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Letters: Cliff Gilker Park bridge closures

Letters: Cliff Gilker Park bridge closures

Editor: My experience with Sunshine Coast Regional District parks suggests that the wait for repairs to the bridge in Cliff Gilker Park could be lengthy. The prolonged closure of the Vinebrook Bridge on the Suncoaster Trail is a concerning example.
Letters: Lack of long-term care beds creates caregiver burnout

Letters: Lack of long-term care beds creates caregiver burnout

Editor: Despite my own chronic health problems as a senior, I have been a caregiver for a loved one for 10 years.
Letters: Thank you for thoughtful consideration

Letters: Thank you for thoughtful consideration

Editor: The following letter was addressed to Gibsons council and shared with Coast Reporter. Thank you for your thoughtful consideration demonstrated at [the June 4] council meeting.
Letters: Where’s your heart Sechelt?

Letters: Where’s your heart Sechelt?

Editor: It’s no secret around town that there’s a rift between Mayor Henderson and Sechelt councillors, who appear to vote contrary to him every opportunity they get.
Letters: THE RIVER OF LIFE

Letters: THE RIVER OF LIFE

Editor’s note: This is a longer letter than we usually allow, however, Albert Reeve was a dedicated letter writer to this paper. His poems sometimes hit a nerve, sometimes urged a smile.
Opinion: Why more youth are landing in the ER with vomiting from cannabis use

Opinion: Why more youth are landing in the ER with vomiting from cannabis use

Cannabis hyperemesis syndrome — with severe vomiting, abdominal pain and temporary relief through compulsive hot bathing — is increasingly affecting adolescents and young adults.
Mario Canseco: New parties fail to shake up B.C.'s political deadlock

Mario Canseco: New parties fail to shake up B.C.'s political deadlock

NDP and Conservatives remain neck and neck as splinter groups struggle to gain traction, says new Research Co. poll
Rob Shaw: B.C. seeking federal muscle for online harm enforcement

Rob Shaw: B.C. seeking federal muscle for online harm enforcement

With provincial tools maxed out, B.C. attorney general urges revival of lapsed bill to police social media's worst abuses
Opinion: The leading risk factor for cancer isn't what you think

Opinion: The leading risk factor for cancer isn't what you think

The factor most associated with cancer is unavoidable: aging. Older adults with cancer benefit from a geriatric assessment before making treatment decisions, but this is still not routine care.
John Ducker: Why did B.C. stop vehicle inspection program?

John Ducker: Why did B.C. stop vehicle inspection program?

It was a question of economics. Inspection facilities were expensive propositions with lots of staff and infrastructure to maintain.