Opinion

Dear Editor: It really doesn't matter to me about all the politics in changing the Hyack Festival name, but what does bother me is "New West." Where is that place? Our city is the City of New Westminster.

Dear Editor: Port Metro Vancouver's director of environment, Darrell Desjardin, and Fraser Surrey Docks' CEO, Jeff Scott, have decided that SNC Lavalin is an appropriate choice to assess the health and environmental impacts of a new coal terminal in

Dear Editor: Another ubiquitous picture of Mayor Wayne Wright graced the front page of your Sept. 18 publication, kicking the ceremonial football at the Hyack homecoming football game.

Editor's note: After seeing a leaked version of his original report to the Hyack board, dated Sept. 3, former Hyack executive director Douglas Smith sent The Record an updated version of his report, dated Sept. 16.

Now that Adrian Dix has finally decided he's not going to lead the NDP into the next election, the party can get on with healing its internal divisions and trying to figure out just what kind of entity it really is.

Re: Coal study plan draws criticisms, The Record, Sept. 18. You may be thinking that concerns over the Surrey Fraser coal port are just about shipping filthy coal around B.C.

Dear Editor: Re: What's with Hyack rebranding?, Letters to the editor, Sept. 20. It has been interesting to read the ongoing barrage of letters to the editor by the James Crosty/Paul Thompson/T.C.

Dear Editor: Re: Sick days costly for B.C. taxpayers, In My Opinion, The Record, Sept. 20. I take issue with the numbers Mr. Bateman is using when he lambastes public sector employees for their use of sick time.

It was unthinkable. The July 6 tragedy in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, where a runaway train rolled down a steep slope into town, derailed and exploded, leaving 47 dead and flattening the core of a community, seemed like something out of a horror movie.

Dear Editor: Re: What’s with Hyack rebranding? Letters to the editor, Sept. 20. It has been interesting to read the ongoing barrage of letters to the editor by the James Crosty/Paul Thompson/T.C.