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LETTER: Charges for water in Coquitlam are 'unfair'

LETTER: Charges for water in Coquitlam are 'unfair'

The Editor, Re. "We need water meters" (Letters, The Tri-City News, Dec. 26). The only aspect of the letter from D.B. Wilson with which I can agree is the need for installation of water meters in order to make water charges equitable.
EDITORIAL: Assessment info can be fun fodder - but don't sweat it

EDITORIAL: Assessment info can be fun fodder - but don't sweat it

L ast Friday's BC Assessment roll-out of information showed property values in the Tri-Cities are stable or have increased - largely due to the coming of the Evergreen Line and new development on Burke Mountain.
LETTER: Other SD43 workers didn't get big payouts

LETTER: Other SD43 workers didn't get big payouts

Re. "Some severance (Letters, The Tri-City News, Dec. 26). The Editor, As a retired School District 43 employee, I was appalled at the severance package paid to the former secretary-treasurer, which was quoted as $230,000.
EDITORIAL: Sticking with your resolution

EDITORIAL: Sticking with your resolution

Most people have cleared out their Christmas tree by now and holiday egg nog, rum cake and turkey with all of the trimmings are but a distant memory.
LETTER: Tri-Cities need water meters so people pay for consumption

LETTER: Tri-Cities need water meters so people pay for consumption

The Editor, Re. "Show her the study on water" (Letters, The Tri-City News, Dec. 19). Letter writer Sarah Strom wrote that she's skeptical that people living in a condo or townhouse use half the water of a single-family house.
COLUMN: Some New Year's political resolutions for B.C.

COLUMN: Some New Year's political resolutions for B.C.

I t's that time of year when B.C. politicians should start thinking about some New Year's resolutions for a bit of self-improvement. In the spirit of giving, here are some ideas for B.C.
LETTER: TransLink is more than just transit - it handles roads and bridges, too

LETTER: TransLink is more than just transit - it handles roads and bridges, too

The Editor, Re. "Referendum poll shows slim lead for new transit tax" ( tricitynews.com ). According to the poll, quite a few people don't want to pay that tax because they never use transit.
LETTER: That's some severance package for former SD43 secretary-treasurer

LETTER: That's some severance package for former SD43 secretary-treasurer

The Editor, Re. "117 in six figures in District 43" (The Tri-City News, Dec. 17). The above-referenced story includes information on the severance package paid to former School District 43 secretary-treasurer Richard Humphreys.
EDITORIAL: Christmas season isn't about perfection

EDITORIAL: Christmas season isn't about perfection

It is all too easy to get caught up in the panicked race to create the perfect Christmas. Bombarded by imagery of idyllic homes and happy families, we sometimes lose ourselves in a pursuit that's always going to be a little out of reach.
FACE TO FACE: Jim & Andy agree on ISIS/ISIL, the B.C. teachers' strike and the Canucks

FACE TO FACE: Jim & Andy agree on ISIS/ISIL, the B.C. teachers' strike and the Canucks

Following a tradition started several years ago, The Tri-City News' Face to Face columnists Jim Nelson and Andy Radia are foregoing their usual format for this, their final column before Christmas, to write a combined piece about topics on which they