Opinion

FACE TO FACE: Are official civic slates or parties good for municipal elections? In 2005, I was proud to run for Coquitlam city council as part of the Coquitlam First slate.

To the Editor: Re. "Colony Farm plan raises alarm bells" (The Tri-City News, Sept. 19). I invite the city councils of Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam to look at the draft plan for Colony Farm through a wider lens.

A13% drop in the number of Coquitlam residents willing to accept higher taxes for city services doesn't signal a tax revolt.

Seeds sown on stony ground rarely flourish. That agricultural bromide fits perfectly the situation with Colony Farm.

The Editor, Riverview Hospital should be kept for the purpose it was built many years ago: the sick and needy. However, in this day and age, the buildings could be better used for the homeless as well.

The Editor, Re."Pick up trash every week" (Letters, The Tri-City News, Sept. 14). If the letter writer was putting food waste in green cans and/or composts in an effort to help environmental causes, the garbage would not smell, plain and simple. A.

The Editor, Re. "Planned academy at Colony Farm advances" (www.tricitynews.com). Coquitlam council recently received a presentation from Metro Vancouver staff regarding the establishment of a sustainability plan for Colony Farm Regional Park.

The Editor, Re. "Already measures to monitor cities" (Letters, The Tri-City News, Sept. 14).

The Editor, Not too long ago, we had a well-managed fully public utility with the greenest, cheapest and most reliable power in the world.

The Editor, Re. "Pick up trash every week" (Letters, The Tri-City News, Sept. 14).