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WHAT WE THINK: Sensible idea

WHAT WE THINK: Sensible idea

Transit must be convenient, accessible, affordable and frequent if suburbanites are going to get out of their cars and use it.
EDITORIAL: ICBC can spare some change for transit

EDITORIAL: ICBC can spare some change for transit

More pain at the pump is imminent, as the regional mayors' council has decided the way to finance TransLink's long-awaited Evergreen Line to Coquitlam is to ding motorists an extra two cents per litre when they fuel up.
Port Coquitlam should get an Evergreen Line station

Port Coquitlam should get an Evergreen Line station

The Editor, It's extremely heartening to read that a transportation consultant will assess Port Coquitlam as a prime location for extending the Evergreen Line eastward.
Murray Street is dangerous for pedestrians

Murray Street is dangerous for pedestrians

The Editor, Looking for some free entertainment this summer? Bring the whole family to the street crossing at Murray St.
O'NEILL: Money should be spent on services

O'NEILL: Money should be spent on services

He haunts us still. Gordon Campbell, that is. The former premier may be packing his bags for London, but, for better or worse, he is leaving his tax polices behind. We all know about the slender thread by which the controversial HST currently hangs.
NELSON: Need to tackle the polluters

NELSON: Need to tackle the polluters

Individual British Columbians are reluctant polluters. We don't want to drive cars or fly in airplanes that spew out CO2. General Motors, Boeing, Bombardier and others provide us the conduits through which we pollute.
AS I SEE IT: Time to get creative with public transit in Metro Vancouver

AS I SEE IT: Time to get creative with public transit in Metro Vancouver

What's it going to take to get you out of your car and your car out of traffic? Carrot or stick? Cheap transit fares or expensive gasoline? Free Stanley Cup tickets? Here's another currency TransLink, civic leaders and provincial politicians should t
EDITORIAL: Royal fever

EDITORIAL: Royal fever

Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam MP and Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore got to hob nob with royalty last week when the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Catherine, toured Canada for their first official visit since their wedd
Finally, Coquitlam is closer to banning yard pesticides

Finally, Coquitlam is closer to banning yard pesticides

The Editor, Re: Pesticide ban on the way in Coquitlam, Tri-City News, July 6 Three years, two denied motions and hundreds of petitions later, Coquitlam is finally getting a draft cosmetic pesticide bylaw.
EDITORIAL: Another option

EDITORIAL: Another option

Port Moody residents are no doubt fuming that the time and money they spend waiting in traffic to get home is not worth much to TransLink.