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Re: “Changed wording dims TransLink hopes,” Jan. 23.

To the editor:

Re: “Changed wording dims TransLink hopes,” Jan. 23.

One more reason to say NO. TransLink employees whose standard work schedule includes Sundays, receive a wage of 150 per cent of their standard wage for working Sunday. I find this situation another example of TransLink’s inappropriate use of taxpayer money.

People who work in the healthcare, travel, law enforcement, food service,  taxi services, etc. industries do not receive an extra 50 per cent in wages for working Sunday. Furthermore, the majority of TransLink positions are not high-skilled positions.

TransLink needs to make some reductions in their expenditures before they deserve one more penny (sorry one more nickel) of my money.

By saying no, we are saying the people of Metro Vancouver will not tolerate inefficient use of our money any longer.
 

– Judy Greening, via email

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To the editor,

An excellent, well-researched and well thought-out column from Allen Garr as I have come to expect from him. I am unhappy (to say the least) about the change in the referendum question, as well as its demotion from the status of referendum to that of plebiscite, and thus from the level of a binding vote to that of a very expensive public opinion poll. That said I cannot vote No on the basis of my unhappiness about the revisions to the question and what it may portend for transit improvements for Vancouver. I am voting Yes.

– Fred Irvine, via Comments section