Opinion

OK – remember that scene in the French Connection? One of the great movie car races. Now think about ICBC and the NDP. We’re about to start that race if the NDP doesn’t wake up and smell the burning rubber right now.

The B.C. Liberal leadership races concludes (finally) later this week, so let’s take one last crack at handicapping the contest. The race seems to be genuinely limping towards conclusion.

Dear Editor: Your Jan. 11 edition’s front-page story, “Fireplaces have to go?” by Theresa McManus, was very well done.

Dear Editor: Re: Taking it to the top, the Record , Jan. 18. I want to commend Kinsale Philip for speaking out against New Westminster Secondary’s ridiculous policy.

Dear Editor: I would like to make a shout-out to the city for improving pedestrian safety in the city. I love living in the uptown part of the city where I can walk to stores, restaurants, banks,etc. But there have been some safety concerns.

Dear Editor: I was surprised to learn that New Westminster hadn’t banned open hearth fireplaces already.

Which would you prefer? 1. Tolls on bridges being brought back. 2. Being charged a monthly fee based on how many kilometres you drove and what zones you drove to and from, or 3. None of the above.

Don’t look now, but B.C. Green Party leader Andrew Weaver may have just given opponents of proportional representation – something he strongly supports – a formidable weapon.

Dear Editor: Thank you to Donald Dunbar and Geraldine Harder-Anderson for being voices of reason. Actions of the past should not be judged based on today’s standards.

Dear Editor: As a resident of New Westminster for much of my life and a residential taxpayer for over 45 years, I am not impressed with more tax increases well beyond inflation. The city has announced a 2.