Opinion

Editor: The last glimpse my late neighbour had of the house she lived in for half her 90-plus years was from a stretcher being bumped down her steep stairs by paramedics.

This spring's provincial election in Delta South just got a whole lot more interesting.

Editor: Re: 37-storey tower will be Delta's tallest building, Dec.

Editor: Re: Big changes are coming, Jan. 2 As a resident of Marina Garden Estates in Ladner, I am very surprised the proposed final build-out here received no mention in the article regarding new developments in South Delta.

Re: Council reveals mass opposition to Southlands (South Delta Leader, Dec. 21) and 'Green' townhome rejected (South Delta Leader, Dec. 21). Adrian Macnair has done a good job of reporting on what transpired at Municipal Hall on Dec.

We finally won one. It seems like this community is always in some sort of battle with senior government, often times fighting the machine on multiple fronts at the same time.

Editor: Unless we wish to reward the Hodgins' longstanding and laudable generosity towards our community and its institutions, the only Southlands question is does the requested zoning offer a net benefit to the residents of Delta? At this stage in t

As our new year gets underway and as we again get back into the grind, I thought it might be useful to offer a few glimpses of hope for the time ahead. The U.S. government is still mired in an exercise of dealing with the excesses of the past decade.

The hardest part of being a parent is knowing when to let go. For the parents of children struggling with alcohol and drug addiction, it can be excruciating.

Editor: Re: Chamber endorsement not as strong as advertised, letter to the editor, Dec. 28, and Majority still not convinced that housing is good for Southlands, letter to the editor, Dec.