Opinion

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.

Editor: Re: Council calling on senior gov't not to remove land, May 9 I must say I was heartened to read that Delta council has called on senior governments not to remove land from the Agricultural Land Reserve.

Editor: Sixty years ago when I was first licensed to operate a motor vehicle in B.C., the requirement to read road signs and the like was paramount. Today, it seems, such is not the case.

Editor: Re: Traffic impacts to be 'insane,' May 9 When I read the headline, I thought our mayor and council had finally come to the realization what any Southlands development would do to our local traffic situation.

Editor: After living in Tsawwassen for my entire 42 years, I am continually amazed at the narrow vision of some residents. I am a "lifer" here and feel I've paid my dues in order to say that comment.

Editor: I note with interest all of the letters concerning the viability or not of farming in Delta. Dr.

Editor: Here's an idea that would avoid putting a pipeline through the pristine B.C. wilderness and having supertanker terminals at both Kitimat and Burrard Inlet.