Opinion

The B.C. government has released its audited public accounts for what Bill Vander Zalm enthusiasts strain to depict as Year One of the Harmonized Sales Tax Apocalypse.

Dear editor, I am enraged that plans are still afoot for this eyesore development plan for the Comox waterfront! This is extremely bad news for the town of Comox.

Dear editor, For over 30 years my wife and I have had the pleasure of living in beautiful downtown Comox backing on the very pretty Port Augusta Park.

Dear editor, Those of us that do not want the homeless shelter downtown (unfortunately I didn't get to join the 1,100 people who signed a petition) support (not necessarily welcome) the HST, think farming salmon is better than killing their wild cousins, do not want public sector unions (Courtenay city workers, teachers, postal and ferry workers) to keep bleeding us dry, and look forward to modern coal-mining paying our bills.

Dear editor, I'm glad to be talking about a dog park, although I am surprised at some of the negative reactions to suggestions brought forward.

Dear editor, If Courtenay doesn't proceed with a downtown homeless shelter as planned, it will miss an opportunity to create a model for other towns to follow, by showing that a shelter and its residents can be successfully integrated into the community.

Dear editor, The prospect of a new hotel/condo development in the Comox waterfront makes me shudder. If you want to know why, take a drive by the monstrosity sitting on the beach in Parksville. No doubt you will be as appalled as I am.

Dear editor, Someone recently wrote a letter wanting three referenda on ballots in the November election. They question whether we want water meters in Comox.

Dear editor, Re: 'Zombies' causing trouble in downtown Courtenay. In response to the "Zombies' causing trouble, I say kudos to John Van Egmond for saying what many of us think, but are afraid to say.

The weather, it seems, is catching up to the smorgasbord of our summer festivals just in time. It’s been gloomy, cool and/or wet for many an outdoor event so far in 2011.