Opinion

When is the new high school going to be built? “It is the question that I’m asked more than any other,” John Gaiptman told me today. He’s working on it, responds Gaiptman, who said he understands how important the new school is to New West parents.

If there was an award for the "nanny state" city of the Lower Mainland, it might very well go to New Westminster.

Niki Hope's column, Is it time to drop the 'Royal City' tag? (The Record, April 4) raises interesting and important questions for New Westminster.

Dear Editor: Re: City pushes for four-lane Pattullo with tolls and A 'reasonable' approach in a sea of politics, The Record, March 7.

Dear Editor: Re: City pushes for four-lane Pattullo with tolls, The Record, March 7. Interesting that this report is similar to the findings from the consultation sessions I attended with TransLink.

Blossoms may be bursting out on cherry trees and daffodils blooming on boulevards, but April is still the cruellest month when it comes to rate increases on a whole slew of costs borne by average citizens.

Dear Editor: Thanks for your editorial (Housing seniors too important to rely on charity, Our View, The Record, April 2) denouncing service cuts to seniors in our community.

Have we finally wrestled that voracious gobbler of tax dollars - the public health-care system - to a standoff, if not to the ground? By that I mean the days of the system automatically devouring increasingly large amounts of money every year to feed

Recently, I read your Opinion, titled "Housing seniors too important to rely on charity." (The Record, Our View, April 2).

It seems that we hear daily about motor vehicles and their role in our local bridges, transportation systems, traffic patterns and pollution.