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Everything has a dollar value - including you

Everything has a dollar value - including you

In the movie Killing Them Softly, the lead character, played by Brad Pitt, offers the insight that "America is not a country, it's business.
New Westminster needs train derailment plan

New Westminster needs train derailment plan

Dear Editor: Living in the West End of New Westminster and reading all the stories about train derailments taking place across Canada and around the world gets one thinking that obnoxious noises in the night are the least of our worries.
Closer to a crossing?

Closer to a crossing?

While gondolas, water taxies and ferries have been floated as a way of moving people from Queensborough to the Quay, planning for a land-based connection continues.
Tackling waste in Metro Vancouver - one cucumber at a time

Tackling waste in Metro Vancouver - one cucumber at a time

People who attended Metro Vancouver’s recent Zero Waste Conference are now in-the-know about why you should shrink-wrap a cucumber and how to eat like a king without spending a dime.
Railways part of city’s past, present and future

Railways part of city’s past, present and future

Dear Editor: I attended the railway noise forum hosted by MP Peter Julian on Oct.
Port Royal becoming less livable

Port Royal becoming less livable

Dear Editor: An open letter to Mayor Wayne Wright and city councillors: It is clear that the livability situation in Queensborough, and particularly Port Royal, has reached an unbelievable stage, whereby an onslaught of trucks and containers on our s
The solution starts with home

The solution starts with home

Each homeless person has his or her own life circumstance that led to homelessness.
It isn’t always easy to see homelessness

It isn’t always easy to see homelessness

Eight years hasn’t been long enough to solve the problem, but it is creating awareness and making a difference.
I survived another trip to Thailand, now it's technology time

I survived another trip to Thailand, now it's technology time

We are using a new bit of software that allows us editorialists the ability to post our own stories and opinions on the web without the assistance of a middleman. It should speed up things and make the website more personal. What do you think?
On the Brain: SD#40 hosts presentation

On the Brain: SD#40 hosts presentation

The fascinating aspects of the brain and how it works will be the topic at an upcoming seminar at New Westminster Secondary School.