Opinion

H otel Gate, Coquitlam's non-story, limps along into another week. I apologize in advance for my part in resuscitating it.

The Editor, As a paramedic, I have seen the living dead, the dying and death. And as a family member, I have felt the sorrow and agony of death. In the last several months, I have attended the funerals of a friend and a family member.

The Editor, My son and his friends love to longboard. Unfortunately, longboarding has garnered enough bad press of late to have media-frightened grownups lambast these 14-year-olds with profanities and threats to call the RCMP.

FACE TO FACE: Are 'dry grads' a good idea for getting kids to celebrate safely? I n high school, a lot of my friends used to spend their Saturday nights getting wasted and their Sunday mornings puking into a toilet.

FACE TO FACE: Are 'dry grads' a good idea for getting kids to celebrate safely? I 've said it before: I don't like dry grads.

The Editor, Re. " Reimer asks for leave from council " (The Tri-City News, May 31). MLA-elect Linda Reimer's request for a leave of absence from Coquitlam city council is inappropriate on many counts.

Replacing the aging Pattullo Bridge won't be done overnight and the process to choose the best option is far from over. But along with the discussion of options should be a conversation about the right way to fund road and transit infrastructure.

The Editor, Re. " Action needed " (Opinion, The Tri-City News, May 24). I agree with your editorial that there needs to be more sensible rules about city councillors transitioning to MLAs or MPs.

Port Coquitlam had some very good reasons for not handing back $420,000 collected from taxpayers in error last year or using that unexpected surplus to reduce the budget next year.

The Editor, Re. " No trans. vote " (Opinion, The Tri-City News, May 22). Great editorial but don't hold your breath. it has been obvious for years that the BC Liberals aren't interested in transit.