Opinion

L ast Saturday was a good day for local democracy in B.C.

Booze will flow more freely and conveniently beginning April 1, 2015. That's when the province will be loosening its liquor rules, allowing government liquor stores to provide chilled beer and wine and more of them to be on open Sundays.

The Editor, Nov. 20 is designated in Canada as Children's Day . This year, the civic elections could overshadow Children's Day as there is much focus on election results and the promises local politicians made to improve life in their communities.

The Editor, The recent G20 summit appears to have accepted Australia's proposal not to talk about climate change.

The Editor, I often take the C27 bus that begins its journey from the Coquitlam Central Station. These C27 buses are small and compact but they are clean and well maintained.

The Editor, Re. "Incumbent mayors back one another in elections" (The Tri-City News, Nov. 14). I read The Tri-City News article headlined (at tricitynews.com) "Three Amigos have each others' backs." Sounds like a slate to me. Ken Holowanky, Coquitlam

The Editor, Re. "Falcon concerned about referendum delay for transit" (The Tri-City News, Nov. 7).

Civic election races are coming to a close throughout the Lower Mainland as voters head to the polls tomorrow (Saturday).

T omorrow, British Columbians will head to the polls to choose more than 2,000 officials for city councils, school boards, regional districts, parks boards and the Islands Trust. Considering that municipal councils in B.C.

The Editor, My inspiration to preserve Mundy Park intact as heritage for future generations came from Surrey's Green Timbers Urban Forest Park, whose safe, user-friendly, sound policies and practices were borrowed by Coquitlam council.