Opinion

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.

Editor: It's interesting on this Earth Day of 2010 to read about what passes for "sustainable development" according to government and industry.

Editor: I suppose that what follows is a statistic within a statistic and that it still holds true. Two censuses ago, I was a census form distributor in Gibsons.

The following letter was sent to Finance Minister Colin Hansen and copied to Coast Reporter. I do not understand how you can justify spending more than $1 million trying to persuade citizens that the latest tax grab is good for us.

Editor: Grateful as I am for the consistent encouragement and support that Coast Reporter has given to Arrowhead over the years, I feel I must correct an impression left by the editor in his recent celebration of good news in the community (Coast Rep

Editor: Thank you for giving attention to the Minister of Health Services' proposed regulatory change which would allow people to acquire eye wear without requiring eye care, effective May 1 (Coast Reporter, April 16).

Editor: Two recent correspondents who said I had my facts wrong are partly correct.

Editor: I am a member of both the Gibsons Seniors' Society and the SunCoast Harmony Entertainment Society. We would like to hold evening events at Harmony Hall. We have no ulterior motives but to encourage new membership.

Re: "It's time to banish the bullies" (Coast Reporter, April 16). Excellent commentary. As Cathie mentions, defining 'bullying' is not easy. It ranges from the obvious physical to the insidious psychological attacks, and sometimes a mixture of both.