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Local Writers Offer Incite-Ful Readings at Vancouver Writer's Fest THE DOUGLAS COLLEGE NEWSPAPER SINCE 1978 OtherPress.e Room 1020 – 700 Royal Ave. Douglas College New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2 TELEPHONE: 604.525.3542 WEBSITE: theotherpress.ca EMAIL: [email protected] STAFF LIST Natalie Serafini Editor-in-Chief [email protected] Eric Wilkins Assistant Editor [email protected] Angela Ho Business Manager Chandler Walter Distribution Manager Mike LeMieux Layout Manager Joel McCarthy Graphics Manager Cara Seccafien Image from uk.lifestyle.Yahoo.com Production Assistant Ed Appleby Ode to IUD Illustrator t’s been six months that we’ve birth control. remember checking, double- Nonetheless, I couldn’t Ibeen together, and I never It worked out for a while, checking, triple-checking that be happier with having taken Jony Roy knew how cared for and carefree but I started to resent the hassle I had taken my Pill, every day. the plunge and gotten an IUD. 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There largely the Pill’s system that don’t have to worry about my that it was right—or at least, were also the effects it had just didn’t work for me, but birth control on a daily basis, Now Hiring! that I would never find out if it on my body; the fact that I while I’ve been happy with an or every three months when Staff Reporter was right unless I gave it a shot. stupidly didn’t know there was IUD, it also might not be right it would be time to get a new Now, I’m so glad that I took a a chance of getting pregnant for everyone. The idea of this prescription. Cheryl Minns chance on life, love, and an IUD. while taking the pack’s sugar article is to encourage you to The bottom line is, if you Arts Editor Ok, I know that was pills (menstruating) until I find the method that works best choose to become sexually [email protected] a bizarre and borderline mentioned it to my mother and for you. 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New Westminster Environmental Partners tackle upcoming transit referendum Local concerns voiced to New West Mayor Jonathan Cote addition of a new bus depot Mayor Cote explained that 52 along the border of New per cent of New Westminster Westminster and Richmond residents placed transportation Mercedes Deutscher will result in sharp increases as the top development priority Staff Writer to bus traffic in the area, which in the city. Cote stated that is considered to be filled to residency south of the Fraser n February 11, the capacity during peak hours. River continues to grow, and ONew Westminster While many of the members that many people will commute Environmental Partners say that they plan to vote “Yes” through New Westminster to (NWEP) held a meeting to in the referendum, others have reach their jobs in Vancouver. discuss ideas and implications decided to vote “No,” with some Cote assured that TransLink of the upcoming Transit and remaining undecided. will be regularly audited by Transportation Referendum. Dylan Jones describes himself an independent party to help New Westminster Mayor as undecided, but says that he is ensure that tax funding will Jonathan Cote was in feels that he may vote “No”. be going towards the right attendance to represent the “I find it is a very uninspired projects. He urged voters to not Mayors’ Council. plan for the financing,” Jones view this tax as a TransLink tax, NWEP organizational explained. Jones used examples but instead as a transportation spokesperson Virginia Ayers Ian Jarvis of transportation systems in development tax. explained that transportation Toronto and in Gothenberg, “If our region doesn’t invest is one of the most important Image from The Vancouver Board of Trade via Facebook Sweden, and how they used in a functioning transportation environmental issues within green bonds—a bond that system, Metro Vancouver New Westminster—along with CEO Ian Jarvis reportedly would be performed. develops areas with low levels will come to be known as a waste, energy, and food—so resigned from his position and Other NWEP members hope of industrial pollution—to save region where you cannot get spreading information about would be replaced by interim that the referendum will result money. from point-A to point-B, and the referendum is considered CEO Doug Allen. in less traffic congestion in New Jones also mentioned that businesses … will choose to critical. Members of NWEP expressed Westminster, particularly in TransLink is the best-funded locate outside of Vancouver.” “I see this as a wonderful that in addition to a new areas close to the Patullo and transportation agency in Cote also stated that the City opportunity,” Ayers said. CEO, they wished for further Alex Fraser bridges. Some fear Canada, and how cutting down of New Westminster is in the “It created so much active accountability of TransLink. that the potential of adding on excessive operating costs process of planning a town citizenship in the last two While some were relieved that a toll to Patullo bridge will may save the money that the hall meeting to further hear months that we have an money raised by the potential result in fewer people using project needs. residents’ concerns and to help opportunity to meet more Metro Vancouver Congestion it, which in turn will add “I believe at best, they’re improve voter accessibility, people who care about Improvement Tax would be to traffic congestion in the [TransLink] incompetent, and and encourages students and transportation.
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