Opinion

I think some clarification is needed about the Wednesday story, “Mayor Threatens To Call Rcmp On Councillor.”

I just finished reading the Trail Mayor’s Feb. 9 Community Comment regarding requesting our input on the proposed second bridge(s). I think before we waste a lot of time and money on more studies we should have a lot more information provided to us.

The weirdest moment in this year’s budget lockup came when Finance Minister Colin Hansen was asked about the 15-per-cent income tax cut Premier Gordon Campbell proposed - and then withdrew - in the fall.

The claws came out in response to our story (and accompanying photo in our online edition) showing a hunter holding up the body of a massive cougar, but not in the way we expected.

I read last Wednesday’s story about polar bears (Polar Bears Threatened by Early Ice Breakup) and was reminded of a CBC show about them recently (Pricing the Polar Bear).

It has been five years since the death of my parents while in the care of the Interior Health Authority.