Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.westcoaster.ca/ Westcoaster.ca - Independent news source for Canada's west coast. 15 ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.westcoaster.ca/files.php?file= http://www.westcoaster.ca/ http://www.westcoaster.ca/opinion/letters/9713-Neighbours-Are-Looking-After-Neighbours-Reader.html Letters to the Editor Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:20:00 -0700 Editor: (Public comments to government on the Raven Coal mine are available from www.coalwatch.ca. ) Why is it up to citizens to hold both industry and government to environmental and social account? 1fe5415a0c1464320b195fcaf6276ea0 http://www.westcoaster.ca/opinion/columnists/9689-Does-The-HST-Really-Change-Everything-Alberni-Pacific-Rim.html Columnists Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:06:00 -0700 Anger over the HST has BC Liberals in rough shape across the province, with public opinion polls suggesting they will struggle to win or hold onto ridings where the margin in the last election, in 2009, was tight. Alberni-Pacific Rim is not one of those ridings – a decisive NDP win in 2009. Does the HST make the next Alberni-Pacific Rim contest a foregone conclusion? 0d411bece28ba82d228a65a77a99aad6 http://www.westcoaster.ca/opinion/columnists/9683-Careless-Smokers.html Columnists Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:06:00 -0700 By Tim Schewe Traffic Columnist It's that time of year again, sunny and dry with a chance of mindless smokers. e565d0685b055698274cf1d3bca03dad http://www.westcoaster.ca/opinion/columnists/9651-Tsawalk-And-Tourism-Sustainability.html Columnists Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:49:00 -0700 By Estella Charleson Columnist TOFINO — I come from the house of kinquashtacumlth from the Hesquiaht First Nation, which is located on the northernmost fringe of Clayoquot Sound. c77f5abf64fd92c0c8bb18cd17cc27d6 http://www.westcoaster.ca/opinion/columnists/9652-Cyclists-Passing-The-Right.html Columnists Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:57:00 -0700 By Tim Schewe Columnist Something must have struck a nerve lately, as I have received a number of requests to deal with cyclists passing other traffic on the right hand side. 91271a7906f46d09b7e44f1736e9f937 http://www.westcoaster.ca/travel/9639-Where-Did-The-Summer.html Travel Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:40:00 -0700 By Doug Lindores Sports Fishing Columnist PORT ALBERNI — The summer months are quickly moving on. 6c22c870cdd8bd39db2628e745bdfffd http://www.westcoaster.ca/opinion/columnists/9629-Diapers-Baby-Bottles-And-Laundry-New-Beat.html Columnists Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:57:00 -0700 By Keven Drews We thought the box of Huggies’ Little Snugglers, 84 diapers in all, would last us a week. Well, we thought wrong. a075d69083ad876d52f6d0e623ac8d57 http://www.westcoaster.ca/opinion/letters/9602-Talking-The-West-Coast-About-Coal.html Letters to the Editor Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:21:00 -0700 Editor: Hopefully by now you've heard about the petition to make sure if coal comes to Port Alberni, it comes by rail. f717b3f4de1497524b2142cb3e9a3471 http://www.westcoaster.ca/opinion/columnists/9590-Cyclists-Must-Yield.html Columnists Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:09:00 -0700 By Tim Schewe Traffic Columnist Here's a new angle on a continual problem, that of other road users failing to yield to emergency vehicles. Most of the time this question is asked about cars and trucks, but this fire department official asks the question about a different subset of traffic, cyclists. 66ac84d618e22edcf06892eac9eae82a http://www.westcoaster.ca/opinion/letters/9584-Continued-Debate-Public-Showers-And-Laundry-Ucluelets-Small-Craft-Harbour.html Letters to the Editor Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:21:00 -0700 Editor: In response to Steve Bird, harbour manager: Right! 4be15be8d751928302722cb79c1ce028