Opinion

Dear Editor: I want to weigh in with a few thoughts about the proposed zoning changes for Lower Sapperton. The area primarily affected is a two-block by five-block area bounded by Sherbrooke, East Columbia, Braid and Rousseau streets.

Jim Flaherty opened his mouth last week and a gusher of stupidity came out. If we could burn stupid like oil, we could run every car in Canada for a month on his latest remarks.

I would just like to say kudos to everyone who was involved in organizing this year's Hyack Parade and street entertainment. There was more to see and do, there were food trucks, and the music was fantastic.

The day's been set and now the countdown begins. Just eight-and-a-half months, give or take, until British Columbians get to join our counterparts in five other provinces in celebrating a statutory holiday in February. As of 2013, B.C.

Re: Residents press city to reject proposal, The Record, May 30. I would like to correct the perception that residents have been appearing in delegations before city council for weeks.

Dear Editor: Re: TransLink to eliminate Taxi Saver I would like to give your readers, and TransLink's Mr. Snider, a profile of a taxi fare saver user. My mother is 87 years old and in pretty fair shape for a person her age.

There's a part of government that is spending gargantuan amounts of money yet operates beyond the scrutiny normally applied to such operations. That would be B.C.

Dear Editor: I have been reading and compiling some comments regarding the building of a six-lane Pattullo Bridge, such as: 1. Trains are better than the trucks/car spewing pollutants in our air.

Not many people consider the logistics of public events when they're standing watching fireworks, an arena filled with dancing children and VIPs, or noshing on a hotdog while a 50-member marching band struts their stuff down a city street.

Dear Editor: There has been some controversial conversations concerning the Pattullo Bridge, but never, it seems to me, has been mentioned the possibility of finishing it.