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Need for standards in B.C.

Need for standards in B.C.

Dear Editor: The current impasse between B.C.
Mr. Speed gets a Liberal boost

Mr. Speed gets a Liberal boost

The guy behind me clearly wanted the speed limit raised. NOW! We were heading along the main highway, just two lanes of traffic, one lane each way. I was not going fast enough.
PechaKucha set for July 19

PechaKucha set for July 19

Dear Editor: We’re going on a field trip, and we’re bringing our friends! For two years running the good people at Trapp+Holbrook have stepped up to help us bring PechaKucha to the New West community, and we’re thrilled to have them on again as our l
Fairy-tale lessons on inner beauty

Fairy-tale lessons on inner beauty

My beautiful daughter turns 16 this week. Once upon a time, when we were all much younger, a favourite family ritual was to make up a fresh bedtime story each night.
Every tombstone has a story to tell

Every tombstone has a story to tell

Tourism related to cemeteries, both as a general interest and as a personal quest for a particular grave, remains popular for travellers around the globe.
Plant trees to offset building

Plant trees to offset building

An open letter to New Westminster mayor and council: We live at The Point on Victoria Street. There are 146 residential units, seven commercial units and 262 parking spaces for probably 300 residents, with most of the motor vehicles used every day.
Please remove pay parking in Sapperton

Please remove pay parking in Sapperton

I have lived in this beautiful city all my life and in Glenbrook North, Sapperton and now in Fraserview. What I see happening is sometimes pleasing yet sometimes very frustrating.
Plant trees to offset building

Plant trees to offset building

An open letter to New Westminster mayor and council: We live at The Point on Victoria Street. There are 146 residential units, seven commercial units and 262 parking spaces for probably 300 residents, with most of the motor vehicles used every day.
Not quite the big deal media makes it

Not quite the big deal media makes it

Anyone who has been paying attention to the evolution of First Nations rights and powers in B.C. over the past 20 years or so should not be surprised by the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision that recognized a specific aboriginal title.
Take time out to explore the city this summer

Take time out to explore the city this summer

Be a tourist in your own town. It’s one of those slogans trotted out so often that it’s almost lost its meaning. It gets said so often that we suspect people pretty much tune it out. But that won’t stop us from saying it again.