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Delighted to be gobsmacked

We could wring our editorial hands over the low voter turnout - although it did bump up by a miniscule one per cent this time.

Abbotsford Liberals sensed polls were off

Pollsters and pundits were among the losers on May 14 as their predictions of New Democrat victory melted away by election day, when the B.C. Liberals earned their fourth consecutive win.

City hall/plaza theme for library poetry contest

Surrey Libraries is calling for original poetry submissions as part of a contest in commemoration of Surrey's new city hall and civic plaza.

Former columnist launches book

Former Now columnist and freelancer Kelley Scarsbrook is celebrating the launch of her first book this Sunday in South Surrey.

Librarians not needed at all

Librarian cuts are not devastating [Librarian cuts devastating, May 17 Letters, TIMES].

Delighted to be so very wrong

We could wring our editorial hands over the low voter turnout-although it did bump up by a miniscule one per cent this time.

An election post-mortem

We have two new BC Liberal MLAs in Chilliwack and Chilliwack-Hope, returning the Times' readership area to the Libs after 13 months with an orange NDP tint in the east.

Lucky to have these storytellers

Life Before the Taser by Douglas Barker and Amanda in England: The Missing Novel by Darlene Foster

Storytelling project shares immigrants' tales

The Burnaby Intercultural Planning Table is organizing a storytelling project so refugees and new immigrants can share their tales with the community.

Greystone Plaza SuperValu now open

After waiting a long time, residents near Greystone Plaza in North Burnaby finally have a local grocery store again.

Force Field: B.C. women poets get their due in Mother Tongue anthology

The launch of Force Field: 77 Women Poets of British Columbia, edited by Susan Musgrave, will be held Sunday, May 19 at 2 p.m. at the Seymour Art Gallery. Free. Info: mothertonguepublishing. com or seymourartgallery.com.

Inventors unite at Mini Maker Faire

Artists, inventors, builders, crafters, scientists, engineers and farmers are invited to take part in the third annual Vancouver Mini Maker Faire, a celebration of do-it-yourself culture.

Thank you Steveston

I would like to thank the nearly 58,000 Richmond voters who took their place in history to offer direction to this province.

Yes, we're truly delighted to be gobsmacked

We could wring our editorial hands over the low voter turnout - although it did bump up by a miniscule one per cent this time. We could decry the lack of substantive debate on issues during the campaign. We could simply ponder the future of our province under a new - yet old - establishment. But, instead, we revel in the fact that pollsters and the media were gobsmacked by the results. Yes, we count ourselves among the smug majority of pundits who, like blissful sheep, simply followed the usual election routine: consider the polls irrefutable and build one's plan around them. Although, if one examines the polls closer, a mere three days before the election some had the race in a dead heat with momentum for the Liberals. However, none accounted for a momentum and numbers such as the one we experienced.

Yes, we're truly delighted to be gobsmacked

Former MLA 'rather devastated' by B.C. loss

When the dust settled Tuesday night, the B.C. Liberals had won 50 seats and the NDP had won 33 seats, while an independent and Green candidate each won a single seat. NDP candidate Judy Darcy was elected as New Westminster's MLA, although the Liberals shocked many political pundits and polls by winning a majority government.