Opinion

Dear Editor: Re: Big company leaves New West, Letters to the Editor, The Record, Aug. 14. I would like to thank Elk Ebert for the kind words he had to say about Mott Electric GP. We take great pride in being ethical and reliable.

Dear Editor: Re: Remembering what matters, Letters to the editor, The Record, Aug. 22. Valerie McRae's beautiful tribute to Doug Pavan brought tears to my eyes.

It's the hot potato nobody wants to pick up - in fact nobody wants to even admit that they have an opinion on it. You won't find Premier Christy Clark sending out a statement on it, or Adrian Dix.

Ever since mid-May, when a special committee of the provincial legislature was appointed to address a looming "timber supply" crisis, questions have arisen about what the committee would say about one community in particular.

Dear Editor: Re: New West family business on the move, The Record, Aug. 10. New Westminster has lost yet another long-time business and taxpayer to the City of Burnaby - Mott Electric. I personally am saddened by their departure.

Dear Editor: Re: Look ahead to winter's flu season, In my opinion, The Record, Aug. 17, by Perry Kendall. After looking at the biography of Dr.

Dear Editor: Re: letter writer wrong on Crosty, Letters to the editor, The Record, Aug. 15, by Jacquie Stevenson. All I can add is the Shakespeare line from Hamlet: "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." Scott Larsen, New Westminster

Summer is flying by and so are the vehicles on our roads, with a number of excessive speeding incidents taking place recently.

Dear Editor: Re: City loses longtime biz owner, The Record, Aug. 17. Thank you so much for the article about the passing of Doug Pavan. He was such a good person, businessman and kind friend.

Dear Editor: Let's face the facts. If the nine-storey office tower is built on top of the city's civic centre, chances are this tower will remain city's responsibility indefinitely.