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Letters: Get it in writing

Letters: Get it in writing

Dear Editor When a public delegate speaks to council requesting change, it is expected the delegate will provide written evidence to support their request.
Letters: Hold your nose and vote yes for transit

Letters: Hold your nose and vote yes for transit

Dear Editor I sent my ballot in last weekend. I’ve had lunch with a nephew and a cousin lately, and talk has turned to the referendum.
Letters: Don't be afraid to modernize traditions

Letters: Don't be afraid to modernize traditions

Dear Editor As the father of an eight-year-old girl and two six-year-old girls in the New Westminster School system, I applaud the city council for taking steps to modernize our important May Day traditions.
Will hysteria sway your vote?

Will hysteria sway your vote?

The transit plebiscite in Metro Vancouver appears to have degenerated from being a Yes versus No battle to a Doom versus Gloom fight. The past couple of weeks saw two good examples of the hysteria either side likes to employ.
Few New West ballots trickling in

Few New West ballots trickling in

There’s no more sacred or noble exercise a citizen can perform than casting a ballot. Except when they don’t bother to do it.
Letters: Libraries are priceless

Letters: Libraries are priceless

Dear Editor Re: Parents love libraries, Burnaby NOW , April 24. No wonder.
It takes a village: New West parents, we're all in this together

It takes a village: New West parents, we're all in this together

I want to live in a village. Not a literal one; I’m very fond of my home in New West and have no intention of moving anywhere else.
Great show – except for the crying baby

Great show – except for the crying baby

Dear Editor The Royal City Musical Theatre presents the most amazing shows at Massey Theatre. On Sunday, I had the pleasure of attending the matinee of My Fair Lady .
Urban Academy deserves a chance

Urban Academy deserves a chance

Dear Editor I am writing to express my support for Urban Academy and the value it has brought and will bring to the community. To be frank, I am not a parent and I do not have any children.
The trouble with French

The trouble with French

In New Westminster, it seems, it’s the debate that never ends: How do you offer a fair and equitable registration system for French immersion? As our front-page story reveals, the existing system – in which parents can add their child to a waitlist t