Opinion

The school district held a meeting on Tuesday night telling people that it was looking for input on the budget - a budget that was first projected to be a $500,000 surplus and then ended up being a 'surprise' $2.8 million deficit.

We live in a complicated, often bizarre, world. As a newspaper editor, I sometimes get an unwanted front-row seat to tragedy as it unfolds. Last week I watched as the heart-breaking tale of Amanda Todd unfolded.

Dear Editor: At the New Westminster city council regular meeting on Oct.

Dear Editor: Re: What's in a name? School district asks for suggestions on naming two new schools in city, The Record, Oct. 10. It seems to me that there isn't much point in naming a schools.

Dear Editor: All of New Westminster, not just Sapperton residents, should be paying close attention in the coming weeks. The year's long fight to keep our residential neighbourhood intact is coming up to the rezoning process.

They are the local pizza place, the dry cleaner, the Chinese restaurant, the cobbler, antique store, gift shop, hairdresser, bakery and jewelry store. We often take them for granted as part of our daily or weekly routine.

Dear Editor: My daughter - who is in Grade 12 and attends New Westminster Secondary School - and I were discussing a name suggestion for either the new elementary or middle school that is to be built in the City of New Westminster.

Far from being an unusual event, the ongoing train wreck that has engulfed the B.C. Conservative Party and its leader John Cummins is actually pretty standard fare in B.C. politics.

Dear Editor: For pure arrogance, it's hard to beat the B.C. Liberals. Just a few days ago, the Christy Clark government made its second attempt to restrict third-party election advertising before the next provincial election. The B.C.

Dear Editor: Due to recent media attention given to dog bites in B.C., we want to discuss the issue of breed specific legislation (BSL).