Opinion

Religion has been on my mind a lot this week.

There are lots of homes for poor people. There are dingy basement suites in old houses. There are mouldy cottages that should have been torn down decades ago. There are skid road hotels owned by slum landlords.

With Mothers Day approaching this Sunday, I thought I'd use this space to honour mothers and talk a bit about what being a mother means to me. It's amazing how motherhood changes you.

The Town of Gibsons has a dilemma on its hands - how to fix the transportation issues associated with the Upper Gibsons Neighbourhood Plan. The plan has been on the books for several years.

The Pender Harbour spirit was alive last Saturday when hundreds of people came out to watch the skilled carpenters in their midst build boats with minimal supplies - and to see if the boats would sink.

Last year 188 workers lost their lives on the job in B.C. That number is unacceptable.

Where would communities like the Sunshine Coast be without volunteers? It's a question I've been pondering this week, as April 23 to 29 is National Volunteer Week.

For the second time in as many weeks, Canadians are mourning the loss of Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan. Last weekend, four of our servicemen were killed when a roadside bomb blew up, killing the men in their military vehicle. Two weeks ago, Pvt.

The Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Society moved a little closer this week to seeing their dream project become reality.

You always know any conversation that begins, "the kids are OK" and then slides into the dreaded "but" is going to be one you don't want to hear. Such was the case last Monday.