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Save greenspace in downtown

Save greenspace in downtown

DEAR EDITOR: Re: City OK's tower, The Record, July 8. I am extremely concerned about the long-term viability of my neighbourhood given that Ballenas Project Management has received approval to build a 21-storey building at 125 Columbia St.
'Privileges' are wrong

'Privileges' are wrong

DEAR EDITOR: I have been following this (Urban Wood Waste Recyclers) waste management expansion in your paper, and I am amazed at the privileges that are being received by this company.
We all win with the HST

We all win with the HST

DEAR EDITOR: Re: Who wins with HST?, Letters to the editor, The Record, July 13. Mr. Puchmayr demonstrates an appalling lack of knowledge as to the source of the money that pays for all the government programs like health care and education.
Rejecting the HST would be costly

Rejecting the HST would be costly

After two years of heated debate, many British Columbians are still confused about how to vote in the current mail-in referendum on the HST.
Keep sexually explicity video games away from kids

Keep sexually explicity video games away from kids

An open letter to Premier Christy Clark: Our society, Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, Women Educators of British Columbia, requests that you take steps as part of your caring for children and families initiatives to further limit availabilit
A chance encounter or a hand from heaven?

A chance encounter or a hand from heaven?

Dear Editor: The other night, I took my 11-and-a-half-year-old son, Jamiroquai (JQ) and his friend, Liam, to Fitness New West, at the community centre beside Canada Games Pool. It is a mini road trip for us, as we live in White Rock.
Union workers are there for New Westminster students

Union workers are there for New Westminster students

Dear Editor: As the students of New Westminster School District are off enjoying the summer break, CUPE members feel it's time to reflect on the past year and prepare for September.
In defence of the royal couple

In defence of the royal couple

Dear Editor: Re: All royal, all the time, this week in Canada, Our View, The Record, July 6.
Be honest about affiliation

Be honest about affiliation

DEAR EDITOR: While reading Judy Darcy's letter in your July 8 edition (re: HST bad for business, Letters to the Editor, The Record) I was struck not by her letter's blatant inaccuracies and misleading statements about the HST, but rather by who Judy
Jerks: A handicap of too much ego

Jerks: A handicap of too much ego

We all have handicaps. Not a one of us is perfect. Some handicaps are more obvious than others, and some handicaps make life more difficult than others. For most of us, our handicaps are relatively minor.