Opinion

The nightmare faced by the Noh family after Shin Noh went missing a month ago could be faced by any family.

The Editor, I wonder how many committees and studies we will need to have about the Riverview Hospital lands before the provincial government gets the message that the people of Coquitlam and surrounding areas treasure the property.

The Editor, Re. "City gets biz honour as it also receives biz criticism" (The Tri-City News, Oct. 9).

The Editor, Re. "Is cross-border shopping un-Canadian or understandable?" (Face to Face, The Tri-City News, Sept. 27). I'm opening a store. It's for cross-border shoppers.

School zones should be quiet oases where children can walk safely without fear of being tomorrow's headline. In fact, school zones during morning drop-off are some of the biggest danger areas, worse than mall parking lots during the Christmas rush.

The last gasp of balmy sunny weather was welcomed earlier this week by Tri-Cities residents, especially since fall and winter's inevitable rain and gloom are en route.

H ere we go again. It seems every couple of years, there's a new movement afoot to change our beloved national anthem. The latest is from a group, calling itself Restore Our Anthem (www.restoreouranthem.

L et's just do it, Andy. Let's change two words in our national anthem to include all Canadians.

A n anti-cellphone rant made by Louis C.K. on the Conan show has been making the rounds online.

The Editor, A visit to last Sunday's Ioco Ghost Town Day resurrected a past lifestyle that many of us will never know. Visitors were greeted with the sights, sounds and even the smells of an old company townsite on Burrard Inlet.