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Tower issues couldn't be resolved

Tower issues couldn't be resolved

Editor: Re: Outdated info spurs fears, July 23 KRPI consultant Andrew Skotdal states that all the complaints have been resolved, except for a handful, and that those issues (prior to 2006), as far as the FCC was concerned, were appropriately and ulti
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Slightly North of Zero: The Unexpected Joy of Pressure Washing

Slightly North of Zero: The Unexpected Joy of Pressure Washing

This summer I have become obsessed with pressure washing. For people who know me, this is pretty surprising. I am more of an inside worker. I look after the day to day cooking, cleaning, shopping and of course, the laundry.
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Plans constantly changing

Plans constantly changing

Editor: Re: Heat turned up on proposal, July 18 I attended the meeting on the Ladner condo proposal and felt a little perturbed at some aspects of it.
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Not all tower sites created equal

Not all tower sites created equal

Editor: Re: Outdated info spurs fears, July 23 The article stated: "He (KRPI consultant) pointed to CBU operating a powerful transmitter on the shoreline at the end of Williams Road in Richmond, just metres from thousands of homes, while CKNW has a t
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Development undesirable for several reasons

Development undesirable for several reasons

Editor: Re: Shocked by public reaction to Ladner condo proposal, letter to the editor, July 23 Harvey Gifford's letter points out there are two properties in the same area that have four storeys including undercover parking on ground level.
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Being one of B.C.'s top 1% not as far off as you might think

Being one of B.C.'s top 1% not as far off as you might think

Over the past few months there has been a lot in the news about taxes - increased taxes to pay for services, taxes to pay for roads, bridges and transit.
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More than inland port required

More than inland port required

Editor: Re: Inland ports to spare farmland, Murphy's Law, July 18, and Inland port idea would be way for PMV to stop lip service and actually listen to community, letter to the editor, July 25 Ted Murphy's column and Roger Emsley's letter require som
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Important group deserves thanks

Important group deserves thanks

Editor: After I submitted my father Rene Meyer's obituary, I realized that I forgot to thank a very important group of people who did an amazing job of supporting my dad and myself at a time when we would have been completely lost without them.
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Changing gears one more time

Changing gears one more time

When a development proposal is trotted out, an oft-voiced concern by opponents is that it's going to change the neighbourhood, and not for the better.
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Listening to Birds: Sandpipers and Plovers

Listening to Birds: Sandpipers and Plovers

According to my diary entry of exactly one year ago I photographed an American Kestrel at the base of Delta's 104 St.
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