Opinion

FEBRUARY New Westminster city council gets its first look at a proposed Bosa development on the waterfront, which initially proposes two 26-storey towers and commercial spaces on the parking lot located in front of Inn at the Quay.

JANUARY 2014 A 32-year-old Surrey man is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection to the deaths of Jill Lyons, 45, and Karen Nabors, 48.

If a majority of Metro Vancouver voters endorse TransLink's proposed half-point increase in the sales tax to fund transportation projects, the ramifications could go well beyond the region and the specific issue being voted on.

Last week, the Mayors' Council on transportation found itself in the awkward position of voting to ask the public to approve a tax hike.

Dear Editor: Is there no end to the self-serving, self-interest and greed of our politicians? Notwithstanding an over-the-top pension plan, this new to me $3.

Dear Editor: Thank you for your editorial discussing the situation of low-income single mothers, like ourselves. (Our View, The Record, Nov. 26) For us it is painfully obvious that others appropriate our voices in order to advance their own agendas.

British Columbia is the only province in Canada that does not have a Human Rights Commission. That makes us the weakest province when it comes to fostering human rights awareness and preventing discrimination. Currently B.C.

Perhaps, when you saw the headline above, you rolled your eyes just a little and thought, "Gosh, another plea to help the needy - who am I, Santa?" Well, in one word, yes.

Dear Editor: There has been much talk lately on whether B.C. should forge ahead with the building of the Site C Dam. The NDP argue against it while other people say we should avail ourselves of green energy from independent power producers.

After a series of controversial moves, B.C. Ferries finally seems to have embarked on a significant policy change that will likely prove popular.