Opinion

Editor: The referendum on the proposed hike to the PST to fund TransLink is nearly upon us. The "yes" side claims that you have to vote "yes" or all manner of evils will occur. Wrong! It claims a 0.

Editor: Ideas for bolstering local merchants against the coming Tsawwassen First Nation malls should start with practical plans for keeping present customers, not with expensive schemes for getting new ones.

They are calling it a congestion improvement tax but I think of it more as an incompetence tax to pay for all of TransLink's blundering. Instead of their Plan A, let's take the high road with my Plans B, C, D and E over the next 20 years.

Editor: My loving husband just recently finished a bathroom renovation and I started my hunt last week for the perfect finishing touches. I went to all the big box stores in Richmond and South Surrey only to find what I needed locally.

Editor: Last Tuesday I was fortunate enough to witness several students at South Park Elementary deliver speeches. It was not in the security of their classrooms but in the gym.

Editor: I was a guest at the signing of the Tsawwassen First Nation treaty ceremony. The total acreage of this land settlement was 1,200 acres.

Editor: On behalf of the Boundary Bay Park Association I would like to thank all the people who visited Cammidge House last Sunday for our annual Heritage Day event.

Editor: It is right and proper for Tsawwassen and Ladner merchants to be nervous and edgy about the arrival of two shopping malls on Tsawwassen First Nation land. They should not worry excessively or unnecessarily, however.

When I was a kid, there was an older boy who lived down the street named Barry. He was a leader in the hood and organized all kinds of activities for all the kids on the block and surrounding area. He was also a bully.

You can add last fall's municipal election here in Delta to a growing list of examples why campaign finance reform is needed.