Opinion

Dear Editor: I have been reading the opinions of residents who are opposed to the heritage conservation area (HCA) in Queen’s Park. The “evidence” quoted is filled with half truths, misquotes and non-factual statements.

After touring the massive Site C dam project last week, I could not help but come away with the impression that no matter how controversial this project is and no matter what kind of opposition there is to it, there is little chance of stopping its c

Dear Editor: Candidates of the new Richmond-Queensborough riding have been trying to attract voters with solutions to our transportation woes.

All’s fair in love and burgers, so it’s no surprise that Liberal supporters decided to order up a bunch of burgers to plump Burger Heaven’s hamburger poll as NDP leader John Horgan and Judy Darcy were dropping in for lunch.

I have been a member of the Queen's Park Neighborhood heritage study working group since its 2014 inception. The group's formation and its on-going mandate to engage and educate our neighbours has been entirely community driven.

Dear Editor: Re: If you’re on the attack, check your facts first, Inbox, the Record , April 6. Your “Let me assure you” response to my letter reads more like a U.S.A.’s Kelly-Anne Conway reply complete with “alternate facts.

Just when you thought politicians couldn’t get much more brazen in bribing voters, this past week the Liberals and NDP both targeted voters south of the Fraser River in an effort to win their support.

B.C.’s electoral history would suggest the NDP enters this year’s election as a decided underdog, but make no mistake: there is a definite path to victory for a party that rarely tastes champagne on election nights.

We support heritage conservation. Signs with this slogan have appeared in the Queen’s Park neighbourhood recently, and while this sentiment is easy to support at a glance, the actual policy under development has big implications for homeowners.

Dear Editor: I am glad you did a front-page story recently on the state of the roads in New Westminster. They truly are in a sad state. This past winter exacerbated their condition.