Opinion

The premier of China, Li Keqiang, said it like this: "It is no good to be poor in a beautiful environment, nor is it any good to be well-off and to live with the consequences of environmental degradation.

Re: What does future hold for Hyack?, The Record, Oct. 25. Just when you thought that our long civic nightmare was over, the pot gets stirred once again.

Dear Editor: Re: City jumps into Hyack mess, The Record, Oct. 30.

Governments like to release bad news on Fridays, and a prime example of that was last week's announcement that the Fraser Health Authority was in trouble. Of course, the official news release didn't actually frame it in those words.

Job crunch in city hall. That was the headline of a special report in The Record back on May 5, 2007, when staff vacancies in the planning department had reached record highs.

Dear Editor: A recent news report from northern China noted the arrival of winter means the return of the smog season, created by the combined effect of weather and the start up of residential and city heating systems fuelled by coal.

Dear Editor: I attended the public hearing in the New Westminster council chamber on Oct. 28. I was there in support of our neighbours who had requested approval for a change to their renovation plans as a stop-work order had been issued by the city.

Today, I’m raising a glass to the greatest salesmen of all time – the ones who sold the Eiffel Tower, the Brooklyn Bridge and various other landmarks. A good salesman can sell you something you need or want.

Don’t be lulled into a false sense of security by that extra hour of sleep (or partying!) you’re going to get when the clocks “fall back” into Pacific standard time this weekend.

New Westminster Fire Chief Tim Armstrong has seen a lot of changes to firefighting during his lengthy career. During a recent interview regarding the Oct.