Opinion

Dear Editor: Moody Park residents are getting a fenced dog park - we should be happy. The city has told us they did a lot of public consultation and we were listened to.

Dear Editor: As a longtime New West resident, I have to admit that I am not surprised at all by the travails of the residents suffering from increased traffic on Alberta Street.

We've all seen them - or, more accurately, been stuck behind them - as they blissfully cruise down Highway 1 or the Lougheed Highway in the fast line, with cars and trucks piling up behind.

Dear Editor: I was glad to see that some residents have finally woken up to the, in my opinion, harebrained plan to demolish part of the downtown parkade.

Dear Editor An open letter to Mayor Jonathan Cote: It was highly concerning to read the report (Changes to council delegations procedure request form) to council at the Feb. 23, 2015 committee of the whole from your city clerk, Ms.

Change is in the air at New Westminster city council meetings. Shortly after being elected in November’s civic election, Mayor Jonathan Cote proposed that council eliminate the “council reports section” of the council agenda.

Is it time for the provincial government to crack down on municipal election spending? It’s a question that’s being asked around the province since election spending reports were released last week.

Dear Editor Re: Residents rally to save the parkade, the Record, Feb. 27. I too agree the western portion of the parkade should be saved.

Dear Editor How sad that unions and developers have bought lock stock and barrel our city council, as reported by the media.

The TransLink board of directors' recent out-of-touch-with-reality theatrics can only further diminish Metro Vancouver residents' views of the transportation body's governance and administrative competence.