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EDITORIAL: Canada Post must speak up on timing, security

EDITORIAL: Canada Post must speak up on timing, security

D oor-to-door mail service is about to go the way of the dodo bird, and along with it a sense of safety and security. Canada Post has said it can't afford to deliver door-to-door anymore and needs to come up with an alternative model for snail mail.
LETTER: Keep Port Moody power plant open to protect our electricity

LETTER: Keep Port Moody power plant open to protect our electricity

The Editor, There has been a great deal of discussion about closing Burrard Thermal. Port Moody Coun. Rick Glumac recently made a good presentation explaining the folly of such a move.
COLUMN: Metro transportation needs investment

COLUMN: Metro transportation needs investment

M y wife and I moved to Vancouver seven years ago. We were drawn to the beautiful natural setting, the friendly people, great neighbourhoods and better economic opportunities. We live in Port Moody with our two young children.
LETTER: Tie wages of politicians to cost of living

LETTER: Tie wages of politicians to cost of living

The Editor, Wonderful. The minimum wage adjustment is also known as the mini wage squeeze. So you work eight hours and then head off to another mini wage job. Get home just in time to tuck the kids into bed.
EDITORIAL: Port Coquitlam picks a cow path - now what?

EDITORIAL: Port Coquitlam picks a cow path - now what?

Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam have a lot of work to do to create a drivable route from Burke Mountain to the Lougheed Highway shopping area out of the meandering cow path that PoCo council picked Monday evening.
EDITORIAL: Compare prices when shopping for liquor

EDITORIAL: Compare prices when shopping for liquor

For those who drink responsibility, the opening up of B.C.'s liquor policies can only be a good thing. From Sunday openings at B.C. government liquor stores to the convenience of B.C.
LETTER: Taking contributions from developers is a 'deal with the devil' for Tri-City politicians

LETTER: Taking contributions from developers is a 'deal with the devil' for Tri-City politicians

The Editor, I have questioned municipal election campaign funding for years now and find it quite unbelievable to what extent it has reached .
LETTER: Toll all Metro Van bridges and then ask for a Yes vote

LETTER: Toll all Metro Van bridges and then ask for a Yes vote

The Editor, This is an open letter to all politicians at the municipal and provincial levels, and to all the various organizations that support a Yes vote in the transportation referendum.
LETTERS: Spending more to get elected works in the Tri-Cities

LETTERS: Spending more to get elected works in the Tri-Cities

The Editor, Re. "Developers dug deep in Coquitlam election" (The Tri-City News, March 11).
COLUMN This is one proboscis-pinching plebiscite for Metro Vancouver voters

COLUMN This is one proboscis-pinching plebiscite for Metro Vancouver voters

I haven't felt the need to hold my nose like this since the last time I drove past a mushroom manure plant in Abbotsford - and I haven't even decided how to vote in the transportation referendum.