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Letter: Stop saying we're too dumb to understand prop rep

Letter: Stop saying we're too dumb to understand prop rep

Re: This is why you should vote no in the referendum , NOW online, Oct.
Les Leyne: End of Greyhound service widens rural-urban gap

Les Leyne: End of Greyhound service widens rural-urban gap

Greyhound’s Canadian operations were founded in B.C., but after 89 years, the last passenger bus will roll to a stop here on Wednesday.
LETTERS: Thanks for the great election coverage

LETTERS: Thanks for the great election coverage

Editor: I wanted to say thank you to the reporters of the New Westminster Record for all the election coverage that’s been in the paper.
OUR VIEW: Battle of the acronyms coming to your mailbox

OUR VIEW: Battle of the acronyms coming to your mailbox

So, you thought you were finished with voting? You thought you were done with petty politics, exaggerated claims and hysterical fear mongering? You thought you were done having to research in order to make an informed decision? You were mistaken.
Letter: Prop rep referendum is all about power and representation

Letter: Prop rep referendum is all about power and representation

Editor: The referendum on proportional representation (PR) that we are now voting on is all about better representation and about power.
LETTERS: Pot shouldn’t be legal

LETTERS: Pot shouldn’t be legal

Editor: Growing up in the ‘80s and ‘90s, I witnessed many of my peers using (marijuana).
LETTERS: Not everyone is happy with Saturday's election results

LETTERS: Not everyone is happy with Saturday's election results

Editor: I couldn’t be more disappointed in the outcome of the New West election. I had hoped to wake up on Sunday and find a clean slate had occurred.
BLOG: Parents, it's time to talk to your kids about cannabis

BLOG: Parents, it's time to talk to your kids about cannabis

When I was growing up, conversations around cannabis didn’t exist - especially when kids were present. Beyond the “marijuana is a drug, never try it!” words of warning, the topic was totally taboo.
COLUMN: Here's how Saturday's election results will reverberate in the B.C. legislature

COLUMN: Here's how Saturday's election results will reverberate in the B.C. legislature

The outcome of the municipal elections in Metro Vancouver will undoubtedly have a serious impact on the provincial political scene in a number of instances.
LETTERS: Why you should vote 'no' in the prop rep referendum

LETTERS: Why you should vote 'no' in the prop rep referendum

British Columbians begin to cast the ballots that could change how we elect our provincial leaders. We’ll either keep our current first-past-the-post (FPTP) system or adopt one of three new models of proportional representation (PR). The B.C.