Opinion

Dear Editor: I am voting yes when the referendum ballots arrive in the week of March 19th. I am voting yes for the Mayors' Council plan to reduce congestion and improve transportation in our region.

Dear Editor: There are many pros and cons to this vote on the additional tax to pay for transit funding. Taxpayers must note that presently they hold the ball on this tax. If the tax passes, they have to remember, everyone pays, including tourists.

Dear Editor: Re: Parked rail tankers raise concern, the Record, Feb. 11. Southern Railway's Mr.

Dear Editor Why is it the mayors/TransLink want more, more, more? Every year “they” need more tax revenue, more employees, more wages/benefits, etc., etc., etc.

A prominent B.C. businessman phoned me the other day, wanting to know who, exactly, “ran” the B.C. government. He knew enough of politics to know the answer wasn’t necessarily Premier Christy Clark.

We are astounded at the revelation this week that the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner is investigating alleged misconduct by 16 Abbotsford Police Department members.

For the third time in three years, the province (arguably) boasts a balanced or surplus budget. As expected, there's give and take in all directions. Monthly MSP premiums are going up for the sixth time in five years.

Dear Editor: At a recent forum put on by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) and the B.C.

Dear Editor: Re: Parked rail tankers raise concern, the Record, Feb. 11. The Quayside resident that raised the concern about parked rail tankers has every right to be concerned about what products are being stored in that neighbourhood.

Now that we're in the season when governments release their budgets, it's important to know how much government money goes to different age groups.