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Opinion: B.C. parents caught in middle of a broken bargaining system

Opinion: B.C. parents caught in middle of a broken bargaining system

If you are a parent with a child in the B.C. public school system, the recently released report by a labour mediator on the bargaining situation for teachers and their employers makes for bleak reading. The 60-page report by B.C.
Letter: Time switching does too much damage. Get rid of it

Letter: Time switching does too much damage. Get rid of it

Editor: Here we go again, the switching ominous daylight saving and standard GPS time back and forth ritual, despite B.C. Premier John Hogan’s rhetoric and the general public’s pronounced concerns.
LETTER: Electoral reform is needed now

LETTER: Electoral reform is needed now

Dear editor: The federal election system in Canada needs a major overhaul for many reasons. Firstly, the Bloc Quebecois party received 7.9% of the popular vote and earned 32 seats in parliament. The Green Party of Canada received 6.
Opinion: This New West anti-immigration candidate got trounced in Alberta

Opinion: This New West anti-immigration candidate got trounced in Alberta

Yeah, I’m late to this, but better late than never when it comes to political humiliation. Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson - the New Westminster anti-immigration, anti-SOGI woman who managed to garner 10.
Why do so few women run for Parliament?

Why do so few women run for Parliament?

From environmental movement to Canadian legal system to politics, women have made great strides, but it’s not far enough
Letter: We were shocked by the vitriol towards our New West request

Letter: We were shocked by the vitriol towards our New West request

Editor: Re: An open letter to Mayor Jonathan Cote: We are the owners of 318 Fourth Street, which is in Queen’s Park and falls within the Heritage Conservation Area.
Letter: New West needs 1 more bold step - keeping the depot

Letter: New West needs 1 more bold step - keeping the depot

Editor: An open letter to Mayor Jonathon Cote and city councillors: I read today with pride that once again New Westminster’s City Council has taken a leading position on an issue of major importance in our province and our country: dealing with clim
Letter: Keeping this 1908 house a big win for Queen's Park

Letter: Keeping this 1908 house a big win for Queen's Park

Editor: Re: Owners of 1908 home in New West unfairly ‘villainized’ , Record Letters I’m sorry also. I’m sorry that Mr.
Dangerous untethered log boom spotted floating by New West

Dangerous untethered log boom spotted floating by New West

Scott Larsen sees a lot of lovely things living in New West on the Fraser River. Some alarming things too – like an untethered log boom. Larsen sent in photos he took Wednesday afternoon around 3 p.m.
Letter: Cannabis is 'legal' yet prohibitions still pile up

Letter: Cannabis is 'legal' yet prohibitions still pile up

Editor: Re: Our View: Cannabis has been a puritanical mess so far , Oct. 25 As you say in “your view,” ending prohibition on cannabis was the right thing to do. Unfortunately, legality was not achieved. Only more control laws, restrictions and taxes.