Dear Editor Despite Richmond officials acknowledging that many residents are upset by the large Chinese-only signs being erected in the city, Vancouver Sun columnist Douglas Todd in a recent article commented on the concerns of long-time Richmond resident Kerry Starchuk having been consistently stonewalled by the City in her efforts to Restrict the predominance of [...]
Dear Sir: These gangs (Red Scorpions, Blue Giraffes, etc) are nothing but trouble. As soon as the police have identified someone as belonging to a gang, application should be made for those persons to be summarily deported. Gangs are nothing but trouble waiting to happen A person joins gangs such as these for crime, not [...]
Dear Editor, Premier Christy Clark may have had to wait to launch her jobs plan, but it’s been well worth waiting for. Especially the announcement of funding to help get phase one of the Prince Rupert port expansion underway. It’s a key project that will create jobs throughout BC for decades. The Premier’s vision for [...]
Dear Editor: The centerpiece of BC Hydro planning for many years has been energy conservation. It’s a very sensible objective considering the high cost of building new power plants. Just take a look at the estimated $7.9 billion capital cost to build the Site C Dam. Obviously, if massive capital expenditures can be avoided by [...]
Dear Editor: With China poised to become the world’s largest economy, and India’s middle class already larger than Canada’s entire population, the strategy to expand BC’s trading relationship with the Asia Pacific is more than just sound, it’s essential to BC’s future. Increased trade with the Asia Pacific is essential. But for all our sakes, [...]
Dear Editor: The Northern Gateway pipeline proposal has been in the news a lot lately as it winds its way through the various regulatory processes involved. As is often the case with energy projects, a lot of controversy has surrounded the pipeline project. However, as the debate rages, I’m reminded of what NDP president Moe [...]
Dear Editor I have been inspired by the efforts of Surrey-Fleetwood MLA Jagrup Brar, who has taken up the challenge of living a month off of $610, the allotment set by the BC Liberal government for those who rely on welfare. I cannot accept the cynical political commentary that associates Jagrup’s acceptance of the Raise [...]
Dear Editor, More than $100 million worth of electricity is stolen from BC Hydro every year; with much of it stolen to power marijuana grow ops. As an honest BC Hydro customer, it makes me more than just a little unhappy to know that people are stealing electricity. It makes me even more unhappy to [...]
Dear Editor, Hats off to the Premiers of BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan for the “ New West Partnership” they’ve forged and the efforts they’ve been making to create a national energy strategy, one that recognizes Canada as an energy powerhouse. No other nation on Earth can boast Canada’s double-barreled wealth of renewable and non-renewable energy [...]
Dear Editor, Over the past year, smart meters have been a major topic of discussion in B.C. as BC Hydro set about modernizing the province’s electrical grid and updating their aging infrastructure. Given the importance of this issue, I believe your readers would be interested in knowing more about one of the most significant, but [...]
