Opinion

Dear Editor: I'm sure you're going to get a lot of comment concerning free passes for current and former city civil servants.

Dear Editor: 2014 was the most tumultuous and eventful year in the history of the B.C. Teachers' Federation.

Dear Editor: Happy New Year! I know our elected officials, city and RCMP members and staff are elected or hired to work on our behalf.

Someone in our government must think scientific researchers have had it too good for too long.

Many years ago, when the earth was younger than it is today and the naive innocence of Christmas was not yet completely entombed within plasticized bar codes and overshadowed by Black Fridays, there was a little girl whose understanding of her place

Dear Editor: Re: City hits pipeline legal roadblock, Burnaby NOW, Dec. 17. As the news continues to unfold, it appears only Mayor Corrigan and his minions feel they have a case against Kinder Morgan conducting its investigation.

Dear Editor: Our parents and grandparents had the foresight to support the construction of a network of hydroelectric dams that now supply us with some of the cleanest, lowest cost electricity in the world. They electrified B.C.

If a majority of Metro Vancouver voters endorse TransLink's proposed half-point increase in the sales tax to fund transportation projects, the ramifications could go well beyond the region and the specific issue being voted on.

Last week, the Mayors' Council on transportation found itself in the awkward position of voting to ask the public to approve a tax hike.

Dear Editor: Well, it's that time of year again. Kids bursting with excitement. Teachers making last-minute adjustments behind the scenes. Parents aiming their camcorders to capture every moment. And then the curtain opens ...