Opinion

Dear Editor: Two local stories show the importance of democracy, and what happens without it.

Dear Editor: As a longtime youth soccer coach, and advocate for community amenities to support and encourage active sports in New Westminster, I find myself conflicted as I struggle to get real answers to the Queen's Park Stadium debate.

Whatever the outcome of the messy fight between teachers and the B.C.

If you think distracted driving isn't costing you, think again. The Insurance Corp. of B.C. announced Tuesday it plans to ask the B.C. Utilities Commission for a 5.

Dear Editor: I recognise the city council and city departments for the good work they do to make New Westminster an attractive and welcoming place.

Dear Editor: The recent approval of a project to ship coal from Fraser Surrey Docks has drawn criticism from regional health officers and health professionals, among others, who believe Port Metro Vancouver fell short in its assessment of the project

In support of soccer plan Dear Editor: Although I am both a member of the Sapperton Business Association and Royal City Youth Soccer, I am writing this letter as a resident of New Westminster in support of the Whitecaps’ proposal.

The famous union organizer Joe Hill used to say the most radical thing working folks can have is a long memory. Today, as we prepare to celebrate another Labour Day, this message could not be more important.

Labour unions are indeed at a crossroads as one SFU expert tells us on page 22 of today’s paper.

Dear Editor: On Gordon Campbell’s first day as premier in 2001 he announced a $2 billion cut in taxes. In the anti-tax climate of the past decade or so that seemed to jive with the general mood.