Opinion

The strength of the RCMP as a superior police force is in its anonymity. They all wear the same uniform. They all have the same training.

Imagine the impact of a 12 millionstrong army of people willing to do whatever it took to accomplish their mission? That's the power of volunteers in Canada. Recent estimates suggest there are as many as 12.

Dear Editor: I attended the public hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 20 regarding the redevelopment of the current Station Square site.

Dear Editor: As a parent of two students in secondary school, I have been appalled by the "information" being shared with my children regarding the teachers' current job action.

Dear Editor: Premier Christy Clark may have had to wait to launch her jobs plan, but it's been well worth waiting for. Especially the announcement of funding to help get Phase 1 of the Prince Rupert port expansion underway.

Dear Editor: Listening to Adrian Dix's finance critic, Bruce Ralston, on a radio call-in show this week, as he tried to explain why the NDP oppose Premier Christy Clark's investment in the Prince Rupert port expansion and the Kitimat LNG plant, was a

Geothermal energy could supply Canada's energy, but policy-makers have to be willing to explore possibilities

Dear Editor: Re: Some beliefs have consequences, Letters to the Editor, Burnaby NOW, Sept. 14.

"Just what we need, another unprincipled politician." That line was aimed like a dagger at the heart of the B.C. Conservative Party. But it may be more like a boomerang, coming back to smack the ruling provincial Liberals.

Dear Editor: There seems to be considerable angst among a certain segment of our society regarding the recent referendum that nixed the HST, notably big business and certain professionals who are disciples of trickle-down economic theory.