Opinion

Civic elections have the poorest voter turnouts of all levels of government in Canada.

P ort Coquitlam unveiled its centennial art project Monday at city hall. It was sculpted from a 100-year-old silver maple tree and sits above the reception desk. It's public art and, yes, it's paid for by the hardworking taxpayers of Port Coquitlam.

The Editor, Re. "PoCo willing to pay for rec centre" (The Tri-City News, Feb. 19).

D o you know what your washer/dryer is doing right now? There's an app for that. Seriously. Little did I know, until a friend enthused how she could monitor her laundry machines via her smartphone. If they have issues, they'll let her know.

I f you have lived in Coquitlam or driven down Riverside Drive in Port Coquitlam, you probably saw my dad over the years. His name was Vern Jago. Maybe he was chopping wood when you noticed him or mowing the lawn on a hot summer day.

Government budgeting is an inexact science at best but this week's announcement that the provincial government is planning a balanced one is great news.

When something subversive yet important is co-opted and adopted by almost everyone, does it still have meaning? Does it still have value? That's the question that can be asked now that Pink Shirt Day (today) has taken hold across North America.

Metro Vancouverites love a deal. That's why they line up like lemmings to cross the border for savings in the U.S. or drive far out of their way to cross an untolled bridge -never mind the waste of gas and lack of value they place on their time.

The Editor, Re. "Senate scrutiny" (Opinion, The Tri-City News, Jan. 30).

I had a doctor's appointment earlier this month. Time for my post-40 physical. Even though I had an appointment, I was made to wait a couple hours.