Opinion

If you’re like most of us, the only time you think of an earthquake is when a) we have a seismic tremor, b) there’s a big one somewhere else on the planet, c) there’s a drill at school or work or, d) you see the media cover the “Shake Out B.C.

Dear Editor: B.C. Liberal MLA and leadership contender Andrew Wilkinson has characterized the May election as follows: “We were preaching at people from 30,000 feet ... the NDP were in their living rooms...”.

Dear Editor: Recently I attended an information meeting on local business opportunities from the Kinder Morgan pipeline, hosted by the Burnaby Board of Trade.

Are B.C. and Alberta on a collision course of potentially mammoth proportions? It certainly seems so if Jason Kenney wins the leadership of the United Conservative Party in Alberta this week. Voting begins Thursday and concludes on Saturday.

On Sept. 1, an agency of the Canadian government directed nearly $100 million to support local television news. Suddenly, more local television reporters are working stories on more broadcasts across Canada.

Our governments won’t save us. That’s the conclusion we inexorably reach when considering the hurricanes, wildfires and, most terrifyingly, the complacency that has so far accompanied global climate change. Many cities and towns in B.C.

Dear Editor: I have lived across the (narrow, residential) street from a New Westminster public elementary school for 30 years.

Dear Editor: Re: Stop gambling with kids’ lives and upgrade schools, Burnaby NOW , Inbox, Oct. 11. In my opinion, Kristoffer Palma has it exactly right.

Dear Editor: I agree that taking the tolls off the Port Mann and Golden Ears bridges was the right thing to do. This could actually help to stimulate our economy as more people use these bridges. But wait a minute.

Sears Canada died this week. It might have survived greed or incompetence, but the 65-year-old Canadian institution was in no shape to cope with both.