Opinion

The Editor, Wednesday at 6 a.m., as I was getting ready for work, I heard a thump outside at my neighbour's house. Then I heard a dog at the other neighbour's start barking.

The Editor, Re. "Sulphur. Danger or no danger? Spill or no spill?" (The Tri-City News, Feb. 17). The answers to the questions presented in your headline are simply No and No.

The Editor, Last year, the city of Port Moody made it easy for residents to start composting . But what about businesses? Many in Newport Village, where I work, don't even recycle paper, let alone dispose properly of their organic waste.

Coquitlam gardeners and weed-free lawn fans will have to think twice before spraying pesticides.

The timing of the Newgen Real Estate Development Inc. office building couldn't be better as the community of Maillardville gets together to talk about its future.

The Editor, As a paramedic, I have seen life, I have seen death and everything in between. Lately, I have been looking at the obituaries.

The Editor, Re. "Green concerns over PM fire hall" and "PM pondering 6.74% tax hike" (The Tri-City News) Feb. 17.

FACE TO FACE: Is Pink Shirt Day a worthwhile and helpful way to battle bullying? Five years ago, when then-broadcaster Christy Clark and Port Coquitlam's Dave Teixeira started Pink Shirt Day in British Columbia, I was thrilled.

FACE TO FACE: Is Pink Shirt Day a worthwhile and helpful way to battle bullying? The annual Pink Shirt Day extravaganza is coming soon. Pink Shirt Day is such an easy sell. Its simplicity appeals to us: "Bullying Stops Here.

I 'm writing to shed some light - and perhaps, a "tier" or two - on a subject that I've been examining a little too closely.