Opinion

The Editor, I simply cannot understand the mentality of someone who would do this, especially in an area known for bear activity.

The Editor, With the recent, not-to-mention forthcoming, byelections at various levels of government, the problem of painfully low voter turnout returns to the fore.

A temporary shelter with success in housing homeless people has received a setback with Port Coquitlam's decision not to renew its permit.

E mail is a funny thing. You can have conversations with people anywhere in the world and develop a social relationship without ever seeing their faces or hearing their voices. Carol is such a person.

There's a new sheriff in town for BC Hydro and it didn't take long for the political range war to resume.

The Editor, Re. "Mayors oppose re ferendum" (The Tri-City News, July 3). I think a referendum is exactly what the people of the Lower Mainland need to finally come to a resolution on how to fund the woefully inadequate transit system.

It's good news that Port Coquitlam hometown hero and Canadian icon Terry Fox will be honoured with an exhibit at Canada's new Canadian Museum of History, now undergoing renovation and rebranding near Ottawa.

I 've had a couple of careers in my life. I've been both a business plan writer/developer and a journalist. Both vocations were made possible because I cut my teeth as an unpaid intern of sorts.

While most Canadians were celebrating our nation's birthday with a few brews and a barbecue, enjoying the summer sun with family and friends, two Surrey residents had something more deadly in mind.

H ave you noticed how a defiant child apologizes? Watch. Listen. It can be almost amusing, as the reluctant offender twists body language and words when prodded to say "I'm sorry.