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Grads have already been hurt by teachers' dispute

Grads have already been hurt by teachers' dispute

Dear Editor: No matter what happens with the B.C. teacher/provincial government negotiations, the damage to students, especially Grade 12 students, has already been done and is irrevocable.
Transparency welcomed on health review

Transparency welcomed on health review

Dear Editor: Health Minister Terry Lake and interim board chair of the Fraser Health Authority Wynne Powell have both been quoted recently saying that the outcome of the long-awaited Fraser Health review will not be released publicly as the findings
Pattullo Bridge plan has a dark side

Pattullo Bridge plan has a dark side

Dear Editor: Re: City's Pattullo plan gets support from biz group - The Record, June 13. I read this article with bemusement.
Lawyers have it backwards on discrimination

Lawyers have it backwards on discrimination

Dear Editor: I find myself in complete agreement with the headline of your opinion piece of Friday, June 13. (Supporting discrimination is simply wrong). The decision of some 77 per cent of the lawyers of B.C.
New West just can't take more traffic

New West just can't take more traffic

Dear Editor: Oh my goodness! We still have the Pattullo Bridge problem; now we have the Bailey bridge problem. Are we the dump site of traffic from our neighbours? We do have sensitive, good, considerate neighbours, eh ...
Class composition is critical for teachers

Class composition is critical for teachers

Dear Editor: Re: Why do we have to bargain for the best? Opinion, The Record, June 6. Thank you, Christina Myers, for your support for quality education.
Why doesn't city chip in for playground?

Why doesn't city chip in for playground?

Dear Editor: The cause is just and the effort noble, but the fundraising mountain is steep and the boulder huge.
The risk is just too great to take this chance

The risk is just too great to take this chance

What is a manageable risk for a man who killed a young woman while on parole for luring another woman to a shed where he bound and gagged her, sexually assaulted her and hit her over the head with a ball peen hammer? We, like the family of Angie Rich
What's the solution to teachers' dispute?

What's the solution to teachers' dispute?

As the latest contract dispute involving B.C.'s teachers careens towards the inevitably unsatisfactory conclusion for all involved, it's worth asking whether another bargaining model should be adopted.
Top summer picks for choral music lovers

Top summer picks for choral music lovers

For those of us who are slightly addicted to choral music, there's always a little bit of sadness attached to the arrival of summer - because it usually means we don't have any more rehearsals and concerts to look forward to until fall.