Letters editor

To the editor, I would like to hear—yet again—what Metro Transit has to say about the persistent problem with bus idling amongst its drivers. Walking home from work, I noted six Metro Transit buses parked along Trollope Street, all of them idling. As I recall, the last time this issue came up in The Coast, […]

Hi Tim, Just a note in response to councillor Peter Lund’s C+ rating from a resident of his district of St. Margaret’s Bay. Yes, councillor Lund is new and unproven in council. But from our viewpoint, he has been a refreshing champion in helping the community bring the surge of new commercial development under control […]

To the editor, We heard of the proposed building developments near Citadel Hill with dismay. Having visited twice already from “Old Scotia” we feel it would destroy a wonderful view of the harbour. It would also be out of keeping with the surrounding architecture. It is possible to restore the original buildings to good modern […]

To the editor, Up until now, the World Trade Convention Centre was owned and operated by the province. But HRM will be directly involved in the new one. Why? With all the work we need done on the sewers, roads and the sewage treatment plant, why are they getting involved in this venture? I read […]

To the editor, Julian Young, the coordinator of injury prevention and control at the NS Department of Health Promotion and Protection, had the following reasoning for the helmet law against skateboarders: “…it’s not about controlling their behaviour…it’s about saying, as a society, we can’t afford to bear the cost of that person’s brain injury.” I […]

To the editor, I was glad to see Lezlie Lowe’s honest look at skateboard helmet law enforcement last week in “Skate free and/or die.” I think it’s worth noting that almost all of the conclusions in the article can be directly transferred to cycling: The effect of enforcing the same law among cyclists has the […]

To the editor, I was glad to see you do an article on Boat Harbour. I grew up as a teenager in Pictou County and the pulp mill was something you would be reminded of daily, because of the sulfur emissions from the plant. My sister told me years ago that she was down there […]

To the editor, Not one news outlet in this province, including this one, picked up our press release on the Lockheed Martin swindle. Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest weapons manufacturer, will be receiving $1.8 million in payroll rebates from the province of Nova Scotia for creating 100 new jobs over the next five years. They’re […]

To the editor, I enjoyed last week’s news article, “Day tripper” about hbus.ca. Your reporter, Holly Gordon, may not have been aware of the brief success of a Transport Canada-funded project to do exactly the same thing hbus.ca has done in Halifax. Information on the Transport Canada website indicates that the Halifax Bus Route Finder system […]

To the editor, Tim Bousquet was spot-on about the importance of transparency and public access to government records in last week’s cover feature, “Public secrets.” The challenge is balancing individual privacy rights with the public’s right to know. As the court administrator of Halifax Provincial Court on Spring Garden Road, I was sorry to read […]