Opinion

Editor: Re: Healing through music and art, Oct. 14 We appreciate the article about Dr. Heather Mohan and our new Family Bereavement Program. While it stated the Children's Grief Support Program would begin Oct.

Sorry future in store for community we love so much

The last municipal election was, to put it bluntly, lame.

Editor: Over the past several months a number of individuals have approached me and encouraged me to run in the coming municipal election. I am sincerely flattered and grateful for the compliments and encouragement.

We'll see whether trustees have learned their lesson.

For someone who has driven the George Massey Tunnel for over 25 years, I sure have noticed a lot more accidents in and around the tunnel recently. In many places you can hardly see the pavement from all the skid marks.

Editor: Re: Much to gain from proposal, letter to the editor, Oct. 12 With reference to arable land hereabouts, a reader wrote that B.C.

It's worth a try. Delta's motion at the recent Union of B.C. Municipalities convention to get Victoria to stop suing local governments makes abundant sense, but I'm not so sure that's enough to get provincial politicians to bite.

Editor: Re: Victoria told to stop suing local gov't, Sept. 30 Congratulations to the UBCM for standing up to the provincial government. Just think what could have been achieved if this group had found its voice earlier. It could have said: .

It's about five weeks until the municipal election, so I wish to discuss items of public policy that should be campaign issues. In my last column I noted that, under the current mayor and council, Delta's operating expenses are increasing at about 9.