Opinion

The Editor, Re. "Discarded needles upset Port Coquitlam council" (tricitynews.com Oct. 18) and "It’s not hot air to advocate for safety around needles" (editorial, Opinion, The Tri-City News, Oct. 24). To Mayor Brad West and Coun.

Editor: I have just started reading your newspaper and find it quite informative. However, with respect, I am not happy about the cartoon of Don Cherry in your November 14 issue, on page 8.

Editor: An open letter to Premier John Horgan and Education Minister Rob Fleming: I write to you today as a B.C. public school teacher of 20 years, and educator of young children for 34.

"We have freedom of expression in this country, not freedom from the consequences of said expression," says the letter writer.

Years ago, in that more trusting era when men wore hats and the planet was our smoking section, 20,679 physicians agreed that Lucky Strike cigarettes were less irritating to the throat. After all, they were toasted.

With the announcement of the completion of alternative measures, it is my sincere hope that the community can move forward and start to heal the divisions surrounding this issue," says the letter writer.

City of Coquitlam is asking residents about climate change action and other environment issues in an online survey

"Dogs do not have the capacity to appreciate Christmas lights or any other beautiful or artistic thing," says the letter writer.

The Editor, Re. "Sex charge is stayed against Vagramov" (The Tri-City News, Nov. 14). The presumption of innocence is the legal principle that one is considered innocent until proven guilty.

The Editor, Re. “Shin is in as recount affirms Port Moody-Coquitlam results” (tricitynews.com, Nov. 7).