Opinion

It's kind of ironic that three days after the first homicide on the Sunshine Coast in five years, the minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Kash Heed released statistics stating B.C.'s crime rate is the lowest in decades.

Editor: On Monday, Sept. 7, Canadians will celebrate Labour Day, but this year we are facing a challenging time. More than 1.5 million Canadian workers have lost their jobs and more than 800,000 are on Employment Insurance.

Editor: I am one who believes making a four-lane road into two was very wrong. The exact spot where this was done is one of the main spots for ferry traffic.

Editor: I find it interesting that Mr. Bengeyfield who wrote a letter (Coast Reporter, Aug. 28) about IPPs has an existing water licence on Owl Creek which is part of the IPP goldrush he is complaining about.

Editor: Two Sechelt residents found a large volume of bound newspapers under a bench in Teredo Square in Sechelt on the evening of Thursday, Aug. 20. The newspapers are copies of the New York Herald dated Jan. 1 to April 30, 1897.

Editor: Somewhat belatedly I offer my heartfelt thanks to the members of the Gibsons volunteer Coast Guard for their kind assistance to me and my crew. The Coast Guard rescued us on July 7 in Shoal Channel one or two miles from Gibsons.

Editor: As one of the founding members and a former director of SCRAPS, I would like to respond to the recent letter from Ed Lands (Coast Reporter, Aug. 28).

Editor: With the prompt and professional help of the BC Ambulance Services, I am here today to say thanks. Sabrina and Jamie are paramedics who were serving the Sunshine Coast as a part of this local shortage of available paramedics.

Editor: Mayor Inkster is quite right to laud the good work of municipal staff and councillors in bringing eight badly-needed social housing units to the Coast (Coast Reporter, Aug. 28).

Ding, ding let the games begin. The 39th session of the provincial legislature began on Tuesday in Victoria and it promises to be one of the more explosive and interesting political sessions in this province's history.