Opinion

Most subdivisions are proposed, approved and built within a year or two, and cater to the market demands of the day.

Editor: Re: Delta council members vote themselves raise, May 16 The recent news that Delta council has awarded its members another raise is interesting.

Editor: Re: Motivations on farmland don't seem to add up, letter to the editor, May 11 It would seem Douglas Bolen has descended into a state of bullying through his letter.

Do you get the sense we are going at public policy differently these days? Did the prime minister's statement about limiting the time to assess the Northern Gateway Pipeline strike you as a different approach? Does the reduction in Environment Canada

Hands up all of you who have seen a 40 per cent jump in your salary over the last five years. I know, it's a preposterous thought given the economic climate we've endured over that time, but I figured I'd ask anyway.

Editor: Re: Political leaders are told not to ignore rising sea levels, May 11 It is interesting to read that Delta council is listening to professional opinions on the potential threat to flooding through climate change (read global warming).

Editor: Re: Don't turn to court for all the answers, letter to the editor, April 27 Letter writer Steven Austin is rightly concerned about an activist high court's growing propensity to "legislate from the bench.

Editor: South Delta is facing a major transportation crisis, and with the Tsawwassen Springs development and the potential for massive developments on the TFN and Southlands, our transportation crisis will turn into a complete fiasco of perpetual gri

Editor: Re: Port expansion hasn't impacted bird numbers: biologist, May 11 Your optimistic frontpage article raises many more questions than answers.

Editor: The organizing committee of Gwen's Growing & Giving, a sharing and caring fundraiser, would like to thank you for your support of the very successful 18th annual plant sale.