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Can anyone spell recall?

Can anyone spell recall?

We have always voted Liberal, with the exception of last year when we voted against the carbon tax.
Creek traffic light needed

Creek traffic light needed

When I read a letter in Coast Reporter months ago by Yvonne Mounsey, I immediately called her. Years ago I thought how lights were very needed in Roberts Creek, but I am not part of the community there. Reading Mrs.
Fight now or pay later

Fight now or pay later

While it's very nice that shopkeepers who sell tangibles will save some money on bookkeeping hours, the reality is that every service professional needed for business or for home will cost seven per cent more.
IPPs take a hit with ruling

IPPs take a hit with ruling

When the B.C. Public Utilities Commission (PUC) shot down the Campbell government's vaunted green energy plan last week, the controversial independent power projects (IPPs) took a withering broadside.
Raising a stink?

Raising a stink?

In the recent Question of the Week your readership said no, by a two thirds majority, to a proposed sewer treatment facility in East Porpoise Bay.
Find a method that fits everyone

Find a method that fits everyone

In response to Sheila Masse, of Director Disposal Corporation (Coast Reporter letters, July 31), I would agree that, indeed, in an urban situation where homes are closely knit and where recycling facilities can be many miles away, curbside recycling
Tips for transit, ferries

Tips for transit, ferries

The following letter was sent to MLA Nicholas Simons and copied to Coast Reporter. Mr. Simons: I would be very grateful if you could bring up a couple of questions/issues that I have next time you meet with the transportation minister.
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.