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Letter: Overhaul TransLink

Letter: Overhaul TransLink

Dear Editor, The 0.5 per cent added to the PST will be included with regular PST, totaling 7.5 per cent. How is the government going to distinguish what part of this 0.
Letter: ‘Yes’ side out of touch

Letter: ‘Yes’ side out of touch

To the Editor, I listen to the ads for the “yes” side in the transit referendum saying we need to accommodate another million residents who are coming to Greater Vancouver.
Letter: Local park is not your dog’s toilet

Letter: Local park is not your dog’s toilet

Dear Editor, As a frequent walker of South Arm Park, I enjoy the beautiful scenery and relaxing quietness.
Letter: What’s good for transit tax is good for civic tax

Letter: What’s good for transit tax is good for civic tax

Dear Editor; Re: “Mayors say ‘Yes’ vote critical to local economy,” News , Feb. 27. I was pleased to read Mayor Brodie’s comments that the money raised by the 0.
Letter: Vancouver port fire a taste of what’s to come in Richmond

Letter: Vancouver port fire a taste of what’s to come in Richmond

Dear Editor, Last week’s hazmat container fire in Vancouver Harbour and the container ship grounding in the Fraser River last January are examples of what we can look forward to should the proposed Vancouver Airport Fuel Facilities Corporation’s prop
Letter: I don’t recycle to make room for this

Letter: I don’t recycle to make room for this

Dear Editor, “What?!” This is my reaction when I saw that two relatively new, stylish homes were about to be demolished in the coming week. They are only 22 years old. I don’t understand why the city would approve of these two demolition projects.
Distant lands and winding back roads

Distant lands and winding back roads

I am not a world traveller. I’ve never been outside of North America; my passport has the stamp for entry to America and nothing else. I’ve never been to Mexico or Australia, Jakarta or Samarkand. I may or may not ever see any of those places.
Editorial: Fear itself a problem

Editorial: Fear itself a problem

Prime Minster Stephen Harper rode in to our rescue this week to announce his government is once again getting tough on crime. This time, it’s the baddest of the bad that our government is determined to save us from.
Column: Community-based program nets seafood supply

Column: Community-based program nets seafood supply

Dora Ho A s you may recall, last summer, I wrote about CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) and how this model of farming connects consumers directly with farmers.
Column: Attend your partner

Column: Attend your partner

Myself and some other family doctors have been presenting free, public talks in our campaign to raise health literacy called the Empowered Patient.