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LETTERS: Front Street project is an ‘inexcusable mess’

LETTERS: Front Street project is an ‘inexcusable mess’

Dear Editor: I read the article by Theresa McManus “Fed up with Front Street” (June 8) with mixed feelings. On the one hand, thank you, Ms. McManus, for writing about it.
OUR VIEW: Will these crafty moves save the Liberals?

OUR VIEW: Will these crafty moves save the Liberals?

Nobody said she wasn’t crafty. Christy Clark has decided long-defended Liberal policies are perfectly disposable if she believes she can squeeze out more time as premier.
OPINION: Time to play ‘Let’s Make a Cabinet’

OPINION: Time to play ‘Let’s Make a Cabinet’

Premier Christy Clark named her new cabinet last week, but it should be the shortest-serving cabinet in memory, as her government is expected to lose a confidence vote on June 29 and thus fall from power.
LETTER: This is what renoviction does

LETTER: This is what renoviction does

I am gutted, as I’m sure everyone in my building is. I feel sick about what I am going to do about an affordable home in the very near future.
LETTER: Ferry service isn’t getting a real trial

LETTER: Ferry service isn’t getting a real trial

Dear Editor: I am happy to read that the city is finally proceeding with the trial run of the Q2Q ferry. This is a much-needed service for customers and staff of our downtown businesses and it is also a great way to get people out of vehicle traffic.
LETTER: City isn’t serving its Front Street shops

LETTER: City isn’t serving its Front Street shops

Dear Editor: I read with great disappointment the article by Theresa McManus, Fed up with Front Street, in the June 8 edition of the Record .
OUR VIEW: Two very different kinds of property rights

OUR VIEW: Two very different kinds of property rights

While some New Westminster residents lined up in city hall to tell their political representatives what they thought of the city’s plan to create a heritage conservation area for Queen’s Park, at the very same time, another group of residents filled
OPINION: B.C. legislature's future is uncertain

OPINION: B.C. legislature's future is uncertain

The only certainty that exists in B.C. politics right now is that we know the date when the legislature is being recalled. But that’s about it. There is a Throne Speech planned for that first day, June 22.
OPINION: B.C. legislature's future is unclear

OPINION: B.C. legislature's future is unclear

The only certainty that exists in B.C. politics right now is that we know the date when the legislature is being recalled. But that’s about it. There is a Throne Speech planned for that first day, June 22.
OUR VIEW: Should Judge Begbie’s statue stay or go?

OUR VIEW: Should Judge Begbie’s statue stay or go?

In 1981, when Judge Matthew Begbie’s statue was placed in the New Westminster law courts courtyard, little thought, if any, was given by city leaders what the tribute could mean to First Nations people.