Opinion

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.

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

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.

Dear editor, Thanks to friends and neighbours who have been supportive in preventing Port Augusta Park from being turned into a dog park.

Dear editor, I attended the July 19 Courtenay city council meeting to hear the debate around Coun. Presley's motion against the proposed homeless shelter.

The building of a new hospital, always a long and complex process, has developed more twists and turns locally than the Puntledge River. The original one regional hospital model was scrapped after communities (especially Campbell River) that would lose their own hospital protested so loudly that the Vancouver Island Health Authority backed off.

Dear editor, 鈥淭he poor (homeless) will always be with you.鈥� 鈥� J.C. But do they really need to be so rude, crude and disgusting about it? Courtenay has a growing problem right now!

Dear editor, Dianne and I left Courtenay for Denman Island soon after the Friday ceremony and returned home to Victoria only yesterday. Though I was busy teaching a writing workshop during that time, I found myself quite often reliving the Walk of Achievement ceremony and appreciating the honour with a sense of wonder and a good deal of gratitude.

Dear editor, Any elected representative who walks out of a session because he or she isn鈥檛 getting his or her way and causes the assembly鈥檚 business to come to a halt should be considered to have resigned.

Dear editor, Canada is facing a number of challenges at the federal, provincial, and local levels. Today, we are facing one particular issue that touches on all these levels of government.