Opinion

L ast week, Transport Minister Todd Stone finished his two-month province wide consultation into the safety and speed limits of rural roads in British Columbia.

The Editor, Residents will remember the mayors who have been pushing for more taxes and using more of our municipal taxes for such things as "beautification" of transit stations.

The Editor, Re: Old man take a look at your facts, (The Tri-City News, Jan. 22). In his haste to discredit anyone taking the cause of the environment, Tom Fletcher omits a few facts himself. Or maybe it's just ignorance.

The city of Port Coquitlam has always been a friend to youth. So it comes as a shock that it's seeking to balance the budget by reducing the hours of a youth centre serving kids on the south side.

The Editor, I will be turning 16 in March and I am a grade 10 student at Terry Fox Secondary School. I recently found out the Offside Youth Centre in Port Coquitlam will have its hours reduced due to budget cuts.

The Editor, Shortly before Christmas, a cousin and I went for a fish and chips lunch in Maple Ridge. Imagine our surprise when were told "the couple who just left took care of your bill." I have no idea who they were.

M y colleague, ironically paginated to my left, recently told me that he will be stationed in Toronto for a few months. "Gee, that's too bad," I commiserated, always the empathetic Vancouverite. He replied: "I don't think so.

I 'm writing this week's column from beautiful Toronto, Ont. No, I'm not being facetious; I really mean "beautiful." Yes, I used to be one of those people - like a lot of Vancouverites - who chided T.O.

The Editor, Re. "Should cyclists be licensed and taxed?" (Face to Face, The Tri-City News, Jan. 10). I completely agree with Face to Face columnist Andy Radia on registration and taxing cyclists because some are not obeying traffic laws.

F ew labels irritate me more than that of being referred to as a taxpayer and of having the money governments spend referred to as taxpayers' dollars.