Opinion

Dear Editor: Every living being on this planet and not just the residents of New Westminster, Surrey, Delta and White Rock should take heed of this new Fraser Surrey dock site for coal.

It's always challenging filing a column on the eve of an election, since by the time most people read it, they know the election's outcome. So predictions can be a precarious proposition.

now pundits have already pored over riding-by-riding results, finding trends, aberrations, bloopers, and generally squeezing every bit of news, or what passes for news, out of the provincial election.

Dear Editor: "'Instead of maximizing facilities for motorcars, we should maximize the advantages of urban life.

With seven weeks to go in the school year, teachers and students are working hard to complete another successful year of learning and look forward to the many year-end activities that are on the horizon.

The last print editorial from us before voting day. This is usually when we cajole, guilt, nag, and exhort New Westminster citizens to get off their couches and do the right thing.

Dear Editor: Re: Setting Liberal facts right, Letters, The Record, May 3. Bruce McCloy's passion for education (funding) is laudable. His use of selective facts undermines his case.

There are 85 ridings being fought over in this election campaign, and trying to keep track of even half of them can be a daunting task for anyone not a political operative or a journalist assigned to election night duties.

It is perhaps ironic that even candidates who run under a party banner, often insist that their sole purpose in getting into office is to fight for wee New Westminster. We're never sure of what this exactly means.

Dear Editor: Re: Candidates all over the road on new bridge, The Record, May 3.