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On the Brain: SD#40 hosts presentation

On the Brain: SD#40 hosts presentation

The fascinating aspects of the brain and how it works will be the topic at an upcoming seminar at New Westminster Secondary School.
Goodness rises from the ashes

Goodness rises from the ashes

Dear Editor: Tragedy paid a visit to New Westminster in the early hours of Thursday, Oct. 10 in the form of a ferocious fire.
Service not good enough

Service not good enough

Dear Editor: HandyDART advertising informs the general public that it is a door-to-door service. Now they are introducing a trial taxi service, with TransLink approval, that is a curb-to-curb service.
Backtracking on greenhouse gases

Backtracking on greenhouse gases

Ever since she became leader of the B.C. Liberal party, Christy Clark has sought to distance herself from her predecessor, Gordon Campbell, whenever possible. And she may be doing it again when it comes to dealing with climate change.
Ideology trumps common sense for Harper government - again

Ideology trumps common sense for Harper government - again

Once again, the Conservative government charged blindly into ideological battle this week with a decision to deny heroin to Vancouver addicts involved in a clinical research project.
Fall fun and Halloween hijinks of city's past

Fall fun and Halloween hijinks of city's past

In the early days of the Royal City, fall meant that citizens of the city were strongly focused on the farmers of the Fraser Valley and the delta.
Who is New Westminster's real "treasure"?

Who is New Westminster's real "treasure"?

Dear Editor: Re: Citizen of the Year doesn't need to live in city, The Record, Oct. 9.
Port Metro Vancouver has been open and transparent

Port Metro Vancouver has been open and transparent

Dear Editor: Re: MP Peter Julian promises dust-up over coal plan, The Record, Oct. 4.
Pattullo Bridge mess was sadly predictable

Pattullo Bridge mess was sadly predictable

So, tolls are put on the Port Mann Bridge, and truckers take the free route over the Pattullo Bridge instead. You don't have to be a traffic analyst to have predicted that outcome.
The Hyack debate: Put me in the plaid coat camp

The Hyack debate: Put me in the plaid coat camp

"I want a Hyack that represents New Westminster in a modern, meaningful way," and I want a unicorn that farts rainbows and sh**s gold nuggets. Patrick Johnstone did a fabulous job producing Hyack, one of his recent blog topics.