Second Massey tunnel would be better than a bridge
I’m writing in response to the Feb. 14 letter about ice bombs from the new bridges.
Although I would agree that a better bridge design might avoid ice bombs, building a second George Massey Tunnel instead of a new bridge would avoid them altogether. We all know that when two bridges closed down, the tunnel was still operational.
The bridge solution has never convinced me that it’s the best way to cross the Fraser. But another tube could accommodate rapid transit, overcome the provincial government’s traffic congestion problem and, of course, never close due to ice bombs.
Deirdre Whalen, Richmond
Try working harder
Re: Micro suites. It looks like the social engineers at Vision Vancouver are in no rush to grant citizens the privilege of living in suites they care to reside in.
According to deputy lead engineer Anita Milano, some of her staff may be of the opinion that ordinary people mistakenly think it would be nice to own their own homes, regardless of size.
Despite the fact that Vision is employing various strategies to remedy the housing crisis, it seems the planning people are pretty busy right now, and will address this issue only after they clear up all their other work.
If, in fact, they’re this busy, perhaps they should try something workers at other businesses do every day — show up early and work a little later. Chris Emend, Vancouver
Unsafe wheel repairs
Weekly, we see attempted wheel repair fails by non-certified wheel repair facilities.
According to the Motor Vehicle Act and ICBC, wheel repair shops must be certified to do structural repairs. Yet we see fly-bynight shops trying to structurally repair wheels at the cost of customer safety.
We have sent numerous messages to ICBC and the Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry to bring this safety issue to light.
Both agree this is an issue, but neither will take responsibility and regulate the wheel repair industry. Jaime Davies, Green’s Wheel Repair Shop, Richmond
Too much like Trump
Why is it that international aid, much like music in schools, is one of the first things to go when the budget gets tight?
Conservative leadership candidate Maxime Bernier says, “Canada has to show solidarity and do its part. However, every year we spend millions of dollars funding job training, technology and infrastructure programs to help develop other countries’ economies. We will phase out these development aids for which there is no moral or economic-efficiency argument.”
That statement has a familiar ring to it, almost like, “from now on it will be Canada first, only Canada first.” Hmm. Not sure that I like that.
Connie Lebeau, Victoria
Put it on Clark
Just when I had an improved impression of Premier Christy Clark from reading Judi Tyabji’s book, Christy Clark: Behind the Smile, Clark demonstrates that even an intelligent woman and brilliant campaigner like her can make dumb mistakes.
Is her false hacking claim against the NDP a big enough deal to cost Clark her job? Only time will tell.
In her rush to sling mud at her political rival, she made an unproven accusation.
After this ill-planned smear attempt, she tried to blame the media for making a big deal out of it, instead of focusing on her jobs plan.
It’s not the media’s job to be Clark’s spin doctors. Let’s place this political gaff where it belongs: On Clark. Andre Mollon, Victoria