Opinion

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.

The Editor, I went with my family (I have three kids) to watch the Canada Day fireworks show at Castle Park in Port Coquitlam and I have to say: the show was amazing.

P rivate companies get to hire a bunch of unpaid workers for an indeterminate length of time. They need offer no guarantee of future employment or any avenue of complaint.

VICTORIA- Call it the Beach Blanket Budget.

The Editor, An affirmative decision to have a byelection for the council positions vacated by councillors Linda Reimer and Selina Robinson should be as simple and as defensible as the decision made a few years ago to increase the size of council from

The Editor, I am intrigued to learn that city council is experiencing some difficulty in making a decision on the issue of whether a byelection should be held as a result of the recent election to provincial office of both Linda Reimer and Selina Rob

The Canadian dollar is sinking. Gas prices have been going up for the past month. Banks are making noise about raising mortgage rates. The housing market is cooling. The weather seems changeable on the hour. It must be summer.

The Editor, The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce deserves kudos for their Invest Local campaign. If they can convince our provincial government to follow this mantra by having ferries and seabus' built here in B.C.

I t's time politicians' expense accounts were day-lighted for all to see. That doesn't mean we think taxpayers' money isn't well spent on necessary travel and conferences, it's just one more form of accounting that is long overdue.