Opinion

It should hardly come as a surprise that the Delta Visitor Centre saw the number of warm bodies walking through the front door decrease for the third straight year in 2012.

Editor: Re: Sentence fit crime, court rules in DSS assault appeal, Feb. 27 I reside in Ladner and have come to realize that Ladner is becoming an unsafe community. This man should have been further disgraced and his name released.

The Delta Police held their annual awards ceremony last week (Feb. 20) at the Genesis Theatre in Ladner, recognizing those people in the community who exemplified the department's value of honour, integrity, courage and trust. Const.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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).