Opinion

Editor: Re: Know the impacts before decision on dump trucks, letter to the editor, Aug. 30 Ed Ries offers his usual good advice when he asks for a fill import plan ahead of any decision on the Southlands.

Editor: My wife and I are original owners in the Woodward Landing townhouse complex, one of 50 residents that are to be abutting the final build-out at Captain's Cove.

Editor: Why is it that some people think it is cool and macho to have loud mufflers on their motorbikes and/or cars? Imagine how uneducated, inconsiderate and careless these people must be in order to think that it actually is cool.

When I was 16, buying my first car was a highlight of that year. She was a mint green 1971 Dodge Colt, and I worked hard to earn each of the thousand dollars I paid for her.

If you didn't know any better, you'd think the term cooperative gains was actually a good thing.

Both sides on the Southlands issue will be ramping up their efforts to sway opinion during the lead up to the public hearing this October.

Taking a black or white position, we're told, prevents both sides from finding that middle ground, but when it comes to developing the Southlands, there doesn't appear to be much of a grey area.

Editor: Re: Proposed TFN incinerator still a contender, Sept. 11 I would like to correct a couple of points in the story.

Editor: I have a beef with TransLink, the Corporation of Delta and Ladner Centre, who apparently have never been able to reach what should be an easy agreement to allow the installation of an appropriate bus shelter at the much-used stop in front of

Editor: A recent review by the auditor general listed deficiencies in Canada's Habitat Banking program. Challenges include lack of compliance monitoring and lack of evaluation of habitat loss or gain.