Opinion

Editor: Re: Another looking to downsize supports Southlands plan, letter to the editor, June 5 Isabel Ferretti says she's lived in Tsawwassen for seven years and the only farming she sees being done on Southlands is by Earthwise.

Editor: Re: 'Middle ground' buoys Hodgins, June 5 I was wondering where Sean Hodgins was suddenly finding the "middle ground" that he is supposedly been getting "positive feedback" from.

Editor: I have a question for TransLink: Why is there no bus service from 46A Street and River Road to River Road West out past the Westham Island Bridge? There are hundreds of residents but no service. I have to walk over a kilometre to catch a bus.

Editor: The wheelchair usage fee at extended care facilities is an asinine and offensive proposal from Fraser Health. Surely the bureaucrats should know by now they caused us enough heartache with their plan to cut services at our hospital.

Editor: I guess it's time for someone to be honest. Mayor Lois Jackson is telling us that Scott Hamilton is not resigning because she wants to save us the cost of a by-election. And it certainly sounds like she is the one pushing the buttons.

Editor: I'll bet that in Big Industry's universe, life-sustaining ecosystems are but once again supposed to take a back seat to extremely massive coal extractions and shipping, creating transport corridor nightmares around the Delta and Richmond regi

Editor: I, for one, am sick and tired of misinformed people creating fear amongst the community about development gone wild.

Editor: Re: New SFPR unlikely to improve the experience for commuters, Community Comment, May 31 I share the same puzzlement as Steve Graham with regard to the Highway 17-South Fraser Perimeter Road junction.

A memo to all SDSS kids and especially 2013 grads... I had the pleasure of attending the Athletics Banquet at SDSS on Tuesday to take photos of the many award winners from grades 8 to 12.

Editor: The net benefit to Delta and its Tsawwassen residents can best be considered based on two separate considerations: the benefits of Delta owning 80 per cent of the land and the benefits of Century developing the remaining 20 per cent.