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EDITORIAL: The ongoing saga of the Evergreen Line

EDITORIAL: The ongoing saga of the Evergreen Line

North Vancouver District Mayor Richard Walton has a tough job on his hands as he seeks a funding consensus for TransLink projects and the Evergreen Line.
NightBus service is available to Tri-Cities: TransLink

NightBus service is available to Tri-Cities: TransLink

The Editor, Re. "Late-night transit crucial" (Letters, The Tri-City News, March 2). We regret that letter-writer Rita Pollock felt her night out had to be curtailed because SkyTrain did not run later.
NELSON: Supply, demand and sour grapes

NELSON: Supply, demand and sour grapes

FACE TO FACE: Gas prices go up and down in lockstep - is collusion the reason? When pundits and analysts subject us to explanations about how supply and demand affects gas prices, I can't help but feel that they think we're stupid.
Same transit issues in many cities

Same transit issues in many cities

The Editor, Re. " Late-night transit crucial" (Letters, The Tri-City News, March 2). TransLink is not my favourite transportation authority by far but its hours of operation are similar to those found in many bigger cities.
O'NEILL: Market dictates the price of gas

O'NEILL: Market dictates the price of gas

FACE TO FACE: Gas prices go up and down in lockstep - is collusion the reason? It's easy to imagine inflexible class warriors such as my debating partner using crayons to do their economic 'rithmetic.
EDITORIAL: Learning to save and plan

EDITORIAL: Learning to save and plan

Many Canadians are barely keeping their heads above water when it comes to their finances.
Transit users need night-time options

Transit users need night-time options

The Editor, Re. " Late-night transit crucial" (Letters, The Tri-City News, March 2).
YORKE: The path to the future is paved with doubt, debt

YORKE: The path to the future is paved with doubt, debt

Paths - sometimes they twist and sometimes they bend, sometimes you feel like you have been going in the same direction forever.
Late-night transit crucial for fun and safety

Late-night transit crucial for fun and safety

The Editor, A friend and I attended the most fabulous performance last Friday by musician Maceo Parker at the Commodore Ballroom but we had to leave before the end because the SkyTrain was about to shut down for the night.
Remember utility rate hikes when you vote in November

Remember utility rate hikes when you vote in November

The Editor, I have just received notification of the 2011 Coquitlam utility rate increases along with a pamphlet outlining reasons for the increases.