Dear Editor:
Once again, I am shocked to see the headline “May suite dress change triggers backlash.” People with no respect for tradition are (it seems without public consultation) making unwanted changes to hundred-year-old traditions. I ask: Why live in New Westminster if you don’t want to live in a city full of old world charm, from our heritage homes to our hundred-year-old traditions. If you don’t like them, then go live somewhere else.
Over the last few years we have lost so much: the Easter old-time car parade, the cancellation of the Royal Lancers dance, so many heritage homes, Royal City Show and Shine, plus so much more.
When will it stop? Sure you want your food truck festival and your modern things, but why do you feel the need to get rid of things you clearly have no understanding of? If you don’t like them, don’t participate in them. Leave them alone.
Yes, passions run high! Why on earth would you be surprised? This is how it has always been done. If it’s not broken, don’t fix it.
People come from miles around to see our city, our heritage homes, our traditions. You’re as bad as the people who feel we should tear down our heritage homes to build apartments because they should have the right to live here!
I ask, who put these people in charge? And why?
Michele Pearce, New Westminster (family of Sydney J. Pearce, resident family since the beginning of New Westminster)
