Opinion

Editor: Because the times are as they are, for the year to come I just wish more information on our MP's opinions and actions on hot matters (port expansion, South Fraser Perimeter Road and agricultural land protection, environment protection, Kyoto

Editor: Re: TFN to add substantially to housing stock, letter to the editor, Dec. 14 It may be premature to count 4,400 residential units on TFN land by 2041, or plan Delta's future based upon that growth.

Editor: Thank you to Delta council for having the traffic lights at 1st Avenue and 56th Street installed.

Do you remember the old stopmotion puppet television show, The Little Drummer Boy? For decades it was an annual staple on television, but no more.

It's done elsewhere, but for whatever reason, not in Delta. I'm referring to the increasingly common practice of locating artificial turf fields adjacent to high schools in order to maximize the usage of these prohibitively expensive amenities.

We need to protect what community has created

Editor: Here's hoping Delta's newly elected mayor and council continue to refuse Fraser Health's demands to install paid parking meters at our very special hospital.

Editor: We went to the dike and we read a sign that said the snowy owls there cannot be chased or they could get hurt. A bunch of men were out where they were not supposed to be and they were chasing the owls.

Editor: Next time you are wondering where to find some help, dial 211. Funded in partnership with the United Way, 211 offers community, social or government services.

Editor: I am extremely disappointed with the Canadian government decision to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol.