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Liberals, NDP should have cooperated

Liberals, NDP should have cooperated

Dear Editor: To all the Liberal and NDP supporters who say the Green party should not be contesting seats in this election because the first priority is to get rid of Harper, I say this: If the first priority is to get rid of Harper, then why didn’t
Conservative candidate must show her face

Conservative candidate must show her face

Dear Editor Re: Where, oh where can local Tory be?, The Record , Sept. 30. According to the Conservative Party, a fundamental requirement for participation in our democracy as a citizen is to show your face to the Canadian public.
I am angry: What happens when Pollyanna gets provoked

I am angry: What happens when Pollyanna gets provoked

I am angry. And that pisses me off. The thing is, I hate being angry.
Can Mulcair bring the NDP back from the brink?

Can Mulcair bring the NDP back from the brink?

With less than two weeks to go before voters head to the polls, it's worth asking whether the perceived front runner at the beginning of this long election campaign can find a way to be competitive again.
Get set to cruise with the candidates on paddlewheeler

Get set to cruise with the candidates on paddlewheeler

Crusin' with the Candidates will set sail on Tuesday night. NEXT New Westminster and Tenth to the Fraser are hosting a Cruisin’ with the Candidates meet-and-greet with candidates on The Native paddlewheeler on Tuesday, Oct. 6 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Why meet with students who are too young to vote?

Why meet with students who are too young to vote?

New Westminster-Burnaby candidates (some of them) attended the biggest all-candidates' meeting thus far in the 2015 federal election campaign – in a place where few votes were to be found.
Quit picking on Chloe already (a.k.a. How to stop expecting democracy and embrace tyranny)

Quit picking on Chloe already (a.k.a. How to stop expecting democracy and embrace tyranny)

If you spend much time lurking around Twitter these days, you’ll know there’s a lot of animosity towards the missing Chloe Ellis, Conservative Party of Canada candidate for New Westminster-Burnaby.
New West firefighters respond to (fake) fire on the railroad

New West firefighters respond to (fake) fire on the railroad

New Westminster firefighters evacuated some residents from two buildings on the Quay on Saturday after a chemical spill on the train tracks near Quayside Drive.
The Seven Deadly Sins of Modern Motherhood: How we make our own lives complicated

The Seven Deadly Sins of Modern Motherhood: How we make our own lives complicated

Saturday was one of those days that left me oddly discontented.
OUR VIEW: Have we forgotten about the planet?

OUR VIEW: Have we forgotten about the planet?

There we all are, staring raptly into the heavens, transfixed by the supermoon-lunar eclipse, and voraciously reading the latest news about the discovery of water on Mars.