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Libs are staying out of the real estate debate

Libs are staying out of the real estate debate

Don't look for the provincial government to offer any fixes to cool down the red-hot Metro Vancouver housing market any time soon, and that's probably a good thing.
OUR VIEW: Government silence is deafening

OUR VIEW: Government silence is deafening

If a serious issue is discussed by senior government officials but no record of that exists, did it really happen? The answer – like the answer to “If a tree falls” – apparently, is no. Unless a whistleblower pops up.
We need the facts on coal loading terminal

We need the facts on coal loading terminal

Dear Editor New Westminster city council has their knickers in a knot over coal dust from the proposed coal loading facility at Fraser Surrey Docks. There are many questions to be answered.
Central Valley Greenway needs some help

Central Valley Greenway needs some help

Dear Editor: I would just like to bring to attention the poor state of a section of the Central Valley Greenway cycle route, between Cumberland and Debeck street on Columbia.
Sinister mindset lies behind 'pranks'

Sinister mindset lies behind 'pranks'

Dear Editor Re: “Nothing funny about this ‘prank’;” Royal City Record , Our View; Wednesday, May 20, 2015. I don’t believe the hooligans are simply playing the “misogynist jerk” game as an end in itself.
New West has plenty of summer camp options for kids

New West has plenty of summer camp options for kids

Kids don’t have to travel far to find some cool camps to keep them busy this summer. Douglas College is offering a diverse range of summer camps in New Westminster this summer for kids aged five to 15.
Change seems to be in the air

Change seems to be in the air

Is this country in for a political shakeup the likes of which we haven’t seen in years? It’s certainly easy to get that feeling.
Would you buy a home in a parking lot?

Would you buy a home in a parking lot?

Dear Editor, Would you buy a house built in a Walmart parking lot or on a freeway? I certainly wouldn’t. Unfortunately, that is what living on Keary Street is like now.
Why on Sundays?

Why on Sundays?

Dear Editor, Is it just me, or are others fed up with train noise at 3 a.m.
[Editorial] Time for action on affordable housing

[Editorial] Time for action on affordable housing

The saying, ‘Getting old isn’t for sissies’ could have been the title for Isobel MacKenzie’s report. MacKenzie, the B.C. Seniors Advocate, had her office canvas thousands of seniors in B.C. over the past year.