Opinion

Dear Editor: On April 19, I attended a exciting and educational Vaisakhi assembly at Queensborough Middle School that was put on by the Punjabi teacher Mr. Deep Singh Sangra.

If B.C. politics were an amusement park, it would be safe to say the B.C. Liberals are frantically trying to hang on as they ride a rollercoaster with a lot of steep falls, while the NDP is content to take in the safe and sure pony ride. The B.C.

Dear Editor: Surrey, Burnaby and Coquitlam, not to forget Vancouver, have ganged up on New Westminster for this new Pattullo Bridge. I say forget it. Remember when the bridge was closed for a weekend due to a fire at the Surrey end.

Dear Editor: Sincere thanks to the New Westminster community who came out in force and joined the fight against cancer in April with the Canadian Cancer Society Daffodil Month.

Ah, summer holidays - long days of riding bikes, setting up lemonade stands and hanging out in tree forts. It's a lovely image, but not one that holds much truth these days.

Being a police officer was once regarded as - dare we say - a badge of honour. Kids were taught to look up to police officers, and the general public viewed cops as trustworthy and steadfast.

Dear Editor: I have just discovered that my local parent advisory council is expected to contribute $200 to pay for one charm and one pin for our school's May Queen representative and royal knight.

On May 1, the B.C. government will be reminding us of a scheduled increase in the minimum wage on that date from $9.50 to $10.25 per hour.

Dear Editor: In the April 13 Record (Mayor supports closer look into TransLink), Matthew Laird states, and I quote "Why is TransLink pushing ahead with replacement of the Pattullo Bridge while Golden Ears bridge operated at a deficit and no business

Dear Editor: In the last 10 years of my 26 years of being an elementary school (Grade 1 to 6) teacher, I taught Grade 6 with around 40 to 50 or more kids in a class. In this school, there were two sections for each grade level.