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Thinking of TFN

Thinking of TFN

Editor: My heart goes out to the people of the Tsawwassen First Nation. May they find healing and the support they need in their time of grief. Rosemarie Hurst
Resident is willing to pay a little more in taxes to keep casino out of South Delta

Resident is willing to pay a little more in taxes to keep casino out of South Delta

Editor: Re: Others hit the jackpot with casino, Murphy's Law, Feb. 20 As Ted Murphy writes, casinos "prey on the vulnerable and bring a variety of social ills." These are no small things. Nor are they pleasant places inside.
High-end coffee shop par for course

High-end coffee shop par for course

Editor: Re: Tsawwassen Springs drive-thru gets green light, Feb. 22 It is only appropriate that Tsawwassen Springs include a high-end coffee shop with drive-thru service.
Plans don't cut it with neighbours

Plans don't cut it with neighbours

It looks like the developer is going to have to make some significant revisions to plans for the final phase of Marina Garden Estates before civic politicians are going to bite.
Make sure your body of work includes a healthy lifestyle

Make sure your body of work includes a healthy lifestyle

I was a fat kid. Often, I could be found curled up on the couch after school, a bag of potato chips in my lap and The Brady Bunch on TV. The only exercise I got between 3 p.m.
Stupid pranks have consequences

Stupid pranks have consequences

Editor: As reported in the South Delta Crime Beat, some delinquents were throwing eggs at pedestrians on Ladner Trunk Road on the night of Feb. 16 shortly after 11: 30 p.m. (not Feb. 17 at 2 a.m. as reported).
COLUMN: “E” issues affect us all

COLUMN: “E” issues affect us all

When reflecting on various issues outlined in the Vancouver Sun, the Province and local newspapers, I have noticed how many start with the letter E and are related to the environment. Electricity (Site C Dam).
Underutilized farmland is key to a regional food strategy

Underutilized farmland is key to a regional food strategy

You may have seen an article in the Vancouver Sun a couple of weeks back that discussed the idea of a "regional food strategy.
Entrenched positions won't provide solution

Entrenched positions won't provide solution

Editor: Development proposals for the Southlands have been intensely debated in our community for over 30 years and all the detailed pros/cons, costs/benefits and technical studies need not be recited here yet again.
Booby prize

Booby prize

Editor: Many are the voices of what to do with Canada's final resting place for politically deserving friends-of-the-government. On sober second thought, let's leave well enough alone.