Opinion

Salvation Army kettles are as much a Christmas tradition as carols, greeting cards and gifts. Every year, these plastic orbs appear outside shopping malls across the land, accompanied by hopeful greeters ringing bells.

The Editor, With the Durban climate-change talks upon us, federal Environment Minister Peter Kent is recycling tired, old Stephen Harper myths about holding out for a "global plan" that includes all major greenhouse-gas emitters, such as India and Ch

Paper report cards could become a thing of the past and the teachers' job action is showing us how.

The Editor, Re. "Improved transit would keep drunks off roa ds" (Face to Face, The Tri-City News, Dec. 2) . There's no reasonable argument that drinking and driving is connected to the level of transit services.

The Editor, Re. "Cities question package recycling plan" (www.tricitynews.com). The Recycling Council of BC would like to clarify some information published in Jeff Nagel's Nov. 24 article.

FACE TO FACE: Should drinking-and-driving rules be made even tougher? Most of us already have zero tolerance for drunk driving - but how do we best reduce its occurrence? Although it pains me, I must admit the recent BC Liberal impaired driving legis

FACE TO FACE: Should drinking-and-driving rules be made even tougher? Over a year ago, the BC Liberal government introduced new drunk driving laws that, at the time, were the toughest in the country.

The Editor, Re. "Should Canadian taxpayers continue to help fund CBC?" (Face to Face, The Tri-City News, Nov. 18).

Cycling could become more common in Coquitlam if the city follows through on a proposal to increase bike parking at shops, homes and industrial parks. An idea vetted by Coquitlam council this week would require 1.

The 2011 Child Poverty Report Card was released recently and the information was, once again, sobering. According to the report, B.C.'s child poverty rate rose from 14.5% to 15.4% in 2009.