Opinion

The Editor, My father and I were driving back home on the northbound lane of Pitt River Road on Monday, April 29, when a white pickup truck travelling on the southbound lane crossed over the line and headed straight for us.

Short of knocking on your front door and sticking a ballot under your nose, Elections BC has made it increasingly easier and more convenient to vote. Advance polls opened Wednesday and will remain open through Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

W hen my brother and I were kids, we used to count election lawn signs during road trips. Even back then, I was a conservative - I counted all the blues and he counted all the reds and oranges. It was our introduction to the political world.

E ver had one of those moments when what you see before you is simply devoid of any immediately identifiable logic? I experienced one recently. Coming home from work, I opened the front door, and stepped into the foyer.

I f we don't exert better control over election signs in the Tri-Cities, I'm afraid I'm going to look out one pre-election morning to see fields and fields of signs, occasionally spewing out spores that sprout more and more of them until they wave in

The Editor, Re. "Realtors want Property Transfer Tax bite eased" (The Tri-City News, May 3). Housing is unaffordable in the Lower Mainland partly because of the property transfer tax paid by buyers.

With food, transportation and housing costs rising, sticking to the family budget is become increasingly more difficult in B.C. According to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, it takes two parents earning $19.

When Adrian Dix took over as BC NDP leader two years ago, he struggled to communicate, especially in the sound bites of radio and TV.

The Editor, This week marks National Nursing Week in Canada and on behalf of Crossroads Hospice Society, I would like to recognize the exceptional work of the Fraser Health nurses who care for our terminally ill patients at the Crossroads Inlet Centr

The Editor, Re. VoteSmart election profiles, Coquitlam-Maillardville (The Tri-City News, May 1). I live in the riding of Coquitlam-Maillardville, where we have three candidates in the provincial election.