Opinion

The game of chicken between the province and its teachers will likely culminate next Wednesday in a one-day walkout that will keep 30,000 students and 1,200 teachers in School District 43 out of the classroom unless a last-minute agreement can be rea

The Editor, It is garbage day on my street. Everyone's trash is out, locks undone and ready for pickup. As I hear the bang of a can being knocked over and the dogs in the neighbourhood barking, I see the bears are back.

The Editor, During the ongoing discussions on the budget shortfall by the School District 43 board of education, superintendent Tom Grant and others, there was one forgotten group that was also affected by the cuts: 500 non-teaching retirees.

Here's something to think about as the summer holiday - and summer holiday driving - season gets underway.

The foot-dragging over the online posting of MLAs' detailed expenses is about to come to end. It's about time.

I don't know about you but I'm getting frustrated at the ongoing disputes between the British Columbia Teachers' Federation and the provincial government. In the past, I have used this space to rail against the BCTF. And I'm going to do it again.

The Editor, Well, the time of year is upon us once again when local sports teams have to battle with lazy and uncaring dog owners who let their mutts run loose to crap all over the ball diamonds and soccer pitches.

"The BCTF needs to wake up and smell the coffee. Their ridiculous demands and constant whining drives me nuts.

The Editor, Re. " Loud voices on school cuts " (The Tri-City News, April 25). I am writing as a disgruntled grandparent and parent about the state of education in School District 43 and the province.

What level of service should injured and sick Tri-City residents expect from BC Ambulance and fire services? That's at the heart of the issue now being debated as the BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) defends a Resource Allocation Plan that has do