Opinion

Dear editor, I think we should all say hats off — no, hats off isn’t enough; we should offer our sincerest appreciation and respect to our Downtown Courtenay Business Improvement Association for their caring, responsible and statesmanly response to the issue of the CVRD’s plans for a homeless shelter in downtown Courtenay.

Dear editor, Re: Comox resident losing sleep — and hating it. Town council was well aware of the concerns that could be raised as a result of nighttime work in the vicinity of this project before they approved an exemption to the noise bylaw.

Dear editor, More than 60 days ago, I appeared before a meeting of Comox council with a request that at least one municipal park be designated as an off-leash area where I could legally throw a ball for my dog.

Dear editor, I totally agree with Mr. Drake’s recent letter. I am one of those people he talks about — not represented and ignored by the majority of local politicians.

Dear editor, I find it reprehensible that two of the names on the list for the Order of B.C. are people who actively worked to tear apart the environmental and democratic fabric of British Columbia.

There’s nothing like an earthquake to shake us, at least briefly, out of complacency. Everybody from the Fraser Valley to Cape Scott was talking about the 6.4-magnitude quake Friday south of Port Alice because so many of us felt or witnessed its effects.

Dear editor, Now that summer is gone (was it ever really here?) and the silly season is over, maybe it's time to think about something serious. Such as the upcoming municipal elections.

Dear editor, Lately it seems like our Valley's cyclists are trying to subvert our entire way of life to fit their needs. After driving by the hospital yesterday, that new green bike lane practically blinded me and ran my Hummer off the road!

When is someone on Courtenay city council going to have enough intestinal fortitude to put forth a motion to change the zoning for Maple Pool campsite to coincide with the other campgrounds in the Comox Valley who are allowed to remain open all year round?

Dear editor, This letter is in regards to the road construction taking place on Guthrie and Lerwick intersections.