Opinion

Last week, more than 530,000 British Columbians practised "Drop, Cover and Hold On" techniques, simulating the proper behaviour in an earthquake. While it's hard to know how many Tri-City residents participated in the ShakeOut B.C. simulation on Oct.

The Editor, Re. "Taxes, union stance make vote decision" (Letters, The Tri-City News, Oct. 21).

The Editor, Re. "Labour group releases its list of endorsed candidates" (front page, The Tri-City News, Oct. 21). Thanks so much to The Tri-City News for your as usual stellar and detailed coverage of the local elections.

We find ourselves once again in the midst of the silly season, the five-week period that takes place in autumn every three years when your friends and neighbours shill for votes in an effort to win a seat on council or school board, or, in the case o

FACE TO FACE: Do the Occupy protesters have legitimate gripes in Canada? One thing that is evident from the media coverage of the Occupy protests is that protesters can't seem to agree on what they're protesting about.

FACE TO FACE: Do the Occupy protesters have legitimate gripes in Canada? The 1950s and '60s sitcom Leave it to Beaver depicted the trivial travails of an American one-income family.

The Editor Re. "Agriculture in park?" (Letters, The Tri-City News, Oct. 14).

The Editor, Re. " A park runs over it: Rethinking the Port Mann Bridge demolition" Turning the Port Mann bridge into a park is one of the silliest ideas ever.

With three mayoralty races, a few seats left open by incumbents bowing out and a wide range of candidates, from youthful newcomers to seniors, the Nov. 19 civic elections in the Tri-Cities should be among the more interesting in the province.

The Editor, Less than a month now before we go to the voting booth to cast our ballots in the municipal elections, I urge everyone eligible to participate in the democratic process.