Opinion

Dear Editor In response to a recent letter, the writer said that everyone who voted against the transit tax were money grubbers. But I don’t believe that to be the entire case.

Dear Editor As the white elephant of the Anvil Centre lumbers onto Columbia Street that old white elephant, the Columbia Theatre, is about to take its exit as it is now up for sale.

We’re finally getting a look at Plan B in the wake of the failure of the TransLink funding plebiscite. The B, it seems, stands for boondoggle.

Even though his budget last year went from projecting a miserly looking tiny surplus to becoming almost embarrassingly awash in riches, don’t expect Finance Minister Mike de Jong to start doling out new spending any time soon.

Question: I am worried about the health of my children as they are starting to gain weight and they are not as active as they should be, please help! Answer: Many think of weight issues as a problem for adults, but according to the World Health Organ

Question: When is the proper time to harvest Russian garlic? I have 600 bulbs planted in West Kelowna. The tops are drying out (greenness disappearing). In a single bulb the individual bulblets are not well formed.

This year is the New Westminster Public Library’s 150th anniversary, and as our gift, we’ve got 150 challenges for our Adult Summer Reading Club.

Last week we learned that another of New Westminster’s older businesses is closing: Harry Minuk Shoes, started in Sapperton’s commercial area in the early 1940s and then operating in two different uptown locations.

Dear Editor Now that Christy Clark has set a precedent by taking the decision making out of hands of the government and giving it to the electorate, as she did with the transit referendum, let’s hope she maintains this posture in the future.

Dear Editor It is mind-boggling that Metro Vancouverites are unwilling to spend 0.5 per cent more of their tax dollars to improve our public transit system.