to the Coast

I spent part of my B.C. Day long weekend this year taking in the sights at Vancouver's pride parade, a first for me. From the outside, it looks like a party like no other. It rivals every other event I think of for colour, music and jubilance.
Too much in my backyard

Too much in my backyard

The Allen Road property chosen for a proposed sewage treatment plant is not the "furthest point from any residential homes." There are five homes immediately adjacent to the site.
Be water wise and car wise

Be water wise and car wise

The next time you are passing by Chapman Creek, glance at the big bare boulders with only small pools and a slight trickle of water running. This is where salmon fry will be huddling to survive.
Where is the natural beauty?

Where is the natural beauty?

The following was sent to the District of Sechelt planning department and copied to Coast Reporter I'm wondering if anything is going to stay in its natural state in Sechelt? First there was the shock to the senses of having the beautiful forest of t
Do we value bears and wildlife?

Do we value bears and wildlife?

Re: Report from bears of the Sunshine Coast, as relayed by Joe Martens (Coast Reporter letters, July 24). How I wish our local bears really had such an organization (not to mention the ability) to advocate for themselves.
Hate on for the HST

Hate on for the HST

As the wildfires continue to wage across the province, so too is the raging anger residents are feeling towards the proposed harmonized sales tax (HST).