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COLUMN: Open gov't: from 'key priority' to 'what's that?' in 4 years

COLUMN: Open gov't: from 'key priority' to 'what's that?' in 4 years

A little more than four years ago, a candidate for the leadership of the BC Liberal party - Christy Clark - set out her plan to regain public trust through a series of open government initiatives that she committed to following through on if chosen b
EDITORIAL: Challenges from cutting classes

EDITORIAL: Challenges from cutting classes

The practice of providing free tuition to graduated adults seeking to upgrade their education is about to end.
LETTER: Pesticides aren't solution to chafer beetle problems

LETTER: Pesticides aren't solution to chafer beetle problems

The Editor, Re. "PoMo should reconsider its position on pesticides" (Letters, The Tri-City News, Feb. 4).
Noise could annoy if Coquitlam amphitheatre is built

Noise could annoy if Coquitlam amphitheatre is built

The Editor, Re. "Is a new amphitheatre a good use of tax dollars?" (Opinion, The Tri-City News, Feb. 4) Thank you for your opinion piece on some of the issues which arise because of the proposed amphitheatre at Lafarge Lake.
LETTER: Another voice on the Fremont connector

LETTER: Another voice on the Fremont connector

The Editor, The planned route of the Fremont connector is becoming a hot topic on the northside of Port Coquitlam - and rightly so.
LETTER: Gov't decision to shut down Burrard 'stupid'

LETTER: Gov't decision to shut down Burrard 'stupid'

The Editor, Shutting down Burrard Thermal is a very stupid decision by the BC Liberals. The plant is strategically located at the province's load centre and can provide 900 MW of firm power for emergencies and peaking.
EDITORIAL: Tracking immunization schedule not an easy task

EDITORIAL: Tracking immunization schedule not an easy task

P arents of babies and younger children have another job to put on their to-do list: get their child vaccinated.
EDITORIAL: Chafer beetles running amok

EDITORIAL: Chafer beetles running amok

They are no bigger than a dime but they are transforming the landscape in Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam and Port Moody. Are they bulldozers run amok? No - they are chafer beetles.
LETTER: Who really wants gov't to build the Site C dam?

LETTER: Who really wants gov't to build the Site C dam?

The Editor, With a three-year drought in California, only snow melt and no rain in Hudson's Hope this spring and the warmest and driest May in recorded history in B.C.
LETTER: Will new community mailboxes be secure?

LETTER: Will new community mailboxes be secure?

The Editor, Re: "Mail theft hits Plateau family" (The Tri-City News, Feb. 4) Sometime in the next four years, door-to-door mail delivery will cease in the Tri-Cities. It will be replaced by service to new community mailboxes.