Opinion

The Editor, I have questioned municipal election campaign funding for years now and find it quite unbelievable to what extent it has reached .

The Editor, This is an open letter to all politicians at the municipal and provincial levels, and to all the various organizations that support a Yes vote in the transportation referendum.

The Editor, Re. "Developers dug deep in Coquitlam election" (The Tri-City News, March 11).

I haven't felt the need to hold my nose like this since the last time I drove past a mushroom manure plant in Abbotsford - and I haven't even decided how to vote in the transportation referendum.

B.C.'s NDP leader, John Horgan, was cautious on specifying a minimum wage figure for the province's low-income workers at a recent Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce luncheon - and so he should be.

The Editor, The elected municipal leaders in most Metro Vancouver cities have allowed unbridled development without consideration to the impact of their decisions. Flooding and erosion exists in many new areas.

The Editor, Re. "Gravy train" (Letters, The Tri-City News, March 6).

If you live anywhere in the Tri-Cities, you should lock up your green waste bin and keep it clean.

The Editor, Re. "B.C. minimum wage to be tied to inflation" (www.tricitynews.com). Twenty cents ? Please tell me what you can buy for 20 cents. You can't buy a stamp - you would have to work five hours to collect enough extra money to buy a stamp.

The Editor, Re. "Housing in Legion proposal" (The Tri-City News, March 13). I agree with Port Moody Coun. Diana Dilworth that a cenotaph hidden behind a redeveloped Royal Canadian Legion would be inappropriate.