Opinion

Editor: Re: Keep poultry where it belongs, letter to the editor, Aug. 5 I couldn't agree with David Batchelor more whole-heartedly.

SmartMeters! They are coming your way and there is no choice: you will have a SmartMeter installed on your home. You can pay to have it relocated near your home, but install it they will, like it or not.

Krista Engelland is on to something.

Editor: A recent letter by Bob Orrick that followed a letter by Mike McConnell regarding the lighting and safety in the George Massey Tunnel led me to write this letter. Orrick is quite right on all three counts: 1. Ventilation.

We often get wrapped up in neighbourhood issues we care a lot about. Spot development on our street. Dog owners that don't clean up after their dogs. Tree cutting. We care about the neighborhoods we live in.

Editor: I want to share a notso-green government story with you. Last Thursday, I received a randomly-selected audit letter from Revenue Canada, asking for proof of the tuition I paid last year for my master's program.

Editor: Re: Mayor sorry for radio comment, Aug. 3 I listened to Mayor Lois Jackson on the radio with Bill Good last week as they discussed Metro Vancouver moving forward with requests for proposals for a facility to incinerate garbage.

Editor: As a result of Tsawwassen being described as "strip mall hell" by a U.S. publication, Delta determined a course of action that can be best described as "don't just stand there - panic!" One offending mall was demolished but Mother Corp.

You know what really matters right now - sunshine! We had some landlubbers in town over the past week and the weather co-operated nicely so we could freely eat corn on the cob on the deck while staying dry and avoiding sweaters.

Editor: Re: Hidden jewel gets polishing, July 6, and Hidden gem could be kept secret, Murphy's Law, July 13 Contrary to Mayor Lois Jackson's statement that the word has to get out in regards to the improvements being undertaken at Centennial Beach, t