Opinion

Editor: I moved to Davis Bay and the Laurel Avenue 4900 block because it was a quiet neighborhood. Now as I have been told by Mayor Darren Inkster that our quiet street is needed as an alternative to Highway 101.

Re: Steve Holland's letter (Coast Reporter, July 10) Editor: Area E (Elphinstone) has within its borders many interesting, intelligent citizens. Like the rest of us some have good ideas, some not so good.

Editor: As a person who has a valid handicapped parking permit, I feel I am justified in speaking out.

Residents of East Porpoise Bay are raising a stink about a proposed new sewage treatment facility in their neighbourhood.

Editor: Christmas 2006, I was in the emergency room at St. Mary's Hospital watching two paramedics care for an infant and toddler - mom was being treated. The compassion displayed by these paramedics was unparalleled to anything I've ever witnessed.

I am a paramedic working out of the Gibsons station. Last week we were paged to a call on the 8:20 a.m. ferry in Langdale. A person was having an issue that we call a "Code 3" or a life-threatening condition.

The $1 billion environmental grant for Canadian pulp producers is a welcome shot in the arm for our reeling forestry sector. Albeit a drop in the bucket in the big picture, the credit comes at the 11th hour for many of B.C.

Sechelt councillor Fred Taylor, who wants Coast governments to promote Gay Pride Awareness Days, is operating under the popular academic prejudice that assumes rural areas need ethical instruction/indoctrination from academics and big government.

Well at last the countdown is finally over. Summer is actually here. The sun is shining and, wonder of wonders, people are smiling. Already we have at least two festivals under our belts and neither of them was rained out.

The following letter was sent in response to Mr.