Opinion

Editor: It's Earth Day 2009, and I would like to commend Stacy Benson of Wheatberries (Vintage) Bakery/Cafe for being the first take-out food and beverage vendor along the Upper Gibsons strip to have both recyclable coffee cups and a recycling box se

Editor: I have followed the debate on the pros and cons of BC-STV with great interest. I find it curious that we are asked to vote for a second time on a somewhat obscure voting system that is so complex that votes can only be counted by computer.

Editor: How sad I was to hear of Reg Oldershaw's passing. Many of us have only known him as the kind, gentle and very friendly caretaker of Cliff Gilker Park.

Editor:For years we've all heard the mantra: "education funding has never been higher." The truth is that schools in our community have been consistently and significantly under-funded since 2001 when the Campbell government came to power.

Editor: I am very concerned that the District of Sechelt mayor and council waive development cost charges (DCCs) for certain projects without undertaking an internal transfer of funds from District reserves to cover loss of DCC revenue.

Editor: Regarding Mayor Janyk's letter "Setting the record straight" (Coast Reporter, Nov. 27), perhaps the record is still not totally straight. If attendance at that council meeting is the qualifying criterion established by the mayor (Mr.

I've been thinking a lot about hearing lately. In fact, much more than I ever wanted to think about hearing.

Two more families have a warm and safe place to call their own this week thanks to the hard working and diligent volunteers from Habitat for Humanity Sunshine Coast. This wonderful organization continues to make a major impact on the Coast.

I attended my first crime scene this week, the shootings at Christenson Village. One of the many things I observed confirmed firsthand what I have come to see as people's general obsession with knowing everything right now - even if it's gossip.

Tuesday was a day that started just like any other on the Coast. Some of us went to work, some of us didn't. At just after 4 p.m. on that tragic day, it became a Tuesday like no other the Coast has ever seen.