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Teachers just searching for respect

Teachers just searching for respect

With years as a trade union leader and school trustee, I would like to share some personal views at this critical time in education. First and foremost, let me say I support the free collective bargaining process.
Premier Clark must go

Premier Clark must go

Dear Editor: It is time for our premier to settle with the teachers and recognize the decision of the courts.
What's it going to take to settle strike?

What's it going to take to settle strike?

Dear Editor: This weekend has been a bitter disappointment yet again for children who want to be with friends at school, for parents who have to make special arrangements in order to be able to ensure their children's safety while they go to work, an
NEB fight is a waste of money

NEB fight is a waste of money

Dear Editor: Re: Corrigan vs. Kinder Morgan. City hall knew that the tank farm was there when they allowed Simon Fraser University to be built, along with the golf course, the townhouses, the school, the towers and the stores by SFU.
Payout to parents is 'ridiculous'

Payout to parents is 'ridiculous'

Dear Editor: I am a parent of two boys who will not be in school this week. I went onto the bcparentinfo.ca website to look at the $40 a day signup.
Strike puts parents under stress

Strike puts parents under stress

Dear Editor: I have two young girls (four and seven years old), and I am lucky enough to be flexible enough with work to be able to drop my daughters off 20 km away every day during the school strike.
Where's the outcry over ICBC?

Where's the outcry over ICBC?

Dear Editor: I am wondering why ICBC can raise its rates $3 per month with just an announcement, no repercussions or public outcry, while teachers have been fighting for about the same amount to be put back into public education (to benefit students,
A message to Corrigan: Pot, meet kettle

A message to Corrigan: Pot, meet kettle

Dear Editor: Re: City sends 'emergency resolution' to UBCM to stop Kinder Morgan plans, Burnaby NOW, Aug. 27.
Wait for coalition to implode

Wait for coalition to implode

Dear Editor: Re: Green Party distances itself from BFC, Burnaby NOW, Aug. 27. Yes, Carrie McLaren, it is a big deal.
Don't take health care for granted

Don't take health care for granted

Dear Editor: A B.C. court case challenging the very foundations of public health care could undermine the comprehensiveness and fairness of Canadian medicare and erode the competitive advantage it provides to B.C. businesses. Dr.