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Letter: Closing New West streets to help social distancing is unnecessary

Letter: Closing New West streets to help social distancing is unnecessary

Editor: I reside in the Park Westminster Condominiums at 4th Avenue and 9th Street in New Westminster.
Opinion: B.C. residents have no appetite for a fall election

Opinion: B.C. residents have no appetite for a fall election

Premier John Horgan has set tongues wagging with his musings last week about an early election call. He suggested there are three “windows” of opportunity to head to the polls (this fall, next spring and the following fall).
Opinion: Wearing a mask incorrectly just as bad as no mask at all

Opinion: Wearing a mask incorrectly just as bad as no mask at all

I sought the Great Outdoors on Saturday by going up to the trails around the lakes of Whistler. I popped into one of the village’s shops to rent a bike and a helmet.
Opinion: Premier Horgan’s blundering shows he needs to stop talking

Opinion: Premier Horgan’s blundering shows he needs to stop talking

People were commenting just a few weeks ago about how B.C. Premier John Horgan was letting others do the talking about COVID-19. Horgan had receded into the background somewhat and let Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr.
Letter: This is how we made our New West street safer in just 6 weeks

Letter: This is how we made our New West street safer in just 6 weeks

Editor: This morning, six weeks from initiating traffic advocacy efforts, we now have our street (400 block of Fader Street) marked by the City of New Westminster as local traffic only and there are fewer cars moving down our residential road.
Jack Knox: Seattle NHL team’s name fails community test

Jack Knox: Seattle NHL team’s name fails community test

NHL hockey resumes next week, with all games clustered in just two cities, Toronto (“Centre of the Universe”) and Edmonton (“Gateway to Red Deer”), thanks to the pandemic.
OPINION: Mask not an assault on your personal freedoms

OPINION: Mask not an assault on your personal freedoms

I must admit that I’m not a fan of wearing a mask. Within seconds of putting one on, my glasses become fogged, my vision is obscured and it feels like I’m trying to breathe with the covers pulled over my head. It’s annoying and inconvenient.
Adrian Raeside cartoon: Too much partying

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Too much partying

New restrictions for bars, restaurants, nightclubs as virus trends upward
Letter: SkyTrain noise 'like nails on a chalkboard'

Letter: SkyTrain noise 'like nails on a chalkboard'

Editor: It's interesting reading the back and forth of people commenting on the SkyTrain noise. My sister has lived in New Westminster for over 20 years and the train is a few blocks away.
PREST: What the heck is pickleball and why do I love it so much?

PREST: What the heck is pickleball and why do I love it so much?

I can tell right now that pickleball is going to be a problem. First of all, it was invented to entertain bored children. Don’t get me wrong – I used to think entertaining bored children was a good idea. “Daddy I’m bored.