Opinion

Dear Editor: Ahhhh...Saturday morning coffee, my local paper and a bit of TV to catch up on current affairs. As I take my first sip of joe, I am soon caught up in the television coverage of the gun violence demonstrations south of the border.

A former town councillor from Penhold, Alta.

Dear Humboldt, We wish we knew what to say. We wish there were magic words that could somehow make this all make sense, that could bring peace and healing to a community torn apart by grief and loss. There are no such words.

Dear Editor: Arts education should be one of the fundamentals that we provide our children. I loved your story about Mr. Clements, music director at NWSS ( New Westminster Record , April 5 edition). Teachers such as Mr.

Well, things are about to finally get real over the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion project. Oh, the protests against the project and the resulting arrests were all very nice for the television news cameras and all that.

Today’s fuel prices are a pain in the gas tank. But there doesn’t seem to be a lot we can do about it here in B.C. even as prices hit $1.55 a litre – and they could go even higher.

Dear Editor: The Alberta versus B.C. war of words is getting me down. I have lived and made friends in both provinces.

The list of things that link the current NDP government with the previous B.C. Liberal government is an impressive one. Both agree on building the Site C dam, wooing the LNG industry, allowing fracking, keeping B.C.

Spring break is drawing to a close as New Westminster students experience their last couple of days off school (and an Easter weekend to boot).

Dear Editor: I am deeply disappointed with your “Special Report: New school is already too small” (the Record , March 22).