Opinion

Dear editor, I fear the establishment of a homeless shelter on Cliffe Avenue opposite Shoppers Drug Mart, an area where many get their prescriptions and do their banking.

Dear editor, I am writing today because I am one of many Fanny Bay residents who has contacted the RCMP to report a theft.

Dear editor, Since we are facing an unnecessary election and an HST referendum, I am challenging the federal government and the B.C. government to use their heads and save us (the taxpayers) several million dollars by combining these two exercises into one.

Dear editor, I find it both fascinating and disappointing at how the media is playing up the fact that people are not interested in a federal election.

Dear editor, Let me clarify my stance on coal mine versus no coal mine.

Dear editor, I should like to add my voice to that of Ms. Anne Davis in support of the shelter-challenged in our community. [Attract homeless to downtown Courtenay? They're already (t)here March 23, 2011].

It’s sad that some people seek to profit from the misfortune of others. But such people wouldn’t have those opportunities if there weren’t potential customers who were driven by fear.

Dear editor, Lately I have read a number of letters to local papers from folks purporting to live in the Fraser Valley touting the worth of Run of the River hydro projects and what a great deal present and forecast BC Hydro rates are. Also a more reasoned letter pointing out that the local hydro infrastructure is long overdue for upgrades, plus a vapid article on the efficacy of Smart Meters by columnist Tom Fletcher.

Dear editor, In response to the letter from S. Friesen in regard to my letter (Why was pain inflicted at hospital in Comox?). Just for fun, are you the spokesperson for your co-workers in the X-ray department and do you also Google other patients' names from the Comox hospital to see if they show up in the doozy obituaries to see their short battle with cancer?