Opinion

Dear editor, The Saturday evening's stabbing of James Denton is a lost of an irreplaceable treasure when you consider the investment in of his parents, teachers and coaches and mentors of Airport Elementary, Highland Secondary, North Island College, BC Hydro and others.

B.C. Green Party leader Jane Sterk clarifies her party's position on smart meters, and how it has changed in the past two years.

Dear editor, From Aug. 20 to 25, the Friends of Strathcona Park are organizing two events, which are very important in our overall strategy to create meaningful protection for Strathcona Park.

The blame game is on after Cumberland council voted for the second time to deny permission for The Big Time Out to happen at Village Park.

Dear editor, The diatribe contained in the submission in your July 8 issue by a G. Reynolds makes a person wonder where this 'holier-than-thou' comes from.

Dear editor, The two-hospital non-solution for the North Island cannot do the job. Cannot provide acute-care services; emergency, surgical, ICU services that a 21st century $600,000,000 hospital should provide.

Just for the record, even if it is not important you, Obon had been going on at the Cumberland Japanese Cemetery for about 10 years now. In addition to this, the Issei ladies (first-generation immigrants) responsible have been having spring tea while doing the cleanup of the shrine at cherry blossom time.

Dear editor, I want to pay tribute to a group of young people who have, without fanfare or expectation of thanks, volunteered their time and their work to our community — the Food Not Bombs group.

Dear editor, The climate should be our No. 1 priority in the Valley.

Of all of the efforts to create low-income housing, relieve homelessness and help the working poor, is there one better than Habitat for Humanity?