Opinion

School District 43 has no choice but to invest in technology if it wants to continue to push the boundaries of learning for students For the last few years, the district has struggled with slow internet connections and without an $800,000 investment

The Editor, Re. "Fire hall on front burner after controversial vote" (The Tri-City News, May 6). I would like to express my outrage at the way Port Moody city council has handled the Number 1 fire hall replacement issue.

The Editor, Re. "Canadians voted with their heads" (Face to Face, The Tri-City News, May 6). I think Face to Face columnist Terry O'Neill is putting too much faith in the Conservatives.

FACE TO FACE: Oh, about that federal election... On Monday, while I sat scrutineering in the gym at Moody middle school, Canadians elected a Conservative majority government and, more surprisingly, an NDP official opposition. Wow.

FACE TO FACE: Oh, about that federal election...

One hundred pounds. I arrived in this country about three years ago with one hundred pounds of stuff in two suitcases. Fast-forward to today and I can hardly fit my stuff into a five-by-12-foot storage facility packed to the ceiling.

In honour of Youth Week this week, it's timely to consider whether the vaunted youth vote made as big a splash in Monday's election as many media pundits predicted. The simple answer is: not likely.

The Editor, Re. "Hall of a change" (The Tri-City News, April 29). On the Port Moody fire hall referendum voting day, I took my six-year-old daughter with me to the polling station.

Make it easy for people to recycle and they will. That's the lesson to be learned from a survey of waste diversion rates published by Metro Vancouver that showed Port Moody and Port Coquitlam at the front of the pack when it comes to recycling.

The Editor, Re. " Hall of a change " (The Tri-City News, April 29). I am disappointed with the decision by Port Moody city council last week to ignore the results of the referendum on a new fire hall.