Pubdate: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 Source: Record, The (CN BC) Copyright: 2004 Lower Mainland Publishing Group Inc. Contact: http://www.royalcityrecord.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1654 Author: Larry Bennett Note: The Record welcomes letters to the editor. We do, however, give priority to letters written by residents of New Westminster; that policy has never changed. DEALING WITH DRUG PROBLEM Editor, The Record: It would seem that either the editor or the publisher of The Record feel that (contrary to its previous policy) only persons who are the purview of New Westminster council shall be allowed space within the editorial pages in order to criticize them. If ever there was a city contiguous to its neighbours, it is this city that rubs shoulders with, or is affiliated to, Burnaby, Richmond, Delta, Sapperton, Coquitlam and Surrey. And so I persist in asking if and when Mayor Wayne Wright is finished planting ceremonial trees and raking leaves, would it be possible that he turn his attention to the open drug trade that is presently being conducted (unhindered) at the New West SkyTrain station? Perhaps some of the newfound taxes being generated at the various casinos could be directed towards a police presence in that area? The other weekend, I had to weave my way through a dozen addicts and dealers at the foot of Eighth and Columbia. On the return trip, I had the added pleasure of watching a man urinating near the escalators. As usual, there was no police presence evident. Larry Bennett, Surrey Editor's Note: The Record welcomes letters to the editor. We do, however, give priority to letters written by residents of New Westminster; that policy has never changed. - --- MAP posted-by: Derek