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Eliminating drive-thrus would be small step toward a healthier community

Eliminating drive-thrus would be small step toward a healthier community

Editor: Two recent items in the Optimist can signal small but significant shifts towards renewal for Tsawwassen and Delta. First, the excellent editorial by Ted Murphy on Feb. 8 heralds natural renewal for heath of community.
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Teachers show how much they care one speed date at a time

Teachers show how much they care one speed date at a time

I hated parent-teacher conferences when I was a kid. I'd always dread when my parents returned home with the inevitable 'he's not applying himself' mantra.
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There would be no homes for NIMBYs if others acted that way

There would be no homes for NIMBYs if others acted that way

Editor: I am writing in regard to the letters in the Optimist from Boundary Bay residents who are NIMBYs. My family moved to Boundary Bay in the 1940s when it was truly a place of bliss and remained so for many years, growing slowly.
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Fence to be erected on 12th Ave. better be tall or jaywalkers will try to scale it

Fence to be erected on 12th Ave. better be tall or jaywalkers will try to scale it

Editor: Re: Fence on way to stop jaywalkers, Feb. 6 I sure hope the proposed fence is higher than five feet. Unless it is at least six feet, there will be those people who will try to climb it.
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Libraries need support to keep pace with changes

Libraries need support to keep pace with changes

Editor: Re: Need for libraries not in question, but costs should be scrutinized, letter to the editor, Feb. 6 Having worked for the past 23 years in a large library system on the Lower Mainland, I read with interest the letter written by Coun.
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No need for another coffee shop in Tsaw., particularly not a drive-thru

No need for another coffee shop in Tsaw., particularly not a drive-thru

Editor: Re: 'Springs' requires drive-thru to attract high-end coffee house, Feb. 1 Another coffee shop in Tsawwassen? We only have 11 coffee shops at the moment.
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Economy is overpowering the environment at Roberts Bank

Economy is overpowering the environment at Roberts Bank

Do you wonder where all the container trucks will go as the port expands or as the South Fraser Perimeter Road opens? Have you wondered when the road closures on highways 10 and 99 will end? Do you worry about the decreasing number of birds calling a
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Huntington becomes a trendsetter

Huntington becomes a trendsetter

Call it the Vicki Effect. Up until the most recent provincial election, whenever a candidate was referred to as an independent, it was more than likely the term "fringe" could have been used as a synonym.
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Forget fence

Forget fence

Editor: Re: Fence on way to stop jaywalkers, Feb. 6 OK, you got me! I plead guilty! But I promise to quit jaywalking on 12th Avenue if Delta council will promise to put that $48,000 towards a better purpose. Possibly to the library, if Coun.
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Jumping back on bandwagon definitely has its advantages

Jumping back on bandwagon definitely has its advantages

As I hope you noticed, the Delta Optimist introduced exciting new technology with last Friday's edition. The introduction of Layar technology allows us to remove the line between print and digital.
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