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Editorial — Cruise-In is back

The 91Ô­´´ Good Times Cruise-In is back, and the sense of eagerness and anticipation is high in the community.

Single transferable tax?

Ever since the convoluted single transferable vote system was rejected by British Columbians, there hasn’t been much debate about changing the electoral system.

EDITORIAL: Bargain, but quietly

With school now underway, both sides in the B.C. public school teachers dispute should loudly pronounce their intentions to bargain in good faith and then duck under the cover of silence until there's something worthwhile to report — like a settlement.
Tough sales tax choices remain

Tough sales tax choices remain

Switching sales taxes isn't as simple as Bill Vander Zalm believes. There are already thousands of businesses that have never had to collect it, and thousands more who didn't anticipate having to go back to the PST.

Back to school brings reminder for drivers

While the sunny skies and warm temperatures might have us thinking of a few last summer activities to squeeze into our schedules, we shouldn’t be too quick to gloss over the arrival of September — and with it the return of schoolchildren on our streets and sidewalks.

Straight talk on tax burden is needed

Even though we now have a decision from the voters of B.C. to scrap the HST, I wonder when or if we will ever hear any straight talk from our government about the tax burden on individual citizens.

Family tree help asked

If anyone has information about Ethel Diel or Maria Handsaker, I would love to hear from you.

Right decision not to call an election

Premier Christy Clark’s decision not to call a fall election makes a great deal of sense, and not only for the reasons she outlined.

TransLink gives value on roads

Considering the amount of the regional network residents use, an independent study 91Ô­´´ commissioned about 10 years ago concluded that residents were getting their money’s worth from TransLink.

Editorial — Look within your borders

A number of Vancouver-based commentators have blamed much of the Stanley Cup riot damage on residents of suburban cities like Surrey and 91Ô­´´. They were suggesting that, had these people stayed home in their own communities, the riot and associated damage wouldn’t have happened.
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