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Letters: Variety of voices speak in favour of proportional representation

Letters: Variety of voices speak in favour of proportional representation

The Editor, Most of our everyday world runs on one person, one vote, which is proportional representation (PR). How so?
Editorial: Pets — how much do we love them?

Editorial: Pets — how much do we love them?

Coquitlam didn't rank high a list of cities that love their pets based on how much money they spent, but buying stuff for Fido or Puss isn't the only way to show you care
Letter: Kids vulnerable, SOGI needed

Letter: Kids vulnerable, SOGI needed

The Editor, As a mother of two, I’ve been observing the news for some time about SOGI 123 in B.C. schools.
Letter: Build the pipeline to Delta instead

Letter: Build the pipeline to Delta instead

The Editor, If Kinder Morgan — and, now, the federal government — can build a pipeline all the way from Alberta, why not move the whole works out of English Bay and Burrard Inlet to Delta Port, where it more likely belongs? A pipeline was recently la
Column: Vote prop rep & get what you vote for

Column: Vote prop rep & get what you vote for

When governments get 100% of the power from just 40% of votes, something’s not right.
Editorial: Allow us to blow our own horn this week

Editorial: Allow us to blow our own horn this week

With municipal elections scheduled for Oct. 20, Tri-City residents look to The Tri-City News to get informed on the issues and the campaign.
Letter: ‘Height-challenged’ Coquitlam council needs to be changed

Letter: ‘Height-challenged’ Coquitlam council needs to be changed

The Editor, I noticed just before the official election period there were an inordinate number of pages in The Tri-City News dedicated to the city of Coquitlam advertising public hearings related to zoning bylaw changes, particularly building height amendments.
Letter: Let’s hold on to two Port Moody properties

Letter: Let’s hold on to two Port Moody properties

The Editor, Re. “Boggled over referendum question” (Letters, The Tri-City News, Sept. 19).
Editorial: About that Vagramov video...

Editorial: About that Vagramov video...

#POMOvotes2018: “He exploited a vulnerable person for sport and then made shotgunning a beer a condition for receiving food.”
Editorial: Rent rate relief is essential for Lower Mainland residents

Editorial: Rent rate relief is essential for Lower Mainland residents

The latest recommendations from British Columbia’s Rental Housing Task Force go a long way toward striking a balance between the needs of renters and the financial requirements of landlords.