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Renaissance coffee house will be missed

Renaissance coffee house will be missed

Dear Editor I was saddened this morning when I hiked up to SFU and found that my favourite coffee house (Renaissance) was closing’s the doors on June 27.
Canada needs to pull its own weight

Canada needs to pull its own weight

Dear Editor In 1969, then Conservative Prime Minster Lester Pearson proposed to the world’s donor nations that we donate 0.7 per cent of our gross national income to overseas development assistance.
Let science decide

Let science decide

Dear Editor Media reports tell us that Rachel Notley and Justin Trudeau have decided that the Kinder Morgan twinning scheme is best for B.C. B.C.
Vote sends a clear message

Vote sends a clear message

The people have spoken – and they don’t trust TransLink with more of their hard-earned money.
[OUR VIEW] Transit vote was loud but not clear

[OUR VIEW] Transit vote was loud but not clear

Mark us down as disappointed – but not surprised. We were all pretty much expecting a No vote in the transit plebiscite. The only question was how resounding that No was going to be.
City must save affordable rental housing

City must save affordable rental housing

Dear Editor: I'm pleased to see that the master plan for redeveloping the Brentwood and Lougheed Town Centres includes significant numbers of rental units in most of the towers being constructed.
Journalistic integrity has taken another hit

Journalistic integrity has taken another hit

Dear editor, Re: Trending – Recall Campaign fails to oust Richard Lee, June 24, 2015 Journalistic integrity is taking a hit.
The changing face of work in B.C.

The changing face of work in B.C.

High above the second floor rotunda in the B.C. legislature are four murals that celebrate the industries that helped create this province.
Purge the bureaucracy and save taxpayers' money

Purge the bureaucracy and save taxpayers' money

City bureaucracies are a bit like junk drawers – they need a good purging every once in a while.
OUR VIEW: There's too much money in politics

OUR VIEW: There's too much money in politics

Alberta’s newly minted NDP Premier Rachel Notley has passed her first piece of legislation – a bill that will halt donations from unions and corporations.