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LETTER: Questions on city spending

LETTER: Questions on city spending

The Editor, Re. "City pays $11M for Burke site" (The Tri-City News, Jan. 21). The city of Coquitlam is paying $11 million for Burke Mountain lands in order to help out the provincial government, which is in need of cash.
LETTER: 'Just kill the stupid vote'

LETTER: 'Just kill the stupid vote'

The Editor Re. "PoCo mayor pitches hard on need for transportation tax" (The Tri-City News, Jan. 28). The looming transportation referendum on taxing us is going to be an enormous blunder. Call it off.
EDITORIAL: Time to share tolls in region

EDITORIAL: Time to share tolls in region

It comes as no surprise to penny-pinching drivers that tolling the Port Mann Bridge while leaving other Fraser River crossing options free would result in a wholesale desertion of the new bridge.
LETTER: Put lights where they're needed

LETTER: Put lights where they're needed

The Editor, I've noticed that the city of Port Coquitlam has managed to slow down traffic further on Prairie Avenue by installing a useless traffic light at Regina Street. It's obvious the city engineering staff has its priorities wrong.
EDITORIAL: Drivers enjoy gas price drop - for now

EDITORIAL: Drivers enjoy gas price drop - for now

Port Coquitlam has the distinction of having some of the cheapest gas in Metro Vancouver. But many drivers are getting used to a new normal, with most gas stations offering fuel at roughly $1 a litre.
LETTER: Serious traffic worries in Port Coquitlam's Mary Hill area

LETTER: Serious traffic worries in Port Coquitlam's Mary Hill area

The Editor, Re. "Safety work done at site of fatal accident" (The Tri-City News, Jan. 12).
More must be done to save Riverview Hospital in Coquitlam

More must be done to save Riverview Hospital in Coquitlam

The Editor, Re. "Speak up on R'view future" (The Tri-City News, Jan. 9).
LETTER: Coronation concerns

LETTER: Coronation concerns

The Editor, Re. "Keep an eye on closed school, says College Park resident" (The Tri-City News, Jan. 9).
EDITORIAL: 'No' vote on referendum won't protect bus drivers

EDITORIAL: 'No' vote on referendum won't protect bus drivers

B us drivers deal with all sorts of people while on the job and some of them refuse to pay their full fare.
LETTER: Keep your trash out of the river

LETTER: Keep your trash out of the river

The Editor, Happy New Year to all in the Tri-Cities. I wonder when the yearly Coquitlam River clean-up will end? Ever year at this time, time and energy is spent by some to help clean up - very noble.