Opinion

Here we are in the middle of July and we have had maybe one or two days in the twenties? My tomatoes look anemic and my basil is stunted.

Editor: Re: OK to Southlands would pave the way for others, letter to the editor, July 8 Brilliant letter from Mr. Malim! Southlands goes to the "new urbanism" and the pressure on all the farmlands will be intensified.

Editor: Re: 'Hidden jewel' gets polishing, July 6 I am surprised in the article on tourism in Delta that no mention is made of the potential for ecotourism, other than a passing mention of Reifel (bird) refuge.

Editor: Re: Government following Huntington on new tax, letter to the editor, July 6 John Connor writes, "Now that it (the HST) is to become 10 per cent... we can say Huntington was right on the mark.

Editor: Re: Mayor makes it three in race, July 6 So we now read that our mayor intends to seek re-election, and she has already indicated in the Optimist quotes what her intentions are: she wants to move forward, not backwards.

I wonder how many Delta residents know that their local government has hired a social media consultant to put the municipality on Facebook and Twitter. The contract was for six months and pays $20,000.

Editor: Re: 'Hidden jewel' gets polishing, July 6 I hope the mayor doesn't get too enthusiastic with her "polishing" efforts. Granted we do need a new concession stand.

A couple of years back we vowed we were finally going to visit Buntzen Lake after hearing good reviews about it from so many different people.

Editor: Re: Debate over B.C.

Editor: We have watched the tussle over the Southlands issue for far too long.