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Reader comment: New Westies' thoughts about bike lanes, wasted energy, city hall and more

Reader comment: New Westies' thoughts about bike lanes, wasted energy, city hall and more

Kudos and kvetches from New West Record readers.
Rob Shaw: B.C. minimum wage rises, possibly more increases in the wings

Rob Shaw: B.C. minimum wage rises, possibly more increases in the wings

A pathway to a 'living wage' may be the next step
Opinion: The Canadian government should make the grocery rebate permanent to combat the affordability crisis

Opinion: The Canadian government should make the grocery rebate permanent to combat the affordability crisis

The federal government should make the grocery rebate permanent by adding it to the GST/HST credit.
Opinion: Full-time workers are stressed and feeling the fatigue

Opinion: Full-time workers are stressed and feeling the fatigue

Twenty-six per cent of full-time employees in British Columbia report they have felt depressed because of work in the past year
Les Leyne: Election interference worries sidelined in legislation

Les Leyne: Election interference worries sidelined in legislation

Election interference worries sidelined in legislation
Letter: I miss New West's petting farm — but here's another one

Letter: I miss New West's petting farm — but here's another one

This New Westie went to Surrey for some Easter fun.
Letter: Wake up! The planet needs us to take climate action

Letter: Wake up! The planet needs us to take climate action

It's a "code red for humanity," and we need to accelerate climate solutions.
Les Leyne: B.C. Ferries' independence is a charade

Les Leyne: B.C. Ferries' independence is a charade

Maybe it’s time to accept reality and fold B.C. Ferries back into government as a Crown corporation
Rob Shaw: David Eby's housing boasts deserve a reality check

Rob Shaw: David Eby's housing boasts deserve a reality check

All sorts of housing units are counting toward the NDP's plan
Letter: The only 'discrimination' at the parklet is against non-smokers

Letter: The only 'discrimination' at the parklet is against non-smokers

The Belmont parklet used to be good for uptown New West, this writer says, but it's been "ruined."