Opinion

Dear Editor: Re: Residents call for tolls on Pattullo Bridge to reduce traffic congestion, The Record, March 13. The new Port Mann Bridge has been making a positive difference in people's lives since it opened on Dec. 1.

Dear Editor: Re: Concerns grow over proposed coal facility, The Record, March 13. It is time to stop mining and exporting coal, not just for our community but for the good of the planet.

Last month, one of several lawsuits against movie director James Cameron was thrown out of court. Not so much thrown, actually, as fired out of a cannon at the alleged victim.

Dear Editor: I strongly agree that it would be nice if all smokers were required to confine their smoking only to those areas where non-smokers wouldn't have to breath in their second-hand smoke.

When the NDP recently revealed the B.C. Liberals' plan to sway ethnic votes in key ridings, many wondered if the cynical plot line would be tied directly to Premier Christy Clark.

A protest rally this past weekend served as another reminder that a whole bunch of New Democratic Party supporters are in for a rude awakening if their political party wins the May election.

City hall is pulling out the spreadsheets, poring over staff benefit plans, calculating how much revenue it can squeeze out of the dusty corners in the bylaw department.

Dear Editor: Re: When is enough enough?, Letters, The Record, March 6. I completely agree with the content of Mr. Eady's letter regarding the 2.9 per cent tax increase, and I would like to take his point one step further.

Dear Editor: Re: City wants stats to see if residents are right, The Record, March 8. There is absolutely no doubt that traffic has increased on the Pattullo Bridge since the new Port Mann went into business, especially during the afternoon rush.

Dear Editor: Much has been written lately about poverty, including lots of statistics, rational arguments, consternation and, with our recession and a probable further economic bubble or slowdown, it's going to get worse.