Opinion

I get the feeling Metro Vancouver will end up approving the Southlands development, but what it has to say on the matter could well be a moot point.

Editor: Re: North Deltans eager to be represented by MP Findlay, letter to the editor, March 26 As I read J.R. (Jim) Northey's response to the March 5 Murphy's Law, I couldn't help but give my head a shake.

The oldest benevolent organization in the world, the Order of Odd Fellows, has its origins in the trade guilds of early English and Scottish towns and villages.

Editor: Over the past several months, some constituents have voiced their objections to me regarding the radio towers proposed for construction in Point Roberts, and the possibility of interference with electronics in the community.

Editor: Re: Too little, too late for offenders, Murphy's Law, April 2 The usual responses to crime and crime prevention, such as more police presence, intensified video surveillance, mental health initiatives, drug enforcement etc.

Editor: I have been reading with interest the various letters concerning the proposed KRPI radio towers in Point Roberts. In this regard I recently wrote a letter to federal Industry Minister James Moore as requested by one of your correspondents.

Editor: Three years ago my wife and I were involved in a serious rear-end accident in the George Massey Tunnel. Three vehicles were written off that day and we suffered injuries, including broken bones and a head injury to myself.

Editor: Despite propaganda from the province about how it's helping young farmers, the Agricultural Land Reserve in northern B.C. has been gutted. Consider the new act: 4.

Editor: How can I stop a bridge from being built? It's only me against the government, and they say the bridge is going to be built whether I like it or not. No town hall meetings, no referendums, no polls, nothing. But they're going to build it.

The number is so startling, so glaringly obvious that it would seem inconceivable for the powers that be not to take action.