Opinion

R ealtors, prospective home buyers and sellers, and others can stop hoping that B.C.'s property transfer tax (PTT) will be discontinued. It's never going to happen.

The Editor, Re. "PoCo must stop paying for Coq. residents' roads" (The Tri-City News, Letters, Feb. 20).

The Editor, I have a son and a daughter who are taking swimming lessons on weekday evenings at Hyde Creek rec centre in Port Coquitlam. They are young so we use the family change rooms. We often find garbage on the floor and the bench (e.g.

The Editor, Re. "Premier suggests a transit ref. Plan B: higher property taxes" (The Tri-City News, Feb. 13). While I agree that there is a need for improved transit options in Metro Vancouver, I am not willing to support the 0.

The Editor, Re. "Keep Fremont connector away from Cedar Dr., residents say" (The Tri-City News, Jan. 30).

The Editor, Re. "Metro Vancou-ver shakes up garbage tipping fees to tame U.S. exports" (www.tricitynews.com).

Who is more addicted to gaming: the provincial government, cities and community groups that get payouts from gaming revenue or the 45,000 problem gamblers in the Fraser Health region? The short answer is: They all are. It's hard not to resist the $1.

The Editor, Re. "Moody council is opposed to Burrard shutdown" and "PoMo council joins Blue Dot movement" (The Tri-City News, Feb. 13).

The Editor, Every evening, just after dark, a group of special people walk the trails on Burke Mountain. They kindly and quietly retrieve all the discarded dog poop bags left behind.

I n a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has thrown out the Criminal Code provisions that deal with assisting people to commit suicide.