Opinion

Editor: Re: Family incomes take hit as self-centered teachers continue their full-scale strike, letter to the editor, June 25 I am deeply troubled by Don Merrell's statement that teachers, by going on strike to protest decades of cuts to B.C.

Editor: Re: Obnoxious bikers disturb peace quiet for others, letter to the editor, June 20 While I am sure the Prius-driving wine crowd must find motorcycle exhaust terribly disturbing when taking in their morning rituals, I strongly suggest that the

While you are following the Spice Road to Earthwise Farm and Garden for a taste of India, take a photographic tour of the East, courtesy of North Delta photographer Eoghan Moriarty.

I was sitting on a beach in the Shuswap this past weekend being educated by my friend Maureen, on the Tsawwassen thrift store circuit. Maureen is also a resident of South Delta, but she falls into the category of “savvy” shopper.

Last Saturday I sat down in front of my apple desktop with my morning coffee in my cozy top floor office to check the weather, my email, and scroll through my facebook. It’s a ritual I find comforting.

I love creating dishes that are not only healthy but satiating.

Our family visits the beaches of Point Roberts at least once a week and we are convinced that the orcas must leave just before we get there! Although we have seen orcas from the Nanaimo ferry terminal, we have never seen the whales from Lighthouse Pa

Why do I ever leave home? We're just recently got back from a trip to Northern Europe, which included a Baltic cruise and then some time in Berlin and on to Poland. Our flight from YVR to Heathrow was delayed an hour and a half.

Editor: Re: Delta getting out of the wedding business, June 27 Am I the only one who is disappointed by this decision? Delta is sorely lacking in facilities for people who wish to celebrate events and weddings in their community.

There's a lot more to the Tour de Delta than a bunch of supremely fit athletes zipping around our streets in brightlycoloured spandex.