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OUR VIEW: Sensitive? Yes. But sacrosanct? No

OUR VIEW: Sensitive? Yes. But sacrosanct? No

Oh, no. Please tell us this isn’t happening again. Bill Chu (see front page story) has raised concerns – again, that the new high school will be built on a graveyard containing the bodies of Chinese citizens.
Letters: New West could really use a Mr. Mikes

Letters: New West could really use a Mr. Mikes

Dear Editor After reading your latest about Anvil Centre and city council taking their time on deciding on the Mr. Mikes, I just had to write something.
LETTERS: Bus service changes hurt Quayside folks

LETTERS: Bus service changes hurt Quayside folks

Dear Editor TransLink needs to give its head a shake. Today I was heading home from work, dinner groceries in tow, and waiting for the new C3 Quayside community shuttle to ferry my tired and hungry bones home. The scheduled 6:05 bus never came.
OPINION: Will complacency be the B.C. Liberals' downfall?

OPINION: Will complacency be the B.C. Liberals' downfall?

The B.C. Liberals show no sign of dropping their public pretence that all is well in the world and that their hold on power in this province will not end anytime soon, no matter how many controversies may befall them.
LETTERS: Council is wise to take its time on Mr. Mikes decision

LETTERS: Council is wise to take its time on Mr. Mikes decision

Dear Editor Re: Mr. Mikes in Anvil Centre This issue highlights the tension in city council’s desire to both move forward and maintain the identity of New Westminster in its urban development plan. Mr.
LETTERS: Church should change its mind on daycare

LETTERS: Church should change its mind on daycare

Dear Editor Re: Kids lose daycare, New Westminster Record , April 21. I find it difficult to understand why Knox church would withdraw such a valuable service to the community.
LETTERS: City needs to say no to private school

LETTERS: City needs to say no to private school

Dear Editor The Urban Academy had their rezoning application denied in Queen’s Park not so long ago. Hume Park Elementary School was closed three years ago. My daughters were forced to attend Richard McBride Elementary School.
OUR VIEW: What’s not illegal can be unethical

OUR VIEW: What’s not illegal can be unethical

Where do you live? It’s an easy question for almost everyone who doesn’t serve in Canada’s Senate. P.E.I. Senator and Ottawa resident Mike Duffy was acquitted of 31 charges this past week related to fraud and abusing the public trust.
OPINION: Unlikely allies in energy policy

OPINION: Unlikely allies in energy policy

It would have been unheard of mere months ago, but there's a chance a new political triumvirate is emerging to dominate the energy policies for this country.
OUR VIEW: One worker’s death is one too many

OUR VIEW: One worker’s death is one too many

We doubt that anyone who was in New Westminster in 2003 will forget the story. Four workers lost their lives while working on a Westminster Marine Services Ltd. barge on the waterfront. All four died of anoxia, or lack of oxygen.