Opinion

Dear Editor: I was amazed to learn that the average job in B.C.’s coal industry pays $107,000 per year. That’s a living wage that a person can really sink their teeth into and build a solid life around.

Dear Editor: Port Metro Vancouver is really selling itself with TV ads saying how environmentally responsible they are. One phrase caught my attention: “maintain the beauty of the port for all of us.

Up until now, what happened in Victoria stayed in Victoria – at least in terms of many expenses clocked up by MLAs. Theoretically, there was a system in place for vetting expenses.

This past week marked the one-year anniversary of the B.C. Liberals’ stunning re-election win, and it’s worth re-visiting some of the lessons we can take from that historic event. 1. Voter demographics are key.

We're sure government policy makers rely on some principle to defend clawing back payments to moms on social assistance who receive child support payments. Sure, the child is probably the one who suffers, but there's a principle involved.

Social media has changed the world. It's brought human beings from around the world closer together - for both good and bad.

Dear Editor: Re: City pushes to have truck routes removed, The Record, April 11. In response to the city's plan to move truck traffic off Royal and East Eighth Avenue to "the perimeters," as outlined in your story.

In response to a recent article published in your newspaper about a realtor who was attacked by a stray cat while showing a house in New Westminster, I wish to provide some additional information that would be beneficial to your readers who might fin

For years we've been told that climate change is going to be the unfortunate legacy we leave to our children. But it turns out we don't have to wait that long.

Dear Editor: Re: Teachers expect too much, Letters to the editor, The Record, May 9. Insofar as wage fairness is concerned, that is certainly cause for thought.