Opinion

Editor: As a new year begins, on behalf of the board of Delta Meals on Wheels, I wish to extend our grateful thanks to those members of our community who offered financial support to our society in 2014.

I'll confess I'm an unabashed supporter of police generally and Delta's police department in particular. I penned an earlier column on Delta's policing history and its prominent rise to one of the better, if not the best, departments anywhere.

Now that I've got a pretty good handle on how 2015 will unfold given we're already a day-and-a-half in, I offer these fearless predictions, in no particular order, for the year ahead: Jim Cessford, who will retire in early 2015 after two decades as D

Editor: Re: Port projections far outstrip country's economic growth, letter to the editor, Dec. 19 The letter makes inaccurate statements about growth of container shipping and related infrastructure in the region.

It's one of those stories that keeps on giving, so even though the radio towers saga dominated headlines in 2014 to claim Newsmaker of the Year, I have no doubt we'll see more of the same next year.

Editor: Re: Community boxes not to be feared, residents say, Dec. 17 The reporter quotes a handful of Ladner residents that get their mail delivered to community mailboxes that have had no problems with theft over the years.

Editor: Pretty well every day we hear or read that world oil prices are on a constant decline. How is it then that gas prices in Ladner dropped to $1.05 per litre and then jumped to (and are staying at!) $1.09 per litre? Eunice Getz

As we say goodbye to 2014, I would like to pay my respects to Robin Williams who sadly left us this year. In his memory, I give you one of his quotes: "Canada is like a loft apartment over a really great party." If Canada is the loft and the U.S.

You know that warm and fuzzy feeling that you get when you've done something good for someone? Say you cleaned the dishes for your parents without them asking you to, or maybe made a relative a gift.

It's Christmas Eve and I couldn't be happier. The shopping is done and wrapped, thanks to my wife. I'm thankful to her for looking after most of it as I'm more of a last-minute type.