Opinion

Dear Editor: For far too long I had believed that Keith Baldrey had missed his date with destiny, but I am beginning to think that he has now, finally, found his pace.

It was a tense night at last Tuesday’s board of education committee meeting, where the two trustee camps – Voice New Westminster and labour-endorsed trustees – disagreed on whether to bring in a consultant to help move along the district’s strategic

Last Tuesday afternoon, B.C. Premier Christy Clark and Alberta Premier Alison Redford got down to some serious business of smiling for the cameras. Previously, Clark had famously said that no pipelines would even be considered in B.C.

The notion that aboriginal communities are like black holes when it comes to government funding was strengthened considerably with the release of the latest scathing report by B.C.'s Children and Youth Representative.

Dear Editor: Re: Divided board disagree on whether to demand outside help (Nov. 7, The Record online) and Trustees divided on paying consultant (The Record, Oct. 30).

Dear Editor: I have gone out of my way to shop at Thrifty's more since the closing of our IGA. I am very disappointed that they want to now close another grocery store. I love Thrifty's for its wonderful fresh seafood.

Dear Editor: It's hard not to be surprised by the negative response to the idea of building a footbridge connecting downtown to Queensborough.

As we prepare for another Remembrance Day, the immensity of veterans' actions endures.

Dear Editor: The cost of exporting oil, gas and coal is exorbitant, in taxpayer and shareholder dollars. Pipelines, rail, tankers, refineries, ports, on both sides of the Pacific - fossil fuels to build and operate such systems are incalculable.

For many years, there has been much discussion about the need for our school board to develop a strategic plan.