Opinion

Editor: When I describe Tsawwassen to non-residents, I proudly describe a friendly, safe town with a strong sense of community. We don't have the same safety concerns that many other communities in the Lower Mainland have.

Editor: The June 2010 Ipsos Reid survey has some curious numbers. Of the 8,730 surveys distributed, 5,778 were returned, including 5,483 returned by residents. Oddly, 1,884 addresses had two, or three, or more, responses.

April 13, 1989. That was the date of the first issue of South Delta Today - six months short of a quarter century ago. Back around that time I had been looking to start a community newspaper in South Delta.

It will bring change, that much is for sure, but I get the feeling that profound change just might be overstating things.

Editor: We have all read the stories in the news about Cory Fergus and his fateful time at sea. One can only imagine the devastation for family, friends and loved ones when the search was eventually called off.

Editor: We made a bold decision last spring to bring The Laramie Project to the Tsawwassen Arts Centre. We had several comments regarding the content and if Tsawwassen was "ready" for this kind of theatre. Our answer has been a resounding yes.

Editor: Well, I just finished emailing my written submission to Delta council opposing the Southlands application.

Your Oct. 4 edition contained all the elements of a successful resolution to the tunnel problem much discussed therein in the lead article, editorial, and letters to the editor.

I know I complain about this annually, but why in the world is the Delta school district forced to flog B.C.

In the 1960s many old timers, myself included, were perplexed when the entrance to the village of Ladner via Trunk Road was cut off and traffic directed onto Elliott Street and 47A Avenue.