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Letter: I need store staff to know what a white cane is - not their apologies

Letter: I need store staff to know what a white cane is - not their apologies

Editor: Looking for action, no apologies. I am curious about the training that store personnel receive for dealing with customers who are blind or low vision.
Our Past: The changing face of New West neighbourhoods

Our Past: The changing face of New West neighbourhoods

When it comes to large-scale city projects, New Westminster is a busy place right now.
Our View: The bigger Trudeau scandal is climate change

Our View: The bigger Trudeau scandal is climate change

It really seemed like Justin Trudeau’s political future was in peril this time. This scandal was too massive. The implications were too damaging for too many Canadians. No politician – no matter how wily or photogenic – could avoid the repercussions.
Les Leyne: Barely half of LNG workers to be from B.C.

Les Leyne: Barely half of LNG workers to be from B.C.

New Democrats in opposition were strident critics of the lack of guarantees for B.C. workers in the deal the B.C. Liberal government was trying to put together for a liquefied-natural-gas plant.
Letter: Someone needs to fix the pigeon problem at New West SkyTrain station

Letter: Someone needs to fix the pigeon problem at New West SkyTrain station

Editor: Can we find another home for those pigeons? I love New Westminster and get excited to see the city get beautified and developed over time.
Letter: If you hit me, Mr. Driver, I'm suing the pants off you

Letter: If you hit me, Mr. Driver, I'm suing the pants off you

Editor: I am a pedestrian who is sick and tired of almost being hit by drivers who are in a rush. I would like to state clearly that I never jaywalk, always walk at marked crosswalks, and am well aware of laws.
Chef Dez: In the battle between butter and margarine, butter wins

Chef Dez: In the battle between butter and margarine, butter wins

When it comes to cooking, baking and mealtime, butter has a definite role in the kitchen and at the dinner table. And yes, I know that even mentioning the comparison of butter to margarine is going to stir up a lot of opinions.
More parents need to talk to their sons about consent

More parents need to talk to their sons about consent

When I turned on Thursday night’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy (titled: Silent All These Years ), I anticipated the usual tear-jerking storyline that can be expected each week from the hit drama TV series - the relationship woes and medical mishaps of t
People think they need to be an athlete to be active. They're so wrong.

People think they need to be an athlete to be active. They're so wrong.

We were made to move. When we don’t, our health suffers - but when we do, we thrive. Through evolution, our bodies and brains were built to adapt. With use and challenge, we continue to grow – at any age and in any situation.
The BC NDP are hypocrites on LNG, but that's not such a bad thing

The BC NDP are hypocrites on LNG, but that's not such a bad thing

Some of the BC NDP government’s front-bench members found themselves squirming last week when their words came back to haunt them. B.C.