Opinion

There are always going to be pros and cons to wherever you are, a fact that was evidenced by a couple of articles in Wednesday's issue of the Optimist.

Port Metro Vancouver - Editor: Re: Inland port push continues, Oct. 1 The article requires some clarification regarding the role of Port Metro Vancouver and the ongoing dialogue around inland ports.

Thankfully the public school teachers' strike is over. For the third time in nearly 30 years, the negotiating teams, with the aid of a mediator, arrived at a voluntary solution.

Editor: Re: Delta defends plan for additional firefighter training, Oct.

Delta South - Editor: Re: Remove barriers to improve Hwy. 99 on-ramp, letter to the editor, Oct.

Editor: On a recent Saturday night, my husband and I went to the Thai Isaan Cuisine Cafe in Tsawwassen for dinner. We were followed into the restaurant by another couple.

Editor: The renovations of the Ladner Leisure Centre are almost completed and looking quite good. Unfortunately, once again, there is writing on the side of the building that states: "Training Facility of the Vancouver Giants.

Sound and silence seem to be mismatched in a Tsawwassen/ Delta neighbourhood.

Editor: Re: Delta continues inland port push, Oct. 1 We all want to avoid Delta farmland being lost to a Deltaport intermodal terminal. What puzzles me is why anyone might want to build one ...

Hello, fellow Deltans. I am very pleased to come aboard as a Community Comment contributor, replacing the multi-talented Corry Anderson-Fennell. I've been pondering how I might introduce myself in this first column.