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Dear Editor: Having made innumerable submissions to various regulatory boards in the United States and Canada over 30 years, having been on a regulatory board staff that approved both routing of pipelines and siting of major industrial projects and h

We get the picture. The province is siding with Coquitlam in its fight to expand traffic options from Coquitlam to New Westminster. Coquitlam wanted a two-lane bridge linking United Boulevard with Braid Street. New West didn't.

It's hard to remember a time when there wasn't an awful lot of conflict between teachers and the B.C. government over the state of education in this province.

An arbitrator will soon begin deliberations about whether the existing Bailey Bridge should be replaced by a one- or two-lane crossing.

The end of the legislature session allows us to take stock of our MLAs, our political parties and the political scene in general. Who emerged as key players? Which issues resonated with the public? The B.C.

The mercury is rising again and the region’s brief love affair with warmer weather has begun. Beaches are getting busy, motorcycles are roaring around and BBQs are being fired up. It’s (almost) summertime, and the living is easy.

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Dear Editor: I was reading a letter to the editor about the teacher’s strike in the May 30 edition (re: Teachers show disrespect, The Record , Letters to the Editor.

A vital part of the early history of New Westminster’s connection to the Fraser River links are the vessels that sailed with and against the river’s current.

It seems to fly in the face of logic. Every week we hear of a new recycling centre, promotion or fundraiser which cries out for hand-me-downs and discarded items.