Opinion

Dear Editor: Re: Truck traffic a key issue, Letters to the editor, The Record, Feb. 14. Regarding Mr. Dolmat's letter on truck traffic, his closing comment "move the traffic safely and smoothly through or around our city.

One of the dominant stories of late 2013 and early 2014 has been the saga of changing grocery stores and the loss of Thrifty Foods. There have been many inquiries directed our way about this type of store in New Westminster’s history.

What a gloriously sunny day we're having out there! You've gotta love February in this part of the world.

We doubt that North Korea's Kim Jong-Un cares if the United Nations considers him an international criminal and compares him to Hitler.

He doesn't get a lot of face time in the legislature, but Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver is becoming one of the more intriguing provincial politicians in B.C.

Dear Editor: An open letter to Transportation Minister Todd Stone: I was born in New Westminster almost 60 years ago, and I've been a resident most of my life.

Dear Editor: Re: New West cops crack down on commercial vehicles, Record online, Feb. 14 Reading these numbers and seeing the danger on our roads in New Westminster makes me cringe.

A new public lecture series gets underway at Douglas College this week that features a group of local and international experts hand-picked by students.

John Ashdown enjoyed sitting down and having a little heart to heart with a woman with a long history of volunteerism in the Royal City.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his government are known to be calculating tacticians. They do not go charging down any blind alleys, and they leave nothing to chance.