Opinion

Dear Editor: Coal has had a lot of negative press in recent years. So much so that I was motivated to find out some facts. What I discovered is that coal production supports thousands of jobs in B.C.

Dear Editor: Re: Talks derail, The Record , Jan. 7. It’s absolutely absurd that Southern Railway’s president, Frank Butzelaar, is claiming that they are a “small, local company” who apparently can’t afford to treat its employees fairly.

Canada is in the market for a new fighter jet, but we’ve been kicking the tires for quite a while now. You might remember back in 2012, when the government was all hot and bothered over the F-35, the so-called “fifth generation” fighter that the U.S.

Some people will see the Charlie Hebdo shooting as a question of freedom of religion. But it’s not really that, although there is a bit of it at play.

The year has barely stepped out on the stage and we're already pondering our hopes for what it will deliver. Citizen engagement: We hope to see more ways for citizens to connect with their local government and get involved in 2015.

If you're like me, you are probably tired of reading or watching all those lists of the Top 10 news stories from the past year.

AUGUST New Westminster and Coquitlam bridge their difference in the ongoing Bailey bridge saga with an agreement that means a two-lane crossing in the Braid industrial area.

DECEMBER New Westminster’s new city council is sworn into office. Jonathan Cote, the city’s new mayor, is joined by incumbents Bill Harper, Jaimie McEvoy, Chuck Puchmayr and Lorrie Williams and newcomers Patrick Johnstone and Mary Trentadue.

NOVEMBER Three-term city councilor Jonathan Cote dethrones four-term mayor Wayne Wright to become New Westminster’s new mayor.

OCTOBER Crowds fill downtown New Westminster to watch the unveiling of the Wait for Me Daddy war memorial in Hyack Square. The monument is based on the photograph taken in the same location by Province newspaper photographer Claude Dettloff on Oct.