Opinion

Richmond - The Editor, Instead of our government paying all of those senators (some of them crooks) their big salaries, they should give to our dear veterans. They are so neglected, and they did so much for our country.Madeleine BatesRichmond

Richmond - The Editor, The provincial Ministry of Transportation has just erected a sign on Highway 99 announcing a $2 million project to upgrade the Highway 99/Steveston Highway off-ramp.

Richmond - The Editor, I cannot understand why this Bandaid solution to congestion at the Steveston Highway off ramp is being contemplated at all, especially at the cost to the taxpayers of $1.2 million.

Last week, B.C. Premier Christy Clark and Alberta Premier Alison Redford got down to some serious business of smiling for the cameras. Previously, Clark had famously said no pipelines would even be considered in B.C.

Cranbrook - The Editor, I belong to Operation Legacy, a group of members of The War Amps Child Amputee Program (CHAMP) dedicated to preserving Canada's military heritage and teaching other young people how to carry on the remembrance message.

Delta - The Editor, Questions that need to be answered before they require the George Massey Tunnel to be removed, then the Fraser River to be dredged to accommodate the largest sea-going ships to dock at the Fraser Surrey Docks, or any other Fraser

The political circus that is Toronto Mayor Rob Ford delivered another spectacle Tuesday with Ford's admission that, yes, he smoked crack cocaine and no, he doesn't see that as a reason to quit. I've admitted my mistakes, Ford said. I've apologized.

It's November, and once again Canadians from all corners wear a bright red poppy in remembrance of Canada's War Dead. So many of us take this annual ritual for granted.

Governments like to release bad news on Fridays and a prime example of that was last week's announcement that the Fraser Health Authority was in trouble. Of course, the official news release didn't actually frame it in those words.

Richmond - The Editor, We all agree the climate is changing - sea levels are rising (1.6 mm per year and land movement) and global temperature is increasing (0.7 degrees Celsius per century).