Opinion

B.C. parents can wait for years to get new schools built but at least provincial taxes — not an assessment on property taxes — pay for them

The Editor, Re. " Rat traps maiming neighbourhood raccoons, says Port Coquitlam woman " (tricitynews.com, Aug. 23).

The Editor, Metro Vancouver is planning to construct a 3.2/2.2-metre-diameter water supply main from Coquitlam Lake down Pipeline Road to its Cape Horn pump station on Mariner Way.

The Editor, This is an accident waiting to happen. With the addition of the Inlet Centre SkyTrain station in Port Moody and new housing developments in the area, nearby Falcon Drive in Coquitlam has become a busy street.

Coquitlam is dedicating more resources to youth recreation — and it's needed

The Editor, I am disgusted with the amount of littering and illegal dumping I see in my neighbourhood, City Centre. There are people in Coquitlam who do not appreciate the beauty of their surroundings.

Editor: Elections 2019: Where is the leadership? Let's talk about the problems of life in our country. Opioids In Canada in 2018 the opioid death count was 4,460. Google it if you doubt.

Editor: Re: Hong Kong hot potato landing squarely in British Columbia's lap, by Kirk LaPointe Freedom is more important than money, plain and simple. Would you like to live under China's repressive and authoritarian regime? Probably not.

Editor: The purpose of this letter is to encourage 80-year-olds and over to use every legal means at their disposal to contravene the methods used by the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General to test drivers over the age of 80 years.

The Editor, Re. “ Racist tirade galvanizes Coquitlam community ” (The Tri-City News, Aug. 22) To Robert and Carli: This is not what Canada is or who Canadians are.