Opinion

Dear Editor: Re: Men’s Recovery House Debated In Seymour , Sept. 18 front-page story. The headline is misleading. There was no debate and it was obvious from the get-go that council wishes this project to go ahead.

There’s no doubt about it. This election has brought up the big issues for Canadians. The shrinking middle class, taking control of climate change, and apparently, what a woman wears on her face during a one-minute citizenship oath.

The B.C. government announced last week it plans to study a highway link to the Sunshine Coast. Would building a road or a series of bridges bolster the Sunshine Coast’s economy is one aspect the study will examine.

Yes, at some point the present Hollyburn Sailing Club will be evicted. Yes, relocated elsewhere. And favoured use of the site? A restaurant. Not likely a fast-food joint.

What was not considered even a remote possibility by many just a few months ago now has to be taken seriously: Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party may yet win this federal election.

The autopsy report on the DOA TransLink funding plebiscite are in. Cause of death: Apathy. Of the 1.5-million ballots issued, less than half came back.

Dear Editor: We are in a long election process and it has given me time to think about the fact that our MPs want us to pay them $150,000 minimum per year to vote according to their leader’s wishes.

Like many, we were caught off guard by the province’s announcement it would investigate the costs and benefits of a fixed link to the Sunshine Coast.

Dear Editor: Congratulations on your article Living with Dementia (Sept. 20 Sunday Focus feature story by reporter Maria Spitale-Leisk). I have several friends who are in situations similar to Bryan and Judy Chalmers.

Dear Editor: On my way home from work on Friday, Sept. 11 I stopped to buy a few necessities at Walmart.