Opinion

The Editor, Re. "Negative results if PoMo opts for four years of 'Royer Rule'" (Letters, The Tri-City News, Oct. 10). I was astounded when I read Mr. Peacock's brash and unsubstantiated statements about Gaetan and Zoe Royer .

The federal Conservatives deserve credit for recognizing that childhood fitness is an issue and that sports activities are expensive.

The Editor, Re. "Potential family affair in Port Moody" (The Tri-City News, Oct. 1). I laughed out loud when I read the quotes attributed to Coun.

The Editor, Re. "Different idea for Riverview" (The Tri-City News, Oct. 1). Herschel Hardin's vision for Riverview won't work.

The Editor, Re. "Province looks at big numbers at B.C. city halls" (BC Views, The Tri-City News, Oct. 1).

Thanks to a new texting platform started by the I Am Someone Ending Bullying Society, with funding from Telus, high school students dealing with bullying and other abuse can easily get help from BC211 via a simple text.

M urray Smith, a former Alberta cabinet minister in the Ralph Klein government - the one that privatized government liquor stores and licence registries in 1993 - once told me about a side benefit of such divestments (and I paraphrase): fewer distrac

The Editor, We walk our dog at the power line and field behind Citadel middle and Hazel Trembath elementary school in Port Coquitlam.

They walk in groups or alone, often wearing dark clothing, paying no heed to their surroundings. You might see them out of the corner of your eye, then they seem to disappear into the darkness. Zombies? No, pedestrians.

The Editor, Re. "Five more running" (The Tri-City News, Oct. 1). Coun. Rosemary Small has announced her candidacy for re-election by vowing to preserve the "small-town feel" of Port Moody.