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Railways part of city’s past, present and future

Railways part of city’s past, present and future

Dear Editor: I attended the railway noise forum hosted by MP Peter Julian on Oct.
Port Royal becoming less livable

Port Royal becoming less livable

Dear Editor: An open letter to Mayor Wayne Wright and city councillors: It is clear that the livability situation in Queensborough, and particularly Port Royal, has reached an unbelievable stage, whereby an onslaught of trucks and containers on our s
The solution starts with home

The solution starts with home

Each homeless person has his or her own life circumstance that led to homelessness.
It isn’t always easy to see homelessness

It isn’t always easy to see homelessness

Eight years hasn’t been long enough to solve the problem, but it is creating awareness and making a difference.
I survived another trip to Thailand, now it's technology time

I survived another trip to Thailand, now it's technology time

We are using a new bit of software that allows us editorialists the ability to post our own stories and opinions on the web without the assistance of a middleman. It should speed up things and make the website more personal. What do you think?
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.