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LETTER: This is what renoviction does

LETTER: This is what renoviction does

I am gutted, as I’m sure everyone in my building is. I feel sick about what I am going to do about an affordable home in the very near future.
LETTER: Ferry service isn’t getting a real trial

LETTER: Ferry service isn’t getting a real trial

Dear Editor: I am happy to read that the city is finally proceeding with the trial run of the Q2Q ferry. This is a much-needed service for customers and staff of our downtown businesses and it is also a great way to get people out of vehicle traffic.
LETTER: City isn’t serving its Front Street shops

LETTER: City isn’t serving its Front Street shops

Dear Editor: I read with great disappointment the article by Theresa McManus, Fed up with Front Street, in the June 8 edition of the Record .
OUR VIEW: Two very different kinds of property rights

OUR VIEW: Two very different kinds of property rights

While some New Westminster residents lined up in city hall to tell their political representatives what they thought of the city’s plan to create a heritage conservation area for Queen’s Park, at the very same time, another group of residents filled
OPINION: B.C. legislature's future is uncertain

OPINION: B.C. legislature's future is uncertain

The only certainty that exists in B.C. politics right now is that we know the date when the legislature is being recalled. But that’s about it. There is a Throne Speech planned for that first day, June 22.
OPINION: B.C. legislature's future is unclear

OPINION: B.C. legislature's future is unclear

The only certainty that exists in B.C. politics right now is that we know the date when the legislature is being recalled. But that’s about it. There is a Throne Speech planned for that first day, June 22.
OUR VIEW: Should Judge Begbie’s statue stay or go?

OUR VIEW: Should Judge Begbie’s statue stay or go?

In 1981, when Judge Matthew Begbie’s statue was placed in the New Westminster law courts courtyard, little thought, if any, was given by city leaders what the tribute could mean to First Nations people.
LETTERS: Live free and preserve heritage

LETTERS: Live free and preserve heritage

Dear Editor: When I read the Letter to the Editor “Heritage can’t trump property owners’ rights” ( Record , May 25), I immediately thought of the popular sitcom Malcom in the Middle whose catchphrase was: “You’re not the boss of me!” Or the “Trumping
LETTERS: In praise of Quayside

LETTERS: In praise of Quayside

Dear Editor: Quayside Querentes – Latin. Noun: An ailment afflicting certain residents of the Quayside neighbourhood of New Westminster Signs include never being happy with local government and writing complaining letters to the local paper.
OPINION: Get ready for Premier Horgan

OPINION: Get ready for Premier Horgan

I was kidding around with NDP leader John Horgan last week, pretending to have trouble saying the words “Premier Horgan” over and over again. He laughed and said he wasn’t used to hearing the title either.