Opinion

Here's a simple request for candidates seeking office in the upcoming council and board of education elections: Promise only what you can deliver.

The Editor, Re. "Think before you vote municipally in November" (BC Views, The Tri-City News, Sept. 24).

The Editor, Re. "Soaring civic pay criticized in review" (The Tri-City News, Sept. 24).

The Editor, Re. "Gas tax pays for upgrades" (The Tri-City News, Sept. 19). In general, I agree with comments on how this money is being spent.

The Editor, Re. "Clay & Royer to face off in PoMo" (The Tri-City News, Sept. 5). The civic elections are less than two months away. In my city, Port Moody, only 5,452 votes were cast for the mayor's position in the last election.

Is taking the ferry to Vancouver Island and back getting too expensive? Many B.C. mayors think so and on Wednesday, they voted to ask the province to roll back fare hikes that were implemented to cover rising costs and dwindling revenues.

When it comes to leadership, the men and women on city councils in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody, the School District 43 board of education, and village councils in Anmore and Belcarra, have shown plenty.

The Editor, Re. "Mariner Way truck route talk" (The Tri-City News, Sept. 10).

The Editor, Re. "Clay & Royer to face off in PoMo" (The Tri-City News, Sept. 5).

The Editor, Well, here we are at the end of hot summer and knocking on autumn's door. Just as seasons come and go for people, so do seasons change for bears.