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Spend on learning, not lottery

Spend on learning, not lottery

Dear Editor: Re: District ends year with shortfall of $4.4 million, The Record, June 28.
Water safety essential for every swimmer

Water safety essential for every swimmer

The young boy playing in the kiddie pool in his backyard. The teenager learning to water ski for the first time. The young woman leaping from the top of a cliff into the ocean. We all need to be cautious while enjoying the water this summer. The B.C.
Dix needs a reality check

Dix needs a reality check

Dear Editor: I really get annoyed when comments are made without any time taken to research the topic. NDP leader Adrian Dix is quoted as saying that the Northwest Transmission Line being built by B.C.
Young voters didn't rock the vote

Young voters didn't rock the vote

One of the country's top polling firms has investigated how it (and so many others) got the B.C. election forecast so wrong and has concluded one factor looms larger than any other: the low turnout of young people casting ballots.
City needs more oversight

City needs more oversight

Dear Editor: Re: Resident concerned about "city friends with benefits" procurement policy, The Record website, June 28.
Balanced budget means more cuts

Balanced budget means more cuts

British Columbians are about to find out what it means for a government to balance its budget when money starts to perform a vanishing act.
Much more to neighbourhoods than boundaries

Much more to neighbourhoods than boundaries

Do you remember picking the ripe blackberries on the empty lot down the street? Your first day at Lord Kelvin school. The day you signed the papers on your first mortgage on the fixer-upper on 8th Street. The day you finally finished the basement.
Procurement plan for city friends

Procurement plan for city friends

Dear Editor: Planned pork barrel "city friends with benefits" procurement policy at New Westminster city hall.
Resident concerned about "city friends with benefits" procurement policy

Resident concerned about "city friends with benefits" procurement policy

Dear Editor: Re: Planned Pork Barrel "City Friends With Benefits' Procurement Policy At New Westminster City Hall The City of New Westminster is planning to drive a dagger into the hopes and dreams of New Westminster small business owners with its ne
Goodbye, Bella Cakes owners

Goodbye, Bella Cakes owners

Dear Editor: I would like to say how sorry I am to hear that Bella Cakes has been sold. Fabio, Gina and staff have worked so hard over the years by renovating their store which improved the street and welcoming you as you walked through their doors.