Opinion

Dear Editor The New Westminster sidewalks are finally getting cleared, however, a select few homes are just doing the minimum clearing, which is causing more danger for people who don’t walk or those with small babies and need to use a stroller.

It was an easy prediction. We knew Christy Clark was going to raise the homeowner’s grant ceiling – the only question was by how much.

For a party that has a razor thin margin of error if it expects to win the upcoming election, the NDP can't be happy about a number of developments in recent days.

Dear Editor: Just wanted to give one of your carriers a big shoutout and season’s greetings. Robert, who has been delivering our papers for some time now, is deserving of recognition and appreciative words.

Dear Editor: My children, too, have enjoyed classes at the Arenex, and I’m relieved no one was injured. As a taxpayer, I question the city’s risk management protocols. Hopefully, reliance on good luck is not one of them.

Dear Editor: I just got back from walking my dogs in uptown New Westminster when I came across a homeless guy setting up his bed by Tim Hortons, and before I could ask him if he’s OK, he stands up and proceeds to urinate on the street in front of me.

Being uncertain whether to lament or laugh about my recent property assessment, I decided to go on a real estate hunt instead. Enjoy. [ View the story "My "million-dollar" home: Real estate hunting with a paper millionaire" on Storify ]

Coming soon to a vacant school field near you: portables, lots and lots of portables. While much attention has been paid to the $50 million that will hire more than 1,000 teachers as a result of the interim agreement between the B.C.

Who can blame them? Anyone who has felt that neck-wrenching, body-twisting pull of gravity as their feet shoot out from under them on an icy sidewalk knows the stages of ice-rage. First comes the self-blame. I should have seen that icy patch.

Dear Editor There must a new train company operating on the rail line that crosses at Braid Street – their whistles are incredibly loud, I mean startlingly loud.