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LETTERS: New Westminster sexual assault survivor was the hero of her story

LETTERS: New Westminster sexual assault survivor was the hero of her story

Dear Editor: From the lens of a sexual assault survivor, I found the article headline, “ Accused in 1996 New Westminster cold case has died ” incomplete and misleading, shifting the concern to the rapist instead of the victim.
LETTERS: New Westminster residents concerned for future of Fraserview

LETTERS: New Westminster residents concerned for future of Fraserview

Dear Editor: We are writing to you to express our concerns regarding the future construction projects in our area (78 Richmond St.). We are living in a wonderful part of New Westminster, the Fraserview area.
OPINION: From the desk of the new editor of the New Westminster Record

OPINION: From the desk of the new editor of the New Westminster Record

The first instructions I received after being named editor of the New Westminster Record didn’t come from my new boss – tireless publisher Lara Graham – but from my old boss. Meaning my mother.
LETTERS: Canada doesn't need oil exports to be a successful country

LETTERS: Canada doesn't need oil exports to be a successful country

Dear Editor: I am very disappointed the government wants to risk destruction of our environment and violate Aboriginal rights by subsidizing businesses willing to profit from our misery by building a pipeline through unceded First Nation lands and ex
OUR VIEW: A few ground rules for election season in New Westminster

OUR VIEW: A few ground rules for election season in New Westminster

Though the real campaign period is still months away, it’s safe to say New Westminster’s municipal election race is already underway.
OPINION: Will there be enough money?

OPINION: Will there be enough money?

Premier John Horgan was given a rousing welcome by delegates to the annual CUPE convention last week, but I have to wonder whether that’s going to be as good as it gets for the premier and his government when it comes to dealing with public sector un
LETTERS: It’s time Canada moved on from broken capitalist model

LETTERS: It’s time Canada moved on from broken capitalist model

Dear Editor: Not long ago, there was a report on CEOs’ and executives’ outrageous compensation of $10 million or more and other disgusting benefits.
OUR VIEW: Are you ready for chaos on Burnaby Mountain?

OUR VIEW: Are you ready for chaos on Burnaby Mountain?

It’s been a long time since British Columbia was beset with the kind of highly charged situation that’s currently playing out on Burnaby Mountain.
OPINION: Will Justin Trudeau blink?

OPINION: Will Justin Trudeau blink?

The prime minister talked a good game on the weekend about how the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion will be built, no matter what. Full stop. Now, it is one thing to invite B.C.
OUR VIEW: Will real estate prices meet salaries again?

OUR VIEW: Will real estate prices meet salaries again?

Salaries flatlined and real estate prices soared. Those were the conditions that sent young people away from New West, Burnaby and other Lower Mainland municipalities in search of a place they might someday buy or, more likely, rent.